Unlock efficient lighting design with industry-first L6462A
High efficiency PFC delivers superior performance for smart street lighting
Designing LED street lighting SMPS requires balancing three key objectives: low Total Harmonic Distortion (THD), high efficiency, and a compact footprint, all while meeting stringent electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements. In industrial power systems, low THD minimizes unwanted current harmonics, which helps reduce equipment heating, protect sensitive loads, and ensure reliable operation.
To address these challenges, ST introduces the L6462A, the industry’s first 6-pin transition-mode power factor corrector (PFC) with current-mode control. It provides high efficiency and low THD across a wide load range, helping SMPS designs meet EN61000-3-2 and other energy-efficiency regulations. Housed in a compact SOT23-6L package, it enables space-saving designs with a reduced number of external components.
L6462A current mode 6-pin boost PFC controller
L6462A current mode 6-pin boost PFC controller
Control IC for Transition Mode (TM) Boost PFC converters, with low bill-of-materials, high efficiency and low THD over a wide load range.
Designed for applications up to 250 W
Key features
- PFC transition-mode current control without input voltage sensing
- Valley skipping with valley lock
- Very low THD in all operating conditions
- Demagnetization sensing via gate driver
- Overvoltage and feedback failure protections
- Inductor saturation detection
- Automatic burstmode at light load
- Compact SOT23-6L package
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