Ceiling fans

Energy-efficient and cost-effective with high integration for system size reduction

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Overview

Ceiling fan manufacturers currently face more stringent regulations on energy efficiency and form factor. They are also under constant pressure to reduce costs. Infineon can help to provide compact, energy-efficient and cost-effective motor drive solutions.

Benefits

  • Energy efficiency
  • Cost optimized
  • Innovative ceiling fan designs
  • Wide range of solutions
  • Highest level of integration
  • Flexibility

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About

Our portfolio of solutions for ceiling fans

We are your partner-of-choice for innovative ceiling fan designs: Our portfolio offers a wide range of solutions for inverterized fan motor controls – whether your priority is achieving the highest level of integration using our IPMs or getting ultimate flexibility with the right price-performance using our discrete IGBTs or MOSFETs. No matter your target, our power semiconductors, drivers, IPMs, and iMOTION™ motor controllers are designed to work together seamlessly. This means you can effortlessly realize smoother-running, quieter systems with low energy consumption and a smaller form factor.

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The best components for low- and high-voltage ceiling fan designs

Today, most ceiling fan designs are operating at low voltage (<100 V). There is a significant trend towards high voltage solutions due to ease of implementation (no need for converter) and cheaper power electronics though. We are here to address both solutions. By selecting components from Infineon, you get parts engineered for best-in-class performance that uphold the highest quality standards for long-term reliability while keeping an eye on system cost. Moreover, our excellent supply chain allows you to meet the changing supply demands of the fluctuating consumer market. Explore our selection of semiconductor solutions now to find the best-fit components for your designs.

Motor control and drive solutions

iMOTION™ ICs integrate all the control and analog interface functions required for sensorless field-oriented control (FOC) of PM motors using DC-link or leg shunt current measurements. In addition, they feature our patented and field-proven motor control engine that eliminates software coding from the motor control algorithm development process. Implementing a variable speed drive is reduced to configuring the MCE for the respective motor. Assisted by powerful tools it is possible to have the motor up and running in less than an hour! Paired with CIPOS™ IPMs or discrete MOSFETs/IGBTs, you can achieve a fully functioning ceiling fan system ready for production at the shortest development time possible. To help you evaluate and easily chose the right power solution for your ceiling fan design, Infineon proposes a wide range of evaluation boards paired with our control board. For more information check our Modular Application Design Kit portfolio.

High-voltage ceiling fan reference design™

Our ready-to-copy PCB for compact and cost-effective ceiling fan designs! 

High-voltage ceiling fan designs are the latest trend. It´s easier to design and cheaper to source. Infineon high voltage ceiling reference design consists of a main board with power electronics and a separate board with an infrared sensor for remote control. The maximum input power is 35 W, the PFC stage with a power factor of >0.9 is on-board and its IEC61000-4-5 4 kV surge compliant. 

The board features IMD112T iMOTION™ driver which provides turnkey PFC and motor control, a PFC stage with IKA08N65H5 as switch, and 1ED44171N01B as suitable gate driver. The inverter stage is using IKN03N60RC2. 

More about our ceiling fan reference design
Control and communication for smart ceiling fans

PSoC™ 6 bridges the gap between expensive, power-hungry application processors and low‑performance microcontrollers (MCUs). The ultra‑low‑power PSoC™ 6 MCU features an Arm® Cortex®‑M4 for high‑performance tasks and an Arm® Cortex®‑M0+ for low-power tasks, and with security built-in, your IoT system is protected. The times of pulling a cord to turn the ceiling fan on and off are long gone. These days there are more convenient ways to do so. We offer the entire range for IR remote control over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to voice control and touch sensing. AIROC™ Wi-Fi & Combos integrate IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WLAN and Bluetooth® in a single-chip solution to enable small-form-factor IoT designs. These solutions can be coupled with external MCUs from popular vendors or Linux on application processors to implement a complete Wi-Fi + Bluetooth® system. A great way to provide state-of-the art control to your ceiling fan. 

Security solutions for smart ceiling fans

Responding to a growing focus on embedded systems amongst attackers, Infineon offers OPTIGA™ Trust hardware security solutions based on a high-end security controller optimized for connected devices. It provides extremely flexible, high-performance, secured access to any major cloud provider. 

Our portfolio of solutions for ceiling fans

We are your partner-of-choice for innovative ceiling fan designs: Our portfolio offers a wide range of solutions for inverterized fan motor controls – whether your priority is achieving the highest level of integration using our IPMs or getting ultimate flexibility with the right price-performance using our discrete IGBTs or MOSFETs. No matter your target, our power semiconductors, drivers, IPMs, and iMOTION™ motor controllers are designed to work together seamlessly. This means you can effortlessly realize smoother-running, quieter systems with low energy consumption and a smaller form factor.

More about IGBTs
More about MOSFETs
More about IPMs

The best components for low- and high-voltage ceiling fan designs

Today, most ceiling fan designs are operating at low voltage (<100 V). There is a significant trend towards high voltage solutions due to ease of implementation (no need for converter) and cheaper power electronics though. We are here to address both solutions. By selecting components from Infineon, you get parts engineered for best-in-class performance that uphold the highest quality standards for long-term reliability while keeping an eye on system cost. Moreover, our excellent supply chain allows you to meet the changing supply demands of the fluctuating consumer market. Explore our selection of semiconductor solutions now to find the best-fit components for your designs.

Motor control and drive solutions

iMOTION™ ICs integrate all the control and analog interface functions required for sensorless field-oriented control (FOC) of PM motors using DC-link or leg shunt current measurements. In addition, they feature our patented and field-proven motor control engine that eliminates software coding from the motor control algorithm development process. Implementing a variable speed drive is reduced to configuring the MCE for the respective motor. Assisted by powerful tools it is possible to have the motor up and running in less than an hour! Paired with CIPOS™ IPMs or discrete MOSFETs/IGBTs, you can achieve a fully functioning ceiling fan system ready for production at the shortest development time possible. To help you evaluate and easily chose the right power solution for your ceiling fan design, Infineon proposes a wide range of evaluation boards paired with our control board. For more information check our Modular Application Design Kit portfolio.

High-voltage ceiling fan reference design™

Our ready-to-copy PCB for compact and cost-effective ceiling fan designs! 

High-voltage ceiling fan designs are the latest trend. It´s easier to design and cheaper to source. Infineon high voltage ceiling reference design consists of a main board with power electronics and a separate board with an infrared sensor for remote control. The maximum input power is 35 W, the PFC stage with a power factor of >0.9 is on-board and its IEC61000-4-5 4 kV surge compliant. 

The board features IMD112T iMOTION™ driver which provides turnkey PFC and motor control, a PFC stage with IKA08N65H5 as switch, and 1ED44171N01B as suitable gate driver. The inverter stage is using IKN03N60RC2. 

More about our ceiling fan reference design

Control and communication for smart ceiling fans

PSoC™ 6 bridges the gap between expensive, power-hungry application processors and low‑performance microcontrollers (MCUs). The ultra‑low‑power PSoC™ 6 MCU features an Arm® Cortex®‑M4 for high‑performance tasks and an Arm® Cortex®‑M0+ for low-power tasks, and with security built-in, your IoT system is protected. The times of pulling a cord to turn the ceiling fan on and off are long gone. These days there are more convenient ways to do so. We offer the entire range for IR remote control over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to voice control and touch sensing. AIROC™ Wi-Fi & Combos integrate IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WLAN and Bluetooth® in a single-chip solution to enable small-form-factor IoT designs. These solutions can be coupled with external MCUs from popular vendors or Linux on application processors to implement a complete Wi-Fi + Bluetooth® system. A great way to provide state-of-the art control to your ceiling fan. 

Security solutions for smart ceiling fans

Responding to a growing focus on embedded systems amongst attackers, Infineon offers OPTIGA™ Trust hardware security solutions based on a high-end security controller optimized for connected devices. It provides extremely flexible, high-performance, secured access to any major cloud provider. 

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