ICL8820
Single-stage flyback LED controller for constant voltage output
The ICL8820 is a single-stage flyback LED controller for constant voltage output, tailored for LED lighting applications. With its benchmarking performance for power factor correction and total harmonic distortion at full-load and low-load conditions, ICL8820 enables window drivers and platform designs. Furthermore, the IC combines optimum efficiency and low EMI without compromising light quality.
Summary of Features
- Optimized as secondary-side-regulated (SSR) constant voltage (CV) output flyback controller, also well suited for PSR
- Power factor (PF) > 0.9 and THD < 10% across a wide load range (AC input up to 277Vrms)
- Integrated burst mode enables a very low stand-by power < 100mW
- Built-in jitter function eases EMI certification without additional circuitry
- Critical conduction mode and quasi-resonant mode with smart valley hopping
- External start-up circuit control signal
- Comprehensive set of protections (OVP, OCP, etc.)
Benefits
- Low BOM for wide range of applications with dual stage topologies and PFC functionality
- Enables platform design and window drivers
- Ideally suited for smart lighting applications in connection with microcontrollers
- Eases design of emergency lighting LED drivers at low cost and effort
- Optimum efficiency and low EMI at low BOM without compromising light quality
- Cost-effective and bottom-up design
- Flexibility and low BOM for many applications
Potential Applications
- LED lighting
- LED driver and luminaires up to 125W
- Smart Lighting
- Emergency Lighting
- Adapter & charger, flat TV, all-in-one PC, monitor up to 125W
Its comprehensive set of protection features and bottom-up design ensure easy design-in and require a minimum number of external components, thus having a perfect price/performance ratio. The controller is optimized as a secondary-side regulated (SSR) constant voltage (CV) output flyback controller and is also well suited for primary-side regulation (PSR). Therefore, ICL8820 ensures flexibility for many applications.
ICL8820 is the fully-featured variant of the ICL88xx family being additionally equipped with an integrated burst mode and jitter function. Thanks to the integrated burst mode, the controller enables a very low stand-by power of < 100mW. Consequently, more power budget for additional components can be used.
ICL8820 is ideally suited for smart lighting applications in connection with microcontrollers. The built-in jitter function eases EMI certification without additional circuitry and thus, ICL8820 also eases the design of emergency lighting LED drivers at low cost and effort.
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