Avago Technologies Announces New Gate Drive Optocouplers in Stretched Small Outline Packages for AC and DC Brushless Motors
Avago Technologies has announced two new gate drive optocouplers in Stretched Small Outline (SSO) packages for AC and DC brushless motors used in home appliances and industrial applications. Avago’s ACPL-W302 and ACPL-W314 gate drive optocouplers are an ideal solution for controlling variable-speed brushless motors in energy-efficient home appliances such as air conditioners and washing machines. Other applications include small- to medium-sized motors used for industrial equipment, switching power suppliers and inverters.
New Optocoupler Packages are Half the Size of Standard Dual-Inline Packages, and Meet Stringent Safety Regulations
The package size for the ACPL-W302 and ACPL-W314 optocouplers is 50 percent smaller and substantially thinner than conventional dual-inline packages. These optocouplers provide up to 8 mm of creepage and clearance to meet stringent IEC, UL and CSA reinforced safety and insulation regulatory requirements. The creepage and clearance specifications of these SSO six-pin (SSO6) packages make them suitable for safety-critical applications. Creepage is a spacing distance measured over a surface, such as the surface of an optocoupler. Clearance is the shortest distance through air, such as between pins of an optocoupler.
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