Platform Supports High Load Current HVAC and Industrial Applications
Semtech Corporation has announced the availability of its new capabilities to the Neo-Iso™ platform of solid-state relays. The solid-state relay expands the company's Neo-Iso platform by supporting commercial heating, ventilation and air conditioning applications (HVAC) that need flexibility and options for commercial and industrial high load-currents.
For commercial applications that are equipped with large three-phase contactors, such as commercial HVAC applications, the new Neo-Iso solid-state relay is specifically designed to handle configurable inrush and steady-state current limits.
Compared to residential applications (i.e. smart thermostats, alarm panels, etc.), the three-phase contactors are heavier to close and can generate as much as 10A of inrush current, which the new Neo-Iso platform is specifically designed to handle.
"Semtech's Neo-Iso platform is now expanding beyond the home, with high growth in industrial and commercial applications," said Francois Ricodeau, Product Line Manager for Semtech's Power and High-Reliability Products Group. "The new Neo-Iso platform offers advanced features for designers that need support for industrial high load-current applications for HVAC installations."
Key features of Neo-Iso solid-state relay:
- External FETs offer flexibility and options for maximum current selection
- Configurable inrush and steady-state current limits
- Analog-to-digital converter with current, voltage and temperature measurements to widely expand diagnostic capabilities
- Low quiescent operating currents
- 15µA in ON state
- 2mA during measurement requests
- Switch to controller scalable galvanic isolation
- Single control signal for input commands
- Microcontroller-compatible levels
- Bi-directional blocking in OFF state
The Neo-Iso solid state relay (SKU: TS13401) is available immediately in production quantities and are priced at $0.90 each in 1,000-piece lots.
