{"id":10438,"date":"2019-01-15T07:00:45","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T07:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=10438"},"modified":"2019-01-14T10:22:05","modified_gmt":"2019-01-14T10:22:05","slug":"high-voltage-bidirectional-buck-boost-controller-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/high-voltage-bidirectional-buck-boost-controller-board\/","title":{"rendered":"High-voltage bidirectional buck-boost controller board"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/rs-components-launches-first-plcnext-industrial-controller\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RS Components<\/a><\/span> (RS) is now shipping a new board that has been designed for the evaluation of Renesas Electronics\u2019 recently launched ISL81601 bidirectional buck-boost controller IC.<\/p>\n<p>The <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.rs-online.com\/web\/c\/semiconductors\/semiconductor-development-kits\/analogue-development-kits\/?applied-dimensions=4294965101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ISL81601EVAL1Z<\/a><\/span> evaluation board integrates the ISL81601, which is a true bidirectional four-switch 60V high-voltage synchronous buck-boost controller.<\/p>\n<p>Employing the silicon vendor\u2019s proprietary buck-boost algorithms, the chip offers peak and average current sensing and monitoring in either buck or boost mode. It can ensure high reliability for end equipment by providing cycle-by-cycle current limiting in fast transient conditions \u2013 in both directions and at either the line or load end.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7565662001938327\" data-ad-slot=\"7585079586\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nOther capabilities of the ISL81601 include external soft-start, independent enable functions, and a wide series of protection features, including under-voltage, over-voltage\/current and over-temperature.<\/p>\n<p>The IC also delivers peak efficiency of up to 99% for point-of-load (POL) and voltage rail conversion; a gate driver that delivers up to 20A for the buck-boost output; and programmable switching frequency ranging from 100 to 600kHz, which aids optimisation of inductor size.<\/p>\n<p>The evaluation board offers a very wide input range \u2013 from 9V to 60V \u2013 and both the board and the IC are suitable for a wide selection of applications such as battery backup, USB Type-C power supplies and chargers, and redundant power supplies.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, due to the chip\u2019s wide input-voltage range, it is expected to be commonly used in telecommunications applications, battery-powered industrial equipment and in the automotive aftermarket, as well as other applications in medical equipment, robots and drones, and security surveillance markets.<\/p>\n<p>The ISL81601EVAL1Z evaluation board from <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/mcus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Renesas<\/a><\/span> is shipping now in the EMEA and Asia Pacific regions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RS Components (RS) is now shipping a new board that has been designed for the evaluation of Renesas Electronics\u2019 recently launched ISL81601 bidirectional buck-boost controller IC. The ISL81601EVAL1Z evaluation board integrates the ISL81601, which is a true bidirectional four-switch 60V high-voltage synchronous buck-boost controller. Employing the silicon vendor\u2019s proprietary buck-boost algorithms, the chip offers peak &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10439,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[104],"tags":[5551,5552,465],"class_list":["post-10438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-electronics","tag-bidirectional-buck-boost-controller-ic","tag-isl81601eval1z","tag-rs-components"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>High-voltage bidirectional buck-boost controller board - Engineer News Network<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Board enables engineers to evaluate capabilities of Renesas\u2019 new buck-boost controller IC for range of power system applications\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/high-voltage-bidirectional-buck-boost-controller-board\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"High-voltage bidirectional buck-boost controller board - 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