{"id":5998,"date":"2018-03-27T09:35:38","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T08:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=5998"},"modified":"2018-03-27T09:35:38","modified_gmt":"2018-03-27T08:35:38","slug":"high-current-photorelays-for-factory-automation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/high-current-photorelays-for-factory-automation\/","title":{"rendered":"High-current photorelays for factory automation"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toshiba.semicon-storage.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Toshiba Electronics Europe<\/a><\/span> has started to ship five new high-current photorelays in DIP4 and DIP6 packages. These additions to its portfolio of photorelays incorporate MOSFETs fabricated with the latest U-MOS VIII process.<\/p>\n<p>There are a total of five new photorelays (TLP3543A, TLP3545A, TLP3546A, TLP3556A and TLP3558A).<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 \/>\nTogether they offer multiple options, with an off-state output terminal voltage (VOFF) ranging from 30V to 200V and a steady on-state current (ION) from 0.7A to 5.0A \u2013 which is the industry\u2019s highest rating in a DIP6 package.<\/p>\n<p>Designed for efficient operation RON\u00a0values are as low as 20m\u03a9 for the 30V version. When not in operation, the current draw (IOFF) is max. 1\u03bcA.<\/p>\n<p>The new photorelays can replace 1-Form-A mechanical relays in various DC and AC applications, contributing to improved system reliability and reducing the space needed for relays and relay drivers.<\/p>\n<p>They deliver a rated operating temperature of 110\u00b0C (max), making it easier to accommodate temperature margins in system designs.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the new photorelays provide a rated transient\/pulse on-state (IONP) current three times larger than the rated steady on-state current, contributing to design safety.<\/p>\n<p>Designed primarily for rugged applications, the devices will be used for the replacement of mechanical relays in a wide range of factory automation and other industrial uses including industrial equipment, building automation, HVAC, semiconductor testing, ATE and security.<\/p>\n<p>The latest Gartner market report recognises <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/toshiba-unveils-next-generation-600v-planar-mosfet-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Toshiba<\/a><\/span> as the leading manufacturer of optocouplers by sales in 2015 and 2016, with 23% sales-based market share in CY2016. (Source: Gartner, Inc. Market Share: <em>Semiconductor Devices and Applications Worldwide 2016<\/em> 30 March 2017).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toshiba Electronics Europe has started to ship five new high-current photorelays in DIP4 and DIP6 packages. These additions to its portfolio of photorelays incorporate MOSFETs fabricated with the latest U-MOS VIII process. There are a total of five new photorelays (TLP3543A, TLP3545A, TLP3546A, TLP3556A and TLP3558A). 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