Software simplifies power system design

ON Power Designer is a complimentary power supply design, analysis and simulation software developed by Ridley Engineering.

ON Power Designer is a complimentary power supply design, analysis and simulation software developed by Ridley Engineering.

Powered by a customised version of Power 4-5-6 Plus -- the industry's most comprehensive design software - ON Power Designer enables successful first-pass design of complete power supplies for systems that support input levels of 85 to 260V.

This new NCP120x software is ideal for development of active and standby power supplies for computing, LCD monitors, battery chargers, wall adapters, household appliances and many other applications requiring custom power solutions.

The Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) recently reported that improved power supply efficiency and shorter time-to-market schedules are going to be critical factors for manufacturers to achieve success in the power supply market.

"The ON Power Designer software can assist in reducing power supply design time from weeks to days", said Dhaval Dalal, ON Semiconductor Technical Marketing Director for Power Supply Products.

"When used in conjunction with NCP120x PWM controllers, this software enables optimisation of power efficiency and performance while greatly improving time-to-market by enhancing first-pass design success".

Power efficiency is a primary focus of ON Semiconductor's product development roadmap.

For two consecutive years, the company has been honored for supporting China's efforts to reduce standby power consumption in consumer electronics including colour television sets, printers and fax machines.

Both the 2003 and 2002 commendations were made by the China Certification Centre for Energy Conservation Products (CECP) - China's highest authority for certifying energy conservation products.

In particular, the NCP120x family of products provide designers with effective solutions to meet, and often exceed, international standby power regulations.

ON Power Designer is a unique software program that was developed with the needs of the designer in mind.

It provides a complete set of tools - circuit design synthesis, large-signal waveform simulation, and control loop design, plus a magnetics designer and final parts list.

All levels of users will benefit from these tools.

The software is available on CD or can be downloaded from the company's website.

The download is free of charge and there is no web connection needed to use the software.

In this way, ON Semiconductor provides maximum flexibility and convenience to the design engineer yet assures a secure, nonintrusive design environment.

Built around a proven power electronics design platform, ON Power Designer includes the industry's fastest proven simulation tool.

Waveforms appear instantly, with no delays due to convergence or Internet connections.

The software is preloaded with ON Semiconductor devices as well as other components the designer needs to complete a power supply.

New ON devices will be added over the coming year including discrete devices, FETs and PWM controller ICs.

Users are encouraged to check the website for upgrades and additions to the software.

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