TNY253/254/255
TinySwitch™ Family
Energy Efficient, Low Power Off-line Switchers
Product Highlights
Lowest Cost, Low Power Switcher Solution
•ꢀ LowerꢀcostꢀthanꢀRCC,ꢀdiscreteꢀPWMꢀandꢀotherꢀintegrat-
ed/hybridꢀsolutions
•ꢀ Costꢀeffectiveꢀreplacementꢀforꢀbulkyꢀlinearꢀadaptersꢀ
•ꢀ Lowestꢀcomponentꢀcountꢀ
•ꢀ SimpleꢀON/OFFꢀcontrolꢀ–ꢀnoꢀloopꢀcompensationꢀdevices
•ꢀ Noꢀbiasꢀwindingꢀ–ꢀsimpler,ꢀlowerꢀcostꢀtransformer
•ꢀ AllowsꢀsimpleꢀRCꢀtypeꢀEMIꢀfilterꢀforꢀupꢀtoꢀ2ꢀWꢀfromꢀ
universalꢀinputꢀorꢀ4ꢀWꢀfromꢀ115ꢀVACꢀinput
+
+
DC
Output
–
TinySwitch
EN
Wide-Range
High-Voltage
DC Input
D
S
BP
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Extremely Energy Efficient
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•ꢀ Consumesꢀonlyꢀ30/60ꢀmWꢀatꢀ115/230ꢀVACꢀwithꢀnoꢀload
•ꢀ MeetsꢀBlueꢀAngel,ꢀEnergyꢀStar,ꢀEnergyꢀ2000ꢀandꢀ200ꢀmWꢀ
Europeanꢀcellꢀphoneꢀrequirementsꢀforꢀstandby
Figure 1. Typical Standby Application.
•ꢀ Savesꢀ$1ꢀtoꢀ$4ꢀperꢀyearꢀinꢀenergyꢀcostsꢀ(atꢀ$0.12/kWHr)ꢀ
comparedꢀtoꢀbulkyꢀlinearꢀadapters
TinySwitch Selection Guide
•ꢀ Idealꢀforꢀcellularꢀphoneꢀchargers,ꢀstandbyꢀpowerꢀsuppliesꢀforꢀ
PC,ꢀTVꢀandꢀVCR,ꢀutilityꢀmeters,ꢀꢀandꢀꢀcordlessꢀphones.
Recommended Range
for Lowest System Cost*
ORDER
PART
NUMBER
PACKAGE
230 VAC or
85-265
High Performance at Low Cost
115 VAC
VAC
•ꢀ High-voltageꢀpoweredꢀ–ꢀidealꢀforꢀchargerꢀapplications
•ꢀ Veryꢀhighꢀloopꢀbandwidthꢀprovidesꢀexcellentꢀtransientꢀ
responseꢀandꢀfastꢀturnꢀonꢀwithꢀpracticallyꢀnoꢀovershoot
•ꢀ Currentꢀlimitꢀoperationꢀrejectsꢀlineꢀfrequencyꢀripple
•ꢀ Glitchꢀfreeꢀoutputꢀwhenꢀinputꢀisꢀremoved
•ꢀ Built-inꢀcurrentꢀlimitꢀandꢀthermalꢀprotection
•ꢀ 44ꢀkHzꢀoperationꢀ(TNY253/4)ꢀwithꢀsnubberꢀclampꢀꢀ
reducesꢀEMIꢀandꢀvideoꢀnoiseꢀinꢀTVsꢀandꢀVCRs
•ꢀ Operatesꢀwithꢀoptocouplerꢀorꢀbiasꢀwindingꢀfeedback
w/Doubler
TNY253P
TNY253G
DIP-8
SMD-8
DIP-8
0-4 W
0-2 W
TNY254P
TNY254G
TNY255P
TNY255G
2-5 W
1-4 W
SMD-8
DIP-8
4-10 W
3.5-6.5 W
SMD-8
Description
Table 1. *Please refer to the Key Application Considerations section
for details.
TheꢀTinySwitchꢀfamilyꢀusesꢀaꢀbreakthroughꢀdesignꢀtoꢀprovideꢀ
theꢀlowestꢀcost,ꢀhighꢀefficiency,ꢀoff-lineꢀswitcherꢀsolutionꢀinꢀ
theꢀ0ꢀtoꢀ10ꢀWꢀrange.ꢀꢀTheseꢀdevicesꢀintegrateꢀaꢀ700ꢀVꢀpowerꢀ
MOSFET,ꢀ oscillator,ꢀ high-voltageꢀ switchedꢀ currentꢀ source,ꢀ
currentꢀlimitꢀandꢀthermalꢀshutdownꢀcircuitry.ꢀꢀTheyꢀstart-upꢀ
andꢀrunꢀonꢀpowerꢀderivedꢀfromꢀtheꢀDRAINꢀvoltage,ꢀeliminat-
ingꢀtheꢀneedꢀforꢀaꢀtransformerꢀbiasꢀwindingꢀandꢀtheꢀassociatedꢀ
circuitry.ꢀꢀAndꢀyet,ꢀtheyꢀconsumeꢀonlyꢀaboutꢀ80ꢀmWꢀatꢀnoꢀload,ꢀ
fromꢀ265ꢀVACꢀinput.ꢀAꢀsimpleꢀON/OFFꢀcontrolꢀschemeꢀalsoꢀ
eliminatesꢀtheꢀneedꢀforꢀloopꢀcompensation.
TheꢀTNY253ꢀandꢀTNY254ꢀswitchꢀatꢀ44ꢀkHzꢀtoꢀminimizeꢀEMIꢀ
andꢀtoꢀallowꢀaꢀsimpleꢀsnubberꢀclampꢀtoꢀlimitꢀDRAINꢀspikeꢀ
voltage.ꢀAtꢀtheꢀsameꢀtime,ꢀtheyꢀallowꢀuseꢀofꢀlowꢀcostꢀEE16ꢀcoreꢀ
transformersꢀtoꢀdeliverꢀupꢀtoꢀ5ꢀW.ꢀꢀTheꢀTNY253ꢀisꢀidenticalꢀtoꢀ
TNY254ꢀexceptꢀforꢀitsꢀlowerꢀcurrentꢀlimit,ꢀwhichꢀreducesꢀoutputꢀ
short-circuitꢀcurrentꢀforꢀapplicationsꢀunderꢀ2.5ꢀW.ꢀTNY255ꢀ
usesꢀhigherꢀswitchingꢀrateꢀofꢀ130ꢀkHzꢀtoꢀdeliverꢀupꢀtoꢀ10ꢀWꢀ
fromꢀtheꢀsameꢀlowꢀcostꢀEE16ꢀcoreꢀforꢀapplicationsꢀsuchꢀasꢀPCꢀ
standbyꢀsupply.ꢀꢀAnꢀEE13ꢀorꢀEF13ꢀcoreꢀwithꢀsafetyꢀspacedꢀ
bobbinꢀcanꢀbeꢀusedꢀforꢀapplicationsꢀunderꢀ2.5ꢀW.ꢀꢀAbsenceꢀofꢀ
aꢀbiasꢀwindingꢀeliminatesꢀtheꢀneedꢀforꢀtaping/marginsꢀinꢀmostꢀ
applications,ꢀwhenꢀtripleꢀinsulatedꢀwireꢀisꢀusedꢀforꢀtheꢀsecondary.ꢀ
Thisꢀsimplifiesꢀtheꢀtransformerꢀconstructionꢀandꢀreducesꢀcost.
February 2012