Precision Power Conversion Platform Enables Disruptive Inverter Technology to Lower Solar Energy Cost
February 23 2016 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Analog Devices, Inc. today introduced a revolutionary addition
to its power conversion platform with an innovative series of
mixed-signal control processors. The ADSP-CM41x series is designed
to dramatically simplify system design, lower cost, and improve
efficiency and safety in solar, energy storage, and electric
vehicle infrastructure. Solar panels and battery systems have
become significantly less expensive in recent years, creating the
need for inverter technologies to drive the next wave of
efficiencies in solar energy. While disruptive new inverter designs
have begun making improvements in size, weight, and cost
reductions, they require further advances in digital processing to
unlock their full potential. The new ADSP-CM41x control processors
represent a breakthrough in power conversion design, with an
unmatched level of hardware integration specifically tailored to
solar and other emerging energy applications. By alleviating the
need for complex external circuitry, the ADSP-CM41x control
processors deliver design time and cost reductions, safety
improvements, and the precision gains needed to maximize the impact
of today’s inverter designs.
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- Learn about ADI’s Power Conversion
Platform: http://www.analog.com/ADSP-CM41x.html
- Learn about ADI’s portfolio of
mixed-signal control processors:
http://www.analog.com/en/products/processors-dsp/cm4xx-mixed-signal-control-processors.html
- Connect with engineers and ADI product
experts on EngineerZone®, an online technical support community:
https://ez.analog.com/community/analog-microcontrollers
“The cost of sustainable energy is the primary challenge facing
the industry,” says Mark Martin, vice president, Industrial
Automation, Energy and Sensors, Analog Devices. “With the
ADSP-CM41x, Analog Devices has overcome fundamental hurdles in
power converter design to help our customers solve this challenge.
The controller’s unique architecture and performance levels are key
enablers for innovative inverter solutions.”
Central to the ADSP-CM41x design is its breakthrough “dual
independent core” safety concept, which enables the integration of
safety redundancy and functions into a single chip. This first-ever
architecture saves considerable development time and system cost by
eliminating the need for an external supervisory element, which is
the current standard. Equally important is the on-board integration
of optimized hardware accelerators, designed to offload work from
the processor core and boost the processing power available for
core functions. Additionally, the device’s on-board arc fault
detection simplifies design, and enhances safety by using
intelligent decision making to improve reliability and
accuracy.
Building upon an already state-of-the-art power conversion
platformThe ADSP-CM41x establishes a new benchmark in ARM core
processing and analog precision, adding to the industry performance
leadership established by the recently released ADSP-CM40x power
conversion series. The ADSP-CM41x series seamlessly integrates with
other critical signal chain components, including the AD740x sigma
delta-based A/D converter, which replaces larger, more expensive
sensor modules to reduce system cost and improve isolated current
measurement. Also included in the platform is the ADuM413x series
of isolated gate drivers featuring iCoupler® isolation technology
that enables faster switching to further increase system
efficiency.
Product Pricing and
Availability
Product Availability Price Each Per
1,000 Packaging ADSP-CM41x Samples Now
Starting at $10.99 210 Ball BGA
176 Lead LQFP
ADSP-CM40x Production Now Starting at $8.14
212 Ball BGA120 Lead LQFP
176 Lead LQFP
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