Power Integrations Updates PI Expert Suite Design Software with Support for HiperLCS and TOPSwitch JX Product Families

PI Expert Suite significantly shortens and simplifies the design process by generating a complete schematic of the power supply, including an optimized power transformer design and a complete bill of materials. In addition to support for the latest PI product families, the Version 8.5 update includes thermal calculations to optimize heatsink performance and provides PCB layout recommendations for the device and package type chosen. The new version also features an updated component library that includes fuses, fusible resistors, shunt regulators, optocouplers, and heatsinks.



Comments Doug Bailey, vice president of marketing for Power Integrations: “PI Expert Suite is well known to designers of flyback power supplies for greatly simplifying the design process, reducing the number of prototype cycles, and accelerating time to market. With the release of Version 8.5, these same benefits are now available to designers of resonant converters.”



Bailey continues: “HiperLCS is the most highly integrated LLC converter available, enabling extremely compact designs due to its high operating frequency, which allows the use of small transformers and capacitors. PI Expert Suite Version 8.5 seamlessly guides users through the design process, particularly the unique challenges of designing transformers for high-frequency operation.”



The software is now available in two versions – 32-bit and 64-bit. The 64-bit version takes advantage of larger system memory and faster processor speeds to expedite the design optimization process.