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Rehovot, Israel, December 21 - Keeping its role as a global player in the high-performance power management arena, Green Power Technologies (GPT) announces the release of its innovative Power Factor Correction IC GPTC110XX Series product family. The family includes GPTC1101B, GPTC1102A and GPTC1103A controllers. These controllers are the first step towards a complete "Plug & Play" modular PFC product family. The new products are introducing a revolution in the AC/DC market. GPT new PFC products will allow Power Supply manufacturers to improve their ability to offer their customers cost-effective products at higher power density. The GPT method not only dramatically contributes to the reduction of Power Supplies Time-To-Market but also offers a major upgrade in product reliability, system stability and offers wider system protection possibilities.

The EVBGPTC110XX Evaluation Board is available now. The Evaluation Board enables a full range of testing for the new PFC IC family, demonstrates its features and benefits over traditional technologies. 

The new product line is based on a unique, simplified control method, which enables correction of total harmonic distortion without sensing the input line voltage. The revolutionary method is patented and robustly meets the EN61000-3-2 standard, over a wide range of power. Implementation of GPT's products in the power factor stage provides an optimized solution for a wide range of power levels. A highly reliable, robust and efficient APFC front end can be easily and quickly designed by just adding a few components. 

This unique APFC controller frees the designer from dealing with control loops, compensation networks and greatly simplifies the PCB design. Due to the smart control method, the circuit is able to start up under full load conditions and providing unconditional dynamic stability over a wide operating range. The integrated fast over-voltage protection' over-current protection and over temperature protection, provide high reliability even under rugged operating conditions. 

"These products are opening a new horizon in everything related to compliance with the EN61000-3-2 standard," said Eitan Cohen, Green Power Technologies CEO. "GPT's innovative and patented control and packaging method enables stable operation, reduces noisy input voltage and is the foundation for the simple straightforward design of the PFC converter. Green Power technologies Modular approach contributes to the 'smart power" new trend in the power management market". " 

One of our primary objectives is to free the designers from the need to re-invent the wheel" added Prof. Sam Ben-Yaakov, Green Power Technologies CTO. "GPT's line of products needs no trimming tuning or tinkering. We figure that the designer has better things to do then to wrestle with phase compensation loops". 

About Green Power Technologies Ltd.: 
Green Power Technologies, established in Rehovot, Israel has developed a complete product line based on its revolutionary concepts. The implementation of its products in the power factor stage provides a solution for a single-phase power range of 35w to 3.5kW. The GPT method of integrating the power switch, diode and control circuitry enables a quick "Plug & Play" implementation of a low-cost, unconditionally stable, robots PF stage. Additionally, GPT offers a stand-alone CCM controller packaged in a standard SOIC8 package. The PF Switch Assembly Series packaged in a TO220/TO247 include both the controller and power switch operating in Continuous Current Mode for medium power levels of 100W - 650W and Critical Current Mode for low power levels of 25W - 150W. The PF Switch Module packaged in standard module packages include the controller, power switch, power diode and internal auxiliary power supply are designed to operate in Continues Current Mode for high power levels of 700W - 3500W. Green Power Technologies is a power management IC Company that designs and develops Power Factor Correction products and power management IC's for the power supply market. The company's patented methods are the backbone of a technology that can revolutionize traditional PFC solutions. GPT has implemented the first true low-cost technology that enables economic APFC plug-and-play solutions.