STMicroelectronics STPW12: Electronic Power Breaker for 12 V bus Keeps Home Appliances in Check

STMicroelectronics STPW12 is an electronic power breaker that connects in series to the 12 V DC rail and disconnects the load if the power exceeds a certain threshold that engineers define according to their application. Its performance far outweighs those of fuses or power switches to enable the creation of new products that must meet ever more stringent regulations. By using this new component, power management is a lot tighter, and manufacturers no longer need to spend as much money on isolating material for their wires since the STPW12 prevents overheating. The teams also made the component smart by integrating an auto-retry feature, which means that even if a cost-effective system doesn’t have a microcontroller, our feature-rich power breaker can help designers take advantage of this feature.

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