When server fans malfunction or break, backflow causes them to go into reverse rotation. The other fans have to work harder to compensate for the resulting airflow, which increases power consumption. The traditional solution to preventing reverse rotation is adding external circuitry and components to function as the power loss brake—components that do not fit into 1U fans. This approach requires software coding, increases bill of material (BoM) size, and increases time to market.
Addressing these pain points, the A89332’s integrated power loss brake (PLB) function applies a brake to fans that aren’t working properly and stops them from spinning, with braking performance that’s four times better than discrete implementations. This eliminates unnecessary power consumption and increases thermal efficiency, ultimately reducing data center costs. When combined with the A89332-1’s AC loss logic, Allegro is now able to serve the high-end server market with the industry’s smallest gate driver, offered in a 4mm x 4mm QFN package that’s 36% smaller than comparable options—perfect for “donut” circuit boards.
Allegro offers the industry’s only code-free solutions for server cooling fans; the company’s innovative embedded algorithms and graphical user interface (GUI) eliminate the need for an additional Hall-effect position sensor and motor control unit (MCU), and no additional software development is required. This helps system designers reduce R&D overhead, simplify motor tuning, and improve time to market. The reduced need for external components further helps optimize system cost and improve reliability, and integrated functionality gives customers increased flexibility when faced with tight design requirements.
Both gate drivers build on Allegro’s history and experience developing unique motor control devices for the automotive and industrial markets. With more than three billion shipped in the last decade, the company’s trusted and reliable motor drivers have helped manufacturers innovate safer, more robust motor-drive solutions with increased reliability. They can be found across automotive, industrial, and consumer applications in products ranging from electric vehicles to cordless power tools to vacuum cleaners.
“The need to build data centers that operate more sustainably and consume less power is accelerating,” says
Both devices are available in a 26-contact 4mm × 4mm QFN package with exposed thermal pad (suffix EX). These packages are lead (Pb) free, with 100% matte-tin leadframe plating. For product pricing and samples, contact an Allegro sales office or authorized distributor. For datasheets and more information on Allegro’s gate drivers, including the new A89332 and A89332-1, please visit the Allegro website.
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- A89332 and A89332-1
Source:Lori Lundergan Allegro MicroSystems 6033141507 llundergan@allegromicro.com
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