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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20100210182509
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001209191-10-008216
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20100208
FILED AS OF DATE:		20100210
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20100210

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Bell Derek
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001182407
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-23441
		FILM NUMBER:		10588981

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O POWER INTEGRATIONS
		STREET 2:		5245 HELLYER AVE
		CITY:			SAN JOSE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95138

	FORMER NAME:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BELL DERCK
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20020822

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			POWER INTEGRATIONS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000833640
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674]
		IRS NUMBER:				943065014
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5245 HELLYER AVE
		CITY:			SAN JOSE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95138
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4084149200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5245 HELLYER AVE
		CITY:			SAN JOSE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95138
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    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2010-02-08</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000833640</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>POWER INTEGRATIONS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>POWI</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001182407</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Bell Derek</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>5245 HELLYER</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SAN JOSE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>95138-1002</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Vice President, Engineering</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2010-02-08</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>F</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>2816</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>32.86</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>12834</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Includes 477 shares acquired under the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan on January 29, 2010.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Bill Roeschlein Attorney-in-Fact For: Derek Bell</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2010-02-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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