IRS2530D: Low Cost Triac Dimmable CFL Ballast

Application Note AN-1153
Low Cost Triac Dimmable CFL Ballast Using
IRS2530D DIM8TM
By Andre Tjokrorahardjo
Table of Contents
Page
Introduction ................................................................................................... 2
Circuit Schematic ......................................................................................... 5
Electrical and Fault Protection Characteristics ............................................. 6
Functional Description ................................................................................. 7
Fault Conditions .......................................................................................... 14
Ballast Design ............................................................................................. 17
Bill of Materials ............................................................................................ 19
PCB Information and Layout ....................................................................... 21
Conclusion .................................................................................................. 23
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INTRODUCTION
It has often been a disadvantage with electronic ballasts that they have been
unable to be dimmed with a standard (phase cut) type of dimmer, particularly in
the case of small integral ballast-lamp combinations commonly used in the home
to save energy. This is due to the fact that, where there is no power factor
correction, the ballast circuit input consists of a rectification stage followed by a
large storage capacitor connected to the AC mains supply that provides the DC
bus from which the high frequency half bridge and output section is supplied. In
such a system current is drawn from the mains only near the peak of the mains
voltage where the storage capacitor charges and not during the remainder of the
mains half-cycle.
Virtually all domestic and professional dimming systems are based on triacs.
These devices will conduct once they have been fired, only while current flows in
excess of the holding current of the device. These dimmers work very well with a
resistive load such as an ordinary Tungsten filament light bulb as the triac can be
fired at any point during the mains half-cycle and will continue to conduct until
very close to the end of the half-cycle as current is drawn continuously over this
period. In this way the lamp current can be adjusted from maximum to zero.
A basic 120VAC dimmer circuit
When a compact ballast is connected to a circuit containing such a dimmer, the
triac will only conduct if it is fired at a point during the mains half-cycle where the
rectified mains voltage is greater than the storage capacitor voltage. In this
instance the capacitor will be charged to the same voltage and the triac will then
switch off. In this way it would be possible to adjust the DC bus voltage of the
ballast to some extent by adjusting the triac firing point from 90º to 180º
however this will not provide a satisfactory means of controlling the light output.
There is also an additional problem encountered due to the fact that a dimmer of
this kind requires an inductor in series with the triac (Figure 1) to limit the rise
time of the current when the device is fired. Without this inductor, mains current
harmonics would be produced at frequencies high enough to cause
considerable radiated and conducted interference problems. Since the load
presented by a ballast circuit is effectively capacitive, when the triac is fired
there will be ringing caused by the resonance of the suppression inductor of the
dimmer and the capacitive load. This can cause the triac to fire and then switch
off as the ringing output voltage swings above and then below the input voltage
causing the current to fall below the holding current. This can occur several
times during each half cycle, resulting in severe lamp flicker and loss of control
of the output.
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AC INPUT
16uH
100nF
15K
TRIAC
500K
47nF
33nF
AC OUTPUT
Figure 1: Triac Dimmer Circuit
Triac dimmable CFL ballast
A system has now been developed, based around the 8-pin dimming ballast
control IC IRS2530D, where the ballast is able to operate with minimal flicker
over a considerable portion of the adjustment range of a dimmer. The light output
may be controlled over this range from maximum output down to close to 10%.
In this system, the front end of the ballast has been designed so that when the
triac in the dimmer has fired, it will remain on continuously until almost the end of
the mains half-cycle. In addition to this there is circuitry that detects the firing
angle of the triac and adjusts the lamp current by adjusting the switching
frequency hence the controlling light output depending on the level set by the
dimmer.
It should be noted that if the dimmer is set too low the triac will never fire when a
capacitive load is connected. Also when the ballast is running and the dimmer is
turned too low, there will be insufficient bus voltage for the ballast to be able to
operate. Because of these factors, it is impossible for the ballast to operate over
the complete range of adjustment of the dimmer. There will also be some
hysteresis so when the ballast is being dimmed down and reaches the point
where the lamp goes out, the dimmer has to be turned back up some way before
the lamp will strike again.
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This application note is about a dimming CFL ballast, dimmable with phase-cut
dimmer, driving a single 15W spiral CFL lamp. The design contains an EMI filter
and a dimming ballast control circuit using the IRS2530D. This demo board is
intended to help with the evaluation of the IRS2530D dimming ballast control IC,
and serve as an aid in the development of production ballasts using the
IRS2530D.
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N
120V
Triac
Input
L
VR
R1
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D5
R2
C1
C3
C2
L1
D6
C6
R4
D3
D1
D4
D2
R6
R5
CBUS
C4
CPH
RVCO
CVCO
CDIM
CVCC
3
2
1
4
VCO
DIM
COM
VCC
RVCC2
RVCC1
CFB
IC1
C5
RFB
5
6
7
8
LO
VS
HO
VB
RLMP1
RLO
CBS
RHO
RCF
MLS
MHS
DCP1
DCP2
CVS
LRES
CRES
CDC
LRES:C
CH2
CH1
LRES:B
RCS
CFL LAMP
CIRCUIT SCHEMATIC
IRS2530D
Figure 2: Circuit Schematic
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ELECTRICAL AND FAULT PROTECTION CHARACTERISTICS
Parameter
Lamp Type
Units
Input Power
[W]
Input Current
[mArms]
Lamp Running Voltage
[Vpp]
Lamp Running Current
[mArms]
Start Frequency
[kHz]
Run Frequency
[kHz]
Preheat Time
Input AC Voltage Range
Dimming Level
100%
Minimum
100%
Minimum
100%
Minimum
100%
Minimum
100%
Minimum
[s]
[VACrms]
Value
15W Spiral CFL
14
6.5
233
240
240
450
160
20
115
54
54.5
1.3
80 – 135
Table 1: Electrical Parameter
Fault
Brown-out
Protection
Non-ZVS
Open filament
Failure to ignite
End of life
Crest Factor Over Current
VVCOFLT+
Crest Factor Over Current
Ballast
Increase
frequency
Deactivates
Deactivates
Deactivates
Restart Operation
Line voltage
increase
Lamp exchange
Lamp exchange
Lamp exchange
Table 2: Fault Protection Characteristic
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FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
IRS2530D DIM8TM Dimming Ballast Control IC
The IRS2530D is an application specific solution for dimming CFL and TL lamps
in CFL or matchbox (small size ballasts) applications. It integrates all of the
necessary functions for preheat, ignition and dimming control of the lamp, plus
lamp fault protection, low AC-line protection, lamp exchange auto-restart, and a
600V half-bridge driver into a standard SO8 or DIP8 package.
The IRS2530D includes adaptive zero-voltage switching, non-zero voltage
switching (ZVS) protection, as well as an integrated 600V bootstrap MOSFET.
The heart of this IC is a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) with a dimming
reference/feedback input. One of the biggest advantages of the IRS2530D is that
it uses the VS pin (the mid-point of the half-bridge) for over-current protection
and to detect non-ZVS conditions. The IRS2530D uses the RDSon of the lowside half-bridge MOSFET for current sensing each cycle when the low-side
MOSFET is on. An internal 600V MOSFET connects the VS pin to the VSsensing circuitry and allows for the VS pin to be accurately measured during the
time when pin LO is high, while withstanding the high DC bus voltage during the
other portion of the switching cycle when the high-side MOSFET is turned on.
This eliminates the need for an external, precision current sensing resistor that is
typically used to detect over-current. Please refer to the IRS2530D datasheet for
further information including electrical parameters, a state diagram and a
complete functional description.
When power is turned on, the IRS2530D first starts in Under Voltage Lockout
(UVLO) mode. The UVLO mode is designed to maintain an ultra-low (<250µA)
supply current, and to guarantee that the IC is fully functional before the highand low-side output (HO and LO) gate drivers are activated. During UVLO, HO is
‘low’, and VCO is pulled down to COM for resetting the starting frequency to the
maximum. LO is open circuit, and is used as a shutdown/reset input function for
automatically restarting the IC when a lamp has been removed and re-inserted.
In this CFL ballast application, however, this protection is not necessary and is
disabled by pulling LO ‘low’ using resistor RLMP1.
Once VCC reaches the startup threshold (VCCUV+), the half-bridge FETs start to
oscillate and the IC enters Preheat/Ignition Mode. At startup, VCO is 0V and the
frequency starts at fMAX. The frequency ramps down towards the resonant
frequency of the high-Q ballast output stage, causing the lamp voltage to
increase. During this time, the filaments of the lamp are pre-heated to their
emission temperature to minimize the necessary ignition voltage and to increase
lamp life. The voltage on pin VCO continues to increase and the frequency
keeps decreasing until the lamp ignites. If the lamp ignites successfully, the
IRS2530D enters the DIM mode. The resonant output stage transitions to a
series-L, parallel RC circuit with the Q-value and operating point determined by
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the user dim level (Figure 3).
Figure 3: Resonant tank Bode plot showing lamp operating points
Figure 4 shows the VCO voltage, the voltage across the lamp and the current
through the lamp during Preheat, Ignition, and Run mode.
Figure 4: Preheat, Ignition, and Run mode: CH1 is the VCO voltage, CH3 is the voltage
across the lamp, and CH4 is the lamp current
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IRS2530D-based solution for triac dimmable CFL ballast
When the dimmer triac is fired the current that flows must remain above the
holding current until a point close to the end of the mains half cycle at which the
voltage is very low. This is achieved by ensuring that the ballast draws current
exceeding the holding current of a standard power triac as used in most dimmers
with a capacitor network consisting of C2, C3, C4 and C5. When the ballast is
operating, the point between LRES and CDC swings low when MLS is on. This
charges C2 and C5 during the positive half-cycle of the mains voltage. When
MLS switches off and MHS switches on, the voltage between LRES and CDC
swings high causing C5 to be discharged through the capacitor C3. During the
negative half-cycle of the mains voltage, the opposite happens between C2 and
C3. The result is that a continuous series of current pulses are drawn from the
input during the period when the triac has been fired until close to the end of the
mains half-cycle.
The inductor L1 ensures that a continuous current is drawn from the input and
that the triac does not switch off between pulses. In order to do this the inductor
must store energy when current is being drawn to charge C5, and release this
energy during the period when C5 is discharging.
Voltage at Ballast Input
Current at Ballast Input
Figure 5: Voltage and current at ballast input
The voltage waveform at the junction of D1 and D3, ignoring high frequency
components is equivalent to the output voltage of the dimmer. With respect to the
negative rail of the bus this will be a phase cut approximate sine wave with a DC
offset such that the negative peak is at 0V. This is reduced by the voltage divider
network of R2 and R3 which is then fed into D5 and D6. Only the signal
representing the positive half-cycle of the mains is left at the anode of D6 which
is then converted to a DC level via the filter of R4 and C6. Because the minimum
dimming level occurs at a point where the dimmer is still capable of providing
enough output for the ballast to operate, this voltage will never actually be zero.
The DC level is further reduced with the voltage divider network of R5 and R6,
and used as the dimming reference.
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The AC lamp current is sensed by the resistor RCS, and the resulting AC voltage
is coupled with the DC dimming level reference through feedback resistor (RFB)
and feedback capacitor (CFB), and then fed into the DIM pin (pin #3) of
IRS2530D (Figure 6). The DC + AC voltage at the DIM pin is regulated by the
control loop such that the valley of the AC voltage always stays at COM. When
the DC reference voltage at the DIM pin is decreased for dimming, the valleys of
the AC voltage are pushed below COM. The dimming control circuit increases
the frequency to decrease the AC lamp current until the AC valleys at the DIM
pin are at COM again. When the DC reference in increased to increase the
brightness level, the valleys of the AC voltage increase above COM. The control
loop decreases the frequency to increase the AC lamp current until the AC
valleys at the DIM pin are at COM again. In this way, the dimming control circuit
keeps the AC lamp current peak-to-peak amplitude regulated to the desired
value at all DC dim level settings.
Figure 6: IRS2530D AC+DC Dimming Control Method
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Figure 7 shows the voltage at the DIM pin (pin 3 of IRS2530D), the VCO pin (pin
4 of the IC) and the VS pin (half-bridge) voltage during DIM Mode for maximum
dimming level. Figure 8 shows these voltages at the minimum dimming level, just
before the lamp turn off. The frequency does not change significantly between
the maximum and minimum dimming level since the bus voltage is decreased as
the lamp is dimmed.
Figure 7: Maximum dimming level waveforms: CH1 is the DIM pin (pin 3 of IC1), CH2 is the
VCO pin (pin 4 of IC1) and CH3 is the voltage at VS pin
Figure 8: Minimum dimming level waveforms: CH1 is the DIM pin (pin 3 of IC1), CH2 is the
VCO pin (pin 4 of IC1) and CH3 is the voltage at VS pin
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Figure 9 shows the voltage across, the current through and the power delivered
to the lamp during DIM Mode for maximum dimming level. Figure 10 shows these
waveforms for the minimum dimming level.
Figure 9: Maximum dimming level waveforms: CH3 is the voltage across the lamp, CH4 is
the current through the lamp and CHA is the power of the lamp (voltage x current)
Figure 10: Minimum dimming level waveforms: CH3 is the voltage across the lamp, CH4 is
the current through the lamp and CHA is the power of the lamp (voltage x current)
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Figure 11 shows the dimming characteristic of the ballast. The light output cannot
go down below 10% of dimming level since the bus voltage becomes too low for
the ballast to operate. The ballast also possesses a hysteresis behavior where
the ballast is turned on at certain angle about midway between the turn-off point
and the maximum point. This is necessary to ensure that the bus voltage is high
enough to ignite the lamp and allows the ballast to operate sufficiently.
Dimming Characteristic
Figure 11: Dimming Characteristics
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FAULT CONDITIONS
In case of fault conditions such as open filaments, or failure to strike, the
IR2530D will go into Fault Mode. In this mode, the internal fault latch is set, HO
and LO are low, and the IRS2530D consumes an ultra-low micro-power current.
The IR2530D can be reset with a recycling of VCC below and back above the
VCCUV thresholds.
Failure to Strike
At initial turn-on of the ballast, the frequency will ramp down from fMAX toward
the resonance frequency. When the lamp fails to strike, the VCO voltage
continues to increase and the frequency continues to decrease until the VCO
voltage exceeds VVCOFLT+ (4.0V, typical), and the IRS2530D enters Fault
Mode and shuts down (Figure 12). It should be noted that in case of failure to
strike, the system will operate in capacitive side of resonance, but only for short
period of time.
Figure 12: Failure to strike: CH1 is the VCO voltage and CH3 is the voltage across lamp
AC Mains Interrupt / Brown-Out Conditions
This protection relies on the non-ZVS circuit of IRS2530D, enabled in the DIM
Mode. During an AC mains interrupt or brown-out condition, the DC bus can
decrease and cause the system to operate too close to, or, on the capacitive
side of resonance. The result is non-ZVS switching that causes high peak
currents to flow in the half-bridge MOSFETs that can damage or destroy them.
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To protect against this, the IRS2530D will detect non-ZVS by measuring the VS
voltage at each rising edge of LO. If the voltage is greater than VZVSTH (4.5V,
typical), the IC will reduce the voltage at VCO pin, and thus increase the
frequency until ZVS is reached again.
In case the DC bus decreases too far and the lamp extinguishes, the VCC
voltage will go below VCCUV- and the ignition/preheat ramp will be reset to reignite the lamp reliably (Figure 13).
Figure 13: DC Bus decreases too far: CH1 is the VCO voltage, CH2 is the VS voltage, CH3
is the voltage across the lamp, CH4 is the lamp current
Open Filament
The open filament protection relies on the non-ZVS and the Crest Factor Overcurrent protection, enabled in the DIM mode. When the open filament occurs,
the output stage will transition to a series-LC configuration, and hard-switching
will occur at the half-bridge because the system operates on the capacitive side
of resonance. The non-ZVS circuit of the IRS2530D will detect this condition,
increasing the frequency each cycle toward resonant frequency until the
inductor saturates. The IRS2530D uses the VS-sensing circuitry and the RDSon
of the low-side half-bridge MOSFET to measure the MOSFET current for
detecting an over-current fault. Should the peak current exceed the average
current by a factor of 5.5 (CF>5.5) during the on-time of LO, the IRS2530D will
enter Fault Mode, where the half-bridge is off. Performing crest factor
measurement provides a relative current measurement that cancels
temperature and/or tolerance variations of the RDSon of the low-side half-bridge
MOSFET.
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Figure 14 shows the LO pin voltage, the VS voltage, voltage at lamp terminal
and inductor current when the inductor saturates and the ballast shuts down.
Figure 14: Open Filament: CH1 is the LO voltage, CH2 is the VS voltage, CH3 is the
voltage at lamp terminal and CH4 is the current through the inductor
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BALLAST DESIGN
Output Inductor Design
The output inductor LRES should be designed to allow a high peak ignition
current without saturating. This is important as the IRS2530D shutdown will be
triggered if the inductor saturates. The ignition current depends on the type of
lamp being used and must be kept to a minimum by ensuring the preheat is
sufficient. To minimize losses in the inductor multi-stranded wire should be used
in combination with Ferrite cores of adequate quality. The best approach to
design is to wind as many turns as possible of multi-stranded wire and have the
largest gap possible to achieve the correct inductance. This will produce the
highest available peak current before saturating the inductor. It is important to
be aware that when the cores are hot, the saturation point and hence the peak
current for the inductor will be lower therefore a poorly designed inductor may
result in the ballast shutting down during an attempted hot re-strike.
Lamp Preheating
The lamp must be sufficiently preheated before ignition. The correct preheat
current can be determined from published data or from International Rectifiers
Ballast Designer software.
The preheat time can be set by adjusting the value of CPH. As a general rule
the lamp filament should glow red before ignition. If preheat is insufficient the
ballast is likely to shutdown during ignition because the output inductor will be
unable to operate at the high current required. The number of turns in the
auxiliary cathode windings of the output inductor LRES should be chosen to
provide sufficient preheat.
The lamp filament (Cathode) resistance over the range of dimming levels should
be between 3 and 5.5 times the resistance when cold. A simple method for
determining the hot resistance is to first connect one cathode to a DC power
supply via an ammeter and slowly increase the voltage from zero, noting the
current at 1V intervals. This should be done until the cathode can be seen to be
glowing red. When this occurs the voltage should not be increased further in
order to prevent possible cathode damage. The resistance can then be
calculated for each voltage and hence the acceptable voltage range can be
found to comply with the 3 to 5.5 times cold resistance, which can be easily
measured with a digital multi-meter (DMM).
Then when the ballast is being run a true RMS digital voltmeter can be
connected across one cathode and the voltage can be observed at maximum
and minimum brightness. The cathode voltage increases as the ballast is
dimmed. The values of CH1 and CH2 will control how much it increases by;
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reducing the capacitance will reduce the amount by which the voltage rises. The
values should be chosen to prevent the voltage exceeding the upper limit at
minimum output.
It is important to consider that using additional windings on the inductor to
provide cathode heating means that power is now being transferred through the
core and consequently the core losses will increase and hence the core
operating temperature. The core will reach its highest operating temperature
when the ballast is running at minimum brightness.
The following component values have been selected for a 15W spiral CFL.
The circuit will need to be optimized for the particular lamp used to obtain
best performance.
Demo Board Connections
The demo board has two test points for connection to the 120VAC mains
supply. The board must not be connected to a supply greater than 120V. There
are four output connections to be connected to a compact lamp. The two upper
connections go to one lamp cathode and the two lower connections go to the
other lamp cathode.
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BILL OF MATERIALS
Item #
Qty
Manufacturer
Part Number
Description
Reference
1
4
Diodes, Inc.
1N4007DICT-ND
Diode, 1000V, 1A
D1, D2, D3, D4
2
1
Renco
RL-5480-3-2700
Filter inductor
L1
3
1
Panasonic
ERZ-V05D221
Varistor / Surge Absorber
VR
4
3
Panasonic-ECG
ECQ-E2333KB
Capacitor, 33nF, 250V
C1, C2, C3
5
1
EPCOS
B32671L0682J
Capacitor, 6.8nF, 1kV, LS=10mm
C4
6
1
EPCOS
B32620A472J
Capacitor, 4.7nF, 1kV, LS=7.5mm
C5
7
1
Panasonic
ECJ-2FB1E105K
Capacitor 1.0uF, 25V, 0805
C6
8
1
Wima
MKS2 Series
Capacitor, 47nF, 400V
CDC
CBUS
9
1
Panasonic
EEU-EB2D220
Capacitor, 22µF, 200VDC, 105C
10
2
Panasonic
ECJ-2FB1H104K
Capacitor, 0.1µF, 50V, 0805
CBS, CFB
11
2
Panasonic
ECJ-3VB1E104K
Capacitor, 0.10µF, 25V, 1206
CH1, CH2
12
1
Panasonic
ECJ-2VB1H222K
Capacitor, 2.2nF, 50V, 0805
CVCO
13
1
AVX
08053D684KAT2A
Capacitor, 0.68µF, 25V, 0805
CPH
14
1
Panasonic
ECJ-3YB1C105K
Capacitor, 1µF, 16V, 1206
CVCC
15
1
Panasonic
ECJ-2VB1H103K
Capacitor, 10nF, 50V, 0805
CDIM
16
1
Panasonic
ECK-A3A102KBP
CVS
17
1
Wima
MKP 472K1K6
18
1
IR
IRS2530D
Capacitor, 1nF, 1KV, Ceramic disk
Polypropylene Capacitor,
4.7nF/1.6KV, 10%, LS=10mm
Dimming Ballast Control IC
IC1
19
1
Vogt
Ballast Resonant Inductor 1.25mH
LRES
20
2
Digikey/Vishay
IRFU320
Transistor, MOSFET, 400V
MHS, MLS
21
1
Vishay
PPC.47BCT-ND
Resistor, 0.47R, 1/2W
R1
22
2
Panasonic
ERJ-6GEYJ153V
Resistor, 15K, 0805
R3, R6
23
2
Panasonic
ERJ-8GEYJ104V
Resistor, 100K, 1206
RVCC1, R2
24
3
Panasonic
ERJ-6GEYJ104V
Resistor, 100K, 0805
RVCC2, R4, R5
25
1
Panasonic
ERJ-6GEYJ224V
Resistor, 220K, 0805
RLMP1
26
1
Panasonic
ERJ-P08J102V
Resistor, 1K, 1206
RFB
27
1
Panasonic
ERJ-6GEYJ152V
Resistor, 1.5K, 0805
RVCO
28
3
Panasonic
ERJ-6GEYJ100V
Resistor, 10 Ohm, 0805
RHO, RLO, RLIM
29
1
Panasonic
PPC7.5W-1CT-ND
Resistor, 7.5 Ohm, 5%, 1 W, Axial
RCS
30
1
Panasonic
PPC1.0W-1CT-ND
Resistor, 1.0 Ohm, 5%, 1 W, Axial
31
2
Diodes, Inc.
LL4148DICT-ND
Diode, 1N4148 SMT DL35
RCF* (please
note below)
DCP2, D5
32
1
Diodes, Inc.
ZMM5248BDICT-ND
Zener Diode, 18V, 500mV, SMT
DCP1
33
1
Diodes, Inc.
ZMM5240BDICT-ND
Zener Diode, 10V, 500mV, SMT
D6
Total
48
CRES
Table 3: Bill of Materials. Lamp type: 15W Spiral CFL
* Some lamp type, when is cold and dimmed down, can trigger the Crest-Factor Over-Current
Protection of the IRS2530D. If this is the case, please use the 1.0 Ohm resistor for RCF.
Otherwise, put a jumper across RCF.
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see
Resonant Inductor Specification
INDUCTOR SPECIFICATION
E16/ 8 / 8
CORE SIZE
GAP LENGTH
1.0
mm
CORE MATERIAL Philips3C85 , Siemens N27 or equivalent
mH
NOMINAL INDUCTANCE 1.25
TEST TEMPERATURE
C
100
WINDING START PIN FINISH PIN TURNS WIRE DIAMETER ( mm)
1
4
130*
8 strands of 40 awg
CATHODE
2
3
5
32 awg insulated
CATHODE
5
6
5
32 awg insulated
MAIN
PHYSICAL LAYOUT
0.4"
( Vertical6- Pin Bobbin)
Pin View
TEST
6
1
5
2
4
3
TEST TEMPERATURE
MAIN WINDING INDUCTANCE
*
C
100
MIN 1.2
Adjust turns for specified Inductance
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PCB INFORMATION AND LAYOUT
Board Information
Diameter: 1.87inches (475mm)
Number of copper layer: 1 (bottom layer)
Through hole components: 21
Surface Mount components: 27
Top Assembly
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Bottom Assembly
Bottom Copper
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CONCLUSIONS
A CFL ballast without PFC is effectively capacitive and by itself, cannot work with
a phase-cut (triac) dimmer. This application note suggests a ballast circuit that is
dimmable with such dimmer. The design contains an EMI filter and a dimming
ballast control circuit using the revolutionary 8-pin dimming ballast IC IRS2530D
DIM8TM. Because of the simplicity of the dimming method of IRS2530D, this
board uses few components counts to realize the minimum dimming level close
to 10%. The ballast is also fully protected from fault conditions, such as nonstrike, brown-out and open filament.
Disclaimer
This application note is intended for evaluation purposes only and has not been
submitted or approved by any external test house for conformance with UL or
international safety or performance standards. International Rectifier does not
guarantee that this reference design will conform to any such standards.
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