IRF IRS2158D

IRPLDIM3
IRPLDIM3 Wide Range Input Linear Dimming Fluorescent Ballast
using the IRS2158D
Table of Contents
Page
1. Features…………………………………………………………………...….2
2. Description.............................................................................................2
3. Electrical Characteristics .......................................................................3
4. Fault Protection Characteristics.............................................................3
5. IRPLDIM3 Schematics…... ....................................................................4
6. PCB Component Placement Diagram and Board Fabrication…………. 5
7. Bill of Material and Inductor Specification………………………..……… .8
8. Functional Description…........................................................................13
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1. Features
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Drives 1 x 28W TL5 Lamp
Input Voltage: 90-305Vac
High Power Factor/Low THD
High Frequency Operation
Lamp Filament Preheating
Lamp Fault Protection with Auto-Restart
Low AC Line/Brownout Protection
End of Lamp Life Shutdown
IRS2158D HVIC Ballast Controller
2. Description
The IRPLDIM3 reference design kit consists of a high power factor wide input voltage range
dimming Fluorescent ballast, with a fully isolated 0 to 10V control interface, driving a single T5 28 W
rapid start linear lamp. The design contains an EMI filter, active power factor correction and a dimming
ballast control circuit using the PDIP16 version of IRS2158D. This demo board is intended to help with the
evaluation of the IRS2158D dimming ballast control IC, demonstrate PCB layout techniques and serve as
an aid in the development of production ballasts using the IRS2158D
Fig 1. IRPLDIM3 Block Diagram
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3. Electrical Characteristics
Parameter
Lamp Type
Input Power
Lamp running voltage
Run Mode Frequency
Preheat Mode Frequency
Preheat Time
Lamp Preheat Voltage
Lamp Ignition Voltage
Input AC Voltage Range
Units
Value
28W TL5
30
600
50
56
1.0
600
2.0
90-305VAC
0.995 at 120VAC
0.98 at 220 VAC
[W]
[Vpp]
[kHz]
[kHz]
[s]
[Vpp]
[kVpp]
[VAC]
Power Factor
4. Fault Protection Characteristics
Fault
Protection
Ballast
Restart Operation
Brown-out
Upper filament broken
Lower filament broken
VDC Brown-out detect
CS Over Current detect
SD Open filament detect on
SD/EOL pin
CS Ignition detection timeout
SD Open filament detect on
SD/EOL pin
EOL lamp voltage detection on
SD/EOL pin
Shutdown
Deactivates
Deactivates
Line voltage increase
Lamp exchange
Lamp exchange
Deactivates
Deactivates
Lamp exchange
Lamp inserted
Deactivates
Lamp exchange
Failure to ignite
No lamp
End of life
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F1
0 to 10V RTN
RV1
LPFC
AUX
CY
L1
C9
D2
C1
R13
D3
BR1
C2
C11
C6
R16
Q1
R15
R12
R17
R3 C3
R2
C5
C7
R11
R9
4
3
2
1
R5
R20
IC1
L6562
R10
R6
C8
5
6
7
8
6
5
2
3
IC3
D5
C4
R7
D4
4
8
7
1
RS
MPFC
D1
IC4
R14
CBUS2
CVDC
CBUS1
C10
R8
R22
RVDC
R24
R23
R19
VR1
R18
RDIM
CT
CDIV
CC2
RFB
CC1
ROUT
VCO DOUT
RPH
RFMIN
CPH
INV
NINV
OUT
VDC
CT
VCO
FMIN
CPH
RCPH
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
RIN
IRS2158D
0 to 10V IN
GND
N
L
R1
LPFC
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
CCS
SD/EOL
CS
LO
COM
RS2
CSD1
DSD2
CSD2
RSD
RLIM
RLO
DCP2
RHO
R21 DCP1
CVCC1
DSD1
R4
CBOOT
CVCC2
VCC
VB
VS
HO
RS1
CSNUB
RCS
MLS
MHS
CEOL
DEOL2 DEOL1
RDC
CDC
RPU2
RPU1
CLS
REOL4
REOL3
REOL2
REOL1
LRES
RLS
DS1
CRES
LRES-1
DS2
COUT2 LRES-2
COUT1
5. IRPLDIM3 Schematics
Fig. 2: Schematic Diagram, IRS2158D, Single Lamp, Voltage Mode Heating
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6. PCB Component Placement Diagram and Board Fabrication
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Top Layers
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Bottom Layers
Fig. 3: PCB Component Placement Diagram
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7. Bill of Material and Inductor Specification
Item #
Qty
Manufacturer
Part Number
Description
Reference
1
2
3
4
5
1
1
1
1
1
ST Microelectronics
International Rectifier
ST Microelectronics
Panasonic
ON Semiconductor
L6562N
IRS2158D
LM393N
CNC1S101
2N6027RLRAG
IC1
IC2
IC3
IC4
Q1
6
7
8
3
1
6
International Rectifier
Fairchild Semiconductor
Diodes Inc
IRFBC30
DF10S
LL4148-13
PFC Control IC
Ballast Control IC
Dual Comparator IC
Opto Isolator
Programmable
Unijunction
Transistor
N-MOSFET
Bridge Rectifier
Diode
9
10
11
12
13
1
1
2
1
3
1
Diodes Inc
Diodes Inc
Diodes Inc
Diodes Inc
Diodes Inc
Panasonic-ECG
ZMM5236B-7
ZMM5231B-7
ZMM5248B-7
ZMM5242B-7
US1J-13-F
ELF-15N007A
14
15
16
1
1
1
Vogt Electronics
Vogt Electronics
Epcos
IL 070 118 11
IL 070 118 21
B32922A2224M
17
1
BC Components
2222 338 14104
18
1
Panasonic-ECG
ECU-V1H103KBM
19
2
Panasonic-ECG
ECJ-3YX1C106K
20
1
Panasonic-ECG
ECJ-3VB1C684K
21
5
Panasonic-ECG
ECJ-3VB1C104K
22
1
Panasonic-ECG
ECU-V1H333KBM
23
3
Panasonic-ECG
ECJ-3YB1C105K
24
2
Panasonic-ECG
ECA-2EHG330
25
1
Panasonic-ECG
ECJ-3YB1C225K
26
1
Panasonic-ECG
EEU-FC1H470
27
1
Panasonic-ECG
ECU-V1H471KBM
28
1
Panasonic-ECG
ECQ-E6104KF
29
3
Panasonic-ECG
ECJ-3VB1C474K
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Zener Diode 7V5
Zener Diode 5V1
Zener Diode 18V
Zener Diode 12V
Diode
Common mode
Choke
PFC Inductor
Resonant Inductor
Capacitor 220 nF,
305VAC
Capacitor 100 nF,
440V
Capacitor 10n, 50V,
1206
Capacitor 10u, 16V,
1206
Capacitor 0.68 µF,
16V, 1206
Capacitor 100n, 16V,
1206
Capacitor 33nF, 50V,
1206
Capacitor 1 µF, 16V,
1206
Capacitor, 33 µF,
250V, 105C
Capacitor 2.2 µF,
16V, 1206
Capacitor 47 µF,
50V, 105C
Capacitor, 470 pF,
50V, 1206
Capacitor, 100 nF,
630V
Capacitor, 0.47 µF,
16V, 1206
MPFC, MHS, MLS
BR1
DCP1, DOUT,
DSD1, D2, D4, D5
DEOL1
DEOL2
D3, DCP2
DSD2
DS1, DS2, D1
L1
LPFC
LRES
C1
C2
C3
C4, C6
C5
C11, CBOOT,
CC2, CSD2,
CVCC2
C7
C8, CDIV, CVDC
CBUS1, CBUS2
CVCC1
C9
CCS
CDC
CEOL, CSD1,
CCPH
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30
1
Kemet
T356D226K006AS
31
2
Panasonic-ECG
ECQ-P1H333FZW
32
1
Panasonic-ECG
ECW-H16332HL
33
1
Panasonic-ECG
ECK-A3A102KBP
34
2
Panasonic-ECG
ECJ-3YC2D102J
35
1
Panasonic-ECG
ECJ-3YB2A223K
36
1
Panasonic-ECG
ECJ-3VC2A222J
37
1
TDK
38
2
Panasonic-ECG
CS13E2GA332MYGS
ERJ-P08J684V
39
1
Panasonic-ECG
ERJ-8ENF7501V
40
2
Panasonic-ECG
ERJ-P08J223V
41
2
Panasonic-ECG
ERJ-P08J150V
42
3
Panasonic-ECG
ERJ-P08J104V
43
2
Panasonic-ECG
ERJ-P08J824V
44
1
Panasonic-ECG
ERJ-P08J912V
45
1
Panasonic-ECG
ERJ-8ENF1001V
46
1
Panasonic-ECG
ERJ-P08J472V
47
6
Panasonic-ECG
ERJ-8ENF1002V
48
1
Panasonic-ECG
ERJ-P08J334V
49
2
Panasonic-ECG
ERJ-P08J100V
50
2
Panasonic-ECG
ERJ-P08J153V
51
3
Panasonic-ECG
ERJ-P08J105V
52
2
BC Components
53
1
Panasonic-ECG
5073NW1R500J12A
FXBC
ERJ-P08J433V
54
4
Panasonic-ECG
ERJ-P08J224V
55
1
Panasonic-ECG
ERJ-P08J203V
56
1
Panasonic-ECG
ERJ-P08J101V
57
1
Panasonic-ECG
ERO-S2PHF22R0
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Capacitor, 22 µF,
6.3V, Tantalum
Capacitor, 33 nF,
50V, Radial
Capacitor, 3.3 nF,
1600V
Capacitor, 1 nF,
1 kV, Radial
Capacitor, 1 nF,
200V, 1206, NPO
Capacitor, 22 nF,
100V, 1206
Capacitor, 2.2 nF,
100V, 1206, NPO
Capacitor, 3.3 nF, Y
Resistor, 680 kΩ,
0.25W, 1206
Resistor, 7.5 kΩ,
0.25W, 1206
Resistor, 22 kΩ,
0.25W, 1206
Resistor, 15 Ω,
0.25W, 1206
Resistor, 100 kΩ,
0.25W, 1206
Resistor, 820 kΩ,
0.25W, 1206
Resistor, 9.1 kΩ,
0.25W, 1206
Resistor, 1 kΩ,
0.25W, 1206
Resistor, 4.7 kΩ,
0.25W, 1206
Resistor, 10 kΩ,
0.25W, 1206
Resistor, 330 kΩ,
0.25W, 1206
Resistor, 10 Ω,
0.25W, 1206
Resistor, 15 kΩ,
0.25W, 1206
Resistor, 1 MΩ,
0.25W, 1206
Resistor, 1.5 Ω, 1W,
Axial
Resistor, 43 kΩ,
0.25W, 1206
Resistor, 220 kΩ,
0.25W, 1206
Resistor, 20 kΩ,
0.25W, 1206
Resistor, 100 Ω,
0.25W, 1206
Resistor, 22 Ω,
CLS
COUT1, COUT2
CRES
CSNUB
CT, C10
CVCO
CC1
CY
R1, R2
R3
R6, R19
RLO, RHO
R9, R20, RSD
R10, R11
R12
RLIM
R14
R16, R17, RDIM,
RFB, RIN, ROUT
R18
R4, R21
R22, RFMIN
RCPH, RPU1,
RPU2
RCS, RS
RVDC
REOL1, REOL2,
REOL3, R15
REOL4
R7
RLS
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58
1
Panasonic-ECG
ERJ-P08J473V
59
1
Panasonic-ECG
ERJ-P08J363V
60
1
Panasonic-ECG
ERJ-P08J471V
61
1
Panasonic-ECG
ERJ-P08J511V
62
2
Panasonic-ECG
ERJ-P08J104V
63
2
Panasonic-ECG
ERJ-P08J474V
64
1
Panasonic-ECG
ERO-S2PHF2203
65
1
Copal Electronics
CT-94EW203
66
1
Panasonic-ECG
ERZ-V10D431
67
1
Phoenix Passive
68
1
Wago
5063FM1R000J12AF
X
235 Series
69
1
Wago
234 Series
0.25W, Axial
Resistor, 47 kΩ,
0.25W, 1206
Resistor, 36 kΩ,
0.25W, 1206
Resistor, 470 Ω,
0.25W, 1206
Resistor, 510 Ω,
0.25W, 1206
Resistor, 100 kΩ,
0.25W, 1206
Resistor, 470 kΩ,
0.25W, 1206
Resistor, 220 kΩ,
0.25W, Axial
Potentiometer,
20 kΩ, top adjust
Varistor, 275VAC,
10mm
Fusible Resistor, 1 Ω
R5
RPH
R8
R13
RS1, RS2
R23, R24
RDC
VR1
RV1
F1
Connector, 5 Way
P1
Connector, 4 way
P2
Table 1: Bill of Materials. Lamp type: TL5/28W, Line Input Voltage: 90-305 VAC
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INDUCTOR SPECIFICATION
TYPE : LPFC
CORE SIZE
E25/13/7 (EF25)
GAP LENGTH
1
HORIZONTAL
PINS
8
BOBBIN
Philips 3C85, Siemens N27 or equivalent
CORE MATERIAL
NOMINAL INDUCTANCE
2.7
mH
1
Apk
MAXIMUM CURRENT
MAXIMUM CORE TEMPERATURE
WINDING
MAIN
ZX
AUX
mm
START PIN FINISH PIN
100
ºC
TURNS WIRE DIAMETER (mm)
1
6
125
4 strands of AWG 32
3
8
10
Insulated single strand
4
7
15
Insulated single strand
ELECTRICAL LAYOUT
PHYSICAL LAYOUT
20.05mm
TOP VIEW
5mm
25mm
TEST
1
8
2
3
4
7 5mm
6
5
(TEST FREQUENCY = 50kHz)
MAIN WINDING INDUCTANCE MIN 2.6
mH
MAIN WINDING RESISTANCE
Ohms
MAX 1.5
MAX 2.8
mH
NOTE : Inductor must not saturate at maximum current and maximum core temperature at given
test frequency.
Fig. 4: Power Factor Inductor Specification
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Fig. 5: Resonant Inductor Specification
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8. Functional Description
The design of a dimmable ballast for linear lamps requires that the lamp power can be reduced
smoothly to a low output level, less than 5% of nominal lumen output. It is necessary that the lamp output
is able to be held at any level and that there will be no discernable flicker or instability at any level. In order
to accomplish this, a closed loop control scheme is required. The fluorescent lamp represents a complex
load, the impedance of which changes depending on the arc current and temperature of the gasses within
the lamp. Like all discharge lamps, the fluorescent lamp displays a negative resistance behavior, meaning
that as the current in the lamp increases the effective resistance of the lamp will reduce. The lamp
impedance is strongly dependent on the arc current, however the relationship is not linear and temperature
is also a factor.
The IRPLDIM3 ballast as shown in the block diagram of Fig. 1 supplies the lamp through a
resonant output circuit. In this design the lamp power is adjusted by changing the oscillation frequency of
the MOSFET half bridge, which is driven by the IRS2158D. In this system the lamp current against ballast
frequency characteristic of the system exhibits a sharp “knee” characteristic such that as the frequency
increases the lamp current is gradually reduced up to a point at which a small increase of frequency will
result in a large reduction in the lamp current.
Ballast / Lamp Operating Characteristic
Lamp
Current
Ballast Running
Frequency
Fig 6. Lamp Current against Ballast Frequency
Consequently it becomes necessary to include a stabilized closed loop feedback system to control
the lamp current by adjusting the ballast frequency by means of a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO). In
this example the VCO within the IRS2158D is driven by the output of an error amplifier and compensation
network that senses the lamp arc current directly and compares it with a reference.
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Regulated Lamp Current Control System
VCO
&
DRIVER
Error Amplifier
and Compensation
∑
Reference
+
Lamp Arc Current
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Fig 7. Closed Loop Dimming Control
The isolated 0 to 10 V control interface operates by means of a simple circuit, described in Design
Tip DT-02. This operates in the same way as many other commercially available 0 to 10 V dimming
ballasts. The input internally biased at 10 V if nothing is connected and can be reduced to 0 V by sinking
current only. Isolation between the dimming input and the ballast circuitry is provided by means of an optoisolator (IC4) and an additional isolated winding of the PFC boost inductor LPFC.
This winding must be isolated from the other two windings and from the ferrite cores and should
be flash tested to 4 kV. In order to obtain sufficient voltage, this winding will need to have several more
turns than the zero current detection winding. It is necessary to ensure that the voltage across the 18 V
zener diode (D3) never falls below 18 V when the ballast output is dimmed and also over the range of line
supply voltage. The next part of the circuit, centered around the programmable unijunction transistor Q1,
generates an approximate ramp waveform across capacitor C7, which peaks at approximately 10 V
guaranteeing maximum output when 10 V input is applied at the dimming input.
A trigger voltage provided by a potential divider of 9 V is applied to the gate of Q1. C7 charges
through R15 until the voltage reaches a point one diode drop above the 9 V trigger voltage. Q1 then fires
and remains switched on until the current drops below the valley current of the device which is small,
discharging C7 again. This produces a continuously oscillating ramp waveform. It is important that R15 is
sufficiently large that it does not supply a current larger than the valley current, otherwise Q1 remains on
indefinitely and the circuit does not oscillate. It necessary for this oscillator to run at a frequency of several
hundred Hz to prevent it from being a source of visible flicker.
This sawtooth signal is fed into the inverting input of a comparator. Note that this circuit makes
use of a dual comparator IC by placing both comparators in parallel so as to provide greater current sinking
capability to drive the input of IC4. However, there is no need for this provided the comparator used is
capable of sinking the opto-isolator diode current, which in this case is around 13 mA. The opto-isolator
diode current should be chosen to be as low as possible to guarantee saturation of the transistor when it
sinks 1mA and consequently R14 is as large as possible. The non-inverting input is connected to the control
input and pulled high via R20, which provides a sink current of 1 mA. C8 removes any noise that may be
picked up at the comparator input.
The comparator output is open collector providing current to the input of IC4 when low. The diode
will be continuously off when the input is at maximum and on when it is zero. Hence the opto-isolator
output transistor will be fully on when the control voltage is at minimum and fully off when it is at
maximum, providing a reasonably linear change in the duty cycle at intermediate levels. It is important in
production to ensure that the opto-isolator used is rated to the correct voltage and has been certified to the
necessary safety standards. The transistor side of the opto-isolator has the emitter connected to 0 V (COM)
and the collector connected to the IRS2158D VCC supply of 15.6 V via a pull up resistor R22. The
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collector node is then connected via R18 to CDIV and R19 to 0 V (COM). This averages the PWM signal
and provides a DC reference to connect to the IRS2158D, which varies between 0V and the maximum
voltage set. The range can be changed if necessary by adjusting the value of R19.
The value of the lamp current sensing resistor RLS will determine the feedback voltage provided
to the op-amp feedback circuit of the IRS2158D. The value of RLS should be selected to provide as large a
feedback as possible without dissipating too much power at maximum light output. It is recommended to
keep the power dissipation in RLS below 0.25 W.
A delay is usually incorporated into dimming ballasts to provide a smooth fade from one dimming
level to the next. For example, if the control inputs were to be shorted together, the lamp would fade down
to minimum brightness over a period determined by the values used. This neatly avoids any flicker that
may be caused by sudden changes in load in the PFC boost regulator section. In this case delay is provided
via the time constant of R18 and CDIV. As the frequency of the PWM signal from the opto-isolator is of
the order of tens of Hz, the delay has been designed to be long enough to ensure minimal ripple on the DC
control voltage input to the IC. This can be increased if a longer fade time is desired by making CDIV
larger.
Since the lamp arc current is being sensed with a resistor, it is necessary to use voltage mode
preheating to avoid detecting the sum of the current in the arc added to the resonant output capacitor
(CRES) current. This has an additional advantage that during preheat and prior to ignition of the lamp the
arc current will always be zero and consequently the feedback circuit will not influence the oscillator
frequency at all until the lamp is running. This means that by setting the value of RPH the preheat will
occur in exactly the same way independent of the dimming control voltage achieving optimum preheat and
ignition under all conditions.
Design of the Ballast
The initial step in designing the ballast is to determine values required for the resonant output
inductor LRES and capacitor CRES. The Ballast Design Assistant (BDA) software, which can be
downloaded from the International Rectifier web site, is an extremely useful tool in doing this. The BDA
software used should be Version 4.2.x or above, this can be determined by clicking the Help button and
clicking About Ballast Designer.
The following inputs were selected:
IC
Input
Lamp
Configuration
IRS2158D
90 to 265VAC/500VDC
T5 28W
Single lamp/Voltage mode heating
Table 2: Initial BDA inputs. Lamp type: TL5/28W, Line Input Voltage: 90-305 VAC
The next step is to click “Calculate”. This displays the operating point for the ballast and
calculates the values of the tank components, i.e. LRES = 5.9 mH and CRES = 3.3 nF.
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Fig 8. Ideal Ballast Operating Points
The operating points here display an ideal condition where the ignition frequency is above the run
frequency and the preheat frequency is somewhat higher than the ignition frequency. The run frequency
also meets the target of 40 kHz. In general it is preferable to keep the run frequency (or minimum
frequency) at 40 kHz or above to avoid possible interference with infra red remote controls, some of which
operate at around 35 kHz.
In order to use a more practical value, it was decided to fix LRES at 4 mH for this design, which is
more easily available. In the BDA “Tank Components” section the “Fix L” box should be checked and the
value of 4 mH entered in place of 5.9 mH. After the “Calculate” button has been clicked a message will
appear stating that the ballast run frequency is now higher than the ignition frequency. Although many
other ballast control IC’s are not capable of operating under this set of conditions, the IRS2158D may be
used without problems.
The graph for the operating points now looks like this:
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Fig 9. Ballast Operating Points for IRPLDIM3
The operating points are as follows:
Preheat Frequency
Ignition Frequency
Resonance Frequency
Run Frequency
56.4 kHz
52.3 kHz
43.8 kHz
54.3 kHz
Table 3: Practical Operating Points. Lamp type: TL5/28 W, Line Input Voltage: 90-305 VAC
In order to guarantee that the ballast is always capable of producing a high enough output voltage
to ignite the lamp, the minimum frequency set by CT and RFMIN should be set close to the resonance
frequency. If the minimum frequency is set too far above the resonance frequency, then during ignition the
frequency will ramp down to the minimum frequency and remain there indefinitely. The ballast would not
be able to operate correctly as it would never reach a low enough frequency to enable the ignition
regulation to function, and would never produce enough voltage at the output, to ignite the lamp. In this
design CT is 1 nF and RFMIN is 15 kΩ giving a minimum frequency of approximately 40 kHz and a dead
time of 1.5 µs, which are acceptable values.
The value of RPH sets the preheat frequency and has been selected at 36 kΩ. Since the minimum
frequency is now below the run frequency, in order to prevent over driving the lamp, it is important to set
the maximum lamp output. The operating range is defined by the values of RLS, R18 and R19. RLS is
chosen to be as large as possible, to produce a sufficient feedback voltage, without dissipating too much
power. A value of 22 Ω has been calculated to produce an average feedback voltage of 1.5 V when the
lamp current is at its maximum value of 140 mA (RMS), with a power dissipation of 100 mW.
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Fig 10. Ballast Waveforms at Maximum Brightness
Trace
1
2
3
4
A
Color
Yellow
Red
Blue
Green
Orange
Signal
Half Bridge Voltage – VS
Feedback Voltage at RLS (and DS1 Cathode)
Lamp Arc Current
Lamp Voltage
Lamp Power (3 multiplied by 4)
The values of R18 and R19 have been selected so that when the opto-isolator IC4 is completely
off the voltage at the input of the error amplifier, at RDIM connection with the wiper of VR1, will be 1.5 V.
This will set the error amplifier input voltage to 1.5 V when the 0 to 10 V dimming control voltage is a
10 V and maximum output is required. This effectively limits the maximum lamp power because the error
amplifier will regulate the frequency in order to maintain equal voltage at RLS to the input voltage at
RDIM. The run frequency will therefore be above the ignition frequency.
The minimum dimming level can be set by R19 and adjusted by RV1, which prevents the optoisolator transistor from pulling the error amplifier input voltage all the way to zero. If the opto-isolator were
on continuously the input voltage to the error amplifier would be so low that the lamp would extinguish or
enter an unstable state of partial ignition. Tests have indicated that the T5 lamp behaves differently when
cold and hot at very low light levels. When the lamp is cold the arc tends to become unstable as the lamp
repeatedly extinguishes and re-ignites, however when the lamp is hot it is possible to dim all the way down
to virtually zero output and a state can be observed where the lamp is in a stable state of semi ignition,
characterized by an faint emission of light along only part of the length of the tube.
In a practical design it is desirable to limit the minimum output level to the minimum current at
which the lamp can maintain stable operation when cold.
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The ballast was measured over the input dimming range:
Control
Input (V)
Frequency
(kHz)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Ballast
Power (W)
57.0
55.7
55.4
55.2
55.0
54.0
52.8
51.5
49.0
48.7
Lamp
Voltage
(V rms)
190
201
200
195
187
180
173
167
162
161
14.6
15.5
18.6
21.3
23.7
26.0
28.5
31.0
33.4
33.5
Arc Current
(mA rms)
8
15
30
45
60
80
95
118
136
138
Arc Power
(W rms)
1.5
3.5
7.0
10.0
12.0
15.0
19.0
22.0
25.5
26.2
RLS
Feedback
Voltage
0.07
0.15
0.30
0.45
0.60
0.80
0.90
1.15
1.37
1.40
Table 4: Dimming Test Results
These are average values as there is some frequency modulation occurring at all times as the
system regulates and compensates for impedance changes in the lamp.
The measured results show that the lamp arc current and power are reasonably linear with respect to the
input control voltage:
Arc Current
160
140
120
100
80
Arc Current
60
40
20
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Fig 11. Graph of lamp arc current against control voltage input
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Arc Power
30
25
20
15
Arc Power
10
5
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Fig 12. Graph of lamp arc power against control voltage input
Fig 13. Ballast Waveforms at Minimum Brightness
Power Factor Correction Section
The power factor correction stage at the front end of the ballast is based on a standard critical
conduction mode circuit using an industry standard control IC. This stage has been designed to provide a
DC bus of 480 V and operates with the AC line input voltage from 90 Vrms up to 305 Vrms, which is the
maximum voltage that may occur on a 277 VAC line, allowing virtually world wide operation.
The value of LPFC given by the BDA software is 2.7 mH. In a dimming design with a wide voltage input
range it is necessary to select the optimum value for the PFC inductor.
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The inductance must be sufficiently large to allow the PFC controller IC1 to maintain stable
operation when the line input at maximum and the dimming level is at minimum. Under these conditions
the COMP voltage at pin 2 will be very low and the PWM on time will be very short. If the inductor value
is too small the on time will become too small for the control IC to be able to maintain a stable DC bus.
The result of an unstable DC bus is a slight but visible flicker seen when the lamp is dimmed.
Such instability is usually caused by instability of the power factor correction section rather than the lamp
current regulation loop incorporated within the IRS2158D (IC2).
The trade off is that if the value of LPFC is too high the bus voltage will start to drop at low line
input and maximum load since the COMP pin voltage has reached maximum and therefore the maximum
on time limit has been reached. The lamp current control loop is however able to lower the ballast
frequency in order to compensate for this to some degree if necessary.
PCB Layout Considerations
In order to successfully utilize the IRS2158D in a ballast design, it is necessary to follow the
following PCB layout guidelines. This can avoid possible interference and ground loop issues that can
occur in the ballast circuit. These connection techniques also prevent high current ground loops from
interfering with sensitive timing component operation, and allows the entire control circuit to reject
common-mode noise due to output switching.
Figure 14 and Figure 15 show the control section of a typical ballast designed around the
IRS2158D, where the IC is located in the center. In this design all SMD devices are mounted under the
PCB with discrete devices on top.
Fig 14. Critical traces on the bottom side of the PCB
Fig 15. Critical traces on the top side of the PCB
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
The signal ground (pin 12) should only be connected to the power ground at one single point to
prevent ground loops from forming.
The point described in (1) should be where the grounds of the current sense resistors for both the
half bridge MOSFETs and the lamp current feedback both meet.
The VCC decoupling capacitor should be placed as close to the IRS2158D VCC (pin 13) and
COM (pin 12) as possible with the shortest possible traces.
The devices; CPH, RMIN, CVCO, CT and CCS should all be located as close to the IRS2158D as
possible with traces to the relevant pins being as short as possible.
The ground connections from the devices listed in (4) should be connected back to the COM pin
of the IRS2158D through the shortest possible traces. These should be connected back to the
COM pin of the IC without joining the power ground trace at any point. In the example shown
above the power ground trace runs along the lower side of the board on the bottom Copper layer
The charge pump diode connection to ground should be made to the power ground not the signal
ground.
The power factor correction section (if used) should be kept apart from the ballast control as
shown in the example above. the power factor correction section is at the left side of the PCB.
Output Inductor Design
The output inductor LRES should be designed to allow a sufficient peak ignition current without
saturating. This is important as the ballast will be unable to ignite if unable to deliver sufficient voltage at
the lamp. The ignition current depends on the type of lamp being used and must be kept to a minimum by
ensuring that the cathodes are sufficiently preheated. To minimize eddy current losses in the inductor
windings multi-stranded wire should be used. Ferrite cores of sufficiently good quality should also be used
to allow a high peak flux density at increased temperature and low core losses. It is important to have a
large enough air gap to produce the highest available peak current before allowing the inductor to saturate.
If the air gap is too large however, losses can occur because the magnetic field emanating from the gap
extends far enough to induce eddy currents in the windings.
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 failing to ignite the lamp during an
attempted hot re-strike.
The inductor design process can be greatly simplified by using the Ballast Designer software. For
this application it is recommended to fix the core size to EF25 and gap size at 1mm.
Lamp Preheating
It is essential that the lamp be sufficiently preheated before ignition. The correct preheat current
can be determined from published data or from International Rectifier’s Ballast Designer software.
It is necessary in order to achieve the maximum possible lamp life to heat the cathodes to the
correct temperature before ignition. Accelerated deterioration occurs if lamps are ignited when the cathodes
are either not sufficiently heated or over heated. The cathode temperature at ignition is determined by the
preheat current, which in turn is determined by the preheat frequency through RPH and the preheat time set
by CCPH.
Cathode heating after ignition (Run mode)
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 1 V 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 or the cathode is likely to overheat and become open
circuit. With these results, the resistance can be calculated for each voltage and hence the acceptable
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voltage range can be found to comply within the 3 to 5.5 times cold resistance limits. The cold resistance
can be easily measured with a digital multi-meter (DMM).
When the ballast is running, a true RMS digital voltmeter or differential oscilloscope probe can be
connected across the lower cathode and the voltage can be observed at maximum and minimum brightness.
The cathode voltage normally increases as the ballast is dimmed. The values of COUT1 and COUT2 plus
the resonant output inductor heater windings will control how much. Reducing the capacitance will reduce
the amount by which the voltage rises. The COUT1 and COUT2 values should be chosen to prevent the
voltage exceeding the upper limit at minimum output to prevent premature end blackening of the lamps and
reduced life.
Note that utilizing additional windings on the inductor to provide cathode heating means that
power is 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 component values in this design have been selected for a 28W T5 linear lamp. The circuit will
need to be optimized for the particular lamp used to obtain best performance.
Ignition
The IRS2158D incorporates regulated ignition control.
Fig 16. Lamp Voltage and CPH pin voltage - No Ignition
At the end of the preheat period the IRS2158D VCO pin voltage increases and so the frequency
decreases until the voltage at the CS pin reaches the internal threshold of 1.25 V. At this point the
IRS2158D internally pulls down the VCO pin voltage and therefore regulates the circulating current in the
resonant output circuit of the ballast and maintains a constant voltage across the lamp (green trace). This
voltage will remain while the CPH pin voltage (red trace) charges from 1/3VCC to 1/2VCC. If the lamp has
not ignited at this point the IRS2158D will shut down. If preheat is insufficient the ballast will fail to ignite
and shut down at the end of the ignition phase as shown in Fig 16. In this design the ignition voltage has
been set at 1.25 kV peak and 2 kV peak to peak. This ignition voltage is correct for worst case conditions in
a 28W TL5 lamp and can be set by using an RCS value of 1.5R.
A good lamp normally ignites as the output voltage ramps up to the ignition regulation level as
shown in Fig 17.
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Fig 17. Lamp Voltage and Current – Correct Ignition
Protection Circuits
The SD pin of the IRS2158D is used for lamp removal protection. If there is no lamp present the
voltage at SD pin will be pulled above the 5 V threshold via RPU1 and RPU2 and RSD charging CSD1 and
CSD2 through DSD1 and DSD2. When a lamp is in circuit the voltage at the junction of RPU2 and RSD
will be held low via DS1 and RLS. In this way when a lamp is removed the ballast shuts down and the
lamp is replaced with a good one the ballast starts up again. In the IRPLDIM3 design the pull up of the SD
pin for lamp removal detection is connected to the DC bus instead of VCC as in some other designs. This is
because an additional 12 V zener diode DSD2 has been added, so that any voltage at the lower cathode
produced during preheat, which can contain some DC offset will never be sufficient to falsely trip the lamp
removal shut down circuit. In addition to this pulling up through resistors to the DC bus provides a more
rapid response without draining current from VCC and maintains the SD pin voltage firmly above the 5 V
threshold when no lamp is present under all conditions of line input voltage.
During preheat and ignition modes the end of life protection function, which monitors the lamp
voltage through the SD pin is not enabled, therefore the ballast will operate as long as the SD pin remains
below 5 V. The SD pin is normally biased at 2 V from an internal voltage source within the IRS2158D.
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Fig 18. Lamp removal and replacement
Trace
2
3
4
Color
Red
Blue
Green
Signal
SD Pin Voltage
Lamp Arc Current
Lamp Voltage
The VDC pin of the IRS2158D (IC2) is also connected to the DC bus through the divider formed
by R23 and R24, with CVDC to COM to remove ripple and noise. This provides brown out protection for
the ballast which works by sensing the rectified AC line voltage at the positive output of BR1. When the
VDC voltage falls below 3 V the IRS2158D shuts down. The values of R23 and R24 are selected so that
this condition occurs when the AC line input drops below the minimum level at which the ballast can
maintain sufficient DC bus voltage for the lamp to remain ignited and run at the correct power. When the
ballast has shut down the voltage at the VDC pin will rise because the voltage at BR1 will no longer be full
wave rectified as there is no load and C2 is sufficient to maintain a DC level. To prevent the ballast from
immediately re-starting there is a 2 V hysteresis such that the VDC pin must rise above 5 V in order for the
IRS2158D to restart. This will only happen after the AC line has been restored to a sufficient level.
Without the brownout protection provided by the VDC pin if a brownout did occur the ballast
would shut down in the event of any hard switching at VS because voltage spikes would appear at the CS
pin. This would cause the fault counter to count up until the ballast shut down. In that event the ballast
would shut down and remain off until the line is switched off and then back on again. This is undesirable
and with the implementation of the VDC pin of the IR2158D can easily be avoided so that the ballast will
automatically recover from a Brownout event and switch the light back on.
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Fig 19. Brownout shutdown and restart
Trace
2
3
4
Color
Red
Blue
Green
Signal
VDC Pin Voltage
Lamp Arc Current
Lamp Voltage
The IRPLDIM3 ballast also includes end of life protection, which is enabled only after successful
ignition when the ballast is in run mode. The lamp voltage is divided down through REOL1, REOL2,
REOL3 and REOL4. This divided voltage is fed to two back to back zener diodes, DEOL1 (7.5 V) and
DEOL2 (5.1 V). The SD pin is internally biased at 2 V with a window comparator that has 1 V and 3 V
thresholds. If the positive peak of the lamp voltage becomes large enough to allow DEOL1 to reverse
breakdown then the SD pin voltage will rise above 3 V. A delay is incorporated by clocking the oscillator
pulses with the fault counter so that after a number of cycles the IRS2158D will shut down. The delay is
normally around 1ms and was added to provide some immunity to transients and false shutting down of the
end of life circuit. In the same way if the negative peak of the lamp voltage drops low enough for DEOL2
to reverse breakdown then the SD pin will fall below 1 V. After the same delay period the IRS2158D will
also shut down. This end of life circuit will therefore cause the ballast to shut down if an aging lamp is
connected if it produces an asymmetric voltage in either direction, due to the rectifying effect.
End of lamp life shutdown is often a mandatory requirement for electronic ballasts.
In the event of a ballast output becoming open circuit during running, for example if the lamp is
broken or cracked but the filament is still intact, the SD pin will not detect a fault. However the ballast will
still shut down because the CS pin will detect the transients caused by hard switching of the half bridge
MOSFETs. In this case the fault counter will be active so that approximately 60 consecutive transients need
to be detected by the CS pin before shut down. The broken lamp test is easily simulated by disconnecting
the high voltage end of the lamp during running, which is the end that is not connected to the SD pin lamp
out detection circuit.
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Fig 20. Broken Lamp Test
Trace
2
3
4
Color
Red
Blue
Green
Signal
CS Pin Voltage
Lamp Arc Current
Lamp Voltage
The above waveforms illustrate the delay of approximately 1ms introduced by the fault counter.
This avoids any possibility of false tripping occurring if random transients occur.
Disclaimer
This reference design kit 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.
Ballast Designer software may be downloaded free of charge from:
www.irf.com/whats-new/nr051026.html
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Data and specifications subject to change without notice. 3/13/2008
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