www.fairchildsemi.com AN-9735 Design Guideline for LED Lamp Control Using PrimarySide Regulated Flyback Converter, FAN103 & FSEZ1317 Introduction Many LED lamp systems use the flyback converter topology. In applications where precise output current regulation is required, current sensing in the secondary side is always necessary, which results in additional sensing loss. For power supply designers struggling to meet increasing regulatory pressures, the output current sensing is a daunting design challenge. Primary-Side Regulation (PSR) for power supplies can be an optimal solution for compliance and cost in LED lamp systems. Primary-side regulation controls the output voltage and current precisely with information in the primary side of the LED lamp controller only. This removes the output current sensing loss and eliminates all secondary-feedback circuitry. This facilitates a higher efficiency power supply design without incurring tremendous costs. Fairchild Semiconductor PWM PSR controller FAN103 and Fairchild Power Switch (FPS™) (MOSFET + Controller, EZ-PSR) FSEZ1317 significantly simplify meeting tighter efficiency requirements with fewer external components. This application note presents design considerations for LED lamp systems employing Fairchild Semiconductor components. It includes designing the transformer and output filter, selecting the components, and implementing constant-current control. The step-by-step procedure completes a power supply design. The design is verified through an experimental prototype converter using FSEZ1317. Figure 1 shows the typical application circuit for an LED lamp using FSEZ1317. Figure 1. Typical Application Circuit © 2011 Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation Rev. 1.0.0 • 4/12/11 www.fairchildsemi.com AN-9735 APPLICATION NOTE current (IF) decreases linearly from the peak value to zero. At the end of tDIS, all the energy stored in the inductor has been delivered to the output. Operation Principle of Primary-Side Regulation Stage III When the diode current reaches zero, the transformer auxiliary winding voltage (VA) begins to oscillate by the resonance between the primary-side inductor (Lm) and the output capacitor of MOSFET. Figure 2 shows typical waveforms of a flyback converter. Generally, Discontinuous Conduction Mode (DCM) operation is preferred for primary-side regulation since it allows better output regulation. The key of primary-side regulation is how to obtain output voltage and current information without directly sensing them. Once these values are obtained, the control can be accomplished by the conventional feedback compensation method. Stage I Stage III Stage II Design Procedure In this section, a design procedure is presented using the schematic in Figure 3 as a reference. Stage I IPK IDS I PK N N P S IO = IF_AVG IF VF Figure 3. CV & CC Operation Area NA NS [STEP-1] Estimate the Efficiencies N VO A NS Figure 3 shows the CV & CC operation area. To optimize the power stage design, the efficiencies and input powers should be specified for operating point A (nominal output voltage and current), B (70% of nominal output voltage), and C (minimum output voltage). VA tON 1. Estimated overall efficiency (η) for operating points A, B, and C: The overall power conversion efficiency should be estimated to calculate the input power. If no reference data is available, set η = 0.7 ~ 0.75 for low-voltage output applications and η = 0.8 ~ 0.85 for high-voltage output applications. 2. Estimated primary-side efficiency (ηP) and secondary-side efficiency (ηS) for operating points A, B, and C. Figure 4 shows the definition of primaryside and secondary-side efficiencies, where the primary-side efficiency is for the power transfer from AC line input to the transformer primary side, while the secondary-side efficiency is for the power transfer from the transformer primary side to the power supply output. tDIS tS Figure 2. Key Waveforms of PSR Flyback Converter The operation principles of DCM flyback converter are: Stage I During the MOSFET ON time (tON), input voltage (VDL) is applied across the primary-side inductor (Lm). Then MOSFET current (IDS) increases linearly from zero to the peak value (IPK). During this time, the energy is drawn from the input and stored in the inductor. Stage II When the MOSFET is turned off, the energy stored in the inductor forces the rectifier diode (DF) to be turned on. During the diode conduction time (tDIS), the output voltage (VO), together with diode forward-voltage drop (VF), are applied across the secondary-side inductor and the diode © 2011 Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation Rev. 1.0.0 • 4/12/11 The typical values for the primary-side and secondary-side efficiencies are given as: 1 3 2 3 P , S ;VO 10V (1) www.fairchildsemi.com 2 AN-9735 APPLICATION NOTE 2 3 1 3 The secondary-side efficiency at 70% of nominal output voltage (operating point B) can be approximated as: (2) P , S ;VO 10V S @ B 0.7 VO V V S O N F N 0.7 VO VF VO N N (6) Then, the power supply input power and transformer input power at 70% nominal output voltage (operating point B) are given as: 0.7 VO I O N PIN @ B N (7) @ B 0.7 VO I O N PIN _ T @ B With the estimated overall efficiency, the input power at nominal output is given as: PIN VO I O @ C N (3) PIN _ T @ C N When the output voltage drops below 70% of its nominal value, the frequency is reduced to 33kHz to prevent CCM operation. Thus, the transformer should be designed for DCM both at 70% of nominal output voltage and minimum output voltage. 0.7 VO V V O N F N 0.7 VO VF VO (9) min V V S min O N F VO VF VO VO PIN _ T @ B N (10) min IO N (11) @ C VO min IO N (12) S @C [STEP-2] Determine the DC Link Capacitor (CDL) and the DC Link Voltage Range The overall efficiency at 70% of nominal output voltage (operating point B) can be approximated as: @ B VF VO PIN @ C As output voltage reduces in CC Mode, the efficiency also drops. To optimize the transformer design, it is necessary to estimate the efficiencies properly at 70% of nominal output voltage and minimum output voltage conditions. N min VO VF N VO N Then, the power supply input power and transformer input power at the minimum output voltage (operating point C) are given as: (4) S VO min The secondary-side efficiency at minimum output voltage (operating point C) can be approximated as: The input power of transformer at nominal output is given as: N VO where, Vomin is the minimum output voltage. where VON and ION are the nominal output voltage and current, respectively. VO I O (8) S @ B The overall efficiency at the minimum output voltage (operating point C) can be approximated as: Figure 4. Primary- and Secondary-Side Efficiency N N It is typical to select the DC link capacitor as 2-3µF per watt of input power for universal input range (90 ~ 265VRMS) and 1µF per watt of input power for European input range (195 ~ 265VRMS). With the DC link capacitor chosen, the minimum DC link voltage is obtained as: N (5) where VF is diode forward-voltage drop. VDL min 2 (VLINE min 2 ) PIN (1 Dch ) C DL f L (13) where VLINEmin is the minimum line voltage, CDL is the DC link capacitor, fL is the line frequency, and Dch is the DC link capacitor charging duty ratio defined as shown in Figure 5, which is typically about 0.2. © 2011 Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation Rev. 1.0.0 • 4/12/11 www.fairchildsemi.com 3 AN-9735 APPLICATION NOTE voltage should be also considered. The maximum voltage stress of MOSFET is given as: VDS T 1 T2 D ch The maximum DC link voltage is given as: max 2 VLINE max VDL (VO VF ) The minimum input DC link voltage at 70% nominal output voltage are given as: min 2 (VLINE min 2 ) PIN @ B (1 Dch ) C DL f L min 2 (VLINE min 2 ) PIN @ C (1 Dch ) C DL f L The transformer turns ratio between the auxiliary winding and secondary winding (NA/NS) should be determined by considering the permissible IC supply voltage (VDD) range and minimum output voltage in constant current. When the LED operates in constant current, VDD is changed, together with the output voltage, as seen Figure 7. The overshoot of auxiliary winding voltage caused by the leakage inductance also affects the VDD. VDD voltage at light-load condition, where the overshoot of auxiliary winding voltage is negligible, is given as: (16) Figure 6 shows the MOSFET drain-to-source voltage waveforms. When the MOSFET is turned off, the sum of the input voltage (VDL) and the output voltage reflected to the primary is imposed across the MOSFET as: nom VDL max VRO VDD min 1 (17) NS VO VF NP (18) where VF is the diode forward voltage drop and NP and NS are number of turns for the primary side and secondary side, respectively. When the MOSFET is turned on, the output voltage, together with input voltage reflected to the secondary, are imposed across the diode as: N max VF VO S VDL NP (19) (21) VDD max N NA VO VF S VOS VFA NS NP (22) VDD min 2 N N A min VO VF S VOS VFA NS NP (23) where VFA is the diode forward-voltage drop of auxiliary winding diode. As observed in Equations (5) and (6), increasing the transformer turns ratio (NP/NS) results in increased voltage of MOSFET, while it leads to reduced voltage stress of rectifier diode. Therefore, the transformer turns ratio (NP/NS) should be determined by the compromise between MOSFET and diode voltage stresses. When determining the transformer turns ratio, the voltage overshoot (VOS) on drain © 2011 Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation Rev. 1.0.0 • 4/12/11 NA VO VF VFA NS The actual VDD voltage at heavy load is higher than Equation (21) due to the overshoot by the leakage inductance, which is proportional to the voltage overshoot of MOSFET drain-to-source voltage shown in Figure 7. Considering the effect of voltage overshoot, the VDD voltages for nominal output voltage and minimum output voltage are given as: where VRO is reflected output voltage defined as: VRO NP NS Figure 6. Voltage Stress of MOSFET [STEP-3] Determine the Transformer Turns Ratio VDS (20) (15) The minimum input DC link voltage at minimum output voltage are given as: VDL @ C VRO VOS (14) where VLINEmax is the maximum line voltage. VDL @ B max For reasonable snubber design, voltage overshoot (VOS) is typically 1~1.5 times the reflected output voltage. It is also typical to have a margin of 15~20% of breakdown voltage for maximum MOSFET voltage stress. Figure 5. DC Link Voltage Waveforms VDL max www.fairchildsemi.com 4 AN-9735 APPLICATION NOTE Transformer primary-side inductance can be calculated as: Lm (VDL @ B min tON @ B ) 2 f S 2 PIN _ T @ B (26) The maximum peak-drain current can be obtained at the nominal output condition as: I DS PK 2 PIN _ T Lm f S (27) The MOSFET conduction time at the nominal output condition is obtained as: tON I DS [STEP-4] Design the Transformer NP Figure 8 shows the definition of MOSFET conduction time (tON), diode conduction time (tDIS), and non-conduction time (tOFF). The sum of MOSFET conduction time and diode conduction time at 70% of nominal output voltage is obtained as: t ON @ B t DIS @ B Lm VDL min (28) L I m DS Bsat Ae PK (29) Figure 9 shows the typical characteristics of ferrite core from TDK (PC40). Since the saturation flux density (Bsat) decreases as the temperature rises, the high-temperature characteristics should be considered when it comes to charger in enclosed case. If there is no reference data, use Bsat =0.25~0.3T. (24) Once the turns ratio is obtained, determine the proper integer for NS so that the resulting NP is larger than NPmin obtained from Equation (29). Once the tOFF is determined, by considering the frequency variation caused by frequency hopping and its own tolerance, the MOSFET conduction time is obtained as: 1 t OFF @ B fS min VDL @ B N 1 S N P 0.7 VO VF min where Ae is the cross-sectional area of the core in m2 and Bsat is the saturation flux density in Tesla. The first step in transformer design is to determine how much non-conduction time (tOFF) is allowed in DCM operation. t ON @ B The minimum number of turns for the transformer primary side to avoid the core saturation is given by: Figure 7. VDD and Winding Voltage min N VDL @ B S t ON @ B 1 N P 0.7 VO VF PK (25) Figure 8. Definition of tON, tDIS, and tOFF Figure 9. Typical B-H Curves of Ferrite Core (TDK/PC40) © 2011 Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation Rev. 1.0.0 • 4/12/11 www.fairchildsemi.com 5 AN-9735 APPLICATION NOTE DCM operation at minimum output voltage should be also checked. The MOSFET conduction time at minimum output voltage is given as: tON @ C 1 VDL @ C min N R1 VO N A 1 R2 Vref N S Select 1% tolerance resistor for better output regulation. 2 PIN _ T @ C Lm (30) f SR It is recommended to place a bypass capacitor of 22~68pF closely between the VS pin and the GND pin to bypass the switching noise and keep the accuracy of the sampled voltage for CV regulation. The value of the capacitor affects the load regulation and constant-current regulation. Figure 10 illustrates the measured waveform on the VS pin with a different VS capacitor. If a higher value VS capacitor is used, the charging time becomes longer and the sampled voltage is higher than the actual value. where fSR is the reduced switching frequency to prevent CCM operation. Then, the non-conduction time at minimum output voltage is given as: min VDL @ C N 1 ) t ON @ C (1 P min f SR N S VO VF t OFF @ C (38) (31) The non-conduction time should be larger than 3µs (10% of the switching period), considering the tolerance of the switching frequency. [STEP-5] Calculate the Voltage and Current of the Switching Devices Primary-Side MOSFET The voltage stress of the MOSFET was discussed when determining the turns ratio in STEP-3. Assuming that drainvoltage overshoot is the same as the reflected output voltage, maximum drain voltage is given as: VDS max VDL max VRO VOS (32) The RMS current though the MOSFET is given as: I DS rms I DS PK tON f S 3 (33) Figure 10. Effect on Sampling Voltage with Different VS Capacitor Secondary-Side diode [STEP-7] Determine the Output Filter Stage The maximum reverse voltage and the RMS current of the rectifier diode are obtained, respectively, as: VF VO N NS max VDL NP The peak to peak ripple of capacitor current is given as: I CO (34) IF I DS rms V N DL P VRO NS (35) N I CO t DIS I CO I O VO 2 CO I CO [STEP-6] Output Voltage and Current Setting NP N N S I O 8.5 (37) The voltage divider R1 and R2 should be determined such that VS is 2.5V at the end of diode current conduction time, as shown in Figure 8. © 2011 Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation Rev. 1.0.0 • 4/12/11 2 I CO RC (40) Sometimes it is impossible to meet the ripple specification with a single output capacitor (CO) due to the high ESR (RC) of the electrolytic capacitor. Additional LC filter stages (post filter) can be used. When using the post filters, do not to place the corner frequency too low. Too low a corner frequency may make the system unstable or limit the control bandwidth. It is typical to set the corner frequency of the post filter at around 1/10 ~ 1/5 of the switching frequency. The nominal output current is determined by the sensing resistor value and transformer turns ratio as: RSense (39) The voltage ripple on the output is given by: min rms NP PK I DS NS www.fairchildsemi.com 6 AN-9735 APPLICATION NOTE once the MOSFET drain voltage exceeds the voltage of cathode of DSN. In the analysis of snubber network, it is assumed that the snubber capacitor is large enough that its voltage does not change significantly during one switching cycle. The snubber capacitor should be ceramic or a material that offers low ESR. Electrolytic or tantalum capacitors are unacceptable for these reasons. [STEP-8] Cable Voltage-Drop Compensation When the load is far away from output, the output voltage needs to compensate for voltage drop. FAN103 and FSEZ1317 have cable voltage-drop compensation that can be programmed by a resistor on the COMR pin, as shown in Table 1. If the COMR is not used, such as for LED bulb, it needs be to connected to GND. Table 1. The snubber capacitor voltage at full-load condition (VSN) is given as: Cable Compensation % of Voltage Drop Compensation COMR Resistor 7% Open 6% 900㏀ 5% 380㏀ 4% 230㏀ 3% 180㏀ 2% 145㏀ 1% 100㏀ 0% 45㏀ VSN VRO VOS The power dissipated in the snubber network is obtained as: 2 PSN VSN VSN 1 PK Llk ( I DS ) 2 fS RSN 2 VSN VOS (42) where IDSPK is peak-drain current at full load, Llk is the leakage inductance, VSN is the snubber capacitor voltage at full load, and RSN is the snubber resistor. The leakage inductance is measured at the switching frequency on the primary winding with all other windings shorted. Then, the snubber resistor with proper rated wattage should be chosen based on the power loss. The maximum ripple of the snubber capacitor voltage is obtained as: [STEP-9] Design RCD Snubber in Primary Side VSN When the power MOSFET is turned off, there is a highvoltage spike on the drain due to the transformer leakage inductance. This excessive voltage on the MOSFET may lead to an avalanche breakdown and, eventually, failure of the device. Therefore, it is necessary to use an additional network to clamp the voltage. The RCD snubber circuit and MOSFET drain-voltage waveform are shown in Figure 6. The RCD snubber network absorbs the current in the leakage inductance by turning on the snubber diode (DSN) © 2011 Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation Rev. 1.0.0 • 4/12/11 (41) VSN C SN RSN f S (43) In general, 5~20% ripple of the selected capacitor voltage is reasonable. In the snubber design in this section, neither the lossy discharge of the inductor nor stray capacitance is considered. In the actual converter, the loss in the snubber network is less than the designed value due to this effect. www.fairchildsemi.com 7 AN-9735 APPLICATION NOTE Design Example Using FSFR1317 Table 2. Cable Compensation Application LED Bulb Device Input Output FSEZ1317MY 90VAC ~ 265VAC (50 ~ 60Hz) 4.2W (12V/0.35A) Description Symbol Value Unit System Specifications Minimum Line Input Voltage VLINEmin 90 VAC Maximum Line Input Voltage VLINEmax 265 VAC fL 60 Hz V Line Frequency Setting Output Voltage Input VO 12 Output Voltage at Point B VO@B 8.40 V Minimum Output Voltage VOmin 3 V Normal Output Current ION 0.35 A Output Diode Voltage Drop VF 0.55 V Normal Switching Frequency fS 50 kHz Switching Frequency between Point B and Point C fSR 33 kHz Efficiency η 0.75 Secondary-Side Efficiency ηS 0.91 Estimated Efficiency Input Input Power Output PIN 5.60 Input Power of Transformer PIN_T 4.62 Efficiency at Point B η@B 0.74 Secondary-Side Efficiency at Point B ηS@B 0.89 Input Power at Point B PIN@B 3.99 PIN_T@B 3.30 Efficiency at Point C η@C 0.66 Secondary-Side Efficiency at Point C ηS@C 0.80 Input Power at Point C PIN@C 1.58 PIN_T@C 1.31 Input Power of Transformer at Point B Input Power of Transformer at Point C W Determine DC Link Capacitor & DC Link Voltage Range Input Output DC Link Capacitor CDL 9.40 Minimum DC Link Voltage VDLmin 90.87 Maximum DC Link Voltage VDLmax 374.77 Minimum DC Link Voltage at Point B VDL@Bmin 102.64 Minimum DC Link Voltage at Point C VDL@Cmin 118.12 µF V Determine the Transformer Turn Ratio VRO 70.0 Maximum VDD VDDmax 24.0 Minimum VDD VDDmin 5.5 VDD Ripple in Burst Mode VDDripple 2.5 VDD Diode Drop Voltage VFA 0.70 Rectifier Output Voltage Input NA/NS Ratio NA/Ns 0.80 VOS 70.00 NP/NS 5.58 0.69 Determine Minimum NA/NS Ratio NA/NSmin1 NA/NSmin2 NA/Nsmin Determine Maximum NA/NS Ratio NA/Nsmax 0.98 MOSFET Overshoot Voltage NP/NS Ratio Output Minimum NA/NS Ratio 1 Minimum NA/NS Ratio 2 © 2011 Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation Rev. 1.0.0 • 4/12/11 V 0.39 0.69 www.fairchildsemi.com 8 AN-9735 APPLICATION NOTE Description Symbol Value Unit tOFF@B 5.00 µs Transformer Core Cross-Sectional Area Ae 20.10 mm2 Maximum Flux Density Bsat 0.30 T Determine Secondary-Side Turns NS 20 Turns tON@B 4.91 µs mH Transformer Design Non Conduction Time at Point B Input MOSFET Conduction Time at Point B Transformer Primary-Side Inductance Output Lm 1.92 Peak Drain Current IDSPK 0.31 A Minimum Primary-Side Turns Npmin 98.93 Turns Determine Primary-Side Turns Np 112 Turns Determine Auxillary Winding Turns NA 16 Turns Final NP/NS Ratio NP/NS 5.60 Final NA/NS Ratio NA/Ns 0.80 MOSFET Conduction Time tON 6.57 µs Inductor Discharge Time tDIS 8.49 µs µs Non-Conduction Time tOFF 4.95 MOSFET Conduction Time at Point C tON@C 3.31 µs Inductor Discharge Time at Point C tDIS@C 19.65 µs Non Conduction Time at Point C tOFF@C 7.35 µs MOSFET Maximum Drain-Source Voltage VDSmax 514.77 V MOSFET RMS Current IDSrms 0.10 A Maximum Diode Voltage VF 78.92 V Maximum Diode RMS Current IF 0.65 A Selection Switching Device Output Setting Output Voltage & Current VS Low-Side Resistor Input R2 33.00 KΩ Current-Sensing Resistor 1 Rsense1 3.9 Ω Current-Sensing Resistor 2 Rsense2 3.6 Ω Real VS High-Side Resistor R1_real 100 KΩ R1 93.72 KΩ Rsense 1.92 Ω VS High-Side Resistor Current-Sensing Resistor Output Real Output Voltage Setting VO 11.34 V Real Current-Sensing Resistor RS 1.872 Ω Real Output Current Setting IO 0.36 A Design RCD Snubber Stage Input Leakage Inductance of Primary Side Llk 50 µH Rectifier Output Voltage VRO 70 V MOSFET Overshoot Voltage VOS 70 V Snubber Voltage VSN 141 V ΔVSN 28.11 V µs Snubber Capacitor Ripple Voltage Output Resonance Time tS 0.22 Power Dissipation in Snubber Resistor PSN 0.24 W Snubber Resistor RSN 82.26 KΩ Snubber Capacitor CSN 1.22 nF © 2011 Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation Rev. 1.0.0 • 4/12/11 www.fairchildsemi.com 9 F1 250V/1A + 3 - 2 L 4 N 1 L N MB6S U2 + L1 1mH C4 C5 4.7uF/400V 4.7uF/400V L4 0 + 4 1 8 5 D7 1N4007 C1 4.7n/1kV C6 10uF/50V DRAIN VS HV COMR CS GND VDD U1 + R3 100K3216 2 7 3 FSEZ1317 D5 1N4007 C7 47pF/2012 R14 3R9/3216 1 2 3 4 T1 R9 100K/2012 R13 3R6/3216 8 5 C14 C2 Open 2.2n/1K R15 33K/2012 D6 R4 Open EGP20D + OUTPUT C8 220uF/16V GND 10 www.fairchildsemi.com © 2011 Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation Rev. 1.0.0 • 4/12/11 APPLICATION NOTE AN-9735 Design Summary using FSFR1317 Figure 11. Schematic for LED Bulb AN-9735 APPLICATION NOTE Transformer for LED Bulb Core : EE-16 (Material: PC-40) Bobbin : 8-Pin Figure 12. Transformer Specifications and Construction Table 3. Winding Specifications No. Winding Pin (S → F) Wire Turns Winding Method 1 Np 21 0.12φ×1 112 Ts Solenoid winding Ns 85 2 3 Insulation: Polyester Tape t = 0.025mm, 3 Layer 4 5 0.32φ(TEX)×1 20 Ts Solenoid winding Insulation: Polyester Tape t = 0.025mm, 3 Layer Naux 34 6 0.15φ×1 16 Ts Solenoid winding Insulation: Polyester Tape t = 0.025mm, 3 Layer Table 4. Electrical Characteristics Inductance © 2011 Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation Rev. 1.0.0 • 4/12/11 Pin Specification Remark 1–2 1.90mH ±10% 1kHz, 1V www.fairchildsemi.com 11 AN-9735 APPLICATION NOTE Related Datasheets FSEZ1317 — Primary- Side Regulation PWM with Power MOSFET Integrated Datasheet FAN103 — Primary-Side Regulation PWM Controller Datasheet AN-8033 — Design and Application of Primary-Side Regulation (PSR) PWM Controller DISCLAIMER FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE TO ANY PRODUCTS HEREIN TO IMPROVE RELIABILITY, FUNCTION, OR DESIGN. FAIRCHILD DOES NOT ASSUME ANY LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF THE APPLICATION OR USE OF ANY PRODUCT OR CIRCUIT DESCRIBED HEREIN; NEITHER DOES IT CONVEY ANY LICENSE UNDER ITS PATENT RIGHTS, NOR THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS. 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