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UH8615
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CMOS IC
HID LAMP CONTROLLER
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DESCRIPTION
The UTC UH8615 is suit for all lighting applications where HID
lamps are select, and designed for the demanding of fast turn on
requirements of automobile headlamps.
It integrates all of the functions required to control and drive
one HID lamp. A complete current mode pulse width modulation,
total fault protection, a lamp power regulator and temperature
compensation are integrated.
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FEATURES
* Current Mode Control
* Fixed Frequency Operation
* Regulates Lamp Power and Temperature Compensation.
* High Current FET Drive Output
* Over-Current Protection.
* Over-Voltage Protection.
* Open and Short Protection.
* Operates Over Wide Battery Voltage Range: 5V ~ 18V
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ORDERING INFORMATION
Order Number
UH8615L-D28-T
UH8615L-S28-R
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Package
DIP-28
SOP-28
Packing
Tube
Tape Reel
MARKING
DIP-28
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PIN CONFIGURATION
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BYPASS
1
28 5VREF
SLOPEC
2
27 FB
WARMUPC
3
26 COMP
N/C
4
25 N/C
LOADISENSE
5
24 BAT
WARMUPV
6
23 ISENSEIN
LPOWER
7
22 DIVPAUSE
ADJ
8
21 OSC
QOUT 9
20 GND
ISET
10
VO(SENSE) 11
FLTC 12
FLT 13
NOTON 14
19 PWMOUT
18 BOOST
17 PUMPOUT
16 VCC
15 QOUT
PIN FUNCTION DESCRIPTIONS
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PIN NO.
FUNCTION
1
BYPASS
2
SLOPEC
3
WARMUPC
5
LOADISENSE
DESCRIPTION
The UTC UH8615 compensates for lamp temperature changes by varying the voltage
on the WARMUPC and SLOPEC capacitors. As the lamp warms up these two voltages
rises. And an internal circuit will calculate what power should be applied to the lamp.
When the HID lamp is turned off, the lamp will cool down at a certain rate, the two
voltage on the WARMUPC and SLOPEC capacitors should also discharge at a similarly
rate. In this way, if the lamp is restarted before the lamp is fully cooled down, the
controller will estimate the temperature of the lamp at the same time. So the correct
power for the lamp can be calculated.
A large capacitor connected to BYPASS supply the power for controlling the discharge
of the two capacitors. The value of the capacitor can be estimated by the following
formula:
Assuming a maximum BYPASS current of 5uA, a discharge time of 60s, and a
maximum allowable droop of 5V, the capacitor should be 60uF.
SLOPEC and WARMUPC is connected to capacitors to track lamp cool down and
warm-up. The capacitor connected to SLOPEC charges up to 5V with a rate controlled
by the resistor connected to the ISET. When VCC is power off, SLOPEC discharges at a
current of 100nA.
the lamp temperature is estimated not only by the capacitor from SLOPEC to GND but
also by the voltage on a capacitor from WARMUPC to GND. This capacitor is charged
by a 200nA current source to 4.2V and by a 100nA current source from 4.2V to 10V
when the lamp is on, and discharged by 39nA current sink to 2.5V and 11nA current sink
to GND when the lamp is off.
Lamp current regulation to supply correct lamp power at every lamp temperature.
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PIN FUNCTION DESCRIPTIONS (Cont.)
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PIN NO.
FUNCTION
6
WARMUPV
7
LPOWER
8
ADJ
9
QOUT
10
ISET
11
VO(SENSE)
12
FLTC
13
FLT
14
NOTON
15
QOUT
16
VCC
17
PUMPOUT
18
BOOST
DESCRIPTION
The UTC UH8615 in herents a buffer amplifier which buffers the voltage on WARMUPC
and processes it to WARMUPV. because of the impedance on WARMUPC is too high.
The voltage of WARMUPC can’t be used to modulate the signal fed to the error amplifier
through FB directly. So after processed by the buffer, the signal of WARMUPV is
appropriate for driving FB.
the amplifier which amplifies the difference between the desired load current and the
actual load current can generate an output signal on LPOWER. The signal feeds to the
error amplifier.
The voltage on the pin controls the ratio of cold lamp peak current to warmed-up lamp
peak current. It is selected by connecting a resistor from ADJ to GND.
When operated with AC HID lamps, the QOUT pin is a logic output that toggles at OSC
frequency divided by 512.
Precise current is required for many functions of the UH8615. A resistor connected
from ISET to GND can adjust the current. A resistor of 100K is for the normal operating
current. Lower value increases the internal currents. The functions of WARMUPC
charging and discharging, SLOPEC charging and discharging, FLTC charging and
discharging, and error amplifier bandwidth are influenced by the resistor.
The VO(SENSE) is used to sense lamp voltage. The voltage across the lamp is between
60V to 110V in a normal operation. When the voltage is higher than 300V, it may break
down the lamp. It is desirable to limit the voltage on the starter input to 600V maximum.
And the voltage less than 10V indicates a shorted lamp.
The voltage of the V O(SENSE) is between 83Mv and 2V corresponding to the lamp voltage
is between 10V and 240V, when the lamp is in normal operation. If the
VO(SENSE) voltage reaches 5V, corresponding to the lamp voltage of 600V, the UTC
UH8615 will terminate PWM output. When the VO(SENSE) voltage is outside the window of
83Mv and 2V, the lamp is either shorted, open or not lit.
the UTC UH8615 monitors the voltage on VO(SENSE). This voltage is proportional to lamp
voltage. It is compared to an internal 83 mV lower threshold and 2V upper threshold. If it
is too high or too low, the lamp is in abnormal condition. At that time, the IC will pull up
on FLTC with a current of approximately 250nA. If the fault remains, the voltage on the
external FLTC capacitor will over 5V. then the controller declares a catastrophic fault
and shuts the circuit down. It will last until power is removed from BOOST.
If the fault clears before the capacitor reaches 5V, the capacitor discharge down to 0V
with a current of approximately 50nA. It is five times longer than charging.
if the voltage on the FLTC pin exceeds 5V, the FLT output goes high to VCC. And it
indicates a serious system fault.
NOTON is pulled low When the voltage on VO(SENSE) is within the 83mV ~ 2V window.
Otherwise NOTON is pulled high to VCC
The pin QOUT is a logic output, which toggles at the OSC frequency divided by 512,
180 degrees out of phase with the QOUT pin.
VCC is the main supply input to the UTC UH8615. all the functions are powered by the
VCC and BOOST. VCC will be clamped to 6.8V by an external zener diode. And it will
keep as close to 6.8V as practical with a low value resistor to the supply.
In normal operation, a voltage of approximately 10V which connected to BOOST supply
power for many functions. This voltage is generated by a voltage doubler using the
PUMPOUT pin. The out of PUMPOUT is a square wave, which swings from VCC to GND
at half of the OSC frequency.
This pin supply a approximately 10V voltage for the functions of the device operate. And
the 10v voltage is generated by a voltage doubler using PUMPOUT as an AC signal and
external diodes switches.
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PIN FUNCTION DESCRIPTIONS (Cont.)
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PIN NO.
FUNCTION
19
PWMOUT
20
GND
21
OSC
22
DIVPAUSE
23
ISENSEIN
24
BAT
26
COMP
27
FB
28
5VREF
DESCRIPTION
The output of the PWMOUT is the signal output of the pulse width modulator. it is used to
command a power MOSFET switch. In normal PWM-OUT can be directly connected to
the gate of an N-channel power MOSFET. And if the lead between the UTC UH8615 and
the MOSFET is longer than a few cm. A 10 ohm resistor from PWMOUT to the MOSFET
gate may be required.
Ground for IC is through this pin.
The frequency of the PWM in the UTC UH8615 can be generated by the pin. A 200pF
capacitor from OSC to GND programs the PWM frequency at 100kHz. In fact the actual
oscillator frequency is determined by both the capacitor from OSC to GND and the
resistor from ISET to GND
The QOUT and QOUT outputs switch lamp polarity in an AC ballast. when the lamp is
being lit, It is important to stop polarity switching to keep the arc across the electrodes
can form in the correct place. A high voltage on DIVPAUSE can stop the internal circuit
generates the QOUT and QOUT signals.
Connect a resistor from NOTON to DIVPAUSE and a capacitor from DIVPAUSE to GND,
will stop the divider when the lamp is being lit and start after the lamp has lit.
the UTC UH8615 HID Controller is built in a power regulation algorithm that can compute
a function of the lamp current and voltage. It computes the appropriate battery current to
keep lamp power constant. This current is sensed by a connection from ISENSEIN pin to a
current sense resistor. This current sensed pulse width modulation scheme is often
referred to as current mode control. The UTC UH8615 also contains peak input current
limiting. It is limited 0.2V across the ISENSEIN resistor during normal operation and 0.4V
during starting. The period from starting to normal operation is accomplished by the rise of
the WARMUPC capacitor. As the current mode control has a disadvantage that the loop
will enter chaotic oscillations at high duty cycle, the UTC UH8615 inherent the slope
compensation to prevent oscillation. An external resistor from ISENSEIN to the current sense
resistor creates a voltage drop proportional to OSC voltage, which gives slope
compensation.
This input can detect excessively high input voltage and will shut down the IC if the input
voltage exceeds a set voltage. When connect BAT to a voltage divider across the input
supply, in order to protect the IC in the quite event, please keep divider impedance higher
than 10k.
COMP is drived by the amplifier which senses the difference between FB and 2.5V. a
capacitor should be connected from COMP to FB to keep the system stable.
The FB pin is the inverted input of error amplifier that senses the differences between the
commanded lamp power and desired lamp power. The output of the error amplifier drives
the comp.
The output of the internal 5V reference voltage that is used for setting currents and
thresholds and can also be used for other functions.
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BLOCK DIAGRAM
50µA
OSC
100kHz
OSC
21
T
X1
24- BAT
22
24
5V
390Hz
7 Bit Divider
Q
50K
DIVPAUSE
T
Q
15
QOUT
Q
9
QOUT
17
PUMPOUT
19
PWMOUT
14
NOTON
50k
10V
BOOST
18
IC Power
ISENSEIN
23
COMP
26
+
X10
R
-
27
R
-
2.5V
R
-
2V
Q
R
+
+
FB
R
S
delay
+
VOUT SENSE
83mV +
11
250nA
VCC
5V
5V
0.5V
2
LOAD ISENSE
5
LPOWER
7
WARMUPC
3
Q
-
R S
0.82V
5V
0.268V
12
FLTC
13
FLT
6
WARMUPV
50nA
5.6V From
Boost
4.2V
200nA
39nA
10V
5V
100nA
11nA
0V
83k
10k
2.5V
8
-
X1
100nA
ADJ
+
+
+
SLOPEC
+
-
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Preliminary
20nA
Reference
+
Master
Bias
To Current Sinks
+
-
28
10
1
16
5VREF
ISET
BYPASS
VCC
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ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
PARAMETER
SYMBOL
RATINGS
UNIT
Supply Voltage
VCC
8.0
V
BOOST Supply Voltage
VCC(BOOST)
12.0
V
Input Voltage, Any Input
VIN
-0.3 ~ +10.0
V
PWMOUT Current, Peak
I(PEAK)
1.0
A
Output Current, QOUT, QOUT, FLT
IOUT
10.0
mA
Output Current, 5VREF, LPOWER, COMP
IOUT
10.0
mA
ISET Current
-1.0
mA
PWMOUT Energy, Capacitive Load
5.0
μJ
Junction Temperature
TJ
+150
°C
Storage Temperature
TSTG
-65 ~ +150
°C
Note 1.All voltages with respect to GND. Currents are positive into, negative out of the specified terminal. Consult
Packaging Section of Databook for thermal limitations and considerations of packages.
2. Absolute maximum ratings are those values beyond which the device could be permanently damaged.
Absolute maximum ratings are stress ratings only and functional device operation is not implied.
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(Unless otherwise stated, VCC = 6.6V, ISET = 100kΩ to GND, ADJ = 100kΩ to GND, OSC = 200pF to GND, BAT = 4V,
LOADISENSE connected to LPOWER, VO(SENSE) = 0.666V, BOOST = 10.5V, COMP connected to FB through a
100kΩ resistor, -40°C <TA< +105°C, and TA =TJ. )
PARAMETER
SYMBOL
TEST CONDITIONS
MIN TYP MAX UNIT
OVERALL SECTION
Stop
VBOOST(STOP)
9.1
9.6
10.2
V
BOOST Threshold to PUMP
Start
VBOOST(START)
9.2
9.7
10.3
V
BOOST Threshold to PWMOUT
5.7
6.0
7.1
V
VCC Supply Current
ICC
0.1
1.0
mA
BOOST Supply Current
ICC
3.0
5.0
mA
BATTERY SECTION
Stop
VBAT(STOP)
4.7
5.0
5.3
V
BAT Threshold to PWMOUT
Start
VBAT(START)
4.15
4.8
5.0
V
BAT Input Current
II(BAT)
BAT = 4V
-1
1
μA
OSCILLATOR & DIVIDER SECTION
Pause
VPAUSE
1.1
1.5
1.9
V
DIVPAUSE Threshold
Divide
VDIVIDE
0.8
1.2
1.6
V
OSC Pull - Up Current
I(OSC)
OSC = 1.5V
-70
-50
-40 μA DIVPAUSE Input Current
IIN
0V < DIVPAUSE < 6V
-8
-5
-1
μA
OSC Frequency
F(OSC)
80
100
120
kHz
REFERENCE SECTION
5VREF Voltage
4.85
5.0
5.1
V
ISET Voltage
4.8
5.0
5.2
V
ERROR AMPLIFIER SECTION
FB Voltage
VFB
2.4
2.5
2.6
V
FB Sink Current
ISINK
VOUTSENSE = 4V, FB = 4V
0.3
1.5
mA
Source
ISOURCE
FB = 2V, COMP = 4V
-3.0
-0.2
mA
COMP Current
Sink
ISINK
FB = 3V, COMP = 1V
0.2
1.0
mA
FB Input Current
II(FB)
-1
0
1
μA FB Release Delay
VOUTSENSE Step from 4V ~ 1V
15
30
43
ms
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS(Cont.)
PARAMETER
LOAD POWER AMPLIFIER SECTION
SYMBOL
LPOWER Voltage
VLPOWER
LPOWER Source Current
LPOWER Sink Current
LOADISENSE Input Current
INPUT CURRENT SENSE SECTION
ISOURCE
ISINK
IIN
ISENSEIN Threshold
ISENSEIN Bias Current
VOUTSENSE SECTION
VOUTSENSE Threshold to PWMOUT
VOUTSENSE Threshold to FB
VOUTSENSE Threshold to NOTON
VOUTSENSE Input Current
OUTPUTS SECTION
PWMOUT High Voltage
PWMOUT Low Voltage
PUMPOUT High Voltage
PUMPOUT Low Voltage
NOTON High Voltage
NOTON Low Voltage
QOUT, QOUT High Voltage
QOUT, QOUT Low Voltage
FLT High Voltage
FLT Low Voltage
PUMPOUT Frequency
QOUT, QOUT Frequency
TIMING CAPACITOR SECTION
FLTC Threshold to FAULT
SLOPEC Voltage
IBIAS
TEST CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
MAX UNIT
VO(SENSE) = 0.0V
VO(SENSE) = 0.45V
VO(SENSE) = 0.65V
VO(SENSE) = 0.88V
VO(SENSE) = 2.0V
VO(SENSE) = 0.7V, SLOPEC = 0V
LPOWER = 0V
LPOWER = 1V
0.32
0.32
0.41
0.43
0.43
0.29
0.48
0.48
0.51
0.59
0.59
0.41
-0.4
0.4
-2.5
0.40
0.40
0.46
0.51
0.51
0.34
-8.0
1.3
-0.1
2.5
V
V
V
V
V
V
mA
mA
μA 0.16
0.10
0.07
-15
-65
0.21
0.19
0.10
-5
-40
0.28
0.27
0.2
-2
-15
V
V
V
μA
μA
COMP = 5V, WARMUPC = 0V
COMP = 5V, WARMUPC = 10V
COMP = 1V, WARMUPC = 0V
OSC = 0V
OSC = 2V
VO(PWMOUT)
VO(FB)
VO(NOTON)
IIN
VO(H)
VO(L)
VO(H)
VO(L)
VH
VL
VH
VL
VH(FLT)
VL(FLT)
F
F
4.2
5.0
5.2
V
1.7
1.9
2.1
V
0.035 0.083 0.140
V
-1
1
μA IPWMOUT = -100mA
IPWMOUT = 100mA
IPUMPOUT = -10mA
IPUMPOUT = 10mA
INOTON = -1mA
INOTON = 1mA
IQOUT = -1mA or IQOUT =
-1mA
IQOUT = 1mA or IQOUT = 1mA
IFLT = -1mA
IFLT = 1mA
BOOST = 9.5V
VFLTC
V(SLOPEC)
FLTC Discharge Current
FLTC Charge Current
I(FLTC)
I(FLTC)
SLOPEC Charge Current
I(SLOPEC)
ISLOPEC = -125nA
ISLOPEC = -50nA
FLTC = 2.5V
FLTC = 2.5V
SLOPEC = 0.5V
SLOPEC = 2.2V
SLOPEC = 4.2V
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5.3
5.0
5.0
6.0
35
150
4.65
1.3
2.8
35
-430
-165
-105
-50
10.0
0.3
5.8
1.0
6.3
0.1
0.5
1.8
0.3
6.3
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
0.1
6.3
0.1
50
200
0.45
0.3
60
250
V
V
V
kHz
Hz
4.9
1.5
3.0
5.25
1.7
3.2
250
-100
-60
-40
-10
V
V
V
nA
nA
nA
nA
nA
-90
-60
-30
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS(Cont.)
PARAMETER
TIMING CAPACITOR SECTION (Cont.)
WARMUPC Voltage, Charging
WARMUPC Voltage, Discharging
WARMUPV Voltage
BYPASS Voltage
BYPASS Current
ADJ Bias Current
SLOPEC Discharge Current
WARMUPC Charge Current
WARMUPC Discharge Current
SYMBOL
V(WARMUPC) IWARMUPC = -250nA
IWARMUPC = 25nA, VCC = 0V,
V(WARMUPC)
BOOST = 0V, BYPASS = 8V
WARMUPC = 1V
WARMUPC = 2V
V(WARMUPV) WARMUPC = 3V
WARMUPC = 5V
WARMUPC = 10V
V(BYPASS) VCC = 0V
VCC = 0V, BOOST = 0V,
I(BYPASS)
BYPASS = 8V
I(BIAS)
VADJ = 0V
SLOPEC = 2.2V, VCC = 0V,
I(DISCHARGE)
BOOST = 0V, BYPASS = 8V
WARMUPC = 0V
I(CHANGE) WARMUPC = 2V
WARMUPC = 6V
WARMUPC = 5V, VCC = 0V,
BOOST = 0V, BYPASS = 8V
I(DISCHARGE)
WARMUPC = 1V, VCC = 0V,
BOOST = 0V, BYPASS = 8V
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TEST CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
2.9
3.8
3.6
V
1.5
1.9
2.3
V
0.05
0.09
2.3
4.5
4.5
8.8
0.125
1.00
2.48
4.8
4.8
9.6
0.25
1.5
2.66
5.25
5.25
V
V
V
V
V
V
2.5
7
μA
-20
-12
μA
300
nA
-38
40
MAX UNIT
-525
-525
-300
-375
-375
-275
-300
-75
nA
nA
nA
23
50
200
nA
5
10
100
nA
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FLYBACK HID BALLAST
Level
shift
Level
shift
Starter
EMI
Filter
50
270k
PWMOUT
ISENSE LOAD
ISENSE
IN
LPOWER
FB
VOUT
SENSE
COMP
QOUT
QOUT
BAT
NOTON
100k
6.8V
DIV PAUSE
VCC
UTC UH8615
PUMPOUT
WARMUPV
RW
BOOST
SLOPEC
BYPASS
CS
+
CB
FLTC
CF
OSC
ISET
ADJ
WARMUPC
COSC RSET RADJ
CW
GND
RW
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