IR21571: Dual Lamp Ballast: Parallel Configuration

Application Note AN-1019
IR21571: Dual Lamp Ballast:
Parallel Configuration
By T. Ribarich, E. Thompson, A. Mathur, International Rectifier
Table of Contents
Page
Introduction ..........................................................................................1
Functional Description (Variation I) ......................................................1
Schematic Diagram (Variation I) ..........................................................3
Measurements (Variation I) ..................................................................4
Bill of Materials (Variation I) .................................................................6
Functional Description (Variation II) .....................................................7
Schematic Diagram (Variation II) .........................................................8
Bill of Materials (Variation II) ................................................................9
Driving two lamps in parallel results in lower voltage stress on the ballast output stage
components, the wiring, and the fixture sockets. Additionally, the resonant L and C associated
with the lamps will be less sensitive to component tolerances due to the lower running lamp
voltages compared to the series configuration. For these reasons, the parallel configuration is
becoming more popular. The IR21571 can be used in a ballast to control parallel lamp
configurations. Through externally programmable components, the IR21571 affords flexibility of
various features such as preheat time and frequency, ignition ramp characteristics, and running
mode operating frequency. Comprehensive protection features protect the circuit against
conditions such as lamp strike failures, filament failures, low DC bus, thermal overload, and ramp
failure during normal operation. Two variations of this circuit are included in this application
note. The first one switches off both lamps when one is taken out, and automatically
restarts when both lamps are in place. The second variation allows one lamp to remain
running when the other is removed. When the lamp is reinserted, the ballast restarts in the
pre-heat mode.
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APPLICATION NOTE
AN-1019
International Rectifier • 233 Kansas Street El Segundo CA 90245 USA
IR21571: Dual Lamp Ballast: Parallel Configuration
By T. Ribarich, E. Thompson, A. Mathur, International Rectifier
TOPICS COVERED
Introduction
Functional Description
Schematic Diagrams
Measurements
Bill of Materials
INTRODUCTION
Driving two lamps in parallel results in lower voltage stress on the ballast output stage components, the wiring,
and the fixture sockets. Additionally, the resonant L and C associated with the lamps will be less sensitive to
component tolerances due to the lower running lamp voltages compared to the series configuration. For these
reasons, the parallel configuration is becoming more popular. The IR21571 can be used in a ballast to control
parallel lamp configurations. Through externally programmable components, the IR21571 affords flexibility of
various features such as preheat time and frequency, ignition ramp characteristics, and running mode operating frequency. Comprehensive protection features protect the circuit against conditions such as lamp strike
failures, filament failures, low DC bus, thermal overload, and ramp failure during normal operation. Two
variations of this circuit are included in this application note. The first one switches off both lamps
when one is taken out, and automatically restarts when both lamps are in place. The second variation
allows one lamp to remain running when the other is removed. When the lamp is reinserted, the ballast
restarts in the pre-heat mode.
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION (Variation I: Both lamps turn off when one is removed)
The output stage circuitry for a dual lamp configuration is shown in Figure 1. This is the portion of the ballast
that is controlled by the IR21571. The design is similar to that for a single lamp; with the addition of a second
lamp resonant circuit connected in parallel. The second lamp in parallel is connected in a manner that mirrors
the immediate circuitry surrounding the first bulb. This provides the exact same resonant L and C, and basic
protective circuitry for both bulbs due to their parallel setting. Protective features include DC Bus Voltage
Detection and Half Bridge Current Sensing and Protection. (For additional information on these protective
features please see Page 2 of the IR21571 datasheet.) Lamp detection and automatic restart work similarly to
a single lamp configuration. Both lower filament sensing networks are OR-ed into the SD pin through resistors
R17A and R17B. If either lamp is removed, the SD pin is pulled above the internal turn-off threshold of 2V, and
the half-bridge is disabled. When both lamps are in place, the shutdown pin falls below the internal 1.7V
threshold and the IC re-initiates the preheat sequence
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AC Rectified Line
VBUS (+)
R12
R14
R11
R13
CRAMP
VDC
HO
16
2
CPH
VS
15
3
RPH
VB
14
RT
5
RUN
6
CT
RSTART
IR21571
4
CSTART
CT
C16
C10
RPH
RT
R21
M2
L3A
D3
VCC
13
COM
12
LO
11
R15
R16
C11
L3B
C15
C12
C14
R17
D6
M3
D4
RDT
R18
7
DT
CS
10
R20A
D5
C17B
CPH
1
C17A
C9
R19A
ROC
8
OC
SD
9
C13
COC
CCS
RCS
R20B
R19B
VBUS (-)
Figure 1: Ballast output stage circuitry for the dual lamp parallel configuration (Variation I).
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Schematic Diagram
(Variation 1)
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L2
D2
R8
R12
R1
L1
R14
L
R4
R11
BR1
R13
C9
R5
GND
1
8
2
7
C8
CPH
1
VDC
HO
16
2
CPH
VS
15
3
RPH
VB
14
C1
R7
3
MC34262
CRAMP
M1
C7
6
4
RT
5
RUN
CSTART
C5
4
5
R6
R3
RSTART
6
C4
CT
CT
VCC
13
COM
12
R15
C15
R16
C11
C12
C14
R17
LO
D6
11
M3
D4
R18
7
DT
CS
10
8
OC
SD
9
R20A
R19A
ROC
C13
COC
L3B
L3A
D3
RDT
R10
C16
C10
RPH
RT
IR21571
C3
R9
C6
R21
M2
CCS
RCS
R20B
R19B
Note: Thick traces represent high-frequency, high-current paths. Lead
lengths should be minimized to avoid high-frequency noise problems
D5
C17B
D1
R2
N
C17A
RV1
C2
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MEASUREMENTS (VARIATION I: Both lamps turn off when one is removed)
The waveforms shown in Figures 2 and 3 were captured during the ignition mode. They are similar for either
lamp in the parallel configuration. Dummy filament resistors have been inserted to simulate a lamp non-strike
fault condition. This forces the over-current threshold of the IR21571 to be exceeded during igntion mode and
the half bridge is disabled. It is at this time that maximum inductor current and lamp voltage are measured.
Figures 4 and 5 show the filament current and lamp voltage during preheat and igntion modes. Figures 6 and
7 show the filament current and lamp voltage during preheat, ignition and run modes. Figure 8 shows a typical
lamp filament voltage during preheat mode.
Figure 2: Upper and lower filament currents
during ignition mode (1A/Div).
Figure 4: Upper and lower filament
current during preheat and ignition (1A/Div).
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Figure 3: Lamp ignition voltage during
ignition mode.
Figure 5: Lamp voltage during preheat
and ignition
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Figure 6: Upper and lower filament current during preheat,
ignition and run modes (1A/Div).
Figure 7: Lamp voltage during preheat, ignition
and run modes.
Figure 8: Preheat filament voltage
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Bill o f Materials ( VARIATION I)
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Item #
Q ty
1
1
Int’l R ectifier
M anufacturer
2
1
3
1
4
P art N um ber
D escription
R eference
D F 10S
B ridge R ectifier, 1A 1000V
BR1
R oederstein
W Y 0222M C M BF 0K
C apacitor, 2.2nF 275 V AC Y C ap
C1
R G Allen
275MK P 334K
C apacitor, 0.33uF 275 VA C
C2
2
R G Allen
400MP S 104K06A
C apacitor, 0.1uF 400 V D C
C 3, C 16
5
2
R G Allen
S 1206Z103K 1H R N
C apacitor, 0.01uF S MT 1206
C 4, C S TA R T
6
3
R G Allen
S 1206Z 474K1H R N
C apacitor, 0.47uF S MT 1206
C 5, C 6, C 13
7
1
R G Allen
1H 2R 2M 50T B15X11
C apacitor, 2.2uF 50VD C 105C
C7
8
1
R G Allen
2W 10M 450TB 113X21
C apacitor, 10uF 450VD C 105C
C8
9
4
R G Allen
S 1206Z 104K1H R N
C apacitor, 0.1uF SM T 1206
C 9,C 10, C 11, C O C
10
2
R G Allen
S 1206Z 334K1H R N
C apacitor, 0.33uF S MT 1206
CPH, CRAMP
11
1
R G Allen
1H 4R 7M 50T B15X11
C apacitor, 4.7uF 50VD C 105C
C 12
12
1
R G Allen
S 1812N 152K 3A R N
C apacitor, 1.5nF 1K V S MT 1812
C 14
13
1
R G Allen
S 1812N 102K 3A R N
C apacitor, 1nF 1K V SM T 1812
C 15
14
2
R G Allen
1600P P SB 103K09A
C apacitor, 10nF,1600V
C 17A , C 17B
15
1
R G Allen
S 1206N 471K 2A R N
C apacitor, 470pF SM T 1206
CT
16
1
R G Allen
S 1206N 101K 2A R N
C apacitor, 100pF SM T 1206
CCS
17
2
D iodes
LL4148D IC T-N D
D iode, 1N 4148 S M T D L35
D 1, D 4
18
2
Int’l R ectifier
10B F60
D iode, SM T S MB
D 2, D 3
19
2
D iodes
Z MM 5250B C T
D iode, Zener 20V S MT D L35
D 5, D 6
20
1
ST
L6560
IC , Pow er F actor C ontroller
IC 1
21
1
Int’l R ectifier
IR 21571
IC , Ballast D river
IC 2
22
1
P anas onic
E LF -15N 007A
E MI Inductor, 1X10m H 0.7Apk
L1
23
1
R G Allen
R G A -K 86960
P FC Inductor, 2.0m H 2.0Apk
L2
24
2
R G Allen
R G A 97408C
Inductor, 2.0m H , 3.0A pk
L3A ,L3B
25
3
Int’l R ectifier
IR F840
T ransistor, M O SF E T
M 1, M 2, M3
26
6
R G Allen
C R 32C 684J T
R esistor, 680K ohm S M T 1206
27
2
R G Allen
C R 32C 103J T
R esistor, 10K ohm SM T 1206
R 1, R 2, R 4, R 5,
R 19A , R 19B
R 3, R S TA R T
28
1
R G Allen
C R 32C 822J T
R esistor, 8.2K ohm S M T 1206
R6
29
2
R G Allen
R 25G 104JT
R esistor, 100K ohm ¼ w att
R 7, R 21
30
1
R G Allen
C R 32C 223J T
R esistor, 22K ohm SM T 1206
R8
31
3
R G Allen
C R 32C 220J T
R esistor, 22 ohm S MT 1206
R 9, R 13, R 17
32
1
R G Allen
R S MF 1/2W 0R 5F T
R esistor, 0.5 ohm ½ w att
R 10
R 11
33
1
R G Allen
C R 32C 563J T
R esistor, 56K ohm SM T 1206
34
1
R G Allen
R 25G 225JT
R esistor, 2.2Mohm ¼ w att
R 12
35
1
R G Allen
R 25G 394JT
R esistor, 390K ohm ¼ w att
R 14
36
2
R G Allen
C R 32C 100J T
R esistor, 10 ohm S MT 1206
R 15, R 16
37
1
R G Allen
C R 32C 102J T
R esistor, 1K ohm S MT 1206
R 18
38
2
R G Allen
C R 32C 105J T
R esistor, 1.0M ohm S M T 1206
R 20A , R 20B
39
1
R G Allen
R S MF 1/2W 0R 7F T
R esistor, 0.7 ohm ½ w att
RCS
40
1
R G Allen
C R 32C 562J T
R esistor, 5.6K ohm S M T 1206
RDT
41
1
R G Allen
C R 32C 513J T
R esistor, 51K ohm SM T 1206
ROC
42
1
R G Allen
C R 32C 823J T
R esistor, 82K ohm SM T 1206
RPH
43
1
R G Allen
C R 32C 203J T
R esistor, 20K ohm SM T 1206
RT
44
1
R G Allen
R V 05K 300
T ransient S uppressor
RV1
Total
69
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FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION (VARIATION II: One lamp remains running when the other is removed)
Figure 10 shows the output stage for the parallel lamp configuration with the additional control circuitry for
lamp presence detection and automatic restart. When one of the lamps is removed, the base of Q1 is pulled
high. This turns Q1 on but does not affect SD. The other lamp will therefore remain running. When the lamp
is re-inserted, Q1 is turned off and a momentary voltage pulse appears at the SD pin due to C18, R20 and
R21. This pulse momentarily pulls SD above the 2V threshold and resets the IR21571. As SD falls below
1.8V, the IR21571 is restarted in the preheat mode. This assures proper heating of the filaments before the
lamp is re-ignited. If both lamps are removed, hard-switching will occur at the half-bridge and the resulting
currents will cause the voltage across the current sensing resistor, RCS, to exceed the over-current threshold
programmed by resistor ROC. This will disable the half-bridge driver outputs HO and LO.
AC Rectified Line
VBUS (+)
R12
R13
R11
R14
C9
CPH
1
VDC
HO
16
2
CPH
VS
15
3
RPH
VB
14
R19
M2
C10
CRAMP
RT
4
RT
5
RUN
6
CT
CSTART
RSTART
IR21571
RPH
VCC
13
COM
12
LO
11
C16
L3A
D3
C11
L3B
C15
R15
R16
C14
C12
R17
M3
D6
D4
7
DT
CS
10
8
OC
SD
9
ROC
C17B
R18
RDT
C17A
CT
D5
RCS
COC
CCS
C13
VBUS (-)
R23
R20
R25
Q1
R22
C18
R24
C19
R21
Figure 10: Ballast output stage with additional circuitry for Variation II.
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Schematic Diagram
(Variation II)
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L2
R8
D2
R12
R1
L1
R13
L
R4
RV1
C2
R11
D1
R2
N
BR1
R14
C9
R5
1
VDC
HO
16
2
CPH
VS
15
3
RPH
VB
14
R19
M2
C8
8
2
7
C1
3
MC34262
R9
C6
CRAMP
M1
C7
RT
RPH
6
4
RT
5
RUN
CSTART
C5
4
5
R6
R3
RSTART
C4
IR21571
C3
C16
C10
R7
L3A
D3
VCC
13
COM
12
C11
L3B
C15
R15
R16
C14
C12
R17
6
CT
LO
11
7
DT
CS
10
8
OC
SD
9
M3
D6
D4
CT
R18
RDT
R10
ROC
D5
RCS
COC
CCS
C13
R20
Note: Thick traces represent high-frequency, high-current paths. Lead
lengths should be minimized to avoid high-frequency noise problems
R23
R25
Q1
R22
C18
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R24
C19
R21
C17B
1
CPH
C17A
GND
Bill of Materials (Variation II)
Item #
Qty
Manufacturer
1
1
International Rectifier
DF10S
Bridge Rectifier, 1A 1000V
BR1
2
1
Roederstein
WY0222MCMBF0K
Capacitor, 2.2nF 275 VAC Y Cap
C1
3
1
RG Allen
275MKP334K
Capacitor, 0.33uF 275 VAC
C2
4
2
RG Allen
400MPS104K06A
Capacitor, 0.1uF 400 VDC
C3, C16
Part Number
Description
Reference
5
3
RG Allen
S1206Z103K1HRN
Capacitor, 0.01uF SMT 1206
C4, CSTART, C18
6
3
RG Allen
S1206Z474K1HRN
Capacitor, 0.47uF SMT 1206
C5, C6, C13
7
1
RG Allen
1H2R2M50TB15X11
Capacitor, 2.2uF 50VDC 105C
C7
8
1
RG Allen
2W10M450TB113X21
Capacitor, 10uF 450VDC 105C
C8
9
4
RG Allen
S1206Z104K1HRN
Capacitor, 0.1uF SMT 1206
C9,C10, C11, COC
10
2
RG Allen
S1206Z334K1HRN
Capacitor, 0.33uF SMT 1206
CPH, CRAMP
11
1
RG Allen
S1206Z474K1HRN
Capacitor, 0.47uF SMT 1206
C19
12
1
RG Allen
1H4R7M50TB15X11
Capacitor, 4.7uF 50VDC 105C
C12
13
1
RG Allen
S1812N152K3ARN
Capacitor, 1.5nF 1KV SMT 1812
C14
14
1
RG Allen
S1812N102K3ARN
Capacitor, 1nF 1KV SMT 1812
C15
15
2
RG Allen
1600PPSB103K09A
Capacitor, 10nF,1600V
C17A, C17B
16
1
RG Allen
S1206N471K2ARN
Capacitor, 470pF SMT 1206
CT
17
18
1
2
RG Allen
Diodes
S1206N101K2ARN
LL4148DICT-ND
Capacitor, 100pF SMT 1206
Diode, 1N4148 SMT DL35
CCS
D1, D4
19
2
International Rectifier
10BF60
Diode, SMT SMB
D2, D3
20
2
Diodes
ZMM5250BCT
Diode, Zener 20V SMT DL35
D5, D6
21
1
ST
L6560
IC, Power Factor Controller
IC1
22
1
International Rectifier
IR21571
IC, Ballast Driver
IC2
23
1
Panasonic
ELF-15N007A
EMI Inductor, 1X10mH 0.7Apk
L1
24
1
RG Allen
RGA-K86960
PFC Inductor, 2.0mH 2.0Apk
L2
25
2
RG Allen
RGA97408C
Inductor, 2.0mH, 3.0Apk
L3A, L3B
26
3
International Rectifier
IRF840
Transistor, MOSFET
M1, M2, M3
27
4
RG Allen
CR32C684JT
Resistor, 680K ohm SMT 1206
R1, R2, R4, R5
28
2
RG Allen
CR32C103JT
Resistor, 10K ohm SMT 1206
R3, RSTART
29
1
RG Allen
CR32C822JT
Resistor, 8.2K ohm SMT 1206
R6
30
5
RG Allen
R25G104JT
Resistor, 100K ohm ¼ watt
31
1
RG Allen
CR32C223JT
Resistor, 22K ohm SMT 1206
R7, R19, R20, R22,
R24
R8
32
3
RG Allen
CR32C220JT
Resistor, 22 ohm SMT 1206
R9, R13, R17
33
1
RG Allen
RSMF1/2W0R5FT
Resistor, 0.5 ohm ½ watt
R10
34
1
RG Allen
CR32C563JT
Resistor, 56K ohm SMT 1206
R11
35
1
RG Allen
R25G225JT
Resistor, 2.2Mohm ¼ watt
R12
36
1
RG Allen
R25G394JT
Resistor, 390K ohm ¼ watt
R14
37
2
RG Allen
CR32C100JT
Resistor, 10 ohm SMT 1206
R15, R16
38
1
RG Allen
CR32C102JT
Resistor, 1K ohm SMT 1206
R18
39
1
RG Allen
CR32C514JT
Resistor, 510K ohm SMT 1206
R21
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Bill of Materials (Variation II) cont.
40
2
RG Allen
CR32C105JT
Resistor, 1.0M ohm SMT 1206
R23, R25
41
1
RG Allen
RSMF1/2W0R7FT
Resistor, 0.7 ohm ½ watt
RCS
42
1
RG Allen
CR32C562JT
Resistor, 5.6K ohm SMT 1206
RDT
43
1
RG Allen
CR32C513JT
Resistor, 51K ohm SMT 1206
ROC
44
1
RG Allen
CR32C823JT
Resistor, 82K ohm SMT 1206
RPH
45
1
RG Allen
CR32C203JT
Resistor, 20K ohm SMT 1206
RT
46
1
Zetex
FMMT2222ACT
Transistor, Bipolar, NPN SMT
Q1
47
1
RG Allen
RV05K300
Transient Suppressor
RV1
Total
75
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Data and specifications subject to change without notice. 10/21/2000
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