LT1249 - Power Factor Controller

LT1249
Power Factor Controller
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FEATURES
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DESCRIPTIO
The 8-pin LT ®1249 provides active power factor correction for universal offline power systems with very few
external parts. By using fixed high frequency PWM current
averaging without the need for slope compensation, the
LT1249 achieves far lower line current distortion, with a
smaller magnetic element than systems that use either peak
current detection or zero current switching approach, in
both continuous and discontinuous modes of operation.
Standard 8-Pin Packages
High Power Factor Over Wide Load Range
with Line Current Averaging
International Operation Without Switches
Instantaneous Overvoltage Protection
Minimal Line Current Dead Zone
Typical 250µA Start-Up Supply Current
Rejects Line Switching Noise
Synchronization Capability
Low Quiescent Current: 9mA
Fast 1.5A Peak Current Gate Driver
The LT1249 uses a multiplier containing a square gain
function from the voltage amplifier to reduce the AC gain
at light output load and thus maintains low line current
distortion and high system stability. The LT1249 also
provides filtering capability to reject line switching noise
which can cause instability when fed into the multiplier.
Line current dead zone is minimized with low bias voltage
at the current input to the multiplier.
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APPLICATIO S
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Universal Power Factor Corrected Power Supplies
Preregulators up to 1500W
The LT1249 provides many protection features including
peak current limiting and overvoltage protection. The
switching frequency is internally set at 100kHz.
While the LT1249 simplifies PFC design with minimal
parts count, the LT1248 provides flexibilities in switching
frequency, overvoltage and current limit.
, LTC and LT are registered trademarks of Linear Technology Corporation.
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BLOCK DIAGRA
VSENSE 7.5V
6
IAC
4
VAOUT
MOUT
CAOUT
GND
5
3
2
1
RMOUT
4k
+
EA
–
IA
IB
MULTIPLIER
32k
IM
I 2I
IM = A B 2
200µA
VCC
+
16V/10V
–
7
RUN
+
–
CA
R
–
15µA
1V
250µA MAX
VCC
7.5V
VREF
+
+
gm = 1/3k
RUN
Q
GTDR
S
8
0.7V
+
M1
–
44µA
22µA
+
4k
SYNC
OSC
–
20µA
16V
35pF
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Supply Voltage ....................................................... 27V
GTDR Current Continuous ..................................... 0.5A
GTDR Output Energy (Per Cycle) ............................. 5µJ
IAC Input Current ................................................. 20mA
VSENSE Input Voltage ............................................ VMAX
MOUT Input Current.............................................. ± 5mA
Operating Junction Temperature Range
LT1249C ................................................ 0°C to 100°C
LT1249I ........................................... – 40°C to 125°C
Thermal Resistance (Junction-to-Ambient)
N8 Package ................................................ 100°C/W
S8 Package ................................................. 120°C/W
Storage Temperature Range ..................–65°C to 150°C
Lead Temperature (Soldering, 10 sec)................. 300°C
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ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
PACKAGE/ORDER INFORMATION
ORDER PART
NUMBER
TOP VIEW
GND 1
8
GTDR
CAOUT 2
7
VCC
MOUT 3
6
VSENSE
IAC 4
5
VAOUT
LT1249CN8
LT1249IN8
LT1249CS8
LT1249IS8
N8 PACKAGE
8-LEAD PDIP
S8 PART
MARKING
S8 PACKAGE
8-LEAD PLASTIC SO
TJMAX = 125°C, θJA = 100°C/W (N8)
TJMAX = 125°C, θJA = 120°C/W (S8)
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1249I
Consult factory for Military grade parts.
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
The ● denotes specifications which apply over the operating temperature
range, otherwise specifications are at TA = 25°C. Maximum operating voltage (VMAX) = 25V, VCC = 18V, IAC = 100µA, CAOUT = 3.5V,
VAOUT = 5V, no load on any outputs, unless otherwise noted.
PARAMETER
Overall
Supply Current (VCC in Undervoltage Lockout)
Supply Current, On
VCC Turn-On Threshold
VCC Turn-Off Threshold
Voltage Amplifier
VSENSE Bias Current
Voltage Amp Gain
Voltage Amp Unity-Gain Bandwidth
Voltage Amp Output High
Voltage Amp Output Low
Voltage Amp Source Current
Voltage Amp Sink Current Threshold
Voltage Amp Sink Current Hysteresis
Current Amplifier
Current Amp Offset Voltage
Current Amp Transconductance
Current Amp Voltage Gain
Current Amp Source Current
Current Amp Sink Current
Current Amp Output High
Current Amp Output Low
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CONDITIONS
VCC = Lockout Voltage – 0.2V
11.5V ≤ VCC ≤ VMAX, CAOUT = 1V
TYP
MAX
UNITS
15.5
9.5
0.25
9
16.5
10.5
0.45
12
17.5
11.5
mA
mA
V
V
–25
100
1.5
12
0.1
260
44
22.5
–250
nA
dB
MHz
V
V
µA
µA
µA
±2
320
1000
145
95
8.1
1.2
±15
550
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●
●
VSENSE = 0V to 7V
MIN
●
70
0 ≤ Source Current ≤ 50µA
0 ≤ Sink Current ≤ 5µA
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Linear Operation, 2V < VAOUT < 10V
2V < VAOUT < 10V
10
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●
●
130
33
14
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∆ICAOUT = ±40µA
2.5V ≤ VCAOUT ≤ 7.5V
VMOUT = 1V, IM = 0µA
VMOUT = – 0.3V, IM = 0µA
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150
500
100
67
7.4
0.4
450
57
30
220
125
2
mV
µmho
V/V
µA
µA
V
V
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
The ● denotes specifications which apply over the operating temperature
range, otherwise specifications are at TA = 25°C. Maximum operating voltage (VMAX) = 25V, VCC = 18V, IAC = 100µA, CAOUT = 3.5V,
VAOUT = 5V, no load on any outputs, unless otherwise noted.
PARAMETER
Reference
Reference Output Voltage
Reference Output Voltage Worst Case
Reference Output Voltage Line Regulation
Multiplier
Multiplier Output Current
Multiplier Output Current Offset
Multiplier Max Output Current (IM(MAX))
Multiplier Max Output Voltage (IM(MAX) • RMOUT)
Multiplier Gain Constant (Note 3)
IAC Input Resistance
Oscillator
Oscillator Frequency
Control Pin (CAOUT) Threshold
Synchronization Frequency Range
Gate Driver
Max GTDR Output Voltage
GTDR Output High
GTDR Output Low (Device Unpowered)
GTDR Output Low (Device Active)
Peak GTDR Current
GTDR Rise and Fall Time
GTDR Max Duty Cycle
CONDITIONS
TA = 25°C, Measured at VSENSE Pin
All Line, Temperature
VLOCKOUT < VCC < VMAX
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IAC = 100µA, VAOUT = 5V
RAC = 1M from IAC to GND
IAC = 450µA, VAOUT = 7V (Note 2)
IAC = 450µA, VAOUT = 7V (Note 2)
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNITS
7.39
7.32
– 20
7.5
7.5
5
7.6
7.68
20
V
V
mV
– 375
– 1.25
35
– 0.05
– 250
– 1.1
0.035
32
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IAC from 50µA to 1mA
15
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Duty Cycle = 0
Synchronizing Pulse Low ≤ 0.35V on CAOUT
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0mA Load, 18V < VCC < VMAX (Note 4)
– 200mA Load, 11.5V ≤ VCC ≤ 15V
VCC = 0V, 50mA Load (Sinking)
200mA Load (Sinking)
10nF from GTDR to GND
1nF from GTDR to GND
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75
1.3
127
100
1.8
125
2.3
160
kHz
V
kHz
12
VCC – 3.0
15
17.5
0.9
0.5
1.5
25
96
1.5
1
V
V
V
V
A
ns
%
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●
90
Note 1: Absolute Maximum Ratings are those values beyond which the life
of a device may be impaired.
Note 2: Current amplifier is in linear mode with 0V input common mode.
50
µA
µA
µA
V
–2
V
kΩ
– 0.5
– 150
– 0.96
Note 3: Multiplier Gain Constant: K =
IM
IAC (VAOUT – 1.5)2
Note 4: Maximum GTDR output voltage is internally clamped for higher
VCC voltages.
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TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
Transconductance of
Current Amplifier
Voltage Amplifier Open-Loop
Gain and Phase
0
80
400
40
–60
20
–80
PHASE
0
–20
–100
10
100
1k
10k 100k
FREQUENCY (Hz)
1M
–120
10M
0
300
–20
250
–40
200
–60
150
–80
100
–100
50
–120
0
1k
10k
1M
100k
FREQUENCY (Hz)
PHASE (DEG)
–40
PHASE (DEG)
GAIN (dB)
GAIN
60
20
θ
gm
350
–20
TRANSCONDUCTANCE (µmho)
100
–140
10M
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TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
Reference Voltage vs
Temperature
Multiplier Current
7.536
300
VAOUT = 5V
VAOUT = 6.5V
7.512
VAOUT = 6V
7.500
VAOUT = 5.5V
IM (µA)
REFERENCE VOLTAGE (V)
7.524
7.488
7.476
VAOUT = 4.5V
150
VAOUT = 4V
7.464
VAOUT = 3.5V
7.452
VAOUT = 3V
7.440
7.428
–75 –50 –25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150
JUNCTION TEMPERATURE (°C)
0
0
VAOUT = 2.5V
VAOUT = 2V
500
250
IAC (µA)
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18.5
10
7
18.0
TJ = 25°C
17.5
0.9
17.0
0.8
TJ = 125°C
6
5
4
3
VCC = 18V
16.5
16.0
15.5
TJ = 125°C
15.0
TJ = 25°C
14.5
2
14.0
1
13.5
0
1.0
GTDR VOLTAGE (V)
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1.1
TJ = –55°C
GTDR VOLTAGE (V)
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SUPPLY CURRENT (mA)
GTDR Sink Current
GTDR Source Current
Supply Current vs Supply Voltage
13.0
10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30
SUPPLY VOLTAGE (V)
0.7
0.6
0.5
TA = –55°C
0.4
0.3
TJ = –55°C
0.2
TA = 25°C
0.1
–120
–180
–240
– 60
SOURCE CURRENT (mA)
0
0
–300
TA = 125°C
0
60
120
180
240
SINK CURRENT (mA)
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Start-Up Supply Current vs
Supply Voltage
GTDR Rise and Fall Time
400
300
Switching Frequency
550
140
500
130
450
FALL TIME
200
RISE TIME
100
0
10
20
30
40
LOAD CAPACITANCE (nF)
300
–55°C
25°C
250
200
125°C
120
110
100
90
150
80
50
50
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4
350
100
NOTE: GTDR SLEWS
BETWEEN 1V AND 16V
0
400
FREQUENCY (kHz)
SUPPLY CURRENT (µA)
TIME (ns)
300
0
0
2
4
6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
SUPPLY VOLTAGE (V)
1249 G09
70
25 50 75
–75 –50 –25 0
TEMPERATURE (°C)
100 125
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TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
Transconductance of Current
Amplifier Over Temperature
MOUT Pin Characteristics
1.2
0.9
1.0
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
400
125°C
25°C
–50°C
350
TRANSCONDUCTANCE (µmho)
1.0
MOUT CURRENT (mA)
SYNCHRONIZATION THRESHOLD (V)
Synchronization Threshold
at CAOUT
0.4
0.2
0
–0.2
–0.4
–0.6
0.1
–25
0
25
50
75
TEMPERATURE (°C)
–1.0
125
100
–2.4
0
–1.2
1.2
MOUT VOLTAGE (V)
60
100
0
–50 –25
2.4
0
25
50
75
100
125
TEMPERATURE (°C)
1249 G13
Maximum Duty Cycle
100
–1.30
99
–1.25
50
98
40
30
DOWN THRESHOLD
20
–1.20
DUTY CYCLE (%)
IM(MAX) × RMOUT (V)
UP THRESHOLD
CURRENT (µA)
150
Maximum Multiplier Output
Voltage (IM(MAX) • RMOUT)
Voltage Amp Sink Current Limits
(Threshold)
–1.15
–1.10
–1.05
–1.00
10
100 125
NOTE: THESE SINK CURRENT THRESHOLDS ARE
FOR OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION FUNCTION.
–0.90
–75 –50
97
96
95
94
93
92
–0.95
–25 0
25 50 75
TEMPERATURE (°C)
200
1249 G12
1249 G11
0
–75 –50
250
50
–0.8
0
–50
300
91
–25
0
25
50
75
100 125
TEMPERATURE (°C)
1249 G15
90
–50
–25
0
25
50
75
TEMPERATURE (°C)
100
125
1249 G16
1249 G14
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PIN FUNCTIONS
GND (Pin 1): Ground.
CAOUT (Pin 2): This is the output of the current amplifier
that senses and forces the line current to follow the
reference signal that comes from the multiplier by commanding the pulse width modulator. When CAOUT is low,
the modulator has zero duty cycle.
MOUT (Pin 3): The multiplier current goes out of this pin
through the 4k resistor RMOUT. The voltage developed
across RMOUT is the reference voltage of the current loop
and it is limited to 1.1V. The noninverting input of the
current amplifier is also tied to RMOUT. In operation, MOUT
is normally at negative potential and only AC signals
appear at the noninverting input of the current amplifier.
IAC (Pin 4): This is the AC line voltage sensing input to the
multiplier. It is a current input that is biased at 2V to
minimize the crossover dead zone caused by low line
voltage. A 32k resistor is in series with the current input,
so that a small external capacitor can be used to filter out
the switching noise from the high impedance lines.
VAOUT (Pin 5): This is the output of the voltage error
amplifier. The output is clamped at 12V. When the output
goes below 1.5V, the multiplier output current is zero.
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VSENSE (Pin 6): This is the inverting input to the voltage
amplifier.
capacitor in parallel with a low ESR electrolytic capacitor,
56µF or higher is required in close proximity to IC GND.
VCC (Pin 7): This is the supply of the chip. The LT1249 has
a very fast gate driver required to fast charge high power
MOSFET gate capacitance. High current spikes occur
during charging. For good supply bypass, a 0.1µF ceramic
GTDR (Pin 8): The MOSFET gate driver is a 1.5A fast totem
pole output. It is clamped at 15V. Capacitive loads like
MOSFET gates may cause overshoot. A gate series resistor of at least 5Ω will prevent the overshoot.
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Error Amplifier
Multiplier
The error amplifier has a 100dB DC gain and 1.5MHz unitygain frequency. It is internally clamped at 12V. The noninverting input is tied to the 7.5V reference.
The multiplier is a current multiplier with high noise
immunity in a high power switching environment. The
current gain is:
The multiplier output current IM flows out of the MOUT pin
through the 4k resistor RMOUT and develops the reference
signal to the current loop that is controlled by the current
amplifier. Current gain is the ratio of RMOUT to line current
sense resistor. The current amplifier is a transconductance
amplifier. Typical gm is 320µmho and gain is 60dB with no
load. The inverting input is internally tied to GND. The
noninverting input is tied to the multiplier output. The
output is internally clamped at 8V. Output resistance is
about 4M; DC loading should be avoided because it will
lower the gain and introduce offset voltage at the inputs
which becomes a false reference signal to the current loop
and can distort line current. Note that in the current
averaging operation, high gain at twice the line frequency
is necessary to minimize line current distortion. Because
CAOUT may need to swing 5V over one line cycle at high line
condition, 11mV will be present at the inputs of the current
amplifier if gain is rolled off to 450 at 120Hz (1nF in series
with 10k at CAOUT). At light load, when (IM)(RMOUT) can be
less than 100mV, lower gain will distort the current loop
reference signal and line current. If signal gain at the
100kHz switching frequency is too high, the system
behaves more like a current mode system and can cause
subharmonic oscillation. Therefore, the current amplifier
should be compensated to have a gain of less than 15 at
100kHz and more than 300 at 120Hz.
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IM = (IAC)(IEA2)/(200µA)2, and
IEA = (VAOUT – 1.5V)/25k
With a square function, because of the lower gain at light
power load, system stability is maintained and line current
distortion caused by the AC ripple fed back to the error
amplifier is minimized. Note that switching ripple on the
high impedance lines could get into the multiplier from the
IAC pin and cause instability. The LT1249 provides an
internal 25k resistor in series with the low impedance
multiplier current input so that only a capacitor from the
IAC pin to GND is needed to filter out the noise. Maximum
multiplier output current is limited to 250µA. Figure 1
shows the multiplier transfer curves.
300
VAOUT = 5V
VAOUT = 6.5V
VAOUT = 6V
VAOUT = 5.5V
IM (µA)
Current Amplifier
VAOUT = 4.5V
150
VAOUT = 4V
VAOUT = 3.5V
VAOUT = 3V
0
0
250
IAC (µA)
VAOUT = 2.5V
VAOUT = 2V
500
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Figure 1. Multiplier Current IM vs IAC and VAOUT
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Line Current Limiting
Maximum voltage across RMOUT is internally limited to
1.1V. Therefore, line current limit is 1.1V divided by the
sense resistor RS. With a 0.2Ω sense resistor RS line
current limit is 5.5A. As a general rule, RS is chosen
according
RS =
With ts = 30ns, fs = 130kHz, VC = 3V and R2 = 10k, offset
voltage shift is ≈5mV. Note that this offset voltage will add
slight distortion to line current at light load.
CAOUT
1N5712
R2
10k
K (1.414)POUT(MAX)
Synchronization
The LT1249 can be externally synchronized in a frequency
range of 127kHz to 160kHz. Figure 2 shows the synchronizing circuit. Synchronizing occurs when CAOUT pin is
pulled below 0.5V with an external transistor and a Schottky
diode. The Schottky diode and the 10k pull-up resistor are
necessary for the required fast slewing back up to the
normal operating voltage on CAOUT after the transistor is
turned off. Positive slewing on CAOUT should be faster
than the oscillator ramp rate of 0.5V/µs.
The width of the synchronizing pulse should be under
60ns. The synchronizing pulses introduce an offset voltage on the current amplifier inputs, according to:

V − 0.5 
(ts)(fs)IC + C
R2 

∆VOS =
gm
ts = pulse width
fs = pulse frequency
IC = CAOUT source current (≈ 150µA)
VC = CAOUT operating voltage (1.8V to 6.8V)
R2 = resistor for the midfrequency “zero” in the current loop
gm = current amplifier transconductance (≈ 320µmho)
R1
10k
80pF
(IM(MAX) )(RMOUT )(VLINE(MIN))
where POUT(MAX) is the maximum power output and K is
usually between 1.1 and 1.3 depending on efficiency and
resistor tolerance. When the output is overloaded and line
current reaches limit, output voltage VOUT will drop to keep
line current constant. System stability is still maintained
by the current loop which is controlled by the current
amplifier. Further load current increase results in further
VOUT drop and clipping of the line current, which degrades
power factor.
VCC
5V
0V
2N2369
2k
1nF
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Figure 2. Synchronizing the LT1249
Overvoltage Protection
In Figure 3, R1 and R2 set the regulator output DC level:
VOUT = VREF[(R1 + R2)/R2]. With R1 = 1M and R2 = 20k,
VOUT is 382V.
Because of the slow loop response necessary for power
factor correction, output overshoot can occur with sudden
load removal or reduction. To protect the power components and output load, the LT1249 voltage error amplifier
senses the output voltage and quickly shuts off the current
switch when overvoltage occurs. When overshoot occurs
on VOUT, the overcurrent from R1 will go through VAOUT
because amplifier feedback keeps VSENSE locked at 7.5V.
When this overcurrent reaches 44µA amplifier sinking
limit, the amplifier loses feedback and its output snaps low
to turn the multiplier off.
Overvoltage trip level: ∆VOUT = (44µA)(R1)
0.047µF
VOUT
C1
0.47µF
R1
1M
R3
330k
VSENSE
VAOUT
–
EA
+
R2
20k
VREF
7.5V
44µA
MULTIPLIER
22µA
LT1249
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Figure 3. Overvoltage Protection
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The Figure 3 circuit therefore has 382V on VOUT, and an
overvoltage level = (VOUT + 44V), or 426V. With a 22µA
hysteresis, VOUT then has to drop 22V to 404V before
feedback recovers and the switch turns back on.
MOUT is a high impedance current output. In the current
loop, offset line current is determined by multiplier offset
current and input offset voltage of the current amplifier.
A negative 4mV current amplifier VOS translates into
20mA line current and 5W input power for 250V line if
0.2Ω sense resistor is used. Under no load or when the
load power is less than this offset input power, VOUT would
slowly charge up to an overvoltage state because the
overvoltage comparator can only reduce multiplier output
current to zero. This does not guarantee zero output
current if the current amplifier has offset. To regulate VOUT
under this condition, the amplifier M1 (see Block Diagram), becomes active in the current loop when VAOUT
goes down to 1V. The M1 can put out up to 15µA to the 4k
resistor at the inverting input to cancel the current amplifier negative VOS and keep VOUT error to within 2V.
Undervoltage Lockout
The LT1249 turns on when VCC is higher than 16V and
remains on until VCC falls below 10V, whereupon the chip
enters the lockout state. In the lockout state, the LT1249
only draws 250µA, the oscillator is off, the VREF and the
GTDR pins remain low to keep the power MOSFET off.
Start-Up and Supply Voltage
The LT1249 draws only 250µA before the chip starts at
16V on VCC. To trickle start, a 90k resistor from the power
line to VCC supplies the trickle current and C4 holds the VCC
up while switching starts (see Figure 4). Then the auxiliary
winding takes over and supplies the operating current.
Note that D3 and the large value C3, in both Figures 4 and
5, are only necessary for systems that have sudden large
load variation down to minimum load and/or very light
load conditions. Under these conditions, the loop may
exhibit a start/restart mode because switching remains off
long enough for C4 to discharge below 10V. The C3 will
hold VCC up until switching resumes. For less severe load
variations, D3 is replaced with a short and C3 is omitted.
The turns ratio between the primary winding and the
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LINE
MAIN INDUCTOR
NP
NS
R1
90k
1W
D1
D3
VCC
+
D2
C1
2µF
+
+
C3
390µF
C2
2µF
+
C4
56µF
ALL CAPACITORS ARE RATED 35V
1249 F04
Figure 4. Power Supply for LT1249
C2
1000pF
450V
MAIN INDUCTOR
LINE
D2
R1
90k
1W
D3
+
D1
C3
390µF
35V
18V
+
VCC
C4
56µF
35V
1249 F05
Figure 5. Power Supply for LT1249
auxiliary winding determines VCC according to: VOUT/(VCC
– 2V) = NP/NS. For 382V VOUT and 18V VCC, NP/NS ≈ 19.
In Figure 5 a new technique for supply voltage eliminates
the need for an extra inductor winding. It uses capacitor
charge transfer to generate a constant current source
which feeds a Zener diode. Current to the Zener is equal to
(VOUT – VZ)(C)(f), where VZ is Zener voltage and f is
switching frequency. For VOUT = 382V, VZ = 18V, C =
1000pF and f = 100kHz, Zener current will be 36mA. This
is enough to operate the LT1249, including the FET gate
drive.
Output Capacitor
The peak-to-peak 120Hz output ripple is determined by:
VP-P = (2)(ILOADDC)(Z)
where ILOAD DC: DC load current
Z: capacitor impedance at 120Hz
For 180µF at 300W load, ILOADDC = 300W/385V = 0.78A,
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VP-P = (2)(0.78A)(7.4Ω) = 11.5V. If less ripple is desired,
higher capacitance should be used.
The selection of the output capacitor should also be based
on the operating ripple current through the capacitor.
The ripple current can be divided into three major components. The first is at 120Hz whose RMS value is related to
the DC load current as follows:
I1RMS ≈ (0.71)(ILOADDC)
I2RMS = 0.82A at 120VAC, 200W
The third component is the switching ripple from the load,
if the load is a switching regulator.
I3RMS ≈ ILOADDC
For United Chemicon KMH 400V capacitor series, ripple
current multiplier for currents at 100kHz is 1.43. The
equivalent 120Hz ripple current can then be found:
2
I
 I

+  2RMS  +  3RMS 
 1.43   1.43 
(I )
2
1RMS
2
2
 0.82A   0.52A 
0.37A + 
 +
 = 0.77A
 1.43   1.43 
(
)
where
LO = hours of load life at rated ripple current and rated
ambient temperature
∆TK = capacitor internal temperature rise at rated condition. ∆TK = (I2R)/(KA), where I is the rated current, R is
capacitor ESR, and KA is a volume constant.
TAMB = operating ambient temperature
∆TO = capacitor internal temperature rise at operating
condition
In our example, LO = 2000 hours and ∆TK = 10°C at rated
0.95A. ∆TO can then be calculated from:
2
2
I

 0.77A 
∆TO =  RMS  (∆TK ) = 
 (10°C ) = 6.6°C
 0.95A 
 0.95A 
Assuming the operating ambient temperature is 60°C, the
approximate life time is:
(105°C +10°C)–(60°C + 6.6°C)
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ILOADDC = 0.52A
I1RMS ≈ (0.71)(0.52A) = 0.37A
I2RMS ≈ 0.82A at 120VAC
I3RMS ≈ ILOADDC = 0.52A
IRMS =
(105°C + ∆TK )–( TAMB + ∆TO )
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LO ≈ (2000)(2)
≈ 57,000 Hrs.
2
For a typical system that runs at an average load of 200W
and 385V output:
2
L = (LO )(2)
L = expected life time
The second component contains the PF switching frequency ripple current and its harmonics. Analysis of this
ripple is complicated because it is modulated with a 120Hz
signal. However, computer numerical integration and Fourier analysis approximate the RMS value reasonably close
to the bench measurements. The RMS value is about
0.82A at a typical condition of 120VAC, 200W load. This
ripple is line voltage dependent, and the worst case is at
low line.
IRMS =
The 120Hz ripple current rating at 105°C ambient is 0.95A
for the 180µF KMH 400V capacitor. The expected life of the
output capacitor may be calculated from the thermal
stress analysis:
For longer life, capacitor with higher ripple current rating
or parallel capacitors should be used.
Protection Against Abnormal Current Surge
Conditions
The LT1249 has an upper limit on the allowed voltage
across the current sense resistor. The voltage into the
MOUT pin connected to this resistor must not exceed – 6V
while the chip is running and –12V under any conditions.
The LT1249 gate drive will malfunction if the MOUT pin
voltage exceeds – 6V while VCC is powered, destroying the
power FET. The 12V absolute limit is imposed by ESD
clamps on the MOUT pin. Large currents will flow at
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voltages above 8V and the 12V limit is only for surge
conditions.
resistor, the standard LT1249 application will not be
affected because the chip is not yet powered. Problems are
only created if the VCC pin is powered from some external
housekeeping supply that remains powered when bridge
power is switched off.
In normal operation, the voltage into MOUT does not
exceed 1.1V, but under surge conditions, the voltage
could temporarily go higher. To date, no field failures due
to surges have been reported for normal LT1249 configurations, but if the possibility exists for extremely large
current surges, please read the following discussion.
A huge line voltage surge, beyond the normal worst-case
limits, can also create a large current surge. The peak of
the line voltage must significantly exceed the storage
capacitor voltage (typically 380V) for this to occur, so peak
line voltage would probably have to exceed 450V. Such
excessive surges might occur if a very large mains load
was suddenly removed, with a resulting line “kickback”. If
the surge results in voltage at the MOUT pin greater than
6V, it must also last more than 30µs (three switch cycles)
to cause FET problems.
Offline switching power supplies can create large current
surges because of the high value storage capacitor used.
The surge can be the result of closing the line switch near
the peak of the AC line voltage, or because of a large
transient in the line itself. These surges are well known in
the power supply business, and are normally controlled
with a negative temperature coefficient thermistor in
series with the rectifier bridge. When power is switched
on, the thermistor is cold (high resistance) and surges are
limited. Current flow in the thermistor causes it to heat and
resistance drops to the point where overall efficiency loss
in the resistor is acceptable.
External Clamp
The external clamp shown in Figure 6 will protect the
LT1249 MOUT pin against extremely large line current
surges (see above). Protection is provided for all VCC
power methods. The 100Ω resistor and three diodes limit
the peak negative voltage into MOUT to less than 3V.
Current sense gain is attenuated by only 100Ω/4000Ω =
2.5%. Three diodes are used because the peak negative
voltage into MOUT in normal operation could go as high as
–1.1V and the diodes should not conduct more than a few
microamps under this condition.
This basic protection mechanism can be partially defeated
if the power supply is switched off for a few seconds, then
turned back on. The thermistor has not had time to cool
significantly and if the subsequent turn-on catches the AC
line near its peak, the resulting surge is much higher than
normal. Even if this surge current generates a voltage
greater than 6V (but less than 12V) across the sense
THERMISTOR
+
BRIDGE
SURGE PATH
+
STORAGE
CAPACITOR
RS
–
100Ω
MOUT
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Figure 6. Protecting MOUT from Extremely High Current Surges
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Dimensions in inches (millimeters) unless otherwise noted.
N8 Package
8-Lead PDIP (Narrow 0.300)
(LTC DWG # 05-08-1510)
0.400*
(10.160)
MAX
8
7
6
5
1
2
3
4
0.255 ± 0.015*
(6.477 ± 0.381)
0.300 – 0.325
(7.620 – 8.255)
0.065
(1.651)
TYP
0.009 – 0.015
(0.229 – 0.381)
(
+0.035
0.325 –0.015
8.255
+0.889
–0.381
0.130 ± 0.005
(3.302 ± 0.127)
0.045 – 0.065
(1.143 – 1.651)
)
0.125
(3.175) 0.020
MIN
(0.508)
MIN
0.018 ± 0.003
0.100
(2.54)
BSC
(0.457 ± 0.076)
N8 1098
*THESE DIMENSIONS DO NOT INCLUDE MOLD FLASH OR PROTRUSIONS.
MOLD FLASH OR PROTRUSIONS SHALL NOT EXCEED 0.010 INCH (0.254mm)
S8 Package
8-Lead Plastic Small Outline (Narrow 0.150)
(LTC DWG # 05-08-1610)
0.189 – 0.197*
(4.801 – 5.004)
8
7
6
5
0.150 – 0.157**
(3.810 – 3.988)
0.228 – 0.244
(5.791 – 6.197)
1
0.010 – 0.020
× 45°
(0.254 – 0.508)
0.008 – 0.010
(0.203 – 0.254)
0.053 – 0.069
(1.346 – 1.752)
0°– 8° TYP
0.016 – 0.050
(0.406 – 1.270)
0.014 – 0.019
(0.355 – 0.483)
TYP
*DIMENSION DOES NOT INCLUDE MOLD FLASH. MOLD FLASH
SHALL NOT EXCEED 0.006" (0.152mm) PER SIDE
**DIMENSION DOES NOT INCLUDE INTERLEAD FLASH. INTERLEAD
FLASH SHALL NOT EXCEED 0.010" (0.254mm) PER SIDE
2
3
4
0.004 – 0.010
(0.101 – 0.254)
0.050
(1.270)
BSC
Information furnished by Linear Technology Corporation is believed to be accurate and reliable.
However, no responsibility is assumed for its use. Linear Technology Corporation makes no representation that the interconnection of its circuits as described herein will not infringe on existing patent rights.
SO8 1298
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MURH860
750µH*
+
90V
TO
270V
VOUT
EMI
FILTER
6A
–
+
IRF840
0.047µF
RS
0.2Ω
0.47µF
20k
100pF
1nF
330k
180µF
1M
10Ω
10k
5
7.5V
VAOUT
3
EA
VSENSE
1M
CAOUT
2
1
†V
GND
7
4
IA
MULTIPLIER
IB
I 2I
IM = A B 2
200µA
MAX
250µA
IM
VCC
+
16V/10V
–
15µA
1V
RUN
+
–
– CA
32k
IAC
CC
7.5V
VREF
RMOUT
4k
+
–
6
MOUT
+
gm = 1/3k
RUN
0.7V
+
R
+
Q
S
8
GTDR
–
M1
–
+
SYNC
OSC
–
4.7nF
44µA
22µA
4k
20µA
16V
**
1N5819
35pF
* 1. COILTRONICS CTX02-12236 (TYPE 52 CORE)
AIR MOVEMENT NEEDED AT POWER LEVEL GREATER THAN 250W.
2. COILTRONICS CTX02-12295 (MAGNETICS Kool Mµ® 77930 CORE)
** THIS SCHOTTKY DIODE IS TO CLAMP GTDR WHEN MOS SWITCH TURNS OFF.
PARASITIC INDUCTANCE AND GATE CAPACITANCE MAY TURN ON CHIP SUBSTRATE
DIODE AND CAUSE ERRATIC OPERATIONS IF GTDR IS NOT CLAMPED.
1249 TA01
† SEE APPLICATIONS INFORMATION SECTION FOR CIRCUITRY TO SUPPLY POWER TO VCC.
RELATED PARTS
PART NUMBER
LT1103
LT1248
LT1508
LT1509
DESCRIPTION
Off-Line Switching Regulator
Full Feature Average Current Mode Power Factor Controller
Power Factor and PWM Controller
Power Factor and PWM Controller
COMMENTS
Universal Off-Line Inputs with Outputs to 100W
Provides All Features in 16-Lead Package
Simplified PFC Design
Complete Solution for Universal Off-Line Switching Power Supplies
Kool Mµ is a registered trademark of Magnetics, Inc.
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