ANP005 Application Note AP2001 CCFL Inverter Contents 1. AP2001 Specifications 1.1 Features 1.2 General Description 1.3 Pin Assignments 1.4 Pin Descriptions 1.5 Block Diagram 1.6 Absolute Maximum Ratings 2. Hardware 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 3. Introduction Description of the CCFL Inverter Circuit Input / Output Connections Schematic Board of Materials Board Layout Design Procedures 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Operating Specifications 3.3 Design Procedures 3.3.1 Current Regulating Buck Converter 3.3.2 Royer-Type Resonant Oscillator 3.3.2.1 Selection of the Transformer (T) 3.3.2.2 Selection of the Ballast Capacitor (CY) 3.3.2.3 Selection of the Resonant Capacitor (CR) 3.3.2.4 Selection of the Push-Pull Transistors (Q) 3.3.2.5 Brightness Adjust of the Lamp This application note contains new product information. Diodes, Inc. reserves the right to modify the product specification without notice. No liability is assumed as a result of the use of this product. No rights under any patent accompany the sale of the product. 1/15 ANP005 – App. Note 1 Dec 2002 www.diodes.com © Diodes Incorporated ANP005 Application Note AP2001 CCFL Inverter 1. AP2001 Specifications 1.1 Features - Dual PWM Control Circuitry - Operating Voltage can be up to 50V - Adjustable Dead Time Control (DTC) - Under Voltage Lockout (UVLO) Protection - Short Circuit Protection (SCP) - Variable Oscillator Frequency...... 500KHz Max - 2.5V Voltage Reference Output - 16-pin PDIP and SOP Packages 1.2 General Description The AP2001 integrates Pulse-width-Modulation (PWM) control circuit into a single chip, mainly designs for power-supply regulator. All the functions include an on-chip 2.5V Reference Output, two Error Amplifiers, an Adjustable Oscillator, two Dead-Time Comparators, UVLO, SCP, DTC circuitry, and Dual Common-Emitter (CE) output transistor circuits. Recommend the output CE transistors as pre-driver for driving externally. The DTC can provide from 0% to 100%. Switching frequency can be adjustable by trimming RT and CT. During low VCC situation, the UVLO makes sure that the outputs are off until the internal circuit is operating normally. 1.3 Pin Assignments ( Top View ) CT 1 16 RT EA1+ EA1FB1 2 15 3 14 4 13 5 12 DTC1 OUT1 GND 6 11 7 10 8 9 REF SCP EA2+ EA2FB2 DTC2 OUT2 VCC PDIP/SOP 1.4 Pin Descriptions Name Description CT Timing Capacitor RT Timing Resistor EA+ Error Amplifier Input(+) EA - Error Amplifier Input(-) FB Feedback Loop Compensation DTC Dead Time Control OUT Pre-driver Output GND Ground VCC Supply Voltage SCP Short Circuit Protection REF Voltage Reference 2/15 ANP005 – App. Note 1 Dec 2002 www.diodes.com © Diodes Incorporated ANP005 Application Note AP2001 CCFL Inverter 1.5 Block Diagram VCC SCP RT Bandgap Reference REF CT DTC1 Oscillator MAX.500KHz + + - EA1 + EA1 - OUT1 VREF Error Amplifier 1 PWM Amplifier 1 170K FB1 1.18V + + UVLO R R S + + EA2+ EA2 Error Amplifier 2 OUT2 PWM Amplifier 2 FB2 GND DTC2 1.6 Absolute Maximum Ratings Symbol Rating Unit Supply Voltage 40 V VI Amplifier Input Voltage 20 V VO Collector Output Voltage 40 V Io Collector Output Current 21 mA VCC TOP TST TLEAD Parameter Operating Temperature Range Storage Temperature Range Lead Temperature 1.6 mm (1/16 inch) from Case for 10 Seconds -20 to +85 o -65 to +150 o 260 o C C C 3/15 ANP005 – App. Note 1 Dec 2002 www.diodes.com © Diodes Incorporated ANP005 Application Note AP2001 CCFL Inverter 2. Hardware 2.1 Introduction The CCFL presents a highly nonlinear load to the converter. Initially when the lamp is cold (inoperative for some finite time), the voltage to fire the lamp is typically more than three times higher than the sustaining voltage. The lamp characteristic fires at 1800V and exhibits an average sustaining voltage (Vn) of 600V. Notice that the lamp initially exhibits a positive resistance and then transitions to a negative resistance above 1mA. These characteristics dictate a high output impedance (current source) drive to suppress the negative load resistance effect and limit current during initial lamp firing. Since the ZVS (zero voltage switched) converter has low output impedance, an additional “lossless” series impedance such as a coupling capacitor must be added. To facilitate analysis, the equivalent CCFL circuit (shown in figure 1) is used. VFL is the average lamp sustaining voltage over the operating range. The lamp impedance (RFL) is a complex function, but can be considered a fixed negative resistance at the sustaining voltage. Stray lamp and interconnect capacitance are lumped together as CCFL. VFL CFL RFL Figure 1. CCFL equivalent circuit The CCFL inverter demo board supply 2~4 pcs lamp. This board can supply output power up to 8.4W for every transformer output (600Vrms / 14mA). Using a dc input voltage of 10.8 V to 13.2 V, The control method used in the board is fixed frequency, variable on-time pulse-width-modulation (PWM). The feedback method used is voltage-mode control. Other features of the board include under voltage lockout (UVLO), short-circuit protection (SCP), and adjustable dead time control (DTC). 4/15 ANP005 – App. Note 1 Dec 2002 www.diodes.com © Diodes Incorporated ANP005 Application Note AP2001 CCFL Inverter 2.2 Description of the CCFL inverter circuit The CCFL inverter circuit is comprised of the current regulating buck converter and the Royer-type resonant oscillator. The buck converter controls the magnitude of CCFL current. This feature is instrumental in providing dimming control. The Royer-type resonant oscillator circuit is shown in Figure 2. T Vcc Lm LB D CY CY Lm CR 0.7 0 PWM control 0.7 0 Figure 2. Royer-type Resonant Oscillator Circuit 2 CY IL 4CR Lm RL / 2 Figure 3. Simplified Royer-type Resonant Oscillator Circuit Royer-type Resonant Oscillator The circuit shown in Figure 2 is essentially a current fed parallel loaded parallel resonant circuit, which can be further simplified to that shown in Figure 3. The simplification in Figure 3 assumes that two lamps are operating in parallel. If one lamp is used then the original output ballast capacitor value should be used in the calculations. Lm is the magnetizing inductance of the inverter transformer, which tunes with the resonant capacitor CR to set the resonant frequency of the inverter. The oscillator frequency of the AP2001 is set lower than the resonant frequency to ensure synchronization. The current source labeled IC in Figure 2 is a conceptual current-fed which models the function of LB. 5/15 ANP005 – App. Note 1 Dec 2002 www.diodes.com © Diodes Incorporated ANP005 Application Note AP2001 CCFL Inverter Buck Converter The Buck converter converts a DC voltage to a lower DC voltage. Figure 4 shows the basic buck topology. When the switch SW is turned on, energy is stored in the inductor L and it has constant voltage “VL = Vi – Vo”, the inductor current iL ramps up at a slope determined by the input voltage. Diode D is off during this period. Once the switch, SW, turns off, diode D starts to conduct and the energy stored in the inductor is released to the load. Current in the inductor ramps down at a slope determined by the difference between the input and output voltages. iS VS SW Vi L iD VD IO VL iL iC C D RL VO Figure 4. Typical Buck Converter Topology 6/15 ANP005 – App. Note 1 Dec 2002 www.diodes.com © Diodes Incorporated ANP005 Application Note AP2001 CCFL Inverter 2.3 Input / Output Connections V c c (1 2 V ) GND E n a b le (5 V ) GND D im m in g (0 ~ 5 V ) GND Figure 5. I/O Connections 7/15 ANP005 – App. Note 1 Dec 2002 www.diodes.com © Diodes Incorporated ANP005 Application Note AP2001 CCFL Inverter 2.4 Schematic Figure 6. CCFL Inverter Schematic 8/15 ANP005 – App. Note 1 Dec 2002 www.diodes.com © Diodes Incorporated ANP005 Application Note AP2001 CCFL Inverter 2.4 Board of Materials No. Value Q'ty Part Reference Description Metallized Polyester Film CAP. 0.15uF 100V Ceramic Chip CAP. 1uF 25V ±10% C2 C12 K X7R 0805 C3 C7 C8 C9 C10 Ceramic Chip CAP. 0.1uF 25V ±10% C11 C14 K X7R 0805 C4 C5 C16 C17 To be Defined Ceramic Chip CAP. 1uF 50V ±10% C6 C18 K X7R 1206 Ceramic Chip CAP. 102pF 50V ±10% C13 K X7R 0805 Ceramic CAP.SL (NPO) 27pF ± 5% CY1 CY2 CY3 CY4 3KV C1 C15 Manufacturers Part Number ARCOTRONICS EPCOS Philips, Team-Young Philips, Team-Young 1 0.15uF/100V 2 2 1uF/25V 2 3 0.1uF/25V 7 4 Open 4 5 1uF/25V 2 6 102pF/25V 1 7 27pF/3KV 4 8 RB160L-40 2 D1 D4 Schottky Diode 1A 40V 9 LL4148 1 D2 Switching Diode 0.15A 75V 10 BAV99 2 D3 D5 Dual Switching Diode 0.15A 75V 11 220uF/25V 4 EC1 EC2 EC3 EC4 Electrolysis CAP. 220uF 25V 12 3A 1 F1 13 Header_8 1 J1 14 CON2 4 J2 J3 J4 J5 15 CON2 16 Power_Jack 1 1 J6 J7 17 Header_8 1 J8 18 100uH/1A 2 L1 L2 19 LED 1 LED1 20 PMOS_SOP8 2 Q1 Q8 21 RN2402 1 Q2 22 MMBT4401 3 Q3 Q4 Q9 23 MMBT4403 2 Q5 Q10 24 2SC3669-Y 4 Q6 Q7 Q11 Q12 25 2.7K 4 R1 R12 R27 R37 26 1K 8 R2 R3 R4 R5 R29 R30 R31 R32 Chip Resistance 1K 1/4W ±10% J 1206 Yageo(RL Series) 27 100K 2 R6 R17 Chip Resistance 100K 1/8W ±10% J 0805 Yageo(RL Series) 28 36K 2 R7 R33 Chip Resistance 36K 1/8W ±10% J 0805 Yageo(RL Series) 29 10 2 R8 R28 Chip Resistance 10 1/8W ±10% J 0805 Yageo(RL Series) Fuse F/P 3A 32V 1206 2.54mm Connectors 90° 8 Pin Header Single Row 3.5mm Disconnectable Crimp Style Connectors 5.08mm PCB Terminal Block 2 Pin DC Power Jack 6.4mm/2.5mm 2.54mm Connectors 90° 8pin Female Header Single Row Choke Coil 100uH 1A Through-Hole Green 5mm(Pitch 2.54mm) Philips, Team-Young Philips, Team-Young TDK, MURATA DIODES ROHM ROHM DIODES ROHM DIODES NIPPON, NICHICON LITTLEFUSE B140 RB160L-40 LL4148 LL4148 BAV99 BAV99 429003 E&T JST SM02B DINKLE LIH SHENG ELK508V-02P E&T Delta 86A-2094 KingBright L1513GT Toshiba Fairchild Built-in Resistance PNP BJT -50V -0.1A Toshiba SC-59 ROHM ROHM NPN BJT 40V 0.6A SOT-23 DIODES ROHM PNP BJT -40V -0.6A SOT-23 DIODES NPN BJT 80V 2A Toshiba Chip Resistance 2.7K 1/8W ±10% Yageo(RL Series) J 0805 P-Channel MOSFET -30V -5A TPC8104-H FDS9435 RN2402 DTA114EK SST2222A MMBT4401 SST2907A MMBT4403 2SC3669-Y 9/15 ANP005 – App. Note 1 Dec 2002 www.diodes.com © Diodes Incorporated ANP005 Application Note AP2001 CCFL Inverter Value Q'ty Part Reference Description No. 30 1K 4 R9 R11 R15 R19 R23 R36 31 9.1K 2 R10 R35 32 33K 2 R13 R38 33 Open 2 R14 R25 34 20K 2 R16 R34 35 5.1K 3 R18 R22 36 15K 1 R20 37 43K 1 R21 38 0 2 R24 R42 R43 39 5.6K 1 R26 40 120 1 R39 41 360 1 R40 42 470 1 R41 43 SW_SPDT CCFL 44 Transformer 1 SW1 Chip Resistance 1K 1/8W ±10% J0805 Chip Resistance 9.1K 1/8W ±10% J 0805 Chip Resistance 33K 1/8W ±10% J 0805 To be Defined Chip Resistance 20K 1/8W ±10% J 0805 Chip Resistance 5.1K 1/8W ±10% J 0805 Chip Resistance 15K 1/8W ±10% J 0805 Chip Resistance 43K 1/8W ±10% J 0805 Chip Resistance 0 1/8W ±10% J 0805 Chip Resistance 5.6K 1/8W ±10% J 0805 Chip Resistance 120 1/8W ±10% J 0805 Chip Resistance 362 1/8W ±10% J 0805 Chip Resistance 470 1/8W ±10% J 0805 SPDT Switch 3pin 2 T1 T2 Inverter X'FMR (10/10/3):1500TS 45 AP2001 1 U1 46 AP1117 47 10K 48 12V/0.5W 1 1 2 U2 VR1 ZD1 ZD2 Monolithic Dual Channel PWM Controller 1A Positive Low Dropout Regulator Variable Resistance 10K Zener Diode 0.5W 12V Manufacturers Part Number Yageo(RL Series) Yageo(RL Series) Yageo(RL Series) Yageo(RL Series) Yageo(RL Series) Yageo(RL Series) Yageo(RL Series) Yageo(RL Series) Yageo(RL Series) Yageo(RL Series) Yageo(RL Series) Yageo(RL Series) Delta INT018T Anachip AP2001S Anachip AP1117T50 ROHM DIODES RLZ TE-11 12C ZMM5242B 10/15 ANP005 – App. Note 1 Dec 2002 www.diodes.com © Diodes Incorporated ANP005 Application Note AP2001 CCFL Inverter 2.6 Board Layout Figure 8. Top silk layer Figure 9. Top layer Figure 10. Bottom layer Figure 11. Bottom Silk layer 11/15 ANP005 – App. Note 1 Dec 2002 www.diodes.com © Diodes Incorporated ANP005 Application Note AP2001 CCFL Inverter 3. Design Procedure 3.1 Introduction The AP2001 integrated circuit is a dual PWM controller. It operates over a wide input voltage range. Being low in cost, it is a very popular choice of PWM controller. This section will describe the AP2001 design procedure. The operation and the design of the CCFL inverter will also be discussed in detail. 3.2 Operating Specifications Specification Min Typ Max Units Input Voltage 10.8 12 13.2 V Operating Frequency 90 100 110 KHz Output Frequency 40 50 60 KHz Output Power (For every Transformer) 0 Dimming 8.4 W 1500 1800 Vrms Output Voltage (No Load) Table 1. Operating Specifications 3.3 Design Procedures This section describes the steps to design current regulating buck converters and Royer-type oscillators, and explains how to construct basic power conversion circuits including the design of the control chip functions and the basic loop. A switching frequency of 100 kHz was chosen. 3.3.1 Current Regulating Buck Converter Example calculations accompany the design equations. Since this is a fixed output inverter, all example calculations apply to the converter with an output power of 8.4W and input voltage set to 13.2V, unless specified otherwise. The first quantity to be determined is the converter of the duty cycle value. Duty ratio D = Ton Vo + Vd = Ts Vin – Vds(sat) , 0 ≦ D ≦ 1 Assuming the commutating diode forward voltage Vd = 0.5 V, the power switch on voltage Vds(sat) = 0.1V and Vo = V PRI(DC) is dependent on CCFL (1 or 2 lamp, required current). In this case V PRI(DC) = 10.8V and Io = 0.78A for one lamp, V PRI(DC) = 7.5V, Io = 1.12A and for two lamp, so the duty cycle for Vin = 13.2 is 0.78 for one lamp and 0.61 for two lamps. The inductor plays a central role in the proper operation of the inverter circuit. To find the inductor value it is necessary to consider the inductor ripple current. Choose an inductor to maintain continuous-mode operation down to 20 percent (Io(min)) of the rated output load: Δ IL = 2 x 20% x Io = 2 x 0.2 x 0.78 = 0.31A 12/15 ANP005 – App. Note 1 Dec 2002 www.diodes.com © Diodes Incorporated ANP005 Application Note AP2001 CCFL Inverter The inductor “LB” value for one lamp is connected to be: LB ≧ (Vin - Vds(sat) – Vo) x Dmin = Δ IL x fs (13.2 – 0.1 – 10.8) x 0.78 0.31 x (100 x 10^3) = 58μ H If the transformer’s output connects two lamps then LB ≧ 76μ H on above, so we choose buck inductor value to be 100uH for this case. If core loss is a problem, increasing the inductance of L will help. Other component selection (PMOS, Diode, Cout), please refer the AP2001 for Buck+Boost demo board manual. 3.3.2 Royer-type Resonant Oscillator The current fed Royer-type converter shown in figure 3 is driven at its resonant frequency to provide ZVS operation. The BJTs (Q1 & Q2) are alternately driven at 50% duty cycle. Commutation occurs as V1 and V2 resonate through zero thereby insuring zero voltage switching. This virtually eliminates switching losses associated with charging BJT output and stray capacitance, and reduces base drive losses by minimizing the base charge. Current is supplied to the Royer-type stage by a buck regulator (Q3). Winding inductance, LR, and CR, the combined effective capacitance of CR and the reflected secondary capacitances make up the resonant tank. The secondary side of the transformer exhibits a symmetrical sine wave voltage varying from about 300Vrms to 1800Vrms. Capacitor CY provides ballasting and insures that the converter is only subjected to positive impedance loads. Example calculations accompany the design equations. All example calculations apply to the converter with output striking voltages of 1500Vrms, operating voltages of 600Vrms and input voltages set to 12V, unless specified otherwise. 3.3.2.1 Selection of the Transformer (T) The inverter transformer T1 also has triple roles. Besides stepping up the low voltage to a higher value suitable for the operation of the lamp(s), it is also a part of the resonant circuit and driver of external BJTs. The magnetizing inductance of this transformer is the resonating inductor. This transformer is an off the shelf part available from different coil manufacturers. The inverter transformer used in the example circuit is capable of driving one 4.2W lamp with a start voltage of 1800V. The striking voltage is dependent on supply voltage and the turn ratio (TR) of transformer as described below. Vstrike(rms) ≧ TR ≧ π x V PRI(DC) x TR 2√ 2 x Vstrike(rms) π x V PRI(DC) 2√ 2 = 2√ 2 x 1800 π x 10.8 = 150 So we choose part number “INT018T-1” CCFL transformer of Delta. In this transformer, Lm = 10uH, TR = 1500/10 = 150, RDC(PRI) = 63mΩ , RDC(SEC) = 602Ω 3.3.2.2 Selection of the Ballast Capacitor (CY) Since the circuit always operates at resonance the impedance seen by the above current source is resistive and equal to the transformed impedance of the lamp which is given by the formula below: VL RL = IL 13/15 ANP005 – App. Note 1 Dec 2002 www.diodes.com © Diodes Incorporated ANP005 Application Note AP2001 CCFL Inverter Where VL is the operating voltage of the lamp at full brightness and IL is the lamp current. In most cases the value of the ballasting capacitor CY is chosen such that its reactance is approximately equal to the lamp resistance RL. The two capacitors CY are used to simulate two separate current sources, so that the current will be shared between the lamps. The typical value for RL is 100KΩ . For a typical operating frequency of 50kHz, CY yields a capacitor’s reactance of approximately 100KΩ . The best choice for this capacitor is from 27 to 33pF. In many practical designs, for minimizing current distortion caused by the non-linear behavior of the lamp, VC(BALLAST) is set to be around 1.2~ 2 times of VLAMP. VC(BALLAST) = ILAMP ILAMP CY = = K x VLAMP, K = 1.2 ~ 2 2π x FLAMP x CY = 2π x FLAMP x K x VLAMP 7m 2π x 50K x 1.3 x 600 = 29pF So we choose 27pF/3KV, a smaller CY can make more linear the lamp connection. 3.3.2.3 Selection of the Resonant Capacitor (CR) The primary and secondary circuits determine the resonant frequency of the Royer oscillator. Under steady state conditions, the oscillator frequency will be locked to twice the natural frequency of the lamp inverter resonant frequency. The lower bound on the resonant frequency (that will be used to calculate the oscillator timing components) can be calculated by using the following formula: FLAMP = 1 2π √ [Lm(4CR + n x TR^2 x CY)] Where: n is the number of lamps at the output with ballasting capacitors CY, TR is the secondary to primary turns ratio of T1, Lm is the primary inductance of T1 and CR is the capacitance across the primary. 1 50K = 2π √ [10u(4 x CR + 1 x 22500 x 27p)] CR = 0.101uF So we choose 0.15uF/100V 3.3.2.4 Selection of the Push-Pull Transistors (Q) The push-pull output BJTs(Q6, Q7, Q11, Q12) are alternately driven at 50% duty cycle by the transformer (pin1 and pin6). Commutation occurs as VC(Q6) and VC(Q7) resonate through zero thereby insuring zero voltage switching. This virtually eliminates switching losses associated with charging BJT output and stray capacitance, and reduces base drive losses by minimizing the base current. The current of the transformer primary IPRI is: IPRI = VPRI ZTANK , ZTANK =√ ( Lm CR ) , VPRI(RMS) = VSEC(RMS) = TR 1800 150 = 12V(RMS) so we can obtain IPRI(MAX) approximately 1.47A and VPRI(PEAK) = VPRI(RMS)√ 2 approximately 17V. Therefore, the BJT’s VCEO = 2 x VPRI(PEAK) = 34V, We can choose 2 ~ 3 times of VCEO and 1.5 ~ 2 times of IC appropriate BJT, the Toshiba’s transistor “2SC3669” is selected by us. It’s VCEO = 80V and IC = 2A. 14/15 ANP005 – App. Note 1 Dec 2002 www.diodes.com © Diodes Incorporated ANP005 Application Note AP2001 CCFL Inverter 3.3.2.6 Brightness Adjust of the Lamp Brightness adjust There are several ways of generating the “brightness adjust” voltage. The simplest method is by using a potentiometer as shown in Figure 10. If the 1KΩ resistor installed to R9/R19 that goes to brightness adjust control serves from dark to light, its method of brightness adjustment is modulating OP+(feedback) voltage to change duty cycle of PWM out. If R9/R19 is not installed 1KΩ resistor then brightness adjust control serves from dim to light, its method of brightness adjustment is modulating OP-(compared voltage) voltage to change duty cycle of PWM out. Figure 12. Dimming voltage generation V DD = 5V to J1's pin 7 (dimming) 100KO Brightness Fixed If you would like brightness fixed then just remove R9, R17, R19, and modify R11/R36 resistance value, it is modulating appropriately for feedback (OP+) voltage to fixed duty cycle of PWM out. Written by Cheng-Yu Chen(陳政佑) 15/15 ANP005 – App. Note 1 Dec 2002 www.diodes.com © Diodes Incorporated