Implementing a 310 W Power Supply with NCP1910, NCP4303 & NCP1027

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Implementing a 310 W
Power Supply with the
NCP1027, NCP1910 and
NCP4303
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Prepared by: Patrick Wang and Thierry Sutto
ON Semiconductor
APPLICATION NOTE
load and 230 Vac, this reference design achieves > 92% at
50% load and 115 Vac.
This reference document provides a detailed view of the
performance achieved with this design in terms of
efficiency, performance, and other key parameters. In
addition, a detailed list of the bill--off--materials (BOM) is
also provided.
The following document describes a switch mode power
supply (SMPS) with 5 Vsb @ 2 A and 12 V @ 25 A output
intended for use as part of an ATX power supply. The
reference design circuit consists of a double sided 200 x
130 mm printed circuit board with a height of only 35 mm.
An overview of the entire SMPS architecture is provided in
Figure 1. Achieving a maximum efficiency of 94% at 50%
EMI
filtering
+
rectification
Input
90 to 265 Vac
L2
D1
M1
M3
L1
1
C3
M5
4
U5
C2
L3
M2
3
12Vout
C6
C7
M4
C1
0
2
12V_RTN
XFMR--TAP
2xNCP4303
Sync. Rect.
12V_FB
NCP1910
CCM PFC + LLC ON/OFF
1
2
Aux_supply
U4
0
SW1
Remote Control
2
0
D2
5Vstby
C4
3
C5
5
Aux_supply
4
NCP1027
Flyback
1
5Vstby_RTN
XFMR2
0
5Vstby_FB
Figure 1. Demo Board Block Diagram
 Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, 2010
November, 2010 -- Rev. 0
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Publication Order Number:
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Architecture Overview
However, it is noted that it is not easy to determine at which
bulk voltage to start up the LLC converter especially when
the regulated bulk voltage is close to the peak of sinusoidal
input. To ensure the operation of LLC converter, the start--up
level of bulk voltage is usually designed at below the peak
value of the sinusoidal input line. It has a risk that the bulk
voltage at start--up phase might be too low to provide a
smooth rising waveform on main output. Besides, if there is
something wrong in the PFC stage, e.g. the driving resistor
is broken; the LLC stage will still operate even when the
input ac voltage is at high line.
To avoid the above risk, NCP1910 uses an instinctive
logic to control the operating of PFC stage and LLC stage:
 At start--up phase, LLC is inhibited until PFC regulates
the bulk voltage.
 LLC can not work continuously if PFC does not
regulate the bulk voltage.
 For the protections, there are two kinds of behavior:
 If the detected failure is not critical, the protection
behavior of PFC or LLC does not influence or stop
each other immediately. For example, when the
brown--out block finds the bulk voltage is too low, it
stops the LLC only, but does not stop PFC.
Similarly, the line brown--out block stops the PFC
and change the status of PGout signal as the ac input
voltage is too low, but stops LLC only after a certain
delay (tDEL2) instead of turning--off immediately,
which ensures the correct turn--off sequence from
falling of power good signal to loss of main output.
 If the failure is critical, then both PFC and LLC stop
immediately. For example, when LLC faces a short
circuit situation so that its current information is
above latch--off level, both PFC and LLC stop
together. Or in case that the PFC feedback loop is
out of order so that bulk voltage is above the
latch--off level, which is sensed on a dedicated pin
(OVP2), then both PFC and LLC stop together.
Let’s see an example mentioned above about what
happens if PFC driver resistor is broken at high line, e.g.
265 Vac (Vpeak = 2 ⋅ 265 = 374 V). Usually the brown--out
level of LLC converter is lower than 374 V, so the LLC will
keep operating even when PFC driver resistor is broken.
There is no critical concern in this situation but just lost of
the PFC function. The electricity company may not be happy
with this situation. To avoid this symptom, NCP1910
implements a so--called “PFC abnormal” feature by sensing
the VCTRL (the output of PFC Operational
Trans--conductance Amplifier). If VCTRL is out of its
operating range for longer than 1.4 second typically, then
PFC latches off. Because this situation is not critical to LLC,
LLC doesn’t stop immediately. Instead, it stops after 5 ms
typically (tDEL2).
Thanks to the combination of the two control cells in
NCP1910, the FB pin which represents the information of
bulk voltage is also used as the input of comparators to adjust
Most of today’s computing applications like ATX PC use
12 V as the main power rail. This voltage is then further
decreased to 5 V and 3.3 V by dc--dc step down converters.
Because nearly all power passes through the 12 V output, it
is critical that the efficiency of the main power stage is
optimized. Most designs today utilize an LLC topology for
the power stage to provide high efficiency at a reasonable
cost. The LLC power stage provides inherently high
efficiency results thanks to zero voltage switching (ZVS) on
the primary side and zero current switching (ZCS) on the
secondary side. Efficiency however decreases for higher
output currents as the secondary RMS current reaches a high
level. The solution for these losses on the secondary side is
to use synchronous rectification instead of conventional
rectifiers (Schottky diode).
The circuit utilizes a Continuous Conduction Mode
(CCM) PFC to provide a well regulated PFC output voltage
that allows optimization of the downstream converter, and
also to minimize the input current ripple.
The ATX kind of power supply needs a remote signal to
enable/disable the main output and a power good signal to
inform the system for start--up or shut--down. In this demo
board,
 For the remote on/off, NCP1910 reserves a dedicated
on/off pin to reduce the surrounding circuits. In the
demo board, a switch is used to control the on/off pin
and hence the operation of main power. A green LED
(LED1) indicates the operation status.
 As for the power good signal in the ATX power supply,
it is usually managed by a supervisory chip at the
secondary side to control the power good timing and
also the Over--Current Protection (OCP), Over--Voltage
Protection (OVP), Under--Voltage Protection (UVP) on
the outputs. It usually needs an enable signal from
primary side or from the winding of transformer to start
the timing processing and protection features.
NCP1910 provides a power good output signal (PGout
pin) to instruct this enable signal through opto--coupler.
In the demo board, a green LED (LED2) is used to
indicate the power good output pin status.
Housed in a SO--24WB package, the NCP1910 combines
not only the control core of CCM PFC and LLC, but also the
handshakes among PFC, LLC, and the secondary side.
These handshakes signals include the remote on/off and the
PGout pin mentioned above; and also internal signals to
monitor the status of PFC and LLC converter to have correct
operation and protection procedures. Rather than jumping
directly to the board description, it is interesting to
enumerate the various features we have packed in this part.
To have a correct start--up on LLC converter, it is preferred
to let PFC operate and regulate the bulk voltage before LLC
starts operation. The most popular method on the
application with the discrete controllers is to use a high
voltage sensing rail to monitor the bulk voltage, so--called
brown--out feature, to enable or stop the operation of LLC.
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the secondary side. The NCP4303A SR controller is used to
achieve accurate turn--on and turn--off of the SR MOSFETs.
The standby power supply (5 Vsb) is requested to work
alone without PFC operating, i.e. the PFC is off at remote off
mode. A flyback converter driven by NCP1027 is chosen.
In summary, the architecture selected on this demo board
allows system optimization so that the maximum efficiency
is achieved without significantly increasing the component
cost and circuit complexity.
bulk voltage level to deliver the power good output signal
and brown--out of LLC. The benefit of this feature is that it
saves the extra high voltage sensing rails and provides
accurate control for power good and brown--out level for
LLC.
The efficiency requirement is more challenging at low
line compared to high line because of the conduction losses
on EMI and PFC stage, e.g. the current sense resistor on the
PFC stage. To reduce the power losses on this PFC current
sensing resistor, the easiest way is to reduce its resistance.
However, it comes with a higher peak current limitation
level. The current sense scheme of PFC section in NCP1910
solves this problem. It provides a possibility to reduce the
conduction losses on the current sense resistor and also
keeps the same wanted peak current limitation level. The
current source inside the CS pin maintains the CS pin at zero
voltage. One can reduce the offset resistor (R17 + R20 in
Figure 2) to reduce the maximum voltage drop and hence the
power losses on current sense resistor (R12 // R13)
depending on the acceptable noise immunity level. At the 90
Vac input and 310 W application, 0.8 W on the sense resistor
could be saved by changing the sense resistor from 0.1  to
0.05 , R17//R20 could be adjusted to keep the same current
peak level. The most important is that the saving losses is
free.
PFC light load efficiency has been improved with the
frequency foldback of the NCP1910. When the power
decreases below an externally fixed power value, the
switching frequency decreases to 38 kHz typically.
The LLC cell of NCP1910 can operate to a frequency up
to 500 kHz. To avoid any frequency runaway in light load
conditions but also to improve the standby power
consumption, the NCP1910B welcomes a skip input (Skip
pin) which permanently observes the opto--coupler
collector. If this pin senses a low voltage, it cuts the LLC
output pulses until the collector goes up again. The
NCP1910A does not offer the skip capability and routes the
analog ground on pin 16 instead.
NCP1910 combines plenty of protection features for the
robustness, which is detailed in datasheet. Together with
these built--in handshakes and protections, the surrounding
components are saved.
To maximize efficiency of the LLC power stage,
Synchronous Rectification (SR) has been implemented on
DEMO BOARD SPECIFICATION
Description
Value
Unit
90 -- 265
Vrms
310
W
Minimum Output Load Current(s)
0
Adc
Number of Outputs
2
--
Input voltage Range
Output Power
Nominal Output Voltage
Output1: 12 V
Output2: 5 Vstby
12 5%
5 5%
Vdc
Output Current
Output1 (min/max)
Output2 (min/max)
0/25
0/2
Adc
Maximum startup time
< 300
ms
Standby Power (NCP1910 disabled)
< 0.3
W
Efficiency (115 Vrms and 230 Vrms)
10% Load
20% load
50% load
100% load
80
88
92
88
%
Maximum Transient Output Power
150
W
Hold up time (50% of full load)
17
ms
Let’s focus more on the design of NCP1910. An
application note which details the design steps, equations
and tips will be published later on. Before that, an Excel
based worksheet for calculation of the surrounding
components of NCP1910 is provided on the web site. The
process is to fill in the needed information, such as the power
supply specification, the wished brown out level, the
minimum and maximum frequency of LLC converter etc.
And then it is done.
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R14
0.1 uF/X2
C23
R70
150k
R66
150k
R71
150k
R81
150k
T POINT A
T POINT A
T POINT A
TP4
TP2
F1
T5A/250V
T POINT A
R77
150k
R72
150k
0.47 uF/X2
C28
CMT1-2.1-4L
L6
AC inlet
J2
0.47uF/X2
CMT1-2.1-4L
L4
TP3
2.2nF/Y 1
B72210P2301K101
C14
2.2nF/Y 1
C16
C8
2.2nF/Y 1
R1
1M8
R2
3M
R3
3M
SK573-100
HS1
C46
1nF
R49
24k
R11
2M2
R6
1M5
C9
NTCin
R38
24k
R10
2M2
R7
1M5
13k
SK573-100
1uF
C47
43k
R40
C44
100nF
Q7
BC858B
D6
MMSD4148
S236-10R
RT1
RL1
G6DS-1A-H 12VDC
R46
DRV Rsense
R13
0R1
R12
0R1
Heatsink for DB1, PFC & LLC:
C38
1nF
100nF
C33
R33
10R
R32
10R
220nF
C42
C40
100nF
100nF
C45
R47
430R
R37
22k
R27
47k
120k
R42
R41
33k
1
C39
NC
Relay
Vcc
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
Vref
LBO
VM
Vctrl
FB
OVP2
GND_LLC
DRV
VCC
ML
Bridge
MH
Vboot
R26
10R
R29
47k
Q1
R28
47k
Q2
SK573-50
HS2
C35
100nF
8.2k
R24
Fold
CS
CS/FF
Skip/GND_PFC
PG_adj
Vref
BO_adj
ON/OFF
PGout
Rt
SS
U4
NCP1910B
R25
10R
C18
C11
Vref
R34
10k
470nF
D11
MMSD4148
R39
0R
18k
R48
ON/OFF
PGout
NTCout
C41
10nF
NC
C37
C5
R43
20k
IPP50R250CP
Q3
120uF/450V
650 uH
120uF/450V
QH03TZ600
D7
R52
1nF
C31
C29
SK573 - 50 mm
1nF
100nF
C30
330R
10R
R18
NC
R45
1.8k
510R
24k
R17
1k
R19
24k
R51
1k
R53
R20
DRV
C32
100nF
L1
67uH
R44
D1
MUR160
MMSD4148
D8
MMSD4148
220pF/630Vdc
D9
Heatsink for sync rect:
1.2k
C7
15nF/630V
D10
C48
C6
15nF/630V
MURS160
R22
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
22
23
24
STP12NM50FP
1N5408
D3
STP12NM50FP
MURS160
L2
12
11
10
9
8
7
VCC
C54
3.9nF
R75
27R
Rsense
Q6
BC848B
VCC
C43
100nF
?
4.7uF/25V
C1
3k
R21
6
1
T2
R74
27R
1
L7
1
L8
Q5
Q4
Q8
BC848B
ON/OFF
PGout
Vref
ISO4
SFH6156-2
Relay
C49
1nF
R76
27R
R73
27R
IRFB3206
IRFB3206
C53
3.9nF
R16
47k
R15
47k
NC
C51
ISO3
SFH6156-2
R50
1k
U3
TL431
5.6k
R62
NC
R69
R82
22R
R80
22R
10k
C57
R78
0R
1k
30k
24k
C52
22nF
C21
1k
30k
24k
100nF
R54
R63
8.2k
R89
R86
R85
R90
R84
R83
C56
100nF
R79
0R
C20
1uF
1
2
3
4
C55
1uF
1
2
3
4
C58
R60
1k
G
G
10R
R68
C24
DRV
GND
COMP
CS
DRV
GND
COMP
CS
house-keeping
1k
SW1
SW
LED1
Green LED
R57
LED2
Green LED
510R
5.1k
C25
PGI for
R65
8.2k
R56
C22
Vcc
MIN_TOFF
MIN_TON
TRIG
U5
NCP4303A
R87
0R
Vcc
MIN_TOFF
MIN_TON
TRIG
U6
NCP4303A
R88
0R
R64
12k
R67
ISO1
SFH6156-2
1000uF/16V
C13
TP1
NTCin
N1L
1000uF/16V
NTCout
N
1000uF/16V
DB1
GBU8J 8A 600V
G
1000uF/16V
Vb
1000uF/16V
V+
3
C19
8
7
6
5
8
7
6
5
0.6u
L5
(5V to turn on)
ON/OFF Signal
1000uF/16V
1uF/275Vac
3
4
t
Figure 2. Main Application Schematic PFC and LLC
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N
C27
P
Vout
J4
12V_out
12V_RTN
J3
12V @ 24A
5VSTBY _OUT
470u/16V
D5
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C26
2.2nF/Y 1
10
Vb
R8
47R
T1
2 1 sec
C3
10nF
5VSTBY _OUT
2.2uH
MBRD835L
D2
D1N4937
R9
150k
L3
D12
dr 6
C15
1500uF/10V
9
VCC
J1
C12
1500uF/10V
2
1
C17
220uF/10V
C4
100uF/16V
D4
D1N4937
R4
3M
aux
7
5Vstby @ 2A
5 4
XFMR2
R23
1k
U1
NCP1027
R5
2M
1
2
3
4
C36
2.2uF
R31
27k
C2
10uF/10V
R30
78k
R36
560k
Vcc
GND
R Comp
OPP
R59
100R
8
BO
FB
Drain
R61
10k
7
5
R58
1k
C50
ISO2
SFH6156-2
100nF
C34
2.2nF
R35
47k
C10
1uF/10V
U2
TL431
R55
10k
Figure 3. Application Schematic Standby Power Supply
Table 1. BILL OF MATERIAL
Qty
Ref
Part
1
C1
4.7 uF / 25 V
Part Number
Manufacturer
1
C2
10 uF / 10 V
1
C3
10nF
1
C4
100 uF / 16 V
1
C5
470 nF
2
C6, C7
4
C8, C13, C16, C26
15 nF / 630 V
B32602L
http://www.epcos.com
2.2 nF / Y1
B32021
http://www.epcos.com
1
C9
1 uF / 275 Vac
B32672L
http://www.epcos.com
1
C10
1 uF / 10 V
2
C11, C18
120 uF / 450 V
B43601
http://www.epcos.com
2
C12, C15
1500 uF / 10 V
FM series
http://www.panasonic.com/industrial/electronic
--components/
1
C14
0.47 uF / X2
B32923
http://www.epcos.com
1
C17
220 uF / 10 V
FM series
http://www.panasonic.com/industrial/electronic
--components/
6
C19, C20, C21,
C22, C24, C25
1000 uF / 16 V
FM series
http://www.panasonic.com/industrial/electronic
--components/
1
C23
0.1 uF / X2
B32922
http://www.epcos.com
1
C27
470u / 16 V
FM series
http://www.panasonic.com/industrial/electronic
--components/
1
C28
0.47 uF / X2
B32922
http://www.epcos.com
5
C29, C31, C38,
C46, C49
1 nF
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Table 1. BILL OF MATERIAL
Qty
Ref
Part
Part Number
Manufacturer
11
C30, C32, C33,
C35, C40, C43,
C44, C45, C50,
C56, C57
100 nF
1
C34
2.2 nF
1
C36
2.2 uF
5
C37, C39, R45,
C51, R69
NC
1
C41
10 nF
1
C42
220 nF
3
C47, C55, C58
1 uF
1
C48
220 pF / 630 Vdc
1
C52
22 nF
2
C53, C54
3.9 nF
1
DB1
GBU8J 8A 600 V
http://www.fairchildsemi.com/
1
D1
MUR160
http://www.onsemi.com
2
D2, D4
D1N4937
http://www.onsemi.com
1
D3
QH03TZ600
http://www.qspeed.com/
1
D5
1N5408
http://www.onsemi.com
4
D6, D8, D9, D11
MMSD4148
http://www.onsemi.com
2
D7, D10
MURS160
http://www.onsemi.com
1
D12
MBRD835L
http://www.onsemi.com
http://www.epcos.com
1
F1
T5A / 250V
1
HS1
SK573--100
SK573--100
http://www.fischerelektronik.de
1
HS2
SK573--50
SK573--50
http://www.fischerelektronik.de
4
ISO1, ISO2, ISO3,
ISO4
SFH6156--2
1
J1
HEADER 2
1
J2
AC inlet
1
J3
12 V_RTN
1
J4
12 V_out
2
LED1, LED2
Green LED
1
L1
67 uH
17462--LLC4
http://cmetransformateur.com/index.html
1
L2
650 uH
QP--3325V
http://www.yujingtech.com.tw/
1
L3
2.2 uH
2
L4, L6
CMT1--2.1--4L
CMT1--2.1--4L
http://www.coilcraft.com
1
L5
0.6u
http://www.vishay.com/
2
L7, L8
1
2
Q1, Q2
STP12NM50FP
http://www.st.com/
1
Q3
IPP50R250CP
http://www.infineon.com
2
Q4, Q5
IRFB3206
http://www.irf.com
2
Q6, Q8
BC848B
http://www.onsemi.com
1
Q7
BC858B
http://www.onsemi.com
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Table 1. BILL OF MATERIAL
Qty
Ref
Part
Part Number
Manufacturer
1
RL1
G6DS--1A--H 12 VDC
G6DS--1A--H
12VDC
http://www.omron.com/
1
RT1
S236--10R
S236
http://www.epcos.com
1
R1
1M8
3
R2, R3, R4
3M
1
R5
2M
2
R6, R7
1M5
1
R8
47R
1
R9
150k
2
R10, R11
2M2
2
R12, R13
0R1
LVR03R1000FE12
http://www.vishay.com/
1
R14
B72210P2301K101
B72210
http://www.epcos.com
2
R15, R16
47k
1
R17
330R
6
R18, R25, R26,
R32, R33, R68
10R
9
R19, R23, R50,
R51, R57, R58,
R60, R89, R90
1k
1
R20
1.8k
1
R21
3k
1
R22
1.2k
3
R24, R63, R64
8.2k
4
R27, R28, R29,
R35
47k
1
R30
78k
1
R31
27k
4
R34, R54, R55,
R61
10k
1
R36
560k
1
R37
22k
6
R38, R49, R52,
R53, R83, R85
24k
5
R39, R78, R79,
R87, R88
0R
1
R40
43k
1
R41
33k
1
R42
120k
1
R43
36k
1
R44
750R
1
R46
13k
1
R47
430R
1
R48
18k
1
R56
510R
1
R59
100R
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Table 1. BILL OF MATERIAL
Qty
Ref
Part
Part Number
Manufacturer
1
R62
5.6k
1
R65
5.1k
6
R66, R70, R71,
R72, R77, R81
150k
1
R67
12k
4
R73, R74, R75,
R76
27R
2
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Figure 4. Component Placement (Component Side)
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Figure 5. Component Placement (Solder Side)
Figure 6. PCB Layout (Component Side)
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Figure 7. PCB Layout (Solder Side)
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Efficiency results:
Figure 8 illustrates the efficiency of the demonstration board when the standby power supply is unloaded at different output
loads and different input voltages. Also the Climate Savers Computing Initiative (CSC) Silver and Gold levels have been drawn
for reference. The efficiency of the board should be above of the following Silver or Gold levels for the two inputs voltage:
115 Vrms and 130 Vrms. In order to validate the Gold level of the demonstration board, the input voltage has been lowered to
100 Vrms, even with this low input voltage the demo board still pass the Gold level.
Figure 8. Efficiency vs. Output Power at Different Input Voltage
Figure 9. Power Factor vs. Output Power at Different Input Voltage
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Typical Waveforms:
PFC section:
Input voltage and current waveforms
The following figures illustrate the input current and voltage delivered to the power supply (Vac and Iac) at different output
loads (full load, 50% and 20% load) and two different input mains (115 Vac and 230 Vac).
Input voltage
Vac
(100 V/div)
Input current
Iac
(2 A/div)
Time
(4 ms/div)
Figure 10. Vac = 115 Vac, Pin = 332 W, Vout = 12 V, Iout = 25 A, PF = 0.982, THD = 9.96%
Input voltage
Vac
(100 V/div)
Input current
Iac
(2 A/div)
Time
(4 ms/div)
Figure 11. Vac = 115 Vac, Pin = 163 W, Vout = 12 V, Iout = 12.5 A, PF = 0.978, THD = 11.59%
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Input voltage
Vac
(100 V/div)
Input current
Iac
(2 A/div)
Time
(4 ms/div)
Figure 12. Vac = 115 Vac, Pin = 65.5 W, Vout = 12 V, Iout = 5 A, PF = 0.972, THD = 12.8%
Input voltage
Vac
(200 V/div)
Input current
Iac
(1 A/div)
Time
(4 ms/div)
Figure 13. Vac = 230 Vac, Pin = 324 W, Vout = 12 V, Iout = 25 A, PF = 0.979, THD = 10.06%
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Input voltage
Vac
(200 V/div)
Input current
Iac
(1 A/div)
Time
(4 ms/div)
Figure 14. Vac = 230 Vac, Pin = 160 W, Vout = 12 V, Iout = 12.5 A, PF = 0.957, THD = 10.75%
Input voltage
Vac
(200 V/div)
Input current
Iac
(0.5 A/div)
Time
(4 ms/div)
Figure 15. Vac = 230 Vac, Pin = 64.9 W, Vout = 12 V, Iout = 5 A, PF = 0.858, THD = 14.45%
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Soft--Start
The two following curves illustrate the PFC’s soft-start at 115 Vac and 230 Vac input line voltage.
Bulk voltage
(200 V/div)
Input current
Iac
(5 A/div)
Vctrl pin
(2 V/div)
PFC_DRV
(10 V/div)
Time
(20 ms/div)
Figure 16. Soft--Start @ 115 V & Iout = 25 A
Bulk voltage
(200 V/div)
Input current
Iac
(5 A/div)
Vctrl pin
(2 V/div)
PFC_DRV
(10 V/div)
Time
(20 ms/div)
Figure 17. Soft--Start @ 230 V & Iout = 25 A.
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Line Brown Out Test:
Input line voltage has been increased then decreased in order to test the brown out level. Figue 18 illustrates the start--up and
shut down of the power supply when the input line voltage is varying from 60 Vac to 115 Vac and respectively from 115 Vac
to 60 Vac.
Bulk voltage
(200 V/div)
Input current
Iac
(5 A/div)
Input Voltage
(100 V/div)
Time
(1 s/div)
Figure 18. Line Brown Out Test
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As depicted by the following figure, a zoom-in of the previous figure allows to measure accurately the bulk on level of the
brown-out.
Bulk voltage
(200 V/div)
Input current
Iac
(5 A/div)
Input Voltage
(100 V/div)
Vbulk_ON = 124 Vpk
= 88 Vrms
Time
(100 ms/div)
Figure 19. Line Brown Out Test: Vbulk_ON
Here after is a zoom-in on the shut down when the bulk off level is reached.
Vbulk_OFF = 110 Vpk
= 78 Vrms
Bulk voltage
(200 V/div)
Input current
Iac
(5 A/div)
Input Voltage
(100 V/div)
Time
(100 ms/div)
Figure 20. Line Brown Out Test: Vbulk_OFF
Figure 21 illustrates a 50% line sag @ 230 Vac, there is no disruption on 12 V output. The output drops only by 5.3%
(640 mV).
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Bulk voltage
(200 V/div)
12 V output
(2 V/div)
Input current
Iac
(5 A/div)
Input Voltage
(200 V/div)
Time
(40 ms/div)
Figure 21. Input Voltage Changing from 230 Vac to 115 Vac
Transient Load
The following figures illustrate the power supply stability when a step load output of 50% is applied.
The step load has been applied with the following conditions:
 Vac = 115 Vac @ 60 Hz.
 Step load from 12.5 A to 25 A, with a 1 A/ms slope and 2 ms period.
Figure 22 shows a step load response of 435 mV, or 3.6% of the 12 V output voltage.
12 V output
(200 mV/div,
Ac coupling)
ΔV = 870 mV
ΔV = 350 mV
Time
(400 s/div)
Figure 22. Step Load Response Between 50% & 100%
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Output step load response illustrated with Figure 22
shows the step load response due to the closed loop
regulation of the LLC added by spike due to the LC output
switching filter. If L5 from the output filter is shorted, in that
case the spike when the step load is applied disappears:
Figure 23 illustrates the step load response of the LLC
converter itself.
However as the LC output switching frequency filter is
now shorted the ripple noise due to the LLC switching
frequency is bigger than the one in Figure 22.
Moreover a short calculation shows that the drop at the
beginning of step load is mainly due to L5.
The voltage drop across L5 can be expressed as follow (the
drop due to its ESR is not taken into account in this
calculation):
VL = L5
5
ΔI
Δt
(eq. 1)
Where: L5 = 0.6 mH, ΔI = 12.5 A, Δt = 12.5 ms (slope of step
load 1 A/ms)
V L = 0.6m
5
12.5
= 0.6 V
12.5m
(eq. 2)
The difference between the drop measured and the drop
calculated can be explained as follow:
The step load is partially filtered by the output capacitor
of the LC, thus the slope and ΔI can be a little bit smaller
compare to the calculation.
As L5 = 0.6 mH with 20%  L5-20%=0.48 mH, the new
drop will be 480 mV, thus L5 should be probably closer to
its minimum value than its typical value.
12 V output
(200 mV/div,
Ac coupling)
ΔV = 350 mV
Time
(400 s/div)
Figure 23. Step Load Response Between 50% & 100%, when L5 is Shorted
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