Implementing an LCD TV Power Supply with the NCP1392B, NCP1606 and NCP1351B

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Implementing an LCD TV
Power Supply with
the NCP1392B, NCP1606
and NCP1351B
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Overview
APPLICATION NOTE
The following reference document describes a built and
tested, GreenPoint® solution for an LCD TV power supply.
The reference design circuit consists of one single-sided
171 × 200 mm printed circuit board with a height of only
30 mm. The compact size allows the design to fit into the
frame of an LCD TV. An overview of the entire circuit is
provided in Figure 1. Careful consideration was given to
optimizing the performance while minimizing total solution
cost.
EMI
Filter
85V − 265Vac
12V/3A
NCP1606
PFC
Controller
NCP1392
Resonant Converter
+
Half Bridge Driver
24V/6A
Resonant Technology
for Increased
Efficiency and Lower EMI
Cost Effective Critical
Conduction Mode Power
Factor Controller
NCP1351
SMPS
Regulator
12V/3A
24V/6A
TL431
5V/4A
Highly Integrated
Current Mode
SMPS Regulator
5V/2A(STB)
TL431
Bias
Output
5V/2A
Start
Standby
EN
or
Figure 1. LCD TV Demo Board
LCD Power Supply Requirements
supply to be used for any region. Also, an auxiliary supply
based on the NCP1351 is needed to supply 5 V to the
microcontroller which must remain biased even in standby
mode.
Low power consumption in standby mode is a key
requirement in today’s LCD TVs. Recent studies have
indicated that in the average EU household, between 5% and
10% of its total yearly electricity consumption is due to the
standby mode of consumer electronics equipment and other
apparatus. TV sets are obviously one of the biggest
contributors. As a result there are various voluntary and
mandatory energy regulation standards that vary by country
and region.
In large flat panel displays (FPD) (> 32″), the power
supply is generally internal and requires anywhere from 120
to 500 W depending on the size of the TV and the feature set.
Several voltage rails are needed to supply the different
blocks such as backlighting, audio amplification, tuner and,
image signal processing etc. Because the input power is
above 75 W, the application has to be compliant with the
IEC1000−3−2 class D standard which places regulations on
total harmonic distortion (THD). To meet this regulatory
requirement, the NCP1606 active power factor correction
front end is used. The PFC is designed to cope with universal
mains (85 to 265 V ac, 47−63 Hz) to allow for one power
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Architecture Overview
According to the US Department of Energy’s (DOE)
Energy Information Administration (EIA), by 2015
electronics products may account for 18% of total household
electricity demand – this will exceed lighting and appliances
as a percent of total residential electricity consumption. Part
of this is linked to the fact that TVs are ‘on’ more hours per
day. According to Nielsen Media Research (NMR), for the
September 2004 – September 2005 viewing season, the
average U.S. household was tuned into television an average
of 8 hours and 11 minutes per day. And this does not take into
account additional hours that a TV may be on due to the
usage of peripheral devices such as game consoles and
computers. As a result, effective November 30, 2008, a new
version of the ENERGYSTAR® standard for TVs will go into
effect that maintains the < 1 W standby power requirement
and adds active mode power consumption based on screen
size and format (normal or full High Definition). This
standard is technology neutral and applies to all TV displays
including LCD, Plasma, and rear projection.
Active mode has been included because flat panel
televisions being purchased by consumers can consume
more than twice the active mode power of the smaller CRT
televisions that they are replacing. Much of this increase in
power consumption is simply attributable to the increased
size of the products being sold now.
One of the key differentiating factors of a flat TV over
CRT TV is that the cabinet can be very thin. Unfortunately
since the amount of power can be high, the power density
(W/cm3) is much higher than CRT. Moreover since TVs are
used in the living room, audible noise can be a problem, so
the use of fans is limited. Finally due to the high density and
close proximity of audio amplifiers, power supply and
signal processing within the cabinet, excellent EMI
performance is necessary.
First, the use of active power factor correction in the
front-end allows system optimization because the PFC
output voltage is well regulated. The implementation of the
active PFC front end is done using the NCP1606 controller.
The SMPS stage uses a Half Bridge Resonant LLC topology
since it improves efficiency, reduces EMI signature and
provides better magnetic utilization compared to
conventional topologies. The NCP1392 controller is used to
implement the Half Bridge Resonant LLC converter. For the
standby output circuit, a fly back topology driven by the
NCP1351 has been chosen. In summary, the architecture
selected for this reference design allows design optimization so
that the desired performance is achieved without significantly
increasing the component costs and circuit complexity.
Demoboard Specification
LCD TVs require various voltages to power different
parts of the TV. The most power (24 V at 6 A) is used for
backlighting. The 12 V rail is used for the audio amplifier
and it is also used to power the signal processing board.
These two rails are provided from the LLC power supply.
Most of the drivers and processors in the LCD TV have their
own DC/DC converters to convert voltage from the main
SMPS to the appropriate voltage. These DC/DC converters
and linear regulators are powered from the 5 V and 12 V
rails. In this application, there are two 5 V rails. One is used
for the standby power and the other 5 V rail is active only
when the main LLC is on.
The parameters required for this switched mode power
supply (SMPS) are as follows:
Requirement
Min
Max
Unit
Input Voltage (ac)
85
265
V
Output Voltage 1 (dc)
−
24
V
Region
Country
Program
Name
Requirements
for Televisions
Demoboard
Compliance
Output Current 1
0
6
A
Output Voltage 2 (dc)
−
12
V
China
CSC
3W
Yes
Output Current 2
0
3
A
Korea
Energy
Saving
3W
Yes
Output Voltage 3 (dc)
−
5
V
Output Current 3
0
2
A
Output Voltage STBY (dc)
−
5
V
Output Current STBY
0
2
A
Total Output Power
0
200
W
Consumption for a 500 mW
Output Load in STBY Mode
−
1
W
Consumption for a 100 mW
Output Load in STBY Mode
−
400
mW
European
Union
EU
Eco−Label
1W
9 W with a STB
Yes
European
Union
EU Code
of Conduct
3 W with a STB
Yes
Europe
GEEA
1W
Yes
US
1 Watt
Executive
Order/
1W
Yes
ENERGY
STAR
The NCP1392 contains the following features which are
ideal for this application:
As a result high efficiency and a low EMI signature at
a reasonable cost are required. Classical topologies are not
ideal for meeting these needs:
• Flyback: Transformer Usage is Far from Pptimal
• Forward: the EMI Signature is Not Reduced to its
Minimum
Brown-Out (BO) Protection Input
This pin has two functions. First, the BO permanently
monitors the bulk voltage and ensures the SMPS works in
the proper Vbulk range. The second function is activated if
this pin is pulling up to 2 V which stops all output switching.
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This is used to enter a skip cycle during no-load conditions
or to stop pulses to protect the primary MOSFETs if there is
a short on the output(s) or if the rectifier on the secondary
side is damaged.
oscillator is current-driven, additional regulation loops can
easily be connected to the RT pin in parallel. The RT pin has
a 3.5 V reference voltage. Therefore, a shunt regulator
(e.g. TLV431) can be directly connected to the RT pin to
create another regulation loop.
100 ms PFC Delay
This timer ensures the main LLC SMPS will not start until
the power factor correction (PFC) stage is fully stabilized.
This is beneficial mainly in cases where the SMPS is
connected to mains with 110 V ac. Without the delay,
the PFC front end may not be able to supply the needed
current if the LLC starts under full load and there is a short
soft-start.
High Side Driver
The NCP1392 enables direct connection of the high side
MOSFET due to the built-in high side driver (HSD). This
“floating” driver accepts voltages up to 600 V and has robust
dV/dt immunity. The HSD is powered from Vcc through
a bootstrap diode and features under-voltage detection,
which ensures the high side MOSFET will be turned on only
if there is enough voltage to properly turn on the MOSFET.
With this driver, it is not necessary to use a special
transformer or optocoupler for driving the upper MOSFET.
For more information and a detailed description of the
NCP1392B, please refer to the data sheet.
Fixed Dead Time (DT)
The NCP1392 series features fixed dead time between
outputs and is available in 300 ns, 600 ns and 1,100 ns
versions. This provides the designer flexibility in choosing
the version with the appropriate dead time to protect
switches against cross-conduction. The length of the DT is
chosen based on the total capacitance of MOSFETs used in
the application. If the DT is short, there is not enough time
to re-charge this capacitance and the opposite MOSFET is
turned on before the source to drain voltage reaches 0 V.
The result is poor efficiency and EMI. On the other hand, it
is not good to choose a DT that is too long. During the dead
time period, current is supplied by the resonant tank, but
there is only a finite amount stored for use during the dead
time period. Too long of a dead time will deplete all of the
stored energy needed to supply the current. If this occurs,
the current will reverse direction before the dead time ends.
The result is “hard switching” which is very dangerous and
the MOSFET can be damaged. Furthermore, the higher DT
means lower frequency range. Based on these facts, for this
application version B has been chosen with a dead time of
600 ns.
Detailed Demoboard Description
The schematic of the demoboard is shown in Figure 47. As
mentioned above, the SMPS is composed of three blocks.
The PFC front stage accepts input voltages from
85 Vac/60 Hz to 265 Vac/50 Hz and converts it to 385 V dc
nominal. The main LLC SMPS converts the bulk voltage
from 385 V to two dc voltages, 12 V/3 A and 24 V/6 A.
A regulation loop is taken only from the 24 V output
because regulation of this output is the most critical. To
ensure that both output voltages are regulated, it is necessary
to add another resistor divider and the whole loop will
regulate at a percentage weight with respect to both output
voltages. The third block is the standby SMPS which powers
the control unit of the TV when the main SMPS is off by
supplying a 5 V/2 A output. There is an additional 5 V/2 A
output available when the LLC is active.
NOTE:
Built-In Oscillator (RT Pin)
The NCP1392 includes a built-in oscillator driven by
current flowing from the RT pin. Fmin is set with ±3%
accuracy, and Fmax has an accuracy of ±15%. Because the
Because the regulation loop is taken only from 24 V line,
it is not possible to load the 12 V line when there is no load
on the 24 V line.
PFC Front Stage
Figure 2. The EMI Filter
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Figure 3. Schematic of the PFC Stage
a compensation network. The transient response depends on
the compensation network. Auxiliary winding W2 of the L2
coil provides information through resistor R15 to the PFC
controller about demagnetization of the coil. Thanks to this
monitoring, it is possible to turn on the switcher after full
demagnetization of the coil. This enables the use of a diode
with higher trr, and it is good from an EMI point of view.
Diode D7 and resistor R30 together with W3 of the L2 help
to lower on time if the input voltage reaches the peak value.
For detailed information on how the PFC stage works and
how to design it, please read Application Note AND8123/D.
The NCP1606B boost PFC controller is used in this
application. This controller operates in critical conduction
mode. The printed circuit board (PCB) is compatible with
some other ON Semiconductor PFC controllers (e.g.
MC33262, NCP1601 or NCP1653). The input voltage
passes through an EMI filter (Figure 2), which protects the
distribution network against noise generated by the SMPS.
The EMI filter is created by capacitors CY1, CY2, C44, C63
and current compensated chokes L9 and L12 (L10 and L11
are options for using chokes in a different package). Varistor
R48 protects the SMPS against surges passed from the
mains. Filtered ac voltage is rectified by a four-diode
rectifier and connected to capacitor C14, which filters high
frequency peaks created in the PFC stage (Figure 3). If
MOSFET Q2 is turned on, energy is stored in coil L2. Once
MOSFET Q2 is turned off, the energy stored in coil L2 is
added to the rectified voltage on C14 and the bulk capacitors
are charged through diode D4. This voltage is divided by
resistors R7, R11, R18, R28, R51, R38, R46, and R47 and
is connected to the FB pin of the PFC in order to set the
regulation level. The current flowing through PFC coil L2
is sensed by R20 and ultimately the CS pin of the PFC
controller using resistor divider R35 and R64. The IC
monitors coil current during every switching cycle and if it
exceeds the safety level, it immediately turns off the
MOSFET. Resistor R37 and capacitors C26 and C27 create
Standby Power Supply
Figure 4. The SMPS Primary Side Schematic
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An NCP1351B controller was chosen for the standby
power supply. It is a current-mode pulse width modulation
(PWM) controller, which works with a variable frequency
and a quasi-fixed peak current. As the output load becomes
lighter, the operating frequency and peak current diminish.
This prevents mechanical resonance of the transformer and
limits acoustic noise. The low operating frequency also
increases efficiency by reducing switching losses.
The rectified voltage is brought to transformer TR2 and
switched by Q18. The NCP1351B drives the MOSFET
through resistor R114. Resistor R122 is placed only for
testing and evaluating of the gate drive signal. Resistors
R33, R110, R109 and capacitor C66 create a high-voltage
clamp that protect Q18 against high-voltage spikes
generated during MOSFET turn off by the leakage
inductance of the standby transformer. A parallel
combination of capacitors C70 and C71 sets a maximum
frequency beyond which no current flows into the FB.
A parallel combination of R129 and R130 forms a negative
current sense resistor, sensed through R131 and clamped by
C72. C73 becomes a timing capacitor if a current loop to FB
disappears. This capacitor is charged from an internal
current source, and, once this capacitor reaches 5 V, the IC
stops. D34 separates Vcc during start-up conditions to
charge only that part necessary to start the standby power
supply. Once the standby starts working properly, it is
supplied from auxiliary winding W4 of the TR2 through
D29, which rectifies voltage from W4 and charges C55.
A start-up circuit is formed by D27, D28, R99, R100, R101
and R102, and the voltage for start-up is taken directly from
the ac mains. The values of resistors R99 to R101 are
selected to be small enough that capacitor C75 is charged in
a reasonable time for 120 Vac mains, yet large enough for
acceptable power dissipation given an input voltage of
265 Vac. Once capacitor C75 is charged to the level
necessary to turn on the NCP1351B, the SMPS is powered
from auxiliary winding W4 of the TR2. The circuit around
Q17, R108, R113, R116, R127, and R128 is used to turn off
the standby SMPS if the mains input is disconnected
(e.g. main switch is turned off). If the mains voltage is at
high line and the output consumption is very low,
discharging the bulk through a small load takes a very long
time and it is possible that an indicator LED would remain
on too long and it would be difficult to determine whether the
LCD TV is turned off or not. So, if the mains disappears, the
voltage at the base of Q17 disappears as well. This means
that Q17 turns off, the LATCH pin of the NCP1351B is
pulled up through R108 and R116, and the output pulses
stop. In case of a quick restoration of the mains or a brief
transient drop, the voltage from LATCH is brought to base
Q20 through R120. If the latch is pulled up, Q20 shorts the
Vcc line and resets the internal latch logic inside the
NCP1351B.
NOTE:
The Secondary Side:
Figure 5. The SMPS Secondary Side Schematic
Voltage from the transformer is rectified by diode D30 and
filtered by the set of capacitors C58, C59, C60, C61, C62 and
inductor L13. Part of this voltage is available for powering
the control circuit and the remainder is switched by Q15 to
the 5 V output when the main SMPS is activated and an
output voltage of 12 V is presented. The level of the output
voltage is set by resistor divider R125 and R136. The bias
current for TL431B is set by resistor R124. Stability and
speed of response for transients are set by resistor R121 and
capacitors C76 and C79 on the secondary side. For the
choice of appropriate devices and for setting the appropriate
loop gain and phase margin, please see application note
AND8327/D. The gain margin achieved with the devices
used here is shown in Figure 6.
Gain chart
30
180
120
20
60
10
0
0
Gain
−10
−60
−20
−120
−30
0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5
The circuit coupling around Q17 and Q20 is not mandatory
for proper function of SMPS. This is provided to illustrate
how to address this functionality if it is required.
0.8 1.3 2.1 3.5 5.8 9.6
Frequency [kHz]
Figure 6. Frequency Response of the Open
Regulation Loop of the STBY
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Phase [°]
Gain [dB]
Phase
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Figure 7 shows the power consumption when only the
standby stage is operating (LLC and PFC are disabled), with
loads of 0.5 W, 0.1 W and no load. Consumption is below
1 W for a 0.5 W load and below 0.4 W for a 0.1 W load.
The standby efficiency meets the requirements of today’s
energy efficiency regulation.
The SMPS is turned from standby mode to full power by
a signal on the EN pin. This signal can be either negative or
positive (the PCB is designed for this). In this configuration,
SMPS is turned on by enabling the EN pin and turned off by
grounding the pin. Transistor Q21 is turned on through
resistor R123. Optocoupler OK2 is activated from +5 V
STBY and through R96. Once the optocoupler is activated,
a positive voltage from C56 is brought to diode D31 and to
the base of Q13. This positive voltage turns on Q13 and
provides bias to the main LLC and PFC circuit. Transistor
Q14 and diode D32 provide voltage for the rest of the SMPS.
In case the standby operates with no load, the rectified
voltage on C55 is very small. An additional drop on the R104
diminishes the voltage even more and the voltage on the
emitter of Q13 may be too low to reach the level of
13.1 Vmax at which the PFC stage starts. Thus, the PFC stage
never starts operating. Because of negative current sense of
the NCP1351B, it is not possible to connect voltage from
C55 directly to capacitor C56 because the current charging
this capacitor flows through R129 and R130 and is
registered by NCP1351. Due to this fact, voltage regulation
by Q14 and D32 is beneficial only when the SMPS starts
with a no load condition on the secondary side. Another
regulator is created by Q13 and D31 is necessary for
regulating the voltage from the auxiliary winding of TR1.
STBY Consumption
1000
Input power [mW]
900
500mW load
800
700
600
500
400
100mW load
300
200
No load
100
0
85
105
125
145
165
185
205
225
245 265
Input voltage [V]
Figure 7. Standby Consumption vs. Line Voltage
Main LLC Power Supply
Figure 8. The LLC Primary Side Schematic
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NOTE:
The main LLC SMPS includes sub-circuits for various
protection features. These can be removed if the given
function is not required.
Where:
VB = Voltage on Base Q4
hFE = dc Current Gain of Q4
Vbulk = Nominal Bulk Voltage
Rlower = serial-parallel combination R39, R47, R48 and R51
and is calculated by:
The voltage used for the main LLC is taken from bulk
capacitors C12 and C13 which are charged by the PFC stage.
A power loop of the LLC is closed through Q1 and Q3, main
transformer TR1, and resonant capacitor(s) C21 (and C2).
The gates of the MOSFETs are protected by R10 and R21.
The NCP1392 features a 600 V high-side drive, which
allows connection of both transistors directly to the
controller. Resistors R33 and R34 damp the gate charging,
suppress overshoots on the gates, and control EMI noise.
The energy required for controlling the high side MOSFET
is taken from bootstrap capacitor C38, whose voltage floats
on the bridge voltage. If Q3 is turned on, the HB pin is
grounded and bootstrap capacitor C38 is charged through
resistor R67 and high-voltage diode D14. The NCP1392
always turns on Mlower first after any restart of the IC to
charge this bootstrap capacitor. For situations when the
standby is not loaded and the main LLC must be operated at
full load, it is important to self-power the LLC.
Self-powering is ensured by winding W6 of transformer
TR1. The current from W6 is limited by resistor R4, rectified
by diode D1, and connected to C56.
R lower +
(eq. 2)
Rupper = serial combination of resistors R7, R11, R15 and
R28, which is calculated by:
R upper + R7 ) R11 ) R15 ) R28
(eq. 3)
IE = current from the emitter of Q4, which is calculated by:
(eq. 4)
V @ (R87 ) R88) (V E * V BO) @ (R53 ) R54)
I E + BO
)
R87 @ R88
R53 @ R54
Where:
VBO = BO voltage of the NCP1392B, which is 1.0 V
VE = voltage on the emitter of Q4, which is:
V E + V B * V BE
(eq. 5)
Because the right side of Equation 1 can reach only a very
low value and hFE depends on transistor Q4 (which
according to the datasheet ranges from 250 to 600), this
value can be set approximately to 0.4 mA for 385 Vbulk and
linearly decreases with the voltage on the base to zero. This
value has been measured in this application. Once the VB
value is known, we can determine the resistors necessary to
set Vbulk_ON and Vbulk_OFF.
According to the datasheet, the equation for determining
Rlower of the BO pin is as follows:
Design of the Brown-Out Divider:
The NCP1392 features a BO pin, which continuously
senses bulk voltage to ensure sufficient voltage is available
on the bulk capacitor for normal operation. To sense BO
voltage it is necessary to use a resistor divider connected to
Vbulk. If Vbulk range between 295 V and 375 V is required,
the recommended total resistance of the BO divider is
approximately 4.4 MW. If the SMPS is powered from 265 V
ac, the power dissipation on this divider is almost 32 mW.
This power loss contributes to increased losses in standby
mode. Because there is a feedback divider for the PFC stage,
it is possible to save the 32 mW by using an emitter follower
based on Q4.
Because the LLC controller sinks 18.2 mA from the BO
pin when the Vbulk is lower than the set level, it is not
possible to connect the BO pin directly to the PFC feedback
divider. As soon as this is connected, the current sunk from
the divider diminishes the voltage on the divider, so the
circuit cannot regulate at the correct voltage level.
The solution is to set the voltage that will be connected to the
base of Q4. The level of this voltage is best kept higher
because of the thermal dependence of the transistor’s VBE.
In this application, 6.5 V is chosen as a nominal Vbulk. It is
necessary as well to keep the emitter voltage above the
voltage of D22 to prevent too high of negative voltage on the
base-emitter junction of Q4:
ǒ
1
1
) 1
R47@R48 )R39 R51
R47)R48
R BO_lower + Vref BO @
V BO_bulk1 * V BO_bulk2
I BO @ (V BO_bulk2 * Vref BO)
(eq. 6)
And for Rupper:
R BO_upper + R BO_lower @
V BO_bulk2 * Vref BO
Vref BO
(eq. 7)
Where:
VrefBO = 1.0 V (see Datasheet)
IBO = 18.2 mA (see Datasheet)
V BO_bulk +
R lower
@ V bulk * V BE
R upper ) R lower
(eq. 8)
Vbulk is the voltage at which the LLC can start. This LLC
should start at 375 V.
If the values are put into Equation 8 then:
(eq. 1)
Ǔ
このを8にすると、のようになります。
R lower @ R upper
R lower
I
V B + V bulk
* E @
R lower ) R upper h FE
R lower ) R upper
V BO_bulk1 +
47.465 @ 10 3
@ 375 * 0.55
2.74 @ 10 6 ) 47.465 @ 10 3
V BO_bulk1 ^ 5.84 V
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no FB signal is available. This frequency is set for cases
when the LLC is not able to keep the output voltage at
a nominal level. It is important to set this resistance at such
a value as to avoid the fall of LLC into the zero current
switching (ZCS) operating area. A maximum operating
frequency is set by R93 and the resistance of OK1.
The voltage at which the LLC stops pulsing is set at 295 V.
Using this voltage in Equation 8 yields:
V BO_bulk2 +
47.465 @ 10 3
@ 295 * 0.55
2.74 @ 10 6 ) 47.465 @ 10 3
V BO_bulk2 ^ 4.47 V
(eq. 10)
Using Equation 6, the value of the lower resistor is obtained:
R BO_lower + 1 @
5.84 * 4.47
18.2 @ 10 *6(4.47 * 1)
R BO_lower ^ 21.69 kW
Skip Mode:
(eq. 11)
Using Equation 7, the value of the upper resistor is obtained:
R BO_upper + 21.69 @ 10 3 @ 5.84 * 1
1
R BO_upper ^ 75.27 kW
(eq. 12)
For RBO_lower, a parallel combination of resistors 24 kW
and 220 kW is used and their total value is 21.69 kW. For
RBO_upper, a parallel combination of resistors 82 kW and
910 kW is used which results in a resistance of 75.27 kW.
As mentioned above, the BO pin has two functions.
The first is Vbulk monitoring, if the voltage on this pin drops
below 1 V, the NCP1392 stops pulsing after 20 ms. The other
function is enable, if the voltage on this pin exceeds 2 V,
the IC stops switching after 0.5 ms and restarts without any
delay if the voltage drops back below 1.9 V (please see the
NCP1392 data sheet for additional information on the
functionality of this pin). This feature is used for skip and
hiccup mode. The voltage to capacitor C46 is connected and
stabilized by Zener diode D22 through resistor R60. This
circuit is used because the BO pin does not accept Vcc
voltage. The function of the skip and hiccup mode will be
explained hereinafter.
The Rt pin is the only pin used for setting the operating
frequency of this IC. The soft start of this LLC is set by R83,
which dictates the frequency at which soft start begins.
Capacitor C51 dictates the duration of the soft start.
A minimum operating frequency is set by resistor R82 when
Figure 9. The Skip Mode Schematic
Skip mode improves efficiency by skipping switching
cycles during light loading in order to minimize switching
losses. Skip mode is implemented via the BO pin. If the
output power diminishes, the current flowing through
optocoupler OK1 increases. The increased current creates
a voltage drop on R93. Once this drop reaches the VBE of
Q11, Q11 is turned on. Q6 is turned on through diode D25
and R86, the BO pin exceeds 2 V, and NCP1392 stops pulses
immediately. When the output voltage diminishes,
the voltage drop on R93 is lower, Q11 and Q6 are turned off,
the BO pin drops below 1.9 V, and NCP1392 restores output
pulses. The output voltage drop and primary current during
a skip period are depicted in Figure 32 and Figure 33.
NOTE:
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The skip cycle is an option. If a minimum load for LLC is
defined, it is not necessary to implement this function.
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Output Short Protection:
Figure 10. The Output Short Protection Schematic
NCP1392B immediately stops output pulses. Once C33 is
charged and the flow of current through the EB junction of
Q5 stops, Q5 as well as Q8 are turned off. The collector of
Q8 is freed and is pulled up by R52. The capacitor C33 is
then discharged through D15 and R52. Because the collector
of Q7 is not grounded, diodes D18 and D19 are reverse
polarized. Thus, the soft start capacitor C51 is not grounded
and Q6 is turned off as well. This means that the voltage of
the BO pin can drop below 1.9 V and the controller starts
working with a regular soft start. Please see Figure 41.
This feature protects against shorts on the output, shorts
on the output diode and secondary winding failure. This
event is detected on the primary side through the charge
pump created by D12, D13, C24 and R25. Voltage from this
pump is further divided by R50 and R77 and filtered on C43.
Once voltage on C43 reaches VBE of Q7, Q7 is turned on and
the current from Vcc starts to flow through junction EB of Q5
and R58 and starts to charge C33. Due to the current flowing
through junction EB of Q5, Q5 is turned on and a positive
voltage is driven to the base of Q8 through R71. By turning
on Q8, the collector of Q7 is grounded even if the voltage on
the base of Q7 is already low. If the collector of Q7 is
grounded, soft start capacitor C51 is discharged through
D18 and transistor Q6 is turned on through diode D19 and
R86. Transistor Q6 pulls the BO pin over 2 V, and the
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The output short protection is optional. The short resistance
can be achieved by using a pair of diodes D3 and D8. In this
case only the primary current is limited, the secondary current
remains high until the short circuit is removed.
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Figure 11. The Over-Current Protection Schematic
C53 is charged through Q12 and R94. Once the voltage on
C53 after division reaches the level necessary to turn on
transistor Q10, the collector of Q10 is grounded, and C53 is
discharged through Q10. Thereafter, the same happens as
was described above (i.e. the situation of the short [see
Figure 40]). If the applied over-current on the output
disappears before charging C53 to the level necessary to turn
on Q10, the LLC continues in normal operation and C53 is
discharged through R91 and R95. This situation occurs, for
example, during transients on the output (see Figure 38). If
the over-current (even during transients) is present for a long
time, C53 does not have enough time to discharge and its
voltage reaches critical level, thus causing the output voltage
to be stopped (see Figure 39).
The output over power is detected by the same charge
pump used for detection of output shorts, the divider made
by R29 and R75 and filtered on C42. Once the voltage on
TLV431 (IC2) reaches its reference level of 1.25 V, TLV431
starts to conduct from the cathode to ground and increases
current from the RT pin of the NCP1392B through D17 and
R72. The increased current means higher frequency and thus
a lower output power. The response speed of this current
loop depends on the value of capacitor C32. In case the LLC
starts with a shorted output, the current loop controls
regulation and a very large current flows through the
secondary winding and diodes, which can be damaged. To
avoid this situation, there is a circuit around Q10 and Q12.
If the current loop starts to regulate, the voltage on the
cathode of TLV431 is lower than Vcc. In this situation,
current starts to flow through the EB junction of Q12 and
through resistor R89, turning on the transistor. Capacitor
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The use of the OCP is optional. If the circuit is not used, the
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Figure 12. The LLC Secondary Side Schematic
Phase [°]
Gain [dB]
Gain chart
180
60
150
50
120
40
90
30
Phase
60
20
30
10
0
0
Gain
−30
−10
−60
−20
−90
−30
−120
−40
−150
−50
−60
−180
0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.3 2.2 3.6 6.1 10.2 17
Frequency [kHz]
The main LLC has two outputs, 24 V/6 A and 12 V/3 A.
The regulation loop is taken only from the 24 V line, but the
PCB is designed to accommodate a percentage weight of
both voltages if desired. In the default configuration, the
accuracy of the 12 V line is set only by the turns ratio of the
secondary windings. Alternate current from secondary
windings W2 and W3 of TR1 is rectified by double diode D5
and filtered by the set of capacitors C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C10,
and L1 and connected to the output terminal. The voltage on
diode D5 is snubbed by RC segment R1, R9, C1 and C9 to
suppress overshoot on the diode. The output voltage is
divided by R44 and the parallel combination of R84 and
R85. IC4 is biased by resistor R42. Resistor R41 and
capacitors C27 and C40 comprise the compensation
network. To learn how to choose these devices and how to
arrange this circuit, please see application note
AND8327/D. The Bode plot in this configuration is shown
in Figure 13.
Figure 13. Frequency Response of the Open
Regulation Loop of the LLC
The 12 V line is accomplished by rectifying alternate
current from W4 and W5 windings of TR1 by double diode
D9. This diode is snubbed by R13, C15, R23 and C22.
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Gain chart
The rectified voltage is filtered by C17, C18, C19, C20, C21
and L6 and is connected to the output of the 12 V terminal.
Gain
Transformer and LLC Tank:
For a detailed description on how to design the LLC
transformer and resonant tank, please see application notes
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and
AND8255/D.
AND8311/D,
The transformer used in this application is manufactured by
Jepuls, model no. BCK3501−078. The parameters of this
transformer are as follow:
Primary Winding: 34 Turns
Secondary Winding 24 V: 2 × 4 Turns
Secondary Winding 12 V: 2 × 2 Turns
Aux Winding: 3 Turns
Primary Inductance: Lmag = 670 mH
Leakage Inductance: Lleak =105 mH
2 @ (V out ) V f)
2 @ (24 ) 0.6)
+
^ 0.128 (eq. 14)
385
V in_nom
G max +
2 @ (V out ) V f)
2 @ (24 ) 0.6)
+
^ 0.167 (eq. 15)
295
V in_min
+
1
+
2 @ p @ ǸL leak @ C res
+
100
Frequency [kHz]
1000
Gain
1.40
1.20
1.00
0.80
0.60
0.40
0.20
0
Vmin
10
56.5 100
Frequency [kHz]
Vnom
Vmax
127
1000
Figure 15. Behavior of the Resonant Tank
for 10% Load
For only 10% of the nominal load, see Figure 15.
As one can see, although Vbulk drops to 295 V (voltage set
by the BO divider), there is still some gain margin necessary
for tolerances of the devices used and so the LLC cannot fall
into ZCS. As is seen in Figure 30 and Figure 31, the
operating frequency measured by the oscilloscope is
84.5 kHz, which is very close to the frequency calculated in
Equation 16. Also notice that ZVS conditions are ensured
for both MOSFETs. Because the operating frequency is
slightly smaller than calculated, the primary current seen in
Figure 30 and Figure 31 is slightly distorted. This frequency
changes over time due the ripple of the PFC front stage.
(eq. 16)
The minimum resonant frequency can be calculated as
follows:
1
+
2 @ p @ Ǹ(L leak ) L mag) @ C res
50.8 85.5 113
Gain chart
1
^ 85.5 kHz
2 @ p @ Ǹ105 @ 10 *6 @ 33 @ 10 *9
f min +
Vmax
1.80
1.60
The resonant frequency that best keeps this LLC in
operation can be calculated as follows:
f res +
Vnom
Figure 14. Behavior of the Resonant Tank
for Full Load
2 @ (V out ) V f)
2 @ (24 ) 0.6)
+
^ 0.116 (eq. 13)
425
V in_max
G nom +
Vmin
10
Accuracy of the primary and leakage inductance: 5%
Let’s review this transformer. Necessary gain for our
application is:
G min +
0.20
0.18
0.16
0.14
0.12
0.10
0.08
0.06
0.04
0.02
0
(eq. 17)
1
^
2 @ p @ Ǹ(105 @ 10 *6 ) 670 @ 10 *6) @ 33 @ 10 *9
^ 31.5 kHz
PCB Design
The PCB layout of the LLC’s primary side is not very
critical because switching of the main MOSFETs happens
only under ZVS conditions and the influence of PCB
parasitic inductances on the operating frequency is
negligible. More critical is the secondary side of the LLC. It
is recommended that both halves of the path from the
secondary winding be made the same length because
a difference in path leakages means a different resonant
It is very important to keep the operating frequency
always above the peak gain. This peak depends on the output
load as it is seen on Figure 14 and Figure 15. If the LLC
operating frequency were to drop below this peak, Q1 or Q3
is turned on when the opposite transistor’s body diode
conducts. This short, but very high current can damage
them. A simulation tool is used to see how the resonant tank
will operate with this transformer. The results are shown in
Figure 14.
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frequency for each half of the period. It is recommended to
keep power signals as short as possible in the PFC and the
STBY stages. This SMPS is designed on a single layer PCB
with several wire jumpers.
To test efficiency and EMI please follow the steps detailed
in test procedure available on the ON Semiconductor web
site. The tests show that the demoboard meets all of the
requirements for a typical LCD TV. Additional
measurements are shown below for further information on
the operation of the design.
This demoboard shows only one of many possible
implementations of the NCP1392 resonant controller and is
not intended as final design for end customers. The main
goal of this document is to illustrate a typical application
where these controller would be used and illustrate some
functions that can be implemented with external
sub-circuits. Many options are included on the PCB, so it is
easy to update an application according to specific requests.
The following are are a series of scope plots that may be
helpful in understanding the operation of the SMPS under
different conditions.
Thanks
References
Results
ON Semiconductor thanks the companies:
Jepuls − http://www.jepuls.cn/En
Epcos − http://www.epcos.com
Koshin − http://www.koshin.com.hk
Pulse − http://www.pulseeng.com
Wurth − http://www.we−online.com
Coilcraft − http://www.coilcraft.com
for providing the samples used on this demoboard.
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
Data Sheet NCP1392B/D
Data Sheet NCP1606B/D
Data Sheet NCP1351/D
Application Note AND8123/D
Application Note AND8255/D
Application Note AND8257/D
Application Note AND8327/D
Bo Yang − Topology Investigation for Front-End
DC−DC Power Conversion for Distributed Power
System
[9] M. B. Borage, S. R. Tiwari and S. Kotaiah − Design
Optimization for an LCL − Type Series Resonant
Converter
Figure 17. STBY primary current and drain
voltage for 20 W load, nominal Vbulk. SMPS
operates at 60 kHz.
Figure 16. Detail of the drain current and
voltage of the STBY SMPS for 20 W load and
nominal Vbulk. An 800 V MOSFET is used. The
max drain voltage for this figure is 600 V, so
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Figure 18. Nominal Vbulk, no load. The frequency
dropped to approximately 1.7 kHz, and primary
current was reduced to 700 mA.
Figure 19. Nominal Vbulk, 20 W load, detail of the
output ripple
Figure 20. Nominal Vbulk, no load, output ripple
Figure 21. Nominal Vbulk, transient respond to
change load from 4 A to 0.4 A, 50% duty cycle,
10 Hz frequency. Measured overshoot is 190 mV.
Figure 22. Nominal Vbulk, transient respond to
change load from 4 A to 0.4 A, 50% duty cycle,
10 Hz frequency. Measured drop is 190 mV
Figure 23. SMPS in STBY mode, 265 VAC, 10 W
load. Primary current and drain voltage
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Figure 24. SMPS in STBY mode, 85 VAC, 10 W
load. Primary current and drain voltage
Figure 25. SMPS in STBY mode, 265 VAC, no load.
Primary current and drain voltage, switching
frequency of 500 Hz
Figure 26. SMPS in STBY mode, 85 VAC, no load.
Primary current and drain voltage, switching
frequency of 2 kHz
Figure 27. PFC coil current, drain voltage for
265 VAC measured at peak of the sinusoidal
waveform, nominal load on the outputs
Figure 28. PFC coil current, drain voltage for
230 VAC measured at peak of the sinusoidal
waveform, nominal load on the outputs
Figure 29. PFC coil current, drain voltage for
85 VAC measured at peak of the sinusoidal
waveform, nominal load on the outputs
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Figure 30. LLC primary current and bridge voltage
for nominal load on the outputs
Figure 31. LLC primary current, bridge voltage
and output ripple (measured on 24 V line) for
nominal load
Figure 32. LLC skip mode. Primary current and
output voltage’s ripple for no load on the outputs
Figure 33. LLC skip mode. Primary current and
output voltage’s ripple for 100 mA on the 24 V line
output
Figure 34. LLC transient. Respond to change on
transient load from 0.75 A to 7.5 A on 24 V line,
10 Hz, 50% duty cycle
Figure 35. LLC transient. Respond to change on
transient load from 7.5 A to 0.75 A on 24 V line,
10 Hz, 50% duty cycle
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Figure 36. LLC, maximum current on the primary
winding if output is shorted
Figure 37. LLC, maximum current on the primary
winding if secondary winding of the transformer is
shorted
Figure 38. LLC short overload, primary current,
output voltage and C53 voltage
Figure 39. LLC long overload, primary current,
output voltage and C53 voltage
Figure 40. LLC shorting of the output, primary
current, output voltage and C53 voltage. LLC
periodically tried to restart since short was held.
Once short disappears, output voltage is restored.
Figure 41. LLC shorting of the output, primary
current, output voltage and C33 voltage
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Figure 42. LLC soft start to no load on the outputs
Figure 43. LLC soft start to nominal load
Efficiency [%]
Efficiency
90
88
86
84
82
80
78
76
74
72
70
Vin=230Vac
Vin=115Vac
20
40
60
80
100 120 140
Output Power [W]
160
180
200
Figure 44. Efficiency of Entire Demoboard
Figure 46. Conducted EMI Signature of the Board
at Full Load and 110 VAC Input
Figure 45. Conducted EMI Signature of the Board
at Full Load and 230 VAC Input
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Figure 47. Schematic of the SMPS
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Figure 48. Bottom Side of the PCB
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Figure 51. Photo of the Demoboard with Temperatures Measured for 230 Vac and
110 Vac in Bracket (Ambient Temperature 265C, Full Load, Vertical Position)
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