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Integrated Critical Mode PFC / Quasi-Resonant
Current Mode PWM Controller FAN6921
1. Introduction
This application note presents practical step-by-step design
considerations for power supply system employing
Fairchild’s FAN6921 PFC/PWM combination controller,
which combines a Boundary Conduction Mode (BCM)
Power Factor Correction (PFC) controller and QuasiResonant (QR) PWM controller. Figure 1 shows the typical
application circuit, where the BCM PFC converter is in the
front end and the Quasi-Resonant flyback converter is in the
back end.
FAN6921 achieves high efficiency with relatively low cost
for 75~200W applications where BCM and QR operation
with a single switch show best performance. BCM boost
PFC converter can achieve better efficiency with lower cost
than continuous conduction mode (CCM) boost PFC
converter. These benefits result from the elimination of the
reverse-recovery losses of the boost diode and zero-voltage
switching (ZVS) or near ZVS (also called valley switching)
of boost switch. The QR flyback converter for the DC/DC
conversion achieves higher efficiency than the conventional
hard-switching converter with valley switching.
Moreover, FAN6921 has variable PFC output voltage
function that can improve the overall efficiency by reducing
the conduction loss of PFC converter and switching loss of
DC/DC converter stage at low-line condition.
Figure 1. Typical Application Circuit
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BCM operation an ideal candidate for power factor
correction.
2. Operation Principle of BCM Boost
PFC Converter
A by-product of the BCM is that the boost converter runs
with variable switching frequency that depends primarily on
the selected output voltage, the instantaneous value of the
input voltage, the boost inductor value, and the output
power delivered to the load. The operating frequency
changes as the input current follows the sinusoidal input
voltage waveform, as shown in Figure 3. The lowest
frequency occurs at the peak of sinusoidal line voltage.
The most widely used operation modes for the boost
converter are continuous conduction mode (CCM) and
boundary conduction mode (BCM). These refer to the
current flowing through the energy storage inductor of the
boost converter, as depicted in Figure 2. As the names
indicate, the inductor current in CCM is continuous; while
in BCM, the new switching period is initiated when the
inductor current returns to zero, which is at the boundary of
continuous conduction and discontinuous conduction
operations. Even though the BCM operation has higher
RMS current in the inductor and switching devices, it
allows better switching condition for the MOSFET and the
diode. As shown in Figure 2, the diode reverse recovery is
eliminated and a fast silicon carbide (SiC) diode is not
needed. MOSFET is also turned on with zero current, which
reduces the switching loss.
Figure 3. Operation Waveforms of BCM PFC
The voltage-second balance equation for the inductor is:
VIN (t ) ⋅ tON = (VO.PFC − VIN (t )) ⋅ tOFF
(1)
where VIN(t) is the rectified line voltage.
The switching frequency of BCM boost PFC converter is
obtained as:
f SW =
=
1
1 VO. PFC − VIN (t )
=
⋅
tON + tOFF tON
VOUT
1
tON
⋅
VO. PFC − VIN , PK ⋅ | sin(2π f LINE t ) |
(2)
VO. PFC
where VIN,PK is the amplitude of the line voltage and fLINE is
the line frequency.
Figure 2. CCM vs. BCM Control
Figure 4 shows how the MOSFET on time and switching
frequency change as output power decreases. When the load
decreases, as shown in the right side of Figure 4, the peak
inductor current diminishes with reduced MOSFET on time
and the switching frequency increases.
The fundamental idea of BCM PFC is that the inductor
current starts from zero in each switching period, as shown
in Figure 3. When the power transistor of the boost
converter is turned on for a fixed time, the peak inductor
current is proportional to the input voltage. Since the
current waveform is triangular, the average value in each
switching period is also proportional to the input voltage. In
the case of a sinusoidal input voltage, the input current of
the converter follows the input voltage waveform with a
very high accuracy and draws a sinusoidal input current
from the source. This behavior makes the boost converter in
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3. Operation Principle of QuasiResonant Flyback Converter
QR flyback converter topology can be derived from a
conventional square wave, pulse-width modulated (PWM),
flyback converter without adding additional components.
Figure 6 and Figure 7 show the simplified circuit diagram
of a quasi-resonant flyback converter and its typical
waveforms. The basic operation principles are:
ƒ
During the MOSFET on time (tON), input voltage (VIN)
is applied across the primary-side inductor (Lm).
MOSFET current (IDS) increases linearly from zero to
the peak value (Ipk). During this time, the energy is
drawn from the input and stored in the inductor.
ƒ
When the MOSFET is turned off, the energy stored in
the inductor forces the rectifier diode (D) to turn on.
During the diode ON time (tD), the output voltage (Vo)
is applied across the secondary-side inductor and the
diode current (ID) decreases linearly from the peak
value to zero. At the end of tD, all the energy stored in
the inductor has been delivered to the output. During
this period, the output voltage is reflected to the
primary side as Vo× Np/Ns. Then, the sum of input
voltage (VIN) and the reflected output voltage (Vo×
Np/Ns) is imposed across the MOSFET.
ƒ
When the diode current reaches zero, the drain-tosource voltage (VDS) begins to oscillate by the
resonance between the primary-side inductor (Lm) and
the MOSFET output capacitor (Coss) with an amplitude
of Vo× Np/Ns on the offset of VIN, as depicted in Figure
7. Quasi-resonant switching is achieved by turning on
the MOSFET when VDS reaches its minimum value.
This reduces the MOSFET turn-on switching loss
caused by the capacitance loading between the drain
and source of the MOSFET.
Figure 4. Frequency Variation of BCM PFC
Since the design of line filter and inductor for a BCM PFC
converter with variable switching frequency should be done
at minimum frequency condition, it is worthwhile to
examine how the minimum frequency of BCM PFC
converter changes with operating conditions.
Figure 5 shows the minimum switching frequency, which
occurs at the peak of line voltage, as a function of the RMS
line voltage for different output voltage settings. For
universal line application, the minimum switching
frequency occurs at high line (265VAC) as long as the output
voltage is lower than about 405V.
Figure 5. Minimum Switching Frequency vs.
RMS Line Voltage (L = 780µH, POUT = 100W)
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Figure 6. Schematic of QR Flyback Converter
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IDS (MOSFET Drain-to-Source Current)
Ipk
The MOSFET conduction time with a given line voltage at a
nominal output power is given as:
tON =
ID (Diode Current)
Using Equation 4, the minimum switching frequency of
Equation 3 can be expressed as:
VDS (MOSFET Drain-to-Source Voltage)
VIN +Vo×Np/Ns
f SW , MIN =
Vo×Np/Ns
Vo×Np/Ns
VIN
tD
L=
Figure 7. Typical Waveforms of QR Flyback Converter
Line Voltage Range: 90~264VAC (60Hz)
Output of DC/DC Converter: 19V/4.7A (90W)
PFC Output Voltage for High Line: 400V (VO.PFC.H)
PFC Output Voltage for Low Line: 260V (VO.PFC.L)
Minimum PFC Switching Frequency: > 50kHz
Brownout Protection Line Voltage: 70VAC
Output Over-Voltage Protection Trip Point: 22.5V
Overall Efficiency: 90%
(PFC Stage: 95%, DC/DC Stage: 95%)
(5)
VO . PFC
η ⋅ (VLINE .MAX ) 2
2 ⋅ POUT ⋅ f SW , MIN
⋅
VO. PFC − 2VLINE .MAX
VO . PFC
(6)
Once the inductance value is decided, the maximum peak
inductor current at the nominal output power is obtained at
low-line condition as:
I L. PK =
2 2 ⋅ POUT
(7)
η ⋅ VLINE , MIN
where VLINE,MIN is the minimum line voltage.
Since the maximum on time is internally limited at 20µs, it
should be smaller than 20µs as:
Part A. PFC Section
tON MAX =
[STEP-A1] Boost Inductor Design
The boost inductor value is determined by the output power
and the minimum switching frequency. From Equation 2,
the minimum frequency with a given line voltage and
MOSFET on time is obtained as:
2 ⋅ POUT ⋅ L
< 20 μ s
η ⋅ VLINE . MIN 2
(8)
The number of turns of boost inductor should be determined
considering the core saturation. The minimum number is
given as:
N BOOST ≥
(3)
where:
VLINE is RMS line voltage;
tON is the MOSFET conduction time; and
VO.PFC is the PFC output voltage.
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⋅
As the minimum frequency decreases, the switching loss is
reduced, while the inductor size and line filter size increase.
Thus, the minimum switching frequency should be
determined by the trade-off between efficiency and the size
of magnetic components. The minimum switching
frequency must be above 20kHz to prevent audible noise.
This design procedure uses the schematic in Figure 1 as a
reference. A 90W PFC application with universal input
range is selected as a design example. The design
specifications are:
1 VO.PFC − 2VLINE
⋅
tON
VO. PFC
2 ⋅ POUT ⋅ L
where VLINE,MAX is the maximum line voltage.
4. Design Considerations
f SW , MIN =
η ⋅ VLINE 2 VO . PFC − 2VLINE
Since the minimum frequency occurs at high line as long as
the PFC output voltage is lower than 405V, as observed in
Figure 5; once the output voltage and minimum switching
frequency are set, the inductor value is given as:
VIN -Vo×Np/Ns
tS
-
(4)
where:
η is the overall efficiency;
L is the boost inductance; and
POUT is the nominal output power.
Ipk×Np/Ns
tON
2 ⋅ PO . PFC ⋅ L
η ⋅ VLINE 2
I L, PK ⋅ L
Ae ⋅ ΔB
(9)
where is Ae is the cross-sectional area of core and ΔB is the
maximum flux swing of the core in Tesla. ΔB should be set
below the saturation flux density.
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(Design Example) Since the output voltage is 400V for
high line and 260V for low line, the minimum
frequency occurs at high-line (264VAC) and full-load
condition. Assuming the overall efficiency is 90% and
selecting the minimum frequency as 58kHz, the
inductor value is obtained as:
η ⋅ VLINE , MAX 2 VO. PFC . H − 2VLINE , MAX
L=
⋅
VO . PFC . H
2 ⋅ POUT ⋅ f SW , MIN
0.9 ⋅ 264 2
400 − 2 ⋅ 264
⋅
= 400 μ H
400
2 ⋅ 90 ⋅ 58 × 103
=
The maximum peak inductor current at nominal
output power is calculated as:
I L, PK =
tON
MAX
2 2 ⋅ POUT
η ⋅VLINE , MIN
=
2 2 ⋅ 90
= 3.14 A
0.9 ⋅ 90
Figure 8. Internal Block for ZCD
2 ⋅ POUT ⋅ L
2 ⋅ 90 ⋅ 400 × 10−6
=
=
η ⋅ VLINE .MIN 2
0.9 ⋅ 90 2
= 9.87 μ s < 20 μ s
Assuming RM10 core (PC40, Ae=98mm2) is used and
setting ΔB as 0.23T, the primary winding should be:
N BOOST ≥
I L , PK ⋅ L
Ae ⋅ ΔB
=
3.14 ⋅ 400 × 10−6
= 55.7 turns
98 × 10−6 ⋅ 0.23
Thus, the number of turns (NBOOST) of boost inductor is
determined as 60.
N ZCD
(VO.PFC − VIN )
N BOOST
N ZCD
VIN
N BOOST
[STEP-A2] Auxiliary Winding Design
Figure 9 shows the internal block for zero-current detection
(ZCD) for the PFC. FAN6921 indirectly detects the inductor
zero current instant using an auxiliary winding of the boost
inductor.
The auxiliary winding should be designed such that the
voltage of the ZCD pin rises above 2.1V when the boost
switch is turned off to trigger internal comparator as:
N ZCD
(VO.PFC .H − 2VLINE . MAX ) > 2.1V
N BOOST
Figure 9.
(10)
(Design Example) The number of turns for the auxiliary
ZCD winding is obtained as:
where VO.PFC.H is the PFC output voltage for high line
condition.
N ZCD >
The ZCD pin has upper voltage clamping and lower voltage
clamping at 10V and 0.65V, respectively. When the ZCD
pin voltage is clamped at 0.65V, the maximum sourcing
current is 1.5mA and, therefore, the resistor RZCD should be
properly designed to limit the current of the ZCD pin below
1.5mA in the worst case as:
RZCD >
VIN
N
⋅ AUX =
1.5mA N BOOST
2VLINE .MAX N AUX
⋅
1.5mA
N BOOST
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ZCD Waveforms
2.1N BOOST
(VO. PFC . H − 2VLINE . MAX )
= 4.7turns
With a margin, NAUX is determined as 8 turns.
Then RZCD is selected from:
RZCD >
(11)
2VLINE .MAX N ZCD
2 ⋅ 265 8
⋅
=
⋅
= 33k Ω
N BOOST 1.5 × 10−3 60
1.5mA
as 68kΩ.
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[STEP-A3] Design VIN and VO.PFC Sense Circuit
FAN6921 senses the line voltage using the averaging circuit
shown in Figure 10, where the VIN pin is connected to the
AC line through a voltage divider and low-pass filter
capacitor. When VIN pin voltage drops below 1V, the
COMP pin is clamped at 1.6V to limit the energy delivered
to output. Then VO.PFC decreases with the INV pin voltage.
When INV pin voltage drops below 1.2V, brownout
protection is triggered, stopping gate drive signals of PFC
and DC/DC. This protection is reset when VDD drops below
the turn-off threshold (UVLO threshold). When VDD rises to
the turn-on voltage after dropping below the turn-off
threshold, FAN6921 resumes normal operation (if VVIN is
higher than 1.3V).
The brownout protection level can be determined as:
VLINE. BO =
π
RVIN 1 + RVIN 2
RVIN 2
2 2
⋅
(12)
Figure 10. VIN Sensing Internal Block
The minimum line voltage for PFC startup is given as:
VLINE .STR = 1.3 ⋅ VLINE .BO
(13)
(Design Example) Setting the brownout protection trip point
as 69VAC:
FAN6921 has a variable output voltage function that
reduces the PFC output voltage at low-line condition. When
the voltage of the VIN pin is higher than 2.45V, the internal
switch QR is turned on and the lower resistor RPFC2 of the
voltage divider is in parallel with RPFC3. Then, the PFC
output voltage for high line is given as:
VO. PFC . H = 2.5 ⋅ (
RPFC1
+ 1)
RPFC 2 // RPFC 3
RVIN 1 + RVIN 2
2 2
= VLINE . BO ⋅
= 62
π
RVIN 2
Determining RVIN2 as 154kΩ, RVIN1 is determined as 9.4MΩ.
The line voltage to start up the PFC is obtained as:
(14)
VLINE. STR = 1.3 ⋅ VLINE . BO = 90VAC
When the voltage of the VIN pin is lower than 2.1V, the
lower resistor RPFC2 of the voltage divider is not in parallel
with RPFC3. Then, the PFC output voltage for low line is
given as:
VO.PFC . L = 2.5 ⋅ (
RPFC1
+ 1)
RPFC 2
To regulate the PFC output voltage at high line as 400V:
VO.PFC = 2.5 ⋅ (
By selecting RPFC1=9.4MΩ:
(15)
RPFC 2 // RPFC 3 =
The ratio between the nominal PFC output voltage and
reduced PFC output voltage is approximated as:
VO. PFC . H
R
≅ PFC 2 + 1
VO.PFCL
RPFC 3
RPFC1
+ 1) = 400
RPFC 2 // RPFC 3
9.4M Ω
= 59.1k Ω
400
− 1)
(
2.5
To regulate the PFC output voltage at low line as 260V:
(16)
VO.PFC . H 400 RPFC 2
=
≅
+1
VO. PFC . L 260 RPFC 3
By selecting RPFC2=165kΩ:
RPFC 3 = (
400
− 1) RPFC 2 = 89k Ω
260
So RPFC1, RPFC2, and RPFC3 are selected from the off-the-shelf
components as 9.4MΩ, 91kΩ, and 165kΩ, respectively.
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[STEP-A6] Design Compensation Network
[STEP-A4] Current Sensing Resistor for PFC
FAN6921 has pulse-by-pulse current limit function. It is
typical to set the pulse-by-current limit level at 20~30%
higher than the maximum inductor current:
RCS1 =
0.85
I L. PK (1 + K MARGIN )
The feedback loop bandwidth must be lower than 20Hz for
the PFC application. If the bandwidth is higher than 20Hz,
the control loop may try to reduce the 120Hz ripple of the
output voltage and the line current is distorted, decreasing
power factor. A capacitor is connected between COMP and
GND to attenuate the line frequency ripple voltage by 40dB.
If a capacitor is connected between the output of the error
amplifier and the GND, the error amplifier works as an
integrator and the error amplifier compensation capacitor
can be calculated by:
(17)
where KMARGIN is the margin factor and 0.85V is the pulseby-pulse current limit threshold.
(Design Example) Choosing the margin factor as
35%, the sensing resistor is selected as:
RCS1 =
0.85
0.85
=
= 0.2Ω
I L. PK (1 + K MARGIN ) 3.14(1 + 0.35)
(19)
To improve the power factor, CCOMP must be higher than the
calculated value. However, if the value is too high, the
output voltage control loop may become slow.
(Design Example)
[STEP-A5] Output Capacitor Selection
CCOMP >
For a given minimum PFC output voltage during the holdup time, the PFC output capacitor is obtained as:
CO.PFC
100 ⋅ g M
2.5
⋅
2π ⋅ 2 f LINE VO.PFC.H
CCOMP >
2 POUT ⋅ tHOLD
>
VO.PFC .L 2 − VO.PFC , HLD 2
=
(18)
100 ⋅ g M
2.5
⋅
2π ⋅ 2 f LINE VO.PFC . H
100 ⋅125 ×10−6 2.5
⋅
= 103nF
2π ⋅ 2 ⋅ 60
400
470nF is selected for better power factor.
where:
POUT is total nominal output power;
tHOLD is the required holdup time; and
VO.PFC,HLD is the allowable minimum output voltage during
the hold-up time.
For PFC output capacitor, it is typical to use 0.5~1µF per
1W output power for 400V PFC output. Meanwhile, it is
reasonable to use about 1µF per 1W output power for
variable output PFC due to the larger voltage drop during
the hold-up time than 400V output.
(Design Example)
Assuming the minimum
allowable PFC output voltage during the hold-up time is
160V, the capacitor should be:
CO.PFC >
2 POUT ⋅ t HOLD
VO.PFC .H 2 − VO. PFC .HLD 2
=
2 ⋅ 90 ⋅ 20 × 10−3
2582 − 1602
= 88μ F
A 100μF capacitor is selected for the output capacitor.
The minimum PFC output voltage during the hold-up
time is:
VO.PFC .HOLD = VOUT 2 −
= 2582 −
2 POUT ⋅ t HOLD
COUT
2 ⋅ 90 ⋅ 20 × 10−3
100 × 10 −6
= 175V
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Part B. DC/DC Section
(Design Example) Assuming 650V MOSFET and
100V MOSFET are used for primary side and
secondary side, respectively, with 18% voltage
margin:
[STEP-B1] Determine the Reflected Output Voltage
(VRO)
Figure 11 shows the typical operation waveforms of a quasiresonant flyback converter. When the MOSFET is turned
off, the input voltage (PFC output voltage), together with
the output voltage reflected to the primary (VRO), is imposed
on the MOSFET. When the MOSFET is turned on, the sum
of input voltage reflected to the secondary side and the
output voltage is applied across the diode. Thus, the
maximum nominal voltage across the MOSFET (Vdsnom) and
diode are given as:
0.82 ⋅ 650V > VDS nom = VO. PFC + VRO
∴VRO < 0.82 ⋅ 650 − VO.PFC = 133V
0.82 ⋅ 100 > VD nom = VO +
∴ VRO > VD nom =
VDS nom = VO . PFC . H + n(VO + VF ) = VO . PFC . H + VRO
where:
VO . PFC
(VO + VF ) = 121V
0.82 ⋅ 100 − VO
VRO is determined as 130V.
(20)
VRO
n=
VO + VF
VD nom = VO +
VO . PFC
(VO + VF )
VRO
VO . PFC . H
V
= VO + O . PFC . H (VO + VF )
n
VRO
[STEP-B2] Transformer Design
Figure 12 shows the typical switching timing of a quasiresonant converter. The sum of MOSFET conduction time
(tON), diode conduction time (tD), and drain voltage falling
time (tF) is the switching period (tS). To determine the
primary-side inductance (Lm), the following parameters
should be determined first.
(21)
By increasing VRO (i.e. the turns ratio, n), the capacitive
switching loss and conduction loss of the MOSFET are
reduced. This also reduces the voltage stress of the
secondary-side rectifier diode. However, this increases the
voltage stress on the MOSFET. Therefore, VRO should be
determined by a trade-off between the voltage stresses of the
MOSFET and diode. It is typical to set VRO such that VDSnorm
and VDnom are 75~85% of their voltage ratings.
Minimum Switching Frequency (fS.QRmin)
The minimum switching frequency occurs at the minimum
input voltage and full-load condition, which should be
higher than 20kHz to avoid audible noise. By increasing
fS.QRmin, the transformer size can be reduced. However, this
results in increased switching losses. Determine fS.QRmin by a
trade-off between switching losses and transformer size.
Typically fS.QRmin is set to around 50kHz.
Falling Time of the MOSFET Drain Voltage (tF)
As shown in Figure 12, the MOSFET drain voltage fall time
is half of the resonant period of the MOSFET’s effective
output capacitance and primary-side inductance. The typical
value for tF is 0.6~1.2µs.
Non-Conduction Time of the MOSFET (tOFF) FAN6921
has a minimum non-conduction time of MOSFET (8µs),
during which turning on of MOSFET is prohibited. To
maximize the efficiency, it is necessary to turn on the
MOSFET at the first valley of MOSFET drain-to-source
voltage at heavy-load condition. Therefore, the MOSFET
non-conduction time at heavy load condition should be
larger than 8µs.
After determining fS.QRmin and tF, the maximum duty cycle is
calculated as:
Dmax =
VRO
⋅ (1 − f S .QR min ⋅ t F )
VRO + VO.PFC .L
(22)
Then, the primary-side inductance is obtained as:
Lm =
ηQR ⋅ (VO. PFC .L ⋅ Dmax ) 2
2 ⋅ f S .QR min POUT
(23)
Figure 11. Typical Waveforms of QR Flyback Converter
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Once Lm is determined, the maximum peak current and
RMS current of the MOSFET in normal operation are
obtained as:
I DS PK =
VO.PFC .L ⋅ Dmax
Lm f S .QR min
(24)
Dmax
3
(25)
I DS RMS = I DS PK
Once the minimum number of turns for the primary side is
determined, calculate the proper integer for NS so that the
resulting NP is larger than Npmin as:
N P = n ⋅ N S > N P min
The number of turns of the auxiliary winding for VDD is
given as:
N AUX =
The MOSFET non-conduction time at heavy load and low
line is obtained as:
tOFF .L =
(1 − Dmax )
f S .QR min
VO.PFC . L VO.PFC . H + VRO
⋅
VO. PFC .H VO.PFC .L + VRO
VDD nom + VFA
⋅ NS
(VO + VF )
(30)
where VDDnom is the nominal VDD voltage, which is typically
18V and VFA is forward voltage drop of VDD diode.
(26)
Once the number of turns of the primary winding is
determined, the maximum flux density when the drain
current reaches its pulse-by-pulse current limit level should
be checked to guarantee the transformer is not saturated
during transient or fault condition.
The MOSFET non-conduction time at heavy load and high
line is obtained as:
tOFF .H = tOFF .L ⋅
(29)
The maximum flux density (Bmax) when drain current
reaches ILIM is given as:
(27)
To guarantee the first valley switching at high line and
heavy-load condition, tOFF.H should be larger than 8µs.
Lm I LIM
< Bsat
Ae N P
Bmax =
(31)
Bmax should be smaller than the saturation flux density. If
there is no reference data, use Bsat =0.35~0.40T.
(Design Example) Setting the minimum frequency
is 52kHz and the falling time is 0.8µs:
Dmax =
=
VRO
⋅ (1 − f S .QR min ⋅ tF )
VRO + VO.PFC .L
130
⋅ (1 − 52 ×103 ⋅ 0.8 ×10−6 ) = 0.319
130 + 260
Lm =
=
ηQR ⋅ (VO.PFC .L ⋅ Dmax ) 2
2 ⋅ f S .QR min PO
0.95 ⋅ (260 ⋅ 0.319)2
= 700μ H
2 ⋅ 52 ×103 ⋅ 90
Figure 12. Switching Timing of QR Flyback Converter
When designing the transformer, the maximum flux density
swing in normal operation (B) as well as the maximum flux
density in transient (Bmax) should be considered. The
maximum flux density swing in normal operation is related
to the hysteresis loss in the core, while the maximum flux
density in transient is related to the core saturation.
NP
L I PK
= m DS
Ae ΔB
tOFF .L =
(1 − Dmax ) 1 − 0.319
=
= 13μ s
f S .DD min
52 ×103
= 13μ s ⋅
(28)
where B is the maximum flux density swing in Tesla. If
there is no reference data, use B =0.25~0.30T.
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260 ⋅ 0.319
= 2.28 A
700 ×10−6 ⋅ 52 ×103
tOFF . H = tOFF . L ⋅
The minimum number of turns for the transformer primary
side to avoid the over temperature in the core is given by:
min
I DS PK =
VO.PFC. L VO.PFC. H + VRO
⋅
VO.PFC.H VO.PFC .L + VRO
260 400 + 130
⋅
= 11.48μ s > 8μ s
400 260 + 130
Assuming POT3319 (Ae=159mm2) core is used and
the flux swing is 0.26T
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Lm I DS PK 700 ×10−6 ⋅ 2.28
=
= 38.6
159 ×10−6 ⋅ 0.26
Ae ΔB
N P = n ⋅ N S = 6.84 ⋅ 5 = 34 < N P min
= n ⋅ N S = 6.84 ⋅ 6 = 41 > N P min
N AUX =
Assuming the pulse-by-pulse current limit for low
PFC output voltage is 125% of peak drain current at
heavy load:
Bmax
VO ⋅
NA
NS
− PFC _ VO ⋅
NA
NP
VDD nom + VFA
18 + 1.2
⋅ NS =
⋅6 = 6
(VO + VF )
19
L I
700 ⋅ 2.28 ⋅1.25
= m LIM =
= 0.31T
159 ⋅ 41
Ae N P
VO ⋅
[STEP-B3] Design the Valley Detection Circuit
The valley of MOSFET voltage is detected by monitoring
the current flowing out of DET pin. The typical application
circuit is shown as Figure 13 and typical waveforms are
shown in Figure 14. The DET pin has upper and lower
voltage clamping at 5V and 0.7V, respectively. The valley
detection circuit is blanked for 8µs after the MOSFET is
turned off. When VAUX drops below zero, VDET is clamped at
0.7V and current flows out of the DET pin. MOSFET is
turned on with 200ns time delay once the current flowing
out of DET pin exceeds 30µA. To guarantee that valley
detection circuit is triggered when DET pin is clamped at
0.7V, the current flowing through RDET2 should be larger
than 30µA as:
0.7
> 30μ A
RDET 2
NA
RA
⋅
N S RDET + RA
Figure 14.
Waveforms of Valley Detection and
VO OVP Detection
The output voltage is indirectly monitored for over-voltage
protection using the DET pin voltage while the MOSFET is
turned off. Thus, the ratio of RDET1 and RDET2 should be
determined as:
2 .5 =
RDET 2
NA
NA
1
VOVP =
VOVP
RDET 1 + RDET 2 N S
K DET + 1 N S
(33)
where the ratio between RDET1 and RDET2 is obtained as:
K DET =
(32)
RDET 1 N A VOVP
=
⋅
−1
RDET 2 N S 2.5
(34)
For a quasi-resonant flyback converter, the peak drain
current with a given output power decreases as input voltage
increases. Thus, constant power limit cannot be achieved by
just using pulse-by-pulse current limit with constant
threshold. FAN6921 has high/low line over power
compensation that reduces the pulse-by-pulse current limit
level as input voltage increases. FAN6921 senses the input
voltage using the current flowing out of the DET pin while
the MOSFET is turned on. The pulse-by-pulse current limit
level vs. DET current is depicted in Figure 16.
The DET pin current for low line and high line PFC output
voltages are given as:
VO. PFC . L
I DET .L =
RDET 1
VO.PFC .H
I DET .H =
Figure 13. Typical Application Circuit of DET Pin
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NA
+0.7
NP
NA
+0.7
NP
RDET 1
+
+
0.7
≅
RDET 2
0. 7
≅
RDET 2
VO. PFC .L
NA
NP
(35)
RDET 1
VO.PFC .H
NA
NP
(36)
RDET 1
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(38), considering the pulse-by-pulse turn-off delay and
increased PFC output voltage ripple at low line.
Once the current limit threshold voltage is determined with
RDET1, the current sensing resistor value is obtained as:
VO . PFC . L
VLIMIT = −877 ⋅ (
NA
+0.7
NP
RDET 1
+
0.7
) + 0.882
RDET 2
(40)
The current sensing resistor value can be obtained from:
V
RCS 2 = LIMIT
(41)
I DS LIM
Figure 15. Switching Frequency and Peak Drain Current
Change as Input Voltage Increases
(Design Example)
0 .7
> 30 μ A , RDET 2 < 23.3k Ω
RDET 2
0.9
Setting the OVP trip point at 22.5V,
0.85
K DET =
0.8
VLIMIT (V)
0.75
RDET 1 N A VOVP
6 22.5
=
⋅
−1 = ⋅
−1 = 8
RDET 2 NS 2.5
6 2.5
Then RDET 1 = K DET ⋅ RDET 2 < 196k Ω
0.7
0.65
I DS PK . L VO . PFC . H VO . PFC . L + VRO
=
⋅
I DS PK . H VO . PFC . L VO . PFC . H + VRO
V
0.6
0.55
=
0.5
0.45
400 260 + 130
⋅
= 1.13
260 400 + 130
Using 116% of 1.13,
0.4
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
550
600
N
−994VO.PFC .L A + RDET 1
VLIMIT .L
NP
= 1.31 ≅
N
VLIMIT . H
−994 ⋅ VO. PFC .H A + RDET 1
NP
IDET (µA)
Figure 16. IDET-VLIMIT Curve
260
+ RDET 1
−38, 018 + RDET 1
6.8
=
=
400
−994 ⋅
+ RDET 1 −58, 490 + RDET 1
6.8
−994 ⋅
The relationship between IDET and VLIMIT in the linear region
(IDET=100~500µA) can be approximated as:
VLIMIT = −877 ⋅ I DET + 0.882
(37)
Then, RDET 1 = 124.5k Ω and RDET 2 = 15.6k Ω
For a given output power, the ratio between drain peak
currents at low line and highline is obtained as:
I DS PK . L VO . PFC . H VO . PFC . L + VRO
=
⋅
I DS PK . H VO . PFC . L VO . PFC . H + VRO
RDET1 and RDET2 are selected from the off-the-shelf
components as 120kΩ and 15kΩ, respectively.
(38)
Then, the pulse by pulse current limit threshold voltage
is obtained as:
For a given output power, the ratio between pulse-by-pulse
current limit levels at low line and high line is obtained as:
−994 ⋅VO. PFC . L
VLIMIT . L
≅
VLIMIT . H −994 ⋅ V
O . PFC . H
NA
+ RDET 1
NP
NA
+ RDET 1
NP
VO. PFC . L
VLIMIT = −877 ⋅ (
RDET 1
+
0.7
) + 0.882
RDET 2
= 0.56V
(39)
To set current limit level at low line as 125% of IDSPK
0.56
= 0.2Ω
2.28 A × 1.25
To get a constant power limit, RDET1 should be determined
such that Equations (38) and (39) are equal. However, for
actual design, it is typical to use 105~120% of Equation
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+ 0.7
NP
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[STEP-B4] Design the Feedback Circuit
[STEP-B5] Design the Over-Temperature
Protection Circuit
Figure 17 is a typical feedback circuit mainly consisting of a
shunt regulator and a photo-coupler. R01 and R02 form a
voltage divider for output voltage regulation. RF and CF are
adjusted for control-loop compensation. A small-value RC
filter (e.g. RFB = 100Ω, CFB = 1nF) placed from the FB pin
to GND can increase stability substantially. The maximum
source current of the FB pin is about 1.2mA. The
phototransistor must be capable of sinking this current to
pull the FB level down at no load. The value of the biasing
resistor, RBIAS, is determined as:
VO − VOPD − VKA
⋅ CTR > 1.2 × 10 −3
RBIAS
The adjustable Over-Temperature Protection (OTP) circuit
is shown in Figure 18. As can be seen, a constant sourcing
current source (IRT) is connected to the RT pin. Once VRT is
lower than 0.8V for longer than 10ms debounce time,
FAN6921 is latched off. RRT can be determined by:
0.8V = ( RRT + RNTC @ OT ) × 100 μ A
(43)
(42)
where VOPD is the drop voltage of photodiode, about 1.2V;
VKA is the minimum cathode to anode voltage of shunt
regulator (2.5V); and CTR is the current transfer rate of the
opto-coupler.
Figure 18. Adjustable Over-Temperature Protection
and External Latched-off Function
(Design Example) Assuming the resistance of
NTC at over-temperature protection point is 4.3kΩ;
RRT =
0.8V
- 4.3k Ω = 3.7kΩ
100μ A
Figure 17. Feedback Circuit
(Design Example) Assuming CTR is 100%;
VO − VOPD − VKA
⋅ CTR > 1.2 × 10−3
RBIAS
RBIAS <
VO − VOPD − VKA 19 − 1.2 − 2.5
=
= 12.75k Ω
1.2 ×10−3
1.2 × 10−3
220Ω resistor is selected for RBIAS.
The voltage divider resistors for VO sensing are
selected as 68kΩ and 10kΩ.
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Table 2. Key Design Parameters
Final Schematic of Design Example
PFC Stage
This section summaries the final design example. The key
system specifications are summarized in Table 1 and the key
design parameters are summarized in Table 2. The final
schematic is in Figure 19. To have enough hold-up time for
VDD during startup, a two-stage circuit is used for VDD.
PFC Output Voltage Level 1 (VO.PFC.L)
260V
PFC Output Voltage Level 2 (VO.PFC.L)
400V
PFC Inductor (LBOOST)
385µH
Turns of PFC Inductor (NBOOST)
60T
Turns of ZCD Auxiliary Winding (NZCD)
8T
min
Minimum Switching Frequency (fS.PFC )
55kHz
PWM Stage
Turns of Primary Inductor of PWM Transformer (NP)
41T
Turns of Auxiliary Winding of PWM Transformer
6T
(NAUX)
Turns Ratio of PWM Transformer (n)
6.8
Primary Inductor (LP)
700µH
min
Minimum switching Frequency (fs.QR )
52kHz
Table 1. System Specifications
Input
Input Voltage Range
Line Frequency Range
90~264VAC
47~63Hz
Output
Output Voltage (Vo)
Output Power (Po)
19V
90W
Figure 19.
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Lab Note
Before modifying or soldering/desoldering the power
supply, discharge the primary capacitors through the
external bleeding resistor. Otherwise, the PWM IC may be
damaged by external high-voltage.
This device is sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD). To
improve the production yield, the production line should be
ESD protected as required by ANSI ESD S1.1, ESD S1.4,
ESD S7.1, ESD STM 12.1, and EOS/ESD S6.1 standards.
Printed Circuit Board Layout
Printed circuit board layout and design are very important
for switching power supplies where the voltage and current
change with high dv/dt and di/dt. Good PCB layout
minimizes EMI and prevents the power supply from being
disrupted during surge/ESD tests.
System Side
PFC Stage
ƒ Auxiliary winding of PFC choke and RCS,PFC should
be connected to CBulk’s ground singly (Trace 4 and
Trace 5).
ƒ Ground of bridge and the C-L-C filter should be
connected to CBulk’s ground directly.
ƒ Current loop constructed by the PFC choke, PFC
diode, PFC MOSFET, RCS,PFC, and CBulk should be as
short as possible (Loop 7).
Guidelines
IC Side:
ƒ Reference ground of the COMP, INV, CSPFC, and
ƒ
ƒ
ƒ
ƒ
CSPWM pins are connected together and then
connect to IC’s GND directly.
Reference ground of VIN, RT, FB, and DET pins
are connected to IC’s GND directly.
Small capacitors around IC should be connected to
IC directly.
The trace line of CSPFC, CSPWM, OPFC, and
OPWM should not be paralleled and should be close
to each other to avoid introducing noise.
Connections of IC’s GND, CBulk’s ground, and
auxiliary winding of PWM XFMR:
PWM Stage
ƒ RCS should be connected to CBulk’s ground directly.
Keep it short and wide (Trace 6).
ƒ Current loop constructed by the CBulk, XFMR, PWM
ƒ
ƒ
Approach 1: Auxiliary winding’s ground Î IC’s
GND Î CBulk’s ground.
Approach 2: IC’s GND Î Auxiliary winding’s
ground Î CBulk’s ground (Trace 2ÎTrace 1Î
Trace 3).
Approach 3: IC’s GND Î CBulk’s ground and
auxiliary winding’s ground Î CBulk’s ground.
ƒ
ƒ
MOSFET, and RCS should be as short as possible
(Loop 8).
RCD snubber should be close to XFMR and drain of
PWM MOSFET.
Ground of photo-coupler should be connected to
IC’s GND.
On the secondary side, current loop constructed by
XFMR, Schottky, and output capacitor should be as
short as possible (Loop 9).
Connections of Y Capacitor:
Approach 1: Y CAP’s primary ground Î CBulk’s
ground Î bridge’s ground.
Approach 2: Y CAP’s primary ground Î bridge’s
ground Î CBulk’s ground.
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Figure 20. Layout Considerations
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