MICRO-LINEAR ML4826CP-2

June 1997
ML4826*
PFC and Dual Output PWM Controller Combo
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
FEATURES
The ML4826 is a high power controller for power factor
corrected, switched mode power supplies. PFC allows the
use of smaller, lower cost bulk capacitors, reduces power
line loading and stress on the switching FETs, and results
in a power supply that fully complies with IEC1000-3-2
specifications. The ML4826 includes circuits for the
implementation of a leading edge, average current “boost”
type power factor correction and a trailing edge, pulse
width modulator (PWM) with dual totem-pole outputs.
■
Internally synchronized PFC and PWM in one IC
■
Low total harmonic distortion
■
Reduced ripple current in the storage capacitor
between the PFC and PWM sections
■
Average current, continuous boost, leading edge PFC
■
High efficiency trailing edge PWM with dual
totem-pole outputs
■
Average line voltage compensation with brown-out
control
■
PFC overvoltage comparator eliminates output
“runaway” due to load removal
■
Current-fed multiplier for improved noise immunity
■
Overvoltage protection, UVLO, and soft start
The device is available in two versions; the ML4826-1
(fPWM = fPFC) and the ML4826-2 (fPWM = 2 x fPFC).
Doubling the switching frequency of the PWM allows the
user to design with smaller output components while
maintaining the optimum operating frequency for the PFC.
An over-voltage comparator shuts down the PFC section in
the event of a sudden decrease in load. The PFC section
also includes peak current limiting and input voltage
brown-out protection. The PWM section can be operated
in current or voltage mode at up to 250kHz and includes a
duty cycle limit to prevent transformer saturation.
* This Part Is End Of Life As Of August 1, 2000
BLOCK DIAGRAM
20
11
VEAO
VFB
POWER FACTOR CORRECTOR
3.5kΩ
-
-
2.5V
13.5V
+
IEA
+
+
2.7V
-
-1V
+
+
IAC
-
2
8V
GAIN
MODULATOR
VRMS
4
-
7.5V
REFERENCE
S
Q
R
Q
S
Q
R
Q
VREF
18
PFC OUT
3.5kΩ
ISENSE
VCC
VCCZ
OVP
VEA
19
17
1
IEAO
AGND
PFC ILIMIT
15
3
RAMP 1
8
RTCT
OSCILLATOR
7
(-2 VERSION ONLY)
RAMP 2
VCC2
x2
S
DUTY CYCLE
LIMIT
9
PWM 2
8V
VDC
6
14
Q
-
PGND
+
VCC
SS
T
1.5V
16
Q
S
-
50µA
5
+
VFB
-
2.5V
+
Q
VIN OK
VCC2
PWM 1
1V
8V
+
R
13
Q
PGND
DC ILIMIT
12
DC ILIMIT
10
PULSE WIDTH MODULATOR
VCCZ
UVLO
1
ML4826
PIN CONFIGURATION
ML4826
20-Pin PDIP (P20)
20-Pin SOIC (S20)
IEAO
1
20
VEAO
IAC
2
19
VFB
ISENSE
3
18
VREF
VRMS
4
17
VCC2
SS
5
16
VCC1
VDC
6
15
PFC OUT
RTCT
7
14
PWM 1
RAMP 1
8
13
PWM 2
RAMP 2
9
12
PGND
DC ILIMIT 10
11
AGND
TOP VIEW
PIN DESCRIPTION
PIN
NAME
FUNCTION
PIN
NAME
FUNCTION
1
IEAO
PFC transconductance current error
amplifier output
11
AGND
Analog signal ground
12
PGND
2
IAC
PFC gain control reference input
Return for the PWM totem-pole
outputs
3
ISENSE
Current sense input to the PFC current
limit comparator
13
PWM 2
PWM driver 2 output
14
PWM 1
PWM drive 1 output
4
VRMS
Input for PFC RMS line voltage
compensation
15
PFC OUT
PFC driver output
5
SS
Connection point for the PWM soft start
capacitor
16
VCC2
Positive supply for the PWM drive
outputs
6
VDC
PWM voltage feedback input
17
VCC1
Positive supply (connected to an
internal shunt regulator).
7
RTCT
Connection for oscillator frequency
setting components
18
VREF
Buffered output for the internal 7.5V
reference
8
RAMP 1
PFC ramp input
19
9
RAMP 2
When in current mode, this pin
functions as the current sense input;
when in voltage mode, it is the PWM
input from the PFC output (feedforward
ramp)
VFB
PFC transconductance voltage error
amplifier input
20
VEAO
PFC transconductance voltage error
amplifier output
10
2
DC ILIMIT
PWM current limit comparator input
ML4826
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
Absolute maximum ratings are those values beyond which
the device could be permanently damaged. Absolute
maximum ratings are stress ratings only and functional
device operation is not implied.
VCC Shunt Regulator Current .................................. 55mA
ISENSE Voltage ................................................... –3V to 5V
Voltage on Any Other Pin .... GND – 0.3V to VCCZ + 0.3V
IREF ........................................................................................... 20mA
IAC Input Current .................................................... 10mA
Peak PFC OUT Current, Source or Sink ................ 500mA
Peak PWM OUT Current, Source or Sink ............. 500mA
PFC OUT, PWM 1, PWM 2 Energy Per Cycle .......... 1.5mJ
Junction Temperature .............................................. 150°C
Storage Temperature Range ......................–65°C to 150°C
Lead Temperature (Soldering, 10 sec) ..................... 260°C
Thermal Resistance (θJA )
Plastic DIP ....................................................... 67°C/W
Plastic SOIC ..................................................... 95°C/W
OPERATING CONDITIONS
Temperature Range
ML4826CX ................................................ 0°C to 70°C
ML4826IX .............................................. –40°C to 85°C
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Unless otherwise specified, ICC = 25mA, RRAMP 1 = RT = 52.3kΩ, CRAMP1 = CT = 180pF,
TA = Operating Temperature Range (Note 1)
SYMBOL
PARAMETER
CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNITS
7
V
VOLTAGE ERROR AMPLIFIER
Transconductance
0
VNON INV = VINV, VEAO = 3.75V
Feedback Reference Voltage
Input Bias Current
50
85
120
µ
2.4
2.5
2.6
V
–0.3
–1.0
µA
Note 2
Output High Voltage
6.0
Output Low Voltage
6.7
0.6
Ω
Input Voltage Range
V
1.0
V
Source Current
∆VIN = ±0.5V, VOUT = 6V
–40
–80
µA
Sink Current
∆VIN = ±0.5V, VOUT = 1.5V
40
80
µA
60
75
dB
60
75
dB
Open Loop Gain
Power Supply Rejection Ratio
VCCZ – 3V < VCC < VCCZ – 0.5V
CURRENT ERROR AMPLIFIER
Transconductance
-1.5
VNON INV = VINV, VEAO = 3.75V
130
Input Offset Voltage
Input Bias Current
Output High Voltage
6.0
Output Low Voltage
2
V
195
310
µ
±3
±15
mV
–0.5
–1.0
µA
6.7
0.6
Ω
Input Voltage Range
V
1.0
V
Source Current
∆VIN = ±0.5V, VOUT = 6V
–40
–90
µA
Sink Current
∆VIN = ±0.5V, VOUT = 1.5V
40
90
µA
60
75
dB
60
75
dB
Open Loop Gain
Power Supply Rejection Ratio
VCCZ – 3V < VCC < VCCZ – 0.5V
3
ML4826
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (Continued)
SYMBOL
PARAMETER
CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNITS
Threshold Voltage
2.6
2.7
2.8
V
Hysteresis
80
115
150
mV
Threshold Voltage
–0.8
–1.0
–1.15
V
∆(PFC ILIMIT - Gain Modulator Output)
100
190
OVP COMPARATOR
PFC ILIMIT COMPARATOR
Delay to Output
mV
150
300
ns
1.0
1.1
V
Input Bias Current
±0.3
±1
µA
Delay to Output
150
300
ns
DC ILIMIT COMPARATOR
Threshold Voltage
0.9
VIN OK COMPARATOR
Threshold Voltage
2.4
2.5
2.6
V
Hysteresis
0.8
1.0
1.2
V
IAC = 100µA, VRMS = VFB = 0V
0.36
0.55
0.66
IAC = 50µA, VRMS = 1.2V, VFB = 0V
1.20
1.80
2.24
IAC = 50µA, VRMS = 1.8V, VFB = 0V
0.55
0.80
1.01
IAC = 100µA, VRMS = 3.3V, VFB = 0V
0.14
0.20
0.26
GAIN MODULATOR
Gain (Note 3)
Bandwidth
IAC = 100µA
10
MHz
Output Voltage
IAC = 250µA, VRMS = 1.15V,
VFB = 0V
0.72
0.82
0.95
V
Initial Accuracy
TA = 25°C
180
190
200
kHz
Voltage Stability
VCCZ – 3V < VCC < VCCZ – 0.5V
OSCILLATOR
Temperature Stability
Total Variation
Line, Temp
CT Discharge Current
PFC Only
%
2
%
170
Ramp Valley to Peak Voltage
Dead Time
1
210
kHz
2.5
V
-1 Suffix
125
310
ns
-2 Suffix
250
500
ns
4.5
7.5
VRAMP 1 = 0V, V(RTCT) = 2.5V
RAMP 1 Discharge Current
9.5
5
mA
mA
REFERENCE
4
Output Voltage
TA = 25°C, I(VREF) = 1mA
Line Regulation
7.4
7.5
7.6
V
VCCZ – 3V < VCC < VCCZ – 0.5V
2
10
mV
Load Regulation
1mA < I(VREF) < 20mA
7
20
mV
Total Variation
Line, Load, Temp
7.65
V
Long Term Stability
TJ = 125°C, 1000 Hours
25
mV
7.25
5
ML4826
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (Continued)
SYMBOL
PARAMETER
CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNITS
ML4826-1, VIEAO > 4.0V
0
%
ML4826-2, VIEAO > 5.7V
0
%
PFC
Minimum Duty Cycle
Maximum Duty Cycle
VIEAO < 1.2V
Output Low Voltage
IOUT = –20mA
0.4
0.8
V
IOUT = –50mA
0.6
3.0
V
IOUT = 10mA, VCC = 8V
0.7
1.5
V
Output High Voltage
Rise/Fall Time
90
95
%
IOUT = 20mA
9.5
10.5
V
IOUT = 50mA
9.0
10
V
50
ns
CL = 1000pF
PWM
Duty Cycle Range
Output Low Voltage
Output High Voltage
Rise/Fall Time
0-47
0-48
0-50
%
IOUT = –20mA
0.4
0.8
V
IOUT = –50mA
0.6
3.0
V
IOUT = 10mA, VCC = 8V
0.7
1.5
V
IOUT = 20mA
9.5
10.5
V
IOUT = 50mA
9.0
10
V
50
ns
CL = 1000pF
SUPPLY
Shunt Regulator Voltage (VCCZ)
12.8
13.5
14.2
V
±150
±300
mV
14.6
V
VCCZ Load Regulation
25mA < ICC < 55mA
VCCZ Total Variation
Load, temp
Start-up Current
VCC = 11.2V, CL = 0
0.7
1.1
mA
Operating Current
VCC < VCCZ – 0.5V, CL = 0
22
28
mA
12.4
Undervoltage Lockout Threshold
12
13
14
V
Undervoltage Lockout Hysteresis
2.65
3.0
3.35
V
Note 1: Limits are guaranteed by 100% testing, sampling, or correlation with worst-case test conditions.
Note 2: Includes all bias currents to other circuits connected to the VFB pin.
Note 3: Gain = K x 5.3V; K = (IGAINMOD - I OFFSET) x I AC x (VEAO - 1.5V)-1.
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ML4826
250
200
200
Ω
Transconductance (µ )
250
Ω
Transconductance (µ )
TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
150
100
50
0
150
100
50
1
0
2
4
3
0
-500
5
0
VFB (V)
500
IEA Input Voltage (mV)
Voltage Error Amplifier (VEA) Transconductance (gm)
Current Error Amplifier (IEA) Transconductance (gm)
Variable Gain Block Constant - K
400
300
200
100
0
0
1
2
3
4
5
VRMS (mV)
Variable Gain Control Transfer Characteristic
20
VFB
19
3.5kΩ
+
+
ISENSE
-
-1V
+
-
2
4
2.7V
+
IAC
VRMS
13.5V
+
IEA
-
2.5V
VCC
VCCZ
OVP
VEA
-
17
1
IEAO
VEAO
8V
GAIN
MODULATOR
-
7.5V
REFERENCE
S
Q
R
Q
S
Q
R
Q
PFC ILIMIT
RAMP 1
8
RTCT
OSCILLATOR
x2
VCCZ
Figure 1. PFC Section Block Diagram.
6
18
PFC OUT
3.5kΩ
3
7
VREF
UVLO
15
ML4826
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
The ML4826 consists of an average current controlled,
continuous boost Power Factor Corrector (PFC) front end
and a synchronized Pulse Width Modulator (PWM) back
end. The PWM can be used in either current or voltage
mode. In voltage mode, feedforward from the PFC output
buss can be used to improve the PWM’s line regulation. In
either mode, the PWM stage uses conventional trailingedge duty cycle modulation, while the PFC uses leadingedge modulation. This patented leading/trailing edge
modulation technique results in a higher useable PFC error
amplifier bandwidth, and can significantly reduce the size
of the PFC DC buss capacitor.
The synchronization of the PWM with the PFC simplifies
the PWM compensation due to the controlled ripple on
the PFC output capacitor (the PWM input capacitor). The
PWM section of the ML4826-1 runs at the same frequency
as the PFC. The PWM section of the ML4826-2 runs at
twice the frequency of the PFC, which allows the use of
smaller PWM output magnetics and filter capacitors while
holding down the losses in the PFC stage power
components.
In addition to power factor correction, a number of
protection features have been built into the ML4826. These
include soft-start, PFC over-voltage protection, peak
current limiting, brown-out protection, duty cycle limit,
and under-voltage lockout.
conditions, it is possible to ensure that the current which
the converter draws from the power line agrees with the
instantaneous line voltage. One of these conditions is that
the output voltage of the boost converter must be set
higher than the peak value of the line voltage. A
commonly used value is 385VDC, to allow for a high line
of 270VACrms. The other condition is that the current
which the converter is allowed to draw from the line at
any given instant must be proportional to the line voltage.
The first of these requirements is satisfied by establishing a
suitable voltage control loop for the converter, which in
turn drives a current error amplifier and switching output
driver. The second requirement is met by using the
rectified AC line voltage to modulate the output of the
voltage control loop. Such modulation causes the current
error amplifier to command a power stage current which
varies directly with the input voltage. In order to prevent
ripple which will necessarily appear at the output of the
boost circuit (typically about 10VAC on a 385V DC level)
from introducing distortion back through the voltage error
amplifier, the bandwidth of the voltage loop is deliberately
kept low. A final refinement is to adjust the overall gain of
the PFC such to be proportional to 1/VIN2, which linearizes
the transfer function of the system as the AC input voltage
varies.
Since the boost converter topology in the ML4826 PFC is
of the current-averaging type, no slope compensation is
required.
POWER FACTOR CORRECTION
PFC SECTION
Power factor correction makes a non-linear load look like
a resistive load to the AC line. For a resistor, the current
drawn from the line is in phase with, and proportional to,
the line voltage, so the power factor is unity (one). A
common class of non-linear load is the input of a most
power supplies, which use a bridge rectifier and capacitive
input filter fed from the line. The peak-charging effect
which occurs on the input filter capacitor in such a supply
causes brief high-amplitude pulses of current to flow from
the power line, rather than a sinusoidal current in phase
with the line voltage. Such a supply presents a power
factor to the line of less than one (another way to state this
is that it causes significant current harmonics to appear at
its input). If the input current drawn by such a supply (or
any other non-linear load) can be made to follow the input
voltage in instantaneous amplitude, it will appear resistive
to the AC line and a unity power factor will be achieved.
To hold the input current draw of a device drawing power
from the AC line in phase with, and proportional to, the
input voltage, a way must be found to prevent that device
from loading the line except in proportion to the
instantaneous line voltage. The PFC section of the
ML4826 uses a boost-mode DC-DC converter to
accomplish this. The input to the converter is the full wave
rectified AC line voltage. No filtering is applied following
the bridge rectifier, so the input voltage to the boost
converter ranges, at twice line frequency, from zero volts
to the peak value of the AC input and back to zero. By
forcing the boost converter to meet two simultaneous
Gain Modulator
Figure 1 shows a block diagram of the PFC section of the
ML4826. The gain modulator is the heart of the PFC, as it
is this circuit block which controls the response of the
current loop to line voltage waveform and frequency, rms
line voltage, and PFC output voltage. There are three
inputs to the gain modulator. These are:
1) A current representing the instantaneous input voltage
(amplitude and waveshape) to the PFC. The rectified AC
input sine wave is converted to a proportional current
via a resistor and is then fed into the gain modulator at
IAC . Sampling current in this way minimizes ground
noise, as is required in high power switching power
conversion environments. The gain modulator responds
linearly to this current.
2) A voltage proportional to the long-term rms AC line
voltage, derived from the rectified line voltage after
scaling and filtering. This signal is presented to the gain
modulator at VRMS. The gain modulator’s output is
inversely proportional to VRMS2 (except at unusually
low values of V RMS where special gain contouring takes
over to limit power dissipation of the circuit
components under heavy brown-out conditions). The
relationship between VRMS and gain is designated as K,
and is illustrated in the Typical Performance
Characteristics.
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ML4826
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION (Continued)
VREF
3) The output of the voltage error amplifier, VEAO. The
gain modulator responds linearly to variations in this
voltage.
The output of the gain modulator is a current signal, in the
form of a full wave rectified sinusoid at twice the line
frequency. This current is applied to the virtual-ground
(negative) input of the current error amplifier. In this way
the gain modulator forms the reference for the current
error loop, and ultimately controls the instantaneous
current draw of the PFC from the power line. The general
form for the output of the gain modulator is:
IGAINMOD ≅
IAC × VEAO
2
VRMS
20
VEAO
VFB
19
11
1
IEAO
AGND
VEA
IEA
-
2.5V
+
+
+
IAC
-
2
× 1V
VRMS
4
GAIN
MODULATOR
ISENSE
More exactly, the output current of the gain modulator is
given by:
(
PFC
OUTPUT
)
IGAINMOD ≅ K × VEAO – 1.5V × IAC
(1)
where K is in units of V-1.
3
Figure 2. Compensation Network Connections for the
Voltage and Current Error Amplifiers
Note that the output current of the gain modulator is
limited to ≅ 200µA.
Current Error Amplifier
The current error amplifier’s output controls the PFC duty
cycle to keep the current through the boost inductor a
linear function of the line voltage. At the inverting input to
the current error amplifier, the output current of the gain
modulator is summed with a current which results from a
negative voltage being impressed upon the ISENSE pin
(current into ISENSE ≅ VSENSE/3.5kΩ). The negative voltage
on ISENSE represents the sum of all currents flowing in the
PFC circuit, and is typically derived from a current sense
resistor in series with the negative terminal of the input
bridge rectifier. In higher power applications, two current
transformers are sometimes used, one to monitor the ID of
the boost MOSFET(s) and one to monitor the IF of the
boost diode. As stated above, the inverting input of the
current error amplifier is a virtual ground. Given this fact,
and the arrangement of the duty cycle modulator polarities
internal to the PFC, an increase in positive current from
the gain modulator will cause the output stage to increase
its duty cycle until the voltage on ISENSE is adequately
negative to cancel this increased current. Similarly, if the
gain modulator’s output decreases, the output duty cycle
will decrease, to achieve a less negative voltage on the
ISENSE pin.
There is a modest degree of gain contouring applied to the
transfer characteristic of the current error amplifier, to
increase its speed of response to current-loop
perturbations. However, the boost inductor will usually be
8
the dominant factor in overall current loop response.
Therefore, this contouring is significantly less marked than
that of the voltage error amplifier. This is illustrated in the
Typical Performance Characteristics.
Cycle-By-Cycle Current Limiter
The ISENSE pin, as well as being a part of the current
feedback loop, is a direct input to the cycle-by-cycle
current limiter for the PFC section. Should the input
voltage at this pin ever be more negative than -1V, the
output of the PFC will be disabled until the protection
flip-flop is reset by the clock pulse at the start of the next
PFC power cycle.
Overvoltage Protection
The OVP comparator serves to protect the power circuit
from being subjected to excessive voltages if the load
should suddenly change. A resistor divider from the high
voltage DC output of the PFC is fed to VFB. When the
voltage on VFB exceeds 2.7V, the PFC output driver is shut
down. The PWM section will continue to operate. The
OVP comparator has 125mV of hysteresis, and the PFC
will not restart until the voltage at VFB drops below 2.58V.
The VFB should be set at a level where the active and
passive external power components and the ML4826 are
within their safe operating voltages, but not so low as to
interfere with the boost voltage regulation loop.
ML4826
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION (Continued)
Error Amplifier Compensation
Main Oscillator (RTCT)
The PWM loading of the PFC can be modeled as a
negative resistor; an increase in input voltage to the PWM
causes a decrease in the input current. This response
dictates the proper compensation of the two
transconductance error amplifiers. Figure 3 shows the
types of compensation networks most commonly used for
the voltage and current error amplifiers, along with their
respective return points. The current loop compensation
is returned to VREF to produce a soft-start characteristic on
the PFC: as the reference voltage comes up from zero
volts, it creates a differentiated voltage on IEAO which
prevents the PFC from immediately demanding a full duty
cycle on its boost converter.
The oscillator frequency is determined by the values of RT
and CT, which determine the ramp and off-time of the
oscillator output clock:
There are two major concerns when compensating the
voltage loop error amplifier; stability and transient
response. Optimizing interaction between transient
response and stability requires that the error amplifier’s
open-loop crossover frequency should be 1/2 that of the
line frequency, or 23Hz for a 47Hz line (lowest
anticipated international power frequency). The gain vs.
input voltage of the ML4826’s voltage error amplifier has a
specially shaped nonlinearity such that under steady-state
operating conditions the transconductance of the error
amplifier is at a local minimum. Rapid perturbations in
line or load conditions will cause the input to the voltage
error amplifier (VFB) to deviate from its 2.5V (nominal)
value. If this happens, the transconductance of the voltage
error amplifier will increase significantly, as shown in the
Typical Performance Characteristics. This increases the
gain-bandwidth product of the voltage loop, resulting in a
much more rapid voltage loop response to such
perturbations than would occur with a conventional linear
gain characteristic.
The current amplifier compensation is similar to that of the
voltage error amplifier with the exception of the choice of
crossover frequency. The crossover frequency of the
current amplifier should be at least 10 times that of the
voltage amplifier, to prevent interaction with the voltage
loop. It should also be limited to less than 1/6th that of the
switching frequency, e.g. 16.7kHz for a 100kHz switching
frequency.
For more information on compensating the current and
voltage control loops, see Application Notes 33 and 34.
Application Note 16 also contains valuable information
for the design of this class of PFC.
fOSC =
1
tRAMP + tDEADTIME
(2)
The deadtime of the oscillator is derived from the
following equation:
tDEADTIME = 2.5V × CT = 490 × CT
5.1mA
(3)
at VREF = 7.5V:
tRAMP = CT × R T × 0.51
The ramp of the oscillator may be determined using:
 V – 1.25
tRAMP = CT × R T × In  REF

 VREF – 3.75
(4)
The deadtime is so small (tRAMP >> tDEADTIME) that the
operating frequency can typically be approximated by:
fOSC =
1
tRAMP
(5)
For proper reset of internal circuits during dead time,
values of 1000pF or greater are suggested for CT.
EXAMPLE:
For the application circuit shown in the data sheet, with
the oscillator running at:
fOSC = 200kHz =
1
tRAMP
tRAMP = CT × R T × 0.51 = 1× 10−5
Solving for RT x C T yields 2 x 10-4 . Selecting standard
components values, CT = 1000pF, and RT = 8.63kΩ.
The deadtime of the oscillator adds to the Maximum
PWM Duty Cycle (it is an input to the Duty Cycle Limiter).
With zero oscillator deadtime, the Maximum PWM Duty
Cycle is typically 45%. In many applications, care should
be taken that CT not be made so large as to extend the
Maximum Duty Cycle beyond 50%.
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ML4826
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION (Continued)
PFC RAMP (RAMP1)
The intersection of RAMP1 and the boost current error
amplifier output controls the PFC pulse width. RAMP1 can
be generated in a similar fashion to the RTCT ramp.
The current error amplifier maximum output voltage has a
minimum of 6V. The peak value of RAMP1 should not
exceed that voltage. Assuming a maximum voltage of 5V
for RAMP1, Equation 6 describes the RAMP1 time. With a
100kHz PFC frequency, the resistor tied to VREF, and a
150pF capacitor, Equation 7 solves for the RAMP1 resistor.
 VREF 
tRAMP1 = CRAMP1 × RRAMP1 × ln

 VREF – 5V 
(6)
= 1.1× RRAMP1 × CRAMP1
RRAMP1 =
10µs
tRAMP1
=
= 60kΩ
1.1× CRAMP1 1.1× 150pF
(7)
No voltage error amplifier is included in the PWM stage of
the ML4826, as this function is generally performed on the
output side of the PWM’s isolation boundary. To facilitate
the design of optocoupler feedback circuitry, an offset has
been built into the PWM’s RAMP2 input which allows
VDC to command a zero percent duty cycle for input
voltages below 1.5V.
PWM Current Limit
The DC ILIMIT pin is a direct input to the cycle-by-cycle
current limiter for the PWM section. Should the input
voltage at this pin ever exceed 1V, the output of the PWM
will be disabled until the output flip-flop is reset by the
clock pulse at the start of the next PWM power cycle.
VIN OK Comparator
VREF
60kΩ
ML4826
RAMP1
150pF
The VIN OK comparator monitors the DC output of the PFC
and inhibits the PWM if this voltage on VFB is less than its
nominal 2.5V. Once this voltage reaches 2.5V, which
corresponds to the PFC output capacitor being charged to
its rated boost voltage, the soft-start commences.
RAMP2
Figure 3.
PMW SECTION
Pulse Width Modulator
The PWM section of the ML4826 is straightforward, but
there are several points which should be noted. Foremost
among these is its inherent synchronization to the PFC
section of the device, from which it also derives its basic
timing (at the PFC frequency in the ML4826-1, and at
twice the PFC frequency in the ML4826-2). The PWM is
capable of current-mode or voltage mode operation. In
current-mode applications, the PWM ramp (RAMP2) is
usually derived directly from a current sensing resistor or
current transformer in the primary of the output stage, and
is thereby representative of the current flowing in the
converter’s output stage. DC ILIMIT, which provides cycleby-cycle current limiting, is typically connected to RAMP
2 in such applications. For voltage-mode operation or
certain specialized applications, RAMP2 can be
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connected to a separate RC timing network to generate a
voltage ramp against which VDC will be compared. Under
these conditions, the use of voltage feedforward from the
PFC buss can assist in line regulation accuracy and
response. As in current mode operation, the DC ILIMIT
input would be used for output stage overcurrent
protection.
The RAMP2 input is compared to the feedback voltage
(VDC) to set the PWM pulse width. In voltage mode it can
be generated using the same method used for the RTCT
input. In current mode the primary current sense and
slope compensation are fed into the RAMP2 input.
Peak current mode control with duty cycles greater than
50% requires slope compensation for stability. Figure 4
displays the method used for the required slope
compensation. The example shown adds the slope
compensation signal to the current sense signal.
Alternatively, the slope compensation signal can also be
subtracted form the feedback signal (VDC).
In setting up the slope compensation first determine the
down slope in the output inductor current. To determine
the actual signal required at the RAMP2 input, reflect 1/2
of the inductor downslope through the main transformer,
current sense transformer to the ramp input.
Internal to the IC is a 1.5V offset in series with the RAMP2
input. In the example show the positive input to the PWM
comparator is developed from VREF (7.5V), this limits the
RAMP2 input (current sense and slope compensation) to 6
ML4826
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION (Continued)
Volts peak. The composite waveform feeding the RAMP2
pin for the PWM consists of the reflected output current
signal along with the transformer magnetizing current and
the slope compensation signal.
It is important that the time constant of the PWM soft-start
allow the PFC time to generate sufficient output power for
the PWM section. The PWM start-up delay should be at
least 5ms.
Equation 8 describes the composite signal feeding
RAMP2, consisting of the primary current of the main
transformer and the slope compensation. Equation 9
solves for the required slope compensation peak voltage.
Solving for the minimum value of CSS:


V
N
VRAMP2 = IPRI + 1 × OUT × S × TS  × 1 ≤ VFB – 1.5V
2
L
NP

 nCT
(8)

 R
V
N
VSC =  1 × OUT × S × TS  × SENSE = 1 × 48V × 14 × 5µ sec 471Ω = 2.2V
L
NP
nCT
2 20µH 90
200
2

(9)
CSS = 5ms ×
Start-up of the PWM is controlled by the selection of the
external capacitor at SS. A current source of 50µA supplies
the charging current for the capacitor, and start-up of the
PWM begins at 1.5V. Start-up delay can be programmed
by the following equation:
50µA
1.5V
(11)
VCC
Soft Start
CSS = tDELAY ×
50µA
= 167nF
1.5V
(10)
where CSS is the required soft start capacitance, and
tDELAY is the desired start-up delay.
The ML4826 is a current-fed part. It has an internal shunt
voltage regulator, which is designed to regulate the
voltage internal to the part at 13.5V. This allows a low
power dissipation while at the same time delivering 10V
of gate drive at the PWM OUT and PFC OUT outputs. It is
important to limit the current through the part to avoid
overheating or destroying the part.
There are a number of different ways to supply VCC to the
ML2826. The method suggested in Figure 5, is one which
keeps the ML4826 ICC current to a minimum, and allows
for a loosely regulated bootstrap winding. By feeding
external gate drive components from the base of Q1, the
constant current source does not have to account for
variations in the gate drive current. This helps to keep the
maximum ICC of the ML4826 to a minimum. Also, the
current available to charge the bootstrap capacitor from
the bootstrap winding is not limited by the constant
17 VCC
18 VREF
Q14
2N2222
4 x IN4148
ISENSE
x Former
7 RTCT
R21
8.63kΩ
D1
T3
200:1
9
C26
220pF
R16
471Ω
C11
1000pF
RAMP2
1.5V
PWM CMP
–
+
R40
47.0kΩ
11
AGND
1V
DC ILIMIT
–
R13
2.2kΩ
U2
10
R38
10.0kΩ
6
DC ILIMIT
+
VDC
Figure 4. Slope Compensation and Current Sense
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ML4826
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION (Continued)
current source. The circuit guarantees that the maximum
operating current is available at all times and minimizes
the worst case power dissipation in the IC.
trailing edge modulation is determined during the ON
time of the switch. Figure 4 shows a typical trailing edge
control scheme.
Other methods such as a simple series resistor are
possible, but can very easily lead to excessive ICC current
in the ML4826. Figures 6 and 7 show other possible
methods for feeding VCC.
In the case of leading edge modulation, the switch is
turned OFF right at the leading edge of the system clock.
When the modulating ramp reaches the level of the error
amplifier output voltage, the switch will be turned ON.
The effective duty-cycle of the leading edge modulation is
determined during the OFF time of the switch. Figure 5
shows a leading edge control scheme.
LEADING/TRAILING MODULATION
Conventional Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) techniques
employ trailing edge modulation in which the switch will
turn on right after the trailing edge of the system clock. The
error amplifier output voltage is then compared with the
modulating ramp. When the modulating ramp reaches the
level of the error amplifier output voltage, the switch will
be turned OFF. When the switch is ON, the inductor
current will ramp up. The effective duty cycle of the
One of the advantages of this control technique is that it
requires only one system clock. Switch 1 (SW1) turns off
and switch 2 (SW2) turns on at the same instant to
minimize the momentary “no-load” period, thus lowering
ripple voltage generated by the switching action. With
such synchronized switching, the ripple voltage of the first
stage is reduced. Calculation and evaluation have shown
that the 120Hz component of the PFC’s output ripple
voltage can be reduced by as much as 30% using this
method.
VBIAS
20V
RECTIFIED
VAC
VCC
22kΩ
T1
1µF
ML4826
Q2
MJE200
39kΩ
RTN
Q1
2N2222
Figure 6.
18Ω
1500µF
VBIAS
VCC
ML4826
GATE
DRIVE
1µF
RTN
VCC
Figure 5. V CC Bias Circuitry
ML4826
RTN
Figure 7.
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ML4826
SW2
L1
+
I2
I3
I1
I4
VIN
RL
SW1
DC
C1
RAMP
VEAO
REF
U3
+
–EA
TIME
DFF
RAMP
OSC
+
–
VSW1
R
Q
D U2
Q
CLK
U1
CLK
U4
TIME
Figure 8. Typical Trailing Edge Control Scheme.
SW2
L1
+
I2
I1
I3
I4
VIN
RL
SW1
DC
RAMP
C1
VEAO
REF
U3
+
–EA
RAMP
OSC
U4
CLK
VEAO
+
–
CMP
U1
TIME
DFF
R
Q
D U2
Q
CLK
VSW1
TIME
Figure 8. Typical Leading Edge Control Scheme.
13
14
Figure 10. 48V 300W Power Factor Corrected Power Supply
R105
10kΩ
BR2
4x1N4148
T3
200:1
R112
471Ω
C114
220pF
R113
47kΩ
R116
10kΩ
IN B
VREF
ISENSE
PWM 1
PWM 2
P GND
RTCT
RAMP 1
RAMP 2
DC ILIMIT A GND
PFC OUT
VCC2
VDC
SS
VCC
VFB
IAC
VRMS
VEAO
IEAO
C105
100pF
NC
IN A
TC4427
OUT B
VS
OUT A
NC
VS RTN
FERRITE
BEAD
R110
2.37kΩ
Q8
CR4
IRF840 1N4747
D5
HFA08TB60
R10
10kΩ
D9
1N5818
R11
10Ω
C116
R101
470nF
10.2kΩ
C106
3.3nF
C3
1µF
D8
1N5818
R6
10Ω
R15
100mΩ
5W
R1
10kΩ
Q7
IRF840
L1
420µH
D1
1N4747
F1
8A
R115
R114
8.63kΩ 52.3kΩ
C113
C112
150pF
1nF
C101
470nF
R17
500kΩ
C103
2.2nF
R8
10Ω
FERRITE
BEAD
R16
500kΩ
R102
100kΩ
1N4148
Q104
2N2222
C102
100nF
R19
453kΩ
R18
453kΩ
R103
100Ω
BR1
6A, 600V
R2
R7
470kΩ 470kΩ
C2
470nF
X
AC INPUT
85 TO 265VAC
C110
1µF
C109
1nF
R12
381kΩ
D105
1N5818
R46
200Ω
Q5
2N2907
Q3
2N2222
R21
200Ω
R34
10Ω
Q2
2N2222
R3
18Ω
Q1
MJE200
R23
2.2kΩ
C5
100µF
R31
150Ω
C8
1nF
C9 C16
1µF 1µF
T1
T2
T1
T1
D10
1N4747
D26
1N5818
Q9
2N2907
R29
10Ω
D17A
Q11 1N4747
2N2907 D17B
1N4747
R41
10Ω
Q12
2N2222
D12
1N5819
R44
200Ω
D19
1N5819
C4
3300µF
Q4
2N2907
R20
200Ω
D104
1N5818
C111
1µF
R106
225kΩ
C108
680nF
C107
66nF
R14B
39kΩ
2W
R14A
39kΩ
2W
C21
47nF
Y
T2
C1
330µF
D25
BYM26C
D15
BYM26C
D25
BYM26C
D24
BYM26C
C104
1nF
R104
2.2kΩ
R39
220Ω
R40
220Ω
C18
470pF
C17
470pF
R25
10Ω
D21B
L2
20µH
D21A
ΩMBR20100CT-ND
R26
10kΩ
Q8
IRF840
D16
1N5818
T3
R38
10kΩ
Q1
IRF840
D20
1N5818
C15
4.7µF
TL431
C7
1nF
C6
R22
3.3kΩ 100nF
R28
330Ω
D13
20V
R36
10Ω
C14
820µF
C13
820µF
L3
100nH
R33
10kΩ
Q7
IRF840
D27
1N5818
T1
R43
10kΩ
Q2
IRF840
D22
1N5818
R27
1kΩ
R32
2.37kΩ
C10
10nF
R45
20kΩ
2W
C11
1µF
C12
1µF
R24
200Ω
D11
1N5819
R37
200Ω
D18
1N5819
R35
43.2kΩ
C20 C19
100nF 100nF
Q6
D14
2N2907
1N4747
R30
10Ω
Q10
D23B 2N2907
1N4747
D23A
1N4747
R42
10Ω
RTN
48VDC
T2
ML4826
ML4826
PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS inches (millimeters)
Package: P20
20-Pin PDIP
1.010 - 1.035
(25.65 - 26.29)
20
0.240 - 0.260 0.295 - 0.325
(6.09 - 6.61) (7.49 - 8.26)
PIN 1 ID
1
0.060 MIN
(1.52 MIN)
(4 PLACES)
0.055 - 0.065
(1.40 - 1.65)
0.100 BSC
(2.54 BSC)
0.015 MIN
(0.38 MIN)
0.170 MAX
(4.32 MAX)
SEATING PLANE
0.016 - 0.022
(0.40 - 0.56)
0.125 MIN
(3.18 MIN)
0º - 15º
0.008 - 0.012
(0.20 - 0.31)
Package: S20
20-Pin SOIC
0.498 - 0.512
(12.65 - 13.00)
20
0.291 - 0.301 0.398 - 0.412
(7.39 - 7.65) (10.11 - 10.47)
PIN 1 ID
1
0.024 - 0.034
(0.61 - 0.86)
(4 PLACES)
0.050 BSC
(1.27 BSC)
0.095 - 0.107
(2.41 - 2.72)
0º - 8º
0.090 - 0.094
(2.28 - 2.39)
0.012 - 0.020
(0.30 - 0.51)
SEATING PLANE
0.005 - 0.013
(0.13 - 0.33)
0.022 - 0.042
(0.56 - 1.07)
0.007 - 0.015
(0.18 - 0.38)
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ML4826
ORDERING INFORMATION
PART NUMBER
PWM FREQUENCY
TEMPERATURE RANGE
PACKAGE
ML4826CP-1
ML4826CP-2
ML4826CS-1
ML4826CS-2
1 x PFC
2 x PFC
1 x PFC
2 x PFC
0°C to 70°C
0°C to 70°C
0°C to 70°C
0°C to 70°C
20-Pin PDIP (P20) (Obsolete)
20-Pin PDIP (P20) (EOL)
20-Pin SOIC (S20) (Obsolete)
20-Pin SOIC (S20) (EOL)
ML4826IP-1
ML4826IP-2
ML4826IS-1
ML4826IS-2
1 x PFC
2 x PFC
1 x PFC
2 x PFC
–40°C to 85°C
–40°C to 85°C
–40°C to 85°C
–40°C to 85°C
20-Pin PDIP (P20)(Obsolete)
20-Pin PDIP (P20) (Obsolete)
20-Pin SOIC (S20) (Obsolete)
20-Pin SOIC (S20) (Obsolete)
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is a registered trademark of Micro Linear Corporation
Products described in this document may be covered by one or more of the following patents, U.S.: 4,897,611; 4,964,026; 5,027,116; 5,281,862; 5,283,483; 5,418,502; 5,508,570; 5,510,727; 5,523,940;
5,546,017; 5,559,470; 5,565,761; 5,592,128; 5,594,376; Japan: 2598946; 2619299. Other patents are pending.
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