application INFO available UC1848 UC2848 UC3848 Average Current Mode PWM Controller FEATURES BLOCK DIAGRAM • Practical Primary Side Control of Isolated Power Supplies with DC Control of Secondary Side Current • Accurate Programmable Maximum Duty Cycle Clamp • Maximum Volt-Second Product Clamp to Prevent Core Saturation • Practical Operation Up to 1MHz • High Current (2A Pk) Totem Pole Output Driver • Wide Bandwidth (8MHz) Current Error Amplifier • Under Voltage Lockout Monitors VCC, VIN and VREF • Output Active Low During UVLO • Low Startup Current (500µA) • Precision 5V Reference (1%) UDG-93003-1 DESCRIPTION The UC3848 family of PWM control ICs makes primary side average current mode control practical for isolated switching converters. Average current mode control insures that both cycle by cycle peak switch current and maximum average inductor current are well defined and will not run away in a short circuit situation. The UC3848 can be used to control a wide variety of converter topologies. In addition to the basic functions required for pulse width modulation, the UC3848 implements a patented technique of sensing secondary current in an isolated buck derived converter from the primary side. A current waveform synthesizer monitors switch current and simulates the inductor current down slope so that the complete current waveform can be constructed on the primary side without actual secondary side measurement. This information on the primary side allows for full DC control of output current. The UC3848 circuitry includes a precision reference, a wide bandwidth error amplifier for average current control, an oscillator to generate the system clock, latching PWM comparator and logic circuits, and a high current SLUS225A - April 1996 - REVISED MARCH 2004 output driver. The current error amplifier easily interfaces with an optoisolator from a secondary side voltage sensing circuit. A full featured undervoltage lockout (UVLO) circuit is contained in the UC3848. UVLO monitors the supply voltage to the controller (VCC), the reference voltage (VREF), and the input line voltage (VIN). All three must be good before soft start commences. If either VCC or VIN is low, the supply current required by the chip is only 500µA and the output is actively held low. Two on board protection features set controlled limits to prevent transformer core saturation. Input voltage is monitored and pulse width is constrained to limit the maximum volt-second product applied to the transformer. A unique patented technique limits maximum duty cycle within 3% of a user programmed value. These two features allow for more optimal use of transformers and switches, resulting in reduced system size and cost. Patents embodied in the UC3848 belong to Lambda Electronics Incorporated and are licensed for use in applications employing these devices. UC1848 UC2848 UC3848 ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS Analog Output Currents, Source or Sink (Pins 5 & 10) . . . 5mA Power Dissipation at TA = 60°C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1W Storage Temperature Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . −65°C to +150°C Lead Temperature (Soldering 10 seconds) . . . . . . . . . . +300°C Supply Voltage (Pin 15). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22V Output Current, Source or Sink (Pin 14) DC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5A Pulse (0.5 s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2A Power Ground to Ground (Pin 1 to Pin 13) . . . . . . . . . . . ± 0.2V Analog Input Voltages (Pins 3, 4, 7, 8, 12, 16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . –0.3 to 7V Analog Input Currents, Source or Sink (Pins 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, 16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1mA CONNECTION DIAGRAMS PLCC-20 & LCC-20 (Top View) Q & L Packages DIL-16, SOIC-16 (Top View) J, N, or DW Packages PACKAGE PIN FUNCTION FUNCTION PIN N/C 1 GND 2 VREF 3 NI 4 INV 5 N/C 6 CAO 7 CT 8 VS 9 DMAX 10 N/C 11 CDC 12 CI 13 IOFF 14 ION 15 N/C 16 PGND 17 OUT 18 VCC 19 UV 20 THERMAL RATINGS TABLE Package DIL-16J DIL-16N SOIC-16DW PLCC-20 LCC-20 QJA 80-120 90(1) 50-100(1) 43-75(1) 70-80 QJC 28(2) 45 27 34 20(2)(3) Q Q Q 2 UC1848 UC2848 UC3848 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS: Unless otherwise stated, all specifications are over the junction temperature range of −55°C to +125°C for the UC1848, −40°C to +85°C for the UC2848, and 0°C to +70°C for the UC3848. Test conditions are: VCC = 12V, CT = 400pF, CI = 100pF, IOFF = 100µA, CDC = 100nF, Cvs = 100pF, and Ivs = 400µA, TA = TJ. PARAMETER TEST CONDITIONS MIN TYP 0.95 1 20 25 MAX UNITS Real Time Current Waveform Synthesizer Ion Amplifier Offset Voltage Slew Rate (Note 1) lib 1.05 V V/µs -2 -20 µA IOFF Current Mirror Input Voltage 0.95 1 1.05 V Current Gain 0.9 1 1.1 A/A 60 100 10 mV -3 µA Current Error Amplifier AVOL Vio 12V ≤ VCC 20V, 0V VCM 5V lib -0.5 Voh IO = −200µA Vol IO = 200µA Source Current VO = 1V GBW Product f = 200kHz 3 Slew Rate (Note 1) dB 3.3 V 0.3 0.6 V 1.4 1.6 2.0 5 8 MHz 8 10 V/µs 240 250 mA Oscillator Frequency TA = 25°C 235 Ramp Amplitude 260 kHz 265 kHz 1.5 1.65 1.8 V 73.5 76.5 79.5 % 1100 ns 14 V Duty Cycle Clamp Max Duty Cycle V(DMAX) = 0.75 • VREF Volt Second Clamp Max On Time 900 VCC Comparator Turn-on Threshold 13 Turn-off Threshold Hysteresis 3 9 10 2.5 3 V 3.5 V UC1848 UC2848 UC3848 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS: Unless otherwise stated, all specifications are over the junction temperature range of −55°C to +125°C for the UC1848, −40°C to +85°C for the UC2848, and 0°C to +70°C for the UC3848. Test conditions are: VCC = 12V, CT = 400pF, CI = 100pF, IOFF = 100µA, CDC = 100nF, Cvs = 100pF, and Ivs = 400µA, TA = TJ. PARAMETER TEST CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS UV Comparator Turn-on Threshold RHYSTERESIS 4.1 4.35 4.6 V Vuv = 4.2V 77 90 103 kΩ TA = 25°C 4.95 5 5.05 V 0 < IO < 10mA, 12 < VCC < 20 4.93 Reference VREF Line Regulation 12 < VCC < 20V Load Regulation 0 < IO < 10mA Short Circuit Current VREF = 0V 4 30 5.07 V 15 mV 3 15 mV 50 70 mA Output Stage Rise & Fall Time (Note 1) Cl = 1nF 20 45 ns Output Low Saturation IO = 20mA 0.25 0.4 V IO = 200mA 1.2 2.2 V Output High Saturation IO = -200mA 2.0 3.0 V UVLO Output Low Saturation IO = 20mA 0.8 1.2 V ISTART VCC = 12V 0.2 0.4 mA ICC (pre-start) VCC = 15V, V(UV) = 0 0.5 1 mA 22 26 mA ICC ICC (run) APPLICATION INFORMATION Under Voltage Lockout When the UV comparator is low, ICC is low (500µA) and the output is low. The Under Voltage Lockout block diagram is shown in Fig 1. The VCC comparator monitors chip supply voltage. Hysteretic thresholds are set at 13V and 10V to facilitate off-line applications. If the VCC comparator is low, ICC is low (<500µA) and the output is low. When both the UV and VCC comparators are high, the internal bias circuitry for the rest of the chip is activated. The CDC pin (see discussion on Maximum Duty Cycle Control and Soft Start) and the Output are held low until VREF exceeds the 4.5V threshold of the VREF comparator. When VREF is good, control of the output driver is transferred to the PWM circuitry and CDC is allowed to charge. The UV comparator monitors input line voltage (VIN). A pair of resistors divides the input line to UV. Hysteretic input line thresholds are programmed by Rv1 and Rv2. The thresholds are VIN(on) = 4.35V • (1 + Rv1/Rv2′) and VIN(off) = 4.35V • (1 + Rv1/Rv2) where Rv2′= Rv2||90k. The resulting hysteresis is VIN(hys) = 4.35V • Rv1 / 90k. If any of the three UVLO comparators go low, the UVLO latch is set, the output is held low, and CDC is discharged. This state will be maintained until all three comparators are high and the CDC pin is fully discharged. 4 UC1848 UC2848 UC3848 APPLICATION INFORMATION (cont.) UDG-93004 Oscillator Frequency as a Function of CT Frequency Decrease as a Function of RT FREQUENCY (kHz) 10000 1000 RT = Open 100 10 10 100 1000 C (pF) UDG-93006 UDG-93005 5 10000 UC1848 UC2848 UC3848 APPLICATION INFORMATION (cont.) of the switch. During the off time, switch current drops abruptly to zero, but the inductor current actually diminishes with a slope dIL/dt = –VO/L. This down slope must be synthesized in some manner on the primary side to provide the entire inductor current waveform for the control circuit. The patented current waveform synthesizer (Fig. 4) consists of a unidirectional voltage follower which forces the voltage on capacitor CI to follow the on time switch current waveform. A programmable discharge current synthesizes the off time portion of the waveform. ION is the input to the follower. The discharge current is programmed at IOFF. The follower has a one volt offset, so that zero current corresponds to one volt at CI. The best utilization of the UC3848 is to translate maximum average inductor current to a 4V signal level. Given N and Ns (the turns ratio of the power and current sense transformers), proper scaling of IL to V(CI) requires a sense resistor Rs as calculated from: UDG-93008-1 Rs = 4V Ns N / IL(max). Oscillator Restated, the maximum average inductor current will be limited to: A capacitor from the CT pin to GND programs oscillator frequency, as shown in Fig. 2. Frequency is determined by: IL(max) = 4V Ns N/Rs. IOFF and CI need to be chosen so that the ratio of dV(CI)/dt to dIL/dt is the same during switch off time as on time. Recommended nominal off current is 100 A. This requires F = 1 / (10k CT). The sawtooth wave shape is generated by a charging current of 200 A and a discharge current of 1800 A. The discharge time of the sawtooth is guaranteed dead time for the output driver. If the maximum duty cycle control is defeated by connecting DMAX to VREF, the maximum duty cycle is limited by the oscillator to 90%. If an adjustment is required, an additional trim resistor RT from CT to Ground can be used to adjust the oscillator frequency. RT should not be less than 40k . This will allow up to a 22% decrease in frequency. CI = (100 A N Ns L) / (Rs VO(nom)) where L is the output inductor value and VO(nom) is the converter regulated output voltage. There are several methods to program IOFF. If accurate average current control is required during short circuit operation, IOFF must track output voltage. The method shown in Fig. 4 derives a voltage proportional to VIN D (Duty Cycle). (In a buck converter, output voltage is proportional to VIN D.) A resistively loaded diode connection to the bootstrap winding yields a square wave whose amplitude is proportional to VIN and is duty cycle modulated by the control circuit. Averaging this waveform with a filter generates a primary side replica of secondary regulated VO. A single pole filter is shown, but in practice a two or three pole filter provides better transient response. Filtered voltage is converted by ROFF to a current to the IOFF pin to control CI down slope. Inductor Current Waveform Synthesizer Average current mode control is a very useful technique to control the value of any current within a switching converter. Input current, output inductor current, switch current, diode current or almost any other current can be controlled. In order to implement average current mode control, the value of the current must be explicitly known at all times. To control output inductor current (IL) in a buck derived isolated converter, switch current provides inductor current information, but only during the on time 6 UC1848 UC2848 UC3848 APPLICATION INFORMATION (cont.) If the system is not sensitive to short circuit requirements, Figure 5 shows the simplest method of downslope generation: a single resistor (ROFF = 40k) from IOFF to VREF. The discharge current is then 100µA. The disadvantage to this approach is that the synthesizer continues to generate a down slope when the switch is off even during short circuit conditions. Actual inductor down slope is closer to zero during a short circuit. The penalty is that the average current is understated by an amount approximately equal to the nominal inductor ripple current. Output short circuit is therefore higher than the designed maximum output current. A third method of generating IOFF is to add a second winding to the output inductor core (Fig. 6). When the power switch is off and inductor current flows in the free wheeling diode, the voltage across the inductor is equal to the output voltage plus the diode drop. This voltage is then transformed by the second winding to the primary side of the converter. The advantages to this approach are its inherent accuracy and bandwidth. Winding the second coil on the output inductor core while maintaining the required isolation makes this a more costly solution. In the example, ROFF = VO / 100µA. The 4 • ROFF resistor is added to compensate the one volt input level of the IOFF pin. Without this compensation, a minor current foldback behavior will be observed. UDG-93009 UDG-93011 UDG-93010 7 UC1848 UC2848 UC3848 APPLICATION INFORMATION (cont.) Maximum Volt-Second Circuit Ground Planes A maximum volt-second product can be programmed by a resistor (Rvs) from VS to VIN and a capacitor (Cvs) from VS to ground (Figure 7). VS is discharged while the switch is off. When the output turns on, VS is allowed to charge. Since the threshold of the VS comparator is much less than VIN, the charging profile at Vs will be essentially linear. If VS crosses the 4.0V threshold before the PWM turns the output off, the VS comparator will turn the output off for the remainder of the cycle. The maximum volt-second product is The output driver on the UC3848 is capable of 2A peak currents. Careful layout is essential for correct operation of the chip. A ground plane must be employed (Fig. 8). A unique section of the ground plane must be designated for high di/dt currents associated with the output stage. This point is the power ground to which to PGND pin is connected. Power ground can be separated from the rest of the ground plane and connected at a single point, although this is not strictly necessary if the high di/dt paths are well understood and accounted for. VCC should be bypassed directly to power ground with a good high frequency capacitor. The sources of the power MOSFET should connect to power ground as should the return connection for input power to the system and the bulk input capacitor. The output should be clamped with a high current Schottky diode to both VCC and PGND. Nothing else should be connected to power ground. VIN • TON(max) = 4.0V • Rvs • Cvs. Maximum Duty Cycle And Soft Start A patented technique is used to accurately program maximum duty cycle. Programming is accomplished by a divider from VREF to DMAX (Fig. 7). The value programmed is: VREF should be bypassed directly to the signal portion of the ground plane with a good high frequency capacitor. Low esr/esl ceramic 1 F capacitors are recommended for both VCC and VREF. The capacitors from CT, CDC, and CI should likewise be connected to the signal ground plane. D(max) = Rd1 / (Rd1 + Rd2). For proper operation, the integrating capacitor, CDC, should be larger than CDC(min) >T(osc) / 80k, where T(osc) is the oscillator period. CDC also sets the soft start time constant, so values of CDC larger than minimum may be desired. The soft start time constant is approximately: T(ss) = 20k • CDC. 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