FAIRCHILD FAN4800

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FAN4800
Low Start-Up Current PFC/PWM Controller Combos
Features
General Description
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The FAN4800 is a controller for power factor corrected,
switched mode power supplies. Power Factor Correction (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 the IEC-1000-3-2 specifications.
Intended as a Bi-CMOS version of the industry-standard ML4800, the FAN4800 includes circuits for the
implementation of leading edge, average current, boost
type power factor correction and a trailing edge, pulse
width PWM (Pulse Width Modulator). A gate driver with
1A capabilities minimizes the need for external driver
circuits. Low power requirements improve efficiency
and reduce component costs.
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Low start-up current(100µA typ.)
Low operating current(2.5mA typ.)
Low total harmonic distortion, high power factor
Pin-compatible upgrade for the ML4800
Average current, continuous, or discontinuous boost
leading edge PFC
Slew rate enhanced transconductance error
amplifier for ultra-fast PFC response
Internally synchronized leading edge PFC and
trailing edge PWM
Reduction of ripple current in the storage capacitor
between the PFC and PWM sections
PWM configurable for current mode or voltage mode
operation
Additional folded-back current limit for PWM section
20V BiCMOS process
VIN OK guaranteed turn on PWM at 2.25V
Vcc OVP Comparator, Low Power Detect
Comparator
Current-Fed gain modulator for improved noise
immunity
Brown out control, over-voltage protection, UVLO,
soft start, and Reference OK
Available in a 16-DIP Package
Applications
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Desktop PC Power Supply
Internet Server Power Supply
Un-interruptible Power Supply UPS
Battery Charger
DC Motor Power Supply
Monitor Power Supply
Telecom System Power Supply
Distributed Power
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 brownout protection. The PWM section
can be operated in current or voltage mode, at up to
250kHz, and includes an accurate 50% duty cycle limit
to prevent transformer saturation.
The FAN4800 includes a folded-back current limit for
the PWM section to provide a short circuit protection
function.
16-DIP
Rev. 1.0.0
©2005 Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation
FAN4800
Internal Block Diagram
VEAO
16
IEAO
1
VFB
15
0.3V
4
3
7
7.5V
REFERENCE
2.78V
S
IAC
GAIN
MODULATOR
14
PFC OUT
PFC CMP
3.5k
Q
R
-1V
VRMS
VREF
TRI-FAULT
0.5V
3.5k
2
Vcc
PFC OVP
Vcc OVP
Vcc
17.9V
Low Power
Detector
2.5V
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POWER FACTOR CORRECTOR
PFC ILIMIT
S
Q
12
R
ISENSE
RAMP1
OSCILLATOR
CLK
8
PFC
OUT
PWM DUTY
DUTY CYCLE
LIMIT
350
RAMP2
PWM
OUT
PWM CMP
0.95V
6
VDC
Vcc
PWM OUT
SS CMP
S
20uA
1.0V
5
350
SS
Q
VFB
2.25V
VIN OK
DC ILIMIT
GND
VREF
9
Q
DC ILIMIT
PULSE WIDTH MODULATOR
2
11
R
S
R
Vcc
UVLO
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FAN4800
Pin Configuration
1616 - Pin PDIP
14
VREF
14
13
VCC
13
4
V REF
Vcc
V RMS
12
11
10
DC ILIMIT
9
9
GND
10
DC ILIMIT
8
GND
7
RAMP2
RAMP 2
PWM OUT
12
11
6
RAMP1
RAMP 1
PFCOUT PWMOUT
5
PFC OUT
SS
V DC
V FB
15
3
FAN6800
ISENSE
15
V FB
16
16
2
IAC
VEAO
VEAO
1
IEAO
Pin Descriptions
Pin No.
Symbol
1
IEAO
2
IAC
3
ISENSE
4
VRMS
5
SS
6
VDC
7
RAMP1
(RtCt)
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Description
PFC transconductance current error amplifier output
PFC gain control reference input
Current sense input to the PFC current limit comparator
Input for PFC RMS line voltage compensation
Connection point for the PWM soft start capacitor
PWM voltage feedback input
Oscillator timing node; timing set by RT, CT
RAMP2
In current mode, this pin functions as the current sense input; in voltage mode, it is the
(PWM RAMP) PWM input from the PFC output (feed forward ramp)
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DC ILIMIT
10
GND
PWM current limit comparator input
Ground
11
PWM OUT
PWM driver output
12
PFC OUT
PFC driver output
13
VCC
Positive supply
14
VREF
Buffered output for the internal 7.5V reference
15
VFB
PFC transconductance voltage error amplifier input
16
VEAO
PFC transconductance voltage error amplifier output
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Absolute Maximum Ratings
Absolute maximum ratings are those values beyond which the device could be permanently damaged.
Parameter
Min.
Max.
Unit
VCC
-
20
V
IEAO
0
5.5
V
ISENSE Voltage
-5
0.7
V
GND-0.3
VCC+0.3
V
IREF
-
10
mA
IAC Input Current
-
1
mA
Peak PFC OUT Current, Source or Sink
-
1
A
Peak PWM OUT Current, Source or Sink
-
1
A
PFC OUT, PWM OUT Energy per Cycle
-
1.5
µJ
Junction Temperature
-
150
°C
Storage Temperature Range
-65
150
°C
Operating Temperature Range
Voltage on Any Other Pin
-40
125
°C
Lead Temperature (Soldering,10 sec.)
-
260
°C
Thermal Resistance(θJA)
Plastic DIP
-
80
°C/W
Electrical Characteristics
Unless otherwise stated, these specifications apply: VCC=15V, RT=52.3KΩ, CT=470pF, TA= -40°C to 125°C
Parameter
Symbol
Test Conditions
Min.
Typ.
Max.
Unit
VOLTAGE ERROR AMPLIFIER
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Input Voltage Range
Vfb
Note3
0
-
6
V
Transconductance
gm1
-
50
70
90
µmho
Feedback Reference Voltage
Vref(PFC)
2.45
2.5
2.55
V
TA =25°C
Input Bias Current
Ib(Veao)
Note1
-1.0
-0.05
-
µΑ
Output High Voltage
Veao(H)
-
5.8
6.0
-
V
Output Low Voltage
Veao(L)
-
-
0.1
0.4
V
Sink Current
Isink(V)
TA =25°C, VFB = 3V
VEAO = 6.0V
-
-35
-20
µA
Source Current
Isource(V)
TA =25°C, VFB = 1.5V
VEAO = 1.5V
30
40
-
µA
Open Loop Gain
Gv
Note2, Note3
50
60
-
dB
Power Supply Rejection Ratio
PSRR1
11V < VCC < 16.5V(Note3)
50
60
-
dB
FAN4800
Electrical Characteristics (Continued)
Unless otherwise stated, these specifications apply: VCC=+15V, RT=52.3KΩ, CT=470pF, TA= -40°C to 125°C.
Parameter
Symbol
Test Conditions
Min.
Typ.
Max.
Unit
Vieao
Note3
-1.5
-
0.7
V
gm2
-
50
85
100
µmho
Voffset
TA =25°C
-
-
25
mV
Ibeao
Note3
-1
-
-
µA
Output High Voltage
Ieao(H)
-
4.0
4.25
-
V
Output Low Voltage
Ieao(L)
-
-
1.0
1.2
V
Sink Current
Isink(I)
-
-65
-35
µA
35
75
-
µA
CURRENT ERROR AMPLIFIER
Input Voltage Range
Transconductance
Input Offset Voltage
Input Bias Current
ISENSE = +0.5, IEAO = 4.0V
ISENSE = -0.5, IEAO = 1.5V
Source Current
Isource(I)
Open Loop Gain
Gi
Note3
60
70
-
dB
PSRR2
11V < VCC <16.5V(Note3)
60
75
-
dB
Vovp
TA =25°C
2.70
2.78
2.9
V
HY(ovp)
TA =25°C
230
-
350
mV
Vth(lp)
TA =25°C
0.15
0.3
0.4
V
Vcc_ovp
TA =25°C
17.5
17.9
18.5
V
HY(Vcc_ovp)
TA =25°C
1.40
1.5
1.65
V
-
2
4
ms
Power Supply Rejection Ratio
PFC OVP COMPARATOR
Threshold Voltage
Hysteresis
LOW POWER DETECT COMPARATOR
Threshold Voltage
VCC OVP COMPARATOR
Threshold Voltage
Hysteresis
TRI-FAULT DETECT
Time to Fault Detect High
Fault Detect Low
Td(F)
VFB=VFault Detect LOW to
VFB=Open. 470pF
from VFB to GND(Note3)
F(L)
-
0.4
0.5
0.6
V
Vth(cs)
-
-1.10
-1.00
-0.90
V
5
100
-
mV
PFC ILIMIT COMPARATOR
Threshold Voltage
(PFC ILIMIT VTH - Gain
Modulator Output)
Delay to Output(Note 3)
Vth(cs)-Vgm
-
Td(pfc_off)
-
-
250
-
ns
Vth(DC)
-
0.95
1.0
1.05
V
Td(pwm_off)
-
-
250
-
ns
Threshold Voltage
Vth(OK)
-
2.10
-
2.45
V
Hysteresis
HY(OK)
-
0.8
1.0
1.2
V
DC ILIMIT COMPARATOR
Threshold Voltage
Delay to Output(Note 3)
VIN OK COMPARATOR
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Electrical Characteristics (Continued)
Unless otherwise stated, these specifications apply: VCC=15V, RT=52.3KΩ, CT=470pF, TA= -40°C to 125°C.
Parameter
Symbol
Test Conditions
Min.
Typ.
Max.
Unit
GAIN MODULATOR
G1
IAC =100µA, VRMS =0, VFB=1V
TA =25°C
0.70
0.84
0.95
G2
IAC =100µA, VRMS =1.1V, VFB=1V
TA =25°C
1.80
2.00
2.20
G3
IAC =150µA, VRMS =1.8V, VFB=1V
TA =25°C
0.90
1.00
1.10
G4
IAC =300µA, VRMS =3.3V, VFB=1V
TA =25°C
0.25
0.32
0.40
-
10
-
MHz
0.80
1.00
1.20
V
Gain (Note 2)
Band Width
Output Voltage =
3.5kΩ * (ISENSE - IOFFSET)
BW
Vo(gm)
IAC =100µA(Note3)
IAC =250µA, VRMS =1.1V, VFB=2V
TA =25°C
OSCILLATOR
Initial Accuracy
Fosc1
TA =25°C
68
-
81
kHz
Voltage Stability
∆Fosc1
11V < VCC < 16.5V
-
1
-
%
Temperature Stability
∆Fosc2
-
-
2
-
%
Total Variation
Fosc2
84
kHz
Ramp Valley to Peak Voltage
Vramp
Note3
-
2.75
-
V
PFC Dead Time
Tdead
-
-
685
-
ns
VRAMP2 = 0V, VRAMP1 = 2.5V
6.5
-
15
mA
TA =25°C, I(VREF) = 1mA
CT Discharge Current
Idis
Line, Temp
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REFERENCE
Output Voltage
Vref1
7.4
7.5
7.6
V
Line Regulation
∆Vref1
11V < VCC < 16.5V
-
10
25
mV
Load Regulation
∆Vref2
0mA < I(VREF) < 7mA
-
10
20
mV
Temperature Stability
∆Vref4
-
-
0.4
-
%
Total Variation
Vref2
Line, Load, Temp(Note3)
7.35
-
7.65
V
Long Term Stability
∆Vref5
TJ = 125°C, 1000hours(Note3)
5
-
25
mV
PFC
Minimum Duty Cycle
Dmin
VIEAO > 4.0V
-
-
0
%
Maximum Duty Cycle
Dmax
VIEAO < 1.2V
92
95
-
%
Output Low Rdson
Output Low Voltage
Output High Rdson
Rise/Fall Time
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Ron(low)1
IOUT = -20mA at TA =25°C
-
-
15
Ω
Ron(low)2
IOUT = -100mA at TA =25°C
-
-
15
Ω
IOUT = -10mA, VCC = 9V at TA =25°C
(Note3)
-
0.4
0.8
V
Ron(high)1
IOUT = 20mA at TA =25°C
-
15
20
Ω
Ron(high)2
IOUT = 100mA at TA =25°C
-
15
20
Ω
CL = 1000pF(Note3)
-
50
-
ns
Vol1
Tr(pfc)
FAN4800
Electrical Characteristics (Continued)
Unless otherwise stated, these specifications apply: VCC=+15V, RT=52.3KΩ, CT=470pF, TA= -40°C to 125°C.
Parameter
Symbol
Test Conditions
Min.
Typ.
Max.
Unit
-
PWM
Duty Cycle Range
Output Low Rdson
Output Low Voltage
Output High Rdson
0-42
0-47
0-49
%
Ron(low)3
D
IOUT = -20mA at TA =25°C
-
-
15
Ω
Ron(low)4
IOUT = -100mA at TA =25°C
-
-
15
Ω
IOUT = -10mA, VCC = 9V
TA =25°C
-
0.4
0.8
V
Vol2
Ron(high)3
IOUT = 20mA at TA =25°C
-
15
20
Ω
Ron(high)4
IOUT = 100mA at TA =25°C
-
15
20
Ω
CL = 1000pF(Note3)
-
50
-
ns
0.8
0.95
1.2
V
Rise/Fall Time
Tr(pwm)
PWM Comparator Level Shift
PWM(ls)
-
SUPPLY
Start-up Current
Ist
VCC = 12V, CL = 0pF
-
100
200
µA
Operating Current
Iop
14V, CL = 0pF
-
2.5
7.0
mA
12.74
13
13.26
V
2.80
3.0
3.20
V
Under Voltage Lockout
Threshold
Vth(start)
Under Voltage Lockout
Hysteresis
Vth(hys)
-
Note1: Includes all bias currents to other circuits connected to the VFB pin.
Note2: Gain = K × 5.375V; K = (ISENSE-IOFFSET) × [ IAC × (VEAO-0.625) ] -1; VEAOMAX = 6V
Note3: This parameter, although guaranteed by design, is not 100% production tested.
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Typical Performance Characteristics
Figure A
Voltage Error Amplifier(gmv) Transconductance
Figure B
Current Error Amplifier(gmi) Transconductance
Figure C
Gain Modulator Transfer Characteristic (K)
K=
8
I GAINMOD − I OFFSET
mV −1
I AC × (6 − 0.625 )
Figure D
GAIN
Gain =
I SENSE − I OFFSET
I AC
FAN4800
Functional Description
input line voltage.
The FAN4800 consists of an average current controlled, continuous boost Power Factor Correction
(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, feed forward
from the PFC output bus can be used to improve the
PWM’s line regulation. In either mode, the PWM stage
uses conventional trailing edge duty cycle modulation.
This patented leading/trailing edge modulation technique results in a higher usable PFC error amplifier
bandwidth, and can significantly reduce the size of the
PFC DC bus capacitor.
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 second condition is that the current drawn from the line at any given
instant must be proportional to the line voltage. Establishing a suitable voltage control loop for the converter,
which in turn drives a current error amplifier, and switching output driver satisfies the first of these requirements.
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 that varies directly with the input voltage. To prevent ripple, which will
necessarily appear at the output of boost circuit (typically about 10VAC on a 385VDC 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
section to be proportional to 1/VIN2, which linearizes the
transfer function of the system as the AC input voltage
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 FAN4800 runs at the
same frequency as the PFC.
In addition to power factor correction, a number of protection features are built into the FAN4800. These
include soft-start, PFC over voltage protection, peak
current limiting, brownout protection, duty cycle limiting, and under voltage lockout (UVLO).
Power Factor Correction
Power Factor Correction treats a nonlinear load 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 nonlinear load is the input of 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 these supplies, 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 supplies present a power factor to the line of less
than one(i.e. they cause significant current harmonics of
the power line frequency to appear at their input). If the
input current drawn by such a supply (or any other nonlinear load) can be made to follow the input voltage in
instantaneous amplitude, it will appear resistive to the
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
FAN4800 uses a boost mode DC-DC converter to accomplish this. The input to the converter is the full wave
rectified AC line voltage. No bulk 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 conditions, it is possible to ensure that the current drawn from the power line is proportional to the
Since the boost converter topology in the FAN4800
PFC is the current averaging type, no slope compensation is required.
PFC Section
Gain Modulator
Figure 1 shows a block diagram of the PFC section of
the FAN4800. The gain modulator is the heart of the
PFC, as the circuit block controls the response of the
current loop to line voltage waveform and frequency,
RMS line voltage, and PFC output voltages. There are
three inputs to the gain modulator. These are:
1. A current representing the instantaneous input voltage (amplitude and wave shape) 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 output of the gain modulator is inversely proportional to VRMS2(except at
unusually low values of VRMS where special gain contouring takes over, to limit power dissipation of the circuit components under heavy brownout conditions).
The relationship between VRMS and gain is called K,
and is illustrated in the Figure C of the Typical Performance Characteristics.
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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 of the output of the gain modulator is:
I AC × VEAO
I GAINMOD = ---------------------------------- × 1V
2
V RMS
More precisely, the output current of the gain modulator
is given by:
I GAINMOD = K × ( VEAO – 0.625 ) × I AC
where K is in units of V-1
Note that the output current of the gain modulator is
limited around 228.47µA and the maximum output
voltage of the gain modulator is limited to 228.47µA*
3.5K = 0.8V.
This 0.8V will also determine the maximum input
power. However, IGAINMOD cannot be measured
directly from ISENSE. ISENSE = IGAINMOD-IOFFSET and
IOFFSET can only be measured when VEAO is less than
0.5V and IGAINMOD is 0A. Typical IOFFSET is around
60µA.
Selecting RAC for IAC pin
IAC pin is the input of the gain modulator. IAC is also a
current mirror input and it requires current input. Selecting a proper resistor RAC, will provide a good sine wave
current derived from the line voltage and also help program the maximum input power and minimum input line
voltage.
RAC=Vin peak * 7.9K. For example, if the minimum line
voltage is 80VAC, the RAC=80*1.414*7.9K=894Kohm.
Current Error Amplifier, IEAO
The current error amplifier’s output controls the PFC
duty cycle to keep the average 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.
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.
As stated above, the inverting input of the current error
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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.
Cycle-By-Cycle Current Limiter and Selecting Rs
As well as being a part of the current feedback loop, the
ISENSE pin is a direct input to the cycle-by-cycle current
limiter for the PFC section. If the input voltage at this pin
is ever less 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.
Rs is the sensing resistor of the PFC boost converter.
During the steady state, line input current*Rs equals
IGAINMOD*3.5K.
Since the maximum output voltage of the gain modulator is IGAINMOD max*3.5K=0.8V during the steady state,
Rs*line input current will be limited to below 0.8V as
well. Therefore, to choose Rs, we use the following
equation:
R
S
= 0.8V × ( V
INPEAK
) ⁄ ( 2 × Line Input Power )
For example, if the minimum input voltage is 80VAC,
and the maximum input RMS power is 200Watt,
RS = (0.8V * 80V * 1.414)/(2*200)=0.226ohm.
PFC OVP
In the FAN4800, the PFC OVP comparator serves to
protect the power circuit from being subjected to
excessive voltages if the load changes suddenly. A
resistor divider from the high voltage DC output of the
PFC is fed to VFB. When the voltage on VFB exceeds
2.78V, the PFC output driver is shut down. The PWM
section will continue to operate. The OVP comparator
has 280mV of hysteresis, and the PFC will not restart
until the voltage at VFB drops below 2.50V. Also, Vcc
OVP can serve as a redundant PFC OVP protection.
VCC OVP and threshold is 17.9V with 1.5V hysteresis.
FAN4800
VE A O
16
IE A O
V FB
15
0.3V
Lo w Po w er
D e tecto r
4
3
7
PF C O VP
V cc O VP
2.78V
17.9V
IA C
S
Q
P FC O U T
P FC C M P
3.5k
14
R
-1V
G A IN
M O D U LAT O R
V RE F
7.5V
RE FEREN C E
T R I-F AU LT
0.5V
3.5k
V RM S
13
V cc
P O W ER FAC T O R C O R R EC TO R
V cc
2.5V
2
1
PFC I LIM IT
S
Q
12
R
I SE NS E
RAMP1
O SC ILLA TO R
C LK
Figure 1. PFC Section Block Diagram
Error Amplifier Compensation
The PWM loading of the PFC can be modeled as a negative resistor because an increase in the 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 2 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 increases 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.
PFC Voltage Loop
There are two major concerns when compensating the
voltage loop error amplifier, VEAO: 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 47Hz line (lowest anticipated international power frequency). The gain
vs. input voltage of the FAN4800’s voltage error amplifier, VEAO has a specially shaped non-linearity so that
under steady state operating conditions the transconductance of the error amplifier is at a local minimum.
Rapid perturbation 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 Figure A of the
Typical Performance Characteristics. This raises the
gain-bandwidth product of the voltage loop, resulting in
a much more rapid voltage loop response to such perturbations than would occur with conventional linear
gain characteristics.
The Voltage Loop Gain(S) is given by:
∆V
∆V
∆V
EAO
FB
OUT
= --------------------- × --------------------- × --------------------∆V
∆V
∆V
FB
OUT
EAO
P IN × 2.5V
≈ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- × GM × Z
V
C
2
V OUTDC × ∆V
×S×C
EAO
DC
where
Zc : Compensation network for the voltage loop
GMv: Transconductance of VEAO
PIN: Average PFC input power
VZOUTDC: PFC boost output voltage; typical designed
value is 380V.
CDC: PFC boost output capacitor
PFC Current Loop
The compensation of the current amplifier, IEAO, is similar to that of the voltage error amplifier, VEAO, 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 of the switching frequency, e.g.
16.7kHz for a 100kHz switching frequency.
The Current Loop Gain(S) is given by:
∆V
∆D
∆I
ISENSE
OFF
EAO
= -------------------------------- × --------------------- × -------------------------------∆D OFF
∆I EAO ∆V ISENSE
V
×R
OUTDC
S
≈ ----------------------------------------- × GM × Z
I
CI
S × L × 2.5V
where
ZCI: Compensation network for the current loop
GMI: Transconductance of IEAO
VOUTDC: PFC boost output voltage; typical designed
value is 380V. The equation uses the worst condition to
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FAN4800
calculate the ZCI
Rs: Sensing resistor of the boost converter
2.5V: Amplitude of the PFC leading modulation ramp
design the pole of ISENSE filter at Fpfc/6, one sixth of
the PFC switching frequency. Therefore, the boost inductor can be reduced 6 times without disturbing the
stability. Thus the capacitor of the ISENSE Filter, CFILTER, will be around 283nF.
L: boost inductor
A modest degree of gain contouring is 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 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 Figure A of the Typical Performance Characteristics.
VBIAS
RBIAS
Vcc
0.22uF
Ceramic
15V
Zener
FAN4800
Vref
GND
Figure 3. External Component Connection to Vcc
PFC
Output
VEAO
16
IEAO
1
Osillator(RAMP1)
The oscillator frequency is determined by the values of
RT and CT, which determine the ramp and off-time of
the oscillator output clock:
VFB
15
2.5V
f
3.5k
2
4
3
1
= -------------------------------------------------------------t
+t
RAMP DEADTIME
IAC
VRMS
Gain
Modulator
3.5k
PFC CMP
The dead time of the oscillator is derived from the following equation:
ISENSE
Figure 2. Compensation Network Connection for the
Voltage and Current Error Amplifiers
ISENSE filter, the RC filter between Rs and IENSE:
There are two reasons to add a filter at ISENSE pin:
1) Protection: During start up or in-rush current conditions, it will have a large voltage cross, Rs, which is the
sensing resistor of the PFC boost converter. It requires
the ISENSE filter to attenuate the energy.
2) To reduce L, the Boost Inductor: The ISENSE filter
also can reduce the Boost Inductor value since the
ISENSE filter behaves like an integrator before ISENSE
pin which is the input of the current error amplifier, IEAO.
The ISENSE filter is an RC filter. The resistor value of the
ISENSE filter is between 100ohm and 50ohm because
IOFFSET X Rs can generate an offset voltage of IEAO.
Selecting an RFILTER which is equal to 50ohm, will
keep the offset of the IEAO less than 5mV. Usually, we
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OSC
t
 V REF – 1.00
= C × R × In  ----------------------------------
RAMP
T
T
 V REF – 3.75
at VREF =7.5V and tRAMP = CT * RT* 0.55
The dead time of the oscillator may be determined
using:
t
DEADTIME
2.75V
= ------------------------ × C = 227 × C
T
T
12.11mA
The dead time is so small (tRAMP>>tDEAD TIME) that the
operating frequency can typically be approximated by:
f
OSC
1
= -------------------t
RAMP
FAN4800
PWM Current Limit
EXAMPLE:
For the application circuit shown in the data sheet, with
the oscillator running at:
f
OSC
1
= 100kHz = -------------------t
RAMP
solving for CT * RT yields 1.96 * 10-4. CT is 390pF, and
RT is 51.1kohm, selecting standard components values.
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 flip-flop is
reset by the clock pulse at the start of the next PWM
power cycle. Besides, when the DC ILIMIT triggers the
cycle-by-cycle current, it also softly discharges the voltage of soft-start capacitor. It will limit PWM duty cycle
mode. Therefore, the power dissipation will be reduced
during the dead short condition.
VIN OK Comparator
The dead time of the oscillator adds to the maximum
PWM duty cycle (it is an input to the Duty Cycle Limiter). With zero oscillator dead time, the maximum
PWM duty cycle is typically 47%. Take care not to
make CT too large which could extend the maximum
duty cycle beyond 50%. This can be accomplished by
using a stable 390pF capacitor for CT.
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 2.25V. Once this voltage reaches
2.25V, which corresponds to the PFC output capacitor
being charged to its rated boost voltage, the soft start
begins.
PWM Section
PWM Control (RAMP2)
Pulse Width Modulator
The operation of the PWM section of the FAN4800 is
straightforward, but there are several points that should
be noted. Foremost among these is the inherent synchronization of PWM with the PFC section of the
device, from which it also derives its basic timing. 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 cycle-by-cycle current limiting, is
typically connected to RAMP2 in such applications. For
voltage mode operation, and certain specialized applications, RAMP2 can be 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 feed-forward from the PFC buss can
assist in line regulation accuracy and response. As in
current mode operation, the DC ILIMIT input is used for
output stage over current protection.
When the PWM section is used in current mode,
RAMP2 is generally used as the sampling point for a
voltage representing the current in the primary of the
PWM’s output transformer. The voltage is derived
either from a current sensing resistor or a current transformer. In voltage mode, RAMP2 is the input for a ramp
voltage generated by a second set of timing components (RRAMP2, CRAMP2), that will have a minimum
value of zero volts and a peak value of approximately
5V. In voltage mode operation, feed-forward from the
PFC output buss is an excellent way to derive the timing ramp for the PWM stage.
No voltage error amplifier is included in the PWM stage
of the FAN4800, as this function is generally performed
on the output side of the PWM’s isolation boundary. To
facilitate the design of opto-coupler feedback circuitry,
an offset has been built into the PWM’s RAMP2 input
that allows VDC to command a zero percent duty cycle
for input voltages below typical 0.95V.
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FAN4800
Soft Start
PWM start-up is controlled by selection of the external
capacitor at SS. A current source of 20mA supplies the
charging current for the capacitor, and start-up of the
PWM begins at 0.95V. Start-up delay can be programmed by the following equation:
C
SS
=t
20µA
× ---------------DELAY 0.95V
EXAMPLE:
To obtain a desired VBIAS voltage of 18V, a VCC of
15V, and the FAN4800 driving a total gate charge of
90nC at 100kHz (e.g. 1 IRF840 MOSFET and 2 IRF820
MOSFET), the gate driver current required is:
I GATEDRIVE = 100kHz × 90nC = 9mA
R
where Css is the required soft start capacitance, and
the tDELAY is the desired start-up delay.
It is important that the time constant of the PWM soft
start allows the PFC time to generate sufficient output
power for the PWM section. The PWM start-up delay
should be at least 5ms.
Solving for the minimum value of Css:
C
SS
20µA
= 5ms × ---------------- = 100nF
0.95V
Use caution when using this minimum soft start capacitance value because it can cause premature charging of
the SS capacitor and activation of the PWM section if
VFB is in the hysteresis band of the VIN OK comparator
at start-up. The magnitude of VFB at start-up is related
both to line voltage and nominal PFC output voltage.
Typically, a 1.0mF soft-start capacitor will allow time for
VFB and PFCOUT to reach their nominal values prior to
activation of the PWM section at line voltages between
90Vrms and 265Vrms.
Generating Vcc
After turning on the FAN4800 at 13V, the operating
voltage can vary from 10V to 17.9V. The threshold voltage of the Vcc OVP comparator is 17.9V. and its hysteresis is 1.5V. When Vcc reaches 17.9V, PFC OUT will
be low, and the PWM section will not be disturbed.
There are two ways to generate Vcc. One way is to use
auxiliary power supply around 15V, and the other way
is to use bootstrap winding to self-bias the FAN4800
system. The bootstrap winding can be either taped
from the PFC boost choke or from the transformer of
the DC-to-DC stage.
The ratio of the bootstrap’s winding transformer for the
bootstrap should be set between 18V and 15V. A filter
network is recommended between Vcc(pin 13)and
bootstrap winding. The resistor of the filter can be set
as following.
R FILTER × I
vcc
∼ 2V, I
vcc
× fsw
=I
op
+ ( Q PFCFET + Q PWMFET )
Iop = 2.5mA ( typ. )
If anything goes wrong, and Vcc goes beyond 17.9V,
the PFC gate(pin 12) drive goes low and the PWM gate
drive (pin 11) remains working. The resistor’s value
must be chosen to meet the operating current requirement of the FAN4800 itself (5mA, max.) in addition to
the current required by the two gate driver outputs.
14
BIAS
R
BIAS
V
–V
BIAS
CC
= -------------------------------------I
+I
CC G
18V – 15V
= -------------------------------5mA + 9mA
ChooseR BIAS = 214Ω
Bypass the FAN4800 locally with a 1.0 mF ceramic capacitor. In most applications, an electrolytic capacitor of
between 47mF and 220mF is also required across the
part , both for filtering and as a part of the start-up bootstrap circuitry.
FAN4800
Leading/Trailing Modulation
lation is determined during off-time of the switch. Figure
5 shows a leading edge control scheme.
Conventional PWM techniques employ trailing edge
modulation in which the switch turns on right after the
trailing edge of the system clock. The error amplifier
output is then compared with the modulating ramp up.
The effective duty cycle of the trailing edge modulation
is determined during the on-time of the switch. Figure 4
shows a typical trailing edge control scheme.
One of the advantages of this control technique is that it
requires only one system clock. Switch 1(SW 1) 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
the leading edge modulation method.
In the case of leading edge modulation, the switch is
turned off exactly at the leading edge of the system
clock. When the modulating ramp reaches the level of
the error amplifier output voltage, the switch is turned
on. The effective duty-cycle of the leading edge modu-
L1
SW 2
I2
I3
R AM P
I1
+
I4
RL
V IN
C1
DC
V E AO
SW 1
REF
U3
T IM E
VE A O
EA
D FF
CMP
R
RAMP
OSC
U1
Q
U2
D
C LK
Q
C LK
U4
T IM E
Figure 4. Typical Trailing Edge Control Scheme
L1
SW 2
I2
I1
I3
RAM P
I4
RL
+
VIN
C1
DC
VE AO
SW 1
U3
TIM E
VE A O
EA
D FF
CMP
RE F
RA M P
O SC
U4
R
U1
D
Q
U2
C LK
Q
C LK
TIM E
Figure 5. Typical Leading Edge Control Scheme
15
16
RAMP1
R5D
1.2
D13
1N5401
D12
1N5401
R31
100
R5C
R5A R5B 1.2
1.2
1.2
ISENSE
C1
0.68uF
F1
3.15A
R4
15.4K
R3
110K
C19 C18
1.0uF 470pF
C2
0.47uF
C3
0.1uF
R2B
453K
R2A
453K
BR1
4A,600V
KBL06
C26
100nF
C11
10nF
R1B
453K
+
C26
330uF
R1A
453K
R27
75K
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
D9
MBRS
140
Q1
IRF840A
RAMP2
RAMP1
VDC
SS
VRMS
ISENSE
IAC
IEAO
DC ILIMIT
GND
PWM OUT
PFC OUT
Vcc
VREF
VFB
VEAO
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
C6/1.5nF
C7/NOT USED
R28
240
C4
10nF
D1
15L9R460P2
FAN4800
R12
71.5K
R10
6.2K
R6
41.2K
R21
22
L1
D2/1N5406
+
C17
220pF
C12 +
10uF
35V
C6
100uF
VFB
T1A
R15
3
C20
1uF
R14
33
D4
R9
1K
C15 C16 C13 C14
10nF1uF 0.1uF1uF
REF
C8
68nF
R11
845K
C9
10nF
R13
10K
PRI GND
C10
10uF
R16
10K
D11B
MBR2545CT
D11A
MBR2545CT
RAMP2/DCILIM
Q4
MMBT3904
R20B
2.2
T2
T2C
D6
RGF1J
D5
RGF1J
Q3
IRF820A
MMBZ5245B
Vcc
R19
220
R20A
2.2
D7
MMBZ5245B
R30
4.7K
Q2
IRF820A
C31
D8
1nF
MBRS
140 R8
D10
2.37K MBRS
140
T1B
C25
R7B
178K 0.1uF
R7A Q2G
R17
178K
33
D3
RGF1J
VDC
U3
TL431A
C23
100nF
R26
10K
R25
2.26K
+
C22
4.7uF
R24
1.2K
C21
1800uF
R23
1.5K
+
R22
8.66K
12V, 100W
12V
12V RET
R18
220
12V
RETUR
L1; PREMIER MAGNETICS TSD-1047
L2; PREMIER MAGNETICS VTP-05007
T1; PREMIER MAGNETICS PMGO-03
T2; PREMIER MAGNETICS TSO-735
U2
MOC8112
C24
1uF
L2
NOTE:
VDC/+380V
FAN4800
Application Circuit (Current Mode)
R5
1.2
R6
1.2
D12
1N4148
D11
1N4148
R27
82k
R10
249k
C27
47uF
R9
249k
C11
220pF
C15
C16
1.0uF 470pF
C2
0.47uF
R4
13.2K
R3
100K
R2
357K
R1
357K
BR1
4A,600V
KBL06
C3
0.22uF
D10
1N4148
R8
1.2
R36
33
R7
1.2
RT/CT
C1
0.47uF
F1
3.15A
DC ILIMIT
R35 61.9k
RAMP2
GND
PWM OUT
PFC OUT
Vcc
VREF
VFB
VEAO
FAN4800
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
C6 1.5nF
C7 150pF
R16
10K
R12
68.1K
RAMP1
VDC
SS
VRMS
ISENSE
IAC
IEAO
C17
470pF
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
C4
4.7nF
D1
8A
FES16JT
R28
D2 240
15V
1N4744
Q1
IRF840A
R38
42.2K
R20
22
L1
C18
220pF
C12
10uF
35V
C5
100uF
D8
R14
383K
C25
0.1uF
R13
383K
Q2
IRF820A
R17
3
D9
C19
330pF
VFB
C14
1.0uF
Q4
2N3904
C9
15nF
C13
C8
0.22uF 150pF
R11
412K
REF
R22
2.2
T2
T2C
D6
600V
D5
600V
Q3
IRF820A
1N4733A
Vcc
D4
5.1V
R37
1K
R21
2.2
R23
220
C20
0.47uF
R18
33
D7
16V
R24
10K
R19
33
T1A
R15
4.99K
T1B
Q2G
D3
J8
C10
10uF
R26
10K
PRI GND
R25
10K
D13B
D13A
C24
0.47uF
L2
VBUSS
R30
1.5K
VDC
U3
TL431A
R39
470
C23
10nF
R31
10K
R40
10K
R29
1.2K
C21
1500uF
L3
R33
2.26K
C22
10uF
C26
0.47uF
R32
8.66K
12V RET
12V
RETURN
R34
240
C28
1000uF
12V
100W
12V
D7, D8, D9; 1N9668
D3, D5, D6; UF4005
D13; MBR2545CT
L1; PREMIER MAGNETICS TSD-1047
L2; PREMIER MAGNETICS VTP-05007
L3; PREMIER MAGNETICS TSD-904
T1; PREMIER MAGNETICS PMGO-03
T2; PREMIER MAGNETICS TSO-735
U2
MOC8112
NOTE:
FAN4800
Application Circuit (Voltage Mode)
17
FAN4800
Mechanical Dimensions
Package
16-DIP
#9
7.62
0.300
2.54
0.100
3.25 ±0.20
0.128 ±0.008
5.08
MAX
0.200
+0.10
0~15°
18
0.25 –0.05
+0.004
0.010 –0.002
0.38
0.014 MIN
3.30 ±0.30
0.130 ±0.012
1.50 ±0.10
0.059 ±0.004
#8
0.46 ±0.10
0.018 ±0.004
#16
19.80
MAX
0.780
#1
19.40 ±0.20
0.764 ±0.008
(
0.81
)
0.032
6.40 ±0.20
0.252 ±0.008
FAN4800
Ordering Information
Product Number
Package
Operating Temperature
FAN4800IN
16-Pin PDIP
-40°C ~ +125°C
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