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VIPer100/SP - VIPer100A/ASP
OPERATION DESCRIPTION:
CURRENT MODE TOPOLOGY:
The current mode control method, like the one
int egrated i n the VI Per100 /100A us es two c ontrol
loo ps - an i nner curr ent contro l loop an d an outer
loop for voltage control. When the Power
MOSFET output transistor is on, the inductor
current (primary side of the transformer) is
monitored with a SenseFET technique and
converted into a voltage VS proportional to this
current. When VS reaches VCOMP (the amplified
output voltage erro r) the powe r swi tch i s sw itched
off. Thus, the outer voltage control loop defines
the level at which the inner loop regulates peak
cu rrent thro ugh the pow er swi tch and the p rimary
windi ng of the transformer.
Excellent open loop D.C. and dynamic line
regulation is ensured due to the inherent input
voltage feedforward characteristic of the current
mode control. This results in an improved line
regulation, instantaneous correction to line
changes and better stability for the voltage
regulation loop.
Current mode topology also ensures good
limita tion in the case of short circui t. Du ring a fir st
phase the output current increases slowly
followi ng the dynamic of the regulation loop. Then
it reaches the maximum limitation current
int erna lly set an d f inal ly s to ps bec au se t he pow er
supply on VDD is no longer correct. For specific
applications the maximum peak current internally
set can be overridden by externally limiting the
vol tage excursion on the COMP pin. An integrated
blanking filter inhibits the PWM comparator output
for a short time after the integrated Power
MOSFET is switched on. This function prevents
anomalous or premature termination of the
switching pulse in the case of current spikes
ca used by pr i mary si de capaci tan ce or sec o ndar y
side rectifier reverse recovery time.
STAND- BY MODE
Stand-by operation in nearly open load condition
automatically leads to a burst mode operation
allowing voltage regulation on the secondary side.
The transition from normal operation to burst
mode oper ati on happe ns for a power PSTBY given
by :
Where:
LP is the primary inductance of the transformer.
FSW is the normal switching frequency.
ISTBY is the minimum controllable current,
corresponding to the minimum on time that the
device is able to provide in normal operation. This
current can be computed as :
tb + td is the sum of the blanking time and of the
propagation time of the internal curr ent sense and
compa rator, and represents r oughly th e minimu m
on time of the device. Note that PSTBY may be
affected by the efficiency of the converter at low
load, and must include the power drawn on the
prim ary auxiliary voltage.
As soon as the power goes below this limit, the
auxiliary secondary voltage starts to increase
above the 13V regulation level forcing the output
voltage of the transconductance amplifier to low
state (VCOMP < VCOMPth). This situation leads to
the shutdown mode where the power switch is
maintained in the off state, resulting in missing
cycles and zero duty cycle. As soon as VDD gets
back to the regulation level and the VCOMPth
threshold is reached, the device operates again.
The above cycle repeats indefinitely, providing a
burst mode of which the effective duty cycle is
much lower than the minimum one when in normal
operation. The equivalent switching frequency is
also lower than the normal one, leading to a
reduced consumption on the input mains lines.
This mode of operation allows the VIPer100/100A
to meet the new Germa n "Blue Angel" Norm with
less than 1W total power consumption for the
system when working in stand-by. The output
voltage remains regulated around the normal
level, with a low frequency rippl e corresponding to
the burst mode. The amplitude of this ripple is low,
because of the output capacitors and of the low
output current drawn in such conditions.The
normal operation resumes automatically when the
power get back to higher levels than PSTBY.
HIGH VOLTAGE START-UP CURRENT
SOURCE
An integrated high voltage current source provides
a bias current from the DRAIN pin during the start-
up phase. This current is partially absorbed by
internal control circuits which are placed into a
standby mode with reduced consumption and also
provided to the external capacitor connected to the
VDD pin. As soon as the voltage on this pin
reaches the high voltage threshold VDDon of the
UVLO logic, the device turns into active mode and
starts switching.
PSTBY 1
2
--- LPI2STBYFSW
=
ISTBY tbtd
+
()V
IN
LP
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