Data Sheet
October 1999
1414 Lucent Technologies Inc.
dc-dc Converters; 36 to 75 Vdc Input, 5 Vdc Output; 50 W to 150 W
JFW050A, JFW075A, JFW100A, JFW150A Power Modules:
Feature Descriptions
(continued)
Output Overvoltage Protection
The output overvoltage shutdown consists of control
circuitry, independent of the primary regulation loop,
that monitors the voltage on the output terminals. The
control loop of the clamp has a higher voltage set point
than the primary loop (see Feature Specifications
table). This provides a redundant voltage control that
reduces the risk of output overvoltage and latches the
converter off if an overvoltage occurs.
Recovery from latched shutdown is accomplished by
cycling the dc input power off for at least 1.0 second or
by toggling the primary or secondary referenced
remote on/off signal for at least 1.0 second.
The overvoltage shutdown set point can be lowered b y
placing a resistor between the overvoltage trim
(OVTRIM) pin and SENSE(–) pin. This feature is useful
if the output voltage of the con verter has been trimmed
down and a corresponding reduction in o vervoltage trip
point is desired.
The resistance required from a given overvoltage nom-
inal set point is derived from the following equation:
Where:
R
ov-adj
is the value of an external resistor between the
OVTRIM pin and SENSE(–) pin.
V
ov-set
is the nominal adjusted set point of the overvolt-
age shutdown threshold.
Module Synchronization
Any module can be synchronized to any other module
or to an external clock using the SYNC IN or SYNC
OUT pins. The modules are not designed to operate in
a master/slav e configuration; that is, if one module f ails,
the other modules will continue to operate.
SYNC IN Pin
This pin can be connected either to an e xternal cloc k or
directly to the SYNC OUT pin of another JFW150x or
FW300x module.
If an external clock signal is applied to the SYNC IN
pin, the signal must be a 500 kHz (±50 kHz) square
wave with a 4 Vp-p amplitude. Operation outside this
frequency band will detrimentally affect the perfor-
mance of the module and must be avoided.
SYNC IN Pin
(continued)
If the SYNC IN pin is connected to the SYNC OUT pin
of another module, the connection should be as direct
as possible, and the V
I
(–) pins of the modules must be
shorted together.
Unused SYNC IN pins should be tied to V
I
(–). If the
SYNC IN pin is not used, the module will operate from
its own internal clock.
SYNC OUT Pin
This pin contains a clock signal referenced to the V
I
(–)
pin. The frequency of this signal will equal either the mod-
ule’s internal clock frequency or the frequency estab-
lished by an external clock applied to the SYNC IN pin.
When synchronizing several modules together, the
modules can be connected in a daisy-chain fashion
where the SYNC OUT pin of one module is connected
to the SYNC IN pin of another module. Each module in
the chain will synchronize to the frequency of the first
module in the chain.
To avoid loading effects, ensure that the SYNC OUT
pin of any one module is connected to the SYNC IN pin
of only one module. Any number of modules can be
synchronized in this daisy-chain fashion.
Forced Load Sharing (Parallel Operation)
For either redundant operation or additional power
requirements, the power module can be configured for
parallel operation with forced load sharing (see
Figure 26). For a typical redundant configuration,
Schottky diodes or an equivalent should be used to
protect against short-circuit conditions. Because of the
remote sense, the forward-voltage drops across the
Schottky diodes do not affect the set point of the volt-
age applied to the load. For additional power require-
ments, where multiple units are used to develop
combined power in excess of the rated maximum, the
Schottky diodes are not needed.
An internal anti-rollback circuit prevents either output
voltage from falling more than 1 V below the other dur-
ing light load operation.
Rov-adj 6.7 2
V
ov-set
–
V
ov-set
6.7
–
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k
Ω
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