5 Op eration Descr iption VIPer50A-E/ASP-E
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As soon as the power goes below this limit, the auxili ary secondary voltage starts to increase
abov e the 13V regulation level , forcing the output volta ge of the transconduc tance amplifier to
low state (VCOMP < VCOMPth). This situation leads to the shutdown mode where the power
switch is maintained in the Of f state, resulting in missing cycles and zero duty cycle. As soon as
VDD gets back to the regula tion level and the VCOMPth threshold is reached, the dev ice
operates again. The above cycle repeats indefinitely, providing a burst mode of which the
effective duty cycle is mu ch lower than the minimum one when in normal operation. The
equivale nt switch ing frequency is also lower th an the normal one, leading to a reduce d
consumption on the input main supply lines. This mode of operation allows the VIPer50A-E/
ASP-E to meet th e n e w G e r man "Blu e Angel" Norm w it h less than 1W total power consumption
for the system when working in stand-by mode . The output voltage remains regu lated around
the normal level, with a low frequency ripple corresponding to the burst mode. The amplitude of
this ripple is low, because of the output capacitors and low output current drawn in such
con ditions.The norm al operation resum es automat ically when the power gets back to high er
levels than PSTBY.
5.3 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 V DD pin. As soon as t he voltage on t his pi n reaches the high volt age
threshold VDDon of the UVLO logic, the device becomes active mode and starts switching. The
start-up current generator is switched off, and the convert er should normally provide the
needed c urrent on the VDD pin through the auxiliary winding of the transformer , as shown on
(see Figure 11).
In case there are abnormal conditions where the auxiliary winding is unable to provide the l ow
voltage supply curre nt to the VDD pin (i.e. short circui t on the output of the converter), the
external capacitor discharges to the low thre shold voltage VDDo ff of the UVLO logic, and the
device goes back to the inactive state where the internal circuits are in standby mode and the
start-up current source is activated. The converter en ters a endless start-up cycle, with a start-
up duty cycle defined by the ratio of charging current towards discharging when the device tries
to start. This ratio is fixed by design to 2A to 15A, which gives a 12% start-up duty cycle while
the power dissipation at start-up is approximately 0.6W, for a 2 30Vrms in put voltage.
This low value start-up duty cycle prevents the appl ication of stress to the output rectifiers as
well as the transformer when a short circuit occurs.
The external c apacitor C VDD on the V DD pin must be sized according t o the ti me needed by the
con verter to start up, when the device starts switching. This time tSS depend s on many
parameters, amo ng which transforme r design, output capacitors, soft start feature, and
compensation network implemented on the COMP pin. The following formula can be used for
defining th e minimu m capacitor needed:
where:
IDD is the consumption current on the VDD pin when switching. Refer to specified IDD1 and IDD2
values.
tSS is the start up time of the converter when the device begins to switc h. Worst case is
generally at full load.
CVDD
IDDtSS
VDDhyst
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