OPERATIONDESCRIPTION :
CURRENT MODE TOPOLOGY:
The current mode control method, like the one
integrated in the VIPer20/20A uses two control
loops - an inner current control loop and 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 VSproportional to this
current. When VSreaches VCOMP (the amplified
output voltage error) the power switch is switched
off. Thus, the outer voltage control loop defines
the level at which the inner loop regulates peak
current through the power switch and the primary
windingof 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
regulationloop.
Current mode topology also ensures good
limitation in the case of short circuit. During a first
phase the output current increases slowly
following the dynamic of the regulationloop. Then
it reaches the maximum limitation current
internally set and finally stops because the power
supply on VDD is no longer correct. For specific
applications the maximum peak current internally
set can be overridden by externally limiting the
voltage 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 caused by primary side
capacitance or secondary 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 operation happens for a power PSTBY
given by :
PSTBY =1
2LPISTBY
2FSW
Where:
LPisthe 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 :
ISTBY =(tb+td)VIN
LP
tb+t
dis the sum of the blanking time and of the
propagation time of the internal current sense
and comparator, and represents roughly the
minimum on time of the device. Note that PSTBY
may be affectedby the efficiencyof the converter
at low load,and must includethe powerdrawn on
the primary 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 <V
COMPth). 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
VIPer20/20A to meet the new German ”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
ripple 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 higherlevels 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
VIPer20/SP/DIP - VIPer20A/ASP/ADIP
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