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Rev. D 11/15
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LNK574/576
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LinkZero-LP Functional Description
LinkZero-LP comprises a 700 V power MOSFET switch with a power
supply controller on the same die. Unlike conventional PWM (pulse
width modulation) controllers, it uses a simple ON/OFF control to
regulate the output voltage. The controller consists of an oscillator,
feedback (sense), 5.85 V regulator, BYPASS pin under/overvoltage
protection, over-temperature protection, frequency jittering, current
limit, leading edge blanking, BYPASS pin clamp during operation in
power-down and bypass modes. The controller includes a proprietary
power- down mode that automatically reduces standby consumption
to levels that are immeasurable on most power meters.
Power-Down Mode
The device enters into power-down mode (where MOSFET switching
is disabled) when the total load (power supply output plus bias
winding loads) has reduced to ~0.6% for LNK574 or ~0.2% for
LNK576 of full load. The internal controller detects this condition by
sensing when 160 or 416 cycles have been skipped twice with only
one active switching cycle in between the two sets of 160 for LNK574
or 416 for LNK576 skipped switching cycles. During the power-down
period the BYPASS pin capacitor will discharge from 5.85 V down to
about 3 V at which point the LinkZero-LP will wake up and charge the
BYPASS pin back up to 5.85 V. The wake up frequency is determined
by the user through the choice of the BYPASS pin capacitor value (see
Figure 22 for reference). Once the BYPASS pin has recharged to 5.85 V,
LinkZero-LP senses if the load condition has changed or not, if not
the LinkZero-LP will enter into a new power-down cycle or otherwise
resumes normal operation (See Applications Example section for
more details of power-down mode operation).
Oscillator
The typical oscillator frequency is internally set to an average of
100 kHz. An internal circuit senses the on-time of the MOSFET switch
and adjusts the oscillator frequency so that at large duty cycle (low-
line voltage) the frequency is about 100 kHz and at small duty cycle
(high-line voltage) the oscillator frequency is about 78 kHz. This
internal frequency adjustment is used to make the peak power point
constant over line voltage. Two signals are generated from the
oscillator: the maximum duty cycle signal (DCMAX) and the clock signal
that indicates the beginning of a switching cycle.
The oscillator incorporates circuitry that introduces a small amount of
frequency jitter, typically 6% of the switching frequency, to minimize
EMI. The modulation rate of the frequency jitter is set to 1 kHz to
optimize EMI reduction for both average and quasi-peak emissions.
The frequency jitter, which is proportional to the oscillator frequency,
should be measured with the oscilloscope triggered at the falling
edge of the drain voltage waveform. The oscillator frequency is
linearly reduced when the FEEDBACK pin voltage is lowered from
1.70 V down to 1.37 V.
Feedback Input Circuit CV Mode
The feedback input circuit reference is set at 1.70 V at full load and
gradually reduces down to 1.37 V at no-load. When the FEEDBACK
pin voltage reaches a VFB reference voltage (1.70 V to 1.37 V)
depending on the load, a low logic level (disable) is generated at the
output of the feedback circuit. This output is sampled at the
beginning of each cycle. If high, the power MOSFET is turned on for
that cycle (enabled), otherwise the power MOSFET remains off
(disabled). Since the sampling is done only at the beginning of each
cycle, subsequent changes in the FEEDBACK pin voltage during the
remainder of the cycle are ignored.
Feedback Input CC Mode
When the FEEDBACK pin voltage at full load falls below 1.70 V, the
oscillator frequency linearly reduces to typically 43% at the auto-
restart threshold voltage of 0.9 V. This function limits the power
supply output power at output voltages below the rated voltage
regulation threshold VR.
5.85 V Regulator
The BYPASS pin voltage is regulated by drawing a current from the
DRAIN whenever the MOSFET is off if needed to charge up the
BYPASS pin to a typical voltage of 5.85 V. When the MOSFET is on,
LinkZero-LP runs off of the energy stored in the bypass capacitor.
Extremely low power consumption of the internal circuitry allows
LinkZero-LP to operate continuously from the current drawn from the
DRAIN pin. A bypass capacitor value of 0.1 mF is sufficient for both
high frequency decoupling and energy storage.
6.5 V Shunt Regulator and 8.5 V Clamp
In addition, there is a shunt regulator that helps maintain the BYPASS
pin at 6.5 V when current is provided to the BYPASS pin externally.
This facilitates powering the device externally through a resistor from
the bias winding or power supply output in non-isolated designs, to
decrease device dissipation and increase power supply efficiency.
The 6.5 V shunt regulator is only active in normal operation, and
when in power-down mode a clamp at a higher voltage (typical 8.5 V)
will clamp the BYPASS pin.
BYPASS Pin Undervoltage Protection
The BYPASS pin undervoltage circuitry disables the power MOSFET
when the BYPASS pin voltage drops below 4.85 V. Once the BYPASS
pin voltage drops below 4.85 V, it must rise back to 5.85 V to enable
(turn on) the power MOSFET.
BYPASS Pin Overvoltage Protection
If the BYPASS pin gets pulled above 6.5 V (BPSHUNT)and the current
into the shunt exceeds 6.5 mA a latch will be set and the power
MOSFET will stop switching. To reset the latch the BYPASS pin has to
be pulled down to below 1.5 V.
Over-Temperature Protection
The thermal shutdown circuit senses the die temperature. The
threshold is set at 142 °C typical with a 70 °C hysteresis. When the
die temperature rises above this threshold (142 °C) the power
MOSFET is disabled and remains disabled until the die temperature
falls by 70 °C, at which point the MOSFET is re-enabled.
Current Limit
The current limit circuit senses the current in the power MOSFET.
When this current exceeds the internal threshold (ILIMIT), the power
MOSFET is turned off for the remaining of that cycle. The leading
edge blanking circuit inhibits the current limit comparator for a short
time (tLEB) after the power MOSFET is turned on. This leading edge
blanking time has been set so that current spikes caused by
capacitance and rectifier reverse recovery time will not cause
premature termination of the MOSFET conduction.
Auto-Restart
In the event of a fault condition such as output short-circuit,
LinkZero-LP enters into auto-restart operation. An internal counter
clocked by the oscillator gets reset every time the FEEDBACK pin
voltage exceeds the FEEDBACK pin auto-restart threshold voltage
(VFB(AR) typical 0.9 V). If the FEEDBACK pin voltage drops below VFB(AR)
for more than 145 ms to 170 ms depending on the line voltage, the
power MOSFET switching is disabled. The auto-restart alternately
enables and disables the switching of the power MOSFET at a duty
cycle of typically 12% until the fault condition is removed.