ACT355A
Rev1, 09-Jul-08
ActivePSRTM Primary Switching Regulators
FEATURES
• Multiple Patent-Pending Primary Side
Regulation Technology
• No Opto-coupler
• Best Constant Voltage, Constant Current
Over All Accuracy
• Minimum External Components
• Integrated Line and Primary Inductance
Compensation
• Integrated Output Cord Resistance Compensation
• Line Under-Voltage Protection
• Short Circuit Protection
• Over Temperature Protection
• Flyback Topology in DCM Operation
• Complies with all Global Energy Efficient
Regulations: 0.3W Standby Power and CEC
Average Efficiency
• SOT23-5 Package
APPLICATIONS
• Chargers for Cell Phones, PDAs, MP3,
The ACT355A ensures safe operation with complete protection against all fault conditions. Built-in
protection circuitry is provided for output shortcircuit, line under-voltage, and over-temperature
conditions.
The ACT355A ActivePSR is optimized for costsensitive applications, and utilizes Active-semi’s
proprietary primary-side feedback architecture to
provide accurate constant voltage, constant current
(CV/CC) regulation without the need of an optocoupler or reference device. Integrated line and
primary inductance compensation circuitry provides
accurate constant current operation despite wide
variations in line voltage and primary inductance.
Integrated output cord resistance compensation
further enhances output accuracy. These products
achieve excellent regulation and transient response, yet requires less than 300mW of standby
power.
The ACT355A is optimized for 2.5W to 3.5W applications (such as 5V/500mA to 5V/700mA CV/CC
chargers). It is available in a tiny SOT23-5 package.
Figure 1:
Typical Application Circuit
HIGH VOLTAGE DC
+
Portable Media Players, DSCs, and Other
Portable Devices and Appliances
NP
NS
CV/CC
OUTPUT
• RCC Adapter Replacements
• Linear Adapter Replacements
• Standby and Auxiliary Supplies
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The ACT355A belongs to the high performance, multiple patent-pending ActivePSRTM Family of universal-input AC/DC off-line controllers for battery
charger and adapter applications. It is designed for
the flyback topology working in a discontinuous conduction mode (DCM). In addition to being the industry’s most accurate primary side regulator, the
ACT355A meets all of the global energy efficiency
regulations (CEC, European Blue Angel, and US
Energy Star standards) while using very few external
components.
VDD
SW
ACT355A
+
R5
NA
FB
G
R6
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ORDERING INFORMATION
PART NUMBER
TEMPERATURE RANGE
PACKAGE
PINS
PACKING
METHOD
TOP MARK
ACT355AUC-T
-40°C to 85°C
SOT23-5
5
TAPE & REEL
PSRI
PIN CONFIGURATION
1
G
2
NC
3
5
VDD
4
SW
PSRI
FB
SOT23-5
ACT355AUC-T
PIN DESCRIPTIONS
PIN NUMBER
PIN NAME
PIN DESCRIPTION
1
FB
Feedback Pin. Connect to a resistor divider network from the auxiliary winding.
2
G
3
NC
No Connection.
4
SW
Switch Driver. Connect this pin to the emitter of the power NPN transistor or
source of the power MOSFET.
5
VDD
Power Supply.
Ground.
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ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGSc
PARAMETER
VALUE
UNIT
-0.3 to +23.5
V
20
mA
FB to G
-0.3 to +6
V
SW to G
-0.3 to +23.5
V
Internally limited
A
Maximum Power Dissipation (derate 5.3mW/˚C above TA = 50˚C)
0.53
W
Junction to Ambient Thermal Resistance (θJA)
190
˚C/W
Operating Junction Temperature
-40 to 150
˚C
Storage Temperature
-55 to 150
˚C
300
˚C
VDD to G
Maximum Continuous VDD Current
Continuous SW Current
Lead Temperature (Soldering, 10 sec)
c: Do not exceed these limits to prevent damage to the device. Exposure to absolute maximum rating conditions for long periods may
affect device reliability.
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(VDD = 15V, VOUT = 5V, LP = 2mH, NP = 130, NS = 10, NA = 32, TA = 25°C, unless otherwise specified.)
PARAMETER
SYMBOL
TEST CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNIT
VDD Turn-On Voltage
VDDON
VDD Rising
16.4
19.4
22.0
V
VDD Turn-Off Voltage
VDDOFF
VDD Falling
7
7.5
8
V
VDD OVP Trigger Voltage
VDDOVP
18.2
20.5
22.5
V
0.8
1.5
mA
30
55
µA
58
kHz
3.520
V
Supply Current
Start Up Supply Current
IDD
IDDST
VDD = 15V, before turn-on
Clamp Switching Frequency
Effective FB Feedback Voltage
45
VFB
Output Cord Resistance Compensation
FB in Regulation
3.415
Maximum Output Power
Primary Current Limit
ILIM
Maximum Duty Cycle
DMAX
ISW = 10mA
Switch On-Resistance
RON
+3.7
%
320
mA
86
92
%
ISW = 50mA
3.5
5
Ω
SW Rise Time
1nF load, 15Ω pull-up
30
ns
SW Fall Time
1nF load, 15Ω pull-up
20
ns
SW Off Leakage Current
Switch in off-state, VSW = 22V
1
Over-Temperature Threshold
80
3.467
160
10
µA
˚C
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FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
SW
VDD
REGULATOR
&
UVLO
FB
3.45V
-
+
SIGNAL
FILTER
CURRENT
MODE PWM
COMPARATOR
+
-
-
ERROR
AMPLIFIER
DIFFERENTIAL
PREAMP
REFERENCE
DC CORD
COMP
CURRENT
SHAPING
+
PFWM
CONTROL
+
OSCILLATOR
&
RAMP
G
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
Constant Voltage (CV) Mode
As shown in the Functional Block Diagram, the
ACT355A feedback regulation is done via several
circuit blocks to pre-amplify the FB pin error voltage
relative to an internal reference, filter out the switching transients, and integrate the resulting useful
differential error voltage for current mode PFWM
(Pulse Frequency and Width Modulation) control.
In constant voltage operation, the IC captures the
auxiliary flyback signal at FB pin through a resistor
divider network R5 and R6 in the simplified application circuit. The FB pin is pre-amplified against the
reference voltage, and the secondary side output
voltage error is extracted based on Active-Semi's
proprietary filter architecture. This error signal is
then integrated by the Error Amplifier .
SW is a driver output that drives the emitter of an
external high voltage NPN transistor or N-channel
MOSFET. This emitter-drive method takes advantage of the high VCBO of the transistor, allowing a low
cost transistor such as ‘13003 (VCBO = 700V) or
‘13002 (VCBO = 600V) to be used for a wide AC input
range.
Startup Mode
VDD is the power supply terminal for the IC. During
startup, the IC typically draws 30µA supply current.
The bleed resistor from the rectified high voltage
DC rail supplies current to VDD until it exceeds the
VDDON threshold of 19.4V. At this point, the IC enters normal operation when switching begins and
the output voltage begins to rise. The VDD bypass
capacitor must supply the IC and the NPN base
drive until the output voltage builds up enough to
provide power from the auxiliary winding to sustain
the VDD. The VDDOFF threshold is 7.5V, and therefore, the voltage on the VDD capacitor must not
drop more than 10V while the output is charging up.
When the secondary output voltage is above regulation, the Error Amplifier output voltage decreases
to reduce the switch current. When the secondary
side is below regulation, the Error Amplifier output
voltage increases to ramp up the switch current to
bring the secondary output back to regulation. The
output regulation voltage is determined by the following relationship:
R 5 ⎞⎛ N S
⎛
VOUTCV = 3 .45 V × ⎜1 +
⎟⎜
R 6 ⎠⎜⎝ N A
⎝
⎞
⎟⎟ − V F
⎠
(1)
where R5 and R6 are top and bottom feedback resistor, NS and NA are numbers of transformer secondary and auxiliary turns, and VF is the rectifier
diode forward drop voltage at approximately 0.1A
bias. The ACT355A includes internal feedback loop
compensation to simplify application circuit design.
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Constant Current (CC) Mode
Loop Compensation
When the secondary output current reaches a level
set by the internal current limiting circuit, the IC
enters current limit condition and causes the secondary output voltage to drop. As the output voltage
decreases, so does the flyback voltage in a proportional manner. An Internal current shaping circuitry
adjusts the switching frequency based on the flyback voltage so that the transferred power remains
proportional to the output voltage, resulting in a
constant secondary side output current profile. The
energy transferred to the output during each switching cycle is ½(LP × ILIM2) × η, where LP is the transformer primary inductance, ILIM is the primary peak
current, and η is the conversion efficiency. From
this formula, the constant output current can be
derived:
The ACT355A integrates loop compensation circuitry
for simplified application design, optimized transient
response, and minimal external components.
IOUTCC
1
2 ⎛ η × fSW
= LP × ILIM ⎜⎜
2
⎝ VOUTCV
⎞
⎟⎟
⎠
(2)
where fSW is the nominal switching frequency and
VOUTCV is the nominal secondary output voltage.
The constant current operation typically extends
down to lower than 40% of output voltage regulation.
Primary Inductance Compensation
The ACT355A includes built-in primary inductance
compensation to maintain constant current regulation despite variations in transformer manufacturing.
Peak Inductor Current Limit Compensation
The ACT355A includes peak inductor current limit
compensation to achieve constant input power over
wide line and wide load range.
Output Cord Resistance Compensation
The ACT355A provides automatic output cord resistance compensation during constant voltage regulation, monotonically adding an output voltage correction up to a typical correction of 3.2% at full power.
This feature allows for better output voltage accuracy by compensating for the output voltage droop
due to the output cord resistance.
Light Load Mode
When the secondary side output load current decreases to an internally set light load level, the IC's
switching frequency is also reduced to save power.
This enables the application to meet all current
green energy standards. The actual minimum
switching frequency is programmable with a small
dummy load (while still meeting standby power).
Short Circuit Mode
When the secondary side output is short circuited,
the ACT355A enters hiccup mode operation. In this
condition, the auxiliary supply voltage collapses and
the VDD voltage drops below the VDDOFF threshold.
This turns off the IC and causes it to restart. This
hiccup behavior continues until the short circuit is
removed.
Output Over Voltage Protection
The ACT355A includes output over-voltage protection circuitry, which shuts down the IC when the output voltage is 40% above the normal regulation voltage or when no feedback signal is detected for 8
consecutive switching cycles. The IC enters hiccup
mode when an output over voltage fault is detected.
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is driven at its emitter. Thus, the ACT355A+’13002
or ‘13003 combination meets the necessary breakdown safety requirement. Table 1 lists the breakdown voltage of some transistors appropriate for
use with the ACT355A.
APPLICATIONS INFORMATION
Figure 2:
NPN Transistor Reverse Bias Safe Operation Area
The power dissipated in the NPN transistor is equal
to the collector current times the collector-emitter
voltage. As a result, the transistor must always be in
saturation when turned on to prevent excessive
power dissipation. Select an NPN transistor with
sufficiently high current gain (hFEMIN > 8) and a base
drive resistor low enough to ensure that the transistor easily saturates.
IC
Base-Drive
Safe Region
(RCC)
Emitter-Drive
Safe Region
VCEO
VCBO
Table 1:
VC
Recommended NPN Transistor
External Power Transistor
The ACT355A allows a low-cost high voltage power
NPN transistor such as ‘13003 or ‘13002 to be used
safely in flyback configuration. The required collector
voltage rating for VAC = 265V with full output load is
at least 600V to 700V. As seen from Figure 2, NPN
Reverse Bias Safe Operation Area, the breakdown
voltage of an NPN is significantly improved when it
DEVICE
VCBO VCEO
MJE13002
IC
hFEMIN PACKAGE
600V
300V 1.5A
25
TO-126
MJE13003,
700V
KSE13003
400V 1.5A
25
TO-126
STX13003
400V
25
TO-92
700V
1A
Figure 3:
Typical Application Circuit
R12
L
FR1
L1
C6
T1
VO
D4
D1
R7
VIN = 85 to
265VAC
R8
D3
D2
+
C1
+
GND
C1, C2
4.7µF/400V
Q1
'13002S,
TO-92
C3
4.7nF/1kV
L1
1.5mH
D7
C4
4.7µF/25V
FR1
10Ω
R9
C5
680µF/10V
R2, R7, R8
750kΩ
C6
1nF/50V
R3, R10
100Ω
C7
470pF/50V
R4
33Ω
C8
680pF/50V
R5
See Table 2
D1-D4
1N4007
R6
See Table 2
D5
FR107
R9
390Ω
D6
HER103
R11
1kΩ
D7
1N4148
R12
10Ω
D8
SB240
T1
See Table 2
Q1
C8
R10
VDD
FB
SW
ACT355A
R6
+
C4
C5 R11
D6
N
R5
+
D5
R3
R4
C2
D8
C3
R2
G
C7
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Design Procedure
Figure 3, Typical Application Circuit, shows a complete, optimized constant voltage/constant current
charger application. The application design procedure for using the ACT355A is simple. Three components determine the output constant voltage and
constant current settings: the transformer T1 and
resistors R5 and R6. Refer to Table 2 for selection
values for these three key components for different
typical design cases. The Typical Application Circuit
in Figure 3 lists component values of other devices
in the a complete charger application.
Design Notes
1) Feedback resistors R5 and R6 must meet the
±1% maximum tolerance to have good V0 regulation.
2) The value of the feedback resistor can be chosen slightly different from the table according to
the actual system efficiencies in different systems.
3) C8 must be added to guarantee good CC accuracy.
Table 2:
Component Selection Table
OUTPUT
TRANSFORMER
RESISTOR NETWORK
VO
(V)
IO
(mA)
ActivePSRTM
PART
NUMBER
1
5.0
500
ACT355A
130
32
10
1.6
26.7
6.98
2
5.0
600
ACT355A
130
32
10
1.8
31.6
8.25
3
5.0
650
ACT355A
130
32
10
1.9
34.4
9.09
DESIGN
CASE
NP
NA
NS
LP±7%
(mH)
R5±1%
(kΩ)
R6±1%
(kΩ)
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PACKAGE OUTLINE
SOT23-5 PACKAGE OUTLINE AND DIMENSIONS
θ
?
b
L1
0.2
L
E
E1
D
c
e
A
A1
A2
e1
SYMBOL
DIMENSION IN
MILLIMETERS
DIMENSION IN
INCHES
MIN
MAX
MIN
MAX
A
1.050
1.250
0.041
0.049
A1
0.000
0.100
0.000
0.004
A2
1.050
1.150
0.041
0.045
b
0.300
0.500
0.012
0.020
c
0.100
0.200
0.004
0.008
D
2.820
3.020
0.111
0.119
E
1.500
1.700
0.059
0.067
E1
2.650
2.950
0.104
0.116
e
e1
L
0.950 TYP
1.800
2.000
0.700 REF
0.037 TYP
0.071
0.079
0.028 REF
L1
0.300
0.600
0.012
0.024
θ
0°
8°
0°
8°
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