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UCCx81xA BiCMOS Power Factor Preregulator
1 Features
3 Description
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The UCC3817A and the UCC3818A family provides
all the functions necessary for active power factor
corrected preregulators. The controller achieves near
unity power factor by shaping the ac input line current
waveform to correspond to that of the ac input line
voltage. Average current mode control maintains
stable, low distortion sinusoidal line current.
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Controls Boost Preregulator to Near-Unity Power
Factor
Limits Line Distortion
World Wide Line Operation
Overvoltage Protection
Accurate Power Limiting
Average Current Mode Control
Improved Noise Immunity
Improved Feed-Forward Line Regulation
Leading Edge Modulation
150-µA Typical Start-Up Current
Low-Power BiCMOS Operation
12-V to 17-V Operation
Frequency Range of 6 kHz to 220 kHz
Designed in Texas Instrument's BiCMOS process, the
UCC3817A/UCC3818A offers new features such as
lower start-up current, lower power dissipation,
overvoltage protection, a shunt UVLO detect circuitry,
a leading-edge modulation technique to reduce ripple
current in the bulk capacitor and an improved, lowoffset (±2 mV) current amplifier to reduce distortion at
light load conditions.
Device Information(1)
PART NUMBER
PACKAGE
2 Applications
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UCCx81xA
PC Power
Consumer Electronics
Lighting
Industrial Power Supplies
IEC6100-3-2 Compliant Supplies Less Than
300 W
BODY SIZE (NOM)
SOIC (16)
4.90 mm × 3.91 mm
PDIP (16)
19.30 mm × 6.35 mm
TSSOP (16)
5.00 mm × 4.40 mm
(1) For all available packages, see the orderable addendum at
the end of the data sheet.
Block Diagram
VCC
15
OVP/EN
10
16 V (FOR UCC3817A ONLY)
SS
13
VAOUT
7
1.9 V
VSENSE
11
7.5 V
VFF
í
í
VOLTAGE
ERROR AMP
+
VREF
10.5 V/10 V (UCC3818A)
ZERO POWER
VCC
í
+
X
÷ MULT
X
CURRENT
AMP
8.0 V
+
OVP
í
í
í
+
PWM
S
+
X2
8
9
UVLO
16 V/10 V (UCC3817A)
ENABLE
+
0.33 V
7.5 V
REFERENCE
DRVOUT
1
GND
2
PKLMT
PWM
LATCH
OSC
R
CLK
MIRROR
2:1
16
Q
R
CLK
IAC
OSCILLATOR
6
í
+
MOUT
5
4
3
12
14
CAI
CAOUT
RT
CT
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Table of Contents
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Features ..................................................................
Applications ...........................................................
Description .............................................................
Revision ..................................................................
Description (Continued) ........................................
Device Comparison Tables...................................
Pin Configuration and Functions .........................
Specifications.........................................................
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1
1
2
3
3
4
5
8.1
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5
8.6
5
5
5
6
6
8
Absolute Maximum Ratings ......................................
ESD Ratings..............................................................
Recommended Operating Conditions.......................
Thermal Information ..................................................
Electrical Characteristics...........................................
Typical Characteristics ..............................................
Detailed Description .............................................. 9
9.1 Overview ................................................................... 9
9.2 Functional Block Diagram ......................................... 9
9.3 Feature Description................................................... 9
9.4 Device Functional Modes........................................ 12
10 Application and Implementation........................ 14
10.1 Application Information.......................................... 14
10.2 Typical Application ................................................ 15
11 Power Supply Recommendations ..................... 25
12 Layout................................................................... 25
12.1 Layout Guidelines ................................................. 25
12.2 Layout Example .................................................... 25
13 Device and Documentation Support ................. 26
13.1
13.2
13.3
13.4
13.5
13.6
13.7
Documentation Support ........................................
Related Links ........................................................
Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
Community Resource............................................
Trademarks ...........................................................
Electrostatic Discharge Caution ............................
Glossary ................................................................
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14 Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable
Information ........................................................... 27
4 Revision
NOTE: Page numbers for previous revisions may differ from page numbers in the current version.
Changes from Revision C (November 2011) to Revision D
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Added ESD Ratings table, Feature Description section, Device Functional Modes, Application and Implementation
section, Power Supply Recommendations section, Layout section, Device and Documentation Support section, and
Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information section ................................................................................................. 1
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Changed the RθJA and RθJC(top) thermal values for all packages............................................................................................. 6
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Combined the Electrical Characteristics tables ...................................................................................................................... 6
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5 Description (Continued)
The UCC3817A/18A family of PFC Controllers is directly pin for pin compatible with the UCC3817/18 family of
devices. Only the output stage of UCC3817A family has been modified to allow use of a smaller external gate
drive resistor values. For some power supply designs where an adequately high enough gate drive resistor can
not be used, the UCC3817A/18A family offers a more robust output stage at the cost of increasing the internal
gate resistances. The gate drive of the UC3817A/18A family however remains strong at ±1.2 A of peak current
capability.
UCC3817A offers an on-chip shunt regulator with low start-up current, suitable for applications utilizing a
bootstrap supply. UCC3818A is intended for applications with a fixed supply (VCC). Both devices are available in
the 16-pin D, N and PW packages.
6 Device Comparison Tables
Table 1. Available Options
PACKAGE DEVICES
SOIC (D) PACKAGE
(1)
(1)
TSSOP (PW) PACKAGE (1)
PDIP (N) PACKAGE
TA = TJ
TURNON
THRESHOLD
16 V
TURNON
THRESHOLD
10.2 V
TURNON
THRESHOLD
16 V
TURNON
THRESHOLD
10.2 V
TURNON
THRESHOLD
16 V
TURNON
THRESHOLD
10.2 V
–40°C to 85°C
UCC2817AD
UCC2818AD
UCC2817AN
UCC2818AN
UCC2817APW
UCC2818APW
0°C to 70°C
UCC3817AD
UCC3818AD
UCC3817AN
UCC3818AN
UCC3817APW
UCC3818APW
The D and PW packages are available taped and reeled. Add R suffix to the device type (e.g. UCC3817ADR) to order quantities of
2,500 devices per reel (D package) and 2,000 devices per reel (for PW package). Bulk quantities are 40 units (D package) and 90 units
(PW package) per tube.
Table 2. Related Products
CONTROL METHOD
TYPICAL POWER LEVEL
UC3854
DEVICE
PFC controller
DESCRIPTION
ACM (1)
200 W to 2 kW+
UC3854A/B
Improved PFC controller
ACM (1)
200 W to 2 kW+
(1)
400 W to 2 kW+
UC3855A/B
High performance soft switching PFC controller
ACM
UCC38050/1
Transition mode PFC controller
CRM (2)
50 W to 400 W
UCC3819
Tracking boost PFC controller
ACM (1)
75 W to 2 kW+
UCC28510/11/12/13
Advanced PFC+PWM combo controller
ACM (1)
75 W to 1kW+
Advanced PFC+PWM combo controller
(1)
75 W to 1kW+
UCC28514/15/16/17
(1)
(2)
ACM
Average current mode
Critical conduction mode
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7 Pin Configuration and Functions
D, N, and PW Packages
16-Pin SOIC, PDIP, and TSSOP
Top View
GND
1
16
DRVOUT
PKLMT
2
15
VCC
CAOUT
3
14
CT
CAI
4
13
SS
MOUT
5
12
RT
IAC
6
11
SSENSE
VAOUT
7
10
OVP/EN
VFF
8
9
VREF
Not to scale
Pin Functions
PIN
NO.
NAME
I/O
DESCRIPTION
4
CAI
I
Current amplifier noninverting input
3
CAOUT
O
Current amplifier output
14
CT
I
Oscillator timing capacitor
16
DRVOUT
O
Gate drive
1
GND
—
Ground
6
IAC
I
5
MOUT
I/O
10
OVP/EN
I
Overvoltage/enable
2
PKLMT
I
PFC peak current limit
12
RT
I
Oscillator charging current
13
SS
I
Soft-start
7
VAOUT
O
Voltage amplifier output
15
VCC
I
Positive supply voltage
8
VFF
I
Feed-forward voltage
11
SSENSE
I
Voltage amplifier inverting input
9
VREF
O
Voltage reference output
4
Current proportional to input voltage
Multiplier output and current amplifier inverting input
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8 Specifications
8.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
over operating free-air temperature range (unless otherwise noted) (1)
MIN
MAX
UNIT
18
V
Supply current ICC
20
mA
Gate drive current, continuous
0.2
A
Gate drive current
1.2
A
Input voltage, CAI, MOUT, SS
8
V
Input voltage, PKLMT
5
V
Input voltage, VSENSE, OVP/EN
10
V
Input current, RT, IAC, PKLMT
10
mA
Input current, VCC (no switching)
20
mA
1
W
300
°C
Supply voltage VCC
Maximum negative voltage, DRVOUT, PKLMT, MOUT
–0.5
V
Power dissipation
Lead temperature, Tsol (soldering, 10 seconds)
Power dissipation
1
W
Junction temperature, TJ
–55
150
°C
Storage temperature, Tstg
–65
150
°C
(1)
Stresses beyond those listed under Absolute Maximum Ratings may cause permanent damage to the device. These are stress ratings
only, which do not imply functional operation of the device at these or any other conditions beyond those indicated under Recommended
Operating Conditions. Exposure to absolute-maximum-rated conditions for extended periods may affect device reliability.
8.2 ESD Ratings
VALUE
Human-body model (HBM), per ANSI/ESDA/JEDEC JS-001
V(ESD)
(1)
(2)
Electrostatic discharge
(1)
UNIT
±2000
Charged-device model (CDM), per JEDEC specification JESD22C101 (2)
V
±1500
JEDEC document JEP155 states that 500-V HBM allows safe manufacturing with a standard ESD control process.
JEDEC document JEP157 states that 250-V CDM allows safe manufacturing with a standard ESD control process.
8.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
over operating free-air temperature range (unless otherwise noted)
MIN
NOM
MAX
UNIT
VCC
Input voltage
12
18
VSENSE
Input sense voltage
7.5
10
V
1.36
10
mA
Input current for oscillator
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8.4 Thermal Information
UCCx81xA
THERMAL METRIC (1)
D (SOIC)
N (PDIP)
PW (TSSOP)
16 PINS
16 PINS
16 PINS
UNIT
RθJA
Junction-to-ambient thermal resistance
73.9
49.3
98.9
°C/W
RθJC(top)
Junction-to-case (top) thermal resistance
33.5
38.9
30.2
°C/W
RθJB
Junction-to-board thermal resistance
31.4
29.4
44.8
°C/W
ψJT
Junction-to-top characterization parameter
5.8
18.9
1.9
°C/W
ψJB
Junction-to-board characterization parameter
31.1
29.2
44.1
°C/W
(1)
For more information about traditional and new thermal metrics, see the Semiconductor and IC Package Thermal Metrics application
report.
8.5 Electrical Characteristics
TA = 0°C to 70°C for the UCC3817A and TA = –40°C to 85°C for the UCC2817A, TA = TJ, VCC = 12 V, RT = 22 kΩ, CT = 270
pF, (unless otherwise noted)
PARAMETER
TEST CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNIT
150
300
µA
4
6
mA
16.6
SUPPLY CURRENT SECTION
Supply current, OFF
VCC = (VCC turnon threshold –0.3 V)
Supply current, ON
VCC = 12 V, No load on DRVOUT
2
UVLO SECTION
VCC turnon threshold (UCCx817)
15.4
16
VCC turnoff threshold (UCCx817)
9.4
9.7
UVLO hysteresis (UCCx817)
V
V
5.8
6.3
15.4
17
17.5
V
VCC turnon threshold (UCCx818)
9.7
10.2
10.8
V
VCC turnoff threshold (UCCx818)
9.4
9.7
V
UVLO hysteresis (UCCx818)
0.3
0.5
V
TA = 0°C to 70°C
7.387
7.5
7.613
TA = -–40°C to 85°C
7.369
7.5
7.631
50
200
Maximum shunt voltage (UCCx817)
IVCC = 10 mA
V
VOLTAGE AMPLIFIER SECTION
Input voltage
V
VSENSE bias current
VSENSE = VREF, VAOUT = 2.5 V
Open-loop gain
VAOUT = 2 V to 5 V
50
90
nA
High-level output voltage
IL = –150 µA
5.3
5.5
5.6
V
Low-level output voltage
IL = 150 µA
0
50
150
mV
VREF
+0.48
VREF
+0.50
VREF
+0.52
Hysteresis
300
500
600
mV
Enable threshold
1.7
1.9
2.1
V
Enable hysteresis
0.1
0.
0.3
V
–3.5
0
2.5
mV
dB
OVER VOLTAGE PROTECTION AND ENABLE SECTION
Over voltage reference
V
CURRENT AMPLIFIER SECTION
Input offset voltage
VCM = 0 V, VCAOUT = 3 V
Input bias current
VCM = 0 V, VCAOUT = 3 V
–50
–100
nA
Input offset current
VCM = 0 V, VCAOUT = 3 V
25
100
nA
Open loop gain
VCM = 0 V, VCAOUT = 2 V to 5 V
90
Common-mode output voltage
VCM = 0 V to 1.5 V, VCAOUT = 3 V
60
80
High-level output voltage
IL = –120 mA
5.6
6.5
6.8
VV
Low-level output voltage
IL = 1 mA
0.1
0.2
0.5
MHz
Gain bandwidth product
See
(1)
6
(1)
dB
dB
2.5
Ensured by design, not production tested.
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Electrical Characteristics (continued)
TA = 0°C to 70°C for the UCC3817A and TA = –40°C to 85°C for the UCC2817A, TA = TJ, VCC = 12 V, RT = 22 kΩ, CT = 270
pF, (unless otherwise noted)
PARAMETER
TEST CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
MAX
TA = 0°C to 70°C
7.387
7.5
7.613
TA = -–40°C to 85°C
7.369
7.5
7.631
IREF = 1 mA to 2 mA
0
UNIT
VOLTAGE REFERENCE SECTION
Input voltage
Load regulation
(2)
0
V
10
mV
Line regulation
VCC = 10.8 to 15 V
10
mV
Short-circuit current
VREF = 0 V
–20
–25
–50
mA
Initial accuracy
TA = 25°C
85
100
115
kHz
Voltage stability
VCC = 10.8 to 15 V
Total variation
Line, temp
OSCILLATOR SECTION
–1%
1%
80
120
kHz
Ramp peak voltage
4.5
5
5.5
V
Ramp amplitude voltage (peak to peak)
3.5
4
4.5
V
15
mV
ns
PEAK CURRENT LIMIT SECTION
PKLMT reference voltage
–15
PKLMT propagation delay
150
350
500
MULTIPLIER SECTION
IMOUT, high line, low power output
current, (0°C to 85°C)
IAC = 500 µA, VFF = 4.7 V, VAOUT = 1.25 V
0
–6
–20
IMOUT, high line, low power output
current, (–40°C to 85°C)
IAC = 500 µA, VFF = 4.7 V, VAOUT = 1.25 V
0
–6
–23
IMOUT, high line, low power output
current
IAC = 500 µA, VFF = 4.7 V, VAOUT = 5 V
–70
–90
–105
–10
–19
–50
IMOUT, low line, low power output current IAC = 150 µA, VFF = 1.4 V, VAOUT = 1.25 V
µA
IMOUT, low line, high power output
current
IAC = 150 µA, VFF = 1.4 V, VAOUT = 5 V
–268
–300
–345
IMOUT, IAC limited output current
IAC = 150 µA, VFF = 1.3 V, VAOUT = 5 V
–250
–300
–400
Gain constant (K)
IAC = 150 µA, VFF = 1.3 V, VAOUT = 2.5 V
0.5
1
1.5
IAC = 150 µA, VFF = 1.4 V, VAOUT = 0.25 V
0
–2
IAC = 500 µA, VFF = 4.7 V, VAOUT = 0.25 V
0
–2
IMOUT, zero current, (0°C to 85°C)
IAC = 500 µA, VFF = 4.7 V, VAOUT = 0.5 V
0
–3
IMOUT, zero current, (–40°C to 85°C)
IAC = 500 µA, VFF = 4.7 V, VAOUT = 0.5 V
0
–3.5
Power limit (IMOUT x VFF)
IAC = 150 µA, VFF = 1.4 V, VAOUT = 5 V
–375
–420
–485
µW
IAC = 300 µA
–140
–150
–160
µA
–6
–10
–16
µA
IMOUT, zero current
1/V
µA
µA
FEED-FORWARD SECTION
VFF output current
SOFT START SECTION
SS charge current
GATE DRIVER SECTION
Pullup resistance
IO = –100 mA to –200 mA
9
12
Pulldown resistance
IO = 100 mA
4
10
Output rise time
CL = 1 nF, RL = 10 Ω, VDRVOUT = 0.7 V to 9 V
25
50
Output fall time
CL = 1 nF, RL = 10 Ω, VDRVOUT = 9 V to 0.7 V
10
50
95%
99%
Maximum duty cycle
Minimum controlled duty cycle
93%
At 100 kHz
Ω
ns
2%
ZERO POWER SECTION
Zero power comparator threshold
(2)
Measured on VAOUT
0.2
0.33
0.5
V
Reference variation for VCC < 10.8 V is shown in Figure 12.
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8.6 Typical Characteristics
100
1.2
VIN = 85 V
VIN = 175 V
VIN = 265 V
1.12
95
1.04
90
Power Factor
Efficiency (%)
0.96
85
0.88
0.8
0.72
0.64
80
0.56
VIN = 85 V
VIN = 175 V
VIN = 265 V
75
25
50
75
100
125 150 175
Output Power
200
225
Figure 1. Efficiency vs Output Power
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0.48
250
D001
0.4
25
50
75
100
125 150 175 200
Output Power (W)
225
250
275
D001
Figure 2. Power Factor vs Output Power
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9 Detailed Description
9.1 Overview
The UCC3817A and the UCC3818A family of products provides PFC controllers all the necessary functions for
achieving near unity PFC.
The UCC3817A and UCC3818A, while being pin-compatible with other industry controllers providing similar
functionality, offer many feature enhancements and tighter specifications, leading to an overall reduction in
system implementation cost.
The system performance is enhanced by incorporating many innovative features such as average current-mode
control which maintains stable noise immune low distortion sinusoidal current. Also, the IC features a leading
edge modulation which when synchronized properly with a second stage DC-DC converter can reduce the ripple
current on the output capacitor thereby increasing the overall lifetime of the power supply.
In addition to these features, the key difference between the UCC281xA and the UCC381xA is that the
UCC2817A can work over the extended temperature range of –40 to 85°C as opposed to 0 to 70°C in the case
of the UCC3817A.
9.2 Functional Block Diagram
VCC
15
OVP/EN
10
16 V (FOR UCC3817A ONLY)
SS
13
VAOUT
7
1.9 V
VSENSE
11
7.5 V
VFF
í
í
VOLTAGE
ERROR AMP
+
VREF
10.5 V/10 V (UCC3818A)
ZERO POWER
VCC
í
+
X
÷ MULT
X
CURRENT
AMP
8.0 V
+
OVP
í
í
í
+
PWM
S
+
X2
8
9
UVLO
16 V/10 V (UCC3817A)
ENABLE
+
0.33 V
7.5 V
REFERENCE
DRVOUT
1
GND
2
PKLMT
PWM
LATCH
OSC
R
CLK
MIRROR
2:1
16
Q
R
CLK
IAC
OSCILLATOR
6
í
+
MOUT
5
4
3
12
14
CAI
CAOUT
RT
CT
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9.3 Feature Description
9.3.1 Reference Section and Error Amplifier
The reference is a highly accurate 7-V reference with an accuracy of the reference is 1.5%.
The error amplifier is a classic voltage error amplifier and has a short circuit current capability of 20 mA.
9.3.2 Zero Power Block
When the output of the zero power comparator goes below 2.3 V, the zero power comparator latches the gate
drive signal low.
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Feature Description (continued)
9.3.3 Multiplier
The multiplier has 3 inputs. The inputs to the multiplier are VAOUT, the voltage amplifier error signal, IIAC, a
representation of the input rectified AC line voltage, and an input voltage feedforward signal, VVFF.
The multiplier performs the calculation in Equation 1.
IMOUNT = IAC × (VVAOUT – 1) / (K × VVff2)
where
•
K = 1/V
(1)
As the multiplier output is a current, this is a high-impedance input so the amplifier can be configured as a
differential amplifier. This configuration improves noise immunity and allows for the leading-edge modulation
operation.
9.3.4 Output Overvoltage Protection
When the output voltage exceeds the OVP threshold, the IC stops switching. The OVP reference is at 1.07%.
There is also a 500 mV of hysteresis at the pin.
9.3.5 Pin Descriptions
9.3.5.1 CAI
Place a resistor between this pin and the GND side of current sense resistor. This input and the inverting input
(MOUT) remain functional down to and below GND.
9.3.5.2 CAOUT
This is the output of a wide bandwidth operational amplifier that senses line current and commands the PFC
pulse-width modulator (PWM) to force the correct duty cycle. Compensation components are placed between
CAOUT and MOUT.
9.3.5.3 CT
A capacitor from CT to GND sets the PWM oscillator frequency according to Equation 2:
§ 0.6 ·
f |¨
¸
© RT u CT ¹
(2)
The lead from the oscillator timing capacitor to GND should be as short and direct as possible.
9.3.5.4 DRVOUT
The output drive for the boost switch is a totem-pole MOSFET gate driver on DRVOUT. To avoid the excessive
overshoot of the DRVOUT while driving a capacitive load, a series gate current-limiting/damping resistor is
recommended to prevent interaction between the gate impedance and the output driver. The value of the series
gate resistor is based on the pulldown resistance (Rpulldown which is 4 Ω typical), the maximum VCC voltage
(VCC), and the required maximum gate drive current (IMAX). Using Equation 3, a series gate resistance of
resistance 11 Ω would be required for a maximum VCC voltage of 18 V and for 1.2 A of maximum sink current.
The source current will be limited to approximately 900 mA (based on the Rpullup of 9-Ω typical).
RGATE
VCC
IMAX u Rpulldown
IMAX
(3)
9.3.5.5 GND
All voltages measured with respect to ground. VCC and REF should be bypassed directly to GND with a 0.1-µF
or larger ceramic capacitor.
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Feature Description (continued)
9.3.5.6 IAC
This input to the analog multiplier is a current proportional to instantaneous line voltage. The multiplier is tailored
for very low distortion from this current input (IIAC) to multiplier output. The recommended maximum IIAC is
500 µA.
9.3.5.7 MOUT
The output of the analog multiplier and the inverting input of the current amplifier are connected together at
MOUT. As the multiplier output is a current, this is a high-impedance input so the amplifier can be configured as
a differential amplifier. This configuration improves noise immunity and allows for the leading-edge modulation
operation. The multiplier output current is limited to (2 × IIAC). The multiplier output current is given by Equation 4:
IIAC u (VVAOUT 1)
IMOUT
where
K=
VVFF2 u K
(4)
1
V is the multiplier gain constant.
9.3.5.8 OVP/EN
A window comparator input that disables the output driver if the boost output voltage is a programmed level
above the nominal or disables both the PFC output driver and resets SS if pulled below 1.9 V (typical).
9.3.5.9 PKLMT
The threshold for peak limit is 0 V. Use a resistor divider from the negative side of the current sense resistor to
VREF to level shift this signal to a voltage level defined by the value of the sense resistor and the peak current
limit. Peak current limit is reached when PKLMT voltage falls below 0 V.
9.3.5.10 RT
A resistor from RT to GND is used to program oscillator charging current. TI recommends a resistor between
10 kΩ and 100 kΩ. Nominal voltage on this pin is 3 V.
9.3.5.11 SS
VSS is discharged for VVCC low conditions. When enabled, SS charges an external capacitor with a current
source. This voltage is used as the voltage error signal during start-up, enabling the PWM duty cycle to increase
slowly. In the event of a VVCC dropout, the OVP/EN is forced below 1.9 V (typ), SS quickly discharges to disable
the PWM.
NOTE
In an open-loop test circuit, grounding the SS pin does not ensure 0% duty cycle. See the
application section for details.
9.3.5.12 VAOUT
This is the output of the operational amplifier that regulates output voltage. The voltage amplifier output is
internally limited to approximately 5.5 V to prevent overshoot.
9.3.5.13 VCC
Connect to a stable source of at least 20 mA from 10 V to 17 V for normal operation. Bypass VCC directly to
GND to absorb supply current spikes required to charge external MOSFET gate capacitances. To prevent
inadequate gate drive signals, the output devices are inhibited unless VVCC exceeds the upper undervoltage
lockout voltage threshold and remains above the lower threshold.
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Feature Description (continued)
9.3.5.14 VFF
The RMS voltage signal generated at this pin by mirroring 1/2 of the IIAC into a single pole external filter. At low
line, the VFF voltage should be 1.4 V.
9.3.5.15 VSENSE
This is normally connected to a compensation network and to the boost converter output through a divider
network.
9.3.5.16 VREF
VREF is the output of an accurate 7.5-V voltage reference. This output is capable of delivering 20 mA to
peripheral circuitry and is internally short-circuit current limited. VREF is disabled and remains at 0 V when VVCC
is below the UVLO threshold. Bypass VREF to GND with a 0.1-µF or larger ceramic capacitor for best stability.
See Figure 12 and Figure 13 for VREF line and load regulation characteristics.
9.4 Device Functional Modes
9.4.1 Transition Mode Control
The boost converter, the most common topology used for power factor correction, can operate in two modes:
continuous conduction code (CCM) and discontinuous conduction mode (DCM). Transition mode control, also
referred to as critical conduction mode (CRM) or boundary conduction mode, maintains the converter at the
boundary between CCM and DCM by adjusting the switching frequency.
The CRM converter typically uses a variation of hysteretic control, with the lower boundary equal to zero current.
It is a variable frequency control technique that has inherently stable input current control while eliminating
reverse recovery rectifier losses. As shown in Figure 3, the switch current is compared to the reference signal
(output of the multiplier) directly. This control method has the advantage of simple implementation and good
power factor correction.
L
VAC
D
Q
C
Load
RIAC
IAC
ZCD
X
÷ MULT
X
IMO
+
S
R
Q
Gate Driver
Logic
VEA
+
VREF
UDG−02124
Figure 3. Basic Block Diagram of CRM Boost PFC
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Device Functional Modes (continued)
The power stage equations and the transfer functions of the CRM are the same as the CCM. However,
implementations of the control functions are different. Transition mode forces the inductor current to operate just
at the border of CCM and DCM. The current profile is also different, and affects the component power loss and
filtering requirements. The peak current in the CRM boost is twice the amplitude of CCM, leading to higher
conduction losses. The peak-to-peak ripple is twice the average current, which affects MOSFET switching losses
and magnetics ac losses.
IAVERAGE
(a) CCM
IPEAK
IAVERAGE
(b) DCM
IPEAK
IAVERAGE
Note: Operating Frequency >> 120 Hz
(C) CRM
UDG−02123
Figure 4. PFC Inductor Current Profiles
For low to medium power applications up to approximately 300 W, the CRM boost has an advantage in losses.
The filtering requirement is not severe, and therefore is not a disadvantage. For medium to higher power
applications, where the input filter requirements dominate the size of the magnetics, the CCM boost is a good
choice due to lower peak currents (which reduces conduction losses) and lower ripple current (which reduces
filter requirements). The main tradeoff in using CRM boost is lower losses due to no reverse recovery in the
boost diode vs higher ripple and peak currents.
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10 Application and Implementation
NOTE
Information in the following applications sections is not part of the TI component
specification, and TI does not warrant its accuracy or completeness. TI’s customers are
responsible for determining suitability of components for their purposes. Customers should
validate and test their design implementation to confirm system functionality.
10.1 Application Information
The UCC3817A is a BiCMOS average current mode boost controller for high power factor, high efficiency
preregulator power supplies. Figure 5 shows the UCC3817A in a 250-W PFC preregulator circuit. Off-line
switching power converters normally have an input current that is not sinusoidal. The input current waveform has
a high harmonic content because current is drawn in pulses at the peaks of the input voltage waveform. An
active power factor correction circuit programs the input current to follow the line voltage, forcing the converter to
look like a resistive load to the line. A resistive load has 05 phase displacement between the current and voltage
waveforms. Power factor can be defined in terms of the phase angle between two sinusoidal waveforms of the
same frequency:
PF
cos 4
(5)
Therefore, a purely resistive load would have a power factor of 1. In practice, power factors of 0.999 with THD
(total harmonic distortion) of less than 3% are possible with a well-designed circuit. See the following guidelines
for designing PFC boost converters using the UCC3817A.
NOTE
Schottky diodes, D5 and D6, are required to protect the PFC controller from electrical over
stress during system power up.
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10.2 Typical Application
C10
1 µF
R16
100 Ÿ
C11
1 µF
VCC
R21
383 k
D7
R15
24 k
R13
383 k
D8
L1
1mH
IAC
R18
24 k
AC2
+
C14
1.5 µF
400V
VLINE
85í270 VAC
VO
D1
8A, 600V
F1
D2
6A, 600V
C13
0.47µ F
600V
R14
0.25 Ÿ
3W
6A 600V
VOUT
C12
385VíDC
220µ F
450V
Q1
IRFP450
D3
AC1
í
R17
20 Ÿ
UCC3817A
R9
4.02 k
R12
2k
R10
4.02 k
1
GND
DRVOUT
16
2
PKLIMIT
3
CAOUT
4
CAI
5
MOUT
CT
14
6
IAC
SS
13
RT
12
VSENSE
11
D4
VCC
VCC
D5
R11
10 k
VREF
R8 12 k
C3
1µ F CER
15
C2
100 µF AI EI
C1
560 pF
C9 1.2 nF
C4 0.01 µF
C8 270 pF
R1 12 k
C7 150 nF
D6
R7
100 k
C15 2.2 µF
7
VAOUT
8
VFF
R3 20 k
R2
499 k
C6 2.2 µF
R20
274 k
OVP/EN
10
VREF
9
R6 30 k
C5 1 µF
VO
R19
499 k
R4
249 k
R5
10 k
VREF
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Figure 5. Typical Application Circuit
10.2.1 Design Requirements
Table 3 lists the parameters for this application.
Table 3. Design Parameters
PARAMETER
VIN
TEST CONDITIONS
Input RMS voltage
MIN
TYP
85
MAX
270
UNIT
V
Input frequency
50/60
VOUT
Output Voltage
385
POUT
Output Power
250
W
16
ms
Holdup Time
All line and load conditions
Efficiency
Efficiency at 85 Vrms, 100% Load
THD at Low Line
85 Vrms = 100% Load
5%
THD at High Line
265 Vrms, 100% Load
15%
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420
V
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10.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
10.2.2.1 Power Stage
10.2.2.1.1 LBOOST
The boost inductor value is determined by Equation 6:
VIN(min) u D
LBOOST
'I u fs
(6)
where D is the duty cycle, DI is the inductor ripple current and fS is the switching frequency. For the example
circuit a switching frequency of 100 kHz, a ripple current of 875 mA, a maximum duty cycle of 0.688 and a
minimum input voltage of 85 VRMS gives us a boost inductor value of about 1 mH. The values used in this
equation are at the peak of low line, where the inductor current and its ripple are at a maximum.
10.2.2.1.2 COUT
Two main criteria, the capacitance and the voltage rating, dictate the selection of the output capacitor. The value
of capacitance is determined by the holdup time required for supporting the load after input ac voltage is
removed. Holdup is the amount of time that the output stays in regulation after the input has been removed. For
this circuit, the desired holdup time is approximately 16 ms. Expressing the capacitor value in terms of output
power, output voltage, and holdup time gives Equation 7:
COUT
2 u POUT u 't
VOUT 2
VOUT(min)2
(7)
In practice, the calculated minimum capacitor value may be inadequate because output ripple voltage
specifications limit the amount of allowable output capacitor ESR. Attaining a sufficiently low value of ESR often
necessitates the use of a much larger capacitor value than calculated. The amount of output capacitor ESR
allowed can be determined by dividing the maximum specified output ripple voltage by the inductor ripple current.
In this design holdup time was the dominant determining factor and a 220-µF, 450-V capacitor was chosen for
the output voltage level of 385 VDC at 250 W.
10.2.2.1.3 Power Switch Selection
As in any power supply design, tradeoffs between performance, cost and size have to be made. When selecting
a power switch, it can be useful to calculate the total power dissipation in the switch for several different devices
at the switching frequencies being considered for the converter. Total power dissipation in the switch is the sum
of switching loss and conduction loss. Switching losses are the combination of the gate charge loss, COSS loss
and turnon and turnoff losses, as shown in Equation 8, Equation 9, and Equation 10.
PGATE = QGATE ´ VGATE ´ f S
1
PCOSS = ´ COSS ´ V 2OFF ´ f S
2
1
PON + POFF = ´ VOFF ´ I L (tON + tOFF )´ f S
2
(8)
(9)
where
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
QGATE is the total gate charge
VGATE is the gate drive voltage
fS is the clock frequency
COSS is the drain source capacitance of the MOSFET
IL is the peak inductor current
tON and tOFF are the switching times (estimated using device parameters RGATE
QGD and VTH) and VOFF is the voltage across the switch during the off time, in this case VOFF = VOUT
(10)
Conduction loss is calculated with Equation 11 as the product of the RDS(on) of the switch (at the worst case
junction temperature) and the square of RMS current:
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PCOND = RDS ( on ) ´ K ´ I 2 RMS
where
•
K is the temperature factor found in the manufacturer's RDS(on) vs. junction temperature curves
(11)
Calculating these losses and plotting against frequency gives a curve that enables the designer to determine
either which manufacturer's device has the best performance at the desired switching frequency, or which
switching frequency has the least total loss for a particular power switch. For this design example an IRFP450
HEXFET from International Rectifier was chosen because of its low RDS(on) and its VDSS rating. The IRFP450's
RDS(on) of 0.4 Ω and the maximum VDSS of 500 V made it an ideal choice. An excellent review of this procedure
can be found in the Unitrode Power Supply Design Seminar SEM1200, Topic 6, Design Review: 140 W, [Multiple
Output High Density DC/DC Converter].
10.2.2.2 Soft Start
The soft-start circuitry is used to prevent overshoot of the output voltage during start-up. This is accomplished by
bringing up the voltage amplifier's output (VVAOUT) slowly which allows for the PWM duty cycle to increase slowly.
Use the following equation to select a capacitor for the soft-start pin.
In this example tDELAY is equal to 7.5 ms, which would yield a CSS of 10 nF.
10 PA u tDELAY
7.5V
CSS
(12)
In an open-loop test circuit, shorting the soft-start pin to ground does not ensure 0% duty cycle. This is due to the
current amplifiers input offset voltage, which could force the current amplifier output high or low depending on the
polarity of the offset voltage. However, in the typical application there is sufficient amount of inrush and bias
current to overcome the current amplifier's offset voltage.
10.2.2.3 Multiplier
The output of the multiplier of the UCC3817A is a signal representing the desired input line current. It is an input
to the current amplifier, which programs the current loop to control the input current to give high power factor
operation. As such, the proper functioning of the multiplier is key to the success of the design. The inputs to the
multiplier are VAOUT, the voltage amplifier error signal, IIAC, a representation of the input rectified ac line
voltage, and an input voltage feedforward signal, VVFF. The output of the multiplier, IMOUT, can be expressed as
shown in Equation 13.
IMOUT
IIAC u
VVAOUT 1
K u VVFF2
where
•
K is a constant typically equal to 1 / V.
(13)
The Electrical Characteristics table covers all the required operating conditions for designing with the multiplier.
Additionally, curves in Figure 14, Figure 15, and Figure 16 provide typical multiplier characteristics over its entire
operating range.
The IIAC signal is obtained through a high-value resistor connected between the rectified ac line and the IAC pin
of the UCC3817A and UCC3818A. This resistor (RIAC) is sized to give the maximum IIAC current at high line. For
the UCC3817A and UCC3818A the maximum IIAC current is about 500 mA. A higher current than this can drive
the multiplier out of its linear range. A smaller current level is functional, but noise can become an issue,
especially at low input line. Assuming a universal line operation of 85 VRMS to 265 VRMS gives a RIAC value of 750
kΩ. Because of voltage rating constraints of standard 1/4-W resistor, use a combination of lower value resistors
connected in series to give the required resistance and distribute the high voltage amongst the resistors. For this
design example two 383-kΩ resistors were used in series.
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The current into the IAC pin is mirrored internally to the VFF pin where it is filtered to produce a voltage feed
forward signal proportional to line voltage. The VFF voltage is used to keep the power stage gain constant; and
to provide input power limiting. See Texas Instruments application note Unitrode - UC3854A/B and UC3855A/B
Provide Power Limiting With Sinusoidal Input Current for PFC Front Ends (SLUA196) for a detailed explanation
on how the VFF pin provides power limiting. Equation 14 can be used to size the VFF resistor (RVFF) to provide
power limiting where VIN(min) is the minimum RMS input voltage and RIAC is the total resistance connected
between the IAC pin and the rectified line voltage.
RVFF
1.4 V
| 30 k:
VIN(min) u 0.9
2 u RIAC
(14)
Because the VFF voltage is generated from line voltage it needs to be adequately filtered to reduce total
harmonic distortion caused by the 120 Hz rectified line voltage. Refer to the Unitrode Power Supply Design
Seminar, SEM-700 Topic 7, [Optimizing the Design of a High Power Factor Preregulator.] A single pole filter was
adequate for this design. Assuming that an allocation of 1.5% total harmonic distortion from this input is allowed,
and that the second harmonic ripple is 66% of the input ac line voltage, the amount of attenuation required by
this filter is:
1.5%
66%
0.022
(15)
With a ripple frequency (fR) of 120 Hz and an attenuation of 0.022 requires that the pole of the filter (fP) be placed
at:
fP 120 Hz u 0.022 | 2.6 Hz
(16)
Equation 17 can be used to select the filter capacitor (CVFF) required to produce the desired low pass filter.
CVFF
1
| 2.2 PF
2 u S u RVFF u fP
(17)
The RMOUT resistor is sized to match the maximum current through the sense resistor to the maximum multiplier
current. The maximum multiplier current, or IMOUT(max), can be determined by Equation 18:
IMOUT(max)
IIAC @ VIN(min) u VVAOUT(max) 1 V
K u VVFF2 (min)
(18)
IMOUT(max) for this design is approximately 315 mA. The RMOUT resistor can then be determined by Equation 19:
RMOUT
VRSENSE
IMOUT(max)
(19)
In this example VRSENSE was selected to give a dynamic operating range of 1.25 V, which gives an RMOUT of
roughly 3.91 kΩ.
10.2.2.4 Voltage Loop
The second major source of harmonic distortion is the ripple on the output capacitor at the second harmonic of
the line frequency. This ripple is fed back through the error amplifier and appears as a 3rd harmonic ripple at the
input to the multiplier. The voltage loop must be compensated not just for stability but also to attenuate the
contribution of this ripple to the total harmonic distortion of the system (see Figure 6).
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Cf
VOUT
CZ
Rf
RIN
±
RD
+
VREF
Figure 6. Voltage Amplifier Configuration
The gain of the voltage amplifier, GVA, can be determined by first calculating the amount of ripple present on the
output capacitor. The peak value of the second harmonic voltage is given by Equation 20.
VOPK
PIN
2 Su fR u COUT u VOUT
(20)
In this example VOPK is equal to 3.91 V. Assuming an allowable contribution of 0.75% (1.5% peak to peak) from
the voltage loop to the total harmonic distortion budget we set the gain equal to Equation 21.
( 'VVAOUT) 0.015
GVA
2 u VOPK
where
•
ΔVVAOUT is the effective output voltage range of the error amplifier (5 V for the UCC3817A).
(21)
The network needed to realize this filter is comprised of an input resistor, RIN, and feedback components Cf, CZ,
and Rf. The value of RIN is already determined because of its function as one half of a resistor divider from VOUT
feeding back to the voltage amplifier for output voltage regulation. In this case the value was chosen to be 1 MΩ.
This high value was chosen to reduce power dissipation in the resistor. In practice, the resistor value would be
realized by the use of two 500-kΩ resistors in series because of the voltage rating constraints of most standard
1/4-W resistors. The value of Cf is determined by Equation 22.
Cf
1
(2 S u fR u GVA u RIN)
(22)
In this example Cf equals 150 nF. Resistor Rf sets the dc gain of the error amplifier and thus determines the
frequency of the pole of the error amplifier. The location of the pole can be found by setting the gain of the loop
equation to one and solving for the crossover frequency. The frequency, expressed in terms of input power, can
be calculated by Equation 23.
PIN
fVI2
2S
2
u 'VVAOUT u VOUT u RIN u COUT u Cf
(23)
fVI for this converter is 10 Hz. A derivation of this equation can be found in the Unitrode Power Supply Design
Seminar SEM1000, Topic 1, [A 250-kHz, 500-W Power Factor Correction Circuit Employing Zero Voltage
Transitions].
Solving for Rf becomes Equation 24.
Rf
1
2S u fVI u Cf
(24)
or Rf equals 100 kΩ.
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Due to the low output impedance of the voltage amplifier, capacitor CZ was added in series with RF to reduce
loading on the voltage divider. To ensure the voltage loop crossed over at fVI, CZ was selected to add a zero at a
10th of fVI. For this design, a 2.2-µF capacitor was chosen for CZ. Equation 25 can be used to calculate CZ.
CZ
1
fVI
u Rf
2uSu
10
(25)
10.2.2.5 Current Loop
The gain of the power stage is calculated by Equation 26.
GID(s)
VOUT u RSENSE
s u LBOOST u VP
(26)
RSENSE has been chosen to give the desired differential voltage for the current sense amplifier at the desired
current limit point. In this example, a current limit of 4 A and a reasonable differential voltage to the current amp
of 1 V gives a RSENSE value of 0.25 Ω. VP in Equation 26 is the voltage swing of the oscillator ramp, 4 V for the
UCC3817A. Setting the crossover frequency of the system to 1/10th of the switching frequency, or 10 kHz,
requires a power stage gain at that frequency of 0.383. For the system to have a gain of 1 at the crossover
frequency, the current amplifier needs to have a gain of 1/GID at that frequency. GEA, the current amplifier gain is
then:
GEA
1
GID
1
0.383
2.611
(27)
RI is the RMOUT resistor, previously calculated to be 3.9 kΩ. (see Figure 7). The gain of the current amplifier is
Rf/RI, so multiplying RI by GEA gives the value of Rf, in this case approximately 12 kΩ. Setting a zero at the
crossover frequency and a pole at half the switching frequency completes the current loop compensation.
CZ
CP
1
2 u S u Rf u fC
(28)
1
2 u S u Rf u
fs
2
(29)
CP
CZ
Rf
RI
í
CAOUT
+
Figure 7. Current Loop Compensation
The UCC3817A current amplifier has the input from the multiplier applied to the inverting input. This change in
architecture from previous Texas Instruments PFC controllers improves noise immunity in the current amplifier. It
also adds a phase inversion into the control loop. The UCC3817A takes advantage of this phase inversion to
implement leading-edge duty cycle modulation. Synchronizing a boost PFC controller to a downstream dc-to-dc
controller reduces the ripple current seen by the bulk capacitor between stages, reducing capacitor size and cost
and reducing EMI. This is explained in greater detail in the following section. The UCC3817A current amplifier
configuration is shown in Figure 8.
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L
BOOST
VOUT
í
R
SENSE
Q
+
BOOST
Zf
PWM
MULT
CA
COMPARATOR
í
+
í
+
Figure 8. UCC3817A Current Amplifier Configuration
10.2.2.6 Start-Up
The UCC3818A version of the device is intended to have VCC connected to a 12-V supply voltage. The
UCC3817A has an internal shunt regulator enabling the device to be powered from bootstrap circuitry as shown
in the typical application circuit of Figure 5. The current drawn by the UCC3817A during undervoltage lockout, or
start-up current, is typically 150 µA. Once VCC is above the UVLO threshold, the device is enabled and draws 4
mA typically. A resistor connected between the rectified ac line voltage and the VCC pin provides current to the
shunt regulator during power up. Once the circuit is operational, the bootstrap winding of the inductor provides
the VCC voltage. Sizing of the start-up resistor is determined by the start-up time requirement of the system
design.
IC
R
C
'V
't
(30)
VRMS u (0.9)
IC
where
•
•
•
IC is the charge current
C is the total capacitance at the VCC pin
ΔV is the UVLO threshold and Δt is the allowed start-up time
(31)
Assuming a 1 second allowed start-up time, a 16-V UVLO threshold, and a total VCC capacitance of 100 µF, a
resistor value of 51 kΩ is required at a low line input voltage of 85 VRMS. The IC start-up current is sufficiently
small as to be ignored in sizing the start-up resistor.
10.2.2.7 Capacitor Ripple Reduction
For a power system where the PFC boost converter is followed by a dc-to-dc converter stage, there are benefits
to synchronizing the two converters. In addition to the usual advantages such as noise reduction and stability,
proper synchronization can significantly reduce the ripple currents in the boost circuit's output capacitor. Figure 9
helps illustrate the impact of proper synchronization by showing a PFC boost converter together with the
simplified input stage of a forward converter. The capacitor current during a single switching cycle depends on
the status of the switches Q1 and Q2 and is shown in Figure 10. It can be seen that with a synchronization
scheme that maintains conventional trailing-edge modulation on both converters, the capacitor current ripple is
highest. The greatest ripple current cancellation is attained when the overlap of Q1 off-time and Q2 on-time is
maximized. One method of achieving this is to synchronize the turnon of the boost diode (D1) with the turnon of
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Q2. This approach implies that the boost converter's leading edge is pulse width modulated while the forward
converter is modulated with traditional trailing edge PWM. The UCC3817A is designed as a leading edge
modulator with easy synchronization to the downstream converter to facilitate this advantage. Table 4 compares
the ICB(rms) for D1/Q2 synchronization as offered by UCC3817A vs the ICB(rms) for the other extreme of
synchronizing the turnon of Q1 and Q2 for a 200-W power system with a VBST of 385 V.
iD1
LIN
D1
VBST
iQ2
Q2
IL
IIN
iCB
LOAD
Q1
CBST
Figure 9. Simplified Representation of a 2-Stage PFC Power Supply
ON
OFF
Q1
OFF
ON
iDi
ON
OFF
Q2
ON
OFF
iQ2
iCB
iCB = iDi - iQ2
Figure 10. Timing Waveforms for Synchronization Scheme
Table 4 illustrates that the boost capacitor ripple current can be reduced by about 50% at nominal line and about
30% at high line with the synchronization scheme facilitated by the UCC3817A. Figure 11 shows the suggested
technique for synchronizing the UCC3817A to the downstream converter. With this technique, maximum ripple
reduction as shown in Figure 10 is achievable. The output capacitance value can be significantly reduced if its
choice is dictated by ripple current or the capacitor life can be increased as a result. In cost sensitive designs
where holdup time is not critical, this is a significant advantage.
Table 4. Effects of Synchronization on Boost Capacitor Current
VIN = 85 V
22
VIN = 120 V
VIN = 240 V
D(Q2)
Q1/Q2
D1/Q2
Q1/Q2
D1/Q2
Q1/Q2
D1/Q2
0.35
1.491 A
0.835 A
1.341 A
0.663 A
1.024 A
0.731 A
0.45
1.432A
0.93 A
1.276 A
0.664 A
0.897 A
0.614 A
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An alternative method of synchronization to achieve the same ripple reduction is possible. In this method, the
turnon of Q1 is synchronized to the turnoff of Q2. While this method yields almost identical ripple reduction and
maintains trailing edge modulation on both converters, the synchronization is much more difficult to achieve and
the circuit can become susceptible to noise as the synchronizing edge itself is being modulated.
Gate Drive
From Down
Stream PWM
C1
UCC3817A
D2
CT
CT
D1
RT
RT
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Figure 11. Synchronizing the UCC3817A to a Down-Stream Converter
7.60
7.510
7.55
7.505
VREF ± Reference Voltage - V
VREF ± Reference Voltage - V
10.2.3 Application Curves
7.50
7.45
7.500
7.495
7.490
7.40
9
10
11
12
13
VCC ± Supply Voltage - V
Figure 12. Reference Voltage vs Supply Voltage
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0
5
10
15
20
25
IVREF ± Reference Current - mA
Figure 13. Reference Voltage vs Reference Voltage
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350
1.5
IAC = 150 µA
VFF = 1.4 V
1.3
250
IAC = 150 µA
200
Multiplier Gain - K
IMOUT ± Multiplier Output Current - A
300
IAC = 300 µA
VFF = 3.0 V
150
1.1
0.9
IAC = 300 µA
IAC = 500 µA
100
0.7
50
IAC = 500 µA
VFF = 4.7 V
0
0.5
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
VAOUT ± Voltage Error Amplifier Output - V
VAOUT ± Voltage Error Amplifier Output - V
Figure 14. Multiplier Output Current vs Voltage Error
Amplifier Output
Figure 15. Multiplier Gain vs Voltage Error Amplifier
Output
500
400
(VFF x IMOUT) - W
VAOUT = 5 V
300
VAOUT = 4 V
200
VAOUT = 3 V
100
VAOUT = 2 V
0
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
VFF ± Feedforward Voltage - V
Figure 16. Multiplier Constant Power Performance
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11 Power Supply Recommendations
The supply voltage for the device comes from VCC pin. This pin must be bypassed with a high-frequency
capacitor (greater than 1 µF) and tied to GND. The UCC3817A and UCC2817A has a wide UVLO hysteresis of
approximately 6.3 V that allows use of a lower value supply capacitor on this pin for quicker and easier start-up.
12 Layout
12.1 Layout Guidelines
12.1.1 Bias Current
The bias voltage is supplied either by an external dedicated DC-DC converter or by an auxiliary winding from the
PFC inductor or the 2nd stage DC-DC converter.
The bias capacitor should be large enough to maintain sufficient voltage with AC line variations. Connect a 1-µF
capacitor between VCC and GND as close to the IC as possible. For wide line voltages, an additional 18-V Zener
clamp can also be used.
12.1.2 VREF
Connect a capacitor >=0.1 µF between VREF and GND for stability.
12.2 Layout Example
D2
V0
HIGH TEMPERATURE - SEE
EVM WARNINGS AND
RESTRICTIONS
R18
R15
GND
HS1
D1
D7
Q1
R14
HIGH VOLTAGE SEE EVM WARNINGS AND
RESTRICTIONS
C12
XL1
C10
D8
R16
R10
L1
C11
R9
C13
AC2
R17
R11
C9
C8
R13
D3
XC12
AC1
GND
C2
R21
R12
U1
D4
C3
R22
C1
C4
R8
C15 C14
C7
C6
FA1
UCC3817 EVALUATION BOARD
R7
C5
D5 D6
HIGH VOLTAGE SEE EVM WARNINGS AND
RESTRICTIONS
VCC
SYNC
R1
R2
R19
R3
R4
R20
R5
R6
Figure 17. UCC3817EVM Evaluation Board Layout Assembly
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13 Device and Documentation Support
13.1 Documentation Support
13.1.1 Related Documentation
For related documentation see the following:
1. Differences Between UCC3817A/18A/19A and UCC3817/18/19 (SLUA294)
2. UCC3817 BiCMOS Power Factor Preregulator Evaluation Board (SLUU077)
3. Synchronizing a PFC Controller from a Down Stream Controller Gate Drive (SLUA245)
4. Seminar topic, High Power Factor Switching Preregulator Design Optimization, L.H. Dixon, SEM-700,1990.
5. Seminar topic, High Power Factor Preregulator for Off-line Supplies, L.H. Dixon, SEM-600, 1988.
13.2 Related Links
The table below lists quick access links. Categories include technical documents, support and community
resources, tools and software, and quick access to sample or buy.
Table 5. Related Links
PARTS
PRODUCT FOLDER
SAMPLE & BUY
TECHNICAL
DOCUMENTS
TOOLS &
SOFTWARE
SUPPORT &
COMMUNITY
UCC2817A
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Click here
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Click here
UCC2818A
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Click here
Click here
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Click here
UCC3817A
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Click here
Click here
Click here
Click here
UCC3818A
Click here
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Click here
13.3 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
To receive notification of documentation updates, navigate to the device product folder on ti.com. In the upper
right corner, click on Alert me to register and receive a weekly digest of any product information that has
changed. For change details, review the revision history included in any revised document.
13.4 Community Resource
The following links connect to TI community resources. Linked contents are provided "AS IS" by the respective
contributors. They do not constitute TI specifications and do not necessarily reflect TI's views; see TI's Terms of
Use.
TI E2E™ Online Community TI's Engineer-to-Engineer (E2E) Community. Created to foster collaboration
among engineers. At e2e.ti.com, you can ask questions, share knowledge, explore ideas and help
solve problems with fellow engineers.
Design Support TI's Design Support Quickly find helpful E2E forums along with design support tools and
contact information for technical support.
13.5 Trademarks
E2E is a trademark of Texas Instruments.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
13.6 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
These devices have limited built-in ESD protection. The leads should be shorted together or the device placed in conductive foam
during storage or handling to prevent electrostatic damage to the MOS gates.
13.7 Glossary
SLYZ022 — TI Glossary.
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The following pages include mechanical, packaging, and orderable information. This information is the most
current data available for the designated devices. This data is subject to change without notice and revision of
this document. For browser-based versions of this data sheet, refer to the left-hand navigation.
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PACKAGING INFORMATION
Orderable Device
Status
(1)
Package Type Package Pins Package
Drawing
Qty
Eco Plan
(2)
Lead finish/
Ball material
MSL Peak Temp
Op Temp (°C)
Device Marking
(3)
(4/5)
(6)
(1)
UCC2817AD
ACTIVE
SOIC
D
16
40
RoHS & Green
NIPDAU
Level-1-260C-UNLIM
-40 to 85
UCC2817AD
UCC2817ADR
ACTIVE
SOIC
D
16
2500
RoHS & Green
NIPDAU
Level-1-260C-UNLIM
-40 to 85
UCC2817AD
UCC2817AN
ACTIVE
PDIP
N
16
25
RoHS & Green
NIPDAU
N / A for Pkg Type
-40 to 85
UCC2817AN
UCC2817APW
ACTIVE
TSSOP
PW
16
90
RoHS & Green
NIPDAU
Level-2-260C-1 YEAR
-40 to 85
2817A
UCC2817APWR
ACTIVE
TSSOP
PW
16
2000
RoHS & Green
NIPDAU
Level-2-260C-1 YEAR
-40 to 85
2817A
UCC2818AD
ACTIVE
SOIC
D
16
40
RoHS & Green
NIPDAU
Level-1-260C-UNLIM
-40 to 85
UCC2818AD
UCC2818ADR
ACTIVE
SOIC
D
16
2500
RoHS & Green
NIPDAU
Level-1-260C-UNLIM
-40 to 85
UCC2818AD
UCC2818AN
ACTIVE
PDIP
N
16
25
RoHS & Green
NIPDAU
N / A for Pkg Type
-40 to 85
UCC2818AN
UCC2818APW
ACTIVE
TSSOP
PW
16
90
RoHS & Green
NIPDAU
Level-2-260C-1 YEAR
-40 to 85
2818A
UCC2818APWR
ACTIVE
TSSOP
PW
16
2000
RoHS & Green
NIPDAU
Level-2-260C-1 YEAR
-40 to 85
2818A
UCC2818APWRG4
ACTIVE
TSSOP
PW
16
2000
RoHS & Green
NIPDAU
Level-2-260C-1 YEAR
-40 to 85
2818A
UCC3817AD
ACTIVE
SOIC
D
16
40
RoHS & Green
NIPDAU
Level-1-260C-UNLIM
0 to 70
UCC3817AD
UCC3817ADR
ACTIVE
SOIC
D
16
2500
RoHS & Green
NIPDAU
Level-1-260C-UNLIM
0 to 70
UCC3817AD
UCC3817AN
ACTIVE
PDIP
N
16
25
RoHS & Green
NIPDAU
N / A for Pkg Type
0 to 70
UCC3817AN
UCC3818AD
ACTIVE
SOIC
D
16
40
RoHS & Green
NIPDAU
Level-1-260C-UNLIM
0 to 70
UCC3818AD
UCC3818ADR
ACTIVE
SOIC
D
16
2500
RoHS & Green
NIPDAU
Level-1-260C-UNLIM
0 to 70
UCC3818AD
UCC3818AN
ACTIVE
PDIP
N
16
25
RoHS & Green
NIPDAU
N / A for Pkg Type
0 to 70
UCC3818AN
UCC3818APW
ACTIVE
TSSOP
PW
16
90
RoHS & Green
NIPDAU
Level-2-260C-1 YEAR
0 to 70
3818A
UCC3818APWR
ACTIVE
TSSOP
PW
16
2000
RoHS & Green
NIPDAU
Level-2-260C-1 YEAR
0 to 70
3818A
The marketing status values are defined as follows:
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LIFEBUY: TI has announced that the device will be discontinued, and a lifetime-buy period is in effect.
NRND: Not recommended for new designs. Device is in production to support existing customers, but TI does not recommend using this part in a new design.
PREVIEW: Device has been announced but is not in production. Samples may or may not be available.
OBSOLETE: TI has discontinued the production of the device.
(2)
RoHS: TI defines "RoHS" to mean semiconductor products that are compliant with the current EU RoHS requirements for all 10 RoHS substances, including the requirement that RoHS substance
do not exceed 0.1% by weight in homogeneous materials. Where designed to be soldered at high temperatures, "RoHS" products are suitable for use in specified lead-free processes. TI may
reference these types of products as "Pb-Free".
RoHS Exempt: TI defines "RoHS Exempt" to mean products that contain lead but are compliant with EU RoHS pursuant to a specific EU RoHS exemption.
Green: TI defines "Green" to mean the content of Chlorine (Cl) and Bromine (Br) based flame retardants meet JS709B low halogen requirements of