HFC0300
Variable Off Time Controller
The Future of Analog IC Technology
DESCRIPTION
HFC0300 is a variable off-time controller that
uses a fixed-peak–current technique to
decrease its frequency as the load lightens. As
a result, it offers excellent efficiency at light-load
while optimizing the efficiency under other load
conditions.
When the frequency decreases to threshold,
the peak current decreases with the decreasing
load to prevent mechanical resonance in the
transformer. The controller enters burst mode
when the output power falls below a given level.
The HFC0300 features various protections such
as thermal shutdown, VCC under-voltage lockout,
overload protection, short-circuit protection, and
over-voltage protection.
The HFC0300 is available in SOIC-7 package.
FEATURES
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Variable Off-Time, Current Mode Control
Universal Main Supply Operation (85VAC to
265VAC)
Frequency Foldback as Load Lightens
Peak-Current Compression to Reduce
Transformer Noise
Active-Burst Mode for Low Standby Power
Consumption
Internal High-Voltage Current Source
Internal 200ns Leading Edge Blanking
Thermal Shutdown (Auto Restart with
Hysteresis)
VCC Under-Voltage Lockout with Hysteresis
Over-Voltage Protection on VCC Pin
Timer-Based Overload Protection
Short-Circuit Protection
Natural Spectrum Shaping for Improved
EMI Performance
APPLICATIONS
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Battery Charger for Portable Electronics
Standby Power Supply
Switched-Mode Power Supplies
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TYPICAL APPLICAION
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ORDERING INFORMATION
Part Number*
Package
SOIC-7
HFC0300HS
Top Marking
HFC0300
* For Tape & Reel, add suffix –Z (e.g. HFC0300HS–Z);
For RoHS compliant packaging, add suffix –LF (e.g. HFC0300HS–LF–Z)
PACKAGE REFERENCE
TOP VIEW
DRV
1
8
HV
CS
2
GND
3
6
VCC
COPM
4
5
FSET
SOIC-7
(4)
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS (1)
Thermal Resistance
HV Breakdown Voltage............. -0.7V to +700V
VCC, DRV to GND....................... -0.3V to +30V
DRV to GND ................................ -0.3V to +18V
FSET, COMP, CS to GND ............. -0.3V to +7V
(2)
Continuous Power Dissipation (TA = +25°C)
SOIC-7……………………………………....1.3W
Junction Temperature.............................. 150°C
Thermal Shut Down ................................. 150°C
Thermal Shut Down Hysteresis.................. 25°C
Lead Temperature ................................... 260°C
Storage Temperature .............. -60°C to +150°C
ESD Capability Human Body Model (All Pins
except Drain) ...........................................2.0kV
ESD Capability Machine Model..................200V
Notes:
1) Exceeding these ratings may damage the device.
2) The maximum allowable power dissipation is a function of the
maximum junction temperature TJ (MAX), the junction-toambient thermal resistance θJA, and the ambient temperature
TA. The maximum allowable continuous power dissipation at
any ambient temperature is calculated by PD (MAX) = (TJ
(MAX)-TA)/θJA. Exceeding the maximum allowable power
dissipation will cause excessive die temperature, and the
regulator will go into thermal shutdown. Internal thermal
shutdown circuitry protects the device from permanent
damage.
3) The device is not guaranteed to function outside of its
operating conditions.
4) Measured on JESD51-7, 4-layer PCB.
θJA
θJC
SOIC-7 ...................................96 ...... 45 ...°C/W
Recommended Operation Conditions (3)
Operating Junction Temp. (TJ)..... -40°C to +125°C
Operating Vcc range....................... 8.2V to 20V
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
VCC=12V, TA=25°C, unless otherwise noted.
Parameter
Symbol
Conditions
Supply Current from Pin HV
IHV
VHV=400V,
Vcc=6V
Break-Down Voltage
VBR
Min
Typ
Max
Unit
Start-up Current Source (Pin HV)
Off-State HV Leakage Current
Supply Voltage Management (Pin VCC)
VCC Increasing Level where the Current Source
Turns Off
VCC Decreasing Level where the Current Source
Turns On
Vcc Re-Charge Level where Protections Occurs
ILeak
mA
700
VHV=400V,
Vcc=10V
V
10
17
μA
VCCOFF
10.7
11.7
12.7
V
VCCON
7.6
8.2
8.8
V
VCCR
5.0
5.5
6.0
V
VCC Decreasing Level where Latch-Off Phase
Ends
VCClatch
Internal IC Consumption ,1nF Load on DRV Pin
Icc
Internal IC Consumption, Latch off Phase
Rising Voltage Threshold on VCC where
Controller Latches Off (OVP)
Integration Time Constraint on the OVP
Comparator
Timing Capacitor(Pin FSET)
Minimum Voltage on FSET Capacitor
Maximum Voltage on FSET Capacitor
Source Current
FSET Capacitor Discharge Time (Active at Drive
Turn-On)
Feedback Management (Pin COMP)
Icclatch
fs=65kHz,
Vcc=12V
Vcc=6V
VOVP
22.5
tINT
0.82
23
tDISCH
VOLP
Over Load Protection Delay Time
tOLP
3.0
V
1.3
mA
500
μA
24
25.5
20
VFSETmin
VFSETmax
IFSET
Over Load Protection Set Point
COMP Decreasing Level where the Controller
Enters the Burst Mode
COMP Increasing Level where the Controller
Leaves the Burst Mode
2
0.88
3.2
28
μs
0.94
33
0.6
0.80
CFSET=330pF
0.85
V
V
V
μA
μs
0.90
74
V
ms
VBURH
3.0
3.2
3.4
V
VBURL
2.9
3.1
3.3
V
Current Sampling Management (Pin CS)
Short-Circuit Comparator Leading-Edge Blanking
Current-Sense Comparator Leading-Edge
Blanking
Maximum Current-Sense Comparator Limit
Short-Circuit Protection Point
tLEB1
150
ns
tLEB2
200
ns
VLimit
VSCP
VCOMP=1V
VSCP
0.45
0.5
1.0
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V
V
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
VCC=12V, TA=25°C, unless otherwise noted.
Parameter
Symbol
Driving Signal (Pin DRV)
Sourcing Resistor
Sinking Resistor
VDRIVE Clamp
Conditions
RH
RL
VDRIVE
Vcc=18V
Min
Typ
10
3
13.7
Max
Unit
Ω
Ω
V
PIN FUNCTIONS
SOIC-7
Pin #
Name
Description
1
2
3
DRV
CS
GND
4
COMP
5
FSET
6
VCC
8
HV
Drive. Output of the drive signal.
Current Sense Input.
Ground.
Switching Frequency Set. A feedback voltage of 0.85V will trigger overload
protection, and a feedback voltage of 3.1V will trigger a burst mode operation.
Frequency Set. Maximum switching frequency set by a capacitor.
IC Supply. Connected to an external bulk capacitor. If an auxiliary winding brings
this pin above 24V, the controller latches off.
High-Voltage Source. Input for the start-up high voltage current source.
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TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
2.7
12
8.5
11.75
8.25
V CCH (V)
2.3
2.1
1.9
0
8
7.75
11
-40 -20 0
20 40 60 80 100 120
7.5
-40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120
20 40 60 80 100 120
78
24.5
0.86
76
24.3
0.84
74
24.1
0.82
0.8
VOVP(V)
0.88
TOCP(ms)
VOLP(V)
11.5
11.25
1.7
1.5
-40 -20
V CCL(V)
2.5
72
23.7
70
0.78
-40 -20 0
20 40 60 80 100 120
68
-40 -20
0.88
30
0.875
29
0.87
28
0.865
27
23.9
23.5
-40 -20 0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
20 40 60 80 100 120
0.51
0.5
IPEAK(V)
FSETMIN(V)
0.505
0.495
0.49
0.485
0.86
-40 -20
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
26
-40 -20 0
20 40 60 80 100 120
0.48
-40 -20 0
20 40 60 80 100 120
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TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
SCP Point vs. Temperature
Comp Increasing Level
Comp Decreasing Level
at which the Controller Enters at which the Controller Leaves
the Burst Mode vs. Temperature the Burst Mode vs. Temperature
0.95
0.93
3.25
3.16
3.23
3.14
0.89
3.21
0
20 40 60 80 100 120
3.17
-40 -20 0 20
3.12
3.1
3.19
0.87
0.85
-40 -20
VBURL(V)
VBURH(V)
IPEAK(V)
0.91
40 60 80 100 120
3.08
-40 -20 0
20 40 60 80 100 120
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HFC0300– VARIABLE OFF TIME CONTROLLER
BLOCK DIAGRAM
Power
Management
VCC(6)
OTP
OVP
GND(3)
OLP
COMP(4)
Fault
Management
Burst Mode
Control
Peak Current
Compression
FSET(5)
Frequency
Control
Start Up Unit
HV(8)
Internal
Power Supply
Driving
Signal
Management
DRV(1)
Current
Comparator
CS(2)
Figure 1: Functional Block Diagram
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HFC0300– VARIABLE OFF TIME CONTROLLER
OPERATION
The HFC0300 incorporates all the necessary
features to build a reliable Switched-Mode Power
Supply (SMPS). Its high level of integration
requires few external components. Based on a
fixed peak current technique, the controller
decreases its frequency with the decreasing load
to minimize switching loss. When the output
power falls below a given level, the controller
enters burst mode. It also has better EMI
performance because the switching frequency
varies with the natural bulk ripple voltage.
Frequency Foldback
A capacitor connected to the FSET pin sets the
frequency at the end of charging. This capacitor
charges from a constant current source and its
voltage is compared with an internal threshold
fixed by COMP voltage (see Figure 2). When this
capacitor voltage reaches threshold, the
capacitor discharges rapidly down to 0V, and a
new period starts after a 0.6μs delay (see Figure
3).
Start-up and Under Voltage Lock-out
Initially, the internal high voltage current source
drawn from the high-voltage (HV) pin powers the
IC. The IC starts switching and the internal highvoltage current source turns off as soon as the
voltage on VCC reaches 11.7V. Then the
auxiliary winding of the transformer supplies the
IC before the VCC voltage falls back below 8.2V.
Otherwise, the switching pulse stops and the
high-voltage current source turns on again.
Figure 4 shows the typical waveform with VCC
under-voltage lockout (UVLO).
The auxiliary
winding takes over
VCC
VCCH=11.7V
VCCL=8.2V
ON
Internal
Current
Source
OFF
FSET
Driving
Signal
0.6µs
pulse
28µA
VCC
S
VOFFSET
0.88V
R
Q
_
Q
Drive
COMP
3.3V
Figure 2: Voltage-Controlled Oscillation
Vfset
Controlled by the
COMP Voltage
Minimum Frequency
Pout Decrease
IFSET=28µA
Pout Increase
Maximum Frequency
Figure 3: COMP-Voltage–Adjusted Switching
Frequency
Figure 4: VCC Under-Voltage Lockout
The lower threshold of VCC UVLO goes from 8.2V
to 5.5V when fault conditions happen, such as
over-load protection (OLP), over-voltage protection
(OVP), and over-temperature protection (OTP).
Over-Voltage Protection
By monitoring the VCC pin with a 20µs timeconstant filter, the HFC0300 goes into latched
fault condition whenever an over-voltage
condition occurs—if VCC goes above 24V,
typically. The controller stays fully latched in this
position until the VCC is cycled down to 3.0V, e.g.
when the user unplugs the power supply from the
main input and re-plugs it.
Over-Load Protection
In a flyback converter, the maximum output
power is limited by the maximum switching
frequency and primary peak current. As the
primary peak current is constant, the maximum
power is limited by maximum frequency. When
the switching frequency reaches the maximum,
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the output voltage decreases if the load
continues to increase. COMP then drops below
the over-load protection (OLP) point because
feedback is equivalent to an open circuit.
By continuously monitoring the COMP, when the
COMP voltage drops below 0.85V—which is
considered an error—the timer starts counting. If
the error flag is removed, the timer resets. If the
timer reaches completion at the delay time
determined by the FSET capacitor (for example,
74ms at CFSET=330pF), OLP takes place. This
timer avoids triggering OLP when the power
supply is at start-up or load transition phase.
Therefore the power supply should start-up in
less than over load protection delay time, as
determined by the following equation:
t delay ≈ 74ms ×
CFSET
330pF
Short Circuit Protection
The HFC0300 shuts down when the CS voltage
rises higher than 1V using short-circuit protection
(SCP). As soon as the fault disappears, the
power supply resumes operation. During SCP,
the VCC UVLO lower threshold goes from 8.2V
to 5.5V.
Thermal Shutdown
The HFC0300 shuts down switching when the
inner temperature exceeds 150°C to prevent
damaging high temperatures. As soon as the inner
temperature drops below 125°C, the power
supply resumes operation. During the thermal
shutdown (TSD), the VCC UVLO lower threshold
goes from 8.2V to 5.5V.
Peak current compression
As the load becomes lighter, the frequency
decreases and may enter the audible range. To
avoid exciting mechanical resonances in the
transformer and generating acoustic noise, the
HFC0300 reduces the peak current as power
goes down and thus reduces noise issues.
Peak
Current(V)
Peak Current
Compression
Constant
Peak Current
Burst
Mode
0.5
0.167
2.1
0.9
3.1
3.2 COMP(V)
Figure 5: Peak Current vs. COMP
Burst Operation
The HFC0300 enters burst-mode operation to
minimize power dissipation in no load or light
load conditions. As the load decreases, the
COMP voltage increases; The IC stops switching
when the COMP voltage increases over the
threshold, VBRUH = 3.2V. The output voltage then
drops, which causes the COMP voltage to
decrease further. Once the COMP voltage falls
below the threshold VBRUL = 3.1V, switching
resumes and the COMP voltage then oscilates.
The burst mode operation alternately enables
and disables switching cycle of the MOSFET.
Leading-Edge Blanking
In order to avoid the premature termination of the
switching pulse due to the parasitic capacitance,
an internal leading-edge blanking (LEB) unit is
employed between the CS pin and the current
comparator input. During the blanking time, the
current comparator is disabled and can not turn
off the external MOSFET. Figure 6 shows the
leading-edge blanking.
VLimit
TLEB=200nS
Figure 5 shows the curve of peak current versus
COMP.
t
Figure 6: Leading-Edge Blanking
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Start
Y
Internal High Voltage
Current Source ON
Shut Down
Internal High Voltage
Current Source
Y
Vcc>11.7V
N
Vcc Decrease
to 5.5V
Shut off the
Switching
Pulse
Y
Vcc24V
Soft Start
N
Vcc3.2V
0.85V6,7
2mm
0.3mm*5
14
N4
2mm
2->1
2mm
0.3mm*1
42
1
1
3
3
3
Experimental Verification
A physical prototype based on Figure 13 was
used to verify both the design procedure
presented in this application note, and the
performance. The input ranged between 90VAC
and 265VAC, and the output was at 24V/1.5A.
The converter operates in BCM at 90VAC input
and full load. Figure 17 and Figure 18 the current
and drain voltage waveforms of the primary
MOSFET. Figure 19 shows the burst mode
function of the controller at light load.
To minimize power dissipation at no load or light
load, the HFC0300 enters burst-mode operation.
As the load decreases, the COMP voltage
increases. The HF0300 skips switching cycles
when the COMP voltage increases over the
threshold VBURH = 3.2V. The output voltage drops,
causing the COMP voltage to decrease again.
Once the COMP voltage falls below the threshold
VBURL = 3.1V, switching resumes. The COMP
voltage then rings. The burst mode operation
alternately enables and disables switching cycles
of the MOSFET thereby reducing switching loss
in the no load or light load conditions.
Figure 20 shows over-load protection. When
COMP is low, the controller stops switching after
6000 switching cycles (about 100ms for this
application)
Figure 21 shows the measured efficiency. From
the efficiency curve, the efficiency is still high at
light load condition due to decreased switching
frequency. Also the power consumption at no
load is given in Table 2. In burst mode, the power
loss with no load is very small, even with high
line input.
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VDS
CS
Figure 17: Drain Current and Voltage of MOSFET at Low-Line
Input (90VAC); CH2 - CS, CH3, VDS
VDS
CS
Figure 18: Drain Current and Voltage of MOSFET at High-Line
Input (230VAC); CS2 - CS, CH3 - VDS
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Figure 19: Burst Mode; CH2 - COMP, CH3 - DRV
Vout
DRV
Iout
COMP
Figure 20: Overload Protection; CH1 - VOUT, CH2 - DRV, CH4 IOUT
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90.00%
88.00%
Efficiency(%)
86.00%
84.00%
82.00%
80.00%
78.00%
76.00%
74.00%
72.00%
0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
Output Current Io(A)
Vin=115VAC
Vin=230VAC
Figure 21: Measured Efficiency
Table 2: No-Load Loss at Different Line Voltages
Input voltage
(VAC, RMS)
Power loss (mW)
90
115
230
265
74.4
77.2
110.1
121.9
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PACKAGE INFORMATION
SOIC-7
0.189(4.80)
0.197(5.00)
8
0.050(1.27)
0.024(0.61)
5
0.063(1.60)
0.150(3.80)
0.157(4.00)
PIN 1 ID
1
0.228(5.80)
0.244(6.20)
0.213(5.40)
4
TOP VIEW
RECOMMENDED LAND PATTERN
0.053(1.35)
0.069(1.75)
SEATING PLANE
0.004(0.10)
0.010(0.25)
0.013(0.33)
0.020(0.51)
0.050(1.27)
BSC
0.0075(0.19)
0.0098(0.25)
SEE DETAIL "A"
SIDE VIEW
FRONT VIEW
0.010(0.25)
x 45o
0.020(0.50)
GAUGE PLANE
0.010(0.25) BSC
0o-8o
0.016(0.41)
0.050(1.27)
DETAIL "A"
NOTE:
1) CONTROL DIMENSION IS IN INCHES. DIMENSION IN
BRACKET IS IN MILLIMETERS.
2) PACKAGE LENGTH DOES NOT INCLUDE MOLD FLASH
,
PROTRUSIONS OR GATE BURRS.
3) PACKAGE WIDTH DOES NOT INCLUDE INTERLEAD FLASH
OR PROTRUSIONS.
4) LEAD COPLANARITY(BOTTOM OF LEADS AFTER FORMING)
SHALL BE 0.004" INCHES MAX.
5) JEDEC REFERENCE IS MS-012.
6) DRAWING IS NOT TO SCALE.
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party Intellectual Property rights are not infringed upon when integrating MPS products into any application. MPS will not
assume any legal responsibility for any said applications.
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