SLUS829G August   2008  – February 2020 UCC2897A

PRODUCTION DATA.  

  1. Features
  2. Applications
  3. Description
    1.     Device Images
      1.      Typical Application Diagram
  4. Revision History
  5. Device Options
  6. Pin Configuration and Functions
    1.     Pin Functions
  7. Specifications
    1. 7.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 7.2 ESD Ratings
    3. 7.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 7.4 Thermal Information
    5. 7.5 Electrical Characteristics
    6. 7.6 Timing Requirements
    7. 7.7 Typical Characteristics
  8. Detailed Description
    1. 8.1 Overview
    2. 8.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 8.3 Feature Description
      1. 8.3.1 Detailed Pin Descriptions
        1. 8.3.1.1  RDEL
        2. 8.3.1.2  RON
        3. 8.3.1.3  ROFF
        4. 8.3.1.4  VREF
        5. 8.3.1.5  SYNC
        6. 8.3.1.6  GND
        7. 8.3.1.7  CS
        8. 8.3.1.8  RSLOPE
        9. 8.3.1.9  FB
        10. 8.3.1.10 SS/SD
        11. 8.3.1.11 PGND
        12. 8.3.1.12 AUX
        13. 8.3.1.13 OUT
        14. 8.3.1.14 VDD
        15. 8.3.1.15 LINEUV
        16. 8.3.1.16 VIN
        17. 8.3.1.17 LINEOV
      2. 8.3.2 JFET Control and UVLO
      3. 8.3.3 Line Undervoltage Protection
      4. 8.3.4 Line Overvoltage Protection
      5. 8.3.5 Pulse Skipping
      6. 8.3.6 Synchronization
      7. 8.3.7 Gate Drive Connection
      8. 8.3.8 Bootstrap Biasing
    4. 8.4 Device Functional Modes
  9. Application and Implementation
    1. 9.1 Application Information
    2. 9.2 Typical Application
      1. 9.2.1 Design Requirements
      2. 9.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        1. 9.2.2.1 Oscillator
        2. 9.2.2.2 Soft Start
        3. 9.2.2.3 VDD Bypass Requirements
        4. 9.2.2.4 Delay Programming
        5. 9.2.2.5 Input Voltage Monitoring
        6. 9.2.2.6 Current Sense and Slope Compensation
      3. 9.2.3 Application Curves
  10. 10Power Supply Recommendations
  11. 11Layout
    1. 11.1 Layout Guidelines
    2. 11.2 Layout Example
  12. 12Device and Documentation Support
    1. 12.1 Documentation Support
      1. 12.1.1 Related Documentation
    2. 12.2 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    3. 12.3 Community Resources
    4. 12.4 Trademarks
    5. 12.5 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    6. 12.6 Glossary
  13. 13Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

Line Undervoltage Protection

As shown in Figure 20, when the input power-source is removed, the power supply is turned off by the line-undervoltage protection because the bootstrap winding keeps the VDD bias up as long as switching takes place in the power stage. As the input voltage of the power supply decreases gradually toward the line-cutoff voltage, the operating duty cycle of the converter must compensate for the lower input voltage. At minimum input-voltage the duty cycle nears the maximum value (DMAX). Under these conditions the voltage across the clamp capacitor approaches the highest value since the transformer must be reset in a relatively short time. The timing diagram in Figure 20 highlights that in the instance when the converter stops switching the clamp-capacitor voltage might be at the maximum level. Since the only load of the clamp capacitor is the power transformer, this high voltage could linger across the clamp capacitor for a long time when the converter is off. With this high voltage present across the clamp capacitor a soft start would be very dangerous, due to the narrow duty cycle of the main switch and the long on-time of the clamp switch. This could cause the power transformer to saturate during the next soft-start cycle.

UCC2897A line_under_shut_wave_SLUS829.gifFigure 20. Line Undervoltage Shutdown Waveforms, P-Channel

To eliminate this potential hazard the UCC2897A controller, discharge the clamp capacitor during power down safely. The OUT and the AUX output continues switching while the soft-start capacitor CSS is being slowly discharged. the function of soft stop is achieved because the AUX pulse-width gradually increases as the clamp voltage decreases, while never applying the high voltage across the transformer for extended period of time.