TIDUF22 January   2023

 

  1.   Description
  2.   Resources
  3.   Features
  4.   Applications
  5.   5
  6. 1System Description
    1. 1.1 Key System Specifications
  7. 2System Overview
    1. 2.1 Block Diagram
    2. 2.2 Design Considerations
      1. 2.2.1  6-W Auxiliary Power Supply
      2. 2.2.2  AC Input Current Sensing
      3. 2.2.3  DC Bus Voltage Sensing
      4. 2.2.4  AC Input Voltage Sensing
      5. 2.2.5  GaN Driving
      6. 2.2.6  Inrush Current Protection at Powering On
      7. 2.2.7  Overcurrent Protection
      8. 2.2.8  AC Input Undervoltage Protection
      9. 2.2.9  DC Bus Overvoltage Protection
      10. 2.2.10 GaN Temperature Monitor and Protection
      11. 2.2.11 Heat Sink Temperature Monitor and Protection
      12. 2.2.12 UART Heartbeat Report
      13. 2.2.13 Motor Control Interface
    3. 2.3 Highlighted Products
      1. 2.3.1 LMG352xR030
      2. 2.3.2 TMS320F28002x
      3. 2.3.3 UCC2871x
      4. 2.3.4 TLV906x
      5. 2.3.5 TPS54308
  8. 3Hardware, Software, Testing Requirements, and Test Results
    1. 3.1 Hardware Requirements and Assembly
      1. 3.1.1 Test Equipment Requirements
    2. 3.2 Software Requirements
    3. 3.3 Test Setup
    4. 3.4 Test Results
      1. 3.4.1 Test Procedures
        1. 3.4.1.1 Test Procedures Under 90 VAC
        2. 3.4.1.2 Test Procedures Under 220 VAC
    5. 3.5 Performance Data: Efficiency, iTHD, and Power Factor
    6. 3.6 Functional Waveforms
      1. 3.6.1  Test Under 90 VAC, 800-Ω Load
      2. 3.6.2  Power-On Sequence Test Under 220 VAC
      3. 3.6.3  Waveform With Heavy Load
      4. 3.6.4  Buck Auxiliary Power Supply Tests
      5. 3.6.5  AC Drop Test
      6. 3.6.6  GaN Switching Performance
      7. 3.6.7  Thermal Test
      8. 3.6.8  Power-Off Sequence
      9. 3.6.9  Surge Test
      10. 3.6.10 Conducted Emission Test
  9. 4Design and Documentation Support
    1. 4.1 Design Files
      1. 4.1.1 Schematics
      2. 4.1.2 BOM
    2. 4.2 Documentation Support
    3. 4.3 Support Resources
    4. 4.4 Trademarks
  10. 5About the Author

2.2.7 Overcurrent Protection

There are three types of current protections in this design.

Cycle-By-Cycle current protection: TMS320F280025C has comparator subsystems (CMPSS), windowed comparators, which can protect overcurrent in both positive and negative half cycles. In this design, software set at 40-A current triggers CMPSS. CMPSS is configured as cycle-by-cycle protection.

GaN overcurrent protection: GaN pulls down the FAULT signals at overcurrent. The top and bottom FAULT signal are ANDed and reported to TMS320F280025C to create a trip zone (TZ) signal to stop PWM, this is a one-shot-trip protection. Typical drain overcurrent for LMG3522R030 is 70 A.

Overload current protection: software monitors AC input current and stops PFC if the load current is too high. In this design, overload current is set to 26 ARMS in software.