SLUAAP2 March   2023 LMG2610 , UCC28782

 

  1.   Abstract
  2.   Trademarks
  3. 1Introduction
    1. 1.1 Design Requirement 1: Managing Thermals Induced by Power Losses
    2. 1.2 Design Requirement 2: Reducing Energy Storage Requirement by Switching at High Frequency
  4. 2A Brief Introduction to GaN's Value
  5. 3The Active Clamp Flyback
    1. 3.1 Power Loss Saving 1: Zero-Clamp Loss
    2. 3.2 Power Loss Saving 2: Zero-Voltage-Switching
  6. 4The Value of GaN in Active Clamp Flyback
  7. 5Leveraging Integrated GaN to Simplify ACF Stage
  8. 6Physical Design Implementations Using LMG2610 Integrated Half-Bridge and UCC28782 ACF Controller
    1. 6.1 UCC28782EVM-030
    2. 6.2 PMP23146
  9. 7Leverage Design Tools for ACF
  10. 8Summary
  11. 9References

UCC28782EVM-030

The first design is a 65-W USB-C PD adapter with the following specifications in Table 6-1.

Table 6-1 UCC28782EVM-030 Specifications
Application USB-C PD Adapters
Input Voltage 85 – 265 Vac
Output 20 V/3.25 A, 15 V/3 A, 9 V/3 A, 5 V/3 A
Max. Power 65 W

The UCC28782EVM-030 is able to achieve a power density of 30 W i n 3 or 1.83 W c c . The UCC28782EVM-030 compact form-factor is show in Figure 6-1.

GUID-20230223-SS0I-BMVR-4SLD-0QFPL2TQQLG0-low.jpg Figure 6-1 UCC28782EVM-030 in High-Density Configuration

This small size is achieved by operating with a maximum switching frequency of approximately 240 kHz, which allows a smaller inductance requirement, and as a result, a smaller transformer core size.

The full load efficiency across input voltage is shown in Figure 6-2.

GUID-20230223-SS0I-7LVS-VR0F-8DMDZZ92CKV1-low.png Figure 6-2 UCC28782EVM-030 Efficiency Across Load

As shown, the design exceeds CoC and DoE efficiency requirements. Additionally, the standby power consumption is kept at a minimum of 48 mW at 115-VAC input and 58 mW at 230-VAC input. This is achieved by the standby modes of operation of LMG2610 and UCC28782.

The thermals, captured at full load after 30 minutes, are shown in the following images.

GUID-20230223-SS0I-PFZR-VSNN-6N3FJLGC1XBX-low.pngFigure 6-3 Vin = 115 Vac Top Side
GUID-20230223-SS0I-SLX0-KWJC-K26HRRL85H7H-low.pngFigure 6-5 Vin = 230 Vac Top Side
GUID-20230223-SS0I-JJTG-JGS7-JZDL5JRP8W9J-low.pngFigure 6-4 Vin = 115 VacBottom Side
GUID-20230223-SS0I-J7P1-RSG2-WPTNXNRDBJWP-low.pngFigure 6-6 Vin = 230 Vac Bottom Side

Temperatures are managed all across the board to provide a thermally reliable operation. This is achieved through the previously discussed power-saving mechanisms such as ZVS, zero-clamp-loss, and current sense emulation.

In summary, this design achieves the small-form-factor goal by successfully managing thermals and switching at high frequency.