SLVAF37 January   2021 ATL431LI

 

  1.   Trademarks
  2. 1Introduction
    1. 1.1 TL431 as a Type-2 Amplifier
    2. 1.2 TL431 Solution with Isolation
  3. 2Design Procedures
    1. 2.1 Design Considerations for Optocoupler
    2. 2.2 Design Considerations for Biasing Circuit
    3. 2.3 Schematic Analysis and Waveforms
  4. 3Summary
  5. 4References

Schematic Analysis and Waveforms

GUID-20210119-CA0I-8S3X-JZCJ-GDW4JMTB31TG-low.png Figure 2-5 ATL431LI Design Review in LLC Schematic

Figure 2-5 shows a good starting value and it tells how much total power consumption in the feedback loop is consumed. We see about 1mA from two quiescent current paths. Probably designer would expect <15mW at beginning. However we still have more room to reduce it based on performance advantages of ATL43xLI. The optional Rbias also can contribute effort to minimize loss in tune. In case of system standby mode, which lowers the Vout level, the amount of consumption would decrease more. Let’s define operating behaviors from measured waveforms.

GUID-20210119-CA0I-F4ZX-8QMK-HNTHZGK0LSW0-low.png Figure 2-6 No Load, Light Load, and Heavy Load

Table 2-1 will give designers easy understanding to clarify how the system works. And it would request users to refer to block-diagram of shunt regulator. One note is that reflected VFB_primary are fully dependent on how PWM controller handles it. The Vka is an error amplifier signal decided by feedback loop including compensation network and it also varies in a little change according to optocoupler’s CTR and configuration of primary side.

Table 2-1 Operation of Vout Regulation by Shunt Regulator
Transient NPN I_base NPN I_sink Vka(cathode) Ika I_opto PWM duty
REF > VREF Increased Increased Drop Increased Increased Reduced till VREF > REF
REF < VREF Decreased Decreased Rise Decreased Decreased Expand till REF > VREF