TIDUET7G September 2019 – October 2023
In this design, AC current is sensed for current loop control. Only average current is required in the CCM boost PFC control loop. The TMCS1100, a 120-kHz Hall sensor, is a good option for this design. The TMCS1100 has high accuracy across a full temperature range and a very low offset current drift, helping achieve accuracy in input power metering.
The TMCS1100 has four options: 50 mV/A, 100 mV/A, 200 mV/A, and 400 mV/A. The supply voltage could be 3 V to 5.5 V. The offset voltage is set externally. 1.65 V was chosen for this design, which is half of the Vcc of the controller. The maximum input current will reach 14 A at the peak value. In considering the worst case and leaving some margin, the TMCS1100A1 was chosen. The sensing circuits used the OPA376 with one analog switch, SN74LVC1G3157, to scale the voltage to match the ADC range at both the low line and high line. The circuits are shown in Figure 2-2.
Figure 2-2 Current Sensing and Signal Scaling Circuits