FSD210 , FSD2 00
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reliability is improved without a cost increase. If either of
these thresholds are triggered, the FPS starts an auto-restart
cycle. Once the fault condition occurs, switching is termi-
nated and the Sense FET remain s off. This causes Vcc to
fall. When Vcc reaches the UVLO stop voltage
(6.7V:FSD210, 6V:FSD200), the protection is reset and the
internal high voltage curr ent source charges the Vcc capaci-
tor. When Vcc reaches the UVLO start voltage
(8.7V:FSD210,7V:FSD200), the device attempts to resume
normal operation. If the fau lt conditio n is no longer present
start up will be successful. If it is still present the cycle is
repeated (see figure 10) .
Figure 9. Protection block
4.1 Over Load Protection (OLP) : Over load protection
occurs when the load current exceed s a pre-set level due to
an abnormal situation. If this occurs, the prote ction circuit
should be triggered to protect the SMPS. It is possible that a
short term load transient can occu r un der normal operation.
In order to avoid false shutdowns, the over load protection
circuit is designed to trigger after a dela y. Therefore the
device can differentiate between transient over loads and
true fault conditions. The maximum input power is limited
using the pulse-by-pulse curren t limit feature. If the load
tries to
draw more than this, the output voltage will drop below its
set value. This reduces the optocoupler LED current which
in turn reduces the photo-transistor current (see figure 9).
Therefore, the 250uA current source will charge the feed-
back pin capacitor, Cfb, and the feedback voltage, Vfb, will
increase. The input to the feedback comparator is clamped at
3V. Once Vfb reaches 3V, the device switches at maximum
power, the 250uA current source is blocked and the 5uA
source continues to charge Cfb. Once Vfb reaches 4V,
switching stops.and overload protection is triggered. The
resultant shutdown delay time is set by the time required to
charg e Cfb from 3Vto 4Vwith 5uA a s shown in Fig. 10.
4.2 Thermal Shutdown (TSD) : The Sense FET and the
control IC are integrated, making it easier for the contro l IC
to detect the temperature of the Sense FET. Whe n the tem-
perature exceeds approximately 145°C, thermal shutdown is
activated.
Figure 10. Over load protection delay
5. Soft Start : FSD200/210 has an internal soft start circuit
that gradually increases current throu gh the Sens e FET as
shown in figure 11. The soft start time is 3msec in FSD200/
210.
Figure 11. Internal Soft Start
6. Burst operation : In order to minimize the power dissipa-
tion in standby mode, the FSD200/210 implements burst
mode functionality (see figure 12). As the load decreases, the
feedback voltage decreases. As shown in figure 13, the
device automatically enters burst mode when the feedback
voltage drops below V
BURL
(0.58V). At this point switching
stops and the output voltages start to drop at a rate dependant
on standby current load. This causes the feedback voltage to
rise. Once it passes V
BURH
(0.64V) switching starts again.
The feedback voltage falls and the process repeats. Burst
mode operation alternately enables and disables switching of
the power Sense FET thereby redu cing switc hin g loss in
OSC
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Vfb
S
R
Q
GATE
DRIVER
FSD2xx
OLP, TSD
Protection Block
5uA 250uA
RESET
Vth 4V
OLP
+
-
TSD
S
R
Q
A/R
Cfb
3VR
Vfb
t
3V
OLP
4V
t1 t3
t1<<t2, t3
t1 = -1/RC Χ
Χ Χ
Χ ln( 1-v(t1)/R ) v(t1)=3V
t2 = Cfb Χ
Χ Χ
Χ {v(t1+t2)-v(t1)} /
/ /
/ Idelay
t2
FPS Swi t ch ing Area
Idelay (5uA) charges Cfb IC Reset
under Vstop of UVLO
0.2A
0.25A
0.3A
3mS
Iover
FSD200/210
I(A)
t