MC33260
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FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
Pin Numbers are Relevant to the PDIP--8 Version
INTRODUCTION
The need of meeting the requirements of legislation on
line current harmonic content, results in an increasing
demand for cost effective solutions to comply with the
Power Factor regulations. This data sheet describes a
monolithic controller specially designed for this purpose.
Most off--line appliances use a bridge rectifier associated
to a huge bulk capacitor to derive raw dc voltage from the
utility ac line.
Figure 22. Typical Circuit Without PFC
Load
ConverterRectifiers
Bulk
Storage
Capacitor
+
AC
Line
This technique results in a high harmonic content and in
poor power factor ratios. In effect, the simple rectification
technique draws power from the mains when the
instantaneous ac voltage exceeds the capacitor voltage. This
occurs near the line voltage peak and results in a high charge
current spike. Consequently, a poor power factor (in the
range of 0.5 -- 0.7) is generated, resulting in an apparent input
power that is much higher than the real power.
Figure 23. Line Waveforms Without PFC
Line Sag
Rectified DC
AC Line Voltage
AC Line Current
0
0
Vpk
Active solutions are the most popular way to meet the
legislation requirements. They consist of inserting a PFC
pre--regulator between the rectifier bridge and the bulk
capacitor. This interface is, in fact, a step--up SMPS that
outputs a constant voltage while drawing a sinusoidal
current from the line.
Figure 24. PFC Preconverter
ConverterRectifiers
+
AC
Line
Load
Bulk Storage
Capacitor
High Frequency
Bypass Capacitor
PFC Preconverter
MC33260
The MC33260 was developed to control an active solution
with the goal of increasing its robustness while lowering its
global cost.
OPERATION DESCRIPTION
The MC33260 is optimized to just as well drive a free
running as a synchronized discontinuous voltage mode.
It also features valuable protections (overvoltage and
undervoltage protection, overcurrent limitation, ...) that
make the PFC preregulator very safe and reliable while
requiring very few external components. In particular, it is
able to safely face any uncontrolled direct charges of the
output capacitor from the mains which occur when the
output voltage is lower than the input voltage (startup,
overload, ...).
In addition to the low count of elements, the circuit can
control an innovative mode named “Follower Boost” that
permits to significantly reduce the size of the preconverter
inductor and power MOSFET. With this technique, the
output regulation level is not forced to a constant value, but
can vary according to the a.c. line amplitude and to the
power. The gap between the output voltage and the ac line
is then lowered, what allows the preconverter inductor and
power MOSFET size reduction. Finally, this method brings
a significant cost reduction.
A description of the functional blocks is given below.
REGULATION SECTION
Connecting a resistor between the output voltage to be
regulated and the Pin 1, a feedback current is obtained.
Typically, this current is built by connecting a resistor
between the output voltage and the Pin 1. Its value is then
given by the following equation:
Ipin1 =
Vo−Vpin1
Ro
where:
Rois the feedback resistor,
Vois the output voltage,
Vpin1 is the Pin 1 clamp value.
The feedback current is compared to the reference current
so that the regulation block outputs a signal following the
characteristic depicted in Figure 25. According to the power
and the input voltage, the output voltage regulation level
varies between two values (Vo)regL and (Vo)regH
corresponding to the IregL and IregH levels.
Figure 25. Regulation Characteristic
1.5 V
Regulation Block Output
Io
IregL
(97%Iref)
IregH
(Iref)
The feedback resistor must be chosen so that the feedback
current should equal the internal current source IregH when
the output voltage exceeds the chosen upper regulation
voltage [(Vo)regH].