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offthepowersupply.Thisprotectstheloadandsupplyfrom
acontinuousfaultcondition.RemovingtheACinputresets
thiscondition.
TheoutputvoltageisdeterminedbytheZenerdiodeVR2,the
voltagedropacrossR12andtheforwarddropofD9andtheLED
ofoptocouplerU2.ResistorR13providesbiascurrentthrough
D9andVR2,toensurethatVR2isoperatingclosetoitsknee
voltage,whileR12setstheoverallgainofthefeedbackloop.
CapacitorC15boostshighfrequencyloopgaintohelpdistribute
theenabledswitchingcyclesandreducepulsegrouping.
Whentheoutputvoltageexceedsthefeedbackthresholdvoltage,
currentwillowintheoptocouplerLED,causingcurrentowin
thetransistoroftheoptocoupler.WhenthisexceedstheENABLE
pin threshold current the next switching cycle is inhibited,
astheoutputvoltage falls (below the feedback threshold) a
conductioncycleisallowedtooccurandbyadjustingthenumber
ofenabledcyclesoutputregulationismaintained.Astheload
reducesthenumberofenabledcyclesdecreases,loweringthe
effectiveswitchingfrequencyandscalingswitchinglosseswith
load.Thisprovidesalmostconstantefciencydowntovery
lightloads,idealformeetingenergyefciencyrequirements.
PeakSwitchdeviceU1issuppliedfromanauxillarywinding
onthetransformerwhichisrectiedandlteredbyD7andC6.
ResistorR7providesapproximately2mAofsupplycurrentinto
theBYPASSpincapacitorC8.Duringstartuporfaultconditions
whenthebiasvoltageislow,theBYPASSpinissuppliedfrom
ahighvoltagecurrentsourcewithinU1,eliminatingtheneed
forseparatestartupcomponents.
Components Q1-2, R9-11, R14, C13, C16, and VR3 form
anovervoltageandovercurrentprotectioncircuit.Anoutput
overvoltageorovercurrentconditionresSCRQ2,clamping
theoutput voltage and forcing PeakSwitchU1intolatching
shutdownafter30ms.ThelowpasslterformedbyR10and
C13 adds a delay to the over-current sense. The shutdown
conditioncanberesetbybrieyremovingACpowerfor~3
seconds(maximum).ThelatchingfunctionwithinPeakSwitch
signicantlyreducesthesizeoftheSCRandoutputrectier,
D8,astheshortcircuitcurrentonlyowsfor50msbeforethe
supplylatchesoff.
This design meets EN55022 Class B conducted EMI with
>10dBmarginevenwiththeoutputRTNdirectlyconnected
toearthground.
Key Application Considerations
PeakSwitch Design Considerations
Output Power Table
Thedatasheetmaximumoutputpowertable(Table1)represents
themaximumpracticalcontinuousoutputpowerlevelthatcan
beobtainedunderthefollowingassumedconditions:
1. The minimum DC input voltage is 100 V or higher for
85VACinput,or220Vorhigherfor230VACinputor
single100/115VACwithavoltagedoubler.
2. Efciencyof70%forY/Fpackaged devices,75% for P
packageddevicesat85-265VAC,75%for230VACinput
allpackages
3. MinimumdatasheetvalueofI2f
4. Transformerprimaryinductancetoleranceof±10%
5. Reectedoutputvoltage(VOR)of135V
6. Voltageonlyoutputof15VwithanultrafastPNrectier
diode
7. ContinuousconductionmodeoperationwithtransientKP*
valueof0.25
8. Sufcientheatsinkingisprovided,eitherexternally(Y/F
packages)orthroughanareaofPCboardcopper(Ppackage)
tokeeptheSOURCEpinortabtemperatureatorbelow
110°C.
9. Deviceambienttemperatureof50°Cforopenframedesigns
and40°Cforsealedadapters
*Below a value of 1, KP is the ratio of ripple to peak primary
current.Topreventreducedpowercapabilityduetopremature
terminationofswitchingcycles,atransientKPlimitof≥0.25is
recommended.Thisavoidstheinitialcurrentlimit(IINIT)being
exceededatMOSFETturnon.
Peak vs. Continuous Power
PeakSwitchdeviceshavecurrentlimit values that allow the
speciedpeakpowervaluesinthepowertable.Withsufcient
heatsinking,thesepowerlevelscouldbeprovidedcontinuously,
however this may not be practical in many applications.
PeakSwitchisoptimizedforuseinapplicationsthathaveshort
duration,highpeakpowerdemand,butasignicantlylower
continuousoraveragepower.TypicalratioswouldbePPEAK≥
2×PAV E .ThehighswitchingfrequencyofPeakSwitchallows
a small core size to be selected to deliver the peak power,
buttheshortdurationpreventsthetransformerwindingfrom
overheating.Asaveragepowerincreases,itmaybenecessary
toselectalargertransformertoallowincreasedcopperareafor
thewindingsbasedonthemeasuredtransformertemperature.
The power table provides some guidance between peak
power and continuous power in sealed adapters, however
specic applications may differ. For example, if the peak
powerconditionisverylowdutycycle,saya2secondpeak
occurring only at power up to accelerate a hard disk drive,
thenthetransformer’sthermal rise is onlyafunctionofthe
continuouspower.However,ifthepeakpoweroccursevery
200msfor50msthenitwouldneedtobeconsidered.
Inallcases,theacceptabletemperatureriseofthePeakSwitch
andtransformershouldbeveriedunderworstcaseambient
andloadconditions.