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Objective data sheet Rev. 1 — 21 June 2012 26 of 47
NXP Semiconductors
SSL4120T
Resonant power supply control IC with PFC
V
RFMAX
and V
SSHBC/EN
are of opposite polarity. At initial start-up, V
SSHBC/EN
is below
V
fmax(SSHBC)
(typ. 3.2 V), which corresponds to the maximum frequency. During start-up,
C
ss(HBC)
is charged, V
SSHBC/EN
rises and the frequency decreases. The contribution of the
soft start function is zero when V
SSHBC/EN
is above V
fmin(SSHBC)
(typ. 7.9 V).
V
SSHBC/EN
is clamped at a maximum of V
clamp(SSHBC)
(typ. 8.4 V) (frequency is at a
minimum) and at a minimum (≈ 3 V). Below V
fmax(SSHBC)
(maximum frequency), the
discharge current is reduced to a maximum-frequency soft start current of typically 5 μA
The voltage is clamped at a minimum of V
pu(EN)
(typ. 3 V). Both clamp levels are just
outside the operating area of V
fmax(SSHBC)
to V
fmin(SSHBC)
. The margins avoid frequency
disturbance during normal output voltage regulation, but ensure that overcurrent
regulation can respond quickly.
7.8.8.2 Soft start charge and discharge
At initial start-up, the soft start capacitor C
ss(HBC)
is charged to obtain a decreasing
frequency sweep from maximum to operating frequency. As well as being used to softly
start up the resonant converter, the soft start functionality is also used for regulation
purposes (such as overcurrent regulation). C
ss(HBC)
can therefore be charged or
discharged. In the case of overcurrent regulation, a continuous alternation between
charging and discharging takes place. In this way V
SSHBC/EN
can be regulated, thereby
overruling the signal from the feedback input.
The (dis-)charge current can have a high value, I
ss(hf)(SSHBC)
(typ. 160 μA), resulting in a
fast (dis-)charge, or it can have a low value I
ss(lf)(SSHBC)
(typ. 40 μA), resulting in a slow
(dis-)charge. This two-speed soft start sweep allows for a combination of a short start-up
time for the resonant converter and stable regulation loops (such as overcurrent
regulation).
The fast (dis-)charge speed is used for the upper frequency range where V
SSHBC/EN
is
below V
ss(hf-lf)(SSHBC)
(typ. 5.6 V). In the upper frequency range, the currents in the
converter do not react strongly to frequency variations.
Fig 15. Relation between SSHBC/EN voltage and frequency
f
HB
0
V
SSHBC
V
fmax,ss(RFMAX)
V
RFMAX
f
min
f
max
0
V
fmax(SSHBC)
V
fmin(SSHBC)
V
clamp(SSHBC)
V
pu(EN)
I
SNSFB
< I
fmin(SNSFB)
I
fmin(SNSFB)
< I
SNSFB
< I
fmax(SNSFB)
V
RFMAX
f
HB
V
fmax,fb(RFMAX)
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