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Objective data sheet Rev. 1 — 21 June 2012 28 of 47
NXP Semiconductors
SSL4120T
Resonant power supply control IC with PFC
7.8.9 HBC high-frequency protection, HFP-HBC (pin RFMAX)
Normally the converter will not operate continuously at maximum frequency because it will
sweep down to much lower values. Certain error conditions, such as a disconnected
transformer, could cause the converter to operate continuously at maximum frequency. If
zero-voltage switching conditions are no longer present, the MOSFETs can overheat. The
SSL4120T features High-Frequency Protection (HFP) for the HBC controller to protect it
from being damaged in such circumstances.
HFP senses the voltage at pin RFMAX. This voltage indicates the current frequency.
When the frequency is higher than 75 % of the soft start frequency range, the protection
timer is started. The 75 % level corresponds to an RFMAX voltage of V
hfp(RFMAX)
(typ. 1.83 V).
7.8.10 HBC overcurrent regulation and protection, OCR and OCP
(pin SNSCURHBC)
The HBC controller is protected against overcurrent in two ways:
• Overcurrent regulation (OCR-HBC) which increases the frequency slowly; the
protection timer is also started.
• Overcurrent protection (OCP-HBC) which steps to maximum frequency.
A boost voltage compensation function is included to reduce the variation in the output
current protection level.
7.8.10.1 Boost voltage compensation
The primary current, also known as the resonant current, is sensed via pin SNSCURHBC.
It senses the momentary voltage across an external current sense resistor R
cur(HBC)
. The
use of the momentary current signal allows for fast overcurrent protection and simplifies
the stabilizing of overcurrent regulation. The OCR and OCP comparators compare
V
SNSCURHBC
with the maximum positive and negative values.
For the same output power, the primary current is higher when the boost voltage is low. A
boost compensation is included to reduce the dependency of the protected output current
level on the boost voltage. The boost compensation sources and sinks a current from the
SNSCURHBC pin. This current creates a voltage drop across the series resistor R
curcmp
.
The amplitude of the current depends linearly on the boost voltage. At nominal boost
voltage the current is zero and the voltage V
Cur(HBC)
across the current sense resistor is
also present at the SNSCURHBC pin. At the UVP-boost start level V
uvp(SNSBOOST)
, the
current is at a maximum. The direction of the current, sink or source, depends on the
active gate signal. The voltage drop created across R
curcmp
reduces the amplitude at the
pin, resulting in a higher effective current protection level. The amount of compensation is
set by the value of R
curcmp
. Figure 17 shows how the boost compensation works for an
artificial current signal. The sinking compensation current only flows when V
SNSCURHBC
is
positive because of the circuit implementation.