NCP1910
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PFCok Signal
The PFC provides a “PFCok” signal to:
• enable the dynamic response enhancer (I
VLD
) if V
bulk
is
below 95%, finish of the PFC soft-start,
• enable the PFC frequency foldback,
• enable the timer (t
DEL1
), which is to start the LLC-HB
converter,
• enable the timer (t
DEL2
), which is to stop LLC-HB
converter once “PFCok” is asserted low or V
bulk
is
lower than PG level after LLC-HB has started.
This “PFCok” signal is high when the PFC stage is in
normal operation, i.e. its output is above 95% of normal
output, and low otherwise.
Refer to Figure 54. “PFCok” signal is low when
• the PFC stage start-up, or
• any latch off signal arrives, or
• line brown-out activates.
“PFCok” signal is high when
• DRV starts operating and the PFC stage is above 95%
of target, i.e. the VLD comparator output is high, or
• the PFC stage is above 100% target, i.e. PFC
REG
comparator output is high.
Grand Reset
PFC_OK
Latch
S
R
Q
Q
PFC_BO
+
−
+
−
FB
V
PREF
95% V
PREF
VLD
PFC
REG
DRV
Figure 54. PFCok Signal Block Diagram
PFC Soft-Start
Refer to Figure 52 and 54. The device provides no PFC
driver output when the V
CTRL
is lower than V
CTRL(min)
.
V
CTRL
is pulled low by:
• V
CC
Under-Voltage Lockout, or
• Off Signal from On/Off Pin, or
• Thermal Shut-Down (TSD), or
• Line Brown-Out, or
• PFC Under-Voltage Protection
At one of these situations, NCP1910 grounds the V
CTRL
pin and turns off the 200 mA current source in regulation
block.
When the IC turns on again:
• V
CTRL
will be pulled low and PFC DRV output keeps
off until V
CTRL
is below V
CTRL(min)
to make PFC
starts with lowest duty cycle.
• The 200 mA current source block keeps off. Only the
Operating Transconductance Amplifier (OTA) raises
the V
CTRL
slowly.
This is to obtain a slow increasing duty cycle and hence
reduce the voltage and current stress on the MOSFET. A
soft-start operation is obtained.
PFC Under-Voltage Protection (UVP) for Open Loop
Protection
I
CC7
I
CC2
8% V
PREF
12% V
PREF
V
FB
Operating
Shutdown
Figure 55. PFC Under-Voltage Protection
As shown in Figure 55, when V
FB
is less than 8% of
V
PREF
, the device is shut down. The device automatically
starts operation when the output voltage goes above 12% of
V
PREF
. In normal situation of boost converter configuration,
the bulk voltage V
bulk
is always greater than the input
voltage V
in
and the feedback signal V
FB
has to be always
greater than 8% and 12% of V
PREF
to enable NCP1910 to
operate.