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2.2 Soft-Start
Once V
CC
reaches V
VCC_on
(typically 18V), the device
will initiate a soft-start sequence. This is intended to
minimize the electrical stresses on Q1, D
OUT
, D
VCC
,
and the transformer. The soft-start operates as shown
in Figure 3. The duration of this soft-start is 12mS
nominal and steps V
CS
, the current sense voltage, to
four values, as shown.
Figure 3. Soft-Start
2.3 Normal Operation
Because the IX9908 employs quasi-resonant
operation, its PWM switch-on is set by the zero
crossing of the auxiliary winding voltage, and the
switch-off is set by the current sense voltage.
2.3.1 Zero Crossing & Switch-On Determination
As the application schematic on Page 1 shows, the
voltage from the auxiliary winding is connected to the
zero crossing pin, ZCV, through an RC network. This
network provides a delay so that switch-on can occur
at voltage valley thus enhancing efficiency. The
required time delay, t, should be approximately
one-fourth of the oscillation period (determined by
transformer primary inductor and drain-source
capacitance of Q1) minus the propagation delay from
zero-cross detect to Q1 switch-on, t
delay
.
This time delay, t, should be matched by adjusting
the RC network.
After Q1 is turned off, its V
DS
will show some
oscillation. This will also show on the ZCV input. To
avoid a mis-triggered Q1 turn-on, a ringing
suppression circuit is implemented. The suppression
time has two values that depend on the voltage at
ZCV. If V
ZCV
is greater than 0.7V, then the time is
2.5S nominal. If V
ZCV
is less than 0.7V, then the time
is 42S nominal. Turn-on of Q1 can not occur during
the suppression time, but does occur after a
zero-crossing is detected. In the case of a missed
zero-crossing, a maximum off-time is implemented.
After Q1 has been off for 42S nominal (t
offMax
), it is
turned back on.
2.3.2 Switch-Off Determination
In the application circuit, the primary current is sensed
by R
CS
. The voltage across this resistor, V
CS
, is
applied to the CS input of the device. It is processed
internally, and compared to the voltage at the VR pin,
which is a scaled version of the rectified line voltage.
When the following relation is true, the power switch,
Q1, is turned off.
Leading-edge blanking is used to prevent a false
trigger caused by the voltage spike across R
CS
at the
moment of Q1 turn-on. This blanking time, t
BLKCS
, is
nominally 330nS. To prevent transformer saturation, a
maximum on-time circuit is implemented. Max on-time
for Q1 (GD=H) is 30S nominal.
Time (ms)
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V
CS_SST
(V)
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.1
Maximum Current (Sense Voltage)
During Soft-Start
t
RC
= C
ZCV
(R
ZCV1
// R
ZCV2
)