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STCH03 Application information
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6 Application information
The STCH03 is an off-line CC-mode primary sensing switching controller, specific for offline
quasi-resonant ZVS (zero-voltage-switching at switch turn-on) flyback converters.
Depending on converter's load condition, the device is able to work in different modes (see
Figure 3):
1. QR mode at heavy load. Quasi resonant operation is achieved by synchronizing the
MOSFET turn-on to the transformer demagnetization by detecting the resulting
negative-going edge of the voltage across any winding of the transformer. Then the
system works close to the boundary between discontinuous (DCM) and continuous
conduction (CCM) of the transformer. As a result, the switching frequency will be
different for different line/load conditions (see the hyperbolic-like portion of the curves
in Figure 3). The minimum turn-on losses, low EMI emission and safe behavior in
short-circuit are the main benefits of this kind of operation.
2. Valley-skipping mode at medium/ light load. Depending on voltage on the FB pin, the
device defines the maximum operating frequency of the converter. As the load is
reduced the MOSFET turn-on will no longer occur on the first valley but on the second
one, the third one and so on. In this way the switching frequency will no longer
increase.
3. Burst-mode with no or very light load. When the load is extremely light or disconnected,
the converter will enter a controlled on/off operation with constant peak current.
Decreasing the load will then result in frequency reduction, which can go down even
reduce to a few hundred hertz, thus minimizing all frequency-related losses and
making it easier to comply with energy saving regulations or recommendations. As the
peak current is very low, no issue of audible noise arises.
Figure 3. Multi-mode operation of STCH03
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