Version 2.0 16 6 Dec 2007
F3 PWM controller
ICE3BS03LJG
Functional Description
3.7.3 Protection Modes
The IC provides several protection features which are
separated into two categories. Some enter Latched Off
Mode and the others enter Auto Restart Mode. Besides
the pre-defined protection feature for the Latch off
mode, there is also an external Latch off Enable pin for
customer defined Latch off protection features. The
Latched Off Mode can only be reset if VCC falls below
6.23V. Both modes prevent the SMPS from destructive
states.The following table shows the relationship
between possible system failures and the chosen
protection modes.
3.7.3.1 Latched Off Mode
Figure 25 Latched Off Mode
The VCC voltage is observed by comparator C1. If the
VCC voltage is > 25.5V, the overvoltage detection is
activated. It enters the latch off mode.
The internal Voltage Reference is switched off most of
the time once Latched Off Mode is entered in order to
minimize the current consumption of the IC. This
Latched Off Mode can only be reset if the V
VCC
< 6.23V.
In this mode, only the UVLO is working which controls
the Startup Cell by switching on/off at V
VCCon
/V
VCCoff
.
During this phase, the average current consumption is
only 250µA. As there is no longer a self-supply by the
auxiliary winding, the VCC drops. The Undervoltage
Lockout switches on the integrated Startup Cell when
VCC falls below 10.5V. The Startup Cell is switched off
again when VCC has exceeded 18V. Once the Latched
Off Mode was entered, there is no Start Up Phase
whenever the VCC exceeds the switch-on level of the
Undervoltage Lockout. Therefore the VCC voltage
changes between the switch-on and switch-off levels of
the Undervoltage Lockout with a saw tooth shape (see
Figure 26).
Figure 26 Signals in Latched Off Mode
The Thermal Shutdown block monitors the junction
temperature of the IC. After detecting a junction
temperature higher than latched thermal shutdown
temperature; T
jSD
, the Latched Off Mode is entered.
The signals coming from the temperature detection and
VCC overvoltage detection are fed into a spike
blanking with a time constant of 30µs in order to ensure
the system reliability.
Furthermore, a short winding or short diode on the
secondary side can be detected by the comparator C11
which is in parallel to the propagation delay
compensated current limit comparator C10. In normal
operating mode, comparator C10 controls the
maximum level of the CS signal at 1.06V. If there is a
VCC Overvoltage Latched Off Mode
Overtemperature Latched Off Mode
Short Winding/Short Diode Latched Off Mode
BL pin < 0.25V Latched Off Mode
Overload Auto Restart Mode
Open Loop Auto Restart Mode
VCC Undervoltage Auto Restart Mode
Short Optocoupler Auto Restart Mode
C1
25.5V
Spike
Blanking
30us
&
G1
1
G3
Thermal Shutdown
T
j
>130°C
Latched
Off Mode
VCC
C11
1.66V
Spike
Blanking
190ns
CS
Voltage
Reference
Control Unit
Latched Off
Mode Reset
V
VCC
< 6.23V
T
LE
BL
C2
Latch
Enable
signal
30us
Blanking
Time
0.25V
1ms
counter
UVLO
#
10.5V
t
I
VCCStart
t
0.9mA
V
OUT
V
VCC
18V