1. General description
The TEA19161T is a fully digital controller for high-efficiency resonant power supplies.
Together with the TEA19162T PFC controller and the TEA1995T dual SR controller, a
complete resonant power supply can be built which is easy to design and has a very low
component count. This power supply meets the efficiency regulations of Energy Star, the
Department of Energy (DoE), the Eco-design directive of the European Union, the
European Code of Conduct, and other guidelines. So, any auxiliary low-power supply can
be omitted.
In contrast to traditional resonant topologies, the TEA19161T (LLC) shows a high
efficiency at low loads due to the newly introduced low-power mode. This mode operates
in the power region between continuous switching (also called high-power mode) and
burst mode.
Because the TEA19161T is regulated via the primary capacitor voltage, it has accurate
information about the power delivered to the output. The measured output power defines
the mode of operation (burst mode, low-power mode or high-power mode). A
configuration pin can easily set the transition levels of the operating modes.
The TEA19161T contains a low-voltage die with a fully digital controller for output power
control, start-up, initializations, and protections. These protections include OverCurrent
Protection (OCP), OverVoltage Protection (OVP), Open-Loop Protection (OLP), and
Capacitive Mode Regulation (CMR). It also contains a high-voltage Silicon-On-Insulator
(SOI) controller for high-voltage start-up, integrated drivers, level shifter, protections, and
circuitry assuring zero-voltage switching.
The TEA19161T is designed to cooperate with the TEA19162T Power Factor Control
(PFC) controller. For communications about start-up and protections, the TEA19161T
contains a digital control interface. The digital control enables a fast latch reset
mechanism. It maximizes the overall system efficiency at low output power levels by
setting the TEA19162T to operate in burst mode.
The TEA19161T/TEA19162T/TEA1995T combination gives an easy to design, highly
efficient and reliable power supply, providing 90 W to 500 W, with a minimum of external
components. The system provides a very low no-load input power (< 75 mW; total system
including the TEA19161T/TEA19162T/TEA1995T combination) and high efficiency from
minimum to maximum load. So, any additional low-power supply can be omitted, ensuring
a significant system cost saving and highly simplified power supply design.
TEA19161T
Digital controller for high-efficiency resonant power supply
Rev. 1 — 10 March 2016 Product data sheet
