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Product data sheet Rev. 1 — 10 March 2016 10 of 46
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TEA19161T
Digital controller for high-efficiency resonant power supply
7.3 LLC system regulation
A typical resonant controller regulates the output power by adapting the operating
frequency.
If the power drops and so the voltage of the LLC converter exceeds the targeted
regulation level (12 V or 19.5 V typical), the optocurrent increases and the voltage at the
SNSFB decreases (see Figure 6
). The resonant controller then increases the frequency
according to its internal frequency control curve. Because of the higher frequency, the
power to the output is reduced and the output voltage drops. If the output voltage
becomes too low, the controller lowers the system frequency, increasing the output power.
In this way, the system regulates the output power to the required level.
As a small change in frequency gives a significant change in output power, frequency
control has a high gain of the control loop. To increase the efficiency at low loads, most
converters switch to burst mode as soon as the output power is below a minimum level.
The burst mode level is mostly derived from the voltage on the SNSFB pin. For a
frequency controlled resonant converter, it implies that the burst mode is entered at a
certain frequency instead of at a certain load. A small variation of the resonant
components then results in a significant variation in power level at which the burst mode is
activated.
In the TEA19161T, the control mechanism is different. The advantage is a constant gain
of the control loop and a burst mode which is derived from the output power. The
TEA19161T does not regulate the output power by adjusting the frequency but by the
voltage across the primary capacitor.
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