4.

Snubber design (RC snubber)

RC snubber  Secondary side diode

T1 D202 L201
EER3016 MBRF10100
12V, 2.5A
1 +10 C201 C202
1000uF 1000uF
C104 25V 25V
R103
10nF 2 -8

56k
R102 1kV
2W D101
C103
30k
100uF UF 4007
3
400V
BD101 2 R105
2KBP06M3N257
40k IC1
FSDM07652R
6
1 3 Vstr 1
Drain
5 D201
NC L202
MBRF1045
Vcc 3
4 5V, 2A
4 Vfb 4 7
GND C105 D102 R104 C203 C204
C102 C106
2 ZD101 22uF TVR10G
5 1000uF 1000uF
220nF 47nF
22V 50V 10V 10V
275VAC 50V
6
5

C301
LF101 4.7nF
23mH

R201

1k

R101 R204

560k
5.6k
1W R202
R203 C205

1.2k

1.2k 47nF
IC301
H11A817A
F1 IC201
C101
RT1 FUSE KA431
220nF R205
5D-9 250V
275VAC
5.6k
2A
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Why Diode voltage oscillates when turned off?

 Oscillation between the leakage inductance and diode output capacitance
 Need to be damped with additional resonant network
Cout

Llk

Llk Llk

3Cout

Cout Z Cout

Llk Llk Cout 1

R= = =
Cout Cout 2f r Cout
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(1) Measure the original resonance period (Tr) (2) Find a capacitor value that doubles the
of the diode voltage waveforms. resonance period when connected in
parallel with the diode.

Csn

D202
MBRF10100

10
C201
1000uF
25V
8

 Tr=46ns  With 680pF capacitor, the resonance period is

approximately doubled (46ns  96ns)
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680pF 30
(3) Calculate the snubber resistor with the following equation.
D202
MBRF10100

10
C201
1000uF
25V
8
 4. Snubber design (RCD snubber)

RCD snubber  Primary side

 4. Snubber design (RCD snubber)

, fs=66kHz)

Experimental results (Csn=2.2nF, Rsn=56k

Vsn 2 122 2 Vsn 2 1432

= = 0.266W = = 0.365W
Rsn 56k Rsn 56k
1 Vsn 1 122 1 Vsn 1 143
Llk I pk 2 f s = (3u ) 1.12 66k = 0.256W Llk I pk 2 f s = (3u ) 1.412 66k = 0.360W
2 Vsn VRO 2 122 65 2 Vsn VRO 2 143 65
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Design Procedure
 Measure the leakage inductance : measure the primary side
inductance with all other windings shorted
LCR meter is not always correct (Normally 50% error) especially the
leakage inductance is small
 Determine the snubber capacitor voltage (Vsn) considering voltage
margin of BVdss
 Calculate the snubber resistor using 2V (V V )
Rsn = sn sn 2RO
Llk f s I pk
 Determine the snubber capacitor considering the snubber capacitor
voltage ripple (1~10nF)
 If the measured drain voltage is different from the designed value,
leakage inductance should be calibrated using

2Vsn (Vsn VRO )

Llk =
Rsn f s I pk 2
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Design Example (VRO=65V, Vin=265Vac(VDC=370V), Ipk=1.5A)

 Measure the leakage inductance with LCR meter: 5uH @ 70kHz

 Determine the snubber capacitor voltage considering voltage margin

of BVdss : Vsn=182V (Vsn+VDC=182+370=552V :85% of 650V)

 Calculate the snubber resistor

2Vsn (Vsn VRO ) 2 182 (182 65)

Rsn = 2
= 2
= 57 k
Llk f s I pk 5u 66k 1.5
 4. Snubber design (RCD snubber)

 Determine the snubber capacitor considering the snubber capacitor

voltage ripple : Csn=2.2nF
 Measured the peak drain voltage : 520V (Vsn=146V)

, Csn=2.2nF
Rsn=56k
Vsn=520-370=150V

# Vsn is different from the

designed value

 Recalculate the leakage inductance with measured Vsn

2Vsn (Vsn VRO ) 2 150 (150 65)
Llk = 2
= 2
= 3uH
Rsn f s I pk 56k 66k 1.5
 4. Snubber design (RCD snubber)

 Recalculate snubber resistor

2Vsn (Vsn VRO ) 2 182 (182 65)
Rsn = 2
= 2
= 95k
Llk f s I pk 3u 66k 1.5

, Csn=2.2nF
Rsn=96k
Vsn=543-370=173V

 The drain voltage is lower than the designed value by 9V due to the
stray resistance (Measured:543V, Designed:552)