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UC3863 LINEAR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT

LOW COST POWER-SAVING

MODE PWM CONTROLLER
FOR FLYBACK CONVERTERS

 DESCRIPTION
The UC3863 is a high performance current mode PWM
controller ideally suited for low standby power. The PWM switching
frequency is programmable externally at normal operation. Low
VDD startup current make the power reliable on startup design and
a large value resistor could be used in the startup circuit to
minimize the standby power. At no load condition, the IC operates
in power-saving mode for lower standby power, decreasing
frequency for Higher conversion efficiency at light load condition.
The UC3863 contains protection with automatic recovery
including OLP (over load protection), OTP (over temperature
protection), OVP (over voltage protection), UVLO (VDD over voltage clamp and under voltage lockout).To protect
the power MOSFET, Gate-drive output is fixed up to 15V max. The UC3863 contains protection OCP (cycle-by-cycle
current limiting).
The internal slope compensation improves system stability at high PWM duty cycle output. Leading-edge
blanking on current sense input removes the signal glitch, which offering minimal external component count in the
design. Excellent EMI performance is achieved with UTC proprietary frequency hopping technique
(ZL201020615247.1) together with soft driver control. Audio noise is eliminated due to switch frequency more than
20kHz during operation.
The UC3863 has such applications as: battery charger, power adaptor, set-top box power supplies, ink jet
printers, open-frame SMPS.
 FEATURES
* UTC proprietary frequency hopping technology for Improved EMI * Programmable PWM Frequency
performance. * Gate output voltage clamped at 15V
* Power-saving mode for high light-load and standby efficiency * Low start-up current
* Dynamic peak current limiting for constant output power * Cycle-by-cycle Current Limiting
* Built-in synchronized slope compensation * Under voltage lockout (UVLO)
* OTP,OLP,OVP and VDD clamp for higher security * Few external components required
 ORDERING INFORMATION
Ordering Number
Package Packing
Lead Free Halogen Free
- UC3863G-AG6-R SOT-26 Tape Reel
UC3863L-D08-T UC3863G-D08-T DIP-8 Tube
- UC3863G-S08-R SOP-8 Tape Reel

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 MARKING
SOT-26 DIP-8 SOP-8

 PIN CONFIGURATION
SOT-26 DIP-8 / SOP-8

 PIN DESCRIPTION
PIN NO.
DIP-8 PIN NAME PIN TYPE DESCRIPTION
SOT-26
SOP-8
1 8 GND P Ground.
Feedback input pin. The PWM duty cycle is determined by
2 7 FB I
voltage level into this pin and SENSE pin input.
A resistor connected between RI and GND sets switching
3 5 RI I frequency. A 100kΩ resistor RI results in a 65KHz switching
frequency.
Current sense input pin. Connected to MOSFET current
4 4 SENSE I
sensing resistor node.
5 2 VDD P Power supply.
6 1 GATE O The totem-pole output driver for driving the power MOSFET.
- 3, 6 NC - No Connection

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 BLOCK DIAGRAM
VDD RI
5/2 3/5

Frequency
Oscillator
Hopping

UVLO
Reference voltage

Driver
OVP
6/1 GATE
Latch
Logic
Control S Q

Burstmode R Q
OTP

FB 2/7
PWM COMP
OCP
Slope Compensation Constant Power Limit

LEB 4/4 SENSE

1/8

GND

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 ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS (TA=25°C, VDD =15V, unless otherwise specified)
PARAMETER SYMBOL RATINGS UNIT
Supply Voltage VDD 30 V
Input Voltage to FB Pin VFB -0.3 ~ 7 V
Input Voltage to CS Pin VSENSE -0.3 ~ 7 V
Junction Temperature TJ +150 C
Operating Temperature TOPR -40 ~ +125 °C
Storage Temperature TSTG -50 ~ +150 C
Note: Absolute maximum ratings are those values beyond which the device could be permanently damaged.
Absolute maximum ratings are stress ratings only and functional device operation is not implied.
 OPERATING RANGE
PARAMETER SYMBOL RATINGS UNIT
Supply Voltage VDD 9 ~ 22 V
 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TA=25°C, VDD=15V, RI =100KΩ，unless otherwise specified)
PARAMETER SYMBOL TEST CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNIT
SUPPLY SECTION
Start Up Current ISTR VDD = VDD(ON)-0.1V 2.5 20 μA
IC Operating current IOP VFB=3.5V 1.2 2.5 mA
VDD Zener Clamp Voltage VCLAMP IDD=10mA 27 28.5 30 V
UNDER-VOLTAGE LOCKOUT SECTION
Start Threshold Voltage VTHD(ON) 12 13.5 15 V
Min. Operating Voltage VDD(MIN) 7 8 9 V
CONTROL SECTION
VFB Open Loop Voltage Level VFB-OPEN 4.8 5.1 V
PWM Input Gain AVCS ∆VFB/∆VCS 3 V/V
Burst-Mode Out FB Voltage VFB(OUT) VSENSE =0 1.6 V
Reduce-Frequency end FB Voltage VFB(END) VSENSE =0 2.55 V
Burst-Mode Enter FB Voltage VFB(IN) VSENSE =0 1.5 V
Normal VFB=3.5V, RI=100KΩ 60 65 70 KHz
Switch Frequency FSW
Power-Saving Before enter burst mode 23 KHz
Duty Cycle DMAX VFB=3.5V, VSENSE=0 70 78 85 %
Frequency Hopping FJ(SW) ±4 %
Frequency VDD Stability FDV VDD=12V~20V 5 %
Frequency Temperature Stability FDT T=-20~100°C 1.5 5 %
RI Resistor Value Range RI 50 100 150 KΩ
Feedback short current IFB 240 uA
Softstart time TSS 2 mS
PROTECTION SECTION
VCC Over Voltage Protection Threshold VOVP VFB=4.2V 22 24 26 V
FB PIN Over Load Protection Threshold VOLP 4.45 V
Over Load Protection Delay-Time TDelay 40 55 70 mS
OTP threshold T(THR) VFB=4.2V 135 °C
CURRENT LIMITING SECTION
Peak Current Flat Threshold Voltage VCS-F VFB=4.2V, Duty≥60% 0.90 0.95 1.00 V
Peak Current Valley Threshold Voltage VCS-V VFB=4.2V, Duty=0% 0.58 0.63 0.68
Lead Edge Blanking Time TLEB 350 ns
DRIVER OUTPUT SECTION
Output Voltage Low State VOL VDD=16, IO=-20mA 0.8 V
Output Voltage High State VOH VDD=16, IO= 20mA 11 V
Output Voltage Rise Time tR CL=1.0nF 100 ns
Output Voltage Fall Time tF CL=1.0nF 60 ns

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 OPERATION DESCRIPTION
The UC3863 devices integrate many useful designs into one controller for low-power switch-mode power
supplies. The following descriptions highlight some of the features of the UC3863 series.
Start-up Current
The start-up current is only 5μA. Low start-up current allows a start-up resistor with a high resistance and a
low-wattage to supply the start-up power for the controller. For AC/DC adaptor with universal input range design, a
2.5~3MΩ, 1/8W startup resistor could be used together with a VDD capacitor to provide a fast startup and low power
dissipation solution.
Power-Saving Mode Operation
The proprietary Power-Saving Mode function provides linearly decreasing the switching frequency under
light-load conditions for higher efficiency. The feedback voltage, which is sampled from the voltage feedback loop, is
taken as the reference. Once the feedback voltage dropped below the threshold voltage, the switching frequency
starts to decrease. This Power-Saving Mode function dramatically reduces power consumption under light-load
conditions. The 22KHz minimum frequency control also eliminates the audio noise at any loading conditions.
At zero load condition, the magnitude of power loss is in proportion to the number of switching events within a
fixed period of time. Reducing switching events leads to the reduction on the power loss and thus conserves the
energy. The UC3863 enter burst mode at standby condition to minimize the switching loss and reduces the standby
power consumption. Power supplies using the UC3863 can easily meet even the strictest regulations regarding
standby power consumption.
Switch Frequency Set
The maximum switch frequency is set through the 100KΩ RI-pin resistor to 65KHz. Switch frequency is
modulated by output power POUT during IC operating. At no load or light load condition, most of the power dissipation
in a switching mode power supply is from switching loss on the MOSFET transistor, the core loss of the transformer
and the loss on the snubber circuit. The magnitude of power loss is in proportion to the number of switching events
within a fixed period of time. So lower switch frequency at lower load, which more and more improve IC’s efficiency
at light load. At from no load to light load condition, The IC will operate at from Burst mode to Reducing Frequency
Mode. The relation curve between fSW and POUT/POUT (MAX) as followed Fig.1. The maximum switch frequency is set
through the RI-pin resistor RI: FSW=6500/RI (KΩ) KHz.

Fig.1 The relation curve between fSW and relative output power POUT/ POUT (MAX)

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Frequency Hopping For EMI Improvement

The Frequency hopping is implemented in the IC; there are two oscillators built-in the IC. The first oscillator is to
set the normal switching frequency; the switching frequency is modulated with a period signal generated by the 2nd
oscillator. The relation between the first oscillator and the 2nd oscillator as followed Fig.2. So the tone energy is
evenly spread out, the spread spectrum minimizes the conduction band EMI and therefore eases the system design
in meeting stringent EMI requirement.

Fig.2 Frequency Hopping

Built-in Slope Compensation

Built-in slope compensation circuit greatly improves the close loop stability at CCM and prevents the
sub-harmonic oscillation.
Leading-Edge Blanking
Each time the power MOSFET is switched on, a turn-on spike will inevitably occur at the sense-resistor. To avoid
premature termination of the switching pulse, a 400ns leading-edge blanking time is built in. Conventional RC
filtering can therefore be omitted. During this blanking period, the current-limit comparator is disabled and it cannot
switch off the gate driver.
Constant Output Power Limit
When the SENSE voltage, across the sense resistor RS, reaches the threshold voltage, around 0.8V, the output
GATE drive will be turned off after a small propagation delay tD. This propagation delay will introduce an additional
current proportional to tD×VIN/Lp. Since the propagation delay is nearly constant regardless of the input line voltage
VIN. Higher input line voltage will result in a larger additional current and hence the output power limit is also higher
than that under low input line voltage. To compensate this variation for wide AC input range, the threshold voltage is
adjusted by the VIN current. Since VIN pin is connected to the rectified input line voltage through a resistor RVIN, a
higher line voltage will generate higher VIN current into the VIN pin. The threshold voltage is decreased if the VIN
current is increased. Smaller threshold voltage, forces the output GATE drive to terminate earlier, thus reduce the
total PWM turn-on time and make the output power equal to that of low line input. This proprietary internal
compensation ensures a constant output power limit for wide AC input voltage from 90VAC to 264VAC.
Under Voltage Lockout (UVLO)
The turn-on and turn-off thresholds of the UC3863 are fixed internally at 15.8V/10V. During start-up, the hold-up
capacitor must be charged to 15.8V through the start-up resistor, so that the UC3863 will be enabled. The hold-up
capacitor will continue to supply VDD until power can be delivered from the auxiliary winding of the main transformer.
VDD must not drop below 10V during this start-up process. This UVLO hysteresis window ensures that hold-up
capacitor will be adequate to supply VDD during start-up.
Gate Output
The UC3863 output stage is a fast totem pole gate driver. Cross conduction has been avoided to minimize heat
dissipation, increase efficiency, and enhance reliability. A good tradeoff is achieved through dead time control. The
low idle loss and good EMI system design is easier to achieve with this dedicated control scheme. An internal 15V
clamp is added for MOSFET gate protection at higher than expected VDD input.

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Protection Controls
The IC takes on more protection functions such as OVP, OLP and OTP etc. In case of those failure modes for
continual blanking time, the driver is shut down. Driver is reset after failure is eliminated.
OVP
The OVP will shut down the switching of the power MOSFET whenever VDD >VOVP. The OVP event as followed
Fig.3.

Fig.3 OVP case Fig.4 OLP case

OLP
OLP will shut down driver when VFB> VOLP for continual a blanking time. The OLP event as followed Fig.4.
OTP
OTP will shut down driver when junction temperature TJ>T (THR).
PCB Layout Note
Noise from the current sense or the control signal can cause significant pulse width jitter in
continuous-conduction mode, and slope compensation helps alleviate these problems. Good placement and layout
practices should be followed. Avoiding long PCB traces and component leads, locating compensation and filter
components near the UC3863, and increasing the power MOS gate resistance is advised.

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 REFRENCE CIRCUIT (19V / 2.1A)

R1 R40 C40
F1 3 LF1 4 LF2 BD1 T1 A
3 4 3 L1
L 4
VOUT+
CX1 4 1
D5
+
1 2 1 2 R7 R8 C41 +
N 2 R6 3 C43 C42
C2 +
R2 C1 C3 B
R23 VOUT GND
5
6

D1
9
R13 D3 R41
C7 +
U3
C10 4 1 R45
U1 D4 R15
R42
UTC UC3863
Q1 3 2 R43
1 6
GND GATE
2
FB VDD 5 R16 C45 C46
3 4
RI SENSE R17

U4
C12 R18
R12 R46 R47
C6
CY1
C11 R20 R22
R21

BOM
Reference Component Reference Component
BD1 2A_600V R6, R23 R 1.5MΩ
C1 CC 10NF/1KV R7, R8 R 47KΩ
C2 ELC 82μF/400V, 105C, ±20% R12 R 100K
C3 CC 1000pF/1KV R13 R 4.7Ω
C6 CC 1nF/50V R15 R 10Ω
C10 ELC 10uF/50V; 105C, ±20% R16 R 47Ω
C7, C46 CC,0.1μF/50V R17 R 10KΩ
C11 CC, 68pF/50V R18 R 1KΩ
C41, C43 ELC 680μF/25V, 105C, ±20% R20, R21 R 1.5Ω
C45 CC,10nF/50V R22 R 2.7Ω
CX1 X-CAP 0.33μF/275VAC R40 R 47Ω
CY1 Y-CAP 1000pF/400V R41 R 820Ω
C40 CC 100pF/1KV, SMD1206 R42 R 2.2KΩ
D4 1N4148, 0.15A/75V R43 R 680Ω
D1 1N4007, 1.0A/1000V R45 R 68KΩ
D3 BAV20W, 1A/200V R46 R 10KΩ
D5 Schottky, 20A/100V T1 RM-8
F1 Fuse 2.0A/250V U1 IC UTC UC3863
LF1, LF2 choke U3 LTV-357-T-C
Q1 10N65, 10A/650V U4 TL431

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 TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS

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