PFC
PFC
PFC
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Contents
1. 2. System Configurations.......................................................................... 3 Protection Circuits ................................................................................. 3
Over Current Protection (OCP).............................................................................................................. 3 Over Voltage Protection......................................................................................................................... 4 Under Voltage Protection....................................................................................................................... 4
3.
Operating conditions of PFCM demo board:........................................................................................... 5 Output capacitance and Inductance design ............................................................................................ 5 Output Voltage Ripple & Output Capacitance ...................................................................................... 5 Inductance & Input Current Ripple ....................................................................................................... 6 Open Loop Response................................................................................................................................ 6 Current Loop Amplifier .......................................................................................................................... 7 Voltage Loop Amplifier .......................................................................................................................... 7 Control Loop Implementation ................................................................................................................ 8 Current Loop........................................................................................................................................... 8 Voltage Loop........................................................................................................................................... 9 Other Parameters ................................................................................................................................. 10 Over Current Protection....................................................................................................................... 12 Over Voltage Protection....................................................................................................................... 13 DC-link Voltage Control........................................................................................................................... 14
4.
Experimental Results........................................................................... 15
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1. System Configurations
Vac N/ F
Relay
VTH RTH S R
NTC Thermistor
PR
SPM
IN(S) IN(R)
LVIC
Shunt Resistor
VAC-
NSENSE
Control IC
An inrush-current prevention circuit is required due to the large DC link capacitance as shown in Fig. 1. The relay of the circuit should be closed after DC link capacitor is charged far enough. PFCM, mini-SPM and control IC can share single GND stage. Usually, this GND and the NSENSE terminal of PFCM should have the same potential. Large surge voltage is easily produced between P and N terminals by large current switching. To reduce surge voltage it is important to shorten the DC link bus wiring between PFCM and DC link capacitor. In addition, good high frequency characteristic capacitor, such as polypropylene film capacitor should be mounted near to P and N terminals as a snubber.
2. Protection Circuits
Following Fig. 2 shows the timing chart of protection function. There are two kind of protection level for both OCP and OVP. Generally, PFC control ICs have its own OCP and OVP function. Also, user can make the PFCM stop and output the FO signal under preset OC, OV condition using its Csc input.
Over Current Protection (OCP)
[OCP Level1 PFCM] PFCM can protect from over current situation. When OC(over current) situation happens, the PFCM stops operating and generates fault out signal during fault-out duration time(set by CFOD). And then after the duration, it works again according to the input command. Its total propagation delay time may depend on outer op-amp speed. We recommend using a low cost slow op-amp solution with fast protection. It is the OCP level2 protection described in next paragraph. [OCP Level2 (SCP) PFC control IC] By the peak current limit function of PFC control IC, the system is protected from SC(Short Circuit) situation. The recommended current limit of OCP level 2 is higher than
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OV (Over Voltage) protection can be also implemented by dual protection. The DC-link voltage changes slowly because of its large capacitance. So OVP does not need fast response. Therefore it is optional to activate the OVP of PFC controller. [OVP Level 1 - PFC controller] OVP level 1 suppresses voltage overshoot in transient situation. It doesnt generate fault out signal. [OVP Level 2 PFCM] The voltage level of OVP level 2 is higher than that of OVP level 1. When OV situation happens, the PFCM stops operating and generates fault out signal during fault-out duration time(set by CFOD). And then it works again.
IGBT gate will be interrupted when control voltage drops below UV trip level, and the protection will be realeased automatically if the control voltage recovers to the UV reset level.
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Item 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 Switching Frequency Minimum Input Voltage Nominal Input Voltage Maximum Input Voltage Output Max. Power Minimum Output Voltage Nominal Output Voltage OVP level 1 OVP level 2 OCP Level1
Symbol Fsw Vimin Vinom Vimax Po Vomin Vonom VOV1 VOV2 Iripple Iocp1 Iocp2 Rsh Cout
Value 40 176 220 264 5000 350 380 420 440 5 40 50 2 940
Voltage ripple of VDC can be reduced by employing large COUT. In demo board, COUT is set to 940[uF] (470[uF] x 2)
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where:
ILp-p : Peak to peak current of PFC inductor VIN : Input AC voltage VOUTDC : DC link Voltage f : Switching frequency L : Inductance of PFC inductor
I L P P =
V IN (VOUTDC V IN ) fLVOUTDC
(I LP P ) MAX =
VOUTDC 4 fL
( V IN =
1 VOUTDC ) 2
(I LP P ) MAX = 5 A
L=
Current ripple is decided by switching frequency and inductance. To reduce current ripple, high switching frequency and large inductance value is required. It means that employing higher switching frequency can reduce inductor size. But the power losses will increase and it requires more efficient heat sink structure.
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VEA I AC VRMS
2
The difference between the voltage of IMO pin(output of the multiplier) and the voltage of the current sensing resister is amplified by the current loop. The VEA(output of the current loop) is the reference voltage to the comparameter that generates the gating signal. Current loop should be fast enough to catch up with the 120[Hz] input ac current. But too fast speed can distort the current shape due to the switching noise. Therefore, the current loop must be designed to be fast enough to catch up with the 120[Hz] rectified input current, but not too fast for switching noise immunity.
Current Loop Amplifier
Eq. 1 shows the open loop response of power stage. (Refer to UCC3818 datasheet)
G PST =
where:
VS ( s ) V R = DC SH (UCC3818) V IAOUT ( s ) 4 sL
VS : Voltage of shunt resistor VIAOUT : Voltage of RMO VDC : DC link Voltage
(Eq.1)
j(= j2f)
Eq. 2 shows the open loop response of power stage. (Refer to UCC3818 datasheet)
GV .O.L. =
where:
(UCC3818)
(Eq.2)
COUT : DC link capacitance VOUTDC : DC link voltage VEAOUT : Error amplifier output difference (5V) s: j(= j2f)
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fC =
fS 6.7 kHz 6
fC = 3.3kHz , f P = 6 f Z = 20kHz 2
(Eq.3)
fZ =
[Step 3] Rz, Cp, Cz decision Ri is same to RMO. (Refer to other parameters in page 10) Ri = 470[], In Eq.1, G PST
f C = 6.6 kHz
G dB = 20 log
Rz = 40dB Ri
Cz = 1[nF]
Rz = 47[k],
fz =
fp =
1 2R z C z
Cz + C p 2R z C z C p
(Eq.4)
(Eq.5)
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G dB = 20 log G dB = 20 log
G dB = 20 log
1 2fRi C z Rz Ri
1 2fRi C p
Voltage Loop
GV .O. L.
A resistor(RVD) is added between E/A input and sensing resistor. By virtue of large RVD, CVF can be replaced by small SMD type capacitor.
( f CV
= 1.3Hz )
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Vdc
R VL
C VF R VD EAV re f EAOUT
R VS
Other Parameters
f =
0.6 RT CT
RMO =
(Assuming the input current is 50ARMS @ VAC = 100VRMS) RMO = 470[] Rsense = 0.002[]( small resistance can cause distortions at low level current) RAC & Optocoupler circuit: Optocuopler: TLP180
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Rc2
R AX =
270 2 = 64[k] 6 10 3
R L = 390[]
RC1 , RC2 , CL, and an op-amp VFF: ISINE off-set compensation CL = 1[uF], RC1 = 0[], RC2 = 150[],
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+ R 19 R 40
VAC-
O C POUT
R 37 R38
VREF(7.5V)
R 18
PKLIMIT
PFCM
UCC3818
The actual protection level can be slightly different from the calculated value. It depends on PCB layout pattern. About demo board, the designed values are: R18 = R40 = 1.2[k], R19 = R37 = 82[k], R38 = 1.5[k] And the expected OC levels are: 1) OCP level 1
( R + R40 )V REF RSH I PK R19 R38 V I PK = REF V REF = 18 R18 + R19 + R40 RSH R19 R37
I PK 40[ A]
2) OCP level 2
R19 + R40 R18V REF V = REF I PK = R18 RSH I PK RSH (R19 + R40 ) I PK 50[ A]
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About demo board, the designed values are: RX = 15 [k], RY = 1.8 [k], RZ = 870 (270+270+330) [k] And the expected OC levels are: 1) OVP level 1
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R VL
R VS1
R VS2
Outer OP-AMP
R D1
R D2
V SIG
R V EA VL RVS1
R D1 R +R D2 D1
V SIG
The variable VDC voltage is available by just changing VSIG voltage. VEA, the output of voltage error amplifier changes from 0 to 5.5V as its load current. In no load condition, VEA value is almost zero. And the voltage of VDC will be the highest value. The next graph shows VSIG and VDC voltage. The voltage of VDC in low load condition is higher than that of max. load condition.
Max. load VSIG [V] Fig.11. DC link voltage vs. control voltage
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4. Experimental Results
Fig. 12 shows the overall schematics of implemented PFC converter. Table 2 shows the components that are used for the implemented hardware. Fig. 13 shows the input ac current and DC-link voltage waveforms. These figures details are shown in table 3.
NOTE: 1. C8 and C9 should be close as possible!
VCC 1 P VTR-250 C9 104 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 C11 333 Csc TP C14 104 VCC R46 0 U8A 1 1 KA224 1 1 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 VCC 1 VREF C27 104 R37 82K 1 4 U8B 7 KA224 1 Ipk TP 2 2 1 TP5 TP 2 U4 Vcc COM(L) NC IN(R) IN(S) VFO CFOD CSC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC RTH VTH NC NSENSE NR/VAC23 22 21 DCP PR 1 1 2 R7 270K 3216 F 2 R45 270K 3216 F 2 R6 270K 3216 F R44 270K 3216 F R55 270K 3216 F OVP1 TP OVP1 DCN 1 VAO TP 1 1 1 2 1 R9 15K 2012 F 2 1 R29 3.9K 2012 F 1 R43 15K 2012 F 1 C29 104 1 2 JP2 2 C38 104 8 2 27 2 1
Vin TP 1 R13 10 2 PWIN Vfo TP VCC 1 ENA VSIG -FAULT 1 2 C10 101
+ C8 33uF/35V
CNT2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 HEADER 7
26
+ 2 C12 224/630V
25
C4 470uF/450V
C5 470uF/450V
R31 20K
24
OVP1
+ -
VREF
11
C30 101
C31 104
SPM27-GA
N VTR-250
JUMPER
VCC
5 6 C35 101
+ 11
C34 104 1
VREF 2
3 2 1
12V
2 1 4
PCFN-112 3 K1 Q1 BSS133 3
D1 US1J
C44 105
R52
C39 821
R40 1.2K 1 2 3 4 5 6
U5 UC3818 GND PKLMT CAOUT CAI MOUT IAC VAOUT VFF DRVOUT VCC CT SS RT VSENSE OVP/EN VREF
16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9
C17 102 PWIN VCC C24 105 R25 15K C21 104 2 VCC
RY TP 1
2 1 4
PCFN-112 3 K2
R24 10K
C1 105
1 2 1 RV1 SVC471D 2 1
2 C2 224/275V 2 1
2 2
1 2
470K 5025
R42 120K
AC2 VTR-250
F1 220V/30A
470K 5025 R3 1
R53
R22 1
18K
AC1 VTR-250
RT1 NTC
Iac TP
Vref TP Q2 KRC102
2 1
2 1
J1 VTR-250
J6 VTR-250
CAO TP 1
+ C23 33uF/25V
C26 101
C18 102
VREF
2 3 2
C25 1 2 1 2
J2 VTR-250
105
FAN SUPLY
VCC
1 D5 DF08S
ISO1 TLP181 R49 1 2 18K 3216 1 R50 2 18K 3216 1 12V R11 0 JP1 FAN 1 2 3
2 -
Vac TP
12V 1
12V TP
C15 105
R48 150 4
VCC
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TP2 TP
14
<Title> Document Number <Doc> Thursday, September 08, 2005 Sheet 1 of Rev <RevCode> 1
R34 20K
11
VSIG
R30 1M
VCC
PFC SW SW SPDT - 1
D8
R8
LED
4.7k
GND TP
Vcc TP
VCC
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IIN (10A/div)
Table 3.
VAC [V] Fig.13 * VAC and IAC are RMS values 220
IAC [A] 15
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