IX9915
INTEGRATED
C
IRCUITS
D
IVISION
2. Functional Description
IX9915 is the functional equivalent of a 4-terminal 431
type precision shunt regulator and a high voltage
Darlington transistor in the same package.
The typical application for IX9915 is shown in
Figure 5.
Figure 5 IX9915 Application Diagram
Dimmer Switch
I3
VREG
Rectifier
R3
IH
R0 IOC
IQ
I1
AC Supply
-
+VLINE
R1
C
B
OC
VCC
VREF
+
_
FB
E
+
_
R2
RE
VSS
This is a simplified application circuit that shows how
the IX9915 can be used in an LED lamp control circuit.
The high voltage Darlington transistor will bleed the
current when VLINE is lower than the predetermined
voltage. The 4-terminal 431 type shunt regulator is
used to monitor VLINE voltage and control the
As VREG increases, the error amplifier's input voltage
FB will also increase. Ramping of VFB beyond the
internal reference voltage causes the error amplifier to
sink more IOC, which in turn decreases VREG
Likewise, a reduction of VREG results in a lessoning of
OC causing VREG to increase.
V
.
I
Darlington transistor bleeding the current (ON) or not
(OFF). When VLINE reaches the predetermined
voltage, the shunt regulator starts to regulate to drive
2.1 Regulation Voltage
V
OC going low, and turns off the Darlington transistor
When connected as shown in the application circuit
above and properly configured, the IX9915 will
regulate VREG such that VFB is equal to VREF(1.299V).
To achieve this, the values of the voltage divider
resistors, R1 and R2, must be set in the following
manner:
to make sure this bleeder circuitry only burns a little
power at the higher VLINE voltage. Maximum bleeding
current IH can be controlled by properly choosing RE
and VREG
.
Regulation of VREG is made possible by applying a
scaled sample of its voltage to pin FB, the error
amplifier's non-inverting input. The error amplifier
compares this scaled voltage against an internal high
accuracy reference voltage and generates an output
current which in turn regulate VREG through the
resistor R3.
R1
-----
R2
VREG
-------------
VREF
=
– 1
Because VREG regulation occurs when VFB=VREF any
change in bias current through R2 at the desired
regulated voltage level will cause a regulation error. As
shown in the Electrical Characteristics table the error
amplifier input at pin FB has an input bias current (IIB)
specification that reduces the current into R2. (IIB is
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