NCP1362
APPLICATION INFORMATION
The NCP1362 is a flyback power supply controller
providing a means to implement primary side constant−
current regulation and secondary side constant−voltage
regulation. NCP1362 implements a current−mode
architecture operating in quasi−resonant mode. The
controller prevents valley−jumping instability and steadily
locks out in a selected valley as the power demand goes
down. As long as the controller is able to detect a valley, the
new cycle or the following drive remains in a valley. Thanks
to a dedicated valley detection circuitry operating at any line
and load conditions, the power supply efficiency will always
be optimized. In order to prevent any high switching
frequency two frequency clamp options are available.
• Soft−Start: 4−ms internal fixed soft start guarantees
a peak current starting from zero to its nominal value
with smooth transition in order to prevent any
overstress on the power components at each startup.
• Cycle−by−Cycle Peak Current Limit: If the max peak
current reaches the V
level, the over current
ILIM
protection timer is enabled and starts counting. If the
overload lasts T delay, then the fault is detected and
OCP
the controller stops immediately driving the power
MOSFET. The controller enters in a double hiccup
mode before autorecovering with a new startup cycle.
• V Over Voltage Protection: If the V voltage
CC
CC
reaches the V
threshold the controller enters in
CC(OVP)
• Quasi−Resonance Current−mode Operation:
implementing quasi−resonance operation in peak
current−mode control optimizes the efficiency by
switching in the valley of the MOSFET drain−source
voltage. Thanks to a proprietary circuitry, the controller
locks−out in a selected valley and remains locked until
the input voltage significantly changes. Only the four
first valleys could be locked out. When the load current
diminishes, valley switching mode of operation is kept
but without valley lock−out. Valley−switching
operation across the entire input/output conditions
brings efficiency improvement and lets the designer
build higher−density converters.
fault mode. Thus it stops driving pulse on DRV pin.
The part enters in double hiccup mode before resuming
operation.
• Winding Short−Circuit Protection: An additional
comparator senses the CS signal and stops the
controller if V reaches V
+ 50% (after a reduced
CS
ILIM
LEB: t
). Short circuit protection is enabled only if
LEB2
4 consecutive pulses reach SCP level. This small
counter prevents any false triggering of short circuit
protection during surge test for instance. This fault is
detected and operations will be resumed like in a case
of V Over Voltage Protection.
CC
• V Over Voltage Protection: if the internally−built
out
• Frequency Clamp: As the frequency is not fixed and
output voltage becomes higher than V
level
OVP
dependent on the line, load and transformer
(V
ref_CV1
+ 26%) a fault is detected. This fault is
specifications, it is important to prevent switching
frequency runaway for applications requiring maximum
switching frequencies up to 90 kHz or 130 kHz. Three
frequency clamp options at 80 kHz, 110 kHz or
140 kHz are available for this purpose. In case
frequency clamp is not needed, a specific version of the
NCP1362 exists in which the clamp is deactivated.
detected and operations are resumed like in the
Over Voltage Protection case.
V
CC
• V Under Voltage Protection: After each circuit power
out
on sequence, V UVP detection is enabled only after
out
the startup timer T . This timer ensures that the
EN_UVP
power supply is able to fuel the output capacitor before
checking the output voltage in on target. After this
startup blanking time, UVP detection is enabled and
monitors the Output voltage level. When the power
supply is running in constant−current mode and when
• Primary Side Constant Current Regulation: NCP1362
controls and regulates the output current at a constant
level regardless of the input and output voltage
conditions. This function offers tight over power
protection by estimating and limiting the maximum
output current from the primary side, without any
particular sensor.
the output voltage falls below V
level, the controller
UVP
stops sending drive pulses and enters a double hiccup
mode before resuming operations.
• V /ZCD Pin Short Protection: at the beginning of each
S
V
OUT
off−time period, the V /ZCD pin is tested to check
S
CV Mode
whether it is shorted or left open. In case a fault is
detected, the controller enters in a double hiccup mode
before resuming operations.
V
NOM
CC Mode
• EMI Jittering: a low−frequency triangular voltage
waveform is added to the CS pin. This helps spreading
out energy in conducted noise analysis. Jittering is
disabled in frequency foldback mode.
I
OUT
0
I
• Frequency Foldback: In frequency foldback mode,
NOM
the system reduces the switching frequency by adding
Figure 27. Constant−Voltage & Constant−Current
th
some dead−time after the 4 valley is detected.
Mode
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