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CURRENT MODE PWM
CONTROL CIRCUITS
DESCRIPTION
The UTC UC3842A/3843A provide the necessary functions to
implement off-line or DC to DC fixed frequency current mode ,
controlled switching circuits with minimal external components.
FEATURES
*Low Start Up Current ( Typical 0.12mA )
*Automatic Feed Forward Compensation
*Pulse-by-Pulse Current Limiting
*Under-voltage Lockout with Hysteresis
*Double Pulse Suppression
*High Current Totem Pole Output to Drive MOSFET Directly
*Internally Trimmed Band Gap Reference
*500kHz Operation
ORDERING INFORMATION
Ordering Number Package Packing
Lead Free Halogen Free
UC3842AL-D08-T UC3842AP-D08-T DIP-8 Tube
UC3842AL-S08-R UC3842AP-S08-R SOP-8 Tape Reel
UC3842AL-S08-T UC3842AP-S08-T SOP-8 Tube
UC3843AL-D08-T UC3843AP-D08-T DIP-8 Tube
UC3843AL-S08-R UC3843AP-S08-R SOP-8 Tape Reel
UC3843AL-S08-T UC3843AP-S08-T SOP-8 Tube
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PIN CONFIGURATION
RT/CT
Output
GND
1
2
3
4
8
7
5
6
Current Sense
COMP
VFB
VREF
VCC
BLOCK DIAGRAM
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ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS (TA=25, unless otherwise specified)
PARAMETER SYMBOL RATINGS UNIT
Supply Voltage(Low Impedance Source) VCC 30 V
Supply Voltage(ICC<30mA) VCC Self Limiting V
Analog Inputs (Pin 2,3) VI
(
ANA
)
-0.3 ~ +6.3 V
Output Current (Peak ) IO
(
PEAK
)
±1 A
Error Amplifier Output Sink Current ISINK
(
EA
)
10 mA
Output Energy (Capacity Load) 5 μJ
Power Dissipation( TA25) DIP-8
PD
1250 mW
SOP-8 800
Derated at TA>25 8 mW/
Junction Temperature TJ +150
Storage Temperature TSTG -65 ~ +150
Note Absolute maximum ratings are those values beyond which the device which the device could be permanently
damaged. Absolute maximum ratings are stress ratings only and functional device operation is not implied.
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(0TA70, VCC=15V, RT=10k, CT=3.3nF, unless otherwise specified)
PARAMETER SYMBOL TEST CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNIT
REFERENCE SECTION
Output Voltage VREF TJ=25,IOUT=1mA 4.9 5 5.1 V
Line Regulation ΔVREF 12VIN25V 6 20 mV
Load Regulation ΔVREF 1IOUT=20mA 6 25 mV
Temperature Stability (Note 1) 0.2 0.4 mV/
Total Output Variation Line, Load, Temp (Note 1) 4.82 5.18 V
Output Noise Voltage VOSC 10Hzf10kHz,TJ=25 (Note 1) 50 μV
Long Term Stability TA=25,1000Hrs (Note 1) 5 25 mV
Output Short Circuit ISC -30 -100 -180 mA
OSCILLATOR SECTION
Initial Accuracy f TJ=25 47 52 57 kHz
Voltage Stability Δf/ΔVCC 12VCC25V 0.2 1 %
Temperature Stability TMINTATMAX (Note 1) 5 %
Amplitude VOSC V
PIN4 peak to peak 1.7 V
ERROR AMPLIFIER SECTION
Input Voltage VI
(
EA
)
V
PIN1=2.5V 2.42 2.50 2.58 V
Input Bias Current II
(
BIAS
)
-0.3 -2 μA
AVOL
2V VOUT4V 60 90 dB
Unity Gain Bandwidth TJ=25 (Note 1) 0.7 1 MHz
PSRR
I2VCC25V 60 70 dB
Output Sink Current IO
(
SINK
)
V
PIN2=2.7V,VPIN1=1.1V 2 6 mA
Output Source Current IO
(
SOURCE
)
VPIN2=2.3V,VPIN1=5V -0.5 -0.8 mA
VOUT High VOH V
PIN2=2.3V, RL=15k to GND 5 6 V
VOUT Low VOL V
PIN2=2.7V,VPIN1=1.1V 0.7 1.1 V
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS(Cont.)
PARAMETER SYMBOL TEST CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNIT
CURRENT SENSE SECTION
Gain GV (Note 2, 3) 2.85 3 3.15 V/V
Maximum Input signal VI
MAX
V
PIN1=5V( Note 2) 0.9 1 1.1 V
PSRR
12VVCC25V 70 dB
Input Bias Current IBIAS -2 -10 μA
Delay to Output VPIN3=0 to 2V 150 300 ns
OUTPUT SECTION
Output Level
Low VOL IO
(
SINK
)
=20mA 0.1 0.4 V
IO
(
SINK
)
=200mA 1.5 2.2 V
High VOH IO
(
SOURCE
)
=20mA 13 13.5 V
IO
(
SOURCE
)
=200mA 12 13.5 V
Rise Time tR TJ=25,CL=1nF (Note 1) 50 150 ns
Fall Time tF TJ=25,CL=1nF (Note 1) 50 150 ns
UNDER-VOLTAGE LOCKOUT OUTPUT SECTION
Start Threshold 3842A VTH(ST) 14.5 16 17.5 V
3843A 7.8 8.4 9 V
Min. Operating Voltage 3842A VOPR(MIN) After Turn On 8.5 10 11.5 V
3843A 7 7.6 8.2 V
PWM SECTION
Duty Cycle MAX D
(
MAX
)
95 97 100 %
MIN D
(
MIN
)
0 %
TOTAL STANDBY CURRENT
Start-up Current IST 0.12 0.3 mA
Operating Supply Current ICC
(
OPR
)
V
PIN2=VPIN3=0V 11 17 mA
VCC Zener Voltage Vz I
CC=25mA 34 V
Note:1. These parameters, although guaranteed, are not 100% tested in production.
2. Parameters measured at trip point of latch with VPIN 2=0.
3. Gain defined as:
4. Adjust VCC above the start threshold before setting at 15V.
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OPEN-LOOP LABORATORY TEST FIXTURE
High peak current associated with capacity loads necessitate careful grounding techniques. Timing and bypass
capacitors should be connected close to Pin 5 in single point GND. The transistor and 5k potentio-meter are used
to sample the oscillator waveform and apply an adjustable Ramp to Pin 3.
UNDER-VOLTAGE LOCKOUT
During Under-Voltage Lockout, the output driver is biased to a high impedance state. Pin 6 should be shunt to
GND with a bleeder resistor to prevent activating the power switch with output leakage currents.
ERROR AMPLIFIER CONFIGURATION
2
1
0.5mA
2.5V
Zf
Zi
Error amplifier can source or sink up to 0.5mA
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CURRENT SENS E CIRCUIT
5
3
1
2R
R1V
CRs
R
Is
Error Amplifier
Current Sense Comparator
Peak current (Is) determined by the formula: ISMAX=1.0V/Rs.
A small RC filter be required to suppress switch transients.
SLOPE COMPENSATION
0.1 F
A fraction of the oscillator ramp can be resistively summed with the current sense signal to provide slope
compensation for converts requiring duty cycles over 50%.Note that capacitor C, forms a filter with R2 to suppress
the leading edge switch spikes.
OSCILLATOR SECTION
Dead time vs. CT(RT>5k) Timing Resistance vs. Frequency
td (μs)
RT (kΩ)
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SHUTDOWN TECHNIQUES
8
3
330
500
1k1
Shutdown
To current
Sense resistor
Shutdown
Shutdown UTC UC3842A can be accomplished by two methods; either raise Pin 3 above 1V or pull Pin 1 below a
voltage two diode drops above ground. Either method caused the output of PWM comparator to be high(refer to
block diagram). The PWM latch is reset dominant so that the output will remain low until the next clock cycle after the
shutdown condition at Pins 1 and/or 3 is removed. In one example, an externally latched shut-down may be
accomplished by adding an SCR which be reset by cycling VCC below the lower UVLO threshold. At this point the
reference turns off allowing the SCR to reset.
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TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Output Saturation Characteristics Error Amplifier Open-Loop Frequency Response
Saturation Voltage (V)
Voltage Gain (dB)
PHASE (Degree)
-50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150
4.96
4.97
4.98
4.99
5.00
5.01
5.02
Temperature ()
Vcc=15V
IOUT=1mA
-50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150
250
300
350
400
450
500
550
Temperature ()
Vcc=9V
VREF Temperature Drift Istart Temperature Drift
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