NCP1030
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OPERATING DESCRIPTION
Introduction
The NCP1030 is a miniature, monolithic Voltage–Mode
switching regulator designed to operate from a 48 V supply,
commonly found in telecommunication systems. It is a fixed
frequency regulator optimized for operation up to 1 MHz.
The NCP1030 incorporates in a single IC all the active
power, control logic and protection circuitry required to
implement, with a minimum of external components,
several switching regulator applications, such as a
secondary side bias, low boost converter or secondary side
regulator. This device is available in the space saving S0–8
and Micro 8 packages, making it a space efficient and cost
saving solution.
The NCP1030 includes a powerful set of features
including over temperature protection, cycle by cycle
current limiting, line under/over voltage lockout with
hysteresis, and regulator output under voltage lockout with
hysteresis, providing full protection during fault conditions.
A description of each of the functional blocks is given below,
and the representative block diagram is shown in Figure 2.
VCC Limiter and Undervoltage Lockout
The NCP1030 contains an internal 200 V start–up
regulator that eliminates the need for external start–up
components. In addition, this regulator increases the
efficiency of the supply as it uses no power when in the
normal mode of operation, but instead uses power supplied
by an auxiliary winding.
The start–up regulator consists of a constant current
source that supplies current from the input line (Vin) to the
capacitor on the VCC pin. The start–up current is typically
5 mA. Once the VCC voltage reaches 10 V during initial
power up, the start–up circuit is disabled and the Power
Switch Circuit is enabled if no faults are present. During this
self–bias mode, power to the NCP1030 is supplied by the
VCC capacitor. The start–up regulator turns ON again once
VCC reaches 7.5 V. This “7.5–10” mode of operation is
known as Dynamic Self Supply (DSS).
If V CC falls below 7.5 V after initial power–up, the device
enters a re–start mode. While in the re–start mode, the Power
Switch Circuit is disabled and VCC is allowed to discharge
to 6.5 V. At that time, the start–up regulator turns ON again
to charge the VCC capacitor.
The V CC pin can be biased above 7.5 V using an auxiliary
winding once switching is allowed. This will keep the
start–up regulator from turning ON, thus reducing power
consumption.
The external VCC capacitor must be sized such that the
self–bias will maintain a VCC voltage greater than 7.5 V
during initial start–up.
The start–up circuit is rated at a maximum of 200 V. If the
device operates in the DSS mode, power dissipation should
be controlled to avoid exceeding the maximum power
dissipation of the controller.
Error Amplifier
The internal error amplifier compares the scaled output
signal to an internal 2.5 V reference connected to its non–
inverting input. The feedback pin (VFB) connects directly to
the error amplifier inverting input. The output of the error
amplifier is available for frequency compensation and
connection to the PWM comparator through the COMP pin.
The error amplifier input bias current is less than 1 µA
over the operating range. The output source and sink
currents are typically 100 µA and 500 µA, respectively.
Line Under/Over Voltage
The NCP1030 incorporates line undervoltage (UV) and
overvoltage (OV) shutdown circuits. The UV and OV
thresholds are 2.5 V. A fault is present if the UV is below
2.5 V or if the OV voltage is above 2.5 V.
The UV/OV circuits can be biased using an external
resistor divider from the input line as shown in Figure 6.
Figure 6. UV/OV resistor divider from the input line
R1
R2
R3
Vin
VUV
–
+
VOV
–
+
The resistor divider must be sized to enable the controller
once Vin is within the required operating range. When a UV
or UV fault is present, switching is not allowed and the
COMP voltage is kept low.
Oscillator
The NCP1030 oscillator is designed to operate up to
1 MHz and its frequency is set by the external timing
capacitor (CT) connected on the CT pin. The oscillator has
two modes of operation, free running and synchronized
(sync).
While in free running mode, an internal current source
sequentially charges and discharges CT generating a voltage
ramp between 2.5 V and 3.5 V. Under normal operating
conditions the charge (I1) and discharge (I2) currents are
typically 200 µA and 600 µA, respectively. However, if an
UV fault is present, I1 and I2 are both reduced by a factor of
2.5 to reduce power consumption. The charge:discharge
current ratio of 1:3 discharges CT in 25 % of the charge
period. As the Power Switch is disabled while CT is
discharging, a maximum duty cycle of 75% is assured.
If the operating frequency (f) is known, CT is calculated
using the equation below.
CT(200 A) (0.75)
(1 V) (f)