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DVD or VCD players. Generally, their power supply requires multiple outputs to supply a variety of control circuits: MCU, motor, amplifier, VFD. ® Offline switch mode power supply regulators from ST’s VIPer family combine high voltage, avalanche rugged vertical power MOSFET with current mode control PWM circuitry. The result is the innovative AC-DC converter, simpler, quicker, with reduced component count and cheap.
AN1897 Application description and design Application description and design Schematics The overall schematic is shown in Figure 1.1.1 Start-up phase The VIPer22A-E has an integrated high voltage current source linked to the drain pin. At the start-up converter, it charges the V capacitor until it reaches the start-up level (14.5 V), and the VIPer22A-E starts switching.
Application description and design AN1897 Figure 2. VIPer22A-E FB pin internal structure 1.1.5 Primary driver In a flyback power supply, the transformer is used as an energy tank during the on-time of the MOSFET. When the MOSFET turns off, its drain voltage rises from a low value to the input voltage while the secondary diode conducts, transferring to the secondary side the magnetic energy stored in the transformer.
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AN1897 Application description and design Designing transformers for low leakage inductance involves several considerations: – Minimizing the number of turns – Keeping ratio of winding height to width small – Increasing width of windings – Minimizing the insulation between windings –...
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AN1897 Application description and design Figure 4. RCD clamp topology Figure 5. Zener clamp topology For safety requirements, a leakage inductance value is 1 to 3% of the open circuit primary inductance. A high efficiency transformer should have low inter-winding capacitance to decrease the switching losses.
Layout recommendation AN1897 Layout recommendation Since EMI issues are strongly related to layout, a basic rule has to be taken into account in high current path routing, (the current loop area has to be minimized). If a heatsink is used it has to be connected to ground to reduce common mode emissions, since it is close to the floating drain tab.
AN1897 Experimental results Experimental results Efficiency Figure 7. Efficiency at 230 V (load on 5 V) Figure 8. Efficiency at 260 V (load on 5 V) Figure 9. Efficiency at 85 V (load on 5 V) Figure 10. Load regulation (load on + 5 V) DocID10240 Rev 2 9/17...
Experimental results AN1897 Regulation Table 2. Line regulation Output 85 V 85 V 260 V 5 V/ 0.1 A 5.15 V 5.15 V 5.15 V / 0 A 5.15 V 5 15.15 V 5.15 V 12 V/ 0 A 12.08 V 12.11 V 12.12 V -12 V/ 0 A...
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AN1897 Experimental results Table 4. Full load regulation Output 85 V 230 V 260 V 5 V/ 1.5 A 5.02 V 5.09 V 5.08 V / 0 A 5.02 V 5.09 V 5.08 V 12 V/30 mA 12.03 V 12.06 V 12.05 V -12 V/30 mA -12.01 V...
AN1897 PCB layout PCB layout Figure 14. Bottom view of the evaluation board (not in scale) Figure 15. PCB art work (not in scale) DocID10240 Rev 2 13/17...
Revision history AN1897 Revision history Table 7. Document revision history Date Revision Changes Updated the title in cover page. 12-Nov-2014 Content reworked to improve readability, no technical changes. 16/17 DocID10240 Rev 2...
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