ADuM6410/ADuM6411/ADuM6412
Data Sheet
Testing and modeling show that the primary driver of long-
term degradation is displacement current in the polyimide
insulation causing incremental damage. The stress on the insul-
ation can be broken down into broad categories, such as dc stress,
which causes very little wear out because there is no displacement
current, and an ac component time varying voltage stress, which
causes wear out.
V
AC RMS
V
V
V
DC
PEAK
RMS
The ratings in certification documents are usually based on
60 Hz sinusoidal stress because this reflects isolation from line
voltage. However, many practical applications have combinations
of 60 Hz ac and dc across the barrier as shown in Equation 1.
Because only the ac portion of the stress causes wear out, the
equation can be rearranged to solve for the ac rms voltage, as is
shown in Equation 2. For insulation wear out with the polyimide
materials used in these products, the ac rms voltage determines
the product lifetime.
TIME
Figure 34. Critical Voltage Example
The working voltage across the barrier from Equation 1 is
2
VRMS = VAC RMS2 +VDC
VRMS = 2402 + 4002
VRMS = 466 V
2
VRMS = VAC RMS2 +VDC
(1)
This VRMS value is the working voltage used together with the
material group and pollution degree when looking up the creepage
required by a system standard.
or
2
VAC RMS = VRMS2 −VDC
To determine if the lifetime is adequate, obtain the time varying
portion of the working voltage. To obtain the ac rms voltage,
use Equation 2.
(2)
where:
V
V
V
AC RMS is the time varying portion of the working voltage.
RMS is the total rms working voltage.
DC is the dc offset of the working voltage.
2
VAC RMS = VRMS2 −VDC
VAC RMS
AC RMS = 240 V rms
=
4662 − 4002
Calculation and Use of Parameters Example
The following example frequently arises in power conversion
applications. Assume that the line voltage on one side of the
V
In this case, the ac rms voltage is simply the line voltage of
240 V rms. This calculation is more relevant when the waveform is
not sinusoidal. The value is compared to the limits for working
voltage in Table 27 for the expected lifetime, which is less than a
60 Hz sine wave, and it is well within the limit for a 50-year
service life.
isolation is 240 V ac rms and a 400 V dc bus voltage is present
on the other side of the isolation barrier. The isolator material is
polyimide. To establish the critical voltages in determining the
creepage, clearance and lifetime of a device, see Figure 34 and
the following equations.
Note that the dc working voltage limit is set by the creepage of
the package as specified in IEC 60664-1. This value can differ
for specific system level standards.
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