HT7L2103
Under Voltage Lockout (UVLO)
Internal Slope-Compensation
AnꢀUVLOꢀcomparatorꢀisꢀimplementedꢀinꢀꢀꢀtoꢀensureꢀ
thatꢀtheꢀdeviceꢀisꢀfullyꢀfunctionalꢀbeforeꢀtheꢀoutputꢀ
stageꢀisꢀenabled.ꢀAsꢀshownꢀinꢀFig.ꢀ10,ꢀaꢀhysteresisꢀ
isꢀprovidedꢀtoꢀpreventꢀtheꢀPWMꢀControllerꢀfromꢀ
shuttingꢀdownꢀduringꢀanyꢀvoltageꢀdipsꢀwhichꢀmightꢀ
occurꢀduringꢀstartupꢀprocess.ꢀTheꢀturn-onꢀandꢀturn-
offꢀthresholdꢀlevelsꢀareꢀsetꢀatꢀ16.0Vꢀandꢀ10.0V,ꢀ
respectively.
Anꢀimportantꢀissueꢀwithꢀtheꢀcurrentꢀmodeꢀcontrolꢀ
structuresꢀisꢀtheꢀinstabilityꢀdueꢀtoꢀSub-Harmonicꢀ
OscillationꢀwhenꢀtheꢀDuty-Cycleꢀ>ꢀ50%.ꢀToꢀpreventꢀ
thisꢀproblemꢀfromꢀoccurring,ꢀaꢀSlope-Compensationꢀ
functionꢀisꢀalwaysꢀnecessary.ꢀInꢀtraditionalꢀcurrentꢀ
modeꢀPWMꢀControllerꢀapplication,ꢀmanyꢀexternalꢀ
componentsꢀareꢀnecessaryꢀtoꢀimplementꢀaꢀSlope-
Compensationꢀfunction,ꢀHoweverꢀinꢀtheꢀHT7L2103ꢀ
theꢀinternalꢀSlope-Compensationꢀeliminatesꢀtheꢀneedꢀ
forꢀtheseꢀexternalꢀcomponentsꢀresultingꢀinꢀaꢀsimplifiedꢀ
theꢀapplicationꢀcircuitꢀdesign.
Short-Circuit Protection (SCP) and
Over-Load Protection (OLP)
Toꢀprotectꢀallꢀtheꢀdevicesꢀinꢀaꢀsystemꢀfromꢀbeingꢀ
damagedꢀdueꢀtoꢀoverꢀloadꢀorꢀshortꢀcircuitꢀconditions,ꢀ
aꢀsmartꢀSCPꢀfunctionꢀisꢀimplementedꢀinꢀtheꢀdevice.ꢀ
Hereꢀtheꢀfeedbackꢀsystemꢀwillꢀforceꢀtheꢀvoltageꢀloopꢀ
toꢀmoveꢀtowardꢀaꢀsaturationꢀvalueꢀandꢀthenꢀpullꢀupꢀ
theꢀvoltageꢀonꢀtheꢀCOMPꢀpin.ꢀWheneverꢀtheꢀVCOMPꢀ
increasesꢀtoꢀtheꢀSCPꢀthresholdꢀofꢀ4.7Vꢀandꢀremainsꢀ
thereꢀforꢀlongerꢀthanꢀ40ms,ꢀtheꢀprotectionꢀschemeꢀwillꢀ
activateꢀandꢀthenꢀturnꢀoffꢀtheꢀgateꢀoutputꢀtoꢀstopꢀtheꢀ
powerꢀcircuitꢀswitching.ꢀByꢀusingꢀsuchꢀaꢀprotectionꢀ
mechanism,ꢀtheꢀaverageꢀinputꢀpowerꢀcanꢀbeꢀreducedꢀ
toꢀaꢀveryꢀlowꢀlevelꢀsoꢀthatꢀtheꢀcomponentꢀtemperatureꢀ
andꢀstressꢀcanꢀbeꢀcontrolledꢀwithinꢀsafeꢀoperatingꢀ
levels.
Figure 10. UVLO Scheme and Start-Up Current
Current Sense and Leading-Edge
Blanking (LEB)
AꢀLeading-EdgeꢀBlankingꢀSchemeꢀisꢀintegratedꢀinꢀ
theꢀdeviceꢀtoꢀpreventꢀfalseꢀtriggeringꢀdueꢀtoꢀfeedbackꢀ
currentꢀspikesꢀwhichꢀmayꢀappearꢀonꢀtheꢀCSꢀpin,ꢀ
furtherꢀeliminatingꢀtheꢀneedꢀforꢀanꢀR-Cꢀfilterꢀwhichꢀ
isꢀalwaysꢀaꢀrequirementꢀinꢀtraditionalꢀcurrentꢀmodeꢀ
PWMꢀControllerꢀapplications.
Figure 12. SCP Function Behavior
Figure 11. LEB with R-C Filter Removed
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