iW3620
Digital PWM Current-Mode Controller for AC/DC LED Driver
8.0 Fꢂnctionꢁl Block Diꢁꢅꢃꢁm
V
8
3
V
CC
IN
Start-up
ENABLE
ENABLE
ADC
VIN_A
Z
5 kΩ
Vin
0.2 V ~ 2.0 V
Gate
Driver
7
OUTPUT
V
VMS
Digital
Logic
Control
Signal
Conditioning
60 kΩ
V
2
SENSE
V
FB
ISD
Detection Switch
+
–
6
I
SENSE
1.1 V
V
OCP
+
–
4
SD
DAC
VSD-TH
RSD
I
PEAK
+
–
–
V
IPK
5
GND
0 V ~ 1 V
Figure 8.1 : iW3620 Functional Block Diagram
9.0 Thꢀoꢃꢆ of Opꢀꢃꢁtion
The iW3620 is a digital controller which uses a proprietary
primary-side control technology to eliminate the opto-isolated
feedback and secondary regulation circuits required in
traditional designs. This results in a low-cost solution for
AC/DC adapters. The iW3620 uses Critical Discontinuous
Conduction Mode (CDCM) or Pulse Width Modulation
(PWM) mode at high output power levels and switches to
Pulse Frequency Modulation (PFM) mode at light load to
minimize power dissipation to meet EPA 2.0 specification.
Furthermore, iWatt’s digital control technology enables fast
dynamic response, tight output regulation, and full featured
circuit protection with primary-side control.
control algorithm to reduce system design time and improve
reliability.
Furthermore, accurate secondary constant-current operation
is achieved without the need for any secondary-side sense
and control circuits.
The built-in protection features include overvoltage protection
(OVP), output short circuit protection (SCP) and soft-start,
AC line brown out, overcurrent protection, and Isense fault
protection. Also the iW3620 automatically shuts down if it
detects any of its sense pins to be either open or short.
iWatt’s digital control scheme is specifically designed to
address the challenges and trade-offs of power conversion
design. This innovative technology is ideal for balancing new
regulatory requirements for green mode operation with more
practical design considerations such as lowest possible cost,
smallest size and highest performance output control.
Referring to the block diagram in Figure 8.1, the digital logic
control block generates the switching on-time and off-time
information based on the line voltage and the output voltage
feedback signal and provides commands to dynamically
control the external MOSFET current. The system loop is
compensated internally by a digital error amplifier. Adequate
system phase and gain margin are guaranteed by design
and no external analog components are required for loop
compensation. The iW3620 uses an advanced digital
Rev. 1.9
iW3620
February 4, 2022
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