UC1548
UC2548
UC3548
Primary Side PWM Controller
FEATURES
BLOCK DIAGRAM
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Primary Side Voltage Feed-
forward Control of Isolated Power
Supplies
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Accurate DC Control of
Secondary Side Short Circuit
Current using Primary Side
Average Current Mode Control
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Accurate Programmable
Maximum Duty Cycle Clamp
Maximum Volt-Second Product
Clamp to Prevent Core Saturation
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Practical Operation Up to 1MHz
High Current (2A Pk) Totem Pole
Output Driver
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Wide Bandwidth (8MHz) Current
Error Amplifier
Undervoltage Lockout Monitors
VCC, VIN and VREF
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Output Active Low During UVLO
Low Startup Current (500µA)
UDG-95037
Pin numbers refer to 16-pin DIL and SOIC packages only.
DESCRIPTION
The UC3548 family of PWM control ICs uses voltage feed- driver. The current error amplifier easily interfaces with an
forward control to regulate the output voltage of isolated optoisolator from a secondary side voltage sensing circuit.
power supplies. The UC3548 resides on the primary side
A full featured undervoltage lockout (UVLO) circuit is con-
and has the necessary features to accurately control sec-
tained in the UC3548. UVLO monitors the supply voltage
ondary side short circuit current with average current
to the controller (VCC), the reference voltage (VREF), and
mode control techniques. The UC3548 can be used to
the input line voltage (VIN). All three must be good before
control a wide variety of converter topologies.
soft start commences. If either VCC or VIN is low, the sup-
In addition to the basic functions required for pulse width
modulation, the UC3548 implements a patented technique
of sensing secondary current from the primary side in an
isolated buck derived converter. A current waveform syn-
thesizer monitors switch current and simulates the inductor
current downslope so that the complete current waveform
can be constructed on the primary side without actual sec-
ondary side measurement. This information on the primary
side is used by an average current mode control circuit to
accurately limit maximum output current.
ply current required by the chip is only 500µA and the
output is actively held low.
Two on board protection features set controlled limits to
prevent transformer core saturation. Input voltage is moni-
tored and pulse width is constrained to limit the maximum
volt-second product applied to the transformer. A unique
patented technique limits maximum duty cycle within 3%
of a user programmed value.
These two features allow for more optimal use of trans-
formers and switches, resulting in reduced system size
and cost.
The UC3548 circuitry includes a precision reference, a
wide bandwidth error amplifier for average current control,
an oscillator to generate the system clock, latching PWM
comparator and logic circuits, and a high current output
Both patents embodied in the UC3548 belong to Lambda
Electronics Incorporated and are licensed for use in appli-
cations employing these devices.
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