NCL30081 Datasheet, PDF (10/23 Pages) ON Semiconductor – Dimmable Quasi-Resonant Primary Side Current-Mode Controller for LED Lighting

NCL30081
During the on−time of the MOSFET, the bulk voltage
V_bulk is applied to the magnetizing and leakage inductors L_p
and L_leak and the current ramps up.
When the MOSFET is turned−off, the inductor current
first charges C_lump. The output diode is off until the voltage
across L_p reverses and reaches:
ǒ Ǔ _{Nsp Vout ) Vf}
(eq. 1)
The output diode current increase is limited by the leakage
inductor. As a consequence, the secondary peak current is
reduced:
I_D,pk
t
I_L,pk
N_sp
(eq. 2)
The diode current reaches its peak when the leakage inductor
is reset. Thus, in order to accurately regulate the output
current, we need to take into account the leakage inductor
current. This is accomplished by sensing the clamping
network current. Practically, a node of the clamp capacitor
is connected to R_sense instead of the bulk voltage V_bulk.
Then, by reading the voltage on the CS pin, we have an
image of the primary current (red curve in Figure 4).
When the diode conducts, the secondary current decreases
linearly from I_D,pk to zero. When the diode current has
I_L,pk
turned off, the drain voltage begins to oscillate because of
the resonating network formed by the inductors (L_p+L_leak)
and the lump capacitor. This voltage is reflected on the
auxiliary winding wired in flyback mode. Thus, by looking
at the auxiliary winding voltage, we can detect the end of the
conduction time of secondary diode. The constant current
control block picks up the leakage inductor current, the end
of conduction of the output rectifier and controls the drain
current to maintain the output current constant.
We have:
I_out
+
V_REF
2N_spR_sense
(eq. 3)
The output current value is set by choosing the sense
resistor:
R_sense
+
V_ref
2N_spI_out
(eq. 4)
From Equation 3, the first key point is that the output
current is independent of the inductor value. Moreover, the
leakage inductance does not influence the output current
value as the reset time is taken into account by the controller.
I_pri(t)
t_on
N_spI_D,pk
I_sec(t)
t₁
t₂
t_demag
time
V_aux(t)
time
Figure 4. Flyback Currents and Auxiliary Winding Voltage in DCM
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