L6599DTR [STMICROELECTRONICS]

High-voltage resonant controller; 高压谐振控制器
L6599DTR
型号: L6599DTR
厂家: ST    ST
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High-voltage resonant controller
高压谐振控制器

稳压器 开关式稳压器或控制器 电源电路 开关式控制器 光电二极管 高压
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L6599  
High-voltage resonant controller  
Not for new design  
Features  
50 % duty cycle, variable frequency control of  
resonant half-bridge  
High-accuracy oscillator  
Up to 500 kHz operating frequency  
DIP-16  
SO-16N  
Two-level OCP: frequency-shift and latched  
shutdown  
Table 1.  
Order code  
Interface with PFC controller  
Latched disable input  
Order codes  
Package  
Packaging  
L6599D  
L6599DTR  
L6599N  
SO-16N  
SO-16N  
DIP-16  
Tube  
Tape and reel  
Tube  
Burst-mode operation at light load  
Input for power-ON/OFF sequencing or  
brownout protection  
Non-linear soft-start for monotonic output  
Applications  
voltage rise  
600 V-rail compatible high-side gate driver with  
integrated bootstrap diode and high dV/dt  
immunity  
LCD and PDP TV  
Desktop PC, entry-level server  
Telecom SMPS  
-300/800 mA high-side and low-side gate  
AC-DC adapter, open frame SMPS  
drivers with UVLO pull-down  
DIP-16, SO-16N packages  
Figure 1. Block diagram  
Vcc  
H.V.  
12  
16 VBOOT  
DISABLE  
DIS  
8
+
-
DIS  
15 HVG  
14  
S
R
Q
UV  
DETECTION  
HVG  
DRIVER  
1.85V  
5
CBOOT  
17V  
SYNCHRONOUS  
BOOTSTRAP DIODE  
UVLO  
STBY  
UVLO  
OUT  
-
LC TANK  
CIRCUIT  
STANDBY  
LEVEL  
SHIFTER  
+
1.25V  
Vs  
DRIVING  
LOGIC  
Ifmin  
11 LVG  
DEAD  
TIME  
LVG DRIVER  
+
-
2V  
10  
RFmin  
Css  
4
1
+
ISEN_DIS  
GND  
Q
S
-
1.5V  
R
UVLO  
6
ISEN  
+
-
0.8V  
CONTROL  
LOGIC  
9
PFC_STOP  
-
LINE_OK  
1.25V  
6.3V  
+
ISEN_DIS  
DIS  
STANDBY  
CF  
3
15  
µA  
VCO  
2
7
DELAY  
LINE  
February 2009  
Rev 3  
1/36  
This is information on a product still in production but not recommended for new designs.  
www.st.com  
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Contents  
L6599  
Contents  
1
2
Device description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3  
Pin settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4  
2.1  
2.2  
Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4  
Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4  
3
4
Typical system block diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6  
Electrical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7  
4.1  
4.2  
Maximum ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7  
Thermal data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7  
5
6
7
Electrical characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8  
Typical electrical performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11  
Application information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15  
7.1  
7.2  
7.3  
7.4  
7.5  
7.6  
7.7  
7.8  
Oscillator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16  
Operation at no load or very light load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18  
Soft-start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21  
Current sense, OCP and OLP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23  
Latched shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27  
Line sensing function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27  
Bootstrap section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29  
Application example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31  
8
9
Package mechanical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33  
Revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35  
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L6599  
Device description  
1
Device description  
The L6599 is a double-ended controller specific for the resonant half-bridge topology. It  
provides 50 % complementary duty cycle: the high-side switch and the low-side switch are  
driven ON\OFF 180° out-of-phase for exactly the same time.  
Output voltage regulation is obtained by modulating the operating frequency. A fixed dead-  
time inserted between the turn-OFF of one switch and the turn-ON of the other one  
guarantees soft-switching and enables high-frequency operation.  
To drive the high-side switch with the bootstrap approach, the IC incorporates a high-voltage  
floating structure able to withstand more than 600 V with a synchronous-driven high-voltage  
DMOS that replaces the external fast-recovery bootstrap diode.  
The IC enables the designer to set the operating frequency range of the converter by means  
of an externally programmable oscillator.  
At start-up, to prevent uncontrolled inrush current, the switching frequency starts from a  
programmable maximum value and progressively decays until it reaches the steady-state  
value determined by the control loop. This frequency shift is non linear to minimize output  
voltage overshoots; its duration is programmable as well.  
The IC can be forced to enter a controlled burst-mode operation at light load, so as to keep  
converter's input consumption to a minimum.  
IC's functions include a not-latched active-low disable input with current hysteresis useful for  
power sequencing or for brownout protection, a current sense input for OCP with frequency  
shift and delayed shutdown with automatic restart.  
A higher level OCP latches off the IC if the first-level protection is not sufficient to control the  
primary current. Their combination offers complete protection against overload and short  
circuits. An additional latched disable input (DIS) allows easy implementation of OTP and/or  
OVP.  
An interface with the PFC controller is provided that enables to switch off the pre-regulator  
during fault conditions, such as OCP shutdown and DIS high, or during burst-mode  
operation.  
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Pin settings  
L6599  
2
Pin settings  
2.1  
Connection  
Figure 2. Pin connection (top view)  
VBOOT  
HVG  
Css  
DELAY  
CF  
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
16  
15  
14  
13  
12  
11  
10  
9
OUT  
RFmin  
STBY  
ISEN  
LINE  
N.C.  
Vcc  
LVG  
GND  
DIS  
PFC_STOP  
2.2  
Functions  
Table 2.  
Pin functions  
N.  
Name  
Function  
Soft start. This pin connects an external capacitor to GND and a resistor to RFmin (pin 4)  
that set both the maximum oscillator frequency and the time constant for the frequency shift  
that occurs as the chip starts up (soft-start). An internal switch discharges this capacitor  
every time the chip turns OFF (VCC < UVLO, LINE < 1.25 V or > 6 V, DIS > 1.85 V, ISEN >  
1.5 V, DELAY > 3.5 V) to make sure it will be soft-started next, and when the voltage on the  
current sense pin (ISEN) exceeds 0.8V, as long as it stays above 0.75 V.  
1
CSS  
Delayed shutdown upon overcurrent. A capacitor and a resistor are connected from this pin  
to GND to set both the maximum duration of an overcurrent condition before the IC stops  
switching and the delay after which the IC restarts switching. Every time the voltage on the  
ISEN pin exceeds 0.8 V the capacitor is charged by an internal 150µA current generator and  
is slowly discharged by the external resistor. If the voltage on the pin reaches 2 V, the soft  
start capacitor is completely discharged so that the switching frequency is pushed to its  
maximum value and the 150 µA is kept always on. As the voltage on the pin exceeds 3.5 V  
the IC stops switching and the internal generator is turned OFF, so that the voltage on the  
pin will decay because of the external resistor. The IC will be soft-restarted as the voltage  
drops below 0.3V. In this way, under short circuit conditions, the converter will work  
intermittently with very low input average power.  
2
3
DELAY  
Timing capacitor. A capacitor connected from this pin to GND is charged and discharged by  
internal current generators programmed by the external network connected to pin 4 (RFmin)  
and determines the switching frequency of the converter.  
CF  
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L6599  
Pin settings  
Table 2.  
N.  
Pin functions (continued)  
Name  
Function  
Minimum oscillator frequency setting. This pin provides a precise 2 V reference and a  
resistor connected from this pin to GND defines a current that is used to set the minimum  
oscillator frequency. To close the feedback loop that regulates the converter output voltage  
by modulating the oscillator frequency, the phototransistor of an optocoupler will be  
connected to this pin through a resistor. The value of this resistor will set the maximum  
operating frequency. An R-C series connected from this pin to GND sets frequency shift at  
start-up to prevent excessive energy inrush (soft-start).  
4
5
RFmin  
STBY  
Burst-mode operation threshold. The pin senses some voltage related to the feedback  
control, which is compared to an internal reference (1.25 V). If the voltage on the pin is lower  
than the reference, the IC enters an idle state and its quiescent current is reduced. The chip  
restarts switching as the voltage exceeds the reference by 50 mV. Soft-start is not invoked.  
This function realizes burst-mode operation when the load falls below a level that can be  
programmed by properly choosing the resistor connecting the optocoupler to pin RFmin (see  
block diagram). Tie the pin to RFmin if burst-mode is not used.  
Current sense input. The pin senses the primary current though a sense resistor or a  
capacitive divider for lossless sensing. This input is not intended for a cycle-by-cycle control;  
hence the voltage signal must be filtered to get average current information. As the voltage  
exceeds a 0.8 V threshold (with 50 mV hysteresis), the soft-start capacitor connected to pin  
1 is internally discharged: the frequency increases hence limiting the power throughput.  
Under output short circuit, this normally results in a nearly constant peak primary current.  
This condition is allowed for a maximum time set at pin 2. If the current keeps on building up  
despite this frequency increase, a second comparator referenced at 1.5 V latches the device  
off and brings its consumption almost to a “before start-up” level. The information is latched  
and it is necessary to recycle the supply voltage of the IC to enable it to restart: the latch is  
removed as the voltage on the Vcc pin goes below the UVLO threshold. Tie the pin to GND if  
the function is not used.  
6
ISEN  
Line sensing input. The pin is to be connected to the high-voltage input bus with a resistor  
divider to perform either AC or DC (in systems with PFC) brownout protection. A voltage  
below 1.25 V shuts down (not latched) the IC, lowers its consumption and discharges the  
soft-start capacitor. IC’s operation is re-enabled (soft-started) as the voltage exceeds 1.25 V.  
The comparator is provided with current hysteresis: an internal 15 µA current generator is  
ON as long as the voltage applied at the pin is below 1.25 V and is OFF if this value is  
exceeded. Bypass the pin with a capacitor to GND to reduce noise pick-up. The voltage on  
the pin is top-limited by an internal zener. Activating the zener causes the IC to shut down  
(not latched). Bias the pin between 1.25 and 6 V if the function is not used.  
7
8
LINE  
Latched device shutdown. Internally the pin connects a comparator that, when the voltage  
on the pin exceeds 1.85 V, shuts the IC down and brings its consumption almost to a “before  
start-up” level. The information is latched and it is necessary to recycle the supply voltage of  
the IC to enable it to restart: the latch is removed as the voltage on the VCC pin goes below  
the UVLO threshold. Tie the pin to GND if the function is not used.  
DIS  
Open-drain ON/OFF control of PFC controller. This pin, normally open, is intended for  
stopping the PFC controller, for protection purpose or during burst-mode operation. It goes  
low when the IC is shut down by DIS > 1.85 V, ISEN > 1.5 V, LINE > 6 V and STBY < 1.25 V.  
The pin is pulled low also when the voltage on pin DELAY exceeds 2V and goes back open  
as the voltage falls below 0.3V. During UVLO, it is open. Leave the pin unconnected if not  
used.  
9
PFC_STOP  
GND  
Chip ground. Current return for both the low-side gate-drive current and the bias current of  
the IC. All of the ground connections of the bias components should be tied to a track going  
to this pin and kept separate from any pulsed current return.  
10  
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Typical system block diagram  
L6599  
Table 2.  
N.  
Pin functions (continued)  
Name  
Function  
Low-side gate-drive output. The driver is capable of 0.3 A min. source and 0.8 A min. sink  
peak current to drive the lower MOSFET of the half-bridge leg. The pin is actively pulled to  
GND during UVLO.  
11  
12  
LVG  
Supply Voltage of both the signal part of the IC and the low-side gate driver. Sometimes a  
small bypass capacitor (0.1 µF typ.) to GND might be useful to get a clean bias voltage for  
the signal part of the IC.  
VCC  
High-voltage spacer. The pin is not internally connected to isolate the high-voltage pin and  
ease compliance with safety regulations (creepage distance) on the PCB.  
13  
14  
N.C.  
OUT  
High-side gate-drive floating ground. Current return for the high-side gate-drive current.  
Layout carefully the connection of this pin to avoid too large spikes below ground.  
High-side floating gate-drive output. The driver is capable of 0.3 A min. source and 0.8A min.  
sink peak current to drive the upper MOSFET of the half-bridge leg. A resistor internally  
connected to pin 14 (OUT) ensures that the pin is not floating during UVLO.  
15  
16  
HVG  
High-side gate-drive floating supply Voltage. The bootstrap capacitor connected between  
this pin and pin 14 (OUT) is fed by an internal synchronous bootstrap diode driven in-phase  
with the low-side gate-drive. This patented structure replaces the normally used external  
diode.  
VBOOT  
3
Typical system block diagram  
Figure 3. Typical system block diagram  
6/36  
L6599  
Electrical data  
4
Electrical data  
4.1  
Maximum ratings  
Table 3.  
Symbol  
Absolute maximum ratings  
Pin  
16  
14  
14  
12  
9
Parameter  
Floating supply voltage  
Value  
Unit  
VBOOT  
VOUT  
-1 to 618  
V
V
-3 to VBOOT -18  
Floating ground voltage  
Floating ground max. slew rate  
IC Supply voltage (ICC 25 mA)  
Maximum voltage (pin open)  
Maximum sink current (pin low)  
Maximum pin voltage (Ipin 1 mA)  
Maximum source current  
50  
V/ns  
dVOUT /dt  
VCC  
Self-limited  
-0.3 to VCC  
V
V
VPFC_STOP  
IPFC_STOP  
VLINEmax  
IRFmin  
9
Self-limited  
Self-limited  
2
A
7
V
4
mA  
V
1 to 6, 8 Analog inputs and outputs  
-0.3 to 5  
Note:  
ESD immunity for pins 14, 15 and 16 is guaranteed up to 900 V  
4.2  
Thermal data  
Table 4.  
Symbol  
Thermal data  
Description  
Value  
Unit  
Max. thermal resistance junction to ambient (DIP16)  
Max. thermal resistance junction to ambient (SO16)  
Storage temperature range  
80  
120  
RthJA  
°C/W  
TSTG  
TJ  
-55 to 150  
°C  
°C  
Junction operating temperature range  
-40 to 150  
Recommended max. power dissipation @TA = 70 °C (DIP16)  
Recommended max. power dissipation @TA = 50 °C (SO16)  
1
PTOT  
W
0.83  
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Electrical characteristics  
L6599  
5
Electrical characteristics  
T = 0 to 105 °C, V = 15 V, V  
= 15 V, C  
= C  
= 1 nF; C = 470 pF;  
LVG F  
J
CC  
BOOT  
HVG  
R
= 12 kΩ; unless otherwise specified.  
RFmin  
Table 5.  
Symbol  
Electrical characteristics  
Parameter  
Test condition  
Min  
Typ  
Max  
Unit  
IC supply voltage  
VCC  
Operating range  
After device turn-on  
Voltage rising  
8.85  
10  
16  
V
V
V
V
V
VCC(ON)  
VCC(OFF)  
Turn-ON threshold  
10.7  
8.15  
2.55  
17  
11.4  
8.85  
Turn-OFF threshold  
Hysteresis  
Voltage falling  
7.45  
Hys  
VZ  
VCC clamp voltage  
Iclamp = 10 mA  
16  
17.9  
Supply current  
Istart-up  
Iq  
Before device turn-ON  
VCC = VCC(ON) - 0.2 V  
Start-up current  
Quiescent current  
Operating current  
200  
1.5  
3.5  
250  
2
µA  
mA  
mA  
Device ON, VSTBY = 1 V  
Device ON,  
VSTBY = VRFmin  
Iop  
5
VDIS > 1.85 V or VDELAY  
Iq  
Residual consumption  
300  
400  
µA  
> 3.5 V or VLINE < 1.25 V  
or VLINE = Vclamp  
High-side floating gate-drive supply  
VBOOT pin leakage  
ILKBOOT  
5
5
µA  
µA  
Ω
VBOOT = 580 V  
VOUT = 562 V  
current  
ILKOUT  
rDS(on)  
OUT pin leakage current  
Synchronous bootstrap  
diode ON-resistance  
150  
VLVG = High  
Overcurrent comparator  
IISEN  
tLEB  
VISEN = 0 to VISENdis  
Input bias current  
-1  
µA  
ns  
After VHVG and VLVG  
low-to-high transition  
Leading edge blanking  
250  
0.8  
Frequency shift  
threshold  
Voltage rising (1)  
VISENx  
0.76  
1.44  
0.84  
V
Hysteresis  
Voltage falling  
50  
1.5  
300  
mV  
V
Voltage rising (1)  
VISENdis  
td(H-L)  
Latch OFF threshold  
Delay to output  
1.56  
400  
ns  
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Electrical characteristics  
Table 5.  
Symbol  
Electrical characteristics (continued)  
Parameter  
Test condition  
Min  
Typ  
Max  
Unit  
Line sensing  
Voltage rising or falling  
Vth  
Threshold voltage  
1.2  
1.25  
15  
1.3  
V
(1)  
IHyst  
Current hysteresis  
Clamp level  
12  
6
18  
8
µA  
V
VCC > 5 V, VLINE = 0.3 V  
ILINE = 1mA  
Vclamp  
DIS function  
IDIS  
Vth  
VDIS = 0 to Vth  
Input bias current  
Disable threshold  
-1  
µA  
V
Voltage rising (1)  
1.77  
1.85  
1.93  
Oscillator  
D
Output duty cycle  
Both HVG and LVG  
48  
50  
60  
52  
%
58.2  
240  
61.8  
260  
kHz  
RRFmin= 2.7 kΩ  
250  
fosc  
Oscillation frequency  
Maximum  
recommended  
500  
0.4  
kHz  
TD  
Dead-time  
Peak value  
Valley value  
Between HVG and LVG  
0.2  
0.3  
3.9  
0.9  
µs  
V
VCFp  
VCFv  
V
Voltage reference at  
pin 4  
VREF  
(1)  
1.92  
1
2
1
2.08  
100  
V
KM  
Current mirroring ratio  
Timing resistor range  
A/A  
RFMIN  
kΩ  
PFC_STOP function  
VPFC_STOP = VCC  
VDIS = 0 V  
,
High level leakage  
current  
Ileak  
1
µA  
V
IPFC_STOP =1mA,  
VDIS = 2 V  
VL  
Low saturation level  
0.2  
Soft-start function  
Ileak  
R
Open-state current  
V(Css) = 2 V  
0.5  
µA  
VISEN > VISENx  
Discharge resistance  
120  
Ω
Standby function  
IDIS  
Vth  
VDIS = 0 to Vth  
Input bias current  
Disable threshold  
Hysteresis  
-1  
µA  
V
Voltage falling (1)  
Voltage rising  
1.2  
1.25  
50  
1.3  
Hys  
mV  
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Electrical characteristics  
L6599  
Unit  
Table 5.  
Symbol  
Electrical characteristics (continued)  
Parameter Test condition  
Min  
Typ  
Max  
Delayed shutdown function  
Ileak  
ICHARGE  
Vth1  
Open-state current  
Charge current  
V(DELAY) = 0  
0.5  
200  
2.08  
µA  
µA  
V
VDELAY = 1 V,  
VISEN = 0.85 V  
100  
150  
2
Voltage rising (1)  
Threshold for forced  
operation at max.  
frequency  
1.92  
Voltage rising (1)  
Voltage falling (1)  
Vth2  
Vth3  
Shutdown threshold  
Restart threshold  
3.3  
3.5  
0.3  
3.7  
V
V
0.25  
0.35  
Low - side gate driver (voltages referred to GND)  
VLVGL  
VLVGH  
Isourcepk  
Isinkpk  
tf  
Isink = 200 mA  
source = 5 mA  
Output low voltage  
Output high voltage  
Peak source current  
Peak sink current  
Fall time  
1.5  
V
V
12.8  
-0.3  
0.8  
13.3  
I
A
A
30  
60  
ns  
ns  
tr  
Rise time  
V
CC = 0 to VCC(ON)  
,
UVLO saturation  
1.1  
1.5  
V
Isink = 2 mA  
High-side gate driver (voltages referred to OUT)  
VHVGL  
VHVGH  
Isourcepk  
Isinkpk  
tf  
Isink = 200 mA  
Isource = 5 mA  
Output low voltage  
Output high voltage  
V
V
12.8  
-0.3  
0.8  
13.3  
Peak source current  
Peak sink current  
Fall time  
A
A
30  
60  
25  
ns  
ns  
kΩ  
tr  
Rise time  
HVG-OUT pull-down  
1. Values traking each other  
10/36  
L6599  
Typical electrical performance  
6
Typical electrical performance  
Figure 4. Device consumption vs supply  
voltage  
Figure 5. IC consumption vs  
junction temperature  
Figure 6.  
V
clamp voltage vs  
Figure 7. UVLO thresholds vs  
junction temperature  
CC  
junction temperature  
11/36  
Typical electrical performance  
L6599  
Figure 8. Oscillator frequency vs junction  
temperature  
Figure 9. Dead-time vs  
junction temperature  
Figure 10. Oscillator frequency vs  
timing components  
Figure 11. Oscillator ramp vs  
junction temperature  
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Figure 12. Reference voltage vs  
junction temperature  
Figure 13. Current mirroring ratio vs junction  
temperature  
Figure 14. OCP delay source current vs  
junction temperature  
Figure 15. OCP delay thresholds vs junction  
temperature  
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Figure 16. Standby thresholds vs junction  
temperature  
Figure 17. Current sense thresholds vs  
junction temperature  
Figure 18. Line thresholds vs  
junction temperature  
Figure 19. Line source current vs junction  
temperature  
Figure 20. Latched disable threshold vs  
junction temperature  
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Application information  
7
Application information  
The L6599 is an advanced double-ended controller specific for resonant half-bridge  
topology. In these converters the switches (MOSFETs) of the half-bridge leg are alternately  
switched on and OFF (180° out-of-phase) for exactly the same time. This is commonly  
referred to as operation at "50 % duty cycle", although the real duty cycle, that is the ratio of  
the ON-time of either switch to the switching period, is actually less than 50 %. The reason  
is that there is an internally fixed dead-time T , inserted between the turn-OFF of either  
D
MOSFET and the turn-ON of the other one, where both MOSFETs are OFF. This dead- time  
is essential in order for the converter to work correctly: it will ensure soft-switching and  
enable high-frequency operation with high efficiency and low EMI emissions.  
To perform converter's output voltage regulation the device is able to operate in different  
modes (Figure 21), depending on the load conditions:  
1. Variable frequency at heavy and medium/light load. A relaxation oscillator (see  
"Oscillator" section for more details) generates a symmetrical triangular waveform,  
which MOSFETs' switching is locked to. The frequency of this waveform is related to a  
current that will be modulated by the feedback circuitry. As a result, the tank circuit  
driven by the half-bridge will be stimulated at a frequency dictated by the feedback loop  
to keep the output voltage regulated, thus exploiting its frequency-dependent transfer  
characteristics.  
2. Burst-mode control with no or very light load. When the load falls below a value, the  
converter will enter a controlled intermittent operation, where a series of a few  
switching cycles at a nearly fixed frequency are spaced out by long idle periods where  
both MOSFETs are in OFF-state. A further load decrease will be translated into longer  
idle periods and then in a reduction of the average switching frequency. When the  
converter is completely unloaded, the average switching frequency can go down even  
to few hundred Hz, thus minimizing magnetizing current losses as well as all frequency-  
related losses and making it easier to comply with energy saving recommendations.  
Figure 21. Multi-mode operation  
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L6599  
7.1  
Oscillator  
The oscillator is programmed externally by means of a capacitor (CF), connected from pin 3  
(CF) to ground, that will be alternately charged and discharged by the current defined with  
the network connected to pin 4 (RF ). The pin provides an accurate 2 V reference with  
min  
about 2 mA source capability and the higher the current sourced by the pin is, the higher the  
oscillator frequency will be. The block diagram of Figure 22 shows a simplified internal  
circuit that explains the operation.  
The network that loads the RFmin pin generally comprises three branches:  
1. A resistor RF  
connected between the pin and ground that determines the minimum  
min  
operating frequency;  
2. A resistor RF  
connected between the pin and the collector of the (emitter-grounded)  
max  
phototransistor that transfers the feedback signal from the secondary side back to the  
primary side; while in operation, the phototransistor will modulate the current through  
this branch - hence modulating the oscillator frequency - to perform output voltage  
regulation; the value of RF  
determines the maximum frequency the half-bridge will  
max  
be operated at when the phototransistor is fully saturated;  
3. An R-C series circuit (C + R ) connected between the pin and ground that enables  
SS  
SS  
to set up a frequency shift at start-up (see Chapter 7.3: Soft-start). Note that the  
contribution of this branch is zero during steady-state operation.  
Figure 22. Oscillator's internal block diagram  
L6599  
2 V  
KM·IR  
KM·IR  
+
-
3
CF  
2·KM·IR  
RFmin  
4
IR  
CF  
0.9V  
+
-
S
R
RFmin  
RSS  
RFmax  
Q
+
-
CSS  
3.9V  
The following approximate relationships hold for the minimum and the maximum oscillator  
frequency respectively:  
1
f
min= ------------------------------------  
3 CF RFmin  
1
f
max= -----------------------------------------------------------------  
||  
3 CF ⋅ (RFmin RFmax  
)
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Application information  
After fixing CF in the hundred pF or in the nF (consistently with the maximum source  
capability of the RF pin and trading this off against the total consumption of the device),  
min  
the value of RF  
and RF  
will be selected so that the oscillator frequency is able to  
min  
max  
cover the entire range needed for regulation, from the minimum value f  
(at minimum input  
min  
voltage and maximum load) to the maximum value f  
minimum load):  
(at maximum input voltage and  
max  
1
RFmin= ------------------------------  
3 CF fmin  
RFmin  
RFmax= --------------------  
f
--m-----a--x- – 1  
fmin  
A different selection criterion will be given for RF  
in case burst-mode operation at no-load  
max  
will be used (see "Operation at no load or very light load" section).  
Figure 23. Oscillator waveforms and their relationship with gate-driving signals  
CF  
TD  
TD  
t
t
HVG  
LVG  
HB  
t
t
In Figure 23 the timing relationship between the oscillator waveform and the gate-drive  
signals, as well as the swinging node of the half-bridge leg (HB) is shown. Note that the low-  
side gate-drive is turned on while the oscillator's triangle is ramping up and the high-side  
gate-drive is turned on while the triangle is ramping down. In this way, at start-up, or as the  
IC resumes switching during burst-mode operation, the low-side MOSFET will be switched  
on first to charge the bootstrap capacitor. As a result, the bootstrap capacitor will always be  
charged and ready to supply the high-side floating driver.  
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L6599  
7.2  
Operation at no load or very light load  
When the resonant half-bridge is lightly loaded or unloaded at all, its switching frequency will  
be at its maximum value. To keep the output voltage under control in these conditions and to  
avoid losing soft-switching, there must be some significant residual current flowing through  
the transformer's magnetizing inductance. This current, however, produces some  
associated losses that prevent converter's no-load consumption from achieving very low  
values.  
To overcome this issue, the L6599 enables the designer to make the converter operate  
intermittently (burst-mode operation), with a series of a few switching cycles spaced out by  
long idle periods where both MOSFETs are in OFF-state, so that the average switching  
frequency can be substantially reduced. As a result, the average value of the residual  
magnetizing current and the associated losses will be considerably cut down, thus  
facilitating the converter to comply with energy saving recommendations.  
The device can be operated in burst-mode by using pin 5 (STBY): if the voltage applied to  
this pin falls below 1.25 V the IC will enter an idle state where both gate-drive outputs are  
low, the oscillator is stopped, the soft-start capacitor C keeps its charge and only the 2 V  
SS  
reference at RF  
pin stays alive to minimize IC's consumption and V capacitor's  
min  
CC  
discharge. The IC will resume normal operation as the voltage on the pin exceeds 1.25 V by  
50 mV.  
To implement burst-mode operation the voltage applied to the STBY pin needs to be related  
to the feedback loop. Figure 24 shows the simplest implementation, suitable with a narrow  
input voltage range (e.g. when there is a PFC front-end).  
Figure 24. Burst-mode implementation: narrow input voltage range  
RFmin  
4
Fmin  
R
Fmax  
R
L6599  
STBY  
5
Figure 25. Burst-mode implementation: wide input voltage range  
B+  
RFmin  
4
RC  
Fmin  
R
Fmax  
R
L6599  
LINE  
STBY  
7
5
A
R
RD  
B
R
A
R
B
C
+ R >> R  
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Application information  
Essentially, RF  
will define the switching frequency f  
above which the L6599 will enter  
max  
max  
burst-mode operation. Once fixed f  
, RF  
will be found from the relationship:  
max  
max  
RFmin  
3
8 f  
-- --------------------  
RFmax  
=
--m-----a--x- – 1  
fmin  
Note that, unlike the f  
considered in the previous section ("Chapter 7.1: Oscillator"), here  
max  
f
is associated to some load Pout greater than the minimum one. Pout will be such that  
max  
B B  
the transformer's peak currents are low enough not to cause audible noise.  
Resonant converter's switching frequency, however, depends also on the input voltage;  
hence, in case there is quite a large input voltage range with the circuit of Figure 24 the  
value of Pout would change considerably. In this case it is recommended to use the  
B
arrangement shown in Figure 25 where the information on the converter's input voltage is  
added to the voltage applied to the STBY pin. Due to the strongly non-linear relationship  
between switching frequency and input voltage, it is more practical to find empirically the  
right amount of correction R / (R + R ) needed to minimize the change of Pout . Just be  
A
A
B
B
careful in choosing the total value R + R much greater than R to minimize the effect on  
A
B
C
the LINE pin voltage (see Chapter 7.6: Line sensing function).  
Whichever circuit is in use, its operation can be described as follows. As the load falls below  
the value Pout the frequency will try to exceed the maximum programmed value f and  
B
max  
the voltage on the STBY pin (V  
) will go below 1.25V. The IC will then stop with both  
STBY  
gate-drive outputs low, so that both MOSFETs of the half-bridge leg are in OFF-state. The  
voltage V will now increase as a result of the feedback reaction to the energy delivery  
STBY  
stop and, as it exceeds 1.3V, the IC will restart switching. After a while, V  
will go down  
STBY  
again in response to the energy burst and stop the IC. In this way the converter will work in a  
burst-mode fashion with a nearly constant switching frequency. A further load decrease will  
then cause a frequency reduction, which can go down even to few hundred hertz. The timing  
diagram of Figure 26 illustrates this kind of operation, showing the most significant signals.  
A small capacitor (typically in the hundred pF) from the STBY pin to ground, placed as close  
to the IC as possible to reduce switching noise pick-up, will help get clean operation.  
To help the designer meet energy saving requirements even in power-factor-corrected  
systems, where a PFC pre-regulator precedes the DC-DC converter, the device allows that  
the PFC pre-regulator can be turned off during burst-mode operation, hence eliminating the  
no-load consumption of this stage (0.5 ÷ 1 W). There is no compliance issue in that  
because EMC regulations on low-frequency harmonic emissions refer to nominal load, no  
limit is envisaged when the converter operates with light or no load.  
To do so, the device provides pin 9 (PFC_STOP): it is an open collector output, normally  
open, that is asserted low when the IC is idle during burst-mode operation. This signal will  
be externally used for switching off the PFC controller and the pre-regulator as shown in  
Figure 27 When the L6599 is in UVLO the pin is kept open, to let the PFC controller start  
first.  
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Figure 26. Load-dependent operating modes: timing diagram  
L6599  
STBY  
50 mV  
hyster.  
1.25V  
t
osc  
f
t
t
LVG  
HVG  
PFC_STOP  
PFC  
GATE-DRIVE  
Resonant Mode  
Burst-mode  
Resonant Mode  
Figure 27. How the L6599 can switch OFF a PFC controller at light load  
ZCD  
L6599  
Vcc  
9
PFC_STOP  
22 k  
Ω
L6561/2  
12  
100 k  
Ω
BC547  
L6599  
BC547  
PFC_OK  
(AC_OK)  
9
PFC_STOP  
L6563  
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Application information  
7.3  
Soft-start  
Generally speaking, purpose of soft-start is to progressively increase converter's power  
capability when it is started up, so as to avoid excessive inrush current. In resonant  
converters the deliverable power depends inversely on frequency, then soft- start is done by  
sweeping the operating frequency from an initial high value until the control loop takes over.  
With the L6599 converter's soft start-up is simply realized with the addition of an R-C series  
circuit from pin 4 (RF ) to ground (see Figure 28).  
min  
Initially, the capacitor C is totally discharged, so that the series resistor R is effectively  
SS  
SS  
in parallel to RF  
and the resulting initial frequency is determined by R and RF  
only,  
min  
SS  
min  
since the optocoupler's phototransistor is cut off (as long as the output voltage is not too far  
away from the regulated value):  
1
f
start= ---------------------------------------------------------------  
||  
3 CF ⋅ (R(Fmin RSS))  
The C capacitor is progressively charged until its voltage reaches the reference voltage  
SS  
(2V) and, consequently, the current through R goes to zero. This conventionally takes 5  
SS  
time constants R ·C but, before that time, the output voltage will have got close to the  
SS SS  
regulated value and the feedback loop taken over, so that it will be the optocoupler's  
phototransistor to determine the operating frequency from that moment onwards.  
During this frequency sweep phase the operating frequency will decay following the  
exponential charge of C , that is, initially it will change relatively quickly but the rate of  
SS  
change will get slower and slower. This counteracts the non-linear frequency dependence  
of the tank circuit that makes converter's power capability change little as frequency is away  
from resonance and change very quickly as frequency approaches resonance frequency  
(see Figure 29).  
Figure 28. Soft-start circuit  
RFmin  
4
Fmin  
R
SS  
SS  
R
L6599  
Css  
1
C
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Figure 29. Power vs frequency curve in an resonant half-bridge  
L6599  
RESONANCE  
FREQUENCY  
| Z ( f ) | - 1  
f
Initial  
frequency  
Steady-state  
frequency  
As a result, the average input current will smoothly increase, without the peaking that occurs  
with linear frequency sweep, and the output voltage will reach the regulated value with  
almost no overshoot.  
Typically, R and C will be selected based on the following relationships:  
SS  
SS  
RFmin  
SS= ---------------------  
fstart  
R
----------- – 1  
fmin  
3 103  
Css = -------------------  
RSS  
where f  
is recommended to be at least 4 times f . The proposed criterion for C is  
min SS  
start  
quite empirical and is a compromise between an effective soft-start action and an effective  
OCP (see next section). Please refer to the timing diagram of Figure 32 to see some  
significant signals during the soft-start phase.  
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Application information  
7.4  
Current sense, OCP and OLP  
The resonant half-bridge is essentially voltage-mode controlled; hence a current sense input  
will only serve as an overcurrent protection (OCP).  
Unlike PWM-controlled converters, where energy flow is controlled by the duty cycle of the  
primary switch (or switches), in a resonant half-bridge the duty cycle is fixed and energy flow  
is controlled by its switching frequency. This impacts on the way current limitation can be  
realized. While in PWM-controlled converters energy flow can be limited simply by  
terminating switch conduction beforehand when the sensed current exceeds a preset  
threshold (this is commonly now as cycle-by-cycle limitation), in a resonant half-bridge the  
switching frequency, that is, its oscillator's frequency must be increased and this cannot be  
done as quickly as turning off a switch: it takes at least the next oscillator cycle to see the  
frequency change. This implies that to have an effective increase, able to change the energy  
flow significantly, the rate of change of the frequency must be slower than the frequency  
itself. This, in turn, implies that cycle-by-cycle limitation is not feasible and that, therefore,  
the information on the primary current fed to the current sensing input must be somehow  
averaged. Of course, the averaging time must not be too long to prevent the primary current  
from reaching too high values.  
In Figure 30 and Figure 31 a couple of current sensing methods are illustrated that will be  
described in the following. The circuit of Figure 30 is simpler but the dissipation on the sense  
resistor Rs might not be negligible, hurting efficiency; the circuit of Figure 31 is more  
complex but virtually lossless and recommended when the efficiency target is very high.  
Figure 30. Current sensing technique with sense resistor  
Cr  
6
ISEN  
ICr  
L6599  
10  
fmin  
Vspk  
0
Rs  
τ ≈  
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Figure 31. Lossless current sensing technique, with capacitive shunt  
L6599  
10  
fmin  
VCrpk  
τ
1N4148  
CA RA  
1N4148  
6
ISEN  
L6599  
ICr  
Cr  
RB  
CB  
The device is equipped with a current sensing input (pin 6, ISEN) and a sophisticated  
overcurrent management system. The ISEN pin is internally connected to the input of a first  
comparator, referenced to 0.8 V, and to that of a second comparator referenced to 1.5 V. If  
the voltage externally applied to the pin by either circuit in Figure 30 or Figure 31 exceeds  
0.8 V the first comparator is tripped and this causes an internal switch to be turned on and  
discharge the soft-start capacitor C (see Chapter 7.3: Soft-start). This will quickly  
SS  
increase the oscillator frequency and thereby limit energy transfer. The discharge will go on  
until the voltage on the ISEN pin has dropped by 50 mV; this, with an averaging time in the  
range of 10/f , ensures an effective frequency rise. Under output short circuit, this  
min  
operation results in a nearly constant peak primary current.  
It is normal that the voltage on the ISEN pin may overshoot above 0.8 V; however, if the  
voltage on the ISEN pin reaches 1.5 V, the second comparator will be triggered, the L6599  
will shutdown and latch off with both the gate-drive outputs and the PFC_STOP pin low,  
hence turning off the entire unit. The supply voltage of the IC must be pulled below the  
UVLO threshold and then again above the start-up level in order to restart. Such an event  
may occur if the soft-start capacitor C is too large, so that its discharge is not fast enough  
SS  
or in case of transformer's magnetizing inductance saturation or a shorted secondary  
rectifier.  
In the circuit shown in Figure 30 where a sense resistor R in series to the source of the  
S
low-side MOSFET is used, note the particular connection of the resonant capacitor. In this  
way the voltage across R is related to the current flowing through the high-side MOSFET  
S
and is positive most of the switching period, except for the time needed for the resonant  
current to reverse after the low-side MOSFET has been switched OFF. Assuming that the  
time constant of the RC filter is at least ten times the minimum switching frequency f , the  
min  
approximate value of R can be found using the empirical equation:  
S
Vspkx  
-------------- --------------- --------------  
5 0.8  
ICrpkx ICrpkx ICrpkx  
4
RS  
=
where I  
is the maximum desired peak current flowing through the resonant capacitor  
Crpkx  
and the primary winding of the transformer, which is related to the maximum load and the  
minimum input voltage.  
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Application information  
The circuit shown in Figure 31 can be operated in two different ways. If the resistor R in  
A
series to C is small (not above some hundred Ω, just to limit current spiking) the circuit  
A
operates like a capacitive current divider; C will be typically selected equal to C /100 or  
A
R
less and will be a low-loss type, the sense resistor R will be selected as:  
B
Cr  
1 + -------  
CA  
0.8π  
ICrpkx  
--------------  
=
RB  
and C will be such that R ·C is in the range of 10 /f  
.
B
B
B
min  
If the resistor R in series to C is not small (in this case it will be typically selected in the ten  
A
A
kΩ ), the circuit operates like a divider of the ripple voltage across the resonant capacitor Cr,  
which, in turn, is related to its current through the reactance of Cr. Again, C will be typically  
A
selected equal to C /100 or less, this time not necessarily a low-loss type, while R  
R
B
(provided it is << R ) according to:  
A
RA2 + XC2  
0.8π  
-------------- ---------------------------  
A
RB  
=
ICrpkx  
X
Cr  
where the reactance of C (X ) and C (X ) should be calculated at the frequency where  
A
CA  
R
Cr  
I
= I  
. Again, C will be such that R ·C is in the range of 10 /f  
.
Crpk  
Crpkx  
B
B
B
min  
Whichever circuit one is going to use, the calculated values of R or R should be  
S
B
considered just a first cut value that needs to be adjusted after experimental verification.  
OCP is effective in limiting primary-to-secondary energy flow in case of an overload or an  
output short circuit, but the output current through the secondary winding and rectifiers  
under these conditions might be so high to endanger converter's safety if continuously  
flowing. To prevent any damage during these conditions it is customary to force converter's  
intermittent operation, in order to bring the average output current to values such that the  
thermal stress for the transformer and the rectifiers can be easily handled.  
With the L6599 the designer can program externally the maximum time T that the  
SH  
converter is allowed to run overloaded or under short circuit conditions. Overloads or short  
circuits lasting less than T will not cause any other action, hence providing the system  
SH  
with immunity to short duration phenomena. If, instead, T is exceeded an overload  
SH  
protection (OLP) procedure is activated that shuts down the device and, in case of  
continuous overload/short circuit, results in continuous intermittent operation with a user-  
defined duty cycle.  
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Figure 32. Soft-start and delayed shutdown upon overcurrent timing diagram  
L6599  
Vcc  
TMP  
TSH  
TSTOP  
t
t
Css  
Tss  
2V  
Primary  
Current  
0A  
0.8V  
ISEN  
t
t
3.5V  
2V  
DELAY  
0.3V  
t
Vout  
t
t
PFC_STOP  
NORMAL  
OPERATION LOAD  
OVER  
NORMAL  
OPERATION  
START-UPSOFT-START  
OVERLOAD  
SHUTDOWN  
SOFT-START  
MIN. POWER  
This function is realized with pin 2 (DELAY), by means of a capacitor C  
and a parallel  
Delay  
resistor R  
connected to ground. As the voltage on the ISEN pin exceeds 0.8 V the first  
Delay  
OCP comparator, in addition to discharging C , turns on an internal current generator that  
SS  
sources 150 µA from the DELAY pin and charges C  
. During an overload/short-circuit  
Delay  
the OCP comparator and the internal current source will be repeatedly activated and C  
Delay  
will be charged with an average current that depends essentially on the time constant of the  
current sense filtering circuit, on C and the characteristics of the resonant circuit; the  
SS  
discharge due to R  
can be neglected, considering that the associated time constant is  
Delay  
typically much longer.  
This operation will go on until the voltage on C  
reaches 2 V, which defines the time T  
.
Delay  
SH  
There is not a simple relationship that links T to C  
, thus it is more practical to  
SH  
Delay  
determine C  
experimentally. As a rough indication, with C  
= 1 µF T will be in the  
Delay  
Delay SH  
order of 100 ms.  
Once C is charged at 2 V the internal switch that discharges C is forced low  
Delay  
SS  
continuously regardless of the OCP comparator's output, and the 150 µA current source is  
continuously on, until the voltage on C reaches 3.5 V. This phase lasts:  
Delay  
T
MP= 10 CDelay  
with T is expressed in ms and C  
in µF. During this time the L6599 runs at a frequency  
Delay  
MP  
close to f  
(see Chapter 7.3: Soft-start) to minimize the energy inside the resonant circuit.  
start  
As the voltage on C  
is 3.5 V, the device stops switching and the PFC_STOP pin is  
Delay  
pulled low. Also the internal generator is turned off, so that C  
will now be slowly  
Delay  
discharged by R  
which will take:  
. The IC will restart when the voltage on C  
will be less than 0.3V,  
Delay  
Delay  
3.5  
0.3  
TSTOP = RDelay CDelay  
-------  
ln  
2.5RDelay CDelay  
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The timing diagram of Figure 32 shows this operation.  
Note that if during T the supply voltage of the L6599 (Vcc) falls below the UVLO  
STOP  
threshold the IC keeps memory of the event and will not restart immediately after V  
CC  
exceeds the start-up threshold if V(DELAY) is still higher than 0.3 V. Also the PFC_STOP pin  
will stay low as long as V(DELAY) is greater than 0.3 V. Note also that in case there is an  
overload lasting less than T , the value of T for the next overload will be lower if they are  
SH  
SH  
close to one another.  
7.5  
Latched shutdown  
The device is equipped with a comparator having the non-inverting input externally available  
at pin 8 (DIS) and with the inverting input internally referenced to 1.85 ‘V. As the voltage on  
the pin exceeds the internal threshold, the IC is immediately shut down and its consumption  
reduced at a low value. The information is latched and it is necessary to let the voltage on  
the Vcc pin go below the UVLO threshold to reset the latch and restart the IC.  
This function is useful to implement a latched overtemperature protection very easily by  
biasing the pin with a divider from an external reference voltage, where the upper resistor is  
an NTC physically located close to a heating element like the MOSFET, or the secondary  
diode or the transformer.  
An OVP can be implemented as well, e.g. by sensing the output voltage and transferring an  
overvoltage condition via an optocoupler.  
7.6  
Line sensing function  
This function basically stops the IC as the input voltage to the converter falls below the  
specified range and lets it restart as the voltage goes back within the range. The sensed  
voltage can be either the rectified and filtered mains voltage, in which case the function will  
act as a brownout protection, or, in systems with a PFC pre-regulator front-end, the output  
voltage of the PFC stage, in which case the function will serve as power-on and power-off  
sequencing.  
L6599 shutdown upon input undervoltage is accomplished by means of an internal  
comparator, as shown in the block diagram of Figure 33, whose non-inverting input is  
available at pin 7 (LINE). The comparator is internally referenced to 1.25 V and disables the  
IC if the voltage applied on the LINE pin is below the internal reference. Under these  
conditions the soft-start is discharged, the PFC_STOP pin is open and the consumption of  
the IC is reduced. PWM operation is re-enabled as the voltage on the pin is above the  
reference. The comparator is provided with current hysteresis instead of a more usual  
voltage hysteresis: an internal 1 µA current sink is ON as long as the voltage on the LINE pin  
is below the reference and is OFF if the voltage is above the reference.  
This approach provides an additional degree of freedom: it is possible to set the ON  
threshold and the OFF threshold separately by properly choosing the resistors of the  
external divider (see below). With voltage hysteresis, instead, fixing one threshold  
automatically fixes the other one depending on the built-in hysteresis of the comparator.  
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Figure 33. Line sensing function: internal block diagram and timing diagram  
L6599  
With reference to Figure 33 the following relationships can be established for the ON  
(Vin ) and OFF (Vin  
) thresholds of the input voltage:  
ON  
OFF  
VinON 1.25  
6  
1.25  
RH  
----------------------------------  
= 15 10 + -----------  
RH  
VinOFF 1.25  
------------------------------------  
1.25  
RH  
= -----------  
RH  
which, solved for R and R , yield:  
H
L
VinON VinOFF  
RH= ------------------------------------------  
15 106  
1.25  
VinOFF 1.25  
------------------------------------  
RL = RH  
While the line undervoltage is active there is no PWM activity, thus the V voltage (if not  
CC  
supplied by another source) continuously oscillates between the start-up and the UVLO  
thresholds, as shown in the timing diagram of Figure 33.  
As an additional measure of safety (e.g. in case the low-side resistor is open or missing, or  
in non-power factor corrected systems in case of abnormally high input voltage) if the  
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Application information  
voltage on the pin exceeds 7 V the device is shutdown. If its supply voltage is always above  
the UVLO threshold, the IC will restart as the voltage falls below 7 V.  
The LINE pin, while the device is operating, is a high impedance input connected to high  
value resistors, thus it is prone to pick up noise, which might alter the OFF threshold or give  
origin to undesired switch-off of the IC during ESD tests. It is possible to bypass the pin to  
ground with a small film capacitor (e.g. 1-10 nF) to prevent any malfunctioning of this kind. If  
the function is not used the pin has to be connected to a voltage greater than 1.25 V but  
lower than 6V (worst-case value of the 7 V threshold).  
7.7  
Bootstrap section  
The supply of the floating high-side section is obtained by means of a bootstrap circuitry.  
This solution normally requires a high voltage fast recovery diode to charge the bootstrap  
capacitor C  
. In the L6599 a patented integrated structure, replaces this external diode.  
BOOT  
It is realized by means of a high voltage DMOS, working in the third quadrant and driven  
synchronously with the low side driver (LVG), with a diode in series to the source, as shown  
in Figure 34.  
Figure 34. Bootstrap supply: internal bootstrap synchronous diode  
L6599  
Vcc  
12  
16  
VBOOT  
CBOOT  
LVG  
14  
OUT  
The diode prevents any current can flow from the VBOOT pin back to V in case that the  
CC  
supply is quickly turned off when the internal capacitor of the pump is not fully discharged.  
To drive the synchronous DMOS it is necessary a voltage higher than the supply voltage  
V
. This voltage is obtained by means of an internal charge pump (Figure 34).  
CC  
The bootstrap structure introduces a voltage drop while recharging C  
(i.e. when the low  
BOOT  
side driver is on), which increases with the operating frequency and with the size of the  
external power MOSFET. It is the sum of the drop across the R and the forward drop  
DS(on)  
across the series diode. At low frequency this drop is very small and can be neglected but,  
as the operating frequency increases, it must be taken into account. In fact, the drop  
reduces the amplitude of the driving signal and can significantly increase the R  
external high-side MOSFET and then its conductive loss.  
of the  
DS(on)  
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L6599  
This concern applies to converters designed with a high resonance frequency (indicatively,  
> 150 kHz), so that they run at high frequency also at full load. Otherwise, the converter will  
run at high frequency only at light load, where the current flowing in the MOSFETs of the  
half-bridge leg is lower, so that, generally, an R  
rise is not an issue. However, it is wise  
DS(on)  
to check this point anyway and the following equation is useful to compute the drop on the  
bootstrap driver:  
Qg  
--------------------  
R(DS)ON + VF  
V
Drop= I  
r
Charge (DS)ON + VF=  
TCharge  
where Q is the gate charge of the external power MOS, R  
is the on-resistance of the  
g
DS(on)  
bootstrap DMOS (150, typ.) and T  
is the ON-time of the bootstrap driver, which equals  
charge  
about half the switching period minus the dead time T . For example, using a MOSFET with  
D
a total gate charge of 30 nC, the drop on the bootstrap driver is about 3 V at a switching  
frequency of 200 kHz:  
30 109  
-------------------------------------------------------  
150 + 0.6= 2.7V  
VDrop  
=
2.5 106 0.3 106  
If a significant drop on the bootstrap driver is an issue, an external ultra-fast diode can be  
used, thus saving the drop on the R of the internal DMOS.  
DS(on)  
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Application information  
7.8  
Application example  
Figure 35. EVAL6599-90W demo board, 90W adapter with L6563 and L6599: electrical schematic  
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Table 6.  
L6599  
EVAL6599-90W demo board, 90W adapter with L6563 & L6599: evaluation  
data  
Vin = 115 Vac  
Vin = 230 Vac  
Vout  
[V]  
Iout  
Pout  
[W]  
Pin  
Eff.  
%
Vout  
[V]  
Iout  
[A]  
Pout  
[W]  
Pin  
Eff.  
%
[A]  
[W]  
[W]  
18.95  
18.95  
18.97  
18.98  
18.99  
18.99  
19.00  
19.01  
19.01  
19.01  
19.01  
19.01  
4.71  
3.72  
2.7  
89.25  
70.49  
51.22  
32.46  
18.99  
9.50  
4.75  
1.52  
1.01  
0.51  
0.25  
0
99.13  
78.00  
56.55  
36.00  
21.70  
11.30  
5.86  
3
90.04  
90.38  
90.57  
90.16  
87.51  
84.03  
81.06  
50.70  
50.38  
47.53  
37.44  
---  
18.95  
18.96  
18.97  
18.98  
18.99  
19.00  
19.00  
19.01  
19.01  
19.01  
19.01  
19.01  
4.71  
3.72  
2.7  
89.25  
70.53  
51.22  
32.46  
18.99  
9.50  
4.75  
1.52  
1.01  
0.51  
0.25  
0
97.23  
76.74  
55.85  
35.57  
21.30  
10.87  
5.77  
2.4  
91.80  
91.91  
91.71  
91.24  
89.15  
87.40  
82.32  
63.37  
59.97  
51.33  
36.89  
---  
1.71  
1.0  
1.71  
1.0  
0.5  
0.5  
0.25  
0.080  
0.053  
0.027  
0.013  
0
0.25  
0.080  
0.053  
0.027  
0.013  
0
2
1.68  
1
1.08  
0.66  
0.28  
0.67  
0.34  
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Package mechanical data  
8
Package mechanical data  
In order to meet environmental requirements, ST offers these devices in different grades of  
®
®
ECOPACK packages, depending on their level of environmental compliance. ECOPACK  
specifications, grade definitions and product status are available at: www.st.com.  
®
ECOPACK is an ST trademark.  
Table 7.  
Dim.  
Plastic DIP-16 mechanical data  
mm.  
inch  
Typ  
Min  
Typ  
Max  
Min  
Max  
a1  
0.51  
0.020  
B
b
0.77  
1.65  
0.030  
0.065  
0.5  
0.020  
0.010  
b1  
0.25  
D
E
e
20  
0.787  
8.5  
2.54  
17.78  
0.335  
0.100  
0.700  
e3  
F
I
7.1  
5.1  
0.280  
0.201  
L
3.3  
0.130  
Z
1.27  
0.050  
Figure 36. Plastic DIP-16 package dimensions  
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Table 8.  
Dim.  
SO16N mechanical data  
mm.  
inch  
Typ  
Min  
Typ  
Max  
Min  
Max  
A
1.75  
0.25  
0.069  
0.009  
a1  
0.1  
0.004  
a2  
b
1.6  
0.063  
0.018  
0.010  
0.35  
0.19  
0.46  
0.25  
0.014  
0.007  
b1  
C
0.5  
0.020  
c1  
D(1)  
E
45°  
10  
(typ.)  
0.386  
0.228  
9.8  
5.8  
0.394  
0.244  
6.2  
e
1.27  
8.89  
0.050  
0.350  
e3  
F(1)  
G
3.8  
4.60  
0.4  
4.0  
0.150  
0.181  
0.150  
0.157  
0.208  
0.050  
5.30  
1.27  
L
M
S
0.62  
0.024  
8°(max.)  
Figure 37. Package dimensions  
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Revision history  
9
Revision history  
Table 9.  
Date  
Document revision history  
Revision  
Changes  
15-May-2006  
18-Jul-2006  
1
2
Initial release  
Typo in cover page  
Not recommended for new designs, the device has been  
replaced by L6599A  
11-Feb-2009  
3
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