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LinkSwitch-TN

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Overview: The document provides a comprehensive technical description of the LinkSwitch-TN family of off-line switcher ICs, designed for energy-efficient and low-cost power supply solutions. It covers product specifications, applications, and operational modes.
Product Highlights: The LinkSwitch-TN family serves as a cost-effective alternative to linear and capacitor-fed power supplies, featuring a low component count and integrated auto-restart for fault protection. Operating at 66 kHz with accurate current limits, it supports multiple topologies and offers excellent line and load regulation. The devices are energy-efficient, meeting various energy standards, and are suitable for applications such as appliances, LED drivers, and industrial controls.
Specifications: The document includes a table of output currents for different models (LNK302/304-306) under various conditions, such as discontinuous and continuous conduction modes. The devices integrate a 700 V power MOSFET, oscillator, and control circuitry, eliminating the need for a bias supply in buck or flyback converters.
Functional Description: The LinkSwitch-TN combines a high-voltage MOSFET with a power supply controller, using an ON/OFF control scheme. It includes features like frequency jittering to reduce EMI, a 5.8 V regulator, thermal shutdown, and current limit circuits. The auto-restart feature in LNK304-306 models provides protection during fault conditions.
Application Example: A typical implementation of a 1.44 W universal input buck converter is described, suitable for non-isolated power supplies in appliances. The circuit includes components for inrush current limitation, noise attenuation, and output voltage regulation.
Design Considerations: Key considerations for designing with LinkSwitch-TN include selecting the appropriate device and components for the desired conduction mode, ensuring adequate input voltage and capacitance, and optimizing the printed circuit layout for heat sinking and EMI.
Conclusion: The LinkSwitch-TN family provides a versatile and efficient solution for replacing traditional power supplies, offering significant performance improvements and energy savings.
Key Sections:
  • Optocoupler Feedback: The document discusses the use of optocoupler feedback in power supply designs, highlighting its cost-effectiveness and accuracy, which is primarily limited by the choice of reference. It is ideal for driving LEDs due to its stability and accuracy.
  • High-Side Buck Boost Converter: This section explains the advantages of using a high-side buck boost converter for LED drivers, including better accuracy and temperature stability compared to low-side configurations. It also emphasizes the fail-safe nature of the design, where the output is protected from input voltage in case of internal MOSFET failure.
  • Component Selection: Detailed guidelines are provided for selecting components such as diodes, inductors, capacitors, and resistors. The importance of using ultra-fast diodes and appropriate inductors to ensure efficient operation and minimize noise is stressed.
  • Layout Considerations: Recommendations for minimizing EMI and optimizing thermal performance through careful layout design are provided. The document advises minimizing the copper area connected to switching nodes and optimizing the placement of components like capacitors and diodes.
  • Design Checklist: A checklist for verifying the functionality of LinkSwitch-TN designs is included, covering aspects like DC rail voltage, diode selection, maximum drain current, and thermal checks.
  • Absolute Maximum Ratings: The document lists the maximum ratings for various parameters such as drain voltage, feedback voltage, and operating temperatures, ensuring that designs remain within safe operational limits.
  • Thermal Impedance and Control Functions: Specifications for thermal impedance and control functions like output frequency, feedback pin voltage, and bypass pin current are detailed, providing essential data for design optimization.
Figures and Tables: The document includes several figures and tables illustrating circuit configurations, performance characteristics, and component specifications, aiding in the understanding and application of the LinkSwitch-TN series in power supply designs.
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Cost Effective Linear/Cap Dropper Replacement Ε Lowest cost and component count buck converter solution Fully integrated auto-restart for short-circuit and open loop fault protection Ֆ saves external component costs LNK302 uses a simpli ed controller without auto-restart for very low system costՕ 66 kHz operation with accurate current limit allows low cost off-the-shelf 1 mH inductor for up to 120 mA output current֕ Tight tolerances and negligible temperature variation High breakdown voltage of 700 V provides excellent input surge withstandՕ Frequency jittering dramatically reduces EMI (~10 dB) minimizes EMI lter cost֕ High thermal shutdown temperature (+135 > FBBPSD + + LinkSwitch-TN DC OutputWide RangeHV DC Input C minimum) > PI-3492-111903 Figure 1. Typical Buck Converter Application (See Application Examples Section for Other Circuit Con gurations). Much Higher Performance over Discrete Buck and Passive Solutions Е Supports buck, buck-boost and yback topologies System level thermal overload, output short-circuit and open control loop protectionՕ Excellent line and load regulation even with typical con guration High bandwidth provides fast turn-on with no overshoot Օ Current limit operation rejects line ripple Universal input voltage range (85 VAC to 265 VAC) Օ Built-in current limit and hysteretic thermal protection Higher ef ciency than passive solutionsՕ Higher power factor than capacitor-fed solutions Entirely manufacturable in SMD EcoSmart OUTPUT CURRENT TABLE > 1 230 VAC ձ15%85-265 VACMDCM PRODUCT > 4 2 CCM > 3 MDCM > 2 CCM > 3 LNK302P/G/D63 mA80 mA63 mA80 mALNK304P/G/D120 mA170 mA120 mA170 mA LNK305P/G/D175 mA280 mA175 mA280 mA LNK306P/G/D225 mA360 mA225 mA360 mA > Table 1. Output Current Table. Notes: 1. Typical output current in a non-isolated buck converter. Output power capability depends on respective output voltage. See Key Applications Considerations Section for complete description of assumptions, including fully discontinuous conduction mode (DCM) operation. 2. Mostly discontinuous conduction mode. 3. Continuous conduction mode. 4. Packages: P: DIP-8B, G: SMD-8B, D: SO-8C. Ζ Extremely Energy Ef cient Consumes typically only 50/80 mW in self-powered buck topology at 115/230 VAC input with no load (opto feedback)Օ Consumes typically only 7/12 mW in yback topology with external bias at 115/230 VAC input with no load Meets California Energy Commission (CEC), Energy Star, and EU requirements LinkSwitch-TN devices integrate a 700 V power MOSFET, oscillator, simple On/Off control scheme, a high voltage switched current source, frequency jittering, cycle-by-cycle current limit and thermal shutdown circuitry onto a monolithic IC. The start- up and operating power are derived directly from the voltage on the DRAIN pin, eliminating the need for a bias supply and associated circuitry in buck or yback converters. The fully integrated auto-restart circuit in the LNK304-306 safely limits output power during fault conditions such as short-circuit or open loop, reducing component count and system-level load protection cost. A local supply provided by the IC allows use of a non-safety graded optocoupler acting as a level shifter to further enhance line and load regulation performance in buck and buck-boost converters, if required. Applications Օ Appliances and timers LED drivers and industrial controls > LinkSwitch-TN is speci cally designed to replace all linear and capacitor-fed (cap dropper) non-isolated power supplies in the under 360 mA output current range at equal system cost while offering much higher performance and energy ef ciency. > November 2008 size="-2">

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BYPASS(BP) DRAIN(D) REGULATOR5.8 VBYPASS PINUNDER-VOLTAGECURRENT LIMITCOMPARATOR FEEDBACK(FB)Q +- 5.8 V4.85 V SOURCE(S) 6.3 V +- VI LIMIT CLOCKJITTEROSCILLATOR MAX THERMALSHUTDOWN 1.65 V -V T SRQDC LEADINGEDGEBLANKING PI-3904-020805 BYPASS(BP)FAULTPRESENT DRAIN(D) REGULATOR5.8 VBYPASS PINUNDER-VOLTAGECURRENT LIMITCOMPARATOR FEEDBACK(FB)Q > +- CLOCK 5.8 V4.85 V SOURCE(S) RESETAUTO-RESTARTCOUNTER 6.3 V > +- VI > LIMIT CLOCKJITTEROSCILLATOR > MAX THERMALSHUTDOWN 1.65 V -V > T SRQDC LEADINGEDGEBLANKING > PI-2367-021105

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LinkSwitch-TN . When the MOSFET is on, the LinkSwitch-TN F is suf cient for both high frequency decoupling and energy storage.In addition, there is a 6.3 V shunt regulator clamping the BYPASS pin at 6.3 V when current is provided to the BYPASS pin through an external resistor. This facilitates powering of LinkSwitch-TN runs off of the energy stored in the bypass capacitor. Extremely low power consumption of the internal circuitry allows the 5.8 V Regulator and 6.3 V Shunt Voltage Clamp to operate continuously from the current drawn from the DRAIN pin. A bypass capacitor value of 0.1 The 5.8 V...

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High-Side Buck Direct Feedback 1. Output referenced to input2. Positive output (V > O ) with respect to -V > IN FBBPSD 3. Step down ֖ V > O < V > IN 4. Low cost direct feedback (10% typ.)High-SideBuck і Optocoupler Feedback1. Output referenced to input2. Positive output (V > + + V LinkSwitch-TN IN V O PI-3751-121003 BPFBDS O ) with respect to -V > IN 3. Step down V > O < V > IN + + 4. Optocoupler feedback - Accuracy only limited by reference choice - Low cost non-safety rated opto - No pre-load required 5. Minimum no-load consumptionLow-SideBuck ֖ Optocoupler Feedback1. Output referenced to input2....

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Low-SideBuck Boost Optocoupler Feedback 1. Output referenced to input2. Positive output (V provides the lowest cost and highest ef ciency converter. CCM designs require a larger inductor and ultra-fast (t > + O ) with respect to +V > IN 3. Step up/down ֖ V > O > V > IN or V > O < V > IN LinkSwitch-TN 4. Optocoupler feedback - Accuracy only limited by reference choice - Low cost non-safety rated opto - No pre-load required 5. Fail-safe output is not subjected to input voltage if the internal MOSFET fails > V IN V O BPFBDS + PI-3756-111903 Feedback Diode D2 LinkSwitch-TN design spreadsheet available...

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