
DESCRIPTION
The QCH28515T/RCH28515T series of DC-DC converters provides the ruggedness, reliability and features required to meet the advanced challenges of today's hi-rel
market. This family of converters uses all surface-mounted
hybrid components including magnetics, all ceramic capacitors and ultrasonic wirebonds to give long life in full temperature range and high acceleration environments. There is no
power derating anywhere in the –55°C to 125°C operating
range.
This product family is tolerant of many types of faults
including load short, load overload, loss of voltage feedback,
large forward and reverse voltages applied to the synchronization pin and input overvoltage. This converter family will
operate during input transients to 80 volts. The output voltages
have little overshoot during the input voltage transient such
that typical logic and linear parts on the outputs will stay well
within data sheet absolute maximums.
Other operational features include low duty factor current
limit and dynamic current limit threshold. The current limit
operates in a cyclic on-off mode with an on time of about 2
milliseconds and an off time of 20 milliseconds for a duty factor
of about 10 percent. This limits the converter dissipation to
about 1 watt, so there is no danger of overheating during an
output fault at 125° C. The dynamic current limit threshold
allows over 50 percent more current to flow for a short time
after power application, release from shutdown or recovery
from previous current limit allowing large load capacitances to
be charged during turn-on.
This converter family is a push-pull 400 kHz forward converter with full isolation between the input side, output side and
case. This isolation is achieved without optocouplers for an
even greater margin of reliability. The converter is housed in
a power DIP package and is hermetically sealed. The
RCH28515T has tabs for bolting the device down.
EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS
BLOCK DIAGRAM
HI-REL DESIGN
REPLACES APEX DT28515T/F
WAVE SOLDERABLE PACKAGE
ALL CERAMIC CAPACITORS
NO OPTOCOUPLERS
SURFACE MOUNT MAGNETICS
WITHSTANDS 3000 G Y1 AXIS
OVER-VOLTAGE PROTECTION (OVP) OPTION
OTHER FEATURES TRIPLE OUTPUT
NO DERATING 55°C TO +125°C
WIDE SUPPLY RANGE 16 TO 40 VOLTS
HIGH ISOLATION 500V
HIGH POWER DENSITY 23 W/in
3
REMOTE SHUTDOWN
EXTERNAL SYNCH INPUT (FULLY TTL COMPATIBLE
OPTION)
110
29
38
47
56
POSITIVE
INPUT
+5 OUT
OUT COMMON
–15 OUT
+15 OUT
INPUT
COMMON
SYNCH
INHIBIT
CASE GND
CASE GND
TOP VIEW
INPUT
MAGNETICS
AND
FILTER
PUSH–PULL
PWM
PRIMARY
SIDE
FAILSAFES
OUTPUT
MAGNETICS
AND
FILTER
POWER
MAGNETICS
FEED–BACK
MAGNETICS
SECONDARY
SIDE
FAILSAFES
± 15 V
LINEAR
REGS
V
in
+Aux
–Aux
MAIN
OUTPUT
4707 Dey Road Liverpool, N.Y. 13088
M.S.KENNEDY CORP.
(315) 701-6751
QCH28515T/
RCH28515T
ISO-9001 CERTIFIED BY DSCC
30W TRIPLE
DC-DC
CONVERTERS
PRELIMINARY Rev. - 5/01
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QCH28515T
RCH28515T

SPECIFICATIONS
INPUT VOLTAGE V
IN
No load 1, 2, 3 0 28 50 Vdc Normal
to full load 16 40 Operating
1
50 80 Vpk Transient
UVLO V
UVLO
1, 2, 3 10 12.5 14 Vdc
INPUT CURRENT I
IN
NoLoad 1, 2, 3 0.12 Adc
Full load
2
1.25 1.57 1.65
Inhibited 0.0001 0.002 0.005
OUTPUT CURRENT
3
I
MAIN
1 4.00 6.00 Adc
2, 3
I
+AUX
1 0.33 0.66
2, 3
I
-AUX
1 -0.33 -0.66
2,3
OUTPUT VOLTAGE
2,4
V
MAIN
1 4.95 5.0 5.05 Vdc
2,3
V
+AUX
1 14.85 15.00 15.15
2, 3
V
-AUX
1 -14.85 -15.00 -15.15
2, 3
OVP
4
V
OVP
1 5.3 5.6 5.9 Vdc
2, 3 5.14 6.10
OUTPUT POWER P
OUT
P
MAIN
1, 2, 3 0 20 30 W
P±
AUX
01020
P
TOT
030
P
OVERLOAD
30 35 65
(5)
EFFICIENCY
2
η 163%
2, 3
LINE REGULATION VR
LINE
V
IN
1 5 10 mV Main
16-40V 2, 3 10 50
1 50 75 Aux
2, 3 120 150
LOAD REGULATION VR
LOAD
I
MAIN
1 5 20 mV Main
0↔4A 2, 3 20 50
±I
AUX
1 50 75 Aux
0↔0.33A 2, 3 150 250
INPUT VOLTAGE RANGE 0 to 50 VDC
INPUT VOLTAGE TRANSIENT RANGE 80V@50mS
OUTPUT WITHSTAND VOLTAGE 25 VDC
STORAGE TEMPERATURE –65 to +150°C
OPERATING TEMPERATURE –55 to +125°C
TEMPERATURE, pin soldering 10 seconds 300 °C MAX
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
SPECIFICATIONSQCH28515T/RCH28515T
TEST GROUP A
12
PARAMETER SYMBOL CONDITIONS SUBGROUP MIN TYPICAL MAX UNITS COMMENT
Unless noted: –55°C ≤ T
CASE
≤ 125°C, 16Vdc ≤ VIN ≤ 40Vdc, P
MAIN
= 20W, P+
AUX
= P-
AUX
= 5W.
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CROSS REGULATION VR
CROSS
±I
AUX
1 5 20 mV Main
0↔0.33A 2, 3 20 50
I
MAIN
1 50 75 ±Aux
0↔4A 2, 3 150 250
CURRENT LIMIT I
LIM
1 115 125 %
2, 3
LOAD FAULT POWER P
D
Overload
6
1, 2, 3 14 25 W
Short Ckt. 6
INHIBIT PIN VOLTAGE
7
V
ENH
Enabled 1, 2, 3 12 16.8 V dc
V
ENL
Inhibited 0 5
INHIBIT PIN CURRENT
7
I
ENH
Enabled 1, 2, 3 0 10 µA dc
I
ENL
Inhibited 650 1200 1800
ISOLATION R
ISO
500V dc 1, 2, 3 100 Meg Ω Primary
to Secondary to Case
CAPACITIVE LOAD C
L
1, 2, 3 330 500 µF Main
10 22 ±Aux
INPUT CURRENT RIPPLE2I
RIP
1 100 mA rms
2, 3 120 250
OUTPUT VOLTAGE RIPPLE V
RIP
1 15 45 mV rms Main
2, 3 30 90
1 12 36 ±Aux
2 ,3 25 75
SWITCHING FREQUENCY F
SW
4, 5, 6 350 400 450 kHz
SYNC. FREQUENCY F
SYNC
4, 5, 6 300 650 kHz
SYNC. PIN VOLTAGE
8
V
HI
1, 2, 3 2.4 – V dc
V
LO
– 0.4
SYNC. PIN CURRENT I
SYN
H 1, 2, 3 -400 µA dc
I
SYN
L -500 -750
TURN ON TIME
9
T
ON
448mS
TURN ON OVERSHOOT VT
ON
CL=0 4 0 300 mVdc Main
4 900 ±Aux
STEP LOAD TRANSIENT, VT
LOADCL
=0, I
MAIN
=50↔100% 1 -800 +800 mVdc Main
RESPONSE CL=0, I
AUX
=50↔100% 1 500 750 ±Aux
SPECIFICATIONS
QCH28515T/RCH28515T
TEST GROUP A
12
PARAMETER SYMBOL CONDITIONS SUBGROUP MIN TYPICAL MAX UNITS COMMENT
Unless noted: –55°C ≤ T
CASE
≤ 125°C, 16Vdc ≤ VIN ≤ 40Vdc, P
MAIN
= 20W, P+
AUX
= P-
AUX
= 5W.
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STEP LOAD TRANSIENT10TR
LOAD
CL=0 4 0.05 0.10 mS Main
RECOVERY 4 3 5 ±Aux
STEP LINE TRANSIENT, VT
LINE
CL=0 1 150 250 mVdc Main
RESPONSE 1 100 250 ±Aux
STEP LINE TRANSIENT
10
TR
LINE
CL=0 4 0.05 0.10 mS Main
RECOVERY 4 3 5 ±Aux
LOAD FAULT TRANSIENT, VT
FLT
CL=0 1 0 300 mVdc Main
RESPONSE 1 900 ±Aux
LOAD FAULT TRANSIENT10,TR
FLT
CL=0 4 40 100 mS Main
RESPONSE 4 TBD ±Aux
INHIBIT DELAY
11
TD
INH
CL=0 4 0.1 0.2 mS Main
4 TBD ±Aux
INHIBIT RECOVERY
9
TR
INH
CL=0 4 4 8 mS Main
4 TBD ±Aux
SPECIFICATIONS
QCH28515T/RCH28515T
NOTES: 1. Under Voltage Lock Out (UVLO) is approx. 10.5-13.5 Vdc.
2. Vin = 28±1 V dc. Nominal output power: P
MAIN
= 20W, P+
AUX
= 5W, P-
AUX
= 5W.
3. Full power output must be equal to or less than 30 watts. Short duration Aux current is 2A peak.
4. Over-Voltage Protection (OVP) guaranteed by design not to exceed 6V dc on main output under any static condition at room
temperature. On models with OVP option, only. Therefore this parameter is limited to <5.5V on these models.
5. Short Term Over-Load (STOL).
6. Continuous overload. Auxiliary outputs are protected with thermal shutdown.
7. Internal Pull-Up typically 22k ohms to VIN. For 80-volt transients, input device must be able to sink at least 3.5 mA.
8. Internal Pull-Up approximately 22k ohms to typically 12V. This is an open collector, TTL compatible, edge triggered active low
input. A valid low must exist for 20% to 80% duty ratio. The converter takes approximately 2 mS to synchronize. For "TTL
Sync" option V
MAX
≤ 55V.
9. Time for outputs to reach 90% of final value. Measured from valid Inhibit High V
ENH
or valid VIN.
10. Measured from start of transient to response within 90% of final value.
11. Time for outputs to reach 50% of initial value. Measured from valid Inhibit Low V
ENL
or VIN below UVLO.
12. As per MIL-PRF-38534.
TEST GROUP A
12
PARAMETER SYMBOL CONDITIONS SUBGROUP MIN TYPICAL MAX UNITS COMMENT
Unless noted: –55°C ≤ T
CASE
≤ 125°C, 16Vdc ≤ VIN ≤ 40Vdc, P
MAIN
= 20W, P+
AUX
= P-
AUX
= 5W.
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QCH28515T/RCH28515T
TYPICAL PERFORMANCE GRAPHS
0 0 20 40 60 80 100.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3.0
TIME, t (200µsec/DIV)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
LOAD TRANSIENT RESPONSE
OUTPUT RESPONSE
100K –50 0 20 40 60 80 1000 50 100 1251K100 10K
INPUT VOLTAGE, V
IN
(V)
TIME, t (1 mS/DIV)
LINE TRANSIENT RESPONSE STARTUP SHUTDOWN
EFFICIENCY CONTOURS
16
28
40
32
36
20
24
PERCENT OUTPUT LOAD
9050 7060 80 100
FREQUENCY, F TEMPERATURE (°C)
–80
–70
–50
–60
–40
–30
–20
AUDIO REJECTION
REJECTION, DB
INPUT VOLTAGE MINIMUM
PERCENT LOAD
16
15
14
13
12
INPUT VOLTAGE MINIMUM
INPUT VOLTAGE, (V)
14
13.5
13
12.5
12
INPUT VOLTAGE, (V)
V
IN
= 4V P-P
V
IN
= 16, 50V
Tr, Tf = 10µS
V
IN
= 16, 50V
Tr, Tf = 10µS
TEMP = 25°C
TEMP = 125°C
67%
68%
69%
70%
72.5%
70%
71%
72%
INPUT VOLTAGE, V
IN
(V)
EFFICIENCY CONTOURS
16
28
40
32
36
20
24
PERCENT OUTPUT LOAD
9050 60 70 80 100
61%
62%
63%
60%
64.5%
64%
63%
62%
61%
INPUT VOLTAGE, V
IN
(V)
EFFICIENCY CONTOURS
15
30
40
35
35
20
25
PERCENT OUTPUT LOAD
80 9050 60 70 100
TEMP =
–55°C
66%
67%
68%
72%
69%
69%
70%
71%
TIME, t (200µsec/DIV)
TIME, mS TIME, µS
LINE TRANSIENT RESPONSE
OUTPUT RESPONSE, 5V
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
OUTPUT RESPONSE, 5V
TIME, t (1 mS/DIV)
LOAD TRANSIENT RESPONSE
TOTAL CONVERTER LOAD 15W TOTAL CONVERTER LOAD 15W
–15V 15V 5V
OUTPUT RESPONSE
–15V 15V 5V
OUTPUT RESPONSE
–15V 15V 5V
OUTPUT RESPONSE
–15V 15V 5V
CL = 100µF, 22µF, 22µF
CL = 100µF, 22µF, 22µF
500 mV/DIV
200 mV/DIV
20 mV/DIV
20 mV/DIV
TOTAL CONVERTER LOAD 30W
500 mV/DIV 500 mV/DIV
20 mV/DIV
20 mV/DIV
50 mV/DIV
I
LOAD
(5V) = 2A, 4AI
LOAD
(5V) = 2A, 4A
50 mV/DIV
50 mV/DIV
50 mV/DIV
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SYNCHRONIZATION
The synch pin allows the converter to be synchronized in
frequency and phase with an external signal. This signal
should be TTL compatable (0.8 max V
INL
and 2.0 V min V
INH
).
Overdrive up to 10V is not harmful. Transient voltage withstand
is ± 50V with respect to input common. The frequency applied
to this pin must be between 350 and 600 kHz with duty factor
anywhere from 20 to 80 percent.
SHUTDOWN
The shutdown pin turns off the power conversion circuits and
puts the converter in standby mode. The shutdown pin is
referenced to the input common pin. In standby mode the
converter only draws 2.2 mA typical (5.0 mA maximum) input
current from V
IN
. For normal operation this pin should be open
circuited and allowed to float. For shutdown pull this pin below
1 volt. The maximum open circuit voltage that will appear on
this pin is 15 volts. See graphs for typical time response of the
converter to assert and release shutdown.
QCH28515T/RCH28515T
APPLICATION INFORMATION
LOAD FAULT RESPONSE
The QCH28515T/RCH28515T family of DC-DC converters use a common fault protection approach. Load fault
conditions include short-circuit and overload conditions. The
QCH28515T/RCH28515T converters respond to load faults
on the main output (+5V) by turning off all power conversion
circuits for a period of time and then attempting to restart. The
figure below shows the fault protection response to an output
overload, the turn on plus detect fault time is typically two
milliseconds and the off time is typically twenty milliseconds.
The net "on" duty factor during a fault is only 10 percent,
resulting in low converter dissipation and immunity from
overheating at 125°C. An added benefit to this method is that
the amount of output current that defines a fault is programmed to increase by 1.5X during the first few hundred
microseconds of operation after power-up, load fault recovery or release of the shutdown pin. This allows QCH28515T/
RCH28515T converters to bring up capacitive and other
difficult loads more reliably than some competing converters.
NORMAL
TIME
NORMALLOAD FAULT
V
o
I
o
The auxiliary outputs have individual overcurrent protection
and independent fault protection. A rapid response thermal
shutdown feature adds to the reliability of the converter by
protecting each auxiliary output from load faults. Substantial
current may drawn from either auxiliary output but is limited to
safe levels by independent current sensing circuitry on each.
If the fault or overload continues for extended periods the
thermal shut down circuitry will cycle the output to limit the
maximum internal hotspot temperature to a safe level.
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The information contained herein is believed to be accurate at the time of printing. MSK reserves the right to make
changes to its products or specifications without notice, however, and assumes no liability for the use of its products.
Please visit our website for the most recent revision of this datasheet.
M.S. Kennedy Corp.
4707 Dey Road, Liverpool, New York 13088
Phone (315) 701-6751
FAX (315) 701-6752
www.mskennedy.com
NOTE: ALL DIMENSIONS ARE ±0.010 INCHES UNLESS OTHERWISE LABELED.
ESD Triangle indicates Pin 1.
QCH28515T
The above example is an industrial grade 5V and ±15V triple output converter
without tabs
ORDERING INFORMATION
SCREENING
BLANK= INDUSTRIAL; E= EXTENDED RELIABILITY;
H= CLASS H; K= CLASS K
TRIPLE OUTPUT
OUTPUT VOLTAGES
515=5V AND ±15V
NOMINAL INPUT VOLTAGE
GENERAL PART NUMBER (QCH=NO TABS; RCH=TABS)
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MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS
PRELIMINARY Rev. - 5/01
QCH28515T RCH28515T