The AP3968/69/70 consists of a primary side regulation controller and
a high voltage transistor, and is specially designed for off-line power
supplies within 12W output power. Typical applications include
adapter for ADSL and auxiliary supplies.
The AP3968/69/70 operates at pulse frequency modulation (PFM),
and provides accurate constant voltage, constant current (CV/CC)
regulation without requiring an opto-coupler and secondary control
circuitry. It has internal cable compensation function for tight constant
voltage regulation.
The AP3968/69/70 solution has fewer component numbers, smaller
size, and lower total cost.
The AP3968 is packaged in SO-7. The AP3969 is available in PDIP-
7. The AP3970 is available in PDIP-7 and PDIP-8 packages.
Applications
Chargers
Adapters
Set Top Boxes
Auxiliary Supplies
DVD
LED Driver
Features
Primary Side Control for Eliminating Opto-coupler and Secondary
CV/CC Control Circuitry
Built-in NPN Transistor with 700V
CBO
Low Start-up Current: 0.2A (Typ.)
Internal Output Cable Voltage Drop Compensation
Random Frequency Modulation for Low EMI
Short Circuit Protection
Low Total Cost Solution
Output Power Range (Note 1):
Notes: 1. Typical continuous power in a non-ventilated enclosed adapter measured at +50°C ambient.
2. No purposely added lead. Fully EU Directive 2002/95/EC (RoHS) & 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2) compliant.
3. See http://www.diodes.com/quality/lead_free.html for more information about Diodes Incorporated’s definitions of Halogen - and Antimony-free, "Green"
and Lead-free.
4. Halogen- and Antimony-free "Green” products are defined as those which contain <900ppm bromine, <900ppm chlorine (<1500ppm total Br + Cl) and
<1000ppm antimony compounds.
Note 5: Stresses greater than those listed under “Absolute Maximum Ratings” may cause permanent damage to the device. These are stress ratings only, and
functional operation of the device at these or any other conditions beyond those indicated under “Recommended Operating Conditions” is not implied. Exposure to “Absolute Maximum Ratings” for extended periods may affect device reliability.
Where fSW is the switching frequency. When the peak current Ipk is constant, the output power depends on the switching frequency fSW.
Constant Voltage Operation
The AP3968/69/70 captures the auxiliary winding feedback voltage at FB pin and operates in constant-voltage (CV) mode to regulate the output
voltage. Assuming the secondary winding is master, the auxiliary winding is slave during the D1 on-time. The auxiliary voltage is given by:
…………(5)
Where Vd is the diode forward drop voltage, N
is the turns of auxiliary winding, and NS is the turns of secondary winding.
AUX
Figure 3. Auxiliary Voltage Waveform
The output voltage is different from the secondary voltage in a diode forward drop voltage Vd which depends on the current. If the secondary
voltage is always detected at a constant secondary current, the difference between the output voltage and the secondary voltage will be a fixed Vd.
The voltage detection point is portion of Tons after D1 is turned on. The CV loop control function of AP3968/69/70 then generates a D1 off-time to
regulate the output voltage.
Constant Current Operation
The AP3968/69/70 is designed to work in constant current (CC) mode. Figure 4 shows the secondary current waveforms.
Figure 4. Secondary Current Waveform
In CC operation, the CC loop control function of AP3968/69/70 will keep a fixed proportion between D1 on-time Tons and D1 off-time Toffs by
discharging or charging the built-in capacitance connected. This fixed proportion is
………… (6)
The relation between the output constant-current and secondary peak current Ipks is given by:
At the instant of D1 turn-on, the primary current transfers to the secondary at an amplitude of:
…………(8)
Thus the output constant current is given by:
…………(9)
Leading Edge Blanking (LEB)
When the power switch is turned on, a turn-on spike on the output pulse rising edge will occur on the sense-resistor. To avoid false termination of
the switching pulse, a typical 500ns leading edge blanking is built in. During this blanking period, the current sense comparator is disabled and the
gate driver cannot be switched off.
The built-in LEB in AP3968/69/70 has shorter delay time from current sense terminal to output pulse than those IC solutions adopting external RC
filter as LEB.
Built-in Cable Compensation
The AP3968/69/70 has built-in fixed voltage of 0.35V typical to compensate the drop of output cable when the load is changed from zero to full
load. A typical 0.01F external capacitor connected to the CPC pin is used to smooth voltage signal for cable compensation.
Over Temperature Protection
The AP3968/69/70 has internal thermal sensing circuit to shut down the PFM driver output when the die temperature reaches +160ºC typical.
When the die temperature drops about 40ºC , the IC will recover automatically to normal operation.
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