Typical application areas are adapters and chargers (e.g.
for laptops, camcorders and printers) and all applications
that demand an efficient and cost-effective solution up to
250 W.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The GreenChip
(1)
II is the second generation of green
Switched Mode Power Supply (SMPS) control ICs
operatingdirectly from the rectified universalmains.A high
level of integration leads to a cost effective power supply
with a very low number of external components.
The special built-in green functions allow the efficiency to
be optimum at all power levels. This holds for
quasi-resonant operation at high power levels, as well as
fixed frequency operation with valley switching at medium
power levels. At low power (standby) levels, the system
operates at reduced frequency and with valley detection.
The proprietary high voltage BCD800 process makes
direct start-up possible from the rectified mains voltage in
an effective and green way. A second low voltage
BICMOS IC is used for accurate, high speed protection
functions and control.
Highly efficient, reliable supplies can easily be designed
using the GreenChipII control IC.
(1) GreenChip is a trademark of Koninklijke Philips
Electronics N.V.
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VCOadj
I
sense
STDBY
DRIVER
HVS
HVS
DRAIN
1
2
3
4
TEA1552T
5
6
7
DEM
14
CTRL
13
LOCK
12
V
CC(5V)
11
GND
10
n.c.
9
V
CC
8
MBL498
Fig.1 Basic application.
ORDERING INFORMATION
TYPE
NUMBER
NAMEDESCRIPTIONVERSION
PACKAGE
TEA1552TSO14plastic small outline package; 14 leads; body width 3.9 mmSOT108-1
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BLOCK DIAGRAM
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V
CC
GND
STDBY
VCOadj
CTRL
LOCK
8
10
3
1
13
12
300 Ω
5.6 V
S1
TEA1552
2.5 V
M-level
lock
detect
FREQUENCY
CONTROL
−1
SUPPLY
MANAGEMENT
internal
supply
VOLTAGE
CONTROLLED
OSCILLATOR
POWER-ON
TEMPERATURE
PROTECTION
UVLO start
RESET
OVER-
V
CC
LOGIC
UVLO
MAXIMUM
ON-TIME
PROTECTION
< 4.5 V
LOGIC
SQ
R
Q
SQ
R
Q
START-UP
CURRENT SOURCE
VALLEY
100 mV
short
winding
OVER-POWER
PROTECTION
OVER-
VOLTAGE
PROTECTION
DRIVER
LEB
blank
OCP
0.88 V
clamp
soft
start
S2
5 V/1 mA
(max)
7
DRAIN
5, 6
HVS
14
DEM
4
DRIVER
I
ss
0.5 V
2
I
sense
11
V
CC(5V)
MBL499
Fig.2 Block diagram.
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PINNINGFUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
SYMBOL PINDESCRIPTION
VCOadj1VCO adjustment input
I
sense
2programmable current sense input
STDBY3standby indication or control output
DRIVER4gate driver output
HVS5high voltage safety spacer, not
connected
HVS6high voltage safety spacer, not
connected
DRAIN7drain of external MOS switch, input for
start-up current and valley sensing
V
CC
8supply voltage
n.c.9not connected
GND10ground
V
CC(5V)
115 V output
LOCK12lock input
CTRL13control input
DEM14input from auxiliary winding for
demagnetization timing, OVP and OPP
The TEA1552 is the controller of a compact flyback
converter, with the IC situated at the primary side.
An auxiliary winding of the transformer provides
demagnetization detection and powers the IC after
start-up.
The TEA1552 operates in multi modes (see Fig.4).
The next converter stroke is started only after
demagnetization of the transformer current (zero current
switching), while the drain voltage has reached the lowest
voltage to prevent switching losses (green function). The
primary resonant circuit of primary inductance and drain
capacitor ensures this quasi-resonant operation. The
design can be optimized in such a way that zero voltage
switching can be reached over almost the complete
universal mains range.
To prevent very high frequency operation at lower loads,
the quasi-resonant operation changes smoothly in fixed
frequency PWM control.
At very low power (standby) levels, the frequency is
controlled down, via the VCO, to a minimum frequency of
approximately 25 kHz.
Start-up, mains enabling operation level and
undervoltage lock-out (see Figs 11 and 12)
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VCOadj
STDBY
DRIVER
I
sense
HVS
HVS
DRAIN
1
2
3
4
TEA1552T
5
6
7
Fig.3 Pin configuration.
MBL497
Initially, the IC is self supplying from the rectified mains
voltage via pin DRAIN. Supply capacitor C
is charged
VCC
by the internal start-up current source to a level of
approximately 4 V or higher, depending on the drain
DEM
14
13
CTRL
12
LOCK
11
V
CC(5V)
GND
10
n.c.
9
V
8
CC
voltage. Once the drain voltage exceeds the M-level
(mains-dependent operation-enabling level), the start-up
current source will continue charging capacitor C
VCC
(switch S1 will be opened); see Fig.2. The IC will activate
the power converter as soon as the voltage on pin V
passes the level V
. The IC supply is taken over by
CC(start)
CC
the auxiliary winding as soon as the output voltage
reaches its intended level and the IC supply from the
mains voltage is subsequently stopped for high efficiency
operation (green function).
The moment the voltage on pin VCC drops below the
undervoltage lock-out level V
, the IC stops switching
UVLO
and enters a safe restart from the rectified mains voltage.
Inhibiting the auxiliary supply by external means causes
the converter to operate in a stable, well defined burst
mode.
Supply management
All (internal) reference voltages are derived from a
temperature compensated, on-chip band gap circuit.
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The maximum fixed frequency of the oscillator isset by an
internal current source and capacitor. The maximum
frequency is reduced once the control voltage enters the
VCO control window. Then, the maximum frequency
changeslinearly with thecontrol voltage untilthe minimum
frequency is reached (see Figs 5 and 6).
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(kHz)
f
VCOfixedquasi resonant
125
MBL500
25
P (W)
Fig.4 Multi mode operation.
Current mode control
Current mode control is used for its good line regulation
behaviour.
The ‘on-time’ iscontrolled by theinternally inverted control
pin voltage, which is compared with the primary current
information. The primary current is sensed across an
external resistor. The driver output is latched in the logic,
preventing multiple switch-on.
The internal control voltage is inverselyproportional to the
external control pin voltage, with an offset of 1.5 V. This
means that a voltage range from 1 to 1.5 V on pin CTRL
will result in an internal control voltage range from
0.5 to 0 V (a high external control voltage results in a low
duty cycle).
Oscillator
V
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sense(max)
0.52 V
MGU233
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f
(kHz)
125
25
VCO
VCO
level
1
2
level
Fig.6 VCO frequency as a function of V
MBL501
125 kHz
V
sense(max) (V)
sense(max)
.
VCO adjustment
The VCOadj pin can be used to set the VCO operation
point. As soon as the peak voltageon thesense resistoris
controlledbelow half thevoltage on the VCOadjpin (VCO
level), frequency reduction will start. The actual peak
voltageonsense will be somewhat higherduetoswitch-off
delay (see Fig.7). The frequency reduction will stop
approximately 25 mV lower (VCO2 level), when the
minimum frequency is reached.
Cycle skipping
At very low power levels, a cycle skipping mode will be
activated. A high control voltage will reduce the switching
frequency to a minimum of 25 kHz. If the voltage on the
controlpin has raisedeven more, switch-onof the external
power MOSFET will be inhibited until the voltage on the
control pin has dropped to a lower value again (see Fig.7).
1
V
CTRL
CTRL
.
Fig.5 V
1 V
(typ)
sense(max)
1.5 V
(typ)
as a function of V
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For system accuracy, it is not the absolute voltage on the
control pin that will trigger the cycle skipping mode, but a
signal derived from the internal VCO will be used.
Remark: If the no-load requirement of the system is such
that the output voltage can be regulated to its intended
level at a switching frequency of 25 kHz or above, the
cycle skipping mode will not be activated.
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1.5 V − V
CTRL
CTRL
V
CC(5V)
VCOadj
The voltage levels dV1,dV2,dV3and dV4are fixed in the IC to typically 50 mV, 18 mV, 40 mV and 15 mV respectively.
The level at which VCO mode of operation starts or ends can be externally controlled with the VCOadj pin.
X2
5 V
V
x
current
comparator
V
I
DRIVER
OSCILLATOR
DRIVER
I
sense
MBL502
f
osc
f
max
f
min
V
STDBY
(V)
5
0
cycle
skipping
1
0
dV
2
dV
dV
1
4
VCO
Vx (mV)
adj
Vx (mV)
Vx (mV)
3
dV
Fig.7 A functional implementation of the standby and cycle skipping circuitry.
Standby output
TheSTDBY output pin (V
= 5 V)can be used to drive
STDBY
an external NPN transistor or FET in order to e.g.
switch-off a PFCcircuit. The STDBY output is activated by
the internal VCO: as soon as the VCO has reduced the
switching frequency to (almost) the minimum frequency of
25 kHz, the STDBY output will be activated (see Fig.7).
The STDBY output will go low again as soon as the VCO
allows a switching frequency close to the maximum
frequency of 125 kHz.
Demagnetization
The system will be in discontinuous conduction mode all
the time. The oscillator will not start a new primary stroke
until the secondary stroke has ended.
Demagnetization features a cycle-by-cycle output
short-circuit protection by immediately lowering the
frequency (longer off-time), thereby reducing the power
level.
Demagnetizationrecognition is suppressedduringthe first
time (t
). This suppression may be necessary in
suppr
applications where the transformer has a large leakage
inductance and at low output voltages/start-up.
OverVoltage Protection (OVP)
An OVP mode is implemented in the GreenChip series.
For the TEA1552, this works by sensing the auxiliary
voltage via the current flowing into pin DEM during the
secondary stroke. The auxiliary winding voltage is a
well-defined replica of the output voltage. Any voltage
spikes are averaged by an internal filter.
If the output voltage exceeds the OVP trip level, the OVP
circuit switches off the power MOSFET. The controller
then waits until the UVLO level is reached on pin VCC.
When VCC drops to UVLO, capacitor C
recharged to the V
level, however the IC will not start
start
VCC
will be
switching again. Subsequently, VCC will drop again to the
UVLO level, etc.
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Operation only recommenceswhen the VCCvoltage drops
below a level of approximately 4.5 V (practically when the
V
has been disconnected for a short period).
mains
The output voltage (V
can be set by the demagnetization resistor R
N
V
OVP
where N
s
-----------N
is the number of secondary turnsand N
s
I
aux
) at which the OVP function trips,
OVP
R
OVP DEM()
+×[]×=
DEMVclamp DEM()pos()
DEM
:
aux
is the
number of auxiliary turns of the transformer.
Current I
OVP(DEM)
The value of the demagnetization resistor (R
is internally trimmed.
DEM
) can be
adjusted to the turns ratio of the transformer, thus making
an accurate OVP possible.
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primary
stroke
secondary
stroke
Valley switching (see Fig.8)
A new cycle starts when the power switch is switched on.
After the ‘on-time’ (which is determined by the ‘sense’
voltage and the internal control voltage), the switch is
opened and the secondary stroke starts.
After the secondary stroke, the drain voltage shows an
oscillation with a frequency of approximately