CURRENT LIMITING
INTERNALLY TRIMMED REFERENCE WITH
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UNDERVOLTAGELOCKOUT
HIGHCURRENTTOTEMPOLEOUTPUT
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UNDERVOLTAGE LOCKOUT WITH HYSTER-
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ESIS
LOWSTART-UPANDOPERATINGCURRENT
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DESCRIPTION
TheUC384xBfamilyofcontrolICsprovidesthenecessaryfeatures to implement off-line or DC to DC
fixedfrequencycurrent modecontrolschemeswith
a minimal external parts count. Internally implementedcircuitsincludea trimmedoscillatorfor precise DUTY CYCLECONTROL under voltagelockoutfeaturingstart-upcurrentlessthan0.5mA,a precision reference trimmed for accuracy at the error
ampinput,logicto insurelatchedoperation,aPWM
comparatorwhichalsoprovidescurrentlimitcontrol,
and a totempole output stage designedto source
orsinkhighpeakcurrent.Theoutputstage,suitable
for driving N-Channel MOSFETs, is low in the offstate.
Differencesbetweenmembersofthisfamilyarethe
under-voltagelockoutthresholdsandmaximumduty
cycle ranges. The UC3842B and UC3844B have
UVLOthresholds of 16V (on) and 10V (off), ideally
suitedoff-lineapplicationsThecorrespondingthresholdsfortheUC3843BandUC3845Bare8.5Vand7.9
V. TheUC3842BandUC3843B can operateto duty
cyclesapproaching100%.Arangeof the zeroto <
50 % is obtainedby the UC3844Band UC3845Bby
theadditionofan internaltoggleflipflopwhichblanks
theoutputoffeveryotherclockcycle.
Minidip
SO8
BLOCK DIAGRAM (toggle flip flop used only in UC3844B and UC3845B)
7
Vi
2.50V
UVLO
S/R
2R
R1V
5V
REF
VREF GOOD
LOGIC
S
R
CURRENT
SENSE
COMPARATOR
INTERNAL
BIAS
T
LATCH
UC3842B
March 1999
GROUND
RT/CT
VFB
COMP
CURRENT
SENSE
34V
5
4
2
1
3
OSC
ERROR AMP.
+
-PWM
D95IN331
8
6
VREF
5V 50mA
OUTPUT
1/15
UC2842B/3B/4B/5B - UC3842B/3B/4B/5B
ABSOLUTEMAXIMUMRATINGS
SymbolParameterValueUnit
V
V
I
O
E
O
P
tot
P
tot
T
stg
T
J
T
L
*
Allvoltages arewith respect topin 5, allcurrents are positiveinto the specifiedterminal.
PI N CONNE CTIO N (top view)
SupplyVoltage(low impedance source)30V
i
SupplyVoltage(Ii < 30mA)Self Limiting
i
Output Current
1
±
Output Energy (capacitive load)5
Analog Inputs(pins2,3)– 0.3to 5.5V
ErrorAmplifier Output Sink Current10mA
Power Dissipation at T
amb
≤25°
C (Minidip)
Power Dissipation at Tamb≤25°C (SO8)
1.25W
800mW
Storage Temperature Range– 65 to 150
JunctionOperating Temperature– 40 to 150°C
Lead Temperature (soldering 10s)300
Mini di p/ SO 8
A
J
µ
C
°
C
°
COMP
V
I
SENSE
RT/C
1
FB
T
2
3
4
D95IN332
8
7
6
5
V
REF
Vi
OUTPUT
GROUND
PIN FUNCTIONS
NoFunctionDescription
1COMPThis pin is the Error Amplifier output and is made available for loop compensation.
2V
3I
4R
SENSE
T/CT
5GROUNDThis pin is the combined control circuitry and power ground.
6OUTPUTThis output directly drives the gate of a power MOSFET. Peak currents up to 1A are sourced
7V
CC
8V
This is the inverting input of the Error Amplifier. It is normally connected to the switching
FB
power supply output through a resistor divider.
A voltage proportional to inductor current is connected to this input. The PWM uses this
information to terminate the output switch conduction.
The oscillator frequency and maximum Output duty cycle are programmed by connecting
resistor R
to Vref and cpacitor CTto ground. Operation to 500kHz is possible.
T
and sunk by this pin.
This pin is the positive supply of the control IC.
This is the reference output. It provides charging current for capacitor CTthrough resistor RT.