General Texas Instruments High Voltage Evaluation (TI HV EVM) User Safety Guidelines
Always follow TI’s setup and application instructions, including use of all interface components within their
recommended electrical rated voltage and power limits. Always use electrical safety precautions to help
ensure your personal safety and those working around you. Contact TI's Product Information Center
http://support/ti./com for further information.
Save all warnings and instructions for future reference.
Failure to follow warnings and instructions may result in personal injury, property damage, or
death due to electrical shock and burn hazards.
The term TI HV EVM refers to an electronic device typically provided as an open framed, unenclosed
printed circuit board assembly. It is intended strictly for use in development laboratory environments,
solely for qualified professional users having training, expertise and knowledge of electrical safety
risks in development and application of high voltage electrical circuits. Any other use and/or
application are strictly prohibited by Texas Instruments. If you are not suitable qualified, you should
immediately stop from further use of the HV EVM.
1. Work Area Safety
1. Keep work area clean and orderly.
2. Qualified observer(s) must be present anytime circuits are energized.
3. Effective barriers and signage must be present in the area where the TI HV EVM and its interface
electronics are energized, indicating operation of accessible high voltages may be present, for the
purpose of protecting inadvertent access.
4. All interface circuits, power supplies, evaluation modules, instruments, meters, scopes and other
related apparatus used in a development environment exceeding 50Vrms/75VDC must be
electrically located within a protected Emergency Power Off EPO protected power strip.
5. Use stable and nonconductive work surface.
6. Use adequately insulated clamps and wires to attach measurement probes and instruments. No
freehand testing whenever possible.
2. Electrical Safety
As a precautionary measure, it is always a good engineering practice to assume that the entire EVM
may have fully accessible and active high voltages.
1. De-energize the TI HV EVM and all its inputs, outputs and electrical loads before performing any
electrical or other diagnostic measurements. Revalidate that TI HV EVM power has been safely
de-energized.
2. With the EVM confirmed de-energized, proceed with required electrical circuit configurations,
wiring, measurement equipment connection, and other application needs, while still assuming the
EVM circuit and measuring instruments are electrically live.
3. After EVM readiness is complete, energize the EVM as intended.
WARNING: WHILE THE EVM IS ENERGIZED, NEVER TOUCH THE EVM OR ITS ELECTRICAL
CIRCUITS AS THEY COULD BE AT HIGH VOLTAGES CAPABLE OF CAUSING ELECTRICAL
SHOCK HAZARD.
3. Personal Safety
1. Wear personal protective equipment (for example, latex gloves or safety glasses with side shields)
or protect EVM in an adequate lucent plastic box with interlocks to protect from accidental touch.
Limitation for safe use:
EVMs are not to be used as all or part of a production unit.
The purpose of the UCC28056EVM-296 (EVM) is to aid in evaluation of the UCC28056 transition mode
boost PFC converter. The EVM is a stand-alone PFC converter designed to operate with 85 to 265 V
47 to 63 Hz, AC input and up to 165-W DC output from 90 VAC to 265 VAC and 140 W at 85 VAC. The
EVM can be used as it is delivered without additional work, to evaluate a transition mode boost PFC
converter. This user’s guide provides basic evaluation instruction from a viewpoint of system operation of
a stand-alone PFC boost power converter.
2Description
2.1Typical Applications
This EVM is used in the following applications:
•AC adapter front end
•Set top box
•Desktop computing
•Gaming
•Electronic lamp ballast
•Digital TV
•Entry-level server and web server
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RMS
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2.2Features
This EVM has the following features:
•Unified algorithm for working in critical mode (CRM) and discontinuous conduction mode (DCM) with a
high power factor across the entire operating range
•AC input voltage from 85 to 265 V
•AC line frequency from 47 to 63 Hz
•Up to 165-W output power
•High efficiency
•TM, DCM control gives improved light-load efficiency
•Burst mode for reduced standby consumption
•Non-linear gain gives improved transient response
•User-adjustable valley switching
•Robust full-featured protection including overtemperature protection, brown-out protection, output
overvoltage, cycle-by-cycle overcurrent, and gross overcurrent protections
•Test points to facilitate device and topology evaluation
Input = 115 VAC, Full Load = 165 W1.43
Input = 230 VAC, Full Load = 165 W0.71
Input = 265 VAC, Full Load = 165 W0.64
Performance Specifications
Table 1. EVM Performance Specification
RMS
Arms
4Test Setup
4.1Test Equipment
DC Voltage Source: External DC input for VCC. The DC source should be capable of supplying 12 V and
up to 100 mA.
AC Voltage Source: Capable of single-phase output AC voltage 85 to 265 VAC, 47 to 63 Hz, adjustable,
with minimum power rating 200 W and current limit function. The AC voltage source to be used should
meet IEC60950 reinforced insulation requirement.
DC Digital Multimeter: One unit capable of 0 to 450 VDC input range, four-digit display preferred.
Output Load: DC load capable of receiving 380 to 410 VDC, 0.5 A, and 0 to 200 W or greater, with the
capability to display load current, load power, and so forth.
Digital AC Power Meter: Capable of 0 to 300 VAC voltage measurement, 0 to 10 Arms current
measurement. Native power factor measurement and input current THD measurement is preferred.
Oscilloscope: Capable of 500-MHz full bandwidth, digital or analog: if digital, 5 Gsps, or better.
Fan: 200 to 400 LFM forced air cooling is recommended, but not required.
Recommended Wire Gauge: Capable of 10 A, or better than #14 AWG, with the total length of wire less
High voltages that may cause injury exist on this evaluation
module (EVM). Please ensure all safety procedures are followed
whenworkingonthisEVM.NeverleaveapoweredEVM
unattended.
TP9VCCVCCsense
TP10VOSNSVoltage error amplifier inverting input
TP11BLKBulk sense
TP12TP12Small signal injection terminal
TP13TP13Small signal injection terminal
TP14VEEDC input ground
TP15RVCCPositive DC input
TP16VOUT+Output voltage
TP17VOUT–Output voltage return
6Terminals
Table 3 lists the EVM terminals.
TerminalNameDescription
J1AC Input3-pin, AC power input, 85 V–265 V
J3I_INDInductor current sense
J8RVCC2-pin, DC power input, 12 V typical
J9VOUT4-pin, output voltage terminal, 390 V typical
7Test Procedure
Use the following steps for the test procedure:
1. Refer to Figure 1 for basic setup. The required equipment for this measurement is listed in Table 2.
2. Before making electrical connections, visually check the board to make sure there are no suspected
spots of damage.
3. Use a loop of wire to short the J3 terminals. Connect a current probe around the wire loop to measure
the inductor current using an oscilloscope.
4. Keep the AC voltage source output off. Connect the AC source to the input of the AC power meter.
Connect the output of the AC power meter to J1 with AC_line to J1-3, AC_earth to J1-1, AC_neutral to
J1-2. Isolate the AC voltage source and meet the IEC60950 requirement. Set the AC output voltage
and frequency within the range specified in Table 1, between 85 and 265 VAC and 47 to 63 Hz. Set
the AC source current limit to 8.5 A.
While the EVM does have a fuse installed, failure to set an appropriate current
limit may result in damage to the fuse or other EVM components.
5. Keep the DC voltage source output off. Connect the DC source to J2. Set the DC output voltage to
12 V and the current limit to 100 mA.
6. Connect an electronic load set to either constant-current mode or constant-resistance mode. The load
range is from 0 to 423 mA.
7. If the load does not have a current or a power display, TI recommends inserting a current meter
between the output voltage and the electronic load.
8. Connect a voltage meter to TP16 and TP17 to monitor the output voltage
9. Turn on the AC voltage source output.
10. Turn on the DC source output.
7.1Equipment Shutdown
Shut down the equipment using the following steps:
1. Shut down the AC voltage source.
2. Shut down the DC voltage source.
3. Shut down the electronic load.
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CAUTION
WARNING
High voltage may still be present after turning off the AC and DC
sources.Usetheelectronicloadtodischargetheoutput
capacitance before handling the EVM.