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UC2578
UC3578
Buck Pulse Width Modulator Stepdown Voltage Regulator
FEATURES
∙Provides Simple Single Inductor Buck PWM Step-Down Voltage Regulation
∙Drives External High Side NMOS Switch
∙14V to 72V Input Voltage Operating Range
∙Contains 100kHz Internal Oscillator, 2V Reference and UVLO
∙Soft Start on Power Up
∙Overcurrent Shutdown Followed by Soft Start
DESCRIPTION
The UC3578 is a PWM controller with an integrated high side floating gate driver. It is used in buck step down converters and regulates a positive output voltage. Intended to be used in a distributed power system, the IC allows operation from 14V to 72V input voltage which range includes the prevalent telecomm bus voltages. The output duty cycle of the UC3578 can vary between 0% and 90% for operation over the wide input voltage and load conditions.
The UC3578 simplifies the design of the single switch PWM buck converter by incorporating a floating high side driver for an external N-channel MOSFET switch. It also features a 100kHz fixed frequency oscillator, an internal 2V precision reference, an error amplifier configured for voltage mode operation, and a PWM comparator with latching logic. Complementing the traditional voltage mode control block, the UC3578 incorporates an overcurrent shutdown circuit with full cycle soft re-start to limit the input current to a user defined maximum value during overload operation. Additional functions include an under voltage lockout circuit to insure that sufficient input supply voltage is present before any switching activity can occur.
The UC2578 and the UC3578 are both available in surface mount and thru-hole power packages.
ORDERING INFORMATION
TYPICAL APPLICATION DIAGRAM
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TEMPERATURE RANGE |
PACKAGE |
UC2578DP |
–40°C to +85°C |
Power SOIC |
UC2578N |
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Power PDIP |
UC3578DP |
0°C to +70°C |
Power SOIC |
UC3578N |
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Power PDIP |
15-40 VIN |
RSENSE |
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IRFZ34 |
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LOUT |
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VOUT |
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0.12 |
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40μH |
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CS |
RS |
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C |
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1000pF |
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1k |
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15 |
RECTIFIER |
1 F |
OUT |
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CGG |
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MBR 3100 |
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220μF |
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47μF |
1N4148 |
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1μF |
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5k |
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10 |
11 |
15 |
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10 |
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6 |
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DIODE |
CS |
VGG |
OUT |
SRC |
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14 |
VCC |
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EAINV |
2 |
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50k |
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CCC |
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220pF |
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UC3578 |
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1μF |
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16 |
SS |
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100k |
2200pF |
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GND GND GND GND |
EAOUT |
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1k |
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UDG-99064 |
05/99 |
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ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
VCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +72V EAINV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . –0.3V to +10V EAOUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . –0.3V to +10V SS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . –0.3V to +10V DIODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . –0.3V to VCC VGG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . –0.3V to VCC +14V CS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VCC – 5V to VCC +0.6V
IOUT Pulsed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . –0.8A to +0.6A SRC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . –0.6V to VCC
Storage Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -65°C to +150°C Junction Temperature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . –55°C to +150°C Lead Temperature (Soldering, 10 sec.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . +300°C
Currents are positive into, negative out of the specified terminal. Consult Packaging Section of Databook for thermal limitations and considerations of packages.
UC2578
UC3578
CONNECTION DIAGRAM
DIL-16, SOIC-16 (Top View)
N or DP Packages
Note: The four GND pins are internally connected.
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS: Unless otherwise specified VCC = 14V, VGG = 14V, TA = TJ.
PARAMETER |
TEST CONDITIONS |
MIN |
TYP |
MAX |
UNITS |
Oscillator Section |
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Frequency |
VCC = 14V to 72V, EAINV = 1.9V, TJ = 25°C |
100 |
110 |
120 |
kHz |
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VCC = 11V to 14V, Over Temperature |
90 |
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120 |
kHz |
Error Amplifier Section |
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EAINV |
EAOUT = EAINV |
1.97 |
2 |
2.03 |
V |
IEAINV |
EAOUT = EAINV |
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100 |
300 |
nA |
EAVOL |
EAOUT/EAINV, 25°C |
70 |
80 |
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dB |
EAOUT High |
EAINV £ 1.9V, IEAOUT = –100mA |
5.5 |
6.2 |
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V |
EAOUT Low |
EAINV ³ 2.1V, IEAOUT = 100mA |
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0.8 |
1.1 |
V |
Unity Gain Bandwidth |
TJ = 25°C, F = 100kHz |
0.85 |
1 |
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MHz |
PSRR, EAOUT |
EAOUT = EAINV, VCC = 14V |
80 |
90 |
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dB |
Current Sense Comparator Section |
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Threshold (Referred to VCC) |
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0.4 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
V |
Input Bias Current |
CS = VCC – 0.4V |
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0.2 |
1 |
mA |
Propagation Delay |
VOVERDRIVE = 250mV |
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0.7 |
1.2 |
ms |
Blanking Time |
VOVERDRIVE = 250mV |
75 |
200 |
300 |
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Gate Drive Output Section |
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VOH |
IOUT = –200mA |
9.5 |
11 |
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V |
VOL |
IOUT = 20mA |
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0.2 |
0.36 |
V |
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IOUT = 200mA |
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1.5 |
2 |
V |
Rise Time |
TJ = 25°C, C LOAD = 1nF |
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40 |
70 |
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Fall Time |
TJ = 25°C, C LOAD = 1nF |
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40 |
70 |
ns |
Pulse Width Modulator Section |
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Maximum Duty Cycle |
EAINV £ 1.9V |
85 |
90 |
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% |
Minimum Duty Cycle |
EAINV ³ 2.1V |
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0 |
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% |
Modulator Gain |
EAOUT = 2.5V to 3.5V |
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30 |
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%/V |
Undervoltage Lockout Section |
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Start Threshold |
OUT – SRC, EAINV £ 1.9V, SRC = 0V |
10 |
11 |
12 |
V |
UVLO Hysteresis |
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1.5 |
2 |
2.5 |
V |
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UC2578
UC3578
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS: Unless otherwise specified VCC = 14V, VGG = 14V, TA = TJ.
PARAMETER |
TEST CONDITIONS |
MIN |
TYP |
MAX |
UNITS |
VGG Regulator Section |
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VGG – SRC |
VCC = 72V, SRC = 0V, IVGG = –7mA |
14.5 |
15.25 |
17 |
V |
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VCC = 50V, SRC = 0V, IVGG = –7mA |
14 |
14.75 |
16 |
V |
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VCC = 15V, SRC = 0V, IVGG = –7mA |
13 |
13.75 |
14.5 |
V |
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VCC = 11V, SRC = 0V, IVGG = –7mA |
9.5 |
10 |
10.5 |
V |
Soft Start Ramp Section |
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Soft Start Ramp Current |
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–30 |
–45 |
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mA |
Supply Current Section |
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IVCC |
EAINV ³ 2.1V, SRC = 0V |
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10 |
14 |
mA |
IVGG |
EAINV ³ 2.1V, SRC = 0V |
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7 |
10.5 |
mA |
PIN DESCRIPTIONS
CS: Peak current limit sense pin. Senses the current across a current sense resistor placed between VCC and the drain of the NMOS buck switch. OUT will be held low (NMOS buck switch off) if VCC – CS exceeds 0.5V.
DIODE: An external small signal diode (1N4148 typical) is connected here, anode to VCC and cathode to DIODE, to implement the VGG regulator function.
EAINV: Inverting input to error amplifier. VOUT sense feedback is connected to this pin. The non-inverting input of the error amplifier is internally connected to 2V.
EAOUT: Output of the error amplifier. Use EAOUT and EAINV for loop compensation components.
GND: Circuit Ground. The four ground pins are internally connected together by the fused leadframe of the package. They provide the primary thermal conduction path for dissipating junction heat.
OUT: Gate drive for the external NMOS switch connected between VCC and the buck inductor.
SRC: This pin is connected to the junction of the external NMOS switch source, the floating voltage source capacitor, the free-wheeling diode cathode, and buck inductor.
SS: The external soft start capacitor is connected to this pin.
VGG: An external capacitor connected from VGG to SRC completes the floating voltage source for the floating gate driver. A 1μF capacitor is recommended.
VCC: Input supply voltage. This pin supplies an internal ground referenced voltage regulator that supplies the IC and an on-chip regulated floating voltage source (VGG – SRC) used by the floating driver to drive the external NMOS buck switch. This pin should be bypassed with a high quality ceramic capacitor.
APPLICATION INFORMATION
The UC3578 Floating Buck Controller is a high frequency switching regulator with a floating driver which provides PWM control for non-isolated buck converters. The controller operates at a fixed 100 kHz switching frequency, and in voltage mode control. The duty cycle range of the PWM output is 0% to 90% allowing for a wide range of input voltages (14V minimum with transients to 72V). The regulator features an undervoltage lockout threshold of 11V with approximately 2V hysterisis as well as soft start capability. The typical application circuit shown is for a 15V to 40V input and a 12V at 3A output.
To ensure proper operation of the floating driver, an external capacitor (1μF ceramic) must be connected from VGG to SRC, and to the source of the external MOSFET
through a small resistor, as shown in the typical application diagram and in Fig 2. This capacitor provides the energy for the high side driver. The gate drive voltage to the MOSFET is internally regulated to 14V. A diode (1N4148) is required from the input voltage to DIODE. This allows the floating drive capacitor to charge during conduction of the output rectifier but prevents its discharge back into the supply rail. A 1μF ceramic capacitor is recommended from VCC to ground to provide high frequency decoupling. Additional decoupling of this pin could be accomplished by a low value resistor between VCC and VIN and a 1μF capacitor from VCC to GND as shown in the schematic.
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