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FSL4110LR • Rev. 1.3 9
FSL4110LR — 1000 V SenseFET Integrated Power Switch
Functional Description
1. Startup and High-Voltage Regulator
During startup, an internal high-voltage current source
(ICH) of the high-voltage regulator (HVREG) supplies the
internal bias current (ISTART) and charges the external
capacitor (CVCC) connected to VCC pin, as shown in
Figure 17. This internal high-voltage current source is
enabled until VCC reaches VSTART (12 V). During steady-
state operation, this internal high-voltage regulator
(HVREG) maintains the VCC with 10 V and provides
operating switching current (IOPS) for all internal circuits.
Therefore, FSL4110LR needs no external bias circuit.
The high-voltage regulator is disabled when VCC
supplied by the external bias is higher than 10 V.
However in the case of self-biasing, power consumption
is increased.
VREF
Internal
Bias
VCC
VCC Good
2
HVREG
VSTART
/ VSTOP
5
VSTR
RSTR CINH
Rectified
Line Input
(VDC)
CVCC
ICH
CINL
ISTART or IOPS
R1
R2
R3
Figure 17. Startup and HVREG Block
The startup resistor (RSTR) can be calculated by the
following equation (1).
where, IOPS < ICH < 2 mA,
RSTR + R1 = R2 + R3
2. Feedback Control
FSL4110LR employs current-mode control scheme. An
opto-coupler (such as FOD817) and shunt regulator
(such as KA431) in secondary-side are typically used to
implement the feedback network. Comparing the
feedback voltage with the voltage across RSENSE resistor
makes it possible to control the switching duty cycle.
When the input voltage is increased or the output load
is decreased, reference input voltage of shunt regulator
is increased. If this voltage exceeds internal reference
voltage of shunt regulator, opto-diode’s current of the
opto-coupler increases, pulling down the feedback
voltage and reducing drain current.
2.1. Pulse-by-Pulse Current Limit
Because current-mode control is employed, the peak
current flowing through the SenseFET is limited by the
inverting input of PWM comparator, as shown in Figure
18. Assuming that 100 µA current source (IFB) flows
only through the internal resistors (3R + R = 24 k), the
cathode voltage of diode D2 is about 2.4 V. Since D1 is
blocked when feedback voltage (VFB) exceeds 2.4 V,
the maximum voltage of the cathode of D2 is clamped
at this voltage. Therefore, the peak value of the current
of the SenseFET is limited at:
6,7
1
VOLP
Drain
FB
GND
Gate
Driver
RSENSE
PWM
3R
R
VREF
IFB
VAOCP
VCC
3
RDLY
OLP AOCP
OSC
CFB
D1 D2
LEB
FOD817
KA431
VOUT
Line
Comp.
IDLY
Figure 18. Pulse Width Modulation Circuit
2.2. Leading Edge Blanking (LEB)
At the instant, the internal SenseFET is turned on, a
high-current spike usually occurs through the
SenseFET, caused by primary-side capacitance and
secondary-side rectifier reverse recovery. Excessive
voltage across the RSENSE resistor leads to incorrect
feedback operation in the current-mode PWM control.
To counter this effect, FSL4110LR employs a leading-
edge blanking (LEB) circuit. This circuit inhibits the
PWM comparator for tLEB (250 ns) after the SenseFET
is turned on.
3. Protection Circuits
The protective functions include Overload Protection
(OLP), Over-Voltage Protection (OVP), Under-Voltage
Lockout (UVLO), Abnormal Over-Current Protection
(AOCP), and Thermal Shutdown (TSD). All of the
protections operate in auto-restart mode as shown in
Figure 19. Since these protection circuits are fully
integrated inside the IC without external components,
reliability is improved without increasing cost and PCB
space. If a fault condition occurs, switching is
terminated and the SenseFET remains off. At the same
time, internal protection timing control is activated to
decrease power consumption and stress on passive
and active components during auto-restart. When
internal protection timing control is activated, VCC is
regulated with 10 V through the internal high-voltage
regulator while switching is terminated. This internal
protection timing control continues until restart time
(1.6 s) duration is finished. After counting to 1.6 s, the
internal high-voltage regulator is disabled and VCC is
decreased. When VCC reaches the UVLO stop voltage,
VSTOP (8 V), the protection is reset and the internal high-
voltage current source charges the VCC capacitor via
the high voltage startup pin (VSTR) again. When VCC
reaches the UVLO start voltage, VSTART (12 V), the
FSL4110LR resumes normal operation. In this manner,
auto-restart function can alternately enable and disable
the switching of the power SenseFET until the fault
condition is eliminated.