MB3878 Fujitsu Media Devices, MB3878 Datasheet - Page 13

• Manufacturer Part Number: MB3878
• Description: DC/DC Converter IC for Charging
• Manufacturer: Fujitsu Media Devices

(7) PWM comparator block (PWM Comp.)
(8)
(9)
(10) Bias voltage block (VH)
2. Protection Functions
3. Soft Start Function
The PWM comparator circuit is a voltage-pulse width converter for controlling the output duty of the error
amplifiers (Error Amp. 1 to Error Amp. 3) depending on their output voltage.
The PWM comparator circuit compares the triangular wave generated by the triangular wave oscillator to the
error amplifier output voltage and turns on the external output transistor during the interval in which the triangular
wave voltage is lower than the error amplifier output voltage.
The output circuit uses a totem-pole configuration capable of driving an external P-channel MOS FET.
The output “L” level sets the output amplitude to 5 V (typ.) using the voltage generated by the bias voltage block
(VH).
This results in increasing conversion efficiency and suppressing the withstand voltage of the connected external
transistor in a wide range of input voltages.
Setting the CTL terminal (pin 14) low places the IC in the standby mode. (The supply current is 10 A at maximum
in the standby mode.)
The bias voltage circuit outputs Vcc
mode, this circuit outputs the potential equal to Vcc.
Under voltage lockout protection circuit (UVLO)
The transient state or a momentary decrease in supply voltage or internal reference voltage (VREF), which
occurs when the power supply is turned on, may cause malfunctions in the control IC, resulting in breakdown
or degradation of the system. To prevent such malfunction, the under voltage lockout protection circuit detects
a supply voltage or internal reference voltage drop and fixes the OUT terminal (pin 20) to the “H” level. The
system restores voltage supply when the supply voltage or internal reference voltage reaches the threshold
voltage of the under voltage lockout protection circuit.
Soft start block (SOFT)
Connecting a capacitor to the CS terminal (pin 22) prevents surge currents when the IC is turned on. Using an
error amplifier for soft start detection makes the soft start time constant, independent of the output load of the
DC/DC converter.
Output block (OUT)
Control block (CTL)
5 V (typ.) as the minimum potential of the output circuit. In the standby
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