lm5039mhx National Semiconductor Corporation, lm5039mhx Datasheet - Page 21

• Manufacturer Part Number: lm5039mhx
• Description: Half-bridge Pwm Controller With Average Current Limit
• Manufacturer: National Semiconductor Corporation

Printed Circuit Board Layout
The LM5039 Current Sense and PWM comparators are very
fast, and respond to short duration noise pulses. The compo-
nents at the CS, COMP, SS, ACL, UVLO, DLY and the RT
pins should be as physically close as possible to the IC, there-
by minimizing noise pickup on the PC board tracks.
Layout considerations are critical for the current sense filter.
If a current sense transformer is used, both leads of the trans-
former secondary should be routed to the sense filter com-
ponents and to the IC pins. The ground side of the transformer
should be connected via a dedicated PC board track to the
AGND pin, rather than through the ground plane.
If the current sense circuit employs a sense resistor in the
drive transistor source, low inductance resistors should be
used. In this case, all the noise sensitive, low-current ground
tracks should be connected in common near the IC, and then
a single connection made to the power ground (sense resistor
ground point).
The gate drive outputs of the LM5039 should have short, di-
rect paths to the power MOSFETs in order to minimize in-
ductance in the PC board traces. The SR control outputs
should also have minimum routing distance through the pulse
transformers and through the secondary gate drivers to the
sync FETs.
The two ground pins (AGND, PGND) must be connected to-
gether with a short, direct connection, to avoid jitter due to
relative ground bounce.
FIGURE 12. Hiccup Over-Load Restart Timing
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If the internal dissipation of the LM5039 produces high junc-
tion temperatures during normal operation, the use of multiple
vias under the IC to a ground plane can help conduct heat
away from the IC. Judicious positioning of the PC board within
the end product, along with use of any available air flow
(forced or natural convection) will help reduce the junction
temperatures. If using forced air cooling, avoid placing the
LM5039 in the airflow shadow of tall components, such as
input capacitors.
Application Circuit Example
The following schematic shows an example of a 100W half-
bridge power converter controlled by the LM5039. The oper-
ating input voltage range (V
voltage is 3.3V. The output current capability is 30 Amps.
Current sense transformer T2 provides information to the CS
pin for current limit protection. The error amplifier and refer-
ence, U3 and U5 respectively, provide voltage feedback via
opto-coupler U4. Synchronous rectifiers Q4, Q5, Q6 and Q7
minimize rectification losses in the secondary. An auxiliary
winding on transformer T1 provides power to the LM5039
VCC pin when the output is in regulation. The input voltage
UVLO thresholds are
for decreasing V
the ON/OFF input (J2) below 1.25V with an open-collector or
open-drain circuit. An external synchronizing frequency can
be applied through a 100pF capacitor to the RT input (U1 pin
5). The regulator output is current limited at
PWR
. The circuit can be shut down by driving
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34V for increasing V
PWR
) is 36V to 75V, and the output
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PWR
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