PIC18F24J11 MICROCHIP [Microchip Technology], PIC18F24J11 Datasheet - Page 265

• Manufacturer Part Number: PIC18F24J11
• Description: 28/44-Pin, Low-Power, High-Performance USB Microcontrollers with nanoWatt XLP Technology
• Manufacturer: MICROCHIP [Microchip Technology]

18.5.6
In half-bridge applications, where all power switches
are modulated at the PWM frequency, the power
switches normally require more time to turn off than to
turn on. If both the upper and lower power switches are
switched at the same time (one turned on and the other
turned off), both switches may be on for a short period
until one switch completely turns off. During this brief
interval, a very high current (shoot-through current) will
flow through both power switches, shorting the bridge
supply.
shoot-through current from flowing during switching,
turning on either of the power switches is normally
delayed to allow the other switch to completely turn off.
In Half-Bridge mode, a digitally programmable
dead-band delay is available to avoid shoot-through
current from destroying the bridge power switches. The
delay occurs at the signal transition from the non-active
state to the active state. See
illustration. The lower seven bits of the associated
ECCPxDEL register
period in terms of microcontroller instruction cycles
(T
FIGURE 18-17:
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Standard Half-Bridge Circuit (“Push-Pull”)
or 4 T
To
OSC
PROGRAMMABLE DEAD-BAND
DELAY MODE
).
avoid
(Register
EXAMPLE OF HALF-BRIDGE APPLICATIONS
this
potentially
18-3) sets the delay
Figure 18-16
PxA
PxB
destructive
for
FET
Driver
FET
Driver
PIC18F46J11 FAMILY
FIGURE 18-16:
PxA
PxB
td = Dead-Band Delay
Note 1: At this time, the TMR2 register is equal to the
(2)
(2)
V+
V-
2: Output signals are shown as active-high.
(1)
td
Pulse Width
PR2 register.
Load
Period
td
EXAMPLE OF
HALF-BRIDGE PWM
OUTPUT
+
V
-
+
V
-
(1)
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Period
(1)