Hi Team,
Here are two issues from the customer need your help:
1. Why Iref* need to multiplied to Vbus-Avg in Sector 2.4.3's Figure 2-11? As shown in below red highlighted:
2. The composition of ac_cur_ref_inst is descripted in Sector 3.1.2.5.4's Figure 3-25. This is inconsistent with the Iref* composition in issue 1. Why is this? As shown in below red highlighted:
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Thanks & Regards
Yale
Hello Amir
I started this discussion. Now let me ask some questions about Figure 3-25.
Why ac_cur_ref need to be multiplied by VbusAvg/vRmsAvg？As shown in below red highlighted:
I looked at the code and that's exactly how it works. C:\ti\c2000\C2000Ware_DigitalPower_SDK_4_02_00_00\solutions\tidm_02008\source\ttplpfc\include\ttplpfc.h
Hello Amir
Thanks for your reply.
I'm still confused about your reference to "WIthout multiplying with VbusAvg/vRmsAvg, the equivalent reference current will decrease."
I've seen a lot of PFC cases, including TI's early ones. Their current reference expressions are basically the same, screenshot below:
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The current reference expression can be obtained as follows:
Iref = K * Vpi * Vac*sin(wt) / （Vacrms * Vacrms）
The purpose of adding 1/Vacrms*Vacrms is to achieve constant output power control under different AC voltage conditions.
At minimum input voltage and maximum output voltage, the K factor is used to adjust the Iref to meet the requirements.
The Iref consists of four components：
1）K
2）Vpi
3) Vac*sin(wt)
4) 1/Vacrms*Vacrms
Compare the Iref here with the Iref* shown in Figure 2-11 above and you will see that k is equivalent to vbusAvg.
After removing 1/Vacrms*Vacrms:
Iref = K * Vpi * Vac*sin(wt)
Compare the Iref here with the ac_cur_ref_inst shown in Figure 3-25 above and you will see that k is equivalent to vbusAvg / vRmsAvg.
Do you think the case of TI "TDM-2008" is to remove the output constant power control and replace the coefficient K with vbusAvg/vRmsAvg?
Hello Aiden
I compared the Iref_inst calculation in TIDM 2008 with the one in Fig.1.1 shared by you. What I found is TIDM uses Vbus in the Iref calculation while Fig. 1.1 eauivalently uses Km*sqrt(2). I am not sure what is the value of Km but both are the constant values. If they do not come out to be the same, this equivalently affects the PI controller parameter. Again I am not sure if Gv parameters are same in the two controller. In conclusion, what I observe that the difference between the two implementation may result in the change in parameters of Gv if Vbus is not equal to Km*sqrt(2).
Another difference I see is controller of Fig.1.1 uses actual AC voltage in the calculation of sinusoidal reference current. In TIDM 2008, first DC reference current is obtained. This DC reference current is multiplied with sinwt, where sinwt is the output of PLL applied of the input AC voltage.
Thank you
Amir Hussain
