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UCC28950: Question about Overcurrent protection on short-circuit test condition

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Part Number: UCC28950
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: UCC28951, UCC27528

When tested the short-circuit condition for UCC28950, output FET were broken.

I think that overcurrent protection could not response because inlush current is too fast on short-circuit test condition.

Please let me know about two points below for measure the overcurrent protection and short-circuit test condition;

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①Is there countermeasure for FET broken by external component? 

 I think that small Css become fast response for overcurrent protection, is this good idea?

 If there the other idea, please let me know.

②Is there any document for short-circuit test on UCC28950(or UCC28951)?

 ⇒For example, application note, reference design, design guideline, etc.

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Customer condition is below;

・Input: 750V

・Output: 140V/10A

・fsw: 100kHz

・Configured overcurrent protection threshold: 16.5A

・Inlush current on short-circuit test: About 50A

・Four output FET are also broken

・FET: IPW90R340C3(Infineon)

 www.farnell.com/.../83257.pdf

・FET Driver: UCC27528

・Switching voltage is clean (no problem for high overshoot and overvoltage)

Best regards,

Satoshi

  • Hello Satoshi

    I don't know of any short circuit test result for the UCC28950 EVM.

    When you s/c the output the duty cycle will become very small - this is usually adequate to protect against s/c when the output voltage is low - a 12V output for example because the voltage drops in the stray resistance such as output PCB tracks and so on provide some limit on the current.

    When Vout is high (140V in your case) then the stray resistance is much less and the narrow duty cycle will drive high currents. 

    You can do some things to help this situation

    1/ Reduce the SS capacitor so that the ILIM time is reduced - Fig 42 in the UCC28950 data sheet.

    2/ Reduce the filtering on the CS signal so that you can get a faster response to the peak current

    3/ Reduce the propagation delays - especially between the turn-off edges on OUTx and the time that the MOSFET switch actually turns off.

    4/ Use a separate, Fast OCP on the secondary to directly sense the output current increase.

    Regards

    Colin