Other Parts Discussed in Thread: UCC28630, UCC28710
I am designing a 1kV V_IN flyback based on UCC28634 and have a problem with the startup circuit. The part has a steerable 700V current source connected to the HV pin, which is 300V too low in my application. I presume that it internally is a depletion-mode MOSFET or a JFET. So I am planning to cascode it with an external depletion-mode MOSFET with the necessary ratings: gate to VDD, source to HV through a current-limiting resistor and drain to the input voltage. The resistor would be calculated to source 1mA or so, and the MOSFET would be steerable by the IC. But the datasheet demands a rather low tolerance resistor connected to HV (180..220k, table 7.3). What is the purpose of that part? If indeed inside the IC there is a DMOS/JFET current source, then the additional resistance in its drain connected to HV should have no observable purpose. Do I still need this resistor in my external transistor-based startup circuit?