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UCC21750: !RST/EN pin to shut off the output of all IGBT drivers

Part Number: UCC21750

hello, 

My question: Can I use !RST/EN pin to shut off the output of driver UCC21750?

In case of RDY goes low (VCC or VDD fault) or !FLT pin goes low (Desat fault), I would like to do the following fault management

  • 1) RS latch circuit will capture either Vcc UVLO or Desat fault
  • 2) Soft turn-off on this abnormal IGBT
  • 3) For other IGBTs, a separate fault management circuit will pull down all !RST/EN pins through a 2N7002 MOSFET
  • 4) Finally, all PWMs are disabled locally in the converter, even IN+ and IN- are still receiving PWM signals from the controller
  • 5) Controller will detect the latched logic signal, and turn off all PWMs into IN+ and IN-
  • 6) The controller has to reset the RS latch circuit so that the converter can start to switch

Do you have any comments over this fault management?

What is the switching and delay characteristics on output OUTH and OUTL when you pull down the !RST/EN pin through a 2N7002 MOSFET?

Thank you.

YZ

  • YZ,

    Your fault mgt plan sounds OK to me.

    In some schemes, Power is cut to the primary side and/or secondary side, such as "safe-torque-off"

    When this is done, PWM inputs must NOT be able to go high because they can self-power UCC21750.

    Since you planned to turn off via EN/nRST pin, that is not a concern.

    The delay of OUTL/OUTH response to EN switching (meaning, when there is not a DESAT fault latched) is the same as the normal propagation delay specified in the datasheet for normal switching.

    If there is a DESAT fault latched, the time from the nRST pin positive edge to output changing is also normal prop delay, but keep in mind the RST glitch filter time must be met.

    Please let me know if you have any further questions, if this answered your question, could you let me know by pressing hte green button?

    Best

    Dimitri