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UCC5390: UCC5390E output constantly fixed to VEE2

NenadDjalovic
Prodigy 20 points
Part Number: UCC5390

Hello,

 

We are developing a full bridge three phase active recitifier where we implemented your UCC5390E gate driver. The rectifier is designed in a way that the driver circuits are located on separate PCBs (one PCB per driver) and the Driver Card PCBs are stacked on the main power board where the MOSFETs are located (Cree C3M0120090D). For the dual output supply we are using Recom R12P21503D DC/DC converters. Some of the main design characteristics of our driver card are:

-        IN- tied to ground

-        VCC2 = +15V, VEE2 = -3V

-        VCC1 = 3V3 (but we tried also 5V and 12V)

-        Air gap placed on the PCB bellow the driver and DC/DC for galvanic isolation

 

 

In the attached file is the schematic photo of the driver circuit, photos of the assembled Driver Cards and Altium project files for the Driver Card.

 

So far we have assembled 2 out of 8 driver cards and none of them are functioning. To be precise, all supply voltages are coming to their adequate pins (VCC1, VCC2 and VEE2). Also we measured that the IN+ signal is commingIn all situations the output pin is pulled to VEE2. We tried several things so far:

-        Checking that the assembly is done correctly (that the placed components on the board are the same as those in the schematic.

-        The output of the DC/DC is around +16V and -3.5V respecively for the VCC2 and VEE2 pins. The voltages were measured as said before directly on the driver IC pins.

-        All solders are okay and that the PCB manufacturing corresponds to the design files.

-        Tried measuring the output while the output pin is left floating, 150R resistor connected between the gate and source and we also tried with the original MOSFET that the driver is designed to control

-        Powering the VCC1 with 3V3, 5V and 12V. The IN+ was on the same voltage level.

-        Disconnecting the DC/DC and connecting an external dual output supply to the driver.

-        We tried bringing a constant high signal on the IN+ instead of a PWM signal.

-        We tried switching to a unipolar supply by disconnecting the -3V and connecting the VEE2 to GND2 (SOURCE pin that is).

 

In the design and test phase we deeply studies your materials relating the UCC53x0 series drivers, such as:

https://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/ucc5390.pdf?ts=1598524842692&ref_url=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%252F

https://www.ti.com/lit/ug/sllu238/sllu238.pdf?ts=1598528662379

TI E2E support forum regarding issues with this driver series.

 

 

Do you have any suggestions what is the issue so far? The design of the driver circuit is relatively simple but we cannot understand why this driver does not work.

 

Regards,

 

Nenad Djalovic

 

 

 

  • 0
    TI__Guru**** 189399 points

    Hi, Nenad,

    Welcome to e2e, and thanks for your interest in our products.

    I suspect the issue is your GND2, pin 7, is essentially floating. Since this is the reference for the UVLO, I suspect UVLO has tripped.

    Try trying Pin 7 to pin 8 via a high impedance resistor, and it should work. In your actual circuit, SOURCE will be connected to ground, and this will give you a return path. Without the FET connection, you have no path, so you need to artificially make one to test your driver board without the FET installed.

    Thank you very much for all the hard work you put into debugging this!

    Let me know if this doesn't resolve the issue. If it does, please press the Green button to let me know!

  • 0 in reply to Don Dapkus
    Prodigy 20 points

    Hi Don,

    Thank you for the quick reply. After another solder quality ispection we found the issue, and it was really stupid: The IN- pin wasn't soldered to its PCB pad, but when we inspected it before the pressure from the multimeter probe connected the pin to the pad and it seemed as if the solder is okay. The funny thing is that the two Driver Cards were soldered by two different people and both of them made the same mistake... Both drivers now work perfectly and we are continuing to assemble the rest of the cards.

    Thank you again very much for the help. We worked with a dozen of TI products so far and are looking forward to continue implementing your solutions.

    Kind regards,

    Nenad Djalovic