SC4808A/B
POWER MANAGEMENT
Application Information (Cont.)
VCC UNDER VOLTAGE LOCK OUT
OSCILLATOR
Depending on the application and the voltages available,
the SC4808A (UVLO = 12.0V), or the SC4808B (UVLO =
4.4V) can be used to provide the VCC undervoltage lock
out function to ensure the converters controlled start up.
Before the VCC UVLO has been reached, the internal refer-
ence, oscillator, OUTA/OUTB drivers, and logic are disabled.
LINE UNDER VOLTAGE LOCK OUT
The SC4808 also provides a line undervoltage (LUVLO =
Vref) function. The LUVLO pin is programmed via an exter-
nal resistor divider connected as shown below. The actual
start-up voltage can be calculated by using the equation
below:
( ) VStartup = VREF ×
R23 + R33
R33
R24 10k
15
R25 18
R26
2.2k
C29
82p
REF
VCC
C26
2.2u,16V
R27
15k
C31
200p
U4
5 REF
GND 6
4 FB
OUTB 7
3 CS
OUTA 8
2 RC
VCC 9
1 SYNC
LUVLO 10
R28
10
C33
0.1u,25V
SC4808
SYNC
56.2k
10k
Vin
R23
R33
The oscillator frequency is set by connecting a RC network
as shown below.
REF
C26
2.2u,16V
VCC
0
R27
15k
C31
200p
U4
5 REF
GND 6
4 FB
OUTB 7
3 CS
OUTA 8
2 RC
VCC 9
1 SYNC
LUVLO 10
R28
10
C33
0.1u,25V
SC4808
0
SYNC
56.2k
10k
Vin
R23
R33
The oscillator has a ramp voltage of about Vref/2. The os-
cillator frequency is twice the frequency of the OUTA and
OUTB gate drive controls.
The oscillator capacitor C31 is charged by a current sourced
from the Vref through R27. Once the RC pin reaches about
Vref/2, the capacitor is discharged internally by the
SC4808. It should be noted that larger capacitor values
will result in a longer dead time during the down slope of
the ramp.
The following equation can be used as an approximation
of the oscillator frequency and the Dead time:
FOSC _ A
≅
1
ROSC CTOT
× 0.8
FOSC _ B
≅
1
ROSC CTOT
× 0.9
REFERENCE
A 5V (SC4808A) or a 3.125V(SC4808B) reference voltage
is available that can be used to source a typical current of
5mA to the external circuitry. The Vref can be used to pro-
vide the oscillator RC network with a regulated bias.
where:
CTOT = COSC + CSC 4808 + CCircuit
CSC 4808 ≅ 22 pF
Tdeadtime
≅
COSC ×VREF × 0.5
3 ⋅10−3
The recommended range of timing resistors is between 10
kohm and 200kohm, range of timing capacitors is between
100pF and 1000pF. Timing resistors less than 10 kohm
should be avoided.
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