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Secondary Feedback Configuration Example

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Secondary Feedback Configuration Example

The secondary feedback is implemented through an optocoupler driven by a programmable

zener diode (TL431 type) as shown in Figure 3 on page 8

The optocoupler is connected in parallel with the compensation network on the COMP pin

which delivers a constant biasing current of 0.6mA to the optotransistor. This current does

not depend on the compensation voltage, and so it does not depend on the output load

either. Consequently, the gain of the optocoupler ensures a constant biasing of the TL431

device (U3), which is responsible for secondary regulation. If the optocoupler gain is

sufficiently low, no additional components are required to a minimum current biasing of U3.

Additionally, the low biasing current protects the optocoupler from premature failure.

The constant current biasing can be used to simplify the secondary circuit: instead of a

TL431, a simple zener and resistance network in series with the optocoupler diode can

insure a good secondary regulation. Current flowing in this branch remains constant just as

it does by using a TL431, so typical load regulation of 1% can be achieved from zero to full

output current with this simple configuration.

Since the dynamic characteristics of the converter are set on the secondary side through

components associated to U3, the compensation network has only a role of gain

stabilization for the optocoupler, and its value can be freely chosen. R5 can be set to a fixed

value of 2.2k

Ω, offering the possibility of using C7 as a soft start capacitor: When starting up

the converter, the VIPer53E device delivers a constant current of 0.6mA on the COMP pin,

creating a constant voltage of 1.3V in R5 and a rising slope across C7. This voltage shape,

together with the operating range of 0.5V to 4.5V provides a soft startup of the converter.

The rising speed of the output voltage can be set through the value of C7. The C4 and C6

values must be adjusted accordingly in order to ensure a correct startup.