SYNC

CLK

RAMP

BUFFER

2.5K

15 PA

CLK

Isync

Isync x 3

2.5k

Phase

Signal

R

SYNC

C

RAMP

LM5115

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SNVS343E – MARCH 2005 – REVISED MARCH 2013

DETAILED OPERATING DESCRIPTION

The LM5115 controller contains all of the features necessary to implement multiple output power converters

utilizing the Secondary Side Post Regulation (SSPR) technique. The SSPR technique develops a highly efficient

and well regulated auxiliary output from the secondary side switching waveform of an isolated power converter.

Regulation of the auxiliary output voltage is achieved by leading edge pulse width modulation (PWM) of the main

channel duty cycle. Leading edge modulation is compatible with either current mode or voltage mode control of

the main output. The LM5115 drives external high side and low side NMOS power switches configured as a

synchronous buck regulator. A current sense amplifier provides overload protection and operates over a wide

common mode input range from 0V to 13.5V. Additional features include a low dropout (LDO) bias regulator,

error amplifier, precision reference, adaptive dead time control of the gate driver signals and thermal shutdown. A

programmable oscillator provides a PWM clock signal when the LM5115 is powered by a dc input (free-run

mode) instead of the phase signal of the main channel converter (SSPR mode).

Low Drop-Out Bias Regulator (VCC)

The LM5115 contains an internal LDO regulator that operates over an input supply range from 4.5V to 30V. The

output of the regulator at the VCC pin is nominally regulated at 7V and is internally current limited to 40mA. VCC

is the main supply to the internal logic, PWM controller, and gate driver circuits. When power is applied to the

VBIAS pin, the regulator is enabled and sources current into an external capacitor connected to the VCC pin.

The recommended output capacitor range for the VCC regulator is 0.1uF to 100uF. When the voltage at the VCC

pin reaches the VCC under-voltage lockout threshold of 4.25V, the controller is enabled. The controller is

disabled if VCC falls below 4.0V (250mV hysteresis). In applications where an appropriate regulated dc bias

supply is available, the LM5115 controller can be powered directly through the VCC pin instead of the VBIAS pin.

In this configuration, it is recommended that the VCC and the VBIAS pins be connected together such that the

external bias voltage is applied to both pins. The allowable VCC range when biased from an external supply is

4.5V to 7V.

Synchronization (SYNC) and Feed-Forward (RAMP)

The pulsing “phase signal” from the main converter synchronizes the PWM ramp and gate drive outputs of the

LM5115. The phase signal is the square wave output from the transformer secondary winding before rectification

(Figure 1). A resistor connected from the phase signal to the low impedance SYNC pin produces a square wave

connected to the RAMP begins to charge. The current source that charges the RAMP capacitor is equal to 3

capacitor until the next rising edge of the phase signal. The RAMP capacitor is discharged to ground by a low

impedance (100

Ω) n-channel MOSFET. The input impedance at SYNC pin is 2.5kΩ which is normally much less

than the external SYNC pin resistance.

Figure 13. Line Feed-Forward Diagram

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