L4984D STMicroelectronics, L4984D Datasheet - Page 29

• Manufacturer Part Number: L4984D
• Description: Power Factor Correction ICs Current Mode PFC CCM Line Modulated Bi
• Manufacturer: STMicroelectronics

Specifications of L4984D

• Rohs: yes

L4984
THD optimizer circuit
Figure 36. HD optimization: standard PFC controller
Figure 35
shows the internal block diagram of the THD optimizer circuit.
To take maximum benefit from the THD optimizer circuit, the high-frequency filter capacitor
after the bridge rectifier should be minimized, compatibly with EMI filtering needs. A large
capacitance, in fact, introduces a conduction dead-angle of the AC input current - even with
an ideal energy transfer by the PFC pre-regulator - therefore reducing the effectiveness of
the optimizer circuit.
Essentially, the circuit artificially increases the on-time of the power switch with a positive
offset added to the output of the multiplier in the proximity of the line voltage zero-crossings.
This offset is reduced as the instantaneous line voltage increases, so that it becomes
negligible as the line voltage moves toward the top of the sinusoid. Furthermore, the offset is
modulated by the voltage on the VFF pin (see
Section 8: Voltage feedforward
) so as to have
little offset at low line, where energy transfer at zero-crossings is typically quite good, and a
larger offset at high line where the energy transfer gets worse.
The effect of the circuit is shown in
Figure 36
, where the key waveforms of a standard PFC
controller are compared to those of this chip. Note the significant reduction in the region
around the zero-crossing where the drain voltage cannot reach the output voltage and how
switching frequency drops dramatically near the zero-crossing.
Doc ID 023489 Rev 3
29/35