JAJSIW4A April 2020 – September 2020 LM25183
PRODUCTION DATA
Connect a diode-Zener clamp circuit across the primary winding to limit the peak switch voltage after MOSFET turnoff below the maximum level of 65 V, as given by Equation 20.
Choose a 20-V zener diode for DCLAMP to give a clamp voltage of approximately 1.5 times the reflected output voltage, as specified by Equation 21. This provides a balance between the maximum switch voltage excursion and the leakage inductance demagnetization time. Select a Zener diode with low package parasitic inductance to manage the high slew-rate current during the switch turnoff transition.
Choose an ultra-fast switching diode or Schottky diode for DF with reverse voltage rating greater than the maximum input voltage and forward current rating of 2 A or higher.