JAJSSC6A November 2023 – June 2024 TMCS1126
PRODUCTION DATA
In many applications, power must be converted from AC sources for use in DC circuitry. Some type of controlled power factor correction (PFC) stage is usually needed to improve power transfer efficiency. Faster and faster power switches are being used in modern PFC stages to reduce overall size and to improve power transfer efficiency. Often, the PFC stage of AC to DC converters is connected directly to AC power grids. A primary challenge to sensing in PFC stages is that the current sensor is subjected to large voltage spikes coming from the high-voltage (HV) power grid along with large transients coming from high speed power switches during charge transfer. Inherent isolation in the TMCS1126 construction helps overcome these challenges by providing high levels of isolation between the HV current sensing nodes and low-voltage control circuitry, with high common-mode transient immunity (CMTI). Figure 9-2 shows the use of the TMCS1126 measuring phase currents in a common AC to DC converter stage.