JAJU858 December 2022
The minimum voltage on the input bulk capacitance is needed to determine the maximum primary-to-secondary turns-ratio of the transformer. The input power of the converter based on target full-load efficiency, the minimum input RMS voltage, and the minimum AC input frequency determine the input capacitance requirement. Maximum input power is determined based on Equation 1:
where
Equation 2 provides an accurate solution for the total input capacitance based on a target minimum bulk capacitor voltage. Alternatively, to target a given input capacitance value, iterate the minimum capacitor voltage to achieve the target capacitance value.
Four 68-µF electrolytic capacitors were used at the input to create an equivalent 68-µF bulk capacitor to support a maximum input voltage of 460 VRMS. This selection changes the minimum VBULK voltage to 90.7 V (also called VBULK_VALLEY) per the UCC28742 design calculator.