SLUSDK4E may 2020 – july 2023 UCC28782
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For primary-resonance ACF, the design tradeoff between conduction loss and turn-off switching loss of QH needs to be considered. Higher CCLAMP results in less RMS current flowing through the transformer windings and switching devices, so the conduction loss can be reduced. However, a higher CCLAMP design results in QH turning-off before the clamp current returns to zero. The condition of not having zero current switching (ZCS) increases the turn-off switching loss of QH. This is aggravated if the turn-off speed of QH is not fast enough. Therefore, CCLAMP needs to be fine-tuned based on the loss attribution. If the resonance between LK and CCLAMP is designed to be completed by the time QH is turned-off, the clamp current should reach close to zero at approximately three quarters of the resonant period. The following equation can be used to design CCLAMP for obtaining ZCS at VBULK(MIN) and full load. This design results in a non-ZCS condition at VBULK(MAX), since the switching frequency at VBULK(MAX) is higher in transition-mode operation. A low-ESR clamp capacitor is recommended to minimize the conduction loss. If a ceramic capacitor is used as the low-ESR capacitor, the DC-bias effect on capacitance reduction also needs to be considered.