SLUSFF2 October 2024 UCG28826
ADVANCE INFORMATION
Offline AC/DC power supplies use EMI filters with X-capacitors (X-cap) at the input. The UCG28826 includes an internal X-cap discharge circuit to completely discharge the X-cap and protect the user from an electric shock at the time of unplugging the power supply from mains input, as required by regulatory standards.
As shown in Figure 6-1, the X-cap is connected to the device HV pin through two diodes. No resistor is needed in this path. When the input line voltage is removed from the flyback converter, the X-cap is discharged with a current sink at the HV pin. The device ensures discharge of X-cap within <1s for line frequencies in the range from 45Hz to 66Hz for X-cap values up to 2μF.