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PFC & LLC

Achieve higher efficiency, reduce THD, and improve power density with our PFC and LLC controllers

Experience the benefits of zero voltage switching, noise immunity and optimized load performance

Paired together, our power factor correction (PFC) and inductor-inductor-capacitor (LLC) controllers offer exceptional performance for power supplies ranging from 100W to 2kW. With features such as zero voltage switching, low electromagnetic interference, high switching frequency capability and optimized load performance, our LLC controllers offer audible noise immunity, while integrated features help simplify your system designs. In switched-mode power supplies, our PFC controllers deliver high efficiency, reduced standby times, a superior power factor, and improved distortion.

Featured PFC & LLC controllers

Implement efficient power supplies with analog PFC & LLC controllers

High power factor AC-to-DC power conversion with lower distortion for all regions and topologies

Power factor correction (PFC) systems reduce the burden on power distribution systems to meet regulatory standards. Our PFC integrated circuits enable a higher power factor by precisely sensing voltage and current while also minimizing total harmonic distortion.

Our PFC controller solutions enable you to achieve higher light-load efficiency from burst mode and implement subtopologies optimized for simplicity or performance. For example, there are PFC controllers for single-phase or interleaved applications depending on density, thermal and electromagnetic interference requirements.

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>95% Efficiency, 1kW Analog Control AC/DC Reference Design for 5G Telecom Rectifier
This 54VDC, 1,000W output reference design targets 5G telecom power and industrial AC/DC power supplies. The system has low total current harmonic distortion, with a 30% load at <12%, a 50% load at <8%, and a 100% load at <5.5%.
Resource
An Interleaved PFC Preregulator for High-Power Converters
Interleaving PFC preregulators can reduce the overall magnetics volume and have the added benefit of reducing root-mean-square current in the boost capacitor. This topic evaluates the benefits of interleaved PFC preregulators. 
Featured products for PLC
UCC28070 ACTIVE Two-phase Interleaved continuous conduction mode (CCM) PFC controller
UCC28065 ACTIVE Natural Interleaving™ transition-mode PFC controller with high-frequency switching
UCC28180 ACTIVE 18-kHz-250-kHz CCM PFC controller with enhanced startup & transient response

Convert DC voltages from high to low with higher power density, efficiency and stability

In switched-mode power supplies, lightning, server and consumer applications, the inductor-inductor-capacitor (LLC) topology has a smaller electromagnetic interference footprint than hard-switching pulse-width modulators. Many LLC controllers offer integrated gate drivers with features such as X-capacitor discharge with soft burst-mode in and out and standard protection. 

Modern DC/DC systems need more integrated features, higher resonant frequencies, advanced control law and protections, and optimized battery charging. New use cases for LLC controllers are emerging for vehicles and chargers from architectural trade-offs plus functional safety standards for autonomous vehicles. Our LLC controller portfolio addresses these challenges.

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Universal Input, 500W Constant Current and Constant Voltage E-Bike Charger Reference Design
Constant-current and constant-voltage chargers achieve 92.9% efficiency with a 115VAC input and 93.50% efficiency with a 230VAC input. The design includes fan control and a charge status indication based on output current.
Reference design
300W Thin-Profile LLC Reference Design
An LLC with synchronous rectification on a copper-layer PCB accepts a 385V input, generating a 22.5V output with a ≤13.5A load, <1% of no-load output ripple, and <3% of output-voltage deviation during a no- to full-load transient.
Featured products for LLC
UCC25660 ACTIVE Wide VIN and VOUT 750kHz LLC controller

Design & development resources

Reference design
180-W universal input PFC + LLC TV power supply reference design
This AC to DC power supply design for TV application provides 12-V, 5-A and 150-V, 0.8-A output from universal AC voltage (90 Vac to 264 Vac). The design uses CRM/DCM PFC controller UCC28056, and LLC controller UCC256404 with enhanced burst mode which enabled for low standby power and smaller (...)
Evaluation board
AC to isolated DC EVM with UCC28056B, UCC256404 and UCC24624

PFCLLCSREVM034 is a 168-W AC/DC supply with a transition-mode power-factor-correction front end and isolated half-bridge LLC resonant converter with synchronous rectification. This EVM accepts AC input from 90 Vrms to 264 Vrms and outputs 12-V DC with 168-W full-load output power.

Technical resources

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Implementation of wide output LLC in power tool charging and LED lighting applications
This video session will cover practical implementations and design considerations of achieving a variable output voltage using LLC.
Application note
Application note
Improving Transient Response in LLC Converters Using Hybrid Hysteretic Control (Rev. B)
Learn how an innovative LLC control methodology, hybrid hysteretic control (HHC)  offers superior transient performance and an simplified LLC power stage.
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Video series
Video series
Power factor correction (PFC) basics and design considerations
This video series discusses PFC basics, topology comparisons, and design considerations to achieve a cost-optomizeda and efficienct PFC design.