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FAN6921ML " Rev. 1.0.3
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RANGE Pin
A built-in low voltage MOSFET can be turned on or off
according to V
VIN
voltage level. The drain pin of this
internal MOSFET is connected to the RANGE pin.
Figure 29 shows the status curve of V
VIN
voltage level
and RANGE impedance (open or ground).
V
VIN
RANGE=
Ground
V
VIN-RANGE-L
V
VIN-RANGE-H
RANGE=
Open
Figure 29. Hysteresis Behavior between RANGE Pin
and VIN Pin Voltage
Zero Current Detection (ZCD Pin)
Figure 30 shows the internal block of zero-current
detection.   The   detection   function   is   performed   by
sensing the information on an auxiliary winding of the
PFC inductor. Referring to Figure 31, when PFC MOS is
off, the stored energy of the PFC inductor starts to
release to the output load. Then the drain voltage of
PFC MOS starts to decrease since the PFC inductor
resonates with parasitic capacitance. Once the ZCD pin
voltage is lower than the triggering voltage (1.75 V
typical), the PFC gate signal is sent again to start a new
switching cycle.
If PFC operation needs to be shut down due to
abnormal conditions, pull the ZCD pin LOW,   with
voltage under 0.2 V (typical), to activate the PFC disable
function to stop PFC switching operation.
For preventing excessive high switching frequency at
light load, a built-in inhibit timer is used to limit the
minimum t
OFF
time. Even if the ZCD signal has been
detected, the PFC gate signal is not sent during the
inhibit time (2.5 祍 typical).
5
10V
1.75V
Z C D
F A N 6 9 2 1
1 :n
V
Z  V
A C
L
b
0.9V
P F C G a te
O n
2.1V
R
S
Q
P F C
G a te
D rive r
R
S
Q
R
Z C D
0.2V
Figure 30. Internal Block of the Zero-Current
Detection
V
ZCD
PFC
G ate
V
IN,M AX
PFCVO
V
DS
10V
2.1V
1.75V
Inhibit
Tim e
t
t
t
Figure 31. Operation Waveforms of PFC
Zero-Current Detection
Protection for PFC Stage
PFC Output Voltage UVP and OVP (INV Pin)
FAN6921ML provides several kinds of protection for the
PFC stage. PFC output over- and under-voltage are
essential   for   PFC   stage.   Both   are   detected   and
determined by INV pin voltage, as shown in Figure 32.
When INV pin voltage is over 2.75 V or under 0.45 V,
due to overshoot or abnormal conditions, and lasts for a
de-bounce time around 70 祍; the OVP or UVP circuit is
activated to stop PFC switching operation immediately.
The INV pin is not only used to receive and regulate
PFC output voltage, but can also perform PFC output
OVP/ UVP protection. For failure-mode test, this pin can
shut down PFC switching if pin floating occurs.
1
V
COMP
Error
Amplifier
COMP
FAN6921
OVP= (V
INV
e2.75V)
UVP= (V
INV
d0.45V)
Voltage
Detector
INV
C
O
PFCV
O
Debounce
Time
Driver
V
REF
(2.5V)
C
COMP
R
1
R
2
2
Figure 32. Internal Block of PFC Over- and Under-
Voltage Protection