TL594 Pulse-Width-Modulation Control Circuit: 1 Features 3 Description
TL594 Pulse-Width-Modulation Control Circuit: 1 Features 3 Description
TL594 Pulse-Width-Modulation Control Circuit: 1 Features 3 Description
TL594
SLVS052I – APRIL 1988 – REVISED SEPTEMBER 2016
PWM 11
Error Amplifier 1 Comparator C2
IN+ 1 + 10
E2
2 1 Pulse-Steering
INí í
Flip-Flop
12
Error Amplifier 2 VCC
16 Undervoltage
IN+ + Lockout
15 2 Control
INí í Reference
Regulator
14
REF
3 7
FEEDBACK GND
0.7 mA
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Table of Contents
1 Features .................................................................. 1 8.3 Feature Description ................................................ 10
2 Applications ........................................................... 1 8.4 Device Functional Modes ....................................... 12
3 Description ............................................................. 1 9 Application and Implementation ........................ 13
4 Revision History..................................................... 2 9.1 Application Information............................................ 13
9.2 Typical Application .................................................. 13
5 Pin Configuration and Functions ......................... 3
6 Specifications......................................................... 4 10 Power Supply Recommendations ..................... 19
6.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings ...................................... 4 11 Layout................................................................... 19
6.2 ESD Ratings ............................................................ 4 11.1 Layout Guidelines ................................................. 19
6.3 Recommended Operating Conditions....................... 4 11.2 Layout Example .................................................... 20
6.4 Thermal Information ................................................. 4 12 Device and Documentation Support ................. 21
6.5 Electrical Characteristics........................................... 5 12.1 Documentation Support ........................................ 21
6.6 Switching Characteristics .......................................... 6 12.2 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates 21
6.7 Typical Characteristics .............................................. 6 12.3 Community Resources.......................................... 21
7 Parameter Measurement Information .................. 7 12.4 Trademarks ........................................................... 21
12.5 Electrostatic Discharge Caution ............................ 21
8 Detailed Description .............................................. 9
12.6 Glossary ................................................................ 21
8.1 Overview .................................................................. 9
8.2 Functional Block Diagram ......................................... 9 13 Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable
Information ........................................................... 21
4 Revision History
NOTE: Page numbers for previous revisions may differ from page numbers in the current version.
• Added Applications section, ESD Ratings table, Feature Description section, Device Functional Modes, Application
and Implementation section, Power Supply Recommendations section, Layout section, Device and Documentation
Support section, and Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information section................................................................ 1
• Changed values in the Thermal Information table from 73 to 73.5 (D), from 67 to 43.5 (N), from 64 to 73.6 (NS), and
from 108 to 101.5 (PW) .......................................................................................................................................................... 4
• Deleted Ordering Information table; see POA at the end of the data sheet........................................................................... 1
• Updated document to new TI data sheet format - no specific changes ................................................................................. 1
• Added ESD warning ............................................................................................................................................................... 1
D, N, NS, or PW Package
16-Pin SOIC, PDIP, SO, or TSSOP
Top View
1IN+ 1 16 2IN+
1IN± 2 15 2IN±
FEEDBACK 3 14 REF
CT 5 12 VCC
RT 6 11 C2
GND 7 10 E2
C1 8 9 E1
Not to scale
Pin Functions
PIN
I/O DESCRIPTION
NO. NAME
1 1IN+ I Noninverting input to error amplifier 1
2 1IN– I Inverting input to error amplifier 1
3 FEEDBACK I Input pin for feedback
4 DTC I Dead-time control comparator input
5 CT — Capacitor terminal used to set oscillator frequency
6 RT — Resistor terminal used to set oscillator frequency
7 GND — Ground
8 C1 O Collector terminal of BJT output 1
9 E1 O Emitter terminal of BJT output 1
10 E2 O Emitter terminal of BJT output 2
11 C2 O Collector terminal of BJT output 2
12 VCC — Positive supply
13 OUTPUT CTRL I Selects single-ended, parallel output, or push-pull operation
14 REF O 5-V reference regulator output
15 2IN– I Inverting input to error amplifier 2
16 2IN+ I Noninverting input to error amplifier 2
6 Specifications
6.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
over operating free-air temperature range (unless otherwise noted) (1)
MIN MAX UNIT
Supply voltage, VCC (2) 41 V
Amplifier input voltage VCC + 0.3 V
Collector output voltage 41 V
Collector output current 250 mA
Operating junction temperature, TJ 150 °C
Storage temperature, Tstg –65 150 °C
(1) Stresses beyond those listed under Absolute Maximum Ratings may cause permanent damage to the device. These are stress ratings
only, which do not imply functional operation of the device at these or any other conditions beyond those indicated under Recommended
Operating Conditions. Exposure to absolute-maximum-rated conditions for extended periods may affect device reliability.
(2) All voltage values, except differential voltages, are with respect to the network ground terminal.
(1) JEDEC document JEP155 states that 500-V HBM allows safe manufacturing with a standard ESD control process.
(2) JEDEC document JEP157 states that 250-V CDM allows safe manufacturing with a standard ESD control process.
(1) For more information about traditional and new thermal metrics, see the Semiconductor and IC Package Thermal Metrics application
report.
(1) For conditions shown as MIN or MAX, use the appropriate value specified under recommended operating conditions.
(2) All typical values, except for parameter changes with temperature, are at TA = 25°C.
(3) Duration of the short circuit must not exceed one second.
(4) Standard deviation is a measure of the statistical distribution about the mean, as derived from the formula:
N
å (Xn - X)2
s= n =1
N -1
(5) Temperature coefficient of timing capacitor and timing resistor is not taken into account.
(6) Hysteresis is the difference between the positive-going input threshold voltage and the negative-going input threshold voltage.
100 k 100
VCC = 15 V VCC = 15 V
40 k TA = 25°C 90 ∆VO = 3 V
-2% TA = 25°C
0.001 µF 80
10 k -1%
Oscillator Frequency - Hz
Voltage Amplification - dB
70
0.01 µF
4k 0%
60
1k 0.1 µF 50
400 40
Df = 1%
(see Note A) 30
100
CT = 1 µF
20
40
10
10 0
1k 4k 10 k 40 k 100 k 400 k 1M 1 10 100 1k 10 k 100 k 1M
RT - Timing Resistance - W f - Frequenc y - Hz
Frequency variation (Δf) is the change in oscillator frequency that
occurs over the full temperature range.
Figure 1. Oscillator Frequency and Frequency Variation Figure 2. Amplifier Voltage Amplification
vs Timing Resistance vs Frequency
Vref -
Other Amplifier
VCC = 15 V
12 150 W 150 W
2W 2W
VCC
4 8
Test DTC C1 Output 1
Inputs 3 9
FEEDBACK E1
12 kW
6 TL594 11
RT C2 Output 2
5 10
CT E2
0.01 µF
1
IN+
2
IN- Error
16 IN+ Amplifiers
15 IN-
13 OUTPUT 14
REF
CTRL
GND
50 kW
7
TEST CIRCUIT
VCC
Voltage
at C1
0V
VCC
Voltage
at C2
0V
Voltage
at CT
Threshold Voltage
DTC Input
0V
Threshold Voltage
Feedback
Input
0.7 V
0%
Duty Cycle MAX
0%
VOLTAGE WAVEFORMS
tf tr
68 W
Each Output 2W
Circuit
Output 90% 90%
CL = 15 pF
(includes probe and 10%
10%
jig capacitance)
15 V
Each Output
Circuit 90% 90%
68 W
2W tr tf
CL = 15 pF
(includes probe and
jig capacitance)
8 Detailed Description
8.1 Overview
The design of the TL594 not only incorporates the primary building blocks required to control a switching power
supply, but also addresses many basic problems and reduces the amount of additional circuitry required in the
total design. The TL594 is a fixed-frequency pulse-width-modulation (PWM) control circuit. Modulation of output
pulses is accomplished by comparing the sawtooth waveform created by the internal oscillator on the timing
capacitor (CT) to either of two control signals. The output stage is enabled during the time when the sawtooth
voltage is greater than the voltage control signals. As the control signal increases, the time during which the
sawtooth input is greater decreases; therefore, the output pulse duration decreases. A pulse-steering flip-flop
alternately directs the modulated pulse to each of the two output transistors.
The error amplifiers have a common-mode voltage range of –0.3 V to VCC – 2 V. The DTC comparator has a
fixed offset that provides approximately 5% dead time. The on-chip oscillator can be bypassed by terminating RT
to the reference output and providing a sawtooth input to CT, or it can be used to drive the common circuitry in
synchronous multiple-rail power supplies. For more information on the operation of the TL594, see Designing
Switching Voltage Regulators With the TL494 (SLVA001).
OUTPUT CTRL
(see Function Table)
13
6
RT
5 Oscillator
CT 8
1D C1
DTC
Comparator 9
0.1 V E1
4
DTC C1
PWM 11
Error Amplifier 1 Comparator C2
IN+ 1 + 10
E2
2 1 Pulse-Steering
INí í
Flip-Flop
12
Error Amplifier 2 VCC
16 Undervoltage
IN+ + Lockout
15 2 Control
INí í Reference
Regulator
14
REF
3 7
FEEDBACK GND
0.7 mA
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8.3.3 Oscillator
The oscillator provides a positive sawtooth waveform to the dead-time and PWM comparators for comparison to
the various control signals.
The frequency of the oscillator is programmed by selecting timing components RT and CT. The oscillator charges
the external timing capacitor, CT, with a constant current, the value of which is determined by the external timing
resistor, RT. This produces a linear-ramp voltage waveform. When the voltage across CT reaches 3 V, the
oscillator circuit discharges it, and the charging cycle is reinitiated. The charging current is determined by
Equation 1.
3V
ICHARGE =
RT (1)
The period of the sawtooth waveform is Equation 2.
3 V ´ CT
T=
ICHARGE (2)
The frequency of the oscillator becomes Equation 3.
1
fOSC =
R T ´ CT (3)
However, the oscillator frequency is equal to the output frequency only for single-ended applications. For push-
pull applications, the output frequency is one-half the oscillator frequency.
Single-ended applications are calculated with Equation 4.
1
f=
R T ´ CT (4)
Push-pull applications are calculated with Equation 5.
1
f=
2RT ´ CT (5)
8.3.5 Comparator
The comparator is biased from the 5-V reference regulator. This provides isolation from the input supply for
improved stability. The input of the comparator does not exhibit hysteresis, so protection against false triggering
near the threshold must be provided. The comparator has a response time of 400 ns from either of the control-
signal inputs to the output transistors, with only 100 mV of overdrive. This ensures positive control of the output
within one-half cycle for operation within the recommended 300-kHz range.
NOTE
Information in the following applications sections is not part of the TI component
specification, and TI does not warrant its accuracy or completeness. TI’s customers are
responsible for determining suitability of components for their purposes. Customers should
validate and test their design implementation to confirm system functionality.
30
100
5.1 k
1k 4k
270
5.1 k
TL594
1 nF
50 k
51 k
510 9.1 k
0.1
The output voltage and current are determined by Equation 6 and Equation 7.
VRECTIFIER = VSECONDARY ´ 2 = 24 V ´ 2 = 34 V (6)
VO 5V
IRECTIFIER(AVG) » ´ IO » ´ 10 A = 1.6 A
VI 32 V (7)
The 3-A, 50-V full-wave bridge rectifier meets these calculated conditions. Figure 7 shows the switching and
control sections.
9.2.2.2.1 Oscillator
Connecting an external capacitor and resistor to pins 5 and 6 controls the TL594 oscillator frequency. The
oscillator is set to operate at 20 kHz, using the component values calculated by Equation 8 and Equation 9.
1
fOSC =
R T ´ CT (8)
Choose CT = 0.001 µF and calculate RT with Equation 9.
RT + 1 + 1 + 50 kW
f OSC CT (20 10 3) (0.001 10 *6) (9)
TL594
k
k TL594
k
The TL594 internal 5-V reference is divided to 2.5 V by R3 and R4. The output-voltage error signal also is
divided to 2.5 V by R8 and R9. If the output must be regulated to exactly 5 V, a 10-kΩ potentiometer can be used
in place of R8 to provide an adjustment.
To increase the stability of the error-amplifier circuit, the output of the error amplifier is fed back to the inverting
input through RT, reducing the gain to 101.
k TL594
k TL594
Resistors R1 and R2 set the reference of about 1 V on the inverting input of the current-limiting amplifier.
Resistor R13, in series with the load, applies 1 V to the noninverting terminal of the current-limiting amplifier
when the load current reaches 10 A. The output-pulse width is reduced accordingly. The value of R13 is
calculated as Equation 11.
1V
R13 = = 0.1W
10 A (11)
The soft-start circuit allows the pulse width at the output to increase slowly (see Figure 11) by applying a
negative slope waveform to the dead-time control input (pin 4).
Initially, capacitor C2 forces the dead-time control input to follow the 5-V regulator, which disables the outputs
(100% dead time). As the capacitor charges through R6, the output pulse width slowly increases until the control
loop takes command. With a resistor ratio of 1:10 for R6 and R7, the voltage at pin 4 after start-up is 0.1 × 5 V,
or 0.5 V.
The soft-start time generally is in the range of 25 to 100 clock cycles. If 50 clock cycles at a 20-kHz switching
rate is selected, the soft-start time is calculated as Equation 12.
1 1
t= = = 50 msper clock cycle
f 20kHz (12)
The value of the capacitor then is determined with Equation 13.
soft - start time 50 ms ´ 50 cycles
C2 = = = 2.5 mF
R6 1 kW (13)
This helps eliminate any false signals that might be created by the control circuit as power is applied.
VREF
R1
TD = RTCT(0.05 + 0.35R2)
R2 in kW Dead-Time Control In
R1 + R2 = 5 kW
R2
S1
VI D1 C1 R1 VO
TL594
The hybrid Darlington circuit must be saturated at a maximum output current of IO + ΔIL/2 or 10.8 A. The
Darlington hFE at 10.8 A must be high enough not to exceed the 250-mA maximum output collector current of the
TL594. Based on published NTE153 and NTE331 specifications, the required power-switch minimum drive was
calculated by Equation 16 through Equation 18 to be 144 mA.
hFE (Q1) at IC of 3 A = 15 (16)
hFE (Q2) at IC of 10.0 A = 5 (17)
I
IO + L
iB ³ 2 ³ 144mA
hFE (Q2) ´ hFE (Q1) (18)
The value of R10 was calculated by Equation 19.
V - [VBE (Q1) + VCE (TL494)] 32 - (1.5 + 0.7)
R10 £ I =
iB 0.144
R10 £ 207 W (19)
Based on these calculations, the nearest standard resistor value of 220 Ω was selected for R10. Resistors R11
and R12 permit the discharge of carriers in switching transistors when they are turned off.
The power supply described demonstrates the flexibility of the TL594 PWM control circuit. This power-supply
design demonstrates many of the power-supply control methods provided by the TL594, as well as the versatility
of the control circuit.
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
VI − Input Voltage − (V)
Figure 15. Reference Voltage vs Input Voltage
11 Layout
- -
TL594
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All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
12.5 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
These devices have limited built-in ESD protection. The leads should be shorted together or the device placed in conductive foam
during storage or handling to prevent electrostatic damage to the MOS gates.
12.6 Glossary
SLYZ022 — TI Glossary.
This glossary lists and explains terms, acronyms, and definitions.
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(1) Drawing Qty (2) (6) (3) (4/5)
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TL594IPWR ACTIVE TSSOP PW 16 2000 Green (RoHS CU NIPDAU Level-1-260C-UNLIM -40 to 85 Z594
& no Sb/Br)
TL594IPWRG4 ACTIVE TSSOP PW 16 2000 Green (RoHS CU NIPDAU Level-1-260C-UNLIM -40 to 85 Z594
& no Sb/Br)
(1)
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PACKAGE OUTLINE
PW0016A SCALE 2.500
TSSOP - 1.2 mm max height
SMALL OUTLINE PACKAGE
SEATING
PLANE
6.6 C
TYP
A 6.2
0.1 C
PIN 1 INDEX AREA
14X 0.65
16
1
2X
5.1 4.55
4.9
NOTE 3
8
9
0.30
4.5 16X 1.2 MAX
B 0.19
4.3
NOTE 4 0.1 C A B
(0.15) TYP
SEE DETAIL A
0.25
GAGE PLANE
0.15
0.05
0.75
0.50
0 -8
DETAIL A
A 20
TYPICAL
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1. All linear dimensions are in millimeters. Any dimensions in parenthesis are for reference only. Dimensioning and tolerancing
per ASME Y14.5M.
2. This drawing is subject to change without notice.
3. This dimension does not include mold flash, protrusions, or gate burrs. Mold flash, protrusions, or gate burrs shall not
exceed 0.15 mm per side.
4. This dimension does not include interlead flash. Interlead flash shall not exceed 0.25 mm per side.
5. Reference JEDEC registration MO-153.
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SYMM
14X (0.65)
8 9
(5.8)
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SMALL OUTLINE PACKAGE
SYMM
14X (0.65)
8 9
(5.8)
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