TI green PWM controllers boost efficiency in telecom, industrial power supplies

High-efficiency controllers integrate synchronous rectifier outputs and pre-bias start-up to support multiple isolated power supply topologies

High-efficiency isolated DC/DC conversion
The UCC28250 is the industry’s first half bridge or full bridge PWM controller with the ability to maintain a monotonic output voltage ramp under pre-biased load conditions -- eliminating the need for external circuitry. It can support primary- or secondary-side control and delivers up to 95-percent efficiency and high power density in high-input voltage isolated DC/DC applications, such as power modules used in wireless base stations or industrial power systems. For samples and evaluation modules visit: www.ti.com/ucc28250-preu.

Other key features and benefits of UCC28250:
• Integrated synchronous rectifier outputs minimize conduction loss.
• One-percent accurate pulse-by-pulse current limit lowers system cost and simplifies design.
• Current mode and voltage mode control options provide flexibility.

Phase-shifted full-bridge control with synchronous rectification
TI also introduced the new UCC28950, which provides two additional PWM outputs for phase-shifted full bridge control up to 600 watts and achieves greater than 90-percent efficiency. The advanced controller integrates synchronous rectifier control and provides adaptive zero voltage switching over a wide input and output voltage range to reduce switching loss, which increases efficiency by 20 percent compared to competitive devices. The UCC28950 improves power supply performance in high-density power architectures for industrial, telecom and DC motor drives. For samples and evaluation modules

Other key features and benefits of UCC28950:
Allows designers to choose half-bridge with voltage mode or full-bridge with voltage/current mode for faster response.
Light load management improves efficiency by 70 percent.
50- to 100-percent lower input and output ripple current allows the use of smaller input and output capacitors.

Easy-to-use models and selection tools
Both controllers are supported by various modeling and component selection tools to help speed power supply design, including PSpice® transient models, PSpice average models, MathCAD™ design tools, applications notes, evaluation modules and power supply reference designs.

Availability and pricing
The UCC28250 and UCC28950 are available in volume now from TI and its authorized distributors in a thermally enhanced 4-mm x 4-mm, 20-pin QFN or TSSOP package. Suggested resale pricing for the UCC28250 is $1.70 in 1,000-unit quantities and $4.25 for the UCC28950.

Find out more about TI’s PWM controller portfolio, application notes and evaluation modules:
UCC28250 documentation and design tools:
Application note: Designing UCC28250 as a Secondary Side Control with a Pre-Bias Condition.
UCC28250EVM-564 evaluation module for secondary side control.
UCC28250EVM-501 evaluation module for primary side control.
UCC28950 documentation and design tools:
Application note: UCC28950 600-W Phase Shifted Full Bridge Design Review.
TI Analog Applications Journal article: “Computing Power Going Platinum”
UCC28950EVM-442 evaluation module: 600-W phase-shifted full-bridge converter that converts a 370 V to 410-V DC input to a regulated 12-V output.