NCP1336A/B
Figure 8. Selected Valley According to FB State
As the output load decreases (FB voltage decreases), the
valleys are incremented from the first to the fourth. When
the fourth valley is reached, if FB voltage further decreases
below 0.8 V, the controller enters VCO mode as in
NCP1351.
During VCO operation, the peak current is frozen to 25%
of maximum peak current: the switching frequency expands
to deliver the necessary output power. This allows achieving
very low standby power consumption.
Figure 9 shows a simulation case where the output current
of a 19 V / 60 W adapter decreases from 2.5 A to 0.5 A. No
instability is seen during the valley transitions (Figures 10,
11, 12 and 13.)
Figure 9. Output Load Decreases from 2.5 A to
0.5 A at VIN = 120 Vdc for a 19 V / 60 W Adapter
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