STEVAL-ISF003V1
Low standby losses power front-end with inrush current-limitation
Data brief
Description
The STEVAL-ISF003V1 evaluation board allows
the inrush-current which charges a DC bus
capacitor to be limited to comply with
the
IEC
61000-3-3
standard.
This inrush-current
limitation is based on a soft-start procedure of
the mixed bridge diodes and SCRs rectifier
using progressive phase control at board
start-up.
This solution can also drastically reduce standby
losses as the DC bus can be totally disconnected
from the AC mains when it does not have to
operate. DC bus deactivation is simply achieved
by turning off SCRs, without requiring an
additional relay to open the circuit in standby.
The steady-state losses are also reduced, thanks
to the removal of the NTC / PTC resistor
traditionally used to limit inrush-current.
Therefore,
no relay is required to bypass this
resistor as it is no longer used.
Features
Fully electronic solution without the need for
an inrush current limiter resistor and its bulky
bypass electromechanical relay
DC bus disconnection at standby to reduce
losses below 0.3 W
Inrush current compliance with IEC61000-3-
3
Operation allowed with PFC (continuous or
discontinuous)
Compliant with EN 55015, IEC 61000-4-11
Criteria A at 4 kV IEC 61000-4-5 and at 4 kV
IEC 61000-4-4
RoHS compliant
April 2017
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