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AN-3008 Snubber Examples Without Inductance Power TRIAC Example Figure 2l shows a transient voltage applied to a TRIAC controlling a resistive load. Theoretically there will be an instantaneous step of voltage across the TRIAC. The only elements slowing this rate are the inductance of the wiring and the self-capacitance of the thyristor. There is an exponential capacitor charging component added along with a decaying component because of the IR drop in the snubber resistor. The non-inductive snubber circuit is useful when the load resistance is much larger than the snubber resistor. R L 10V/µs R in 1 6 180 2.4k V CC 2 MOC R 1 R 2 3020 0.1µF C1 3021 4 0.63 (170) φ CNTL DESIGN dV dt APPLICATION NOTE T2322D 1V/µs (0.63) (170) = = 0.45V/µs (2400) (0.1µF) TIME 240µs dV dt (V/µs) Power TRIAC Optocoupler 0.99 0.35 1A, 60Hz L = 318 MHY 170V E e R S C S Figure 22. Single Snubber For Sensitive Gate TRIAC and Phase Controllable Optocoupler (ρ = 0.67) e E t = 0 V step = E R S R S + R L TIME τ = (R L + R S) C S e(t = o+) = E R S R S + R L e – t/τ + (1 – e – t/τ ) RESISTOR CAPACITOR COMPONENT COMPONENT The optocoupler conducts current only long enough to trigger the power device. When it turns on, the voltage between MT2 and the gate drops below the forward threshold voltage of the opto-TRIAC causing turn-off. The optocoupler sees ⎛dV ------ ⎞ ⎝ when the power TRIAC turns off later in the conduction cycle at zero current crossing. Therefore, it is not neces- dt ⎠s sary to design for the lower optocoupler ⎛dV ------ ⎞ ⎝ rating. In this dt ⎠c example, a single snubber designed for the optocoupler protects both devices. Figure 21. Non-inductive Snubber Circuit Opto-TRIAC Examples Single Snubber, Time Constant Design Figure 22 illustrates the use of the RC time constant design method. The optocoupler sees only the voltage across the snubber capacitor. The resistor R 1 supplies the trigger current of the power TRIAC. A worst case design procedure assumes that the voltage across the power TRIAC changes instantly. The capacitor voltage rises to 63% of the maximum in one time constant. Then: 0.63 E dV R 1 C S = τ = --------------- where ⎛------ ⎞ is the rated static dV ------ ⎛dV ⎝ ------ ⎞ dt ⎠s dt ⎝ dt ⎠s for the optocoupler. V CC 1 2 3 MOC3031 4 5 6 100 1N4001 51 MCR265-4 MCR265-4 100 1N4001 (50 V/µs SNUBBER, ρ = 1.0) 0.022 µF Figure 23. Anti-Parallel SCR Driver 1MHY 430 120V 400 Hz Octocouplers with SCRs dV Anti-parallel SCR circuits result in the same ------ across the dt optocoupler and SCR (Figure 23). Phase controllable optocouplers require the SCRs to be snubbed to their lower ------ dV dt rating. Anti-parallel SCR circuits are free from the charge storage behaviors that reduce the turn-off capability of TRIACs. Each SCR conducts for a half-cycle and has the next half cycle of the ac line in which to recover. The turn-off dV ------ of the conducting SCR becomes a static forward blocking ------ for the other device. Use the SCR data sheet ⎛dV ------ ⎞ dt dV dt ⎝ dt ⎠s rating in the snubber design. 10 REV. 4.01 6/24/02
APPLICATION NOTE AN-3008 A SCR used inside a rectifier bridge to control an ac load will not have a half cycle in which to recover. The available time decreases with increasing line voltage. This makes the circuit less attractive. Inductive transients can be suppressed by a snubber at the input to the bridge or across the SCR. However, the time limitation still applies. The current through the snubber resistor is: t V ⎛ – - τ⎞ i ----- ⎜1– e ⎟ , R τ ⎝ ⎠ and the voltage across the TRAIC is: = dV ( ) c dV Opto dt Zero-crossing optocouplers can be used to switch inductive loads at currents less than 100 mA (Figure 24). However a power TRIAC along with the optocoupler should be used for higher load currents. LOAD CURRENT (mA RMS) 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 C S = 0.01 C S = 0.001 NO SNUBBER 0 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 T A, AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (°C) (R S = 100Ω, V RMS = 220V, POWER FACTOR = 0.5) Figure 24. MOC3062 Inductive Load Current versus T A A phase controllable optocoupler is recommended with a power device. When the load current is small, a MAC97 TRIAC is suitable. Unusual circuit conditions sometimes lead to unwanted operation of an optocoupler in ⎛dV ------ ⎞ ⎝ mode. Very large dt ⎠c currents in the power device cause increased voltages between MT2 and the gate that hold the optocoupler on. Use of a larger TRIAC or other measures that limit inrush current solve this problem. Very short conduction times leave residual charge in the optocoupler. A minimum conduction angle allows recovery before voltage reapplication. The Snubber with Inductance Consider an overdamped snubber using a large capacitor whose voltage changes insignificantly during the time under consideration. The circuit reduces to an equivalent L/R series charging circuit. e = i R S The voltage wave across the TRIAC has an exponential rise with maximum rate at t = 0. Taking its derivative gives its value as: ⎛------ ⎞ ⎝ dt ⎠0 VR = ---------- S L Highly overdamped snubber circuits are not practical designs. The example illustrates several properties: 1. The initial voltage appears completely across the circuit inductance. Thus, it determines the rate of change of dV current through the snubber resistor and the initial ------ . dt This result does not change when there is resistance in the load and holds true for all damping factors. 2. The snubber works because the inductor controls the rate of current change through the resistor and the rate of capacitor charging. Snubber design cannot ignore the inductance. This approach suggests that the snubber capacitance is not important but that is only true for this hypothetical condition. The snubber resistor shunts the thyristor causing unacceptable leakage when the capacitor is not present. If the power loss is tolerable, dV ------ can be controlled without the capacitor. An example dt is the soft-start circuit used to limit inrush current in switching power supplies (Figure 25). E E AC LINE SNUBBER L AC LINE SNUBBER L Snubber with no C RECTIFIER BRIDGE dV dt R S = ERS φ L R S Figure 25. Surge Current Limiting For a Switching Power Supply G G RECTIFIER BRIDGE C1 C1 REV. 4.01 6/24/02 11
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