AN1207EQUATION 72:------ ( VN DC– V Q,on)– V D, on– V OUTPI L() t = I L( 0)+ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------tAt this point, the total current flowing into the primarycan be computed. It has two contributions: the magnetizingcurrent (see Equation 67) and the load currentreflected back into the primary, as shown inEquation 73.EQUATION 73:N SI P totalL O------ ( VV DC– V Q,onN SN DC– V Q,on)– V D, on– V OUT,I L( 0)------------------------------t ------ P= + + ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------tL MN PN SL OQ1 OFF [INTERVAL TON - (TON + TR)]Based on this configuration, the circuit is redrawn, asshown in Figure 19.FIGURE 19:FORWARD CONVERTER TOPOLOGY: INTERVAL TON - (TON + TR)D1VRNRVAAD2BVBLONPNSVSD3VLCOROVOUTVDCVPQ1DS01207B-page 20© 2009 <strong>Microchip</strong> Technology Inc.
AN1207Input Circuit BehaviorBefore the switch Q1 was opened, the magnetizingcurrent was flowing in NP. When the switch opens, itreverses all the voltages to continue the flow. The dotend of NR becomes negative in respect to the non-dotend, and a similar behavior is experienced by thewinding NP. Because of the polarity on NR, diode D1becomes forward-biased and keeps the voltage at thedot end of NR, one diode drop below ground.Magnetizing current can now flow through NR anddiode D1 into the power supply VDC, as shown inFigure 19. The voltage VR on NR is shown inEquation 74.EQUATION 74:The voltage on NP is shown in Equation 75.EQUATION 75:When t = TON, the current in the reset winding equalsthe magnetizing current IM multiplied by the windingsration, as shown in Equation 76.EQUATION 76:V R= –( V DC+ V D,on) < 0N PV P, off= ------N R– ( V DC+ V D,on) < 0Output Circuit BehaviorAs previously mentioned, the magnetizing currentreverses all voltages when the switch Q1 turns off. Asa result, the dot end of the secondary winding is morenegative than the non-dot end and diode D2 becomesreverse-biased.The secondary voltage is shown in Equation 77.EQUATION 77:To keep the current flowing into inductor LO, its voltagereverses so that the left end of the inductor is more negativethan the right end, and it would continuouslydecrease; however, the freewheeling diode D3,becoming forward-biased and sets VB to a diode voltagedrop below ground. The voltage on the inductor isnow equal to Equation 78.EQUATION 78:Consequently the inductor current will decreaseaccording to Equation 79:EQUATION 79:N SV S, off= ------N RV L– ( V DC+ V D,on)= – V OUT– V D,onI R=N PN R------I MV OUT+ V D,onI L() t = IT ( ON) – ---------------------------------- tL ODuring TR, this current has a down-slope and reacheszero when t = TON + TR.This current is the same current that is flowing into thefree-wheeling diode D3.© 2009 <strong>Microchip</strong> Technology Inc. DS01207B-page 21