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2. Functional Description
IX9915 is the functional equivalent of a 4-terminal 431
type precision shunt regulator and a high voltage
Darlington transistor in the same package.
The typical application for IX9915 is shown in
Figure 5.
Figure 5 IX9915 Application Diagram
This is a simplified application circuit that shows how
the IX9915 can be used in an LED lamp control circuit.
The high voltage Darlington transistor will bleed the
current when VLINE is lower than the predetermined
voltage. The 4-terminal 431 type shunt regulator is
used to monitor VLINE voltage and control the
Darlington transistor bleeding the current (ON) or not
(OFF). When VLINE reaches the predetermined
voltage, the shunt regulator starts to regulate to drive
VOC going low, and turns off the Darlington transistor
to make sure this bleeder circuitry only burns a little
power at the higher VLINE voltage. Maximum bleeding
current IH can be controlled by properly choosing RE
and VREG.
Regulation of VREG is made possible by applying a
scaled sample of its voltage to pin FB, the error
amplifier's non-inverting input. The error amplifier
compares this scaled voltage against an internal high
accuracy reference voltage and generates an output
current which in turn regulate VREG through the
resistor R3.
As VREG increases, the error amplifier's input voltage
VFB will also increase. Ramping of VFB beyond the
internal reference voltage causes the error amplifier to
sink more IOC, which in turn decreases VREG.
Likewise, a reduction of VREG results in a lessoning of
IOC causing VREG to increase.
2.1 Regulation Voltage
When connected as shown in the application circuit
above and properly configured, the IX9915 will
regulate VREG such that VFB is equal to VREF(1.299V).
To achieve this, the values of the voltage divider
resistors, R1 and R2, must be set in the following
manner:
Because VREG regulation occurs when VFB=VREF any
change in bias current through R2 at the desired
regulated voltage level will cause a regulation error. As
shown in the Electrical Characteristics table the error
amplifier input at pin FB has an input bias current (IIB)
specification that reduces the current into R2. (IIB is
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OC
FB
VCC
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B
VSS
IOC IQ
R2
R1
RE
I1
IH
VREG
R3
I3
R0
VREF
+VLINE
Rectifier
Dimmer Switch
AC Supply -
R1
R2
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VREF
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