LT3750
APPLICATIO S I FOR ATIO
Safety Warning
Large capacitors charged to high voltage can deliver a
lethal amount of energy if handled improperly. It is par-
ticularly important to observe appropriate safety mea-
sures when designing the LT3750 into applications. First,
create a discharge circuit that allows the designer to safely
discharge the output capacitor. Second, adequately space
high voltage nodes from adjacent traces to satisfy printed
circuit board voltage breakdown requirements. High volt-
age nodes are the drain of the NMOS, the secondary side
of the transformer, and the output.
Transformer Selection
The flyback transformer is critical to proper operation of
the LT3750. It must be designed carefully so that it does
not cause excessive current or voltage on any pin of the
part.
As with all circuits, the LT3750 has finite bandwidth. In
order to give the LT3750 sufficient time to detect the
output voltage, observe the following restrictions on the
primary inductance:
Switching Period
The LT3750 employs an open-loop control scheme caus-
ing the switching period to decrease with output voltage.
Typical switching frequency is between 100kHz to 300kHz.
Figure 3 shows typical switching period in an application
with a 3A peak current.
20
16
12
8
4
0
0 50 100 150 200 250 300
VOUT (V)
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Figure 3. Typical Switching Period vs VOUT
LPRI
≥
VOUT • 1µs
N • IPK
otherwise, the LT3750 may overcharge the output.
Linear Technology has worked with several leading mag-
netic component manufacturers to produce flyback trans-
formers for use with the LT3750. Table 1 summarizes the
particular transformer characteristics.
Output Diode Selection
When choosing the rectifying diode, ensure its peak
repetitive forward current rating exceeds the peak cur-
rent (IPK/N) and that the peak repetitive reverse voltage
rating exceeds VOUT + (N)(VTRANS). The average current
through the diode varies during the charge cycle because
the switching period decreases as VOUT increases. The
average current through the diode is greatest when the
Table 1. Recommended Transformers
MANUFACTURER
PART NUMBER
TDK
(www.tdk.com)
DCT15EFD-U44S003
DCT20EFD-U32S003
Sumida
(www.sumida.com)
C8118 Rev P1
C8117 Rev P1
C8119 Rev P1
Midcom
(www.midcom.com)
32050
32051
32052
Coilcraft
(www.coilcraft.com)
DA2032-AL
DA2033-AL
DA2034-AL
SIZE L × W × H (mm)
22.5 × 16.5 × 8.5
30 × 22 × 12
21 × 14 × 8
23 × 18.6 × 10.8
32.3 × 27 × 14
23.1 × 18 × 9.4
28.7 × 22 × 11.4
28.7 × 22 × 11.4
17.2 × 22 × 8.9
17.4 × 24.1 × 10.2
20.6 × 30 × 11.3
MAXIMUM IPRI (A)
5
10
3
5
10
3
5
10
3
5
10
LPRI (µH)
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
TURNS RATIO (PRI:SEC)
1:10
1:10
1:10
1:10
1:10
1:10
1:10
1:10
1:10
1:10
1:10
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