I build a push pull converter.
(10V - 15V) to 12V. 120Watts
Everything works very well. Only the transformer. It getting hot very quickly, with only 30W load.
The transformer is
TC-42212 from Mag-Inc.
Ae=0.511 cm2
WaAc=0.756 cm4
Ve=2.77 cm3
Primary winding 4 + 4.
Secondary winding 6 + 6
What's the problem? Can anybody tell me?
Thanks
(10V - 15V) to 12V. 120Watts
Everything works very well. Only the transformer. It getting hot very quickly, with only 30W load.
The transformer is
TC-42212 from Mag-Inc.
Ae=0.511 cm2
WaAc=0.756 cm4
Ve=2.77 cm3
Primary winding 4 + 4.
Secondary winding 6 + 6
What's the problem? Can anybody tell me?
Thanks
Danko,
The switching frequency is 100Khz.
I have tried increasing the winding.
primary (8 + 8 )
secondary (12 + 12)
But it's still very hot with light loading.
The switching frequency is 100Khz.
I have tried increasing the winding.
primary (8 + 8 )
secondary (12 + 12)
But it's still very hot with light loading.
The 4x0.4mm wire seems a little bit too small, for me.
I designed an SMPS, which operated from 50VDC, and the primary current was about 6-8A. A wound the primary from 17-18 piece of 0.4mm wire.
You write, that output power is 120W, from 12V. That's 10A.
Try increasing the number of the wires. One single wire's diameter is good, becouse at 100kHz the penetration depth is about 0.21mm. Skin-effect rules 🙂
I designed an SMPS, which operated from 50VDC, and the primary current was about 6-8A. A wound the primary from 17-18 piece of 0.4mm wire.
You write, that output power is 120W, from 12V. That's 10A.
Try increasing the number of the wires. One single wire's diameter is good, becouse at 100kHz the penetration depth is about 0.21mm. Skin-effect rules 🙂
Eva,
The controller is SG3524. Running at 200khz.
In push pull mode, this IC will divide the frequency. so it would be 100Khz effective frequency through a 200Khz oscillator
The controller is SG3524. Running at 200khz.
In push pull mode, this IC will divide the frequency. so it would be 100Khz effective frequency through a 200Khz oscillator
Please supply complete code number, there should be several other characters which will inform you of the material type. If there is a J or W or an H, these stand for 6040u, 12080u and 18100u permeability respectively. This type of core are suitable for common mode chokes, broadband transformers, pulse transformers and current transformers.
If there is a R or P or an F, these stand for 2770u, 3020u and 3624u permiability respectively. This type of core is good for high frequency transformers, i.e. your application.
If you have one of the very high permiablity cores J,W or H, you have a very good chance that you are saturating the core if your ON period is long enough (what is your operating frequency?). Check the current waveforms at the switching devices, if there is a large exponentinal peak (looks like a spike), you are saturating the core if this is the case.
You could have a flux imbalance problem, are you using current mode control or a series pass capacitor on the center tap of your primary?
More data is needed to solve your problem, send the complete core code, control method and operating frequency.
P.s. check this page for data sheets on you core. http://www.mag-inc.com/ferrites/fc601.asp
If there is a R or P or an F, these stand for 2770u, 3020u and 3624u permiability respectively. This type of core is good for high frequency transformers, i.e. your application.
If you have one of the very high permiablity cores J,W or H, you have a very good chance that you are saturating the core if your ON period is long enough (what is your operating frequency?). Check the current waveforms at the switching devices, if there is a large exponentinal peak (looks like a spike), you are saturating the core if this is the case.
You could have a flux imbalance problem, are you using current mode control or a series pass capacitor on the center tap of your primary?
More data is needed to solve your problem, send the complete core code, control method and operating frequency.
P.s. check this page for data sheets on you core. http://www.mag-inc.com/ferrites/fc601.asp
Calculations show 100mT peak for 12V, 6 turns and 100Khz effective (Ae=0.51cm^2). This shuld be ok for most materials so the problem may be due to flux imbalance.
Are you using enough dead-time ?
Is this your design, or a schematic you got from somewhere?
Are you using feedback?
If so, remove the feedback loop and put a potentiometer on the pins that control PWM. Get the thing working cool without feedback first.
One variable at a time.
Joseph
Is this your design, or a schematic you got from somewhere?
Are you using feedback?
If so, remove the feedback loop and put a potentiometer on the pins that control PWM. Get the thing working cool without feedback first.
One variable at a time.
Joseph
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