SRK1000ATR Adaptive synchronous rectification controller for flyback converter

SRK1000 / SRK1000A /SRK1000B are controllers intended for secondary side synchronous rectification (SR) in flyback converters, suitable for operation in QR and mixed CCM/DCM fixed frequency circuits.

They provide a high-current gate-drive output, capable of driving N-channel Power MOSFETs.

The control scheme of this IC is such that the SR MOSFET is switched on as soon as current starts flowing through its body diode and it is then switched off as current approaches zero.

The fast turn-on, with minimum delay, and the innovative adaptive turn-off logic allow maximizing the conduction time of the SR MOSFET and eliminating the effect of parasitic inductance in the circuit.

The device enters low consumption mode when it detects primary controller burst-mode operation, or when the SR MOSFET conduction becomes lower than the programmed minimum TON. In this way, converter efficiency improves at light load where synchronous rectification is no longer beneficial.

After the converter restarts switching or the IC detects that the current conduction in the rectifiers has increased 20% above the min TON programmed value, the IC exits low consumption mode and resumes switching operation.