Texas Instruments UCG2882x High Frequency QR Flyback Converters

Texas Instruments UCG2882x High-Frequency Quasi-Resonant (QR) Flyback Converters feature a built-in 750V GaN high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT) with a low Rds(on) of 170mΩ, enabling efficient AC-to-DC power conversion. The UCG2882x is designed for high-power-density applications, such as cell phone fast chargers and notebook adapters. The key feature of this device is its self-bias and auxiliary-less sensing scheme, which eliminates the need for an auxiliary winding and simplifies system design with higher efficiency.

This device also features intelligent mode transition (CCM/QR/DCM), enabling high efficiency across a wide power range and < 30mW standby power consumption. In addition, UCG2882x includes a comprehensive list of protections, including brown-in and brown-out protection, SCP, OVP, OPP, LPS, OFB, and OTP. The cycle-by-cycle current limit enables a fast response to fault conditions, safeguarding the system and improving its reliability. In a small 5mm × 5mm package, the Texas Instruments UCG2882x has dedicated configuration pins, offering more flexibility. Only resistors are needed to tune specific parameters for each system, enabling a platform design with a single device.

Features

  • Integrated 750V GaN with 170mΩ Rds(on) option
  • Dynamic QR/DCM/CCM modes of operation
  • High power density with up to 500kHz switching frequency
  • Enable low BoM cost by integration
    • Remove auxiliary winding with self-bias
    • Integrated input and output voltage sensing
    • Integrated current sense
    • Integrated HV start-up
    • Integrated X-cap discharge
  • High efficiency and low EMI performance
    • Ultra-low standby power of < 30mW
    • Frequency foldback and burst mode
    • Valley locking
    • Frequency dithering
    • Switching slew rate control
  • Comprehensive protection features
    • Overtemperature protection
    • Overvoltage protection
    • Short-circuit protection
    • Cycle-by-cycle current limit
    • Two-level over-power protection with LPS
    • Brown-in and brown-out protection
    • Open feedback protection
  • Flexible configurability through external resistors
    • X-cap discharge and CCM mode disable
    • Selectable switching slew rate
    • Multiple clamping frequency settings
    • Fault latch or auto-restart
    • Maximum and minimum peak current ratio
    • Dithering amplitude

Applications

  • USB-PD adapter for portable electronics
  • USB wall outlets and docking stations
  • Industrial DIN rail power supplies
  • Server aux power supplies

Simplified Schematic

Schematic - Texas Instruments UCG2882x High Frequency QR Flyback Converters
Published: 2025-09-03 | Updated: 2026-01-23