AC Degree 2 Charger Platform Reference Design

The AC degree 2 charger platform incorporates a low standby energy stage, management interfaces, and functions for residential and business settings, guaranteeing vitality administration and security.

Electrical car service gear (EVSE) ensures secure energy supply to electrical automobiles from the grid. The management system of an EVSE consists of an auxiliary energy stage, a high-power off-board AC/DC conversion stage (particular to DC charging stations), vitality metering, AC and DC residual present detection, isolation monitoring, relays and contactors with their drivers, two-way communication by way of a single wire, and interfaces for service and customers. TIDA-010239, the reference design of AC degree 2 charger platform from Texas Devices (TI) options an ultra-low standby remoted AC/DC auxiliary energy stage, converters and linear regulators, a comparator-based management pilot interface compliant with the IEC61851 customary, environment friendly relay and contactor drives, a plug lock motor driver, a flux gate circuit for AC and DC detection in residual present system (RCD) functions, and remoted line voltage sensing throughout the relay and contactor.

The functions for these EV charging options embody a variety of environments and wishes. They embody industrial quick charging stations for fast charging, DC wall field chargers for environment friendly house utilization, and specialised modules for energy administration and human-machine interface (HMI) at EV charging stations. Moreover, the lineup gives Degree 1 residential chargers for residence use, Degree 2 chargers appropriate for each business settings and residential properties, and single-phase wi-fi EV charging stations, offering versatile and progressive charging choices throughout completely different situations.

This system incorporates a vary of enhancements designed to optimize vitality administration and security in functions. It consists of an ultra-low standby UCC28742-based remoted 29-W AC/DC stage that enhances vitality effectivity. It additionally incorporates a supercapacitor backup that may provide as much as 7.5 W for 3 seconds throughout vitality launch when AC mains fail. Tight output voltage regulation (lower than ±5%) is maintained via low dropouts (LDO) and the excessive slew charge of the TLV1805 system, which is used for the management pilot interface. Moreover, it boasts ultra-low standby and cost-optimized converters and linear regulators that energy up factors of load. The DRV8220 present controller is employed to drive high-current relays and contactors, offering thermal safety, residual present detection (RCD) for AC and DC, and plug lock management. Remoted line voltage sensing is achieved utilizing the ISO1212 digital enter receiver, which detects welded relays and contactors.

The remoted AC/DC energy stage incorporates a a number of output winding flyback stage using the UCC28742 system. This controller employs an optical coupler for constant-voltage (CV) supply, enhancing the transient response to important load adjustments. It achieves constant-current (CC) regulation via primary-side regulation (PSR) strategies. By processing information from the optocoupled suggestions and an auxiliary flyback winding, this system ensures exact and high-performance management of the output voltage and present.

TI has examined this reference design. It comes with a Invoice of Materials (BOM), schematics, meeting drawing, Printed Circuit Board (PCB) structure, and extra. The corporate’s web site has further information in regards to the reference design. To learn extra about this reference design, click on right here.