STDA010 January   2026 LM25180-Q1 , LM5155-Q1 , SN6507-Q1 , UCC14240-Q1 , UCC34141-Q1

 

  1.   1
  2.   Abstract
  3.   Trademarks
  4. 1Introduction
    1. 1.1 Low-Voltage Isolated Bias Power Supply
    2. 1.2 High-Voltage Bias Power Supply
  5. 2Bias Power in Common-Source Configuration of Back-to-Back FETs
  6. 3Bias Power in Common Drain Configuration of Back-to-Back and Bidirectional FETs
    1. 3.1 Centralized Isolated Bias Power Supply Architecture
    2. 3.2 Semi-Distributed Isolated Bias Power Supply Architecture
    3. 3.3 Bias Power Supply Using a DC-DC Converter Module
  7. 4Isolated Bias Power Supply Using Gate Driver to Drive the Transformer
  8. 5Redundancy in the Isolated Bias Power Supply Architecture
  9. 6Summary
  10. 7Terminology

High-Voltage Bias Power Supply

High-voltage bias power supply circuits have a high-voltage battery as a power source in HEVs and EVs. As a high-voltage battery, 400V and 800V voltage batteries are generally the most common battery in EVs. The isolated bias supply connected to the high-voltage battery needs to support a wider input voltage range. The range of wide input voltage requirements for HV batteries is similar to the range of wide input voltage requirements for LV batteries for different SoC and load dump scenarios. Based on the SoC of the battery, a wider input voltage range must be supported. For example, the voltage ranges of 240V–450V are commonly considered for a 400V battery and 550V–950V are commonly considered for an 800V battery. However, this voltage range can be different depending on the OEM requirement.

Although the high-voltage battery can be used as a primary source for the isolated bias power supply, the battery is mostly used to provide redundancy. Flyback topology is usually selected for such a high and wide input voltage range from a technical perspective and with regard to potentially minimizing costs.

Table 1-2 Texas Instruments High-Voltage Isolated Bias Supply Topologies and Associated Devices
DeviceUCC28C56H-Q1UCC28700-Q1UCC28740-Q1
UCC28730-Q1
UCC28781-Q1
Switching TypeHard-switchedValley switchingValley switchingZero-voltage switching (ZVS)
Feedback Regulation(1)Primary | Secondary
(Optoemulator)
PrimaryPrimary | Secondary
(Optoemulator)
Secondary
(Optoemulator)
Integrated High-Voltage Start-UpNoNoYesNo
Typical Power Levels20W–100W2W–65W2W–65W50W–150W
TopologyFlybackFlybackFlybackFlyback
Design ResourceUCC28C56EVM-066N/APMP23431 | PMP41009UCC28781EVM-053
Primary-side regulation removes the optoemulator from the design.