TB8100 Service Manual Power Management Unit Circuit Description 207
© Tait Electronics Limited September 2006
PFC Control
The control circuitry for the boost power supply is located on the PFC 
control card which plugs into the AC converter board.  This circuitry is 
designed to achieve a power factor of near unity.  The power supply for the 
PFC control circuitry is derived from the secondary winding on the main 
boost choke.
High Voltage to DC 
(HVDC)
The regulated 400VDC from the PFC circuitry is converted to a regulated 
28VDC output using a forward converter.
The forward converter transformer provides galvanic isolation between the 
input and output.  The primary is switched between 400V and 0V via two 
power MOSFETs.
The output from the transformer is rectified and filtered before being fed to 
a current sense resistor.
HVDC Control This secondary control circuitry consists of a voltage and current amplifier, 
which provides a combined error signal.  This error signal is fed via an opto-
coupler to the PWM (pulse width modulation) controller IC, which is part 
of the primary control circuitry.
The power supply for the HVDC control circuitry is derived from the 
secondary winding on the main transformer.  The HVDC control circuitry 
is located on a separate card which plugs into the AC converter board.
Current Sense and 
Output Filter
The current sense resistor provides the current output level to the 
microprocessor for monitoring purposes and to supply data to the Service 
Kit.  The current output level is also used by the analogue current control 
loop to limit the maximum output current.
After the current shunt the regulated 28VDC output is split and filtered to 
provide two DC outputs:  a high current output for the PA, and a low 
current output for the reciter.  The high current output is electronically 
protected, and the low current output is protected by a 2.5A self-resetting 
fuse.
The low current output for the reciter is normally supplied by the standby 
power supply.  If this card is not fitted, the high current PA output is also 
supplied to the low current reciter output via a diode.
The current sense and output filter circuitry is also used by the DC converter 
to provide a common output stage for the PMU.
Microprocessor 
Control
The microprocessor is located on the HVDC control card and is referenced 
to the output (secondary side) of the converter.  The microprocessor is used 
by both the AC and DC modules and is fitted to all PMU models.
The microprocessor controls the output voltage to the fan via a MOSFET 
and dropping resistor to provide the 24VDC output.