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EPC9170 Power Module Evaluation Board
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EPC23101
GaN IC
with driver
EPC2302
GaN FET
Phase 1
Phase 2
LV
14 V
HV
48 V
PWMs
V, I sense
Housekeeping Supply
5 V
3.3 V
To/From
Controller
Temperature
Sense
I sense
Current sense resistor
Current sense
amplier
Heatsink
mounting
Heatsink
mounting
Temperature
sensor
EPC23101 and
EPC2302
3.3 V
supply
Housekeeping
Power supply 5 V
GND (–)
GND (–) HV 48 V (+)
GND (–)LV 14 V (+)
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DESCRIPTION
The EPC9170 evaluation power module is designed for 48 V to 14 V DC-DC applications. It features the EPC23101 and EPC2302 – ePower™ chipset.
The compatible controller module (EPC9528) includes the Microchip dsPIC33CK256MP503 16-bit digital controller. The various functional blocks are
shown in gure 1.
Figure 1: Functional block diagram overview of the EPC9170 board