Topology and teardown
The Corsair HX1500i uses a heavily modified CST platform from CWT. Corsair has its own R&D team that doesn’t just take a ready-made OEM platform and relabel it. A group of people are working hard to deliver the best possible performance from platforms that OEMs are not allowed to provide to other brands. It’s more expensive, of course, but it’s one of the main reasons for Corsair’s current dominance in the PSU market.
The build quality is high, and high-quality parts have been used, including FETs from Infineon and Vishay and controllers from Texas Instruments. In addition, there is a microchip MCU. In addition, the platform is modern and semi-digital, which means that the digital controllers control the entire primary side and part of the secondary side. The only circuits that use analog controllers are the VRMs for the slave rails and the 5VSB circuit
Now let’s take a look at the inside of the power supply, the components and PCBs:
Component overview
Finally, I have once again listed all the components used for the interested readers:
General data |
|
Manufacturer (OEM) | CWT |
PCB Type | Double Sided |
Primary Side | |
Transient Filter | 6x Y caps, 3x X caps, 2x CM chokes, 1x MOV, 1x MPS HF81 (Discharge IC) |
Inrush Protection | 2x NTC Thermistor SCK-075 (7 Ohm) & Relay |
Bridge Rectifier(s) |
2x VISHAY LVB2560 (600V, 25A @ 105°C)
|
APFC MOSFETs |
2x Infineon IPW60R099P6 (600V, 24A @ 100°C, Rds(on): 0.099Ohm)
|
APFC Boost Diode |
2x CREE C3D10060A (600V, 10A @ 153°C)
|
Bulk Cap(s) | |
Main Switchers |
4x Vishay SiHA105N60EF (600V, 8A @ 100°C, Rds(on): 0.102Ohm)
|
Digital Controllers | 2x Texas Instruments UCD3138A |
MCU | Microchip PIC32MM0064GPM036 |
Topology |
Primary side: Semi-Digital, Interleaved PFC, Full-Bridge & LLC converter
Secondary side: Synchronous Rectification & DC-DC converters |
Secondary Side | |
+12V MOSFETs | 12x Vishay SiR626DP (60V, 100A @ 70°C, Rds(on): 1.7mOhm) |
5V & 3.3V | DC-DC Converter FETs: 8x PWM Controller(s): 1x |
Filtering Capacitors | Electrolytic: 2x Nippon Chemi-Con (105°C, W), 7x Nippon Chemi-Con (4-10,000h @ 105°C, KY), 3x Rubycon (4-10,000h @ 105°C, YXF), 1x Rubycon (4-10,000h @ 105°C, YXJ) Polymer: 19x United Chemi-Con, 28x FPCAP |
Supervisor IC | World Trend WT7502R (OVP, UVP, SCP, PG) |
Fan Controller | Microchip PIC32MM0064GPM036 |
Fan Model | Corsair NR140P (140mm, 12V, 0.22A, Fluid Dynamic Bearing Fan) |
5VSB Circuit | |
Rectifier |
1x IPS ISD04N65A FET & 1x D10S45L SBR (45V, 10A)
|
Standby PWM controller | On Bright OB5282CP |
- 1 - Introduction, technical data and test report
- 2 - Unboxing, cables and protection circuits
- 3 - Teardown: topology, components, workmanship
- 4 - Load Regulation, Ripple Suppression, Transient Resonse
- 5 - Hold-Up Time, Timings, Inrush-Current
- 6 - Average Efficiency and PF
- 7 - Fan speed and noise
- 8 - Summary and conclusion
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