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why is there such a big no-load loss?

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I designed a non-power factor corrected flyback type charger before, works fine, about 80% efficiency, 90-240VAC in, 24VDC, 2.5A out. 0.8W no-load loss.

Recently I added a PFC boost stage in the front of the flyback converter with the same transformer, the new charger works fine, gives the same load, power factor as high as 0.99, total efficiency 78%.
Its no-load behavior is sort of weird, about 0.8W at first.then after a few seconds, it's oscillating between 0.2W to a few watts, I cannot explain, but still not harmful.

Then I designed a new transformer with higher primary turns, ( to cut down on core loss). What strange is: both the transformer winding and flyback FET temperature are lower by 20-30C, but the total charger efficiency is still similar. That's unknown 1.

The only difference I made to the board other than the transformer are: change current sense resistor values, add a low pass filter at the primary feedback path (since with higher primary inductance, the feedback spike is higher, thus force the charger into overvoltage protection), also a higher voltage FET was used.

The no-load behavior is totally weird this time. The no-load loss is as high as 10W! If it sees load within this period then the charger will work as normal. However, if after a few seconds without seeing the load, the input power can spike to 40-50W, which you may assume the transformer soon gets saturated and adding load to it won't pull it back.
Then if you turn off the input and turn on again, the charger repeats this process, it's not really dead, will often work if the load is added to the output in time.

I was confused a lot, how to explain that?

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I'm using a Uc2843B chip from Onsemi for the flyback stage, with only a primary feedback.
 

NO-Load as in nothing connected.?

please disconnect everythinh from your output and then you really have no load.........if you are using 10W then, there is problems

so take awaay battery and see agian
 

I am thinkling maybe your battery is faulty and you are on load when you think you are on no-load.

But also your charger will be trickle charging when the battery is charged up so there is always going to be some load....but not 10 Watts i doubt.
 

Flybacks tend to be noisy at no load. the load helps a great deal in reducing the spikes. Also if directly connected to the mains,(with out pfc), the mains acts as a damper for the flyback spikes. so u would need a good damping circuit for the flyback spikes. This could easily contribute to the reactive power, which i assume u have not measured as yet.
Another thing, the pfc circuit as per your measurements is 97% efficient!!! and for an input of 90 -270??
Have a look into these aspects could give u clues of where the problem lies.
 

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