SLVS519A − MAY 2004 − REVISED OCTOBER 2004
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Once the PWM latch is reset, the low-side driver and
integrated pull-down MOSFET remain on for a minimum
duration set by the oscillator pulse width. During this
period, the PWM ramp discharges rapidly to the valley
voltage. When the ramp begins to charge back up, the
low-side driver turns off and the high-side FET turns on.
The peak PWM ramp voltage varies inversely with input
voltage t o maintain a constant modulator and power stage
gain of 8 V/V.
As the PWM ramp voltage exceeds the error amplifier
output voltage, the PWM comparator resets the latch, thus
turning off the high-side FET and turning on the low-side
FET. The low-side driver remains on until the next
oscillator pulse discharges the PWM ramp.
During transient conditions, the error amplifier output can
be below the PWM ramp valley voltage or above the PWM
peak voltage. If the error amplifier is high, the PWM latch
is never reset and the high-side FET remains on until the
oscillator pulse signals the control logic to turn the
high-side FET off and the internal low-side FET and driver
on. The device operates at its maximum duty cycle until the
output voltage rises to the regulation set point, setting
VSENSE to approximately the same voltage as the
internal voltage reference. If the error amplifier output is
low, the PWM latch is continually reset and the high-side
FET does not turn on. The internal low-side FET and low
side driver remain on until the VSENSE voltage decreases
to a range that allows the PWM comparator to change
states. The TPS5435x is capable of sinking current
through the external low side FET until the output voltage
reaches the regulation set point.
The minimum on time is designed to be 180 ns. During the
internal slow-start interval, the internal reference ramps
from 0 V t o 0.891 V. During the initial slow-start interval, the
internal reference voltage is very small resulting in a
couple of skipped pulses because the minimum on time
causes the actual output voltage to be slightly greater than
the preset output voltage until the internal reference ramps
up.
Deadtime Control
Adaptive dead time control prevents shoot through current
from flowing in the integrated high-side MOSFET and the
external low-side MOSFET during the switching
transitions by actively controlling the turn on times of the
drivers. The high-side driver does not turn on until the
voltage at the gate of the low-side MOSFET is below 1 V.
The low-side driver does not turn on until the voltage at the
gate of the high-side MOSFET is below 1 V.
Low Side Gate Driver (LSG)
LSG is the output of the low-side gate driver. The 100-mA
MOSFET driver is capable of providing gate drive for most
popular MOSFETs suitable for this application. Use the
SWIFT Designer Software Tool to find the most
appropriate MOSFET for the application. Connect the LSG
pin directly to the gate of the low-side MOSFET. D o not use
a gate resistor as the resulting turn-on time may be too
slow.
Integrated Pulldown MOSFET
The TPS5435x has a diode-MOSFET pair from PH to
PGND. The integrated MOSFET is designed for light−load
continuous-conduction mode operation when only an
external Schottky diode is used. The combination of
devices keeps the inductor current continuous under
conditions where the load current drops below the
inductor’s critical current. Care should be taken in the
selection of inductor in applications using only a low-side
Schottky diode. Since the inductor ripple current flows
through the integrated low-side MOSFET at light loads, the
inductance value should be selected to limit the peak
current t o less than 0.3 A during the high-side FET turn off
time. The minimum value of inductance is calculated using
the following equation:
L(H) VO 1VO
VI
ƒs0.6
Thermal Shutdown
The device uses the thermal shutdown to turn off the
MOSFET drivers and controller if the junction temperature
exceeds 165°C. The device is restarted automatically
when the junction temperature decreases to 7°C below the
thermal shutdown trip point and starts up under control of
the slow-start circuit.
Overcurrent Protection
Overcurrent protection is implemented by sensing the
drain-to-source voltage across the high-side MOSFET
and compared to a voltage level which represents the
overcurrent threshold limit. If the drain-to-source voltage
exceeds the overcurrent threshold limit for more than
100 ns, the ENA pin is pulled low, the high-side MOSFET
is disabled, and the internal digital slow-start is reset to 0 V.
ENA is held low for approximately the time that is
calculated by the following equation:
THICCUP(ms) 2250
ƒs(kHz)
Once the hiccup time is complete, the ENA pin is released
and the converter initiates the internal slow-start.