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LM5009A
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8.2.2.3.2 Maximum Load Current
At a load current of 150 mA, the peak of the ripple waveform must not reach the minimum value of the
LM5009A’s current limit threshold (240 mA). Therefore, the ripple amplitude must be less than 180 mA peak-to-
peak, which is already satisfied in the above calculation. With L1 = 220 µH, at maximum VIN and IO, the peak of
the ripple is 236 mA. While L1 must carry this peak current without saturating or exceeding the temperature
rating, it also must be capable of carrying the maximum value of the LM5009A’s current limit threshold (360 mA)
without saturating, because the current limit is reached during startup.
The DC resistance of the inductor must be as low as possible to minimize the power loss.
8.2.2.4 C3
The capacitor on the VCC output provides not only noise filtering and stability, but the primary purpose is to
prevent false triggering of the VCC UVLO at the buck switch on and off transitions. C3 must be no smaller than
0.47 µF.
8.2.2.5 C2 and R3
When selecting the output filter capacitor C2, the items to consider are ripple voltage due to the ESR, ripple
voltage due to the capacitance, and the nature of the load.
8.2.2.6 ESR and R3
A low ESR for C2 is generally desirable so as to minimize power losses and heating within the capacitor.
However, the regulator requires a minimum amount of ripple voltage at the feedback input for proper loop
operation. For the LM5009A, the minimum ripple required at pin 5 is 25 mV peak-to-peak, requiring a minimum
ripple at VOUT of 100 mV. Because the minimum ripple current (at minimum VIN) is 32 mA peak-to-peak, the
minimum ESR required at VOUT is 100 mV / 32 mA = 3.12 Ω. Because quality capacitors for SMPS applications
have an ESR considerably less than this, R3 is inserted as shown in Functional Block Diagram. R3’s value,
along with C2’s ESR, must result in at least 25 mV peak-to-peak ripple at pin 5. Generally, R3 is 0.5 Ωto 4 Ω.
8.2.2.7 C2
C2 must generally be no smaller than 3.3 µF. Typically, the value is 10 µF to 20 µF with the optimum value
determined by the load. If the load current is fairly constant, a small value suffices for C2. If the load current
includes significant transients, a larger value is necessary. For each application, experimentation is required to
determine the optimum values for R3 and C2.
8.2.2.8 RCL
When current limit is detected, the minimum OFF-time set by this resistor must be greater than the maximum
normal OFF time, which occurs at maximum input voltage. Using Equation 4, the minimum ON time is 476 ns,
yielding an OFF time of 3.8 µs (at 234 kHz). Due to the 25% tolerance on the ON time, the OFF-time tolerance is
also 25%, yielding a maximum OFF time of 4.75 µs. Allowing for the response time of the current limit detection
circuit (350 ns) increases the maximum OFF time to 5.1 µs. This is increased an additional 25% to 6.4 µs to
allow for the tolerances of Equation 5. Using Equation 5, RCL calculates to 310 kΩat VFB = 2.5 V. A standard
value 316-kΩresistor is used.
8.2.2.9 D1
The important parameters are reverse recovery time and forward voltage. The reverse recovery time determines
how long the reverse current surge lasts each time the buck switch is turned on. The forward voltage drop is
significant in the event the output is short-circuited as it is only this diode’s voltage which forces the inductor
current to reduce during the forced OFF time. For this reason, a higher voltage is better, although that affects
efficiency. A good choice is a Schottky power diode, such as the DFLS1100. The reverse voltage rating of D1
must be at least as great as the maximum VIN, and the current rating must be greater than the maximum current
limit threshold (360 mA).