SNVSB35C May 2018 – November 2024 LM26420-Q1
PRODUCTION DATA
The converter is not switching with the fixed frequency when the switch current reaches the current limit value. The converter resumes the fixed-frequency operation when the converter leaves current limit condition. If the inductor current exceeds the current limit, ICL_TOP, the TOP switch is turned off and the BOTTOM switch is turned on to ramp down the inductor current. The TOP Switch turns on again only if the current in the BOTTOM Switch has decreased below the low-side current limit, which can cause bursts or single pulses between the high-side and low-side current limit. Due to internal propagation delay, the actual current can exceed the static current limit. The dynamic current limit is given as:
where
The current limit can exceed static values, especially if the input voltage is high and very small inductances are used. The dynamic peak current in the TOP Switch can be calculated as follows: