SNAS416K July 2007 – November 2019 LM48511
PRODUCTION DATA.
The soft-start function charges the boost converter reference voltage slowly. This allows the output of the boost converter to ramp up slowly thus limiting the transient current at start-up. Selecting a soft-start capacitor (CSS) value presents a trade off between the wake-up time and the start-up transient current. Using a larger capacitor value will increase wake-up time and decrease start-up transient current while the apposite effect happens with a smaller capacitor value. A general guideline is to use a capacitor value 1000 times smaller than the output capacitance of the boost converter (C2). A 0.1-uF soft-start capacitor is recommended for a typical application.
Table 2 shows the relationship between CSS start-up time and surge current.
CSS
(μF) |
BOOST SET-UP TIME
(ms) |
INPUT SURGE CURRENT
(mA) |
---|---|---|
0.1 | 5.1 | 330 |
0.22 | 10.5 | 255 |
0.47 | 21.7 | 220 |