SNVS268B May   2004  – December 2014 LM5102

PRODUCTION DATA.  

  1. 1 Features
  2. 2 Applications
  3. 3 Description
  4. 4 Revision History
  5. 5 Pin Configuration and Functions
  6. 6 Specifications
    1. 6.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 6.2 ESD Ratings
    3. 6.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 6.4 Thermal Information
    5. 6.5 Electrical Characteristics
    6. 6.6 Switching Characteristics
    7. 6.7 Typical Characteristics
  7. 7 Detailed Description
    1. 7.1 Overview
    2. 7.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 7.3 Feature Description
      1. 7.3.1 Startup and UVLO
    4. 7.4 Device Functional Modes
  8. 8 Application and Implementation
    1. 8.1 Application Information
    2. 8.2 Typical Application
      1. 8.2.1 Design Requirements
      2. 8.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
      3. 8.2.3 Application Curves
  9. 9 Power Supply Recommendations
    1. 9.1 Power Dissipation Considerations
  10. 10Layout
    1. 10.1 Layout Guidelines
    2. 10.2 Layout Example
  11. 11Device and Documentation Support
    1. 11.1 Trademarks
    2. 11.2 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    3. 11.3 Glossary
  12. 12Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

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Orderable Information

9 Power Supply Recommendations

9.1 Power Dissipation Considerations

The total IC power dissipation is the sum of the gate driver losses and the bootstrap diode losses. The gate driver losses are related to the switching frequency (f), output load capacitance on LO and HO (CL), and supply voltage (VDD) and can be roughly calculated as shown in Equation 12.

Equation 12. PDGATES = 2 × f × CL × VDD2

There are some additional losses in the gate drivers due to the internal CMOS stages used to buffer the LO and HO outputs. The following plot shows the measured gate driver power dissipation versus frequency and load capacitance. At higher frequencies and load capacitance values, the power dissipation is dominated by the power losses driving the output loads and agrees well with the above equation. This plot can be used to approximate the power losses due to the gate drivers.

20088905.gifFigure 19. Gate Driver Power Dissipation (LO + HO)
VCC = 12 V, Neglecting Diode Losses

The bootstrap diode power loss is the sum of the forward bias power loss that occurs while charging the bootstrap capacitor and the reverse bias power loss that occurs during reverse recovery. Because each of these events happens once per cycle, the diode power loss is proportional to frequency. Larger capacitive loads require more current to recharge the bootstrap capacitor resulting in more losses. Higher input voltages (VIN) to the half bridge result in higher reverse recovery losses. Figure 20 was generated based on calculations and lab measurements of the diode recovery time and current under several operating conditions. This can be useful for approximating the diode power dissipation.

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Figure 20. Diode Power Dissipation VIN = 80 V
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Figure 21. Diode Power Dissipation VIN = 40 V

The total IC power dissipation can be estimated from the above plots by summing the gate drive losses with the bootstrap diode losses for the intended application. Because the diode losses can be significant, an external diode placed in parallel with the internal bootstrap diode (refer to Figure 16) and can be helpful in removing power from the IC. For this to be effective, the external diode must be placed close to the IC to minimize series inductance and have a significantly lower forward voltage drop than the internal diode.