SNVSC77 December 2024 LM5125-Q1
ADVANCE INFORMATION
Losses in the high-side MOSFET device can be separated into conduction loss, dead-time loss, and reverse recovery loss. Switching loss is calculated for the low-side MOSFET device only. Switching loss in the high-side MOSFET device is negligible because the body diode of the high-side MOSFET device turns on before and after the high-side MOSFET device switches.
High-side conduction loss is approximately calculated as follows:
Dead-time loss is approximately calculated as follows:
where
Reverse recovery characteristics of the high-side MOSFET switch strongly affect efficiency, especially when the output voltage is high. Small reverse recovery charge helps to increase the efficiency while also minimizes switching noise.
Reverse recovery loss is approximately calculated as follows:
where
An additional Schottky diode can be placed in parallel with the high-side switch to improve efficiency. Usually, the power rating of this parallel Schottky diode can be less than the high-side switch because the diode conducts only during dead-times. The power rating of the parallel diode must be high enough to handle inrush current at startup, any load exists before switching, hiccup mode operation, and so forth.