SNVSBT5 November 2023 LM5185
PRODUCTION DATA
Connect a diode-Zener clamp circuit across the primary winding to limit the peak switch voltage after MOSFET turnoff below the maximum level of the external MOSFET rating.
Choose a 28-V Zener diode for DCLAMP to give a clamp voltage of approximately 1.5 times the reflected output voltage, as specified by Equation 19. This action provides a balance between the maximum switch voltage excursion and the leakage inductance demagnetization time. Select a Zener diode with low package parasitic inductance to manage the high slew-rate current during the switch turn-off transition.
Choose an ultra-fast switching diode or Schottky diode for DF with reverse voltage rating greater than the maximum input voltage.