Any time the output voltage falls more than
a few percent, output voltage ramps up slowly. This condition, called graceful recovery,
differs from soft start in two important ways:
- The reference voltage is set to approximately 1% above what is needed
to achieve the existing output voltage.
- If the device mode is set to FPWM, the device mode continues to operate
in that mode during the recovery from dropout. If output voltage were to suddenly be
pulled up by an external supply, the LMR36500
can pull down on the output. Note that all protections that are present during normal
operation are in place, preventing any catastrophic failure if output is shorted to a high
voltage or ground.
Whether output voltage falls due to high
load or low input voltage, after the condition that causes output to fall below its set
point is removed, the output climbs at the same speed as during start-up. For typical recovery from drop-out
behavior, see Figure 7-8
and Figure 7-9
Figure 7-8 Dropout Performance: IOUT
= 0 A Figure 7-9 Dropout Performance: IOUT
= 50 mA