SLUSCE3C October 2015 – August 2020 TPS2549-Q1
PRODUCTION DATA
When a load draws current through a long or thin wire, there is an IR drop that reduces the voltage delivered to the load. In the vehicle from the voltage regulator 5-V output to the VPD_IN (input voltage of portable device), the total resistance of power switch rDS(on) and cable resistance causes an IR drop at the PD input.. So the charging current of most portable devices is less than their expected maximum charging current.
TPS2549-Q1 device detects the load current and generates a proportional sink current that can be used to adjust output voltage of the upstream regulator to compensate the IR drop in the charging path. The gain G(CS) of the sink current proportional to load current is 75 µA/A.