SLVSGA8B May 2021 – April 2022 TPS25946
PRODUCTION DATA
During hot-plug events or while trying to charge a large output capacitance at start-up, there can be a large inrush current. If the inrush current is not managed properly, it can damage the input connectors and/or cause the system power supply to droop leading to unexpected restarts elsewhere in the system. The inrush current during turn-on is directly proportional to the load capacitance and rising slew rate. Equation 3 can be used to find the slew rate (SR) required to limit the inrush current (IINRUSH) for a given load capacitance (COUT):
A capacitor can be connected to the dVdt pin to control the rising slew rate and lower the inrush current during turn-on. The required CdVdt capacitance to produce a given slew rate can be calculated using Equation 4.
The fastest output slew rate is achieved by leaving the dVdt pin open.
For CdVdt > 10 nF, TI recommends to add a 100-Ω resistor in series with the capacitor on the dVdt pin.