SLUSBO6C JANUARY 2014 – October 2018 TPS40425
PRODUCTION DATA.
The TPS40425 device implements a TI proprietary control scheme to achieve fast transient response. This scheme has the following key features:
Figure 10 shows the control loop with API technology. The control scheme continuously senses the voltage on the COMP pin to determine a transient event that could require a sudden increase in duty-cycle. Upon detecting such an event, additional pulses are asynchronously injected in the PWM stream to quickly respond to the transient and arrest any undershoot in the output voltage.
Refer to the MFR_SPECIFIC_32 (API_OPTIONS) (F0h) section for more information.
The API response can be delayed by compensation, parasitic impedance between the output inductor and the voltage sense point. If the delay is large, the asynchronous PWM might inject too much energy and result in overshoot during load step-up. In this case, it is imperative to optimize the compensation and reduce the parasitic impedance. If these efforts cannot reduce the overshoot to an acceptable level, disable the API function.