SNVSBC5A December   2020  – December 2022 TPS548B28

PRODUCTION DATA  

  1. 1 Features
  2. 2 Applications
  3. 3 Description
  4. 4 Revision History
  5. 5 Pin Configuration and Functions
  6. 6 Specifications
    1. 6.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 6.2 ESD Ratings
    3. 6.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 6.4 Thermal Information
    5. 6.5 Electrical Characteristics
    6. 6.6 Typical Characteristics
  7. 7 Detailed Description
    1. 7.1 Overview
    2. 7.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 7.3 Feature Description
      1. 7.3.1  Internal VCC LDO And Using External Bias On VCC Pin
      2. 7.3.2  Enable
      3. 7.3.3  Output Voltage Setting
        1. 7.3.3.1 Remote Sense
      4. 7.3.4  Internal Fixed Soft Start and External Adjustable Soft Start
      5. 7.3.5  External REFIN For Output Voltage Tracking
      6. 7.3.6  Frequency and Operation Mode Selection
      7. 7.3.7  D-CAP3™ Control Mode
      8. 7.3.8  Low-side FET Zero-Crossing
      9. 7.3.9  Current Sense and Positive Overcurrent Protection
      10. 7.3.10 Low-side FET Negative Current Limit
      11. 7.3.11 Power Good
      12. 7.3.12 Overvoltage and Undervoltage Protection
      13. 7.3.13 Out-Of-Bounds (OOB) Operation
      14. 7.3.14 Output Voltage Discharge
      15. 7.3.15 UVLO Protection
      16. 7.3.16 Thermal Shutdown
    4. 7.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 7.4.1 Auto-Skip Eco-mode™ Light Load Operation
      2. 7.4.2 Forced Continuous-Conduction Mode
      3. 7.4.3 Powering the Device From a 12-V Bus
      4. 7.4.4 Powering the Device From a 3.3-V Bus
      5. 7.4.5 Powering the Device From a Split-rail Configuration
  8. 8 Application and Implementation
    1. 8.1 Application Information
    2. 8.2 Typical Application
      1. 8.2.1 Design Requirements
      2. 8.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        1. 8.2.2.1  Output Voltage Setting Point
        2. 8.2.2.2  Choose the Switching Frequency and the Operation Mode
        3. 8.2.2.3  Choose the Inductor
        4. 8.2.2.4  Set the Current Limit (TRIP)
        5. 8.2.2.5  Choose the Output Capacitor
        6. 8.2.2.6  Choose the Input Capacitors (CIN)
        7. 8.2.2.7  Soft Start Capacitor (SS/REFIN Pin)
        8. 8.2.2.8  EN Pin Resistor Divider
        9. 8.2.2.9  VCC Bypass Capacitor
        10. 8.2.2.10 BOOT Capacitor
        11. 8.2.2.11 PGOOD Pullup Resistor
      3. 8.2.3 Application Curves
    3. 8.3 Power Supply Recommendations
    4. 8.4 Layout
      1. 8.4.1 Layout Guidelines
      2. 8.4.2 Layout Example
        1. 8.4.2.1 Thermal Performance On TI EVM
  9. 9 Device and Documentation Support
    1. 9.1 Documentation Support
      1. 9.1.1 Related Documentation
    2. 9.2 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    3. 9.3 Support Resources
    4. 9.4 Trademarks
    5. 9.5 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    6. 9.6 Glossary
  10. 10Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

Package Options

Mechanical Data (Package|Pins)
Thermal pad, mechanical data (Package|Pins)
Orderable Information

8.2.2.3 Choose the Inductor

To calculate the value of the output inductor (LOUT), use Equation 10. The output capacitor filters the inductor-ripple current (IIND(ripple)). Therefore, selecting a high inductor-ripple current impacts the selection of the output capacitor because the output capacitor must have a ripple-current rating equal to or greater than the inductor-ripple current. On the other hand, larger ripple current increases output ripple voltage, but improves signal-to-noise ratio and helps to stabilize operation. Generally speaking, the inductance value must set the ripple current at approximately 15% to 40% of the maximum output current for a balanced performance.

For this design, the inductor-ripple current is set to 30% of 20-A output current. With a 800-kHz switching frequency, 14 V as maximum VIN, and 1.0 V as the output voltage, the calculated inductance is 0.290 µH.

Equation 10. GUID-20201202-CA0I-7SXT-R6ZF-VWNXCKSW573X-low.gif

The inductor requires a low DCR to achieve good efficiency. The inductor also requires enough room above peak inductor current before saturation. The peak inductor current is estimated using Equation 11. For this design, by selecting 6.04 kΩ as the RTRIP, IOC(valley) is set to 20 A, thus peak inductor current under maximum VIN is calculated as 3.869 A.

Equation 11. GUID-20201202-CA0I-FKWH-QSBS-HD7HFQZKSBH4-low.gif
Equation 12. GUID-20201202-CA0I-MSQ4-BMTZ-BVVG1ZG3K8QM-low.gif
Equation 13. GUID-20201202-CA0I-L8F9-N5LS-25QVNDGXNF3Q-low.gif
The selected inductance is a Coilcraft XAL7070-301MEB. This has a saturation current rating of 55.6 A, RMS current rating of 26.1 A, and a DCR of 1.17-mΩ max. This inductor was selected for its low DCR to get high efficiency.