SLVSHH9 February 2024 TPS54KC23
PRODUCTION DATA
The device monitors a resistor-divided feedback voltage to detect overvoltage and undervoltage events. The OVP function enables when the output is enabled. The UVP function enables after the soft-start period is complete.
After soft start is complete, if the FB voltage becomes lower than 79% of the VREF voltage, the UVP comparator trips and an internal UVP delay counter begins counting. After the 70µs UVP delay time, depending on the part number, the device hiccups and re-starts after a sleep time of 7 × the soft-start period.
When the output is enabled, the FB voltage must rise above the 91% PG low-to-high threshold to clear the UVP comparator. If the FB voltage does not exceed the 91% threshold by the end of the soft-start period, the device responds to the undervoltage event.
During the UVP delay time, if the FB voltage becomes higher than the 91% PG low-to-high threshold, the undervoltage event is cleared and the timer is reset to zero. When the output voltage falls below the 79% UVP threshold again, the 70-μs timer re-starts.
When the FB voltage becomes higher than 116% of the VREF voltage, the OVP comparator trips and the circuit latches the fault condition. The high-side MOSFET turns off and the low-side MOSFET turns on until reaching a negative current limit INOCL. Upon reaching the negative current limit, the low-side MOSFET is turned off, and the high-side MOSFET is turned on again, for a proper on-time (determined by VIN, VOUT, and fSW).. The device operates in this mode until the output voltage is pulled down under the UVP threshold. The device then responds to the undervoltage event as described above. With a short OVP event that is longer than the OVP delay but shorter than the PG high-to-low delay time, the OVP response can trip while PG remains high. In such a scenario, the PG pin pulls low after the output voltage is pulled below the UVP threshold.
If there is an overvoltage condition prior to the output being enabled (such as a high prebiased output), the device responds to the overvoltage event as described above at the beginning of the soft-start period. The OVP threshold is relative to the final VREF voltage, including during the soft-start period. The device waits until the completion of the soft-start period for UVP to be enabled then, depending on the part number, the device hiccups in response to the undervoltage event caused by the OVP response.