SLVSB07A July   2011  – March 2018 TPS61256A

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  1. 1 Features
  2. 2 Applications
  3. 3 Description
    1.     Device Images
      1.      Smallest Solution Size Application
      2.      Efficiency vs. Load Current
  4. 4 Revision History
  5. 5 Pin Configuration and Functions
    1.     Pin 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 Parameter Measurement Information
  8. 8 Detailed Description
    1. 8.1 Overview
    2. 8.2 Softstart
    3. 8.3 Undervoltage Lockout
    4. 8.4 Thermal Regulation
    5. 8.5 Thermal Shutdown
    6. 8.6 Functional Block Diagram
    7. 8.7 Feature Description
      1. 8.7.1 Power-Save Mode
      2. 8.7.2 Current Limit Operation
      3. 8.7.3 Enable
      4. 8.7.4 Load Disconnect And Reverse Current Protection
    8. 8.8 Device Functional Modes
      1. 8.8.1 Load Disconnect And Reverse Current Protection
      2. 8.8.2 Softstart
      3. 8.8.3 Undervoltage Lockout
      4. 8.8.4 Thermal Regulation
      5. 8.8.5 Thermal Shutdown
  9. 9 Application and Implementation
    1. 9.1 Application Information
    2. 9.2 Typical Application
      1. 9.2.1 Design Requirements
      2. 9.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        1. 9.2.2.1 Inductor Selection
          1. 9.2.2.1.1 High-frequency Converter Applications
        2. 9.2.2.2 Output Capacitor
        3. 9.2.2.3 Input Capacitor
        4. 9.2.2.4 Checking Loop Stability
      3. 9.2.3 Application Curves
  10. 10Power Supply Recommendations
  11. 11Layout
    1. 11.1 Layout Guidelines
    2. 11.2 Layout Example
    3. 11.3 Thermal Information
  12. 12Package Summary
    1. 12.1 Package Dimensions
  13. 13Device and Documentation Support
    1. 13.1 Device Support
      1. 13.1.1 Third-Party Products Disclaimer
    2. 13.2 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    3. 13.3 Community Resources
    4. 13.4 Trademarks
    5. 13.5 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    6. 13.6 Glossary
  14. 14Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

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9.2.2.4 Checking Loop Stability

The first step of circuit and stability evaluation is to look from a steady-state perspective at the following signals:

  • Switching node, SW
  • Inductor current, IL
  • Output ripple voltage, VOUT(AC)

These are the basic signals that need to be measured when evaluating a switching converter. When the switching waveform shows large duty cycle jitter or the output voltage or inductor current shows oscillations, the regulation loop may be unstable. This is often a result of board layout and/or L-C combination.

As a next step in the evaluation of the regulation loop, the load transient response is tested. The time between the application of the load transient and the turn on of the P-channel MOSFET, the output capacitor must supply all of the current required by the load. VOUT immediately shifts by an amount equal to ΔI(LOAD) x ESR, where ESR is the effective series resistance of COUT. ΔI(LOAD) begins to charge or discharge COUT generating a feedback error signal used by the regulator to return VOUT to its steady-state value. The results are most easily interpreted when the device operates in PWM mode.

During this recovery time, VOUT can be monitored for settling time, overshoot or ringing that helps judge the converter’s stability. Without any ringing, the loop has usually more than 45° of phase margin. Because the damping factor of the circuitry is directly related to several resistive parameters (e.g., MOSFET rDS(on)) that are temperature dependant, the loop stability analysis has to be done over the input voltage range, load current range, and temperature range.