SLVS893F December 2008 – May 2019 TPS61500
PRODUCTION DATA.
The TPS61500 has a built-in soft-start circuit that significantly reduces the start-up current spike and output voltage overshoot. When the device is enabled, an internal bias current (typically 6 μA) charges a capacitor (C3) on the SS pin. The voltage at the capacitor clamps the output of the internal error amplifier that determines the duty cycle of PWM control, thereby the input inrush current is eliminated. Once the capacitor reaches 1.8 V, the soft-start cycle is completed, and the soft-start voltage no longer clamps the error amplifier output. Refer to Figure 14 and Figure 10 for the soft-start waveform. A 47-nF capacitor eliminates the output overshoot and reduces the peak inductor current for most applications.
When the EN is pulled low for 10 ms, the IC enters shutdown, and the SS capacitor discharges through a 5-kΩ resistor for the next soft start.