SNVSCE7B January 2024 – June 2024 TPS7H3014-SP
PRODUCTION DATA
It is possible to sequence negative voltage rails using the TPS7H3014 with the support of some external circuitry such as:
Figure 9-14, shows the typical connections to sense a negative voltage rail. When –VOUTx is at zero volts (initial state), the voltage at the inverting input of the external comparator is given by Equation 35. The resistive divider is selected such that the initial voltage at the non-inverting input of the comparator is greater than the reference voltage by a desired factor. This factor depends on the desired threshold at which the negative voltage must be considered to be in regulation.
When the negative voltage rail (–VOUTx) is turned-on the voltage at the non-inverting inputs starts decrementing until –VOUTx reaches steady-state. When the voltage at the non-inverting input is lower than the reference voltage the output of the comparators is forced high (the high value is determined by the positive bias of the comparator, V+).
As the TPS7H3014 implements the hysteresis via a current, when the output of the external comparator is high, a typical 24μA (IHYS_SESNSEx) are sunk into the output of the comparator. The selected comparator needs to be able to withstand this current sinking while maintaining a constant output.
Rx, Ry and Rh resistors attenuate the V+ voltage to provide the thresholds that ultimately determines when the –VOUTx is considered to in or out of regulation. For more details refer to TIDU020 and Section 9.2.2.1.