SLVSCE3A June 2014 – June 2014 TPS82740A , TPS82740B
PRODUCTION DATA.
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In addition to the small ceramic input capacitor a larger buffer capacitor CBuf is recommended to reduce voltage drops and ripple voltage. When using battery chemistries like Li-SOCl2, Li-SO2, Li-MnO2, the impedance of the battery has to be considered. These battery types tend to increase their impedance depending on discharge status and often can support output currents of only a few mA. Therefore a buffer capacitor is recommended to stabilize the battery voltage during DC/DC operations e.g. for a RF transmission. A voltage drop on the input of the TPS82740 during DC/DC operation impacts the advantage of the step down conversion for system power reduction. Furthermore the voltage drops can fall below the minimum recommended operating voltage of the device and leads to an early system cut off. Both effects reduce the battery life time. To achieve best performance and to extract the most energy out of the battery a good procedure is to select the buffer capacitor value for an voltage drop below 50mVpp during DC/DC operation. The capacitor value strongly depends on the used battery type, as well the current consumption during a RF transmission as well the duration of the transmission.