SNVSC83B September 2022 – February 2023 TPSM365R3 , TPSM365R6
PRODUCTION DATA
Diode emulation prevents reverse current through the inductor which requires a lower frequency needed to regulate given a fixed peak inductor current. Diode emulation also limits ripple current as frequency is reduced. With a fixed peak current, as output current is reduced to zero, frequency must be reduced to near zero to maintain regulation.
The TPSM365Rx has a minimum peak inductor current setting (see IPEAK-MIN in GUID-XXXXXXXX-SF0T-XXXX-XXXX-000000280921.html#GUID-XXXXXXXX-SF0T-XXXX-XXXX-000000280921) while in auto mode. After current is reduced to a low value with fixed input voltage, on-time is constant. Regulation is then achieved by adjusting frequency. This mode of operation is called PFM mode regulation.