JAJSBH4G February 2011 – March 2022 LM21215
PRODUCTION DATA
A resistor from the ILIM pin to GND sets the internal current limit on the LM21215. Program the current limit so that the peak inductor current (IL) does not trigger the current limit in normal operation. This requires setting the resistor from the ILIM pin to GND (RILIM) to the appropriate value to allow the maximum ripple current, ΔILMAX plus the DC output current through the high-side FET during normal operation. The maximum ripple current can be described as:
where
From this, the maximum allowable current through the high-side FET (IHSMAX) of device can be described as:
where
Once the IHSMAX value has been determined, a nominal value of the RILIM resistor can be calculated as follows:
where
A conservative design should also take into account the device variation over VIN and temperature, as seen in the Electrical Characteristics for the ICLR parameter and the typical performance characteristics. These variations can cause the IHSMAX value to increase, depending on the range of the input voltage and junction temperature.