JAJSDZ5 October 2017 LM2623-Q1
PRODUCTION DATA.
Pulse frequency modulation is typically accomplished by switching continuously until the voltage limit is reached and skipping cycles after that to just maintain it. This results in a somewhat hysteretic mode of operation. The coil stores more energy each cycle as the current ramps up to high levels. When the voltage limit is reached, the system usually overshoots to a higher voltage than required, due to the stored energy in the coil (see Figure 8). The system also undershoots somewhat when it starts switching again because it has depleted all the stored energy in the coil and must store more energy to reach equilibrium with the load. Larger output capacitors and smaller inductors reduce the ripple in these situations. The frequency being filtered, however, is not the basic switching frequency. It is a lower frequency determined by the load, the input/output voltage and the circuit parameters. This mode of operation is useful in situations where the load variation is significant. Power-managed computer systems, for instance, may vary from zero to full load while the system is on, and this is usually the preferred regulation mode for such systems.