JAJSAC1H November 2007 – October 2024 LM3481
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The output voltage can be programmed using a resistor divider between the output and the feedback pins, as shown in Figure 7-4. The resistors are selected such that the voltage at the feedback pin is 1.275 V. RF1 and RF2 can be selected using the equation,
A 100-pF capacitor may be connected between the feedback and ground pins to reduce noise.
The maximum amount of current that can be delivered at the output can be controlled by the sense resistor, RSEN. Current limit occurs when the voltage that is generated across the sense resistor equals the current sense threshold voltage, VSENSE. Limits for VSENSE have been specified in the Section 5.5 section. This can be expressed as:
The peak current through the switch is equal to the peak inductor current.
Therefore for a boost converter,
Combining the two equations yields an expression for RSEN,
Evaluate RSEN at the maximum and minimum VIN values and choose the smallest RSEN calculated.