The
LMR36500 implements frequency reduction for several
reasons:
- Light
load operation
- Minimum
on-time operation, see Section 7.4.3.4
- Dropout
operation, see Section 7.4.3.5
At light load, the switchinig
frequency of the LMR36500 decreases and the output voltage
increase sdue to increased output voltage impedance.
This function is enabled whenever the internal error amplifier
compensation output, COMP, an internal signal, is low and there is
an offset between the regulation set point of FB and the voltage
applied to FB. The net effect is that there is larger output
impedance while lightly loaded in auto mode than in normal
operation. Output voltage must be approximately 1% high when the
part is completely unloaded.
In PFM operation, a small
DC positive offset is required on the output voltage to activate the
PFM detector. The lower the frequency in PFM, the more DC offset is
needed on VOUT. If the DC offset on VOUT is
not acceptable, a dummy load at VOUT or FPWM Mode can be
used to reduce or eliminate this offset.