JAJSPN0A August 2024 – November 2024 LMR51635
PRODUCTION DATA
The minimum ON time (tON-MIN) is the shortest duration of time that the high-side switch can be turned on. tON-MIN is typically 70ns for the LMR51635. The minimum OFF time (tOFF-MIN) is the shortest duration of time that the high-side switch can be off. tOFF-MIN is typically 200ns. In CCM operation, tON-MIN and tOFF-MIN limit the voltage conversion range without switching frequency foldback.
The minimum duty cycle without frequency foldback allowed is:
The maximum duty cycle without frequency foldback allowed is:
Given a required output voltage, the maximum VIN without frequency foldback can be found by:
The minimum VIN without frequency foldback can be calculated by:
In the LMR51635, a frequency foldback scheme is employed once the tON-MIN or tOFF-MIN is triggered, which can extend the maximum duty cycle or lower the minimum duty cycle.
The on time decreases while VIN voltage increases. Once the on time decreases to tON-MIN, the switching frequency starts to decrease while VIN continues to go up, which lowers the duty cycle further to keep VOUT in regulation according to Equation 2.
The frequency foldback scheme also works after larger duty cycle is needed under a low VIN condition. The frequency decreases after the device hits the tOFF-MIN, which extends the maximum duty cycle according to Equation 3. In such condition, the frequency can be as low as approximately 190kHz. A wide range of frequency foldback allows for the LMR51635 output voltage to stay in regulation with a much lower supply voltage VIN, which leads to a lower effective dropout.
With frequency foldback while maintaining a regulated output voltage, VIN_MAX is raised and VIN_MIN is lowered by decreased fSW.