Any time the output voltage falls more
than a few percent, output voltage ramps up slowly. This condition, called graceful
recovery from dropout in this document, differs from soft start in two important
ways:
- The reference voltage is set to approximately 1% above what is
needed to achieve the existing output voltage.
- If the device is set to FPWM, the device continues to operate in that mode
during the recovery from dropout. If output voltage was suddenly pulled up by an
external supply, the LMR66430-EP can pull down on
the output. Note that all protections that are present during normal operation
are in place, preventing any catastrophic failure if output is shorted to a high
voltage or ground.
Figure 7-11 Recovery from
Dropout Figure 7-12 Typical Output Recovery from
Dropout from 8V to 4V Whether output voltage falls due to high load or
low input voltage, after the condition that causes output to fall below the set
point is removed, the output climbs at the same speed as during start-up. Figure 7-12 shows an example of this behavior.