SLVSHA1 September 2024 TPS1685
ADVANCE INFORMATION
The TPS1685x responds to output overcurrent conditions during start-up by actively limiting the current. The startup current limit is internally fixed to Istart-up.
When the load current during start-up exceeds IStart-up, the device tries to regulate and hold the load current at IStart-up.
During current regulation, the output voltage drops, resulting in increased device power dissipation across the FET. If the device internal temperature (TJ) exceeds the thermal shutdown threshold (TSD), the FET is turned off. After the part shuts down due to a TSD fault, it either stays latched off (TPS16851 variants) or restarts automatically after a fixed delay (TPS16850 variants). See Overtemperature protection section for more details on device response to overtemperature.
The active current limit block employs a foldback mechanism during start-up based on the output voltage (VOUT). When VOUT is below the foldback threshold (VFB), the current limit threshold is further lowered.