SLVSAR3E April 2011 – December 2015 TPS22924B , TPS22924C
PRODUCTION DATA.
NOTE
Information in the following applications sections is not part of the TI component specification, and TI does not warrant its accuracy or completeness. TI’s customers are responsible for determining suitability of components for their purposes. Customers should validate and test their design implementation to confirm system functionality.
The VIN to VOUT voltage drop in the device is determined by the RON of the device and the load current. The RON of the device depends upon the VIN condition of the device. Refer to the RON specification of the device in the Electrical Characteristics table of this datasheet. Once the RON of the device is determined based upon the VIN conditions, use Equation 1 to calculate the VIN to VOUT voltage drop:
where
To limit the voltage drop on the input supply caused by transient inrush currents, when the switch turns on into a discharged load capacitor or short-circuit, a capacitor needs to be placed between VIN and GND. A 1-μF ceramic capacitor, CIN, placed close to the pins is usually sufficient. Higher values of CIN can be used to further reduce the voltage drop.
A CIN to CL ratio of 10 to 1 is recommended for minimizing VIN dip caused by inrush currents during startup.
DESIGN PARAMETER | EXAMPLE VALUE |
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VIN | 3.6 V |
CL | 1 µF |
Maximum Acceptable Inrush Current | 40 mA |
When the switch is enabled, the output capacitors must be charged up from 0-V to VIN. This charge arrives in the form of inrush current. Inrush current can be calculated using the following equation:
where
The TPS22924B offers a very slow controlled rise time for minimizing inrush current. This device can be selected based upon the maximum acceptable slew rate which can be calculated using the design requirements and the inrush current equation. An output capacitance of 1.0 μF will be used since the amount of inrush increases with output capacitance:
To ensure an inrush current of less than 40 mA, a device with a slew rate less than 40 V/ms must be used.
The TPS22924B has a typical rise time of 96 μs at 3.6 V. This results in a slew rate of 37.5 V/ms which meets the above design requirements. For an even lower inrush current requirement, the TPS22924C can be used. The slower rise time of 800 μs at 3.6V results in a slew rate of 4.5 V/ms, well below the design requirements.