SLUS907K January 2009 – June 2019 TPS2421-1 , TPS2421-2
PRODUCTION DATA.
The need for transient protection in conjunction with hot-swap controllers must always be considered. When the TPS2421 device interrupts current flow, input inductance generates a positive voltage spike on the input and output inductance generates a negative voltage spike on the output. Such transients can easily exceed twice the supply voltage if steps are not taken to address the issue. Typical methods for addressing transients include;
Equation 16 estimates the magnitude of these voltage spikes:
where
Calculating the inductance due to a straight length of wire is shown in Equation 17.
where
Some applications may require the addition of a TVS to prevent transients from exceeding the absolute ratings if sufficient capacitance cannot be included.