JAJSQU2A August 2023 – October 2023 TPS25983
PRODUCTION DATA
The TPS25983xO (circuit breaker) variants respond to output overcurrent conditions by turning off the output after a user adjustable transient fault blanking interval. During steady-state operation, if the load current exceeds a user-adjustable overcurrent threshold (ILIM) set by the ILIM pin resistor (RILIM), but lower than the fast-trip threshold (IFT), the device starts discharging the ITIMER pin capacitor using an internal pull-down current (IITIMER). If the load current drops below the overcurrent before the ITIMER capacitor drops by ΔVITIMER, the circuit-breaker action is not engaged and the ITIMER is reset by pulling up to VINT internally. This behavior allows short transient overcurrent pulses to pass through the device without tripping the circuit. If the overcurrent condition persists, the ITIMER capacitor continues to discharge and once the capacitor falls by ΔVITIMER, the circuit-breaker action turns off the FET immediately. The following equation can be used to calculate the RILIM value for a desired overcurrent threshold.
Leaving the ILIM pin Open sets the overcurrent threshold to zero and causes the FET to shut off as soon as any load current is detected. Shorting the ILIM pin to ground at any point during normal operation is detected as a fault and the part shuts down. The ILIM pin Short to GND fault detection circuit does not allow any load current higher than ICB to flow through the device. This design provides robust eFuse behavior even under single point failure conditions. Refer to the Fault Response section for details on the device behavior after a fault.
The duration for which load transients are allowed can be adjusted using an appropriate capacitor value from ITIMER pin to ground. The transient overcurrent blanking interval can be calculated using Equation 6.
Leave the ITIMER pin open to allow the part to break the circuit with the minimum possible delay.
ITIMER Pin Connection | Timer Delay Before Overcurrent Response |
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OPEN | 0 s |
Capacitor to ground | As per Equation 6 |
Short to GND | ITIMER pin fault; part shuts off |
1. Shorting the ITIMER pin to ground is detected as a fault and the part shuts down. This provides robust eFuse behavior even in case of single point failure conditions. Refer to the Fault Response section for details on the device behavior after a fault.
2. Larger ITIMER capacitors take longer to charge during start-up and can lead to incorrect fault assertion if the ITIMER voltage is still below the pin short detection threshold after the device has reached steady state. To avoid this behavior, limit the maximum ITIMER capacitor to the value suggested by the following equation.
Where
It is possible to avoid incorrect ITIMER pin fault assertion and achieve higher ITIMER intervals if needed by increasing the dVdt capacitor value accordingly, but at the expense of higher start-up time.
Once the part shuts down due to a circuit-breaker fault, the part can be configured to either stay latched off or restart automatically. Refer to the Fault Response section for details.