JAJS194E January 2007 – June 2019 TPS40077
PRODUCTION DATA.
Short-circuit protection is programmed using the RILIM resistor. Selection of this resistor depends on the RDS(on) of the switching MOSFET selected and the required short-circuit current trip point, ISCP. The minimum ISCP is limited by the inductor peak current, the output voltage, the output capacitor, and the soft-start time. Their relationship is given by Equation 38. A short-circuit current trip point greater than that calculated by Equation 38 should be used.
The minimum short-circuit current trip point for this design is 12.25 A. This value is used in Equation 39 to calculate the minimum RILIM value.
RILIM is calculated to be 1.17 kΩ, and a 1.2-kΩ resistor is used to verify that the short-circuit current requirements are met. The minimum and maximum short-circuit current can be calculated using Equation 40 and Equation 41.
where: VILIM(MAX) and VILIM(MIN) are maximum and minimum voltages across the high side FET when it is turned on, taking into account temperature variations.
The minimum ISCP is 12.25 A, and the maximum is 34 A.
It is also recommended to add a small capacitor, CILIM, across RILIM. The value of this capacitor should be about half the value calculated in Equation 42.
This equation yields a maximum CILIM as 55 pF. A smaller value of 27 pF is chosen is chosen.