JAJSML7B March 2013 – August 2021 TPS53511
PRODUCTION DATA
The soft-start time function is adjustable. When the EN pin becomes high, 2-µA current begins charging the capacitor, which is connected from the SS pin to GND. Smooth control of the output voltage is maintained during start up. The equation for the slow-start time is shown in Equation 1. The VFB voltage is 0.765 V and SS pin source current is 2 µA.
where
This unique circuit prevents current from being pulled from the output during start-up if the output is pre-biased. When the soft start commands a voltage higher than the pre-bias level (internal soft-start voltage becomes greater than feedback voltage VFB), the controller slowly activates synchronous rectification by starting the first low-side FET gate driver pulses with a narrow on time. It then increments the on time on a cycle-by-cycle basis until it coincides with the time dictated by (1–D), where D is the duty cycle of the converter. This scheme prevents the initial sinking of the pre-bias output, and makes sure the output voltage (the VO pin) starts and ramps up smoothly into regulation and the control loop is given time to transition from pre-biased start-up to normal mode operation.