SLUS774C AUGUST 2007 – December 2014 TPS54383 , TPS54386
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The TPS5438x is a dual 28-V, 3-A, step down regulator with an integrated high-side MOSFETs. This device is typically used to convert a higher DC voltage to a lower DC voltage with a maximum available output current of 3 A on each channel. Example applications are: High Density Point-of-Load Regulators for Set-top Box, Digital TV, Power for DSP and other Consumer Electronics.
The following example illustrates a design process and component selection for a 12-V to 5-V and 3.3-V dual non-synchronous buck regulator using the TPS54383 converter.
PARAMETER | NOTES AND CONDITIONS | MIN | NOM | MAX | UNIT | |
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INPUT CHARACTERISTICS | ||||||
VIN | Input voltage | 6.9 | 12.0 | 13.2 | V | |
IIN | Input current | VIN = nom, IOUT = max | 1.6 | 2.0 | A | |
No load input current | VIN = nom, IOUT = 0 A | 12 | 20 | mA | ||
OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS | ||||||
VOUT1 | Output voltage 1 | VIN = nom, IOUT = nom | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.2 | V |
VOUT2 | Output voltage 2 | VIN = nom, IOUT = nom | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | |
Line regulation | VIN = min to max | 1% | ||||
Load regulation | IOUT = min to max | 1% | ||||
VOUT(ripple) | Output voltage ripple | VIN = nom, IOUT = max | 50 | mVPP | ||
IOUT1 | Output current 1 | VIN = min to max | 0 | 2.0 | A | |
IOUT2 | Output current 2 | VIN = min to max | 0 | 2.0 | ||
IOCP1 | Output overcurrent channel 1 | VIN = nom, VOUT = VOUT1 = 5% | 2.4 | 3 | 3.5 | |
IOCP2 | Output overcurrent channel 2 | VIN = nom, VOUT = VOUT2 = 5% | 2.4 | 3 | 3.5 | |
Transient response ΔVOUT from load transient | ΔIOUT = 1 A @ 3 A/μs | 200 | mV | |||
Transient response settling time | 1 | ms | ||||
SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS | ||||||
fSW | Switching frequency | 250 | 310 | 370 | kHz | |
η | Full load efficiency | 85% | ||||
TJ | Operating temperature range | 0 | 25 | 60 | °C |
QTY | REFERENCE DESIGNATOR |
VALUE | DESCRIPTION | SIZE | PART NUMBER | MANUFACTURER |
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1 | C1 | 100 μF | Capacitor, Aluminum, 25V, 20% | E-can | EEEFC1E101P | Panasonic |
2 | C10, C11 | 10 μF | Capacitor, Ceramic, 25V, X5R 20% | 1210 | C3216X5R1E106M | TDK |
1 | C12 | 4.7 μF | Capacitor, Ceramic, 10V, X5R 20% | 0805 | Std | Std |
2 | C14, C16 | 470 pF | Capacitor, Ceramic, 25V, X7R, 20% | 0603 | Std | Std |
1 | C15 | 6.8 nF | Capacitor, Ceramic, 25V, X7R, 20% | 0603 | Std | Std |
1 | C17, C5 | 100 μF | Capacitor, Aluminum, 10V, 20%, FC Series | F-can | EEEFC1A101P | Panasonic |
4 | C3, C4, C18, C19 | 10 μF | Capacitor, Ceramic, 6.3V, X5R 20% | 0805 | C2012X5R0J106M | TDK |
1 | C8 | 10 nF | Capacitor, Ceramic, 25V, X7R, 20% | 0603 | Std | Std |
2 | C9, C13 | 0.033 μF | Capacitor, Ceramic, 25V, X7R, 20% | 0603 | Std | Std |
2 | D1, D2 | MBRS320 | Diode, Schottky, 3-A, 30-V | SMC | MBRS330T3 | On Semi |
2 | L1, L2 | 22 μH | Inductor, Power, 6.8A, 0.038 Ω | 0.484 x 0.484 | MSS1278-153ML | Coilcraft |
2 | R2, R9 | 20 kΩ | Resistor, Chip, 1/16W, 1% | 0603 | Std | Std |
1 | R5 | 422 Ω | Resistor, Chip, 1/16W, 1% | 0603 | Std | Std |
2 | R6, R10 | 10 Ω | Resistor, Chip, 1/16W, 5% | 0603 | Std | Std |
1 | R8 | 698 Ω | Resistor, Chip, 1/16W, 1% | 0603 | Std | Std |
1 | R4 | 3.83 kΩ | Resistor, Chip, 1/16W, 1% | 0603 | Std | Std |
1 | R7 | 6.34 kΩ | Resistor, Chip, 1/16W, 1% | 0603 | Std | Std |
1 | U1 | TPS54383 DC-DC Switching Converter w/ FET | HTSSOP-14 | TPS54383PWP | TI |
Use the following design procedure to select component values for the TPS5438x.
The first step is to estimate the duty cycle of each switching FET.
Using an assumed forward drop of 0.5 V for a schottky rectifier diode, the Channel 1 duty cycle is approximately 40.1% (minimum) to 48.7% (maximum) while the Channel 2 duty cycle is approximately 27.7% (minimum) to 32.2% (maximum).
The peak-to-peak ripple is limited to 30% of the maximum output current. This places the peak current far enough from the minimum overcurrent trip level to ensure reliable operation.
For both Channel 1 and Channel 2, the maximum inductor ripple current is 600 mA. The inductor size is estimated in Equation 23.
The inductor values are
The next higher standard inductor value of 22 μH is used for both inductors.
The resulting ripple currents are :
Peak-to-peak ripple currents of 0.498 A and 0.416 A are estimated for Channel 1 and Channel 2 respectively.
The RMS current through an inductor is approximated by Equation 25.
and is approximately 2.0 A for both channels.
The peak inductor current is found using:
An inductor with a minimum RMS current rating of 2.0 A and minimum saturation current rating of 2.25 A is required. A Coilcraft MSS1278-223ML 22-μH, 6.8-A inductor is selected.
A schottky diode is selected as a rectifier diode for its low forward voltage drop. Allowing 20% over VIN for ringing on the switch node, the required minimum reverse break-down voltage of the rectifier diode is:
The diode must have reverse breakdown voltage greater than 15.8 V, therefore a 20-V device is used.
The average current in the rectifier diode is estimated by Equation 28.
For this design, 1.2-A (average) and 2.25 A (peak) is estimated for Channel 1 and 1.5-A (average) and 2.21-A (peak) for Channel 2.
An MBRS320, 20-V, 3-A diode in an SMC package is selected for both channels. This diode has a forward voltage drop of 0.4 V at 2 A.
The power dissipation in the diode is estimated by Equation 29.
For this design, the full load power dissipation is estimated to be 480 mW in D1, and 580 mW in D2.
The TPS54383's internal compensation limits the selection of the output capacitors. From Figure 25, the internal compensation has a double zero resonance at about 3 kHz. The output capacitor is selected by Equation 30.
Solving for COUT using
The resulting is COUT = 128 μF. The output ripple voltage of the converter is composed of the ripple voltage across the output capacitance and the ripple voltage across the ESR of the output capacitor. To find the maximum ESR allowable to meet the output ripple requirements the total ripple is partitioned, and the equation manipulated to find the ESR.
Based on 128 μF of capacitance, 300-kHz switching frequency and 50-mV ripple voltage plus rounding up the ripple current to 0.5 A, and the duty cycle to 50%, the capacitive portion of the ripple voltage is 6.5 mV, leaving a maximum allowable ESR of 87 mΩ.
To meet the ripple voltage requirements, a low-cost 100-μF electrolytic capacitor with 400 mΩ ESR (C5, C17) and two 10-μF ceramic capacitors (C3 and C4; and C18 and C19) with 2.5-mΩ ESR are selected. From the datasheets for the ceramic capacitors, the parallel combination provides an impedance of 28 mΩ @ 300 kHz for 14 mV of ripple.
The primary feedback divider resistors (R2, R9) from VOUT to FB should be between 10 kΩ and 50 kΩ to maintain a balance between power dissipation and noise sensitivity. For this design, 20 kΩ is selected.
The lower resistors, R4 and R7 are found using the following equations.
Checking the ESR zero of the output capacitors:
where
Since the ESR zero of the main output capacitor is less than 20 kHz, an R-C filter is added in parallel with R4 and R7 to compensate for the electrolytic capacitors' ESR and add a zero approximately 40 kHz.
where
where
where
The TPS54383 datasheet recommends a minimum 10-μF ceramic input capacitor on each PVDD pin. These capacitor must be capable of handling the RMS ripple current of the converter. The RMS current in the input capacitors is estimated by Equation 38.
One 1210 10-μF, 25 V, X5R ceramic capacitor with 2-mΩ ESR and a 2-A RMS current rating are selected for each PVDD input. Higher voltage capacitors are selected to minimize capacitance loss at the DC bias voltage to ensure the capacitors maintain sufficient capacitance at the working voltage.
To ensure proper charging of the high-side FET gate and limit the ripple voltage on the boost capacitor, a 33-nF boot strap capacitor is used.
Current limit must be set above the peak inductor current IL(peak). Comparing IL(peak) to the available minimum current limits, ILIM is connected to BP for the highest current limit level.
The SEQ pin is left floating, leaving the enable pins to function independently. If the enable pins are tied together, the two supplies start-up ratiometrically. Alternatively, SEQ could be connected to BP or GND to provide sequential start-up.
The power dissipation in the TPS54383 is composed of FET conduction losses, switching losses and internal regulator losses. The RMS FET current is found using Equation 39.
This results in 1.05-A RMS for Channel 1 and 0.87-A RMS for Channel 2.
Conduction losses are estimated by:
Conduction losses of 198 mW and 136 mW are estimated for Channel 1 and Channel 2 respectively.
The switching losses are estimated in Equation 41.
From the data sheet of the MBRS320, the junction capacitance is 658 pF. Since this is large compared to the output capacitance of the TPS54x8x the FET capacitance is neglected, leaving switching losses of 17 mW for each channel.
The regulator losses are estimated in Equation 42.
With no external load on BP (IBP=0) the regulator power dissipation is 66 mW.
Total power dissipation in the device is the sum of conduction and switching for both channels plus regulator losses.
The total power dissipation is PDISS=0.198+0.136+0.017+0.017+.066 = 434 mW.
The following results are from the TPS54383-001 EVM.
For a higher input voltage, both a snubber and bootstrap resistors are added to reduce ringing on the switch node and a 30 V schottky diode is selected. A higher resistance feedback network is chosen for the 12 V output to reduce the feedback current.
PARAMETER | NOTES AND CONDITIONS | MIN | NOM | MAX | UNIT | |
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INPUT CHARACTERISTICS | ||||||
VIN | Input voltage | 22 | 24 | 26 | V | |
OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS | ||||||
VOUT1 | Output voltage 1 | VIN = nom, IOUT = nom | 12.0 | V | ||
VOUT2 | Output voltage 2 | VIN = nom, IOUT = nom | 5.0 | |||
IOUT1 | Output current 1 | VIN = min to max | 0 | 2.0 | A | |
IOUT2 | Output current 2 | VIN = min to max | 0 | 2.0 | ||
SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS | ||||||
fSW | Switching frequency | 250 | 310 | 370 | kHz |
See the previous Detailed Design Procedure.
For a low input voltage application, the TPS54386 is selected for reduced size and all ceramic output capacitors are used. 22-μF input capacitors are selected to reduce input ripple and lead capacitors are placed in the feedback to boost phase margin.
PARAMETER | NOTES AND CONDITIONS | MIN | NOM | MAX | UNIT | |
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INPUT CHARACTERISTICS | ||||||
VIN | Input voltage | 4.75 | 5 | 5.25 | V | |
OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS | ||||||
VOUT1 | Output voltage 1 | VIN = nom, IOUT = nom | 1,2 | V | ||
VOUT2 | Output voltage 2 | VIN = nom, IOUT = nom | 3.3 | |||
IOUT1 | Output current 1 | VIN = min to max | 0 | 3 | A | |
IOUT2 | Output current 2 | VIN = min to max | 0 | 1 | ||
SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS | ||||||
fSW | Switching frequency | 510 | 630 | 750 | kHz |
See the pervious Detailed Design Procedure and Using All Ceramic Output Capacitors.