JAJSH91B April 2019 – January 2020 TPS92613-Q1
PRODUCTION DATA.
STEP 1: Determine the current setting resistor, R(SNS) value by using Equation 2.
where
STEP 2: Design the threshold voltage for SUPPLY to enable the LED open-circuit diagnostics and calculate the resistor divider value.
LED-string maximum forward voltage = 3 × 2.5 V = 7.5 V. To avoid the open-circuit fault reported in low-dropout operation conditions, additional headroom between SUPPLY and OUT needs to be considered. The TPS92613-Q1 device must disable open-circuit detection when the supply voltage is below LED-string maximum forward voltage plus maximum V(OPEN_th_rising) and maximum V(CS_REG). The voltage divider resistor, R1 and R2 value can be calculated by Equation 3.
where
The calculated result for R2 is 65.7 kΩ when V(OUT) maximum voltage is 7.5 V.
STEP 3: Thermal analysis for the worst application conditions.
Normally the thermal analysis is necessary for linear LED-driver applications to ensure that the operation junction temperature of TPS92613-Q1 is well managed. The total power consumption on the TPS92613-Q1 itself is one important factor determining operation junction temperature, and it can be calculated by using Equation 4. Based on the worst-case analysis for maximum power consumption on device, consider either optimizing PCB layout for better power dissipation as Layout describes or adding an extra heat-sharing resistor as described in Single-Channel LED Driver With Heat Sharing.
where
In this application, the calculated result for maximum power consumption on the TPS92613-Q1 is 2.55 W at V(SUPPLY) = 16 V and I(LED) = 250 mA conditions.
TI recommends to add capacitors C(SUPPLY) at SUPPLY and C(OUT)at OUT. TI recommends one 1-μF capacitor plus one 100-nF decoupling ceramic capacitor close to the SUPPLY pin for C(SUPPLY) and a 10-nF ceramic capacitor close to the OUT pin for C(OUT). The larger capacitor for C(SUPPLY) or C(OUT) is helpful for EMI and ESD immunity; however, large C(OUT) takes a longer time to charge up the capacitor and may affect PWM dimming performance.