JAJS177F November 2003 – February 2020 TPS2490 , TPS2491
PRODUCTION DATA.
The TPS2491 automatically initiates a restart after a fault has caused it to turn off Q1. Internal control circuits use CT to count 16 cycles before re-enabling Q1. This sequence repeats if the fault persists. The TIMER has a 1:10 charge-to-discharge current ratio, and uses a 1-V lower threshold. The fault-retry duty cycle specification quantifies this behavior. This small duty cycle often reduces the average short-circuit power dissipation to levels associated with normal operation and eliminates special thermal considerations for surviving a prolonged output short.