JAJU858 December 2022
The supercapacitors supplies the 12-V and the 5-V rails (AM62 SOM) in case of unexpected AC input shut down to turn off the main relay and unlock the plug. Assume 1 s duration time as the initial specification.
The total peak power required from supercap, PPK_SC:
Total 27.2 W peak for 200 ms or a peak current of approximately 3.5 A (that is, 27.2 W / 7.8 V). Total average power required from supercapacitor, PAVE_SC:
Consider that the supercapacitor is charged up to 7.8 V and then discharged down to 4.3 V (that is, UVLO of the TPS55330 boost converter):
where
Now, for 3 s we need CMIN = 3 × 0.76 = 2.28 F.
For this design, two 2.5-F in series that support up to 47.5 W and 4 A peak are selected.
Note that the TL7705 voltage supervisor monitors for charge completion at an slightly lower voltage of 7.49 V. The supercapacitor energy available from 7.49 V to 4.3 V, ESC_7p5:
The energy available after accounting for boost efficiency, ESC_7p5_BOOST:
The power available during 3 s, PSC_7p5:
The supercapacitor energy available from 7.8 V to 4.3 V, ESC_7p8:
The energy available after accounting for boost efficiency, ESC_7p8_BOOST:
The power available during 3 s, PSC_7p8: