Use the following instructions to measure the inrush current during hot plug event:
- Configure the jumper J2 position to the desired slew rate mentioned in 6.
- Configure the jumpers J5 and J7 positions to the
desired current limits during start-up as mentioned in 6.
- Configure the jumper J6 position to desired
reference voltage for overcurrent protection and active current sharing as
specified in 6.
- Connect a load of 1.2 Ω between VOUT (Connector T2) and PGND (Connector T3).
- Connect the negative terminal of the power supply to connector T3.
- Set the input supply voltage VIN to 12 V and current limit to 100 A. Enable the power supply.
- Hot plug the positive terminal of the power supply at connector T1.
- Observe the waveforms at VOUT (TP6) and input current using an oscilloscope to measure the slew rate and rise time of the VOUT with a given input voltage of 12 V.
Figure 5-2 and Figure 5-3 show the examples of inrush current captured on the TPS25984EVM eFuse evaluation
board with two (2) devices in parallel during the hot plug event.
VIN stepped up from 0 V to 12 V, COUT = 18.47 mF,
CDVDT = 33 nF, and RLOAD = 1.2 Ω
Figure 5-2 TPS25984 eFuse Hot Plug Profile-1VIN stepped up
from 0 V to 12 V, COUT = 18.47 mF, CDVDT = 33 nF, and
RLOAD = 0.37 Ω
Figure 5-3 TPS25984 eFuse Hot Plug Profile-2