SNVSCT9A October   2024  – February 2025 LM251772

PRODUCTION DATA  

  1.   1
  2. 1 Features
  3. 2 Applications
  4. 3 Description
  5. 4 Device Comparison
  6. 5 Pin Configuration and Functions
  7. 6 Specifications
    1. 6.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 6.2 Handling Ratings
    3. 6.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 6.4 Thermal Information
    5. 6.5 Electrical Characteristics
    6. 6.6 Timing Requirements
    7. 6.7 Typical Characteristics
  8. 7 Parameter Measurement Information
  9. 8 Detailed Description
    1. 8.1 Overview
    2. 8.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 8.3 Feature Description
      1. 8.3.1  Buck-Boost Control Scheme
        1. 8.3.1.1 Buck Mode
        2. 8.3.1.2 Boost Mode
        3. 8.3.1.3 Buck-Boost Mode
      2. 8.3.2  Power Save Mode
      3. 8.3.3  Reference System
        1. 8.3.3.1 VIO LDO and nRST-PIN
      4. 8.3.4  Supply Voltage Selection – VSMART Switch and Selection Logic
      5. 8.3.5  Enable and Undervoltage Lockout
        1. 8.3.5.1 UVLO
      6. 8.3.6  Internal VCC Regulators
        1. 8.3.6.1 VCC1 Regulator
        2. 8.3.6.2 VCC2 Regulator
      7. 8.3.7  Error Amplifier and Control
        1. 8.3.7.1 Output Voltage Regulation
        2. 8.3.7.2 Output Voltage Feedback
        3. 8.3.7.3 Voltage Regulation Loop
        4. 8.3.7.4 Dynamic Voltage Scaling
      8. 8.3.8  Output Voltage Discharge
      9. 8.3.9  Peak Current Sensor
      10. 8.3.10 Short Circuit - Hiccup Protection
      11. 8.3.11 Current Monitor/Limiter
        1. 8.3.11.1 Overview
        2. 8.3.11.2 Output Current Limitation
        3. 8.3.11.3 Output Current Monitor
      12. 8.3.12 Oscillator Frequency Selection
      13. 8.3.13 Frequency Synchronization
      14. 8.3.14 Output Voltage Tracking
        1. 8.3.14.1 Analog Voltage Tracking
        2. 8.3.14.2 Digital Voltage Tracking
      15. 8.3.15 Slope Compensation
      16. 8.3.16 Configurable Soft Start
      17. 8.3.17 Drive Pin
      18. 8.3.18 Dual Random Spread Spectrum – DRSS
      19. 8.3.19 Gate Driver
      20. 8.3.20 Cable Drop Compensation (CDC)
      21. 8.3.21 CFG-pin and R2D Interface
      22. 8.3.22 Advanced Monitoring Features
        1. 8.3.22.1  Overview
        2. 8.3.22.2  BUSY
        3. 8.3.22.3  OFF
        4. 8.3.22.4  VOUT
        5. 8.3.22.5  IOUT
        6. 8.3.22.6  INPUT
        7. 8.3.22.7  TEMPERATURE
        8. 8.3.22.8  CML
        9. 8.3.22.9  OTHER
        10. 8.3.22.10 ILIM_OP
        11. 8.3.22.11 nFLT/nINT Pin Output
        12. 8.3.22.12 Status Byte
      23. 8.3.23 Protection Features
        1. 8.3.23.1  Thermal Shutdown (TSD)
        2. 8.3.23.2  Over Current Protection
        3. 8.3.23.3  Output Over Voltage Protection 1 (OVP1)
        4. 8.3.23.4  Output Over Voltage Protection 2 (OVP2)
        5. 8.3.23.5  Input Voltage Protection (IVP)
        6. 8.3.23.6  Input Voltage Regulation (IVR)
        7. 8.3.23.7  Power Good
        8. 8.3.23.8  Boot-Strap Under Voltage Protection
        9. 8.3.23.9  Boot-strap Over Voltage Clamp
        10. 8.3.23.10 CRC - CHECK
    4. 8.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 8.4.1 Overview
      2. 8.4.2 Logic State Description
    5. 8.5 Programming
      1. 8.5.1 I2C Bus Operation
      2. 8.5.2 Clock Stretching
      3. 8.5.3 Data Transfer Formats
      4. 8.5.4 Single READ from a Defined Register Address
      5. 8.5.5 Sequential READ Starting from a Defined Register Address
      6. 8.5.6 Single WRITE to a Defined Register Address
      7. 8.5.7 Sequential WRITE Starting at a Defined Register Address
  10. 9 LM251772 Registers
  11. 10Application and Implementation
    1. 10.1 Application Information
    2. 10.2 Typical Application
      1. 10.2.1 Design Requirements
      2. 10.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        1. 10.2.2.1  Custom Design with WEBENCH Tools
        2. 10.2.2.2  Frequency
        3. 10.2.2.3  Feedback Divider
        4. 10.2.2.4  Inductor and Current Sense Resistor Selection
        5. 10.2.2.5  Output Capacitor
        6. 10.2.2.6  Input Capacitor
        7. 10.2.2.7  Slope Compensation
        8. 10.2.2.8  UVLO Divider
        9. 10.2.2.9  Soft-Start Capacitor
        10. 10.2.2.10 MOSFETs QH1 and QL1
        11. 10.2.2.11 MOSFETs QH2 and QL2
        12. 10.2.2.12 Loop Compensation
        13. 10.2.2.13 External Component Selection
      3. 10.2.3 Application Curves
    3. 10.3 Wireless Charging Supply
    4. 10.4 USB-PD Source with Power Path
    5. 10.5 Parallel (Multiphase) Operation
  12. 11Device and Documentation Support
    1. 11.1 Documentation Support
      1. 11.1.1 Related Documentation
    2. 11.2 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    3. 11.3 Support Resources
    4. 11.4 Trademarks
    5. 11.5 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    6. 11.6 Glossary
  13. 12Revision History
  14. 13Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

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Orderable Information

10.2.2.4 Inductor and Current Sense Resistor Selection

The inductor selection is based on consideration of both buck and boost modes of operation and the range of the supported slope compensation. As inductor and current sense resistor influencing each other both needs to be selected depending on each other. A good starting point is to set the current sense resistor to have an aveage current level of 60% of the overcurrent detection level. This considers an inductor ripple ΔIL of 20% and a margin of 20% to the overcurrent detection level. The highest inductor current appears at the lowest input voltage.

Equation 28. IL Peak, max,est.= VOUTVIN,min×IOUT×1.4=15.6 A

The sense resistor can be calculated with:

Equation 29. RCS=50 mVIL Peak, max,est.=3.2 mΩ

The inductor can be selected with have a mid level slope compensation. This can be calculated with:

Equation 30. L=RCS×625fSW=3.35 μH

Additionally, the inductor selection can be based on the peak-to-peak current ripple ΔIL for buck and boost mode, depending if better efficiency for buck or boost operartion is important. The target inductance for buck mode with approximately 60% of the maximum inductor current at the maximum input voltage is:

Equation 31. LBUCK= VIN(MAX)-VOUT×VOUT0.6× IOUTMAX× FSW× VIN(MAX)= 6.48 μH

The target inductance for boost mode with approximately 30% of the maximum inductor current at the maximum input voltage is:

Equation 32. LBOOST= VIN(MIN)2×VOUT-VIN(MIN)0.3× IOUTMAX× FSW× VOUT2= 2.48 μH

For this application, an inductor with 3.3μH was selected.

The peak inductor current occurs at in this configuration occurs at minimum input voltage and with an efficiency of 95% is given by:

Equation 33. IL Peak Boost= VOUT* IOUTη*VIN,min+VIN,min*(VOUT-VIN,min)2*L*fSW*VOUT=12.9A 

For the current sense resistor a margin of 20% is considered to have enough headroom for the dymamic responses, e.g. load step regulation. To ensure the maximum output current can be delivered the mimimum level of the peak current limit threshold is used:

Equation 34. RCS=39 mVIL Peak Boost=3.0 mΩ

The standard value of RCS = 2.5mΩ with 2 times 5mΩ is selected. With the two resistors in parallel it also reduces the parasitic inductance. The maximum power dissipation in RCS happens at VIN(MAX):

Equation 35. PRCS(Max)=59 mVRCS2×RCS×1-VOUTVIN(Max)= 0.81 W