SNVS699I February 2011 – May 2026 LM5045
PRODUCTION DATA
The CS pin is to be driven by a signal representative of the primary current of the transformer. If the voltage on the CS pin exceeds 0.75 V, the current sense comparator immediately terminates the PWM cycle. A small RC filter connected to the CS pin and located near the controller is recommended to suppress noise. An internal 18-Ω MOSFET discharges the external current sense filter capacitor at the conclusion of every cycle. The discharge MOSFET remains on for an additional 40 ns after the start of a new PWM cycle to blank leading edge spikes. The current sense comparator is very fast and may respond to short duration noise pulses. Layout is critical for the current sense filter and the sense resistor. The capacitor associated with CS filter must be placed very close to the device and connected directly to the CS and AGND pins. If a current sense transformer is used, both the leads of the transformer secondary should be routed to the filter network, which should be located close to the IC. When designing with a current sense resistor, all of the noise sensitive low power ground connections should be connected together near the AGND pin, and a single connection should be made to the power ground (sense resistor ground point).