SNOSDF3A November   2022  – May 2024 LMG3522R030 , LMG3526R030

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  2. Features
  3. Applications
  4. Description
  5. Pin Configuration and Functions
  6. Specifications
    1. 5.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 5.2 ESD Ratings
    3. 5.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 5.4 Thermal Information
    5. 5.5 Electrical Characteristics
    6. 5.6 Switching Characteristics
    7. 5.7 Typical Characteristics
  7. Parameter Measurement Information
    1. 6.1 Switching Parameters
      1. 6.1.1 Turn-On Times
      2. 6.1.2 Turn-Off Times
      3. 6.1.3 Drain-Source Turn-On Slew Rate
      4. 6.1.4 Zero-Voltage Detection Times
    2. 6.2 Safe Operation Area (SOA)
      1. 6.2.1 Repetitive SOA
  8. Detailed Description
    1. 7.1 Overview
    2. 7.2 Functional Block Diagram
      1. 7.2.1 LMG3522R030 Functional Block Diagram
      2. 7.2.2 LMG3526R030 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 7.3 Feature Description
      1. 7.3.1  GaN FET Operation Definitions
      2. 7.3.2  Direct-Drive GaN Architecture
      3. 7.3.3  Drain-Source Voltage Capability
      4. 7.3.4  Internal Buck-Boost DC-DC Converter
      5. 7.3.5  VDD Bias Supply
      6. 7.3.6  Auxiliary LDO
      7. 7.3.7  Fault Protection
        1. 7.3.7.1 Overcurrent Protection and Short-Circuit Protection
        2. 7.3.7.2 Overtemperature Shutdown Protection
        3. 7.3.7.3 UVLO Protection
        4. 7.3.7.4 High-Impedance RDRV Pin Protection
        5. 7.3.7.5 Fault Reporting
      8. 7.3.8  Drive-Strength Adjustment
      9. 7.3.9  Temperature-Sensing Output
      10. 7.3.10 Ideal-Diode Mode Operation
        1. 7.3.10.1 Overtemperature-Shutdown Ideal-Diode Mode
      11. 7.3.11 Zero-Voltage Detection (ZVD)
    4. 7.4 Start-Up Sequence
    5. 7.5 Device Functional Modes
  9. Application and Implementation
    1. 8.1 Application Information
    2. 8.2 Typical Application
      1. 8.2.1 Design Requirements
      2. 8.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        1. 8.2.2.1 Slew Rate Selection
          1. 8.2.2.1.1 Start-Up and Slew Rate With Bootstrap High-Side Supply
        2. 8.2.2.2 Signal Level-Shifting
        3. 8.2.2.3 Buck-Boost Converter Design
      3. 8.2.3 Application Curves
    3. 8.3 Do's and Don'ts
    4. 8.4 Power Supply Recommendations
      1. 8.4.1 Using an Isolated Power Supply
      2. 8.4.2 Using a Bootstrap Diode
        1. 8.4.2.1 Diode Selection
        2. 8.4.2.2 Managing the Bootstrap Voltage
    5. 8.5 Layout
      1. 8.5.1 Layout Guidelines
        1. 8.5.1.1 Solder-Joint Reliability
        2. 8.5.1.2 Power-Loop Inductance
        3. 8.5.1.3 Signal-Ground Connection
        4. 8.5.1.4 Bypass Capacitors
        5. 8.5.1.5 Switch-Node Capacitance
        6. 8.5.1.6 Signal Integrity
        7. 8.5.1.7 High-Voltage Spacing
        8. 8.5.1.8 Thermal Recommendations
      2. 8.5.2 Layout Examples
  10. Device and Documentation Support
    1. 9.1 Documentation Support
      1. 9.1.1 Related Documentation
    2. 9.2 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    3. 9.3 Support Resources
    4. 9.4 Trademarks
    5. 9.5 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    6. 9.6 Export Control Notice
    7. 9.7 Glossary
  11. 10Revision History
  12. 11Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

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Zero-Voltage Detection (ZVD)

The zero-voltage switching (ZVS) converters are widely used to improve the power converter’s efficiency. However, in those soft-switching topologies like LLC and triangular current mode (TCM) totem pole PFC, the device can lose ZVS depending on the load condition, inductor, magnetic parameters and control techniques, which affects the system efficiency. To insure ZVS, certain design margins or additional circuits are needed which sacrifices the converter performance and adds components.

To simplify the system design for soft-switching converters, LMG3526R030 part integrates a zero-voltage detection (ZVD) circuit that provides a digital feedback signal to indicate if the device has achieved ZVS in the current switching cycle. The circuit diagram is shown in Figure 7-7. When the IN pin signal goes high, the logic circuit checks if the device’s VDS has reached below 0 V to determine whether the device has achieved zero voltage switching in this switching cycle. Once a ZVS is identified, a pulse-output with a width of TWD_ZVD will be sent out from the ZVD pin after a delay time of TDL_ZVD as indicated in Figure 6-3. Note a certain third quadrant conduction time is required to allow the device detecting a zero-voltage switching, and T3rd_ZVD is a function of the gate driver strength as shown in Figure 5-12.

LMG3522R030 LMG3526R030 Circuit Diagram for Zero-Voltage
          Detection Circuit Block Diagram Figure 7-7 Circuit Diagram for Zero-Voltage Detection Circuit Block Diagram

The timings of the ZVD output corresponding to a continuous conduction mode Buck converter is show in Figure 7-8, and the purpose is to demonstrate how ZVD function works in both hard-switching and soft-switching conditions. The load current going out of the switch node is defined as positive. In CCM buck operation, the high-side the hard-switching device while the low-side device can achieve zero-voltage switching with a proper dead-time settings. In the first switching cycle when low-side GaN IN pin rises, the switch-node voltage VDS has dropped below zero and stays in third quadrant conduction for a period of T1. Since this third quadrant conduction time T1 is larger than the detection time T3rd_ZVD specified in electrical characteristic table, a zero-voltage switching is identified and the ZVD pin outputs a pulse signal to indicate that, and the pulse width of the ZVD pulse is also defined in the electrical characteristic table as TWD. In the second switching cycle, the device is turned on earlier, and the third quadrant conduction time T2 is less than T3rd_ZVD. In this case, the ZVD signal stays low though the device has achieved ZVS. In the third switching cycle, the IN pin signal is advanced even earlier, and the device is in partial hard-switching. Accordingly, the ZVD output stays low in this case. Note the high side ZVD output stays low in this CCM buck operation as it always has hard-switching.

LMG3522R030 LMG3526R030 ZVD Function in a CCM Buck
          Converter Figure 7-8 ZVD Function in a CCM Buck Converter

The ZVD function can facilitate the control in soft-switching topology, to illustrate it, the ZVD waveforms in a TCM totem pole PFC is shown in Figure 7-9. In this diagram, the positive cycle is considered with VIN > 0.5 VOUT, and the load current going into the switch node is defined as positive. In the first switching cycle, the load current builds enough negative current, and the low-side device achieves ZVS with a clear third quadrant conduction time beyond T3rd_DET. Therefore, the ZVD outputs a pulse signal and provide the ZVS information back. The ZVD pulses are missing in the next two switching cycles because the third quadrant conduction time becomes shorter in second cycle and the device actual loses ZVS in the third cycle.

LMG3522R030 LMG3526R030 ZVD Function in a TCM TP PFC
          Converter Figure 7-9 ZVD Function in a TCM TP PFC Converter