The TPS796 uses an undervoltage lockout circuit to
keep the output shut off until internal circuitry is operating properly. The UVLO
circuit has hysteresis to help reject input voltage drops when the regulator first
turns on (see the Electrical Characteristics table).
The UVLO circuit makes sure that the
device stays disabled before the input supply reaches the minimum operational
voltage range, and makes sure that the device shuts down when the input supply
collapses. Figure 6-5
shows the UVLO circuit response to various input voltage events. The diagram can be
separated into the following parts:
- Region A: The device does not
start until the input reaches the UVLO rising threshold.
- Region B: Normal operation,
regulating device.
- Region C: Brownout event
above the UVLO falling threshold (UVLO rising threshold – UVLO hysteresis).
The output may fall out of regulation but the device remains enabled.
- Region D: Normal operation,
regulating device.
- Region E: Brownout event
below the UVLO falling threshold. The device is disabled in most cases and
the output falls because of the load and active discharge circuit. The
device is reenabled when the UVLO rising threshold is reached by the input
voltage and a normal start-up follows.
- Region F: Normal operation
followed by the input falling to the UVLO falling threshold.
- Region G: The device is
disabled when the input voltage falls below the UVLO falling threshold to 0
V. The output falls because of the load and active discharge circuit.