The TPS7H3024 has a built-in hysteresis
current of
24μA with an accuracy of ±
3% (with R
HYS = 49.9kΩ). The hysteresis
current is approximately equivalent to V
HYS/R
HYS. A tolerance of
0.1% for the R
HYS resistor is recommended as the tolerance ultimately affects
the accuracy of the hysteresis current. This current is mirrored internally across all
SENSEx inputs. This hysteresis current becomes active when the SENSEx voltage is greater
than the threshold voltage (
599.7mV ±
1%, refer to
Equation 11 and
Figure 8-3). This current (I
HYS_SENSEx) multiplied by the R
TOPx resistance
induces a voltage (V
HYS_SENSEx) that is added to the SENSEx node. This
effectively boost (or increments) the node voltage (in this case V
SENSEx).
When the VOUTx voltage is
falling and becomes lower than VOUT_FALLx, the voltage is considered
as:
- Not in regulation: for an
undervoltage channel (UV).
- In regulation: for an overvoltage
channel (OV).
The hysteresis voltage is defined as:
Equation 12.
Where:
- IHYS_SENSEx = 24 ×
10–6 Amps (or 24μA)
- RTOPx units are in
Ohms (Ω)
The falling voltage
threshold can be calculated as:
Equation 13.
Using
Equation 9 and Equation 13
Equation 14.
Where:
- VTH_SENSEx is the
nominal sense threshold voltage of 0.599V
- IHYS_SENSEx = 24 ×
10–6 Amps (or 24μA)
- RTOPx and
RBOTTOMx units are in Ohms (Ω)
The VOUTx_FALL
error can be calculated as:
Equation 15.
Equation 15 was obtain, using the derivative method and under the assumptions
that all variables are uncorrelated and both resistors have the same tolerance
Where the equation terms are:
Equation 16.
Equation 17.
Equation 18.
Equation 19.
Where:
- RTOL is the
resistors tolerance (same for top and bottom resistors) as numeric value.
For example, for 0.1% tolerance resistors, we use 0.001.
- VTH_SENSEx_ACC is
the SENSEx threshold accuracy as numeric value (in this case 0.01).
- IHYS_SENSEx_ACC is
the hysteresis current accuracy as numeric value (in this case 0.03).
- VTH_SENSEx is the
nominal sense threshold voltage of 0.599V.
- IHYS_SENSEx = 24 ×
10–6 Amps (or 24μA).
- RTOPx and
RBOTTOMx units are in Ohms (Ω).
Using Equation 14 and Equation 15 we can calculate the falling voltage range as:
Equation 20.
Figure 8-4, shows a conceptual diagram of the rising and falling voltage, the diagram also
shows the errors on this voltage due to VTH accuracy, IHYS
accuracy, and the resistive divider tolerances. At the system level, these errors
have to be taken into account for a robust design.