STEVAL-ISA050V1 STMicroelectronics, STEVAL-ISA050V1 Datasheet - Page 35

• Manufacturer Part Number: STEVAL-ISA050V1
• Description: KIT EVAL PM6641 CHIPSET/DDR2/3
• Manufacturer: STMicroelectronics
• Type: DC/DC Switching Converters, Regulators & Controllersr

Specifications of STEVAL-ISA050V1

• Main Purpose: Special Purpose DC/DC, DDR Memory Supply
• Outputs And Type: 4, Non-Isolated
• Power - Output: 14.7W
• Voltage - Output: 1.05V, 1.5V, 1.8V, 0.9V
• Current - Output: 4A, 2.8A, 2.5A, 2A
• Voltage - Input: 2.7 ~ 5.5V
• Regulator Topology: Buck
• Frequency - Switching: 750kHz
• Board Type: Fully Populated
• Utilized Ic / Part: PM6641
• Input Voltage: 2.7 V to 5.5 V
• Product: Power Management Modules
• Silicon Manufacturer: ST Micro
• Silicon Core Number: PM6641
• Kit Application Type: Power Management - Voltage Regulator
• Application Sub Type: Monolithic Voltage Regulator
• Kit Contents: Board
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant
• For Use With/related Products: PM6641
• Other names: 497-8425

PM6641
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8.1
Components selection
The PM6641 switching regulator sections are buck converters employing a constant
frequency, current mode PWM current loop (see
page 24
The duty-cycle of the buck converter is, in steady-state conditions, given by
Equation 11
The switching frequency directly affects two parameters:
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Inductor selection
Once the switching frequency has been defined, the inductance value depends on the
desired inductor current ripple. Low inductance value means great ripple current that brings
to poor efficiency and great output noise. On the other hand a great current ripple is
desirable for fast transient response when a load step is applied.
Otherwise, great inductance brings to good efficiency but the load transient response is
critical, especially if V
multiplied by the inductor ripple current must be taken in consideration; the PM6641
switching regulators current loop doesn’t need a minimum output ripple in order to work
properly, so a ceramic output capacitor can be considered a good choice.
A good trade-off between the transient response time, the efficiency, the cost and the size is
choosing the inductance value in order to maintain the inductor ripple current between 20%
and 50% (usually 30%) of the maximum output current.
The maximum inductor current ripple, ΔI
With these considerations, the inductance value can be calculated with the following
expression:
Equation 12
where f
ΔI
L
is the inductor current ripple.
Inductor size: greater frequencies mean smaller inductances. In notebook applications,
real estate solutions (i.e. low-profile power inductors) are mandatory also with high
saturation and root mean square (RMS) currents.
Efficiency: switching losses are proportional to the frequency. Generally, higher
frequencies imply lower efficiency.
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Components selection
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