ISL6740EVAL2Z Intersil, ISL6740EVAL2Z Datasheet - Page 19
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ISL6740EVAL2Z
Manufacturer Part Number
ISL6740EVAL2Z
Description
EVALUATION BOARD 2 ISL6740
Manufacturer
Intersil
Datasheet
1.ISL6741IVZ.pdf
(29 pages)
Specifications of ISL6740EVAL2Z
Main Purpose
DC/DC, Step Down
Outputs And Type
1, Non-Isolated
Voltage - Output
12V
Current - Output
8A
Voltage - Input
36 ~ 75V
Regulator Topology
Buck
Board Type
Fully Populated
Utilized Ic / Part
ISL6740
Lead Free Status / RoHS Status
Lead free / RoHS Compliant
Power - Output
-
Frequency - Switching
-
appropriate for this frequency. A value of 220pF was
selected.
To obtain the proper value for R
Since there is a 10ns propagation delay in the oscillator
circuit, it must be included in the calculation. The value of
R
A similar procedure is used to determine the value of R
Equation 2. The value of R
combination of 17.4kΩ and 1.27kΩ. See section “Overcurrent
Component Selection” on page 19 for further explanation.
Output Filter Design
The output filter inductor and capacitor selection is simple
and straightforward. Under steady state operating conditions
the voltage across the inductor is very small due to the large
duty cycle. Voltage is applied across the inductor only during
the switch transition time, about 45ns in this application.
Ignoring the voltage drop across the SR FETs, the voltage
across the inductor during the ON time with V
If we allow a current ramp, ΔI, of 5% of the rated output
current, the minimum inductance required is
An inductor value of 1.4μH, rated for 18A was selected.
With a maximum input voltage of 53V, the maximum output
voltage is about 13V. The closest higher voltage rated
capacitor is 16V. Under steady state operating conditions the
ripple current in the capacitor is small, so it would seem
appropriate to have a low ripple current rated capacitor.
However, a high rated ripple current capacitor was selected
based on the nature of the intended load, multiple buck
regulators. To minimize the output impedance of the filter, a
Sanyo OSCON 16SH150M capacitor in parallel with a 22μF
ceramic capacitor were selected.
Overcurrent Component Selection
There are two circuit areas to consider when selecting the
components for overcurrent protection, current limit and
short circuit shutdown. The current limit threshold is fixed at
0.6V while the short circuit threshold is set to a fraction of the
duty cycle the designer wishes to define as a short circuit.
The current level that corresponds to the overcurrent
threshold must be chosen to allow for the dynamic behavior
V
L
TD
where
V
V
V
L
≥
L
S
OUT
V
------------------------ -
=
is the inductor voltage
selected is 8.06kΩ.
is the voltage across the secondary winding
L
V
•
ΔI
S
is the output voltage
T
–
ON
V
OUT
=
0.25 2.08
---------------------------- -
=
0.5
V
----------------------------------------------- -
•
IN
•
N
2N
TC
S
=
•
P
1.04
selected is the series
19
(
1 D
TD
–
, Equation 3 is used.
)
≈
μH
250
IN
mV
= 48V is
TC
(EQ. 22)
ISL6740, 1SL6741
(EQ. 23)
using
of an open loop converter. In particular, the low inductor
ripple current under steady state operation increases
significantly as the duty cycle decreases.
Figures 8 and 9 show the behavior of the inductor ripple
under steady state and overcurrent conditions. In this
example, the peak current limit is set at 11A. The peak
current limit causes the duty cycle to decrease resulting in a
reduction of the average current through the inductor. The
implication is that the converter can not supply the same
output current in current limit that it can supply under steady
state conditions. The peak current limit setpoint must take
this behavior into consideration. A 3.32Ω current sense
resistor was selected for the rectified secondary of current
transformer T2, corresponding to a peak current limit
setpoint of 16.5A.
The short circuit protection involves setting a voltage
between 0 and 2V on the SCSET pin. The applied voltage
divided by 2 is the percent of maximum duty cycle that
corresponds to a short circuit when the peak current limit is
active. A divider from RTC to ground provides an easy
14
13
12
11
10
0.9950
FIGURE 9. SECONDARY WINDING VOLTAGE AND
9
8
15
10
FIGURE 8. STEADY STATE SECONDARY WINDING
0.986
5
0.988
0.9960
INDUCTOR CURRENT DURING CURRENT LIMIT
OPERATION
VOLTAGE AND INDUCTOR CURRENT
0.990
0.9970
0.992
TIME (ms)
TIME (ms)
0.9980
0.994
0.996
0.9990
0.998
V (L1:1)
I (L1)
V (L1:1)
I (L1)
July 13, 2007
1.000
1.000
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