TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 SINGLE PHASE STACKABLE CONTROLLER FEATURES 1 • Stackable to 8 Phases, Multiple Controllers Can Occupy Any Phase • 2-V to 40-V Power Stage Operation Range • eTrim™ in System Reference Voltage Trim to Tighten Overall Output Voltage Tolerance, Reference is Better Than 0.75% Un-Trimmed • VDD From 4.5 V to 15 V, With Internal 5-V Regulator • Supports Output Voltage From 0.7 V to 5.8 V • Supports Pre-Biased Outputs • 10-µA Shutdown Current • Programmable Switching Frequency up to 1-MHz per Phase • Current Feedback Control With Forced Current Sharing (Patents Pending) • Resistive Divider Sets Input Undervoltage Lockout and Hysteresis • True Remote Sensing Differential Amplifier • Resistive or Inductor’s DCR Current Sensing CONTENTS 2 APPLICATIONS • • • • • Graphic Cards Servers Networking Equipment Telecommunications Equipment Distributed DC Power Systems Description 1 Device Ratings 3 Electrical Characteristics 4 Terminal Information 7 Typical Characteristics 10 Application Information 15 Design Example 35 DESCRIPTION The TPS40180 is a stackable single-phase synchronous buck controller. Stacking allows a modular power supply design where multiple modules can be connected in parallel to achieve the desired output power capability if the output power requirement cannot be provided by one module. Stacked modules can be configured to switch at different times while running at the same base frequency creating a multiple phase supply. Up to eight phases can be configured, and multiple modules can be set up to switch on the same phase if required. Input and output ripple current reduction occurs as well when modules are stacked. Stacked modules can be used to generate separate output rails, load share into a single rail or a combination of the two while sharing phase information to reduce ripple currents at the input of the system. The TPS40180 is optimized for low-output voltage (from 0.7-V to 5.8-V), high-output current applications powered from a 2-V to 40-V supply. The TPS40180 converts from 15-V input to 0.7-V output at 1 MHz. Each phase can be operated at a switching frequency up to 1 MHz, resulting in an effective ripple frequency of up to 8 MHz at the input and the output. With eTrim™, the TPS40180 gives the user the capability to trim the reference voltage on the device to compensate for external component tolerances, tightening the overall system accuracy and allowing tighter specifications for output voltage of the converter. 1 2 Please be aware that an important notice concerning availability, standard warranty, and use in critical applications of Texas Instruments semiconductor products and disclaimers thereto appears at the end of this data sheet. eTrim is a trademark of Texas Instruments. PRODUCTION DATA information is current as of publication date. Products conform to specifications per the terms of the Texas Instruments standard warranty. Production processing does not necessarily include testing of all parameters. Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 These devices have limited built-in ESD protection. The leads should be shorted together or the device placed in conductive foam during storage or handling to prevent electrostatic damage to the MOS gates. ORDERING INFORMATION PACKAGE (1) TAPE AND REEL QUANTITY Plastic 24-Pin QFN (RGE) (1) PART NUMBER 250 TPS40180RGET 3000 TPS40180RGER For the most current package and ordering information, see the Package Option Addendum at the end of this document, or see the TI website at www.ti.com. TYPICAL APPLICATION 24 23 22 21 20 19 COMP CS- CS+ PSELPGOOD CLKIO 1 FB BOOT 18 VIN(+) VIN(-) 2 DIFFO HDRV 17 3 VOUT SW 16 4 GSNS 5 VSH 6 ILIM VOUT(+) TS40180 PVCC 15 LDRV 14 SS 7 VOUT(-) PGND 13 RT GND BP5 UVLO VDD 8 9 10 11 12 Shutdown UDG-07029 2 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 DEVICE RATINGS ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS (1) TPS40180 VI VO Input voltage range Output voltage range VDD, UVLO, RT, SS –0.3 to 16 FB, VOUT, GSNS, VSH, ILIM, BP5, PSEL, CS+, CS–, VS+, VS– –0.3 to 6 BOOT – HDRV –0.3 to 6 SW, HDRV –1 to 44 SW, HDRV, transient < 50 ns –5 to 44 DIFFO, LDRV, PVCC, CLKIO, PGOOD, COMP –0.3 to 6 PGOOD (eTrim™ usage only) –0.3 to 22 TJ Operating junction temperature range -40 to 150 Tstg Storage temperature range -55 to 150 (1) UNIT V V °C Stresses beyond those listed under "absolute maximum ratings" may cause permanent damage to the device. These are stress ratings only, and functional operation of the device at these or any other conditions beyond those indicated under "recommended operating conditions" is not implied. Exposure to absolute-maximum-rated conditions for extended periods may affect device reliability. RECOMMENDED OPERATING CONDITIONS MIN VI VDD, UVLO 4.5 SW –1 BOOT - SW NOM 40 0 V 5.8 RT 25 PSEL 150 Operating junction temperature UNIT 15 5.5 All Other Pins TJ MAX -40 105 µA °C ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD) PROTECTION MIN NOM MAX Human Body Model (HBM) 2500 Charged Device Model (CDM) 1500 PACKAGE DISSIPATION RATINGS (1) UNIT V (1) THERMAL IMPEDANCE JUNCTION-TO-AMBIENT (°C/W) AIRFLOW (LFM) TA = 25°C POWER RATING (W) TA = 85°C POWER RATING (W) 42 Natural Convection 2.38 0.950 35 200 2.85 1.14 32 400 3.10 1.25 Ratings based on JEDEC High Thermal Conductivity (High K) Board. For more information on the test method, see TI Technical Brief SZZA017. Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 3 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS VVDD = 12V, VBP5 = 5V, VPVCC = 5V, –40°C < TJ < 85°C (unless otherwise noted) PARAMETER TEST CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNIT 4.5 12 15 V 50 µA VDD INPUT SUPPLY VVDD Operating voltage range IVDDSD Shutdown current VUVLO < 0.5 V BP5 INPUT SUPPLY VBP5 Operating voltage range IBP5 Operating current VBP5UV Rising undervoltage turn on threshold VBP5UVH BP5 UVLO hysteresis 4.3 5.0 5.5 2 3 5 4.0 4.25 4.5 225 V mA V mV PVCC REGULATOR VPVCC Output voltage IPVCC Output current 4.5 V < VVDD < 15 V 4.3 5.0 0 5.5 V 50 mA OSCILLATOR FOSC Oscillator frequency RRT= 64.9 kΩ 360 Oscillator frequency range 150 VRMP Ramp voltage (1) 420 VRTCKLSLV RT pin clock slave voltage threshold 415 454 1000 500 525 2 kHz mV V DIGITAL CLOCK SIGNAL (CLKIO) Pull Up Resistance (1) RCLKH 27 (1) RCLKL Pull Down Resistance ICLKIOLK Leakage current in high impedance state (1) Ω 27 VRT < 2 V, VPSEL = 5 V 1 µA UVLO PIN VUVLO(on) IUVLO PVCC regulator enabled 0.8 0.9 1.5 PWM switching enabled 1.9 2.0 2.1 9 12 15 Hysteresis bias current V µA PULSE WIDTH MODULATOR DMAX tON(min) Maximum duty cycle 8 phase CLK scheme 87.5% 6 phase CLK scheme 83% Minimum pulse width (1) 75 ns VSHARE VVSH Current share reference; Ramp valley voltage RLOAD = 20 kΩ 1.7 1.8 1.9 V –200 0 200 nA 695 700 705 mV ERROR AMPLIFIER IIB Input bias current at FB pin VREF Trimmed FB control voltage (includes differential sense amp offset VFB = 0.7 V IOH COMP source current VCOMP = 1.1V, VFB = 0.6 V 1 2 IOL COMP sink current VCOMP = 1.1V, VFB = 0.8 V 1 2 EAGBWP Gain bandwidth product AOL Open loop gain (1) (1) mA 8 12 MHz 60 90 dB 7.5 SOFTSTART ISS1 Charging Current: device Enabled, Before First PWM Pulse and During Hiccup Fault Recovery 6.5 ISS2 Charging Current After First PWM Pulse 12 VSS_FE Fault Enable Threshold VSSSLV Voltage loop slave mode threshold voltage 8.2 µA 15 17 0.8 VBP5 = 5V VBP5 0.75 V 25.5 µA CURRENT LIMIT IILIM (1) 4 Threshold setting current 21.5 23.5 Specified by design. Not production tested . Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued) VVDD = 12V, VBP5 = 5V, VPVCC = 5V, –40°C < TJ < 85°C (unless otherwise noted) PARAMETER TEST CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX 0 2.5 UNIT CURRENT SENSE AMPLIFIER VISOFST Input offset voltage IIB_CS Input bias current –2.5 GCS Gain at PWM Input VICM Input common mode range VDIFFMX Maximum differential input voltage 100 0.2V ≤ VICM ≤ 5.8V 11.25 12.5 mV nA 13.75 V/V 0 5.8 V –60 60 mV 1.005 V/V DIFFERENTIAL REMOTE VOLTAGE SENSE AMPLIFIER GRVS IDIFFOH Gain DIFFO source current IDIFFOL DIFFO sink current BWDIFFA Unity gain bandwidth RINDIFFA 0.7 V < V(VOUT) – V(GSNS) < 5.8 V 0.995 1.000 V(VOUT) – V(GSNS) = 2 V, V(DIFFO) > 1.98 V, V(VDD) – V(VOUT) > 2 V 2 V(VOUT) – V(GSNS) = 5.8 V, V(DIFFO) > 5.6 V, V(VDD) – V(VOUT) = 1 V 1 mA V(VOUT) – V(GSNS) = 2 V, V(DIFFO) ≥ 2.02 V (2) 2 5 8 Input resistance, inverting DIFFO to GSNS 60 Input resistance, noninverting OUT to GND 60 mA MHz kΩ PSEL PIN IISEL Bias current VMNCLK Master mode, no output on CLKIO 21.5 23.5 25.5 0 0 0.5 VM8PH VM6PH Master mode, 6 phase CLKIO 0.5 0.7 0.9 Master mode, 8 phase CLKIO 0.9 VSSTDBY Slave mode, standby state 3.4 VS45 Clock slave mode, 8 phase CLKIO, 45° phase slot (2) 0 0 0.2 VS90 Clock slave mode, 8 phase CLKIO, 90° phase slot (2) 0.2 0.35 0.5 VS135 Slave mode, 8 phase CLKIO, 135° phase slot (2) 0.5 0.7 0.9 VS180 Clock slave mode, 8 phase CLKIO, 180° phase slot (2) 0.9 1.1 1.3 VS225 Clock slave mode, 8 phase CLKIO, 225° phase slot (2) 1.3 1.6 1.9 VS270 Clock slave mode, 8 phase CLKIO, 270° phase slot (2) 1.9 2.25 2.6 VS315 Clock slave mode, 8 phase CLKIO, 315° phase slot (2) 2.6 3.0 3.4 VS0 Clock slave mode, 6 phase CLKIO, 0 phase slot (2) 1.9 2.25 2.6 VS60 Clock slave mode, 6 phase CLKIO, 60° phase slot (2) 0 0 0.2 VS120 Clock slave mode, 6 phase CLKIO, 120° phase slot (2) 0.2 0.35 0.5 VS180 Clock slave mode, 6 phase CLKIO, 180° phase slot (2) 0.5 0.7 0.9 VS240 Clock slave mode, 6 phase CLKIO, 240° phase slot (2) 0.9 1.1 1.3 VS300 Clock slave mode, 6 phase CLKIO, 300° phase slot (2) 1.3 1.6 1.9 (2) µA V Specified by design. Not production tested . Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 5 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued) VVDD = 12V, VBP5 = 5V, VPVCC = 5V, –40°C < TJ < 85°C (unless otherwise noted) PARAMETER TEST CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNIT GATE DRIVERS RHDRV(on) HDRV Pull Up Resistance VBOOT = 5 V, V(SW) = 0 V, IHDRV = 100 mA RHDRV(off) HDRV Pull Down Resistance VBOOT = 5 V, VSW = 0 V, IHDRV = 100 mA 1 2 3 0.5 1 2 RLDRV(on) LDRV pull up resistance VPVCC = 5 V, ILDRV = 100 mA 1 2 3.5 RLDRV(off) LDRV pull down resistance tHDRV(r) HDRV rise time VPVCC = 5 V, ILDRV = 100 mA 0.3 0.75 1.5 25 tHDRV(f) HDRV fall time (3) 75 25 tLDRV(r) LDRV rise time (3) 75 25 75 tLDRV(f) LDRV fall time (3) 10 60 (3) CLOAD = 3.3 nF Ω ns POWER GOOD VFBPG_H Powergood high FB voltage threshold 764 787 798 VFBPG_L Powergood low FB voltage threshold 591 611 626 VFBPG(hyst) Powergood threshold hysteresis TPGDLY Powergood delay time VPGL Powergood low level output voltage IPG = 2 mA IPGLK Powergood leakage current VPG = 5 V 30 (3) mV 60 µs 10 0.35 0.40 V µA 1 OVERVOLTAGE AND UNDERVOLTAGE VFB_U FB pin under voltage threshold 565 580 595 VFB_O FB pin over voltage threshold 792 810 828 126 135 144 mV THERMAL SHUTDOWN TTSD Shutdown Temperature (3) TTSD(hyst) Hysteresis (3) TWRN Warning Temperature (3) TWR(hyst) Hysteresis (3) (3) 6 40 106 115 124 °C 10 Specified by design. Not production tested . Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 TERMINAL INFORMATION TERMINAL FUNCTIONS TERMINAL NAME NO. I/O DESCRIPTION FB 1 I Inverting input to the internal error amplifier. Normally this pin is at the reference voltage of 700 mV. DIFFO 2 O Output of the remote sense amplifier. Amplifier is fixed gain of 1 differential mode and is used for output voltage sensing at the load to eliminate distribution drops. VOUT 3 I Positive input to the remote sense amplifier. Amplifier is fixed gain of 1 differential mode and is used for output voltage sensing at the load to eliminate distribution drops. GSNS 4 I Negative input to the remote sense amplifier. Amplifier is fixed gain of 1 differential mode and is used for output voltage sensing at the load to eliminate distribution drops. VSH 5 I/O Pin is either an input or an output. If the chip is configured as a voltage loop master the valley voltage is output on this pin and is distributed to the slave devices. If configured as a voltage loop slave, the master VSH pin is connected here and the device uses the master valley voltage reference to improve current sharing. ILIM 6 I Programs the overcurrent limit of the device. Connecting a resistor from this pin to VSH and another to VOUT on the voltage loop master sets a voltage above VSH. COMP is not allowed to exceed this voltage. If the load current requirements force COMP to this level for seven clock cycles, an overcurrent event is declared, and the system shuts down and enter a hiccup fault recovery mode. The controller attempts to restart after a time period given by seven soft-start cycles. SS 7 I Soft-start input. This pin determines the startup ramp time for the converter as well as overcurrent and other fault recovery timing. The voltage at this pin is applied as a reference to the error amplifier. While this voltage is below the precision 700 mV reference, it acts as the dominant reference to the error amp providing a closed loop startup. After it rises above the 700 mV precision reference, the 700 mV precision reference dominates and the output regulates at the programmed level. In case of an overcurrent event, the converter attempts to restart after a period of time defined by seven soft-start cycles. Additionally this pin is used to configure the chip as a voltage loop master or slave. If the pin is tied to VDD or PVCC at power up, the device is in voltage loop slave mode. Otherwise, the device is a voltage loop master. RT 8 I Frequency programming pin. Connecting a resistor from this pin to GND sets the switching frequency of the device. If this pin is connected to VDD or PVCC, the device is a clock slave and gets its time base from CLKIO of the clock master device. Phase addressing is done on PSEL. GND 9 – Signal level ground connection for the device. All low level signals at the device should be referenced to this pin. No power level current should be allowed to flow through the GND pin copper areas on the board. Connect to the thermal pad area, and from there to the PGND copper area. BP5 10 I Electrically quiet 5-V supply for the internal circuitry inside the device. If VDD is above 5 V, connect a 20-Ω resistor from PVCC to this pin and a 100-nF capacitor from this pin to GND. For VDD at 5 V, this pin can be tied directly to VDD or through a 20-Ω resistor with a 100-nF decoupling capacitor to reduce internal noise. UVLO 11 I UVLO input for the device. A resistor divider from VDD sets the turn on voltage for the device. Below this voltage, the device is in a low quiescent current state. Pulling this pin to ground shuts down the device, and is used as a system shutdown method. VDD 12 I Power input for the LDO on the device. PGND 13 – Common connection for the power circuits on the device. This pin should be electrically close to the source of the FET connected to LDRV. Connected to GND only at the thermal pad for best results. LDRV 14 O Gate drive output for the low-side or rectifier FET. PVCC 15 O Output of the on board LDO. This is the power input for the drivers and bootstrap circuit. The 5.3-V output on this pin is used for external circuitry as long as the total current required to drive the gates of the switching FETs and external loads is less than 50 mA. Connect a 1µF capacitor from this pin to GND. SW 16 O This pin is connected to the source of the high-side or switch FET and is the return path for the floating high-side driver. HDRV 17 O Gate drive output for the high-side FET. High-side FET turn-on time must not be greater than minimum on-time. See electrical characteristics table for the minimum on time of the pulse width modulator. BOOT 18 I Bootstrap pin for the high-side driver. A 100-nF capacitor is connected from this pin to SW and provides power to the high-side driver when the high-side FET is turned on. CLKIO 19 I/O Clock and phase timing output while the device is configured as a clock master. In clock slave mode, the master CLKIO pin is connected to the slave CLKIO pin to provide time base information to the slave. PGOOD 20 O Power good output. This open drain output pulls low when the device is in any state other than in normal regulation. Active soft-start, UVLO, overcurrent, undervoltage, overvoltage or overtemperature warning (115°C junction) causes this output to pull low. Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 7 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 TERMINAL FUNCTIONS (continued) TERMINAL I/O DESCRIPTION NAME NO. PSEL 21 I Phase select pin. For a clock master, a resistor from this pin to GND determines the CLKIO output. When configured as a clock slave, a resistor from the pin to GND selects the phase relationship that the slave has with the master. Allowing this pin to float causes the slave to drop off line to shed the phase when current demands are light for improved overall efficiency. See the Application Information section for more details. CS+ 22 I Positive input to the current sense amplifier. CS– 23 I Negative input to the current sense amplifier COMP 24 O Output of the error amplifier. CS- GSNS VSH ILIM 1 24 VOUT COMP DIFFO FB TPS40180 RGE PACKAGE (BOTTOM VIEW) 2 3 4 5 6 23 TPS40180 7 SS 8 RT 9 GND CS+ 22 PSEL 21 10 BP5 PGOOD 20 11 UVLO VDD PGND LDRV PVCC SW HDRV 19 12 18 17 16 15 14 13 BOOT CLKIO Figure 1. Device Pin Out 8 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 TPS40180 www.ti.com VO SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 VSH RT CLKIO 5 8 19 PSEL 21 3 + GSNS 4 DIFFO 2 CLK Oscillator 17 HDRV UVLO Error Amplifier FB 18 BOOT Anti-Cross Conduction + 1 700 mV S + - SS + 16 SW PWM Comparator PVCC 14 LDRV COMP 24 22 CS- 23 Current Sense X12.5 VSLAVE CS+ + Overvoltage/ Undervoltage Control 13 PGND CLK BP5 23.5 mA BP5 ILIM Fault Control and Soft-Start 6 VDD 7.5 mA FAULT 10 BP5 20 PGOOD 7.5 mA PGOOD Controller SS 7 BP5 12 mA 2V 140°C + UVLO 11 UVLO 110°C Junction Temperature 12 VDD 5-V Regulator 0.9 V + 15 PVCC 9 UDG-07036 GND Figure 2. Functional Block Diagram Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 9 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS INPUT SHUTDOWN CURRENT vs JUNCTION TEMPERATURE CURRENT SENSE AMPLIFIER OFFSET VOLTAGE vs JUNCTION TEMPERATURE 0.6 VISOFST - Current Sense Offset Voltage - mV 6 IVDD - Input Current - mA 5 4 3 2 1 -30 -10 10 30 50 70 90 0 -0.2 -0.4 -0.6 -30 10 30 50 70 TJ - Junction Temperature - °C Figure 3. Figure 4. RELATIVE CURRENT SENSE GAIN vs JUNCTION TEMPERATURE CURRENT LIMIT vs JUNCTION TEMPERATURE 1.0 30 mV 0 60 mV -0.5 -10 10 30 50 110 90 110 23.5 0.5 -30 90 24.0 23.0 22.5 22.0 21.5 21.0 20.5 5 mV 70 TJ - Junction Temperature - °C 90 110 20.0 -50 Figure 5. 10 -10 TJ - Junction Temperature - °C CS+ - CS60 mV 30 mV 5 mV -1.0 -50 0.2 -0.8 -50 110 IILIM - Current Limit Current - mA GCS - Current Sense Gain - V/V% 0 -50 0.4 -30 -10 10 30 50 70 TJ - Junction Temperature - °C Figure 6. Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued) UVLO HYSTERESIS vs JUNCTION TEMPERATURE CURRENT SHARE RE VOLTAGE vs JUNCTION TEMPERATURE 1.810 VVSH - Current Share Reference Voltage - V 250 VBP5UVH - UVLO Hysteresis - mV 245 240 235 230 225 220 215 210 205 200 -50 -30 -10 10 30 50 70 90 1.805 1.800 1.795 1.790 -50 110 -30 TJ - Junction Temperature - °C 50 70 90 110 90 110 SOFTSTART CHARGE CURRENT vs JUNCTION TEMPERATURE REMOTE VOLTAGE SENSE AMPLIFIER vs JUNCTION TEMPERATURE GRVS - Remote Voltage Sense Amplifier Gain - V/V ISSx - Soft-Start Charge Current - mA 30 Figure 8. 15 13 ISS2 11 ISS1 9 7 -30 10 Figure 7. 17 5 -50 -10 TJ - Junction Temperature - °C -10 10 30 50 70 90 110 0.05 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.01 0 -0.01 -0.02 -0.03 -0.04 -0.05 -50 TJ - Junction Temperature - °C Figure 9. -30 -10 10 30 50 70 TJ - Junction Temperature - °C Figure 10. Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 11 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued) DRIVER RESISTANCE vs JUNCTION TEMPERATURE POWER GOOD THRESHOLD VOLTAGE vs JUNCTION TEMPERATURE 2.0 900 RxDRV - Driver Resistance - W 1.8 1.6 VFBPG - Power Good FB Threshold Voltage - V RHDRV(on) RHDRV(off) RLDRV(on) RLDRV(off) 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 -50 -30 -10 10 30 50 70 90 750 High 700 Low 650 600 550 -30 10 30 50 70 TJ - Junction Temperature - °C Figure 11. Figure 12. POWER GOOD LOW THRESHOLD VOLTAGE vs JUNCTION TEMPERATURE POWER GOOD FB HYSTERESIS vs JUNCTION TEMPERATURE IOUT = 4 mA 600 500 IOUT = 2 mA 400 300 200 100 -10 10 30 50 70 90 110 90 110 40 30 20 10 0 -50 -30 90 50 -30 110 TJ - Junction Temperature - °C Figure 13. 12 -10 TJ - Junction Temperature - °C VFBPG(hyst) - Power Good FB Hysteresis - mV VPGL - Power Good Low Threshold Voltage - mV 800 500 -50 110 700 0 -50 850 -10 10 30 50 70 TJ - Junction Temperature - °C Figure 14. Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued) UNDERVOLTAGE AND OVERVOLTAGE THRESHOLD vs JUNCTION TEMPERATURE UVLO ENABLE THRESHOLD vs JUNCTION TEMPERATURE 980 VUVLO - Undervoltage Lockout Threshold - V VVFB_x - Feedback Voltage Thresholds - mV 900 850 800 750 Overvoltage 700 650 Undervoltage 600 550 500 450 400 -50 -30 -10 10 30 50 70 90 960 940 920 900 880 860 840 820 -50 110 -30 -10 10 30 50 70 90 TJ - Junction Temperature - °C TJ - Junction Temperature - °C Figure 15. Figure 16. UVLO HYSTERESIS CURRENT vs JUNCTION TEMPERATURE UVLO PWM ENABLE THRESHOLD VOLTAGE vs JUNCTION TEMPERATURE 110 2.025 12.0 VUVLO - UVLO PWM Enable Threshold - V 11.8 IUVLO - Hysteresis Current - mA 11.6 11.4 11.2 11.0 10.8 10.6 10.4 2.020 2.015 Enable 2.010 2.005 2.000 Disable 1.995 1.990 10.2 10.0 -50 -30 -10 10 30 50 70 90 110 1.985 -50 TJ - Junction Temperature - °C Figure 17. -30 -10 10 30 50 70 90 110 TJ - Junction Temperature - °C Figure 18. Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 13 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued) FEEDBACK BIAS CURRENT vs JUNCTION TEMPERATURE 0.30 50 0.25 45 0.20 40 IIB - Feedback Bias Current - nA VFB - Relative Feedback Voltage Change - % RELATIVE FEEDBACK REFERENCE VOLTAGE CHANGE vs JUNCTION TEMPERATURE 0.15 0.10 0.05 0 -0.05 -0.10 35 30 25 20 15 10 -0.15 -0.20 -50 5 -30 -10 10 30 50 70 90 0 -50 110 -30 TJ - Junction Temperature - °C -10 10 30 50 70 90 110 TJ - Junction Temperature - °C Figure 19. Figure 20. RELATIVE OSCILLATOR FREQUENCY vs JUNCTION TEMPERATURE 5 fOSC - Relative Oscillator Frequency - % 4 3 3 1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -50 -30 -10 10 30 50 70 90 110 TJ - Junction Temperature - °C Figure 21. 14 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 APPLICATION INFORMATION Introduction The TPS40180 is a versatile single-phase controller that can be used as a building block for a more complex power system, or as a stand alone power supply controller. In either system, the TPS40180 provides an excellent power conversion solution and supports such features as pre-bias startup, intelligent fault handling capability with graceful shutdown and restart even with multiple modules sharing a common load. Remote load voltage sense for improved load regulation where it counts, at the load, thermal shutdown, remote enable and power good indication features help solve the problems faced by the power supply designer. To ease application to a specific task, there are several user programmable features including closed loop soft-start time, operating frequency and current limit level. More complex power solutions are readily supported by the TPS40180. The device can be configured to run in a master/slave configuration where a master can control several slaves. Several options are possible including a single output multiple phase supply sharing phase timing information to reduce input and output ripple, a multiple output supply that shares phase switching timing information to reduce input ripple currents and a combination approach that has multiple outputs sharing phase information where each output can use multiple phases. Phase information in all cases comes from a single device designated the clock master. Current sharing information is passed from the device designated voltage loop master for each output to the slaves for that particular output rail by connecting the COMP pin of the master to the COMP pin of the slaves. The clock master is also the voltage loop master in one of the rails of a multiple output supply; whereas, the other rails are controlled by a voltage loop master that is a clock slave to the single clock master device. Programming the Operating Frequency A resistor is connected from the RT pin to GND to select the operating frequency of the converter. The relationship between the desired operating frequency and the timing resistance is given by Equation 1: RRT = 3.675 ´ 105 (fSW )2 + 2.824 ´ 104 - 5.355 fSW (1) where • • RRT is the timing resistance in kΩ fSW is the desired switching frequency in kHz If this is a clock master, the switching frequency above is the per-phase switching frequency. Programming the soft-start Time The soft-start time is programmable by connecting a capacitor from the SS pin to GND. An internal current source charges this capacitor providing a linear ramp voltage. This ramp voltage is the effective reference to the error amplifier while it is less that the 700-mV internal reference. The time required for the SS pin to ramp from GND to 700 mV is the soft-start time. For outputs that are not pre-biased, that time is given in Equation 2. V ´ CSS TSS = REF ISS (2) where • • • tSS is the soft-start time in seconds CSS is the capacitor from SS to GND in µF ISS is the soft-start current in µA, 15-µA typical If the output of the converter has a pre-existing voltage on it, the device the soft-start happens a little differently. The SS pin current is held to a lower value than normal until the PWM becomes active. This occurs as the SS pin voltage exceeds the FB pin voltage and the COMP pin moves up into the ramp range, causing the first pulse. At that point, the SS pin current is shifted to 15 µA nominal. Figure 22 and Figure 23 illustrate this. Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 15 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 SS VVDD 0.8 Voltage - V ISS2 FB 0.7 FB SS ISS1 0 VOUT Voltage - V VREG VPRE-BIAS VOUT PGOOD 0 t0 t1 t - Time t2 t3 Figure 22. Soft-Start Waveform for Pre-Biased Outputs VOUT From CS Amplifier R1 0.7 V 1 7 FB SS Error Amplifier + + COMP + U3 + PWM Logic RBIAS CSS ISS2 ISS1 Q S Q R Fault, UVLO, Overtemperature UDG-07023 Figure 23. Soft-Start Implementation Using Figure 22 provides: 16 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 TPS40180 www.ti.com t1 = SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 CSS æ VPREBIAS ´ RBAIS ö ´ç ÷ ISS1 è R1 + RBIAS ø (3) æV CSS æ ´ RBIAS ´ ç VREF - ç PREBIAS ç ISS2 è R1 + RBIAS è t2 = öö ÷ ÷÷ øø (4) TSS = t1 + t2 (5) where • • • • • • t1 is the time to the first PWM pulse in seconds t2 is the time from the first PWM pulse until regulation in seconds C(SS) is the SS pin capacitor in µF I(SS1) is the SS1 pin charging current in µA, 7.5 µA I(SS2)is the SS2 pin charging current in µA,15 µA TSS is the total soft-start time Tracking The TPS40180 can function in a tracking mode, where the output tracks some other voltage. To do this, a voltage divider is connected from the voltage to be tracked to GND, with the tap of the divider connected to the SS pin of the TPS40180. See Figure 24. The capacitors C1 and C2 are required for two purposes. First they provide a means for timing of overcurrent restart attempts. Second, they provide for matching output voltage ramp up rate of the TPS40180 to the controlling external supply. R5 C3 R4 TPS40180 R3 2 DIFFO 1 FB C4 R6 24 COMP C5 R1 C1 + ISS 7 VEXT - SS R2 C2 UDG-07027 Figure 24. Tracking Setup Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 17 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 When choosing component values, the SS pin current (ISS) must be accounted for in order to prevent an offset in the output of the TPS40180 converter and the tracked supply. æ ö VREF æ R3 ö ´ R2 ´ ç R1 = ç ÷ ÷ ç ÷ è R5 ø è VREF - (ISS ´ R2 ) ø (6) where • • • R1, R2, R3 and R5 are in Ω VREF is the reference voltage of the TPS40180 (700 mV) I(SS) is the SS pin current (15µA typical) To use Equation 6, R3 and R5 must be known from the design of the compensation network and nominal converter output voltage. R2 is then chosen arbitrarily. A value between 1 kΩ and 10 kΩ is suggested. Too large a value and the tracking error is greater. Too small, and the requirements for C2 and C2 become excessive. Once R1 and R2 have been chosen, C1 and C2 can be chosen. The R1-C1 time constant and the R2 C2 time constant should match. R1 ´ C1 = R 2 ´ C 2 (7) Absolute matching of the time constants is not necessary for Equation 7. The nearest standard values of capacitor provides satisfactory results. Pick a value for C1 or C2 and find the closest corresponding standard value for the other capacitor. Current Sensing and Overcurrent Detection The TPS40180 uses the current sensing architecture shown in Figure 25. IOUT CS+ CS- 22 23 TPS40180 VC + CS gain = 12.5 + COMP 24 + - E/A + Ve S + PWM Ramp VSH 5 23.5 mA R1 ILIM 0.5 V + + 1.8 V S + 0V + 6 R2 Overcurrent VOUT UDG-07028 Figure 25. Current Sense Architecture The sense resistor can either be a resistor between the inductor and the output capacitor(s) or an R-C filter across the inductor. 18 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 Overcurrent protection for the TPS40180 is set by connecting a resistor from the ILIM pin to the VSH pin. A current source of 23.5 µA out of the ILIM pin sets a voltage level on the ILIM pin and the COMP pin is not allowed to rise above this level. Since the device uses current mode control and COMP cannot rise above this level, an effective maximum output current is defined. The second resistor on the ILIM pin, R2, is optional and if used is connected to the output voltage. This resistor provides compensation of the overcurrent level for changes in output voltage, such as would be seen at startup. If not used, the overcurrent threshold level is higher at output voltages lower than the designed target. The output current, flows through the inductor resistance and develops a voltage, VC across it, representative of the output current. This resistance voltage is extracted from the total inductor voltage by the R-C network placed across the inductor. This voltage is amplified with a gain of 12.5 and then subtracted from the error amplifier output, COMP, to generate the Ve voltage. The Ve signal is compared to the slope-compensation RAMP signal to generate the PWM signal that is used to control the FET drivers. As the output current is increased, the amplified VC causes the Ve signal to decrease. In order to maintain the proper duty cycle, the COMP signal must increase. Therefore, the magnitude of the COMP signal contains the output current information as shown in Equation 8 through Equation 10: COMP = Ve + (Ipk ´ RL ) ´ 12.5 (8) æ (VIN - VOUT ) ö æ VOUT IRIPPLE = ç ÷´ ç ÷ ç VIN L è ø è ö æ 1 ö ÷ ÷´ç ø è fSW ø (9) æI ö IPK = ç RIPPLE ÷ + IOUT 2 è ø (10) In order to satisfy the input-output voltage relationship, the Equation 11 must hold: V Ve = VRMP ´ OUT + VVSH VIN (11) Combining Equation 8 and Equation 11 and solving for the COMP voltage gives: æV ö COMP = VRMP ´ ç OUT ÷ + VVSH + (IPK ´ RL ) ´ 12.5 è VIN ø (12) Since COMP and ILIM are of equal voltage when at the current limit condition, setting ILIM to the expected COMP voltage at maximum current is how the current limit threshold is set. To calculate the resistors R1 and R2 from Figure 25, proceed as follows: æV ö a = ç RMP ÷ è VIN ø (13) æ V b = RL ´ 12.5 ´ IPK + ç RMP ç 2´N ph è ( R1 = ö ÷ ÷ ø ) (14) b + a ´ VVSH (1 - a )´ IILIM (15) Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 19 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 R2 = b + a ´ VVSH a ´ IILIM (16) where (for Equation 8 through Equation 16) • • • • • • • • • • • • COMP is the voltage on the COMP pin VRMP is the ramp amplitude, 500 mV VOUT is the output voltage of the converter IOUT is the dc output current of the converter VIN is the input voltage of the converter VVSH is the valley voltage of the ramp, 1.8V IPK is the peak current in the inductor RL is the DC resistance of the inductor L is the inductance of the inductor 12.5 is the gain of the current sense amplifier network inside the device Nph is the number of phase that the master clock is set to, either 6 or 8 IILIM is the bias current out of the ILIM pin, 23.5µA typical The TPS40180 architecture inherently allows multiple modules to start simultaneously into a load without problems with overcurrent tripping. The reason this is the case is the master device in a group of devices configured as a multiphase power supply is the only device that retains overcurrent control. The slave devices do not have the ability to initiate an overcurrent event but rely on the master to handle this function. For this reason, when setting the overcurrent threshold for a multiple converter system, the above equations should be used to set the threshold on a per-converter basis. For example, if four converters are being used to generate a supply that has a 60A current limit, the current limit to use for calculating the resistors would be 15 A. NOTE: The above equations indicate that the overcurrent threshold is dependent on input voltage. Consequently, as the input voltage increases, the overcurrent threshold also rises. 20 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 Hiccup Fault Recovery To reduce the input current and component dissipation during on overcurrent event, a hiccup mode is implemented. Hiccup mode refers to a sequence of 7 soft-start cycles where no MOSFET switching occurs, and then a re-start is attempted. If the fault has cleared, the re-start results in returning to normal operation and regulation. This is shown in Figure 26. VVDD SS 1.5 V (A) 0.5 V GND VIN (B) SW NODE GND VOUT, REG (C) VOUT GND ILIM (D) COMP t0 t1 t2 t3 UDG-07024 Figure 26. Hiccup Recovery From Faults Normal operation is occurring between t0 and t1 as shown by VOUT at the regulated voltage, (C) and normal switching on the SW NODE (B) and COMP at its nominal level, (D). At t1, an overcurrent load is experienced. The increased current forces COMP to increase to the ILIM level as shown in (D). If the COMP voltage is above the ILIM voltage for 7 switching cycles, the controller enters a hiccup mode at t2. During this time the controller is not switching and the power MOSFETs are turned off. The SS pin goes through 7 cycles of charging and discharging the soft-start capacitor. At the end of the 7 cycles the controller attempts another normal re-start. If the fault has been cleared, the output voltage comes up to the regulation level as shown at time t3. If the fault has not cleared, the COMP voltage again rises above the ILIM voltage and a fresh hiccup cycle starts. This condition may continue indefinitely. The pre-bias circuitry is reset at this time and the restart does not discharge an output pre-bias condition if it exists. Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 21 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 Selecting Current Sense Network components Some consideration must be given to selecting the components that are used to sense current in the converter. If an R-C filter across the inductor is used, the R-C time constant should match the natural time constant of the inductor. Equation 17 and Figure 27 describe the relationship. æ L ö RCS ´ CCS = ç ÷ è RL ø (17) Inductor L RL CCS RCS + VC _ UDG-07033 Figure 27. Current Sense Network The amplitude of the VC voltage must also be considered. If the VC voltage is expected to rise above 60 mV at the desired overcurrent threshold, an attenuator should be used to keep the voltage to a maximum of 60 mV. To implement the divider, place a resistor in parallel with CCS. The time constant of the whole network should remain the same as the L/R time constant of the inductor. High ripple current applications can also cause problems under certain conditions. When the sensing network is matched to the inductor, the ripple voltage on the capacitor CCS is the same as the ripple voltage produced on the effective inductor resistance. If this ripple component is too great, sub-harmonic instability can result and the PWM exhibits excessive jitter or give a long pulse, short pulse type of output. To minimize this effect, the slope of the signal presented to the current sense amplifier must be less than a maximum value. This places a minimum limit on what the inductor L/R time constant can be for a given application as shown in Equation 18. If the chosen inductor and other application parameters fall outside these recommendations, it is necessary to attenuate the current feedback signal with an extra resistor. ( ) æ L ö GCS(max) ´ VIN + (2 ´ VOUT ) ç ÷> fSW è RL ø (18) where • • • • • • 22 L is the inductance in H RL is the equivalent series resistance of the inductor in Ω GCS(max) is the maximum gain of the current sense amplifier, 13.75 VIN is the input voltage in V VOUT is the output voltage in V fSW is the switching frequency in Hz Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 PGOOD Functionality PGOOD functions as a normal open drain power good output on an device configured as a master. This is an open drain signal and pulls low when any condition exists that would indicate that the output of the supply might be out of regulation. These conditions include: • FB pin more that ±15% from nominal • soft-start is active • A UVLO condition exists for the TPS40180 • The TPS40180 has detected a short circuit condition • The TPS40180 die is over warning temperature threshold (115°C) If the device is configured as a voltage loop slave, PGOOD pulls low the following conditions only: • A UVLO condition exists for the TPS40180 • The TPS40180 die is over warning temperature threshold (115°C) Note that when there is no power to the device, PGOOD is not able to pull close to GND if an auxiliary supply is used for the power good indication. Output Overvoltage and Undervoltage Protection If the output voltage is sensed to be too low, the TPS40180 turns off the power FETs, and initiate a hiccup restart sequence just as if a fault condition had occurred. The sensing of the output voltage is done using the FB pin and the undervoltage threshold voltage for the FB pin is 580-mV typical. The pre-bias circuitry is reset at this time and the restart does not discharge an output pre-bias condition if it exists. The TPS40180 also includes an output overvoltage protection mechanism. This mechanism is designed to turn on the low-side FET when the FB pin voltages exceeds the overvoltage protection threshold of 810-mV (typical). The high side FET turns off and the low-side FET turns on and stays on until the voltage on the FB drops below the undervoltage threshold. At this point, the controller enters a hiccup recovery cycle as in the undervoltage case. The output overvoltage protection scheme is active at all times. If at any time when the controller is enabled, the FB pin voltage exceeds the overvoltage threshold, the low-side FET turns on until the FB pin voltage falls below the undervoltage threshold. Overtemperature Protection When the TPS40180 die temperature exceeds 115°C, the PG pin is pulled low as a warning that temperatures are becoming excessive. Systems can act on this indication as appropriate. The TPS40180 shuts down if the die temperature is sensed to be more than 135°C. The die must cool to less than the warning level reset of 105°C before the device restarts. The device restarts automatically after the die cools to this level. eTRIM™ The TPS40180 incorporates an innovative new feature that allows the user to trim the reference voltage in system. This allows the user to tighten overall output tolerances by trimming out errors caused by resistor divider and other system tolerances. The reference has been designed so that it may be trimmed without affecting temperature drift so that the user can perform system level trims without worrying about creating a situation where the reference temperature drift becomes a problem. Trimming in the TPS40180 is done with a small bank of EEPROM. Changing bit values in this EEPROM causes parameters, like reference voltage, inside the device to change. Once trim is accomplished, there is no need to trim again, the change is permanent (but can be overwritten by subsequent trimming operations). The eTrim™ trimming mechanism has been designed so that the user can only program the reference voltage so that any errors in the programming sequence does not affect other factory set trims such as current feedback gain for example. This provides a secure environment for the user to use and eliminates the possibility that other parameters could inadvertently changed. The adjustment range is ±14 mV from the untrimmed level. The reference is pre-trimmed at the factory to ±0.5% Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 23 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 of nominal so further trim is not necessary unless it is desired to further reduce total system errors. This factory trim uses the same eTrim™ mechanism that can be used at the system or converter level and changes the same bits that the user changes if using eTrim™. Consequently, not all of the trim range may be available to make adjustments in system as the factory trim sets the bits to the value that provides the correct nominal reference voltage. Typically, the trim has at least 3 steps remaining in any direction to allow for user system level trim. There are several steps required to use the eTrim™ feature. A typical trim sequence would flow as follows: 1. Power up the system and wait for the system to stabilize in steady state 2. Program the TPS40180 reference trim to a default setting (overwriting factory trim) 3. Measure the system output voltage 4. Calculate a correction factor to be applied to the output voltage 5. Program the EEPROM inside the TPS40180 with the new trim code 6. Measure the new system output voltage 7. Repeat from step 4 if required The TPS40180 provides 4 trim bits available for user programming. The bits and their effect on the untrimmed reference value are given in Table 1. Table 1. eTrim Bit Codes and Effect eTrim™ REFERENCE BIT CODE (1) b3 b2 b1 b0 REFERENCE CHANGE (mV) 1 0 0 0 +14 1 0 0 1 +12 1 0 1 0 +10 1 0 1 1 +8 1 1 0 0 +6 1 1 0 1 +4 1 1 1 0 +2 1 1 1 1 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 –2 0 0 1 0 –4 0 0 1 1 –6 0 1 0 0 –8 0 1 0 1 –10 0 1 1 0 –12 0 1 1 1 –14 Default setting The process of writing to the on chip trim EEPROM is as follows. With power applied to the system and the system in steady state: 1. Force the input voltage to the device, VVDD, to a level of 7 V (this eases stresses on the UVLO pin). 2. Raise the UVLO pin to a level 2 V above VVDD and PGOOD to 20 V 3. Apply a pulse of VVDD + 4V for a minimum of 10 µs to UVLO 4. Bring UVLO to VVDD + 2 V for at least 8 µs 5. The UVLO pin is then pulsed to VVDD + 4 V seven times (six address bits and one data bit) for each bit that is to be written. The pulse period is typically 1 µs and the width of the pulse determines whether the pulse is interpreted as a 1 or as a 0 by the EEPROM circuitry. 6. Data has been placed in a buffer. To finalize the writing, pull PGOOD to 20 V and the UVLO pin to VVDD + 4 V for at least 15 ms. Figure 28 shows a typical sequence. 24 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 TPS40180 www.ti.com VDD SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 VVDD ‘0’ programmed to bit 0 ‘1’ programmed to bit 1 A5 A4 A3 A2 A1 A0 D A5 A4 A3 A2 A1 A0 D VVDD+4 V VVDD+2 V UVLO > 2.5 V Settle Time >=15 ms 15 ms write EEPROM >10ms >8ms 1ms 1ms 20 V PGOOD UDG-07032 Figure 28. eTrim™ EEPROM Programming Sequence The pulses from VVDD + 2 V to VVDD + 4 V on UVLO are governed by the timing shown in Figure 29. Note that there are six address bits in the sequence to write to a single EEPROM bit. To write to the eTrim™ accessible bits, the address sequence must be correct for all six bits or else the write attempt has no effect. To write to eTrim™ accessible bits the first four address bits must be zero. Anything else is not accepted. Address bits A1 and A0 select which eTrim™ accessible EEPROM bit is written. For example, to write a 1 to bit 3 of the eTrim™ accessible bits, the data pulse sequence would look like Figure 30. A5 A4 A3 A2 A1 A0 0 0 0 0 1 1 D 100 ns ‘0’ 1 UDG-07038 900 ns ‘1’ 1 ms UDG-07037 Figure 29. eTrim™ Bit Pulse Timing Figure 30. Write 1 to Bit 3 As data is clocked into the device, the reference voltage reflects the updates without writing the data buffer to the actual EEPROM. System measurements can be made after a suitable system dependent settling time has elapsed after changing the bits in the buffer. When satisfied with the results, the EEPROM may be written by pulling PGOOD to 20 V and UVLO to V(VDD) + 4 V for at least 15 ms. For best reliability, the EEPROM should only be written to by pulling PGOOD to 20V and UVLO to V(VDD) + 4V a maximum of three times during the product lifetime. This writing only needs to be done once during the entire trimming cycle, after the optimal trim values are found since data clocked in will affect the output without perfoming the actual write. Until written, changes are not permanent and will be lost after power cycling the device. Using the Device for Clock Master/Slave Operation The TPS40180 can be operated as either a master clock source or a slave to a master clock. Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 25 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 Table 2. RT Voltage and Clock Master/Slave RT VOLTAGE (VRT) (V) CLOCK MODE < 0.5 Master (or single converter) > 2 (tied to PVCC or VDD) Slave In the clock master mode, the master clock frequency is set by connecting a resistor from the RT pin to GND. In the clock master mode, the PSEL pin selects the CLKIO operating mode for the device. There are three possible states defined in Table 3. Table 3. PSEL Pin Modes for Clock Master PSEL RESISTANCE to GND (kΩ) MODE 0 No CLKIO. CLKIO does not send out pulses. OPEN 8 phase CLKIO. CLKIO send out a pulse train for interleaving with 45° phase separation 29.4 6 phase CLKIO. CLKIO send out a pulse train for interleaving with 60° phase separation In the clock slave mode, the CLKIO pin is an input. The controller fires in a fixed relationship to the master determined by the resistance placed from PSEL to GND, or is turned off to improve efficiency at light load. The actual result depends on how the master CLKIO is programmed. Table 4. PSEL Phase Programming for Slave With 8 Phase Master Clock PHASE ANGLE (°) PSEL RESISTANCE to GND (kΩ) Standby OPEN 45 0 90 14.7 135 29.4 180 47 225 68 270 95.3 315 127 Table 5. PSEL Phase Programming for Slave With 6 Phase Master Clock PHASE ANGLE (°) PSEL RESISTANCE to GND (kΩ) Standby OPEN 0 95.3 60 0 120 14.7 180 29.4 240 47 300 68 When a slave senses any level change on the PSEL pin that would indicate a change in firing angle, it momentarily goes into standby mode. When a slave leaves standby mode, it starts supplying current after 64 clock cycles have elapsed if the status of the PSEL pin has not changed from when the device entered standby mode. In this way, a slave can have its firing angle dynamically changed depending on operating conditions. A slave can be held in standby mode by allowing the PSEL pin to float. 26 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 Using the TPS40180 for Voltage Control Loop Master or Slave Operation The TPS40180 can function as a voltage loop master or as a voltage loop slave. As a voltage loop master, the TPS40180 behaves like a standard control device in that it regulates its output using its internal error amplifier and reference. As a voltage loop slave, the TPS40180 takes the VSH and COMP signals from a voltage loop master and the slave converter becomes an output current booster to the master converter. Current is shared between the master and slave since both the current command reference (VSH) and the current command (COMP) are being distributed form the master controller and used by the slave to set its output current. The error amplifier in the master is responsible for overall voltage regulation. The error amplifier on the slave is disconnected when configured as a voltage control loop slave. To configure a TPS40180 as a voltage loop slave, connect the SS pin to VDD or PVCC. It is important that the SS pin not fall more than 1 V below the PVCC voltage when starting up as a slave. If this condition is no met, the controller may not start. For this reason, it is not recommended to tie SS to BP5 to configure the converter as a voltage control loop slave. Connections Between Controllers for Stacking One of the main benefits of using the TPS40180 is the ability to parallel output power stages to achieve higher output currents and to scale or stack on controllers as needed. Phasing information is also shared among the controllers to minimize input ripple and RMS current in the input stage capacitors. Figure 31 shows the connections among the controller devices and the controller configuration connections to implement a single output stacked configuration. Up to 7 slave controllers can be connected to the master controller in this manner with unique phasing for each controller. More than 7 controllers can also be connected as long as some of them are programmed to operate at the same phase relationship with respect to the master. Not shown are the power stage portions of the schematics. The outputs of the individual converters inductors are simply connected together and then to a common output capacitor bank. All other connections would be as for a single device used as a converter. In Figure 31, the master controller is configured as a CLK master and as a voltage control loop master (SS and RT pin connections). The slave controllers are configured as CLK slaves (RT pin tied to PVCC) and as voltage control loop slaves (SS pin tied to PVCC). Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 27 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 TPS40180 Master 2 DIFFO 1 FB PSEL 21 VDD 15 24 COMP RT 8 SS 7 19 CLKIO 5 VSH TPS40180 Slave 10 kW 2 DIFFO 1 FB 24 COMP PSEL 21 VDD 15 19 CLKIO RT 8 5 SS 7 VSH TPS40180 Slave 2 DIFFO 1 FB 24 COMP PSEL 21 VDD 15 19 CLKIO RT 8 5 SS 7 VSH TPS40180 Slave 2 DIFFO 1 FB 24 COMP PSEL 21 VDD 15 19 CLKIO RT 8 5 SS 7 VSH UDG-07031 Figure 31. Single Output Stacked Configuration 28 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 The 10-kΩ resistor connected from the CLKIO line to GND is required to ensure that the CLKIO line falls to GND quickly when the master device is shutdown or powers off. The master CLKIO pin goes to a high impedance state at these times and if the CLKIO line was high, there is no other active discharge part. The slave controllers look at the CLKIO line to determine if the system is supposed to be running or not. A level below 0.5V on CLKIO is required for this purpose. If the CLKIO line remains high after that master is shut down, the slaves continue to operate. This is seen as the slave LDRV signal remaining high for a period of time after the master is shut down and results in output voltage excursions that are not controlled. NOTE: In any system configured to have a CLK master and CLK slaves, a 10-kΩ resistor connected from CLKIO to GND is required. For simplicity of design, the compensation components shown on the master, as well as the components connected to the RT and SS pins may be present on the slaves. This prevents separate designs being necessary for master and slave circuits. The RT and SS pins can have jumper option to tie them to VDD to program an individual device as a slave. These components were omitted in Figure 31. Selection of the PSEL pin resistors is simple. First determine if the master should generate a CLK signal that is suitable for 60 or 45 spacing of the phases. Select the appropriate PSEL connection option from Table 3. For the slaves, determine the desired firing angle for each one and pick the appropriate resistor from either Table 4 or Table 5 depending on the clock scheme chosen for the master. Design Note: When used in a master/slave relationship and an overvoltage event occurs, only the control loop master turns on the low-side FET to pull down the output voltage. This results in the master phase low-side FET sinking all of the combined maximum current for the slaves. For example, if the per phase current limit is 10 A and there are 4 phases, the master low-side FET could be required to pass 30 A for a brief time. The master error amplifier is still active during this time and tries to have the slaves regulate the output voltage. As the master COMP pin rises to the ILIM point, a fault event is sensed and the converter shuts down, and then initiate a hiccup restart. Size the master low-side FET to handle the appropriate amount of surge current for 7 clock cycles of the converter. Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 29 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 A connection diagram for several controllers sharing phase information and synchronized to each other but having different output voltages is shown in Figure 32. This is similar to the previous example but here the controllers are all control loop masters (SS not pulled to VDD) and control their own output voltages independently. One device is configured as a CLK master (RT not tied to VDD) and is the clock generator for the CLK slaves. Picking the PSEL resistors is the same as before. overcurrent in this configuration depends on which controller senses the overcurrent event. If one of the CLK slaves experiences a fault, that converter only shuts down, and enter the hiccup restart mode. If the CLK master controller senses an overcurrent, it stops sending CLKIO pulses to the slaves, causing them to stop. The master then enters a hiccup recovery mode. TPS40180 CLK Master 2 DIFFO 1 FB PSEL 21 VDD 15 24 COMP RT 8 SS 7 19 CLKIO 10 kW 5 VSH TPS40180 CLK Slave 2 DIFFO 1 FB PSEL 21 VDD 15 24 COMP 19 CLKIO 5 RT 8 SS 7 VSH TPS40180 CLK Slave 2 DIFFO 1 FB PSEL 21 VDD 15 24 COMP 19 CLKIO 5 RT 8 SS 7 VSH UDG-07034 Figure 32. Phase Share Multiple Output Configuration 30 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 Finally, a configuration diagram for multiple multiphase converters is shown in Figure 33. This is just a combination of the two previous examples and should follow intuitively once those are understood. It is the example of Figure 31 with a CLK slave but control loop master added to create a second output voltage while sharing phasing information with the first converter group. A slave has been added to the second control loop master controller in this case as well creating a grouping of controllers that provide a second output voltage. This can have a significant impact on the required input filter capacitance if all the converters are located close to one another. VOUT1 VOUT2 TPS40180 CLK Master Loop 1 Master 2 DIFFO 1 FB TPS40180 CLK Slave Loop 2 Master PSEL 21 VDD 15 RT 24 COMP DIFFO 1 FB SS TPS40180 Slave 1 FB 24 COMP RT 8 SS 7 19 CLKIO 7 5 DIFFO VDD 15 24 COMP VSH 2 PSEL 21 8 19 CLKIO 5 2 VSH TPS40180 Slave 10 kW PSEL 21 VDD 15 2 DIFFO 1 FB 24 COMP PSEL 21 VDD 15 19 CLKIO RT 8 19 CLKIO RT 8 5 SS 7 5 SS 7 VSH VSH TPS40180 Slave 2 DIFFO 1 FB 24 COMP PSEL 21 VDD 15 19 CLKIO RT 8 5 SS 7 VSH UDG-07035 Figure 33. Multiple Multiphase Configuration VSH Line in the Multiphase The examples in Figure 31 through Figure 33 show the VSH line distributed among the various controllers comprising a single output voltage grouping. This is the recommended practice for best results. However, if the ground potential difference between the controllers is not great (no more that 10 mV), distribution of VSH among the controllers in a particular output voltage group may not be necessary. VSH is the valley voltage of the controller and distributing it provides a known current reference signal among the controllers that when compared with the distributed COMP signal from the master, serves to better balance the current among the modules. If the ground potential between modules in the same output voltage grouping is small enough, there error contributed by not distributing the VSH signal becomes on the order of systematic errors already present and its usefulness is diminished. A decision must be made on an individual application basis. Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 31 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 LAYOUT CONSIDERATIONS Power Stage A synchronous BUCK power stage has two primary current loops. One is the input current loop which carries high AC discontinuous current adn the other is the output current loop carrying a high DC continuous current. The input current loop includes capacitors and the ground path generally good practice to place MOSFET and the source of the MOSFETs. the input capacitors, the main switching MOSFET, the inductor, the output back to the input capacitors. To keep this loop as small as possible, it is some ceramic capacitance directly between the drain of the main switching synchronous rectifier (SR) through a power ground plane directly under the The output current loop includes the SR MOSFET, the inductor, the output capacitors, and the ground return between the output capacitors and the source of the SR MOSFET. As with the input current loop, the ground return between the output capacitor ground and the source of the SR MOSFET should be routed under the inductor and SR MOSFET to minimize the power loop area. The SW node area should be as small as possible to reduce the parasitic capacitance and minimize the radiated emissions. The gate drive loop impedance (HDRV-gate-source-SW and LDRV-gate-source- GND) should be kept to as low as possible. The HDRV and LDRV connections should widen to 20mils as soon as possible out from the IC pin. Device Peripheral The TPS40180 provides separate signal ground (GND) and power ground (PGND) pins. It is required to separate properly the circuit grounds. The return path for the pins associated with the power stage should be through PGND. The other pins especially for those sensitive pins such as FB, RT and ILIM should be through the low noise GND. The GND and PGND plane are suggested to be connected at the output capacitor with single 20 mil trace. A minimum 0.1-µF ceramic capacitor must be placed as close to the VDD pin and AGND as possible with at least 15 mil wide trace from the bypass capacitor to the GND. A 4.7-µF ceramic capacitor should be placed as close to the PVCC pin and PGND as possible. BP5 is the filtered input from the PVCC pin. A 4.7-Ω resistor should be connected between PVCC and BP5 and a 1-µF ceramic capacitor should be connected from BP5 to GND. Both components should be as close to BP5 pin as possible. When a DCR sensing method is applied, the sensing resistor is placed close to the SW node. It is connected to the inductor with Kelvin connection. The sensing traces from the power stage to the chip should be away from the switching components. The sensing capacitor should be placed very close to the CS+ and CS- pins. The frequency setting resistor should be placed as close to RT pin and GND as possible. The VOUT and GSNS pins should be directly connected to the point of load where the voltage regulation is required. A parallel pair of 10-mil traces connects the regulated voltage back to the chip. They should be away from the switching components. The PowerPAD should be electrically connected to GND. 32 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 C5 R1 C7 R2 TPS40180 R11 R9 COMP 24 1 FB 2 DIFFO CS- 23 VSNS 3 VOUT CS+ 22 GSNS 4 GSNS PSEL 21 5 VSH PGOOD 20 6 ILIM CLKIO 19 R6 R5 R8 C6 C8 PSEL R3 R7 BP5 C17 VIN R13 SS BOOT 18 8 RT HDRV 17 9 GND C9 CLKIO SW R12 7 VOUT D1 HDRV SW 16 10 BP5 PVCC 15 11 UVLO LDRV 14 12 VDD PGND 13 C15 R16 R15 LDRV C19 PWP C18 C20 R18 UDG-07051 Figure 34. TPS40180 Peripheral Schematic Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 33 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 AGND AGND I LI M I LI M VSNS GSNS AGND VOUT BP5 AGND PSEL PGOOD CS+ VI N BP5 CLKI O PGND LDRV PVCC PVCC AGND PGOOD PVCC SW HDRV BP5 PGND SW Figure 35. TPS40180 Recommended Layout for Peripheral Components PowerPad Layout™ The PowerPAD™ package provides low thermal impedance for heat removal from the device. The PowerPAD™ derives its name and low thermal impedance from the large bonding pad on the bottom of the device. The circuit board must have an area of solder-tinned-copper underneath the package. The dimensions of this area depend on the size of the PowerPAD™ package. Thermal vias connect this area to internal or external copper planes and should have a drill diameter sufficiently small so that the via hole is effectively plugged when the barrel of the via is plated with copper. This plug is needed to prevent wicking the solder away from the interface between the package body and the solder-tinned area under the device during solder reflow. Drill diameters of 0.33 mm (13 mils) works well when 1-oz copper is plated at the surface of the board while simultaneously plating the barrel of the via. If the thermal vias are not plugged when the copper plating is performed, then a solder mask material should be used to cap the vias with a diameter equal to the via diameter plus 0.1 mm minimum. This capping prevents the solder from being wicked through the thermal vias and potentially creating a solder void under the package. Refer to PowerPAD™ Thermally Enhanced Package for more information on the PowerPAD™ package 34 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 DESIGN EXAMPLE Single Output Configuration from 12-V to 1.5-V DC-to-DC Converter Using a TPS40180 The following example illustrates the design process and component selection for a single output synchronous buck converter using TPS40180. The design goal parameters are given in the table below. A list of symbol definitions is found at the end of this section. Design Goal Parameters SYMBOL PARAMETER TEST CONDITION VIN Input voltage VOUT Output voltage VRIPPLE Output ripple IOUT Output current fSW Switching frequency MIN 10.8 IOUT=20A TYP MAX UNIT 12 13.2 V 1.5 V 30 mV 20 A 280 kHz Inductor Selection The inductor is determined by the desired ripple current. The required inductor is calculated by: L= VIN(max) - VOUT IRIPPLE ´ VOUT 1 ´ VIN(max) fSW (19) Typically the peak to peak inductor current IRIPPLE is selected to be around 25% of the rated output current. In this design, IRIPPLE is targeted at 25% of IOUT. The calculated inductor is 0.95 µH and in practical a 1uH inductor with 1.7 mΩ DCR from Vishay is selected. The real inductor ripple current is 4.7 A. Step 2: Output Capacitor Selection The output capacitor is typically selected by the output load transient response requirement. Equation 20 estimates the minimum capacitor to reach the under voltage requirement with load step up. Equation 21 estimates the minimum capacitor for over voltage requirement with load step down. When VIN(min)< 2×VOUT, the minimum output capacitance can be calculated using Equation 20. Otherwise, Equation 21 is used. COUT(min) = ITRAN(max)2 ´ L (VIN(min) - VOUT )´ VUNDER (20) when VIN(min)<2×VOUT C OUT(min) = ITRAN(max)2 ´ L VOUT ´ VOVER (21) when VIN(min)>2×VOUT In this design, VIN(min) is much larger than 2×VOUT, so Equation 21 is used to determine the minimum capacitance. Based on a 8-A load transient with a maximum of 60 mV deviation, a minimum 711-µF output capacitor is required. In the design, four 220-µF, 4-V, SP capacitor are selected to meet this requirement. Each capacitor has an ESR of 5 mΩ. Another criterion for capacitor selection is the output ripple voltage. The output ripple is determined mainly by the capacitance and the ESR. Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 35 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 æ ö IRIPPLE VRIPPLE(TotOUT) - ç ÷ VRIPPLE(TotOUT) - VRIPPLE(COUT) 8 C f ´ ´ OUT SW ø è = ESRCo = IRIPPLE IRIPPLE (22) With an 880-µF output capacitance, the ripple voltage at the capacitor is calculated to be 1.5 mV. In the specification, the output ripple voltage should be less than 30 mV, so based on Equation 22, the required maximum ESR is 9.4 mΩ. The selected capacitors can meet this requirement. Step 3: Input Capacitor Selection The input voltage ripple depends on input capacitance and ESR. The minimum capacitor and the maximum ESR can be estimated by: CIN(min) = ESRCin = IOUT ´ VOUT VRIPPLE(Cin) ´ VIN ´ fSW (23) VRIPPLE(CinESR) IOUT + 12 IRIPPLE (24) For this design, assume VRIPPLE(Cin) is 100 mV and VRIPPLE(CinESR) is 50 mV, so the calculated minimum capacitance is 89 µF and the maximum ESR is 2.3 mΩ. Choosing four 22 µF, 16 V, 2mΩ ESR ceramic capacitors meets this requirement. Another important thing for the input capacitor is the RMS ripple current rating. The RMS current in the input capacitor is estimated by: IRMS _ CIN = D ´ (1 - D) ´ IOUT (25) where • D is the duty cycle The calculated RMS current is 6.6 A. Each selected ceramic capacitor has a RMS current rating of 4.3 A, so it is sufficient to reach this requirement. MOSFET Selection The MOSFET selection determines the converter efficiency. In this design, the duty cycle is very small so that the high-side MOSFET is dominated with switching losses and the low-side MOSFET is dominated with conduction loss. To optimize the efficiency, choose smaller gate charge for the high-side MOSFET and smaller RDS(on) for the low-side MOSFET. RENESAS HAT2167H and HAT2164H are selected as the high-side and low-side MOSFET respectively. The power losses in the high-side MOSFET is calculated with the following equations: The RMS current in the high-side MOSFET is 2 æ I Isw rms = D ´ ç IOUT 2 + RIPPLE ç 12 è ö ÷ = 7.08 A ÷ ø (26) The RDS(on)(sw) is 9.3 mΩ when the MOSFET gate voltage is 4.5 V. The conduction loss is: 2 PSW(cond) = (ISWrms ) ´ RDS(on)(sw) = 0.47 W (27) The switching loss is: PSW(sw) = IPK ´ VIN ´ fSW ´ RDRV ´ (QgdSW + QgsSW ) = 0.35 W Vgtdrv (28) The calculated total loss is the high-side MOSFET is: 36 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 PSW(tot) = PSW(cond) + PSW(SW ) = 0.82 W (29) The RMS current in the low-side MOSFET is: 2 æ I ISRrms = (1 - D) ´ ç IOUT 2 + RIPPLE ç 12 è ö ÷ = 18.7A ÷ ø (30) The RDS(on)(sr) of each HAT2164 is 4.4 mΩ when the gate voltage is 4.5 V. Two HAT2164 FETs are used in this design. The conduction loss in the low-side MOSFETs is: 2 æ RDS(on)(sr) PSR(cond) = (ISRrms ) ´ ç ç 2 è ö ÷÷ = 0.77 W ø (31) The total power loss in the body diode is: PD IO D E = 2 ´ IO U T ´ t D ´ V f ´ fS W = 0.39 W (32) Therefore, the calculated total loss in the SR MOSFETs is: PSR(tot) = PSR(cond) + PDIODE = 1.16 W (33) Peripheral Component Design Switching Frequency Setting (RT) RT = 3.675 ´ 105 (fSW )2 + 2.824 ´ 104 - 5.355 = 100kW fSW (34) In the design, a 95.3 kΩ resistor is selected. The actual switching frequency is 280 kHz. Output Voltage Setting (FB) Substitute the top resistor R1 with 10 kΩ in the following equation , and then calculate the bottom bias resistor. RBIAS = 0.7 ´ R1 = 8.66kW VOUT - 0.7 (35) Current Sensing Network Design (CS+, CS-) Choosing C1 a value for 0.1µF, and calculating R with the following equations. R= L = 6kW DCR ´ C1 (36) Overcurrent Protection (ILIM) ILIM pin is connected to VSH and VOUT pins with R1 and R2 respectively. Equation 15 and Equation 16 are used to calculate the over current setting resistors. The DC over current rating is set at 28 A. The calculated values are 41 kΩ and 830 kΩ for R1 and R2 respectively. In the final design, R1 and R2 are chosen as 36.5 kΩ and 787 kΩ for temperature and other tolerances compensation. VREG (PVCC) A 4.7-µF capacitor is recommended to filter noise. Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 37 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 BP5 A 4.7-Ω resistor and 1-µF capacitor is placed between VREG and BP5 as a low pass filter. Phase Select (PSEL) If the board is configured as a clock master for a multiphase application, an 8-phase CLKIO signal is generated if PSEL pin is open, and a 6-phase CLKIO signal is generated if PSEL is tied to ground with a 29.4-kΩ resistor. If the board is stacked as a slave for a multiphase application, a different resistor value is selected. The PSEL resistor selection is illustrated in the previous datasheet section. VSHARE (VSH) A 1-µF capacitor is tied from VSHARE to GND. Powergood (PGOOD) The PGOOD pin is tied to BP5 with a 10-kΩ resistor. Undervoltage Lockout (UVLO) UVLO is connected to the input voltage with a resistor divider. The two resistors have the same value of 10 kΩ. When the input voltage is higher than 2 V, the internal linear regulator is enabled. Clock Synchronization (CLKIO) CLKIO is floating as no clock synchronization required for single output configuration. Bootstrap Capacitor A bootstrap capacitor is connected between the BOOT and SW pin. The bootstrap capacitor depends on the total gate charge of the high side MOSFET and the amount of droop allowed on the bootstrap capacitor Qg = 55nF DV CBOOT = (37) Qg is 11 nC and is 0.2 V in the calculation. For this application, a 0.1-µF capacitor is selected. Soft-Start (SS) To get about 1-ms soft-start time, a 22-nF capacitor is tied to SS pin. I ´T CSS = SS SS = 22nF V REF (38) ISS is the soft-start current which is 15- µA typically. VREF is the reference voltage 0.7 V. Remote Sense VOUT and GSNS are connected to the remote sensing output connector. DIFFO is connected to the output voltage setting resistor divider. If the differential amplifier is not used, VOUT and GSNS are suggested to be grounded, and DIFFO is left open. Feedback Compensator Design Peak current mode control method is employed in the controller. A small signal model is developed from the COMP signal to the output. GVC(s) = (s ´ COUT ´ ESR + 1)´ ROUT 1 1 ´ ´ DCR ´ A C s ´ ts + 1 s ´ COUT ´ ROUT + 1 (39) The time constant is defined by: 38 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 TPS40180 www.ti.com ts = SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 T æ ç ln ç ç æ VRAMP çç èè T æ VRAMP ö æ VOUT ö ç T ÷ - ç L ÷ ´ DCR ´ AC è ø è ø æ 2 ´ VOUT ö æ VIN - VOUT ö ´ DCR ´ A C - ç ÷ ÷-ç L L ø è ø è ö ÷ ÷ ÷ ö ÷ ´ DCR ´ A C ÷ ø ø (40) Equation 40 is applied when the PWM pulse width is shorter than the current loop delay. The current loop delay is typically 100ns. ts = T æ æ VRAMP ö æ VIN - VOUT ö ö çç ÷ ´ DCR ´ AC ÷ ÷+ç T L ø è ø ÷ ln ç è ç æ VRAMP ö æ VOUT ö ÷ -ç ´ DCR ´ A C ç ç ÷ ÷ ÷ è è T ø è L ø ø (41) Equation 41 is applied when the PWM pulse width is longer than the current loop delay. The current loop delay is typically 100ns. Equation 42 is used in this design because the PWM pulse width is much larger than the current loop delay. The low frequency pole is calculated by: 1 fVCP1 = 2 ´ p ´ COUT ´ ROUT = 2.36kHz (42) The ESR zero is calculated by: fESR = 1 2 ´ p ´ COUT ´ ESR = 176.8kHz (43) In this design, a Type II compensator is employed to compensate the loop. VREF + R1 C1 R2 C2 Figure 36. Type II Compensator The compensator transfer function is: Gc(s) = 1 ´ R1´ (C1 + C2) s ´ R2 ´ C2 + 1 æ æ (C1´ C2 ) ö ö + 1÷ s ´ ç s ´ R2 ´ ç ç (C1 + C2 ) ÷÷ ÷ ç è ø ø è (44) The loop gain transfer function is: Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 39 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 TV (s ) = G C(s ) ´ G VC(s ) (45) Assume the desired crossover frequency is 25 kHz, then set the compensator zero about 1/10 of the crossover frequency and the compensator pole equal to the ESR zero. The compensator gain is then calculated to achieve the desired bandwidth. In this design, the compensator gain, pole and zero are selected using Equation 46 through Equation 49. fP = fZ = 1 = 176.8kHz æ (C1´ C2 ) ö 2 ´ p ´ R2 ´ ç ÷÷ ç è (C1 + C2 ) ø (46) 1 = 2.5kHz 2 ´ p ´ R2 ´ C2 (47) TV (j ´ 2 ´ p ´ fC ) = 1 (48) From Equation 48, the compensator gain is solved as 4.5 ×10 . 5 A CM = 1 = 6.29 ´ 104 R1´ (C1 + C2 ) (49) Set R1 equal to 10 kΩ, and then calculate all the other components. • R2=40 kΩ • C1=22 pF • C2=1.6 nF In the real laboratory practice, the final components are selected as following to increase the phase margin and reduce PWM jitter. • R1=10 kΩ • R2=39 kΩ • C1=22 pF • C2=2.7nF HAT2167H + HAT2164 H Figure 37. Single Output Converter Schematic 40 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 EFFICIENCY vs LOAD CURRENT OUTPUT VOTLAGE vs LOAD CURRENT 1.530 100 VIN 90 10.8 V / 12 V 13.2 V 1.525 VOUT - Output Voltage - V 80 h - Efficiency - % 70 1.520 60 1.515 50 40 1.510 30 VIN 20 13.2 V 10.8 V 12 V 10 1.505 1.500 0 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 ILOAD - Load Current - A ILOAD - Load Current - A Figure 38. Efficiency Curve Figure 39. Output Load Regulation 18 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 20 41 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 HAT2167H + HAT2164H TPS40180 Converter Block VIN VOUT VIN FB VOUT FB SS SS GND GND TPS40180 Converter Block I TPS40180 Converter Block II Figure 40. Additional Application Circuit I: Simultaneous Tracking with TPS40180 Devices VO1 = 3.3 V VO1 = 3.3 V VO2 = 1.5 V VO2 = 1.5 V VSS2 (500 mV/div) VPGOOD2 (2 V/div) VPGOOD2 (2 V/div) Figure 41. Simultaneously Tracking Up 42 VSS2 (500 mV/div) Figure 42. Simultaneously Tracking Down Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 In Figure 43, Block I and Block II are configured as master and slave respectively. HAT2167H + HAT2164H TPS40180 Converter Block VIN RT SS VOUT CLKIO PSEL VIN CLKIO RT SS GND TPS40180 Converter Block I VOUT PSEL GND TPS40180 Converter Block II Figure 43. 2-Phase Single Output Schematic with TPS40180, VIN=12V, VOUT=1.5 V, IOUT=40 A; Master SW Node (5 V/div) Slave SW Node (5 V/div) Master SW Node (5 V/div) Slave SW Node (5 V/div) CLKIO (5 V/div) Inductor Currents (5 A/div) Figure 44. Switch Node and CLKIO Waveforms Figure 45. Current Balance at 0 A to 16 A Load Step Up, 2.5 A/µs Slew Rate Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 43 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 Table 6. Definitions SYMBOL DESCRIPTION VIN(min) Minimum Operating Input voltage VIN(max) Maximum Operating Input Voltage VOUT Output Voltage IRIPPLE Inductor Peak-Peak Ripple Current ITRAN(max) Maximum Load Transient VUNDER Output Voltage Undershot VOVER Output Voltage Overshot VRIPPLE(totOUT) Total Output Ripple VRIPPLE(COUT) Output Voltage Ripple Due to Output Capacitance VRIPPLE(CIN) Input Voltage Ripple Due to Input Capacitance VRIPPLE(CinESR) Input Voltage Ripple Due to the ESR of Input Capacitance PSW(cond) High Side MOSFET Conduction Loss ISWrms RMS Current in the High Side MOSFET RDS(on)(SW) “ON” Drain-Source Resistance of the High Side MOSFET PSW(sw) High Side MOSFET Switching Loss IPK Peak Current Through the High Side MOSFET RDRV Driver Resistance of the High Side MOSFET QgdSW Gate to Drain Charge of the High Side MOSFET QgsSW Gate to Source Charge of the High Side MOSFET VGSW Gate Drive Voltage of the High Side MOSFET PSW(gate) Gate Drive Loss of the High Side MOSFET QgSW Gate Charge of the High Side MOSFET PSW(tot) Total Losses of the High Side MOSFET PSR(cond) Low Side MOSFET Conduction Loss ISRrms RMS Current in the Low Side MOSFET RDS(on)(SR) “ON” Drain-Source Resistance of the low Side MOSFET PSR(gate) Gate Drive Loss of the Low Side MOSFET QgSR Gate Charge of the Low Side MOSFET VgSR Gate Drive Voltage of the Low Side MOSFET PDIODE Power Loss in the Diode tD Dead Time Between the Conduction of High and Low Side MOSFET Vf Forward Voltage Drop of the Body Diode of the Low Side MOSFET PSR(tot) Total Losses of the Low Side MOSFET DCR Inductor DC Resistance AC Gain of the Current Sensing Amplifier, typically it is 13 ROUT Output Load Resistance VRAMP Ramp Amplitude, typically it is 0.5V T Switching Period GVC(s) Control to Output Transfer Function GC(s) Compensator Transfer Function TV(s) Loop Gain Transfer Function ACM Gain of the Compensator fP The Pole Frequency of the Compensator fZ The Zero Frequency of the Compensator 44 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 TPS40180 www.ti.com SLVS753B – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2007 Additional References Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2007, Texas Instruments Incorporated Product Folder Link(s): TPS40180 45 PACKAGE OPTION ADDENDUM www.ti.com 8-Nov-2007 PACKAGING INFORMATION Orderable Device Status (1) Package Type Package Drawing Pins Package Eco Plan (2) Qty TPS40180RGER ACTIVE QFN RGE 24 3000 Green (RoHS & no Sb/Br) CU NIPDAU Level-2-260C-1 YEAR TPS40180RGERG4 ACTIVE QFN RGE 24 3000 Green (RoHS & no Sb/Br) CU NIPDAU Level-2-260C-1 YEAR TPS40180RGET ACTIVE QFN RGE 24 250 Green (RoHS & no Sb/Br) CU NIPDAU Level-2-260C-1 YEAR TPS40180RGETG4 ACTIVE QFN RGE 24 250 Green (RoHS & no Sb/Br) CU NIPDAU Level-2-260C-1 YEAR Lead/Ball Finish MSL Peak Temp (3) (1) The marketing status values are defined as follows: ACTIVE: Product device recommended for new designs. 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