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Efficiency-%
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V =12V,
V =3.3V,
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PH
VIN
GND
BOOT
VSENSE
COMP
TPS57060-Q1
EN
RT /CLK
SS /TR
PWRGD
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0.5-A 60-V STEP-DOWN SWIFTDC/DC CONVERTER WITH Eco-mode
1FEATURES
Qualified for Automotive Applications Adjustable UVLO Voltage and Hysteresis
3.5-V to 60-V Input Voltage Range 0.8-V Internal Voltage Reference
200-mHigh-Side MOSFET Supported by SwitcherProSoftware Tool
(http://focus.ti.com/docs/toolsw/folders/print/s
High Efficiency at Light Loads with a Pulse witcherpro.html)
Skipping Eco-modeControl Scheme
For SWIFTDocumentation, See the TI
116-μA Operating Quiescent Current Website at http://www.ti.com/swift
1.5-μA Shutdown Current
100-kHz to 2.5-MHz Switching Frequency APPLICATIONS
Synchronizes to External Clock 12-V, 24-V and 48-V Industrial and Commercial
Adjustable Slow Start/Sequencing Low Power Systems
Undervoltage and Overvoltage Power Good Aftermarket Auto Accessories: Video, GPS,
Output Entertainment
DESCRIPTION
The TPS57060-Q1 device is a 60-V 0.5-A step-down regulator with an integrated high-side MOSFET.
Current-mode control provides simple external compensation and flexible component selection. A low-ripple
pulse-skip mode reduces the no load, regulated output supply current to 116 μA. Using the enable pin, shutdown
supply current is reduced to 1.5 μA, when the enable pin is low.
Under voltage lockout is internally set at 2.5 V, but can be increased using the enable pin. The output voltage
startup ramp is controlled by the slow start pin that can also be configured for sequencing/tracking. An
open-drain power good signal indicates the output is within 92% to 109% of its nominal voltage.
A wide switching frequency range allows efficiency and external component size to be optimized. Frequency fold
back and thermal shutdown protects the part during an overload condition.
The TPS57060-Q1 is available in a 10-pin thermally enhanced MSOP PowerPADpackage (DGQ) and a SON
(DRC) package. SIMPLIFIED SCHEMATIC
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Products conform to specifications per the terms of the Texas
Instruments standard warranty. Production processing does not
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This integrated circuit can be damaged by ESD. Texas Instruments recommends that all integrated circuits be handled with
appropriate precautions. Failure to observe proper handling and installation procedures can cause damage.
ESD damage can range from subtle performance degradation to complete device failure. Precision integrated circuits may be more
susceptible to damage because very small parametric changes could cause the device not to meet its published specifications.
ORDERING INFORMATION(1)
TJPACKAGE(2) ORDERABLE PART NUMBER TOP-SIDE MARKING
MSOP DGQ Reel of 2500 TPS57060QDGQRQ1 5706Q
40°C to 150°CSON DRC Reel of 3000 TPS57060QDRCRQ1 5706Q
(1) For the most current package and ordering information, see the Package Option Addendum at the end of this document, or see the TI
web site at www.ti.com.
(2) Package drawings, thermal data, and symbolization are available at www.ti.com/packaging.
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS(1)
Over operating temperature range (unless otherwise noted). VALUE
VIN 0.3 V to 65 V
EN(2) 0.3 V to 5 V
BOOT 73 V
VSENSE 0.3 V to 3 V
Input voltage COMP 0.3 V to 3 V
PWRGD 0.3 V to 6 V
SS/TR 0.3 V to 3 V
RT/CLK 0.3 V to 3.6 V
BOOT-PH 8 V
0.6 V to 65 V
Output voltage 200ns 1 V to 65 V
PH 30ns 2 V to 65 V
Maximum dc voltage, Tj=-40C -0.85V
Voltage difference PAD to GND ±200 mV
EN 100 μA
BOOT 100 mA
Source current VSENSE 10 μA
PH Current Limit
RT/CLK 100 μA
VIN Current Limit
COMP 100 μA
Sink current PWRGD 10 mA
SS/TR 200 μA
Operating junction temperature 40 °C to 150 °C
Storage temperature 65 °C to 150 °C
(1) 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.
(2) See Enable and Adjusting Undervoltage Lockout for details.
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THERMAL INFORMATION TPS57060-Q1
THERMAL METRIC(1)(2) DGQ DRC UNITS
10 PINS 10 PINS
θJA Junction-to-ambient thermal resistance (standard board) 62.5 56.5
θJA Junction-to-ambient thermal resistance (custom board)(3) 57 61.5
θJCtop Junction-to-case (top) thermal resistance 83 52.1
θJB Junction-to-board thermal resistance 28 20.6 °C/W
ψJT Junction-to-top characterization parameter 1.7 0.9
ψJB Junction-to-board characterization parameter 20.1 20.8
θJCbot Junction-to-case (bottom) thermal resistance 21 5.2
(1) For more information about traditional and new thermal metrics, see the IC Package Thermal Metrics application report, SPRA953.
(2) Power rating at a specific ambient temperature TAshould be determined with a junction temperature of 150°C. This is the point where
distortion starts to substantially increase. See power dissipation estimate in application section of this data sheet for more information.
(3) Test boards conditions:
(a) 3 inches x 3 inches, 2 layers, thickness: 0.062 inch
(b) 2 oz. copper traces located on the top of the PCB
(c) 2 oz. copper ground plane, bottom layer
(d) 6 thermal vias (13mil) located under the device package
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
TJ=40°C to 150°C, VIN = 3.5 to 60V (unless otherwise noted)
PARAMETER TEST CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNIT
SUPPLY VOLTAGE (VIN PIN)
Operating input voltage 3.5 60 V
Internal undervoltage lockout No voltage hysteresis, rising and falling 2.5 V
threshold
Shutdown supply current EN = 0 V, 25°C, 3.5 V VIN 60 V 1.5 4
μA
Operating : nonswitching supply VSENSE = 0.83 V, VIN = 12 V, 25°C 116 136
current
ENABLE AND UVLO (EN PIN)
Enable threshold voltage No voltage hysteresis, rising and falling, 25°C 1.15 1.25 1.36 V
Enable threshold +50 mV 3.8
Input current μA
Enable threshold 50 mV 0.9
Hysteresis current 2.9 μA
VOLTAGE REFERENCE
TJ= 25°C 0.792 0.8 0.808
Voltage reference V
0.784 0.8 0.816
HIGH-SIDE MOSFET
VIN = 3.5 V, BOOT-PH = 3 V 300
On-resistance m
VIN = 12 V, BOOT-PH = 6 V 200 410
ERROR AMPLIFIER
Input current 50 nA
Error amplifier transconductance (gM)2μA<ICOMP <2μA, VCOMP = 1 V 97 μMhos
2μA<ICOMP <2μA, VCOMP = 1 V,
Error amplifier transconductance (gM)26 μMhos
during slow start VVSENSE = 0.4 V
Error amplifier dc gain VVSENSE = 0.8 V 10,000 V/V
Error amplifier bandwidth 2700 kHz
Error amplifier source/sink V(COMP) = 1 V, 100 mV overdrive ±7μA
COMP to switch current 1.9 A/V
transconductance
CURRENT LIMIT
Current limit threshold VIN = 12 V, TJ= 25°C 0.6 0.94 A
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
TJ=40°C to 150°C, VIN = 3.5 to 60V (unless otherwise noted)
PARAMETER TEST CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNIT
THERMAL SHUTDOWN
Thermal shutdown 182 °C
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
TJ=40°C to 150°C, VIN = 3.5 to 60V (unless otherwise noted)
PARAMETER TEST CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNIT
TIMING RESISTOR AND EXTERNAL CLOCK (RT/CLK PIN)
Switching frequency using RT mode VIN = 12 V 100 2500 kHz
fSW Switching frequency VIN = 12 V, RT= 200 k450 581 720 kHz
Switching frequency using CLK mode VIN = 12 V 300 2200 kHz
Minimum CLK input pulse width 40 ns
RT/CLK high threshold VIN = 12 V 1.9 2.2 V
RT/CLK low threshold VIN = 12 V 0.45 0.7 V
RT/CLK falling edge to PH rising Measured at 500 kHz with RT resistor in series 60 ns
edge delay
PLL lock in time Measured at 500 kHz 100 μs
SLOW START AND TRACKING (SS/TR)
Charge current VSS/TR = 0.4 V 2 μA
SS/TR-to-VSENSE matching VSS/TR = 0.4 V 45 mV
SS/TR-to-reference crossover 98% nominal 1.0 V
SS/TR discharge current (overload) VSENSE = 0 V, V(SS/TR) = 0.4 V 112 μA
SS/TR discharge voltage VSENSE = 0 V 54 mV
POWER GOOD (PWRGD PIN)
VSENSE falling 92%
VSENSE rising 94%
VVSENSE VSENSE threshold VSENSE rising 109%
VSENSE falling 107%
Hysteresis VSENSE falling 2%
Output high leakage VSENSE = VREF, V(PWRGD) = 5.5 V, 25°C 10 nA
On resistance I(PWRGD) = 3 mA, VSENSE <0.79 V 50
Minimum VIN for defined output V(PWRGD) <0.5 V, II(PWRGD) = 100 μA 0.95 1.5 V
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Pad
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VIN
EN
PH
GND
COMP
VSENSE
PWRGD
SS/TR
RT/CLK
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DEVICE INFORMATION
PIN CONFIGURATION
PIN FUNCTIONS
PIN I/O DESCRIPTION
NAME NO.
A bootstrap capacitor is required between BOOT and PH. If the voltage on this capacitor is below the
BOOT 1 O minimum required by the output device, the output is forced to switch off until the capacitor is refreshed.
Error amplifier output, and input to the output switch current comparator. Connect frequency compensation
COMP 8 O components to this pin.
Enable pin, internal pull-up current source. Pull below 1.2V to disable. Float to enable. Adjust the input
EN 3 I undervoltage lockout with two resistors.
GND 9 Ground
PH 10 I The source of the internal high-side power MOSFET.
POWERPAD 11 GND pin must be electrically connected to the exposed pad on the printed circuit board for proper operation.
An open drain output, asserts low if output voltage is low due to thermal shutdown, dropout, over-voltage or
PWRGD 6 O EN shut down.
Resistor Timing and External Clock. An internal amplifier holds this pin at a fixed voltage when using an
external resistor to ground to set the switching frequency. If the pin is pulled above the PLL upper threshold,
RT/CLK 5 I a mode change occurs and the pin becomes a synchronization input. The internal amplifier is disabled and
the pin is a high impedance clock input to the internal PLL. If clocking edges stop, the internal amplifier is
re-enabled and the mode returns to a resistor set function.
Slow-start and Tracking. An external capacitor connected to this pin sets the output rise time. Since the
SS/TR 4 I voltage on this pin overrides the internal reference, it can be used for tracking and sequencing.
VIN 2 I Input supply voltage, 3.5 V to 60 V.
VSENSE 7 I Inverting node of the transconductance ( gm) error amplifier.
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ERROR
AMPLIFIER
Boot
Charge
Boot
UVLO
UVLO
Current
Sense
Oscillator
with PLL
Frequency
Shift
Logic
And
PWM Latch
Slope
Compensation
PWM
Comparator
Minimum
Clamp
Pulse
Skip
Maximum
Clamp
Voltage
Reference
Overload
Recovery
VSENSE
SS/TR
COMP
RT/CLK
PH
BOOT
VIN
Thermal
Shutdown
EN
Enable
Comparator
Shutdown
Logic
Shutdown
Enable
Threshold
Logic
Shutdown
PWRGD
Shutdown
OV
GND
POWERPAD
7
4
8
5
9
11
10
1
2
3
6
UV
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FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
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0.784
0.792
0.800
0.808
0.816
-50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150
V -VoltageReference-V
ref
T -JunctionTemperature-°C
J
V =12V
I
0
125
250
375
500
-50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150
T -JunctionTemperature-°C
J
RDSON-StaticDrain-SourceOn-StateResistance-mW
BOOT-PH=3V
BOOT-PH=6V
V =12V
I
550
570
580
590
600
610
-50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150
f -SwitchingFrequency-kHz
s
560
T -JunctionTemperature-°C
J
V =12V,
RT =200k
I
W
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.1
-50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150
SwitchCurrent- A
T -JunctionTemperature-°C
J
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V =12V
I
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TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS
ON RESISTANCE vs JUNCTION TEMPERATURE VOLTAGE REFERENCE vs JUNCTION TEMPERATURE
Figure 1. Figure 2.
SWITCH CURRENT LIMIT vs JUNCTION TEMPERATURE SWITCHING FREQUENCY vs JUNCTION TEMPERATURE
Figure 3. Figure 4.
SWITCHING FREQUENCY vs RT/CLK RESISTANCE HIGH SWITCHING FREQUENCY vs RT/CLK RESISTANCE LOW
FREQUENCY RANGE FREQUENCY RANGE
Figure 5. Figure 6.
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20
30
40
-50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150
gm- A/Vm
T -JunctionTemperature-°C
J
V =12V
I
50
70
90
110
130
150
-50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150
gm- A/Vm
T -JunctionTemperature-°C
J
V =12V
I
1.10
1.20
1.30
1.40
-50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150
EN-Threshold-V
T -JunctionTemperature-°C
J
V =12V
I
-4.25
-4
-3.75
-3.5
-3.25
-50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150
I - A
(EN) m
T -JunctionTemperature-°C
J
V =12V,
V = Threshold+50mV
I
I(EN)
-1
-0.95
-0.9
-0.85
-0.8
-50 -25 025 50 75 100 125 150
I - A
(EN) m
T -JunctionTemperature-°C
J
V =12V,
V = Threshold-50mV
I
I(EN)
-3
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150
I - A
(SS/TR) m
T -JunctionTemperature-°C
J
V =12V
I
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TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
EA TRANSCONDUCTANCE DURING SLOW START vs
JUNCTION TEMPERATURE EA TRANSCONDUCTANCE vs JUNCTION TEMPERATURE
Figure 7. Figure 8.
EN PIN VOLTAGE vs JUNCTION TEMPERATURE EN PIN CURRENT vs JUNCTION TEMPERATURE
Figure 9. Figure 10.
EN PIN CURRENT vs JUNCTION TEMPERATURE SS/TR CHARGE CURRENT vs JUNCTION TEMPERATURE
Figure 11. Figure 12.
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105
110
115
120
-50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150
I - A
I(SS/TR) m
T -JunctionTemperature-°C
J
V =12V
I
0
20
40
60
80
100
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8
V -V
SENSE
V =12V,
T =25°C
I
J
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0
0.5
1
1.5
2
-50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150
I - A
(VIN) m
T -JunctionTemperature-°C
J
V =12V
I
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
V -InputVoltage-V
I
I - A
(VIN) m
T =25°C
J
90
100
110
120
130
140
0 20 40 60
I - A
(VIN) m
V -InputVoltage-V
I
T =25 C,
V =0.83V
J
I(VSENSE)
o
90
100
110
120
130
140
-50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150
I - A
(VIN) m
T -JunctionTemperature-°C
J
V =12V,
V =0.83V
I
I(VSENSE)
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TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
SS/TR DISCHARGE CURRENT vs JUNCTION
TEMPERATURE SWITCHING FREQUENCY vs VSENSE
Figure 13. Figure 14.
SHUTDOWN SUPPLY CURRENT vs JUNCTION
TEMPERATURE SHUTDOWN SUPPLY CURRENT vs INPUT VOLTAGE (Vin)
Figure 15. Figure 16.
VIN SUPPLY CURRENT vs JUNCTION TEMPERATURE VIN SUPPLY CURRENT vs INPUT VOLTAGE
Figure 17. Figure 18.
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90
95
100
105
110
115
-50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150
PWRGDThreshold-%ofVref
VSENSEFalling
VSENSERising
VSENSEFalling
VSENSERising
V =12V
I
T -JunctionTemperature-°C
J
0
20
40
60
80
100
-50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150
RDSON- W
T -JunctionTemperature-°C
J
V =12V
I
2
2.25
2.50
2.75
3
-50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150
V -V
I(VIN)
T -JunctionTemperature-°C
J
1.5
1.8
2
2.3
2.5
-50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150
V -V
I(BOOT-PH)
T -JunctionTemperature-°C
J
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
-50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150
Offset-mV
V =0.2V
(SS/TR)
V =12V
I
T -JunctionTemperature-°C
J
0 200 400 600 800
0
600
100
200
300
400
Voltage Sense (mV)
Offset Voltage Threshold (mV)
500
VIN = 12 V
TJ= 25°C
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TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
PWRGD ON RESISTANCE vs JUNCTION TEMPERATURE PWRGD THRESHOLD vs JUNCTION TEMPERATURE
Figure 19. Figure 20.
BOOT-PH UVLO vs JUNCTION TEMPERATURE INPUT VOLTAGE (UVLO) vs JUNCTION TEMPERATURE
Figure 21. Figure 22.
SS/TR TO VSENSE OFFSET vs VSENSE SS/TR TO VSENSE OFFSET vs TEMPERATURE
Figure 23. Figure 24.
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OVERVIEW
The TPS57060-Q1 device is a 60-V, 0.5-A, step-down (buck) regulator with an integrated high side n-channel
MOSFET. To improve performance during line and load transients the device implements a constant frequency,
current mode control which reduces output capacitance and simplifies external frequency compensation design.
The wide switching frequency of 100kHz to 2500kHz allows for efficiency and size optimization when selecting
the output filter components. The switching frequency is adjusted using a resistor to ground on the RT/CLK pin.
The device has an internal phase lock loop (PLL) on the RT/CLK pin that is used to synchronize the power
switch turn on to a falling edge of an external system clock.
The TPS57060-Q1 has a default start up voltage of approximately 2.5V. The EN pin has an internal pull-up
current source that can be used to adjust the input voltage under voltage lockout (UVLO) threshold with two
external resistors. In addition, the pull up current provides a default condition. When the EN pin is floating the
device will operate. The operating current is 116μA when not switching and under no load. When the device is
disabled, the supply current is 1.5μA.
The integrated 200mhigh side MOSFET allows for high efficiency power supply designs capable of delivering
0.5 amperes of continuous current to a load. The TPS57060-Q1 reduces the external component count by
integrating the boot recharge diode. The bias voltage for the integrated high side MOSFET is supplied by a
capacitor on the BOOT to PH pin. The boot capacitor voltage is monitored by an UVLO circuit and will turn the
high side MOSFET off when the boot voltage falls below a preset threshold. The TPS57060-Q1 can operate at
high duty cycles because of the boot UVLO. The output voltage can be stepped down to as low as the 0.8V
reference.
The TPS57060-Q1 has a power good comparator (PWRGD) which asserts when the regulated output voltage is
less than 92% or greater than 109% of the nominal output voltage. The PWRGD pin is an open drain output
which deasserts when the VSENSE pin voltage is between 94% and 107% of the nominal output voltage
allowing the pin to transition high when a pull-up resistor is used.
The TPS57060-Q1 minimizes excessive output overvoltage (OV) transients by taking advantage of the OV power
good comparator. When the OV comparator is activated, the high side MOSFET is turned off and masked from
turning on until the output voltage is lower than 107%.
The SS/TR (slow start/tracking) pin is used to minimize inrush currents or provide power supply sequencing
during power up. A small value capacitor should be coupled to the pin to adjust the slow start time. A resistor
divider can be coupled to the pin for critical power supply sequencing requirements. The SS/TR pin is discharged
before the output powers up. This discharging ensures a repeatable restart after an over-temperature fault,
UVLO fault or a disabled condition.
The TPS57060-Q1, also, discharges the slow start capacitor during overload conditions with an overload
recovery circuit. The overload recovery circuit will slow start the output from the fault voltage to the nominal
regulation voltage once a fault condition is removed. A frequency foldback circuit reduces the switching
frequency during startup and overcurrent fault conditions to help control the inductor current.
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Fixed Frequency PWM Control
The TPS57060-Q1 uses an adjustable fixed frequency, peak current mode control. The output voltage is
compared through external resistors on the VSENSE pin to an internal voltage reference by an error amplifier
which drives the COMP pin. An internal oscillator initiates the turn on of the high side power switch. The error
amplifier output is compared to the high side power switch current. When the power switch current reaches the
level set by the COMP voltage, the power switch is turned off. The COMP pin voltage will increase and decrease
as the output current increases and decreases. The device implements a current limit by clamping the COMP pin
voltage to a maximum level. The Eco-Modeis implemented with a minimum clamp on the COMP pin.
Slope Compensation Output Current
The TPS57060-Q1 adds a compensating ramp to the switch current signal. This slope compensation prevents
sub-harmonic oscillations. The available peak inductor current remains constant over the full duty cycle range.
Pulse Skip Eco-Mode
The TPS57060-Q1 operates in a pulse skip Eco mode at light load currents to improve efficiency by reducing
switching and gate drive losses. The TPS57060-Q1 is designed so that if the output voltage is within regulation
and the peak switch current at the end of any switching cycle is below the pulse skipping current threshold, the
device enters Eco mode. This current threshold is the current level corresponding to a nominal COMP voltage or
500mV.
When in Eco-mode, the COMP pin voltage is clamped at 500mV and the high side MOSFET is inhibited. Further
decreases in load current or in output voltage can not drive the COMP pin below this clamp voltage level.
Since the device is not switching, the output voltage begins to decay. As the voltage control loop compensates
for the falling output voltage, the COMP pin voltage begins to rise. At this time, the high side MOSFET is enabled
and a switching pulse initiates on the next switching cycle. The peak current is set by the COMP pin voltage. The
output voltage re-charges the regulated value (see Figure 25), then the peak switch current starts to decrease,
and eventually falls below the Eco mode threshold at which time the device again enters Eco mode.
For Eco mode operation, the TPS57060-Q1 senses peak current, not average or load current, so the load current
where the device enters Eco mode is dependent on the output inductor value. For example, the circuit in
Figure 51 enters Eco mode at about 20 mA of output current. When the load current is low and the output
voltage is within regulation, the device enters a sleep mode and draws only 116μA input quiescent current. The
internal PLL remains operating when in sleep mode. When operating at light load currents in the pulse skip
mode, the switching transitions occur synchronously with the external clock signal.
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IL
PH
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Figure 25. Pulse Skip Mode Operation
Low Dropout Operation and Bootstrap Voltage (BOOT)
The TPS57060-Q1 has an integrated boot regulator, and requires a small ceramic capacitor between the BOOT
and PH pins to provide the gate drive voltage for the high side MOSFET. The BOOT capacitor is refreshed when
the high side MOSFET is off and the low side diode conducts. The value of this ceramic capacitor should be
0.1μF. A ceramic capacitor with an X7R or X5R grade dielectric with a voltage rating of 10V or higher is
recommended because of the stable characteristics overtemperature and voltage.
To improve drop out, the TPS57060-Q1 is designed to operate at 100% duty cycle as long as the BOOT to PH
pin voltage is greater than 2.1V. When the voltage from BOOT to PH drops below 2.1V, the high side MOSFET
is turned off using an UVLO circuit which allows the low side diode to conduct and refresh the charge on the
BOOT capacitor. Since the supply current sourced from the BOOT capacitor is low, the high side MOSFET can
remain on for more switching cycles than are required to refresh the capacitor, thus the effective duty cycle of the
switching regulator is high.
The effective duty cycle during dropout of the regulator is mainly influenced by the voltage drops across the
power MOSFET, inductor resistance, low side diode and printed circuit board resistance. During operating
conditions in which the input voltage drops and the regulator is operating in continuous conduction mode, the
high side MOSFET can remain on for 100% of the duty cycle to maintain output regulation, until the BOOT to PH
voltage falls below 2.1V.
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Attention must be taken in maximum duty cycle applications which experience extended time periods with light
loads or no load. When the voltage across the BOOT capacitor falls below the 2.1V UVLO threshold, the high
side MOSFET is turned off, but there may not be enough inductor current to pull the PH pin down to recharge the
BOOT capacitor. The high side MOSFET of the regulator stops switching because the voltage across the BOOT
capacitor is less than 2.1V. The output capacitor then decays until the difference in the input voltage and output
voltage is greater than 2.1V, at which point the BOOT UVLO threshold is exceeded, and the device starts
switching again until the desired output voltage is reached. This operating condition persists until the input
voltage and/or the load current increases. It is recommended to adjust the VIN stop voltage greater than the
BOOT UVLO trigger condition at the minimum load of the application using the adjustable VIN UVLO feature with
resistors on the EN pin.
The start and stop voltages for typical 3.3V and 5V output applications are shown in Figure 26 and Figure 27.
The voltages are plotted versus load current. The start voltage is defined as the input voltage needed to regulate
the output within 1%. The stop voltage is defined as the input voltage at which the output drops by 5% or stops
switching.
During high duty cycle conditions, the inductor current ripple increases while the BOOT capacitor is being
recharged resulting in an increase in ripple voltage on the output. This is due to the recharge time of the boot
capacitor being longer than the typical high side off time when switching occurs every cycle.
Figure 26. 3.3V Start/Stop Voltage Figure 27. 5.0V Start/Stop Voltage
Error Amplifier
The TPS57060-Q1 has a transconductance amplifier for the error amplifier. The error amplifier compares the
VSENSE voltage to the lower of the SS/TR pin voltage or the internal 0.8V voltage reference. The
transconductance (gm) of the error amplifier is 97μA/V during normal operation. During the slow start operation,
the transconductance is a fraction of the normal operating gm. When the voltage of the VSENSE pin is below
0.8V and the device is regulating using the SS/TR voltage, the gm is 25μA/V.
The frequency compensation components (capacitor, series resistor and capacitor) are added to the COMP pin
to ground.
Voltage Reference
The voltage reference system produces a precise ±2% voltage reference over temperature by scaling the output
of a temperature stable bandgap circuit.
Adjusting the Output Voltage
The output voltage is set with a resistor divider from the output node to the VSENSE pin. It is recommended to
use 1% tolerance or better divider resistors. Start with a 10 kfor the R2 resistor and use the Equation 1 to
calculate R1. To improve efficiency at light loads consider using larger value resistors. If the values are too high
the regulator will be more susceptible to noise and voltage errors from the VSENSE input current will be
noticeable
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R1 = R2 0.8 V
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VIN
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R1
R2
Ihys
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0.9 Am
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2.9 Am
START STOP
HYS
V V
R1 I
-
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START ENA 1
V
R2 V V I
R1
=-+
EN
Ihys
VIN
+
-
TPS57060-Q1
R1
R2
VOUT
R3
I1
0.9 Am2.9 Am
1.25 V
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(1)
Enable and Adjusting Undervoltage Lockout
The TPS57060-Q1 is disabled when the VIN pin voltage falls below 2.5 V. If an application requires a higher
undervoltage lockout (UVLO), use the EN pin as shown in Figure 28 to adjust the input voltage UVLO by using
the two external resistors. Though it is not necessary to use the UVLO adjust registers, for operation it is highly
recommended to provide consistent power up behavior. The EN pin has an internal pull-up current source, I1, of
0.9μA that provides the default condition of the TPS57060-Q1 operating when the EN pin floats. Once the EN pin
voltage exceeds 1.25V, an additional 2.9μA of hysteresis, Ihys, is added. This additional current facilitates input
voltage hysteresis. Use Equation 2 to set the external hysteresis for the input voltage. Use Equation 3 to set the
input start voltage.
Figure 28. Adjustable Undervoltage Lockout (UVLO)
(2)
(3)
Another technique to add input voltage hysteresis is shown in Figure 29. This method may be used, if the
resistance values are high from the previous method and a wider voltage hysteresis is needed. The resistor R3
sources additional hysteresis current into the EN pin.
Figure 29. Adding Additional Hysteresis
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START STOP
OUT
HYS
V V
R1 V
IR3
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START ENA ENA
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R2 V V V
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RUVLO1
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(4)
(5)
Do not place a low-impedance voltage source with greater than 5 V directly on the EN pin. Do not place a
capacitor directly on the EN pin if VEN >5 V when using a voltage divider to adjust the start and stop voltage.
The node voltage, (see Figure 30) must remain equal to or less than 5.8 V. The zener diode can sink up to 100
μA. The EN pin voltage can be greater than 5 V if the VIN voltage source has a high impedance and does not
source more than 100 μA into the EN pin.
Figure 30. Node Voltage
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Tss(ms) Iss( A)
Css(nF) = Vref (V) 0.8
m´
´
EN
SS/TR
VSENSE
VOUT
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Slow Start/Tracking Pin (SS/TR)
The TPS57060-Q1 effectively uses the lower voltage of the internal voltage reference or the SS/TR pin voltage
as the power-supply's reference voltage and regulates the output accordingly. A capacitor on the SS/TR pin to
ground implements a slow start time. The TPS57060-Q1 has an internal pull-up current source of 2μA that
charges the external slow start capacitor. The calculations for the slow start time (10% to 90%) are shown in
Equation 6. The voltage reference (VREF) is 0.8 V and the slow start current (ISS) is 2μA. The slow start capacitor
should remain lower than 0.47μF and greater than 0.47nF.
(6)
At power up, the TPS57060-Q1 will not start switching until the slow start pin is discharged to less than 40 mV to
ensure a proper power up, see Figure 31.
Also, during normal operation, the TPS57060-Q1 will stop switching and the SS/TR must be discharged to 40
mV, when the VIN UVLO is exceeded, EN pin pulled below 1.25V, or a thermal shutdown event occurs.
The VSENSE voltage will follow the SS/TR pin voltage with a 45mV offset up to 85% of the internal voltage
reference. When the SS/TR voltage is greater than 85% on the internal reference voltage the offset increases as
the effective system reference transitions from the SS/TR voltage to the internal voltage reference (see
Figure 23). The SS/TR voltage will ramp linearly until clamped at 1.7V.
Figure 31. Operation of SS/TR Pin when Starting
Overload Recovery Circuit
The TPS57060-Q1 has an overload recovery (OLR) circuit. The OLR circuit will slow start the output from the
overload voltage to the nominal regulation voltage once the fault condition is removed. The OLR circuit will
discharge the SS/TR pin to a voltage slightly greater than the VSENSE pin voltage using an internal pull down of
100μA when the error amplifier is changed to a high voltage from a fault condition. When the fault condition is
removed, the output will slow start from the fault voltage to nominal output voltage.
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TPS57060-Q1
EN
PWRGD
SS /TR
EN PWRGD
EN1
PWRGD1
VOUT1
VOUT2
EN1,EN2
VOUT1
VOUT2
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TPS57060-Q1
3
SS/TR4
PWRGD
6
EN
TPS57060-Q1
3
SS/TR
4
PWRGD
6
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION (continued)
Sequencing
Many of the common power supply sequencing methods can be implemented using the SS/TR, EN and PWRGD
pins. The sequential method can be implemented using an open drain output of a power on reset pin of another
device. The sequential method is illustrated in Figure 32 using two TPS57060-Q1 devices. The power good is
coupled to the EN pin on the TPS57060-Q1 which will enable the second power supply once the primary supply
reaches regulation. If needed, a 1nF ceramic capacitor on the EN pin of the second power supply will provide a
1ms start up delay. Figure 33 shows the results of Figure 32.
Figure 32. Schematic for Sequential Start-Up Figure 33. Sequential Startup using EN and
Sequence PWRGD
Figure 34. Schematic for Ratiometric Start-Up Figure 35. Ratio-Metric Startup using Coupled
using Coupled SS/TR Pins SS/TR pins
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SS/TR
TPS57060-Q1
EN
PWRGD
SS/ TR
EN
PWRGD
VOUT 1
VOUT 2
R 1
R 2
R3
R 4
TPS57060-Q1
Vout2 + deltaV Vssoffset
R1 = VREF Iss
´
VREF R1
R2 = Vout2 + deltaV VREF
´
-
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION (continued)
Figure 34 shows a method for ratio-metric start up sequence by connecting the SS/TR pins together. The
regulator outputs will ramp up and reach regulation at the same time. When calculating the slow start time the
pull up current source must be doubled in Equation 6.Figure 35 shows the results of Figure 34.
Figure 36. Schematic for Ratiometric and Simultaneous Start-Up Sequence
Ratio-metric and simultaneous power supply sequencing can be implemented by connecting the resistor network
of R1 and R2 shown in Figure 36 to the output of the power supply that needs to be tracked or another voltage
reference source. Using Equation 7 and Equation 8, the tracking resistors can be calculated to initiate the Vout2
slightly before, after or at the same time as Vout1. Equation 9 is the voltage difference between Vout1 and Vout2
at the 95% of nominal output regulation.
The deltaV variable is zero volts for simultaneous sequencing. To minimize the effect of the inherent SS/TR to
VSENSE offset (Vssoffset) in the slow start circuit and the offset created by the pullup current source (Iss) and
tracking resistors, the Vssoffset and Iss are included as variables in the equations.
To design a ratio-metric start up in which the Vout2 voltage is slightly greater than the Vout1 voltage when Vout2
reaches regulation, use a negative number in Equation 7 through Equation 9 for deltaV. Equation 9 will result in a
positive number for applications which the Vout2 is slightly lower than Vout1 when Vout2 regulation is achieved.
Since the SS/TR pin must be pulled below 40mV before starting after an EN, UVLO or thermal shutdown fault,
careful selection of the tracking resistors is needed to ensure the device will restart after a fault. Make sure the
calculated R1 value from Equation 7 is greater than the value calculated in Equation 10 to ensure the device can
recover from a fault.
As the SS/TR voltage becomes more than 85% of the nominal reference voltage the Vssoffset becomes larger
as the slow start circuits gradually handoff the regulation reference to the internal voltage reference. The SS/TR
pin voltage needs to be greater than 1.3V for a complete handoff to the internal voltage reference as shown in
Figure 23.
(7)
(8)
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deltaV = Vout1 Vout2-
R1 > 2800 Vout1 180 deltaV´ - ´
EN
VOUT1
VOUT2
EN
VOUT1
VOUT2
EN
VOUT1
VOUT2
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION (continued) (9)
(10)
Figure 37. Ratiometric Startup with VOUT2 leading Figure 38. Ratiometric Startup with VOUT1 leading
VOUT1 VOUT2
Figure 39. Simultaneous Startup With Tracking Resistor
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Constant Switching Frequency and Timing Resistor (RT/CLK Pin)
The switching frequency of the TPS57060-Q1 is adjustable over a wide range from approximately 100kHz to
2500kHz by placing a resistor on the RT/CLK pin. The RT/CLK pin voltage is typically 0.5V and must have a
resistor to ground to set the switching frequency. To determine the timing resistance for a given switching
frequency, use Equation 11 or the curves in Figure 40 or Figure 41. To reduce the solution size one would
typically set the switching frequency as high as possible, but tradeoffs of the supply efficiency, maximum input
voltage and minimum controllable on time should be considered.
The minimum controllable on time is typically 130ns and limits the maximum operating input voltage.
The maximum switching frequency is also limited by the frequency shift circuit. More discussion on the details of
the maximum switching frequency is located below.
(11)
SWITCHING FREQUENCY SWITCHING FREQUENCY
vs vs
RT/CLK RESISTANCE HIGH FREQUENCY RANGE RT/CLK RESISTANCE LOW FREQUENCY RANGE
Figure 40. High Range RT Figure 41. Low Range RT
Overcurrent Protection and Frequency Shift
The TPS57060-Q1 implements current mode control which uses the COMP pin voltage to turn off the high side
MOSFET on a cycle by cycle basis. Each cycle the switch current and COMP pin voltage are compared, when
the peak switch current intersects the COMP voltage, the high side switch is turned off. During overcurrent
conditions that pull the output voltage low, the error amplifier will respond by driving the COMP pin high,
increasing the switch current. The error amplifier output is clamped internally, which functions as a switch current
limit.
To increase the maximum operating switching frequency at high input voltages the TPS57060-Q1 implements a
frequency shift. The switching frequency is divided by 8, 4, 2, and 1 as the voltage ramps from 0 to 0.8 volts on
VSENSE pin.
The device implements a digital frequency shift to enable synchronizing to an external clock during normal
startup and fault conditions. Since the device can only divide the switching frequency by 8, there is a maximum
input voltage limit in which the device operates and still have frequency shift protection.
During short-circuit events (particularly with high input voltage applications), the control loop has a finite minimum
controllable on time and the output has a low voltage. During the switch on time, the inductor current ramps to
the peak current limit because of the high input voltage and minimum on time. During the switch off time, the
inductor would normally not have enough off time and output voltage for the inductor to ramp down by the ramp
up amount. The frequency shift effectively increases the off time allowing the current to ramp down.
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION (continued)
Selecting the Switching Frequency
The switching frequency that is selected should be the lower value of the two equations, Equation 12 and
Equation 13.Equation 12 is the maximum switching frequency limitation set by the minimum controllable on time.
Setting the switching frequency above this value will cause the regulator to skip switching pulses.
Equation 13 is the maximum switching frequency limit set by the frequency shift protection. To have adequate
output short circuit protection at high input voltages, the switching frequency should be set to be less than the
fsw(maxshift) frequency. In Equation 13, to calculate the maximum switching frequency one must take into
account that the output voltage decreases from the nominal voltage to 0 volts, the fdiv integer increases from 1 to
8 corresponding to the frequency shift.
In Figure 42, the solid line illustrates a typical safe operating area regarding frequency shift and assumes the
output voltage is zero volts, and the resistance of the inductor is 0.130, FET on resistance of 0.2and the
diode voltage drop is 0.5V. The dashed line is the maximum switching frequency to avoid pulse skipping. Enter
these equations in a spreadsheet or other software or use the SwitcherPro design software to determine the
switching frequency.
(12)
(13)
ILinductor current
Rdc inductor resistance
VIN maximum input voltage
VOUT output voltage
VOUTSC output voltage during short
Vd diode voltage drop
RDS(on) switch on resistance
tON controllable on time
ƒDIV frequency divide equals (1, 2, 4, or 8)
Figure 42. Maximum Switching Frequency vs. Input Voltage
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RT/CLK
TPS57060-Q1
Clock
Source
PLL
Rfset
10 pF 4 kW
50 W
EXT
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION (continued)
How to Interface to RT/CLK Pin
The RT/CLK pin can be used to synchronize the regulator to an external system clock. To implement the
synchronization feature connect a square wave to the RT/CLK pin through the circuit network shown in
Figure 43. The square wave amplitude must transition lower than 0.5V and higher than 2.2V on the RT/CLK pin
and have an on time greater than 40 ns and an off time greater than 40 ns. The synchronization frequency range
is 300 kHz to 2200 kHz. The rising edge of the PH will be synchronized to the falling edge of RT/CLK pin signal.
The external synchronization circuit should be designed in such a way that the device will have the default
frequency set resistor connected from the RT/CLK pin to ground should the synchronization signal turn off. It is
recommended to use a frequency set resistor connected as shown in Figure 43 through a 50resistor to
ground. The resistor should set the switching frequency close to the external CLK frequency. It is recommended
to ac couple the synchronization signal through a 10 pF ceramic capacitor to RT/CLK pin and a 4kseries
resistor. The series resistor reduces PH jitter in heavy load applications when synchronizing to an external clock
and in applications which transition from synchronizing to RT mode. The first time the CLK is pulled above the
CLK threshold the device switches from the RT resistor frequency to PLL mode. The internal 0.5V voltage source
is removed and the CLK pin becomes high impedance as the PLL starts to lock onto the external signal. Since
there is a PLL on the regulator the switching frequency can be higher or lower than the frequency set with the
external resistor. The device transitions from the resistor mode to the PLL mode and then will increase or
decrease the switching frequency until the PLL locks onto the CLK frequency within 100 microseconds.
When the device transitions from the PLL to resistor mode the switching frequency will slow down from the CLK
frequency to 150 kHz, then reapply the 0.5V voltage and the resistor will then set the switching frequency. The
switching frequency is divided by 8, 4, 2, and 1 as the voltage ramps from 0 to 0.8 volts on VSENSE pin. The
device implements a digital frequency shift to enable synchronizing to an external clock during normal startup
and fault conditions. Figure 44,Figure 45 and Figure 46 show the device synchronized to an external system
clock in continuous conduction mode (ccm) discontinuous conduction (dcm) and pulse skip mode (psm).
Figure 43. Synchronizing to a System Clock
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IL
EXT
PH
EXT
IL
PH
EXT
IL
PH
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Figure 44. Plot of Synchronizing in ccm Figure 45. Plot of Synchronizing in dcm
Figure 46. Plot of Synchronizing in PSM
Power Good (PWRGD Pin)
The PWRGD pin is an open drain output. Once the VSENSE pin is between 94% and 107% of the internal
voltage reference the PWRGD pin is de-asserted and the pin floats. It is recommended to use a pull-up resistor
between the values of 10 and 100kto a voltage source that is 5.5V or less. The PWRGD is in a defined state
once the VIN input voltage is greater than 1.5V but with reduced current sinking capability. The PWRGD will
achieve full current sinking capability as VIN input voltage approaches 3V.
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The PWRGD pin is pulled low when the VSENSE is lower than 92% or greater than 109% of the nominal internal
reference voltage. Also, the PWRGD is pulled low, if the UVLO or thermal shutdown are asserted or the EN pin
pulled low.
Overvoltage Transient Protection
The TPS57060-Q1 incorporates an overvoltage transient protection (OVTP) circuit to minimize voltage overshoot
when recovering from output fault conditions or strong unload transients on power supply designs with low value
output capacitance. For example, when the power supply output is overloaded the error amplifier compares the
actual output voltage to the internal reference voltage. If the VSENSE pin voltage is lower than the internal
reference voltage for a considerable time, the output of the error amplifier will respond by clamping the error
amplifier output to a high voltage. Thus, requesting the maximum output current. Once the condition is removed,
the regulator output rises and the error amplifier output transitions to the steady state duty cycle. In some
applications, the power supply output voltage can respond faster than the error amplifier output can respond, this
actuality leads to the possibility of an output overshoot. The OVTP feature minimizes the output overshoot, when
using a low value output capacitor, by implementing a circuit to compare the VSENSE pin voltage to OVTP
threshold which is 109% of the internal voltage reference. If the VSENSE pin voltage is greater than the OVTP
threshold, the high side MOSFET is disabled preventing current from flowing to the output and minimizing output
overshoot. When the VSENSE voltage drops lower than the OVTP threshold, the high side MOSFET is allowed
to turn on at the next clock cycle.
Thermal Shutdown
The device implements an internal thermal shutdown to protect itself if the junction temperature exceeds 182°C.
The thermal shutdown forces the device to stop switching when the junction temperature exceeds the thermal
trip threshold. Once the die temperature decreases below 182°C, the device reinitiates the power up sequence
by discharging the SS/TR pin.
Small Signal Model for Loop Response
Figure 47 shows an equivalent model for the TPS57060-Q1 control loop which can be modeled in a circuit
simulation program to check frequency response and dynamic load response. The error amplifier is a
transconductance amplifier with a gmEA of 97 μA/V. The error amplifier can be modeled using an ideal voltage
controlled current source. The resistor Roand capacitor Comodel the open loop gain and frequency response of
the amplifier. The 1mV ac voltage source between the nodes a and b effectively breaks the control loop for the
frequency response measurements. Plotting c/a shows the small signal response of the frequency compensation.
Plotting a/b shows the small signal response of the overall loop. The dynamic loop response can be checked by
replacing RLwith a current source with the appropriate load step amplitude and step rate in a time domain
analysis. This equivalent model is only valid for continuous conduction mode designs.
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VSENSE
COMP
VO
R1
R3
C1
C2 R2
CO RO gmea
97 A/Vm
0.8V
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RESR
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RL
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a
c
VO
RESR
COUT
RL
VC
gmps
fp
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Adc
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION (continued)
Figure 47. Small Signal Model for Loop Response
Simple Small Signal Model for Peak Current Mode Control
Figure 48 describes a simple small signal model that can be used to understand how to design the frequency
compensation. The TPS57060-Q1 power stage can be approximated to a voltage-controlled current source (duty
cycle modulator) supplying current to the output capacitor and load resistor. The control to output transfer
function is shown in Equation 14 and consists of a dc gain, one dominant pole, and one ESR zero. The quotient
of the change in switch current and the change in COMP pin voltage (node c in Figure 47) is the power stage
transconductance. The gmPS for the TPS57060-Q1 is 1.9A/V. The low-frequency gain of the power stage
frequency response is the product of the transconductance and the load resistance as shown in Equation 15.
As the load current increases and decreases, the low-frequency gain decreases and increases, respectively. This
variation with the load may seem problematic at first glance, but fortunately the dominant pole moves with the
load current (see Equation 16). The combined effect is highlighted by the dashed line in the right half of
Figure 48. As the load current decreases, the gain increases and the pole frequency lowers, keeping the 0-dB
crossover frequency the same for the varying load conditions which makes it easier to design the frequency
compensation. The type of output capacitor chosen determines whether the ESR zero has a profound effect on
the frequency compensation design. Using high ESR aluminum electrolytic capacitors may reduce the number
frequency compensation components needed to stabilize the overall loop because the phase margin increases
from the ESR zero at the lower frequencies (see Equation 17).
Figure 48. Simple Small Signal Model and Frequency Response for Peak Current Mode Control
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æ ö
+
ç ÷
p´
è ø
= ´ æ ö
+
ç ÷
p´
è ø
f
f
ps L
Adc = gm R´
P
OUT L
1
fC R 2
=´ ´ p
Z
OUT ESR
1
C R 2
=´ ´ p
f
Vref
VO
R1
R3
C1
C2
R2 CO
RO
gmea COMP
VSENSE
Type2A Type2B Type1
C2
R3
C1
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Small Signal Model for Frequency Compensation
The TPS57060-Q1 uses a transconductance amplifier for the error amplifier and readily supports three of the
commonly-used frequency compensation circuits. Compensation circuits Type 2A, Type 2B, and Type 1 are
shown in Figure 49. Type 2 circuits most likely implemented in high bandwidth power-supply designs using low
ESR output capacitors. The Type 1 circuit is used with power-supply designs with high-ESR aluminum
electrolytic or tantalum capacitors.. Equation 18 and Equation 19 show how to relate the frequency response of
the amplifier to the small signal model in Figure 49. The open-loop gain and bandwidth are modeled using the RO
and COshown in Figure 49. See the application section for a design example using a Type 2A network with a
low ESR output capacitor.
Equation 18 through Equation 27 are provided as a reference for those who prefer to compensate using the
preferred methods. Those who prefer to use prescribed method use the method outlined in the application
section or use switched information.
Figure 49. Types of Frequency Compensation
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A0
A1
P1
Z1 P2
Aol
BW
ea
Aol(V/V)
Ro = gm
p ´
ea
O
gm
C = 2 BW (Hz)
f
f f
Z1
P1 P2
s
12
EA A0 s s
1 1
2 2
æ ö
+
ç ÷
p´
è ø
= ´ æ ö æ ö
+ ´ +
ç ÷ ç ÷
p´ p´
è ø è ø
ea
R2
A0 = gm Ro R1 + R2
´ ´
ea
R2
A1 = gm Ro| | R3 R1 + R2
´ ´
1
P1 2 Ro C1
=p´ ´
1
Z1
2 R3 C1
=p´ ´
p ´ ´
O O
1
P2 = type 2a
2 R3 | | R (C2 + C )
p ´ ´
O O
1
P2 = type 2b
2 R3 | | R C
p ´ ´
O O
1
P2 = type 1
2 R (C2 + C )
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Figure 50. Frequency Response of the Type 2A and Type 2B Frequency Compensation
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APPLICATION INFORMATION
Design Guide Step-By-Step Design Procedure
This example details the design of a high frequency switching regulator design using ceramic output capacitors.
A few parameters must be known in order to start the design process. These parameters are typically determined
at the system level. For this example, we will start with the following known parameters:
Output Voltage 3.3 V
Transient Response 0 to 1.5A load step ΔVout = 4%
Maximum Output Current 0.5 A
Input Voltage 34 V nom. 12V to 48 V
Output Voltage Ripple 1% of Vout
Start Input Voltage (rising VIN) 8.9 V
Stop Input Voltage (falling VIN) 7.9 V
Selecting the Switching Frequency
The first step is to decide on a switching frequency for the regulator. Typically, the user will want to choose the
highest switching frequency possible since this will produce the smallest solution size. The high switching
frequency allows for lower valued inductors and smaller output capacitors compared to a power supply that
switches at a lower frequency. The switching frequency that can be selected is limited by the minimum on-time of
the internal power switch, the input voltage and the output voltage and the frequency shift limitation.
Equation 12 and Equation 13 must be used to find the maximum switching frequency for the regulator, choose
the lower value of the two equations. Switching frequencies higher than these values will result in pulse skipping
or the lack of overcurrent protection during a short circuit.
The typical minimum on time, tonmin, is 130 ns for the TPS57060-Q1. For this example, the output voltage is 3.3 V
and the maximum input voltage is 48 V, which allows for a maximum switch frequency up to 616 kHz when
including the inductor resistance, on resistance and diode voltage in Equation 12. To ensure overcurrent
runaway is not a concern during short circuits in your design use Equation 13 or the solid curve in Figure 42 to
determine the maximum switching frequency. With a maximum input voltage of 48 V, assuming a diode voltage
of 0.5 V, inductor resistance of 130m, switch resistance of 400m, a current limit value of 0.94 A and a short
circuit output voltage of 0.1V. The maximum switching frequency is approximately 923 kHz.
Choosing the lower of the two values and adding some margin a switching frequency of 500kHz is used. To
determine the timing resistance for a given switching frequency, use Equation 11 or the curve in Figure 40.
The switching frequency is set by resistor R3shown in Figure 51.
Figure 51. High Frequency, 3.3V Output Power Supply Design with Adjusted UVLO.
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IND
Vinmax Vout Vout
Lo min = Io K Vinmax ƒsw
-´
´ ´
( )
´
=´ ´ f
OUT OUT
RIPPLE
O SW
V Vinmax - V
IVinmax L
( ) ( ) 2
2OUT OUT
L(rms) O
O SW
V Vinmax - V
1
I I 12 Vinmax L
æ ö
´
= + ´ ç ÷
ç ÷
´ ´
è ø
f
2
Iripple
IoutILpeak +=
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Output Inductor Selection (LO)
To calculate the minimum value of the output inductor, use Equation 28.
KIND is a coefficient that represents the amount of inductor ripple current relative to the maximum output current.
The inductor ripple current will be filtered by the output capacitor. Therefore, choosing high inductor ripple
currents will impact the selection of the output capacitor since the output capacitor must have a ripple current
rating equal to or greater than the inductor ripple current. In general, the inductor ripple value is at the discretion
of the designer; however, the following guidelines may be used.
For designs using low ESR output capacitors such as ceramics, a value as high as KIND = 0.3 may be used.
When using higher ESR output capacitors, KIND = 0.2 yields better results. Since the inductor ripple current is
part of the PWM control system, the inductor ripple current should always be greater than 30 mA for dependable
operation. In a wide input voltage regulator, it is best to choose an inductor ripple current on the larger side. This
allows the inductor to still have a measurable ripple current with the input voltage at its minimum.
For this design example, use KIND = 0.3 and the minimum inductor value is calculated to be 39.7 μH. For this
design, a nearest standard value was chosen: 47μH. For the output filter inductor, it is important that the RMS
current and saturation current ratings not be exceeded. The RMS and peak inductor current can be found from
Equation 30 and Equation 31.
For this design, the RMS inductor current is 0.501 A and the peak inductor current is 0.563 A. The chosen
inductor is a MSS1048-473ML. It has a saturation current rating of 1.44 A and an RMS current rating of 1.83A.
As the equation set demonstrates, lower ripple currents will reduce the output voltage ripple of the regulator but
will require a larger value of inductance. Selecting higher ripple currents will increase the output voltage ripple of
the regulator but allow for a lower inductance value.
The current flowing through the inductor is the inductor ripple current plus the output current. During power up,
faults or transient load conditions, the inductor current can increase above the calculated peak inductor current
level calculated above. In transient conditions, the inductor current can increase up to the switch current limit of
the device. For this reason, the most conservative approach is to specify an inductor with a saturation current
rating equal to or greater than the switch current limit rather than the peak inductor current.
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Output Capacitor
There are three primary considerations for selecting the value of the output capacitor. The output capacitor will
determine the modulator pole, the output voltage ripple, and how the regulators responds to a large change in
load current. The output capacitance needs to be selected based on the more stringent of these three criteria.
The desired response to a large change in the load current is the first criteria. The output capacitor needs to
supply the load with current when the regulator can not. This situation would occur if there are desired hold-up
times for the regulator where the output capacitor must hold the output voltage above a certain level for a
specified amount of time after the input power is removed. The regulator also will temporarily not be able to
supply sufficient output current if there is a large, fast increase in the current needs of the load such as
transitioning from no load to a full load. The regulator usually needs two or more clock cycles for the control loop
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2 Iout
Cout > sw Vout
´ D
¦ ´ D
( ) ( )
( )
( ) ( )
( )
-
> ´
-
2 2
OH OL
OUT O 2 2
f i
I I
C L
V V
1 1
ORIPPLE
RIPPLE
Cout > V
8 sw
I
´
´ ¦
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to see the change in load current and output voltage and adjust the duty cycle to react to the change. The output
capacitor must be sized to supply the extra current to the load until the control loop responds to the load change.
The output capacitance must be large enough to supply the difference in current for 2 clock cycles while only
allowing a tolerable amount of droop in the output voltage. Equation 32 shows the minimum output capacitance
necessary to accomplish this.
Where ΔIout is the change in output current, ƒsw is the regulators switching frequency and ΔVout is the
allowable change in the output voltage. For this example, the transient load response is specified as a 4%
change in Vout for a load step from 0A (no load) to 0.5 A (full load). For this example, ΔIout = 0.5-0 = 0.5 A and
ΔVout = 0.04 ×3.3 = 0.132 V. Using these numbers gives a minimum capacitance of 15.2μF. This value does
not take the ESR of the output capacitor into account in the output voltage change. For ceramic capacitors, the
ESR is usually small enough to ignore in this calculation. Aluminum electrolytic and tantalum capacitors have
higher ESR that should be taken into account.
The catch diode of the regulator can not sink current so any stored energy in the inductor will produce an output
voltage overshoot when the load current rapidly decreases, see Figure 52. The output capacitor must also be
sized to absorb energy stored in the inductor when transitioning from a high load current to a lower load current.
The excess energy that gets stored in the output capacitor will increase the voltage on the capacitor. The
capacitor must be sized to maintain the desired output voltage during these transient periods. Equation 33 is
used to calculate the minimum capacitance to keep the output voltage overshoot to a desired value. Where L is
the value of the inductor, IOH is the output current under heavy load, IOL is the output under light load, VF is the
final peak output voltage, and Vi is the initial capacitor voltage. For this example, the worst case load step will be
from 0.5 A to 0 A. The output voltage will increase during this load transition and the stated maximum in our
specification is 4% of the output voltage. This will make Vf = 1.04 ×3.3 = 3.432. Vi is the initial capacitor voltage
which is the nominal output voltage of 3.3 V. Using these numbers in Equation 33 yields a minimum capacitance
of 13.2μF.
Equation 34 calculates the minimum output capacitance needed to meet the output voltage ripple specification.
Where fsw is the switching frequency, Voripple is the maximum allowable output voltage ripple, and Iripple is the
inductor ripple current. Equation 34 yields 1μF.
Equation 35 calculates the maximum ESR an output capacitor can have to meet the output voltage ripple
specification. Equation 35 indicates the ESR should be less than 248m.
The most stringent criteria for the output capacitor is 15.2μF of capacitance to keep the output voltage in
regulation during an load transient.
Additional capacitance de-ratings for aging, temperature and dc bias should be factored in which will increase
this minimum value. For this example, a 47 μF 10V X5R ceramic capacitor with 5 mof ESR will be used.
Capacitors generally have limits to the amount of ripple current they can handle without failing or producing
excess heat. An output capacitor that can support the inductor ripple current must be specified. Some capacitor
data sheets specify the Root Mean Square (RMS) value of the maximum ripple current. Equation 36 can be used
to calculate the RMS ripple current the output capacitor needs to support. For this application, Equation 36 yields
37.7 mA.
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ORIPPLE
ESR
RIPPLE
V
RI
<
Vout (Vin max Vout)
Icorms = 12 Vin max Lo sw
´ -
´ ´ ´ ¦
( )2
´ ´
- ´ ´ Cj ƒsw Vin + Vƒd
(Vin max Vout) Iout Vƒd
Pd = + 2
Vin max
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Catch Diode
The TPS57060-Q1 requires an external catch diode between the PH pin and GND. The selected diode must
have a reverse voltage rating equal to or greater than Vinmax. The peak current rating of the diode must be
greater than the maximum inductor current. The diode should also have a low forward voltage. Schottky diodes
are typically a good choice for the catch diode due to their low forward voltage. The lower the forward voltage of
the diode, the higher the efficiency of the regulator.
Typically, the higher the voltage and current ratings the diode has, the higher the forward voltage will be. Since
the design example has an input voltage up to 48V, a diode with a minimum of 60V reverse voltage will be
selected.
For the example design, the B160A Schottky diode is selected for its lower forward voltage and it comes in a
larger package size which has good thermal characteristics over small devices. The typical forward voltage of the
B160A is 0.50 volts.
The diode must also be selected with an appropriate power rating. The diode conducts the output current during
the off-time of the internal power switch. The off-time of the internal switch is a function of the maximum input
voltage, the output voltage, and the switching frequency. The output current during the off-time is multiplied by
the forward voltage of the diode which equals the conduction losses of the diode. At higher switch frequencies,
the ac losses of the diode need to be taken into account. The ac losses of the diode are due to the charging and
discharging of the junction capacitance and reverse recovery. Equation 37 is used to calculate the total power
dissipation, conduction losses plus ac losses, of the diode.
The B160A has a junction capacitance of 110pF. Using Equation 37, the selected diode will dissipate 0.297
Watts. This power dissipation, depending on mounting techniques, should produce a 5.9°C temperature rise in
the diode when the input voltage is 48V and the load current is 0.5A.
If the power supply spends a significant amount of time at light load currents or in sleep mode consider using a
diode which has a low leakage current and slightly higher forward voltage drop.
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Input Capacitor
The TPS57060-Q1 requires a high quality ceramic, type X5R or X7R, input decoupling capacitor of at least 3 μF
of effective capacitance and in some applications a bulk capacitance. The effective capacitance includes any dc
bias effects. The voltage rating of the input capacitor must be greater than the maximum input voltage. The
capacitor must also have a ripple current rating greater than the maximum input current ripple of the
TPS57060-Q1. The input ripple current can be calculated using Equation 38.
The value of a ceramic capacitor varies significantly over temperature and the amount of dc bias applied to the
capacitor. The capacitance variations due to temperature can be minimized by selecting a dielectric material that
is stable over temperature. X5R and X7R ceramic dielectrics are usually selected for power regulator capacitors
because they have a high capacitance to volume ratio and are fairly stable over temperature. The output
capacitor must also be selected with the dc bias taken into account. The capacitance value of a capacitor
decreases as the dc bias across a capacitor increases.
For this example design, a ceramic capacitor with at least a 60V voltage rating is required to support the
maximum input voltage. Common standard ceramic capacitor voltage ratings include 4V, 6.3V, 10V, 16V, 25V,
50V or 100V so a 100V capacitor should be selected. For this example, two 2.2μF, 100V capacitors in parallel
have been selected. Table 1 shows a selection of high voltage capacitors. The input capacitance value
determines the input ripple voltage of the regulator. The input voltage ripple can be calculated using Equation 39.
Using the design example values, Ioutmax = 0.5 A, Cin = 4.4μF, ƒsw = 500 kHz, yields an input voltage ripple of
57 mV and a rms input ripple current of 0.223A.
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( )
Vin min Vout
Vout
Icirms = Iout Vin min Vin min
-
´ ´
Iout max 0.25
ΔVin =
Cin sw
´
´ ¦
Cout Vout 0.8
Tss > Issavg
´ ´
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Table 1. Capacitor Types
VENDOR VALUE (μF) EIA Size VOLTAGE DIALECTRIC COMMENTS
1.0 to 2.2 100 V
1210 GRM32 series
1.0 to 4.7 50 V
Murata 1.0 100 V
1206 GRM31 series
1.0 to 2.2 50 V
1.0 10 1.8 50 V
2220
1.0 to 1.2 100 V
Vishay VJ X7R series
1.0 to 3.9 50 V
2225
1.0 to 1.8 100 V X7R
1.0 to 2.2 100 V
1812 C series C4532
1.5 to 6.8 50 V
TDK 1.0. to 2.2 100 V
1210 C series C3225
1.0 to 3.3 50 V
1.0 to 4.7 50 V
1210
1.0 100 V
AVX X7R dielectric series
1.0 to 4.7 50 V
1812
1.0 to 2.2 100 V
Slow Start Capacitor
The slow start capacitor determines the minimum amount of time it will take for the output voltage to reach its
nominal programmed value during power up. This is useful if a load requires a controlled voltage slew rate. This
is also used if the output capacitance is large and would require large amounts of current to quickly charge the
capacitor to the output voltage level. The large currents necessary to charge the capacitor may make the
TPS57060-Q1 reach the current limit or excessive current draw from the input power supply may cause the input
voltage rail to sag. Limiting the output voltage slew rate solves both of these problems.
The slow start time must be long enough to allow the regulator to charge the output capacitor up to the output
voltage without drawing excessive current. Equation 40 can be used to find the minimum slow start time, tss,
necessary to charge the output capacitor, Cout, from 10% to 90% of the output voltage, Vout, with an average
slow start current of Issavg. In the example, to charge the 47μF output capacitor up to 3.3V while only allowing
the average input current to be 0.125A would require a 1 ms slow start time.
Once the slow start time is known, the slow start capacitor value can be calculated using Equation 6. For the
example circuit, the slow start time is not too critical since the output capacitor value is 47μF which does not
require much current to charge to 3.3V. The example circuit has the slow start time set to an arbitrary value of
3.2ms which requires a 0.01 μF capacitor.
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Bootstrap Capacitor Selection
A 0.1-μF ceramic capacitor must be connected between the BOOT and PH pins for proper operation. It is
recommended to use a ceramic capacitor with X5R or better grade dielectric. The capacitor should have a 10V
or higher voltage rating.
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Ioutmax
p mod = 2 × × Vout × Cout
¦p
1
z mod = 2 Resr × Cout
¦´ p ´
p z
f f f= ´
co mod mod
2
sw
p
f
f f= ´
co mod
2f
gmps gmea
pæ ö
æ ö
´ ´ ´
= ´ç ÷
ç ÷ ´
è ø è ø
co out out
ref
C V
R4 V
1
2fp
=´ ´ ´ p
C7 R4 mod
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Under Voltage Lock Out Set Point
The Under Voltage Lock Out (UVLO) can be adjusted using an external voltage divider on the EN pin of the
TPS57060-Q1. The UVLO has two thresholds, one for power up when the input voltage is rising and one for
power down or brown outs when the input voltage is falling. For the example design, the supply should turn on
and start switching once the input voltage increases above 8.9V (enabled). After the regulator starts switching, it
should continue to do so until the input voltage falls below 7.9V (UVLO stop).
The programmable UVLO and enable voltages are set using a resistor divider between Vin and ground to the EN
pin. Equation 2 through Equation 3 can be used to calculate the resistance values necessary. For the example
application, a 332kbetween Vin and EN and a 56.2kbetween EN and ground are required to produce the 8.9
and 7.9 volt start and stop voltages.
Output Voltage and Feedback Resistors Selection
For the example design, 10.0 kwas selected for R2. Using Equation 1, R1 is calculated as 31.25 k. The
nearest standard 1% resistor is 31.6 k. Due to current leakage of the VSENSE pin, the current flowing through
the feedback network should be greater than 1 μA in order to maintain the output voltage accuracy. This
requirement makes the maximum value of R2 equal to 800 k. Choosing higher resistor values will decrease
quiescent current and improve efficiency at low output currents but may introduce noise immunity problems.
Compensation
There are several methods used to compensate DC/DC regulators. The method presented here is easy to
calculate and ignores the effects of the slope compensation that is internal to the device. Since the slope
compensation is ignored, the actual cross over frequency will usually be lower than the cross over frequency
used in the calculations. This method assume the crossover frequency is between the modulator pole and the
esr zero and the esr zero is at least 10 times greater the modulator pole. Use SwitcherPro software for a more
accurate design.
To get started, the modulator pole, fpmod, and the esr zero, fz1 must be calculated using Equation 41 and
Equation 42. For Cout, use a derated value of 40 μf. Use equations Equation 43 and Equation 44, to estimate a
starting point for the crossover frequency, fco, to design the compensation. For the example design, fpmod is
603 Hz and fzmod is 796 kHz. Equation 43 is the geometric mean of the modulator pole and the esr zero and
Equation 44 is the mean of modulator pole and the switching frequency. Equation 43 yields 21.9 kHz and
Equation 44 gives 12.3 kHz. Use the lower value of Equation 43 or Equation 44 for an initial crossover frequency.
For this example, fco is 12.3kHz. Next, the compensation components are calculated. A resistor in series with a
capacitor is used to create a compensating zero. A capacitor in parallel to these two components forms the
compensating pole.
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(42)
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To determine the compensation resistor, R4, use Equation 45. Assume the power stage transconductance,
gmps, is 1.9A/V. The output voltage, Vo, reference voltage, VREF, and amplifier transconductance, gmea, are
3.3V, 0.8V and 92μA/V, respectively. R4 is calculated to be 72.6 k, use the nearest standard value of 73.2k.
Use Equation 46 to set the compensation zero to the modulator pole frequency. Equation 46 yields 3600pF for
compensating capacitor C7, a 3300pF is used on the board.
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Re´
=o
C sr
C8 R4
1
sw
fp
=´ ´
C8
R4
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Use the larger value of Equation 47 and Equation 48 to calculate the C8, to set the compensation pole.
Equation 48 yields 8.7pF so the nearest standard of 10pF is used.
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Discontinuous Mode and Eco Mode Boundary
With an input voltage of 34V, the power supply enters discontinuous mode when the output current is less than
60mA. The power supply enters EcoMode when the output current is lower than 38mA.
The input current draw at no load is 228μA.
APPLICATION CURVES
Figure 52. Load Transient Figure 53. Startup With VIN
Figure 54. Output Ripple CCM Figure 55. Output Ripple, DCM
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0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
0 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.40
I -OutputCurrent- A
O
Efficiency-%
0.45 0.50
V =24V
IN
V =3.3V
OUT
V =42
IN
V =12V
IN
V =34V
IN
V =18V
IN
100 1-103
-60
-40
0
20
40
60
-150
-100
-50
0
50
100
150
f-Frequency-Hz
Gain-dB
Phase- o
1-1041-1051-106
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Phase
Gain
0
10
20
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
0 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08
I -OutputCurrent- A
O
Efficiency-%
0.10
30
Vin=12V
Vin=24V
Vin=34V
Vin=42V
Vin=18V
V =3.3V
OUT
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Figure 56. Output Ripple, PSM Figure 57. Input Ripple CCM
Figure 58. Input Ripple DCM Figure 59. Efficiency vs Load Current
Figure 60. Light Load Efficiency Figure 61. Overall Loop Frequency Response
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-0.1
-0.08
-0.06
-0.04
-0.02
0
0.02
10 45 60
Regulation(%)
V -InputVoltage-V
I
0.1
0.08
0.06
0.04
403530252015 5550
I =0.25 A
O
-0.1
-0.08
-0.06
0
0.04
0.06
0.1
0.00 0.25 0.1 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.4 0.45 0.5
LoadCurrent- A
Regulation(%)
0.15 0.35
V =34V
I
-0.02
-0.04
0.02
0.08
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2
DS(on)
Vout
Pcon = Io R Vin
´ ´
2 9
Psw = Vin sw lo 0.25 10-
´ ¦ ´ ´ ´
9
Pgd = Vin 3 10 sw
-
´ ´ ´ ¦
6
Pq = 116 10 Vin
-
´ ´
Ptot = Pcon + Psw + Pgd + Pq
TJ = TA + Rth Ptot´
TAmax = TJmax Rth Ptot- ´
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Power Dissipation Estimate
The following formulas show how to estimate the IC power dissipation under continuous conduction mode (CCM)
operation. These equations should not be used if the device is working in discontinuous conduction mode (DCM).
The power dissipation of the IC includes conduction loss (Pcon), switching loss (Psw), gate drive loss (Pgd) and
supply current (Pq).
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(50)
(51)
(52)
Where:
IOUT is the output current (A).
RDS(on) is the on-resistance of the high-side MOSFET ().
VOUT is the output voltage (V).
VIN is the input voltage (V).
fsw is the switching frequency (Hz).
So
(53)
For given TA,(54)
For given TJMAX = 150°C(55)
Where:
Ptot is the total device power dissipation (W).
TAis the ambient temperature (°C).
TJis the junction temperature (°C).
Rth is the thermal resistance of the package (°C/W).
TJMAX is maximum junction temperature (°C).
TAMAX is maximum ambient temperature (°C).
There will be additional power losses in the regulator circuit due to the inductor ac and dc losses, the catch diode
and trace resistance that will impact the overall efficiency of the regulator.
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BOOT
VIN
EN
SS/TR
RT/CLK
PH
GND
COMP
VSENSE
PWRGD
Input
Bypass
Capacitor
UVLO
Adjust
Resistors
SlowStart
Capacitor Frequency
SetResistor
Compensation
Network Resistor
Divider
Output
Inductor
Output
Capacitor
Vout
Vin
Topside
Ground
Area Catch
Diode
RouteBootCapacitor
Traceonanotherlayerto
providewidepathfor
topsideground
ThermalVIA
SignalVIA
TPS57060-Q1
SLVSAP2 DECEMBER 2010
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Layout
Layout is a critical portion of good power supply design. There are several signals paths that conduct fast
changing currents or voltages that can interact with stray inductance or parasitic capacitance to generate noise
or degrade the power supplies performance. To help eliminate these problems, the VIN pin should be bypassed
to ground with a low ESR ceramic bypass capacitor with X5R or X7R dielectric. Care should be taken to
minimize the loop area formed by the bypass capacitor connections, the VIN pin, and the anode of the catch
diode. See Figure 64 for a PCB layout example. The GND pin should be tied directly to the power pad under the
IC and the power pad.
The power pad should be connected to any internal PCB ground planes using multiple vias directly under the IC.
The PH pin should be routed to the cathode of the catch diode and to the output inductor. Since the PH
connection is the switching node, the catch diode and output inductor should be located close to the PH pins,
and the area of the PCB conductor minimized to prevent excessive capacitive coupling. For operation at full rated
load, the top side ground area must provide adequate heat dissipating area. The RT/CLK pin is sensitive to noise
so the RT resistor should be located as close as possible to the IC and routed with minimal lengths of trace. The
additional external components can be placed approximately as shown. It may be possible to obtain acceptable
performance with alternate PCB layouts, however this layout has been shown to produce good results and is
meant as a guideline.
Figure 64. PCB Layout Example
Estimated Circuit Area
The estimated printed circuit board area for the components used in the design of Figure 51 is 0.55 in2. This area
does not include test points or connectors.
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PH
VIN
GND
BOOT
VSENSE
COMP
TPS57060-Q1
EN
RT/CLK
SS/TR
Cpole
82 pF
Czero
27 nF
Rcomp
52.3 kW
RT
237 kW
Css
0.1 mF
Co
2x15 mF
Lo150 mH
Cboot
0.1mF
CIN
R1
14 kW
R2
1kW
Cd
1 Fm
VIN
VOUT
+
+
GND
TPS57060-Q1
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SLVSAP2 DECEMBER 2010
Figure 65. +24V to 12V Inverting Power Supply from SLVA317 Application Note
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PACKAGING INFORMATION
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Drawing Pins Package Qty Eco Plan (2) Lead/
Ball Finish MSL Peak Temp (3) Samples
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TPS57060QDGQRQ1 ACTIVE MSOP-
PowerPAD DGQ 10 2500 Green (RoHS
& no Sb/Br) CU NIPDAU Level-3-260C-168 HR
TPS57060QDRCRQ1 ACTIVE SON DRC 10 1 Green (RoHS
& no Sb/Br) CU NIPDAU Level-3-260C-168 HR
(1) The marketing status values are defined as follows:
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A0
(mm) B0
(mm) K0
(mm) P1
(mm) W
(mm) Pin1
Quadrant
TPS57060QDGQRQ1 MSOP-
Power
PAD
DGQ 10 2500 330.0 12.4 5.3 3.3 1.3 8.0 12.0 Q1
TPS57060QDRCRQ1 SON DRC 10 1 330.0 12.4 3.3 3.3 1.0 8.0 12.0 Q2
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