FAN65005A
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Figure 45. PGOOD Block Diagram
RPG
VCC
NOT
Power
Good
PGOOD
External
Voltage
Setting Current Limit
A resistor, R_ILIM, connected between ILIM pin and
GND is used to set the current limit for both high- and
low-side MOSFETs. An 8.5 mA internal current source
flows through R_ILIM, creating a reference voltage, and the
voltage drops on RDSON of both high- and low-side
MOSFETs are used to compare with this reference voltage.
This comparison generates an over current event. The
high-side MOSFET current is monitored in forward
direction, i.e. current flows from drain to source, while
low-side MOSFET current is monitored in a reverse
direction. When low-side MOSFET turns on in a normal
condition, its current flows from ground to switching node.
Current is NOT monitored in this case. If current flows from
switching node to ground, it is considered abnormal and is
monitored. The current limit for both high- and low-side
MOSFETs is calculated the same way, ILIM = kILIM × RILIM,
and kILIM parameters for both high- and low-side MOSFETs
are shown in the Electrical Characteristic Table. If ILIM is
tied to VCC, system is in standby mode, enabling all blocks
except driver.
R_ILIM below 60 kW is defined as short-circuit, above
350 kW is considered to be open.
Over Current Protection (OCP) and
Short Circuit Protection (SCP)
FAN65005A implements over current protection for
high- and low-side MOSFETs in a different way.
For high-side MOSFET, FAN65005A sets two levels of
over load protection according to the current limit setting:
over current protection (OCP) and short circuit protection
(SCP). OCP happens when the high-side MOSFET current,
iDS_HS, is in the range of 100% ILIM_HS ≤ iDS_HS <
130% ILIM_HS, and SCP occurs when iDS_HS ≥
130% ILIM_HS. FAN65005A monitors MOSFET current
constantly and provides cycle by cycle peak current limit.
The high-side MOSFET is turned off whenever its current
exceeds the limit.
Once the current limit is hit, FAN65005A counts. If 1024
consecutive OCP events have reached, regardless of the FB
voltage, the system enters hiccup mode.
The worst case of over current is such conditions as
short-circuited output or saturated inductor, in which the
current exceeds 130% of current limit. In this case, device
initiates short circuit protection and enters hiccup mode
immediately.
For low-side MOSFET, FAN65005A performs cycle by
cycle protection if its current limit is hit. At each cycle of
low-side MOSFET turn-on, its current is checked. If the
current exceeds its current limit, ILIM_LS, the low-side
MOSFET will be turned off immediately and remains off
until next switching cycle. This process repeats until
the over current event is released (low-side MOSFET
current becomes less than ILIM_LS). Low-side MOSFET
over current protection doesn’t affect high-side MOSFET
switching, i.e. high-side MOSFET remains normal
switching if high-side MOSFET over current event does not
occur.
Hiccup Mode
Hiccup mode is described as follows. When a fault
condition is met, both high- and low-side MOSFETs turn off
for a period of time, tHICCUP (typical 1 s), and soft start
capacitor is discharged. Then device enters soft start. After
soft start, if the fault condition is met again, both high- and
low-side MOSFETs turn off for tHICCUP again and soft start
capacitor is discharged…System returns to normal
operation after the fault event is released.
Over Voltage Protection (OVP)
There are 2 levels of over voltage protection: over voltage
protection 1 (OVP1) and over voltage protection 2 (OVP2),
which are defined below respectively.
1. OVP1 is protection when FB voltage is above
115% but below 130% of VREF. When OVP1 is
triggered, both high- and low-side MOSFETs are
turned off immediately. When FB falls to or below
VREF, the system returns to normal operation and
initiates a new PWM signal at the next clock cycle.
2. OVP2 is protection when FB voltage is above
130% of VREF. When OVP2 is triggered, the
high-side MOSFET is turned off immediately
while the low-side MOSFET is turned ON. If over
current event occurs during the low-side
MOSFET ON time, cycle by cycle protection will
be performed as described in “Over Current
Protection (OCP) and Short Circuit Protection
(SCP)” section. As soon as over current event is
released, the low-side MOSFET will be kept on
again until FB voltage drops to or below VREF.
One hiccup cycle is initiated once output voltage
reaches 100% level. After the hiccup, the part will
go into a soft start sequence and try to regulate.
If OVP2 happens during the hiccup timing period,
nothing will happen.
In the case of OVP, power good signal is de-asserted and
re-asserted after VFB comes down to 110% VREF.