AAT1171 Datasheet, PDF (19/22 Pages) Advanced Analogic Technologies – 600mA Voltage-Scaling Step-Down Converter for RF Power Amplifiers with Bypass Switch

AAT1171
600mA Voltage-Scaling Step-Down Converter
for RF Power Amplifiers with Bypass Switch
PA Step-Down Converter Design Example
Specifications
V_O(BUCK) 0.6V to 3.4V with R_L =10Ω
V_IN
2.7V to 4.2V (3.6V nominal)
F_S
2.0MHz
T_AMB 85°C
Output Inductor
L1 = 2.2µH
For Copper Electronics SD3112, 2.2µH, DCR = 140mΩ.
ΔI_L1(MAX) =
V_O
L ⋅ F_S
⋅
⎛⎝_{1 -}
V_O ⎞
V_IN ⎠
=
2.1V
2.2µH ⋅ 2.0MHz
⋅
⎛⎝_{1 -}
2.1V ⎞
4.2V⎠
= 239mA
The maximum inductor ripple current occurs at 50% duty cycle at the maximum input voltage.
I_PKL1
=
I_O
+
ΔI_L1(MAX)
2
=
0.6A
+
0.118A
=
0.718A
P_L1 = I_O2 ⋅ DCR = 0.6A² ⋅ 140mΩ = 50mW
Output Capacitor
Specify that V_DROOP = 0.2V for a 600mA load pulse.
C_OUT
=
3 · ΔI_LOAD
V_DROOP · F_S
=
3 · 0.6A
0.2V · 2.0MHz
= 4.5µF
I_RMS
=
1 _· (V_O) · (V_IN(MAX) - V_O) ₌ 1
2· 3 ^{L1 · F}S ^{· V}IN(MAX) 2· 3
· ^{3.4V · (4.2V - 3.4V)}
4.7µH · 2.0MHz · 4.2V
= 69mArms
P_ESR = ESR · I_RMS2 = 5mΩ · (69mA)² = 24µW
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