ISL6174_14 Datasheet, PDF(11/16 Page) Intersil Corporation

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ISL6174_14 Datasheet, PDF (11/16 Pages) Intersil Corporation – Dual Low Voltage Circuit Breaker

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ISL6174

LOAD CURRENT CARRYING

TRACES

CURRENT

SENSE

TRACES

RSNS

FIGURE 17. RECOMMENDED CURRENT SENSE RESISTOR

PCB LAYOUT

Current Set Resistor (RSET)

This resistor sets the threshold for the Circuit Breaker

comparator in conjunction with RSNS. Once RSNS has been

selected, use Equation 1 to calculate RSET. Use 20ÂµA for

ISET in a typical application.

Reference Current Set Resistor (RREF)

This resistor sets up the current in the internal current

source, IREF/4, shown in Figure 2 for the comparators. The

voltage at the OCREF pin is the same as the internal

bandgap reference. The current (IREF) flowing through this

resistor is simply:

IREF = 1.178/RREF

This current, IREF, should be set at 80ÂµA to force 20ÂµA in the

internal current source as shown in Figure 2, because of the

4:1 current mirror. This equates to the resistor value of

14.7k.

Selection of Rs1 and Rs2

These resistors set the UV detect point. The UV comparator

detects the undervoltage condition when it sees the voltage

at UV pin drop below 0.633V. The resistor divider values

should be selected accordingly.

Charge Pump Capacitor Selection (CP and CV)

CP is the âflying capâ and CV is the smoothing cap of the

charge pump, which operates at 450kHz set internally. The

output resistance of the charge pump, which affects the

regulation, is dependent on the CP value and its ESR,

charge-pump switch resistance, and the frequency and ESR

of the smoothing cap, CV.

It is recommended that CP be kept within 0.022ÂµF

(minimum) to 0.1ÂµF (maximum) range. Only ceramic

capacitors are recommended. Use 0.1ÂµF cap if CPVDD

output is expected to power an external circuit, in which case

the current draw from CPVDD must be kept below 10mA.

CV should at least be 0.47ÂµF (ceramic only). Higher values

may be used if low ripple performance is desired.

Time-out Capacitor Selection (CT)

This capacitor determines the current regulation delay

period. As shown in Figure 2, when the voltage across this

capacitor exceeds 1.178V, the time-out comparator detects it

and the gate voltage is pulled to 0V thus shutting down the

channel. An internal 10ÂµA current source charges this

capacitor. Hence, the value of this capacitor is determined by

Equation 2.

CT= (10Î¼A â¢ TOUT) â 1.178

(EQ. 2)

Where,

TOUT = Desired time-out period.

Soft-Start Capacitor Selection (CSS)

The rate of change of voltage (dv/dt) on this capacitor, which

is determined by the internal 10ÂµA current source, is the

same as that on the output load capacitance. Hence, the

value of this capacitor directly controls the inrush current

amplitude during hot swap operation.

CSS= CO â¢ (10Î¼A â IINRUSH)

(EQ. 3)

Where,

CO = Load Capacitance

IINRUSH = Desired Inrush Current

IINRUSH is the sum of the DC steady-state load current and

the load capacitance charging current. If the DC steady-state

load remains disabled until after the soft-start period expires

(PGx could be used as a load enable signal, for example),

then only the capacitor charging current should be used as

IINRUSH. The Css value should always be more than (1/2.4)

of that of Ciss of the MOSFET to ensure proper soft-start

operation. This is because the Ciss is charged from 24ÂµA

current source, whereas the Css gets charged from a 10ÂµA

current source (Figure 15). In order to make sure both VSS

and VO track during the soft-start, this condition is

necessary.

ISL6174 Evaluation Platform

The ISL617XEVAL1Z is the primary evaluation board for this

IC. For the BOM, schematic and photograph, see the âBOM

for ISL617XEVAL1Z Board and Schematicâ on page 15.

The evaluation board has been designed with a typical

application in mind and with accessibility to all the featured

pins to enable a user to understand and verify these features

of the IC. The two circuit breaker levels are programmed to

2.2A for each input rail but they can easily be scaled up or

down by adjusting some component values.

There are two input voltages, one for each channel that are

switched by a dual N-Channel MOSFET (Q1) to the output

connectors.

FN6830.0

December 19, 2008

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