ISL6334D_14 Datasheet, PDF(19/28 Page) Intersil Corporation – VR11.1, 4-Phase PWM Controller with Phase Dropping, Droop Disabled and Load Current Monitoring Features

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ISL6334D_14 Datasheet, PDF (19/28 Pages) Intersil Corporation – VR11.1, 4-Phase PWM Controller with Phase Dropping, Droop Disabled and Load Current Monitoring Features

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ISL6334D

Fault Monitoring and Protection

The ISL6334D actively monitors output voltage and current to

detect fault conditions. Fault monitors trigger protective

measures to prevent damage to a microprocessor load. One

common power-good indicator is provided for linking to external

system monitors. The schematic in Figure 10 outlines the

interaction between the fault monitors and the VR_RDY signal.

VR_RDY Signal

The VR_RDY pin is an open-drain logic output which

indicates that the soft-start period is complete and the output

voltage is within the regulated range. VR_RDY is pulled low

during shutdown and releases high after a successful soft-

start and a fixed delay tD5. VR_RDY will be pulled low when

an undervoltage or overvoltage condition is detected, or the

controller is disabled by a reset from EN_PWR, EN_VTT,

POR, or VID OFF-code.

Undervoltage Detection

The undervoltage threshold is set at 50% of the VID code.

When the output voltage at VSEN is below the undervoltage

threshold, VR_RDY is pulled low.

Overvoltage Protection

Regardless of the VR being enabled or not, the ISL6334D

overvoltage protection (OVP) circuit will be active after its

POR. The OVP thresholds are different under different

operation conditions. When VR is not enabled and during

the soft-start intervals tD1, tD2 and tD3, the OVP threshold is

1.273V. Once the controller detects valid VID input, the OVP

trip point will be changed to DAC plus 175mV.

Two actions are taken by ISL6334D to protect the

microprocessor load when an overvoltage condition occurs.

At the inception of an overvoltage event, all PWM outputs

are commanded low instantly (less than 20ns). This causes

the Intersil drivers to turn on the lower MOSFETs and pull

the output voltage below a level to avoid damaging the load.

When the VDIFF voltage falls below the DAC plus 75mV,

PWM signals enter a high-impedance state. The Intersil

drivers respond to the high-impedance input by turning off

both upper and lower MOSFETs. If the overvoltage condition

reoccurs, ISL6334D will again command the lower

MOSFETs to turn on. The ISL6334D will continue to protect

the load in this fashion as long as the overvoltage condition

occurs.

Once an overvoltage condition is detected, normal PWM

operation ceases until ISL6334D is reset. Cycling the

voltage on EN_PWR, EN_VTT or VCC below the

POR-falling threshold will reset the controller. Cycling the

VID codes will not reset the controller.

VR_RDY

50%

DAC

VDIFF

SOFT-START, FAULT

AND CONTROL LOGIC

105ÂµA

IAVG

1.11V

IMON

VID + 0.175V

FIGURE 10. VR_RDY AND PROTECTION CIRCUITRY

Overcurrent Protection

The ISL6334D has two levels of overcurrent protection.

Each phase is protected from a sustained overcurrent

condition by limiting its peak current, while the combined

phase currents are protected on an instantaneous basis.

In instantaneous protection mode, ISL6334D utilizes the

sensed average current IAVG to detect an overcurrent

condition. See âVoltage Regulationâ on page 13 for more

details on how the average current is measured. The

average current is continually compared with a constant

105ÂµA reference current, as shown in Figure 10. Once the

average current exceeds the reference current, a

comparator triggers the converter to shutdown.

The current out of IMON pin is equal to the sensed average

current IAVG. With a resistor from IMON to GND, the voltage

at IMON will be proportional to the sensed average current

and the resistor value. The ISL6334D continuously monitors

the voltage at IMON pin. If the voltage at IMON pin is higher

than 1.11V, a comparator triggers the overcurrent shutdown.

By increasing the resistor between IMON and GND, the

overcurrent protection threshold can be adjusted to be less

than 105ÂµA. For example, the overcurrent threshold for the

sensed average current IAVG can be set to 95ÂµA by using a

At the beginning of overcurrent shutdown, the controller

places all PWM signals in a high-impedance state within

20ns, commanding the Intersil MOSFET driver ICs to turn off

both upper and lower MOSFETs. The system remains in this

state a period of 4096 switching cycles. If the controller is still

enabled at the end of this wait period, it will attempt a

soft-start. If the fault remains, the trip-retry cycles will

continue indefinitely (as shown in Figure 11) until either

controller is disabled or the fault is cleared. Note that the

FN6802.3

November 22, 2013

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