ISL6327 Datasheet, PDF (21/30 Pages) Intersil Corporation – Enhanced 6-Phase PWM Controller with 8-Bit VID Code and Differential Inductor DCR or Resistor Current Sensing

ISL6327
used, the output current at IOUT pin is proportional to the
load current as shown in Figure 11.
VCC
VR_FAN
V_IOUT, 200mV/DIV
0A
50A
100A
FIGURE 11. VOLTAGE AT IOUT PIN WITH A NTC NETWORK
PLACED BETWEEN IOUT TO GROUND WHEN
LOAD CURRENT CHANGES
Thermal Monitoring (VR_HOT/VR_FAN)
There are two thermal signals to indicate the temperature
status of the voltage regulator: VR_HOT and VR_FAN. Both
VR_FAN and VR_HOT are open-drain outputs, and external
pull-up resistors are required. Those signals are valid only
after the controller is enabled.
VR_FAN signal indicates that the temperature of the voltage
regulator is high and more cooling airflow is needed.
VR_HOT signal can be used to inform the system that the
temperature of the voltage regulator is too high and the CPU
should reduce its power consumption. VR_HOT signal may
be tied to the CPU’s PROCHOT# signal.
The diagram of thermal monitoring function block is shown in
Figure 12. One NTC resistor should be placed close to the
power stage of the voltage regulator to sense the operational
temperature, and one pull-up resistor is needed to form the
voltage divider for TM pin. As the temperature of the power
stage increases, the resistance of the NTC will reduce,
resulting in the reduced voltage at TM pin. Figure 13 shows
the TM voltage over the temperature for a typical design with
a recommended 6.8kΩ NTC (P/N: NTHS0805N02N6801
from Vishay) and 1kΩ resistor RTM1. We recommend using
those resistors for the accurate temperature compensation.
There are two comparators with hysteresis to compare the
TM pin voltage to the fixed thresholds for VR_FAN and
VR_HOT signals respectively. VR_FAN signal is set to high
when TM voltage is lower than 33% of VCC voltage, and is
pulled to GND when TM voltage increases to above 39% of
Vcc voltage. VR_HOT is set to high when TM voltage goes
below 28% of VCC voltage, and is pulled to GND when TM
voltage goes back to above 33% of VCC voltage. Figure 14
shows the operation of those signals.
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R_TM1
TM
o_c
R_NTC
0.33V_CC
0.28V_CC
VR_HOT
FIGURE 12. BLOCK DIAGRAM OF THERMAL MONITORING
FUNCTION
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
0
V_TM / V_CC vs . Te m pe rature
20 40 60 80 100 120 140
Te m pe rature (^oC)
FIGURE 13. THE RATIO OF TM VOLTAGE TO NTC
TEMPERATURE WITH RECOMMENDED PARTS
TM
0.39*Vcc
0.33*Vcc
0.28*Vcc
VR_FAN
VR_HOT
T1 T2 T3
Temperature
FIGURE 14. VR_HOT AND VR_FAN SIGNAL vs TM VOLTAGE
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December 20, 2006