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AN1882 Datasheet, PDF (8/30 Pages) STMicroelectronics – This application note details the main features
Functional description
Figure 5. Low consumption mode
AN1882
Figure 6. Low noise mode
Measurement conditions: VIN = 4.2 V; VOUT = 1.5 V; IOUT = 30 mA; L = 6.8 µH; CIN = 10 µF;
COUT = 22 µF; RC = 40 kΩ; CC = 330 pF
In Figure 19 is shown a comparison between the efficiency in low noise mode and the
efficiency in low consumption mode.
3.2
System stability
Since the device operates with constant frequency peak current mode architecture, the
voltage loop stability is usually not a big issue. For most of the applications a 220 pF
connected between the COMP pin and ground is enough to guarantee the stability. In case
very low ESR capacitors are used for the output filter, such as multilayer ceramic capacitors,
the zero introduced by the capacitor itself can be shifted at a frequency well above the
resonance frequency of the L-C filter and the loop stability could be affected.
Adding a series resistor to the 220 pF capacitor can solve this problem. The right value for
the resistor can be determined by checking the load transient response voltage waveforms.
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