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LM3429_14 Datasheet, PDF (23/50 Pages) Texas Instruments – LM3429Q1 N-Channel Controller for Constant Current LED Drivers
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SNVS616F – APRIL 2009 – REVISED JANUARY 2010
Single LED dynamic resistance: rLED
Nominal input voltage: VIN
Input voltage range: VIN-MAX, VIN-MIN
Switching frequency: fSW
Current sense voltage: VSNS
Average LED current: ILED
Inductor current ripple: ΔiL-PP
LED current ripple: ΔiLED-PP
Peak current limit: ILIM
Input voltage ripple: ΔvIN-PP
Output OVLO characteristics: VTURN-OFF, VHYSO
Input UVLO characteristics: VTURN-ON, VHYS
1. OPERATING POINT
Given the number of series LEDs (N), the forward voltage (VLED) and dynamic resistance (rLED) for a single LED,
solve for the nominal output voltage (VO) and the nominal LED string dynamic resistance (rD):
VO = N x VLED
(27)
rD = N x rLED
(28)
Solve for the ideal nominal duty cycle (D):
Buck
D
=
VO
VIN
(29)
Boost
D=
VO - VIN
VO
(30)
Buck-boost
D
=
VO
VO + VIN
(31)
Using the same equations, find the minimum duty cycle (DMIN) using maximum input voltage (VIN-MAX) and the
maximum duty cycle (DMAX) using the minimum input voltage (VIN-MIN). Also, remember that D' = 1 - D.
2. SWITCHING FREQUENCY
Set the switching frequency (fSW) by assuming a CT value of 1 nF and solving for RT:
Buck (Constant Ripple vs. VIN)
25 x (VIN - VO )
RT = fSW x CT X VIN
(32)
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