sc4609mltrt Semtech Corporation, sc4609mltrt Datasheet - Page 9

• Manufacturer Part Number: sc4609mltrt
• Description: Sc4609 Low-input, Mhz Operation, High-efficiency Synchronous Buck
• Manufacturer: Semtech Corporation

BOTTOM MOSFET Gate Drive
BOTTOM MOSFET Gate Drive
Figure 3. Timing Waveforms for Gate Drives and Phase
Node
Inductor Selection
The factors for selecting the inductor include its cost,
efficiency, size and EMI. For a typical SC4609 applica-
tion, the inductor selection is mainly based on its value,
saturation current and DC resistance. Increasing the in-
ductor value will decrease the ripple level of the output
voltage while the output transient response will be de-
graded. Low value inductors offer small size and fast tran-
sient responses while they cause large ripple currents,
poor efficiencies and more output capacitance to smooth
out the large ripple currents. The inductor should be able
to handle the peak current without saturating and its
copper resistance in the winding should be as low as
possible to minimize its resistive power loss. A good trade-
off among its size, loss and cost is to set the inductor
ripple current to be within 15% to 30% of the maximum
output current.
The inductor value can be determined according to its
operating point and the switching frequency as follows:
Where:
f
maximum output load current.
The peak to peak inductor current is:
After the required inductor value is selected, the proper
selection of the core material is based on the peak in-
ductor current and efficiency requirements. The core
must be able to handle the peak inductor current I
without saturation and produce low core loss during the
high frequency operation is:
POWER MANAGEMENT
Application Information (Cont.)
s
I = ratio of the peak to peak inductor current to the
= switching frequency and
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TOP MOSFET Gate Drive
TOP MOSFET Gate Drive
Phase node
Phase node
L
I
V
p
V
OUT
p
IN
t
t
d1
d1
f
(
s
V
I
IN
I
I I
OMAX
V
OMAX
t
t
OUT
d2
d2
)
Ground
Ground
PEAK
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The power loss for the inductor includes its core loss and
copper loss. If possible, the winding resistance should
be minimized to reduce inductor’s copper loss. The core
loss can be found in the manufacturer’s datasheet. The
inductor’ copper loss can be estimated as follows:
Where:
be calculated as follow is:
Output Capacitor Selection
Basically there are two major factors to consider in se-
lecting the type and quantity of the output capacitors.
The first one is the required ESR (Equivalent Series Re-
sistance) which should be low enough to reduce the volt-
age deviation from its nominal one during its load changes.
The second one is the required capacitance, which should
be high enough to hold up the output voltage. Before the
SC4609 regulates the inductor current to a new value
during a load transient, the output capacitor delivers all
the additional current needed by the load. The ESR and
ESL of the output capacitor, the loop parasitic inductance
between the output capacitor and the load combined
with inductor ripple current are all major contributors to
the output voltage ripple. Surface mount speciality poly-
mer aluminum electrolytic chip capacitors in UE series
from Panasonic provide low ESR and reduce the total
capacitance required for a fast transient response.
POSCAP from Sanyo is a solid electrolytic chip capacitor
that has a low ESR and good performance for high fre-
quency with a low profile and high capacitance. Above
mentioned capacitors are recommended to use in
SC4609 application.
Input Capacitor Selection
The input capacitor selection is based on its ripple cur-
rent level, required capacitance and voltage rating. This
capacitor must be able to provide the ripple current by
the switching actions. For the continuous conduction
mode, the RMS value of the input capacitor can be cal-
culated from:
I
LRMS
is the RMS current in the inductor. This current can
P
I
LRMS
COPPER
I
PEAK
I
OMAX
I
I
2
OMAX
LRMS
1
R
I
p
3
WINDING
1
2
p
I
2
SC4609
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