NCP3170AGEVB ON Semiconductor, NCP3170AGEVB Datasheet - Page 12

• Manufacturer Part Number: NCP3170AGEVB
• Description: BOARD EVALUATION NCP3170ADR2G
• Manufacturer: ON Semiconductor
• Series: -r

Specifications of NCP3170AGEVB

• Design Resources: NCP3170 Schematic NCP3170AGEVB BOM
• Main Purpose: DC/DC, Step Down
• Outputs And Type: 1, Non-Isolated
• Power - Output: -
• Voltage - Output: Adj down to 0.8V
• Current - Output: 3A
• Voltage - Input: 4.5 ~ 18 V
• Regulator Topology: Buck
• Frequency - Switching: 500kHz
• Board Type: Fully Populated
• Utilized Ic / Part: NCP3170
• Lead Free Status / Rohs Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant
• Other names: NCP3170AGEVBOS

to the VSW node to reduce thermal resistance. Do not
connect PG to the VSW node if the application is turning on
into pre−bias.
Switching Frequency
internal oscillator. The practical switching frequency could
range from 450 kHz to 550 kHz for the NCP3170A and
900 kHz to 1.1 MHz for the NCP3170B due to device
variation.
Light Load Operation
300 mA where a load is in standby mode and requires very
little power. During light load operation, the regulator
emulates the operation of a non−synchronous buck
converter and the regulator is allowed to skip pulses. The
non−synchronous buck emulation is accomplished by
detecting the point at which the current flowing in the
inductor goes to zero and turning the low side switch off. At
the point when the current goes to zero, if the low side switch
is not turned off, current would reverse, discharging the
output capacitor. Since the low side switch is shutoff, the
only conduction path is through the body diode of the low
side MOSFET, which is back biased. Unlike traditional
synchronous buck converters, the current in the inductor
will become discontinuous. As a result, the switch node will
oscillate with the parasitic inductances and capacitances
connected to the switch node. The OTA will continue to
regulate the output voltage, but will skip pulses based on the
output load shown in Figure 37.
Inductor
Feedback
0.862 V
Current
Voltage
COMP
Switch
FB Voltage
Softstart Complete
Power Good
Voltage
0.726
If the power good function is not used, it can be connected
The NCP3170 switching frequency is fixed and set by an
Light load operation is generally a load that is 1mA to
Node
0.8 V
2 ms = 50 kHz
Reference Votlage
Figure 36. OOV and OUV Diagram
0A
Figure 37. Light Load Operation
0V
6 ms = 166 kHz
Zero Current Point
Ramp Threshold
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Switch
Protection Features
Over Current Protection
During each high side on period, the current is compared
against an internally set limit. If the current limit is
exceeded, the high side and low side MOSFETS are shutoff
and no pulses are issued for 13.5 ms. During that time, the
output voltage will decay and the inductor current will
discharge. After the discharge period, the converter will
initiate a soft start. If the load is not released, the current will
build in the inductor until the current limit is exceeded, at
which time the high side and low side MOSFETS will be
shut off and the process will continue. If the load has been
released, a normal soft start will commence and the part will
continue switching normally until the current limit is
exceeded.
Thermal Shutdown
at 150°C in case of thermal runaway. When the thermal
comparator is tripped at a die temperature of 150°C, the part
must cool to 120°C before a restart is allowed. When thermal
trip is engaged, switching ceases and high side and low side
MOSFETs are driven off. Further, the power good indicator
will pull low until the thermal trip has been released. Once
the die temperature reaches 120°C the part will reinitiate
soft−start and begin normal operation.
Comparator
Temperature
Node
Inductor
Current Limit
Current
Current is limited to the load on a pulse by pulse basis.
The thermal limit, while not a protection feature, engages
Thermal
Voltage
Output
Switch
Node
IC
Figure 39. Over Temperature Shutdown
Figure 38. Over Current Protection
150C
13.5 ms Hold Time
120C