lm2596sx-12 National Semiconductor Corporation, lm2596sx-12 Datasheet - Page 26

• Manufacturer Part Number: lm2596sx-12
• Description: Simple Switcher Power Converter 150 Khz 3a Step-down Voltage Regulator
• Manufacturer: National Semiconductor Corporation

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Application Information
This circuit has hysteresis
C
C
Because of differences in the operation of the inverting
regulator, the standard design procedure is not used to
select the inductor value. In the majority of designs, a 33 µH,
3.5A inductor is the best choice. Capacitor selection can also
IN
OUT
FIGURE 26. Inverting Regulator Typical Load Current
Regulator starts switching at V
Regulator stops switching at V
470 µF/50V Elec. Panasonic HFQ
220 µF/25V Elec. Panasonic HFQ
— 68 µF/25V Tant. Sprague 595D
— 47 µF/20V Tant. Sprague 595D
FIGURE 24. Undervoltage Lockout with Hysteresis for Inverting Regulator
IN
IN
= 13V
= 8V
FIGURE 25. Inverting −5V Regulator with Delayed Startup
(Continued)
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be narrowed down to just a few values. Using the values
shown in Figure 25 will provide good results in the majority of
inverting designs.
This type of inverting regulator can require relatively large
amounts of input current when starting up, even with light
loads. Input currents as high as the LM2596 current limit
(approx 4.5A) are needed for at least 2 ms or more, until the
output reaches its nominal output voltage. The actual time
depends on the output voltage and the size of the output
capacitor. Input power sources that are current limited or
sources that can not deliver these currents without getting
loaded down, may not work correctly. Because of the rela-
tively high startup currents required by the inverting topology,
the delayed startup feature (C1, R
25 is recommended. By delaying the regulator startup, the
input capacitor is allowed to charge up to a higher voltage
before the switcher begins operating. A portion of the high
input current needed for startup is now supplied by the input
capacitor (C
capacitor can be made much larger than normal.
IN
). For severe start up conditions, the input
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and R
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) shown in Figure