EVALPM6680 STMicroelectronics, EVALPM6680 Datasheet - Page 25

• Manufacturer Part Number: EVALPM6680
• Description: BOARD EVALUATION FOR PM6680
• Manufacturer: STMicroelectronics

Specifications of EVALPM6680

• Mfg Application Notes: PM6680 Eval Kit, AN2566 App Note
• Main Purpose: DC/DC, Step Down with LDO
• Outputs And Type: 3, Non-Isolated
• Power - Output: 13.25W
• Voltage - Output: 1.05V, 1.5V, 5V
• Current - Output: 5A, 5A, 100mA
• Voltage - Input: 6 ~ 28V
• Regulator Topology: Buck
• Frequency - Switching: 200kHz, 300kHz
• Board Type: Fully Populated
• Utilized Ic / Part: PM6680
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant
• Other names: 497-6241

PM6680
7.4
7.5
Pulse skip mode
If the SKIP pin is tied to ground, the device works in skip mode.
At light loads a zero-crossing comparator truncates the low-side switch on-time when the
inductor current becomes negative. In this condition the section works in discontinuous
conduction mode. The threshold between continuous and discontinuous conduction mode
is:
Equation 5
For higher loads the inductor current doesn't cross the zero and the device works in the
same way as in PWM mode and the frequency is fixed to the nominal value.
Figure 31. PWM and pulse skip mode inductor current
Figure 31
average inductor current equal to load current, in SKIP mode some switching cycles are
skipped. When the output ripple reaches the regulated voltage Vreg, a new cycle begins.
The off cycle duration and the switching frequency depend on the load condition.
As a result of the control technique, losses are reduced at light loads, improving the system
efficiency.
No-audible skip mode
If SKIP pin is tied to VREF, a no-audible skip mode with a minimum switching frequency of
33 kHz is enabled. At light load condition, If there is not a new switching cycle within a 30 us
(typ.) period, a no-audible skip mode cycle begins.
0
Ton1 Toff
PWM mode
shows inductor current waveforms in PWM and SKIP mode. In order to keep
Inductor current
ILOAD
(
Ton1=Ton2
SKIP
Load current
)
=
V
IN
2
−
×
V
Ton2
L
OUT
Low side on
Pulse skip mode
×
T
ON
Toff
Low side off
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