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TPS92515HV: [TPS92515HV] about the effect of inductor peak to peak ripple current on current feedback loop

Part Number: TPS92515HV
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: TPS92515

Hi Team

TPS92515 is using Constant Off time tech.

if I set ILED = 1A and ILpp = 200mA and VIDJ = 2.4V, Rsense would be 0.218 Ohm.

under such H/W condition, 

for "Down Direction",

     if the actual load current go down to 0.6A temporarily due to sudden load impedance increase, 

     TPS92515 can successfully maintain ILED = 1A by duty increase with wide enough duty margin if duty margin is allowed enough.

but,

for "Up Direction",

     for an acutual load currect going up case temporarily due to sudden load impedance decrease, TPS92515 will have a only +100mA margin.

     so, if a load changes up above 1.1A forever due to forever load impedance decrease, TPS92515 will not successfully maintain ILED = 1A by duty decrease

     because the actual load above 1.1A will completely turn off the internal N-Ch FET.

therefore, to secure more larger margin of "Up Direction", we would better increase ILPP, am I right ?

namely, I think for "Up Direction", TPS92515 has only ILPP/2 margin to be covered from ILED, while for "Down Direction, we has more wider margin than "Up Direction" until duty margin is allowed.

  • Hello Paul,

    The TPS92515 uses a high speed comparator so it will respond and regulate correctly in either direction in a switching cycle. The only time it would take longer is if the transient were such that the minimum on-time of the device is exceeded in the "up" direction. But if you are typically running with an on time much larger than the minimum then you should not have an issue in either direction.

    Regards,

    Clint