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TPS54618C-Q1: Power consumption problem of TPS54618C

Part Number: TPS54618C-Q1
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: TPS62816-Q1

Dear team:

         We recently used TPS54618CQRTERQ1 for 5V input and 3.8V output;

         In the process of power optimization, the following two groups of tests were conducted when L202 in the figure-1 was disconnected, and the test data were recorded as follows:

        Figure-1

Figure-1

       1. The first set of test records:   

                RT=200k;

            1)Theoretical calculation:

                           FSW = 981 KHZ;

                           Duty ratio = 3.8/5 = 76%;

            2)The actual measurement is as follows:

                          FSW  = 1/1.02us = 980 KHZ;

                          Duty ratio = 0.8/1.02 = 78%;

                          Vsense = 0.799 V.

                         5V input current =10mA;

Figure-2


2. The second set of test records:

             RT=390k

            1)Theoretical calculation:

                   FSW = 512 KHZ;

                   Duty ratio = 3.8/5 = 76%;

            2)The actual measurement is as follows:

                     FSW= 1/1.93 us = 518 KHZ;

                     Duty ratio = 1.465/1.93 = 75.9%;

                    Vsense = 0.799 V.

                    5V input current =14mA;

Figure-3


questions:

                  1.  May I ask whether the measured power consumption of the chips in these two groups of test results is normal relative to the chip design?             

              2. Do you have test data for reference?

  • Hi Rain,

    I am not sure why there is a question about the input current consumption.  For a device without a power save mode, like this one, the no load input current is usually always in the mA range.  This is very high compared to the uA current consumption of a device with a power save mode.  In any case, I recommend using a newer device, which happens to also have a power save mode, and which is smaller and easier to design: TPS62816-Q1.

    Looking at the 5Vin curve in figure 8-3 in the D/S, we can see the light load efficiency is rather poor.  At 10 mA load where the efficiency is ~18%, the input current calculates to about 20 mA.  Since this is on the linear portion of the efficiency graph, which decreases towards 0% at 0 load, a significant amount of this 20 mA is simply the overhead Iq and switching losses that are present at any load.

    Chris