Hi all,
I have used the IC "LM5148-Q1" for the design of the buck converter, where I have calculated all the values according to the IC datasheet also verified with the support Excel file provided. Every thing looks good according to the calculation but I have an re-occurring issue that the converter output voltage is dipping with the addition of the load. the line regulation is fine i.e., at a fixed load the voltage variation is minimal but for different loads the output voltage is changing.
Here are my design considerations:
Input Voltage range : 40V - 60V
Output Voltage : 13.8V
Output Current : 10A (Max load)
Switching Frequency : 500kHz to 600kHz
Inductor Current Ripple : 30% of Max output current
At the output as I am increasing the load we can see that
at No-load : 12.76V
1A load : 12.5
2A load : 12V
3A load 11.8V
4A load : 11.2V
5A load : 10.7V
By the time I am applying half the load itself we can see a significant drop in the input voltage, so how do I overcome this issue. Please do look into this as soon as possible and contact me for any additional details.