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LM5050-2: Schematic review

Part Number: LM5050-2

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Hi Team

Can you help to review the following schematic? the real PN is LM5050-2.

Customer finds there is a 0.3% probability that Mos Q12/Q13 is damaged when carrying out hot plug in/out in parallel running. lm5050-2 has a probability to damaged as well, the phenomenon is Pin6 performs low resistance, and R48& R49 was burned open-circuit.

Can you give your insight if it is related to SOA of Mos? what's next step recommendation to debug.

  • Hi Harry,

    The schematic looks fine, although I would like to understand that why R48,R49,C22 are added.

    This is adding an RC delay on OUT and creating voltage difference across IN to OUT. I am unsure about the after-effects of this addition, but I would like to know the reason of addition.

    Regards,

    Shiven Dhir

  • Hi Shiven 

    1. The reason why they add these three components is to suppress oscillation of Vout.

    When they carry out hot plug in test, PSU 1 is power on and provide 56V bus, then plugging in another PSU 2. customer found there was a spike on Vout which is over 100V, and will cause LM5050-2 damaged, so they add this RC filter to suppress this spike. 

    2. They also add C27, R71,R72 for same reason to filter oscillation.

    3. I shoot the waveform as following, Channel 1 is 56V bus(Drain), Channle 2 is Vgs, Channel3 is source to GND, Channel 4 is output current.  these is a oscillation on Vgs.

    Customer found if they change a new mos with higher Vgs threshold mos, the damage issue will disappear(2.8V),  the previous oring mos threshold is 1.2V.

    I suspect the reason why oring mos or LM5050-2 damage is this oscillated Vgs is higher than threshold voltage of oring Mos to cause Oring mos turn-on.

    Do you ever saw this kind of issue? and how to deal with this oscillation?

  • Hi Harry,

    If load is applied, do the oscillations go away?

    Load can be as low as 100mA.

    Regards,

    Shiven Dir

  • Load for PUS1 or PSU2?  PSU 2 is power off and without AC input, PSU1 is power on, and oscillation is happened in PSU2 

  • Hi Harry,

    Lets talk about this in the call tomorrow.

    Regards,

    Shiven Dhir