This thread has been locked.

If you have a related question, please click the "Ask a related question" button in the top right corner. The newly created question will be automatically linked to this question.

TPS65581: Vin vs Vout

Part Number: TPS65581
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: TPS65261, TPS65263

Dear Sir/Madame,

I have a question about the TPS65581. I noticed that the device has a wide input voltage range (4.5 - 18V) and a output voltage range of 0.76 - 7V. The output voltage can be adjusted with the feedback-loop. But there is no documentation about the ratio between input voltage vs the output voltage. According to the datasheet it seems as if it does not matter what the input voltage is, of course in the range of 4 - 18V, and that it can be adjusted to a desired value with the aid of the resistance ratio in the feedback loop (somewhere in the range of 0.76 - 7V). But in Figure 10 of the datasheet, the diagram shows a ratio between Input and a specific Output voltage. There it shows a desired 3.3V output voltage, but depending of the input voltage, the desired output voltage is achieved yes or no. In this case, when you use a input voltage lower then 6V, the desired output voltage will never be achieved (in this case, the 3.3V).

Here is my requirement:

My input voltage is 5V. My desired output voltage is 3.6V with an output current of circa. 1A.

Is this achievable with this IC?

Kind regard,

Sergio van Vliet

  • Hi,

    In buck converter, the Vout = duty cycle * VIN. We usually refer to the max duty cycle to estimate the max Vout for a specific Vin voltage.
    For TPS65581, the switching frequency is 700KHz. According to the datasheet, minimum off time is 220ns (typ). So, the max duty is about 85% (typ). For your application, 3.6/5=72%, so it should be good in typical case.
    If you want to make sure it can work well, I would suggest TPS65261 or TPS65263/5/6, because they had claimed in datasheet that it can support 95%(TPS65261) and 100% duty cycle (tps65263/5/6).


    Regards,
    Hao