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50W 5V boost controller

Other Parts Discussed in Thread: TPS60151

I'm wondering what the best product is to design around for a boost circuit with a 5V output that can handle 50W output power.
Looking into several input voltages around 1.85V, 3.7V or higher if necessary.Efficiency preferable around 90%.

I think a synchronous step up controller with external mosfet would be necessary, but I have not found any applications like this one, so I'm not sure about stability issues.
Thanks in advance if someone has any tips or sollutions.

  • Hi Emile,

    Thank you for posting. You are right that this should consider a sync controller with external MOSFETs. What is your input voltage range? If it is 1.85-3.7V, I am afraid we don't have an existing analog boost controller for a simple solution.

    Thanks,
    Youhao Xi, Applications Engineering
  • Hi Youhao Xi

    Thank for your quick response.
    The input voltage would be fairly stable, dropping approximately 200mV max. I'm looking for solutions for a nominal input voltage of 1.85 OR 3.7V, but 3.7V is probably the most realistic.

    Kind regards
    Emile

  • Hi Emile,

    This falls in a range of no part alone can solve. If your input is at 3.7V, you may consider the LM25122, and also employ a simple charge pump (TPS60151) to produce 5V, and feed that 5V to the LM25112's VCC pin through a schottky diode, then the LM25122 should operate to support your 5V output.

    Thanks,
    Youhao