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LM5060: Problem with reverse current flow when doing power override with two LM5060 switches

Part Number: LM5060

Hi I am trying to build a power selection circuit where When Input A is above V-a threshold then input A will drive the combined output regardless of the voltage of B.  Otherwise input B will drive the combined output.  Also input A and Input B cannot feed back into each other (basically Input B must be isolated from Input A and Input A should override when it is active).

I have implemented this using two LM5060's and some control circuitry.  The individual power blocks are identical to Figure 41 in the datasheet, except for some logic circuitry on the Input A which drives the enable PIN on the LM5060 in the Input B subsystem.

My issue is that when Input A is below the UVLO threshold, and Input B is higher voltage than input A the entire Input A subsystem is backpowered vi the OUT sensor pin on the Input A LM5060.  This occurs because current flows through R8 in figure 41, powering the chargepump and driving the Q1 and Q2 into conductance.

My question is how I can I stop this?

Thanks,

Rob

  • Hi Rob,

    Welcome to E2E!

    You would need a reverse current blocking device to successfully mux two power supplies. Can you share more details about your requirement to suggest suitable solution. What are the operating voltages of Input A, B ?  Max load current ? and do you need auto-qualified device ?

    Best Regards, Rakesh

  • Hi Rakesh,  Glad I found E2E!

    In my case:

    Input A is a Battery max voltage 28 volts or so.

    Input B is a power supply with nominal voltage of 24 Volts but major noise and load range.  Noise +- 4V, usable median range +18-+25, not counting noise spikes

    Load power is up 70 amps or so.

    And of course it all needs to be in a very compact space (~2000 mm square)

    Auto qualified not a requirement, but reliability is.  Failsafe operation to battery is critical (it is the backup) 

  • Hi Rob,

    Thanks for the details on your requirement.

    In each of your battery path, you need a reverse current blocking device (to avoid one battery charging the other) and hot-swap device (for ON/OFF control) something like the one discussed in the TI-design http://www.ti.com/lit/ug/tidu415/tidu415.pdf then paralleling multiple FETs to support 70A current. 

    Best Regards, Rakesh