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LM61460-Q1: Behavior when it protects from overcurrent

Part Number: LM61460-Q1
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: LM61460

I’d like to know about LM61460-Q1’s behavior for protection from overcurrent.

(1)  First let me see if my understanding is correct. My understanding is as follows.

Its behavior employs hiccup mode and that after it detect overcurrent it become stopped state (in other words, both its output current and voltage become 0 [A or V]).

Once it becomes stopped state, it waits for 128 consecutive switching cycles that is about 80 msec. It checks its status buy checking its voltage can be larger than approximately 0.4 times the output voltage set point after that time. If its voltage can be, it becomes standard state.

Is my understanding correct?

 

(2)Next I would like voltage-current characteristics at hiccup mode. I think its shape is like two attached graphs. Could you show me if LM61460-Q1’s voltage-current characteristics are like left figure or right figure?

In addition, I would like the voltage-current characteristics graph if possible. If not possible, please tell me its rough shape with some values (V, I).

  • Taito,

    Please see figure 21 in the LM61460.

    The device will continue to supply current during current limit. The inductor current will bounce between the peak and valley current limit (IL-HS and IL-LS). It will not immediately go to zero during overcurrent.

    The output voltage at current limit would be VOUT(ILIM) = ILIM_avg * RLOAD. Depending on Rload the output voltage could go to 0V but not necessarily. The ILIM_avg would be between IL-HS and IL-LS. The voltage-current characteristics really depend on the Rload but your second graph makes more sense.

    If the other hiccup mode conditions are met, once there are 128 switching cycles in current limit then it would go into hiccup mode and disable switching.

    See figures 22 and 23 in the datasheet.

    Hope this helps? Let me know if you have further questions,

    -Orlando