ncp5173mn ON Semiconductor, ncp5173mn Datasheet - Page 9

• Manufacturer Part Number: ncp5173mn
• Description: 1.5 A 560 Khz-1.0 Mhz Boost Regulator
• Manufacturer: ON Semiconductor

Current Mode Control
scheme, in which the PWM ramp signal is derived from the
power switch current. This ramp signal is compared to the
output of the error amplifier to control the on−time of the
power switch. The oscillator is used as a fixed−frequency
clock to ensure a constant operational frequency. The
resulting control scheme features several advantages over
conventional voltage mode control. First, derived directly
from the inductor, the ramp signal responds immediately to
line voltage changes. This eliminates the delay caused by the
output filter and error amplifier, which is commonly found
in voltage mode controllers. The second benefit comes from
inherent pulse−by−pulse current limiting by merely
clamping the peak switching current. Finally, since current
mode commands an output current rather than voltage, the
filter offers only a single pole to the feedback loop. This
allows both a simpler compensation and a higher
gain−bandwidth over a comparable voltage mode circuit.
control comes with its own peculiar problems, mainly,
subharmonic oscillation at duty cycles over 50%. The
NCP5173 solves this problem by adopting a slope
compensation scheme in which a fixed ramp generated by
the oscillator is added to the current ramp. A proper slope
rate is provided to improve circuit stability without
sacrificing the advantages of current mode control.
Oscillator and Shutdown
Current
Figure 22. Timing Diagram of Sync and Shutdown
Ramp
The NCP5173 incorporates a current mode control
Without discrediting its apparent merits, current mode
Slope Compensation
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Figure 21. Current Mode Control Scheme
PWM
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accuracy. The output of the oscillator turns on the power
switch at a frequency of 600 kHz, as shown in Figure 21.
The power switch is turned off by the output of the PWM
Comparator.
syncing up to 1.8 times the base oscillator frequency. As
shown in Figure 22, in order to sync to a higher frequency,
a positive transition turns on the power switch before the
output of the oscillator goes high, thereby resetting the
oscillator. The sync operation allows multiple power
supplies to operate at the same frequency.
and reduce the supply current.
the nominal frequency when the FB pin triggers the
threshold. During power up, overload, or short circuit
conditions, the minimum switch on−time is limited by the
PWM comparator minimum pulse width. Extra switch
off−time reduces the minimum duty cycle to protect external
components and the IC itself.
for the slope compensation to improve regulator stability.
Error Amplifier
the positive error amplifier, whose non−inverting input is
fed by the 1.276 V reference. The transconductance
amplifier has a high output impedance of approximately
1.0 MW, as shown in Figure 23. The V
the output of the error amplifier and is internally clamped
between 0.5 V and 1.7 V. A typical connection at the V
includes a capacitor in series with a resistor to ground,
forming a pole/zero for loop compensation.
and ground to reduce its clamp voltage. Consequently, the
current limit of the internal power transistor current is
reduced from its nominal value.
FB
The oscillator is trimmed to guarantee an 18% frequency
A TTL−compatible sync input at the SS pin is capable of
A sustained logic low at the SS pin will shut down the IC
An additional feature includes frequency shift to 20% of
As previously mentioned, this block also produces a ramp
The FB pin is directly connected to the inverting input of
An external shunt can be connected between the V
Figure 23. Error Amplifier Equivalent Circuit
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