NCP5010 ON Semiconductor, NCP5010 Datasheet - Page 10

• Manufacturer Part Number: NCP5010
• Description: Boost Converter
• Manufacturer: ON Semiconductor

LED Current Selection
maximum current through the LED string. The control loop
regulated the current such that the average voltage at the FB
input is 500 mV (nom). For example, should one need a
20 mA output current in the primary branch, R
selected according to the following equation:
LEDs at a specific operating current as the color will shift
as the bias current is changed. As a result of this effect, it
is recommended to dim the LED string by a pulse width
modulation techniques. A low frequency PWM signal can
be applied to the CTRL input and by varying the duty cycle
the brightness of the LED can be changed. To avoid any
optical flicker, the frequency must be higher than 100 Hz
and preferably less than 1 kHz. Due to the soft−start
function set at 600 ms (nom) with higher frequency the
device remains active but the brightness can decrease.
Nevertheless in this case, a dimming control using a
filtered PWM signal (See Figure 33) can be used. Also for
DC voltage control the same technique is suitable and the
filter is takes away.
Inductor Selection
parameters that need to be considered, the absolute value
of the inductor, the saturation current and the DCR. In
normal operation, this device is intended to operate in
Continuous Conduction Mode (CCM) so the following
equation below can be used to calculate the peak current:
the load current, L the inductor value, F the switching
frequency, and the duty cycle D is given by:
load current (see Figure 3 thru Figure 8). A good
approximation is to use h = 0.8. Figure 24 − Figure 26 are
a graphical representation of the above equations, as a
function of the desired I
series (V
I
worst case Vf conditions to ensure that the inductor current
rated is high enough such that it not saturate.
10 mH and 22 mH. As can be seen from the curves, as the
inductor size is reduced, the peak current for a given set of
conditions increases along with higher current ripple so it
is not possible to deliver maximum output power at lower
inductor values.
PEAK_MAX
The feedback resistor (R
In white LED applications it is desirable to operate the
To choose the inductor there are three different electrical
In the equation above, V
h is the global converter efficiency which can vary with
The recommended inductor value should range between
F
= 3.5 V nominal). The curves are limited to an
R FB +
of 300 mA. It is important to analyze this at
I PEAK +
D + 1 * V IN
I OUT
F BV
OUT
h ( 1 * D )
+ 500 mV
IN
I OUT
, V
FB
is the battery voltage, I
20 mA
V OUT
IN
) determines the average
, and number of LEDs in
)
V IN D
+ 25 W
2LF
FB
should be
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OUT
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10
300
250
200
150
100
300
250
200
150
100
Figure 24. Peak Inductor Currents vs. I
300
250
200
150
100
Figure 25. Peak Inductor Currents vs. I
50
Figure 26. Peak Inductor Currents vs. I
50
50
10
10
10
L = 10 mH
L = 10 mH
20
20
20
L = 22 mH
L = 22 mH
L = 22 mH
L = 15 mH
L = 15 mH
@ 3 LEDs, 10.5 V
30
30
30
L = 15 mH
@ 5 LEDs, 17.5 V
@ 4 LEDs, 14 V
L = 10 mH
I
40
I
40
I
40
OUT
OUT
OUT
(mA)
(mA)
(mA)
50
50
50
60
60
60
V
V
V
V
V
V
IN
IN
IN
IN
OUT
IN
IN
OUT
OUT
= 3.1 V
= 4.2 V
= 3.1 V
= 4.2 V
70
= 3.1 V
= 4.2 V
70
70
(mA)
(mA)
(mA)
80
80
80