ncp3418 ON Semiconductor, ncp3418 Datasheet - Page 7

• Manufacturer Part Number: ncp3418
• Description: Dual Bootstrapped 12 V Mosfet Driver
• Manufacturer: ON Semiconductor

Theory of Operation
drivers optimized for driving two N- -channel MOSFETs in
a synchronous buck converter topology. The NCP3418
features an internal diode, while the NCP3418A requires an
external BST diode for the floating top gate driver. A single
PWM input signal is all that is required to properly drive the
high- -side and the low- -side MOSFETs. Each driver is
capable of driving a 3.3 nF load at frequencies up to 500 kHz.
Low- -Side Driver
ground- -referenced low R
voltage rail for the low- -side driver is internally connected to
the V
output is 180_ out of phase with the PWM input. When the
device is disabled, the low- -side gate is held low.
High- -Side Driver
R
side driver is developed by a bootstrap circuit referenced to
SW. The bootstrap capacitor should be connected between
the BST and SW pins.
diode, D1 (in which the anode is connected to V
external bootstrap capacitor, C
starting up, the SW pin is at ground, so the bootstrap capacitor
will charge up to V
high, the high- -side driver will begin to turn on the high- -side
MOSFET by pulling charge out of C
MOSFET turns on, the SW pin will rise to V
BST pin to V
voltage to hold the MOSFET on. To complete the cycle, the
high- -side MOSFET is switched off by pulling the gate down
to the voltage at the SW pin. When low- -side MOSFET turns
on, the SW pin is held at ground. This allows the bootstrap
capacitor to charge up to V
When the device is disabled, the high side gate is held low.
Safety Timer and Overlap Protection Circuit
MOSFET and the low- -side MOSFET from being on at the
same time, and minimizes the associated off times. This will
reduce power losses in the switching elements. The overlap
protection circuit accomplishes this by controlling the delay
from turning off the high- -side MOSFET to turning on the
low- -side MOSFET.
MOSFET’s turn- -off and the low- -side MOSFET’s turn- -on,
the overlap circuit monitors the voltage at the SW pin. When
the PWM input signal goes low, DRVH will go low after a
propagation delay (t
MOSFET off. However, before the low- -side MOSFET can
turn on, the overlap protection circuit waits for the voltage at
the SW pin to fall below 4.0 V. Once SW falls below the 4.0 V
DS(on)
The NCP3418 and NCP3418A are single phase MOSFET
The
When the NCP3418 is enabled, the low- -side driver’s
The high- -side driver is designed to drive a floating low
The bootstrap circuit comprises an internal or external
The high- -side driver’s output is in phase with the PWM input.
The overlap protection circuit prevents both the high- -side
To prevent cross conduction during the high- -side
CC
N- -channel MOSFET. The bias voltage for the high
low- -side
supply and PGND.
IN
+ V
CC
driver
through D1. When the PWM input goes
CC
pdlDRVH
, which is enough gate- -to- -source
DS(on)
CC
is
again.
BST
), turning the high- -side
N- -Channel MOSFET. The
designed
. When the NCP3418 is
BST
. As the high- -side
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, forcing the
CC
drive
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threshold, DRVL will go high after a propagation delay
(t
SW does not fall below 4.0 V in 300 ns, the safety timer
circuit will override the normal control scheme and drive
DRVL high. This will help insure that if the high- -side
MOSFET fails to turn off it will not produce an over- -voltage
at the output.
MOSFET’s turn- -off and the high- -side MOSFET’s turn- -on,
the overlap circuit monitors the voltage at the gate of the
low- -side MOSFET through the DRVL pin. When the PWM
signal goes high, DRVL will go low after a propagation delay
(t
before the high- -side MOSFET can turn on, the overlap
protection circuit waits for the voltage at DRVL to drop below
1.5 V. Once this has occurred, DRVH will go high after a
propagation delay (t
MOSFET on.
Application Information
Supply Capacitor Selection
capacitor is recommended to reduce noise and supply peak
currents during operation. Use a 1.0 to 4.7 mF, low ESR
capacitor. Multilayer ceramic chip (MLCC) capacitors
provide the best combination of low ESR and small size.
Keep the ceramic capacitor as close as possible to the V
and PGND pins.
Bootstrap Circuit
(C
these components can be done after the high- -side MOSFET
has been chosen.
able to withstand twice the maximum supply voltage. A
minimum 50 V rating is recommended. The capacitance is
determined using the following equation:
where Q
MOSFET, and ΔV
high- -side MOSFET drive. For example, a NTD60N03 has
a total gate charge of about 30 nC. For an allowed droop of
300 mV, the required bootstrap capacitance is 100 nF. A
good quality ceramic capacitor should be used.
it must be rated to withstand the maximum supply voltage
plus any peak ringing voltages that may be present on SW.
The average forward current can be estimated by:
where f
controller. The peak surge current rating should be checked
in- -circuit, since this is dependent on the source impedance
of the 12 V supply and the ESR of C
pdhDRVL
pdlDRVL
Similarly, to prevent cross conduction during the low- -side
For the supply input (V
The bootstrap circuit uses a charge storage capacitor
The bootstrap capacitor must have a voltage rating that is
If an external Schottky diode will be used for bootstrap,
BST
) and the internal (or an external) diode. Selection of
MAX
), turning the low- -side MOSFET off. However,
GATE
), turning the low- -side MOSFET on. However, if
is the maximum switching frequency of the
I F(AVG) = Q GATE × f MAX
is the total gate charge of the high- -side
BST
C BST =
pdhDRVH
is the voltage droop allowed on the
CC
) of the NCP3418, a local bypass
Q GATE
ΔV BST
), turning the high- -side
BST.
(eq. 1)
(eq. 2)
CC