l6391n STMicroelectronics, l6391n Datasheet - Page 16

• Manufacturer Part Number: l6391n
• Description: High-voltage High And Low Side Driver
• Manufacturer: STMicroelectronics

Bootstrap driver
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Bootstrap driver
A bootstrap circuitry is needed to supply the high voltage section. This function is normally
accomplished by a high voltage fast recovery diode
integrated structure replaces the external diode. It is realized by a high voltage DMOS,
driven synchronously with the low side driver (LVG), with diode in series, as shown in
Figure
C
To choose the proper C
capacitor. This capacitor C
Equation 1
The ratio between the capacitors C
It has to be:
Equation 2
e.g.: if Q
300 mV.
If HVG has to be supplied for a long time, the C
the leakage and quiescent losses.
e.g.: HVG steady state consumption is lower than 200 μA, so if HVG T
to supply 1 μC to C
The internal bootstrap driver gives a great advantage: the external fast recovery diode can
be avoided (it usually has great leakage current).
This structure can work only if V
LVG is on. The charging time (T
fulfilled and it has to be long enough to charge the capacitor.
The bootstrap driver introduces a voltage drop due to the DMOS R
120 Ω). At low frequency this drop can be neglected. Anyway increasing the frequency it
must be taken in to account.
BOOT
9. An internal charge pump
gate
selection and charging
is 30 nC and V
EXT
. This charge on a 1 μF capacitor means a voltage drop of 1V.
BOOT
EXT
gate
value the external MOS can be seen as an equivalent
Doc ID 17892 Rev 1
is related to the MOS total gate charge:
is 10 V, C
charge
OUT
EXT
(Figure
is close to GND (or lower) and in the meanwhile the
) of the C
C
C
and C
BOOT
EXT
EXT
9) provides the DMOS driving voltage.
is 3 nF. With C
BOOT
>>> C
=
BOOT
BOOT
Q
------------- -
V
gate
is proportional to the cyclical voltage loss.
gate
EXT
is the time in which both conditions are
(Figure
selection has to take into account also
BOOT
8). In the L6391 a patented
= 100 nF the drop would be
DSon
ON
(typical value:
is 5 ms, C
BOOT
L6391
has