ZHCSMX3C December 2020 – February 2023 LM5149-Q1
PRODUCTION DATA
The LM5149-Q1 contains gate drivers and an associated high-side level shifter to drive the external N-channel power MOSFETs. The high-side gate driver works in conjunction with an internal bootstrap diode, DBOOT, and bootstrap capacitor, CBOOT. During the conduction interval of the low-side MOSFET, the SW voltage is approximately 0 V and CBOOT charges from VCC through the internal DBOOT. TI recommends a 0.1-μF ceramic capacitor connected with short traces between the CBOOT and SW pins.
The LO and HO outputs are controlled with an adaptive dead-time methodology so that both outputs (HO and LO) are never on at the same time, preventing cross conduction. Before the LO driver output is allowed to turn on, the adaptive dead-time logic first disables HO and waits for the HO voltage to drop below 2 V typical. LO is allow to turn on after a small delay (HO fall to LO rising delay). Similarly, the HO turn-on is delayed until the LO voltage has dropped below 2 V. This technique ensures adequate dead-time for any size N-channel power MOSFET implementations, including parallel MOSFET configurations.
Caution is advised when adding series gate resistors, as this can impact the effective dead-time. The selected high-side MOSFET determines the appropriate bootstrap capacitance value CBOOT in accordance with Equation 12.
where
To determine CBOOT, choose ΔVCBOOT so that the available gate drive voltage is not significantly impacted. An acceptable range of ΔVCBOOT is 100 mV to 300 mV. The bootstrap capacitor must be a low-ESR ceramic capacitor, typically 0.1 µF. Use high-side and low-side MOSFETs with logic-level gate threshold voltages.