ZHCSMX3C December 2020 – February 2023 LM5149-Q1
PRODUCTION DATA
There are two limitations to the minimum output voltage adjustment range: the LM5149-Q1 voltage reference of 0.8 V and the minimum controllable switch-node pulse width, tON(min).
tON(min) effectively limits the voltage step-down conversion ratio VOUT / VIN at a given switching frequency. For fixed-frequency PWM operation, the voltage conversion ratio must satisfy Equation 7.
where
If the desired voltage conversion ratio does not meet the above condition, the LM5149-Q1 transitions from fixed switching frequency operation to a pulse-skipping mode to maintain output voltage regulation. For example, if the desired output voltage is 5 V with an input voltage of 24 V and switching frequency of 2.1 MHz, use Equation 8 to verify that the conversion ratio.
For wide-VIN applications and low output voltages, an alternative is to reduce the LM5149-Q1 switching frequency to meet the requirement of Equation 7.