ZHCSF14D March 2010 – October 2018 TPS54260
PRODUCTION DATA.
The switching frequency that is selected should be the lower value of the two equations, Equation 12 and Equation 13. Equation 12 is the maximum switching frequency limitation set by the minimum controllable on time. Setting the switching frequency above this value will cause the regulator to skip switching pulses.
Equation 13 is the maximum switching frequency limit set by the frequency shift protection. To have adequate output short circuit protection at high input voltages, the switching frequency should be set to be less than the fsw(maxshift) frequency. In Equation 13, to calculate the maximum switching frequency one must take into account that the output voltage decreases from the nominal voltage to 0 V, the fdiv integer increases from 1 to 8 corresponding to the frequency shift.
In Figure 41, the solid line illustrates a typical safe operating area regarding frequency shift and assumes the output voltage is 0 V, and the resistance of the inductor is 0.130 Ω, FET on resistance of 0.2 Ω and the diode voltage drop is 0.5 V. The dashed line is the maximum switching frequency to avoid pulse skipping. Enter these equations in a spreadsheet or other software or use the SwitcherPro design software to determine the switching frequency.
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