TIDT328 april 2023
This automotive single-ended primary inductor converter (SEPIC) using the LM5156-Q1 or LM51561-Q1 devices is designed to support a modulated output voltage, in this design a sinusoidal waveform 60 VPP at up to 120 Hz. Descriptions of two of the dynamic limitations with this reference design follow:
The magnetizing inductance is minimized to operate the power stage in discontinuous mode (DCM), moving the RHPZ at the lowest input voltage and maximum load (worst case) beyond 300 kHz. However, the dynamics are still limited by the gain bandwidth of the error amplifier and the Nyquist criteria. A loop bandwidth of 10 kHz is sufficient for only 100 Hz at the output. Furthermore, DCM removes Qrr ringing at the semiconductors and the dual inductor gets fairly small. The disadvantage is the high ripple current resulting in magnetizing losses, AC losses at the winding, and a large output ripple voltage. In this situation this disadvantage is acceptable (for such a low maximum output power of 18 W).