NX2119/2119A
HCON =IOUT2 ´ D´ RDS(ON) ´ K
LCON=IOUT2 ´ (1- D)´ RDS(ON) ´ K
PTOTAL =P + P
320mV
P
ISET
=
K ´ RDSON
P
...(20)
If MOSFET RDSON=9mW, the worst case thermal
consideration K=1.5, then
HCON
LCON
where the RDS(ON) will increases as MOSFET junc-
tion temperature increases, K is RDS(ON) temperature
dependency. As a result, RDS(ON) should be selected for
the worst case, in which K approximately equals to 1.4
at 125oC according to IRFR3706 datasheet. Conduc-
tion loss should not exceed package rating or overall
system thermal budget.
320mV
320mV
ISET
=
=
= 23.7A
K ´ RDSON 1.5´ 9mW
Layout Considerations
The layout is very important when designing high
frequency switching converters. Layout will affect noise
pickup and can cause a good design to perform with
less than expected results.
Switching loss is mainly caused by crossover con-
duction at the switching transition. The total switching
loss can be approximated.
Start to place the power components, make all the
connection in the top layer with wide, copper filled ar-
eas. The inductor, output capacitor and the MOSFET
should be close to each other as possible. This helps to
reduce the EMI radiated by the power traces due to the
high switching currents through them. Place input ca-
pacitor directly to the drain of the high-side MOSFET, to
reduce the ESR replace the single input capacitor with
two parallel units. The feedback part of the system should
be kept away from the inductor and other noise
sources,and be placed close to the IC. In multilayer PCB
use one layer as power ground plane and have a control
circuit ground (analog ground), to which all signals are
referenced.
1
PSW
=
´ V ´ IOUT ´ TSW ´ F
IN S
...(21)
2
where IOUT is output current, TSW is the sum of TR
and TF which can be found in mosfet datasheet, and FS
is switching frequency. Switching loss PSW is frequency
dependent.
Also MOSFET gate driver loss should be consid-
ered when choosing the proper power MOSFET.
MOSFET gate driver loss is the loss generated by dis-
charging the gate capacitor and is dissipated in driver
circuits.It is proportional to frequency and is defined as:
P
= (QHGATE ´ VHGS + QLGATE ´ VLGS )´ FS
...(22)
gate
where QHGATE is the high side MOSFETs gate
The goal is to localize the high current path to a
separate loop that does not interfere with the more sen-
sitive analog control function. These two grounds must
be connected together on the PC board layout at a single
point.
charge,QLGATE is the low side MOSFETs gate charge,VHGS
is the high side gate source voltage, and VLGS is the low
side gate source voltage.
This power dissipation should not exceed maxi-
mum power dissipation of the driver device.
Over Current Limit Protection
Over current Limit for step down converter is
achieved by sensing current through the low side
MOSFET. For NX2119, the current limit is decided by
the RDSON of the low side mosfet. When synchronous
FET is on, and the voltage on SW pin is below 320mV,
the over current occurs. The over current limit can be
calculated by the following equation.
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