TPS2482
TPS2483
ZHCSAJ1A –DECEMBER 2012–REVISED MARCH 2013
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where T
J(max)
is the maximum desired transient junction temperature of the pass-MOSFET and T
S(max)
is its
maximum case temperature just prior to a power-limiting event (such as a start or restart). R
θJC(max)
is the
transient junction-to-case thermal resistance of the pass-MOSFET corresponding to the event interval.
V
PROG
is used in conjunction with V
DS
to compute the (scaled) drain current, I
D_ALLOWED
, by the constant power-
limit engine. I
D_ALLOWED
is compared by the gate amplifier to the actual I
D
and used to generate a gate drive. If I
D
< I
D_ALLOWED
, the amplifier turns the gate of the pass-MOSFET full on because there is no overload condition;
otherwise GATE is regulated to maintain the I
D
= I
D_ALLOWED
relationship.
A capacitor may be tied from PROG to ground to alter the natural constant power inrush current shape. If
properly designed, the effect is to cause the leading step of current in Figure 30 to look like a ramp. PROG is
internally pulled to ground whenever EN, POR2, or UVLO are not satisfied, or the TPS2482 is latched off. This
feature serves to discharge any capacitance connected to the pin. Do not apply voltages greater than 4 V to
PROG. If the constant power limit is not used, PROG should be tied to VREF through a 47-kΩ resistor.
SCL: This pin is the clock input for the serial-bus interface.
SDA: This pin is the data input for the serial-bus interface.
SENSE: Monitors the input voltage at the drain of the pass-MOSFET, and the downstream side of R
S
providing
the constant power limit engine with feedback of both the pass-MOSFET current (I
D
) and voltage (V
DS
). Voltage
is determined by the difference between SENSE and OUT, while the current analog is the difference between
VCC and SENSE. The constant power engine uses V
DS
to compute the allowed I
D
and is clamped to 50 mV,
acting like a traditional current limit at low V
DS
. The maximum current limit is set by the following equation:
(3)
Design the connections to SENSE to minimize R
S
voltage sensing errors. Don't drive SENSE to a large voltage
difference from VCC because there is a non-linear internal impedance between them. The current limit function
can be disabled by connecting SENSE to VCC.
TIMER: An integrating capacitor, C
T
, connected to the TIMER pin provides a timing function that controls the
allowable fault-time for both versions and the retry interval for the TPS2483. The timer charges at 25 μA
whenever the TPS2482 and TPS2483 are in power limit or current limit and discharges at 2.5 μA otherwise. The
charge-to-discharge current ratio is constant with temperature even though there is a positive temperature
coefficient to both. If TIMER reaches 4 V, the TPS2482 pulls GATE to ground, latches off, and discharges C
T
.
The TPS2483 pulls GATE to ground and attempts a restart (re-enable GATE) after a timing sequence consisting
of discharging C
T
down to 1 V followed by 15 more charge and discharge cycles. The TPS2482 can be reset by
either cycling the EN pin or the UVLO (e.g. power cycling). TIMER discharges when EN is low or UVLO or the
internal POR2 (power-on reset) are active. The TIMER pin should be tied to ground if this feature is not used.
The general equation for fault retry time as a function of C
T
and retry-application information is found in
Applications Using the Retry Feature (TPS2483).
VCC: Power supply input for the hotswap section, which provides three functions:
1. biasing power to the integrated circuit,
2. input to the hotswap section power-on reset (POR2) and under voltage lockout (UVLO) functions, and
3. voltage sense at one terminal of R
S
for the pass-MOSFET current measurement.
The voltage must exceed the POR2 threshold (about 6 V for approximately 400 µs) and the internal UVLO turn-
on threshold (about 8.4 V) before normal operation (driving the GATE output) may begin. Connections to VCC
should be designed to minimize R
S
voltage sensing errors and to maximize the effect of C
1
and D
1
; place C
1
at
R
S
rather than at the device pin to eliminate transient sensing errors. GATE, PROG, PG, and TIMER are held
low when either UVLO or POR2 are active.
VINM: This pin is Kelvin connected to the negative (load) side of the current sensing resistor.
VINP: This pin is Kelvin connected to the positive (source) side of the current sensing resistor.
V
S
: Power supply input for the monitoring section power-on reset (POR1), control logic, ADC, and serial-bus
interface. Typically between 2.7 V and 5.5 V.
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