MAX1845
Two external factors that influence switching-frequency
accuracy are resistive drops in the two conduction
loops (including inductor and PC board resistance) and
the dead-time effect. These effects are the largest con-
tributors to the change of frequency with changing load
current. The dead-time effect increases the effective
on-time, reducing the switching frequency as one or
both dead times. It occurs only in PWM mode (SKIP =
high) when the inductor current reverses at light or neg-
ative load currents. With reversed inductor current, the
inductor’s EMF causes LX to go high earlier than nor-
mal, extending the on-time by a period equal to the
low-to-high dead time.
For loads above the critical conduction point, the actual
switching frequency is:
where V
DROP
1 is the sum of the parasitic voltage drops
in the inductor discharge path, including synchronous
rectifier, inductor, and PC board resistances; V
DROP2
is
the sum of the resistances in the charging path; and
t
ON
is the on-time calculated by the MAX1845.
Automatic Pulse-Skipping Switchover
In skip mode (SKIP = GND), an inherent automatic
switchover to PFM takes place at light loads. This
switchover is effected by a comparator that truncates
the low-side switch on-time at the inductor current’s
zero crossing. This mechanism causes the threshold
between pulse-skipping PFM and nonskipping PWM
operation to coincide with the boundary between con-
tinuous and discontinuous inductor-current operation
(also known as the critical conduction point). For a 7V
to 24V battery range, of this threshold is relatively con-
stant, with only a minor dependence on battery voltage:
Dual, High-Efficiency, Step-Down
Controller with Accurate Current Limit
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Table 1. Component Selection for
Standard Applications
Table 2. Component Suppliers
*Distributor
MANUFACTURER USA PHONE
FACTORY FAX
[Country Code]
Central Semiconductor 516-435-1110 [1] 516-435-1824
Dale/Vishay 203-452-5664 [1] 203-452-5670
Fairchild Semiconductor 408-822-2181 [1] 408-721-1635
International Rectifier 310-322-3331 [1] 310-322-3332
IRC 800-752-8708 [1] 828-264-7204
Kemet 408-986-0424 [1] 408-986-1442
NIEC (Nihon) 805-867-2555* [81] 3-3494-7414
Sanyo 619-661-6835 [81] 7-2070-1174
Siliconix
408-988-8000
800-554-5565
[1] 408-970-3950
Sumida 847-956-0666 [81] 3-3607-5144
Taiyo Yuden 408-573-4150 [1] 408-573-4159
TDK 847-390-4461 [1] 847-390-4405
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