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April, 2003
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TPS40051-Based Design Converts 12-V Bus to 1.8 V at 15 A (SLUP195)
TPS40051-Based Design Converts 12-V Bus to
1.8 V at 15 A (SLUP195)
Mark Dennis
System Power
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Introduction
Features
Schematic
Component Selection
Test Setup
Test Results and Performance Data
EVM Assembly Drawing and PCB Layout
List of Materials
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Introduction
In many modern electronic applications there is a growing demand for circuits to convert a12-V bus to digital
voltages as low as, but not limited to 1.8 V. The current requirements can range from below 1 A to over 15 A.
For high-efficiency and small circuit size the TPS40051 wide-input synchronous buck controller can be used
to provide the necessary control and drive functions to implement these converters. The TPS40051EVM
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operates at 300 kHz and delivers 1.8 V at 15 A with efficiency over 90% for much of the load range, and a full
load efficiency of 88%.
The TPS40051 synchronous buck controller offers a variety of user programmable functions such as operating
frequency, soft-start time, voltage feed-forward, high-side current limit, and external loop compensation. This
controller also provides a regulated 10-V bias voltage which supplies onboard drivers for the N-channel switch
and synchronous rectifier MOSFETs, utilizing adaptive gate drive logic to prevent cross conduction of the power
MOSFETs.
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Features
The specification of this design is as follows:
92% peak efficiency at 6 A
88% peak efficiency at 15 A
1.8V output at 15 A
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IN
range from 10 V
DC
to 14 V
DC
Small circuit size 1.4
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x 2.5
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SMT design, components on single side
Line/load regulation < 0.5%
High-frequency 300-kHz operation
Transient deviation 60 mV with 10-A load step