Applications Information: continued
sudden increase in load current, a normal off time occurs to
prevent saturation of the output inductor.
Trace1 - Regulator Output Voltage (10V/div.)
Trace 2 - Inductor Switching Node (5V/div.)
Trace 1 - Regulator Output Voltage (1V/div.)
Trace 3 - Regulator Output Current (20V/div.)
Figure 6: Peak-to-peak ripple on VOUT = 2.8V, IOUT = 13A (heavy load).
Figure 7: CS5155H demonstration board response to a 0.5 to 13A load
pulse (output set for 2.8V).
Transient Response
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The CS5155H V
control loop’s 100ns reaction time pro-
vides unprecedented transient response to changes in input
voltage or output current. Pulse by pulse adjustment of
duty cycle is provided to quickly ramp the inductor current
to the required level. Since the inductor current cannot be
changed instantaneously, regulation is maintained by the
output capacitor(s) during the time required to slew the
inductor current.
Overall load transient response is further improved
through a feature called “adaptive voltage positioning”.
This technique pre-positions the output capacitor’s voltage
to reduce total output voltage excursions during changes in
load.
Holding tolerance to 1% allows the error amplifier’s refer-
ence voltage to be targeted +40mV high without compro-
mising DC accuracy. A “droop resistor“, implemented
through a PC board trace, connects the error amplifier’s
feedback pin (VFB) to the output capacitors and load and
carries the output current. With no load, there is no DC
drop across this resistor, producing an output voltage
tracking the error amplifier’s, including the +40mV offset.
When the full load current is delivered, an 80mV drop is
developed across this resistor. This results in output volt-
age being offset -40mV low.
Trace 1 - Regulator Output Voltage (1V/div.)
Trace 2 - Inductor Switching Node (5V/div.)
Trace 3 - Output Current (0.5 to 13 Amps) (20V/div.)
Figure 8: CS5155H demonstration board response to 13A load turn on
(output set for 2.8V). Upon completing a normal off time, the V2 con-
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trol loop immediately connects the inductor to the input voltage, pro-
viding 100% duty cycle. Regulation is achieved in less than 20µs.
The result of adaptive voltage positioning is that additional
margin is provided for a load transient before reaching the
output voltage specification limits. When load current sud-
denly increases from it’s minimum level, the output capaci-
tor is pre-positioned +40mV. Conversely, when load cur-
rent suddenly decreases from it’s maximum level, the out-
put capacitor is pre-positioned -40mV (see Figures 7, 8, and
9). For best transient response, a combination of a number
of high frequency and bulk output capacitors are usually
used.
If the maximum on time is exceeded while responding to a
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