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Feature Description (continued)

The LM46001 switching action can also be synchronized to an external clock from 200 kHz to 2.2 MHz. Connect

an external clock to the SYNC pin, with proper high-speed termination, to avoid ringing. Ground the SYNC pin if

not used.

Figure 41. Frequency Synchronization

The recommendations for the external clock include high level no lower than 2 V, low level no higher than 0.4 V,

duty cycle between 10% and 90% and both positive and negative pulse width no shorter than 80 ns. When the

external clock fails at logic high or low, the LM46001 switches at the frequency programmed by the RT resistor

after a time-out period. TI recommends connecting a resistor RT to the RT pin such that the internal oscillator

frequency is the same as the target clock frequency when the LM46001 is synchronized to an external clock.

This allows the regulator to continue operating at approximately the same switching frequency if the external

clock fails.

The choice of switching frequency is usually a compromise between conversion efficiency and the size of the

application circuit. Lower switching frequency implies reduced switching losses (including gate charge losses,

switch transition losses, etc.) and usually results in higher overall efficiency. However, higher switching frequency

allows use of smaller LC output filters and hence a more compact design. Lower inductance also helps transient

response (higher large signal slew rate of inductor current), and reduces the DCR loss. The optimal switching

frequency is usually a trade-off in a given application and thus needs to be determined on a case-by-case basis.

It is related to the input voltage, output voltage, most frequent load current level(s), external component choices,

and circuit size requirement. The choice of switching frequency may also be limited if an operating condition

triggers tON-MIN or tOFF-MIN.

7.3.8 Minimum ON-Time, Minimum OFF-Time and Frequency Foldback at Dropout Conditions

Minimum ON-time, tON-MIN, is the smallest duration of time that the HS switch can be on. Minimum ON-time (tON-

MIN) is typically 125 ns in the LM46001. Minimum OFF-time, tOFF-MIN, is the smallest duration that the HS switch

can be off. TOFF-MIN is typically 200 ns in the LM46001.

In CCM operation, tON-MIN and tOFF-MIN limits the voltage conversion range given a selected switching frequency.

The minimum duty cycle allowed is

DMIN = tON-MIN × FS

(4)

And the maximum duty cycle allowed is

DMAX = 1 – tOFF-MIN × FS

(5)

Given fixed tON-MIN and tOFF-MIN, the higher the switching frequency the narrower the range of the allowed duty

cycle. In the LM46001, a frequency foldback scheme is employed to extend the maximum duty cycle when tOFF-

MIN is reached. The switching frequency decreases once longer duty cycle is needed under low VIN conditions.

The switching frequency can be decreased to approximately 1/10 of the programmed frequency by RT or the

synchronization clock. Such wide range of frequency foldback allows the LM46001 output voltage to stay in

regulation with a much lower supply voltage VIN. This leads to a lower effective dropout voltage. See Typical

Characteristics for more details.

Given an output voltage, the choice of the switching frequency affects the allowed input voltage range, solution

size and efficiency. The maximum operatable supply voltage can be found by

VIN-MAX = VOUT / (FS × tON-MIN )

(6)

At lower supply voltage, the switching frequency decreases once tOFF-MIN is tripped. The minimum VIN without

frequency foldback can be approximated by:

VIN-MIN = VOUT / (1 – FS × tOFF-MIN )

(7)

Taking considerations of power losses in the system with heavy load operation, VIN-MIN is higher than the result

calculated in Equation 7 . With frequency foldback, VIN-MIN is lowered by decreased FS. Figure 42 gives an

example of how FS decreases with decreasing supply voltage VIN at dropout operation.

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