ISL97656
Cascaded MOSFET Application
A 24V N-Channel MOSFET is integrated in the boost regulator. For
the applications where the output voltage is greater than 24V, an
external cascaded MOSFET is needed as shown in Figure 16. The
voltage rating of the external MOSFET should be greater than
VIN.
VIN
VOUT
INTERSIL
ISL97656
LX
FB
DC PATH BLOCK APPLICATION
There is a DC path in the boost converter from the input to the
output through the inductor and diode. In the non-synchronous
topology, although the system is still in shutdown mode, the
output voltage will be the input voltage minus the forward
voltage diode drop of the Schottky diode. If this voltage is not
desired, the following circuit (see Figure 17) can be used between
input and inductor to disconnect the DC path when the ISL97656
is in shutdown mode.
TO INDUCTOR
INPUT
EN
FIGURE 17. CIRCUIT TO DISCONNECT THE DC PATH OF BOOST
CONVERTER
FIGURE 16. CASCADED MOSFET TOPOLOGY FOR HIGH OUTPUT
VOLTAGE APPLICATIONS
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