CS51313
Error Amplifier
An inherent benefit of the V2 control topology is that there
is no large bandwidth requirement on the error amplifier
design. The reaction time to an output load step has no
relation to the crossover frequency, since transient response
is handled by the ramp signal loop. The main purpose of this
“slow” feedback loop is to provide DC accuracy. Noise
immunity is significantly improved, since the error
amplifier bandwidth can be rolled off at a low frequency.
Enhanced noise immunity improves remote sensing of the
output voltage, since the noise associated with long
feedback traces can be effectively filtered. The COMP pin
is the output of the error amplifier and a capacitor to GND
compensates the error amplifier loop. Additionally, through
the built−in offset on the PWM Comparator non−inverting
input, the COMP pin provides the hiccup timing for the
Overcurrent Protection, the Soft Start function that
minimizes inrush currents during regulator power−up and
switcher output enable.
Reference Voltage
The CS51313 has a precision reference trimmed to 1.5%
over temperature, which is externally available for use by
other power supplies on the motherboard. For instance, the
VREF pin can be used to configure an LDO controller that
drives either a MOSFET or a bipolar transistor. The
compensation criteria on this LDO controller is set by the
dynamic performance requirement on the overall power
supply. The following circuit demonstrates the typical
connections required to implement an LDO controller using
the CS51313 VREF pin.
+3.3 V
+1.5 V
External N−FET
CIN
+12 V
R1 21.9 k
CO
0.5%
−
+
R2 100 k
0.5%
VREF
Figure 9. VREF Used in an N−FET LDO Regulator
The applications diagram shows a pair of linear regulators
for VGTL and VCLOCK. The 1.23 V VREF of the CS51313 is
used as the reference for both regulators. The feedback
resistors determine the output voltage for each regulator. In
this case, it will be 1.5 V @ 3.0 A for VGTL and 2.5 V @
1.0 A for VCLOCK. In Figure 9 the ratio of resistor R1 to
resistor R2 is (VOUT/VREF) − 1, where VOUT = 1.5 V and
VREF = 1.23 V. The same formula can be used to determine
the ratio of the feedback resistors needed to implement a
2.5 V linear regulator (VOUT = 2.5 V). To negate the bias
current of the operational amplifier, a resistor with a value
equal to the parallel combination of the feedback resistors
(R1//R2) is connected in series with the non−inverting input
of this operational amplifier. R2 sets the minimum output
current, (IMIN = VREF/R2).
The pass transistor must be able to dissipate the power
adequately while keeping the junction temperature below
the maximum specified by the manufacturer. For example,
with VGTL output of 1.5 V, input voltage of 3.3 V, and output
DC current of 3.0 A, the pass transistor dissipates (3.3 V −
1.5 V) × 3.0 A = 5.4 W.
Sufficient output capacitance must be added to ensure that
the output voltage remains within specification during
transient loading. For example, the GTL bus load can ramp
from 0 to 2.7 A at a rate of 8 A/μs. The designer needs to
verify that the circuit will meet these requirements using the
transistor and operational amplifier chosen.
Startup
The CS51313 provides a controlled startup of regulator
output voltage and features Programmable Soft Start
implemented through the Error Amp and external
Compensation Capacitor. This feature, combined with
overcurrent protection, prevents stress to the regulator
power components and overshoot of the output voltage
during startup.
As power is applied to the regulator, the CS51313
Undervoltage Lockout circuit (UVL) monitors the IC’s
supply voltage (VCC) which is typically connected to the
+12 V output of the AC−DC power supply. The UVL circuit
prevents the NFET gates from being activated until VCC
exceeds the 8.4 V (typ) threshold. Hysteresis of 300 mV
(typ) is provided for noise immunity. The Error Amp
Capacitor connected to the COMP pin is charged by a 30 μA
current source. This capacitor must be charged to 1.1 V (typ)
so that it exceeds the PWM comparator’s offset before the
V2 PWM control loop permits switching to occur.
When VCC has exceeded 8.4 V and COMP has charged to
1.1 V, the upper Gate driver (GATE(H)) is activated, turning
on the upper FET. This causes current to flow through the
output inductor and into the output capacitors and load
according to the following equation:
I + (VIN * VOUT)
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GATE(H) and the upper NFET remain on and inductor
current ramps up until the initial pulse is terminated by either
the PWM control loop or the overcurrent protection. This
initial surge of in−rush current minimizes startup time, but
avoids overstressing of the regulator’s power components.
The PWM comparator will terminate the initial pulse if
the regulator output exceeds the voltage on the COMP pin
plus the 1.1 V PWM comparator offset before the voltage
drop across the current sense resistor exceeds the current
limit threshold voltage. In this case, the PWM control loop
has achieved regulation and the initial pulse is then followed
by a constant off time as programmed by the COFF capacitor.
The COMP capacitor will continue to slowly charge and the
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