APW7304
Function Description
Main Control Loop
The APW7304 is a constant frequency current mode
switching regulator. During normal operation, the inter-
nal N-channel power MOSFET is turned on each cycle
when the oscillator sets an internal RS latch and would
be turned off when an internal current comparator (ICMP)
resets the latch. The peak inductor current at which ICMP
resets the RS latch is controlled by the voltage on the
COMP pin, which is the output of the error amplifier
(EAMP). An external resistive divider connected between
VOUT and ground allows the EAMP to receive an output
feedback voltage VFB at FB pin. When the load current
increases, it causes a slight decrease in VFB relative to
the 0.8V reference, which in turn causes the COMP volt-
age to increase until the average inductor current matches
the new load current.
VIN Power-On-Reset (POR) and EN Under-voltage
Lockout
The APW7304 keep monitoring the voltage on VIN pin to
prevent wrong logic operations which may occur when
VIN voltage is not high enough for the internal control
circuitry to operate. The VIN POR has a rising threshold
of 4.1V (typical) with 0.5V of hysteresis.
An external under-voltage lockout (UVLO) is sensed at
the EN pin. The EN UVLO has a rising threshold of 2.5V
with 0.2V of hysteresis. The EN pin should be connected
a resistor divider from VIN to EN.
After the VIN and EN voltages exceed their respective
voltage thresholds, the IC starts a start-up process and
then ramps up the output voltage to the setting of output
voltage.
Over-Temperature Protection (OTP)
The over-temperature circuit limits the junction tempera-
ture of the APW7304. When the junction temperature ex-
ceeds TJ = +160oC, a thermal sensor turns off the power
MOSFET, allowing the devices to cool. The thermal sen-
sor allows the converter to start a start-up process and
regulate the output voltage again after the junction tem-
perature cools by 50oC.
The OTP is designed with a 50oC hysteresis to lower the
average TJ during continuous thermal overload conditions,
increasing lifetime of the lC.
Enable / Shutdown
Driving EN to ground places the APW7304 in shutdown.
When in shutdown, the internal power MOSFET turns off,
all internal circuitry shuts down.
Current-Limit Protection
The APW7304 monitors the output current, flowing
through the N-Channel power MOSFET, and limits the
IC from damages during overload, short-circuit and over-
voltage conditions.
Frequency Foldback
The foldback frequency is controlled by the FB voltage.
When the FB pin voltage is under 0.6V, the frequency of
the oscillator will be reduced to 110kHz. This lower fre-
quency allows the inductor current to safely discharge,
thereby preventing current runaway. The oscillator’s fre-
quency will switch to its designed rate when the feedback
voltage on FB rises above the rising frequency foldback
threshold (0.6V, typical) again.
Soft-Start
The APW7304 provides the programmed soft-start func-
tion to limit the inrush current. The soft-start time can be
programmed by the external capacitor between SS and
GND. Typical charge current is 6µA, and the soft-start
time is 15ms with 0.1µF capacitor.
Boostrap Capacitor
The APW7304 is a N-channel MOSFET step down
converter. The MOSFET requires a gate voltage that is
higher than input voltage, thus a boost capacitor should
be connected between LX and BS pins to drive the gate of
the N-channel MOSFET. Typical boostrap capacitor value
is from 10nF to 100nF.
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