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LTC1736

APPLICATIO S I FOR ATIO

molypermalloy or Kool M

µ® cores. Actual core loss is

independent of core size for a fixed inductor value, but it

is very dependent on the inductance selected. As induc-

tance increases, core losses go down. Unfortunately,

increased inductance requires more turns of wire and

therefore copper losses will increase.

Ferrite designs have very low core loss and are preferred

at high switching frequencies, so design goals can con-

centrate on copper loss and preventing saturation. Ferrite

core material saturates “hard,” which means that induc-

tance collapses abruptly when the peak design current is

exceeded. This results in an abrupt increase in inductor

ripple current and consequent output voltage ripple. Do

not allow the core to saturate!

Molypermalloy (from Magnetics, Inc.) is a very good, low

loss core material for toroids, but it is more expensive than

ferrite. A reasonable compromise from the same manu-

facturer is Kool M

µ. Toroids are very space efficient,

especially when you can use several layers of wire. Be-

cause they generally lack a bobbin, mounting is more

difficult. However, designs for surface mount are available

that do not increase the height significantly.

Power MOSFET and D1 Selection

Two external power MOSFETs must be selected for use

with the LTC1736: An N-channel MOSFET for the top

(main) switch and an N-channel MOSFET for the bottom

(synchronous) switch.

The peak-to-peak gate drive levels are set by the INTVCC

voltage. This voltage is typically 5.2V during start-up. (See

EXTVCC Pin Connection.) Consequently, logic-level thresh-

old MOSFETs must be used in most LTC1736 applica-

tions. The only exception is when low input voltage is

expected (VIN < 5V); then, sublogic level threshold

MOSFETs (VGS(TH) < 3V) should be used. Pay close

attention to the BVDSS specification for the MOSFETs as

well; most of the logic level MOSFETs are limited to 30V or

less.

Selection criteria for the power MOSFETs include the “ON”

resistance RDS(ON), reverse transfer capacitance CRSS,

input voltage and maximum output current. When the

LTC1736 is operating in continuous mode the duty cycles

for the top and bottom MOSFETs are given by:

Main Switch Duty Cycle

Synchronous Switch Duty Cycle

OUT

–

The MOSFET power dissipations at maximum output

current are given by:

MAIN

OUT

MAX

DS ON

MAX

RSS

SYNC

OUT

MAX

DS ON

() +

()

() ( )( )( )

() +

()

–

where

δ is the temperature dependency of RDS(ON) and k

is a constant inversely related to the gate drive current.

Both MOSFETs have I2R losses while the topside

N-Channel equation includes an additional term for tran-

sition losses, which are highest at high input voltages. For

VIN < 20V the high current efficiency generally improves

with larger MOSFETs, while for VIN > 20V the transition

losses rapidly increase to the point that the use of a higher

RDS(ON) device with lower CRSS actually provides higher

efficiency. The synchronous MOSFET losses are greatest

at high input voltage or during a short circuit when the duty

cycle in this switch is nearly 100%.

The term (1 +

δ) is generally given for a MOSFET in the

form of a normalized RDS(ON) vs Temperature curve, but

δ = 0.005/°C can be used as an approximation for low

voltage MOSFETs. CRSS is usually specified in the MOSFET

characteristics. The constant k = 1.7 can be used to

estimate the contributions of the two terms in the main

switch dissipation equation.

The Schottky diode D1 shown in Figure 1 conducts during

the dead-time between the conduction of the two power

MOSFETs. This prevents the body diode of the bottom

MOSFET from turning on and storing charge during the

dead-time, which could cost as much as 1% in efficiency.

A 3A Schottky is generally a good size for 10A to 12A

regulators due to the relatively small average current.

Kool M

µ is a registered trademark of Magnetics, Inc.

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