MP4460 – 2.5A, 4MHz, 36V STEP-DOWN CONVERTER
APPLICATION INFORMATION
of current, keep R2 under 40Kꢀ. A typical
value for R2 can be 40.2kꢀ. With this value, R1
can be determined by:
COMPONENT SELECTION
Setting the Frequency
The MP4460 has an externally adjustable
frequency. The switching frequency (fS) can be
set using a resistor at FREQ pin (RFREQ). The
recommended RFREQ value for various fS, see
Table1.
R1= 50.25 × (VOUT − 0.8)(kΩ)
For example, for a 3.3V output voltage, R2 is
40.2kꢀ, and R1 is 127kꢀ.
Table 1—fS vs. RFREQ
Inductor
The inductor is required to supply constant
current to the output load while being driven by
the switched input voltage. A larger value
inductor will result in less ripple current that will
result in lower output ripple voltage. However,
the larger value inductor will have a larger
physical size, higher series resistance, and/or
lower saturation current.
RFREQ (kΩ)
fS (MHz)
18
20
4
3.8
3.5
3.3
3
22.1
24
26.7
30
2.8
2.5
2.2
2
A good rule for determining the inductance to
use is to allow the peak-to-peak ripple current in
the inductor to be approximately 30% of the
maximum switch current limit. Also, make sure
that the peak inductor current is below the
maximum switch current limit. The inductance
value can be calculated by:
33.2
39
45.3
51
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
1
57.6
68
⎛
⎜
⎝
⎞
⎟
⎟
⎠
VOUT
VOUT
⎜
L1=
× 1−
80.6
100
133
200
340
536
fS × ΔIL
V
IN
Where VOUT is the output voltage, VIN is the input
voltage, fS is the switching frequency, and ΔIL is
the peak-to-peak inductor ripple current.
0.8
0.5
0.3
0.2
Choose an inductor that will not saturate under
the maximum inductor peak current. The peak
inductor current can be calculated by:
Setting the Output Voltage
⎛
⎜
⎝
⎞
⎟
⎟
⎠
VOUT
VOUT
The output voltage is set using a resistive
voltage divider from the output voltage to FB pin.
The voltage divider divides the output voltage
down to the feedback voltage by the
ratio:
⎜
ILP = ILOAD
+
× 1−
2 × fS × L1
V
IN
Where ILOAD is the load current.
Table 2 lists a number of suitable inductors
from various manufacturers. The choice of
which style inductor to use mainly depends on
the price vs. size requirements and any EMI
requirement.
R2
VFB = V
OUT R1+ R2
Thus the output voltage is:
(R1+ R2)
VOUT = VFB
R2
About 20µA current from high side BS circuitry
can be seen at the output when the MP4460 is
at no load. In order to absorb this small amount
MP4460 Rev. 1.02
12/24/2013
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