NCP1034
ǒ Ǔ IOUT
@
VOUT
VIN
@
1 * VOUT
VIN
CIN w
f @ DVIN
(eq. 6)
Where DVIN is the input voltage ripple and the
recommended value is about 2% − 5% of VIN. The input
capacitor must be large enough to handle the input ripple
current. Its value should be calculated using Equation 7:
Ǹ ǒ Ǔ VOUT @
1
*
VOUT
VIN
IRMS + IOUT @
VIN
(eq. 7)
Power MOSFET Selection
The NCP1034 uses two N−channel MOSFET’s. They can
be primary selected by RDS(on), maximum drain−to−source
voltage and gate charge. RDS(on) impacts conductive losses
and gate charge impacts switching losses. The low side
MOSFET is selected primarily for conduction losses, and
the high−side MOSFET is selected to reduce switching
losses especially when the output voltage is less than 30% of
the input voltages. The drain−to−source breakdown voltage
must be higher than the maximum input voltage. Conductive
power losses can be calculated using the Equations 8 and 9:
PCOND*HIGHFET
+
I2OUT
@
RDS(on)
@
VOUT
VIN
(eq. 8)
ǒ Ǔ PCOND*LOWFET + I2OUT @ RDS(on) @
1 * VOUT
VIN
(eq. 9)
Switching losses are depended on drain−to−source
voltage at turn−off state, output current and switch−on and
switch−off time as is shown by Equation 10.
PSW
+
VDS(off)
2
@
ǒtON
)
tOFFǓ
@
f
@
IOUT
(eq. 10)
tON and tOFF times are dependent on the transistor gate.
The MOSFET output capacitance loss is caused by the
charging and discharging during the switching process and
can be computed using Equation 11.
PCOSS
+
COSS
@ VIN
2
2
@
f
(eq. 11)
Where COSS = CDS + CGS.
Significant power dissipation is caused by the reverse
recovery charge in the low−side MOSFET body diode,
which conducts at dead time. This charge is needed to close
the diode. The current from the input power supply flows
through the high−side MOSFET to the low−side MOSFET
body diode. This power dissipation can be calculated using
Equation 12.
PQRR + QRR @ VIN @ f
(eq. 12)
QRR is the diode recovery charge as given in the
manufacturer’s datasheet. For some types of MOSFETs, this
dissipation may be dominant at high input voltages. It is
necessary to take care when selecting a MOSFET. An
external Schottky diode across the low−side MOSFET can
be used to eliminate the reverse recovery charge power loss.
The Schottky diode’s forward voltage should be lower than
that of the body diode, and reverse recovery time (trr) should
be lower then that of the body diode. The Schottky diode’s
capacitance loss can be calculated as shown in Equation .
CSchottky @ VIN 2 @ f
PC(Schottky) +
2
(eq. 13)
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