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TABLE 3. PROTECTIONS TABLE (Continued)
CASE FAILURE MODE
DETECTION MODE
GOOD CHANNELS
FAILED CHANNEL ACTION
ACTION
VOUT
REGULATED
BY
4 FB1 Open Circuit Upper OTP not triggered VOUT will ramp to OVP. FB1 FB2 through FB6
with infinite
and FB1 < 4V
will time-out after 6 PWM Normal
resistance
cycles and switch off. VOUT
will drop to normal level.
Highest VF of
FB2 through FB6
5 FB1 LED Open
Circuit but has
paralleled Zener
Upper OTP not triggered
and FB1 < 4V
FB1 remains ON and has
highest VF, thus VOUT
increases.
FB2 through FB6 ON,
Q2 through Q6 burn
power
VF of FB1
6 FB1 LED Open
Circuit but has
paralleled Zener
Upper OTP triggered but
FB1 < 4V
All channels go off until chip
cooled and then comes back
on with current reduced to
76%. Subsequent OTP
triggers will reduce Iout
further
Same as FB1
VF of FB1
7 FB1 LED Open
Circuit but has
paralleled Zener
Upper OTP not triggered
but FBx > 4V
FB1 remains ON and has
highest VF, thus VOUT
increases.
VOUT increases, then
FB-X switches OFF after
6 PWM cycles. This is an
unwanted shut off and
can be prevented by
setting OVP at an
appropriate level.
VF of FB1
8 Channel-to-Channel Lower OTP triggered but Any channel at below the target current will fault out Highest VF of
ΔVF too high
FBx < 4V
after 6 PWM cycles.
FB1 through FB6
Remaining channels driven with normal current.
9 Channel-to-Channel Upper OTP triggered but All channels go off until chip cooled and then comes Highest VF of
ΔVF too high
FBx < 4V
back on with current reduced to 76%. Subsequent OTP FB1 through FB6
triggers will reduce Iout further
10 Output LED stack VOUT > VOVP
voltage too high
Any channel that is below the target current will time- Highest VF of
out after 6 PWM cycles, and Vout will return to the FB1 through FB6
normal regualtion voltage required for other channels.
11 VOUT/LX shorted to LX current and timing are The chip is permanently shutdown 31mS after
GND at start-up or monitored.
powerup if Vout/Lx is shorted to GND.
VOUT shorted in
operation
OVP pins monitored for
excursions below 20% of
OVP threshold.
Components Selections
According to the inductor Voltage-Second Balance
principle, the change of inductor current during the
switching regulator On-time is equal to the change of
inductor current during the switching regulator Off-time.
Since the voltage across an inductor is:
VL = L × ΔIL ⁄ Δt
(EQ. 11)
and ΔIL @ TON = ΔIL @ TOFF, therefore:
(VI – 0 ) ⁄ L × D × tS= (VO – VD – VI) ⁄ L × (1 – D ) × tS
(EQ. 12)
where D is the switching duty cycle defined by the turn-on
time over the switching period. VD is Schottky diode
forward voltage which can be neglected for
approximation.
Rearranging the terms without accounting for VD gives
the boost ratio and duty cycle respectively as:
VO ⁄ VI = 1 ⁄ (1 – D)
(EQ. 13)
D = (VO – VI ) ⁄ VO
(EQ. 14)
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March 12, 2010