A8514
Wide Input Voltage Range, High Efficiency
Fault Tolerant LED Driver
tions, due to stringent EMI requirements, the system must operate
in continuous conduction mode throughout the whole input volt-
age range.
Step 4a Determining the duty cycle, calculated as follows:
D(max) =
VOUT(OVP) + Vd
VIN(min) + VOUT(OVP) + Vd
(35)
= 15.9 (V) + 0.4 (V)
= 76.5%
5 (V) + 15.9 (V) + 0.4 (V)
Step 4b Determining the maximum and minimum input current
to the system. The minimum input current will dictate the induc-
tor value. The maximum current rating will dictate the current
rating of the inductor. First, the maximum input current, given:
IOUT = #CHANNELS ILED
(36)
= 4 0.060 (A) = 0.240 A
then:
IIN(max) =
VOUT(OVP)
VIN(min)
IOUT
H
(37)
= 15.9 (V) 0.24 (A) = 0.848 A
5 (V) 0.90
then:
L = VIN(min) D(max)
(40)
ΔIL fSW
=
5 (V)
0.765 = 7.53 μH
0.254 (A) 2 (MHz)
Step 4d Double-check to make sure the ½ current ripple is less
than IIN(min):
IIN(min) > 1/2 ΔIL
(41)
0.265 A > 0.127 A
A good inductor value to use would be 10 μH.
Step 4e Next insert the inductor value used in the design to deter-
mine the actual inductor ripple current:
ΔILused =
VIN(min)
Lused
D(max)
fSW
(42)
= 5 (V) 0.765 = 0.191 A
10 (μH) 2.0 (MHz)
where η is efficiency.
Next, calculate minimum input current, as follows:
IIN(min) =
VOUT(OVP)
VIN(max)
IOUT
H
(38)
= 15.9 (V) 0.24 (A) = 0.265 A
16 (V) 0.90
Step 4c Determining the inductor value. To ensure that the induc-
tor operates in continuous conduction mode, the value of the
inductor must be set such that the ½ inductor ripple current is not
greater than the average minimum input current. As a first pass
assume Iripple to be 30% of the maximum inductor current:
ΔIL = IIN(max) × Iripple
(39)
= 0.848 × 0.30 = 0.254 A
Step 4f Determining the inductor current rating. The inductor
current rating must be greater than the IIN(max) value plus half of
the ripple current ΔIL, calculated as follows:
L(min) = IIN(max) + 1/2 ΔILused
(43)
= 0.848 (A) + 0.096 (A) = 0.944 A
Step 5 Determining the resistor value for a particular switching
frequency. Use the RFSET values shown in figure 7. For example,
a 10 kΩ resistor will result in a 2 MHz switching frequency.
Step 6 Choosing the proper switching diode. The switching diode
must be chosen for three characteristics when it is used in LED
lighting circuitry. The most obvious two are: current rating of the
diode and reverse voltage rating.
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