Application Note AN-1046 - International Rectifier
Application Note AN-1046 - International Rectifier
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<strong>Application</strong> <strong>Note</strong> <strong>AN</strong>-<strong>1046</strong><br />
Dual Synchronous PWM Controller and LDO<br />
Controller in TSSOP Package Eases Multi-Output<br />
and Two-Phase Power Supply Solutions<br />
By Parviz Parto, <strong>International</strong> <strong>Rectifier</strong><br />
Table of Contents<br />
Page<br />
DDR Memory <strong>Application</strong>.....................................................................1<br />
Independent Mode ...............................................................................2<br />
Dual-Phase Mode with Programmable Current Sensing......................3<br />
Salient Features ...................................................................................5<br />
Many applications like DDR memory, and set top boxes require at least two output voltages.<br />
And then there are some others such as graphics cards where the output power exceeds any<br />
single input power budget. Or, an application when the current required is too large and a twophase<br />
solution should be used. <strong>International</strong> <strong>Rectifier</strong>’s IRU3046, a monolithic dual synchronous<br />
PWM controller with a built-in linear regulator controller, offers unprecedented flexibility to<br />
configure these multiple types of power supplies.<br />
www.irf.com<br />
<strong>AN</strong>-<strong>1046</strong><br />
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APPLICATION NOTE<br />
<strong>International</strong> <strong>Rectifier</strong> • 233 Kansas Street, El Segundo, CA 90245<br />
<strong>AN</strong>-<strong>1046</strong><br />
USA<br />
Dual Synchronous PWM Controller and LDO Controller In TSSOP<br />
Package Eases Multi-Output and Two-Phase Power Supply Solutions<br />
By Parviz Parto, <strong>International</strong> <strong>Rectifier</strong><br />
Many applications like DDR memory, and set top<br />
boxes require at least two output voltages. And then<br />
there are some others such as graphics cards where<br />
the output power exceeds any single input power<br />
budget. Or, application when the current required<br />
is too large that two-phase solution should be used.<br />
<strong>International</strong> <strong>Rectifier</strong>’s IRU3046, a monolithic<br />
dual synchronous PWM controller with a built-in<br />
linear regulator controller, offers unprecedented<br />
flexibility to configure these multiple types of<br />
power supplies.<br />
Until now, the traditional way to address these<br />
requirements has been to use separate controllers<br />
for each output with associated passive and discrete<br />
components. Now, with the introduction of<br />
IRU3046, that task is tremendously simplified.<br />
Housed in a low-cost 24-pin plastic TSSOP<br />
package, this single versatile bipolar device allows<br />
the user to configure two independent voltage<br />
outputs with either common or different inputs. Or,<br />
create a dual-phase design for single output with<br />
programmable current sharing when<br />
using two different input supplies. Or, two-phase<br />
application when high output current and high<br />
efficiency are required. In addition, it offers a<br />
separate linear controller for an additional<br />
independent adjustable voltage output. In short, the<br />
IRU3046 brings flexibility to the power supply<br />
designer that is unmatched.<br />
DDR Memory <strong>Application</strong><br />
One such solution with two outputs for DDR<br />
memory is shown in figure 1. The channel 1<br />
generates the Vcore (VDDQ) and the channel 2<br />
generates the termination voltage (VTT=1/2 VDDQ)<br />
by tracking the Vcore, this is achieved by sensing<br />
the VDDQ and using the integrated uncommitted<br />
error amplifier (Vp2). The two external resistors<br />
(R5, R9) generate the reference voltage for channel<br />
2 to track the VDDQ. The VTT tracking accuracy is<br />
about 1.5% for optimized data rate transfer<br />
accuracy. Figures 2 and 3 show how the VTT tracks<br />
the VDDQ both statically when the VDDQ changes<br />
from 2.5V to 2.87V and dynamically when the<br />
output current for VDDQ steps from 0-to 2A.<br />
Figure 1. IRU3046 configured for DDR Memory<br />
application<br />
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<strong>Application</strong> <strong>Note</strong><br />
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VDDQ<br />
VTT<br />
Figure 2. VDDQ changes from 2.5V to 2.87V and<br />
VTT tracks the half of VDDQ<br />
VDDQ<br />
Independent Mode<br />
In the independent mode, the output voltage of<br />
each independent channel is set and controlled<br />
by the output of the error amplifier. The<br />
output voltages can be set between 1.25 V and<br />
close to the input voltage. It is capable of<br />
supplying 10-15 A from single 5 V or 12 V.<br />
However, the input can be from the same<br />
supply or a separate operation for the two<br />
independent outputs. The output voltage of the<br />
each channel is set and controlled by the<br />
output of error amplifier and can be<br />
programmed by using two external resistors.<br />
This output voltage is defined by using the<br />
following equation:<br />
V out1 = V REF x (1 + R 7 /R 8 )<br />
Similarly, the output voltage of the linear<br />
regulator is programmed using the voltage<br />
reference and the external voltage divider (see<br />
figure 4).<br />
VTT<br />
2A<br />
0A<br />
Figure 3. Transient Response for VDDQ, VTT<br />
tracks VDDQ - Ch1: VDDQ, Ch2: VTT, Ch4:<br />
IDDQ, Step load 0-2A<br />
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<strong>Application</strong> <strong>Note</strong><br />
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12V<br />
5V<br />
C1<br />
33uF<br />
3.3V<br />
C6<br />
47uF<br />
2.5V<br />
@ 2A<br />
PGood<br />
C7<br />
47uF<br />
L1<br />
1uH<br />
C5<br />
1uF<br />
Q1<br />
IRLR2703<br />
R1<br />
1K<br />
C3<br />
1uF<br />
R2<br />
1K<br />
C8<br />
2200pF<br />
C4<br />
1uF<br />
R3<br />
22K<br />
R4<br />
C9<br />
25K<br />
1500pF<br />
C10<br />
0.1uF<br />
Vcc<br />
VCL<br />
VccLDO<br />
VSEN33<br />
VOUT3<br />
Fb3<br />
Rt<br />
Sync<br />
Comp1<br />
Comp2<br />
PGood<br />
SS<br />
VcH1<br />
VcH2<br />
HDrv1<br />
LDrv1<br />
PGnd<br />
U1<br />
Fb1<br />
IRU3046<br />
VREF<br />
Vp2<br />
HDrv2<br />
Gnd<br />
LDrv2<br />
Fb2<br />
C2<br />
33uF<br />
C13<br />
1uF<br />
D1<br />
L2<br />
1uH<br />
Q2<br />
IRF7460<br />
Q3<br />
IRF7457<br />
C14<br />
2x 47uF<br />
C17<br />
2x 150uF<br />
Q4<br />
IRF7457<br />
Q5<br />
IRF7457<br />
D2<br />
C11<br />
0.1uF<br />
L3<br />
4.7uH<br />
L4<br />
3.9uH<br />
R7<br />
442V<br />
R8<br />
1K<br />
R5<br />
1K<br />
R9<br />
1K<br />
1.8V<br />
@ 8A<br />
C16<br />
2x 150uF<br />
2.5V<br />
@ 8A<br />
C12<br />
2x 150uF<br />
Figure 4. IRU3046 configured for two independent outputs<br />
Dual-Phase Mode With Programmable<br />
Current Sharing<br />
The same device can also be configured for<br />
the application when the output power<br />
exceeds any single input power budget. For<br />
example we have the following application:<br />
Vout=1.5V @ 17A, Ptotal=25.5W. And two<br />
input supplies are Vin1=5V @ 3A, Pin1=15W<br />
and Vin2=12V @ 2A, Pin2=24W. As you see<br />
each of the inputs cannot provide the total<br />
output power. But, if we can combine the two<br />
inputs we can get the total output power<br />
(Fig.5). By appropriately selecting the two<br />
current sense resistors, the IRU3046 can<br />
combine these two input supplies and generate<br />
one single output with the total output power.<br />
5V<br />
12V<br />
D1<br />
BAT54S<br />
L2<br />
1uH<br />
C2<br />
33uF<br />
L1<br />
1uH<br />
C1<br />
33uF<br />
C3<br />
0.1uF<br />
C4<br />
47uF<br />
C5<br />
330uF<br />
C7<br />
1uF<br />
C32<br />
47uF<br />
C31<br />
330uF<br />
3.3V<br />
2.5V<br />
@ 2A<br />
C30<br />
1uF<br />
C8<br />
1uF<br />
C13<br />
47uF<br />
C18<br />
47uF<br />
Q3 IRLR2703<br />
R7 1K<br />
R6 10 V<br />
R10<br />
1K<br />
Vcc<br />
VCL<br />
VccLDO<br />
VSEN33<br />
VOUT3<br />
Fb3<br />
Rt<br />
VcH1<br />
U1<br />
IRU3046<br />
VcH2<br />
HDrv1<br />
LDrv1<br />
PGnd<br />
V REF<br />
Vp2<br />
D2<br />
BAT54A<br />
C9<br />
1uF<br />
Q1<br />
IRF7460<br />
Q2<br />
IRF7457<br />
L3 2.2uH<br />
C14<br />
470pF<br />
R5<br />
4.7 V<br />
C6<br />
1uF<br />
C10,C11,C12<br />
R3 3x 150uF<br />
5mV<br />
R8<br />
200<br />
C15<br />
1uF<br />
1.5V<br />
@ 16A<br />
Sync<br />
Fb1<br />
R13<br />
15K<br />
R16 C24<br />
29.4K 2200pF<br />
R21 C34<br />
16.5K 6.8nF<br />
Comp1<br />
Comp2<br />
Fb2<br />
HDrv2<br />
D4<br />
BAT54A<br />
Q4<br />
IRF7460<br />
C23<br />
1uF<br />
L4 3.3uH<br />
R17<br />
C19,C20,C21<br />
3x 150uF<br />
R12<br />
1K<br />
PGood<br />
C29<br />
0.1uF<br />
PGood<br />
SS<br />
Gnd<br />
LDrv2<br />
Q5<br />
IRF7457<br />
C26<br />
470pF<br />
R19<br />
4.7 V<br />
5mV<br />
Figure 5. IRU3046 configured as 2-phase converter with current sharing.<br />
5V input is the Master channel and set the output and 12V input is the slave channel that monitors the<br />
currents for achieving an accurate current sharing<br />
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In this Mode, the first error amplifier (E/A)<br />
acts as a master and sets the output voltage,<br />
while the second E/A acts as a slave and<br />
monitors the currents for current sharing. The<br />
slave’s error amplifier measures the voltage<br />
drop across the current sense resistors, and the<br />
differential of these signals is amplified and<br />
compared with the ramp signal to generate the<br />
fixed-frequency pulses of variable duty cycle<br />
to match the output currents.<br />
Two sense resistors (R3, R17 in figure 5) are<br />
used for current sharing. The relationship<br />
between the master and slave output current is<br />
expressed by:<br />
Rsen1*Imaster = Rsens2*Islave<br />
For equal current sharing Rsens1=Rsen2.<br />
To ensure accurate current sharing, proper<br />
attention must be paid to layout to create a<br />
symmetrical path.<br />
Because the two output stages are 180 degrees<br />
out of phase, the two inductor ripple currents<br />
cancel each other to result in a substantial<br />
reduction of output ripple current, thereby<br />
permitting a smaller output capacitor for the<br />
same ripple voltage requirement, Figure 6<br />
shows the inductors ripple current and current<br />
matching.<br />
Figure 6. Inductors current matching.<br />
Ch1: Gate signal for sync FET(master)<br />
(10V/div).<br />
Ch2: Gate signal for sync FET(slave)<br />
(10V/div).<br />
Ch3: Inductor current for master channel<br />
(5A/div).<br />
Ch4: Inductor current for slave channel<br />
(5A/div).<br />
VMASTER=5V, VSLAVE=12V, IOUT=10A<br />
For fast load response and steady state output,<br />
the designer must pay careful attention to the<br />
feedback control loops. It must provide a loop<br />
gain function with a high bandwidth (high<br />
zero-crossover frequency) and adequate phase<br />
margin (for details see <strong>AN</strong>-1043).<br />
Figure 7 shows load transient response when<br />
the output current steps from 0 to 10A.<br />
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Salient Features<br />
VOUT<br />
0A<br />
0.5<br />
0.4<br />
I RMS (IN)<br />
0.3<br />
I OUT<br />
10A<br />
Figure 7. Load Transient Response, 0-10A<br />
Ch1:Vout, Ch4:Iout<br />
However, if single supply powers both the<br />
phases, the 2-phase configuration reduces the<br />
input ripple current. This results in much<br />
smaller RMS current in the input capacitor<br />
and reduction of input capacitor. Figure 8<br />
shows the estimate RMS current for 2-phase<br />
versus single-phase converters.<br />
Single -<br />
phase<br />
Other key features offered by this device<br />
include programmable soft-start,<br />
programmable switching frequency up to 400<br />
kHz, under-voltage lockout (UVLO) function,<br />
power good signal, shutdown mode, shortcircuit<br />
protection and frequency<br />
synchronization. While soft-start controls the<br />
output voltage and limits the current surge at<br />
the start-up, the UVLO circuit assures that the<br />
MOSFET driver outputs and LDO controller<br />
remain in the off-state whenever the supply<br />
voltages drop below set parameters. Normal<br />
operation will resume once the supply<br />
voltages rise above the set values. Likewise,<br />
the IRU3046 provides a power good pin,<br />
which is an open collector output that switches<br />
low when any of the outputs are outside the<br />
specified under voltage trip point. By sensing<br />
the output voltage constantly, the unit shuts<br />
down the PWM signal and LDO controller<br />
when the output drops below the threshold,<br />
guaranteeing protection against short-circuit.<br />
The IRU3046 also allows frequency<br />
synchronization with an external clock signal<br />
using the Sync pin.<br />
More information for selecting of components<br />
and layout tips can be found on IRU3046 data<br />
sheet.<br />
0.2<br />
0.1<br />
Two<br />
phase<br />
0 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5<br />
D<br />
Figure 8. Normalized input RMS current vs. duty<br />
cycle<br />
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