A7330
DC-DC CONVERTER BUCK (STEP-DOWN)
SENSORLESS CC/CV
AiT Semiconductor Inc.
www.ait-ic.com
DETAILED INFORMATION
Application Information
CV/CC Loop Regulation
As seen in Function Block Diagram, the A7330 is a peak current mode pulse width modulation (PWM)
converter with CC and CV control. The converter operates as follows:
A switching cycle starts when the falling edge of the Oscillator clock output causes the High-Side Power
Switch to turn on and the Low-Side Power Switch to turn off. With the SW side of the inductor now connected
to IN, the inductor current ramps up to store energy in the magnetic field. The inductor current level is
measured by the Current Sense Amplifier and added to the Oscillator ramp signal. If the resulting summation
is higher than the COMP voltage, the output of the PWM Comparator goes high. When this happens or when
Oscillator clock output goes high, the High-Side Power Switch turns off.
At this point, the SW side of the inductor swings to a diode voltage below ground, causing the inductor current
to decrease and magnetic energy to be transferred to output. This state continues until the cycle starts again.
The High-Side Power Switch is driven by logic using HSB as the positive rail. This pin is charged to VSW+5V
when the Low-Side Power Switch turns on. The COMP voltage is the integration of the error between FB input
and the internal 0.8V reference. If FB is lower than the reference voltage, COMP tends to go higher to
increase current to the output. Output current will increase until it reaches the CC limit set by the ISET resistor.
At this point, the device will transition from regulating output voltage to regulating output current, and the
output voltage will drop with increasing load. The Oscillator normally switches at 125kHz. However, if FB
voltage is less than 0.6V, then the switching frequency decreases until it reaches a typical value of 18kHz at
VFB = 0.15V.
Over Voltage Protection
The A7330 has an OVP pin. If the voltage at this pin exceeds 0.8V, the IC shuts down high-side switch. There
is a 2μA pull-up current at this pin.
Thermal Shutdown
The A7330 disables switching when its junction temperature exceeds 151℃ and resumes when the
temperature has dropped by 22℃.
Output Voltage Setting
The figure shows the connections for setting the output voltage.
REV1.0
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