MPQ4456 –INDUSTRIAL GRADE, 1A, 4MHz, 36V STEP-DOWN CONVERTER
APPLICATION INFORMATION
Setting the Frequency
small amount of current, keep R2 under 40kꢀ.
A typical value for R2 can be 40.2kꢀ. With this
value, R1 can be determined by:
The MPQ4456 has an externally adjustable
frequency. The switching frequency (fS) can be
set using a resistor at FREQ pin (RFREQ). The
recommended RFREQ value for various fS, please
see Table1.
R1 50.25 (VOUT 0.8)(k)
For example, for a 3.3V output voltage, R2 is
40.2kꢀ, and R1 is 127kꢀ.
Table 1— fS vs. RFREQ
Inductor
RFREQ (kΩ)
fS (MHz)
The inductor is required to supply constant
current to the output load while being driven by
the switched input voltage. A larger value
inductor will result in less ripple current that will
result in lower output ripple voltage. However,
the larger value inductor will have a larger
physical size, higher series resistance, and/or
lower saturation current. A good rule for
determining the inductance to use is to allow
the peak-to-peak ripple current in the inductor
to be approximately 30% of the maximum
switch current limit. Also, make sure that the
peak inductor current is below the maximum
switch current limit. The inductance value can
be calculated by:
18
20
4
3.8
3.5
3.3
3
22.1
24
26.7
30
2.8
2.5
2.2
2
33.2
39
45.3
51
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
1
57.6
68
80.6
100
133
200
340
536
VOUT
V
OUT
L1
1
fS ΔIL
V
IN
0.8
0.5
0.3
0.2
Where VIN is the input voltage, fS is the
switching frequency, and ΔIL is the peak-to-
peak inductor ripple current. Choose an
inductor that will not saturate under the
maximum inductor peak current. The peak
inductor current can be calculated by:
Setting the Output Voltage
The output voltage is set using a resistive
voltage divider from the output voltage to FB pin.
The voltage divider divides the output voltage
down to the feedback voltage by the ratio:
VOUT
V
OUT
ILP ILOAD
1
2 fS L1
V
IN
Where ILOAD is the load current. Table 1 lists a
number of suitable inductors from various
manufacturers. The choice of which style
inductor to use mainly depends on the price vs.
size requirements and any EMI requirement.
R2
VFB V
OUT R1 R2
Where VFB is the feedback voltage and VOUT is
the output voltage.
Thus the output voltage is:
(R1 R2)
VOUT VFB
R2
A few µA of current from the high-side BS
circuitry can be seen at the output when the
MPQ4456 is at no load. In order to absorb this
MPQ4456 Rev. 1.01
1/27/2014
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