User's Guide
SNVA090B – May 2004 – Revised April 2013
AN-1330 LM5008 Evaluation Board
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Introduction
The LM5008 evaluation board is designed to provide the design engineer with a fully functional step down
switching regulator to evaluate LM5008 regulator IC, in a typical environment.
The performance of evaluation board is as follows:
• Input range: 12V to 95V, transients upto 100V (absolute maximum)
• Output voltage: 10V
• Output current: 300mA
• Measured efficiency: 89% at 200mA and VIN = 30V
• Board size: 31.9mm x 44.4mm
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Theory of Operation
The LM5008 step-down switching regulator features all of the functions needed to implement low cost,
efficient, Buck bias regulators. This high voltage regulator contains an 100V, 0.5A N-channel Buck switch.
The regulator is based on hysteretic control scheme using an on-time inversely proportional to input
voltage (VIN). This feature allows the operating frequency to remain relatively constant with load and input
voltage variations. The hysteretic control requires no control loop compensation, while providing fast load
transient response. Additional protection features include : Thermal Shutdown, VCC undervoltage lockout
and maximum duty–cycle limiter. LM5008 can be used in numerous applications to efficiently regulate step
down higher voltage inputs. This regulator is well suited for 48V telecom and the new 42V automotive
power bus ranges.
The LM5008 operates in discontinuous conduction mode at light load currents or continuous conduction
mode at heavier load currents. In discontinuous conduction mode, current through the output inductor
starts at zero and ramps up to the peak value during the buck switch on time, and then back to zero
during buck switch off time. In discontinuous conduction mode, the operating frequency can be relatively
low and will vary with load. Therefore at light loads the conversion efficiency is maintained , since
switching losses decrease with reduction in switching frequency.
The evaluation board just needs one high voltage power-supply (upto 100V and current rating of 0.5A).
The maximum output power is 3 watts. Either an electronic load or resistor bank can be used for testing
evaluation board.
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Start-up Feature
There is no soft-start feature in LM5008, and it normally comes up with full load current to supply the
power demanded by the load within a short time. The LM5008 contains an intelligent current limit OFF
timer intended to reduce the foldback characteristic inherent with fixed off-time over-current protection. If
the current in the Buck FET exceeds 550mA the present cycle is immediately terminated (cycle by cycle
current limit). Following the termination of the cycle a non-resetable current limit off timer is initiated. The
duration of off time is a function of the external setting resistor (Rcl) and the FB pin voltage. When FB pin
voltage = 0V the current limit off time is internally preset to 35µs. This condition occurs in short circuit
operation when a maximum amount of off time is required.
In cases of overload (not complete short circuit) the current limit off time can be reduced as a function of
the output voltage (measured at the FB pin). Reducing the off time during smaller overloads reduces the
amount of foldback and also reduces the initial start-up time.
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Low Ripple Configuration
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Low Ripple Configuration
For applications where lower output voltage ripple is required the output load can be connected directly to
the low ESR output capacitor, as shown below. The evaluation board is laid out in such a way that, user
can use either (high ripple or low ripple) options by simply shifting the output connector. The series
resistor (R) will degrade the load regulation however.
VIN
L
SW
R1
R
FB
+
+
R2
REF
2.5V
VOUT
COUT
LM5008
Figure 1. Low Ripple Configuration Output
7V SERIES
REGULATOR
12 -95V
C1
1 PF
LM5008
VCC 7
8
VIN
C5
0.1 PF,
100V
SD
C3
0.01 PF
THERMAL
SHUTDOWN
UVLO
ON TIMER
START
R1
357k
COMPLETE
6
SD /
RON
BST
Ron
START
OVER-VOLTAGE
COMPARATOR
SHUTDOWN
+
-
2.875V
UVLO
300ns MIN OFF
TIMER
2
VIN
SD
DRIVER
COMPLETE
LEVEL
SHIFT
2.5V
SW
220 PF
L1
1
10V
SET
+
-
5
S
FB
R
REGULATION
COMPARATOR
FB
3
RCL
CLR
4
Q
R3
3.01k
COMPLETE
RCL
START
CURRENT LIMIT
OFF TIMER
R2
280k
Q
+
0.550A
BUCK
SWITCH
CURRENT
SENSE
R6
1
D1
RTN
R4
1k
C2
22 PF
Figure 2. Evaluation Board Schematic Diagram
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Table 1. Bill of Materials
ITEM
PART NUMBER
DESCRIPTION
VALUE
C
1
C4532X7R2A105M
CAPACITOR, CER, TDK
1µ, 100V
C
2
C3225X7R1C226M
CAPACITOR, CER, TDK
22µ, 16V
C
3
C1206C104K5RAC
CAPACITOR, CER, KEMET
0.1µ, 50V
C
4
C1206C103K5RAC
CAPACITOR, CER, KEMET
0.01µ, 50V
C
5
C3216X7R2A104KT
CAPACITOR, CER, TDK
0.1µ, 100V
D
1
MURA110T3
DIODE, 100V, ON SEMI
L
1
SLF10145T-221MR65-1
BUCK INDUCTOR, TDK
220µH
R
1
CRCW12063573F
RESISTOR
357K
R
2
CRCW12062803F
RESISTOR
280K
R
3
CRCW12063011F
RESISTOR
3.01K
R
4
CRCW12061001F
RESISTOR
1K
R
5
CRCW12061R00F
RESISTOR
1
U
1
LM5008
REGULATOR, NATIONAL
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Efficiency Measurements
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Efficiency Measurements
Start-up Behavior
VIN = 50V, VOUT = 10V, Load Resistance = 30Ω
1
50 Ps
20.0V
95
VIN = 15V
90
3
50 Ps
200 mA
EFFICIENCY (%)
85
1
80
2
50 Ps
5.0V
VIN = 30V VIN = 50V
75
2
VIN = 70V
70
65
VIN = 90V
60
0.0
0.1
3
VIN = 100V
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
LOAD CURRENT (A)
CH1: Switch Node Voltage
CH2: Output Voltage
CH3: Inductor Current
Figure 3. LM5008 Efficiency
Figure .
Normal Operation
VIN = 50V, VOUT = 10V, Load Resistance = 30Ω
Load Transient
VIN = 50V, VOUT = 10V, Load change from 1kΩ to 20kΩ
1
2 Ps
20.0V
1
10 Ps
20.0V
3
2 Ps
200 mA
1
3
10 Ps
200 mA
1
2
2 Ps
5.0V
2
2
10 Ps
5.0V
2
3
CH1: Switch Node Voltage
CH2: Output Voltage
CH3: Inductor Current
Load Current vs Switching Frequency
300
Input Voltage vs Switching Frequency
270
SWITCHING FREQUENCY (kHz)
SWITCHING FREQUENCY (kHz)
3
CH1: Switch Node Voltage
CH2: Output Voltage
CH3: Inductor Current
250
200
150
100
50
260
250
240
230
220
210
200
0
0
100
200
300
400
500
0
LOAD CURRENT (mA)
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20
40
60
80
100
120
INPUT VOLTAGE (V)
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Figure 4. Top Layer
Figure 5. Silk Screen
Figure 6. Bottom Layer
Figure 7. Top Soldermask
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