GE Industrial Solutions PicoTLynx 3A - Manual (Page 3)

GE
Data Sheet
PicoTLynx TM 3A: Non-Isolated DC-DC Power Modules
2.4Vdc –5.5Vdc input; 0.6Vdc to 3.63Vdc output; 3A Output Current
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Electrical Specifications (continued)
Parameter Device Symbol Min Typ Max Unit
Output Voltage Set-point (with 0.5% tolerance for external
resistor used to set output voltage)
All V
O, set
-1.5 +1.5 % V
O, set
Output Voltage All V
O, set
-3.0 ⎯ +3.0 % V
O, set
(Over all operating input voltage, resistive load, and
temperature conditions until end of life)
Adjustment Range All V
O
0.6 3.63 Vdc
Selected by an external resistor
Output Regulation (for V
O
≥ 2.5Vdc)
Line (V
IN
=V
IN, min
to V
IN, max
) All ⎯ +0.4 % V
O, set
Load (I
O
=I
O, min
to I
O, max
) All ⎯ 10 mV
Output Regulation (for V
O
< 2.5Vdc)
Line (V
IN
=V
IN, min
to V
IN, max
) All ⎯ 10 mV
Load (I
O
=I
O, min
to I
O, max
) All ⎯ 5 mV
Temperature (T
ref
=T
A, min
to T
A, max
) All ⎯ 0.4 % V
O, set
Remote Sense Range All 0.5 V
Output Ripple and Noise on nominal output
(V
IN
=V
IN, nom
and I
O
=I
O, min
to I
O, max
Co = 0.1μF // 10 μF
ceramic capacitors)
Peak-to-Peak (5Hz to 20MHz bandwidth) All ⎯ 20 35 mV
pk-pk
RMS 15 25 mV
rms
External Capacitance 1
Without the Tunable Loop TM
ESR ≥ 1 mΩ All C
O, max
0 ⎯ 47 μF
With the Tunable Loop TM
ESR ≥ 0.15 mΩ All C
O, max
0 ⎯ 1000 μF
ESR ≥ 10 mΩ All C
O, max
0 ⎯ 3000 μF
Output Current All I
o
0 3 Adc
Output Current Limit Inception (Hiccup Mode ) All I
O, lim
200 % I
o,max
Output Short-Circuit Current All I
O, s/c
0.12 Adc
(V
O
≤250mV) ( Hiccup Mode )
Efficiency V
O,set
= 0.6Vdc η 81.2 %
V
IN
= 3.3Vdc, T
A
=25°C V
O, set
= 1.2Vdc η 89.4 %
I
O
=I
O, max ,
V
O
= V
O,set
V
O,set
= 1.8Vdc η 91.4 %
V
O,set
= 2.5Vdc η 93.9 %
V
IN
= 5Vdc V
O,set
= 3.3Vdc η 94.4 %
Switching Frequency All f
sw
⎯ 600 ⎯ kHz
Dynamic Load Response
(dIo/dt=10A/ μs; V
IN
= 5V; V
out
= 1.5V, T
A
=25°C)
Load Change from Io= 0% to 50% of Io,max; Co = 0
Peak Deviation All V
pk
90 mV
Settling Time (Vo<10% peak deviation) All t
s
20 μs
Load Change from Io= 50% to 0% of Io,max: , Co = 0
Peak Deviation All V
pk
100 mV
Settling Time (Vo<10% peak deviation) All t
s
20 μs
1 External capacitors may require using the new Tunable Loop TM feature to ensure that the module is stable as well as getting the
best transient response. See the Tunable Loop TM section for details.