DEMO MANUAL DC1516A
LTC3833EFE
Wide Input Range,
High Efficiency Step-Down
DC/DC Converter
Other features of the board include a MODE jumper to
program either DCM or CCM with light or no load, a PLLIN
input for synchronizing the converter to an external clock,
a TRACK/SS pin, a PGOOD pin and an EXTV
CC
pin.
The demo board uses a high density, two-sided drop-in
layout. The entire converter, excluding the bulk output and
input capacitors, fits within a compact 1.25"
×
0.5" area
on the board. The package style for the LTC3833EFE is a
20-lead TSSOP with an exposed ground pad.
Design files for this circuit board are available at
http://www.linear.com/demo
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DESCRIPTION
Demonstration circuit 1516A is a 1.5V/15A synchronous
buck converter operating with a switching frequency of
300kHz over an input voltage range of 4.5V to 24V. The
demo board comes in two versions. The -A version uses
inductor DCR current sensing with an iron powder inductor
for highest efficiency. The -B version uses a 2.5mΩ/1%
sense resistor for accurate current sensing with a low
DCR ferrite inductor. The fixed on-time valley current
mode control of the LTC
®
3833 allows for a fast load step
response (see Figures 4 and 5). The load step response
can be tested with the on-board load step circuit and a
bench pulse generator.
PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
PARAMETER
Minimum Input Voltage
Maximum Input Voltage
Output Voltage
Switching Frequency
Efficiency
DCR SENSE Version (-A)
R
SENSE
Version (-B)
(T
A
= 0°C to 85°C)
VALUE
4.5V
24V
CONDITIONS/NOTES
I
OUT
= 0A to 15A
V
IN
= 12V, V
OUT
= 1.5V, I
OUT
= 15A
See Figures 2 and 3
1.5V ±2%
300kHz
89.4%
87.8%
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QUICK START PROCEDURE
Demonstration circuit 1516A is easy to set up to evalu-
ate the performance of the LTC3833EFE. Please refer to
Figure 1 for proper measurement equipment setup and
follow the procedure below.
1. With power off, connect the input supply, load and
meters as shown in Figure 1. Preset the load to 0A
and V
IN
supply to be 0V. Place jumpers in the following
positions:
JP1 RUN ON
JP2 MODE CCM
2. Adjust the input voltage to be between 4.5V to 24V.
V
OUT
should 1.5V ±2%.
3. Next, apply 15A load and re-check V
OUT
.
4. Once the DC regulation is confirmed, observe the output
voltage ripple, load step response, efficiency and other
parameters.
Note 1. To measure the output voltage ripple, use the BNC
connector labeled VOUT.
Note 2. Do not apply the load from the VO_SNS
+
turret to
the VO_SNS
–
turret. This will damage the converter. These
turrets are only intended to monitor V
OUT
across COUT3
which is the point of regulation.
LOAD STEP TRANSIENT TESTING (OPTIONAL)
Demonstration circuit 1516A has a simple load step circuit
consisting of a MOSFET and sense resistor. To apply a load
step, follow the steps below.
1. Pre-set the amplitude of a pulse generator to 0.0V and
the duty cycle to 5% or less.
2. Connect the VOUT and LOAD STEP BNC connectors to
the oscilloscope.
3. Connect the output of the pulse generator to the PULSE
GEN turret and connect the return to the GND turret.
4. With the converter running, slowly increase the ampli-
tude of the pulse generator output to provide the desired
load step pulse height. The scaling for the LOAD STEP
signal is 10mV/Amp.
Figure 1. Proper Measurement Equipment Setup
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LOAD STEP TRANSIENT TESTING (OPTIONAL)
LTC3833 1.5V/15A Converter, CCM
V
IN
= 12V, f
SW
= 300kHz
95
DCR SENSE
90
EFFICIENCY (%)
EFFICIENCY (%)
R
SENSE
85
LTC3833 1.5V/15A Converter, CCM and DCM
V
IN
= 12V, f
SW
= 300kHz
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
CCM
DCM
80
75
20
10
DCR SENSE
R
SENSE
10
0.10
1
LOAD CURRENT (A)
100
70
0
5
10
15
LOAD CURRENT (A)
20
0
0.01
Q
TOP
= RJK0305DPB
Q
BOTTOM
= RJK0330DPB
DCR SENSE VERSION (-A):
L = VISHAY IHLP4040DZ-01 0.56μH
DCR = 1.7mΩ TYP 1.8mΩ MAX
,
R
SENSE
VERSION (-B):
L = WURTH 7443330068 0.68μH
DCR = 1.35mΩ ±10%
R
SENSE
= 2.5mΩ
Q
TOP
= RJK0305DPB
Q
BOTTOM
= RJK0330DPB
DCR SENSE VERSION (-A):
L = VISHAY IHLP4040DZ-01 0.56μH
DCR = 1.7mΩ TYP 1.8mΩ MAX
,
R
SENSE
VERSION (-B):
L = WURTH 7443330068 0.68μH
DCR = 1.35mΩ ±10%
R
SENSE
= 2.5mΩ
dc1516a F02
dc1516a F03
Figure 2. Efficiency Curves for the DC1516A in CCM
Figure 3. Efficiency Curves for the DC1516A in CCM and DCM
1.5V
O(AC)
50mV/DIV
123mV
15A
LOAD STEP
5A/DIV
5A
dc1516a F04
Figure 4. Load Step Response of the DC1516A-A (DCR SENSE) at V
IN
= 12V.
C
OUT
= 2× Sanyo 2R5TPE330M9 || 2× 100μF X5R 6.3V 1206, L = 0.56μH, f
SW
= 300kHz
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LOAD STEP TRANSIENT TESTING (OPTIONAL)
1.5V
O(AC)
50mV/DIV
120mV
15A
LOAD STEP
5A/DIV
5A
dc1516a F04
Figure 5. Load Step Response of the DC1516A-B (R
SENSE
) at V
IN
= 12V.
C
OUT
= 2× Sanyo 2R5TPE330M9 || 2× 100μF X5R 6.3V 1206, f
SW
= 300kHz, L = 0.68μH, f
SW
= 300kHz
PARTS LIST
Demo Circuit 1516A-A (DCR SENSE)
ITEM
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
QTY
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
REFERENCE
C2
C1, C8
C10
C5
C6
C7
C9
CIN1, CIN2
CIN4, CIN5
COUT1, COUT2
COUT4, COUT3
D1
L1
Q1
Q2
R1
R10
R11, R23
R13
R15
R18
R2, R12, R24
R3
PART DESCRIPTION
CAP X7R 0.1μF 16V 10% 0603
CAP X7R 0.1μF 25V 20% 0603
CAP X7R 1μF 16V 10% 0603
CAP X5R 4.7μF 16V 10% 0805
CAP C0G 68pF 50V 10% 0603
CAP X7R 0.01μF 16V 10% 0603
CAP C0G 470pF 50V 10% 0603
CAP X7R 10μF 25V 20% 1210
CAP SVPD 47μF 35V 20%
CAP X5R 100μF 6.3V 20% 1206
CAP POSCAP 330μF 2.5V 20% 7343
,
DIODE SCHOTTKY 30V SOD323
IND PWR 0.56μH, L-IHLP4040DZ-01
MOSFET POWER N-CH LFPAK
MOSFET POWER N-CH LFPAK
RES 100k 1/16W 5% 0603
RES 15k 1/16W 1% 0603
RES 10k 1/16W 1% 0603
RES 2.2Ω 1/16W 5% 0603
RES 33.2k 1/16W 5% 0603
RES 137k 1/16W 1% 0603
RES CHIP 0Ω 1/16W 0603
RES 4.02k 1/16W 1% 0603
MANUFACTURER/PART NUMBER
AVX 0603YC104KAT2A
AVX 06033C104MAT2A
AVX 0603YC105KAT2A
KEMET C0805C475K4PAC
AVX 06035A680KAT2A
AVX 0603YC103KAT2A
AVX 06035A471KAT2A
TDK C3225X7R1E106M
SANYO 35SVPD47M
MURATA GRM31CR60J107ME39L
SANYO 2R5TPE330M9
CENTRAL SEMI CMDSH3-TR
VISHAY IHLP4040DZERR56M01
RENESAS RJK0305DPB
RENESAS RJK0330DPB
VISHAY CRCW0603100KJKEA
VISHAY CRCW060315K0FKEA
VISHAY CRCW060310K0FKEA
VISHAY CRCW06032R20JNEA
VISHAY CRCW060333K2JNEA
VISHAY CRCW0603137KFKEA
VISHAY CRCW06030000Z0EA
VISHAY CRCW06034K02FKEA
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PARTS LIST
ITEM
24
25
26
27
28
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Hardware
1
2
3
4
5
6
10
4
2
2
2
4
E1 - E10
J1, J2, J3, J4
J6, J5
JP1 & JP2 (1 & 2)
JP1, JP2
MH1 - MH4
TESTPOINT TURRET 094"
JACK BANANA
CONN BNC 5 PINS
SHUNT .079" CENTER
JMP 3-PIN 1 ROW 0.079CC
STAND-OFF NYLON 0.50"
MILL-MAX 2501-2-00-80-00-00-07-0
KEYSTONE 575-4
CONNEX 112404
SAMTEC 2SN-BK-G
SAMTEC TMM-103-02-L-S
KEYSTONE 8833 (SNAP-ON)
QTY
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
REFERENCE
R4, R5
R7
R9, R17
RS1
U1
R6, R8, R16, R14, R19, R21, R25
C3
C4, C11
CIN3
COUT5, COUT6
D2
Q4, Q3
Q5
R20
R22
PART DESCRIPTION
RES 10Ω 1/16W % 0603
RES CHIP 13.3k 1/16W 1% 0603
RES 0Ω 1/16W 0603
RES 0.000Ω 2512
IC LTC3833EFETSSOP20FE-CB
RES 0603
CAP 0805
CAP 0603
CAP 1210
CAP 1206
DIODE SMA
MOSFET POWER N-CH LFPAK
MOSFET N-CH DPAK-TO252AA
RES 10k 1/16W 1% 0603
RES 0.01Ω 2% 2010
MANUFACTURER/PART NUMBER
VISHAY CRCW060310R0JNEA
VISHAY CRCW060313K3FKEA
VISHAY CRCW06030000Z0EA
TEPRO RN5326
LINEAR TECH LTC3833EFE
OPT
OPT
OPT
OPT
OPT
OPT
OPT
VISHAY SILICONIX SUD50N03-12P
VISHAY CRCW060310K0FKEA
IRC LR2010-01-R010-G
Additional Circuit Components
Demo Circuit 1516A-B (R
SENSE
)
ITEM
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
QTY
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
REFERENCE
C1, C8
C10
C2
C5
C6
C7
C9
CIN1, CIN2
CIN4, CIN5
COUT1, COUT2
COUT4, COUT3
D1
L1
Q1
Q2
PART DESCRIPTION
CAP X7R 0.1μF 25V 20% 0603
CAP X7R 1μF 16V 10% 0603
CAP X7R 1000pF 16V 10% 0603
CAP X5R 4.7μF 16V 10% 0805
CAP C0G 68pF 50V 10% 0603
CAP X7R 0.01μF 16V 10% 0603
CAP C0G 470pF 50V 10% 0603
CAP X7R 10μF 25V 20% 1210
CAP SVPD 47μF 35V 20%
CAP X5R 100μF 6.3V 20% 1206
CAP POSCAP 330μF 2.5V 20% 7343
DIODE SCHOTTKY 30V SOD323
IND PWR 0.68μH L-7443330068
MOSFET POWER N-CH LFPAK
MOSFET POWER N-CH LFPAK
MANUFACTURER/PART NUMBER
AVX 06033C104MAT2A
AVX 0603YC105KAT2A
AVX 0603YC102KAT2A
KEMET C0805C475K4PAC
AVX 06035A680KAT2A
AVX 0603YC103KAT2A
AVX 06035A471KAT2A
TDK C3225X7R1E106M
SANYO 35SVPD47M
MURATA GRM31CR60J107ME39L
SANYO 2R5TPE330M9
CENTRAL SEMI CMDSH3-TR
WURTH 7443330068
RENESAS RJK0305DPB
RENESAS RJK0330DPB
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