ADP1043A
THEORY OF OPERATION
CURRENT SENSE
The ADP1043A has two individual current sense inputs: CS1
and CS2±. These inputs sense, protect, and control the output
current and the share bus information. They can be calibrated
to remove any errors due to external components.
CS1 Operation (CS1)
CS1 is typically used for the monitoring and protection of the
primary side current. This is commonly known as the current
transformer (CT) method of current sensing. The input signal
at the CS1 pin is fed into an ADC for current monitoring. The
range of the ADC is 0 V to 1.38 V. The input signal is also fed
into a comparator for fast OCP protection. The typical config-
uration for the current sense is shown in Figure 10.
VIN
OUTA OUTC
OUTB OUTD
I = 10A
1V
CS1
1kΩ 10Ω I = 100mA
1:100
VREF
ADC 12 BITS
FAST
OCP
Figure 10. Current Sense 1 (CS1) Operation
The comparator effectively measures peak current, and the
ADC effectively measures the average current information.
This information is available through the I2C interface. Various
thresholds and limits can be set for CS1, such as OCP. These
thresholds and limits are described in the Current Sense and
Current Limit Registers section.
CS2 Operation (CS2+, CS2−)
CS2± is used for the monitoring and protection of the secondary
side current. The full-scale range of the CS2 ADC is 225 mV. The
nominal full load voltage drop can be configured for 37.5 mV,
75 mV, or 150 mV. The differential inputs are fed into an ADC
through a pair of external resistors. When using low-side current
sensing, a 10 kΩ resistor is required. When using high-side current
sensing, a 110 kΩ resistor is required (for a 12 V application).
Low-side current sensing is recommended because it provides
improved performance compared with high-side current sensing.
High-side current sensing is not supported for applications
where the output voltage is above 20 V common mode. (There
is not enough offset trim range above 20 V common mode.)
Typical configurations are shown in Figure 11 and Figure 12.
Various thresholds and limits can be set for CS2, such as OCP.
These thresholds and limits are described in the Current Sense
and Current Limit Registers section.
When not in use, both CS2 inputs should be connected through
10 kΩ resistors to PGND.
I
12V
110kΩ
CS2+
110kΩ
CS2–
1V
100µA
100µA
ADC 12 BITS
Figure 11. High-Side Resistive Current Sense
I
10kΩ
CS2–
10kΩ
CS2+
1V
100µA
100µA
ADC 12 BITS
Figure 12. Low-Side Resistive Current Sense (Recommended)
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