Switching Voltage Regulator


Posted on Feb 4, 2014

The Analog Devices ACP3610 is a voltage doubler that works with a switched-capacitor converter, using the push-pull principle. The switching frequency at the output is approximately 550 kHz. The term push-pull` refers to the two charge pumps, which work in parallel but in opposite directions in order to deliver the output voltage and current. When


Switching Voltage Regulator
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ever one capacitor is supplying current to the output, the other one is being charged. This technique minimizes voltages losses and output ripple. The converter works with input voltages between 3 and 3. 6 V. It provides an output voltage of around 6V at a maximum current of 320mA, if 2. 2 µF switched capacitors with low ESR (equivalent series resistance) are used. A shut-down input is provided to allow the voltage doubler to be enabled or disabled by a logic-level signal. The IC is enclosed in a special package, which can dissipate up to 980mW at room temperature. The schematic diagram shows a typical application for the ADP3610. Here it works as a non-regulated voltage doubler. In theory, a voltage doubler can provide exactly twice the input voltage at its output, but in practice the combination of internal losses in the electronic switches and the internal resistances of the capacitors always causes the output voltage to be somewhat lower. The output voltage drops from a no-load value of 6 V to 5. 4 V with a 320mA load, with a nearly linear characteristic. A small capacitor is connected across the two supply pins at the input of the IC. It suppresses noise, brief voltage‚uctuations, and current peaks when the ADP3610 switches. This capacitor (CIN) must have a low internal resistance (ESR). A larger capacitance value is necessary if long supply leads to the ADP3610 are present. The 1 µF output capacitor (CO) is...




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