錚?/div>
1
2
蟺
(R10
脳
C10)
At high frequencies, R10 is effectively in parallel with
R8, increasing the divider attenuation ratio. If R10 is
very large, the attenuation ratio remains unchanged
and as R10 approaches zero, the attenuation ratio
approaches infinity. A typical value for R10 is greater
than 0.1 times R8. If high-value divider resistors are
used, choose R10 < 1.5k鈩?for FB noise immunity. The
value of C10 determines the frequency placement of
the pole and zero. A typical value of C10 is between
100pF and 1000pF.
f
Z_LAG
=
When adding lag compensation, always check the loop
stability by monitoring the transient response to a
pulsed output load.
The circuit of Figure 1 works well without compensation.
The circuit of Figure 9 uses lag compensation to allow
higher value FB divider resistors, at the expense of
transient response speed, potentially requiring higher
value output capacitors (see
Typical Operating
Characteristics).
Using one of these two circuits is
recommended.
Using Compensation for Improved Soft-Start
The digital soft-start of the main step-up regulator limits
the average input current during startup. If even
smoother startup is needed, add a low-frequency lead
compensation network (Figure 9). The improved soft-
start is active only during startup when the output volt-
age rises. Positive changes in the output are
instantaneously coupled to the FB pin through D1 and
feed-forward capacitor C9. This arrangement generates
a smoothly rising output voltage. When the output volt-
age reaches regulation, capacitor C9 charges up
through R9 and diode D1 turns off. If desired, C9 and
R9 can be chosen also to provide some lead compen-
sation in normal operation. In most applications, lead
compensation is not needed, and can be disabled by
making R9 large. With R9 much greater than R7, the
pole and the zero in the compensation network are very
close to one another and cancel out after startup, elimi-
nating the effect of the lead compensation.
Input Capacitor
The input capacitor (C
IN
) reduces the current peaks
drawn from the input supply and reduces noise injec-
tion into the device. A 10碌F ceramic capacitor is used
in the standard application circuit (Figure 1) because of
the high source impedance seen in typical lab setups.
Actual applications usually have much lower source
impedance since the step-up regulator often runs
directly from the output of another regulated supply.
Typically, C
IN
may be reduced below the values used
in the standard applications circuit. Ensure a low-noise
supply at the IN pin by using adequate C
IN
. Alter-
natively, greater voltage variation can be tolerated on
C
IN
if IN is decoupled from C
IN
using an RC lowpass fil-
ter (see R1, C1 in Figure 1).
Rectifier Diode
The MAX1997/MAX1998s鈥?high switching frequency
demands a high-speed rectifier. Schottky diodes are rec-
ommended for most applications because of their fast
recovery time and low forward voltage. In general, a 1A
Schottky diode complements the internal MOSFET well.
MAX1997/MAX1998
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