Picotlynx, 3a: non-isolated dc-dc power modules, Data sheet – GE Industrial Solutions PicoTLynx 3A User Manual
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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
September 11, 2013
©2013 General Electric Company. All rights reserved.
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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.