0

2

4

6

8

10

12

Time

En/Fault

VOUT

delay

time

ramp -up

time

0

22

33

47

100

180

270

470

1000

Rise time [ms]

0.5

0.76

0.89

1.06

1.7

2.66

3.74

6.14

12.5

Note:

guaranteed by design/correlation and not tested in production.

6.2

Maximum load at startup

Depending on supply voltage, load and output capacitance, it is possible that during startup the power dissipation

reaches the maximum power protection and the output is shut down before the startup is completed. Increasing

soft-start time, the inrush current is reduced and overtemperature fault is avoided.

Adjustable soft-start time is very useful in those applications where a single power supply serves several loads

connected to the same rail with a big equivalent capacitive load. Therefore, it is important to determine the right

start-up time and in-rush current to limit the dynamic power stresses and avoid thermal shutdown during startup.

6.3

Normal operating condition

The STELPD01 behaves like a power switch, buffering the circuitry on its output with the same voltage shown at

6.4

Output voltage clamp

This internal protection circuit clamps the output voltage to a maximum safe value, typically 17.5 V, if the input

dissipation increases and according to load current, the thermal shutdown can occur.

6.5

Current limiting

The current limiting circuit opens the power MOSFET disconnecting the load.

Typical reaction time of overcurrent control loop is 1.5 µs. This time considers the delay between the instant when

FET to open the power path.

On the latched versions (STELPD01), the EN/Fault pin of the device is automatically set to the intermediate

The device can be reset from this condition either by cycling the supply voltage or by pulling down the EN pin

STELPD01

Maximum load at startup

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