For car power design, you need to consider these issues

When choosing a car power IC, what is often overlooked is not the specifications on the data sheet, but the way the components work in the final design. This is because the performance of the integrated circuit is covered in the datasheet, but it does not explain how the component works in a closed-loop system and how it interacts with other components in the system. This is especially important when choosing a front-end power supply for automotive design. Power supplies that are directly connected to the battery need to be efficient, small, and very quiet. Why has to be this way?

Issues to consider when designing automotive power supplies

TI's new LM53635-Q1 regulator is more than just a converter. It uses sophisticated processors and sensors that are sensitive to harsh environments, making automotive electromechanical systems such as gearboxes, engines and brakes noisy, harsh and highly complex. A power conditioning circuit that is connected by an electronic control unit (ECU). The front-end power supply also needs to manage faults and user conditions such as dual battery and load dump. This article explains what issues to consider when designing a car's power supply, and what features you need to add to your design to better manage your challenges. This article will also introduce TI's new 36V, 2.1MHz synchronous buck regulator.

There are many fuel-saving features on a modern car; one of the features is the start-stop operation. When the car is waiting in line or waiting for a traffic light, the car will activate the start and stop function and shut down the engine to save fuel. Another condition called cold start can cause similar electronic loads on the system. The start of the engine can cause a large load on the system, causing a drop in the battery voltage.

In the case of start-stop or cold-start, the voltage suddenly drops sharply, making the buck converter useless. In some cases, it may be necessary to use a boost converter in the circuit to support the system. If the designed power supply voltage suddenly drops, you can save on boosting costs, as well as the cost, space, and power associated with the added components.

The combination of nearly 100% duty cycle, very short off-time and low on-resistance high-side field-effect transistor (FET) resistors allows the LM53635-Q1 (see Figure 1) to support voltages at full load and full operating temperature range Drops below 0.6V while maintaining regulation for downstream power supplies without increasing design complexity.

Issues to consider when designing automotive power supplies

Figure 1: LM53635-Q1 voltage drop

Providing low electromagnetic interference (EMI) power supplies is becoming more important as wire harnesses used in automobiles become more complex and the number of ECU nodes in the system continues to increase. Each harness and ECU generates noise that propagates around the car, affecting other applications. Considering the increasing number of safety applications, low electromagnetic interference is also expected. TI has used several techniques to reduce electromagnetic interference when designing the LM53635-Q1 .

One technique is to design the package layout based on the optimal position of the passive components used for LM53635-Q1 conditioning and filtering. As shown in Figure 2, the pins used make the high-frequency input capacitors (grounded on both sides of the switch node) symmetrically distributed, and the inductance generated between the GND and the switch is reduced to remove noise.

Issues to consider when designing automotive power supplies

Figure 2: High-frequency CIN capacitor position

In addition, packaging in a specific way can remove the parasitic loop inductance and capacitance inside the package, reduce the ringing noise of the switching node, and the ringing of the switching node is the main cause of noise (see Figure 3). If noise can be reduced at the source, there is no need to address the problems caused by adding components.

Issues to consider when designing automotive power supplies

Figure 3: Switch Nodes for the LM53635-Q1

Another technique to reduce system noise is spread spectrum, which can adjust the center switching frequency (2.1MHz in this case) to suppress harmonics and subharmonics. Spread spectrum, as its name suggests, is very effective in reducing overall noise levels, but does not affect the noise floor. However, because spread spectrum can handle high frequency harmonics, it helps to meet the often very stringent original equipment manufacturer (OEM) electromagnetic interference standards, making printed circuit board design simpler and reducing the size and cost of the filter components.

Figure 4 shows the LM53635-Q1 in the 30MHz to 108MHz band. The left picture shows the spread spectrum off and the right picture shows the spread spectrum on.

Issues to consider when designing automotive power supplies

Elimination of 300MHz to 108MHz electromagnetic interference to meet CISPR25 Class 5 limits (most stringent specifications)

Figure 4: Using spread spectrum to suppress high frequency harmonics

One of the main challenges that need to be overcome is the heat problem caused by space constraints and the surrounding environment. Many automotive designs today are often integrated into existing shapes and sizes for mechanical functions, or simply integrated into the free space of a car design. Rearview mirrors are a good example. In the past, rearview mirrors were simple devices that were manually operated, but now more and more electronic devices are being integrated to implement new functions such as cameras. Taking into account the heat of the sun and the housing material of the mirror (usually plastic), the temperature of the electronics on the printed circuit board can reach 105 °C. The power supply is small enough to manage integrated electronics, while still requiring high efficiency without causing self-heating. TI's LM53635-Q1 is designed to reduce losses and operate at 2.1MHz, allowing the power components to be as small as possible to manage heat and size issues. See Figure 5.

Issues to consider when designing automotive power supplies

Figure 5: Efficiency of the LM53635-Q1 operating at 2.1MHz

Consumer Electronic Cable Assembly

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