This reference design is a 700-W buck converter using the LM5143A-Q1 device. Due to low dead times, ultra-strong drivers and the ability to adjust the rising and falling edges individually, the resulting efficiency is 98%. Because of reduced loss, the board area measures 150 mm × 125 mm, with a low profile of 12 mm or 15 mm, depending on the inductor selected. Ample headroom for increased output power is available by using forced cooling or a heat sink mounted to a chassis. Using additional cooling options, the output current can be increased to 60-A continuous and higher. The interleaved operation results in low root mean square (RMS) stress at the input capacitor and reduced ripple at the input and the output. A generic two stage EMI input filter is provided.
Features
- Power supply delivers up to 700-W continuous and up to 1-kW peak output power.
- The interleaved four-phase buck topology provides ripple rejection.
- Suggestions for improving the mechanics for the thermal interface is provided.
- This reference design is built and has been tested in a lab