ZHCSLQ5D October 2007 – August 2020 LM5067
PRODUCTION DATA
An important feature of the LM5067 is the MOSFET power limiting. The Power Limit function can be used to maintain the maximum power dissipation of MOSFET Q1 within the device SOA rating. The LM5067 determines the power dissipation in Q1 by monitoring its drain-source voltage (OUT to SENSE), and the drain current through the sense resistor (SENSE to VEE). The product of the current and voltage is compared to the power limit threshold programmed by the resistor at the PWR pin. If the power dissipation reaches the limiting threshold, the GATE voltage is modulated to reduce the current in Q1, and the fault timer is active as described in the Fault Timer and Restart section.