Manual

GE
Data Sheet
12V MicroTLynx
TM
12A: Non-Isolated DC-DC Power Modules
4.5Vdc –14Vdc input; 0.69Vdc to 5.5Vdc output; 12A Output Current
May 2, 2013 ©2013 General Electric Company. All rights reserved. Page 3
Electrical Specifications (continued)
Parameter Device Symbol Min Typ Max Unit
Output Voltage Set-point All V
O, set
-1.5 +1.5 % V
O, set
Output Voltage All V
O, set
-2.5
⎯
+2.5 % V
O, set
(Over all operating input voltage, resistive load, and
temperature conditions until end of life)
Adjustment Range (elected by an external resistor)
(Some output voltages may not be possible depending on the
input voltage – see Feature Descriptions Section)
All V
O
0.69 5.5 Vdc
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
⎯
0.5 % V
O, set
Remote Sense Range All 0.5 Vdc
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
⎯
65 80 mV
pk-pk
RMS (5Hz to 20MHz bandwidth) All
⎯
23 28 mV
rms
External Capacitance
1
Without the Tunable Loop
TM
ESR ≥ 1 mΩ All C
O, max
0
⎯
100 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
⎯
5000 μF
Output Current All I
o
0 12 Adc
Output Current Limit Inception (Hiccup Mode ) All I
O, lim
150 % I
o,max
Output Short-Circuit Current All I
O, s/c
2 Adc
(V
O
≤250mV) ( Hiccup Mode )
Efficiency
V
IN
= 10Vdc, T
A
=25°C V
O, set
= 0.69Vdc η 76.0 %
V
IN
= 12Vdc, T
A
=25°C V
O, set
= 1.2Vdc η 83.0 %
I
O
=I
O, max ,
V
O
= V
O,set
V
O,set
= 1.8Vdc η 87.6 %
V
O,set
= 2.5Vdc η 90.2 %
V
O,set
= 3.3Vdc η 92.2 %
V
O,set
= 5.0Vdc η 94.3 %
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.