ZHCSKX0 February 2020 TPS59632-Q1
PRODUCTION DATA.
The basic mechanism for current sharing is to sense the average phase current, then adjust the pulse width of each phase to equalize the current in each phase.
The PWM comparator (not shown) starts a pulse when the feedback voltage equals the reference voltage. The VBAT voltage charges Ct(on) through the resistor Rt(on). The pulse is terminated when the voltage at capacitor Ct(on) matches the on-time (tON) reference, usually the DAC voltage (VDAC).
A current sharing circuit is shown in Figure 15. For example, assume that the 5-µs-averaged value of I1 = I2 = I3. In this case, the PWM modulator terminates at VDAC, and the typical pulse width is delivered to the system. If instead, I1 > IAVG, then an offset is subtracted from VDAC, and the pulse width for phase one is shortened, reducing the current in phase one to compensate. If I1 < IAVG, then a longer pulse is produced, again compensating on a pulse-by-pulse basis.
Figure 15. Autobalance Current Sharing