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LTC1736

TYPICAL PERFOR   A  CE CHARACTERISTICS  

U

W

Efficiency vs Load Current
(3 Operating Modes)

LOAD CURRENT (A)

0.001

EFFICIENCY (%)

60

70

80

BURST

SYNC

CONT

10

1736 G01

50

40

20

0.01

0.1

1

30

100

90

V

IN

 = 5V

V

OUT

 = 1.6V

R

S

 = 0.01

f

O

 = 300kHz

EXTV

CC

 OPEN

LOAD CURRENT (A)

10mA

100mA

1A

10A

EFFICIENCY (%)

1736 G02

100

90

80

70

60

50

40

V

IN

 = 5V

EXTV

CC

 = 5V

V

IN

 = 24V

V

IN

 = 15V

INPUT VOLTAGE (V)

0

70

EFFICIENCY (%)

75

80

85

90

100

5

10

15

20

1736 G03

25

30

95

EXTV

CC

 = 5V

V

OUT

 = 1.6V

FIGURE 1

I

OUT

 = 5A

I

OUT

 = 0.5A

Efficiency vs Load Current

Efficiency vs Input Voltage

Efficiency vs Input Voltage

INPUT VOLTAGE (V)

0

70

EFFICIENCY (%)

75

80

85

90

100

5

10

15

20

1736 G04

25

30

95

EXTV

CC

 OPEN

V

OUT

 = 1.6V

FIGURE 1

I

OUT

 = 5A

I

OUT

 = 0.5A

LOAD CURRENT (A)

0

NORMALIZED V

OUT

 (%)

–0.2

–0.1

8

1736 G05

–0.3

–0.4

2

4

6

12

10

0

FCB = 0V
V

IN

 = 15V

FIGURE 1

Load Regulation

LOAD CURRENT (A)

0

0

I

TH

 VOLTAGE (V)

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

1

2

3

4

1736 G06

5

6

V

IN

 = 5V

V

OUT

 = 1.6V

R

SENSE

 = 0.01

f

O

 = 300kHz

CONTINUOUS

MODE

Burst Mode
OPERATION

SYNCHRONIZED f = f

O

I

TH

 Voltage vs Load Current

Input and Shutdown Currents
vs Input Voltage

INPUT VOLTAGE (V)

0

5

0

INPUT CURRENT (

µ

A)

SHUTDOWN CURRENT (

µ

A)

200

500

10

20

25

1736 G07

100

400

300

0

40

100

20

80

60

15

30

35

EXTV

CC

 OPEN

SHUTDOWN

EXTV

CC

 = 5V

ALL VID BITS OPEN

INTV

CC

 Line Regulation

INPUT VOLTAGE (V)

0

INTV

CC

 VOLTAGE (V)

4

5

6

15

25

1736 G08

3

2

5

10

20

30

35

1

0

1mA LOAD

EXTV

CC

 Switch Drop

vs INTV

CC

 Load Current

INTV

CC

 LOAD CURRENT (mA)

0

EXTV

CC

 – INTV

CC

 (mV)

300

400

500

40

1736 G09

200

100

0

10

20

30

50

Summary of Contents for LTC1736

Page 1: ...allowing maximum flexibility inoptimizingefficiency Theoutputvoltageismonitoredby a power good window comparator that indicates when the output is within 7 5 of its programmed value Protection feature...

Page 2: ...TA 25 C VIN 15V VRUN SS 5V unless otherwise noted SYMBOL PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS Main Control Loop VOSENSE Output Voltage Set Accuracy Note 3 See Table 1 1 VLINEREG Reference Voltage L...

Page 3: ...n Note 9 Rise and fall times are measured using 10 and 90 levels Delay times are measured using 50 levels f C pF I I OSC OSC CHG DIS 8 477 10 11 1 1 11 1 SYMBOL PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS...

Page 4: ...30 95 EXTVCC OPEN VOUT 1 6V FIGURE 1 IOUT 5A IOUT 0 5A LOAD CURRENT A 0 NORMALIZED V OUT 0 2 0 1 8 1736 G05 0 3 0 4 2 4 6 12 10 0 FCB 0V VIN 15V FIGURE 1 Load Regulation LOAD CURRENT A 0 0 I TH VOLTA...

Page 5: ...0 CURRENT SENSE THRESHOLD mV 30 50 70 90 2 1736 G13 10 10 20 40 60 80 0 20 30 0 5 1 1 5 2 5 VRUN SS V 0 0 V ITH V 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 1 2 3 4 1736 G15 5 6 VOSENSE 0 7V VITH vs VRUN SS TEMPERATURE C 4...

Page 6: ...V IL 5A DIV 1736 G22 5ms DIV VIN 15V VOUT 1 6V RLOAD 0 16 VOUT RIPPLE Synchronized VOUT 10mV DIV IL 5A DIV 1736 G23 10 s DIV EXT SYNC f fO VIN 15V VOUT 1 6V VOUT RIPPLE Burst Mode Operation VOUT 20mV...

Page 7: ...VFBis0 8Vwhen the output is in regulation This pin can be bypassed to SGND with 50pF to 100pF VOSENSE Pin 10 Receives the remotely sensed feedback voltage from the output VID0 to VID4 Pins 11 to 15 Di...

Page 8: ...t com parator I2 or the beginning of the next cycle The top MOSFET driver is powered from a floating bootstrap capacitor CB This capacitor is normally re chargedfromINTVCC throughanexternalSchottkydio...

Page 9: ...is resumed Burst Mode operation is disabled by comparator F when the FCB pin is brought below 0 8V This forces continuous operation and can assist second ary winding regulation When the FCB pin is dri...

Page 10: ...ever lower frequency operation re quires more inductance for a given amount of ripple current TheLTC1736usesaconstant frequencyarchitecturewith the frequency determined by an external oscillator capac...

Page 11: ...uehasadirecteffectonripplecurrent The inductor ripple current IL decreases with higher induc tance or frequency and increases with higher VIN or VOUT I f L V V V L OUT OUT IN 1 1 Accepting larger valu...

Page 12: ...the MOSFETs as well most of the logic level MOSFETs are limited to 30V or less SelectioncriteriaforthepowerMOSFETsincludethe ON resistance RDS ON reverse transfer capacitance CRSS input voltage and ma...

Page 13: ...te and slow down the response The minimum capacitance to assure the inductors energy is adequately absorbed is C L I V V OUT OUT 2 2 where I is the change in load current Largerdiodescanresultinadditi...

Page 14: ...a tions of different capacitor types have proven to be a very cost effective solution Remember also to include high frequency decoupling capacitors They should be placed as close as possible to the po...

Page 15: ...to the LTC1735 data sheet for details The charge pump has the advantage of simple magnetics Output Voltage Programming Theoutputvoltageisdigitallysettolevelsbetween0 925V and 2 00V using the voltage i...

Page 16: ...cross the gate source of the MOSFET This enhances the MOSFET and turns on the topside switch The switch node voltage SW rises to VIN and the BOOST pin rises to VIN INTVCC The value of the boost capaci...

Page 17: ...Latchoff The RUN SS pin also provides the ability to shut off the controller and latchoff when an overcurrent condition is detected The RUN SS capacitor CSS is used initially to turn on and limit the...

Page 18: ...ple current is determined by the minimum on time tON MIN of the LTC1736 less than 200ns the input voltage and inductor value IL SC tON MIN VIN L The resulting short circuit current is I mV R I SC SENS...

Page 19: ...forced In this case the top and bottom MOSFETs continue to be driven synchronously regardless of the load on the main output Burst Mode operation is disabled and current reversal is allowed in the ind...

Page 20: ...Efficiency 100 L1 L2 L3 APPLICATIO S I FOR ATIO W U U U where L1 L2 etc are the individual losses as a percent age of input power Although all dissipative elements in the circuit produce losses four m...

Page 21: ...behavior but also provides a DC coupled and AC filtered closed loop response test point The DC step rise time and settling at this test point truly reflects the closed loop response Assuming a pre dom...

Page 22: ...oad This offset is limited to 30mV at the input of the error amplifier The resulting change in output voltage is the product of input offset and the feedback voltage divider ratio Figure 6 shows a CPU...

Page 23: ...fset ITH OUT DC L ITH ITH 2 At full load current V A A V A V V ITH MAX P P 15 5 2 0 084 0 3 1 77 At minimum load current V A A V A V V ITH MIN P P 0 2 2 2 0 084 0 3 0 40 In this circuit VITH changes f...

Page 24: ...siderably with active voltage positioning Refer to Design Solutions 10 for more information about active voltage positioning Automotive Considerations Plugging into the Cigarette Lighter As battery po...

Page 25: ...paral leled Choosing Fairchild FDS6680A MOSFETs yields a parallel RDS ON of 0 0065 The total power dissipaton for both bottom MOSFETs again assuming T 50 C is P V V V A mW SYNC 22 1 6 22 12 1 1 0 0065...

Page 26: ...NSE and SENSE should be as close as possibletotheLTC1736 Ensureaccuratecurrentsens ing with kelvin connections as shown in Figure 11 Series resistance can be added to the SENSE lines to increase noise...

Page 27: ...onofitscircuitsasdescribedhereinwillnotinfringeonexistingpatentrights G24 SSOP 1098 0 13 0 22 0 005 0 009 0 8 0 55 0 95 0 022 0 037 5 20 5 38 0 205 0 212 7 65 7 90 0 301 0 311 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11...

Page 28: ...ep Down Controllers 100 DC Burst Mode Operation VIN 20V LTC1149 High Efficiency Synchronous Step Down Controller 100 DC Std Threshold MOSFETs VIN 48V LTC1159 High Efficiency Synchronous Step Down Cont...

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