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LTC3729

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maximum junction temperature rating for the LTC3729 to
be exceeded. The supply current is dominated by the gate
charge supply current, in addition to the current drawn
from the differential amplifier output. The gate charge is
dependent on operating frequency as discussed in the
Efficiency Considerations section. The supply current can
either be supplied by the internal 5V regulator or via the
EXTV

CC

 pin. When the voltage applied to the EXTV

CC

 pin

is less than 4.7V, all of the INTV

CC

 load current is supplied

by the internal 5V linear regulator. Power dissipation for
the IC is higher in this case by (I

IN

)(V

IN

 – INTV

CC

) and

efficiency is lowered. The junction temperature can be
estimated by using the equations given in Note 1 of the
Electrical Characteristics. For example, the LTC3729 V

IN

current is limited to less than 24mA from a 24V supply:

T

J

 = 70

°

C + (24mA)(24V)(95

°

C/W) = 125

°

C

Use of the EXTV

CC

 pin reduces the junction temperature

to:

T

J

 = 70

°

C + (24mA)(5V)(95

°

C/W) = 81.4

°

C

The input supply current should be measured while the
controller is operating in continuous mode at maximum
V

IN 

and the power dissipation calculated in order to pre-

vent the maximum junction temperature from being ex-
ceeded.

EXTV

CC

 Connection

The LTC3729 contains an internal P-channel MOSFET
switch connected between the EXTV

CC

 and INTV

CC

 pins.

When the voltage applied to EXTV

CC 

rises above

 

4.7V, the

internal regulator is turned off and the switch closes,
connecting the EXTV

CC 

pin to the INTV

CC 

pin thereby

supplying internal and MOSFET gate driving power. The
switch remains closed as long as the voltage applied to
EXTV

CC

 remains above 4.5V. This allows the MOSFET

driver and control power to be derived from the output
during normal operation (4.7V < V

EXTVCC 

< 7V) and from

the internal regulator when the output is out of regulation
(start-up, short-circuit). Do not apply greater than 7V to
the EXTV

CC

 pin and ensure that EXTV

CC 

< V

IN 

+ 0.3V when

using the application circuits shown.

 

If an external voltage

source is applied to the EXTV

CC

 pin when the V

IN

 supply is

not present, a diode can be placed in series with the
LTC3729’s V

IN 

pin and a Schottky diode between the

EXTV

CC 

and the V

IN 

pin, to prevent current from backfeeding

V

IN

.

Significant efficiency gains can be realized by powering
INTV

CC

 from the output, since the V

IN

 current resulting

from the driver and control currents will be scaled by the
ratio: (Duty Factor)/(Efficiency). For 5V regulators this
means connecting the EXTV

CC

 pin directly to V

OUT

. How-

ever, for 3.3V and other lower voltage regulators, addi-
tional circuitry is required to derive INTV

CC

 power from the

output.

The following list summarizes the four possible connec-
tions for EXTV

CC:

1. EXTV

CC

 left open (or grounded). This will cause INTV

CC

to be powered from the internal 5V regulator resulting in
a significant efficiency penalty at high input voltages.

2. EXTV

CC

 connected directly to V

OUT

. This is the normal

connection for a 5V regulator and provides the highest
efficiency.

3. EXTV

CC

 connected to an external supply. If an external

supply is available in the 5V to 7V range, it may be used to
power EXTV

CC

 providing it is compatible with the MOSFET

gate drive requirements. V

IN

 must be greater than or equal

to the voltage applied to the EXTV

CC

 pin.

4. EXTV

CC

 connected to an output-derived boost network.

For 3.3V and other low voltage regulators, efficiency gains
can still be realized by connecting EXTV

CC

 to an output-

derived voltage which has been boosted to greater than
4.7V but less than 7V. This can be done with either the
inductive boost winding as shown in Figure 5a or the
capacitive charge pump shown in Figure 5b. The charge
pump has the advantage of simple magnetics.

Topside MOSFET Driver Supply (C

B

,D

B

) (Refer to

Functional Diagram)

External bootstrap capacitors C

B1

 and C

B2

 connected to

the BOOST1 and BOOST2 pins supply the gate drive
voltages for the topside MOSFETs. Capacitor C

B

 in the

Functional Diagram is charged though diode D

B

 from

INTV

CC

 when the SW pin is low. When the topside MOSFET

turns on, the driver places the C

B

 voltage across the

gate-source of the desired MOSFET. This enhances the
MOSFET and turns on the topside switch. The switch node

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Summary of Contents for LTC3729

Page 1: ...ercurrent latchoff is disabled OPTI LOOP compensa tion allows the transient response to be optimized over a wide range of output capacitance and ESR values The LTC3729 includes a power good output pin...

Page 2: ...5 C to 150 C Lead Temperature Soldering 10 sec G Package Only 300 C 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 9 10 11 12 13 TOP VIEW UH PACKAGE 32 LEAD 5mm 5mm PLASTIC QFN 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 8 7 6 5 4 3 2...

Page 3: ...85 60 A DFMAX Maximum Duty Factor In Dropout 98 99 5 Top Gate Transition Time TG1 2 tr Rise Time CLOAD 3300pF 30 90 ns TG1 2 tf Fall Time CLOAD 3300pF 40 90 ns Bottom Gate Transition Time BG1 2 tr Ris...

Page 4: ...PD 34 C W Note 3 The LTC3729 is tested in a feedback loop that servos VITH to a specified voltage and measures the resultant VEAIN TYPICAL PERFOR A CE CHARACTERISTICS U W Efficiency vs Output Current...

Page 5: ...30 35 ON SHUTDOWN CURRENT mA 0 EXTV CC VOLTAGE DROP mV 150 200 250 40 3729 G05 100 50 0 10 20 30 50 TEMPERATURE C 50 INTV CC AND EXTV CC SWITCH VOLTAGE V 4 95 5 00 5 05 25 75 3729 G06 4 90 4 85 25 0 5...

Page 6: ...s Temperature TYPICAL PERFOR A CE CHARACTERISTICS U W LOAD CURRENT A 0 NORMALIZED V OUT 0 2 0 1 4 3729 G13 0 3 0 4 1 2 3 5 0 0 FCB 0V VIN 15V FIGURE 1 VRUN SS V 0 0 V ITH V 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 1 2 3 4...

Page 7: ...connected to a resistive divider from the output of the differential amplifier DIFFOUT PI FU CTIO S U U U Current Sense Pin Input Current vs Temperature EXTVCC Switch Resistance vs Temperature Oscill...

Page 8: ...ts set point TG2 TG1 Pins 16 27 Pins 14 26 High Current Gate Drives for Top N Channel MOSFETS These are the out puts of floating drivers with a voltage swing equal to INTVCC superimposed on the switch...

Page 9: ...BOT BG INTVCC INTVCC VIN VOUT 3729 FBD R1 EAIN DROP OUT DET RUN SOFT START BOT FCB FORCE BOT S R Q Q OSCILLATOR PLLLPF 50k EA 0 86V 0 80V OV 1 2 A 6V R2 RC 4 VFB RST SHDN RUN SS ITH CC CSS 4 VFB 0 86...

Page 10: ...resume When the RUN SS pin is low all LTC3729 functions are shut down IfVOUT hasnotreached70 ofitsnominalvaluewhenCSS has charged to 4 1V an overcurrent latchoff can be invoked as described in the Ap...

Page 11: ...nal output voltage the RUN SS capacitor begins discharging assuming that the output is in a severe overcurrent and or short circuit condition If the condition lasts for a long enough period as determi...

Page 12: ...al output stagestorunatalowerfundamentalfrequency enhancing efficiency Theinductorvaluehasadirecteffectonripplecurrent The inductor ripple current IL per individual section N decreases with higher ind...

Page 13: ...onous SwitchDuty Cycle V V V IN OUT IN The MOSFET power dissipations at maximum output current are given by Kool M is a registered trademark of Magnetics Inc APPLICATIO S I FOR ATIO W U U U Figure 3 N...

Page 14: ...on output current Schottky diode is generally a good compromise for both regions of operation due to the relatively small average current Larger diodes result in additional transition losses due to t...

Page 15: ...raintsonoutputcapacitor ESR The impedance characteristics of each capacitor type are significantly different than an ideal capacitor and therefore require accurate modeling or bench evaluation during...

Page 16: ...ternal voltage source is applied to the EXTVCC pin when the VIN supply is not present a diode can be placed in series with the LTC3729 s VIN pin and a Schottky diode between the EXTVCCandtheVINpin top...

Page 17: ...external resistive divider according to the following formula V V R R OUT 0 8 1 2 1 where R1 and R2 are defined in Figure 2 Soft Start Run Function The RUN SS pin provides three functions 1 Run Shut...

Page 18: ...vere overcurrent and or short circuit condition When deriving the 5 A current from VIN as in the figure current latchoff is always defeated Diode connecting this pull up resistor to INTVCC as in Figur...

Page 19: ...e slave oscillator s ability to lock onto the master s frequency A DC voltage of 0 7V to 1 7V applied to the master oscillator s PLLFLTR pin is recommended in order to meet this requirement The result...

Page 20: ...percent 3 I2R losses are predicted from the DC resistances of the fuse if used MOSFET inductor current sense resistor and input and output capacitor ESR In continuous mode the average output current...

Page 21: ...ersystem phasemarginand ordampingfactorcanbe estimated using the percentage of overshoot seen at this pin The bandwidth can also be estimated by examining the rise time at the pin The ITH external com...

Page 22: ...ication with some accomodation for tolerances R mV A SENSE 50 11 5 0 005 Choosing 1 resistors R1 16 5k and R2 13 2k yields an output voltage of 1 80V The power dissipation on the topside MOSFET can be...

Page 23: ...o the plate of COUT separately The power ground returns to the sourcesofthebottomN channelMOSFETs anodesofthe Schottky diodes and plates of CIN which should have as short lead lengths as possible 2 Do...

Page 24: ...SFETs and Schottky diodes should return to the bottom plate s of the input capacitor s with a short isolated PC trace since very high switched currents are present A separate isolated path from the bo...

Page 25: ...factor of four A ceramic input capacitor with its unbeatably low ESR characteristic can be used Figure 4 illustrates the RMS input current drawn from the input capacitance versus the duty cycle as de...

Page 26: ...0 003 24k 75k L2 0 003 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 CLKOUT TG1 SW1 BOOST1 VIN BG1 EXTVCC INTVCC PGND BG2 BOOST2 SW2 TG2 PGOOD RUN SS SENSE1 SENSE1 EAIN PL...

Page 27: ...er no responsibility is assumed for its use Linear Technology Corporation makes no represen tationthattheinterconnectionofitscircuitsasdescribedhereinwillnotinfringeonexistingpatentrights UH Package 3...

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