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DEMO MANUAL DC2048A

Description

LTC3330EUH

Nanopower Buck-Boost DC/DC with

Energy Harvesting Battery Life Extender

Demonstration  Circuit 2048A  is  a  nanopower  buck-

boost DC/DC with energy harvesting battery life extender 

featuring the 

LTC

®

3330

. The LTC3330 integrates a high 

voltage  energy  harvesting  power  supply  plus  a  DC/DC 

converter powered by a primary cell battery to create a 

single output supply for alternative energy applications. 

The  energy  harvesting  power  supply,  consisting  of  an 

integrated low-loss full-wave bridge with a high voltage 

buck converter, harvests energy from piezoelectric, solar 

or  magnetic  sources.  The  primary  cell  input  powers  a 

buck-boost converter capable of operating down to 1.8V 

at its input. Either DC/DC converter can deliver energy to 

a single output. The buck operates when harvested energy 

is available, reducing the quiescent current drawn on the 

L

, LT, LTC, LTM, Linear Technology and the Linear logo are registered trademarks and Dust 

is a trademark of Linear Technology Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their 

respective owners.

BoarD photo

battery  to  essentially  zero.  The  buck-boost  takes  over 

when harvested energy goes away.
A  low  noise  LDO  post  regulator  and  a  supercapacitor 

balancer are also integrated, accommodating a wide range 

of output storage configurations.
Voltage and current settings for both input and outputs 

are programmable via pin-strapped logic inputs.
The LTC3330EUH is available in a 5mm × 5mm 32-lead 

QFN surface mount package with exposed pad. 

Design  files  for  this  circuit  board  are  available  at  

http://www.linear.com/demo/DC2048A

Figure 1. DC2048A Demo Board

Figure 2. Typical Efficiency of DC2048A. 

Buck Efficiency vs I

LOAD

I

LOAD

 (A)

EFFICIENCY (%)

DC2048A F02

100

90

60

80
70

40

50

20

10

30

0

10µ

10m

100m

1m

100µ

V

OUT

 = 1.8V

V

OUT

 = 2.5V

V

OUT

 = 3.3V

V

OUT

 = 5V

V

IN

 = 6V, L = 22µH, DCR = 0.19Ω

Summary of Contents for DC2048A

Page 1: ...edenergy is available reducing the quiescent current drawn on the L LT LTC LTM Linear Technology and the Linear logo are registered trademarks and Dust is a trademark of Linear Technology Corporation All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Board Photo battery to essentially zero The buck boost takes over when harvested energy goes away A low noise LDO post regulator and a ...

Page 2: ...lects which converter to usebasedontheavailabilityofabatteryand orharvestable energy If harvested energy is available the buck regula tor is active and the buck boost is off With an optional LDO and supercapacitor balancer and an array of different configurations the LTC3330 suits many applications The synchronous buck converter is an ultralow quiescent currentpowersupplytailoredtoenergyharvesting...

Page 3: ...ording to Table 1 of the data sheet The buck boost uses the same hysteretic algorithm as the buck to control the output VOUT with the same sleep comparator Thebuck boosthasthreemodesofoperation buck buck boost and boost An internal mode compara tor determines the mode of operation based on BAT and VOUT In each mode the inductor current ramps up to IPEAK which is programmable via IPK 2 0 See Table ...

Page 4: ...rom VIN Set the current limit of PS1 to 25mA as described above 7 Connect PS1 to AC1 and slowly increase PS1 volt age to 2 0V while monitoring the input current If the current remains less than 5mA increase PS1 to 19V Verify voltage on VOUT is within the VOUT 1 8V range in Table 1 Decrease PS1 to 0V swap the AC1 connection to AC2 and repeat the test Decrease PS1 to 0V and disconnect PS1 from AC2 8...

Page 5: ...erify that BAL is approximately of VOUT 15 Set JP8 to 0 JP9 to 0 and JP10 to 0 and verify that LDO_OUT is now 1 2V Quickly remove PS1 lead from VIN and verify that LDO_OUT remains at 1 2V for approximately 5 seconds 16 Turn off PS1 PS2 LOAD1 and LOAD2 Figure 3 Proper Measurement Equipment Setup ...

Page 6: ...to 0 JP11 to OFF Piezoelectric Transducer Evaluation Mount a series connected MIDE V25W to a vibration source and connect the electrical connections to the AC1 and AC2 turrets Activate the vibration source to an acceleration of 1G and a frequency of 60Hz Figure 5 shows an open circuit voltage of 10 6V for the Mide V25W piezoelectric device that was tuned to 60Hz In order to set the VIN_UVLO_RISING...

Page 7: ...pacitortotheoutputcapacitor minus the losses of the buck regulator in the LTC3330 The buck regulator efficiency is approximately 90 at VIN equal to 5V and VOUT between 2 5V and 3 6V Thus for every UVLO event 23 3 microcoulombs are added to the outputsupercapacitor Givena0 09Foutputsupercapacitor charging to 3 6V 324 millicoulombs are required to fully chargethesupercapacitor Assumingnoadditionallo...

Page 8: ... of LTC3330 Charging Supercapacitor at No Load without a Battery VOUT 3 6V PIEZO MIDE V25W 1µF 6V 4 7µF 6 3V GND LTC3330 DC2048A F08 AC1 VIN CAP VIN2 BAT IPK2 IPK1 IPK0 UV3 UV2 UV1 UV0 OUT2 AC2 SW SWA 22µH 22µH SWB VOUT SCAP BAL OUT1 OUT0 EH_ON PGVOUT VIN3 22µF 25V 22µF 6V 1µF 6V 180mF 2 5V 180mF 2 5V HZ202F 100µF 10V 500s DIV DC2048A F09 EH_ON 5V DIV VOUT 2V DIV VIN 2V DIV ...

Page 9: ...NG to VIN_UVLO_FALLING threshold When the pulsed load is applied the output capacitor is depleted slightly and the inputcapacitormustrechargetheoutputcap Becausethe inputcapacitanceismuchlessthantheoutputcapacitance theinputcapacitorwillgothroughmanyUVLOtransitionsto chargetheoutputcapacitorbackuptothesleepthreshold Once the output is charged to the output sleep threshold theEH_ONsignalwillagainbe...

Page 10: ...2 5V to the energy harvester set point of 3 6V VOUT is above the 2 5V PGVOUT threshold hence PGVOUT will go high every time EH_ON goes low This cycle will be repeated until VOUT reaches the PGVOUT threshold for the VOUT setting of 3 6V When a pulse load is applied that is greater than the energy supplied by the input capacitor VIN will drop below the VIN_UVLO_FALLING threshold EH_ON will go low an...

Page 11: ...making a data transmission Figure14showsthedischargingofVOUTwhenthevibration sourceisremovedandVINdropsbelowtheUVLO_FALLING threshold causing EH_ON to go low The supercapacitor on VOUT will discharge down to the new target voltage of 2 5V at which point the buck boost regulator will turn on supplying power to the Dust mote The discharging of the supercapacitor on VOUT provides an energy source for...

Page 12: ... 100µF 10V EHORBAT PGOOD VSUPPLY VOUT 3 6V FOR EH_ON 1 VOUT 2 5V FOR EH_ON 0 TX GND LINEAR TECHNOLOGY DC9003A A B DUST MOTE FOR WIRELESS MESH NETWORKS NC7SZ58P8X x2 100ms DIV DC2048A F16 EH_ON 500V DIV POVOUT 500V DIV VOUT 1V DIV VIN 200V DIV Connection to a Dust Mote DC9003A B Figure 15 Dust Mote Setup without a Supercapacitor and with EH_ON Connected to OUT2 Figure 16 Output Voltage Charging wit...

Page 13: ...1 L1 INDUCTOR 22µH 0 35A 1 9Ω 4 1mm 4 1mm COILCRAFT LPS4018 223MLC 12 1 L2 INDUCTOR 22µH 0 75A 0 19Ω 4 8mm 4 8mm COILCRAFT LPS5030 223MLC 13 3 R2 R4 R6 RES CHIP 0Ω 0603 VISHAY CRCW06030000FKED 14 0 R3 R5 R7 RES CHIP 0Ω 0603 VISHAY CRCW06030000FKED 15 2 R8 R9 RES CHIP 7 5k 1 16W 1 0402 VISHAY CRCW04027K50FKED 16 1 U1 ENERGY HARVESTING DC DC WITH BATTERY B LINEAR TECH LTC3330EUH Additional Demo Boar...

Page 14: ...TACT LINEAR TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS ENGINEERING FOR ASSISTANCE THIS CIRCUIT IS PROPRIETARY TO LINEAR TECHNOLOGY AND SCHEMATIC SUPPLIED FOR USE WITH LINEAR TECHNOLOGY PARTS SCALE NONE www linear com 3 DEMO CIRCUIT 2048A 1 2 NANOPOWER BUCK BOOST DC DC N A LTC3330EUH NC JD 5 17 13 WITH ENERGY HARVESTING BATTERY LIFE EXTENDER SIZE DATE IC NO REV SHEET OF TITLE APPROVALS PCB DES APP ENG TECHNOLOGY Fax ...

Page 15: ...1900 1630 McCarthy Blvd LTC Confidential For Customer Use Only CUSTOMER NOTICE LINEAR TECHNOLOGY HAS MADE A BEST EFFORT TO DESIGN A CIRCUIT THAT MEETS CUSTOMER SUPPLIED SPECIFICATIONS HOWEVER IT REMAINS THE CUSTOMER S RESPONSIBILITY TO VERIFY PROPER AND RELIABLE OPERATION IN THE ACTUAL APPLICATION COMPONENT SUBSTITUTION AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD LAYOUT MAY SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT CIRCUIT PERFORMANCE ...

Page 16: ...UDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT OF THIS INDEMNITY NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES The user assumes all responsibility and liability for proper and safe handling of the goods Further the user releases LTC from all claims arising from the handling or use of the goo...

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