LTC3350
1
3350fc
For more information
www.linear.com/LTC3350
Typical applicaTion
FeaTures
DescripTion
High Current Supercapacitor
Backup Controller and
System Monitor
is a backup power controller that can charge
and monitor a series stack of one to four supercapacitors.
The LTC3350’s synchronous step-down controller drives
N-channel MOSFETs for constant current/constant voltage
charging with programmable input current limit. In addition,
the step-down converter can run in reverse as a step-up
converter to deliver power from the supercapacitor stack
to the backup supply rail. Internal balancers eliminate the
need for external balance resistors and each capacitor has
a shunt regulator for overvoltage protection.
The LTC3350 monitors system voltages, currents, stack
capacitance and stack ESR which can all be read over
the I
2
C/SMBus. The dual ideal diode controller uses
N-channel MOSFETs for low loss power paths from the
input and supercapacitors to the backup system supply.
The LTC3350 is available in a low profile 38-lead 5mm
×
7mm
×
0.75mm QFN surface mount package.
High Current Supercapacitor Charger and Backup Supply
applicaTions
n
High Efficiency Synchronous Step-Down CC/CV
Charging of One to Four Series Supercapacitors
n
Step-Up Mode in Backup Provides Greater
Utilization of Stored Energy in Supercapacitors
n
14-Bit ADC for Monitoring System Voltages/Currents,
Capacitance and ESR
n
Active Overvoltage Protection Shunts
n
Internal Active Balancers—No Balance Resistors
n
V
IN
: 4.5V to 35V, V
CAP(n)
: Up to 5V per Capacitor,
Charge/Backup Current: 10+A
n
Programmable Input Current Limit Prioritizes System
Load Over Capacitor Charge Current
n
Dual Ideal Diode PowerPath™ Controller
n
All N-FET Charger Controller and PowerPath Controller
n
Compact 38-Lead 5mm
×
7mm QFN Package
n
High Current 12V Ride-Through UPS
n
Servers/Mass Storage/High Availability Systems
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, LT, LTC, LTM, Linear Technology and the Linear logo are registered trademarks and
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Backup Operation
V
IN
PFI
OUTFB
OUTFET
TGATE
SW
BGATE
ICAP
VCAP
CAP4
CAP3
CAP2
CAP1
CAPRTN
CAPFB
INFET VOUTSP VOUTSN
I
CHG
(STEP-DOWN)
I
BACKUP
V
CAP
< V
OUT
(STEP-UP)
V
CAP
> V
OUT
(DIRECT
CONNECT)
V
OUT
LTC3350
10F
V
CAP
10F
10F
10F
3350 TA01a
I
2
C
V
IN
2V/DIV
V
CAP
2V/DIV
V
OUT
2V/DIV
400ms/DIV
BACK PAGE APPLICATION CIRCUIT
0V
3350 TA01a
P
BACKUP
= 25W
V
OUT
V
CAP
V
IN