ACT4501
High Performance 5V/1A Car Charger
Single layer Application Report
High Performance Car Charger with EMI Solution
FEATURES
Wide input voltage range from 10V to 24V
5% output voltage accuracy
No load standby input current 5mA
7.5% constant current accuracy
Thermal shutdown protection
Cycle-by-cycle current limit
Cord compensation
Over current protection with frequency fold back
SPECIFICATION
DESCRIPTION
CONDITION
MIN
Input Voltage
10
Switching Frequency
No-load Standby Input
current
TYP
MAX
UNITS
24
V
110
kHz
Vin=12V no Load
5
mA
Vin=24V no Load
4
mA
Output Voltage
4.75
5
Output Current
5.25
V
1000
mA
Ripple Voltage
Vin=12V Io=1A
46
mVpp
Efficiency at full load
Vin=12V Io=1A
87.9
%
Contact
4
kV
Through air
8
kV
ENVIRONMENTAL
ESD
Ambient Temperature
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Demo Board Photo ............................................................................................................................3
Schematics........................................................................................................................................3
PCB Layout .......................................................................................................................................3
Bill of Materials ..................................................................................................................................4
Functional Test ..................................................................................................................................5
5.1. Output Regulation ....................................................................................................................5
5.2. Efficiency .................................................................................................................................5
5.3. Constant Current and Contant Voltage.....................................................................................6
5.4. Power Loss ..............................................................................................................................7
5.5. Standby Power Loss ................................................................................................................7
5.6. Switching Frequency, Ripple and Noise ...................................................................................8
5.7. Key Components Temperature Test .........................................................................................8
EMC TEST ........................................................................................................................................9
6.1. Radiated EMI Test .......................................................................................................................7
6.2. ESD Test................................................................................................................................10
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1. DEMO BOARD PHOTO
2. SCHEMATICS
3. PCB LAYOUT
Bottom layer
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4. BILL OF MATERIALS
Item
Reference
Description
QTY Manufacturer
Haining
1
L1
Choke Coil, ring core:8*4*5mm,Pi=0.35mm,L=82uH,
Electronic-Mag
dip
1
netics
2
D1
Schottky Diode, B240A,2A/40V, SMA
1
Diodes
3
C1
Capacitor,Electrolytic,100uF/35V,Ö7x8mm,Dip
1
KSC
4
C2
Ceramic capacitor,10uF/16V,X7R,0805
1
Murata/TDK
5
C4
Ceramic capacitor, 10nF/25V, X7R, 0603
1
Murata/TDK
6
C5
Ceramic capacitor, 2200pF/25V, X7R, 0603
1
Murata/TDK
7
C6
Ceramic capacitor, 100pF/25V, X7R, 0603
1
Murata/TDK
8
C7
Ceramic capacitor, 10uF/25V, X7R, 0805
1
Murata/TDK
9
C8
Ceramic Electrolytic, 220F/10V, Ö6.3x7mm,Dip
1
Murata/TDK
10
C9
open
11
R1
Chip Resistor, 1KÙ, 1/16W, 5%, 0603
1
Murata/TDK
12
R2
Chip Resistor, 20KÙ, 1/16W, 1%, 0603
1
Murata/TDK
13
R3
Chip Resistor, 25KÙ, 1/16W, 5%, 0603
1
Murata/TDK
14
R4
Chip Resistor, 0Ù, 1/16W, 5%, 0603
1
Murata/TDK
15
R5
Chip Resistor, 51.1KÙ, 1/16W, 1%, 0603
1
Murata/TDK
16
R6
Chip Resistor, 9.76KÙ, 1/16W ,1%, 0603
1
Murata/TDK
17
R7
open
18
R8
Chip Resistor, 5KÙ, 1/16W, 5%,0805
1
Murata/TDK
19
RB/RD
Chip Resistor, 49.9KÙ, 1/16W, 1%,0603
2
Murata/TDK
20
RA
Chip Resistor, 43.2KÙ, 1/16W, 1%,0603
1
Murata/TDK
21
RC
Chip Resistor, 75KÙ, 1/16W, 1%,0603
1
Murata/TDK
22
U1
IC, ACT4501 SOP-8
1
Active semi
23
USB
15mm*10mm*8mm
1
USB Manu
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5. FUNCTIONAL TEST
5.1. Output Regulation
Output Voltage at
Load
Voltage
Output Voltage at Max. load
Min. load
regulation
Iload(max)
Vin=24V
5.08
4.97
-2.2%
1.2A
Vin=12V
5.09
4.98
-2.2%
5.2.
Efficiency
Efficiency (%)
Iout
Io=0mA
Io=100mA
Io=200mA
Io=300mA
Io=500mA
Io=750mA
Io=1000mA
Vin=24V
0.00
76.41
83.50
85.15
85.86
85.44
84.62
Vin=12V
0.00
84.11
89.09
90.03
90.14
89.15
87.94
Efficiency(%)
Efficiency
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Vin=12V
Vin=24V
10
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5.3. Constant Current and Contant Voltage
CC
load
CV
load
Vin124V
Vin=12V
Vin=16V
Vin=16V
Vin=24V
Vin=24V
Vout
Iout (mA)
Vout
Iout (mA)
Vout
Iout (mA)
5
0
5
0
5
0
5
200
5
200
5
200
5
400
5
400
5
400
5
600
5
600
5
600
5
800
5
800
5
800
5
1000
5
1000
5
1000
5
1270
5
1240
5
1200
4.9
1206
4.9
1290
4.9
1328
4.75
1219
4.75
1291
4.75
1327
4.7
1224
4.7
1292
4.7
1327
4.5
1270
4.5
1293
4.5
1326
4
1274
4
1295
4
1326
3.5
1278
3.5
1297
3.5
1322
3
1282
3
1301
3
1318
2.5
1286
2.5
1302
2.5
1315
2
1290
2
1306
2
1319
1
1106
1
1187
1
1356
0
1293
0
1313
0
1344
CC CV Curve
6
Output Voltage(V)
5
4
3
2
Vin=12V
Vin=16V
1
Vin=24V
0
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
Load current(mA)
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5.4. Power Loss
Power Loss(W)
VIN
Io=0mA
Io=100mA
Io=200mA
Io=300mA
Io=500mA
Io=750mA
Io=1000mA
Vin=24V
0.082
0.157
0.201
0.265
0.417
0.645
0.915
Vin=12V
0.056
0.096
0.124
0.169
0.277
0.461
0.691
Power Loss(W)
Power Loss
1.000
0.900
0.800
0.700
0.600
0.500
0.400
0.300
0.200
0.100
0.000
Vin=12V
Vin=24V
0
200
400
600
800
1000
Iout(mA)
5.5. Standby Power Loss
Test Conditions
Iin at No Load
Power Loss at No Load
Vin=24V
4mA
92mW
Max Load: 1A
Vin=12V
5mA
70mW
No Load: 0A
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5.6. Switching Frequency, Ripple and Noise
Ripple & noise are measured by using 20MHz bandwidth limited oscilloscope.
Test Conditions
Max load (mV)
Mini Load(mV)
Vin=24V
50
25
Max Load: 1A
Vin=12V
46
20
Mini Load: 0mA
Vin=12V Io=1A
Vin=24V Io=1A
5.7. Dynamic Response
Vin=12V load step from 80mA-1A-80mA
5.8.
Vin=24V load step from 80mA-1A-80mA
Temperature Test
Test condition: Ambient Temp: 55 ℃; full load Io=1000mA
Test on IC ,Burning for 2 hours
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Test Conditions
Vin=12V
Vin=24V
IC Top (℃)
97.2℃
109.5℃
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6. EMC TES
6.1. Radiated EMI Test
Vin=12V Io=1A Horizontal
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Vin=12V Io=1A Vertical
6.2. ESD Test
Test Condition
Vin=24V Io=1A
Vin=12V Io=1A
4KV contact
30 times pass
30 times pass
8KV air
30 times pass
30 times pass
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