LTC4001EUF-1#PBF

LTC4001-1 2A Synchronous Buck Li-Ion Charger FEATURES DESCRIPTION n The LTC®4001-1 is a 2A Li-Ion battery charger intended for 5V wall adapters. It utilizes a 1.5MHz synchronous buck converter topology to reduce power dissipation during charging. Low power dissipation, an internal MOSFET and sense resistor allow a physically small charger that can be embedded in a wide range of handheld applications. The LTC4001-1 includes complete charge termination circuitry, automatic recharge and a ±1% 4.1V float voltage. Input short-circuit protection is included so no blocking diode is required. n n n n n n n n n n n Low Power Dissipation 2A Maximum Charge Current No External MOSFETs, Sense Resistor or Blocking Diode Required Remote Sensing at Battery Terminals Programmable Charge Termination Timer Preset 4.1V Float Voltage with ±0.5% Accuracy 4.1V Float Voltage Improves Battery Life and High Temperature Safety Margin Programmable Charge Current Detection/ Termination Automatic Recharge Thermistor Input for Temperature Qualified Charging Compatible with Current Limited Wall Adapters Low Profile 16-Lead (4mm × 4mm) QFN Package APPLICATIONS n n n n n Handheld Battery-Powered Devices Handheld Computers Charging Docks and Cradles Digital Cameras Smart Phones This 4.1V version of the standard LTC4001 is intended for applications which will be operated or stored above approximately 60°C. Under these conditions, the reduced float voltage will trade-off initial cell capacity for the benefit of increased capacity retention over the life of the battery. A reduced float voltage also minimizes swelling in prismatic and polymer cells, and avoids open CID (pressure fuse) in cylindrical cells. Battery charge current, charge timeout and end-of-charge indication parameters are set with external components. Additional features include shorted cell detection, temperature qualified charging and overvoltage protection. The LTC4001-1 is available in a low profile (0.75mm) 16-lead (4mm × 4mm) QFN package. L, LT, LTC and LTM are registered trademarks of Linear Technology Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. TYPICAL APPLICATION Power Loss vs VBAT Charging (PWM Mode) 2A Single Cell Li-Ion Battery Charger 1.5μH SENSE BATSENS BAT VINSENSE PVIN VIN 4.5V TO 5.5V 10μF 10μF + 4.1V Li-Ion PGND CHRG LTC4001-1 NTC FAULT EN 0.22μF 274Ω 1.00 0.75 0.50 0.25 VIN = 5V 2A CHARGER 0 SS GNDSENS PROG IDET TIMER TOTAL APPLICATION CIRCUIT POWER DISSIPATION (W) SW 1.25 3 3.25 3.75 3.5 VBAT (V) 4 4.25 40011 TA01b 0.1μF 40011 TA01a 40011fa 1 LTC4001-1 ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS PIN CONFIGURATION (Note 1) SS TIMER BATSENS IDET TOP VIEW PVIN, VINSENSE t < 1ms, DC < 1% .................................... –0.3V to 7V Steady State............................................. –0.3V to 6V SW, SENSE, BAT, BATSENS, SS, FAULT, CHRG, EN, NTC, PROG, IDET, TIMER Voltage ........................ – 0.3V to 6V Operating Temperature Range (Note 3) .. –40°C to 85°C Operating Junction Temperature (Note 5) ................................................ –40°C to 125°C Storage Temperature Range.................. –65°C to 125°C 16 15 14 13 BAT 1 12 PROG SENSE 2 11 NTC 17 PGND 3 10 FAULT GNDSENS 4 VINSENSE 5 6 7 8 SW EN CHRG PVIN 9 UF PACKAGE 16-LEAD (4mm × 4mm) PLASTIC QFN TJMAX = 125°C, θJA = 37°C/W EXPOSED PAD (PIN 17) IS GND, MUST BE SOLDERED TO PCB ORDER INFORMATION LEAD FREE FINISH TAPE AND REEL PART MARKING PACKAGE DESCRIPTION TEMPERATURE RANGE LTC4001EUF-1#PBF LTC4001EUF-1#TRPBF 40011 16-Lead (4mm × 4mm) Plastic QFN –40°C to 85°C Consult LTC Marketing for parts specified with wider operating temperature ranges. Consult LTC Marketing for information on non-standard lead based finish parts. For more information on lead free part marking, go to: http://www.linear.com/leadfree/ For more information on tape and reel specifications, go to: http://www.linear.com/tapeandreel/ ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS The l denotes the specifications which apply over the full operating temperature range, otherwise specifications are at TA = 25°C. VIN = 5V, VEN = 0V, RPROG = 549Ω, RIDET = 549Ω, unless otherwise specified. SYMBOL PARAMETER VIN Supply Voltage CONDITIONS MIN (Note 2) TYP 4 5.5 PVIN Connected to VINSENSE, PROG and IDET Pins Open, Charger On IIN Shutdown, EN = VIN VFLOAT VBAT Regulated Float Voltage Measured from BATSENS to GNDSENS IBAT Current Mode Charge Current RPROG = 549Ω, VBAT = 3.5V RPROG = 1.10k, VBAT = 3.5V Shutdown, EN = VIN ● MAX mA 50 μA 4.059 4.079 4.1 4.1 4.141 4.121 V V 1.8 0.9 2 1 2.2 1.1 ±5 A A μA mA ITRIKL Trickle Charge Current VBAT = 2V 35 50 65 Trickle Charge Threshold VBAT Rising VBAT Falling 3.05 2.85 3.1 3.0 3.20 3.05 2.7 VUVL VIN Undervoltage Lockout Voltage VIN Rising, Measured from VINSENSE to GNDSENS VIN Undervoltage Lockout Hysteresis Measured from VINSENSE to GNDSENS VASD Automatic Shutdown Threshold Voltage VINSENSE – VBATSENS Rising (Turn-On), VBATSENSE = 4V VINSENSE – VBATSENS Falling (Turn-Off), VBATSENSE = 4V V 2 VTRIKL ΔVUVL UNITS 2.82 100 200 15 250 30 V V V mV 300 60 mV mV 40011fa 2 LTC4001-1 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS The l denotes the specifications which apply over the full operating temperature range, otherwise specifications are at TA = 25°C. VIN = 5V, VEN = 0V, RPROG = 549Ω, RIDET = 549Ω, unless otherwise specified. SYMBOL PARAMETER fOSC CONDITIONS Oscillator Frequency D Maximum Duty Factor RPFET RDS(ON) of P-Channel MOSFET RNFET RDS(ON) of N-Channel MOSFET tTIMER Timer Accuracy VEN Enable Input Threshold Voltage VEN Rising MIN TYP MAX 1.3 1.5 1.7 100 Measured from PVIN to SW UNITS MHz % 127 mΩ Measured from SW to PGND 121 mΩ CTIMER = 0.22μF ±10 % 0.6 0.8 1 ΔVEN Enable Input Hysteresis VPROG PROG Pin Voltage RPROG = 549Ω 1.213 V VIDET IDET Pin Voltage RIDET = 549Ω 1.213 V IIDET IDET Threshold RIDET = 549Ω 150 200 250 mA ICHRG CHRG Pin Weak Pull-Down Current VCHRG = 1V 15 30 50 μA VCHRG CHRG Pin Output Low Voltage ICHRG = 5mA 0.2 0.4 V VOL FAULT Pin Output Low Voltage 1mA Load 0.4 V VOH FAULT Pin Output High Voltage 1mA Load 4.6 VFLOAT – VRECHRG VBAT Falling 50 VRECHRG Recharge Battery Threshold Voltage 100 V mV V 100 135 mV tRB Recharge Filter Time Constant tRECHRG Recharge Time Percent of Total Charge Time 50 % tTRIKL Low-Battery Trickle Charge Time Percent of Total Charge Time, VBAT < 2.8V, Measured Using BATSENS and GNDSENS Pins 25 % ISS Soft-Start Ramp Current VBAT < VFLOAT – 100mV, VBAT Across BATSENS and GNDSENS Pins VCOLD NTC Pin Cold Temperature Fault Threshold From NTC to GNDSENS Pin Rising Threshold Falling Threshold 0.74 VINSENSE 0.72 VINSENSE V V NTC Pin Hot Temperature Fault Threshold From NTC to GNDSENS Pin Falling Threshold Rising Threshold 0.29 VINSENSE 0.30 VINSENSE V V VDIS NTC Disable Threshold (Falling) From NTC to GNDSENS Pin ΔVDIS NTC Disable Hysteresis From NTC to GNDSENS Pin VHOT 4 Note 1: Stresses beyond those listed under Absolute Maximum Ratings may cause permanent damage to the device. Exposure to any Absolute Maximum Rating condition for extended periods may affect device reliability and lifetime. Note 2: Operation with current limited wall adapters is allowed down to the undervoltage lockout threshold. Note 3: The LTC4001E-1 is guaranteed to meet performance specifications from 0°C to 85°C. Specifications over the – 40°C to 85°C operating temperature range are assured by design, characterization and correlation with statistical process controls. 6 0.015 • VINSENSE ms 12.8 0.02 • VINSENSE 16 μA 0.025 • VINSENSE V 0.01 • VINSENSE V Note 4: TJ is calculated from the ambient temperature TA and power dissipation PD according to the following formula: TJ = TA + (PD • 37°C/W) Note 5: This IC includes overtemperature protection that is intended to protect the device during momentary overload. Junction temperature will exceed 125°C when overtemperature protection is active. Continuous operation above the specified maximum operating junction temperature my impair device reliability. 40011fa 3 LTC4001-1 TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS Oscillator Frequency vs Temperature FREQUENCY VARIATION FROM 25°C (%) 0.75 PERCENT VARIATION (%) 0.8 VBAT = 3.2V VSS = 1V 0.50 0.25 0 –0.25 –0.50 –0.75 –1.00 3.5 3 4 5 4.5 VIN (V) 1.25 VIN = 5V VBAT = 3.2V VSS = 1V 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 40011 G01 0.50 0.25 0 500 1500 1000 IBAT = 2A 2000 IBAT (mA) 40011 G03 Output Charging Characteristic Showing Constant Current and Constant Voltage Operation PROG Pin Characteristic (VPROG vs IPROG) 2.0 VIN = 5V 1.2 1.2 1.0 IBAT = 1.5A 0.8 0.6 0.6 IBAT = 1A 0.4 IBAT = 500mA 0.2 0.4 1.0 0.5 0.2 0 4.25 0.8 1.5 VBAT = 4V IBAT (A) VBAT = 3.2V VBAT = 3.5V VBAT = 3.7V 1.0 VPROG (V) TOTAL APPLICATION CIRCUIT POWER DISSIPATION (W) VBAT = 4V 0.75 40011 G02 Dissipation of Figure 8 Circuit vs VIN 1.4 VIN = 5V VBAT = 4V 1.00 –0.2 –50 –30 –10 10 30 50 70 90 110 130 150 TEMPERATURE (°C) 6 5.5 Dissipation of Figure 8 Circuit vs IBAT TOTAL APPLICATION CIRCUIT POWER DISSIPATION (W) Oscillator Frequency vs VIN 1.00 (TA = 25°C unless otherwise noted) 0 4.5 4.75 5 5 0 5.5 5.25 10 15 0 20 0 0.5 1 1.5 IPROG (mA) VIN (V) 40011 G05 40011 G04 2 2.5 VBAT (V) 3 3.5 4 40011 G06 VFLOAT and Recharge Battery Threshold Voltage vs Temperature Trickle Charge Current vs VBAT 55 FLOAT AND RECHARGE VOLTAGES (V) 4.2 VIN = 5.5V VIN = 5V IBAT (mA) 50 VIN = 4V VIN = 4.5V 45 40 0 0.5 1 1.5 VBAT (V) 2 2.5 3 40011 G07 VFLOAT 4.1 VRECHARGE (VBAT FALLING) 4.0 3.9 –50 –30 –10 10 30 50 70 90 110 130 150 TEMPERATURE (°C) 40011 G08 40011fa 4 LTC4001-1 TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS CHRG Pin Temperature Fault Behavior (Detail) IDET Threshold vs RIDET for RPROG = 549Ω Soft-Start (PWM Mode) 400 INPUT CURRENT (IIN) 0.5A/DIV 350 300 IDET (mA) 0 INDUCTOR CURRENT (IL) 0.5A/DIV 0 SOFT-START VOLTAGE (VSS) 1V/DIV 0 EN PIN (VEN) 5V/DIV 0 CHRG 1V/DIV 250 200 150 100 VBAT = 3.5V VIN = 5V 2ms/DIV 40011 G09 TIME (20μs/DIV) 50 40011 G11 0 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 RIDET (Ω) 40011 G10 PIN FUNCTIONS BAT (Pin 1): Battery Charger Output Terminal. Connect a 10μF ceramic chip capacitor between BAT and PGND to keep the ripple voltage small. SENSE (Pin 2): Internal Sense Resistor. Connect to external inductor. PGND (Pin 3): Power Ground. GNDSENS (Pin 4): Ground Sense. Connect this pin to the negative battery terminal. GNDSENS provides a Kelvin connection for PGND and must be connected to PGND schematically. SW (Pin 5): Switch Node Connection. This pin connects to the drains of the internal main and synchronous power MOSFET switches. Connect to external inductor. off and a 30μA current source is connected from CHRG to ground. (This signal is latched and is reset by initiating a new charge cycle.) When the timer runs out or the input supply is removed, the current source will be disconnected and the CHRG pin is forced to a high impedance state. A temperature fault causes this pin to blink. PVIN (Pin 8): Positive Supply Voltage Input. This pin connects to the power devices inside the chip. VIN ranges from 4V to 5.5V for normal operation. Operation down to the undervoltage lockout threshold is allowed with current limited wall adapters. Decouple with a 10μF or larger surface mounted ceramic capacitor. EN (Pin 6): Enable Input Pin. Pulling the EN pin high places the LTC4001-1 into a low power state where the BAT drain current drops to less than 3μA and the supply current is reduced to less than 50μA. For normal operation, pull the pin low. VINSENSE (Pin 9): Positive Supply Sense Input. This pin connects to the inputs of all input comparators (UVL, VIN to VBAT). It also supplies power to the controller portion of this chip. When the BATSENS pin rises to within 30mV of VINSENSE, the LTC4001-1 enters sleep mode, dropping IIN to 50μA. Tie this pin directly to the terminal of the PVIN decoupling capacitor. CHRG (Pin 7): Open-Drain Charge Status Output. When the battery is being charged, CHRG is pulled low by an internal N-channel MOSFET. When the charge current drops below the IDET threshold (set by the RIDET programming resistor) for more than 5milliseconds, the N-channel MOSFET turns FAULT (Pin 10): Battery Fault. This pin is a logic high if a shorted battery is detected or if a temperature fault is detected. A temperature fault occurs with the temperature monitor circuit enabled and the thermistor temperature is either below 0°C or above 50°C (typical). 40011fa 5 LTC4001-1 PIN FUNCTIONS NTC (Pin 11): Input to the NTC (Negative Temperature Coefficient) Thermistor Temperature Monitoring Circuit. Under normal operation, tie a thermistor from the NTC pin to the GNDSENS pin and a resistor of equal value from NTC to VIN. When the voltage on this pin is above 0.74VIN (Cold, 0°C) or below 0.29VIN (Hot, 50°C), charging is disabled and the CHRG pin blinks. When the voltage on NTC comes back between 0.74VIN and 0.29VIN, the timer continues where it left off and charging resumes. There is approximately 3°C of temperature hysteresis associated with each of the input comparators. If the NTC function is not used connect the NTC pin to GNDSENS. This will disable all of the NTC functions. NTC should never be pulled above VIN. PROG (Pin 12): Charge Current Program. The RPROG resistor connects from this pin to GNDSENS, setting the current: 1.110k RPROG = IBAT(AMPS) where IBAT is the high rate battery charging current. IDET (Pin 13): Charge Rate Detection Threshold. Connecting a resistor, RIDET to GNDSENS programs the charge rate detection threshold. If RIDET = RPROG, CHRG provides an IBAT/10 indication. For other thresholds see the Applications Information section. SS (Pin 14): Soft-Start/Compensation. Provides soft-start function and compensation for the float voltage control loop and compensation for the charge current control loop. Tie a soft-start/compensation capacitor between this pin and GNDSENS. TIMER (Pin 15): Timer Capacitor. The timer period is set by placing a capacitor, CTIMER, to GNDSENS. Set CTIMER to: CTIMER = Time (Hrs) • 0.0733 (μF) where time is the desired charging time. Connect this pin to IDET to disable the timer. Connect this pin to GNDSENS to end battery charging when IBAT drops below the IDET charge rate threshold. BATSENS (Pin 16): Battery Sense Input. An internal resistor divider sets the final float voltage at this pin. The resistor divider is disconnected in sleep mode or when EN = H to reduce the battery drain current. Connect this pin to the positive battery terminal. Exposed Pad (Pin 17): Ground. This pin must be soldered to the PCB ground (PGND) for electrical contact and rated thermal performance. 40011fa 6 11 15 10 7 6 14 NTC TIMER FAULT CHRG EN SS + PWM ON RD Q + DRIVER CHIP OVER TEMP CONNECT OVERVOLTAGE CHIP OVERTEMP COMPARATOR SS LOW PROG SHORTED DISCHARGE SS LOGIC LOW CURRENT VIN GOOD RECHARGE SHUTDOWN S TFAULT TIMER FAULT CHRG EN TRICKLE ON NTC COMPARATOR SS RAMP PWM COMPARATOR OVERCURRENT CLK – OSCILLATOR PROG SHORT COMPARATOR 1.2V + – – LOW BATTERY 5 + 1.1V + – 17 GND PROG ERROR AMP 13 IDET CURRENT REVERSAL COMPARATOR 2 50mA SOFT-START COPMPARATOR – + CHARGE CURRENT ERROR AMP – + IDET COMPARATOR + – OVERCURRENT COMPARATOR PROG 12 SENSE + – PGND SW 1 150mV + – UNDERVOLTAGE COMPARATOR BAT 9 LOW-BATTERY COMPARATOR – + SHUTDOWN COMPARATOR VINSENSE RECHARGE COMPARATOR FLOAT VOLTAGE ERROR AMP VOLTAGE REFERENCE + – BATTERY OVERVOLTAGE COMPARATOR + – 3 + – PVIN + – – 8 1.2V 4 40011 BD GNDSENS BATSENS 16 LTC4001-1 BLOCK DIAGRAM 40011fa 7 LTC4001-1 OPERATION The LTC4001-1 is a constant current, constant voltage Li-Ion battery charger based on a synchronous buck architecture. Low power dissipation makes continuous high rate (2A) battery charging practical. The battery DC charge current is programmed by a resistor RPROG (or a DAC output current) at the PROG pin. The final battery float voltage is internally set to 4.1V. A negative temperature coefficient (NTC) thermistor located close to the battery pack can be used to monitor battery temperature and suspend charging when battery temperature is outside the 0°C to 50°C window. A temperature fault drives the FAULT pin high and makes the CHRG pin blink. When the input voltage (VIN) is present, the charger can be shut down by pulling the EN pin up. Charging begins when the VIN voltage rises above the UVLO level (approximately 2.75V), VIN is 250mV greater than the battery voltage and EN is low. At the beginning of the charge cycle, if the battery voltage is less than the trickle charge threshold, 3V, the charger goes into trickle charge mode and delivers approximately 50mA to the battery using a linear charger. If the battery voltage stays low for more than one quarter of the charge time, the battery is considered faulty, the charge cycle is terminated and the FAULT pin produces a logic high output. IDET Blanking When the battery voltage exceeds the trickle charge threshold, the low rate linear charger is turned off and the high rate PWM charger ramps up (based on the SS pin capacitance) reaching its full-scale constant current (set via the PROG pin). When the battery approaches the float voltage, the charge current will start to decrease. When the charge current drops below the charge rate detection threshold (set via the IDET pin) for more than 5ms, an internal comparator turns off the internal pull-down N-channel MOSFET at the CHRG pin, and connects a weak current source (30μA typical) to ground to indicate a near end-of-charge condition. Total charge time is set by an external capacitor connected to the timer pin. After timeout occurs, the charge cycle is terminated and the CHRG pin is forced to a high impedance state. To restart the charge cycle, remove and reapply the input voltage, or momentarily shut the charger down via the EN pin. Also, a new charge cycle will begin if the battery voltage drops below the recharge threshold voltage (100mV below the float voltage). A recharge cycle lasts only one-half of the normal charge time. The IDET comparator provides an end-of-charge indication by sensing when battery charge current is less than the IDET threshold. To prevent a false end-of-charge indication from occurring during soft-start, this comparator is blanked until the battery voltage approaches the float voltage. Automatic Battery Recharge After the charge cycle is completed and if both the battery and the input power supply (wall adapter) are still connected, a new charge cycle will begin if the battery voltage drops below 4V due to self-discharge or external loading. This will keep the battery near maximum capacity at all times without manually restarting the charge cycle. In some applications such as battery charging in GPRS cellphones, large load current transients may cause battery voltage to momentarily drop below the recharge threshold. To prevent these transients from initiating a recharge cycle when it is not needed, the output of the recharge comparator is digitally qualified. Only if the battery voltage stays below the recharge threshold for at least 4ms will battery recharging occur. (GPRS qualification is available even if timeout is disabled.) Undervoltage Lockout and Automatic Shutdown Internal undervoltage lockout circuits monitor VIN and keep the charger circuits shut down until VIN rises above the undervoltage lockout threshold (3V). The UVLO has a built-in hysteresis of 100mV. Furthermore, to protect against reverse current, the charger also shuts down if VIN is less than VBAT. If automatic shutdown is tripped, VIN must increase to more than 250mV above VBAT to allow charging. 40011fa 8 LTC4001-1 OPERATION Overvoltage, Chip Overtemperature and Short-Circuit Current Protection The LTC4001-1 includes overvoltage, chip overtemperature and several varieties of short-circuit protection. A comparator turns off both chargers (high rate and trickle) if battery voltage exceeds the float voltage by approximately 5%. This may occur in situations where the battery is accidentally disconnected while battery charging is underway. A comparator continuously monitors on-chip temperature and will shut off the battery charger when chip temperature exceeds approximately 160°C. Battery charging will be enabled again when temperature drops to approximately 150°C. Short-circuit protection is provided in several different ways. First, a hard short on the battery terminals will cause the charge to enter trickle charge mode, limiting charge current to the trickle charge current (typically 50mA). Second, PWM charging is prevented if the high rate charge current is programmed far above the 2A maximum recommended charge current (via the PROG pin). Third, an overcurrent comparator monitors the peak inductor current. 40011fa 9 LTC4001-1 APPLICATIONS INFORMATION Soft-Start and Compensation Capacitor Selection The IDET threshold (a charge current threshold used to determine when the battery is nearly fully charged) is programmed in much the same way as the PROG pin, except that the IDET threshold is 91.5 times the current delivered by the IDET pin. This current is usually set with an external resistor from IDET to ground, but it may also be set with a current output DAC. The voltage on the PROG pin is nominally 1.213V. The LTC4001-1 has a low current trickle charger and a PWM-based high current charger. Soft-start is used whenever the high rate charger is initially turned on, preventing high start-up current. Soft-start ramp rate is set by the internal 12.8μA pull-up current and an external capacitor. The control range on the SS pin is approximately 0.3V to 1.6V. With a 0.1μF capacitor, the time to ramp up to maximum duty cycle is approximately 10ms. For 200mA IDET current (corresponding to C/10 for a 2AHr battery): The external capacitor on the SS pin also sets the compensation for the current control loop and the float voltage control loop. A minimum capacitance of 10nF is required. RIDET = Charge Current and IDET Programming 1.10kΩ programs approximately 100mA and 274Ω approximately 400mA. The LTC4001-1 has two different charge modes. If the battery is severely depleted (battery voltage less than 2.9V) a 50mA trickle current is initially used. If the battery voltage is greater than the trickle charge threshold, high rate charging is used. For applications where IDET is set to one tenth of the high rate charge current, and slightly poorer charger current and IDET threshold accuracy is acceptable, the PROG and IDET pins may be tied together and a single resistor, R1, can program both (Figure 1). This higher charge current is programmable and is approximately 915 times the current delivered by the PROG pin. This current is usually set with an external resistor from PROG to GNDSENS, but it may also be set with a current output DAC connected to the PROG pin. The voltage on the PROG pin is nominally 1.213V. R1= 457.5 • 1.213 ICHARGE and IDET = For 2A charge current: RPROG = 91.5 • 1.213V
554.9 0.2A ICHARGE 10 915 • 1.213V
554.9 2A LTC4001-1 PROG IDET R1 274Ω FOR 2A GNDSENS 40011 F01 Figure 1. Programming Charge Current and IDET Threshold with a Single Resistor 40011fa 10 LTC4001-1 APPLICATIONS INFORMATION The equations for calculating R1 (used in single resistor programming) differ from the equations for calculating RPROG and RIDET (2-resistor programming) and reflect the fact that the current from both the IDET and PROG pins must flow through a single resistor R1 when a single programming resistor is used. pin low through the 390k resistor. When charging stops, the CHRG pin changes to a high impedance state and the 390k resistor will then pull the pin high to indicate charging has stopped. CHRG Status Output Pin Battery charging may be terminated several different ways, depending on the connections made to the TIMER pin. For time-based termination, connect a capacitor between the TIMER pin and GNDSENS (CTIMER = Time(Hrs) 0.0733μF). Charging may be terminated when charge current drops below the IDET threshold by tying TIMER to GNDSENS. Finally, charge termination may be defeated by tying TIMER to IDET. In this case, an external device can terminate charging by pulling the EN pin high. When a charge cycle starts, the CHRG pin is pulled to ground by an internal N-channel MOSFET which is capable of driving an LED. When the charge current drops below the end-of-charge (IDET) threshold for at least 4ms, and the battery voltage is close to the float voltage, the N-channel MOSFET turns off and a weak 30μA current source to ground is connected to the CHRG pin. This weak pull-down remains until the charge cycle ends. After charging ends, the pin will become high impedance. By using two different value resistors, a microprocessor can detect three states from this pin (charging, end-of-charge and charging stopped). See Figure 2. To detect the charge mode, force the digital output pin, OUT, high and measure the voltage on the CHRG pin. The N-channel MOSFET will pull the pin low even with a 2k pull-up resistor. Once the charge current drops below the end-of-charge threshold, the N-channel MOSFET is turned off and a 30μA current source is connected to the CHRG pin. The IN pin will then be pulled high by the 2k resistor connected to OUT. Now force the OUT pin into a high impedance state, the current source will pull the Charge Termination Battery Temperature Detection When battery temperature is out of range (either too hot or too cold) charging is temporarily halted and the FAULT pin is driven high. In addition, if the battery is still charging at a high rate (greater than the IDET current) when a temperature fault occurs, the CHRG pin NMOS turns on and off at approximately 50kHz, alternating between a high and low duty factor at an approximate rate of 1.5Hz (Figure 3). This provides a low rate visual indication (1.5Hz) when driving an LED from the CHRG pin while providing a fast temperature fault indication (20μs typical) to a microprocessor by tying the CHRG pin to an interrupt line. Serrations within this pulse are typically 500ns wide. VDD VIN LTC4001-1 CHRG R1 390k R2 2k μPROCESSOR OUT IN 40011 F02 20μs 40011 F03 667ms Figure 2. Microprocessor Interface Figure 3. CHRG Temperature Fault Waveform 40011fa 11 LTC4001-1 APPLICATIONS INFORMATION The battery temperature is measured by placing a negative temperature coefficient (NTC) thermistor close to the battery pack. To use this feature, connect the NTC thermistor, RNTC, between the NTC pin and GNDSENS and the resistor, RNOM, from the NTC pin to VINSENSE. RNOM should be a 1% resistor with a value equal to the value of the chosen NTC thermistor at 25°C. The LTC4001-1 goes into hold mode when the resistance, RHOT, of the NTC thermistor drops to 0.41 times the value of RNOM. For instance for RNTC = 10k. (The value for a Vishay NTHS0603N02N1002J thermistor at 25°C) hold occurs at approximately 4.1k, which occurs at 50°C. The hold mode freezes the timer and stops the charge cycle until the thermistor indicates a return to a valid temperature. As the temperature drops, the resistance of the NTC thermistor rises. The LTC4001-1 is designed to go into hold mode when the value of the NTC thermistor increases to 2.82 times the value of RNOM. This resistance is RCOLD. For the Vishay 10k thermistor, this value is 28.2k, which corresponds to approximately 0°C. The hot and cold comparators each have approximately 3°C of hysteresis to prevent oscillation about the trip point. Grounding the NTC pin disables the NTC function. Thermistors The LTC4001-1 NTC trip points were designed to work with thermistors whose resistance temperature characteristics follow Vishay Dale’s “R-T Curve 2.” However, any thermistor whose ratio of RCOLD to RHOT is about 7 will also work (Vishay Dale R-T Curve 2 shows a ratio of RCOLD to RHOT of 2.815/0.4086 = 6.89). Power conscious designs may want to use thermistors whose room temperature value is greater than 10k. Vishay Dale has a number of values of thermistor from 10k to 100k that follow the “R-T Curve 1.” Using these as indicated in the NTC Thermistor section will give temperature trip points of approximately 3°C and 47°C, a delta of 44°C. This delta in temperature can be moved in either direction by changing the value of RNOM with respect to RNTC. Increasing RNOM will move the trip points to higher temperatures. To calculate RNOM for a shift to lower temperature for example, use the following equation: R RNOM = COLD • RNTC at 25°C 2.815 where RCOLD is the resistance ratio of RNTC at the desired cold temperature trip point. If you want to shift the trip points to higher temperatures use the following equation: RNOM = RHOT •R at 25°C 0.4086 NTC where RHOT is the resistance ratio of RNTC at the desired hot temperature trip point. Here is an example using a 100k R-T Curve 1 thermistor from Vishay Dale. The difference between trip points is 44°C, from before, and we want the cold trip point to be 0°C, which would put the hot trip point at 44°C. The RNOM needed is calculated as follows: RCOLD •R at 25°C 2.815 NTC 3.266 • 100k = 116k = 2.815 RNOM = The nearest 1% value for RNOM is 115k. This is the value used to bias the NTC thermistor to get cold and hot trip points of approximately 0°C and 44°C respectively. To extend the delta between the cold and hot trip points a resistor, R1, can be added in series with RNTC (see Figure 4). The values of the resistors are calculated as follows: R –R RNOM = COLD HOT 2.815 – 0.4086 0.4086 • (RCOLD – RHOT ) – RHOT R1= 2.815 – 0.4086 40011fa 12 LTC4001-1 APPLICATIONS INFORMATION VINSENSE 9 LTC4001-1 NTC BLOCK 0.74 • VINSENSE RNOM 121k – TOO COLD NTC + 11 R1 13.3k – TOO HOT RNTC 100k 0.29 • VINSENSE + + 0.02 • VINSENSE NTC ENABLE – GNDSENS 4 40011 F04 Figure 4. Extending the Delta Temperature where RNOM is the value of the bias resistor, RHOT and RCOLD are the values of RNTC at the desired temperature trip points. Continuing the example from before with a desired hot trip point of 50°C: RCOLD – RHOT 100k • ( 3.2636 – 0.3602) = 2.815 – 0.4086 2.815 – 0.4086 = 120.8k, 121k is nearest 1% RNOM = 0.4086
 R1= 100k •  • ( 3.266 – 0.3602) – 0.3602  2.815 – 0.4086  = 13.3k, 13.3k is nearest 1% The final solution is as shown if Figure 4 where RNOM = 121k, R1 = 13.3k and RNTC = 100k at 25°C. Input and Output Capacitors The LTC4001-1 uses a synchronous buck regulator to provide high battery charging current. A 10μF chip ceramic capacitor is recommended for both the input and output capacitors because it provides low ESR and ESL and can handle the high RMS ripple currents. However, some high Q capacitors may produce high transients due to self-resonance under some start-up conditions, such as connecting the charger input to a hot power source. For more information, refer to Application Note 88. EMI considerations usually make it desirable to minimize ripple current in the battery leads, and beads or inductors may be added to increase battery impedance at the 1.5MHz switching frequency. Switching ripple current splits between the battery and the output capacitor depending on the ESR of the output capacitor and the battery impedance. If the ESR of the output capacitor is 0.1Ω and the battery impedance is raised to 2Ω with a bead or inductor, only 5% of the ripple current will flow in the battery. Similar techniques may also be applied to minimize EMI from the input leads. 40011fa 13 LTC4001-1 APPLICATIONS INFORMATION Inductor Selection Remote Sensing A high (1.5MHz) operating frequency was chosen for the buck switcher in order to minimize the size of the inductor. However, take care to use inductors with low core losses at this frequency. A good choice is the IHLP-2525AH-01 from Vishay Dale. For highest float voltage accuracy, tie GNDSENS and BATSENS directly to the battery terminals. In a similar fashion, tie BAT and PGND directly to the battery terminals. This eliminates IR drops in the GNDSENS and BATSENS lines by preventing charge current from flowing in them. To calculate the inductor ripple current: Operation with a Current Limited Wall Adapter
IL = VBAT VIN L•f 2 VBAT – where VBAT is the battery voltage, VIN is the input voltage, L is the inductance and f is the PWM oscillator frequency (typically 1.5MHz). Maximum inductor ripple current occurs at maximum VIN and VBAT = VIN/2. Peak inductor current will be: IPK = IBAT + 0.5 • ΔIL where IBAT is the maximum battery charging current. When sizing the inductor make sure that the peak current will not exceed the saturation current of the inductors. Also, ΔIL should never exceed 0.4(IBAT) as this may interfere with proper operation of the output short-circuit protection comparator. 1.5μH provides reasonable inductor ripple current in a typical application. With 1.5μH and 2A charge current: 2.85V 2 5.5V = 0.61A
IL = P-P 1.5μH • 1.5MHz 2.85V – and IPK = 2.31A Wall adapters with or without current limiting may be used with the LTC4001-1, however, lowest power dissipation battery charging occurs with a current limited wall adapter. To use this feature, the wall adapter must limit at a current smaller than the high rate charge current programmed into the LTC4001-1. For example, if the LTC4001-1 is programmed to charge at 2A, the wall adapter current limit must be less than 2A. To understand operation with a current limited wall adapter, assume battery voltage, VBAT, is initially below VTRIKL, the trickle charge threshold (Figure 5). Battery charging begins at approximately 50mA, well below the wall adapter current limit so the voltage into the LTC4001-1 (VIN) is the wall adapter’s rated output voltage (VADAPTER). Battery voltage rises eventually reaching VTRIKL. The linear charger shuts off, the PWM (high rate) charger turns on and a softstart cycle begins. Battery charging current rises during the soft-start cycle causing a corresponding increase in wall adapter load current. When the wall adapter reaches current limit, the wall adapter output voltage collapses and the LTC4001-1 PWM charger duty cycle ramps up to 100% (the topside PMOS switch in the LTC4001-1 buck regulator stays on continuously). As the battery voltage approaches VFLOAT, the float voltage error amplifier commands the PWM charger to deliver less than ILIMIT. The wall adapter exits current limit and the VIN jumps back up 40011fa 14 LTC4001-1 APPLICATIONS INFORMATION LINEAR CHARGING VADAPTER WALL ADAPTER IN CURRENT LIMIT PWM CHARGING VBAT + VDROP VIN ILIMIT IBAT ITRICKLE 40011 F05 VTRIKL VFLOAT VBAT Figure 5. Charging Characteristic to VADAPTER. Battery charging current continues to drop as the VBAT rises, dropping to zero at VFLOAT. Because the voltage drop in the LTC4001-1 is very low when charge current is highest, power dissipation is also very low. Thermal Calculations (PWM and Trickle Charging) The LTC4001-1 operates as a linear charger when conditioning (trickle) charging a battery and operates as a high rate buck battery charger at all other times. Power dissipation should be determined for both operating modes. For linear charger mode: PD = (VIN – VBAT) • ITRIKL + VIN • IIN where IIN is VIN current consumed by the IC. Worst-case dissipation occurs for VBAT = 0, maximum VIN, and maximum quiescent and trickle charge current. For example with 5.5V maximum input voltage and 65mA worst case trickle charge current, and 2mA worst case chip quiescent current: PD = (5.5 – 0) • 65mA + 5.5 • 2mA = 368.5mW LTC4001-1 power dissipation is very low if a current limited wall adapter is used and allowed to enter current limit. When the wall adapter is in current limit, the voltage drop across the LTC4001-1 charger is: VDROP = ILIMIT • RPFET where ILIMIT is the wall adapter current limit and RPFET is the on resistance of the topside PMOS switch. The total LTC4001-1 power dissipation during current limited charging is: PD = (VBAT + VDROP) • (IIN + IP) + VDROP • ILIMIT where IIN is the chip quiescent current and IP is total current flowing through the IDET and PROG programming pins. Maximum dissipation in this mode occurs with the highest VBAT that keeps the wall adapter in current limit (which is very close to VFLOAT), highest quiescent current IIN, highest PMOS on resistance RPFET, highest ILIMIT and highest programming current IP. Assume the LTC4001-1 is programmed for 2A charging and 200mA IDET and that a 1.5A wall adapter is being used: ILIMIT = 1500mA, RPFET = 127mΩ, IIN = 2mA, IP = 4mA and VBAT ≈ VFLOAT = 4.141V then: VDROP = 1500mA • 127mΩ = 190.5mV and: PD = (4.141V + 0.1905V) • (2mA + 4mA) + 0.1905V • 1500mA = 312mW Power dissipation in buck battery charger mode may be estimated from the dissipation curves given in the Typical Performance Characteristics section of the data sheet. This will slightly overestimate chip power dissipation because it assumes all loss, including loss from external components, occurs within the chip. 40011fa 15 LTC4001-1 APPLICATIONS INFORMATION Insert the highest power dissipation figure into the following equation to determine maximum junction temperature: TJ = TA + (PD • 37°C/W) The LTC4001-1 includes chip overtemperature protection. If junction temperature exceeds 160°C (typical), the chip will stop battery charging until chip temperature drops below 150°C. Using the LTC4001-1 in Applications Without a Battery The LTC4001-1 is normally used in end products that only operate with the battery attached (Figure 6). Under these conditions the battery is available to supply load transient currents. For indefinite operation with a powered wall adapter there are only two requirements—that the average current drawn by the load is less than the high rate charge current, and that VBAT stays above the trickle charge threshold when the load is initially turned on and during other load transients. When making this determination take into account battery impedance. If battery voltage is less than the trickle charge threshold, the system load may be turned off until VBAT is high enough to meet these conditions. The situation changes dramatically with the battery removed (Figure 7). Since the battery is absent, VBAT begins at zero when a powered wall adapter is first connected to the battery charger. With a maximum load less than the LTC4001-1 trickle charge current, battery voltage will ramp WALL ADAPTER up until VBAT crosses the trickle charge threshold. When this occurs, the LTC4001-1 switches over from trickle charge to high rate (PWM) charge mode but initially delivers zero current (because the soft-start pin is at zero). Battery voltage drops as a result of the system load, crossing below the trickle charge threshold. The charger re-enters trickle charge mode and the battery voltage ramps up again until the battery charger re-enters high rate mode. The soft-start voltage is slightly higher this time around (than in the previous PWM cycle). Every successive time that the charger enters high rate (PWM) charge mode, the soft-start pin is at a slightly higher voltage. Eventually high rate charge mode begins with a soft-start voltage that causes the PWM charger to provide more current than the system load demands, and VBAT rapidly rises until the float voltage is reached. For battery-less operation, system load current should be restricted to less than the worst case trickle charge current (preferably less than 30mA) when VBAT is less than 3.15V (through an undervoltage lockout or other means). Above VBAT = 3.15V, system load current less than or equal to the high rate charge current is allowed. If operation without a battery is required, additional low-ESR output filtering improves start-up and other load transients. Battery-less start-up is also improved if a 10k resistor is placed in series with the soft-start capacitor. LTC4001-1 BATTERY CHARGER SYSTEM LOAD 40011 F06 + Li-Ion BATTERY Figure 6. Typical Application 40011fa 16 LTC4001-1 APPLICATIONS INFORMATION VBAT (V) 4 3 2 1 0 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 TIME (ms) 16 18 20 22 24 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 TIME (ms) 16 18 20 22 24 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 TIME (ms) 16 18 20 22 VSS (mV) 500 250 0 PWM CHARGE TRICKLE CHARGE 24 40011 F07 Figure 7. Battery-Less Start-Up 40011fa 17 LTC4001-1 APPLICATIONS INFORMATION Layout Considerations With the exception of the input and output filter capacitors (which should be connected to PGND) all other components that return to ground should be connected to GNDSENS. Switch rise and fall times are kept under 5ns for maximum efficiency. To minimize radiation, the SW pin and input bypass capacitor leads (between PVIN and PGND) should be kept as short as possible. A ground plane should be used under the switching circuitry to prevent interplane coupling. The Exposed Pad must be connected to the ground plane for proper power dissipation. The other paths contain only DC and/or 1.5MHz tri-wave ripple current and are less critical. Recommended Components Manufacturers For a list of recommend component manufacturers, contact the Linear Technology application department. L1 1.5μH SW VIN 4.5V TO 5.5V R1 10k C1 R2 10μF 1k D1 LED SENSE BATSENS BAT VINSENSE PVIN C4 10μF PGND + 2AHr 4.1V Li-Ion LTC4001-1 CHRG NTC TO μP FROM μP R3 10k AT 25°C FAULT EN PROG IDET R4 549Ω C2 0.22μF R5 549Ω TIMER SS GNDSENS C3 0.1μF 40011 F08 L1: VISHAY DALE IHLP-2525AH-01 R3: NTC VISHAY DALE NTHS0603N02N1002J Figure 8. 2A Li-Ion Battery Charger with 3Hr Timer, Temperature Qualification, Soft-Start, Remote Sensing and C/10 Indication 40011fa 18 LTC4001-1 PACKAGE DESCRIPTION UF Package 16-Lead Plastic QFN (4mm × 4mm) (Reference LTC DWG # 05-08-1692) 0.72 ±0.05 4.35 ± 0.05 2.15 ± 0.05 2.90 ± 0.05 (4 SIDES) PACKAGE OUTLINE 0.30 ±0.05 0.65 BSC RECOMMENDED SOLDER PAD PITCH AND DIMENSIONS BOTTOM VIEW—EXPOSED PAD 4.00 ± 0.10 (4 SIDES) R = 0.115 TYP 0.75 ± 0.05 15 PIN 1 NOTCH R = 0.20 TYP OR 0.35 × 45° CHAMFER 16 0.55 ± 0.20 PIN 1 TOP MARK (NOTE 6) 1 2.15 ± 0.10 (4-SIDES) 2 (UF16) QFN 10-04 0.200 REF 0.00 – 0.05 0.30 ± 0.05 0.65 BSC NOTE: 1. DRAWING CONFORMS TO JEDEC PACKAGE OUTLINE MO-220 VARIATION (WGGC) 2. DRAWING NOT TO SCALE 3. ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN MILLIMETERS 4. DIMENSIONS OF EXPOSED PAD ON BOTTOM OF PACKAGE DO NOT INCLUDE MOLD FLASH. MOLD FLASH, IF PRESENT, SHALL NOT EXCEED 0.15mm ON ANY SIDE 5. EXPOSED PAD SHALL BE SOLDER PLATED 6. SHADED AREA IS ONLY A REFERENCE FOR PIN 1 LOCATION ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF PACKAGE 40011fa Information furnished by Linear Technology Corporation is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed for its use. Linear Technology Corporation makes no representation that the interconnection of its circuits as described herein will not infringe on existing patent rights. 19 LTC4001-1 RELATED PARTS PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION ® COMMENTS LT 1511 3A Constant-Current/Constant-Voltage Battery Charger High Efficiency, Minimum External Components to Fast Charge Lithium, NIMH and NiCd Batteries, 24-Lead SO Package LT1513 SEPIC Constant or Programmable Current/Constant- Charger Input Voltage May Be Higher, Equal to or Lower Than Battery Voltage, Voltage Battery Charger 500kHz Switching Frequency, DD Pak and TO-220 Packages LT1571 1.5A Switching Charger 1- or 2-Cell Li-Ion, 500kHz or 200kHz Switching Frequency, Termination Flag, 16- and 28-Lead SSOP Packages LTC1729 Li-Ion Battery Charger Termination Controller Trickle Charge Preconditioning, Temperature Charge Qualification, Time or Charge Current Termination, Automatic Charger and Battery Detection, and Status Output, MS8 and SO-8 Packages LT1769 2A Switching Charger Constant-Current/Constant-Voltage Switching Regulator, Input Current Limiting Maximizes Charge Current, 20-Lead TSSOP and 28-Lead SSOP Packages LTC4001 Monolithic 2A Switchmode Synchronous Li-Ion Battery Charger 4.2V Float Voltage, Standalone, 4V ≤ VIN ≤ 5.5V, 6VMAX, 7V Transient, 1.5MHz, Efficiency > 90%, 4mm × 4mm QFN-16 Package LTC4002 Standalone Li-Ion Switch Mode Battery Charger Complete Charger for 1- or 2-Cell Li-Ion Batteries, Onboard Timer Termination, Up to 4A Charge Current, 10-Lead DFN and SO-8 Packages LTC4006 Small, High Efficiency, Fixed Voltage Li-Ion Battery Charger with Termination Complete Charger for 2-, 3- or 4-Cell Li-Ion Batteries, AC Adapter Current Limit and Thermistor Sensor, 16-Lead Narrow SSOP Package LTC4007 High Efficiency, Programmable Voltage Battery Charger with Termination Complete Charger for 3- or 4-Cell Li-Ion Batteries, AC Adapter Current Limit, Thermistor Sensor and Indicator Outputs, 24-Lead SSOP Package LTC4008 4A, High Efficiency, Multi-Chemistry Battery Charger Complete Charger for 2- to 6-Cell Li-Ion Batteries or 4- to 18-Cell Nickel Batteries, Up to 96% Efficiency, 20-Lead SSOP Package 40011fa 20 Linear Technology Corporation LT 1207 REV A • PRINTED IN USA 1630 McCarthy Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035-7417 (408) 432-1900 ● FAX: (408) 434-0507 ● www.linear.com © LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2007