LTC4041 2.5A Supercapacitor Backup Power Manager FEATURES DESCRIPTION 2.5A Step-Down Supercapacitor Charger and 2.5A Step-Up Backup Supply nn 6.5A Switches for 2.5A Backup from One Supercapacitor or Two in Series nn Input Current Limit Prioritizes Load over Charge Current nn Input Disconnect Switch Isolates Input During Backup nn Automatic Seamless Switch-Over to Backup Mode nn Internal Supercapacitor Balancer (No External Resistors) nn Programmable Charge Current and Charge Voltage nn Input Power Fail Indicator nn System Power Good Indicator nn Optional OVP Circuitry Protects Device to >60V nn Constant Frequency Operation nn Thermally Enhanced 24-Lead 4mm x 5mm QFN Package The LTC(R)4041 is a complete supercapacitor backup system for 2.9V to 5.5V supply rails. It contains a high current step-down DC/DC converter to charge a single supercapacitor or two supercapacitors in series. When input power is unavailable, the step-down regulator operates in reverse as a step-up regulator to backup the system output from the supercapacitor(s). nn APPLICATIONS Ride-Through "Dying Gasp" Supplies High Current Ride-Through 3V to 5V UPS nn Power Meters/Industrial Alarms nn Servers/Solid State Drives nn nn The LTC4041's adjustable input current limit function reduces charge current to protect the input supply from overload while an external disconnect switch isolates the input supply during backup. When the input supply drops below the adjustable PFI threshold, the 2.5A boost regulator delivers power from the supercapacitor to the system output. An optional input overvoltage protection (OVP) circuit protects the LTC4041 from high voltage damage at the VIN pin. An internal supercapacitor balancing circuit maintains equal voltages across each supercapacitor and limits the maximum voltage of each supercapacitor to a pre-determined value. The LTC4041 is available in a low profile (0.75mm) 24-Lead 4mm x 5mm QFN package. All registered trademarks and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Protected by U.S. Patents, including 6522118, 6570372, 6700364, 8139329. TYPICAL APPLICATION Complete Backup Event with a Single 10F Supercapacitor Single Supercapacitor 3.3V Backup Application 3.3V INPUT SUPPLY 12m 2.2F VIN OVSNS 121k 1.07M CLN IGATE PFI 75k RSTFB PFO SYSGD VSYS BSTFB 100F 2.2H SUPERCAP 10F SCAP CAPGD 698k IMON CAPFLT CHGEN BSTEN PINS NOT USED IN THIS CIRCUIT: BAL CAPFB GND CAPSEL CPF PROG 1nF VSYSGD 2V/DIV 0V 340k SW LTC4041 3.3V SYSTEM OUTPUT 348k VSYS 1V/DIV VIN 1V/DIV VSCAP 1V/DIV 0V PBACKUP = 3.3W = 3.3V @ 1A CSYS = 100F 3.8 seconds 600ms/DIV 4041 TA01b 1k 4041 TA01a Rev A Document Feedback For more information www.analog.com 1 LTC4041 ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS PIN CONFIGURATION (Note 1) CAPSEL SW SW SCAP VSYS TOP VIEW 24 23 22 21 20 19 PFI VSYS 1 PROG 2 18 BSTFB IMON 3 17 CPF 25 GND CHGEN 4 16 OVSNS BSTEN 5 15 IGATE 14 PFO VIN 6 13 CAPGD CAPFB SYSGD 9 10 11 12 RSTFB 8 BAL CLN 7 CAPFLT VIN (Transient) t < 1ms, Duty Cycle < 1%...... -0.3V to 7V VIN (Steady State), SCAP, BAL, CLN, VSYS, BSTFB, PFI, CPF, CAPFB, CAPFLT, PFO, SYSGD, OVSNS, IMON.............................-0.3V to 6V BSTEN, CHGEN, CAPGD, RSTFB, CAPSEL............ -0.3V to [Max (VIN, VSCAP, VSYS) +0.3V] IOVSNS................................................................... 10mA ICAPGD, IPFO, ISYSGD................................................10mA IPROG.....................................................................-1.1mA Operating Junction Temperature Range (Notes 2, 3)............................................. -40C to 125C Storage Temperature Range................... -65C to 150C UFD PACKAGE 24-LEAD (4mm x 5mm) PLASTIC QFN TJMAX = 125C, JA = 43C/W, JC = 3.4C/W EXPOSED PAD (PIN 25) IS GND, MUST BE SOLDERED TO PCB ORDER INFORMATION LEAD FREE FINISH TAPE AND REEL PART MARKING PACKAGE DESCRIPTION TEMPERATURE RANGE LTC4041EUFD#PBF LTC4041EUFD#TRPBF 4041 24-Lead (4mm x 5mm x 0.75mm) Plastic QFN -40C TO 125C LTC4041IUFD#PBF LTC4041IUFD#TRPBF 4041 24-Lead (4mm x 5mm x 0.75mm) Plastic QFN -40C TO 125C Consult ADI Marketing for parts specified with wider operating temperature ranges. Tape and reel specifications. Some packages are available in 500 unit reels through designated sales channels with #TRMPBF suffix. Rev A 2 For more information www.analog.com LTC4041 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS The l denotes the specifications which apply over the specified operating temperature range, otherwise specifications are at TA = 25C. (Note 3) VIN = VSYS = 5V, VSCAP = 2.5V, RPROG = 2k, unless otherwise noted. SYMBOL PARAMETER VIN Input Voltage Range l VSCAP Supercapacitor Voltage Range (Backup Boost Input) l Quiescent Current in Charger Mode with Charging Complete and Backup Boost Active (CAPSEL = 1) Quiescent Current in Charger Mode with Charging Complete and Backup Boost in Sleep (CAPSEL = 1) Quiescent Current in Backup Mode with Backup Boost in Sleep (VIN = 0V, CAPSEL = 1) CONDITIONS MIN TYP 2.9 MAX UNITS 5.5 V 5.4 V VIN and VSYS Total Quiescent Current 800 1600 A SCAP Quiescent Current 13 26 A VIN and VSYS Total Quiescent Current 275 550 A SCAP Quiescent Current 13 26 A VSYS Quiescent Current l 75 150 A SCAP Quiescent Current l 1 2 A Quiescent Current in Shutdown VIN Quiescent Current (CHGEN = BSTEN = CAPSEL = 1, VSYS = 0V) SCAP Quiescent Current 5.5 11 A l 0 1 A 0.80 0.812 V Buck Supercapacitor Charger VCAPFB CAPFB Pin Servo Voltage ICAPFB CAPFB Pin Input Leakage Current -50 0 50 nA ICHG Regulated Supercapacitor Charge Current RPROG = 2k, VSCAP >1V 950 1000 1050 mA VSYS-to-VSCAP Differential Undervoltage Lockout Threshold (VSYS - VSCAP) Falling (VSYS - VSCAP) Rising 30 100 50 150 70 200 mV mV VPROG hPROG l PROG Pin Servo Voltage 800 Ratio of Charge Current to PROG Pin Current Input Current Limit Threshold Voltage Input Current Limit Amplifier Gain Ratio of VIMON to (VIN - VCLN) CLN Input Bias Current VCLN = VIN Recharge Threshold Voltage As a Percentage of the Regulated VSCAP End-of-Charge Indication PROG Pin Average Voltage CAPGD Rising Threshold As a Percentage of the Regulated VSCAP Hysteresis As a Percentage of the Regulated VSCAP fOSC(BUCK) Step-Down Converter Switching Frequency VSCAP>1V VRECHRG mV 2500 VIN - VCLN l AIMON 0.788 23.5 22 25 25 mA/mA 26.5 28 32 V/V 300 96.2 97.5 98.8 100 90 92.5 2.25 nA % mV 95 2.5 2.0 mV mV % % 2.5 MHz RP(BUCK) High Side Switch On-Resistance 130 m RN(BUCK) Low Side Switch On-Resistance 120 m ILIM(BUCK) PMOS Switch Current Limit 3 4.3 A 49 50 Supercapacitor Balancer VBAL Supercapacitor Balance Point As a Percentage of VSCAP, VSCAP = 5V ISOURCE Balancer Source Current VSCAP = 5V, VBAL = 2.4V 50 mA ISINK Balancer Sink Current VSCAP = 5V, VBAL = 2.6V 50 mA Top/Bottom Supercapacitor Overvoltage Threshold (VSCAP - VBAL) and/or VBAL Rising, CAPSEL = 1 2.7 l Hysteresis Top/Bottom Supercapacitor Undervoltage Threshold (VSCAP - VBAL) and/or VBAL Falling, CAPSEL = 1 Hysteresis l -50 51 2.8 % V 55 mV -20 mV 30 mV Rev A For more information www.analog.com 3 LTC4041 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS The l denotes the specifications which apply over the specified operating temperature range, otherwise specifications are at TA = 25C. (Note 3) VIN = VSYS = 5V, VSCAP = 2.5V, RPROG = 2k, unless otherwise noted. SYMBOL PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS 0.78 0.8 0.82 V 20 nA Backup Boost Switching Regulator VBSTFB BSTFB Pin Servo Voltage IBSTFB BSTFB Pin Input Leakage Current l VBSTFB = 0.9V -20 VSYS-BACKUP Programmed Boost Output Voltage Range 2.7 5 V fOSC(BST) Step-Up Converter Switching Frequency 1.0 1.125 1.25 ILIM(BST) NMOS Switch Current Limit 5.5 6.5 7.5 RP(BST) High Side Switch On-Resistance 75 m RN(BST) Low Side Switch On-Resistance 70 m VSYS Overvoltage Shutdown Threshold VSYS Rising 5.3 Hysteresis 5.7 Max(VSYS, VSCAP) Falling A V mV 2.5 V Hysteresis 150 mV Maximum Boost Duty Cycle 88 % Boost Undervoltage Lockout DMAX 5.5 100 MHz NMOS Switch Leakage Current BSTEN = 1, CHGEN = 1 0 1 A PMOS Switch Leakage Current BSTEN = 1, CHGEN = 1 0 1 A tMIN-BACKUP Minimum Backup Time CCPF = 1nF 2.2 ms SYSGD Comparator RSTFB Threshold VRSTFB Falling l 0.72 Hysteresis IRSTFB 0.74 0.76 20 RSTFB Pin Input Leakage Current VRSTFB = 0.9V SYSGD Delay VRSTFB Rising & Falling -50 0 V mV 50 100 nA s Power-Fail Comparator PFI Input Threshold VPFI Falling l 1.17 1.16 Hysteresis PFI Pin Leakage Current 1.19 1.19 1.21 1.22 40 VPFI = 1.3V -100 0 V V mV 100 nA PFI Delay to PFO VPFI Falling 0.5 PFO Pin Leakage Current VPFO = 5V 0 1 A s PFO Pin Output Low Voltage IPFO = 5mA 65 200 mV 0.4 V 1 A Logic Input (BSTEN, CHGEN, CAPSEL, CAPFLT) VIL Logic Low Input Voltage l VIH Logic High Input Voltage IIL Logic Low Input Leakage Current BSTEN, CHGEN 0 IIH Logic High Input Leakage Current BSTEN, CHGEN 0 CAPSEL Pin Leakage Current CAPSEL = 1 l 1.2 V 1 A 10 A Rev A 4 For more information www.analog.com LTC4041 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS The l denotes the specifications which apply over the specified operating temperature range, otherwise specifications are at TA = 25C. (Note 3) VIN = VSYS = 5V, VSCAP = 2.5V, RPROG = 2k, unless otherwise noted. SYMBOL PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS Open-Drain Output (SYSGD, CAPGD) Pin Leakage Current 5V at Pin 0 1 A Pin Output Low Voltage 5mA Into Pin 65 200 mV CAPFLT Pin Pull-Down Current VCAPFLT = 200mV 10 Pin Leakage Current 5V at Pin 0 1 A 6.4 6.8 V 9.4 12 CAPFLT Status Pin A Overvoltage Protection VOV(CUTOFF) Overvoltage Protection Threshold VOVSNS Rising, ROVSNS = 6.2k VOVGT IGATE Output Voltage Active VIN = VOVSNS = 5V VOVGT(LOAD) IGATE Voltage Under Load IOVSNSQ 5V Through 6.2k Into OVSNS, IIGATE = 1A 6.0 8 V 8.6 V OVSNS Quiescent Current VOVSNS = 5V 40 A OVSNS Quiescent Current in Shutdown BSTEN = 1, CHGEN = 1 25 A IGATE Time to Reach Regulation CIGATE = 2.2nF 3.5 ms Temperature Rising 160 C 15 C Overtemperature (OT) Protection Overtemperature Shutdown Hysteresis 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: This IC includes overtemperature protection that is intended to protect the device during momentary overload conditions. Junction temperature will exceed 125C when overtemperature protection is active. Continuous operation above the specified maximum operating junction temperature may impair device reliability. Note 3: The LTC4041E is tested under pulsed load conditions such that TJ TA. The LTC4041E is guaranteed to meet performance specifications from 0C to 85C junction temperature. Specifications over the -40C to 125C operating junction temperature range are assured by design, characterization and correlation with statistical process control. The LTC4041I is guaranteed over the full -40C to 125C operating junction temperature range. The junction temperature (TJ in C) is calculated from the ambient temperature (TA, in C) and power dissipation (PD, in watts) according to the formula: TJ = TA + (PD * JA) where the package thermal impedance JA = 43C/W. Note that the maximum ambient temperature consistent with these specifications is determined by specific operating conditions in conjunction with board layout, the rated package thermal resistance and other environmental factors. Rev A For more information www.analog.com 5 LTC4041 TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS ISCAP vs VSCAP with Different PROG Resistor Values 3.0 100 VSYS = 5V VCHG = 4.5V 2.5 0.8 1.6 2.4 3.2 4.0 50 40 VSYS = 5V 30 VSCAP (V) 0 4.8 RPROG = 806 RPROG = 1.33k RPROG = 2k RPROG = 4.02k 0 0.5 1 1.5 4041 G01 Step-Down Charger Oscillator Frequency vs Temperature 2.50 250 2.40 225 RESISTANCE (m) 2.20 2.10 2.00 VSYS = 5.5V VSYS = 5.0V VSYS = 2.9V 1.90 1.80 -45 -10 25 60 TEMPERATURE (C) 95 130 3.5 4 795 780 -45 4.5 VSYS = 5V RPROG = 1k VCHG = 4.5V ISCAP 1A/DIV 0A 4041 G07 25 60 TEMPERATURE (C) 95 4041 G02 130 4041 G03 250 Step-Down Charger NMOS On-Resistance vs VSYS 200 130C 25C 125 -45C 150 100 75 75 3.2 3.5 3.8 4.1 VSYS (V) 4.4 4.7 5.0 -45C 50 2.9 4041 G05 3.2 3.5 3.8 4.1 VSYS (V) 4.4 4.7 5.0 4041 G06 Normal to Backup Mode Transition Waveform VIN 1V/DIV VSYS 1V/DIV VSYS 1V/DIV ISCAP 2A/DIV VSCAP = 3.5V ISCAP 1A/DIV 25C 125 100 50 2.9 130C 175 Backup to Normal Mode Transition Waveform VSCAP 2V/DIV -10 225 150 Charging Profile: Two 10F Supercapacitors In Series 2s/DIV 2.5 3 VSCAP (V) 800 785 175 4041 G04 0V 2 805 790 Step-Down Charger PMOS On-Resistance vs VSYS 200 2.30 VOLTAGE (mV) 60 10 0 VSYS = 5V 810 70 20 0.5 VCAPFB vs Temperature 815 RESISTANCE (m) 1.5 1.0 FREQUENCY (MHz) 820 80 RPROG = 806 RPROG = 1.33k RPROG = 2k RPROG = 4.02k EFFICIENCY (%) ISCAP (A) Step-Down Charger Efficiency vs VSCAP 90 2.0 0 TA = 25C, unless otherwise noted. RPROG = 2k CSYS = 100F ISYS = 1A VSCAP = 3.5V VIN 1V/DIV RPROG = 2k ISYS = 1A 0A 0A 0V 0V 2ms/DIV 4041 G08 200s/DIV 4041 G09 Rev A 6 For more information www.analog.com LTC4041 TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS TA = 25C, unless otherwise noted. PROG Voltage Transient Response To System Step Load Charge Current Reduction Due to Input Current Limit 3000 2500 5.4 5.0 1.2 VSCAP = 3.5V TOTAL INPUT CURRENT VSYS = SET TO 5V 5.3 4.0 0.8 Backup Boost Output Voltage (VSYS) vs Temperature VSCAP = 3.5V ISYS = 1mA ISCAP 1500 1000 VSYS = 5V VSCAP = 2.5V RPROG = 1k 500 0 3.0 VPROG 2.0 0.0 ISCAP -0.4 1.0 0 RS = 10m RPROG = 1k 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 SYSTEM LOAD CURRENT (mA) 3000 -1.2 -0.3 0 0.3 0.6 0.9 TIME (ms) 1.2 4041 G10 1.10 1.00 0.90 95 89 90 87 86 85 84 160 90 -10 25 60 TEMPERATURE (C) 95 30 20 VSYS = 3.3V VSCAP = 1.5V VSCAP = 2.0V VSCAP = 2.5V 0 1m 10m 100m LOAD CURRENT (A) 1 4041 G16 60 50 VSYS = 5V 40 VSCAP = 2.5V VSCAP = 3.5V VSCAP = 4.5V 30 0 1m 130 10m 100m LOAD CURRENT (A) 1 3 4041 G15 Backup Boost NMOS On-Resistance vs VSYS 160 Backup Boost PMOS On-Resistance vs VSYS 140 120 130C 100 80 25C 60 -45C 40 10 70 10 RESISTANCE (m) RESISTANCE (m) EFFICIENCY (%) 40 130 Backup Boost Efficiency vs Load Current for VSYS = 5V 20 VSYS = 5V VSYS = 2.7V 140 80 50 95 4041 G14 Backup Boost Efficiency vs Load Current for VSYS = 3.3V 60 25 60 TEMPERATURE (C) 80 88 82 -45 130 70 -10 4041 G12 100 4041 G13 100 4.6 -45 -1.0 1.5 90 83 VSCAP = 2.5V 25 60 TEMPERATURE (C) 4.7 EFFICIENCY (%) MAXIMUM DUTY CYCLE (%) FREQUENCY (MHz) 1.20 -10 4.9 Backup Boost Maximum Duty Cycle vs Temperature VSYS = 5V VSYS = 2.7V 0.80 -45 5.0 4041 G11 Backup Boost Oscillator Frequency vs Temperature 1.30 5.1 4.8 ISYS -0.8 RS = 10m 0 0.4 VOLTAGE (V) VOLTAGE (V) 2000 LOAD CURRENT (A) CURRENT (mA) 5.2 120 130C 100 25C 80 60 -45C 40 20 2.65 3.05 3.45 3.85 4.25 VSYS (V) 4.65 5.05 4041 G17 20 2.65 3.05 3.45 3.85 4.25 VSYS (V) 4.65 5.05 4041 G18 Rev A For more information www.analog.com 7 LTC4041 TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS Boost Sleep Mode ISYSQ and ISCAPQ vs Temperature 8 60 4 2 30 -10 25 60 TEMPERATURE (C) 95 0 130 5.3 5.2 CSYS = 100F 7.0 5.2 5.1 L = 2.2H 6.0 5.1 5.0 VSYS 5.0 4.0 4.8 3.0 4.7 2.0 4.7 1.0 4.6 4.5 -0.4 ISYS 0.0 0.4 0.8 TIME (ms) 0 1.6 1.2 4041 G19 L = 2.2H 8.0 VSCAP = 3.5V 7.0 CSYS = 100F 6.0 VSYS 5.0 4.9 4.6 20 -45 8.0 5.0 4.0 4.9 3.0 4.8 4.5 -0.4 ISYS LOAD CURRENT (A) 40 VSCAP = 3.5V LOAD CURRENT (A) 6 ISCAPQ, VSCAP = 2.5V ISYSQ, VSCAP = 2.5V ISCAPQ, VSCAP = 4.5V ISYSQ, VSCAP = 4.5V ISCAPQ (A) ISYSQ (A) 5.3 VOLTAGE (V) 10 VSYS = 5V CAPSEL = 0V 50 Burst Mode to Constant Frequency Mode Transition Waveform Backup Boost Transient Response to Load Step VOLTAGE (V) 70 TA = 25C, unless otherwise noted. 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.4 0.8 TIME (ms) 4041 G20 1.2 0 1.6 4041 G21 OVSNS Pin Quiescent Current vs Temperature OVP Module Shutdown Voltage (Through 6.2k) vs Temperature 60 6.50 VOVSNS = 5V 55 6.45 CURRENT (A) VOLTAGE (V) 50 6.40 6.35 6.30 45 40 35 30 6.25 25 6.20 -45 -10 25 60 TEMPERATURE (C) 95 20 -45 130 -10 25 60 TEMPERATURE (C) 95 130 4041 G23 4041 G22 Supercapacitor Balancer Source/Sink Current Minimum VSCAP to Maintain Boost Regulation vs ISYS 3.0 60 CAPSEL = 5V 40 2.5 20 2.0 -20 VSCAP (V) IBAL (mA) 0 -40 -60 1.5 SYSGD FALLING 1.0 -80 VSCAP = 5V VSCAP = 2.5V -100 -120 -140 PROGRAMMED VSYS = 5V PROGRAMMED VSYS = 3.3V 0 0.5 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 VBAL/VSCAP (%) 0 1m 4041 G24 10m 100m ISYS (A) 1 3 4041 G25 Rev A 8 For more information www.analog.com LTC4041 PIN FUNCTIONS VSYS (Pins 1, 24): System Voltage Output Pin. This pin is used to provide power to an external load from either the primary input supply or from the backup supercapacitor if the primary input supply is not available. In addition to supplying power to the load, this pin provides power to charge the supercapacitor when input power is available. VSYS should be bypassed with a low ESR ceramic capacitor of at least 100F to GND. PROG (Pin 2): Charge Current Program Pin. An external resistor from the PROG pin to GND programs the fullscale charge current. At full scale, the PROG pin servos to 0.8V. The ratio of the SCAP pin current to the PROG pin current is internally set to 2500. IMON (Pin 3): VSYS Current Monitoring Pin. The ratio between the IMON pin voltage and the differential voltage between VIN and CLN is internally set to 32. Charge current is reduced when the IMON pin voltage reaches 0.8V. CHGEN (Pin 4): Disable Pin for the Supercapacitor Charger. Tie this pin to GND to enable the charger or to a voltage above 1.2V to disable it. Do not leave this pin unconnected. BSTEN (Pin 5): Disable Pin for the Backup Boost Converter. Tie this pin to GND to enable the boost backup or to a voltage above 1.2V to disable backup. Do not leave this pin unconnected. VIN (Pin 6): Input Pin. Power can be applied directly to this pin if the optional overvoltage protection (OVP) feature is not used. For applications where the OVP feature is required, connect an external N-channel FET between the input supply VPWR and this pin. CLN (Pin 7): Negative terminal pin for an external current limit sense resistor connected between VIN and this pin. This resistor is used to monitor the current from VIN to VSYS. The LTC4041 reduces charge current in order to maintain 25mV across this sense resistor. However, it does not limit the system current if the drop exceeds 25mV. CAPFLT (Pin 8): Open-Drain Supercapacitor Fault Status Output. In charger mode, if the voltage of any single supercapacitor exceeds 2.7V, this pin is pulled low and charging is disabled. In backup mode, if the voltage of any single supercapacitor falls below -20mV, the CAPFLT pin is pulled low and the backup boost is disabled. To keep charging or backup enabled under any supercapacitor fault condition, tie this pin high. The current pull-down capability of the CAPFLT is 10A. BAL (Pin 9): Supercapacitor Balance Point. Connect the common node of a stack of two supercapacitors to this pin. An internal supercapacitor balancer drives this node to a voltage that is half of VSCAP. Leave this pin open if only one supercapacitor is used. RSTFB (Pin 10): SYSGD Comparator Input. High impedance input to an accurate comparator with a 0.74V falling threshold and 20mV hysteresis. This pin controls the state of the SYSGD output pin. An external resistor divider is used between VSYS, RSTFB and GND. It can be the same resistor divider as the BSTFB divider to monitor the system output voltage VSYS. See the Applications Information section. SYSGD (Pin 11): Open-Drain Status Output of the SYSGD Comparator. This pin is pulled to GND by an internal N-channel MOSFET whenever the RSTFB pin falls below 0.74V. CAPFB (Pin 12): Supercapacitor (Single or a Stack of Two) Feedback Pin. An external divider between the SCAP pin and GND with the center tap connected to the CAPFB pin programs the final supercapacitor (or stack) voltage(VCHG). The voltage on this pin nominally servos to 0.8V. CAPGD (Pin 13): Supercapacitor Power Good Indicator Pin. The open-drain output is pulled low until CAPFB rises to 92.5% of its regulation point. PFO (Pin 14): Open-Drain Power-Fail Status Output. This pin is pulled to GND by an internal N-channel MOSFET when the PFI input is below the falling threshold of the power-fail comparator. Once the PFI input rises above the rising threshold, this pin becomes high impedance. Rev A For more information www.analog.com 9 LTC4041 PIN FUNCTIONS IGATE (Pin 15): Gate Pin for the External N-Channel FET(s). This pin is driven by an internal charge pump to develop sufficient overdrive to fully enhance the pass transistors. The first pass transistor, connected between the input power supply and VIN, is a part of the optional overvoltage protection module. The second pass transistor, connected between VIN and VSYS, is mandatory and is used to disconnect the system from the input supply during backup mode. PFI (Pin 19): Power-Fail Input. High impedance input to an accurate comparator (power-fail) with a 1.19V falling threshold and 40mV hysteresis. PFI controls the state of the PFO output pin and sets the input voltage threshold below which the boost backup is initiated. This threshold voltage also represents the minimum voltage above which the step-down supercapacitor charger is enabled and power is allowed to flow from the input to the output through the external pass transistor(s). OVSNS (Pin 16): Overvoltage Protection Sense Input. If the overvoltage feature is used, the OVSNS pin should be connected through a 6.2k resistor to the input power supply and the drain of an N-channel MOS pass transistor. If not, this pin should be shorted to VIN. When voltage is detected on OVSNS, it draws a small amount of current to power a charge pump which then provides gate drive to IGATE to energize the external transistor(s). When the voltage on this pin exceeds 6V (typical), IGATE is pulled to GND to disable the pass transistor and protect the LTC4041 from high voltage. CAPSEL (Pin 20): Supercapacitor Stack Selector Pin. Tie this pin to a voltage higher than 1.2V if a stack of two supercapacitors is connected to the SCAP pin or to GND if a single supercapacitor is connected to the SCAP pin. Do not leave this pin unconnected. CPF (Pin 17): Minimum Backup Time (tMIN-BACKUP) Program Pin. Connect a capacitor to this pin to set tMIN-BACKUP. When backup mode is initiated, the LTC4041's backup boost converter stays on for at least tMIN-BACKUP to prevent any unwanted mode switching. The output of the power-fail comparator is ignored during this time. Do not tie this pin to GND or leave it unconnected. BSTFB (Pin 18): Feedback Input for the Backup Boost Regulator. During backup operation, the voltage on this pin servos to 0.8V. SW (Pins 21, 22): Switch Pins for the Buck Charger and the Boost Backup Converter. A 1H to 2.2H inductor should be connected from SW to SCAP. SCAP (Pin 23): Supercapacitor Pin. Connect a single supercapacitor or the top of a two-supercapacitor stack to this pin. Depending on the availability of input power, the supercapacitor (or the stack) will either deliver power to VSYS via the boost converter or be charged from VSYS via the buck charger. GND (Exposed Pad Pin 25): The exposed pad must be soldered to the PCB to provide a low electrical and thermal impedance connection to the printed circuit board's ground. A continuous ground plane on the second layer of a multilayer printed circuit board is strongly recommended. Rev A 10 For more information www.analog.com LTC4041 BLOCK DIAGRAM RS MN1 INPUT SYSTEM MN2 6.2k IGATE 16 15 VIN CCPF 7 CLN IMON 3 VSYS 1 24 VSYS OVSNS SYSGD + - CPF + - 6V 17 6 + - + - IMON AMPLIFIER AV = 32 11 RSTFB 10 CP1 6.4k RBFB2 OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION 14 PFI PFO OT POWER-FAIL COMPARARTOR + - SUPERCAP CHARGER BOOST BACKUP SW SW BSTEN BUCK/BOOST 8 CHARGER CTRL (SCAP-BAL) CHGEN ENABLE BAL SCAP -20mV L1 21 COUT 5 10A + - + - 2M BAL (SCAP-BAL) OR SCAP CAPSEL + - 2.7V + - 2M IMON 0.8V 0.8V 23 SUPERCAP BALANCER + - CSCAP BAL 9 CSCAP PROG BAL 4 + - SUPERCAP FAULT LOGIC 13 22 CAPFLT + - 20 18 0.8V BOOST CTRL PWM 1.19V + - RPF2 BSTFB + - RPF1 19 RBFB1 0.74V 0.8V 2 RPROG RFB1 CAPGD + - CAPFB 0.74V 12 CAPFB RFB2 GND 25 4041 BD Rev A For more information www.analog.com 11 LTC4041 OPERATION The LTC4041 is a complete supercapacitor backup system manager for a 2.9V to 5.5V supply rail. The system has three principal circuit components: a full-featured stepdown (buck) supercapacitor charger, a step-up (boost) backup converter to deliver power to the system load when external input power is lost, and a power-fail comparator to decide which one to activate. The LTC4041 has several other auxiliary components: an input current limit (IMON) amplifier, an optional input overvoltage protection (OVP) circuit, and a system power good (SYSGD) comparator. (2.25MHz) synchronous buck converter used to charge SCAP from VSYS via the SW pin. It is capable of directly charging the supercapacitor to its charge voltage with an externally programmable charge current up to 2.5A from an input supply as high as 5.5V. A zero current comparator monitors the inductor current and shuts off the NMOS synchronous rectifier once the current reduces to approximately 250mA. This prevents the inductor current from reversing and improves efficiency for low charging currents. The charger can be disabled by pulling the CHGEN pin above 1.2V. The LTC4041 has three modes of operation: normal, backup and shutdown. If the input supply is above an externally programmable PFI threshold voltage, the LTC4041 is considered to be in normal mode. In this normal mode power flows from input to output (VSYS) while the step-down switching regulator charges a supercapacitor or a stack of supercapacitors to a charge voltage programmed by an external resistor divider connected at the CAPFB pin. Refer to the Block Diagram. Constant-Current Mode Charging The total system load is monitored by the IMON amplifier via an external series resistor, RS, connected between the VIN and CLN pins. This amplifier can reduce the charge current from its programmed value (set by the PROG pin external resistor RPROG) if the external load demand increases beyond the level set by RS. When the input supply falls below the PFI threshold, backup mode disconnects the switches (MN1 and MN2) to isolate the system (VSYS) from the input, and the boost converter powers the system load from the supercapacitor using the external inductor, L1. THE SUPERCAPACITOR CHARGER The LTC4041 includes a full-featured constant-current (CC)/ constant-voltage (CV) supercapacitor charger with programmable charge current and charge voltage, automatic recharge, supercapacitor good indicator, supercapacitor overvoltage detection, and an internal balancer. The charger is a high efficiency, constant frequency In constant-current (CC) mode, the average current delivered to the supercapacitor can reach 2000V/ RPROG. Depending on the external load condition, the supercapacitor charger may or may not be able to charge at the full programmed rate. The external load will always be prioritized over the supercapacitor charge current. The charger will charge at the full programmed rate only if the sum of the external load and the charger input current is less than or equal to the input current limit set by RS. If the buck charger is operating at very low duty cycles (i.e. if the supercapacitor voltage is very low), the actual average charge current delivered to the supercapacitor could vary by as much as 50% of the programmed value. At low duty cycles, the measurement accuracy of the inductor current sensing circuitry in the CC servo loop is low. As a result, the average charge current could overshoot or undershoot. When the supercapacitor (or a stack of supercapacitors) is charged from 0V, the low accuracy of the inductor current sensing causes the buck to operate in discontinuous mode. As the SCAP voltage increases the buck will try to servo the average charge current to the programmed value. When the SCAP voltage is about 1V, the buck exits discontinuous mode and the average charge current will be at the programmed level. During this discontinuous mode of operation, the VSYS voltage ripple is still well-controlled despite the large inductor current ripple because the buck is running at a low duty cycle. Rev A 12 For more information www.analog.com LTC4041 OPERATION Figure 1 shows the buck charger operating in discontinuous mode. The supercapacitor voltage is at 0V and the charge current is programmed to 500mA. The VSYS voltage ripple, which is also shown in the same figure, is about 14mV in this example. CSYS = 100F VSYS 20mV/DIV AC-COUPLED ISCAP 500mA/DIV 0A 12s/DIV 4041 F01 Figure 1. Charge Current Waveform for VSCAP <1V supercapacitor voltage must be below VRECHRG for at least 5ms (typical) for the charger to be re-enabled. Supercapacitor Charge Status Indication via the CAPGD Pin The CAPGD pin is an open-drain output used to indicate that the supercapacitor (or the stack) voltage has reached 92.5% of its regulation point. The CAPGD pin is pulled low until the supercapacitor voltage is above 92.5% of the final charge voltage at which point the CAPGD pin becomes high impedance. The supercapacitor voltage has to fall below 90% of the regulation point to pull the CAPGD pin low again. The CAPGD pin requires an external pull-up resistor to either the VSYS pin or to another appropriate power source. When the charger is disabled, the CAPGD pin is pulled low. Charge Termination Supercapacitor Balancer The charge voltage of the supercapacitor (or the stack) is set by an external resistor divider connected between the SCAP pin and ground with its midpoint connected to the CAPFB pin. As the voltage on the supercapacitor reaches the pre-set charge voltage, the constant-voltage (CV) loop of the buck charger starts to regulate the supercapacitor voltage and the charge current decreases naturally. Once the charge current drops to 12.5% of the programmed charge current, the buck charger is disabled and no charge current will be delivered to the supercapacitor. To enable the buck charger and resume charging, the supercapacitor voltage has to fall below the automatic recharge threshold. The LTC4041 has an internal balancer that servos the midpoint of a stack of two supercapacitors, i.e. the BAL pin voltage, to half the stack voltage (VSCAP). To activate the balancer, tie the CAPSEL pin high to indicate that a stack of two supercapacitors is connected to the SCAP pin with the midpoint of the stack connected to the BAL pin. The source/sink capability of the internal balancer is typically 50mA with VSCAP at 5V. The balancer will try to balance the stack of supercapacitors even after charging is completed. The balancer circuitry is disabled if the charger is disabled. The balancer is also disabled if the CAPSEL pin is low. When a single supercapacitor is connected to the SCAP pin, tie the CAPSEL pin low and float the BAL pin. Automatic Recharge Differential Undervoltage Lockout Once the supercapacitor charger terminates, it remains off drawing only microamperes of current from the supercapacitor. To ensure that the supercapacitor is always topped off, a charge cycle automatically begins when the supercapacitor voltage falls below VRECHRG (typically 97.5%). To prevent brief excursions below VRECHRG from enabling/disabling the buck charger unnecessarily, the An undervoltage lockout circuit monitors the differential voltage between VSYS and SCAP and shuts off the charger if the SCAP voltage reaches within 50mV of the VSYS voltage. Charging does not resume until this difference increases to 150mV. Rev A For more information www.analog.com 13 LTC4041 OPERATION Input Current Limit and IMON Monitor The LTC4041 contains an input current limit circuit which monitors the total system current (the external load plus the charger input current) via an external series resistor, RS, connected between the VIN and CLN pins. The LTC4041 does not actually limit the external load but as the external load demand increases, it reduces charge current, if necessary, in an attempt to maintain a maximum of 25mV across the VIN and CLN pins. Refer to Programming the Input Current Limit and IMON Monitor section in Applications Information. However, if the external load demand exceeds the limit set by RS, the LTC4041 does not reduce the load current but the charge current will drop to zero. In all scenarios, the voltage on the IMON pin will correctly represent the total system current. 800mV on the IMON pin represents the full-scale current set by the external series resistor, RS. SUPERCAPACITOR FAULT INDICATION VIA THE CAPFLT PIN The LTC4041 is equipped with comparators to detect if the voltage on the supercapacitor (or either supercapacitor in the stack) has exceeded the overvoltage (OV) threshold (2.7V typical) or has fallen below the undervoltage (UV) threshold (-20mV typical). Overvoltage detection is enabled only during charging and undervoltage detection is enabled only during backup. Undervoltage detection is also disabled if a single supercapacitor is used (CAPSEL pin is set to low). The CAPFLT pin is an open-drain output pin with a 10A (typical) pull-down current source. If the supercapacitor is not under any fault conditions, the CAPFLT pin is high impedance. If the supercapacitor is in an OV/UV condition, the CAPFLT pin is pulled low and charging or backup is disabled. To ignore the fault condition (and continue charging or backup), tie the CAPFLT pin high. BACKUP BOOST CONVERTER switching regulator with output disconnect and automatic Burst Mode features. The regulator can provide a maximum load of 2.5A from a supercapacitor (or a stack of two supercapacitors) and the system output voltage (VSYS) can be programmed up to a maximum of 5V via the BSTFB pin. See the Applications Information section for details. The converter can be disabled by pulling the BSTEN pin high. The boost regulator includes safety features like short-circuit current protection, input undervoltage lockout, and output overvoltage protection. Zero Current Comparator The LTC4041 boost converter includes a zero current comparator which monitors the inductor current and shuts off the PMOS synchronous rectifier once the current drops to approximately 250mA. This prevents the inductor current from reversing in polarity thereby improving efficiency at light loads. PMOS Synchronous Rectifier To prevent the inductor current from running away, the PMOS synchronous rectifier is only enabled when VSYS > (VSCAP - 200mV). Additionally, if the current through the synchronous FET (PMOS) ever exceeds 8A, the converter skips the next two clock cycles so that the inductor current has a chance to discharge safely below this level. Short-Circuit Protection The output disconnect feature enables the LTC4041 boost converter to survive a short circuit at its output. It incorporates internal features such as current limit foldback and thermal shutdown for protection from excessive power dissipation during short circuit. Max(VSYS,VSCAP) Undervoltage Lockout The LTC4041 incorporates an undervoltage lockout circuit which shuts down the boost regulator when max(VSYS, VSCAP) drops below 2.5V. This is to ensure that the boost regulator has enough supply voltage to function properly. To supply the system load from the supercapacitor in backup mode, the LTC4041 contains a 1.125MHz constant-frequency current-mode synchronous boost Rev A 14 For more information www.analog.com LTC4041 OPERATION Boost Overvoltage Protection VSCAP > VSYS Operation If the BSTFB node were inadvertently shorted to ground, the boost converter output voltage (VSYS) would increase indefinitely with the maximum current that could be sourced from the supercapacitor. The LTC4041 protects against this by shutting off both switches if the output voltage exceeds 5.5V. The LTC4041 boost converter will maintain voltage regulation even if its input voltage is above the output voltage. This is achieved by terminating the switching of the synchronous PMOS and applying VSCAP voltage statically on its gate. This ensures that the slope of the inductor current reverses during the time current is flowing to the output. Since the PMOS no longer acts as a low impedance switch in this mode, there will be more power dissipation within the IC. This will cause a sharp drop in the efficiency. The maximum output current should be limited in order to maintain an acceptable junction temperature. Burst Mode Operation The LTC4041 boost converter provides automatic Burst Mode operation which increases the efficiency of power conversion at very light loads. Burst Mode operation is initiated if the output load current falls below an internally set threshold. Once Burst Mode operation is initiated, only the circuitry required to monitor the output and the supercapacitor undervoltage comparators (if CAPSEL = H) are kept alive. This is referred to as the sleep state in which the backup boost consumes only 75A (typical, CAPSEL = H) from the system output and 1A (typical) from the supercapacitor(s). When the VSYS pin voltage drops by about 1% from its nominal value, the boost converter wakes up and commences normal PWM operation. The output capacitor recharges and causes the LTC4041 to re-enter the sleep state if the output load remains less than the Burst Mode threshold. The frequency of this intermittent PWM or Burst Mode operation depends on the load current. As the load current drops below the burst threshold, the boost converter turns on less frequently. When the load current increases above the burst threshold, the converter seamlessly resumes continuous PWM operation. Thus, Burst Mode operation maximizes the efficiency at very light loads by minimizing switching and quiescent losses. However, the output ripple typically increases to about 2% peak-to-peak. Burst Mode ripple can be reduced in some circumstances by placing a small phase-lead capacitor (CPL) between the VSYS and BSTFB pins. However, this may adversely affect the efficiency and the quiescent current at light loads. Typical values of CPL range from 15pF to 100pF. SYSGD COMPARATOR The LTC4041 contains a SYSGD comparator which monitors VSYS under all operating modes via the RSTFB pin and reports the status via an open-drain NMOS transistor on the SYSGD pin. At any time, if VSYS falls 7.5% from its programmed value, the SYSGD pin pulls low after a 100s (typical) delay. The comparator also waits 100s (typical) after VSYS rises above the threshold before making the SYSGD pin high impedance. Refer to Programming the SYSGD Comparator section in Applications Information. POWER-FAIL COMPARATOR AND MODE SWITCHING The LTC4041 contains a fast power-fail comparator which switches the LTC4041 from normal to backup mode in the event the input supply voltage falls below an externally programmed threshold voltage. This threshold voltage is programmed by an external resistor divider via the PFI pin. See the Applications Information section for details on how to choose values for the resistor divider. The output of the power-fail comparator also directly drives the gate of an open-drain NMOS to report the status of the availability of input power via the PFO pin. If input power is available, the PFO pin is high impedance; otherwise, the pin is pulled down to ground. Rev A For more information www.analog.com 15 LTC4041 OPERATION At the onset of backup mode, the supercapacitor charger shuts off and the external NMOS pass transistors (MN1 and MN2 in the Block Diagram) are quickly turned off by discharging the IGATE pin to ground, thereby disconnecting the system output VSYS from the input and activating the backup boost converter to promptly deliver load from the supercapacitor. Although the power-fail comparator has a hysteresis of approximately 40mV, it may not be able to overcome the input voltage spike resulting from the sudden collapse of the forward current from the input to VSYS. To prevent repetitive mode switching, the backup boost stays on for at least the minimum backup time (tMIN-BACKUP) once activated. The minimum backup time is programmed by connecting an external capacitor between the CPF pin and ground. Refer to Programming the Minimum Backup Time section in the Applications Information. During this time, the power-fail comparator output is ignored and an internal switch of approximately 270 pulls down the OVSNS pin to help discharge the input. After the minimum backup time has elapsed, if the power-fail comparator output indicates that power is still not available, the backup boost continues to deliver the load but the pull-down on the OVSNS pin is released. When the power-fail comparator detects that input power is available, the OVP charge pump starts to charge up the IGATE pin but the backup boost converter continues to deliver system load until IGATE is approximately 8V. This ensures that the forward conduction path through the external NMOS pass transistors has been established. At this point, the backup boost gets deactivated and the charger turns back on to charge the supercapacitor while the system load gets delivered directly from the input to VSYS through the pass transistors. The optional overvoltage protection (OVP) module consists of two pins. The first, OVSNS, is used to measure the applied voltage through an external resistor. The second, IGATE, is an output used to drive the gate pins of two external N-channel FETs, MN1 and MN2 (Block Diagram). The voltage at the OVSNS pin will be lower than the OVP input voltage by about 250mV due to the OVP circuit's quiescent current flowing through the OVSNS resistor. When OVSNS is below 6V, an internal charge pump drives IGATE to approximately 1.88 * VOVSNS. This enhances the Nchannel FETs providing a low impedance connection to VSYS and power to the LTC4041. If OVSNS rises above 6V due to a fault, IGATE is pulled down to ground, disabling the external FETs to protect downstream circuitry. At the same time, the backup boost converter activates to supply the system load from the supercapacitor. When the voltage drops below 6V again, the external FETs are reenabled. If the OVP feature is not desired, remove MN1, short OVSNS to VIN, and apply external power directly to VIN. OPTIONAL INPUT OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION (OVP) When the LTC4041 die temperature exceeds 160C (typical), the buck charger and backup boost are shut down to prevent any thermal damage and remain in shutdown until the die temperature falls to 145C (typical). In OT, the forward path from VIN to VSYS is disconnected by pulling the gate voltage of the external FET(s) to ground. The LTC4041 can protect itself from the inadvertent application of excessive voltage with just two external components: an N-channel FET (MN1) and a 6.2k resistor as shown in the Block Diagram. The maximum safe overvoltage magnitude is determined by the choice of external NMOS and its associated drain breakdown voltage. SHUTDOWN MODE OPERATION The LTC4041 can be shutdown almost entirely by pulling both CHGEN and BSTEN pin above 1.2V. In this mode, the internal charge pump is shutdown and IGATE is pulled to ground disconnecting the forward path from input to output via the external FETs. Only the internal OVP shunt regulator remains active to monitor the input supply for any possible overvoltage condition and consuming about 25A via the OVSNS pin. Total current draw from the SCAP pin drops to below 1A (VSCAP = 2.5V) in shutdown. Overtemperature (OT) Protection Rev A 16 For more information www.analog.com LTC4041 APPLICATIONS INFORMATION Programming the Supercapacitor Charge Voltage The charge voltage for a supercapacitor or a stack of supercapacitors is set by an external resistor divider as shown in Figure 2. The charge voltage is given by the following equation: R VCHG = 0.8V * 1+ FB1 RFB2 where 0.8V is the typical CAPFB pin servo voltage (VCAPFB). Typical values for RFB1 and RFB2 are in the range of 40k to 2M. Small resistor values result in higher leakage current that will discharge the supercapacitor. If the resistor values are too large, the parasitic capacitance on the CAPFB pin could create an additional pole and cause loop instability. Programming the Supercapacitor Charge Current Supercapacitor charge current is programmed using a single resistor from the PROG pin to ground. To set a charge current of ICHG, the PROG pin resistor value can be determined using the following equation: RPROG = 2500 * 0.8V ICHG = 2000V ICHG where 0.8V is the typical PROG pin servo voltage (VPROG). For example, to set the charge current to 1A, the value of the PROG pin resistor should be 2k. The minimum recommended charge current is 500mA, below which the accuracy of the charge current suffers. This corresponds to a maximum RPROG resistor of 4k. The maximum charge current is 2.5A. SCAP RFB1 LTC4041 below the nominal input supply voltage so that supply transients do not trip the comparator. On the other hand, it should be set high enough so that the VSYS voltage does not drop enough to trip the SYSGD comparator during the transition to backup mode. For applications using the overvoltage protection (OVP) module, select a value greater than 35k for RPF1. CAPFB RFB2 4041 F02 Figure 2. Programming the Charge Voltage Programming the Input Voltage Threshold for the Power-Fail Comparator The input voltage threshold below which the power-fail status pin PFO indicates a power-fail condition and the LTC4041 activates the backup boost operation can be programmed by using a resistor divider from the supply to GND via the PFI pin such that: R VIN(PF) = 1.19V * 1+ PF1 RPF2 where 1.19V is the typical power fail threshold voltage (VPFI). See Block Diagram. The power fail threshold voltage should be set to a level between 200mV to 300mV Programming the Input Current Limit and IMON Monitor The input current limit is programmed by connecting a series resistor between the VIN and CLN pins. To limit the total system current to ISYSLIM, the value of the required resistor can be calculated using the following equation: RS = 25mV ISYSLIM For example, to set the current limit to 2A, the series resistor should be 12.5m. As discussed in the Operation section, the LTC4041 does not limit the system current but reduces the charge current to zero in the event the system load exceeds this limit. Rev A For more information www.analog.com 17 LTC4041 APPLICATIONS INFORMATION The voltage on the IMON pin always represents the total system current ISYS through the external series resistance, RS. A voltage of 800mV on IMON represents the full-scale current set by RS. The system current can be calculated from the IMON pin voltage by using the following equation: ISYS = VIMON RBFB1 and RBFB2 are in the range of 40k to 2M. In most applications, the BSTFB and RSTFB pins can be shorted together and only one resistor divider between VSYS and GND is needed to set the VSYS voltage during backup mode and the SYSGD threshold 7.5% below the VSYS programmed voltage. Programming the Minimum Backup Time 32 * R S For example, if the IMON pin voltage is 600mV and RS is 12.5m, then the total system current is 1.5A. As shown in the block diagram, the IMON pin is not buffered internally, so it is important to isolate this pin before connecting to an ADC or any other monitoring device. Failure to do so can degrade the accuracy of this circuit. Programming the Boost Output Voltage The boost converter output voltage in backup mode can be programmed for any voltage from 2.7V to 5V by using a resistor divider from the VSYS pin to GND via the BSTFB pin such that: R VSYS = 0.8V * 1+ BFB1 RBFB2 where 0.8V is the typical BSTFB pin servo voltage (VBSTFB). See the Block Diagram. Typical values for RBFB1 and RBFB2 are in the range of 40k to 2M. Too small a resistor results in a large quiescent current whereas too large a resistor coupled with any parasitic BSTFB pin capacitance creates an additional pole and may cause loop instability. Programming the SYSGD Comparator The threshold for the SYSGD comparator can be programmed by using a resistor divider from the VSYS pin to GND via the RSTFB pin such that: R VSYS(SYSGD) = 0.74V * 1+ BFB1 RBFB2 where 0.74V is the typical SYSGD pin (falling) threshold voltage (VRSTFB). See the Block Diagram. Typical value for The minimum backup time can be programmed by connecting an external capacitor between the CPF pin and ground. For a given capacitor (CCPF), tMIN-BACKUP can be calculated by the following equation: tMIN-BACKUP (ms)=2.2 * CCPF (nF) It is recommended to set tMIN-BACKUP in the range of 1ms to 0.5s. If tMIN-BACKUP is too short, the LTC4041 could oscillate between charging and backup unnecessarily. If the minimum backup time is too long, the amount of energy drained from the supercapacitor on any single backup event may be more than necessary. Note: When the LTC4041 is powered on, the CCPF capacitor is pre-charged by the internal circuitry to 1V (typical) with a 1A current source. The time taken for the initial pre-charge is given by: tPRE-CHARGE (ms) = 1 * CCPF (nF) If a backup event occurs during this pre-charge time, the total minimum backup duration will be longer than the programmed value. Choosing the External Resistor for the Overvoltage Protection (OVP) Module When overvoltage protection is activated, the OVSNS pin is clamped at 6V. The external 6.2k resistor must be sized appropriately to dissipate the resultant power. For example, a 1/8W, 6.2k resistor can have at most PMAX * 6.2k = 28V applied across its terminals. With 6V at OVSNS, the maximum overvoltage magnitude that this resistor can withstand is 34V. A 0.25W, 6.2k resistor raises the value to 45V. The OVSNS pin's absolute maximum current rating of 10mA imposes an upper limit of 68V protection. Rev A 18 For more information www.analog.com LTC4041 APPLICATIONS INFORMATION Choosing the External Transistors (MN1 and MN2) for the OVP Module and the Input-to-Output Disconnect Switch The LTC4041 uses a weak internal charge pump to pump IGATE above the input voltage so that the N-channel external FETs can be used as pass transistors. However, these transistors should be carefully chosen so that they are fully enhanced with a VGS of 3V. Since one of these pass transistors is the OVP FET, its breakdown voltage (BVDSS) determines the maximum voltage the LTC4041 can withstand at its input. Also, care must be taken to avoid any leakage on the IGATE pin, as it may adversely affect the FET operation. See Table 1 for a list of recommended transistors. Table 1. Recommended NMOS FETs for Overvoltage Protection and Disconnect Switch NMOS FET BVDSS RON SIR424DP (Vishay) 20V 7.4m SiS488DN (Vishay) 40V 7.5m SiS424DN (Vishay) 20V 8.9m Choosing the Inductor for the Switching Regulators Since the same inductor is used to charge the supercapacitor in normal mode and to deliver the system load in backup mode, its inductance should be low enough so that the inductor current can reverse quickly as soon as backup mode is initiated. On the other hand, the inductance should not be so low that the inductor current is discontinuous at the lowest charge current setting since charge current accuracy suffers greatly if the inductor current is discontinuous. Inductor current ripple (IL) can be computed using the following equation: V 1 IL = VSCAP * 1- SCAP * V L * f SYS OSC above equation to be 0.5H. To account for inaccuracies in the system and component values, the practical lower limit should be 1H. Since the backup boost operates at half the frequency (1.125MHz), the inductor current ripple with a 1H inductor using the same equation will be approximately 1A in backup mode. If this is excessive, inductors up to 2.2H can be used to lower the inductor current ripple. The other considerations when choosing an inductor are the maximum DC current (IDC) and the maximum DC resistance (DCR) rating as shown in Table 2. The chosen inductor should have a max IDC rating which is greater than the current limit specification of the LTC4041 in order to prevent an inductor current runaway situation. For the LTC4041, the maximum current that the inductor can experience is approximately 8A in backup mode. It is also important to keep the max DCR as low as possible in order to minimize conduction loss to and help improve the converter's efficiency. Table 2. Recommended Inductors for the LTC4041 PART NUMBER XAL-5020-122 1.2 8.3 SIZE IN mm (L x W x H) 20.5 5.68 x 5.68 x 2 MANUFACTURER Coilcraft www.coilcraft.com XAL-6030-122 1.2 10.8 7.5 XAL-6020-132 1.3 9 15.4 6.76 x 6.76 x 2.1 Coilcraft www.coilcraft.com XAL-6030-182 1.8 14 10.52 6.76 x 6.76 x 3.1 Coilcraft www.coilcraft.com XAL-5030-222 2.2 9.2 14.5 5.3 x 5.5 x 3.1 6.76 x 6.76 x 3.1 Coilcraft www.coilcraft.com Coilcraft www.coilcraft.com XAL-6030-222 2.2 15.9 13.97 6.38 x 6.58 x 3.1 Coilcraft www.coilcraft.com 831532200 Since the lowest recommended charge current setting is 500mA, inductor current will be discontinuous if the ripple is more than twice that amount, i.e, 1A. For VSYS = 5V, VSCAP = 3.2V, fOSC = 2.25MHz (buck mode), and IL = 1A, the theoretical minimum inductor size to avoid discontinuous operation can be computed using the MAX MAX L IDC DCR (H) (A) (m) 2.2 14 15.3 6.5 x 7 x 3 Wurth Electronics www.we-online. com Choosing the VSYS Capacitor The worst-case delay for the backup boost converter to meet the system load demand occurs when the PFI input falls below the externally set threshold at a time when the buck charger is charging at the highest setting of Rev A For more information www.analog.com 19 LTC4041 APPLICATIONS INFORMATION 2.5A and the system load is also very high, e.g., 2.5A. Under this scenario, as soon as the LTC4041 initiates backup mode, the inductor current has to reverse from 2.5A (from SW to SCAP) to as high as the boost current limit of approximately 6.5A (from SCAP to SW). That is a 9A current change in the inductor with a slope of VSCAP/L. At a low supercapacitor voltage of 3.2V, this would take almost 3s even with a 1H inductor. During this transition, CSYS, the capacitor on the VSYS pin, has to deliver the shortfall until the inductor current catches up with the system load demand, and the capacitor will deplete according to the following equation: CSYS = ILOAD * t V The size of the capacitor should be big enough to hold the system voltage, VSYS, up above the SYSGD threshold during this transition. For a system load ILOAD = 2.5A and transition time t = 3s, if the maximum droop V allowed in the system output is 100mV, the required capacitance at the VSYS pin should be at least 75F. The other consideration for choosing the VSYS capacitor size is the maximum acceptable output voltage ripple during steady-state backup boost operation. For a given duty cycle D and load ILOAD, the output ripple VRIP of a boost converter is calculated using the following equation: I 1 VRIP = LOAD * D * CSYS fOSC Choosing a Supercapacitor The backup energy requirement is the main consideration when selecting a supercapacitor. The capacitance per cell and the number of cells (maximum of two) needed depends on the system load (ISYS), system voltage (VSYS), backup boost efficiency (), supercapacitor charge voltage (VCHG) and the duration of the backup (tBACKUP). The following equation can be used to estimate the amount of capacitance required for a given backup application: V *I *t CSCAP = SYS SYS BACKUP * (VCHG )2 Another factor to be considered is the current rating of the supercapacitor. With the LTC4041, the supercapacitor could be charged with a current as high as 2.5A. During a backup event, the supercapacitor could be discharged at a current level as high as 7.5A. It is also important to select a supercapacitor with low ESR to minimize power losses in the supercapacitor during charging or backup. Other factors to be considered are the lifetime of the supercapacitor at the charge voltage, and the capacitance degradation over time. The internal balancer of the LTC4041 is designed to balance supercapacitors with capacitances greater than 100mF per cell. For lower capacitances, the balancer servo loop could be unstable. A list of supercapacitor suppliers is provided in Table 4. If the maximum allowable ripple is 20mV under 2.5A steady-state load while boosting from 3.2V to 5V (D = 36%), the required capacitance at VSYS is calculated to be at least 40F using the above equation. Refer to Table 3 for recommended ceramic capacitor manufacturers. Table 3. Recommended Ceramic Capacitor Manufacturers Table 4. Supercapacitor Suppliers AVX www.avx.com Bussman www.cooperbussman.com CAP-XX www.cap-xx.com Illinois Capacitor www.illcap.com Maxwell www.maxwell.com Murata www.murata.com AVX www.avx.com NESS CAP www.nesscap.com Murata www.murata.com Tecate Group www.tecategroup.com Taiyo Yuden www.t-yuden.com Vishay Siliconix www.vishay.com TDK www.tdk.com Rev A 20 For more information www.analog.com LTC4041 APPLICATIONS INFORMATION Supercapacitor Charger Stability Considerations The LTC4041's switching supercapacitor charger contains three control loops: constant-voltage, constant-current, and input current limit loop, all of which are internally compensated. However, various external variables like load and component values may interfere with the internal compensation and cause instability. In constant-current mode, the PROG pin is in the feedback loop rather than the SCAP pin. Because of the additional pole created by any PROG pin capacitance, capacitance on this pin must be kept to a minimum. For the constant-current loop to be stable, the pole frequency at the PROG pin should be kept above 1MHz. Therefore, if the PROG pin has a parasitic capacitance, CPROG, the following equation should be used to calculate the maximum resistance value for RPROG: RPROG 1 2 * 1MHz * CPROG Alternatively, for RPROG = 4k (500mA setting), the maximum allowable capacitance on the PROG pin is 40pF. If any measuring device is attached to the PROG pin for monitoring the charge current, a 1M isolation resistor should be inserted between the PROG pin and the device. Backup Boost Stability Considerations The LTC4041's backup boost converter is internally compensated. However, system capacitance less than 100F or over 1000F will adversely affect the phase margin and hence the stability of the converter. Also, if the right-halfplane (RHP) zero moves down in frequency due to external load conditions or the choice of the inductor value, the phase margin may be reduced to a point which causes instability. If the output power is POUT, inductor value is L, efficiency is , and the input to the boost converter is VSCAP, the RHP zero frequency can be expressed as follows: fRHP = ( VSCAP )2 2 * * L * POUT size should not exceed 2.2H because of the RHP zero consideration. Also, too much resistance between the supercapacitor and the SCAP pin can lower the effective input voltage of the boost converter causing the RHP zero to shift lower in frequency and thus causing instability. This is why it is important to minimize the lead resistance and place the supercapacitor as close to the SCAP pin as possible. PCB Layout Considerations Since the LTC4041 includes a high-current high-frequency switching converter, the following guidelines should be followed in the printed circuit board (PCB) layout in order to achieve optimum performance and minimum electromagnetic interference (EMI). 1. Even though the converter can operate in both stepdown (buck) and step-up (boost) mode, there is only one hot-loop containing high-frequency switching currents. The simplified diagram in Figure 3 can be used to explain the hot-loop in the LTC4041 switching converter. Current follows the blue loop when the switch S2 (NMOS) is closed and the red loop when switch S1 (PMOS) is closed. So it is evident that the current in the CSCAP capacitor is continuous whereas the CSYS current is discontinuous forming a hot loop with the VSYS pins and GND as indicated by the green loop. Since the amount of EMI is directly proportional to the area of this loop, the VSYS capacitor, prioritized over all else, should be placed as close to the VSYS pins as possible and the ground side of the capacitor should return to the ground plane through an array of vias. VSYS VSCAP CSCAP L1 S1 HOT LOOP CSYS S2 4041 F03 * For the LTC4041's backup boost to be able to supply 12.5W of output power (2.5A at 5V) from a stack of supercapacitors charged to 3.2V, the maximum inductor Figure 3. Hot-Loop Illustration for the LTC4041 Switching Converter Rev A For more information www.analog.com 21 LTC4041 APPLICATIONS INFORMATION 2. To minimize parasitic inductance, the ground plane should be as close as possible to the top plane of the PC board (Layer 2). High frequency currents in the hot loop tend to flow along a mirror path on the ground plane which is directly beneath the incident path on the top plane of the board as illustrated in Figure 4. If there are slits or cuts or drill-holes in this mirror path on the ground plane due to other traces, the current will be forced to go around the slits. When high frequency currents are not allowed to flow back through their natural least-area path, excessive voltage will build up and radiated emissions will occur. So every effort should be made to keep the hot-loop current path as unbroken as possible. 3. The other important components that need to be placed close to the pins are the supercapacitor (connected to the SCAP pin) and the inductor L1. Even though the current through these components is continuous, they can change very abruptly due to a sudden change in load demand. Also, their traces should be wide enough to handle currents as high as the NMOS current limit (typical 6.5A) in backup boost mode. 4. Locate the VSYS dividers for BSTFB and RSTFB near the IC but away from the switching components. Kelvin the top of the resistor dividers to the positive terminal of CSYS. The bottom of the resistor dividers should return to the ground plane away from the hotloop current path. The same is true for the PFI divider and the CAPFB divider. 5. The exposed pad on the backside of the LTC4041 package must be securely soldered to the PC board ground and also must have a group of vias connecting it to the ground plane for optimum thermal performance. Also this is the only ground pin in the package, and it serves as the return path for both the control circuitry and the switching converter. 4041 F04 Figure 4. High Frequency Ground Currents Follow Their Incident Path. Slices in the Ground Plane Cause High Voltage and Increased EMI 6. The IGATE pin for controlling the gates of the external pass transistors has extremely limited drive current. Care must be taken to minimize leakage to adjacent PC board traces. To minimize leakage, the trace can be guarded on the PC board by surrounding it with VSYS connected metal. Rev A 22 For more information www.analog.com LTC4041 TYPICAL APPLICATIONS 3.3V Backup System with 12V Buck for Automotive Application (Charge Current Setting: 1A, Input Current Limit Setting: 2A) VIN 12V 4.7F 10nF VIN EN/UV PG LT8610 SYNC TR/SS 1F BST 0.1F VOUT 3.3V 2.2H SW BIAS FB INTVCC RT PGND GND 18.2k MN2 12m 3.3V 47F 1.02M 10pF 100F 1.07M VIN OVSNS PFI 121k 422k SYSTEM LOAD 75k CLN IGATE PFO SYSGD CAPGD IMON CAPFLT VSYS BSTFB RSTFB 340k 2.2H SW SCAP LTC4041 698k BAL CAPFB CHGEN BSTEN GND CAPSEL 348k CPF PROG 1nF SUPERCAP 50F 2k L1: COILCRAFT XAL-5030-222 MN2: VISHAY/SILICONIX SiS488DN 4041 TA02 5V Backup Application with Non-Backed Up 3.3V Load Option (Charge Current Setting: 2.5A, Input Current Limit Setting: 2.5A) VSYS 4.7V TO 5V MN1 10m 4.7V TO 5V INPUT SUPPLY 2.2F VIN OVSNS PFI 113k 38.3k PFO SYSGD CAPGD IMON CAPFLT 100F 1050k CLN IGATE 200k TO NON-BACKED UP 3.3V SYSTEM OUTPUT 2.2H SW SCAP LTC4041 SUPERCAP 10F SUPERCAP 10F BAL CHGEN BSTEN GND CAPSEL VSYS VSYS BSTFB RSTFB CAPFB CPF PROG 1nF 806 TO BACKED UP SYSTEM OUTPUT VSYS 1070k 340k VIN LDO 1M EN L1: COILCRAFT XAL-5030-222 MN2: VISHAY/SILICONIX SiS488DN GND VOUT 2.5V OUTPUT 4041 TA02a Rev A For more information www.analog.com 23 LTC4041 PACKAGE DESCRIPTION UFD Package 24-Lead Plastic QFN (4mm x 5mm) (Reference LTC DWG # 05-08-1696 Rev A) 0.70 0.05 4.50 0.05 3.10 0.05 2.00 REF 2.65 0.05 3.65 0.05 PACKAGE OUTLINE 0.25 0.05 0.50 BSC 3.00 REF 4.10 0.05 5.50 0.05 RECOMMENDED SOLDER PAD PITCH AND DIMENSIONS APPLY SOLDER MASK TO AREAS THAT ARE NOT SOLDERED 4.00 0.10 (2 SIDES) R = 0.05 TYP 2.00 REF R = 0.115 TYP 23 0.75 0.05 PIN 1 NOTCH R = 0.20 OR C = 0.35 24 0.40 0.10 PIN 1 TOP MARK (NOTE 6) 1 2 5.00 0.10 (2 SIDES) 3.00 REF 3.65 0.10 2.65 0.10 (UFD24) QFN 0506 REV A 0.200 REF 0.00 - 0.05 0.25 0.05 0.50 BSC BOTTOM VIEW--EXPOSED PAD NOTE: 1. DRAWING PROPOSED TO BE MADE A JEDEC PACKAGE OUTLINE MO-220 VARIATION (WXXX-X). 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 Rev A 24 For more information www.analog.com LTC4041 REVISION HISTORY REV DATE DESCRIPTION A 01/19 Add Condition to IBSTFB spec PAGE NUMBER 4 Modified Block Diagram pin numbering 11 Modified Backup Boost Stability Considerations section 21 Rev A Information furnished by Analog Devices is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by Analog Devices for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties that may result from its use. Specifications subject to change without notice. No license For is granted implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of Analog Devices. more by information www.analog.com 25 LTC4041 TYPICAL APPLICATION 5V Backup Application with OVP Protection and Non-Backed Up Load Option (Charge Current Setting: 2.5A, Input Current Limit Setting: 4A) 4.7V TO 5V INPUT SUPPLY (PROTECTED TO 40V) VPWR MN1 6m 113k MN2 2.2F 6.2k 1/4W OVP OPT VIN OVSNS PFI 38.3k PFO SYSGD CAPGD IMON CAPFLT 1.05M CLN IGATE LTC4041 CHGEN BSTEN GND CAPSEL CPF L1: COILCRAFT XAL-5030-222 MN1: VISHAY/SILICONIX SiS488DN MN2: VISHAY/SILICONIX SiS488DN VSYS TO NON-BACKED-UP OUTPUT VSYS 4.7V TO 5V VSYS BSTFB RSTFB 100F 200k 2.2H SW SCAP BAL SUPERCAP 25F SUPERCAP 25F CAPFB PROG 1nF TO BACKED-UP SYSTEM OUTPUT 1.18M 255k 806 4041 TA03 RELATED PARTS PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION COMMENTS LTC3226 2-Cell Supercapacitor Charger with Backup PowerPathTM Controller 1x/2x Multimode Charge Pump Supercapacitor Charger, Internal 2A LDO Backup Supply, PowerPath, Automatic Main/Backup Switchover, Automatic Cell Balancing, Input Voltage Range: 2.5V-5V, 16-Lead 3mm x 3mm QFN Package. 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