VB025SP
HIGH VOLTAGE IGNITION COIL DRIVER
POWER IC
PRIMARY COIL VOLTAGE INTERNALLY SET
COIL CURRE NT LIMIT INTERNA LLY SE T
LOG IC LEV EL CO M PA TIB LE INP UT
DRIVING CURRENT QUASI
PRO PO RTI ONAL TO CO LLECT OR
CURRENT
SINGLE FLAG-ON COIL CURRENT
DESCRIPTION
The VB025SP is a high voltage power integrated
circuit made using STMicroelectronics VIPower
Technology, with vertical current flow power
darlington and logic level compatible driving circuit.
Built-in protection circuits for coil current limiting
and collector voltage clamping allows the
VB025SP to be used as a smart, high voltage,
high current interface in advanced electronic
ignition systems.
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March 1999
B LOCK DI AG RAM
TYPE Vcl Icl Id
VB025SP 380 V 9 A 100 mA
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ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATING
Symbol Parameter Value Unit
HVCCollector Voltage (Internally L imited) -0.3 to Vclamp V
ICCollector Current (Internally Limited) 10 A
IC(gnd) DC Current on Emitter Powe r ± 10.5 ()A
V
CC Driving Stage Supply Voltage -0.3 to 7 V
IsDriving Circuitry Supply Current ± 200 mA
Is(gnd) DC Current on Ground Pin ± 1A
V
in Input Voltage -0.3 to VCC + 0.3 V
Iin Maximum Input Current 100 mA
fin Logic Input Frequency in Operative Mode DC to 150 Hz
Vout(flag) Output Voltage Primary Threshold Current Level -0.3 to VCC + 0.3 V
Iout(flag) Flag Output Current 100 mA
Pmax Power Dissipation (TC = 105 oC) TBD W
Es/b Clamped Energy Durin g Outpu t Power Clamping 300 mJ
VESD ESD Voltage (HVC Pin) ± 4KV
V
ESD ESD Voltage (Other Pins) ± 2KV
I
BD Input Darlington Base Current 150 mA
VBD Input Darlington Base Voltage Internally Limited V
TjOperating Junction Temperature -40 to 150 oC
Tstg Storage Temperature Range -55 to 150 oC
() Wit h 10 mils Al wire
THERMAL DATA
Rthj-case Thermal Resistance Junction Case (MAX) 1.2 oC/W
Rthj-h Thermal Resistan ce Jun ction Heatsink with FR4 (M AX) TBD ()oC/W
Tsold Lea d Temperature During Soldering (MAX) TBD ()oC
() see a ppl icat i on note AN515/1094 on VIPower data-book 1st edition.
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CONNECTION DIAGRAM
PIN FUNCTION
No NAME FUNCTION
1-5 GND Emitter Power Ground
6 GND Control Ground (*)
7V
CC Logic Supply Voltage
8 BD Base Darlington
9 INPUT Logic Input Cha nnel (Internal Pull Do wn)
10 FLAG Diagnostic Output Signal (Open Emitter)
TAB HVC Primary Coil Output Driver (Open Collector)
(*) Pin 6 must be connected to pins 1-5 externally
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTIC S (5. 3V < Vb < 24V; VCC = 5 V ± 10%; -4 0oC < Tj < 125oC;
Rcoil = 580 m; Lcoil = 3.75 mH; unless otherwise specif ied; see note 1)
Sy mbol Parame ter Test Conditions Min. Typ. Max. Unit
Vcl High Voltage Clamp Icoil = 6.5 A 320 380 420 V
Vce(sat) Saturation Voltage of The
Power Stage Ic = 6.5A; Vin = 4V 1.5 2 V
ICC(stdby) Stand-by Supply Curren t IN = OFF 10 mA
ICC DC Logic Current Vb = 16 V Ic = 6.5 A f = 100 Hz
Load = Coil VCC = 5.5V 40 mA
ICC(peak) Peak DC Logic Current
During On Phase Ic = 6.5 A (see figure 1) 100 150 mA
VCC DC Logic Voltage 4.5 5.5 V
Icl Coil Current Limit -40oC < Tj < 125oC
(see note 2 and figure 1) 8.25 10 A
Ic(leak) Output leakage Current IN = OFF VHVC = 24V 0.8 mA
IC(infl) Collector Current with
Floating Input VCC = 5 V VBat = 13.5 V
RLOAD = 1K; Input Floating 0.8 mA
TIc_ctr Therm al Temperature
Output Current Control OUT = ON (see figure 2) 150 (*) oC
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Sy mbol Parame ter Test Conditions Min. Typ. Max. Unit
VinH High Le vel Input Voltag e VCC = 4.5V 4 VCC V
VinL Low Level Inpu t Voltage VCC = 5.5V -0.3 0.8 V
Vin(hys) Input Threshold
Hysteresis 0.4 V
IinH High Le vel Input Curre nt Vin = 4 V 100 µA
IinL Low Level Input Current Vin = 0.8 V -100 µA
Iinpd Input Active Pull-Down Vin = 4 V 10 100 µA
VdiagH High Level Flag Output
Voltage REXT = 22 K CEXT = 1 nF
(see note 3) VCC-1 VCC V
VdiagL Low Level Flag Output
Voltage REXT = 22 K CEXT = 1 nF
(see note 3) 0.5 V
IdiagTH Coil Current Level
Threshold Tj = 25oC (see figure 1) 4.25 4.5 4.75 A
IdiagTD Coil Current Level
Thresh old Drift (see figure 3)
Idiag High Le vel Flag Output
Current IC > Idi agTH Vdi ag = 3 V 0.5 TBD mA
Idiag(leak) Leakage Current On Flag
Output Vin = LOW VCC = 5.5V 10 µA
VFAn tiparallel Diode
Forward Voltage Ic = -1 A 2 V
Es/b Single Pulse Avalanche
Energy L = 6 mH IC = 8 A
(see figure 4) 180 mJ
tpHL Turn-on Delay Time of
Coil Current Rc = 0.5 Lc = 3.75 mH
(see figure 5) TBD µs
tpLH Turn-off Delay Time of
Coil Current Rc = 0.5 Lc = 3.75 mH I c = 6.5 A
(see figure 5) TBD µs
Note 1: Parametric degradation are allowed with 5.3 < Vb < 10V and Vb > 24V.
Not e 2: The primary coil current value Icl must be measured 1ms after d esaturati on of the power stage.
Note 3: No Internal Pull-Down
(*) Internally limited
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTIC S (continued)
PRINC IPLE OF OPERAT ION
The VB025SP is mainly intended as a high
voltage power switch device driven by a logic
level input and interfaces directly to a high energy
electronic ignition coil.
The input Vin of the VB025SP is fed from a low
power signal generated by an external controller
that determines both dwell time and ignition point.
During Vin high ( 4V) the VB025SP increases
current in the coil to the desired, internally set
current level.
After reaching this level, the coil current remains
constant until the ignition point, that corresponds
to the transition of Vin from high to low (typ. 1.9V
threshold).
During the coil current switch-off, the primary
voltage HVc is clamped at an internally set value
Vcl, typic ally 380V.
The transition from saturation to desaturation, coil
current limiting phase, must have the ability to
accomodate an overvoltage. A maximum
overshoot of 20V is allowed.
FEEDBACK
When the collector current exceeds 4.5A, the
feedback signal is turned high and it remains so,
until the input voltage is turned-off .
OVERVOLTAGE
The VB025SP can withstand the following
transients of the battery line:
-100V/2 m sec (Ri = 10 )
+100V/0.2msec (Ri = 10 )
+50V/ 400ms ec (Ri = 4.2 , with VIN = 3 V)
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FIG. 4 Single Pulse Typical Es/b CurveFig. 3 Flag Current Vers us T emperat ure
FIG. 5 Propagation Times Definit ions.
10 %
50 %
10 %
200 V
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pHL pLH
INPUT
HVC
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Fig. 1 Main Waveforms During On Phase Fig. 2 Output Curre nt W avefor m After Therm a l
Prot ection Ac tiv ation
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DIM. mm inch
MIN. TYP. MAX. MIN. TYP. MAX.
A 3.35 3.65 0.132 0.144
A1 0.00 0.10 0.000 0.004
B 0.40 0.60 0.016 0.024
c 0.35 0.55 0.013 0.022
D 9.40 9.60 0.370 0.378
D1 7.40 7.60 0.291 0.300
E 9.30 9.50 0.366 0.374
E1 7.20 7.40 0.283 0.291
E2 7.20 7.60 0.283 0.300
E3 6.10 6.35 0.240 0.250
E4 5.90 6.10 0.232 0.240
e1.27 0.050
F 1.25 1.35 0.049 0.053
H 13.80 14.40 0.543 0.567
h0.50 0.002
L 1.20 1.80 0.047 0.071
q1.70 0.067
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