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 KΩ CEXT = 1 nF
(see note 3) VCC-1 VCC V
VdiagL Low Level Flag Output
Voltage REXT = 22 KΩ 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 Ω Lc = 3.75 mH
(see figure 5) TBD µs
tpLH Turn-off Delay Time of
Coil Current Rc = 0.5 Ω 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 Ω)
+100V/0.2msec (Ri = 10 Ω)
+50V/ 400ms ec (Ri = 4.2 Ω, with VIN = 3 V)
VB025SP
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