LINER LTC4059A

LTC4059/LTC4059A
900mA Linear Li-Ion
Battery Chargers with
Thermal Regulation in 2 × 2 DFN
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FEATURES
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Programmable Charge Current Up to 900mA
Charge Current Monitor Output for Charge
Termination*
Constant-Current/Constant-Voltage Operation with
Thermal Regulation to Maximize Charging Rate
Without Risk of Overheating*
Constant-Current Source Mode for Charging
Nickel Batteries (LTC4059 Only)
ACPR Pin Indicates Presence of Input Supply
(LTC4059A Only)
No External MOSFET, Sense Resistor or Blocking
Diode Required
Operating Supply Voltage from 3.75V to 8V
Charges Single Cell Li-Ion Batteries Directly from
USB Port
Preset 4.2V Charge Voltage with 0.6% Accuracy
10µA Supply Current in Shutdown Mode
Tiny 6-Lead (2mm × 2mm) DFN Package
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APPLICATIO S
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Wireless PDAs
Cellular Phones
Portable Electronics
Wireless Headsets
Digital Cameras
The LTC®4059/LTC4059A are constant-current/constantvoltage linear chargers for single cell lithium-ion batteries.
Their 2mm × 2mm DFN package and low external component count make these chargers especially well suited for
portable applications. Furthermore, they are designed to
work within USB power specifications.
No external sense resistor, MOSFET or blocking diode is
required. Thermal feedback regulates the charge current
to limit the die temperature during high power operation or
high ambient thermal conditions. The charge voltage is
fixed at 4.2V and the charge current is programmable.
When the input supply (wall adapter or USB supply) is
removed, the LTC4059/LTC4059A automatically enter a low
current state, dropping the battery current drain to less than
1µA. With power applied, they can be put into shutdown
mode, reducing the supply current to 10µA.
The LTC4059A features an open-drain status pin to indicate the presence of an input voltage. The LTC4059 can be
used as a constant-current source to charge Nickel cells.
Other features include undervoltage lockout protection
and a current monitor pin which can indicate when to
terminate a charge cycle.
The LTC4059/LTC4059A are available in a 6-lead, low
profile (0.8mm) 2mm × 2mm DFN package.
, LTC and LT are registered trademarks of Linear Technology Corporation.
*US Patent 6,522,118
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TYPICAL APPLICATIO
Complete Charge Cycle (800mAh Battery)
700
VDD
LTC4059A
EN
GND
µP
ACPR
600mA
BAT
PROG
2k
+
4059 TA01
4.2V
Li-Ion
BATTERY
CHARGE CURRENT (mA)
50k
VCC
1µF
600
4.4
CONSTANT
VOLTAGE
4.2
500
4.0
400
3.8
300
3.6
200
3.4
VCC = 5V
100
RPROG = 2k
TA = 25°C
0
0.5
0
BATTERY VOLTAGE (V)
VIN
4.5V TO 8V
CONSTANT
CURRENT
3.2
1
1.5
TIME (HOURS)
2
3.0
2.5
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PACKAGE/ORDER I FOR ATIO
(Note 1)
Input Supply Voltage (VCC) ...................... –0.3V to 10V
BAT, PROG, EN, Li CC, ACPR ................... –0.3V to 10V
BAT Short-Circuit Duration ........................... Continuous
BAT Pin Current ............................................... 1000mA
PROG Pin Current ............................................. 1000µA
Junction Temperature .......................................... 125°C
Operating Temperature Range (Note 2) .. – 40°C to 85°C
Storage Temperature Range ................. – 65°C to 125°C
TOP VIEW
GND 1
Li CC/ACPR* 2
BAT 3
ORDER PART
NUMBER
6 EN
7
LTC4059EDC
LTC4059AEDC
5 PROG
4 VCC
DC6 PART
MARKING
DC6 PACKAGE
6-LEAD (2mm × 2mm) PLASTIC DFN
TJMAX = 125°C, θJA = 60°C/W TO 85°C/W (NOTE 3)
*Li CC PIN 2 ON LTC4059EDC,
ACPR PIN 2 ON LTC4059AEDC
EXPOSED PAD IS GND (PIN 7)
MUST BE SOLDERED TO PCB
LAFU
LBJH
Consult LTC Marketing for parts specified with wider operating temperature ranges.
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
The ● denotes the specifications which apply over the full operating
temperature range, otherwise specifications are at TA = 25°C. VCC = 5V unless otherwise noted.
SYMBOL PARAMETER
CONDITIONS
MIN
VCC
VCC Supply Voltage
ICC
Quiescent VCC Supply Current
VBAT = 4.5V (Forces IBAT and IPROG = 0)
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ICCMS
VCC Supply Current in Shutdown
VEN = VCC
ICCUV
VCC Supply Current in Undervoltage
Lockout
VCC < VBAT; VCC = 3.5V, VBAT = 4V
VFLOAT
VBAT Regulated Output Voltage
IBAT = 2mA
4.5V < VCC < 8V, IBAT = 2mA
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TYP
3.75
MAX
UNITS
8
V
25
60
µA
●
10
25
µA
●
4
10
µA
4.175
4.158
4.2
4.2
4.225
4.242
V
V
475
94
500
100
525
106
mA
mA
0
±1
µA
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IBAT
BAT Pin Current
RPROG = 2.43k, Current Mode, VBAT = 3.8V
RPROG = 12.1k, Current Mode, VBAT = 3.8V
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●
IBMS
Battery Drain Current in Shutdown
VEN = VCC, VCC > VBAT
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IBUV
Battery Drain Current in Undervoltage
Lockout
VCC < VBAT, VBAT = 4V
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0
1
4
µA
VUV
VCC – VBAT Undervoltage Lockout
Threshold
VCC from Low to High, VBAT = 3.7V
VCC from High to Low, VBAT = 3.7V
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●
100
0
150
35
200
80
mV
mV
VPROG
PROG Pin Voltage
RPROG = 2.43k, IPROG = 500µA
RPROG = 12.1k, IPROG = 100µA
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●
1.18
1.18
1.21
1.21
1.24
1.24
V
V
VMS
Manual Shutdown Threshold
VEN Increasing
●
0.3
0.92
1.2
VMSHYS
Manual Shutdown Hysteresis
VEN Decreasing
REN
EN Pin Input Resistance
VEN = 5V
●
1
1.85
3
VLi CC
Voltage Mode Disable Threshold
VLi CC Increasing (LTC4059 Only)
●
0.3
0.92
1.2
VLi CCHYS Voltage Mode Disable Hysteresis
VLi CC Decreasing (LTC4059 Only)
VACPR
ACPR Pin Output Low Voltage
IACPR = 300µA (LTC4059A Only)
tLIM
Junction Temperature In Constant
Temperature Mode
RON
Power FET “ON” Resistance
(Between VCC and BAT)
85
85
0.25
V
mV
MΩ
V
mV
0.5
V
°C
115
IBAT = 150mA
Note 1: Absolute Maximum Ratings are those values beyond which the life
of a device may be impaired.
Note 2: The LTC4059E/LTC4059AE are guaranteed to meet performance
specifications from 0°C to 70°C. Specifications over the –40°C to 85°C
800
1200
mΩ
operating temperature range are assured by design, characterization and
correlation with statistical process controls.
Note 3: Failure to solder the exposed backside of the package to the PC
board ground plane will result in a thermal resistance much higher than
60°C/W.
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TYPICAL PERFOR A CE CHARACTERISTICS
Battery Regulation (Float) Voltage
vs Battery Charge Current
4.26
4.24
VCC = 5V
TA = 25°C
RPROG = 2.43k
4.24
4.23
4.24
VCC = 5V
IBAT = 2mA
RPROG = 2.43k
4.20
4.21
4.21
4.16
VFLOAT (V)
4.22
4.18
4.20
4.19
4.19
4.18
4.18
4.12
4.17
4.17
100
200
400
300
IBAT (mA)
4.16
–50
500
–25
0
50
25
TEMPERATURE (°C)
75
600
Li CC = 5V
LTC4059 ONLY
500
RPROG = 2.43k
500
THERMAL
LIMITING
500
Li CC = 0V
LTC4059A
200
400
IBAT (mA)
IBAT (mA)
400
300
300
200
RPROG = 12.1k
100
100
0
0
4
5
6
7
VCC = 5V
TA = 25°C
RPROG = 2.43k
2.5
8
3
3.5
VBAT (V)
4
1.24
VCC = 5V
TA = 25°C
RPROG = 2.43k
RDS(ON) (mΩ)
VPROG (V)
0.4
RPROG = 12.1k
RPROG = 2.43k
0
200
300
400
500
IBAT (mA)
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1.18
–50 –25
800
700
600
1.19
0.2
VCC = 5V
IBAT = 100mA
900
1.21
1.20
125
Power FET “ON” Resistance
vs Temperature
1000
1.22
0.6
50
100
25
75
0
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (°C)
4059 G06
1200
VCC = 5V
VBAT = 3.85V
1.23
1.0
100
0
–50 –25
4.5
PROG Pin Voltage vs Temperature
(Constant Current Mode)
0.8
RPROG = 12.1k
VCC = 5V
VBAT = 3.85V
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PROG Pin Voltage
vs Charge Current
0
300
100
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1.2
THERMAL CONTROL
LOOP IN OPERATION
200
VCC (V)
1.4
8
7
Charge Current vs Ambient
Temperature with Thermal
Regulation
Charge Current vs Battery Voltage
VBAT = 3.85V
TA = 25°C
RPROG = 2.43k
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4059 G03
600
400
5
4
4059 G02
Charge Current vs Input Voltage
600
4.16
100
VCC (V)
4059 G01
IBAT (mA)
4.20
4.14
0
TA = 25°C
IBAT = 10mA
RPROG = 2.43k
4.23
4.22
4.10
VPROG (V)
Regulated Output (Float) Voltage
vs Supply Voltage
4.22
VFLOAT (V)
VFLOAT (V)
Battery Regulation (Float) Voltage
vs Temperature
500
50
25
75
0
TEMPERATURE (°C)
100
125
4059 G08
400
–50
–25
0
25
50
TEMPERATURE (°C)
75
100
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VCC – VBAT Undervoltage Lockout
Threshold vs Battery Voltage
EN Pin Current
vs EN Voltage and Temperature
3.5
500
TA = 25°C
450 RPROG = 12.1k
2.0
VCC = 0V
1.8 TA = 25°C
3.0
400
1.6
TA = 25°C
2.5
350
1.4
250
200
150
IBUV (µA)
TA = 100°C
300
EN (µA)
VUV (mV)
UVLO Battery Drain Current
vs Battery Voltage
2.0
TA = –20°C
1.5
0.2
0
4
3
6
5
VBAT (V)
7
0
8
1
4
3
2
0
6
5
14
1.1
VMS (V)
ICCMS (µA)
IBUV (µA)
1.0
8
6
FALLING
0.5
0.7
2
0
–50 –25
125
50
25
75
0
TEMPERATURE (°C)
100
4059 G13
4.0
VCC = 5V
0.45 VBAT = 4.2V
IACPR = 300µA
2.5
0.15
0.5
100
125
1.0
1.5
1.0
0
RISING
0.9
FALLING
0.8
0.7
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
VACPR (V)
4059 G17
100
1.1
2.0
0.20
75
50
25
TEMPERATURE (°C)
75
1.2
VLi CC (V)
0.35
IACPR (mA)
3.0
0
0
25
50
TEMPERATURE (°C)
Voltage Mode Disable Threshold
Voltage vs Temperature
(LTC4059 Only)
VCC = 5V
VBAT = 4.2V
TA = 25°C
3.5
0.40
0.10
– 50 – 25
–25
4059 F15
ACPR Pin (Pull-Down State)
I-V Curve (LTC4059A Only)
0.50
0.25
0.6
–50
125
4059 G14
ACPR Pin Output Low Voltage
vs Temperature (LTC4059A Only)
0.30
RISING
0.9
0.8
4
100
5
1.2
10
1.0
4
Manual Shutdown Threshold
Voltage vs Temperature
VCC = 5V
VEN = 5V
12
2.0
1.5
3
2
VBAT (V)
4059 G12
Manual Shutdown Supply Current
vs Temperature
VCC = 0V
VBAT = 4V
50
25
0
75
TEMPERATURE (°C)
1
4059 G11
UVLO Battery Drain Current
vs Temperature
0
–50 –25
0
VEN (V)
4059 G10
VACPR (V)
0.8
0.4
0.5
50
2.5
1.0
0.6
1.0
100
0
1.2
4059 G18
0.6
–50
–25
0
25
50
TEMPERATURE (°C)
75
100
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GND (Pins 1, 7): Ground/Exposed Pad. The exposed
package pad is ground and must be soldered to the PC
board for maximum heat transfer.
Li CC (Pin 2, LTC4059): Li-Ion/Constant Current Input
Pin. Pulling this pin above VLi CC disables voltage mode
thereby providing a constant current to the BAT pin. This
feature is useful for charging Nickel chemistry batteries.
Tie to GND if unused.
ACPR (Pin 2, LTC4059A): Open-Drain Power Supply
Status Output. When VCC is greater than the undervoltage
lockout threshold, the ACPR pin will pull to ground;
otherwise the pin is forced to a high impedance state.
BAT (Pin 3): Charge Current Output. Provides charge
current to the battery and regulates the final float voltage
to 4.2V. An internal precision resistor divider from this pin
sets this float voltage and is disconnected in shutdown
mode.
PROG (Pin 5): Charge Current Program and Charge Current Monitor Pin. Connecting a resistor, RPROG, to ground
programs the charge current. When charging in constantcurrent mode, this pin servos to 1.21V. In all modes, the
voltage on this pin can be used to measure the charge
current using the following formula:
IBAT =
VPROG
• 1000
RPROG
EN (Pin 6): Enable Input Pin. Pulling this pin above the
manual shutdown threshold (VMS is typically 0.92V) puts
the LTC4059 in shutdown mode, thus terminating a charge
cycle. In shutdown mode, the LTC4059 has less than 25µA
supply current and less than 1µA battery drain current.
Enable is the default state, but the pin should be tied to
GND if unused.
VCC (Pin 4): Positive Input Supply Voltage. This pin
provides power to the charger. VCC can range from 3.75V
to 8V. This pin should be bypassed with at least a 1µF
capacitor. When VCC is within 35mV of the BAT pin
voltage, the LTC4059 enters shutdown mode, dropping
IBAT to less than 4µA.
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BLOCK DIAGRA
4
6
EN
VCC
M2
1×
LOGIC
REN
M1
1000×
D2
D1
BAT
–
+
VA
+
+
–
1.2V VOLTAGE REF
REFERENCE
TDIE
115°C
+
R1
MA
CA
–
3
REF
–
+
R2
D3
R3
TA
PROG
Li CC
5
2
1,7
GND
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Figure 1 (LTC4059)
4
EN
M2
1×
LOGIC
REN
BAT
VCC
D2
D1
BAT
–
+
ACPR
–
2
M1
1000×
VA
+
+
1.2V VOLTAGE REF
REFERENCE
TDIE
115°C
–
+
+
R1
MA
CA
–
3
+
6
VCC
–
REF
D3
R2
R3
TA
PROG
5
1,7
GND
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Figure 2 (LTC4059A)
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OPERATIO
The LTC4059/LTC4059A are linear battery chargers designed primarily for charging single cell lithium-ion batteries. Featuring an internal P-channel power MOSFET,
the chargers use a constant-current/constant-voltage
charge algorithm with programmable current. Charge
current can be programmed up to 900mA with a final float
voltage accuracy of ±0.6%. No blocking diode or external
sense resistor is required; thus, the basic charger circuit
requires only two external components. The ACPR pin
(LTC4059A) monitors the status of the input voltage with
an open-drain output. The Li CC pin (LTC4059) disables
constant-voltage operation and turns the LTC4059 into a
precision current source capable of charging Nickel chemistry batteries. Furthermore, the LTC4059/LTC4059A are
designed to operate from a USB power source.
An internal thermal limit reduces the programmed charge
current if the die temperature attempts to rise above a
preset value of approximately 115°C. This feature protects
the LTC4059/LTC4059A from excessive temperature, and
allows the user to push the limits of the power handling
capability of a given circuit board without risk of damaging
the LTC4059/LTC4059A or external components. Another
benefit of the thermal limit is that charge current can be set
according to typical, not worst-case, ambient temperatures for a given application with the assurance that the
charger will automatically reduce the current in worstcase conditions.
The charge cycle begins when the voltage at the VCC pin
rises approximately 150mV above the BAT pin voltage, a
program resistor is connected from the PROG pin to
ground, and the EN pin is pulled below the shutdown
threshold (typically 0.85V).
If the BAT pin voltage is below 4.2V, or the Li CC pin is
pulled above VLi CC (LTC4059 only), the LTC4059 will
charge the battery with the programmed current. This is
constant-current mode. When the BAT pin approaches the
final float voltage (4.2V), the LTC4059 enters constantvoltage mode and the charge current begins to decrease.
To terminate the charge cycle the EN should be pulled
above the shutdown threshold. Alternatively, reducing the
input voltage below the BAT pin voltage will also terminate
the charge cycle.
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Programming Charge Current
Undervoltage Lockout (UVLO)
The charge current is programmed using a single resistor
from the PROG pin to ground. The battery charge current
is 1000 times the current out of the PROG pin. The
program resistor and the charge current are calculated
using the following equations:
An internal undervoltage lockout circuit monitors the input
voltage and keeps the charger in undervoltage lockout until
VCC rises approximately 150mV above the BAT pin voltage.
The UVLO circuit has a built-in hysteresis of 115mV. If the
BAT pin voltage is below approximately 2.75V, then the
charger will remain in undervoltage lockout until VCC rises
above approximately 3V. During undervoltage lockout
conditions, maximum battery drain current is 4µA.
RPROG = 1000 •
1.21V
1.21V
, ICHG = 1000 •
ICHG
RPROG
For best stability over temperature and time, 1% metalfilm resistors are recommended.
Power Supply Status Indicator
(ACPR, LTC4059A Only)
The charge current out of the BAT pin can be determined
at any time by monitoring the PROG pin voltage and using
the following equation:
The power supply status output has two states: pull-down
and high impedance. The pull-down state indicates that
VCC is above the undervoltage lockout threshold (see
Undervoltage Lockout). When this condition is not met,
the ACPR pin is high impedance indicating that the
LTC4059A is unable to charge the battery.
IBAT =
VPROG
• 1000
RPROG
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Shutdown Mode
Charging can be terminated by pulling the EN pin above the
shutdown threshold (approximately 0.92V). In shutdown
mode, the battery drain current is reduced to less than 1µA
and the supply current to 10µA.
USB and Wall Adapter Power
Although the LTC4059/LTC4059A allow charging from a
USB port, a wall adapter can also be used to charge Li-Ion
batteries. Figure 3 shows an example of how to combine
wall adapter and USB power inputs. A P-channel MOSFET,
MP1, is used to prevent back conducting into the USB port
when a wall adapter is present and Schottky diode, D1, is
used to prevent USB power loss through the 1k pull-down
resistor.
Typically a wall adapter can supply significantly more
current than the 500mA limited USB port. Therefore, an
N-channel MOSFET, MN1, and an extra program resistor
are used to increase the charge current to 850mA when the
wall adapter is present.
5V WALL
ADAPTER
850mA ICHG
USB
POWER
500mA ICHG
D1
4
MP1
1k
BAT
3
ICHG
SYSTEM
LOAD
LTC4059
VCC
PROG
MN1 3.4k
5
+
Li-Ion
BATTERY
2.43k
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Figure 3. Combining Wall Adapter and USB Power
Constant Current/Constant Voltage/
Constant Temperature
The LTC4059/LTC4059A use a unique architecture to
charge a battery in a constant-current, constant-voltage
and constant-temperature fashion. Figures 1 and 2 show
simplified block diagrams of the LTC4059 and LTC4059A
respectively. Three of the amplifier feedback loops shown
control the constant-current, CA, constant-voltage, VA,
and constant-temperature, TA modes. A fourth amplifier
feedback loop, MA, is used to increase the output imped-
ance of the current source pair, M1 and M2 (note that M1
is the internal P-channel power MOSFET). It ensures that
the drain current of M1 is exactly 1000 times greater than
the drain current of M2.
Amplifiers CA and VA are used in separate feedback loops
to force the charger into constant-current or voltage
mode, respectively. Diodes D1 and D2 provide priority to
either the constant-current or constant-voltage loop;
whichever is trying to reduce the charge current the most.
The output of the other amplifier saturates low which
effectively removes its loop from the system. When in
constant-current mode, CA servos the voltage at the
PROG pin to be 1.21V. VA servos its inverting input to
precisely 1.21V when in constant-voltage mode and the
internal resistor divider made up of R1 and R2 ensures
that the battery voltage is maintained at 4.2V. The PROG
pin voltage gives an indication of the charge current
during constant-voltage mode as discussed in the Programming Charge Current section.
Transconductance amplifier, TA, limits the die temperature to approximately 115°C when in constant-temperature mode. TA acts in conjunction with the constant-current
loop. When the die temperature exceeds approximately
115°C, TA sources current through R3. This causes CA to
reduce the charge current until the PROG pin voltage plus
the voltage across R3 equals 1.21V. Diode D3 ensures that
TA does not affect the charge current when the die temperature is below approximately 115°C. The PROG pin
voltage continues to give an indication of the charge
current.
In typical operation, the charge cycle begins in constantcurrent mode with the current delivered to the battery
equal to 1210V/RPROG. If the power dissipation of the
LTC4059/LTC4059A results in the junction temperature
approaching 115°C, the amplifier (TA) will begin decreasing the charge current to limit the die temperature to
approximately 115°C. As the battery voltage rises, the
LTC4059/LTC4059A either return to constant-current mode
or enter constant-voltage mode straight from constanttemperature mode. Regardless of mode, the voltage at the
PROG pin is proportional to the current delivered to the
battery.
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Power Dissipation
The conditions that cause the LTC4059/LTC4059A to
reduce charge current through thermal feedback can be
approximated by considering the power dissipated in the
IC. For high charge currents, the LTC4059 power dissipation is approximately:
PD = (VCC – VBAT) • IBAT
where PD is the power dissipated, VCC is the input supply
voltage, VBAT is the battery voltage and IBAT is the charge
current. It is not necessary to perform any worst-case
power dissipation scenarios because the LTC4059/
LTC4059A will automatically reduce the charge current to
maintain the die temperature at approximately 115°C.
However, the approximate ambient temperature at which
the thermal feedback begins to protect the IC is:
TA = 115°C – PDθJA
TA = 115°C – (VCC – VBAT) • IBAT • θJA
Example: Consider an LTC4059 operating from a 5V wall
adapter providing 900mA to a 3.7V Li-Ion battery. The
ambient temperature above which the LTC4059/LTC4059A
begin to reduce the 900mA charge current is approximately:
TA = 115°C – (5V – 3.7V) • (900mA) • 50°C/W
TA = 115°C – 1.17W • 50°C/W = 115°C – 59°C
TA = 56°C
The LTC4059 can be used above 56°C, but the charge
current will be reduced from 900mA. The approximate
current at a given ambient temperature can be calculated:
IBAT =
115°C – TA
( VCC – VBAT ) • θJA
Using the previous example with an ambient temperature
of 65°C, the charge current will be reduced to approximately:
IBAT =
115°C – 65°C
50°C
=
(5V – 3.7V) • 50°C/W 65°C/A
IBAT = 770mA
Furthermore, the voltage at the PROG pin will change
proportionally with the charge current as discussed in the
Programming Charge Current section.
It is important to remember that LTC4059/LTC4059A
applications do not need to be designed for worst-case
thermal conditions since the IC will automatically reduce
power dissipation when the junction temperature reaches
approximately 115°C.
Board Layout Considerations
In order to be able to deliver maximum charge current
under all conditions, it is critical that the exposed metal
pad on the backside of the LTC4059/LTC4059A package is
soldered to the PC board ground. Correctly soldered to a
2500mm2 double sided 1oz copper board the LTC4059/
LTC4059A have a thermal resistance of approximately
60°C/W. Failure to make thermal contact between the
exposed pad on the backside of the package and the
copper board will result in thermal resistances far greater
than 60°C/W. As an example, a correctly soldered LTC4059/
LTC4059A can deliver over 900mA to a battery from a 5V
supply at room temperature. Without a backside thermal
connection, this number could drop to less than 500mA.
Stability Considerations
The LTC4059 contains two control loops: constant voltage
and constant current. The constant-voltage loop is stable
without any compensation when a battery is connected
with low impedance leads. Excessive lead length, however, may add enough series inductance to require a
bypass capacitor of at least 1µF from BAT to GND. Furthermore, a 4.7µF capacitor with a 0.2Ω to 1Ω series resistor
from BAT to GND is required to keep ripple voltage low
when the battery is disconnected.
High value capacitors with very low ESR (especially ceramic) reduce the constant-voltage loop phase margin.
Ceramic capacitors up to 22µF may be used in parallel with
a battery, but larger ceramics should be decoupled with
0.2Ω to 1Ω of series resistance.
In constant-current mode, the PROG pin is in the feedback
loop, not the battery. Because of the additional pole
created by PROG pin capacitance, capacitance on this pin
must be kept to a minimum. With no additional capacitance on the PROG pin, the charger is stable with program
resistor values as high as 12k. However, additional capacitance on this node reduces the maximum allowed
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program resistor. The pole frequency at the PROG pin
should be kept above 500kHz. Therefore, if the PROG pin
is loaded with a capacitance, CPROG, the following equation should be used to calculate the maximum resistance
value for RPROG:
RPROG ≤
filter can be used on the PROG pin to measure the average
battery current as shown in Figure 4. A 20k resistor has
been added between the PROG pin and the filter capacitor
to ensure stability.
VCC Bypass Capacitor
1
2π • 5 • 105 • CPROG
Many types of capacitors can be used for input bypassing;
however, caution must be exercised when using multilayer ceramic capacitors. Because of the self-resonant and
high Q characteristics of some types of ceramic capacitors, high voltage transients can be generated under some
start-up conditions, such as connecting the charger input
to a live power source. For more information, refer to
Application Note 88.
Average, rather than instantaneous, battery current may
be of interest to the user. For example, if a switching power
supply operating in low current mode is connected in
parallel with the battery, the average current being pulled
out of the BAT pin is typically of more interest than the
instantaneous current pulses. In such a case, a simple RC
LTC4059
20k
PROG
GND
RPROG
CHARGE CURRENT
MONTIOR CIRCUITRY
CFILTER
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Figure 4. Isolating Capacitive Load on PROG Pin and Filtering
Figure 5. Photo of Typical Circuit (2.5mm × 2.7mm)
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PACKAGE DESCRIPTIO
DC Package
6-Lead Plastic DFN (2mm × 2mm)
(Reference LTC DWG # 05-08-1703)
R = 0.115
TYP
0.56 ± 0.05
(2 SIDES)
0.675 ±0.05
2.50 ±0.05
1.15 ±0.05 0.61 ±0.05
(2 SIDES)
0.38 ± 0.05
4
6
2.00 ±0.10
(4 SIDES)
PACKAGE
OUTLINE
PIN 1
NOTCH
PIN 1
TOP MARK
(SEE NOTE 5)
(DC6) DFN 0403
3
0.25 ± 0.05
0.50 BSC
1.42 ±0.05
(2 SIDES)
0.200 REF
RECOMMENDED SOLDER PAD PITCH AND DIMENSIONS
0.75 ±0.05
1
0.25 ± 0.05
0.50 BSC
1.37 ±0.05
(2 SIDES)
0.00 – 0.05
BOTTOM VIEW—EXPOSED PAD
NOTE:
1. DRAWING TO BE MADE A JEDEC PACKAGE OUTLINE M0-229 VARIATION OF (WCCD-2)
2. ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN MILLIMETERS
3. 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
4. EXPOSED PAD SHALL BE SOLDER PLATED
5. SHADED AREA IS ONLY A REFERENCE FOR PIN 1 LOCATION ON THE
TOP AND BOTTOM OF PACKAGE
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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.
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VIN
4.5V TO 6.5V
600mA
BAT
VCC
LTC4059
EN
1µF
+
PROG
Li CC
GND
2k
4.2V
Li-Ion
BATTERY
4059 TA03
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