DC1676A - Demo Manual

DEMO MANUAL DC1676A
LTC4359HDCB
28V/20A Ideal Diode and
Switch with Reverse Input
Protection
Description
Demonstration Circuit 1676A showcases the LTC®4359
ideal diode controller with reverse input protection. The
board includes two independent LTC4359 ideal diode
circuits, sharing a common ground and operating over a
4.5V to 60V range. Each circuit comprises a load switch
and ideal diode connected in series. Power to the load may
be turned on and off by using the SHDN input, and the
load is protected against reverse inputs of up to –40VDC
by the ideal diode. In addition, input dropouts are blocked
from the output, permitting capacitors or a battery to hold
up the load when input power fails.
Performance Summary
Each channel is capable of carrying 20A. Through-hole
pads are included to permit modification for even higher
currents, using an off-board power stage.
Design files for this circuit board are available at
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Specifications are at TA = 25°C
PARAMETER
CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNITS
Input Voltage Limits
Operating
DC Survival
500ms Surge
VIN – VOUT
4.5
–40
–65
–100
28
60
75
100
V
V
V
V
Output Current Capability
4.5V ≤ VIN ≤ 8.5V
8.5V < VIN ≤ 60V
10
20
A
A
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Quick Start Procedure
Overview
DC1676A features two independent LTC4359 ideal diode
and switch circuits sharing a common ground. Each channel handles up to 20A at room temperature, with no air
flow. The board is double-sided. Reference designators
are duplicated for the two sections of the board; the upper
section is suffixed A while the lower section is suffixed B.
Voltage Capability and Onboard Clamps
The voltage capability of DC1676A is clearly stated on the
top side silkscreen and on the schematic. Several factors
contribute to the listed ranges. First, there are the limits
of the LTC4359 which has a specified operating range of
4V to 80V, and an absolute maximum rating for the IN,
SHDN and SOURCE pins of –40V to 100V.
Second, there is the 100V BVDSS rating of MOSFET Q1
that limits the VIN – VOUT rating of the board to –100V
maximum.
Third, there are the clamp diodes D1 and D2. Clamping is
necessary to rein in commutation spikes—the LTC4359
behavior is no different in this respect from ordinary rectifiers and switches.
Fourth, there is the dissipation capability of R1, a component which has been chosen for its pulse capability. It
becomes the limiting factor for DC conditions when the
input voltage exceeds the breakdown of D1 or D2. The
pulse capability of R1 allows it to survive a –65V input
for 500ms, or a –100V input for 30ms.
These factors combine to produce the Input Voltage Limits
table shown on the schematic and silkscreened on to the
circuit board. Always bear in mind the VIN – VOUT limit
of –100V which may further restrict the input range as a
function of the output voltage. As an example, if the output
voltage is held at 75V, Q1 will limit the maximum negative
input to –25V before reaching breakdown.
Current Capability
DC1676A is designed to carry 20A per channel, limited by
MOSFET, board and connector dissipation. In the input
voltage range of 4.5V to 8.5V the current capability is
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limited to 10A owing to reduced gate drive at low input
voltage. Currents higher than 10A or 20A are permissible
for short durations, limited by MOSFET ratings and thermal
considerations. Initial production boards are erroneously
marked 8V; the correct figure is 8.5V for all boards.
Circuit Resistances
Typical measured RDSON at 10A for the IPB027N10N3G
MOSFET is 2mΩ, dissipating about 800mW at 20A. If a
single-point ground is used to avoid passing load current
through the board’s ground traces, the total board plus
MOSFET loss is about 3.7W with both channels operating
at 20A. MOSFET junction temperature rises about 40˚C
above ambient with the board lying on a bench top and
deprived of air flow.
Banana plugs represent a substantial loss. The best banana
test leads (such as Pomona Model B banana plug) are
rated to only 10A to 15A. For this reason, and to minimize
self-heating, all banana connections should be doubled up
and kept as short as possible. The drop measured from
the point where the wire exits a Pomona B-12 banana plug
to the shoulder of the DC1676A banana jack is in excess
of 20mV at 20A, or more than 1mΩ. If each of the eight
banana jacks is used to carry 20A, the plugs themselves
will contribute over 3W dissipation, not including a substantial dissipation in the wire.
If the turrets are removed, 12 AWG bus wire can be
installed in the vacated holes to virtually eliminate any
voltage drop or dissipation associated with connections
to the board. The dissipation is reduced to about 20mW
(50μΩ) per connection. Use the banana jacks for Kelvin
meter connections. At 20A even 12 AWG wire has its
limitations: the resistance is ≈1.6mΩ/foot; one foot dissipates a surprising 640mW at 20A. Some of this heat is
conducted into the circuit board.
Another means of making low resistance connections is to
attach ring terminals or copper terminal lugs to the banana
jacks, using 8-32 screws. A Blackburn/Thomas&Betts
BTC1014 terminal lug, drilled out with a #15 drill, accepts
up to 10 AWG stranded wire; BTC0614 accepts up to six
AWG wire and needs no machining.
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Table 1 summarizes various circuit resistances and associated voltage and power losses.
ON/OFF Control
The LTC4359 may be turned on and off by placing the SHDN
jumper in the ON or OFF position. In the OFF position the
SHDN pin is connected to VSS through 100kΩ (R5), switch
(Q2) is turned off, and the quiescent current is reduced
to ≈14μA. In the ON position the SHDN pin floats allowing an internal 2μA pull up to assert it high, enabling the
LTC4359. If the input is higher than the output, Q1 and
Q2 are driven on; otherwise they remain off until forward
current flow is possible.
In the EXT position, the SHDN pin is connected through
R5 to the SHDN turret. If the SHDN turret is left open, the
LTC4359 is enabled. To turn off, connect the SHDN turret
to the neighboring VSS turret. SHDN pin level shift circuits
are shown in data sheet Figure 3.
Because the SHDN pin is high impedance, it is subject
to capacitive coupling. Pads are provided for an optional
noise bypass capacitor, CF. R5 is included both for filtering and to help protect the SHDN pin against overvoltage
conditions that might arise from use of the SHDN turret.
Load Limitations at Start-Up
Load capacitors draw a constant current in direct proportion to output slew rate. Figure 2 shows how much load
capacitance can be safely driven at start-up as a function
of input voltage. The capacitance is proportional to the
reciprocal of the square root of slew rate.
Resistive loads, probably more common in the lab than in
application, are less stressful than constant current loads
because the current for large values of VDS is small, and
VDS is small for large currents. Figure 3 shows minimum
permissible load resistance as a function of input voltage. As was the case for capacitive loads, the amount of
resistance that can be safely started varies in proportion
to the reciprocal of the square root of slew rate.
Figures 1, 2 and 3 apply for a P2t of 160W2s, loads that
are present right from the onset of start-up, C1=10nF,
and account for the effect of MOSFET capacitance which
slows the slew rate to approximately 714V/s. Each graph
presumes that the loading is exclusive: there is no other
loading at start-up other than that suggested in the graph.
Each graph also presumes that the output voltage starts
from zero, and is not held up by a diode-OR arrangement.
Discontinuities in the graphs arise because the loading is
sometimes limited by the maximum permissible load current of 10A over the 4.5V to 8.5V range and 20A over the
8.5V to 60V range, and in other cases limited by Q2’s SOA.
Owing to its limited safe operating area (SOA), Q2 can be
damaged if the output is heavily loaded at start-up. Startup means activating the LTC4359 by abrupt application
of power, or by asserting SHDN high. Figures 1, 2 and 3
show how much load can be supported at start-up, as a
function of supply voltage for constant current, capacitive
and resistive loads. The start-up capability is also a function of slew rate, which is set by C1 to 714V/s.
Exact SOA analysis of a more complex loading situation,
such as a mixture of constant current, resistive and capacitive loading, is best quantified by simulation on a case
by case basis. SOA is not an issue at turn off as the fall
time is less than 1ms, in contrast to the rise time which
approaches 85ms at 60V.
Figure 1 shows how much load current can be started,
assuming that the load current is constant over the entire
start-up interval. As an example, at 28V do not attempt
to drag up a constant current load of more than 3.5A.
Current capability increases in direct proportion to the
square root of slew rate.
An off-board power stage may be constructed and connected to DC1676A by using the IN, OUT, SOURCE and
GATE test pads, provided Q1, Q2, CSNUB and RSNUB are
removed from the DC1676A circuit board (see Figure 4).
Snub the off-board MOSFETs with a 100Ω, 10nF series
Modifying for Higher Current
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network. The off-board Q2 must have a 10Ω series resistor located at its gate lead, to prevent destructive parasitic
oscillations. Keep the leads as short as possible, paying
particular attention to GATE and SOURCE. Do not pass
load current through the DC1676A ground terminals.
Modifying for Other Applications
Pads are provided for a SHDN pin filter capacitor, CF. This
is useful for controlling the timing of ON/OFF signals,
and for filtering noise if long wires are connected to the
SHDN turret. Pads are also provided for D3, allowing the
demo board to be modified to match certain data sheet
applications.
How to Operate DC1676A
A simple demonstration of DC1676A’s operation is as
follows (see Figure 5). Connect two adjustable power supplies, each set to 28V. Connect one to VIN A and nearby
GND, the second to VIN B and its associated GND. Place
the SHDN jumpers in the ON position. Join together the
outputs of VOUT A and VOUT B at the input of a DC load
of up to 20A. Slowly adjust one power supply up and down
relative to the other while monitoring the power supply
currents. The higher supply will carry the load current, with
a narrow transition region where the voltages are nearly
identical and the supplies droop share. If one supply is
shorted, the output voltage will not collapse—the other
supply will carry the load.
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Each channel can be individually controlled by its associated
SHDN jumper. For example, if channel A is adjusted to 33V
and channel B is set to 28V, channel A will supply the full
load current. If channel A’s SHDN jumper is subsequently
set to OFF, channel A will turn off and the full load current
will be provided by channel B. This, of course, assumes that
the outputs VOUT A and VOUT B are connected together
as described in the previous paragraph.
The forward characteristics of the LTC4359 can be tested
without using a high power load and using only a low voltage 20A supply, as shown in Figure 6. First, bias DC1676A
with a 28V supply. This supply provides quiescent current
for the two channels, totaling less than 1mA. Second,
connect the two channels in series (VOUT A connected
to VIN B), and connect a 20A, current-limited low voltage
(1V to 2V) supply to VIN A and VOUT B.
Turn on the two supplies. 20A will flow from the input of
channel A, through Q2A and Q1A, to the input of channel
B, through Q2B and Q1B, and back out to the 20A power
supply. This arrangement eliminates the need for highpower supplies or a high power load, yet the forward
behavior of the LTC4359 and the board, connector and
MOSFET voltage drops can be examined as though the
board was fully loaded with each channel carrying 20A.
The 20A supply may be adjusted from zero to 20A and the
28V supply may be adjusted from 8.5V to 60V, to observe
operation under any condition. At 10A, the 28V supply
may be adjust to as low as 4.5V.
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Table 1. Various Voltage Drops Measured at 10A Load Current
Measured Drop
at 10A (mV)
Computed
Resistance (µΩ)
Computed
Dissipation at
20A (mW)
Banana Plug Tip to Banana Jack Shoulder
5.0
500
200
Banana Plug Tip to Banana Jack Shoulder Treated with DeoxIT
3.0
300
120
MOSFET Drain Lead to Source Lead
19.9
1990
796
Path
Q2 Source Lead to Q1 Source Lead
4.2
420
168
Input Turret to Output Turret
46.3
4630
1852
Input Banana Tip to Output Banana Tip
—
6100
2440
Channel A Input Ground to Output Ground
4.4
440
176
Channel B Input Ground to Output Ground
3.6
360
144
12 AWG Solid Tinned Bus Wire in Turrent Hole
0.5
50
20
12 AWG Bus Wire, 12¨ Long (2mm × 305mm)
16
1600
640
Pomona B-12 Banana Patch Cord Wire Loss
74
7400
2960
Pomona B-24 Banana Patch Cord Wire Loss
140
14000
5600
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100000
LOAD CAPACITANCE (µF)
LOAD CURRENT (A)
100
10
1
1
10
INPUT VOLTAGE (V)
10000
1000
100
1
10
INPUT VOLTAGE (V)
100
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Figure 1. Maximum Permissible Constant Current
Load at Start-Up
Figure 2. Maximum Permissible Load Capacitance
at Start-Up
LOAD RESISTANCE (Ω)
100
10
1
0.1
1
10
INPUT VOLTAGE (V)
100
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Figure 3. Minimum Permissible Load Resistance
at Start-Up
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100Ω
28V
10Ω
10nF
28V
LOAD
Figure 4. Driving an Off-Board Power Stage. Remove Q1, Q2, RSNUB and CSNUB (See Schematic Diagram)
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28V
20A
28V
20A
LOAD
28V
20A
Figure 5. Basic Test Setup
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20A, 2V
28V
Figure 6. Testing Forward Drops without the Need for a High Power Supply or High Power Load.
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Parts List
ITEM
QTY
REFERENCE
PART DESCRIPTION
MANUFACTURER/PART NUMBER
1
0
CFB, CFA
CAP, X7R, 10nF, 100V 20% 0805, OPTIONAL
AVX, 08051C103MAT2A
2
2
COUTB, COUTA
CAP, X7R, 2.2µF, 100V 10% 1210
MURATA, GRM32ER72A225KA35L
3
2
CSNUBB, CSNUBA
CAP, X7R, 10nF, 500V 20% 1206
AVX, 12067C103MAT2A
4
2
C1B, C1A
CAP, X7R, 10nF, 100V 20% 0805
AVX, 08051C103MAT2A
5
2
D1B, D1A
DIODE, TVS, 58V, SMA
DIODES INC/ZETEX, SMAJ58A-13-F
6
2
D2B, D2A
DIODE, TVS, 24V, SMA
DIODES INC/ZETEX, SMAJ24A-13-F
7
0
D3B, D3A
DIODE,SWITCHING, 250mA 300V,SOD-523,
OPTIONAL
DIODES INC/ZETEX, BAS521-7
8
2
D4B, D4A
DIODE, ZENER 12V 150mW SOD-523
DIODES INC./ZETEX, DDZ9699T-7
9
8
E1B, E1A, E4B, E4A, E6B, BANANA JACK, NON-INSULATED
E6A, E8B, E8A
KEYSTONE, 575-4
10
8
E2B, E2A, E5B, E5A, E7B, TEST POINT, TURRET, 0.094, PBF
E7A, E9B, E9A,
MILL-MAX, 2501-2-00-80-00-00-07-0
11
4
E3B, E3A, E10B, E10A
TEST POINT, TURRET, 0.061, PBF
MILL-MAX, 2308-2-00-80-00-00-07-0
12
2
JP1B, JP1A
HEADER, 2mm × 3mm PIN, 0.079CC
SAMTEC, TMM-103-02-L-D
13
6
MH1 TO MH6
STANDOFF, NYLON 0.5"
KEYSTONE, 8833 (SNAP ON)
14
4
Q1B, Q1A, Q2B, Q2A
TRANSISTOR,MOSFET,N-CH,100V 120A TO-263
INFINEON, IPB027N10N3 G
15
2
RSNUBB, RSNUBA
RES, CHIP, 100Ω, 1/2W, 5% 1210
VISHAY, CRCW1210100RJNEA
16
2
R1B, R1A
RES, CHIP, HIGH POWER, 1k,1/2W, 5% 1206
VISHAY, CRCW12061K00JNEAHP
17
2
R3B, R3A
RES, CHIP, 10Ω, 1/8W, 5% 0805
VISHAY, CRCW080510R0JNEA
18
2
R4B, R4A
RES, CHIP, 10k, 1/8W 5% 0805
VISHAY, CRCW080510K0JNEA
19
2
R5B, R5A
RES, CHIP, 100k, 1/8W, 5% 0805
VISHAY, CRCW0805100KJNEA
20
2
U1B, U1A
IC, 28V IDEAL DIODE, DFN-6L
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY, LTC4359HDCB#PBF
21
2
XJP1A, XJP1B
SHUNT, 2mm
SAMTEC, 2SN-BK-G
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