LINER LTC3388-3

Electrical Specifications Subject to Change
LTC3330
Energy Harvesting DC/DC
with Battery Backup
Features
Description
Dual Input, Single Output DC/DC’s with Input
Prioritizer
Energy Harvesting Input: 3.0V to 18V Buck DC/DC
Primary Cell Input: 1.8V to 5.5V Buck-Boost DC/DC
n Zero Battery I When Powering Load from
Q
Harvested Energy
n Ultralow Quiescent Current: 900nA at No-Load
n Low Noise LDO Post Regulator
n Integrated Supercapacitor Balancer
n Up to 50mA of Output Current
n Programmable DC/DC and LDO Output Voltages,
Buck UVLO, and Buck-Boost Peak Input Current
n Integrated Low Loss Full-Wave Bridge Rectifier
n Input Protective Shunt–Up to 25mA at V ≥ 20V
IN
n5mm × 5mm QFN-32 Package
The LTC®3330 integrates a high voltage energy harvesting
power supply plus a DC/DC converter powered by a primary
cell battery to create a single output supply for alternative
energy applications. The energy harvesting power supply,
consisting of an integrated full-wave bridge rectifier and a
high voltage buck converter, harvests energy from piezoelectric, solar, or magnetic sources. The primary cell input
powers a buck-boost converter capable of operation down
to 1.8V at its input. Either DC/DC converter can deliver energy to a single output. The buck operates when harvested
energy is available, reducing the quiescent current draw
on the battery to essentially zero. The buck-boost takes
over when harvested energy goes away.
n
Applications
n
n
n
n
A low noise LDO post regulator and a supercapacitor
balancer are also integrated, accommodating a wide range
of output storage configurations.
Voltage and current settings for both inputs and outputs
are programmable via pin-strapped logic inputs.
Energy Harvesting
Solar Powered Systems with Primary Cell Backup
Wireless HVAC Sensors and Security Devices
Mobile Asset Tracking
The LTC3330 is available in a 5mm × 5mm QFN-32 package.
L, LT, LTC, LTM, Linear Technology and the Linear logo are registered trademarks of Linear
Technology Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Typical Application
4V TO 18V
+
3V TO 18V
SOLAR
PANEL
–
AC1
AC2
VIN
SW
1µF
6V
10µF
25V
4.7µF, 6V
LTC3330
SWA
CAP
SWB
VIN2
VOUT
PIEZO
MIDE
V25W
22µH
22µH
1.2V TO 5V
50mA
LDO_IN
+
PRIMARY
CELL
1.8V TO 5.5V
1µF
6V
10mF
2.5V
SCAP
BAT
BAL
3
3
3
4
10mF
2.5V
LDO_EN
OUT[2:0]
22µF
6V
EH_ON
LDO[2:0]
OPTIONAL
PGVOUT
IPK[2:0]
PGLDO
UV[3:0]
1.2V TO 3.6V
50mA
LDO_OUT
GND
VIN3
1µF
6V
2.2µF
6V
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Absolute Maximum Ratings
Pin Configuration
(Note 1)
LDO_EN
VIN3
PGLDO
PGVOUT
EH_ON
OUT0
OUT1
OUT2
TOP VIEW
32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25
BAL 1
24 LDO0
SCAP 2
23 LDO1
VIN2 3
22 LDO2
UV3 4
21 LDO_IN
33
GND
UV2 5
20 LDO_OUT
UV1 6
19 IPK2
UV0 7
18 IPK1
AC1 8
17 IPK0
BAT
SWA
SWB
VOUT
SW
CAP
VIN
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
AC2
VIN
Low Impedance Source...........................–0.3 to 18V*
Current-Fed, ISW = 0A.........................................25mA
AC1, AC2..............................................................0 to VIN
BAT, VOUT, VIN3, LDO_IN, SCAP, PGVOUT, PGLDO,
EH_ON.........................................................–0.3 to 6V
VIN2.....................–0.3V to [Lesser of (VIN + 0.3V) or 6V]
CAP....................... [Higher of –0.3V or (VIN – 6V)] to VIN
LDO_OUT, LDO[2:0], LDO_EN...–0.3V to LDO_IN + 0.3V
BAL................................................–0.3V to SCAP + 0.3V
OUT[2:0]........... –0.3V to [Lesser of (VIN3 + 0.3V) or 6V]
IPK[2:0]............ –0.3V to [Lesser of (VIN3 + 0.3V) or 6V]
UV[3:0]............. –0.3V to [Lesser of (VIN2 + 0.3V) or 6V]
IAC1, IAC2...............................................................±50mA
ISW, ISWA, ISWB, IVOUT...........................................350mA
ILDO_OUT..................................................................50mA
Operating Junction Temperature Range
(Notes 2, 3)............................................. –40°C to 125°C
Storage Temperature Range................... –65°C to 125°C
UH PACKAGE
32-LEAD (5mm × 5mm) PLASTIC QFN
TJMAX = 125°C, θJA = 34°C/W
EXPOSED PAD (PIN 33) IS GND, MUST BE SOLDERED TO PCB
*VIN has an internal 20V clamp
Order Information
LEAD FREE FINISH
TAPE AND REEL
PART MARKING
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION
TEMPERATURE RANGE
LTC3330EUH#PBF
LTC3330EUH#TRPBF
3330
32-Lead (5mm × 5mm) Plastic QFN
–40°C to 85°C
LTC3330IUH#PBF
LTC3330IUH#TRPBF
3330
32-Lead (5mm × 5mm) Plastic QFN
–40°C to 125°C
Consult LTC Marketing for parts specified with wider operating temperature ranges.
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Electrical Characteristics
The l denotes the specifications which apply over the specified operating
junction temperature range, otherwise specifications are at TA = 25°C (Note 2). VIN = 5V, BAT = 3.6V, SCAP = OV, LDO_IN = 0V unless
otherwise specified.
SYMBOL
PARAMETER
CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNITS
VIN
Buck Input Voltage Range
l
3.0
18
V
VBAT
Buck-Boost Input Voltage Range
l
1.8
5.5
V
IVIN
VIN Quiescent Current
VIN Input in UVLO
Buck Enabled, Sleeping
Buck Enabled, Sleeping
Buck Enabled, Not Sleeping
IBAT
BAT Quiescent Current
BAT Input with VIN Active
Buck-Boost Enabled, Sleeping
Buck-Boost Enabled, Not Sleeping
VIN = 2.5V, BAT = 0V
VIN = 4V, BAT = 0V
VIN = 18V, BAT = 0V
VIN = 5V, BAT = 0V, ISW1 = 0A (Note 4)
450
1150
1650
150
700
1800
2500
250
nA
nA
nA
µA
BAT = 1.8V, VIN = 5V
BAT = 5V, VIN = 0V
BAT = 5V, VIN = 0V, ISWA = ISWB = 0A
(Note 4)
900
200
10
1500
330
nA
nA
µA
VLDO_IN
LDO_IN Input Range
ILDO_IN
LDO_IN Quiescent Current
LDO_IN = 5.0V, ILDO_OUT = 0A
400
ILDO_OUT
LDO_OUT Leakage Current
LDO_IN = 5.0V, LDO_OUT = 5.0V
125
LDO_OUT
Regulated LDO Output Voltage
Error as a Percentage of Target
LDO Line Regulation (1.8V to 5.5V)
LDO_OUT = 1.2V, 10mA Load
2
mV/V
LDO Load Regulation (10µA to 10mA)
LDO_IN = 5.0V, LDO_OUT = 3.3V
2
mV/mA
LDO Dropout Voltage
LDO_OUT = 3.3V, 10mA LOAD
90
mV
LDO Current Limit
LDO_IN = 5.0V
l
l
1.8V
5.5V
–2.0
600
nA
nA
2.0
50
%
mA
IVOUT
VOUT Leakage Current
VOUT = 5.0V
125
ISCAP
Supercapacitor Balancer Quiescent Current
SCAP = 5.0V
165
ISOURCE
Supercapacitor Balancer Source Current
SCAP = 5.0V, BAL = 2.4V
nA
250
10
nA
mA
ISINK
Supercapacitor Balancer Sink Current
SCAP = 5.0V, BAL = 2.6V
VBAL
Supercapacitor Balance Point
Percentage of SCAP Voltage
l
49
50
51
%
VINUVLO
VIN Undervoltage Lockout Thresholds
(Rising or Falling)
3V Level
l
2.85
3.00
3.15
V
4V Level
l
3.80
4.00
4.20
V
5V Level
l
4.75
5.00
5.25
V
6V Level
l
5.70
6.00
6.30
V
7V Level
l
6.65
7.00
7.35
V
8V Level
l
7.60
8.00
8.40
V
9V Level
l
8.55
9.00
9.45
V
10V Level
l
9.50
10.0
10.5
V
11V Level
l
10.4
11.0
11.6
V
12V Level
l
11.4
12.0
12.6
V
13V Level
l
12.3
13.0
13.7
V
14V Level
l
13.3
14.0
14.7
V
15V Level
l
14.2
15.0
15.8
V
16V Level
l
15.2
16.0
16.8
V
17V Level
l
16.1
17.0
17.9
V
18V Level
l
17.1
18.0
18.9
V
19.0
20.0
21.0
V
VSHUNT
VIN Shunt Regulator Voltage
IVIN = 1mA
10
mA
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Electrical Characteristics
The l denotes the specifications which apply over the specified operating
junction temperature range, otherwise specifications are at TA = 25°C (Note 2). VIN = 5V, BAT = 3.6V, SCAP = OV, LDO_IN = 0V unless
otherwise specified.
SYMBOL
PARAMETER
ISHUNT
Maximum Protective Shunt Current
CONDITIONS
MIN
Internal Bridge Rectifier Reverse Leakage Current
VREVERSE = 18V
Internal Bridge Rectifier Reverse Breakdown
Voltage
IREVERSE = 1µA
Regulated Buck/Buck-Boost Output Voltage
1.8V Output Selected
Sleep Threshold
Wakeup Threshold
700
1400
IBUCK
Available Buck Output Current
Buck-Boost Peak Switch Current
UNITS
800
1500
900
1600
mV
mV
20
nA
mA
VSHUNT
30
l
l
TBD
1.806
1.794
TBD
V
V
2.5V Output Selected
Sleep Threshold
Wakeup Threshold
l
l
TBD
2.508
2.492
TBD
V
V
2.8V Output Selected
Sleep Threshold
Wakeup Threshold
l
l
TBD
2.809
2.791
TBD
V
V
3.0V Output Selected
Sleep Threshold
Wakeup Threshold
l
l
TBD
3.010
2.990
TBD
V
V
3.3V Output Selected
Sleep Threshold
Wakeup Threshold
l
l
TBD
3.311
3.289
TBD
V
V
3.6V Output Selected
Sleep Threshold
Wakeup Threshold
l
l
TBD
3.612
3.588
TBD
V
V
4.5V Output Selected
Sleep Threshold
Wakeup Threshold
l
l
TBD
4.515
4.485
TBD
V
V
5.0V Output Selected
Sleep Threshold
Wakeup Threshold
l
l
TBD
5.017
4.983
TBD
V
V
200
250
350
mA
250mA Target Selected
250
350
mA
150mA Target Selected
150
TBD
mA
100mA Target Selected
100
TBD
mA
50mA Target Selected
50
TBD
mA
25mA Target Selected
25
TBD
mA
15mA Target Selected
15
TBD
mA
10mA Target Selected
10
TBD
mA
5
TBD
IPEAK_BUCK Buck Peak Switch Current
IIPEAK_BB
MAX
25
Internal Bridge Rectifier Loss (|VAC1 – VAC2| – VIN) IBRIDGE = 10µA
IBRIDGE = 50mA
VOUT
TYP
l
100
5mA Target Selected
IBB
Available Buck-Boost Current
IIPEAK_BB = 250mA, BAT = 1.8V,
VOUT = 3.3V
RP_BUCK
Buck PMOS Switch On-Resistance
RN_BUCK
Buck NMOS Switch On-Resistance
RP_BB
Buck-Boost PMOS Switch On-Resistance
Input and Output Switches
RN_BB
Buck-Boost NMOS Switch On-Resistance
Input and Output Switches
RP_LDO
LDO PMOS Switch On-Resistance
LDO_IN = 2.5V, ILDO_OUT = 50mA
l
V
mA
50
mA
mA
1.1
Ω
1.3
Ω
0.5
Ω
0.5
Ω
7
Ω
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Electrical Characteristics
The l denotes the specifications which apply over the specified operating
junction temperature range, otherwise specifications are at TA = 25°C (Note 2). VIN = 5V, BAT = 3.6V, SCAP = OV, LDO_IN = 0V unless
otherwise specified.
SYMBOL
PARAMETER
CONDITIONS
MIN
ILEAK(P)
PMOS Switch Leakage
Buck/Buck-Boost Regulators
–20
20
nA
ILEAK(N)
NMOS Switch Leakage
Buck/Buck-Boost Regulators
–20
20
nA
Maximum Buck Duty Cycle
Buck/Buck-Boost Regulators
l
100
PGVOUT Threshold
As a Percentage of VOUT Target
l
90
92.5
95
%
PGLDO Threshold
As a Percentage of LDO_OUT Target
l
90
92.5
95
%
VIH
Digital Input High Voltage
Pins LDO_EN, OUT[2:0], LDO[2:0],
IPK[2:0], UV[3:0]
l
1.2
VIL
Digital Input Low Voltage
Pins LDO_EN, OUT[2:0], LDO[2:0],
IPK[2:0], UV[3:0]
l
IIH
Digital Input High Current
Pins LDO_EN, OUT[2:0], LDO[2:0],
IPK[2:0], UV[3:0]
IIL
Digital Input Low Current
Pins LDO_EN, OUT[2:0], LDO[2:0],
IPK[2:0], UV[3:0]
VOH
PGVOUT, PGLDO, EH_ON Output High Voltage
VIN3 = 5V, 10µA Out of Pin
l
VOL
PGVOUT, PGLDO, EH_ON Output Low Voltage
VIN3 = 5V, 10µA into Pin
l
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: The LTC3330E is tested under pulsed load conditions such that
TJ ≈ TA. The LTC3330E is guaranteed to meet specifications from 0°C to
85°C. The LTC3330I is guaranteed over the –40°C to 125°C operating
junction temperature range. Note that the maximum ambient temperature
TYP
MAX
UNITS
%
V
0.4
V
0
10
nA
0
10
nA
4.6
V
0.4
V
consistent with these specifications is determined by specific operating
conditions in conjunction with board layout, the rated package thermal
impedance and other environmental factors.
Note 3: TJ is calculated from the ambient TA and power dissipation PD
according to the following formula: TJ = TA + (PD • θJA).
Note 4: Dynamic supply current is higher due to gate charge being
delivered at the switching frequency.
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Typical Performance Characteristics
IVIN in UVLO vs VIN
IVIN in Sleep vs VIN
IBAT in Sleep vs BAT
UVLO Rising vs Temperature
UVLO Falling vs Temperature
VSHUNT vs Temperature
Total Bridge Rectifier Drop vs
Bridge Current
Bridge Leakage vs Temperature
Bridge Frequency Response
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Typical Performance Characteristics
VOUT vs Temperature (1.8V, 2.5V,
2.8V, 3.0V)
VOUT vs Temperature (3.3V, 3.6V,
4.5V, 5.0V)
IVOUT vs Temperature
VOUT Load Regulation Buck/BuckBoost
VOUT Line Regulation Buck/BuckBoost
IPEAK-BUCK vs Temperature
RDS(ON) of Buck PMOS/NMOS vs
Temperature
IPEAK_BB vs Temperature (250mA,
150mA, 100mA, 50mA)
IPEAK_BB vs Temperature (25mA,
15mA, 10mA, 5mA)
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Typical Performance Characteristics
RDS(ON) of Buck-Boost PMOS/
NMOS vs Temperature
Buck Switching Waveforms
Buck-Boost Switching Waveforms
Buck Efficiency vs ILOAD
Buck-Boost Efficiency vs ILOAD
Prioritizer Buck-Boost to Buck
Transition
Prioritizer Buck to Buck-Boost
Transition
ISCAP vs SCAP
Supercapacitor Balancer Source/
Sink Current
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Typical Performance Characteristics
ILDO_IN vs LDO_IN
LDO_OUT vs Temperature
LDO Load Step
LDO Load Regulation
LDO Line Regulation
LDO Current Limit
RDS(ON) of LDO PMOS
LDO Start-Up
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Pin Functions
BAL (Pin 1): Supercapacitor Balance Point. The common
node of a stack of two supercapacitors is connected to
BAL. A source/sink balancing current of up to 10mA is
available. Tie BAL along with SCAP to GND to disable the
balancer and its associated quiescent current.
SCAP (Pin 2): Supply and Sense Point for Supercapacitor
Balancer. Tie the top of a 2-capacitor stack to SCAP and
the middle of the stack to BAL to activate balancing. Tie
SCAP along with BAL to GND to disable the balancer and
its associated quiescent current.
VIN2 (Pin 3): Internal Low Voltage Rail to Serve as Gate
Drive for Buck NMOS Switch. Connect a 4.7µF (or larger)
capacitor from VIN2 to GND. This pin is not intended for
use as an external system rail.
UV3, UV2, UV1, UV0 (Pins 4, 5, 6, 7): UVLO Select Bits
for the Buck Switching Regulator. Tie high to VIN2 or
low to GND to select the desired UVLO rising and falling
thresholds (see Table 4). Do not float.
AC1 (Pin 8): Input Connection for Piezoelectric Element
or Other AC Source (used in conjunction with AC2 for
differential AC inputs).
AC2 (Pin 9): Input Connection for Piezoelectric Element
or Other AC Source (used in conjunction with AC1 for
differential AC inputs).
VIN (Pin 10): Rectified Input Voltage. A capacitor on this
pin serves as an energy reservoir and input supply for the
buck regulator. The VIN voltage is internally clamped to a
maximum of 20V (typical).
CAP (Pin 11): Internal Rail Referenced to VIN to Serve
as Gate Drive for Buck PMOS Switch. Connect a 1μF (or
larger) capacitor between CAP and VIN. This pin is not
intended for use as an external system rail.
SW (Pin 12): Switch Node for the Buck Switching Regulator. Connect a 22µH or greater external inductor between
this node and VOUT.
VOUT (Pin 13): Regulated Output Voltage Derived from the
Buck or Buck-Boost Switching Regulator.
SWB (Pin 14): Switch Node for the Buck-Boost Switching
Regulator. Connect an external inductor between this node
and SWA of value per Table 3.
SWA (Pin 15): Switch Node for the Buck-Boost Switching
Regulator. Connect an external inductor between this node
and SWB of value per Table 3.
BAT (Pin 16): Input for Battery. BAT serves as the input
to the buck-boost switching regulator.
IPK0, IPK1, IPK2 (Pins 17, 18, 19): IPEAK Select Bits
for the Buck-Boost Switching Regulator. Tie high to VIN3
or low to GND to select the desired IPEAK (see Table 3).
Do not float.
LDO_OUT (Pin 20): Regulated LDO Output. This output
can be used as a quiet supply. One mode is provided to run
the LDO as a current limited switch to alternately power
up and power down circuitry without low power modes.
LDO_IN (Pin 21): Input Voltage for the LDO regulator.
LDO2, LDO1, LDO0 (Pins 22, 23, 24): LDO Voltage Select
Bits. Tie high to LDO_IN or low to GND to select the desired
LDO_OUT voltage (see Table 2). Do not float.
LDO_EN (Pin 25): LDO Enable Input. Active high input with
logic levels referenced to LDO_IN. Do not float.
VIN3 (Pin 26): Internal Low Voltage Rail Used by the Prioritizer. Connect a 1µF (or larger) capacitor from VIN3 to GND.
This pin is not intended for use as an external system rail.
PGLDO (Pin 27): Power Good Output for LDO_OUT. Logic
level output referenced to an internal maximum rail (see
Operation). PGLDO transitioning high indicates 92.5%
(typical) regulation has been reached on LDO_OUT. PGLDO
remains high until LDO_OUT falls to 90.0% (typical) of
the programmed regulation point.
PGVOUT (Pin 28): Power Good Output for VOUT. Logic
level output referenced to an internal maximum rail (see
Operation). PGVOUT transitioning high indicates regulation has been reached on VOUT (VOUT = Sleep Rising).
PGVOUT remains high until VOUT falls to 92.5% (typical)
of the programmed regulation point.
BAT_ON (Pin 29): Switcher Status. Logic level output
referenced to VIN3. EH_ON is high when the buck switching regulator is in use. It is pulled low when buck-boost
switching regulator is in use.
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Pin Functions
OUT0, OUT1, OUT2 (Pins 30, 31, 32): VOUT Voltage Select
Bits. Tie high to VIN3 or low to GND to select the desired
VOUT (see Table 1). Do not float.
GND (Exposed Pad Pin 11): Ground. The exposed pad
must be connected to a continuous ground plane on the
second layer of the printed circuit board by several vias
directly under the LTC3330.
Block Diagram
10
VIN
20V
8
INTERNAL
RAIL
GENERATION
UVLO
AC1
UVLO_SET
CAP
SW
9
26
AC2
VIN2
VREF
3
BUCK
CONTROL
BANDGAP
REFERENCE
PRIORITZER
GND
SWA
BAT
SWB
29
12
VIN3
SLEEP
16
11
EH_ON
–
VREF
VOUT
BUCK-BOOST
CONTROL
ILIM_SET
33
15
14
13
SLEEP
+
28
+
PGVOUT
–
LDO_EN
SLEEP
VREF
0.925*VREF
27
–
PGLDO
+
LDO_IN
–
LDO_OUT
+
ILIM_SET
–
4
4, 5, 6, 7
3
UV[3:0]
19, 18, 17
3
IPK[2:0]
21
+
0.9*VREF
SCAP
UVLO_SET
25
32, 31, 30
BAL
20
1
2
3
OUT[2:0]
22, 23, 24
LDO[2:0]
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Operation
Modes of Operation
Table 3. ILIM Selection
The following four tables detail all programmable settings
on the LTC3330.
Table 1. Output Voltage Selection
IPK2
IPK1
IPK0
ILIM
LMIN
0
0
0
5mA
1100µH
0
0
1
10mA
560µH
0
1
0
15mA
360µH
0
1
1
25mA
220µH
OUT2
OUT1
OUT2
VOUT
1
0
0
50mA
110µH
0
0
0
1.8V
1
0
1
100mA
56µH
0
0
1
2.5V
1
1
0
150mA
36µH
0
1
0
2.8V
1
1
1
250mA
22µH
0
1
1
3.0V
1
0
0
3.3V
1
0
1
3.6V
1
1
0
4.5V
1
1
1
5.0V
Table 2. LDO Voltage Selection
LDO2
LDO1
LDO0
LDO_OUT
0
0
0
1.2V
0
0
1
1.5V
0
1
0
1.8V
0
1
1
2.0V
1
0
0
2.5V
1
0
1
3.0V
1
1
0
3.3V
1
1
1
= LDO_IN
Table 4. VIN UVLO Threshold Selection
UV3
UV2
UV1
UV0
UVLO
RISING
UVLO
FALLING
0
0
0
0
4V
3V
0
0
0
1
5V
4V
0
0
1
0
6V
5V
0
0
1
1
7V
6V
0
1
0
0
8V
7V
0
1
0
1
8V
5V
0
1
1
0
10V
9V
0
1
1
1
10V
5V
1
0
0
0
12V
11V
1
0
0
1
12V
5V
1
0
1
0
14V
13V
1
0
1
1
14V
5V
1
1
0
0
16V
15V
1
1
0
1
16V
5V
1
1
1
0
18V
17V
1
1
1
1
18V
5V
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Operation
The LTC3330 combines a buck switching regulator and
a buck-boost switching regulator to produce an energy
harvesting solution with battery backup. The converters are
controlled by a prioritizer that selects which converter to
use based on the availability of a battery and/or harvestable
energy. If harvested energy is available the buck regulator is active and the buck-boost is OFF. With an optional
LDO and supercapacitor balancer and an array of different
configurations the LTC3330 suits many applications.
BUCK CONVERTER
The synchronous buck converter is an ultralow quiescent
current power supply tailored to energy harvesting applications. It is designed to interface directly to a piezoelectric
or alternative A/C power source, rectify the input voltage,
and store harvested energy on an external capacitor while
maintaining a regulated output voltage. It can also bleed
off any excess input power via an internal shunt regulator.
INTERNAL BRIDGE RECTIFIER
An internal full-wave bridge rectifier accessible via the
differential AC1 and AC2 inputs rectifies AC sources
such as those from a piezoelectric element. The rectified
output is stored on a capacitor at the VIN pin and can be
used as an energy reservoir for the buck converter. The
bridge rectifier has a total drop of about 800mV with
typical piezo-generated currents (~10μA), but is capable
of carrying up to 50mA. Either side of the bridge can be
operated independently as single-ended AC or DC inputs.
quiescent current (450nA typical) in UVLO allows energy
to accumulate on the input capacitor in situations where
energy must be harvested from low power sources.
INTERNAL RAIL GENERATION
Two internal rails, CAP and VIN2, are generated from VIN
and are used to drive the high side PMOS and low side
NMOS of the buck converter, respectively. Additionally the
VIN2 rail serves as logic high for the UVLO threshold select
bits UV[3:0]. The VIN2 rail is regulated at 4.8V above GND
while the CAP rail is regulated at 4.8V below VIN. These are
not intended to be used as external rails. Bypass capacitors are connected to the CAP and VIN2 pins to serve as
energy reservoirs for driving the buck switches. When VIN
is below 4.8V, VIN2 is equal to VIN and CAP is held at GND.
Figure 1 shows the ideal VIN, VIN2 and CAP relationship.
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16
14
VOLTAGE (V)
OVERVIEW
VIN
12
10
8
6
VIN2
4
CAP
2
0
0
5
10
VIN (V)
15
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Figure 1. Ideal VIN, VIN2 and CAP Relationship
BUCK OPERATION
UNDERVOLTAGE LOCKOUT
When the voltage on VIN rises above the UVLO rising
threshold the buck converter is enabled and charge is
transferred from the input capacitor to the output capacitor. When the input capacitor voltage is depleted below
the UVLO falling threshold the buck converter is disabled.
These thresholds can be set according to Table 4 which
offers UVLO rising thresholds from 4V to 18V with large
or small hysteresis windows (see Table 4). Extremely low
The buck regulator uses a hysteretic voltage algorithm
to control the output through internal feedback from the
VOUT sense pin. The buck converter charges an output
capacitor through an inductor to a value slightly higher
than the regulation point. It does this by ramping the
inductor current up to 260mA through an internal PMOS
switch and then ramping it down to 0mA through an
internal NMOS switch. This efficiently delivers energy to
the output capacitor. The ramp rate is determined by VIN,
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VOUT, and the inductor value. When the buck brings the
output voltage into regulation the converter enters a low
quiescent current sleep state that monitors the output voltage with a sleep comparator. During this operating mode
load current is provided by the output capacitor. When the
output voltage falls below the regulation point the buck
regulator wakes up and the cycle repeats. This hysteretic
method of providing a regulated output reduces losses
associated with FET switching and maintains an output
at light loads. The buck delivers a minimum of 100mA of
average load current when it is switching. VOUT can be set
from 1.8V to 5V via OUT[2:0] (see Table 1).
When the sleep comparator signals that the output has
reached the sleep threshold the buck converter may be in
the middle of a cycle with current still flowing through the
inductor. Normally both synchronous switches would turn
off and the current in the inductor would freewheel to zero
through the NMOS body diode, but the NMOS switch is
kept on to prevent the conduction loss that would occur in
the diode if the NMOS were off. If the PMOS is on when the
sleep comparator trips the NMOS will turn on immediately
in order to ramp down the current. If the NMOS is on it
will be kept on until the current reaches zero.
Though the quiescent current when the buck is switching
is much greater than the sleep quiescent current, it is still
a small percentage of the average inductor current which
results in high efficiency over most load conditions. The
buck operates only when sufficient energy has been accumulated in the input capacitor and the length of time the
converter needs to transfer energy to the output is much
less than the time it takes to accumulate energy. Thus, the
buck operating quiescent current is averaged over a long
period of time so that the total average quiescent current
is low. This feature accommodates sources that harvest
small amounts of ambient energy.
BUCK-BOOST Converter
The buck-boost uses the same hysteretic voltage algorithm
as the buck to control the output, VOUT, with the same
sleep comparator. The buck-boost has three modes of
operation: buck, buck-boost, and boost. An internal mode
comparator determines the mode of operation based on
BAT and VOUT. Figure 2 shows the four internal switches
of the buck-boost converter. In each mode the inductor
current is ramped up to IPEAK. This IPEAK value is programmable via IPK[2:0] and ranges from 5mA to 250mA
(see Table 3).
BAT
M1
SWA
M2
SWB
M4
VOUT
M3
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Figure 2: Buck-Boost Power Switches
In BUCK mode M4 is always on and M3 is always off. The
inductor current is ramped up through M1 to IPEAK and
down to 0mA through M2. In boost mode M1 is always on
and M2 is always off. The inductor current is ramped up
to IPEAK when M3 is on and is ramped to 0mA when M4
is on as VOUT is greater than BAT in boost mode. Buckboost mode is very similar to boost mode in that M1 is
always on and M2 is always off. If BAT is less than VOUT
the inductor current is ramped up to IPEAK through M3.
When M4 turns on the current in the inductor will start to
ramp down. However, because BAT is close to VOUT and
M1 and M4 have finite on-resistance the current ramp
will exhibit a slow exponential decay, lowering the average current delivered to VOUT. For this reason the lower
current threshold is set to IPEAK/2 in buck-boost mode
to maintain high average current to the load. If BAT is
greater than VOUT in buck-boost mode the inductor current still ramps up to IPEAK and down to IPEAK/2. It can
still ramp down If BAT is greater than VOUT because the
final value of the current in the inductor is (VIN – VOUT)/
(RON1 + RON4). If BAT is exactly IPEAK/2•(RON1 + RON4)
above VOUT the inductor current will not reach the IPEAK/2
threshold and switches M1 and M4 will stay on all the time.
For higher BAT voltages the mode comparator will switch
the converter to buck mode. M1 and M4 will remain on
for BAT voltages up to VOUT + IPEAK•(RON1 + RON4). At
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this point the current in the inductor is equal to IPEAK and
the IPEAK comparator will trip turning off M1 and turning on M2 causing the inductor current to ramp down to
IZERO, completing the transition from buck-boost mode
to buck mode.
A digital output, EH_ON, is low when the prioritizer has
selected the BAT input and is high when the prioritizer has
selected the VIN input. The EH_ON output is referenced
to VIN3.
VOUT Power Good
An integrated low drop out regulator (LDO) is available with
its own input, LDO_IN. It will regulate LDO_OUT to seven
different output voltages based on the LDO[2:0] pins. An
eighth mode is provided to turn the LDO into a currentlimited switch in which the PMOS is always on. LDO_EN
enables the LDO when high and when low eliminates all
quiescent current on LDO_IN. The LDO is designed to
provide 50mA over a range of LDO_IN and LDO_OUT
combinations. A current limit set above 50mA is available
to dial back the current if the output is grounded or the
load demands more than 50mA. The LDO also features a
1ms soft-start for smooth output start-up.
A power good comparator is provided for the VOUT output. It transitions high the first time the LTC3330 goes
to sleep, indicating that VOUT has reached regulation. It
transitions low when VOUT falls to 92.5% (typical) of its
value at regulation. The PGVOUT output is referenced to
an internal rail that is generated to be the highest of VIN2,
BAT, and VOUT less a Schottky diode drop.
Prioritizer
The input prioritizer on the LTC3330 decides whether to use
the energy harvesting input or the battery input to power
VOUT. If a battery is powering the buck-boost converter
and harvested energy causes a UVLO rising transition on
VIN, the prioritizer will shut off the buck-boost and turn on
the buck, orchestrating a smooth transition that maintains
regulation of VOUT. When harvestable energy disappears,
the prioritizer will first poll the battery voltage. If the battery
voltage is above 1.8V the prioritizer will switch back to
the buck-boost while maintaining regulation. If the battery voltage is below 1.8V the buck-boost is not enabled
and VOUT cannot be supported until harvestable energy
is again available. If either BAT or VIN is grounded, the
prioritizer allows the other input to run if its input is high
enough for operation.
When the prioritizer selects the VIN input the current on
the BAT input drops to zero. However, if the voltage on
BAT is higher than VIN2, 150nA (typical) will appear as
quiescent current on BAT due to internal level shifting.
This only affects a small range of battery voltages and
UVLO settings.
Low Drop Out Regulator
A power good signal on the PGLDO pin indicates when
the voltage at LDO_OUT rises above 92.5% (typical) of its
final value, or after tripped, when the LDO_OUT falls below
90.0% of that value. The PGLDO output is referenced to
an internal rail that is generated to be the highest of VIN2,
BAT, and VOUT less a Schottky diode drop.
Supercapacitor
An integrated supercapacitor balancer with 165nA of
quiescent current is available to balance a stack of two
supercapacitors. Typically the input, SCAP, will tie to
VOUT to allow for increased energy storage at VOUT with
supercapacitors. The BAL pin is tied to the middle of the
stack and can source and sink 10mA to regulate the BAL
pin’s voltage to half that of the SCAP pin’s voltage. To
disable the balancer and its associated quiescent current
the SCAP and BAL pins can be tied to ground.
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Package Description
Please refer to http://www.linear.com/designtools/packaging/ for the most recent package drawings.
UH Package
32-Lead Plastic QFN (5mm × 5mm)
(Reference LTC DWG # 05-08-1693 Rev D)
0.70 ±0.05
5.50 ±0.05
4.10 ±0.05
3.50 REF
(4 SIDES)
3.45 ±0.05
3.45 ±0.05
PACKAGE OUTLINE
0.25 ±0.05
0.50 BSC
RECOMMENDED SOLDER PAD LAYOUT
APPLY SOLDER MASK TO AREAS THAT ARE NOT SOLDERED
5.00 ±0.10
(4 SIDES)
BOTTOM VIEW—EXPOSED PAD
0.75 ±0.05
R = 0.05
TYP
0.00 – 0.05
R = 0.115
TYP
PIN 1 NOTCH R = 0.30 TYP
OR 0.35 × 45° CHAMFER
31 32
0.40 ±0.10
PIN 1
TOP MARK
(NOTE 6)
1
2
3.50 REF
(4-SIDES)
3.45 ±0.10
3.45 ±0.10
(UH32) QFN 0406 REV D
0.200 REF
NOTE:
1. DRAWING PROPOSED TO BE A JEDEC PACKAGE OUTLINE
M0-220 VARIATION WHHD-(X) (TO BE APPROVED)
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 0.20mm 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
0.25 ±0.05
0.50 BSC
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LTC3330
Typical Application
UPS System for Wireless Mesh Networks with Output Supercapacitor Energy Storage
PIEZO
MIDE V25W
10µF
25V
AC1
AC2
VIN
SW
1µF
6V
4.7µF, 6V
LTC3330
SWA
CAP
SWB
VIN2
VOUT
100µH
100µH
VOUT = 3.6V FOR EH_ON = 1
VOUT = 2.5V FOR EH_ON = 0
UV3
UV2
SCAP
UV1
BAL
10mF
2.5V
22µF
6V
10mF
2.5V
UV0
VSUPPLY
3.65V
+
Li-SOCI2
BAT
1µF
6V
PGOOD
PGVOUT
IPK2
TX
EHORBAT
EH_ON
IPK1
GND
IPK0
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY DC9003A-A/B
DUST MOTE FOR WIRELESS MESH NETWORKS
OUT2
OUT1
OUT0
GND
VIN3
1µF
6V
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