LINER LTC4058

LTC4088
High Efficiency Battery
Charger/USB Power Manager
Description
Features
Switching Regulator Makes Optimal Use of Limited
Power Available from USB Port to Charge Battery
and Power Application
n 180mΩ Internal Ideal Diode Plus Optional External
Ideal Diode Controller Seamlessly Provides Low
Loss Power Path When Input Power is Limited or
Unavailable
n Full Featured Li-Ion/Polymer Battery Charger
n V
BUS Operating Range: 4.25V to 5.5V (7V Absolute
Maximum—Transient)
n1.2A Maximum Input Current Limit
n1.5A Maximum Charge Current with Thermal Limiting
n Bat-Track™ Adaptive Output Control
n Slew Control Reduces Switching EMI
n Low Profile (0.75mm) 14-Lead 4mm × 3mm DFN
Package
The LTC®4088 is a high efficiency USB PowerPath™
controller and Li-Ion/Polymer battery charger. It includes
a synchronous switching input regulator, a full-featured
battery charger and an ideal diode. Designed specifically
for USB applications, the LTC4088’s switching regulator
automatically limits its input current to either 100mA,
500mA or 1A for wall-powered applications via logic
control.
Applications
An ideal diode ensures that system power is available
from the battery when the input current limit is reached
or if the USB or wall supply is removed.
n
n
n
n
n
n
The switching input stage provides power to VOUT where
power sharing between the application circuit and the
battery charger is managed. Unlike linear PowerPath
controllers, the LTC4088’s switching input stage can use
nearly all of the 0.5W or 2.5W available from the USB port
with minimal power dissipation. This feature allows the
LTC4088 to provide more power to the application and
eases thermal issues in space-constrained applications.
Media Players
Digital Cameras
GPS
PDAs
Smart Phones
The LTC4088 is available in the low profile 14-lead 4mm
× 3mm × 0.75mm DFN surface mount package.
L, LT, LTC, LTM, Linear Technology and the Linear logo are registered trademarks and
PowerPath, Bat-Track and ThinSOT are trademarks of Linear Technology Corporation. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Protected by U.S. Patents, including
6522118.
Typical Application
Switching Regulator Efficiency to
System Load (POUT/PBUS)
High Efficiency Battery Charger/USB Power Manager
100
WALL
90
3.3µH
SYSTEM
LOAD
VBUS
SW VOUT
D0
D1
GATE
LTC4088
D2
BAT
CHRG
LDO3V3
CLPROG
PROG C/X GND NTC
10µF
3.3V
1µF
0.1µF
8.2Ω
2.94k
499Ω
Li-Ion
10µF
80
EFFICIENCY (%)
USB
70
60
40
30
10
4088 TA01a
BAT = 3.3V
50
20
+
BAT = 4.2V
0
0.01
VBUS = 5V
IBAT = 0mA
10x MODE
0.1
IOUT (A)
1
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Absolute Maximum Ratings
Pin Configuration
(Note 1)
TOP VIEW
VBUS (Transient) t < 1ms, Duty Cycle < 1%... –0.3V to 7V
VBUS (Static), BAT, CHRG, NTC, D0,
D1, D2........................................................... –0.3V to 6V
ICLPROG.....................................................................3mA
IPROG, IC/X.................................................................2mA
ILDO3V3....................................................................30mA
ICHRG.......................................................................75mA
IOUT .............................................................................2A
ISW...............................................................................2A
IBAT.............................................................................2A
Maximum Operating Junction Temperature........... 125°C
Operating Temperature Range..................–40°C to 85°C
Storage Temperature Range................... –65°C to 125°C
NTC
1
14 D1
CLPROG
2
13 D0
LDO3V3
3
D2
4
C/X
5
11 VBUS
10 VOUT
PROG
6
9 BAT
CHRG
7
8 GATE
12 SW
15
DE PACKAGE
14-LEAD (4mm × 3mm) PLASTIC DFN
TJMAX = 125°C, θJA = 37°C/W
EXPOSED PAD (PIN 15) IS GND, MUST BE SOLDERED TO PCB
Order Information
LEAD FREE FINISH
TAPE AND REEL
PART MARKING
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION
TEMPERATURE RANGE
LTC4088EDE#PBF
LTC4088EDE#TRPBF
4088
14-Lead (4mm × 3mm) Plastic DFN
–40°C to 85°C
Consult LTC Marketing for parts specified with wider operating temperature ranges.
Consult LTC Marketing for information on nonstandard lead based finish parts.
For more information on lead free part marking, go to: http://www.linear.com/leadfree/
For more information on tape and reel specifications, go to: http://www.linear.com/tapeandreel/
Electrical Characteristics
The l denotes the specifications which apply over the full operating
temperature range, otherwise specifications are at TA = 25°C. VBUS = 5V, BAT = 3.8V, RCLPROG = 2.94k, unless otherwise noted.
SYMBOL
PARAMETER
CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNITS
Input Power Supply
VBUS
Input Supply Voltage
IBUS(LIM)
Total Input Current
1x Mode
5x Mode
10x Mode
Low Power Suspend Mode
High Power Suspend Mode
IBUSQ (Note 4)
Input Quiescent Current
1x Mode
5x Mode
10x Mode
Low Power Suspend Mode
High Power Suspend Mode
6
14
14
0.038
0.038
mA
mA
mA
mA
mA
1x Mode
5x Mode
10x Mode
Low Power Suspend Mode
High Power Suspend Mode
224
1133
2140
11.3
59.4
mA/mA
mA/mA
mA/mA
mA/mA
mA/mA
hCLPROG (Note 4) Ratio of Measured VBUS Current to
CLPROG Program Current
l
4.35
l
l
l
l
l
92
445
815
0.32
1.6
5.5
97
470
877
0.39
2.05
100
500
1000
0.50
2.5
V
mA
mA
mA
mA
mA
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Electrical Characteristics
The l denotes the specifications which apply over the full operating
temperature range, otherwise specifications are at TA = 25°C. VBUS = 5V, BAT = 3.8V, RCLPROG = 2.94k, unless otherwise noted.
SYMBOL
PARAMETER
CONDITIONS
IOUT
VOUT Current Available Before
Discharging Battery
1x Mode, BAT = 3.3V
5x Mode, BAT = 3.3V
10x Mode, BAT = 3.3V
Low Power Suspend Mode
High Power Suspend Mode
MIN
TYP
0.26
1.6
135
672
1251
0.32
2.04
MAX
UNITS
0.41
2.46
mA
mA
mA
mA
mA
VCLPROG
CLPROG Servo Voltage in Current Limit
1x, 5x, 10x Modes
Suspend Modes
VUVLO
VBUS Undervoltage Lockout
Rising Threshold
Falling Threshold
VDUVLO
VBUS to BAT Differential Undervoltage
Lockout
Rising Threshold
Falling Threshold
VOUT
VOUT Voltage
1x, 5x, 10x Modes, 0V < BAT ≤ 4.2V,
IOUT = 0mA, Battery Charger Off
3.5
BAT + 0.3
4.7
V
USB Suspend Modes, IOUT = 250µA
4.5
4.6
4.7
V
1.8
2.25
2.7
MHz
1.188
100
3.95
4.30
4.00
V
mV
4.35
200
50
V
V
mV
mV
fOSC
Switching Frequency
RPMOS
PMOS On Resistance
0.18
Ω
RNMOS
NMOS On Resistance
0.30
Ω
IPEAK
Peak Inductor Current Clamp
2
3
A
A
RSUSP
Suspend LDO Output Resistance
15
Ω
1x, 5x Modes
10x Mode
Battery Charger
VFLOAT
BAT Regulated Output Voltage
ICHG
Constant-Current Mode Charge Current
RPROG = 1k
RPROG = 5k
IBAT
Battery Drain Current
4.179
4.165
4.200
4.200
4.221
4.235
V
V
980
192
1030
206
1080
220
mA
mA
VBUS > VUVLO, PowerPath Switching
Regulator On, Battery Charger Off,
IOUT = 0µA
3.5
5
µA
VBUS = 0V, IOUT = 0µA (Ideal Diode Mode)
23
35
µA
0°C ≤ TA ≤ 85°C
VPROG
PROG Pin Servo Voltage
VPROG,TRKL
PROG Pin Servo Voltage in Trickle
Charge
hPROG
Ratio of IBAT to PROG Pin Current
VTRKL
Trickle Charge Threshold Voltage
ΔVTRKL
Trickle Charge Hysteresis Voltage
VRECHRG
Recharge Battery Threshold Voltage
Threshold Voltage Relative to VFLOAT
–80
–100
–120
mV
tTERM
Safety Timer Termination Period
Timer Starts when VBAT = VFLOAT
3.2
4.0
4.8
Hour
tBADBAT
Bad Battery Termination Time
BAT < VTRKL
0.4
0.5
0.6
Hour
IC/X
Battery Charge Current at Programmed
End of Charge Indication
RC/X = 1k
RC/X = 5k
85
100
20
115
mA
mA
VC/X
C/X Threshold Voltage
hC/X
Battery Charge Current Ratio to C/X
VCHRG
CHRG Pin Output Low Voltage
ICHRG = 5mA
65
100
mV
ICHRG
CHRG Pin Input Current
BAT = 4.5V, VCHRG = 5V
0
1
µA
BAT < VTRKL
BAT Rising
2.7
1.000
V
0.100
V
1031
mA/mA
2.85
3.0
135
V
mV
100
mV
1031
mA/mA
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Electrical Characteristics
The l denotes the specifications which apply over the full operating
temperature range, otherwise specifications are at TA = 25°C. VBUS = 5V, BAT = 3.8V, RCLPROG = 2.94k, unless otherwise noted.
SYMBOL
PARAMETER
CONDITIONS
RON_CHG
Battery Charger Power FET
On-Resistance (Between VOUT and BAT)
IBAT = 200mA
TLIM
Junction Temperature in Constant
Temperature Mode
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNITS
0.18
Ω
110
°C
NTC
VCOLD
Cold Temperature Fault Threshold
Voltage
Rising Threshold
Hysteresis
75.0
76.5
1.5
78.0
%VBUS
%VBUS
VHOT
Hot Temperature Fault Threshold
Voltage
Falling Threshold
Hysteresis
33.4
34.9
1.5
36.4
%VBUS
%VBUS
VDIS
NTC Disable Threshold Voltage
Falling Threshold
Hysteresis
0.7
1.7
50
2.7
%VBUS
mV
INTC
NTC Leakage Current
VNTC = VBUS = 5V
–50
50
nA
VFWD
Forward Voltage Detection
IOUT = 10mA
VBUS = 0V, IOUT = 10mA
RDROPOUT
Internal Diode On Resistance, Dropout
IOUT = 200mA
IMAX
Diode Current Limit
Ideal Diode
15
2
mV
mV
0.18
Ω
2
A
Always On 3.3V Supply
VLDO3V3
Regulated Output Voltage
0mA < ILDO3V3 < 25mA
3.1
3.3
3.4
V
ROL3V3
Open-Loop Output Resistance
25
Ω
RCL3V3
Closed-Loop Output Resistance
3.6
Ω
Logic (D0, D1, D2)
VIL
Input Low Voltage
VIH
Input High Voltage
IPD
Static Pull-Down Current
0.4
1.2
VPIN = 1V
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 LTC4088E is guaranteed to meet performance specifications
from 0°C to 85°C. Specifications over the –40°C to 85°C operating
temperature range are assured by design, characterization and correlation
with statistical process controls.
V
V
2
µA
Note 3: The LTC4088E includes overtemperature protection that is
intended to protect the device during momentary overload conditions.
Junction temperature will exceed 125°C when overtemperature protection
is active. Continuous operation above the specified maximum operating
junction temperature may impair device reliability.
Note 4: Total input current is the sum of quiescent current, IBUSQ, and
measured current given by VCLPROG/RCLPROG • (hCLPROG + 1)
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Typical Performance Characteristics
Ideal Diode Resistance
vs Battery Voltage
Ideal Diode V-I Characteristics
0.20
INTERNAL IDEAL
DIODE ONLY
0.2
0.15
0.10
INTERNAL IDEAL DIODE
WITH SUPPLEMENTAL
EXTERNAL VISHAY
Si2333 PMOS
0.05
VBUS = 0V
VBUS = 5V
0.04
0.12
0.16
0.08
FORWARD VOLTAGE (V)
0
0
2.7
0.20
3.0
3.6
3.9
3.3
BATTERY VOLTAGE (V)
4088 G01
150
600
125
CHARGE CURRENT (mA)
CHARGE CURRENT (mA)
700
400
300
200
5x USB SETTING,
BATTERY CHARGER SET FOR 1A
0
3.0
3.3
3.6
3.9
2.7
BATTERY VOLTAGE (V)
75
50
0
4.2
90
5x, 10x MODE
88
80
EFFICIENCY (%)
EFFICIENCY (%)
90
70
60
1x USB SETTING,
BATTERY CHARGER SET FOR 1A
3.0
40
0.01
0.1
OUTPUT CURRENT (A)
1
4088 G07
VBUS = 0V
20
15
10
VBUS = 5V
(SUSPEND MODE)
0
2.7
4.2
3.3
3.6
3.9
BATTERY VOLTAGE (V)
3.0
3.6
3.9
3.3
BATTERY VOLTAGE (V)
VBUS Current vs VBUS Voltage
(Suspend)
50
RCLPROG = 2.94k
RPROG = 1k
IOUT = 0mA
86
80
2.7
IOUT = 0mA
40
5x CHARGING
EFFICIENCY
1x CHARGING
EFFICIENCY
84
4.2
4088 G06
Battery Charging Efficiency vs
Battery Voltage with No External
Load (PBAT/PBUS)
82
50
IOUT = 0µA
5
2.7
1000
4088 G03
4088 G05
PowerPath Switching Regulator
Efficiency vs Output Current
1x MODE
600
800
400
OUTPUT CURRENT (mA)
Battery Drain Current
vs Battery Voltage
VBUS = 5V
RPROG = 1k
RCLPROG = 2.94k
4088 G04
VBAT = 3.8V
200
0
25
100
25
100
100
3.25
4.2
USB Limited Battery Charge
Current vs Battery Voltage
VBUS = 5V
RPROG = 1k
RCLPROG = 2.94k
VBAT = 3.4V
3.75
4088 G02
USB Limited Battery Charge
Current vs Battery Voltage
500
4.00
3.50
BATTERY CURRENT (µA)
0
VBUS = 5V
5x MODE
4.25
INTERNAL IDEAL
DIODE
OUTPUT VOLTAGE (V)
0.6
0.4
4.50
VBAT = 4V
RESISTANCE (Ω)
CURRENT (A)
0.25
INTERNAL IDEAL DIODE
WITH SUPPLEMENTAL
EXTERNAL VISHAY
Si2333 PMOS
0.8
Output Voltage vs Output Current
(Battery Charger Disabled)
VBUS CURRENT (µA)
1.0
TA = 25°C, unless otherwise noted.
30
20
10
3.0
3.6
3.9
3.3
BATTERY VOLTAGE (V)
4.2
4088 G08
0
1
2
4
3
VBUS VOLTAGE (V)
5
6
4088 G09
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Typical Performance Characteristics
VBUS Current vs Output Current in
Suspend
5.0
2.5
5x MODE
2.0
VBUS CURRENT (mA)
OUTPUT VOLTAGE (V)
4.5
4.0
3.5
1x MODE
3.0
2.5
0.5
5x MODE
1.5
1.0
0.5
VBUS = 5V
VBAT = 3.3V
RCLPROG = 2.94k
0
3.4
VBUS = 5V
VBAT = 3.3V
RCLPROG = 2.94k
OUTPUT VOLTAGE (V)
Output Voltage vs Output Current
in Suspend
TA = 25°C, unless otherwise noted.
VBAT = 3.9V, 4.2V
1.5
2
1
OUTPUT CURRENT (mA)
0
2.5
0.5
1.5
2
1
OUTPUT LOAD CURRENT (mA)
0
VBAT = 3V
VBAT = 3.1V
VBAT = 3.2V
VBAT = 3.3V
2.8
600
4.21
3.68
4.20
3.66
OUTPUT VOLTAGE (V)
FLOAT VOLTAGE (V)
200
15
20
10
LOAD CURRENT (mA)
25
Low-Battery (Instant-On) Output
Voltage vs Temperature
500
THERMAL REGULATION
5
0
4088 G12
Battery Charger Float Voltage vs
Temperature
300
VBAT = 3.6V
4088 G11
Battery Charge Current vs
Temperature
400
VBAT = 3.5V
3.0
2.6
2.5
VBAT = 3.4V
3.2
1x MODE
4088 G10
CHARGE CURRENT (mA)
3.3V LDO Output Voltage
vs Load Current, VBUS = 0V
4.19
4.18
VBAT = 2.7V
IOUT = 100mA
5x MODE
3.64
3.62
100
0
–40 –20
0
20 40 60 80
TEMPERATURE (°C)
4.17
–40
100 120
–15
35
10
TEMPERATURE (°C)
60
QUIESCENT CURRENT (mA)
FREQUENCY (MHz)
2.20
2.15
60
VBUS = 5V
IOUT = 0µA
46
5x MODE
44
12
9
1x MODE
6
85
Quiescent Current in Suspend vs
Temperature
QUIESCENT CURRENT (mA)
15
2.35
2.25
35
10
TEMPERATURE (°C)
4088 G15
VBUS Quiescent Current vs
Temperature
Oscillator Frequency vs
Temperature
2.30
–15
4088 G14
4088 G13
2.10
–40
3.60
–40
85
VBUS = 5V
IOUT = 0mA
SUSP HI
42
40
38
36
–15
35
10
TEMPERATURE (°C)
60
85
4088 G16
3
–40
–15
35
10
TEMPERATURE (°C)
60
85
4088 G17
34
–40
–15
10
35
TEMPERATURE (°C)
60
85
4088 G18
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Typical Performance Characteristics
CHRG Pin Current vs Voltage
(Pull-Down State)
CHRG PIN CURRENT (mA)
100
TA = 25°C, unless otherwise noted.
3.3V LDO Transient Response
(5mA to 15mA)
VBUS = 5V
VBAT = 3.8V
Suspend LDO Transient Response
(500µA to 1mA)
80
ILDO3V3
5mA/DIV
IOUT
500µA/DIV
60
0mA
0mA
40
VLDO3V3
20mV/DIV
AC COUPLED
VOUT
20mV/DIV
AC-COUPLED
20
0
VBAT = 3.8V
0
1
3
4
2
CHRG PIN VOLTAGE (V)
20µs/DIV
4088 G20
500µs/DIV
4088 G21
5
4088 G19
Pin Functions
NTC (Pin 1): Input to the NTC Thermistor Monitoring
Circuits. The NTC pin connects to a negative temperature
coefficient thermistor which is typically co-packaged with
the battery pack to determine if the battery is too hot or
too cold to charge. If the battery’s temperature is out of
range, charging is paused until the battery temperature reenters the valid range. A low drift bias resistor is required
from VBUS to NTC and a thermistor is required from NTC
to ground. If the NTC function is not desired, the NTC pin
should be grounded.
CLPROG (Pin 2): USB Current Limit Program and Monitor
Pin. A 1% resistor from CLPROG to ground determines
the upper limit of the current drawn from the VBUS pin.
A precise fraction of the input current, hCLPROG, is sent
to the CLPROG pin when the high side switch is on. The
switching regulator delivers power until the CLPROG
pin reaches 1.188V. Therefore, the current drawn from
VBUS will be limited to an amount given by hCLPROG and
RCLPROG. There are several ratios for hCLPROG available,
two of which correspond to the 500mA and 100mA USB
specifications. A multilayer ceramic averaging capacitor
is also required at CLPROG for filtering.
LDO3V3 (Pin 3): LDO Output. The LDO3V3 pin provides
a regulated, always-on 3.3V supply voltage. This pin gets
its power from VOUT. It may be used for light loads such
as a real-time clock or housekeeping microprocessor. A
1µF capacitor is required from LDO3V3 to ground if it will
be called upon to deliver current. If the LDO3V3 output is
not used it should be disabled by connecting it to VOUT.
D2 (Pin 4): Mode Select Input Pin. D2, in combination
with the D0 pin and D1 pin, controls the current limit and
battery charger functions of the LTC4088 (see Table 1).
This pin is pulled low by a weak current sink.
C/X (Pin 5): End of Charge Indication Program Pin. This pin
is used to program the current level at which a completed
charge cycle is indicated by the CHRG pin.
PROG (Pin 6): Charge Current Program and Charge Current Monitor Pin. Connecting a 1% resistor from PROG
to ground programs the charge current. If sufficient input
power is available in constant-current mode, this pin servos
to 1V. The voltage on this pin always represents the actual
charge current by using the following formula:
IBAT =
VPROG
• 1031
RPROG
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Pin Functions
CHRG (Pin 7): Open-Drain Charge Status Output. The
CHRG pin indicates the status of the battery charger. Four
possible states are represented by CHRG: charging, not
charging (or float charge current less than programmed
end of charge indication current), unresponsive battery and
battery temperature out of range. CHRG is modulated at
35kHz and switches between a low and a high duty cycle
for easy recognition by either humans or microprocessors.
CHRG requires a pull-up resistor and/or LED to provide
indication.
GATE (Pin 8): Ideal Diode Amplifier Output. This pin controls the gate of an optional external P-channel MOSFET
transistor used to supplement the internal ideal diode. The
source of the P-channel MOSFET should be connected to
VOUT and the drain should be connected to BAT.
BAT (Pin 9): Single Cell Li-Ion Battery Pin. Depending on
available power and load, a Li-Ion battery on BAT will either
deliver system power to VOUT through the ideal diode or
be charged from the battery charger.
VOUT (Pin 10): Output voltage of the switching PowerPath
controller and input voltage of the battery charger. The
majority of the portable product should be powered from
VOUT. The LTC4088 will partition the available power between the external load on VOUT and the internal battery
charger. Priority is given to the external load and any extra
power is used to charge the battery. An ideal diode from
BAT to VOUT ensures that VOUT is powered even if the load
exceeds the allotted power from VBUS or if the VBUS power
source is removed. VOUT should be bypassed with a low
impedance multilayer ceramic capacitor.
VBUS (Pin 11): Input voltage for the switching PowerPath
controller. VBUS will usually be connected to the USB port
of a computer or a DC output wall adapter. VBUS should
be bypassed with a low impedance multilayer ceramic
capacitor.
SW (Pin 12): The SW pin delivers power from VBUS to
VOUT via the step-down switching regulator. An inductor
should be connected from SW to VOUT. See the Applications Information section for a discussion of inductance
value and current rating.
D0 (Pin 13): Mode Select Input Pin. D0, in combination
with the D1 pin and the D2 pin, controls the current limit
and battery charger functions of the LTC4088 (see Table 1).
This pin is pulled low by a weak current sink.
D1 (Pin 14): Mode Select Input Pin. D1, in combination
with the D0 pin and the D2 pin, controls the current limit
and battery charger functions of the LTC4088 (see Table 1).
This pin is pulled low by a weak current sink.
Exposed Pad (Pin 15): GND. Must be soldered to the
PCB to provide a low electrical and thermal impedance
connection to ground.
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T NTC
1
2
0.1V
NTC
VBUS
1.188V
CLPROG
+
–
+
–
+
–
+
–
ISWITCH/N ILDO/M
+
–
NTC ENABLE
OVERTEMP
UNDERTEMP
AVERAGE INPUT
CURRENT LIMIT
CONTROLLER
SUSPEND
LDO
100mV
NTC FAULT
OSC
4.6V
– +
Q
D0
13
D1
14
LOGIC
AVERAGE OUTPUT
VOLTAGE LIMIT
CONTROLLER
PWM
R
S
4
D2
NONOVERLAP
AND DRIVE
LOGIC
3.6V
GND
15
+–
0.3V
1V
6
PROG
IBAT/1031
CONSTANT CURRENT
CONSTANT VOLTAGE
BATTERY CHARGER
+
–
VBUS
5
C/X
BAD
CELL
NTC
IBAT/1031
100mV
15mV
0V
PWM
+
–
ALWAYS ON
3.3V LDO
IDEAL
DIODE
–
+
+
+
–
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+
–
TO USB
OR WALL
ADPAPTER
7
9
8
10
3
12
4088 BD
CHRG
BAT
GATE
VOUT
LDO3V3
SW
SINGLE
CELL
Li-Ion
+
OPTIONAL
EXTERNAL
IDEAL DIODE
PMOS
TO 3.3V
LOAD
TO SYSTEM
LOAD
LTC4088
Block Diagram
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LTC4088
Operation
Introduction
Input Current Limited Step Down Switching Regulator
The LTC4088 includes a PowerPath controller, battery
charger, internal ideal diode, optional external ideal diode
controller, SUSPEND LDO and an always-on 3.3V LDO.
Designed specifically for USB applications, the PowerPath
controller incorporates a precision average input current
limited step-down switching regulator to make maximum
use of the allowable USB power. Because power is conserved, the LTC4088 allows the load current on VOUT to
exceed the current drawn by the USB port without exceeding the USB load specifications.
The power delivered from VBUS to VOUT is controlled by a
2.25MHz constant frequency step-down switching regulator. To meet the USB maximum load specification, the
switching regulator contains a measurement and control
system that ensures that the average input current remains
below the level programmed at CLPROG. VOUT drives the
combination of the external load and the battery charger.
The switching regulator and battery charger communicate
to ensure that the average input current never exceeds the
USB specifications.
The ideal diodes from BAT to VOUT guarantee that ample
power is always available to VOUT even if there is insufficient or absent power at VBUS.
To prevent battery drain when a device is connected to a
suspended USB port, an LDO from VBUS to VOUT provides
either low power or high power suspend current to the
application.
Finally, an “always on” LDO provides a regulated 3.3V
from VOUT. This LDO will be on at all times and can be
used to supply up to 25mA to a system microprocessor.
TO USB
OR WALL
ADAPTER
11
If the combined load does not cause the switching power
supply to reach the programmed input current limit, VOUT
will track approximately 0.3V above the battery voltage.
By keeping the voltage across the battery charger at this
low level, power lost to the battery charger is minimized.
Figure 1 shows the power path components.
If the combined external load plus battery charge current
is large enough to cause the switching power supply to
reach the programmed input current limit, the battery
charger will reduce its charge current by precisely the
amount necessary to enable the external load to be satisfied. Even if the battery charge current is programmed to
exceed the allowable USB current, the USB specification
for average input current will not be violated; the battery
charger will reduce its current as needed. Furthermore, if
the load current at VOUT exceeds the programmed power
VBUS
SW
ISWITCH/N
VOUT
PWM AND
GATE DRIVE
IDEAL
DIODE
CONSTANT CURRENT
CONSTANT VOLTAGE
BATTERY CHARGER
OV
15mV
CLPROG
1.188V
–
+
AVERAGE INPUT
CURRENT LIMIT
CONTROLLER
+
+
–
2
0.3V
3.6V
+–
–
+
+
–
GATE
BAT
SYSTEM LOAD
3.5V TO
(BAT + 0.3V)
12
10
OPTIONAL
EXTERNAL
IDEAL DIODE
PMOS
8
9
AVERAGE OUTPUT
VOLTAGE LIMIT
CONTROLLER
+
SINGLE CELL
Li-Ion
4088 F01
Figure 1
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LTC4088
Operation
The current at CLPROG is a precise fraction of the VBUS
current. When a programming resistor and an averaging
capacitor are connected from CLPROG to GND, the voltage
on CLPROG represents the average input current of the
switching regulator. As the input current approaches the
programmed limit, CLPROG reaches 1.188V and power
delivered by the switching regulator is held constant.
Several ratios of current are available which can be set
to correspond to USB low and high power modes with a
single programming resistor.
The input current limit is programmed by various combinations of the D0, D1 and D2 pins as shown in Table 1.
The switching input regulator can also be deactivated
(USB Suspend).
The average input current will be limited by the CLPROG
programming resistor according to the following expression:
I VBUS = IBUSQ +
(
)
VCLPROG
• h CLPROG + 1
RCLPROG
where IBUSQ is the quiescent current of the LTC4088,
VCLPROG is the CLPROG servo voltage in current limit,
RCLPROG is the value of the programming resistor and
hCLPROG is the ratio of the measured current at VBUS to
the sample current delivered to CLPROG. Refer to the
Electrical Characteristics table for values of hCLPROG,
VCLPROG and IBUSQ. Given worst-case circuit tolerances,
the USB specification for the average input current of 1x
or 5x mode will not be violated, provided that RCLPROG is
2.94k or greater.
Table 1 shows the available settings for the D0, D1 and
D2 pins.
Notice that when D0 is high and D1 is low, the switching
regulator is set to a higher current limit for increased
charging and power availability at VOUT. These modes
will typically be used when there is line power available
from a wall adapter.
While not in current limit, the switching regulator’s
Bat-Track feature will set VOUT to approximately 300mV
Table 1. Controlled Input Current Limit
CHARGER
STATUS
IBUS(LIM)
0
On
100mA (1x)
1
Off
100mA (1x)
0
On
500mA (5x)
1
Off
500mA (5x)
0
0
On
1A (10x)
1
0
1
Off
1A (10x)
1
1
0
Off
500µA (Susp Low)
1
1
1
Off
2.5mA (Susp High)
D0
D1
D2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
above the voltage at BAT. However, if the voltage at BAT
is below 3.3V, and the load requirement does not cause
the switching regulator to exceed its current limit, VOUT
will regulate at a fixed 3.6V as shown in Figure 2. This will
allow a portable product to run immediately when power
is applied without waiting for the battery to charge.
If the load does exceed the current limit at VBUS, VOUT will
range between the no-load voltage and slightly below the
battery voltage, indicated by the shaded region of Figure 2.
If there is no battery present when this happens, VOUT may
collapse to ground.
The voltage regulation loop compensation is controlled by
the capacitance on VOUT. An MLCC capacitor of 10µF is
required for loop stability. Additional capacitance beyond
this value will improve transient response.
4.5
4.2
3.9
VOUT (V)
from VBUS, load current will be drawn from the battery via
the ideal diodes even when the battery charger is enabled.
3.6
NO LOAD
300mV
3.3
3.0
2.7
2.4
2.4
2.7
3.0
3.6
3.3
BAT (V)
3.9
4.2
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Figure 2. VOUT vs BAT
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LTC4088
Operation
Ideal Diode from BAT to VOUT
The LTC4088 has an internal ideal diode as well as a
controller for an optional external ideal diode. Both the
internal and the external ideal diodes are always on and
will respond quickly whenever VOUT drops below BAT.
If the load current increases beyond the power allowed
from the switching regulator, additional power will be
pulled from the battery via the ideal diodes. Furthermore,
if power to VBUS (USB or wall power) is removed, then all
of the application power will be provided by the battery via
the ideal diodes. The ideal diodes will be fast enough to
keep VOUT from drooping with only the storage capacitance
required for the switching regulator. The internal ideal
diode consists of a precision amplifier that activates a
large on-chip MOSFET transistor whenever the voltage at
VOUT is approximately 15mV (VFWD) below the voltage at
BAT. Within the amplifier’s linear range, the small-signal
resistance of the ideal diode will be quite low, keeping
the forward drop near 15mV. At higher current levels, the
MOSFET will be in full conduction. The on-resistance in
this case is approximately 180mΩ. If this is sufficient for
the application, then no external components are necessary. However, if more conductance is needed, an external
P-channel MOSFET transistor can be added from BAT to
VOUT. The GATE pin of the LTC4088 drives the gate of the
P-channel MOSFET transistor for automatic ideal diode
control. The source of the external P-channel MOSFET
should be connected to VOUT and the drain should be
2200
VISHAY Si2333
OPTIONAL EXTERNAL
IDEAL DIODE
2000
1800
CURRENT (mA)
1600
1400
LTC4088
IDEAL DIODE
1200
1000
Suspend LDO
The LTC4088 provides a small amount of power to VOUT in
SUSPEND mode by including an LDO from VBUS to VOUT.
This LDO will prevent the battery from running down when
the portable product has access to a suspended USB port.
Regulating at 4.6V, this LDO only becomes active when
the switching converter is disabled. To remain compliant
with the USB specification, the input to the LDO is current
limited so that it will not exceed the low power or high
power suspend specification. If the load on VOUT exceeds
the suspend current limit, the additional current will come
from the battery via the ideal diodes. The suspend LDO
sends a scaled copy of the VBUS current to the CLPROG
pin, which will servo to approximately 100mV in this mode.
Thus, the high power and low power suspend settings are
related to the levels programmed by the same resistor for
1x and 5x modes.
3.3V Always-On Supply
The LTC4088 includes an ultralow quiescent current low
dropout regulator that is always powered. This LDO can
be used to provide power to a system pushbutton controller or standby microcontroller. Designed to deliver up to
25mA, the always-on LDO requires a 1µF MLCC bypass
capacitor for compensation. The LDO is powered from
VOUT, and therefore will enter dropout at loads less than
25mA as VOUT falls near 3.3V. If the LDO3V3 output is
not used, it should be disabled by connecting it to VOUT.
VBUS Undervoltage Lockout (UVLO)
800
600
ON
SEMICONDUCTOR
MBRM120LT3
400
200
0
connected to BAT. Capable of driving a 1nF load, the GATE
pin can control an external P-channel MOSFET transistor
having an on-resistance of 30mΩ or lower. When VBUS is
unavailable, the forward voltage of the ideal diode amplifier
will be reduced from 15mV to nearly zero.
VBUS = 5V
0
60 120 180 240 300 360 420 480
FORWARD VOLTAGE (mV) (BAT – VOUT)
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Figure 3. Ideal Diode V-I Characteristics
An internal undervoltage lockout circuit monitors VBUS and
keeps the switching regulator off until VBUS rises above the
rising UVLO threshold (4.3V). If VBUS falls below the falling
UVLO threshold (4V), system power at VOUT will be drawn
from the battery via the ideal diodes. The voltage at VBUS
must also be higher than the voltage at BAT by approximately 170mV for the switching regulator to operate.
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LTC4088
Operation
Battery Charger
The LTC4088 includes a constant-current/constant-voltage
battery charger with automatic recharge, automatic termination by safety timer, low voltage trickle charging,
bad cell detection and thermistor sensor input for out of
temperature charge pausing.
When a battery charge cycle begins, the battery charger
first determines if the battery is deeply discharged. If the
battery voltage is below VTRKL, typically 2.85V, an automatic
trickle charge feature sets the battery charge current to
10% of the programmed value. If the low voltage persists
for more than 1/2 hour, the battery charger automatically
terminates and indicates, via the CHRG pin, that the battery
was unresponsive.
Once the battery voltage is above VTRKL, the charger begins charging in full power constant-current mode. The
current delivered to the battery will try to reach 1031V/
RPROG. Depending on available input power and external
load conditions, the battery charger may or may not be
able to charge at the full programmed rate. The external
load will always be prioritized over the battery charge
current. The USB current limit programming will always
be observed and only additional power will be available to
charge the battery. When system loads are light, battery
charge current will be maximized.
cally begin when the battery voltage falls below VRECHRG
(typically 4.1V). In the event that the safety timer is running
when the battery voltage falls below VRECHRG, it will reset
back to zero. To prevent brief excursions below VRECHRG
from resetting the safety timer, the battery voltage must be
below VRECHRG for more than 1.5ms. The charge cycle and
safety timer will also restart if the VBUS UVLO cycles low
and then high (e.g., VBUS is removed and then replaced)
or if the charger is momentarily disabled using the D2 pin.
Charge Current
The charge current is programmed using a single resistor
from PROG to ground. 1/1031th of the battery charge current is delivered to PROG, which will attempt to servo to
1.000V. Thus, the battery charge current will try to reach
1031 times the current in the PROG pin. The program
resistor and the charge current are calculated using the
following equations:
Automatic Recharge
Once the battery charger terminates, it will remain off
drawing only microamperes of current from the battery.
If the portable product remains in this state long enough,
the battery will eventually self discharge. To ensure that the
battery is always topped off, a charge cycle will automati-
1031V
1031V
, ICHG =
ICHG
RPROG
In either the constant-current or constant-voltage charging
modes, the voltage at the PROG pin will be proportional
to the actual charge current delivered to the battery. The
charge current can be determined at any time by monitoring
the PROG pin voltage and using the following equation:
Charge Termination
The battery charger has a built-in safety timer. Once the
voltage on the battery reaches the pre-programmed float
voltage of 4.200V, the charger will regulate the battery
voltage there and the charge current will decrease naturally.
Once the charger detects that the battery has reached
4.200V, the 4-hour safety timer is started. After the safety
timer expires, charging of the battery will discontinue and
no more current will be delivered.
RPROG =
IBAT =
VPROG
RPROG
• 1031
In many cases, the actual battery charge current, IBAT,
will be lower than the programmed current, ICHG, due
to limited input power available and prioritization to the
system load drawn from VOUT.
Charge Status Indication
The CHRG pin indicates the status of the battery charger.
Four possible states are represented by CHRG which
include charging, not charging (or float charge current
less than programmed end of charge indication current),
unresponsive battery and battery temperature out of range.
The signal at the CHRG pin can be easily recognized
as one of the above four states by either a human or a
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LTC4088
Operation
microprocessor. An open-drain output, the CHRG pin can
drive an indicator LED through a current limiting resistor for human interfacing or simply a pull-up resistor for
microprocessor interfacing.
To make the CHRG pin easily recognized by both humans
and microprocessors, the pin is either a DC signal of ON
for charging, OFF for not charging or it is switched at high
frequency (35kHz) to indicate the two possible faults. While
switching at 35kHz, its duty cycle is modulated at a slow
rate that can be recognized by a human.
When charging begins, CHRG is pulled low and remains low
for the duration of a normal charge cycle. When charging
is complete, as determined by the criteria set by the C/X
pin, the CHRG pin is released (Hi-Z). The CHRG pin does
not respond to the C/X threshold if the LTC4088 is in VBUS
current limit. This prevents false end of charge indications
due to insufficient power available to the battery charger. If
a fault occurs while charging, the pin is switched at 35kHz.
While switching, its duty cycle is modulated between a high
and low value at a very low frequency. The low and high
duty cycles are disparate enough to make an LED appear
to be on or off thus giving the appearance of “blinking”.
Each of the two faults has its own unique “blink” rate for
human recognition as well as two unique duty cycles for
machine recognition.
Table 2 illustrates the four possible states of the CHRG
pin when the battery charger is active.
Table 2. CHRG Signal
STATUS
FREQUENCY
MODULATION
(BLINK) FREQUENCY
DUTY
CYCLES
Charging
0Hz
0Hz (Low Z)
100%
IBAT < C/X
0Hz
0Hz (Hi-Z)
0%
NTC Fault
35kHz
1.5Hz at 50%
6.25% or 93.75%
Bad Battery
35kHz
6.1Hz at 50%
12.5% or 87.5%
Notice that an NTC fault is represented by a 35kHz pulse
train whose duty cycle toggles between 6.25% and 93.75%
at a 1.5Hz rate. A human will easily recognize the 1.5Hz
rate as a “slow” blinking which indicates the out of range
battery temperature while a microprocessor will be able
to decode either the 6.25% or 93.75% duty cycles as an
NTC fault.
If a battery is found to be unresponsive to charging (i.e.,
its voltage remains below 2.85V for 1/2 hour), the CHRG
pin gives the battery fault indication. For this fault, a human would easily recognize the frantic 6.1Hz “fast” blink of
the LED while a microprocessor would be able to decode
either the 12.5% or 87.5% duty cycles as a bad cell fault.
Because the LTC4088 is a 3-terminal PowerPath product,
system load is always prioritized over battery charging.
Due to excessive system load, there may not be sufficient
power to charge the battery beyond the bad cell threshold
voltage within the bad cell timeout period. In this case the
battery charger will falsely indicate a bad cell. System
software may then reduce the load and reset the battery
charger to try again.
Although very improbable, it is possible that a duty cycle
reading could be taken at the bright-dim transition (low
duty cycle to high duty cycle). When this happens the
duty cycle reading will be precisely 50%. If the duty cycle
reading is 50%, system software should disqualify it and
take a new duty cycle reading.
C/X Determination
The current exiting the C/X pin represents 1/1031th of
the battery charge current. With a resistor from C/X to
ground that is X/10 times the resistor at the PROG pin,
the CHRG pin releases when the battery current drops to
C/X. For example, if C/10 detection is desired, RC/X should
be made equal to RPROG. For C/20, RC/X would be twice
RPROG. The current threshold at which CHRG will change
state is given by:
IBAT =
VC/X
• 1031
RC/X
With this design, C/10 detection can be achieved with only
one resistor rather than a resistor for both the C/X pin and
the PROG pin. Since both of these pins have 1/1031 of
the battery charge current in them, their voltages will be
equal when they have the same resistor value. Therefore,
rather than using two resistors, the C/X pin and the PROG
pin can be connected together and the resistors can be
paralleled to a single resistor of 1/2 of the program resistor.
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Operation
NTC Thermistor
Thermal Regulation
The battery temperature is measured by placing a negative
temperature coefficient (NTC) thermistor close to the battery pack. The NTC circuitry is shown in the Block Diagram.
To prevent thermal damage to the IC or surrounding
components, an internal thermal feedback loop will
automatically decrease the programmed charge current
if the die temperature rises to approximately 110°C.
Thermal regulation protects the LTC4088 from excessive
temperature due to high power operation or high ambient
thermal conditions, and allows the user to push the limits
of the power handling capability with a given circuit board
design without risk of damaging the LTC4088 or external
components. The benefit of the LTC4088 thermal regulation loop is that charge current can be set according to
actual conditions rather than worst-case conditions for a
given application with the assurance that the charger will
automatically reduce the current in worst-case conditions.
To use this feature, connect the NTC thermistor, RNTC,
between the NTC pin and ground and a bias resistor, RNOM,
from VBUS to NTC. RNOM should be a 1% resistor with
a value equal to the value of the chosen NTC thermistor
at 25°C (R25). A 100k thermistor is recommended since
thermistor current is not measured by the LTC4088 and
will have to be considered for USB compliance.
The LTC4088 will pause charging when the resistance of
the NTC thermistor drops to 0.54 times the value of R25 or
approximately 54k (for a Vishay “Curve 1” thermistor, this
corresponds to approximately 40°C). If the battery charger
is in constant voltage (float) mode, the safety timer also
pauses until the thermistor indicates a return to a valid
temperature. As the temperature drops, the resistance of
the NTC thermistor rises. The LTC4088 is also designed
to pause charging when the value of the NTC thermistor
increases to 3.25 times the value of R25. For a Vishay
“Curve 1” thermistor, this resistance, 325k, corresponds
to approximately 0°C. The hot and cold comparators each
have approximately 3°C of hysteresis to prevent oscillation
about the trip point. Grounding the NTC pin disables all
NTC functionality.
Shutdown Mode
For autonomous battery charger operation, D2 should
be permanently grounded. However, for more control
via software the LTC4088’s battery charger can be independently disabled by bringing the D2 pin above VIH. D2
must also be brought high to enable high power (2.5mA)
suspend mode.
The input switching regulator is enabled whenever VBUS
is above the UVLO voltage and the LTC4088 is not in one
of the two USB suspend modes (500µA or 2.5mA).
The ideal diode is enabled at all times and cannot be
disabled.
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LTC4088
Applications Information
CLPROG Resistor and Capacitor
As described in the Step-Down Input Regulator section,
the resistor on the CLPROG pin determines the average
input current limit in each of the six current limit modes.
The input current will be comprised of two components,
the current that is used to drive VOUT and the quiescent
current of the switching regulator. To ensure that the USB
specification is strictly met, both components of input current should be considered. The Electrical Characteristics
table gives the typical values for quiescent currents in all
settings as well as current limit programming accuracy.
To get as close to the 500mA or 100mA specifications as
possible, a precision resistor should be used.
An averaging capacitor is required in parallel with the
resistor so that the switching regulator can determine
the average input current. This capacitor also provides
the dominant pole for the feedback loop when current
limit is reached. To ensure stability, the capacitor on
CLPROG should be 0.47µF or larger. Alternatively, faster
transient response may be achieved with 0.1µF in series
with 8.2Ω.
Choosing the Inductor
Because the average input current circuit does not measure
reverse current (i.e., current from VOUT to VBUS), current reversal in the inductor at light loads will contribute
an error to the VBUS current measurement. The error is
conservative in that if the current reverses, the voltage
at CLPROG will be higher than what would represent the
actual average input current drawn. The current available
for charging and the system load is thus reduced. The
USB specification will not be violated.
This reduction in available VBUS current will happen when
the peak-peak inductor ripple is greater than twice the
average current limit setting. For example, if the average
current limit is set to 100mA, the peak-peak ripple should
not exceed 200mA. If the input current is less than 100mA,
the measurement accuracy may be reduced, but it does
not affect the average current loop since it will not be in
regulation.
The LTC4088 includes a current-reversal comparator which
monitors inductor current and disables the synchronous
rectifier as current approaches zero. This comparator will
minimize the effect of current reversal on the average input
current measurement. For some low inductance values,
however, the inductor current may reverse slightly. This
value depends on the speed of the comparator in relation
to the slope of the current waveform, given by VL/L, where
VL is the voltage across the inductor (approximately –VOUT)
and L is the inductance value.
An inductance value of 3.3µH is a good starting value. The
ripple will be small enough for the regulator to remain in
continuous conduction at 100mA average VBUS current. At
lighter loads the current-reversal comparator will disable
the synchronous rectifier at a current slightly above 0mA. As
the inductance is reduced from this value, the part will enter
discontinuous conduction mode at progressively higher
loads. Ripple at VOUT will increase, directly proportionally
to the magnitude of inductor ripple. Transient response,
however, will be improved. The current mode controller
controls inductor current to exactly the amount required
by the load to keep VOUT in regulation. A transient load
step requires the inductor current to change to a new level.
Since inductor current cannot change instantaneously,
the capacitance on VOUT delivers or absorbs the difference in current until the inductor current can change to
meet the new load demand. A smaller inductor changes
its current more quickly for a given voltage drive than a
larger inductor, resulting in faster transient response. A
larger inductor will reduce output ripple and current ripple,
but at the expense of reduced transient performance (or
more CVOUT required) and a physically larger inductor
package size.
The input regulator has an instantaneous peak current
clamp to prevent the inductor from saturating during transient load or start-up conditions. The clamp is designed
so that it does not interfere with normal operation at
high loads with reasonable inductor ripple. It will prevent
inductor current runaway in case of a shorted output.
The DC winding resistance and AC core losses of the
inductor will affect efficiency, and therefore available
output power. These effects are difficult to characterize
and vary by application. Some inductors which may be
suitable for this application are listed in Table 3.
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Applications Information
Table 3. Recommended Inductors for the LTC4088
INDUCTOR TYPE
L
(µH)
MAX IDC MAX DCR
(A)
(Ω)
LPS4018
3.3
2.2
0.08
3.9 × 3.9 × 1.7
Coilcraft
www.coilcraft.com
D53LC
DB318C
3.3
3.3
2.26
1.55
0.034
0.070
5×5×3
3.8 × 3.8 × 1.8
Toko
www.toko.com
WE-TPC Type M1
3.3
1.95
0.065
4.8 × 4.8 × 1.8
Wurth Elektronik
www.we-online.com
CDRH6D12
CDRH6D38
3.3
3.3
2.2
3.5
0.0625
0.020
6.7 × 6.7 × 1.5
7×7×4
Sumida
www.sumida.com
VBUS and VOUT Bypass Capacitors
The style and value of capacitors used with the LTC4088
determine several important parameters such as regulator control-loop stability and input voltage ripple. Because the LTC4088 uses a step-down switching power
supply from VBUS to VOUT, its input current waveform
contains high frequency components. It is strongly
recommended that a low equivalent series resistance
(ESR) multilayer ceramic capacitor be used to bypass
VBUS. Tantalum and aluminum capacitors are not recommended because of their high ESR. The value of the
capacitor on VBUS directly controls the amount of input
ripple for a given load current. Increasing the size of this
capacitor will reduce the input ripple. The USB specification allows a maximum of 10µF to be connected directly
across the USB power bus. If additional capacitance is
required for noise performance, a soft-connect circuit
may be required to limit inrush current and avoid excessive transient voltage drops on the bus (see Figure 5).
To prevent large VOUT voltage steps during transient
load conditions, it is also recommended that a ceramic
capacitor be used to bypass VOUT. The output capacitor
is used in the compensation of the switching regulator. At least 10µF with low ESR are required on VOUT.
Additional capacitance will improve load transient
performance and stability.
Multilayer ceramic chip capacitors typically have exceptional ESR performance. MLCCs combined with a tight
board layout and an unbroken ground plane will yield very
good performance and low EMI emissions.
There are several types of ceramic capacitors available each having considerably different characteristics.
SIZE IN mm
(L × W × H)
MANUFACTURER
For example, X7R ceramic capacitors have the best voltage
and temperature stability. X5R ceramic capacitors have
apparently higher packing density but poorer performance
over their rated voltage and temperature ranges. Y5V
ceramic capacitors have the highest packing density,
but must be used with caution, because of their extreme
nonlinear characteristic of capacitance versus voltage. The
actual in-circuit capacitance of a ceramic capacitor should
be measured with a small AC signal and DC bias as is
expected in-circuit. Many vendors specify the capacitance
verse voltage with a 1VRMS AC test signal and, as a result,
over state the capacitance that the capacitor will present
in the application. Using similar operating conditions as
the application, the user must measure or request from
the vendor the actual capacitance to determine if the
selected capacitor meets the minimum capacitance that
the application requires.
Overprogramming the Battery Charger
The USB high power specification allows for up to 2.5W
to be drawn from the USB port. The switching regulator
transforms the voltage at VBUS to just above the voltage
at BAT with high efficiency, while limiting power to less
than the amount programmed at CLPROG. The charger
should be programmed (with the PROG pin) to deliver the
maximum safe charging current without regard to the USB
specifications. If there is insufficient current available to
charge the battery at the programmed rate, it will reduce
charge current until the system load on VOUT is satisfied
and the VBUS current limit is satisfied. Programming the
charger for more current than is available will not cause
the average input current limit to be violated. It will merely
allow the battery charger to make use of all available
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LTC4088
Applications Information
power to charge the battery as quickly as possible, and
with minimal power dissipation within the charger.
Alternate NTC Thermistors and Biasing
The LTC4088 provides temperature qualified charging if
a grounded thermistor and a bias resistor are connected
to NTC. By using a bias resistor whose value is equal to
the room temperature resistance of the thermistor (R25)
the upper and lower temperatures are pre-programmed
to approximately 40°C and 0°C, respectively (assuming
a Vishay “Curve 1” thermistor).
The upper and lower temperature thresholds can be adjusted by either a modification of the bias resistor value
or by adding a second adjustment resistor to the circuit.
If only the bias resistor is adjusted, then either the upper
or the lower threshold can be modified but not both. The
other trip point will be determined by the characteristics
of the thermistor. Using the bias resistor in addition to an
adjustment resistor, both the upper and the lower temperature trip points can be independently programmed with
the constraint that the difference between the upper and
lower temperature thresholds cannot decrease. Examples
of each technique are given below.
NTC thermistors have temperature characteristics which
are indicated on resistance-temperature conversion tables.
The Vishay-Dale thermistor NTHS0603N01N1003, used
in the following examples, has a nominal value of 100k
and follows the Vishay “Curve 1” resistance-temperature
characteristic.
In the explanation below, the following notation is used.
R25 = Value of the Thermistor at 25°C
The trip points for the LTC4088’s temperature qualification are internally programmed at 0.349 • VBUS for the hot
threshold and 0.765 • VBUS for the cold threshold.
Therefore, the hot trip point is set when:
RNTC|HOT
RNOM + RNTC|HOT
• VBUS = 0.349 • VBUS
and the cold trip point is set when:
RNTC|COLD
RNOM + RNTC|COLD
• VBUS = 0.765 • VBUS
Solving these equations for RNTC|COLD and RNTC|HOT
results in the following:
RNTC|HOT = 0.536 • RNOM
and
RNTC|COLD = 3.25 • RNOM
By setting RNOM equal to R25, the above equations result
in rHOT = 0.536 and rCOLD = 3.25. Referencing these ratios
to the Vishay Resistance-Temperature Curve 1 chart gives
a hot trip point of about 40°C and a cold trip point of about
0°C. The difference between the hot and cold trip points
is approximately 40°C.
By using a bias resistor, RNOM, different in value from R25,
the hot and cold trip points can be moved in either direction. The temperature span will change somewhat due to
the non-linear behavior of the thermistor. The following
equations can be used to easily calculate a new value for
the bias resistor:
rHOT
• R25
0.536
r
= COLD • R25
3.25
RNOM =
RNTC|COLD = Value of thermistor at the cold trip point
RNTC|HOT = Value of the thermistor at the hot trip point
RNOM
rCOLD = Ratio of RNTC|COLD to R25
rHOT = Ratio of RNTC|COLD to R25
where rHOT and rCOLD are the resistance ratios at the desired
hot and cold trip points. Note that these equations are
linked. Therefore, only one of the two trip points can be
chosen, the other is determined by the default ratios designed in the IC. Consider an example where a 60°C hot
trip point is desired.
RNOM = Primary thermistor bias resistor (see Figure 2)
R1 = Optional temperature range adjustment resistor
(see Figure 3)
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LTC4088
Applications Information
From the Vishay Curve 1 R-T characteristics, rHOT is 0.2488
at 60°C. Using the above equation, RNOM should be set to
46.4k. With this value of RNOM, the cold trip point is about
16°C. Notice that the span is now 44°C rather than the
previous 40°C. This is due to the decrease in “temperature
gain” of the thermistor as absolute temperature increases.
The upper and lower temperature trip points can be independently programmed by using an additional bias resistor
as shown in Figure 4b. The following formulas can be used
to compute the values of RNOM and R1:
rCOLD − rHOT
• R25
2.714
R1= 0.536 • RNOM − rHOT • R25
RNOM =
USB Inrush Limiting
The USB specification allows at most 10µF of downstream
capacitance to be hot-plugged into a USB hub. In most
LTC4088 applications, 10µF should be enough to provide
adequate filtering on VBUS. If more capacitance is required,
the following circuit can be used to soft-connect additional
capacitance.
In this circuit, capacitor C1 holds MP1 off when the cable
is first connected. Eventually the bottom plate of C1 discharges to GND, applying increasing gate support to MP1.
The long time constant of R1 and C1 prevent the current
from building up in the cable too fast, thus dampening
out any resonant overshoot.
For example, to set the trip points to 0°C and 45°C with
a Vishay Curve 1 thermistor choose:
RNOM
MP1
Si2333
3.266 − 0.4368
=
• 100k = 104.2k
2.714
5V USB
INPUT
VBUS
C1
100nF
USB CABLE
LTC4088
C2
R1
40k
the nearest 1% value is 105k:
GND
R1 = 0.536 • 105k – 0.4368 • 100k = 12.6k
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the nearest 1% value is 12.7k. The final solution is shown
in Figure 4b and results in an upper trip point of 45°C and
a lower trip point of 0°C.
LTC4088
NTC BLOCK
VBUS
VBUS
RNOM
100k
NTC
0.765 • VBUS
T
VBUS
+
RNTC
100k
–
0.349 • VBUS
VBUS
RNOM
105k
NTC
–
TOO_COLD
1
Figure 5. USB Soft-Connect Circuit
0.765 • VBUS
–
TOO_COLD
1
+
R1
12.7k
–
TOO_HOT
+
LTC4088
NTC BLOCK
T
RNTC
100k
0.349 • VBUS
+
TOO_HOT
+
+
NTC_ENABLE
0.1V
–
NTC_ENABLE
0.1V
4088 F04a
–
4088 F04b
Figure 4. NTC Circuits
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LTC4088
Applications Information
Voltage overshoot on VBUS may sometimes be observed
when connecting the LTC4088 to a lab power supply. This
overshoot is caused by long leads from the power supply
to VBUS. Twisting the wires together from the supply to
VBUS can greatly reduce the parasitic inductance of these
long leads, and keep the voltage at VBUS to safe levels. USB
cables are generally manufactured with the power leads in
close proximity, and thus fairly low parasitic inductance.
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Board Layout Considerations
The Exposed Pad on the backside of the LTC4088 package must be securely soldered to the PC board ground.
This is the only ground pin in the package, and it serves
as the return path for both the control circuitry and the
synchronous rectifier.
Furthermore, due to its high frequency switching circuitry,
it is imperative that the input capacitor, inductor, and
output capacitor be as close to the LTC4088 as possible
and that there be an unbroken ground plane under the
LTC4088 and all of its external high frequency components.
High frequency currents, such as the input current on the
LTC4088, tend to find their way on the ground plane along
a mirror path directly beneath the incident path on the top
of the board. If there are slits or cuts in the ground plane
due to other traces on that layer, the current will be forced
to go around the slits. If high frequency currents are not
allowed to flow back through their natural least-area path,
excessive voltage will build up and radiated emissions will
occur (see Figure 6). There should be a group of vias directly
under the grounded backside leading directly down to an
internal ground plane. To minimize parasitic inductance,
the ground plane should be as close as possible to the
top plane of the PC board (layer 2).
The GATE pin for the external ideal diode controller has
extremely limited drive current. Care must be taken to
minimize leakage to adjacent PC board traces. 100nA of
leakage from this pin will introduce an additional offset
to the ideal diode of approximately 10mV. To minimize
leakage, the trace can be guarded on the PC board by
surrounding it with VOUT connected metal, which should
generally be less than one volt higher than GATE.
Figure 6. Ground Currents Follow Their Incident Path
at High Speed. Slices in the Ground Plane Cause High
Voltage and Increased Emissions
Battery Charger Stability Considerations
The LTC4088’s battery charger contains both a constantvoltage and a constant-current control loop. The constantvoltage 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.
High value, low ESR multilayer ceramic chip capacitors
reduce the constant-voltage loop phase margin, possibly
resulting in instability. 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.
Furthermore, a 4.7µF capacitor in series with a 0.2Ω to 1Ω
resistor from BAT to GND is required to prevent oscillation
when the battery is disconnected.
In constant-current mode, the PROG pin is in the feedback loop rather than the battery voltage. Because of the
additional pole created by any 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 25k.
However, additional capacitance on this node reduces the
maximum allowed program resistor. The pole frequency at
the PROG pin should be kept above 100kHz. Therefore, if
the PROG pin has a parasitic capacitance, CPROG, the following equation should be used to calculate the maximum
resistance value for R­PROG :
20
RPROG ≤
1
2π • 100kHz • CPROG
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LTC4088
Typical Applications
High Efficiency Battery Charger/USB Power Manager
with NTC Qualified Charging and Reverse Input Protection
L1
3.3µH
WALL
M2
USB
VBUS
R1
100k
D0
D1
D2
CHRG
µC
C1
10µF
0805
LOAD
VOUT
SW
LDO3V3
GATE
LTC4088
M1
C3
10µF
0805
BAT
NTC
CLPROG
T
R2
100k
C2
0.1µF
0603
R5
8.2Ω
PROG C/X GND
R3
2.94k
+
Li-Ion
R4
499Ω
4088 TA02
C1, C3: MURATA GRM21BR61A106KE19
C2: MURATA GRM188R71C104KA01
L1: COILCRAFT LPS4018-332MLC
M1, M2: SILICONIX Si2333
R2: VISHAY-DALE NTHS0603N01N1003
USB Compliant Switching Charger
L1
3.3µH
WALL
USB
VBUS
R1
100k
SW
D0
D1
D2
CHRG
µC
C1
10µF
0805
VOUT
C3
10µF
0805
LDO3V3
GATE
LTC4088
LOAD
BAT
NTC
CLPROG
R2
T
100k
C2
0.1µF
0603
R5
8.2Ω
PROG C/X GND
R3
2.94k
+
Li-Ion
R4
499Ω
4088 TA03a
C1, C3: MURATA GRM21BR61A106KE19
C2: MURATA GRM188R71C104KA01
L1: COILCRAFT LPS4018-332MLC
R2: VISHAY-DALE NTHS0603N01N1003
700
CHARGE CURRENT (mA)
600
IBAT
500
400
IBUS
300
200
100
5x USB SETTING,
BATTERY CHARGER SET FOR 1A
0
3.0
3.3
3.6
3.9
2.7
BATTERY VOLTAGE (V)
4.2
4088 TA03b
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LTC4088
Package Description
Please refer to http://www.linear.com/designtools/packaging/ for the most recent package drawings.
DEPackage
Package
DE
14-Lead
Plastic
DFN (4mm
(4mm ×× 3mm)
14-Lead Plastic DFN
3mm)
(ReferenceLTC
LTCDWG
DWG ## 05-08-1708
05-08-1708 Rev
(Reference
Rev B)
B)
0.70 ±0.05
3.30 ±0.05
3.60 ±0.05
2.20 ±0.05
1.70 ±0.05
PACKAGE
OUTLINE
0.25 ±0.05
0.50 BSC
3.00 REF
RECOMMENDED SOLDER PAD PITCH AND DIMENSIONS
APPLY SOLDER MASK TO AREAS THAT ARE NOT SOLDERED
4.00 ±0.10
(2 SIDES)
R = 0.05
TYP
3.00 ±0.10
(2 SIDES)
R = 0.115
TYP
8
0.40 ±0.10
14
3.30 ±0.10
1.70 ±0.10
PIN 1 NOTCH
R = 0.20 OR
0.35 × 45°
CHAMFER
PIN 1
TOP MARK
(SEE NOTE 6)
0.200 REF
0.75 ±0.05
(DE14) DFN 0806 REV B
7
1
0.25 ±0.05
0.50 BSC
3.00 REF
0.00 – 0.05
BOTTOM VIEW—EXPOSED PAD
NOTE:
1. DRAWING PROPOSED TO BE MADE VARIATION OF VERSION (WGED-3) IN JEDEC
PACKAGE OUTLINE MO-229
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 0.15mm 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
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LTC4088
Revision History
(Revision history begins at Rev B)
REV
DATE
DESCRIPTION
B
05/12
Clarified thermistor part number.
PAGE NUMBER
18, 21
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LTC4088
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USB Power Manager with Ideal Diode Controller
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