LTC3559-1_15 Datasheet, PDF (16/24 Pages) Linear Technology – Linear USB Battery Charger with Dual Buck Regulators

LTC3559/LTC3559-1
APPLICATIONS INFORMATION
Solving these equations for R_NTC|COLD and R_NTC|HOT
results in the following:
R_NTC|HOT = 0.536 • R_NOM
and
R_NTC|COLD = 3.25 • R_NOM
By setting R_NOM equal to R25, the above equations result
in r_HOT = 0.536 and r_COLD = 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, R_NOM, 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 nonlinear behavior of the thermistor. The following
equations can be used to easily calculate a new value for
the bias resistor:
R_NOM
=
r_HOT
0.536
•
R25
R_NOM
=
r_COLD
3.25
•
R25
where r_HOT and r_COLD are the resistance ratios at the de-
sired 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.
From the Vishay Curve 1 R-T characteristics, r_HOT is 0.2488
at 60°C. Using the above equation, R_NOM should be set
to 46.4k. With this value of R_NOM, the cold trip point is
about 16°C. Notice that the span is now 44°C rather than
the previous 40°C.
The upper and lower temperature trip points can be inde-
pendently programmed by using an additional bias resistor
as shown in Figure 4. The following formulas can be used
to compute the values of R_NOM and R1:
R_NOM
=
r_COLD – r_HOT
2.714
• R25
R1= 0.536 • R_NOM – r_HOT • R25
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For example, to set the trip points to 0°C and 45°C with
a Vishay Curve 1 thermistor choose:
R_NOM
=
3.266 – 0.4368
2.714
•
100k
=
104.2k
the nearest 1% value is 105k.
R1 = 0.536 • 105k – 0.4368 • 100k = 12.6k
the nearest 1% value is 12.7k. The final solution is shown
in Figure 4 and results in an upper trip point of 45°C and
a lower trip point of 0°C.
USB and Wall Adapter Power
Although the battery charger is designed to draw power
from a USB port to charge Li-Ion batteries, a wall adapter
can also be used. Figure 5 shows an example of how to
combine wall adapter and USB power inputs. A P-channel
MOSFET, MP1, is used to prevent back conduction into
the USB port when a wall adapter is present and Schottky
diode, D1, is used to prevent USB power loss through the
1k pull-down resistor.
Typically, a wall adapter can supply significantly more
current than the 500mA-limited USB port. Therefore, an
N-channel MOSFET, MN1, and an extra program resistor are
used to increase the maximum charge current to 950mA
when the wall adapter is present.
5V WALL
ADAPTER
950mA I_CHG
USB
POWER
500mA I_CHG
BAT
D1 _BATTERY
CHARGER
V_CC
MP1
PROG
MN1 ^1.65k
1k
I_BAT
+ Li-Ion
BATTERY
1.74k
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Figure 5. Combining Wall Adapter and USB Power
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