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LTC4008
APPLICATIO S I FOR ATIO
control is used, with closed-loop feedback ensuring that
adapter load current remains within limits. Amplifier CL1
in Figure 7 senses the voltage across R_CL, connected
between the CLP and CLN pins. When this voltage exceeds
100mV, the amplifier will override programmed charging
current to limit adapter current to 100mV/R_CL. A lowpass
filter formed by 5kΩ and 15nF is required to eliminate
switching noise. If the current limit is not used, CLN
should be connected to CLP.
Note that the I_CL pin will be asserted when the voltage
across R_CL is 93mV, before the adapter limit regulation
threshold.
LTC4008
CL1
CLP
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100mV
CLN
15
V_IN
R_CL*
15nF
+
5k
TO
SYSTEM
LOAD
C_IN
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*R_CL
=
100mV
ADAPTER CURRENT
LIMIT
Figure 7. Adapter Current Limiting
Setting Input Current Limit
To set the input current limit, you need to know the
minimum wall adapter current rating. Subtract 7% for the
input current limit tolerance and use that current to deter-
mine the resistor value.
R_CL = 100mV/I_LIM
I_LIM = Adapter Min Current –
(Adapter Min Current • 7%)
LTC4008
R9
NTC 8
C7
R_TH
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Figure 8. Voltage Divider Thermistor Network
Table 5. Common R_CL Resistor Values
ADAPTER RCL VALUE*
RCL POWER
RATING (A)
(Ω) 1%
DISSIPATION (W)
1.5
0.06
0.135
1.8
0.05
0.162
2
0.045
0.18
2.3
0.039
0.206
2.5
0.036
0.225
2.7
0.033
0.241
3
0.03
0.27
RCL POWER
RATING (W)
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.5
0.5
0.5
* Values shown above are rounded to nearest standard value.
As is often the case, the wall adapter will usually have at
least a +10% current limit margin and many times one can
simply set the adapter current limit value to the actual
adapter rating (see Table 5).
Designing the Thermistor Network
There are several networks that will yield the desired
function of voltage vs temperature needed for proper
operation of the thermistor. The simplest of these is the
voltage divider shown in Figure 8. Unfortunately, since the
HIGH/LOW comparator thresholds are fixed internally,
there is only one thermistor type that can be used in this
network; the thermistor must have a HIGH/LOW resis-
tance ratio of 1:7. If this happy circumstance is true for
you, then simply set R9 = R_TH(LOW)
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