LTC4217HFE-TRPBF View Datasheet(PDF) - Linear Technology

Part Name

Description

MFG CO.

LTC4217HFE-TRPBF

2A Integrated Hot Swap Controller

Linear Technology 

LTC4217

Applications Information

LTC4217

GATE

CP

2.2nF

*OPTIONAL

RC TO LOWER

INRUSH CURRENT

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Figure 3. Compensation for Small CLOAD

over temperature. Normally the switch is turned off with

a 250µA current pulling down the GATE pin to ground.

With the switch turned off, the OUT voltage drops which

pulls the FB pin below its threshold. PG then pulls low to

indicate output power is no longer good.

If VDD drops below 2.65V for greater than 5µs or INTVCC

drops below 2.5V for greater than 1µs, a fast shutdown

of the switch is initiated. The GATE is pulled down with a

170mA current to the OUT pin.

Overcurrent Fault

The LTC4217 features an adjustable current limit with

foldback that protects against short-circuits or excessive

load current. To prevent excessive power dissipation in the

switch during active current limit, the available current is

reduced as a function of the output voltage sensed by the

FB pin. A graph in the Typical Performance Characteristics

curves shows the current limit versus FB voltage.

An overcurrent fault occurs when the current limit circuitry

has been engaged for longer than the timeout delay set

by the TIMER. Current limiting begins when the MOSFET

current reaches 0.5A to 2A (depending on the foldback).

The GATE pin is then brought down with a 140mA GATE-

to-OUT current. The voltage on the GATE is regulated in

order to limit the current to less than 2A. At this point, a

circuit breaker time delay starts by charging the external

timing capacitor from the TIMER pin with a 100µA pull-

up current. If the TIMER pin reaches its 1.2V threshold,

the internal switch turns off (with a 250µA current from

GATE to ground). Included in the Typical Performance

Characteristics curves is a graph of the Safe Operating

Area for the MOSFET. From this graph one can determine

the MOSFET’s maximum time in current limit for a given

output power.

Tying the TIMER pin to INTVCC will force the part to use

the internally generated (circuit breaker) delay of 2ms.

In either case the FLT pin is pulled low to indicate an

overcurrent fault has turned off the pass MOSFET. For a

given the circuit breaker time delay, the equation for set-

ting the timing capacitor’s value is as follows:

CT = tCB • 0.083(µF/ms)

After the switch is turned off, the TIMER pin begins

discharging the timing capacitor with a 2µA pull-down

current. When the TIMER pin reaches its 0.2V threshold,

an internal 100ms timer is started. After the 100ms delay,

the switch is allowed to turn on again if the overcurrent

fault has been cleared. Bringing the UV pin below 0.6V

and then high will clear the fault. If the TIMER pin is tied

to INTVCC then the switch is allowed to turn on again (after

an internal 100ms delay) if the overcurrent fault is cleared.

Tying the FLT pin to the UV pin allows the part to self-

clear the fault and turn the MOSFET on as soon as TIMER

pin has ramped below 0.2V. In this auto-retry mode the

LTC4217 repeatedly tries to turn on after an overcurrent

at a period determined by the capacitor on the TIMER pin.

The auto-retry mode also functions when the TIMER pin

is tied to INTVCC.

The waveform in Figure 4 shows how the output latches

off following a short-circuit. The current in the MOSFET

is 0.5A as the timer ramps up.

Current Limit Adjustment

The default value of the active current limit is 2A. The

current limit threshold can be adjusted lower by placing

VOUT

10V/DIV

IOUT

1A/DIV

∆VGATE

10V/DIV

TIMER

2V/DIV

1ms/DIV

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Figure 4. Short-Circuit Waveform

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