LTC4008
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TYPICAL APPLICATION
DESCRIPTION
4A, High Effi ciency,
Multi-Chemistry Battery Charger
12.3V, 4A Li-Ion Charger
FEATURES
APPLICATIONS
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General Purpose Charger Controller
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High Conversion Effi ciency: Up to 96%
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Output Currents Exceeding 4A
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±0.8% Voltage Accuracy
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AC Adapter Current Limiting Maximizes
Charge Rate*
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Thermistor Input for Temperature Qualifi ed Charging
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Wide Input Voltage Range: 6V to 28V
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Wide Output Voltage: 3V to 28V
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0.5V Dropout Voltage; Maximum Duty Cycle: 98%
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Programmable Charge Current: ±4% Accuracy
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Indicator Outputs for Charging, C/10 Current
Detection, AC Adapter Present, Input Current
Limiting and Faults
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Charging Current Monitor Output
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Available in a 20-Pin Narrow SSOP Package
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Notebook Computers
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Portable Instruments
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Battery Backup Systems
The LTC
®
4008 is a constant-current/constant-voltage
charger controller. The PWM controller uses a synchronous,
quasi-constant frequency, constant off-time architecture
that will not generate audible noise even when using ceramic
capacitors. Charging current is programmable with a sense
resistor and programming resistor to ±4% typical accuracy.
Charging current can be monitored as a voltage across
the programming resistor. An external resistor divider and
precision internal reference set the fi nal fl oat voltage.
The LTC4008 includes a thermistor sensor input that will
suspend charging if an unsafe temperature condition is
detected and will automatically resume charging when bat-
tery temperature returns to within safe limits; a FAULT pin
indicates this condition. A FLAG pin indicates when charg-
ing current has decreased below 10% of the programmed
current. An external sense resistor programs AC adapter
current limiting. The I
CL
pin indicates when the charging
current is being reduced by input current limiting so that
the charging algorithm can adapt.
BATMON
V
FB
I
CL
ACP/SHDN
FAUL T
FLAG
NTC
R
T
I
TH
GND
I
CL
ACP
FAUL T
FLAG
DCIN
INFET
CLP
CLN
TGATE
BGATE
PGND
CSP
BAT
PROG
LTC4008
32.4k
0.47μF
THERMISTOR
10k
NTC
0.12μF
100k100k
140k*
15k*
6.04k
150k
V
LOGIC
DCIN
0V TO 28V
0.1μF
INPUT SWITCH
0.1μF
Q1
Q2
20μF
10μH
4.99k
3.01k
3.01k
0.025Ω
0.02Ω
20μF
SYSTEM
LOAD
Li-Ion
BATTERY
CHARGING
CURRENT
MONITOR
26.7k
Q1: Si4431BDY
Q2: FDC645N
0.0047μF
4008 TA01
NOTE: * 0.25% TOLERANCE
ALL OTHER RESISTORS ARE 1% TOLERANCE
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SENSE
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5723970.