LTC3610
7
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pin Functions
PGND (Pins 1, 2, 3, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64,
65): Power Ground. Connect this pin closely to the (–)
terminal of C
VCC
and the (–) terminal of C
IN
.
SW (Pins 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 26, 55, 66): Switch
Node Connection to the Inductor. The (–) terminal of the
bootstrap capacitor C
B
also connects here. This pin swings
from a diode voltage drop below ground up to V
IN
.
PV
IN
(Pins 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22,
23, 24, 25, 67): Main Input Supply. Decouple this pin to
power PGND with the input capacitance C
IN
.
NC (Pin 27): No Connection.
SGND (Pins
28, 31, 32, 33, 34, 40, 42, 45, 46, 47, 48,
49, 50, 68):
Signal Ground. All small-signal components
and compensation components should connect to this
ground, which in turn connects to PGND at one point.
BOOST (Pin
29): Boosted Floating Driver Supply. The
(+) terminal of the bootstrap capacitor C
B
connects here.
This pin swings from a diode voltage drop below INTV
CC
up to V
IN
+ INTV
CC
.
RUN/SS (Pin 30): Run Control and Soft-Start Input. A
capacitor to ground at this pin sets the ramp time to full
output current (approximately 3s/µF) and the time delay
for overcurrent latchoff (see Applications Information).
Forcing this pin below 0.8V shuts down the device.
V
ON
(Pin 35): On-Time Voltage Input. Voltage trip point for
the on-time comparator. Tying this pin to the output volt-
age or an external resistive divider from the output makes
the on-time proportional to V
OUT
. The comparator input
defaults to 0.7V when the pin is grounded and defaults to
2.4V when the pin is tied to INTV
CC
. Tie this pin to INTV
CC
in high V
OUT
applications to use a lower R
ON
value.
PGOOD (Pin 36): Power Good Output. Open-drain logic
output that is pulled to ground when the output voltage
is not within ±10% of the regulation point.
V
RNG
(Pin 37): Current Limit Range Input. The voltage at
this pin adjusts maximum valley current and can be set
from 0.5V to 0.7V by a resistive divider from INTV
CC
. It
defaults to 0.7V if the V
RNG
pin is tied to ground which
results in a typical 19A current limit.
I
TH
(Pin 38): Current Control Threshold and Error Amplifier
Compensation Point. The current comparator threshold
increases with this control voltage. The voltage ranges
from 0V to 2.4V with 0.8V corresponding to zero sense
voltage (zero current).
FCB
(Pin
39): Forced Continuous Input. Tie this pin to
ground to force continuous synchronous operation at low
load, to INTV
CC
to enable discontinuous mode operation at
low load or to a resistive divider from a secondary output
when using a secondary winding.
I
ON
(Pin 41): On-Time Current Input. Tie a resistor from V
IN
to this pin to set the one-shot timer current and thereby
set the switching frequency.
V
FB
(Pin 43): Error Amplifier Feedback Input. This pin
connects the error amplifier input to an external resistive
divider from V
OUT
.
EXTV
CC
(Pin 44): External V
CC
Input. When EXTV
CC
exceeds
4.7V, an internal switch connects this pin to INTV
CC
and
shuts down the internal regulator so that controller and
gate drive power is drawn from EXTV
CC
. Do not exceed
7V at this pin and ensure that EXTV
CC
< V
IN
.
SV
IN
(Pins 51, 52): Supply Pin for Internal PWM
Controller.
INTV
CC
(Pins 53, 54): Internal 5V Regulator Output. The
driver and control circuits are powered from this voltage.
Decouple this pin to power ground with a minimum of
4.7µF low ESR tantalum or ceramic capacitor.
LTC3610
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Functional DiagraM
0.7V
1.4V
V
RNG
+
+
+
+
+
I
ON
V
ON
I
CMP
0.7V
FCB EXTV
CC
SV
IN
1µA
R
ON
V
VON
I
ION
t
ON
= (10pF)
R
S Q
20k
I
REV
×
(
0.5 TO 2)
1V
SHDN
SWITCH
LOGIC
ON
FCNT
0.6V
+
4.7V
OV
1
240k
0.4V
I
TH
C
SS
EA
SS
0.6V
+
+
×3.3
RUN/SS
3610 FD
SGND
R1
RUN
SHDN
PGND
PGOOD
V
FB
SW
PV
IN
C
IN
BOOST
M1
M2
INTV
CC
+
+
UV
0.54V
OV
0.66V
6V
0.6V
REF
5V
REG
R2
2.4V
37
35 41 39 44
29
NC
27
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
10, 11, 26, 55,
66
12, 13, 14, 15,
16, 17, 18, 19,
20, 21, 22, 23,
24, 25, 67
53, 54
51, 52
1, 2, 3, 56, 57,
58, 59, 60, 61,
62, 63, 64, 65
28, 31, 32, 33, 34,
40, 42, 45, 46, 47,
48, 49, 50, 68
36
43
3038
V
OUT
L1
C
OUT
C
VCC
+
Q1Q3
Q4Q2
0.8V
I
THB
Q6
C
B
D
B
F
1.2µA
LTC3610
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operation
Main Control Loop
The LTC3610 is a high efficiency monolithic synchronous,
step-down DC/DC converter utilizing a constant on-time,
current mode architecture. It operates from an input voltage
range of 4V to 24V and provides a regulated output voltage
at up to 12A of output current. The internal synchronous
power switch increases efficiency and eliminates the need
for an external Schottky diode. In normal operation, the
top MOSFET is turned on for a fixed interval determined
by a one-shot timer OST. When the top MOSFET is turned
off, the bottom MOSFET is turned on until the current
comparator I
CMP
trips, restarting the one-shot timer and
initiating the next cycle. Inductor current is determined
by sensing the voltage between the PGND and SW pins
using the bottom MOSFET on-resistance. The voltage on
the I
TH
pin sets the comparator threshold corresponding
to inductor valley current. The error amplifier, EA, adjusts
this voltage by comparing the feedback signal V
FB
from
the output voltage with an internal 0.6V reference. If the
load current increases, it causes a drop in the feedback
voltage relative to the reference. The I
TH
voltage then
rises until the average inductor current again matches
the load current.
At light load, the inductor current can drop to zero and
become negative. This is detected by current reversal
comparator I
REV
which then shuts off M2 (see Func-
tional Diagram), resulting in discontinuous operation. Both
switches will remain off with the output capacitor supplying
the load current until the I
TH
voltage rises above the zero
current level (0.8V) to initiate another cycle. Discontinu-
ous mode operation is disabled by comparator F when
the FCB pin is brought below 0.6V, forcing continuous
synchronous operation.
The operating frequency is determined implicitly by the
top MOSFET on-time and the duty cycle required to main-
tain regulation. The one-shot timer generates an on-time
that is proportional to the ideal duty cycle, thus holding
frequency approximately constant with changes in V
IN
.
The nominal frequency can be adjusted with an external
resistor, R
ON
.
Overvoltage and undervoltage comparators OV and UV
pull the PGOOD output low if the output feedback volt-
age exits a ±10% window around the regulation point.
Furthermore, in an overvoltage condition, M1 is turned
off and M2 is turned on and held on until the overvoltage
condition clears.
Foldback current limiting is provided if the output is
shorted to ground. As V
FB
drops, the buffered current
threshold voltage I
THB
is pulled down by clamp Q3 to
a 1V level set by Q4 and Q6. This reduces the inductor
valley current level to one sixth of its maximum value as
V
FB
approaches 0V.
Pulling the RUN/SS pin low forces the controller into its
shutdown state, turning off both M1 and M2. Releasing
the pin allows an internal 1.2µA current source to charge
up an external soft-start capacitor, C
SS
. When this voltage
reaches 1.5V, the controller turns on and begins switching,
but with the I
TH
voltage clamped at approximately 0.6V
below the RUN/SS voltage. As C
SS
continues to charge,
the soft-start current limit is removed.
INTV
CC
/EXTV
CC
Power
Power for the top and bottom MOSFET drivers and most of
the internal controller circuitry is derived from the INTV
CC
pin. The top MOSFET driver is powered from a floating
bootstrap capacitor C
B
. This capacitor is recharged from
INTV
CC
through an external Schottky diode, D
B
, when
the top MOSFET is turned off. When the EXTV
CC
pin is
grounded, an internal 5V low dropout regulator supplies
the INTV
CC
power from V
IN
. If EXTV
CC
rises above 4.7V,
the internal regulator is turned off, and an internal switch
connects EXTV
CC
to INTV
CC
. This allows a high efficiency
source connected to EXTV
CC
, such as an external 5V sup-
ply or a secondary output from the converter, to provide
the INTV
CC
power. Voltages up to 7V can be applied to
EXTV
CC
for additional gate drive. If the input voltage is
low and INTV
CC
drops below 3.5V, undervoltage lockout
circuitry prevents the power switches from turning on.

LTC3610IWP#TRPBF

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Manufacturer:
Analog Devices / Linear Technology
Description:
Switching Voltage Regulators 12A, 28V Synchronous Step-Down DC/DC Converter
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