LTC4095
12
4095fa
APPLICATIONS INFORMATION
Figure 5. Combining Wall Adapter and USB Power
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
r
R
R
r
R
NOM
HOT
NOM
COLD
=
=
0 536
25
325
25
.
•
.
•
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 R
1
:
R
rr
R
RRr
NOM
COLD HOT
NOM HOT
=
=
–
.
•
.• – •
2 714
25
1 0 536 RR25
For example, to set the trip points to 0°C and 45°C with
a Vishay Curve 1 thermistor choose:
Rkk
NOM
==
3 266 0 4368
2 714
100 104 2
.–.
.
•.
the nearest 1% value is 105k.
R1 = 0.536 • 105k – 0.4368 • 100k = 12.6k
the nearest 1% value is 12.7k. The fi nal 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 LTC4095 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 signifi cantly 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.
IN
MP1
MN1
1k
1.74k
1.65k
1
I
BAT
8
7
Li-Ion
BATTERY
4095 F05
LTC4095
BAT
USB
POWER
500mA I
CHG
5V WALL
ADAPTER
950mA I
CHG
PROG
+
D1
Power Dissipation
The conditions that cause the LTC4095 to reduce charge
current through thermal feedback can be approximated
by considering the power dissipated in the IC. For high