Data Sheet
ADN8834
Ultracompact, 1.5 A Thermoelectric Cooler (TEC) Controller
FEATURES
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
► Patented high efficiency single inductor architecture
► Integrated low RDSON MOSFETs for the TEC controller
► TEC voltage and current operation monitoring
► No external sense resistor required
► Independent TEC heating and cooling current limit settings
► Programmable maximum TEC voltage
► 2.0 MHz PWM driver switching frequency
► External synchronization
► Two integrated, zero drift, rail-to-rail chopper amplifiers
► Capable of NTC or RTD thermal sensors
► 2.50 V reference output with 1% accuracy
► Temperature lock indicator
► Available in a 25-ball, 2.5 mm × 2.5 mm WLCSP or in a 24-lead,
4 mm × 4 mm LFCSP
Figure 1.
► AEC-Q100 qualified for automotive applications
APPLICATIONS
► TEC temperature control
► Optical modules
► Optical fiber amplifiers
► Optical networking systems
► Instruments requiring TEC temperature control
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The ADN88341 is a monolithic TEC controller with an integrated
TEC controller. It has a linear power stage, a pulse-width modula-
tion (PWM) power stage, and two zero-drift, rail-to-rail operational
amplifiers. The linear controller works with the PWM driver to
control the internal power MOSFETs in an H-bridge configuration.
By measuring the thermal sensor feedback voltage and using the
integrated operational amplifiers as a proportional integral differen-
tial (PID) compensator to condition the signal, the ADN8834 drives
current through a TEC to settle the temperature of a laser diode or
a passive component attached to the TEC module to the program-
med target temperature.
that is used to bias a thermistor temperature sensing bridge as well
as a voltage divider network to program the maximum TEC current
and voltage limits for both the heating and cooling modes. With the
zero drift chopper amplifiers, extremely good long-term temperature
stability is maintained via an autonomous analog temperature con-
trol loop.
Table 1. TEC Family Models
Device No.
MOSFET
Thermal Loop
Package
ADN8831
ADN8833
Discrete
Digital/analog
Digital
LFCSP (CP-32-7)
Integrated
WLCSP (CB-25-7),
LFCSP (CP-24-15)
The ADN8834 supports negative temperature coefficient (NTC)
thermistors as well as positive temperature coefficient (PTC) resis-
tive temperature detectors (RTD). The target temperature is set as
an analog voltage input either from a digital-to-analog converter
(DAC) or from an external resistor divider.
ADN8834
Integrated
Digital/analog
WLCSP (CB-25-7),
LFCSP (CP-24-15)
The temperature control loop of the ADN8834 is stabilized by PID
compensation utilizing the built in, zero drift chopper amplifiers. The
internal 2.50 V reference voltage provides a 1% accurate output
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Product is covered by U.S. Patent No. 6,486,643.
Rev. C
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