ADP3801/ADP3802
Gate Drive
to CIN, a 0.1 µF decoupling capacitor is required as close as
The ADP3801 and ADP3802 are designed to directly drive the
gate of a PFET with no additional circuitry as shown on the
circuit diagram. The DRV pin pulls the gate up to within
250 mV of VCC, which is more than enough to ensure that the
transistor turns off. To turn the PFET on, the DRV pin pulls
down to a clamped voltage that is at most 7 V below VCC. Check
the specified PFET’s maximum Gate-Source rating to see if this
voltage does not exceed its breakdown. The Si4463 is rated at
VGSMAX = 12 V, which is well above the maximum gate drive for
the ADP3801/ADP3802.
possible to the VCC pin.
Once the capacitor is chosen, the input ripple voltage should be
checked:
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V
= IO
×
ESR +
= 4.0 A × 0.07 Ω +
= 360 mVPP
INRIPPLE
fOSC × CIN
200 kHz × 210 µF
This is low enough for most applications. For cost reduction,
one of the 68 µF capacitors could be removed, or a cheaper
electrolytic could be used instead.
Output Capacitor Selection
Schottky Rectifier Selection and Thermal Design
The Schottky diode’s peak current and average power dissipa-
tion must not exceed the diode ratings. The most stressful con-
dition for the output diode is under short circuit (VO = 0 V),
where the diode duty cycle DD is at least 95%. Under this con-
dition, the diode must safely handle IPK at close to 100% duty
cycle.
As a first choice, we’ll use two of the same type of 68 µF
Sprague capacitors for the output. The inductor rms ripple current
was calculated as 0.3 A, which is far below the specification for
these capacitors. The other consideration is the allowable output
ripple voltage. Assuming high battery internal resistance, all of
the worst case inductor ripple current may flow through the
output capacitor. This results in a ripple voltage of:
The diode power dissipation (PD) is calculated by multiplying
the forward voltage drop (VF) times the Schottky diode duty
cycle multiplied by the short circuit current. The worst-case
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VOUTRIPPLE = ILPP
×
ESR +
= 1.0 A × 0.1Ω +
= 130 mVPP
fOSC × COUT
200 kHz ×140 µF
forward voltage drop of MBRD835 diode is 0.41 V at IPK
4.5 A, thus:
=
This ripple is low enough for most applications. Again, one of
the capacitors could be removed or lower cost electrolytic ca-
pacitors could be used to reduce cost.
P
D = IPK × DD × VF = 4.5 × 0.95 × 0.41 = 1.8W
From the diode’s worst-case dissipation, the maximum junction
temperature TJMAX of the diode can be calculated:
Charger Performance Summary
The circuit properly executes the charging algorithm, exhibiting
stable operation regardless of battery conditions, including an
open circuit load in which the battery is removed.
TJMAX = TA + RθJA × PD = 25 + (40) × 1.8 = 97°C
R
θJA is the junction to ambient thermal impedance of the diode.
Li-Ion charging characteristics are given in Figure 25. The
charge current is maintained at its programmed level until the
battery reaches its final voltage. Then the current begins to
decrease. The shape of the current decrease is dependent on the
internal impedance of the battery. When the current drops below
240 mA, the EOC comparator signals the end-of-charge of the
battery.
The calculated TJMAX should be below the maximum allowed
junction temperature of the diode with adequate margin. TJMAX
of the MBRD835 is 125°C, which is met with adequate margin.
Input Capacitor Selection
In continuous mode, the source current of the PMOS is a square
wave of duty cycle VOUT/VIN. To prevent large voltage tran-
sients, a low ESR input capacitor sized for the maximum rms
current must be used. The maximum rms capacitor current is
given by:
4.5
4.0
V
BAT
IOUT
3.5
3.0
2.5
IRMS
≈
× VOUT V −VOUT
IN
(
)
V
IN
This formula has a maximum at VIN = 2 VOUT, where IRMS
OUT/2 = 2.0 A.
=
I
I
This simple worst case condition is commonly used for design
because even significant deviations do not offer much relief.
Note that capacitor manufacturers’ ripple current ratings are
often based on only 2000 hours of life. This makes it advisable
to further derate the capacitor, or to choose a capacitor rated at
a higher temperature than required. Several capacitors may also
be paralleled to meet size or height requirements in the design.
As a first choice, three 68 µF/20 V Sprague type 593D tantalum
capacitors are used in parallel. Each is specified as follows:
ESR = 0.2 Ω, maximum ripple current of 0.91ARMS. In addition
CHARGE
4.0
2.7
1.3
EOC
0
0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
TIME – Hours
Figure 25. Li-Ion Charging Characteristic
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