LT3741/LT3741-1
High Power, Constant
Current, Constant Voltage,
Step-Down Controller
FeaTures
DescripTion
The LT®3741 and LT3741-1 are fixed frequency synchro-
nous step-down DC/DC controllers designed to accurately
regulatetheoutputcurrentatupto20A.Theaveragecurrent-
mode controller will maintain inductor current regulation
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Control Pin Provides Accurate Control of Regulated
Output Current
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±1ꢀ.5 Voltage Regulation Accuracy
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±±5 Current Regulation Accuracy
6V to 36V Input Voltage Range
Wide Output Voltage Range Up to (V – 2V)
Average Current Mode Control
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over a wide output voltage range of 0V to (V – 2V). The
IN
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regulated current is set by an analog voltage on the CTRL
pins and an external sense resistor. Due to its unique
topology, the LT3741 is capable of sourcing and sinking
current. If sinking current is not required, or for parallel
applications, use the LT3741-1. The regulated voltage and
overvoltage protection are set with a voltage divider from
the output to the FB pin. Soft-Start is provided to allow a
gradual increase in the regulated current during startup.
The switching frequency is programmable from 200kHz to
1MHzthroughanexternalresistorontheRTpinorthrough
the use of the SYNC pin and an external clock signal.
IN
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<1µA Shutdown Current
Up to 94% Efficiency
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Additional Pin for Thermal Control of Load Current
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Thermally Enhanced 4mm × 4mm QFN and 20-Pin
FE Package
applicaTions
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General Purpose Industrial
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Super-Cap Charging
Additional Features include an accurate external reference
voltage for use with the CTRL pins, an accurate UVLO/EN
pin that allows for programmable UVLO hysteresis, and
thermal shutdown.
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Applications Needing Extreme Short-Circuit
Protection and/or Accurate Output Current Limit
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Constant Current or Constant Voltage Source
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Protected by U.S. Patents including 7199560, 7321203 and others pending.
Typical applicaTion
10V/20A Constant Current, Constant Voltage Step-Down Converter
VOUT vs IOUT
V
IN
V
EN/UVLO
82.5k
EN/UVLO
RT
SYNC
IN
14V TO 36V
12
10
8
1µF
100µF
HG
LT3741
220nF
V
REF
CBOOT
SW
2.2µH
V
10V
20A
2.5mΩ
10nF
OUT
CTRL1
VC
6
V
CC_INT
22µF
39.2k
5.6nF
4
R
LG
HOT
150µF
×2
45.3k
GND
V
V
I
= 18V
2
IN
OUT
+
–
CTRL2
SS
SENSE
SENSE
= 10V
= 20A
88.7k
12.1k
LIMIT
0
R
NTC
FB
0
2
4
6
8
10 12 14 16 18 20 22
(A)
10nF
I
OUT
3741 TA01b
3741 TA01a
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