LTC4000
High Voltage High Current
Controller for Battery Charging
and Power Management
DescripTion
FeaTures
TheLTC®4000isahighvoltage,highperformancecontroller
that converts many externally compensated DC/DC power
supplies into full-featured battery chargers.
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Complete High Performance Battery Charger When
Paired with a DC/DC Converter
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Wide Input and Output Voltage Range: 3V to 60V
Input Ideal Diode for Low Loss Reverse Blocking
and Load Sharing
Output Ideal Diode for Low Loss PowerPath™ and
Load Sharing with the Battery
FeaturesoftheLTC4000’sbatterychargerinclude:accurate
( 0.ꢀ25% programmable float voltage, selectable timer or
current termination, temperature qualified charging using
anNTCthermistor,automaticrecharge,C/10tricklecharge
for deeply discharged cells, bad battery detection and
statusindicatoroutputs.Thebatterychargeralsoincludes
precisioncurrentsensingthatallowslowersensevoltages
for high current applications.
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Instant-On Operation with Heavily Discharged
Battery
Programmable Input and Charge Current:
1ꢀ Accuracy
0.ꢁ2ꢀ Accurate Programmable Float Voltage
Programmable C/X or Timer Based Charge
Termination
NTC Input for Temperature Qualified Charging
ꢀ8-Lead 4mm × 2mm QFN or SSOP Packages
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The LTC4000 supports intelligent PowerPath control. An
external PFET provides low loss reverse current protec-
tion. Another external PFET provides low loss charging
or discharging of the battery. This second PFET also
facilitates an instant-on feature that provides immediate
downstream system power even when connected to a
heavily discharged or short faulted battery.
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applicaTions
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High Power Battery Charger Systems
The LTC4000 is available in a low profile ꢀ8-lead 4mm ×
2mm QFN and SSOP packages.
L, LT, LTC, LTM, Linear Technology and the Linear logo are registered trademarks and
PowerPath is a trademark of Linear Technology Corporation. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.
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High Performance Portable Instruments
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Industrial Battery Equipped Devices
Notebook/Subnotebook Computers
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Typical applicaTion
48V to 10.8V at 10A Buck Converter Charger for Three LiFePO4 Cells
Charge Current and VOUT Profile
vs VBAT During a Charge Cycle
Si7135DP
LT3845
IN
OUT
15V TO 60V
12V, 15A
V
SHDN
12
10
8
11
10.5
10
9.5
9
C
5mΩ
100µF
47nF
1.15M
5mΩ
I
CHARGE
V
OUT
14.7k
ITH
CC
IID IGATE CSP
RST
CLN
IN
CSN
V
OUT
BGATE
Si7135DP
6
BAT
OFB
1µF
1.10M
4
127k
VM
LTC4000
FBG
100k
3.0V
ENC
CHRG
FLT
2
8.5
8
I
CHARGE
7
133k
10.8V FLOAT
10A MAX CHARGE
CURRENT
BFB
NTC
0
1.13M
IIMON
6
8
9
(V)
10
11
12
10nF
IBMON
V
BAT
4000 TA01b
10k
10nF
TMR
CL
CX
GND BIAS
3-CELL LiFePO
BATTERY PACK
4
10k
24.9k
22.1k
0.1µF
1µF
4000 TA01a
NTHS0603
N02N1002J
4000f
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