LTC4000-1
High Voltage High Current
Controller for Battery Charging with
Maximum Power Point Control
DescripTion
FeaTures
Maximum Power Control: Solar Panel Input
Compatible
The LTC®4000-1 is a high voltage, high performance
controller that converts many externally compensated
DC/DC power supplies into full-featured battery chargers
with maximum power point control. In contrast to the
LTC4000, the LTC4000-1 has an input voltage regulation
loop instead of the input current regulation loop.
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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
Programmable Charge Current: 1% Accuracy
0.ꢀ2% 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
Features of the LTC4000-1’s battery charger include:
accurate ( 0.ꢀ25% programmable float voltage, select-
able timer or current termination, temperature qualified
charging using an NTC thermistor, automatic recharge,
C/10tricklechargefordeeplydischargedcells,badbattery
detectionandstatusindicatoroutputs.Thebatterycharger
also includes precision current sensing that allows lower
sense voltages for high current applications.
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TheLTC4000-1supportsintelligentPowerPathcontrol.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 shorted battery.
applicaTions
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Solar Powered Battery Charger Systems
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Battery Charger with High Impedance Input Source,
e.g., Fuel Cell or Wind Turbine
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Battery Equipped Industrial or Portable Military
Equipments
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.
The LTC4000-1 is available in a low profile ꢀ8-lead
4mm × 2mm QFN and SSOP packages.
Typical applicaTion
10.8V at 10A Charger for Three LiFePO4 Cells with a Solar Panel Input
Solar Panel Input Regulation,
Achieves Max Power Point
to Greater than 98%
20
Si7135DP
LT3845A
V
OUT
12V, 15A
IN
OUT
SOLAR PANEL INPUT
<60V OPEN
CIRCUIT VOLTAGE
17.6V PEAK
V
C
5mΩ
100µF
47nF
1.15M
5mΩ
14.7k
POWER VOLTAGE
T = 25°C
A
ITH
CC
IID IGATE CSP
CSN
18
16
14
12
10
BGATE
Si7135DP
BAT
OFB
CLN
IN
127k
LTC4000-1
1µF
332k
20k
FBG
V
BAT
133k
IFB
98% TO 95% PEAK POWER
100% TO 98% PEAK POWER
10.8V FLOAT
10A MAX CHARGE
CURRENT
BFB
NTC
3V
1.13M
10k
IIMON
TMR
10nF
CL
CX
GND BIAS
3-CELL LiFePO
BATTERY PACK
4
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
10k
CHARGER OUTPUT CURRENT: I
(A)
40001 TA01b
RCS
24.9k
22.1k
0.1µF
1µF
40001 TA01a
40001f
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