LTC4011
High Efficiency Standalone
Nickel Battery Charger
FeaTures
DescripTion
TheꢀLTC®4011ꢀprovidesꢀaꢀcomplete,ꢀcost-effectiveꢀnickelꢀ
batteryꢀfastꢀchargeꢀsolutionꢀinꢀaꢀsmallꢀpackageꢀusingꢀfewꢀ
externalꢀ components.ꢀ Aꢀ 550kHzꢀ PWMꢀ currentꢀ sourceꢀ
controllerꢀandꢀallꢀnecessaryꢀchargeꢀinitiation,ꢀmonitoringꢀ
andꢀterminationꢀcontrolꢀcircuitryꢀareꢀincluded.
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ꢀ CompleteꢀNiMH/NiCdꢀChargerꢀforꢀ1ꢀtoꢀ16ꢀCells
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ꢀ NoꢀMicrocontrollerꢀorꢀFirmwareꢀRequired
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ꢀ 550kHzꢀSynchronousꢀPWMꢀCurrentꢀSourceꢀController
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ꢀ NoꢀAudibleꢀNoiseꢀwithꢀCeramicꢀCapacitors
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ꢀ PowerPath™ꢀControlꢀSupport
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ꢀ ProgrammableꢀChargeꢀCurrent:ꢀ5%ꢀAccuracy
Theꢀ LTC4011ꢀ automaticallyꢀ sensesꢀ theꢀ presenceꢀ ofꢀ aꢀ
DCꢀ adapterꢀ andꢀ batteryꢀ insertionꢀ orꢀ removal.ꢀ Heavilyꢀ
dischargedꢀbatteriesꢀareꢀprechargedꢀwithꢀaꢀtrickleꢀcur-
rent.ꢀTheꢀLTC4011ꢀcanꢀsimultaneouslyꢀuseꢀbothꢀ–∆Vꢀandꢀ
∆T/∆tꢀfastꢀchargeꢀterminationꢀtechniquesꢀandꢀcanꢀdetectꢀ
variousꢀbatteryꢀfaults.ꢀIfꢀnecessary,ꢀaꢀtop-offꢀchargeꢀisꢀ
automaticallyꢀappliedꢀtoꢀNiMHꢀbatteriesꢀafterꢀfastꢀcharg-
ingꢀisꢀcompleted.ꢀTheꢀICꢀwillꢀalsoꢀresumeꢀchargingꢀifꢀtheꢀ
batteryꢀself-dischargesꢀafterꢀaꢀfullꢀchargeꢀcycle.
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ꢀ WideꢀInputꢀVoltageꢀRange:ꢀ4.5Vꢀtoꢀ34V
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ꢀ AutomaticꢀTrickleꢀPrecharge
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ꢀ –∆VꢀFastꢀChargeꢀTermination
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ꢀ Optionalꢀ∆T/∆tꢀFastꢀChargeꢀTermination
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ꢀ AutomaticꢀNiMHꢀTop-OffꢀCharge
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ꢀ ProgrammableꢀTimer
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ꢀ AutomaticꢀRecharge
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ꢀ MultipleꢀStatusꢀOutputs
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ꢀ MicropowerꢀShutdown
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AllꢀLTC4011ꢀchargingꢀoperationsꢀareꢀqualifiedꢀbyꢀactualꢀ
chargeꢀtimeꢀandꢀmaximumꢀaverageꢀcellꢀvoltage.ꢀChargingꢀ
mayꢀalsoꢀbeꢀgatedꢀbyꢀminimumꢀandꢀmaximumꢀtemperatureꢀ
limits.ꢀNiMHꢀorꢀNiCdꢀfastꢀchargeꢀterminationꢀparametersꢀ
areꢀpin-selectable.
ꢀ 20-LeadꢀThermallyꢀEnhancedꢀTSSOPꢀPackage
applicaTions
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ꢀ IntegratedꢀorꢀStandaloneꢀBatteryꢀCharger
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ꢀ PortableꢀInstrumentsꢀorꢀConsumerꢀProducts
IntegratedꢀPowerPathꢀcontrolꢀsupportꢀensuresꢀthatꢀtheꢀ
systemꢀremainsꢀpoweredꢀatꢀallꢀtimesꢀwithoutꢀallowingꢀloadꢀ
transientsꢀtoꢀadverselyꢀaffectꢀchargeꢀtermination.
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ꢀ Battery-PoweredꢀDiagnosticsꢀandꢀControl
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ꢀ Back-UpꢀBatteryꢀManagement
L,ꢀLT,ꢀLTC,ꢀLTM,ꢀLinearꢀTechnologyꢀandꢀtheꢀLinearꢀlogoꢀareꢀregisteredꢀtrademarksꢀofꢀLinearꢀ
TechnologyꢀCorporation.ꢀPowerPathꢀisꢀaꢀtrademarkꢀofꢀLinearꢀTechnologyꢀCorporation.ꢀAllꢀotherꢀ
trademarksꢀareꢀtheꢀpropertyꢀofꢀtheirꢀrespectiveꢀowners.
Typical applicaTion
2AꢀNiMHꢀBatteryꢀCharger
2AꢀNiMHꢀChargeꢀCycleꢀatꢀ1C
FROM
ADAPTER
5V
10µF
INFET
FAULT
CHRG
TOC
READY
4.7µH
10µF
0.033µF
0.068µF
0.1µF
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