LTC4061
Standalone Linear Li-Ion
Battery Charger with
Thermistor Input
FeaTures
DescripTion
The LTC®4061 is a full-featured, flexible, standalone linear
charger for single-cell Lithium-Ion batteries. It is capable
of operating within USB power specifications.
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ꢀ ChargeꢀCurrentꢀProgrammableꢀUpꢀtoꢀ1A
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ꢀ ChargesꢀSingle-CellꢀLi-IonꢀBatteriesꢀDirectlyꢀfromꢀ
USBꢀPortꢀ
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ꢀ PresetꢀChargeꢀVoltageꢀwithꢀ±±0.35ꢀAccuracy
Both programmable time and programmable current
based termination schemes are available. Furthermore,
the CHRG open-drain status pin can be programmed to
indicate the battery charge state according to the needs
of the application. Additional safety features designed
to maximize battery lifetime and reliability include NTC
battery temperature sensing and the SmartStart charg-
ing algorithm.
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ꢀ ThermistorꢀInputꢀforꢀTemperatureꢀQualifiedꢀ
Charging
ꢀ InputꢀSupplyꢀPresentꢀLogicꢀOutput
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ꢀ ThermalꢀRegulationꢀMaximizesꢀChargeꢀRateꢀ
WithoutꢀRiskꢀofꢀOverheating
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ꢀ ProgrammableꢀChargeꢀCurrentꢀDetection/
Termination
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ProgrammableꢀChargeꢀTerminationꢀTimer
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No external sense resistor or external blocking diode is
required for charging due to the internal MOSFET archi-
tecture. Internal thermal feedback regulates the charge
current to maintain a constant die temperature during
high power operation or high ambient temperature condi-
tions. The charge current is programmed with an external
resistor. With power applied, the LTC4061 can be put into
shutdown mode to reduce the supply current to 20µA and
the battery drain current to less than 5µA.
ꢀ Smart Pulsing Error Feature
SmartStart™ Prolongs Battery Life
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20µA Charger Quiescent Current in Shutdown
Available in a Low Profile (0.75mm) 10-Lead
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(3mm × 3mm) DFN Package
applicaTions
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Handheld Computers
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Portable MP3 Players
Other features include smart recharge, USB C/5 cur-
rent programming input, undervoltage lockout and AC
Present logic output.
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Digital Cameras
L, LT, LTC, LTM, Linear Technology and the Linear logo are registered trademarks and
SmartStart, ThinSOT and PowerPath are trademarks of Linear Technology Corporation. All
other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Protected by U.S. Patents
including 6522118.
Typical applicaTion
CompleteꢀChargeꢀCycleꢀ(11±±mAhꢀBattery)
8±±mAꢀSingle-CellꢀLi-IonꢀBatteryꢀChargerꢀ
(C/1±ꢀTermination)
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4.3
4.2
4.1
4.0
3.9
3.8
3.7
3.6
3.5
3.4
800mA
V
IN
V
BAT
CC
4.3V TO 8V
EN
CHRG
LTC4061
1µF
C/5
BATTERY
CURRENT
BATTERY
VOLTAGE
4.2V
SINGLE-CELL
Li-Ion BATTERY
+
TIMER
PROG
ACPR
NTC
I
DET
GND
619Ω
V
A
= 5V
CC
T
= 25°C
4061 TA01a
0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
TIME (HOURS)
4061 TA01b
4061fd
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