LTC4251/LTC4251-1/
LTC4251-2
Negative Voltage
Hot Swap Controllers in SOT-23
FEATURES
DESCRIPTION
The LTC®4251/LTC4251-1/LTC4251-2 negative voltage
Hot Swap™ controllers allow a board to be safely inserted
and removed from a live backplane. Output current is con-
trolled by three stages of current limiting: a timed circuit
breaker, active current limitinganda fastfeedforwardpath
that limits peak current under worst-case catastrophic
fault conditions.
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Allows Safe Board Insertion and Removal from a
Live –48V Backplane
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Floating Topology Permits Very High Voltage
Operation
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Programmable Analog Current Limit with Circuit
Breaker Timer
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Fast Response Time Limits Peak Fault Current
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Programmable Timer
Programmable undervoltage and overvoltage detectors
disconnect the load whenever the input supply exceeds
the desired operating range. The supply input is shunt
regulated, allowing safe operation with very high supply
voltages. A multifunction timer delays initial start-up and
controls the circuit breaker’s response time.
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Programmable Undervoltage/Overvoltage Protection
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Low Profile (1mm) ThinSOT™ Package
APPLICATIONS
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Hot Board Insertion
The LTC4251 UV/OV thresholds are designed to match the
standard telecom operating range of –43V to –75V. The
LTC4251-1 UV/OV thresholds extend the operating range
to encompass –36V to –72V. The LTC4251-2 implements
a UV threshold of –43V only.
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Electronic Circuit Breaker
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–48V Distributed Power Systems
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Negative Power Supply Control
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Central Office Switching
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Programmable Current Limiting Circuit
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High Availability Servers
Disk Arrays
All parts are available in the 6-Pin SOT-23 package.
L, LT, LTC, LTM, Linear Technology and the Linear logo are registered trademarks and
Hot Swap and ThinSOT are trademarks of Linear Technology Corporation. All other trademarks
are the property of their respective owners.
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TYPICAL APPLICATION
–48V, 2.5A Hot Swap Controller
Start-Up Behavior
–48RTN
R
*
IN
+
–48RTN
(SHORT PIN)
10k
C
GATE
5V/DIV
L
LOAD
500mW
100µF
R1
402k
1%
V
OUT
†
C
D
IN
IN
V
IN
1µF
DDZ13B**
Q1
IRF530S
SENSE
2.5A/DIV
UV/OV GATE
LTC4251
C1
10nF
3
4
TIMER SENSE
1
R2
32.4k
1%
R
10Ω
C
R
V
S
EE
V
OUT
0.02Ω
20V/DIV
C
C
C
T
2
18nF
150nF
425112 TA01
–48V
425112 TA02
1ms/DIV
*TWO 0.25W RESISTORS IN SERIES FOR
R
ON THE PCB ARE RECOMMENDED.
IN
**DIODES, INC.
†RECOMMENDED FOR HARSH ENVIRONMENTS
425112fd
1
For more information www.linear.com/4251