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SABMBOVP/SABMBOVP2XX
PRECISION DUAL SABTM OVER VOLTAGE PROTECTION PCB
FEATURES & BENEFITS
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
• Extremely low output currents at input voltages below the
threshold voltage
• Precision threshold voltage set point
• Extreme change of output current in response to small
changes in input voltage, i.e. dI/dV = ~3mA/1mV
• High maximum clamp output current of 100 mA or greater
• Over Voltage Protection for any size of supercapacitor stacks
in series or in parallel
ALD's SABMBOVP2XX family of Over Voltage Protection Printed
Circuit Boards (PCB) are innovative circuits designed to provide
precision Over Voltage Protection (OVP) in stacked supercapacitor
voltage balancing and other voltage clamping applications. The
SABMBOVP2XX circuit can be viewed as a precision voltage clamp
circuit that offers a superior zener-diode type of functionality and
performs to superior specification and characteristics in creating a
strong, precision voltage clamp. Typically, the clamp current
changes from a few nA to over 100mA (about 1,000,000 times) at
the clamp voltage within a 100mV transition.
• Ultra-low power for energy harvesting and battery-powered
applications
• Fully automatic OVP - no trimming adjustments, no additional
circuits and no software
• Broad selection of threshold voltages for wide variety of OVP
applications
• Corrects imbalances in both capacitance value and DC leakage
current
The SABMBOVP2XX PCB is populated with an ALD9100XX
Supercapacitor Auto Balancing (SAB™) MOSFET IC chip that
specifies the circuit threshold or clamping voltage. SAB MOSFETs
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areALD exclusive EPAD MOSFETs designed to address voltage
balancing of multiple supercapacitor cells connected in series. SAB
MOSFETs and the SABMBOVP2XX boards are designed to be
compact, economical and effective in balancing any size
supercapacitors with little or no additional power dissipation.
MECHANICAL DRAWING
The SABMBOVP is a blank PCB designed to be used with the
entire ALD9100XX family of SAB MOSFETs for system designers
and application developers. The SABMBOVP contains two OVP
circuits, each functioning as a precision voltage clamp with
extremely high current gain characteristics. Inside each of two
SABMBOVP circuits on the PCB, the internal voltages of the circuit
are shifted so that the balancing output current from the SAB
MOSFET is amplified to produce nominally 1mA of balancing
SABMBOVP
J1
V+
U1
J2
VA
(clamp) output current at V equal to the rated SAB MOSFET
threshold voltage.
IN
RP4
RP2
Q2
Q1
The SABMBOVP board’s two circuits function as a pair of push-
pull matched OVP circuits to balance supercapacitors connected
in series. Each OVP circuit can also be used individually with any
electronic circuitry requiring precision over-voltage clamps. The two
OVP circuits offer a very energy efficient solution that can be applied
to other low-loss energy harvesting and long-life battery operated
applications. They can also be connected in cascade mode,
resulting in a single OVP circuit with twice the clamp voltage.
J9
OP2
J3
1600 mil
VB
ORDERING INFORMATION
J8
ON2
Part Number
Description
J6
J7
OP1
Blank Universal PCB ready for one
ALD9100XX Dual SAB MOSFET IC
SABMBOVP
J4
ON1
J5
VC
SABMBOVP2XX
SABMBOVP Board with one installed
ALD9100XXSALI
Example:
SABMBOVP225
V-
SABMBOVP Board with one installed
ALD910025SALI
Note: SABMBOVP2XX is optional with specific
ALD9100XXSALI units installed. XX = 16, 17, 18, 19, 20,
21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30.
600 mil
* Magnified, not to scale
See page 6 for full listing of part numbers.
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