MIC2282 single-cell ultra low emi boost led driver micrel inc. ? 2180 fortune drive ? san jose, ca 95131 ? usa ? tel +1 ( 408 ) 944-0800 ? fax + 1 (408) 474-1000 ? http://www.micrel.com october 2009 m9999-102309 general description the MIC2282 is a boost led driver optimized for single cell operation from alkaline, nickel-metal-hydride, or lithium ion batteries. the MIC2282 operates with an input voltage between 0.9v to 15v, driving a string of series leds up to 33v. the combination of a low feedback voltage of 220mv and an operating current of 120 a provides a high efficiency solution that prolongs battery life. the MIC2282 requires only five external components (diode, inductor, sense resistor, input capacitor and output capacitor) to implement a low cost led boost regulator. it is available in a compact 8-pin msop package with an operating range from ?40c to +125. data sheets and support documentation can be found on micrel?s web site at: www.micrel.com. features ? operates from a single-cell supply (v in = 0.9v to 15v) ? ultra low emi ? 120a typical quiescent current ? adjustable output voltages ? 220mv sense voltage ? 20khz switching frequency ? over temperature protection ? 8-pin msop package ? low component count solution applications ? led flashlight and head lamps ? lcd bias generator ? battery-powered, hand-held instruments ? palmtop computers ? remote controls ? detectors ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ typical application in sw gnd MIC2282 100f v out = 3v sns c1 47f 16v 1v to1.5v 1 cell sns 2 6 1 7 8 l1 220h gnd d 1 mbr0530 in sw gnd MIC2282 100f v out = 9v sns c1 47f 16v 1v to1.5v 1 cell sns 2 6 1 7 8 l1 220h gnd d1 mbr0530 single-cell to 3v dc-to-dc converter tr iple-cell to 9v dc-to-dc converter
micrel, inc. MIC2282 october 2009 2 m9999-102309 ordering information part number marking code output voltage temperature range package lead finish MIC2282ymm 2282 adj ?40 to +125c 8-pin msop pb-free pin configuration 1 2 3 4 8 7 6 5 vin gn d sns nc sw gnd nc nc top view 8-pin msop (mm) pin description pin number pin name pin function 1 sw switch: npn output switch collector. 2,7 gnd power ground: npn output switch emitter. 3,4,5 nc not internally connected. 6 sns sense (input): connect a sense resi stor or external voltage divider network. 8 vin supply (input): positive supply voltage input.
micrel, inc. MIC2282 october 2009 3 m9999-102309 absolute maximum ratings (1) supply voltage (v in )................................................ 18v switch voltage (v sw )............................................... 36v storage temperature (t a ).................. ?65 c to +150 c msop power dissipation (p d ).......... ................ 250mw esd rating (3) .???????????????..2kv operating ratings (2) supply voltage (v in ) .............................. +0.9v to +15v ambient operating temperature (t a ).... ?40 c to +85 c junction temperature (t j )................... ?40 c to +125 c msop thermal resistance ( ja )..................... 160 c/w electrical characteristics (4) v in = 1.5v; t a = 25c, bold indicates ?40c t j 125c; unless noted parameter condition min typ max units supply voltage range startup guaranteed, i sw = 100ma 0.9 15 v quiescent current output switch off 120 a sense voltage i sw = 100ma 200 220 236 mv comparator hysteresis 6 mv feedback current v sns = 0v 25 na switch saturation voltage v in = 1.0v, i sw = 200ma v in = 1.2v, i sw = 600ma v in = 1.5v, i sw = 800ma 200 400 500 mv switch leakage crrent output switch off, v sw = 36v 1 a maximum output voltage 35 v switch on time 35 s current limit v in = 3.6v 1.1 a duty cycle v sns < 200mv, i sw = 100ma 67 % notes: 1. absolute maximum ratings indicate limits beyond which damage to the component may occur. electr ical specifications do not ap ply when operating the device outside of its operating ratings. the maximum allowabl e power dissipation is a functi on of the maximum junction temp erature, t j(max) , the junction-to-ambient thermal resistance, ja , and the ambient temperature, t a . the maximum allowable power dissipation will result in excessive die temperature, and the regulator will go into thermal shutdown. 2. the device is not guaranteed to function outside its operating rating. 3. devices are esd sensitive. handling pr ecautious recommended. human body model, 1.5k ? in series with 100pf. 4. specification for packaged product only.
micrel, inc. MIC2282 october 2009 4 m9999-102309 typical characteristics 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 00.511.522.533.5 efficiency (%) input voltage (v) 1 led efficiency 50ma 10ma 25ma 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 012345 efficiency (%) input voltage (v) 2 led in series efficiency 50ma 10ma 100ma 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 0123456 efficiency (%) input voltage (v) 3 led in series efficiency 50ma 100ma 10ma 15 20 25 30 -40 -25 -10 5 20 35 50 65 80 95 110 125 osc. frequency (khz) temperature (?c) oscillator frequency vs. temperature v in = 1.5v i sw = 100ma 50 55 60 65 70 75 -40 -25 -10 5 20 35 50 65 80 95 110 125 duty cycle (%) temperature (c) oscillator duty cycle vs. temperature v in = 1.5v i sw = 100ma 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 -40 -25 -10 5 20 35 50 65 80 95 110 125 quiescent current (a) temperature (c) quiescent current vs. temperature v in = 1.5v 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 0246810 quiescent current (a) supply voltage (v) ?40c +85c +25c quiescent current vs. supply volage 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6 33.544.555.56 current limit (a) input voltage (v) current limit vs. input voltage 0 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 -40 -25 -10 5 20 35 50 65 80 95 110 125 current limit (a) temperature (c) output current limit vs. temperature
micrel, inc. MIC2282 october 2009 5 m9999-102309 functional diagram oscillator 0.22v reference driver vin v batt gnd sw MIC2282 v out sns adjustable voltage with external components functional description the MIC2282 boost led driver has a gated oscillator architecture designed to operate from a single cell input voltage as low as 0.9v and provide a high-efficiency adjustable regulated output voltage. one advantage of this architecture is that t he output switch is disabled whenever the output voltage is above the feedback comparator threshold thereby greatly reducing quiescent current and improving efficiency, especially at low output currents. the comparator senses the output voltage through an external resistor and compares it to the internal reference voltage. when the voltage at the inverting input of the comparator is below 0.22v, the comparator output is high and the output of the oscillator is allowed to pass through the and gate to the output driver and output switch. the output switch then turns on and off storing energy in the inductor. when the output switch is on (low) energy is stored in t he inductor; when the switch is off (high) the stored energy is dumped into the output capacitor which causes the output voltage to rise. when the output voltage is high enough to cause the comparator output to be low (inverting input voltage is above 0.22v) the and gate is disabled and the output switch remains off (high). the output switch remains disabled until the output voltage falls low enough to cause the comparator output to go high. application information oscillator duty cycle and frequency the oscillator duty cycle is set to 67% which is optimized to provide maximum load current for output voltages approximately 3 times larger than the input voltage. other output voltages are also easily generated with a slight drop in efficiency. the fixed oscillator frequency is set to 20khz. current limit current limit for the MIC2282 functions by modifying the oscillator duty cycle and frequency. when current exceeds 1.1a, the duty cycle is reduced (switch on-time is reduced, off-time is unaffected) and the corresponding frequency is increased. in this way less time is available for the inductor current to build up while maintaining the same discharge time. the onset of current limit is soft rather than abrupt but sufficient to protect the inductor and output switch from damage. certain combinations of input voltage, output voltage and load current can cause the inductor to go into a continuous mode of operation. this is what happens when t he inductor current can not fall to zero and occurs when: sat diode out in diode out v v v v v v cycle duty ? + ? +
micrel, inc. MIC2282 october 2009 6 m9999-102309 time inductor current current "ratchet" without current limit current limit threshold continuous current discontinuous current figure 1. current limit behavior figure 1 shows an example of inductor current in the continuous mode with its associated change in oscillator frequency and duty cycle. this situation is most likely to occur with relatively small inductor values, large input voltage variations and output voltages which are less than ~3 the input voltage. selection of an inductor with a saturation threshold above 1.1a will insure that the system can withstand these conditions. inductors, capacitors and diodes the importance of choosing correct inductors, capacitors and diodes can not be ignored. poor choices for these components can cause problems as severe as circuit failure or as subtle as poorer than expected efficiency. a. b. c. inductor current time figure 2. inductor cu rrent: a. normal, b. saturating and c. excessive esr inductors inductors must be selected such that they do not saturate under maximum current conditions. when an inductor saturates, its effective inductance decreases rapidly and the current can suddenly jump to very high values. figure 2 compares inductors with currents that are correct and unacceptable due to core saturation. the inductors have the same nomi nal inductance but figure 2b has a lower saturation threshold. another consideration in the selection of inductors is the radiated energy. in general, toroids have the best radiation characteristics while bobbins have the worst. some bobbins have caps or enclosures which significantly reduce stray radiation. the last electrical characterist ic of the inductor that must be considered is esr (equiva lent series resistance). figure 2c shows the current waveform when esr is excessive. the normal symptom of excessive esr is reduced power transfer effici ency. note that inductor esr can be used to the designers advantage as reverse battery protection (current limit ) for the case of relatively low output power one-cell designs. the potential for very large and destructive currents exits if a battery in a one- cell application is inserted backwards into the circuit. in some applications it is possible to limit the current to a nondestructive (but still battery draining) level by choosing a relatively high inductor esr value which does not affect normal circuit performance. capacitors it is important to select high-quality, low esr, filter capacitors for the output of the regulator circuit. high esr in the output capacitor causes excessive ripple due to the voltage drop across the esr. a triangular current pulse with a peak of 500ma into a 200m ? esr can cause 100mv of ripple at the output due the capacitor only. acceptable values of esr are typically in the 50m ? range. inexpensive aluminum electrolytic capacitors usually are the worst choice while tantalum capacitors are typically better. figure 4 demonstrates the effect of capacitor esr on output ripple voltage. 4.75 5.00 5.25 0 500 1000 1500 output voltage (v) time (s) figure 3. output ripple output diode finally, the output diode must be selected to have adequate reverse breakdown voltage and low forward voltage at the application current. schottky diodes typically meet these requirements. standard silicon diodes have forward voltages which are too large except in extremely low power applications.
micrel, inc. MIC2282 october 2009 7 m9999-102309 they can also be very slow, especially those suited to power rectification such as the 1n400x series, which affects efficiency. inductor behavior the inductor is an energy storage and transfer device. its behavior (neglecting series resistance) is described by the following equation: t l v i = where: v = inductor voltage (v) l = inductor value (h) t = time (s) i = inductor current (a) if a voltage is applied across an inductor (initial current is zero) for a known time, the current flowing through the inductor is a linear ramp starting at zero, reaching a maximum value at the end of the period. when the output switch is on, the voltage across the inductor is: v 1 = v in ? v sat when the output switch turns off, the voltage across the inductor changes sign and flies high in an attempt to maintain a constant current. the inductor voltage will eventually be clamped to a diode drop above v out . therefore, when the output switch is off, the voltage across the inductor is: v 2 = v out + v diode ? v in for normal operation the inductor current is a triangular waveform which returns to zero current (discontinuous mode) at each cycle. at the threshold between continuous and discontinuous operation we can use the fact that i 1 = i 2 to get: v 1 t 1 = v 2 t 2 1 2 2 1 t t v v = this relationship is useful for finding the desired oscillator duty cycle based on input and output voltages. since input voltages typically va ry widely over the life of the battery, care must be taken to consider the worst case voltage for each parameter. for example, the worst case for t 1 is when v in is at its minimum value and the worst case for t 2 is when v in is at its maximum value (assuming that v out , v diode and v sat do not change much). to select an inductor for a particular application, the worst case input and output conditions must be determined. based on the worst case output current we can estimate efficiency and therefore the required input current. remember that this is power conversion, so the worst case average input current will occur at maximum output current, one minimum input voltage. efficency v i v i average in(min) out(max) out in(max) = referring to figure 1, it can be seen the peak input current will be twice the average input current. rearranging the inductor equation to solve for l: 1 t i v l = 1 in(max) in(min) t i average 2 v l = khz 20 67 . 0 f cycle duty t where osc 1 = = to illustrate the use of these equations a design example will be given: assume : v out = 3.0v i out(max) =10ma v in(min) = 1.0v efficiency = 75% 33.3ma 75 . 0 1.0v 5ma 5v i average in(max) = = 20khz 33.3ma 2 0.7 1.0v l = ma 40 75 . 0 . 1 ma 10 0 . 3 i (max) in = = h 438 khz 20 40 2 7 . 0 v 0 . 1 l = = l = 438h use the next lowest standard value of inductor and verify that it does not saturate at a current below about 75ma (< 2 ? 33.3ma).
micrel, inc. MIC2282 october 2009 8 m9999-102309 typical application circuit bill of materials item part number manufacturer description qty. c1 taje107k035rnj avx capacitor,100 f ,20v , tant 1 c2 taje476k035rnj avx capacitor ,47 f ,25v , tant 1 d1 mbr0530 fairchild 500ma, 30v schottky rectifier 1 d2, d3, d4 ovs5wbcr4 optek technology,inc 100ma, white led 3 l1 dr127-221-r coil tronics inductor, 200 h, 2.43a 1 r2 crcw06032r20fke a vishay dale resistor,2.2 ohms , 0603 , 1% , 1/16w 1 u1 MIC2282ymm micrel, inc. (6) single-cell boost led driver 1 notes: 1. avx: www.avx.com. 2. fairchild semi: www.fairchildsemi.com. 3. optek technology: www.optekinc.com. 4. coil tronics: www.cooperbussman.com. 5. vishay tel: www.vishay.com. 6. micrel, inc.: www.micrel.com.
micrel, inc. MIC2282 october 2009 9 m9999-102309 pcb layout top layer bottom layer
micrel, inc. MIC2282 october 2009 10 m9999-102309 package information 8-pin msop (mm) micrel, inc. 2180 fortune drive san jose, ca 95131 usa tel +1 (408) 944-0800 fax +1 (408) 474-1000 web http://www.micrel.com the information furnished by micrel in this data sheet is believed to be accurate and reliable. however, no responsibility is a ssumed by micrel for its use. micrel reserves the right to change circuitry and specific ations at any time without notification to the customer. micrel products are not designed or authorized for use as components in life suppor t appliances, devices or systems where malfu nction of a product can reasonably be expected to result in pers onal injury. life support devices or system s are devices or systems that (a) are in tended for surgical implant into the body or (b) support or sustain life, and whose failure to perform can be reasonably expect ed to result in a significan t injury to the user. a purchaser?s use or sale of micrel produc ts for use in life support app liances, devices or systems is a purchaser?s own risk and purchaser agrees to fully indemnify micrel for any damages re sulting from such use or sale. ? 2009 micrel, incorporated.
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