2-output, boost & buck automotive DC/DC controller
Unlike conventional single inductor buck-boost regulators, the LTC7812’s cascaded boost + buck solution provides fast transient response with continuous, non-pulsating, input and output currents, substantially reducing ripple voltage and electromagnetic interference (EMI), suiting it to automotive, industrial and high power battery operated systems.
LTC7812 operates from an input voltage of 4.5V to 38V and maintains operation down to 2.5V after start-up. The synchronous boost converter can produce output voltages up to 60V and can run at 0% duty cycle (synchronous switch ON) to pass through the input voltage, when required, for maximum efficiency. The step-down converter can produce output voltages from 0.8V to 24V with an efficiency as high as 98%. In addition, the LTC7812 can be configured for Burst Mode operation, reducing quiescent current to 28 µA with the buck channel on (33 µA for both channels on) in sleep mode, for preserving battery run time. The 1Ω onboard all-N-channel gate drivers minimise MOSFET switching losses and provide an output current of more than 10A per channel, limited only by external components. The output current for each converter is sensed by monitoring the voltage drop across the inductor (DCR) or by using a separate sense resistor.
The controller’s constant frequency current mode architecture enables a selectable frequency from 50 kHz to 900 kHz or it can be synchronised to an external clock from 75 kHz to 850 kHz. Additional features include adjustable soft-start or tracking, foldback current limit, output overvoltage protection, run control and a power-good output voltage signal. The LTC7812 is available in a 32-lead 5 x 5 mm QFN package for $4.00 (1000).
Linear Technology; www.linear.com/product/LTC7812
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