Linear Technology DC1831A User manual

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DESCRIPTION
LT3763
High Power Constant Current,
Constant Voltage Synchronous
Buck Controller
Demonstration circuit 1831A is a high power constant
current, constant voltage synchronous buck controller
featuring the LT
®
3763. The input of the demo board is
up to 60V. The output is optimized for 10V, 10A as a
LED driver. As an LED driver, the output current is being
regulated until the output voltage reaches a programmed
voltage limit. The voltage limit on the demo board is set to
around 15V by R11 and R14. The load to be used with this
demo board is high current LEDs or laser diodes. Smaller
LEDs may not be able to handle the high current, even for
a short period of time. It is necessary to mount the LED
load on a proper heat sink. A fan may become necessary
to avoid exceeding LED’s maximum temperature rating.
The input voltage range of the LT3763 itself is 6V to 60V.
The demo board input range is 12V to 60V, therefore, the
demo board utilizes 80V MOSFETs. If an application has
a maximum input voltage of 48V, 60V MOSFETs such as
BSC100N06LS3, can be used for better efficiency at lower
voltage range. The typical efficiency of the demo board is
95% from a 24V input to a 10V, 10A load. The lower the
input voltage, thehigher the efficiencytends to befor a given
load. At an output power level of 100W, even a one percent
efficiency improvement is a big advantage in minimizing
temperature rise. If an efficiency measurement is needed
in an application, the output voltage must be measured
at the output capacitors instead of at the LED load. This
prevents cable loss from being counted as a loss of the
board. The LT3763 turns off unnecessary circuits during
PWM off period to minimize power losses. As a result,
efficiency in many PWM dimming applications is high.
In most applications, input voltage reaching the maximum
specification is a transient event. However, a fan helps the
circuit to stay cool if running at or near peak input voltage
at full load in steady state. If running in steady state at
or near maximum input voltage and full load is required,
please contact LTC applications engineering.
L, LT, LTC, LTM, Linear Technology and the Linear logo are registered trademarks of Linear
Technology Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
The demo circuit 1831A achieves fast current rise time
from 0A to 10A. To see the real rise time, connecting wires
between the LED and the board should be as short as
possible to minimize the wire inductance and resistance.
The cathode of the LED should return to LED– with R17
populated with a resistor in a few mΩ. It is recommended
to measure the voltage on R17 with a short 50Ω coax cable
directly into a BNC connector on the oscilloscope. The
current can be calculated from the measured voltage. A
current probe adds more delays to the rise time so using
a current probe is not recommended. If fast rise time is
not required, the cathode of the LED can be connected to
GND as shown in Figure 2.
The LT3763 data sheet gives a complete description of
the part, operation and application information. The data
sheet must be read in conjunction with this quick start
guide for demo circuit 1831A.
Design files for this circuit board are available at
http://www.linear.com/demo
VIN (V)
10
EFFICIENCY (%)
96
98
100
50
DN1831A F01
94
92
95
97
99
93
91
90 20 30 40 60
LED CURRENT = 5A
LED CURRENT = 10A
Figure 1. Demo Board Efficiency

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QUICK START PROCEDURE
Demonstration circuit 1831A is easy to set up to evalu-
ate the performance of the LT3763. Refer to Figure 2 for
proper measurement equipment setup and follow the
procedure below:
1. With power off, connect the input power supply to VIN
and GND. Note: make sure VIN is below 60V.
2. With power off, connect the LED load to VOUT and
GND (without PWM dimming) or VOUT and LED– (with
PWM dimming).
PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
SYMBOL PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS
VIN Input Supply Range 12 60 V
VOUT Maximum Output Voltage 15 V
IOUT Output Current 9.4 10 10.6 A
fSW Switching Frequency 380 430 480 kHz
EFF Efficiency at DC IOUT = 10A, VOUT = 10V 95 %
3. When measuring input and output voltage, measure at
test points TP1 to TP4.
4. Turn on the power at the input.
5. Carefully evaluate other design parameters as needed.
(TA= 25°C)

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Figure 2. Proper Measurement Equipment Setup

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PARTS LIST
ITEM QTY REFERENCE PART DESCRIPTION MANUFACTURER/PART NUMBER
Required Circuit Components
1 1 C1 Cap., Alum, 33μF,100V, 10.3x10.3 Sun Elect., 100CE33FS
2 2 C2, C5 Cap., X7R, 2.2μF, 100V, 10%, 1210 Murata, GRM32ER72A225KE35L
3 1 C6 Cap., X7R, 1μF, 100V, 10%, 1206 Murata, GRM31CR72A105KA01L
4 1 C7 Cap., X7R, 0.22μF, 10V, 10%, 0603 Murata, GRM188R71A224KA01D
5 2 C8, C10 Cap., POSCAP, 68μF, 16V Sanyo, 16TQC68MYF
6 2 C9, C11 Cap., X7R , 22μF, 25V, 10%, 1210 Murata, GRM32ER71E226KE15L
7 1 C12 Cap., X5R, 22μF, 6.3V,10%, 0805 Murata, GRM21BR60J226ME39L
8 1 C13 Cap., C0G, 2nF, 50V, 5%, 0603 Murata, GRM1885C1H202JA01D
9 2 C14, C19 Cap., X7R, 1000pF, 50V, 10%, 0603 AVX, 06035C102KAT2A
10 1 C15 Cap., X7R, 10nF,16V, 0603 Murata, GRM188R71C103KA01D
11 1 C17 Cap., X7R, 5.1nF, 10%, 25V, 0603 Murata, GRM188R71E512KA01
12 1 D1 1.0A Schottky Diode, DFLS160 Diodes/Zetex, DFLS160-7
13 1 D2 2.0A Schottky Diode, DFLS260 Diodes/Zetex, DFLS260-7
14 1 L1 Inductor, 2.8μH WE., 7443551280
15 4 Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 MOSFET Renesas, RJK0851DPB
16 1 Q5 MOSFET Infineon, BSC014N03LS G
17 1 R1 Res., Chip, 374k, 1%, 0603 Vishay, CRCW0603374KFKEA
18 1 R2 Res., Chip, 124k, 1%, 0603 Vishay, CRCW0603124KFKEA
19 6 R3, R5, R8, R24, R25, R27 Res., Chip, 100k, 1%, 0603 Vishay, CRCW0603100KFKEA
20 1 R4 Res., Chip, 0.005Ω, 1W, 1%, 2512 Vishay, WSL25125L000FEA
21 1 R7 Res., Chip, 45.3k, 1%, 0603 Vishay, CRCW060345K3FKEA
22 1 R11 Res., Chip, 5.62k, 1%, 0603 Vishay, CRCW06035K62FKEA
23 1 R12 Res., Chip, 680K, 1%, 0603 Vishay, CRCW0603680KFKEA
24 1 R14 Res., Chip, 487Ω, 1%, 0603 Vishay, CRCW0603487RFKEA
25 1 R15 Res., Chip, 30.9k, 1%, 0603 Vishay, CRCW060330K9FKEA
26 1 U1 I.C. LT3763EFE, 20-Pin TSSOP Linear Tech., LT3763EFE
Additional Demo Board Circuit Components
1 0 C3, C4 Cap., 1210, Opt
2 0 C16, C18, C20 Cap., 0603, Opt
3 2 R6, R17 Res., Chip, 0Ω, 2512 Vishay, CRCW25120000Z0EG
4 0 R9, R20, R21 Res., 1206, Opt
5 8 R10, R13, R16, R18, R19, R22,
R23, R26
Res., Chip, 0Ω, 0603 Vishay, CRCW06030000Z0ED
Hardware–For Demo Board Only
1 5 J1, J2, J3, J4, J5 Jack, Banana Keystone, 575-4
2 10 E1-E8, E10, E11 Testpoint, Turret, 0.094" Mill-Max, 2501-2-00-80-00-00-07-0
3 4 Stand-Off, Nylon 0.5" tall Keystone, 8833 (Snap On)

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Information furnished by Linear Technology Corporation is believed to be accurate and reliable.
However, no responsibility is assumed for its use. Linear Technology Corporation makes no representa-
tion that the interconnection of its circuits as described herein will not infringe on existing patent rights.
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