DATA SHEET • AAT4616 ULTRAHIGH PRECISION ADJUSTABLE CURRENT LIMITED LOAD SWITCH WITH FAULT FLAG
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Table 5. Recommended 1% Tolerance Metal Film Resistors RSET
for Current Limit
RSET (k) Current Limit (mA)
15 300
8.87 500
6.04 750
4.53 1000
3.74 1200
3.09 1400
2.8 1600
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
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Output Voltage (V)
Current Limit (A)
Figure 16. Current Limit vs Output Voltage
(VIN = 5.0 V, TA = 25 C, RSET = 6.04 k)
Input Capacitor
The input capacitor CIN protects the power supply from current
transients generated by the load attached to the AAT4616.
When a short circuit is suddenly applied to the output of the
AAT4616, a large current, limited only by the RDS(ON) of the
MOSFET, flows for less than 1 s before the current limit
circuitry activates. In this event, a moderately sized CIN
dramatically reduces the voltage transient seen by the power
supply and by other circuitry upstream from the AAT4616.
The extremely fast short-circuit response time of the AAT4616
reduces the size requirement for CIN. CIN should be located as
close to the device VIN pin as practically possible. Ceramic,
tantalum, or aluminum electrolytic capacitors are appropriate
for CIN. There is no specific capacitor Equivalent Series
Resistance (ESR) requirement for CIN. For higher current
operation, ceramic capacitors are recommended for CIN due to
their inherent capability over tantalum capacitors to withstand
input current surges from low impedance sources such as
batteries in portable devices.
Output Capacitor
In order to ensure stability while current limit is active, a low
capacitance (approximately 0.47 F) is required. No matter how
large the output capacitor, the output current is limited to the
value set by the AAT4616 current-limit circuitry, so very large
output capacitors can be used.
For example, USB ports are specified to have at least 120 F of
capacitance downstream from their controlling power switch.
The current limiting circuit allows an output capacitance of
1000 F or more without disturbing the upstream power supply.
ON/ON (Enable Input)
In many systems, power planes are controlled by integrated
circuits that run at lower voltages than the power planes
themselves. The enable input (ON/ON) of the AAT4616 has low-
and high-threshold voltages that accommodate this condition.
The threshold voltages are compatible with 5 V TTL and
2.5 V 5 V CMOS systems.
Both active-high and active-low options are available for all
packages.
Connecting to Capacitive Load
When switching the AAT4616 onto a capacitive load, the
AAT4616 charges the output capacitive load at a rate no greater
than the current limit setting.
FAULT Output
The FAULT Flag (FLT) is provided to alert the system if an
AAT4616 load is not receiving sufficient voltage to operate
properly. If current limit or over-temperature circuits in any
combination are active for more than approximately 4 ms, the
FAULT Flag is pulled to ground through an approximately 100
resistor.
The filtering of voltage or current transients of less than 4 ms
prevents capacitive loads connected to the AAT4616 output
from activating the FAULT Flag when they are initially attached.
Pull-up resistances of 10 k to 100 k are recommended.
Since FLT is an open-drain terminal; it may be pulled up to any
unrelated voltage less than the maximum operating voltage of
5.5 V, allowing for level shifting between circuits.
Thermal Considerations
Since the AAT4616 has internal current limit and over-
temperature protection, junction temperature is rarely a concern.
However, if the application requires large currents in a hot
environment, it is possible that temperature, rather than current
limit, is the dominant regulating condition. In these applications,
the maximum current available without risk of an over-
temperature condition must be calculated. The maximum
internal temperature while current limit is not active can be
calculated using the following equation:
)MAX(AJA)MAX)(ON(DS
2)MAX(SW_)OUT(MAX)MAX(J TRRIT
(1)
where: