PI2211 Positive Low Voltage (0.9V to 14V) Hot Swap Controller and Circuit Breaker with True-SOATM Description: Features: The PI2211 hot swap controller and circuit breaker ensures safe system operation during circuit card insertion by limiting the start-up or in-rush current to the load and eliminating the electrical disturbance or possible voltage sag imposed on a backplane power supply. During steady state operation, the PI2211 acts as a circuit breaker disconnecting from the backplane power source if a overcurrent condition arises. The PI2211 uses an external N-channel MOSFET and employs the MOSFET's transient thermal characteristics (supplied by the MOSFET supplier) to ensure operation within the MOSFET's dynamic safe operating area (SOA). The PI2211, with True-SOATM, continuously monitors MOSFET power to calculate the MOSFET junction temperature rise and determines proper operation regardless of load conditions. The PI2211 limits the MOSFET junction temperature rise to a maximum of 60C preventing overheating (hot spotting) by cycling the MOSFET on/off and allowing it to cool for a period determined by the programmed MOSFET package thermal properties. Emulation and protection based on the specific MOSFET's transient thermal performance optimizes the safe operating limits and allows designers to take advantage of the latest power MOSFET technologies. Operating range: +0.9 to +14V Programmable inrush current limiting Programmable MOSFET True-SOATM Protection Programmable circuit breaker with Glitch-CatcherTM voltage suppression 100nS circuit breaker fault detection time Adjustable Input Under-voltage Lockout (UVLO) with hysteresis Adjustable Input Over-voltage Lockout (OVLO) with hysteresis Power good status indicator o o Wide operation temperature from -40 C to 125 C Applications Base Station Power Distribution Systems Server Backplanes Systems Live Board Insertion / Removal Circuit Breaker with Voltage Clamp Package 24-Pin QFN During a circuit breaker fault, the PI2211 internal GlitchCatcherTM circuit acts as an active snubber, passing inductive bus energy through the MOSFET mitigating the need for additional BUS input transient protection and protects against MOSFET avalanching. Typical Application: Figure 1 - Typical PI2211 application schematic. Picor Corporation * picorpower.com PI2211 Rev 1.0, Page 1 of 26 PI2211 Pin Descriptions Pin Name BUS VCC UV/EN OV CSP CSN DRN SRC GDR PWRGD GND SEL RACC TIMER SOAS SOAR SOAT TAB Pin Number 7 6 20 19 8 10 9 12 11 21 13, 14, 15 16 24 23 22 4 3 1, 2, 5, 17, 18 TAB Description Bus input power. Positive supply input. Derived internally from BUS for voltages > 4.5Vdc, externally from VAUX for lower BUS voltages. BUS voltage sense for under-voltage fault. An enable or disable for the controller. BUS voltage sense for over-voltage fault. Current sense positive location input. Current sense negative location input. MOSFET drain sense . MOSFET source sense. MOSFET gate drive. Power good indicator. Controller ground reference. Programming option for SOA programming with external resistors. Internal current programming resistor. Programmable delay timer to inhibit the start of the controller. SOA current programming resistor. SOA thermal programming resistor. SOA transient response programming resistor. No connects, pins are to be left floating. No electrical connection; receiving footprint is required to achieve a RJ-A of 46C/W. Can be electrically connected to PI2211 GND only. Ordering Information Part Number Description PI2211-00-QAIG 24 lead QFN package Picor Corporation * picorpower.com PI2211 Rev 1.0, Page 2 of 26 PI2211 Absolute Maximum Ratings - Exceeding these parameters may result in permanent damage to the product. CSP, CSN, GDR, SRC, PWRGD, DRN BUS SOAT, SOAR, SOAS, Timer, RACC, UV, OV VCC Storage Temperature Operating Temperature - TA Reflow temperature, 20 s exposure ESD, Human body model (HBM) MSL Recommended Electrical Specifications Parameter Junction Temperature SRC, DRN, CSP, CSN BUS VCC capacitor VCC bypass capacitor Notes Min -40 -0.3 to 21 Vdc, 10 mA -0.3 to 21 Vdc, 20 mA -0.3 to 6 Vdc, 10 mA -0.3 to 6 Vdc, 20 mA -65 to 150 C -40 to 125 C 260 C -2000 to 2000 V Level 1 Typ 0.9 1 Max 125 14 14 10 Units C Vdc Vdc F Electrical Specifications Unless otherwise specified: -40C < TJ < 125C, BUS > 4.5 to 14 Volts (No Auxiliary Supply at VCC), BUS = 0.9 to 4.5 Volts ( 3.8 V < VCC < VCC Clamp). RACC = 20.0k Parameter Min Typ Max Units Conditions 4.5 14.0 V Operating Icc 7 13 mA UV/EN pin enabled Standby Icc 6 12 mA UV/EN pin disabled Vcc Clamp 4.5 5.2 V Operating ICC range 8 mA UV/EN pin enabled 100 uA UV/EN pin disabled 3.2 V 4.3 V Operating ICC range, UV/EN pin enabled. V 200us delay after UVLO low trip (1) VCC Supplied from VAUX using RAUX . (BUS = 0.9 to 4.5 V) VAUX Range (with series RAUX) Required for BUS = 0.9 to 4.5V VCC derived from BUS (BUS = 4.5 to 14 Volts, No VAUX Supply) Operating ICC from BUS pin Standby ICC from BUS pin 40 POR (VCC derived) VCC Regulation 3.8 UV/EN and OV Disable Threshold (pin UV/EN) 0.375 Enable Threshold (pin UV/EN) Enable Pin Blanking Filter (pin UV/EN) 100 Threshold Hysteresis (pin UV/EN) UVLO Threshold (Low to High Transition of VIN) UVLO Hysteresis 0.575 V 300 us 50 mV 0.725 0.75 0.775 V 50 75 100 mV UVLO De-asserted Note 1: VAUX is defined on Page 11 and is shown in Figure 6. Picor Corporation * picorpower.com PI2211 Rev 1.0, Page 3 of 26 PI2211 Electrical Specifications(Continued) Unless otherwise specified: -40C < TJ < 125C, BUS = 4.5 to 14 Volts (No Auxiliary Supply at VCC), BUS = 0.9 to 4.5 Volts ( 3.8 V < VCC < VCC Clamp). RACC = 20.0k Parameter Min Typ Max Units 0.650 0.675 0.700 V OVLO Hysteresis 50 75 100 mV UVLO Blanking Filter 100 300 us OVLO Blanking Filter 5 15 us OVLO Threshold (High to Low Transition of VIN) 10 UVLO/OVLO Holdoff Time 100 300 us OV Current -0.3 0.3 uA UV Current -0.3 0.3 uA Gate Drive (VGATE @ GDR pin to GND, VGS @ GDR pin to SRC pin). Operation is not in Current Limit. VBUS + VBUS + VGATE High V 4.65 6.5 Conditions OVLO De-asserted Ensures gate is maintained low. Not to exceed 21V. Gate Drive Operating Range (VGS) 4.65 6.5 V VGS Current Limit Disable Threshold 4.0 4.6 V Power Good VGS Current Limit Enable Threshold 0 1 V Start-up Gate Current (Sourcing Mode) 10 40 uA VGS = 0 to 4.6 V VGS = 0.3 to Gate Drive Operating Range. VDRAIN > Drain Low-Threshold VGATE = 14 V. VDRAIN < Drain High-Threshold Gate Current (Sinking Mode) (2) 0.18 0.25 0.33 mA Gate Current (Sinking Mode) (2) 4 8 16 mA 30 Ohm 2.5 uA @ 14 Volts. Positive Current into pin. 27 mV TA = 25C 120 us Settling to within 5% 10 % Closed loop, shorted load, MOSFET transconductance 20 to 200 A / V OFF State Gate Discharge Path to GND (Gate Pull Down) SRC Pin Current -2 @ 50 mA Current Limit & Sense (CSP to CSN) Differential Current Limit Sense Voltage 21 Current Ramp Time to Current Limit Level (GBD) 30 25 Current Limit Overshoot (GBD) CSP Pin Current -10 10 uA CSN Pin Current -10 10 uA Note 2: This current is the gate discharge current for all shutdown conditions except circuit breaker (short circuit). This includes UV, Disable (UV/EN pin), OV, SOA. Picor Corporation * picorpower.com PI2211 Rev 1.0, Page 4 of 26 PI2211 Electrical Specifications(Continued) Unless otherwise specified: -40C < TJ < 125C, BUS = 4.5 to 14 Volts (No Auxiliary Supply at VCC), BUS = 0.9 to 4.5 Volts ( 3.8 V < VCC < VCC Clamp). RACC = 20.0k Parameter Min Typ Max Units Conditions 47 52 57 mV TA = 25C 65 80 dB 50KHz @ TA = 25C Circuit Breaker (CB) (CSP to CSN), Refer to Figure 9 Timing Diagram Differential Circuit Breaker Trip Sense Threshold (3) Circuit Breaker Sense CMRR Circuit Breaker Detection Delay 100 150 ns CB event to 99% VGS. 3 mV overdrive (above trip point). VGATE = 14 V Gate High Discharge Current (Stage 1 shutdown) 40 80 160 mA Gate Intermediate Discharge Current (Stage 2 shutdown) 4 8 16 mA 0.18 0.25 0.33 mA 16 V Gate Low Discharge Current (Stage 3 shutdown) Drain Low-Threshold (VDRN) Drain High-Threshold (VDRN) 2 14 Drain High-Threshold Hysteresis 15 0.9 V Response Time 1 5 ns Response Time 2 30 ns Circuit Breaker Trip Hold Time 100 300 us VGATE = 14 V VDRAIN < Drain High-Threshold VGS = 0.3 to Gate Drive Operating Range. VDRAIN > Drain High-Threshold Positive differential change in VDRN during CB shut-down. Discharge goes from Stage 1 to Stage 2. Positive going drain voltage threshold (gate discharge transitions from Intermediate to Low Current) Negative going drain voltage threshold minus Positive going threshold Drain Low-Threshold to Gate Intermediate Discharge Current (settled within 5%) Drain High-Threshold to Gate Low Discharge Current (settled within 5%) Gate maintained low Note 3: The Circuit Breaker fault is enabled only when no other fault has occurred prior to exceeding the 52mV threshold. If another shutdown event occurs first (SOA shutdown, UV shutdown, OV shutdown, Disable shutdown) then circuit breaker fault sensing is disabled and held disabled until the gate is fully discharged and the trip hold time has passed. See Figure 9 for details. Picor Corporation * picorpower.com PI2211 Rev 1.0, Page 5 of 26 PI2211 Electrical Specifications Unless otherwise specified: -40C < TJ < 125C, BUS = 4.5 to 14 Volts (No Auxiliary Supply at VCC), BUS = 0.9 to 4.5 Volts ( 4.2 V < VCC < VCC Clamp). RACC = 20.0k Parameter Min Typ Max Units 80 mV Conditions SOA Differential Current Sense Level Range for SOA (CSP to CSN) 0 SOAS SOAS Current Scaling Factor (RSENSE * RSOAS ) RSOAS Resistor Range (SOA Note 1) VDS range (CSN to SRC), Active SOA Minimum VDS Sense Level to enable SOA Shutdown This is the means to scale current for SOA. RACC resistor 20 K. 2 10 1 20 k VDS min VBUS V 23 33 mV Below this level SOA shutdown is disabled. 0.38 7.5 C/W Range for exposed pad MOSFETs SOAR Rthjc Range SOAR to Rthjc Conversion Factor RSOAR Resistor Range (SOA Note 1) Rthca o 0.38 1 60 o C/(Wk) RACC resistor 20 K. k RACC resistor 20 K. C/W Value Fixed Digitally 20 60 60 o o SOA Shaper 2 Input Range (VDS * I * Rthca), 4800 SOA Update Rate (Time from A/D Acquisition of VDS & I to Update of Digital Filter) 13.5 Units 15 16.5 us 19.27 ms One unit = 1 V * 1 A *1 C/W, SOA Note 1 Includes all A/D conversions, and all multiplications. SOAT SOA Shaper 1: Tau p Range 0.96 SOAT to Tau p Conversion Factor 19.27 k ms RSOAT Resistor Range 1.3 20 SOA Shaper 1: (Tau z / Tau p) Ratio 1/8 1/8 1/8 SOA Shaper 2: Tau 1.8 2 2.2 sec A/D Anti-Aliasing Filter 3 dB 3.3 13 KHz 1.19 C SOA Comparator Input Resolution SOA Note 2 RACC resistor 20 K. k SOA Note 2 SOA Note 2 SOA Comparator Hi Threshold 60 C All SOA cycles SOA Comparator Lo Threshold 21 C First 16 SOA cycles. SOA Comparator Lo Threshold 3 C Beyond 16 SOA cycles. SOA Note 1: Recommended minimum resistor value is 1.30k SOA Note 2: SOA Shaper 1 has a function that is represented by a normalized step response of the form: SOA Shaper 2 is represented by a normalized step response of the form: See "Junction to Case Thermal Response" section for further details. Picor Corporation * picorpower.com PI2211 Rev 1.0, Page 6 of 26 PI2211 Electrical Specifications Unless otherwise specified: -40C < TJ < 125C, BUS = 4.5 to 14 Volts (No Auxiliary Supply at VCC), BUS = 0.9 to 4.5 Volts ( 3.8 V < VCC < VCC Clamp). RACC = 20.0k Parameter Min Typ Max Units 0.4 V Conditions Power Good (PWRGD) PWRGD Voltage (Output De-asserted) PWRGD Current (Output Asserted) 0 2 uA PWRGD Current (Output Asserted) 0 2 uA 0.4 V VGS CLDT Event to PWRGD High Prop Delay 1 us VGS CLET Event to PWRGD Low Prop Delay 1 us 20 k PWRGD during Power Up (GDR Off) @5mA @ V = 14 Volts, VBUS = 0.9 to 14 Volts @ V= 0.9 Volts, VBUS=0.9 to 14 Volts @ 2 mA Timer Rtimer Resistance Range 1 Rtimer to Time Conversion Factor Hot Swap Initialization Time Hot Swap Initialization Time Error 5 Resistance at Timer Pin. RACC resistor 20 K. ms / k RACC resistor 20 K. RACC resistor 20 K. 5 100 ms -25 25 % 46 C/W RTimer resistor 1.25 K to 20 K. Thermal Resistance RJ-A Picor Corporation * picorpower.com PI2211 TAB connected to copper PCB trace. Rev 1.0, Page 7 of 26 PI2211 PI2211 Introduction The PI2211 limits the start-up current to a load, eliminating the electrical disturbance or possible voltage sag imposed on a backplane power supply. The PI2211 performs hot swap protection during power-up or insertion and acts as a circuit breaker during steady state operation. The PI2211 performs these protection functions by controlling an external MOSFET and limiting the MOSFET junction temperature rise to a safe level, a key requirement for hot swap power managers expected to operate over wide dynamic conditions. True-SOATM Upon insertion, the PI2211 initiates a user programmable turn-on delay where the gate of the MOSFET is held "off", providing input BUS de-bounce. The PI2211 then turns "on" the MOSFET pass element in a controlled manner, limiting the current to a pre-defined level based on the value of a user selected sense resistor. The PI2211 circuit breaker threshold protects against over-current by comparing the voltage drop across this sense resistor with a fixed internal reference voltage. Once the load voltage has reached its steady-state value, the Power-good pin is asserted "high" and the start-up current limit is disabled. Under voltage (UV) and Over Voltage (OV) trip points (user settable) ensure operation within a defined operating range in addition to a Enable/Disable feature shared with the UV input. With Power-good established, the load current is continuously monitored by the PI2211 with the MOSFET operating in the low loss RDSON region. In this steady state operation, the PI2211 now acts primarily as a circuit breaker. An over-current threshold is fixed to be twice the start-up current limit and sets an upper current boundary that determines when a gross fault has occurred. Exceeding this boundary will initiate the PI2211 Glitch-CatcherTM circuitry and assert the power good pin low. Glitch-CatcherTM The Glitch-CatcherTM feature of the PI2211 prevents overvoltage events caused by the energy stored in the parasitic inductance of the input power path in response to a rapid interruption of the forward current during an overcurrent fault event. Acting as an active snubber, this circuitry mitigates the need for large external protection components by shunting the energy through the MOSFET to the low impedance load. Picor Corporation * picorpower.com PI2211 The Picor PI2211 ensures efficient operation within the MOSFET SOA by emulating the MOSFET junction temperature rise via a internal digital processor. The PI2211, with TrueSOATM, constantly monitors MOSFET power to calculate the MOSFET junction temperature rise and determine the proper operation regardless of load conditions. The amount of time that the PI2211 will turn a MOSFET on during SOA is dependent on the calculated temperature rise, not a fixed time, making the pulse width dynamic with varying line voltages. The PI2211 will keep the MOSFET on until it predicts an absolute 60C junction temperature rise. Selecting 60C as the maximum junction temperature rise allows for the use of the MOSFET at ambient temperatures approaching 90C and prevents exceeding the MOSFET's maximum junction temperature, typically at 150C. Once the junction temperature rise has been calculated to be 60C, the PI2211 will shut down the MOSFET and allow for thermal cooling. While in True-SOATM protection mode, the PI2211 will attempt to start the MOSFET when the TrueSOATM emulator has calculated that the junction temperature has dropped by 39C. The 39C thermal cycling range will retry start-up for a total of 16 pulses before the range is extended to 57C, where the thermal cycling will go on indefinitely or until the low impedance load is removed. The PI2211 can also protect the MOSFET when it is operating at a higher than anticipated load current, but still below the circuit breaker threshold. True-SOATM constantly calculates junction temperature rise as a function of power dissipation and can shut down the MOSFET preventing damage. A typical hot-swap controller will only fault when a threshold is exceeded and cannot continuously protect the MOSFET during operation. Emulation of the MOSFET thermal performance is possible with the use of the MOSFET manufacturers' transient thermal impedance curves. The Picor True-SOATM digital algorithm ensures maintaining a MOSFET within the actual SOA of the device, optimizing the size of the device without the need to oversize the MOSFET. The PI2211 True-SOATM is programmed for specific MOSFET thermal characteristics by the setting of three resistors. The SOAS resistor determines the magnitude and scaling of the current through the MOSFET. The SOAR and SOAT resistors program the transient thermal parameters of the MOSFET's junction to case characteristics. By programming the MOSFET thermal characteristics, the PI2211 adapts its control and start-up or thermal cycling to that specific MOSFET as shown in Figure 5. Rev 1.0, Page 8 of 26 PI2211 PI2211 Application/Theory of Operation Maintaining a MOSFET within its SOA boundary: The PI2211 has a programmable digital model of a MOSFET thermal response to transient and static loads that it uses to predict a junction temperature rise, as a function of power, for a given MOSFET. The equivalent analog model is shown in Figure 2. It consists of two RC stages to emulate the total thermal equivalent of the junction-to-case and case-toambient characteristics of the MOSFET and its package. In the model, the case-to-ambient characteristics are fixed while the junction-to-case can be tuned to match the published data for a specific MOSFET by two programming resistors; RSOAT and RSOAR. The RSOAT resistor controls the time constant (TauP) of the SOA junction-to-case model. This resistor programs the model to adhere to the manufacturer's transient thermal impedance graph of the junction-to-case response to "single pulse" power changes, as well as the extended SOA curves beyond the DC area limit. This instantaneous power calculation refreshes in less than 50s and predicts junction temperature rise within the 1ms extended SOA MOSFET curves so the PI2211 will protect the MOSFET from prolonged heating with excessive static loads and hot-spotting from transient loads. The RSOAR resistor programs the model with the RJ-C of the MOSFET. Scaled by the ratio of the junction-to-case/case-toambient thermal impedances (RJ-C/RC-A), referenced to the fixed internal 60C/W RC-A of the PI2211. The RSOAS resistor programs the magnitude of the calculated current through the MOSFET and the power it is dissipating. All three of these resistors have a maximum value 20k and a 1.30k minimum value. Values outside of these ranges will not stop the PI2211 from working, but will force the internal references to either their minimum or maximum values. See the Recommended Design Steps section for more details on calculating the required SOA programming resistors. Figure 2 - Simplified representation of the PI2211 thermal model. 10 RJ-C = 7.5C/W Tau= 1ms Tau= 15ms 1 RthJ-C RJ-C = 0.5C/W Tau= 1ms Tau= 15ms 0.1 0.01 1E-05 0.0001 .5C/W, Tau = 1ms 0.001 Time .5C/W, Tau = 15ms 0.01 7.5C/W, Tau = 1ms 0.1 7.5C/W, Tau = 15ms Figure 3 - The range of PI2211 RJ-C thermal impedance adjustment at 1W. Picor Corporation * picorpower.com PI2211 Rev 1.0, Page 9 of 26 PI2211 Junction-to-Case Thermal Response: The magnitude of the MOSFET junction-to-case temperature rise is the product of the MOSFET junction-to-case thermal resistance (RJ-C), the sampled instantaneous power dissipated in the MOSFET and the duration of the power dissipation. The PI2211 internal model of RJ-C includes both a "pole" and a "zero" in the transfer function as an electrical equivalent of the thermal resistance and storage components of the MOSFET in the thermal model. The pole, Tau P, has a slower response to the dissipated power than the zero TauZ does. TauZ is internally calculated to be 1/8th of TauP. RJ-C and TauP are derived directly from the manufacturer's datasheet, and is further explained in the Recommended Design Steps section. The PI2211 junction-to-case thermal response is shown in Figure 3; bounded by the internal allowed ranges of Tau P and RJ-C. The range of TauP is 1ms to 15ms, the range of RJ-C is 0.5C/W to 7.5C/W, and the minimum pulse width is 50us. The "Power" term is the calculated power based on the value of RSOAS, which may be scaled from the true power. The response of the PI2211 junction-to-case model is based on the following equation: The calculated minimum RJ-C is 1/8th of its nominal (steadystate) value, meaning that the PI2211 will predict a higher junction temperature rise than what the manufacturer's curves would suggest for shorter pulse widths. This helps to protect against transient hot-spotting in the MOSFET. Case-to-Ambient Thermal Response: The magnitude of the MOSFET case-to-ambient temperature rise is a function of the MOSFET case-to-ambient thermal resistance (RC-A) and the instantaneous calculated power dissipated in the MOSFET. The internal model has a "pole" with a fixed thermal time constant (Tau) of 2 seconds and a fixed RC-A of 60C/W. A 2 second Tau will shut off the MOSFET quickly at power levels that would typically require 100's of seconds to achieve an actual 60C temperature rise, protecting the MOSFET from thermal stress. 60C/W is a typical value of RC-A for packages with thermal tabs. Junction-to-Ambient Thermal Response: The over-all range of the junction-to-ambient thermal impedance response of the PI2211 is shown in Figure 4. This represents the entire adjustable range of the dynamic RJ-C and the fixed RC-A summed together. Using the ratios of TauP to TauZ, the equation simplifies to: 100 RthJ-A 10 1 0.1 0.01 1E-05 0.0001 0.001 0.01 0.1 1 Time 7.5C/W, Tau = 1ms .5C/W, Tau = 15ms Figure 4 - PI2211 J-A Thermal Impedance range of adjustment at 1W. Picor Corporation * picorpower.com PI2211 Rev 1.0, Page 10 of 26 10 SOA Thermal Cycling: The PI2211 continuously monitors the power dissipation in the MOSFET by measuring the voltage drop across the MOSFET (VDS) and the calculated current through the sense resistor (IDRAIN). As previously described the power information is processed through two equivalent internal networks whose individual responses emulate the MOSFET RJ-C and RC-A thermal characteristics. These two responses are summed together to create an accurate RJ-A thermal response. PI2211 a series current limiting resistor (RAUX), as is shown in Figure 6, to protect the internal clamp of the VCC pin. The RAUX limiting resistor is calculated as: RAUX = (VAUX - 3.8V)/10mA. Though the BUS pin is not used to generate VCC, it still must be connected to the BUS supply for proper operation. When the computed junction temperature rise in the MOSFET is 60C, the MOSFET is turned off and, while still being continuously monitored, allowed to cool to a calculated junction temperature rise of 21C (an estimated drop of 39C). The MOSFET is once again turned on and monitored. The PI2211 will continue the thermal cycling of the MOSFET 16 times with this temperature hysteresis range before dropping the cool down temperature to 3C rise. Once at 3C, the PI2211 will continue the thermal cycling indefinitely with a 57C temperature hysteresis range resulting in a long cool down period. An example of this SOA thermal cycling is shown below in Figure 5 and in Figure 11. Figure 6 - External VAUX connection for lower BUS voltages. The PI2211 has an internal charge pump that requires no external components and is designed to be used with MOSFET that can operate with a gate drive of 4.5Vdc. Figure 5 - SOA Thermal Cycling Figure 5 shows the initial string of 16 SOA pulses. The V GS is displayed on Ch1 (blue), the start-up current is shown on Ch3 (purple) and the BUS voltage is shown on Ch4 (green). Power -good is shown on Ch2 (light blue), which is low during SOA. VAUX Supply/Gate Drive: The PI2211 is designed to be used in systems where the BUS voltage range is from 0.9Vdc to 14Vdc. When using a BUS voltage of 4.5Vdc or greater, the PI2211 internal LDO regulator creates a VCC voltage of 4Vdc to bias the IC. Figure 7 - Enable, UV and OV thresholds. When using a BUS of less than 4.5Vdc, an external supply (VAUX) is required to drive VCC; typically 5Vdc or greater with Picor Corporation * picorpower.com PI2211 Rev 1.0, Page 11 of 26 PI2211 UV/EN and OV: Figure 7 depicts the divided down BUS voltage, monitored on the UV/EN and OV pins respectively and the "fault" state of the PI2211. The over-voltage (OV) pin will disable (fault) the PI2211 once the voltage on the OV pin reaches 0.750Vdc. It will re-enable (fault clear) the controller once the voltage drops below 0.675Vdc. discharged rapidly, then in a slower controlled discharged to a full "off" state. This allows the stored energy to pass through the MOSFET into the low impedance load, keeping the BUS voltage ringing to a controlled maximum value, well below the avalanche voltage rating of the MOSFET. Acting as an active snubber this provides the same protection as having a voltage suppressor on the BUS. Figure 8 shows a simplified block diagram of the Glitch-CatcherTM circuit. The UV/EN pin monitors for under-voltage faults and also provides a means of disabling the part via an external control. The part becomes enabled once the voltage on the UV/EN pin exceeds 0.575Vdc. To disable the part, the voltage on the UV/EN pin must be below 0.375Vdc. A UV fault occurs when the voltage on the UV/EN pin drops below 0.675Vdc, disabling the controller. The fault is cleared and the controller re-enabled, when the UV/EN pin's voltage exceeds 0.75Vdc. Glitch-less Turn-off: Transient Turnoff Glitch-CatcherTM During a circuit breaker event, uncontrolled turn off of the series MOSFET can cause voltage ringing on the BUS due to the stored energy in components and copper traces. To maintain BUS voltage stability the PI2211 uses a glitch-less turn-off mechanism whereby the MOSFET gate is initially Figure 8 - Glitch-CatcherTM Over-current fault detection circuit. Figure 9 - Circuit Breaker (CB) and Glitch-CatcherTM waveforms. Figure 9 represents the typical response waveforms of the PI2211 Glitch-CatcherTM to a circuit breaker (CB) event. After the CB detection delay, the MOSFET gate gets discharged Picor Corporation * picorpower.com with an 80mA discharge current until there is a positive dv/dt on the drain. The discharge current is reduced to 8mA which slows the drain voltage over-shoot until the drain - high PI2211 Rev 1.0, Page 12 of 26 threshold limit is passed. The discharge current is again reduced to 250uA to slowly discharge the MOSFET gate. As the drain voltage falls below the hysteresis threshold of the drain-high threshold, the discharge current is increased to 8mA. This hysteretic cycling of discharge currents continues until the gate is completely discharged. PI2211 The start-up current level is set to approximately half the circuit breaker threshold; (0.025V/0.052V) * circuit breaker current. The start-up current limit is only in effect during start-up, while the power-good signal is low, and acts to limit the amount of current that the load can draw. When start-up is completed, and power good is asserted high, the current limit is no longer enabled and the circuit will be allowed to draw current up to the circuit breaker threshold or until an SOA fault is calculated. The circuit breaker threshold is always enabled. Another current threshold to consider is the maximum operating current, IDCMAX. IDCMAX is calculated based on the maximum rated junction temperature and the thermal and resistive properties of the MOSFET. See the IDCMAX equation in the Recommended Design Steps section for more details. Operating above this current will result in an SOA shut down and thermal cycling of the MOSFET when the PI2211 is properly programmed. Figure 10 - Glitch-Catcher response to shorted output. Figure 10 shows the Glitch-CatcherTM responding to a hard short-circuit applied to its output. The BUS voltage (blue, Ch1) starts to drop as the current though the FET (green, Ch4) rises. The source voltage (purple, Ch3) separates from the BUS voltage as the voltage drop across the sense resistor and the FET increases. The gate voltage (cyan, Ch2) tracks the BUS voltage until the over-current threshold is exceeded, which starts the Glitch-CatcherTM controlled gate discharge circuitry. Current Limit: The PI2211 has a start-up current limit and a circuit breaker threshold, as shown in Figure 11. The designer's MOSFET selection can be determined by the maximum load current, acceptable power loss at max current and the maximum ambient temperature. The PI2211 has a current sense amplifier that uses an external current sense resistor to monitor MOSFET current. The circuit breaker current threshold is determined by dividing the internal 52mV reference voltage by the desired over-current threshold. Exceeding this threshold will initiate the Glitch-CatcherTM shut-down function, but the current is not restricted. Since sense resistor value increments are limited an additional resistor divider might be needed to adjust for the desired circuit breaker threshold. Picor Corporation * picorpower.com PI2211 The waveforms in Figure 11 are representative of a typical start-up sequence, followed by an over-current event, and then a re-start into a shorted load, leading to SOA thermal cycling. As the BUS supply rises and clears the VCC POR and UV fault thresholds, the programmable insertion delay timer starts. After the insertion delay, the series MOSFET gate is charged with a 25uA current, allowing the input current to gradually increase until it reaches the start-up current threshold. The gate will be regulated to maintain the start-up current until either the output reaches the BUS voltage or the MOSFET is turned off due to SOA. Here, the output voltage reaches the BUS voltage and the current drops below the start-up current threshold, stopping the regulation of the MOSFET VGS and allowing it to increase to the full charge pump voltage level of about 5V. The power good pin is de-asserted and allowed to float once the VGS is above 4.4V. Sometime after the normal start-up an over-current event occurs, triggering the Glitch-CatcherTM turn-off of the MOSFET and the low assertion of the power good pin. See Figure 9 for further details. Rev 1.0, Page 13 of 26 PI2211 Figure 11 - Start-up, Over-Current, and SOA shut-down waveforms. The MOSFET is held off for 200us before attempting to restart. Again, the MOSFET will be regulated to the start-up current level, but now turns off due to an SOA shut-down. The True-SOATM protection has determined that the junction temperature of the MOSFET has risen by 60C and has shut it down to cool. When the SOA monitoring has determined that Picor Corporation * picorpower.com PI2211 the junction temperature has dropped by 39C the MOSFET will again turn on. The 39C thermal cycling range will continue for a total of 16 pulses before the range is extended to 57C, where the thermal cycling will go on indefinitely until the low impedance load is removed. Rev 1.0, Page 14 of 26 PI2211 Figure 12 - PI2211 Block Diagram. Picor Corporation * picorpower.com PI2211 Rev 1.0, Page 15 of 26 PI2211 PI2211: Recommended Design Steps There are two options to designing a hot swap solution with the PI2211: Utilize PICOR's PI2211 reference design with pre-selected components Follow PICOR's design guidelines and use the "Picor Calculator Tool" available from Picor's website Either of these approaches will yield a suitable and reliable hot swap design solution. PICOR PI2211 Reference Design: Figure 13 - Final Design Schematic For this design example we'll define our system requirements as follows: Nominal BUS voltage (VBUS) = 12V High BUS voltage where controller must be enabled (V BUSHIGH) = 12.5V Low BUS voltage where controller must be enabled (V BUSLOW) = 11.5V Maximum Operating Current (IMAX) = 10A Circuit Breaker Threshold (ICB) = 13A Hot-Swap Efficiency > 99% Schottky Diode is 40V, 1A; required to protect the SCR pin from negative voltage transients that can damage the controller. The 100 series resistor is used to limit current. Picor Corporation * picorpower.com PI2211 Rev 1.0, Page 16 of 26 PI2211 Design Example FET Table: In the preceding design Vishay's SiR890DP was used for the series MOSFET. The following table lists suitable MOSFETs and their associated component values for use in various design configurations. VBUS IMAX ICB 22A 26A 10A 13A 10A 13A 5A 6.5A 12V 5V RSENSE MOSFET Manufacturer RSOAR RSOAS IRFH5300PbF IR 2.32k 2.67k 0.002 IRFH6200PbF IR 2.32k 2.67k BSC019N02KSG Infineon 4.32k 1.69k FDMS7570S Fairchild 4.87k 1.87k 0.004 SiR890DP Vishay 5.90k 2.61k IRFH5300PbF IR 2.32k 1.33k BSC019N02KSG Infineon 4.32k 1.69k SiR890DP Vishay 5.90k 2.61k 0.004 IRFH5304PbF IR 13.3k 1.30k SiR890DP Vishay 5.90k 1.30k SiR802DP Vishay 10.7k 1.30k BSC046N02KSG Infineon 9.76k 1.30k 0.008 FDMS7580S Fairchild 15.8k 1.30k IRFH5304PbF IR 13.3k 1.30k Table 1 - Reference Design Variations and Associated Components Picor Corporation * picorpower.com PI2211 RSOAT 1.74k 2.26k 1.74k 2.15k 2.37k 2.74k 2.05k 1.96k 1.87k 4.02k 1.43k 2.26k 1.96k 1.58k Rev 1.0, Page 17 of 26 PULSE 8ms 7ms 8ms 5ms 2ms 22ms 41ms 10ms 11ms 49ms 20ms 38ms 12ms 20ms PI2211 PI2211 Design Guidelines Table 1 lists some typical system configurations; their NMOSFETs and associated PI2211 programming resistors. There are 9 different MOSFETs listed from various manufacturers; all in the 5 x 6mm power tabbed package. Where; 0.025V is the internal reference voltage for the startup current to the sense comparator. The circuit breaker threshold, ICB, is approximately twice the ISTART-UP current. When designing a system using the PI2211, it is often better to determine the maximum over-current threshold that the design can tolerate rather than the startup current, since during start-up the MOSFET is protected by the PI2211 SOA capabilities. When designing a system that is not captured by the reference designs listed in Table 1, the recommended design steps are as follows: 1) Determine the value and power rating of the current sense resistor (RSENSE) based on the maximum allowed current where a circuit breaker fault event will be set. 2) Determine the maximum RDSON and RJ-A that the system can tolerate for a 60C delta rise in junction temperature to chose an appropriate MOSFET. 3) Calculate the required programming resistors of the PI2211 based on the system requirements and the selected MOSFET. 4) Calculate the under and over-voltage resistors, based on the required window of operation of the BUS voltage. Where; 0.052V is the internal reference voltage for circuit breaker threshold to the sense comparator. The power rating of RSENSE should calculated to be about double that of the power dissipated at the over-current level. Component values for the PI2211 can be taken directly from the reference design examples, by using the equations in this datasheet, or by using the Windows(R) based component calculator software for the PI2211. 1) Sense Resistor Calculation: The value of the current sense resistor, RSENSE, determines the start-up current limit and circuit breaker threshold. During start-up, the PI2211 will actively regulate at the start-up current limit, which is calculated as follows: 2) Maximum RDSON and RJ-A Calculation: The product of the constant power across the MOSFET and the junction to ambient thermal resistance (RJ-A) must be less than 60C. The power across the MOSFET is the product of the square of the maximum operating current and the RDSON, multiplied by the RDSON thermal scalar at 150C, which is typically about 1.6. Figure 14 - Examples of an RDSON (left) and a RDSSCALAR thermal scalar (right) graphs. Picor Corporation * picorpower.com PI2211 Rev 1.0, Page 18 of 26 RDSON and RDSSCALAR Using the VGS @ 4.5V trace, the RDSON can be taken from the graph on the left in Figure 14, using the desired operating current as an X intercept. Once that value is chosen, the graph on the right will determine the scalar of the RDSON value at the maximum junction temperature. In this example it is about 1.58X, also taken using the VGS @ 4.5V trace. IDCMAX is the DC operating current that will heat the MOSFET to its maximum junction temperature TJMAX when the surrounding environment is at some maximum ambient temperature. It is found by taking the maximum allowed temperature rise of the MOSFET, based on the difference between the maximum MOSFET junction temperature and the maximum ambient temperature, and dividing this by the thermal resistance of the MOSFET, RJ-A. The results will be the maximum wattage (power) of the MOSFET. Dividing this wattage by the RDSON of the MOSFET, at its maximum junction temperature, will yield the maximum operating current squared. IDCMAX is calculated as 90% of this value. Where; TJMAX = Maximum allowed junction temperature TAMBMAX = Maximum ambient temperature RDSON = The MOSFET "On" resistance @ room temperature. RDSSCALAR = The MOSFET "On" resistance multiplier @ the maximum junction temperature. RJA = The MOSFET thermal resistance, junction to ambient. Recommended MOSFETs: The ability to program the PI2211 to maintain a MOSFET in its thermal SOA region allows for a wider selection of MOSFETs to be used in a hot-swap application. When selecting a MOSFET, the key features to look for are: low RDSON at 4.5VGS a minimum VDS voltage rating of 20V a RJ-C between 0.5C/W and 7.5C/W the peak pulsed current rating packages with metal thermal tabs PI2211 RJ-C thermal transfer properties and lower RDSon resistances. 3) PI2211 Resistor Calculations: RACC is the resistor used to program the internal current source. Its value is always 20.0k and should be set using a 1% tolerance resistor. The power through the resistor is about 30W. RTIMER is the resistor that programs the start-up delay timer after board insertion; DELAY is in the range of 5ms to 100ms. For a 25ms delay: SOA Programming Components: Every MOSFET has its own unique thermal characteristics, due to die size, lead frame, packaging, etc., and these characteristics need to be "programmed" into the PI2211 digital model for it to accurately emulate and predict the junction temperature rise for any given MOSFET. The model needs to know the MOSFET junction-to-case and junction-toambient thermal impedances, as well as the power through the MOSFET, in order to accurately predict the MOSFET junction temperature rise. These unique MOSFET characteristics are used in conjunction with some built-in default model parameters to accurately model a MOSFET in the end user's application. Figure 15 - MOSFET Power measurements. RSOAS The PI2211 determines the power across the MOSFET by measuring the voltage drops across the MOSFET and the sense resistor, as is shown in Figure 15. The RSOAS resistor is used to program the PI2211 with the sense resistor's value. The value range of this programming resistor is 1k minimum, to 20k maximum. The equation for calculating RSOAS is: The PI2211 is designed to be used with a wide range of MOSFETs in various packages, but to realize the greatest efficiency Picor recommends the use of surface mount MOSFETs with a metal drain tab for the best thermal and RDSon performance. Packages such as Vishay's PowerPAK SO8 2 Where; 10 is the SOAS current scaling factor, and 1212-8, Infineon's PG-TDSON-8 and PG-TSDSON-8, IR's 5 the default case-to-ambient, RCA-DEFAULT, is 60C/W, x 6 mm and 3 x 3 mm PQFN, and other similar tabbed the default temperature rise, TDEFAULT, is 60C, packages offer MOSFETs with high current ratings, better Picor Corporation * picorpower.com PI2211 Rev 1.0, Page 19 of 26 PI2211 the difference between the max junction and the max ambient temperatures is TUSER . RSOAR programs the PI2211 with the junction-to-case (RJ-C) thermal impedance of the selected MOSFET. The ratio of the internal RC-A (60C/W) and the user's RC-A is used to scale the MOSFET RJ-C in order to maintain the correct RJ-C to RCA ratio. The additional terms for temperature rise and case-toambient ratios will scale the RSOAS resistor value, allowing for the fine tuning of the PI2211 digital model to the MOSFET. For example, if the steady-state RC-A of the MOSFET is less than the default 60C/W of the model, the value of RSOAS would be scaled down by this ratio. This would make the value of the sense resistor appear to be larger to the PI2211. For a given voltage drop across the sense resistor, a larger sense resistor value would mean less apparent current flowing through it and therefore the calculated power across the MOSFET is less. By scaling the apparent power a wide range of MOSFETs can be accurately emulated by the digital thermal model. Where; 0.38 C/(Wk) is the SOAR to RJ-C scaling factor, the default case-to-ambient, RCA-DEFAULT, is 60C/W, RJA-USER is the steady-state junction-to-ambient value of the MOSFET, taken from the manufacturer's datasheet, RJC-USER is the maximum junction-to-case value of the MOSFET, taken from the manufacturer's datasheet. RSOAT programs the PI2211 with the TauP (time constant) of the MOSFET RJ-C and its value can be calculated after first determining the pulse width that will cause a 60C temperature rise of the MOSFET junction. This can typically be done using RJ-C transient thermal impedance curves provided by the FET manufacturer. Similarly, if the user has a lower T than the default, the net result is that the value of the sense resistor appears to be lower, therefore the current flowing through it appears to be greater to the SOA model and it will calculate more power across the MOSFET. The scaled value of current used to determine RSOAS is used to calculate the power across the MOSFET when calculating TauP and in determining the value of RSOAT. RSOAT , RSOAR The PI2211 thermal model has a default case-to-ambient thermal impedance of 60C/W, and a Tau of 2 seconds. The junction-to-case thermal impedance and TauP are programmed by the RSOAT and RSOAR resistors. These can have a maximum value of 20.0k and a minimum value of 1.30k. The power used for determining the pulse width is the product of the BUS voltage and the start-up current. Multiplying this power by RJ-C results in a temperature rise. Setting the maximum temperature rise to 60C for the same power means that the RJ-C will have to be scaled down. Using this scaling factor and the RJ-C thermal impedance curves for a single pulse, the pulse width can determined. An example of normalized RJ-C thermal impedance curves is shown in Figure 16. Figure 16 - Determining the pulse width. Picor Corporation * picorpower.com PI2211 Rev 1.0, Page 20 of 26 For example: A MOSFET with a RJ-C of 2.5C/W, a BUS voltage of 12V, and a start-up current limit of 6.25A will yield the following RJ-C scaling factor: PI2211 longer to reach their normalized value, even though they might be in the same package. As this single pulse time increases, then effect of the RJ-A will become more dominate and the RJ-A single-pulse thermal impedance curve should be used to determine the pulse width for a 60C junction rise. 4) Under and Over-Voltage Programming: Using the thermal impedance curves shown in Figure 16 and a RJ-C scalar of 0.32, the intersection with the single pulse curve produces a pulse width of 1.4ms. To summarize, a 1.4ms pulse of 75W across this particular MOSFET should raise the junction to case temperature by 60C. As is shown in Figure 7, there is a programmable window of BUS voltage range where the PI2211 is guaranteed to be operational. This window is defined by the OV pin voltage being 0.675Vdc and the UV/EN pin voltage being 0.750Vdc. The user should be aware that VBUSMAX , when calculated using the following equations, is the maximum voltage where the controller is guaranteed to be operational, not the maximum voltage where the controller faults. Knowing the pulse width, TauP can be calculated using the equation below: Where; PULSE is the pulse width taken from the RJ-C thermal impedance curves, RC-A is the default junction to case thermal impedance of 60C/W, RJ-C is the maximum junction-to-case value of the MOSFET scaled by the ratio of the FET's RC-A and the default RC-A . Power is the nominal BUS voltage multiplied by the current programmed via RSOAS. Power = BUS * RSOAS * .0025 Figure 17 - Resistor divider options for UV and OV threshold programming. To calculate the OV and UV resistor divider ratios for separate networks: The power across the MOSFET is calculated by the PI2211 as the product of the BUS voltage and the programmed current as determined by RSOAS. Knowing TauP, RSOAT can be calculated using the equation below: Using a three resistor string (RHI, RMID, RLO); when VBUSMIN the voltage on UV is 0.75V, when VBUSMAX the voltage on OV is 0.675V. The ratio of the RMID to RLOW can be determined once the ratio of VBUSMAX to VBUSMIN is set. Using junction-to-case thermal impedance curves is a good method to determine the duration of the power pulse since the junction-to-case heats up much faster than the case-toambient and they are typically the most accurate thermal curves published. The MOSFET in Figure 16 reaches its normalized RJ-C value at about 50ms. MOSFETs with larger die sizes can take much Picor Corporation * picorpower.com PI2211 Rev 1.0, Page 21 of 26 PI2211 When charging the capacitive load, the required energy peaks at the start of the charging and reduces to zero when the charging is complete. If the energy calculated during the SOA pulse is considered to be the average current, then the peak energy is twice this amount. The capacitive load can be calculated as: Once the max and min BUS voltage has been selected, plugging their values into these three equations will provide the resistance ratios of the three resistors. Optional: Max Load Capacitance Knowing the duration of the power pulse, the user can calculate the available energy during start-up. Knowing this energy, a rough calculation of the amount of load capacitance that can be charged during the initial start-up pulse can be calculated. This calculation takes no tolerances into account. The energy provided to the load during an SOA pulse is: PI2211 Design Calculator The PI2211 component calculator program is designed to calculate the required programming resistors of the PI2211 controller; requiring the designed to enter just a few key thermal MOSFET parameters taken from the manufacturer's datasheet. It is capable of calculating both an under-voltage/over-voltage divider as well as a current sense divider. It can also derive a usable pulse width when a MOSFET's RJ-C curves are not given. Please read the PI2211 Component Calculator user guide for instructions on use and available features. Figure 18 - PICOR's WindowsTM based PI2211 Design Calculator Picor Corporation * picorpower.com PI2211 Rev 1.0, Page 22 of 26 PI2211 Mechanicals Figure 19 - 24 lead QFN package mechanicals. Picor Corporation * picorpower.com PI2211 Rev 1.0, Page 23 of 26 PI2211 Receiving Pad Definition: Figure 20 - Bottom view of QFN with package outline reference. (All dimensions are in mm.) Stencil Definition: Figure 21 - Recommended stencil patterns. (All dimensions are in mm.) Stencil definition is based on a 6mil stencil thickness, 80% of LGA pad area coverage. Picor Corporation * picorpower.com PI2211 Rev 1.0, Page 24 of 26 PI2211 PCB Layout Recommendations: Figure 22 - Recommended PCB layout for measuring across the sense resistor (R1). PCB Layout The pc board layout shown in Figure 22 is representative of the proper board layout for the most accurate current sensing by the PI2211. The sense line are connected to the internal centers of the sense resistor's pads, minimizing the added resistance of the receiving copper. Picor Corporation * picorpower.com PI2211 Grounding for the PI2211 should be done using either a low current ground plane or a local ground plane, contacting with just the PI2211's ground pins and external components; then connecting this plane to the system ground at a single point. It is not recommended connecting the PI2211's ground pins and external components to different ground planes or to high current ground planes. Rev 1.0, Page 25 of 26 PI2211 Warranty Vicor products are guaranteed for two years from date of shipment against defects in material or workmanship when in normal use and service. 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