LTC3705
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FEATURES
DESCRIPTIO
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APPLICATIO S
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TYPICAL APPLICATIO
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Isolated 48V Telecommunication Systems
Internet Servers and Routers
Distributed Power Step-Down Converters
Automotive and Heavy Equipment
High-Speed Top and Bottom Gate Drivers for
2-Switch Forward Converter
On-Chip Rectifier and Self-Starting Architecture
Eliminate Need for Separate Gate Drive Bias
Supply
Wide Input Voltage Supply Range: 18V to 80V
Tolerant of 100V Input Voltage Transients
Linear Regulator Controller for Fast Start-Up
Precision UVLO with Adjustable Hysteresis
Overcurrent Protection
Volt-Second Limit Prevents Transformer Core
Saturation
Voltage Feedforward for Fast Transient Response
Available in 16-Lead Narrow SSOP Package
2-Switch Forward
Controller and Gate Driver
The LTC
®
3705 is a controller for a 2-switch forward
converter and includes on-chip bottom and top gate
drivers that do not require external transformers.
For secondary-side control, combine the LTC3705 with
the LTC3706 PolyPhase
®
secondary-side synchronous
forward controller to create a complete forward converter
using a minimum of discrete parts. A proprietary scheme
is used to multiplex gate drive signals across the isolation
barrier through a tiny pulse transformer. The on-chip
rectifier and the same pulse transformer provide gate drive
bias power.
Alternatively, the LTC3705 can be used as a standalone
voltage mode controller in a primary-side control architec-
ture with optoisolator feedback. Voltage feedforward pro-
vides excellent line regulation and transient response.
NDRV
GND PGND VSLMT
UVLO
BOOST
LTC3705
BAS21
FQT7N10 0.22µF
10µF
CMPSH1-4
1.2
L1
1.2µH
TG TS BG IS T2
1µF
162k
L1: COILCRAFT SER2010-122
T1: PULSE PA0807
T2: PULSE PA0297
33nF
30m
1W
2m
2W
Si7336ADP
Si7336ADP
×2
T1
MURS120
Si7852DP
Si7852DP
MURS120
VCC
33nF
15k
365k
100k
2.2µFSS/FLT
FB/IN+
FS/IN
VIN
VIN+
330µF
6.3V
×3
2.2µF
680pF
CZT3019
22.6k
20k
102k
VOUT
3705 TA01
VOUT+
1µF
100V
x3
FG SW SG VIN NDRV VCC
GND PGND PHASE SLP MODE REGSD
PT+
IS+
IS
PT
RUN/SS
LTC3706 ITH
FB
FS/SYNC
36V –72V to 3.3V/20A Isolated 2-Switch Forward Converter
, LT, LTC and LTM are registered trademarks of Linear Technology Corporation.
PolyPhase is a registered trademark of Linear Technology Corporation. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Patent Pending
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Power Supply (V
CC
) ...................................0.3V to 15V
External NMOS Drive (NDRV) .................... 0.3V to 20V
NDRV to V
CC ...........................................................
0.3V to 5V
Bootstrap Supply (BOOST) ...................... 0.3V to 115V
Top Source (TS) .......................................... -5V to 100V
BOOST to TS .............................................0.3V to 15V
Soft-Start Fault, Feedback,
Frequency Set, Transformer
Inputs (SSFLT, FB/IN
+
, FS/IN
) ..................0.3V to 15V
All Other Pins (V
SLMT
, I
S
, UVLO) ................. 0.3V to 5V
Peak Output Current <1µs (TG, BG)........................... 2A
Operating Ambient Temperature Range .. 40°C to 85°C
Operating Junction Temperature (Note 2) ............ 125°C
Storage Temperature Range ................. 65°C to 150°C
Lead Temperature (Soldering, 10 sec).................. 300°C
ORDER PART
NUMBER
T
JMAX
= 125°C, θ
JA
= 110°C/W
LTC3705EGN
LTC3705IGN
ABSOLUTE AXI U RATI GS
W
WW
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PACKAGE/ORDER I FOR ATIO
UUW
(Note 1)
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
The denotes the specifications which apply over the full operating
temperature range, otherwise specifications are at TA = 25°C. VCC = VBOOST = 12V, GND = PGND = VTS = 0V, TA = 25°C, unless
otherwise noted.
Consult LTC Marketing for parts specified with wider operating temperature ranges.
TOP VIEW
GN PACKAGE
16-LEAD NARROW PLASTIC SSOP
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
GND
IS
VSLMT
UVLO
SSFLT
NDRV
FB/IN+
FS/IN
TS
TG
BOOST
NC
NC
VCC
BG
PGND
GN PART
MARKING
3705
3705I
Order Options Tape and Reel: Add #TR
Lead Free: Add #PBF Lead Free Tape and Reel: Add #TRPBF
Lead Free Part Marking: http://www.linear.com/leadfree/
SYMBOL PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS
V
CC
Supply, Linear Regulator and Trickle Charger Shunt Regulator
V
CCOP
Operating Voltage Range 7 12 15 V
V
CCLR
Output Voltage Linear Regulator in Operation 8 V
I
NDRV
Current into NDRV Pin Linear Regulator in Operation 0.1 1 mA
t
r(VCC)
Rise Time of V
CC
Linear Regulator Charging (0.5V to 7.5V) 45 µs
I
NDRVTO
Linear Regulator Time Out Current Threshold Primary-Side Operation 0.27 mA
I
CC
Supply Current V
UVLO
= 1.5V, Linear Regulator in 1.4 2.1 mA
Operation (Note 3)
I
CCM
Maximum Supply Current V
UVLO
= 1.5V, Trickle Charger in Operation, 1.7 2.5 mA
V
CC
= 13.2V (Note 3)
V
CCSR
Maximum Supply Voltage Trickle Charger Shunt Regulator 14.25 15 V
I
CCSR
Minimum Current into NDRV/V
CC
Trickle Charger Shunt Regulator, V
CC
= 15V 10 mA
(Note 3)
Internal Undervoltage
V
CCUV
Internal Undervoltage Threshold V
CC
Rising 5.3 V
V
CC
Falling 4.7 V
Gate Drive Undervoltage
V
GDUV
Gate Drive Undervoltage Threshold V
CC
Rising (Linear Regulator) 7.2 7.4 7.7 V
V
CC
Rising (Trickle Charger) 13.1 13.4 14 V
V
CC
Falling 6.8 7.0 7.2 V
Undervoltage Lockout (UVLO)
V
UVLOR
Undervoltage Lockout Threshold Rising Rising 1.220 1.242 1.280 V
V
UVLOF
Undervoltage Lockout Threshold Falling Falling 1.205 1.226 1.265 V
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The denotes the specifications which apply over the full operating
temperature range, otherwise specifications are at TA = 25°C. VCC = VBOOST = 12V, GND = PGND = VTS = 0V, TA = 25°C, unless
otherwise noted.
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Note 1: Stresses beyond those listed under Absolute Maximum Ratings
may cause permanent damage to the device. Exposure to any Absolute
Maximum Rating condition for extended periods may affect device
reliability and lifetime.
Note 2: Operating junction temperature T
J
(in °C) is calculated from the
ambient temperature T
A
and the average power dissipation PD (in watts)
by the formula: T
J
= T
A
+ θ
JA
• PD. Refer to the Applications Information
section for details.
SYMBOL PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS
I
HUVLO
Hysteresis Current V
UVLO
= 1V 4.2 4.9 5.6 µA
V
UVLOOP
Voltage Feedforward Operating Range Primary-Side Control V
UVLOF(MIN)
3.75 V
Gate Drivers (TG and BG)
R
OS
Output Pull-Down Resistance I
OUT
= 100mA 1.9
V
OH
High Output Voltage I
OUT
= –100mA 11 V
I
PU
Peak Pull-Up Current 1.7 A
t
r
Output Rise Time 10% to 90%, C
OUT
= 4.7nF 40 ns
t
f
Output Fall Time 10% to 90%, C
OUT
= 4.7nF 70 ns
Rectifier
I
RECT
Maximum Rectifier DC Output Current 25 mA
Oscillator
f
OSC(P)
Oscillator Frequency Primary-Side Control, R
FS(P)
= 100k200 kHz
Primary-Side Control, R
FS(P)
= 25k700 kHz
Primary-Side Control, R
FS(P)
= 300k70 kHz
f
RFS(P)
Oscillator Resistor Set Accuracy Primary-Side Control
25k < R
FSET
< 300k ±15 %
f
OSC(S)
Oscillator Frequency Secondary-Side Control (During Start-Up), 300 kHz
R
FS(S)
= 100k
Soft-Start/Fault (SSFLT)
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SS(C)
Soft-Start Charge Current Primary-Side Control, V
SSFLT
= 2V 5.2 µA
Secondary-Side Control, V
UVLO
= 1.3V, 4 µA
V
SSFLT
= 2V
Secondary-Side Control, V
UVLO
= 3.75V, 1.6 µA
V
SSFLT
= 2V
V
LRTO
Linear Regulator Time Out-Threshold 3.9 V
V
FLTH
Fault Output High V
CC
= 8V 6.7 V
I
SS(D)
Soft-Start Discharge Current Timing Out After Fault, V
SSFLT
= 2V 1 µA
Current Sense Input (I
S
)
V
IS(MAX)
Overcurrent Threshold 300 mV
Volt Second Limit (V
SLMT
)
V
VSL(MAX)
Volt-Second Limit Threshold 1.26 V
I
VSLMT(MAX)
Maximum Volt-Second Limit Resistor Current 0.25 mA
Optoisolator Bias Current
V
OPTO
Open Circuit Optoisolator Voltage Primary-Side Control I
FB
= 0V 3.3 V
I
OPTO
Optoisolator Bias Current Primary-Side Control V
FB
= 2.5V 0.5 mA
Primary-Side Control V
FB
= 0V 1.6 mA
Note 3: I
CC
is the sum of current into NDRV and V
CC
.
Note 4: The LTC3705EGN is guaranteed to meet performance
specifications from 0°C to 85°C. Specifications over the –40°C to 85°C
operating temperature range are assured by design, characterization and
correlation with statistical process controls. The LTC3705IGN is
guaranteed and tested over the – 40°C to 85°C operating temperature
range.
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Supply Current vs VCC
Boost Current vs Boost – TS
Voltage
UVLO Voltage Threshold vs
Temperature
UVLO Hysteresis Current vs
Temperature
Oscillator Frequency
fOSC vs RFSET
Oscillator Frequency vs
Temperature
Shunt Regulator Current ICC
vs VCC
Shunt Regulator Current vs
Temperature VGDUV vs Temperature
TYPICAL PERFOR A CE CHARACTERISTICS
UW
VCC (V)
0
CURRENT (mA)
1.0
1.5
15
3705 G01
0.5
010
5
2.0
TRICKLE CHARGER
LINEAR REGULATOR
VBOOST – VTS (V)
0
IBOOST (µA)
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
15
3705 G02
010
5
400
VTS = 0V
VTS = 80V
R
FSET
(k)
0
f
OSC
(kHz)
300
200
100
400300200100
3705 G03
0
800
700
400
500
600
SECONDARY-SIDE CONTROL
PRIMARY-SIDE CONTROL
V
CC
(V)
14.00
I
CC
(mA)
9
6
3
15.0014.7514.5014.25
3705 G04
0
18
12
15
TEMPERATURE (°C)
–60
UVLO THRESHOLD (V)
1.240
1.235
1.230
1.225
100
3705 G09
1.220 40 60 80
0–20 20–40
1.245
V
UVLOF
V
UVLOR
TEMPERATURE (°C)
–60
I
HUVLO
(µA)
5.00
4.95
4.90
4.85
100
3705 G10
4.80 40 60 80
0–20 20–40
5.05
TEMPERATURE (°C)
–60
OSCILLATOR FREQUENCY f
OSC(P)
(kHz)
202
201
200
199
100
3705 G11
197
198
40 60 80
0–20 20–40
203
PRIMARY-SIDE CONTROL
R
FS(P)
= 100k
TEMPERATURE (°C)
–60
I
CCSR
(mA)
100
3705 G12
15
16
17
18
19
40 60 80
0–20 20–40
25
24
23
22
21
20
TEMPERATURE (°C)
–60
VGDUV (V)
100
3705 G13
6
7
8
40 60 80
0–20 20–40
14
13
12
11
10
9
VCC RISING (TRICKLE CHARGER)
VCC RISING (LINEAR REGULATOR)
VCC FALLING (BOTH)
(TA = 25°C unless otherwise specified)
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Optoisolator Bias VFB/IN+ vs
IFB/IN+
Gate Drive Pull-Down Resistance
vs Temperature
Gate Drive Peak Pull-Up Current
vs Temperature
Linear Regulator Start-Up Gate Drive Encoding Fault Operation
–I
FB/IN
+ (mA)
0
V
FB/IN
+ (V)
1.5
1.0
0.5
2.01.51.00.5
3705 G05
0
3.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
5V/DIV
25µs/DIV 3705 G06
VIN
NDRV
VCC
10V/DIV
1µs/DIV 3705 G07
TG
FB/IN
FS/IN
2V/DIV
10V/DIV
40ms/DIV 3705 G08
BG
SSFLT
TEMPERATURE (°C)
–60
GATE DRIVE RESISTANCE ROS ()
2.25
2.00
1.75
100
3705 G14
1.50 40 60 80
0–20 20–40
2.50
TEMPERATURE (°C)
–60
I
PU
(A)
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.6
100
3705 G15
1.5 40 60 80
0–20 20–40
2.0
TYPICAL PERFOR A CE CHARACTERISTICS
UW
(TA = 25°C unless otherwise specified)
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PI FU CTIO S
GND (Pin 1): Signal Ground.
I
S
(Pin 2): Input to the Overcurrent Comparator. Connect
to the positive terminal of a current-sense resistor in
series with the source of the ground-referenced bottom
MOSFET.
V
SLMT
(Pin 3): Volt-Second Limit. Form an R-C integrator
by connecting a resistor from V
IN
to V
SLMT
and a capacitor
from V
SLMT
to ground. The gate drives are turned off when
the voltage on the V
SLMT
pin exceeds 1.25V.
UVLO (Pin 4): Undervoltage Lockout. Connect to a resis-
tive voltage divider to monitor input voltage V
IN
. Enables
converter operation for V
UVLO
> 1.242V. Hysteresis is a
fixed 16mV hysteresis voltage with a 4.9µA hysteresis
current that combines with the Thevenin resistance of the
divider to set the total UVLO hysteresis voltage. This input
also senses V
IN
for voltage feedforward. Finally, this pin
can be used for external run/stop control.
SSFLT (Pin 5): Combination Soft-Start and Fault Indica-
tor. A capacitor to GND sets the duty cycle ramp-up rate
during start-up. To indicate a fault, the SSFLT pin is
momentarily pulled up to within 1.3V of V
CC
.
NDRV (Pin 6): Drive for the External NMOS of the Linear
Regulator. Connect to the gate of the NMOS and connect
a pull up resistor to the input voltage V
IN
. Optionally, to
create a trickle charger omit the NMOS device and connect
NDRV to V
CC
.
FB/IN
+
(Pin 7): This pin has several functions. The two
terminals of one pulse transformer winding are connected
to the FB/IN
+
and FS/IN
pins. The other pulse transformer
winding is connected to the LTC3706. The LTC3705
automatically detects when the LTC3706 applies a pulse-
encoded signal to the FB/IN
+
and FS/IN
pins and decodes
duty cycle information for control of the primary-side gate
drives (see Operation below). In secondary-side control,
primary-side gate drive bias power is also extracted from
the FB/IN
+
and FS/IN
pins using an on-chip full-wave
rectifier.
For primary-side control connect this pin to an optoisolator
for feedback control of converter output voltage using an
internal optoisolator biasing network.
FS/IN
(Pin 8): This pin has several functions. Place a
resistor from this pin to GND to set the oscillator fre-
quency. For secondary-side control with the LTC3706,
connect one winding of the pulse transformer for opera-
tion as described for the FB/IN
+
pin above.
PGND (Pin 9): Supply Return for the Bottom Gate Driver
and the On-Chip Bridge Rectifier.
BG (Pin 10): Bottom Gate Driver. Connect to the gate of the
“low side” external MOSFET.
V
CC
(Pin 11): Main V
CC
Power for All Driver and Control
Circuitry.
NC (Pins 12, 13): Voltage Isolation Pins. No connection.
Provided to allow adequate clearance between high-volt-
age pins (BOOST, TG, and TS) and the remainder of the
pins.
BOOST (Pin 14): Top Gate Driver Supply. Connect to V
CC
with a diode to supply power to the “high side” external
MOSFET and bypass with a capacitor to TS.
TG (Pin 15): Top Gate Driver. Connect to the gate of the
“high side” external MOSFET.
TS (Pin 16): Supply Return for the Top Gate Driver.
Connect to the source of the “high side” external MOSFET.
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BLOCK DIAGRA
W
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
7.4V/7V
LINEAR
REGULATOR
13.4V/7V
TRICKLE
CHARGER
+
5.3V/4.7V
14.25V
5V
SOFT-START
FAULT
REGULATOR
+
V
0.27mA LINE OFF
TIME
4.9µA
0.66
VFF
1.242V
1.226V
UVINT
UVGD
300mV
6
52
12
13
4
1
NDRV
SSFLT
UVLO
GND
FB/IN+
FS/IN
FREQUENCY
SET
OPTO
BIAS
RECTIFIER
LEVEL
SHIFT
BOOTSTRAP
REFRESH
PWM
RECEIVER
CONDITION SW
DET
IN
+
IN
VCC
SHUNT REGULATOR
NC
NC
IS
10 BG
11 VCC
9PGND
VCC
PGND
TRICKLE
CHARGE
8V
0.6V
400mV
INDRV
UVVIN
5V
PWM
PRIMARY
CONTROL
DRIVE
LOGIC
15 TG
14 BOOT
16 TS
3VSLMT
OSCILLATOR
2V
N/C
0V
VP-P
IOSC
PRIMARY
SIDE CONTROL
PWM SECONDARY CONTROL
SECONDARY SIDE CONTROL
3.3V
7
8
CLOCK
RAMP
VP-P
SWITCHES
ON
1.25V
OC
3705 BD
SW
DET
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Mode Setting
The LTC3705 is a controller and gate driver designed for
use in a 2-switch forward converter. When used in con-
junction with the LTC3706 PolyPhase secondary-side
synchronous forward controller it forms a complete
2-switch forward converter with secondary-side regula-
tion, galvanic isolation between input and output, and
synchronous rectification. In this mode, upon start-up,
the FB/IN
+
and FS/IN
pins are effectively shorted by one
winding of the pulse transformer. The LTC3705 detects
this short circuit to determine that it is in secondary-side
control mode. Operation in this mode is confirmed when
the LTC3706 begins switching the pulse transformer.
Alternately, the LTC3705 can be used as a standalone
primary-side controller. In this case, the FB/IN
+
and FS/IN
pins operate independently. The FB/IN
+
pin is connected to
the collector of an optoisolator to provide feedback and the
FS/IN
pin is connected to the frequency set resistor.
Gate Drive Encoding
In secondary-side control with the LTC3706, after a start-
up sequence, the LTC3706 transmits multiplexed PWM
information through a pulse transformer to the FB/IN
+
and
FS/IN
inputs of the LTC3705. In the LTC3705, the PWM
receiver extracts the duty cycle and uses it to control the
top and bottom gate drivers.
Figure 1 shows that the LTC3706 drives the pulse trans-
former in a complementary fashion, with a duty cycle of
approximately 50%. At the appropriate time during the
positive half cycle, the LTC3706 applies a short (150ns)
zero-voltage pulse across the pulse transformer, indicat-
ing the end of the “on” time. Although this scheme allows
the transmission of 0% to 50% duty cycle, it is necessary
to establish a minimum controllable “on” time of approxi-
mately 100ns. This ensures that 0% duty cycle can be
reliably distinguished from 50% duty cycle.
On-Chip Rectifier
Simultaneously with duty-cycle decoding, and through
the same pulse transformer, the near-square-wave gener-
ated by the LTC3706 provides primary-side V
CC
gate drive
bias power by way of the LTC3705’s on-chip full-wave
bridge rectifier. No auxiliary bias supply is necessary and
forward converter design and circuitry are considerably
simplified.
External Series Pass Linear Regulator
The LTC3705 features an external series pass linear regu-
lator that eliminates the long start-up time associated with
the conventional trickle charger. The drain of an external
NMOS is connected to the input voltage and the source is
connected to V
CC
. The gate of the NMOS is connected to
NDRV. To power the gate, an external pull-up resistor is
connected from the input voltage to NDRV. The NMOS
must be a standard 3V threshold type (i.e. not logic level).
An on-chip circuit manages the start up and operation of
the linear regulator. It takes approximately 45µs for the
linear regulator to charge V
CC
to its target value of 8V
(unless limited by a slower rise of V
IN
). The LTC3705
begins operating the gate drives when V
CC
reaches 7.4V.
Often, the thermal rating of the NMOS prevents it from
operating continuously, and the LTC3705 “times out” the
linear regulator to prevent overheating. This is accom-
plished using the capacitor connected to the SSFLT pin as
described subsequently.
Trickle Charger Shunt Regulator
Alternately, a trickle charger can be implemented by
eliminating the external NMOS and connecting NDRV to
V
CC
and using the pull-up resistor to charge V
CC
. To allow
extra headroom for starting, the LTC3705 detects this
mode and increases the threshold for starting the gate
drives to 13.4V. An internal shunt regulator limits the
voltage on the trickle charger to 15V.
OPERATIO
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Figure 1. Gate Drive Multiplexing Scheme
DUTY CYCLE = 15% DUTY CYCLE = 0%
150ns
150ns 150ns
1 CLK PER 1 CLK PER
+7V
–7V
VPT1+ – VPT1
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Self-Starting Architecture
The LTC3705 is combined with the LTC3706 to form a
complete self-starting DC isolated power supply. When
power is first applied, and when V
CC
for the LTC3705 is
above the appropriate threshold, the LTC3705 begins
open-loop operation using its own internal oscillator.
Power is supplied to the secondary by switching the gate
drivers with a gradually increasing duty cycle as controlled
by the rate of rise of the voltage on the SSFLT pin. A peak
detector power supply for the LTC3706 allows it to begin
operation even for small duty cycles. Once adequate
voltage is available for the LTC3706, it provides duty cycle
information and gate drive bias power using the pulse
transformer as shown in Figure 1. The LTC3705 detects
the appearance of this signal and transfers control of the
gate drivers to the LTC3706. Simultaneously, the LTC3705
also enables the on-chip rectifier and turns off the linear
regulator.
Alternately, when the LTC3705 is used as a standalone
primary-side controller, the gradually increasing duty cycle
powers up a secondary-side reference and optoisolator and
feedback is accomplished when the output of the
optoisolator begins pulling down in the FB/IN
+
pin.
Soft-Start and Fault
These two functions are implemented using the SSFLT
pin. (This pin is also used for linear regulator timeout as
described in the following section.)
Initiating soft-start requires that: 1) the gate drive
undervoltage (UVGD) goes low meaning that adequate
voltage is available on the V
CC
pin (7.4V for the linear
regulator or 13.4V for the trickle charger) and 2) the input
undervoltage (UVV
IN
) goes low meaning that the voltage
on the UVLO pin has reached the 1.242V rising threshold.
During soft-start, the LTC3705 gradually charges the soft-
start capacitor to ramp up the converter duty cycle. Soft-
start is over when the voltage on the SSFLT pin reaches 2.8V.
In normal operation, at some point before this, the LTC3705
makes a transition to controlling duty cycle using closed-
loop regulation of the converter output voltage.
The SSFLT pin is also used to indicate a fault. The LTC3705
recognizes faults from four origins: 1) an overcurrent fault
caused by the current sense voltage on the IS pin exceed-
ing the 300mV overcurrent threshold, 2) an input
undervoltage fault caused by the UVLO pin falling below
the 1.226V falling threshold, 3) a gate drive undervoltage
fault caused by the voltage on the V
CC
pin falling below the
7V threshold, or 4) loss of the gate drive encoding signal
from the LTC3706.
Upon sensing a fault, the LTC3705 immediately turns off
the top and bottom gate drives and indicates a fault by
quickly pulling the voltage on the SSFLT pin to within 1.3V
of the voltage on the V
CC
pin. After indicating the fault, the
LTC3705 quickly ramps down the voltage on the SSFLT
pin to approximately 2.8V. Then, to allow complete dis-
charge of the secondary-side circuit, the LTC3705 slowly
ramps down the voltage on the SSFLT pin to about 200mV.
The LTC3705 then attempts a restart.
Linear Regulator Timeout
The thermal rating of the linear regulator’s external NMOS
often cannot allow it to indefinitely supply bias current to
the primary-side gate drives. The LTC3705 has a linear
regulator timeout mechanism that also uses the SSFLT
capacitor.
As described in the prior section, soft-start is over once the
voltage on the SSFLT pin reaches 2.8V. However, the
SSFLT capacitor continues to charge and the linear regu-
lator is turned off when the voltage on the SSFLT pin
reaches 3.9V. The “Applications Information” section de-
scribes linear regulator timeout in more detail.
Volt-Second Limit
The volt-second limit ensures that the power transformer
core does not saturate for any combination of duty cycle
and input voltage. The input of an R-C integrator is
connected to V
IN
and its output is connected to the V
SLMT
pin. While the top and bottom gate drives are “off,” the
LTC3705 grounds the V
SLMT
pin. When the gate drives are
turned “on” the V
SLMT
pin is released and the capacitor is
allowed to charge in proportion to V
IN
. If the capacitor
voltage on the V
SLMT
pin exceeds 1.25V the two gate
drives are immediately turned “off.” Note that this is not
considered a fault condition and the LTC3705 can run
indefinitely with the switch duty cycle being determined by
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UVLO
The UVLO pin is connected to a resistive voltage divider
connected to V
IN
as shown in Figure 2. The voltage
threshold on the UVLO pin for V
IN
rising is 1.242V. To
introduce hysteresis, the LTC3705 draws 4.9µA from the
UVLO pin when V
IN
is rising. The hysteresis is therefore
user adjustable and depends on the value of R1. The UVLO
threshold for V
IN
rising is:
VV
RR
RRA
IN UVLO RISING(, )
(. ) (. )=+1 242 12
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the volt-second limit circuit. The duty cycle is always
limited to 50% to ensure that the power transformer flux
always has time to reset before the start of the next cycle.
In an alternate application, the volt-second limit can be
used for open-loop regulation of the output against changes
in V
IN
.
Current Limit
Current limit for the LTC3705 is principally a safety feature
to protect the converter and is not part of a control
function. The current that flows in series through the top
switch, the transformer primary, and the bottom switch is
sensed by a resistor connected between the source of the
bottom switch and GND. If the voltage across this resistor
exceeds 300mV, the LTC3705 initiates a fault.
Bootstrap Refresh
The LTC3705 incorporates a unique bootstrap refresh
circuit to ensure that the bootstrap supply (BOOST) for the
top switch has adequate voltage for operation at low duty
cycles. Therefore, the LTC3705 does not require a
undervoltage lockout for the bootstrap supply and a po-
tential source of unexpected shutdowns is eliminated.
Voltage Feedforward
The LTC3705 uses voltage feedforward to properly modu-
late the duty cycle as a function of the input voltage. For
secondary-side control with the LTC3706, voltage
feedforward is used during start-up only. The duty cycle
during start up is determined by comparison of the voltage
on the SSFLT pin to a 50% duty cycle triangle wave with
an amplitude of 2V. To implement voltage feedforward, the
charging current for the soft-start capacitor is reduced in
proportion to the input voltage. As a result, the initial rate
of rise of the converter output voltage is held approxi-
mately constant regardless of the input voltage. At some
point during start-up, the LTC3706 begins to switch the
pulse transformer and takes over the soft-start.
For operation with standalone primary-side control and
optoisolator feedback, voltage feedforward is used during
both start-up and normal operation. The duty cycle is
determined by using a 50% duty cycle triangle wave with
an amplitude equal to 66% of the voltage on the UVLO pin
which is, in turn, proportional to V
IN
. The charging current
for the soft-start capacitor is a constant 5.2µA. During
soft-start, the duty cycle is determined by comparing the
voltage on the SSFLT pin to the triangle wave. Soft-start is
concluded when the voltage on the SSFLT pin exceeds the
voltage on the FB/IN
+
pin. After the conclusion of soft-
start, the duty cycle is determined by comparison of the
voltage on the FB/IN
+
pin to the triangle wave.
Optoisolator Bias
When the LTC3705 is used in standalone primary-side
mode, feedback is provided by an optoisolator connected
to the FB/IN
+
pin. The LTC3705 has a built optoisolator
bias circuit which eliminates the need for external
components.
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The LTC3705 also has 16mV of voltage hysteresis on the
UVLO pin so that the UVLO threshold for V
IN
falling is:
VV
RR
R
IN UVLO FALLING(, )
(. )=+
1 226 12
2
To implement external Run/Stop control, connect a small
NMOS to the UVLO pin as shown in Figure 2. Turning the
NMOS on grounds the UVLO pin and prevents the LTC3705
from running.
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completes the soft-start interval. In order to ensure that
control is properly transferred from the LTC3705 (pri-
mary-side) to the LTC3706 (secondary-side), it is neces-
sary to limit the rate of rise on the primary-side soft-start
ramp so that the LTC3706 has adequate time to wake up
and assume control before the output voltage gets too
high. This condition is satisfied for many applications if the
following relationship is maintained:
C
SS,SEC
C
SS_PRI
However, care should be taken to ensure that soft-start
transfer from primary-side to secondary-side is com-
pleted well before the output voltage reaches its target
value. A good design goal is to have the transfer completed
when the output voltage is less than one-half of its target
value. Note that the fastest output voltage rise time during
primary-side soft-start mode occurs with minimum load
current.
The open-loop start-up frequency on the LTC3705 is set
by placing a resistor R
FS(S)
from the FS/IN
pin to GND.
Although the exact start-up frequency on the primary side
is not critical, it is generally a good practice to set it
approximately equal to the operating frequency on the
secondary side.
In this mode the start-up frequency of the LTC3705 is
approximately:
fR
PRI FS S
=+
34 109
10 000
,
()
In the event that the LTC3706 fails to start up properly and
assume control of switching, there are several fail-safe
mechanisms to help avoid overvoltage conditions. First,
the LTC3705 implements a volt-second clamp that may be
used to keep the primary-side duty cycle at a level that
does not produce an excessive output voltage. Second,
the timeout of the linear regulator (described in the follow-
ing section) means that, unless the LTC3706 starts and
supports the LTC3705’s gate drives through the pulse
transformer and on-chip rectifier, the LTC3705 eventually
suffers a gate drive undervoltage fault. Finally, the LTC3706
has an independent overvoltage detection circuit that
crowbars the output of the DC/DC converter using the
synchronous secondary-side MOSFET switch.
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Figure 2. Resistive Voltage Divider for
UVLO and Optional Run/Stop Control
R1
R2
V
IN
RUN/STOP
CONTROL
(OPTIONAL)
UVLO
GND
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Linear Regulator
The linear regulator eliminates the long start-up times
associated with a conventional trickle charger by using an
external NMOS to quickly charge the capacitor connected
to the V
CC
pin.
Note that a trickle charger usually requires a large capaci-
tor to provide holdup for the V
CC
pin while the converter
attempts to start. The linear regulator in the LTC3705 can
both charge the capacitor connected to the V
CC
pin and
provide primary-side gate-drive bias current. Therefore,
with the linear regulator, the capacitor need only be large
enough to cope with the ripple current from driving the top
and bottom gates and holdup need not be considered.
The external NMOS for the linear regulator should be a
standard 3V threshold type (i.e. not a logic level thresh-
old). The rate of charge of V
CC
from 0V to 8V is controlled
by the LTC3705 to be approximately 45µs regardless of
the size of the capacitor connected to the V
CC
pin. The
charging current for this capacitor is approximately:
IV
sC
C=µ
8
45
The safe operating area (SOA) for the external NMOS
should be chosen so that capacitor charging does not
damage the NMOS. Excessive values of capacitor are
unnecessary and should be avoided.
Start-Up Considerations
When used in a self-starting converter with the LTC3706,
the LTC3705 initially begins the soft-start of the converter
in an open-loop fashion. After bias is obtained on the
secondary side, the LTC3706 assumes control and
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In the event that a short-circuit is applied to the output of
the converter prior to start-up, the LTC3706 generally
does not receive enough bias voltage to operate. In this
case, the LTC3705 detects a FAULT for one of two reasons:
1) since the LTC3706 never sends pulse encoding to the
LTC3705, the linear regulator times out resulting in a gate
drive undervoltage fault, or 2) the primary-side overcurrent
circuit is tripped because of current buildup in the output
inductor. In either case, the LTC3705 initiates a shutdown
followed by a soft-start retry.
Linear Regulator Timeout
After start-up, the LTC3705 times out the linear regulator
to prevent overheating of the external NMOS. The timeout
interval is set by further charging the soft-start capacitor
C
SSFLT
from the end-of-soft-start voltage of approximately
2.8V to the timeout threshold of 3.9V. Linear regulator
timeout behaves differently depending on mode.
In primary-side standalone mode, the LTC3705 generally
requires that an auxiliary gate drive bias supply take over
from the linear regulator. (See the subsequent section for
more detail on the auxiliary supply.) During linear regula-
tor timeout, the rate of rise of the soft-start capacitor
voltage depends on the current into the NDRV pin as
controlled by the pull-up resistor R
PULLUP
, the value of V
IN
and the value of V
NDRV
.
IVV
R
NDRV IN NDRV
PULLUP
=
The value of V
NDRV
is V
CC
= 8V plus the value of the gate-
to-source voltage (V
NDRV
– V
CC
) of the external NMOS in
the linear regulator. The gate-to-source voltage depends
on the actual device but is approximately the threshold
voltage of the external NMOS.
For I
NDRV
> 0.27mA, the capacitor on the SSFLT pin is
charged in proportion to (I
NDRV
– 0.27mA) until the linear
regulator times out. Thus, since V
NDRV
is very nearly
constant, the timeout interval for the linear regulator is
inversely proportional to the input voltage and a higher
input voltage produces a shorter timeout.
tCVV
VV
RmA
TIMEOUT SSFLT
IN NDRV
PULLUP
=
66 39 28
027
(. . )
–.
Since the power dissipation of the linear regulator is
proportional to the input voltage, this strategy of making
the timeout inversely proportional to the input voltage
produces an approximately constant temperature excur-
sion for the external NMOS of the linear regulator regard-
less of the input voltage.
In situations for which the continuous operation of the
linear regulator does not exceed the thermal limitations of
the external NMOS (i.e. converters with low V
IN
or with
minimal gate drive bias requirements), the auxiliary sup-
ply can be omitted and the linear regulator allowed to
operate continuously. If I
NDRV
is less than 0.27mA the
linear regulator never times out and the voltage on the
SSFLT pin stays at approximately 2.8V after start-up is
completed. To accomplish this set:
RVV
mA
PULLUP IN MAX NDRV
>
()
.027
where V
IN(MAX)
is the maximum expected continuous
input voltage. Note that once the linear regulator is turned
off it locks out. Therefore when using this strategy, care
should be taken to ensure that a transient higher than
V
IN(MAX)
does not persist longer than t
TIMEOUT
.
In secondary-side operation with the LTC3706, there is
never any need for continuous operation of the linear
regulator since gate drive bias power is provided by the
LTC3706 through the pulse transformer and on-chip
rectifier. The LTC3705 shuts down the linear regulator
once the LTC3706 begins switching the pulse trans-
former. If the LTC3706 fails to start, the LTC3705 quickly
times out the linear regulator once the voltage on the
SSFLT pin reaches 2.8V.
Fault Lockout
The LTC3705 indicates a fault by pulling the SSFLT pin to
within 1V of V
CC
. The LTC3705 subsequently attempts a
restart. Optionally, the user can prevent restart and “lock
out” the converter by clamping the voltage on the SSFLT
pin with a 4.3V Zener diode. Once the converter has locked
out it can only be restarted by the removal of the input
voltage or by release of the Zener diode clamp.
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Pulse Transformer
The pulse transformer that connects the LTC3706 to the
LTC3705 performs the dual functions of gate drive duty
cycle encoding and gate drive bias supply for the LTC3705
by way of the on-chip full-wave rectifier. The designs of the
LTC3705 and LTC3706 have been coordinated so that the
transformer turn ratio is:
N
LTC3705
= 2N
LTC3706
where N
LTC3705
is the number of turns in the winding
connected to the FB/IN
+
and FS/IN
pins of the LTC3705
and N
LTC3706
is the number of turns in the winding
connected to the PT
+
and PT
pins of the LTC3706. The
winding connected to the LTC3706 must be able to with-
stand volt-seconds equal to:
(–)Vs V
f
MAX CC
=2
where V
CC
is the maximum supply voltage for the LTC3706
and f is the operating frequency of the LTC3706.
Auxiliary Supply
When used with the LTC3706, the LTC3705 does not
require an auxiliary supply to provide primary-side gate-
drive bias current. After start-up, primary-side gate drive
current is provided by the LTC3706 through a small pulse
transformer and the LTC3705’s on-chip rectifier.
However, when used as a standalone primary-side con-
troller, the LTC3705 may require a conventional gate-drive
bias supply as shown in Figure 3. The bias supply must be
designed to keep the voltage on the V
CC
pin between the
absolute maximum of 15V and the gate-drive undervoltage
lockout of 7V.
The auxiliary supply is connected in parallel with V
CC
. The
linear regulator maintains V
CC
at 8V. If the auxiliary supply
produces more than 8V, it turns off the external NMOS
before the LTC3705 can time out the linear regulator. If the
auxiliary supply produces less than 8V, the linear regulator
times out and then the voltage on the V
CC
pin declines to
the voltage produced by the auxiliary supply.
Slave Mode Operation
When the LTC3705 is paired with the LTC3706, multiple
pairs can be used to form a PolyPhase converter. In
PolyPhase operation, one LTC3705 becomes the “master”
while the remainder become “slaves.” The master con-
trols start-up in the same manner as for the single-phase
converter, while the slaves do not begin switching until
receiving PWM information through their own pulse trans-
former from their corresponding LTC3706. To synchro-
nize operation, the SSFLT and V
CC
pins of the master are
connected to the corresponding pins of all the slaves. The
master is designated by connection of the frequency set
resistor to the FS/IN
pin while this resistor is omitted from
the slaves. For the slaves the NDRV pin is connected to the
V
CC
pin. See the following section on PolyPhase Applica-
tions for more detail.
PolyPhase Applications
Figure 4 shows the basic connections for using the LTC3705
and LTC3706 in PolyPhase applications. One of the phases
is always identified as the “master,” while all other phases
are “slaves.” For the LTC3705 (primary side), the master
performs the open-loop start-up and supplies the initial
V
CC
voltage for the master and all slaves. The LTC3705
slaves are put into that mode by omitting the resistor on
FS/IN–. The LTC3705 slaves simply stand by and wait for
PWM signals from their respective pulse transformers.
Since the SSFLT pins of master and slave LTC3705s are
interconnected, a FAULT (overcurrent, etc.) on any one of
the phases will perform a shutdown/restart on all phases
together.
POWER
TRANSFORMER
2.2µF
PRIMARY
WINDING N
P
SECONDARY
WINDING N
S
BAS21
BAS21
1mH
V
IN
LTC3705
3705 F03
NDRV
V
CC
GND
AUXILIARY
WINDING N
A
Figure. 3. Auxiliary Supply for Primary-Side Control
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Grounding Considerations
The LT3705 is typically used in high current converter
designs that involve substantial switching transients. Fig-
ure 5 illustrates these currents. The switch drivers on the
IC are designed to drive large capacitances and, as such,
generate significant transient currents. Careful consider-
ation must be made regarding input and local power
supply bypassing to avoid corrupting the ground refer-
ences used by the UVLO and frequency set circuitry.
Typically, high current paths and transients from the input
supply and any local drive supplies must be kept isolated
from GND. By virtue of the topologies used in LT3705
applications, the large currents from the primary switches,
as well as the switch drive transients, pass through the
sense resistor to ground. This defines the ground connec-
tion of the sense resistor as the reference point for both
GND and PGND.
Effective grounding can be achieved by considering the
return current paths from the sense resistor to each
respective bypass capacitor. Don’t be tempted to run
small traces to separate the grounds. A power ground
plane is important as always in high power converters, but
care must be taken to keep high current paths away from
the GND reference. An effective approach is to use a 2-
layer ground plane, reserving an entire layer for GND and
an entire layer for PGND. The UVLO and frequency set
resistors can then be directly connected to the GND plane.
For the LTC3706, the master performs soft-start and
voltage-loop regulation by driving all slaves to the same
current as the master using the I
TH
pins. Faults and
shutdowns are communicated via the interconnection of
the RUN/SS pins. The LTC3706 is put into slave mode by
tying the FB pin to V
CC
.
Standalone Primary-Side Operation
The LTC3705 can be used to implement a standalone
forward converter using optoisolator feedback and a
secondary-side voltage reference. Alternately the LTC3705
can be used to implement an open-loop forward converter
using the VSLMT pin to regulate against changes in V
IN
. In
either case, the LTC3705 oscillator determines the fre-
quency as found from:
fR
OSC FS P
=+
21 10
4200
9
()
Note that polyphase operation is not possible in the stand-
alone configuration.
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NDRV
UVLO
LTC3705
(MASTER)
VCC
SS/FLT
FB/IN+
FS/IN
VIN
VIN+
VIN NDRV VCC
PT+
PT
RUN/SS
LTC3706
(MASTER)
ITH
3705 F04
VOUT+
VBIAS
FB
FS/SYNC
NDRV
SS/FLT
LTC3705
(SLAVE)
VCC
UVLO
FB/IN+
FS/IN
VIN NDRV VCC
PT+
PT
RUN/SS
LTC3706
(SLAVE)
ITH
FB
PHASE
FS/SYNC
Figure 4. Connections for PolyPhase
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Figure 5. High-Current Transient Return Paths
LT3705
FS/IN
GND
V
BOOST
SIGNAL GROUND PLANE
POWER GROUND PLANE
BOOST
V
IN
V
IN
TS
TG
BG
V
CC
V
CC
PGND
UVLO
3705 F05
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TYPICAL APPLICATIO S
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NDRV
GND PGND VSLMT
UVLO
BOOST
LTC3705
BAS21
FQT7N10 0.22µF
2.2nF
250V
1nF
100V
1nF
100V
10µF
25V
CMPSH1-4
1.2
L2 1.2µH
10
0.25W
10
0.25W
TG TS BG IS
T2
1µF
162k
L1: VISHAY IHLP-2525CZ-01
L2: COILCRAFT SER2010-122
T1: PULSE PA0807
T2: PULSE PA0297
33nF
30m
1W
2m
2W
Si7336ADP
Si7336ADP
×2
T1
2:1
9:2
MURS120
MURS120
VCC
33nF
1nF
15k
1%
365k
1%
100k
2.2µF
25V SS/FLT
FB/IN+
FS/IN
VIN
VIN+
L1 1µH
330µF
6.3V
×3
1µF
2.2µF
16V
470pF
680pF
FG SW SG VIN NDRV
CZT3019
VCC
GND PGND PHASE SLP MODE REGSD
PT+
IS+
IS
PT
RUN/SS
LTC3706 ITH
22.6k
1%
100k 20k
680pF
102k
1%
VOUT
3705 F06
VOUT+
FB
FS/SYNC
0.1µF
5k
1nF
1µF
100V
1µF
100V
x3
100100
100
100
Si7852DP
Si7852DP
Figure 6. 36V-72V to 3.3V/20A Isolated Forward Converter Using LTC3706
LOAD CURRENT (A)
0
85
90
95
2015
3705 F06c
510 25
80
EFFICIENCY (%)
V
IN
= 36V
V
IN
= 72V
20µs/DIV
VIN = 48V
VOUT = 3.3V
LOAD STEP = 0A TO 20A
VOUT
50mV/DIV
IOUT
10A/DIV
3705 F06b
EfficiencyLoad Step
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1mH
DO1608C-105
L1
25µH
BAS21
MURS120
T1
PA0520
NDRV
GND
V
SLMT
LTC3705
I
S
FB/IN
+
FS/IN
UVLO
SSFLT
6
1
3
2
7
8
4
5
11
16
14
15
10
9
13
12
V
CC
TS
BOOT
BG
TG
PGND
NC
NC
P2
V
IN
V
IN+
36V TO
72V
V
OUT
V
OUT+
12V
5A
L2
0.82µH
1µF
100V
1µF
100V
270pF
0.033µF
1000pF
470pF
ISO1
MOC207
0.22µF
330pF
301k
100
100k
365k
1%
R16
0.025
1W
15k
1%
301k
10
10
Q1
0.1µF
2.2µF
25V
FQT7N10
C7: TPSE686M025R0125 AVX
D1A, D1B: MBRB20100CT
D3: P6SMB15AT3
L1: GOWANDA 050KM2502SM
L2: VISHAY IHLP2525CZERR82M01
Q1, Q2: SILICONIX Si7456DP
+
1µF
100V
2.2nF
250V
Q2
MURS120
BAS21
BAS21
D1B D3
D1A
C21
330pF
200V
R36
20
1W
C7
68µF
2x
10nF 10nF
2k
2.49k
9.53k
160
1
6
27
511
8T
5T
6T
11 7
COL
V
+
LT1431
1
3
8
6
5
REF
GNDF
GNDS
0.047µF1k
+
3705 F07
MMBT2907A
MMBT2907A
0.1µF
TYPICAL APPLICATIO S
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Figure 7. 36V-72V to 12V/5A Isolated Forward Converter Using Optoisolator
CURRENT (A)
0
86
84
82
88
90
92
43
3705 F07c
12 5
80
EFFICIENCY (%)
V
IN
= 36V
V
IN
= 48V
V
IN
= 72V
Efficiency
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GN16 (SSOP) 1005
12
345678
.229 – .244
(5.817 – 6.198)
.150 – .157**
(3.810 – 3.988)
16 15 14 13
.189 – .196*
(4.801 – 4.978)
12 11 10 9
.016 – .050
(0.406 – 1.270)
.015 ± .004
(0.38 ± 0.10)
× 45°
0° – 8° TYP
.007 – .0098
(0.178 – 0.249)
.0532 – .0688
(1.35 – 1.75)
.008 – .012
(0.203 – 0.305)
TYP
.004 – .0098
(0.102 – 0.249)
.0250
(0.635)
BSC
.009
(0.229)
REF
.254 MIN
RECOMMENDED SOLDER PAD LAYOUT
.150 – .165
.0250 BSC.0165 ±.0015
.045 ±.005
*DIMENSION DOES NOT INCLUDE MOLD FLASH. MOLD FLASH
SHALL NOT EXCEED 0.006" (0.152mm) PER SIDE
**DIMENSION DOES NOT INCLUDE INTERLEAD FLASH. INTERLEAD
FLASH SHALL NOT EXCEED 0.010" (0.254mm) PER SIDE
INCHES
(MILLIMETERS)
NOTE:
1. CONTROLLING DIMENSION: INCHES
2. DIMENSIONS ARE IN
3. DRAWING NOT TO SCALE
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 represen-
tation that the interconnection of its circuits as described herein will not infringe on existing patent rights.
PACKAGE DESCRIPTIO
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GN Package
16-Lead Plastic SSOP (Narrow .150 Inch)
(Reference LTC DWG # 05-08-1641)
LTC3705
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PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION COMMENTS
LTC1693 High Speed Single/Dual N-Channel MOSFET Drivers CMOS Compatible Input, V
CC
Range: 4.5V to 12V
LTC1698 Secondary Synchronous Rectifier Controller Use with the LT1681, Optocoupler Driver, Pulse Transformer Synchronization
LT1950 Single Switch Controller Used for 20W to 500W Forward Converters
LTC3706 Polyphase Secondary-Side Synchronous Fast Transient Response, Self-Starting Architecture, Current Mode Control
Forward Controller
LT3710 Secondary-Side Synchronous Post Regulator For Regulated Auxiliary Output in Isolated DC/DC Converters
LT3781 “Bootstrap” Start Dual Transistor Synchronous 72V Operation, Synchronous Switch Output
Forward Controller
LT3804 Secondary Side Dual Output Controller Regulates Two Secondary Outputs, Optocoupler Feedback Driver
with Opto Driver and Second Output Synchronous Driver Controller
LTC3901 Secondary-Side Synchronous Driver for Similar Function to LTC3900, Used in Full-Bridge and Push-Pull Converter
Push-Pull and Full-Bridge Converter
LTC4440/LTC4440-5 High Speed, High Voltage and High Side High Side Source Up to 100V, Up to 15V Gate Drive Supply, 6-Lead
Gate Drivers ThinSOTTM or 8-Lead Exposed Pad MSOP Packages
LTC4441 6A MOSFET Driver Adjustable Gate Drive from 5V to 8V, 5V to 28V V
IN
Range
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LT 1006 REV B • PRINTED IN USA
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Figure 8. 36V-72V to 12V/5A Open-Loop Regulated Isolated Forward Converter Using VSLMT
15V
1mH
DO1608C-105
L1
25µH
BAS21
MURS120
T1
PA0520
NDRV
GND
V
SLMT
LTC3705
I
S
FB/IN
+
FS/IN
UVLO
SSFLT
6
1
3
2
7
8
4
5
11
16
14
15
10
9
13
12
V
CC
TS
BOOT
BG
TG
PGND
NC
NC
P2
V
IN
P1
V
IN+
36V TO
72V
P3
V
OUT
P4
V
OUT+
12V
5A
L2
0.82µH
1µF
100V
1µF
100V
220pF
0.033µF
1000pF
0.22µF
330pF
301k
100
100k
365k
1%
0.025
1W
15k
1%
301k
10
10
Q1
0.1µF
2.2µF
25V
FQT7N10
C7: TPSE686M025R0125 AVX
D1A, D1B: MBRB20100CT
D3: P6SMB15AT3
L1: GOWANDA 050KM2502SM
L2: VISHAY IHLP2525CZERR82M01
Q1, Q2: SILICONIX Si7456DP
+
1µF
100V
2.2nF
250V
Q2
MURS120
BAS21
BAS21
D1B
D3
D1A
330pF
200V
20
1W
C7
68µF
2x
1
6
27
511
8T
5T
6T
11 7
+
3705 F08
MMBT2907A
MMBT2907A
0.1µF
LOAD (A)
0
8
6
4
2
14
12
10
16
18
43
3705 F08b
12 5
0
OUTPUT VOLTAGE (V)
V
IN
= 36V
V
IN
= 48V
V
IN
= 72V
Regulation
U
TYPICAL APPLICATIO