
Basic circuit load switches
Power MOSFET is a device with good switching characteristics: on-resistance when the RDS (ON) is very small; in the off leakage current IDSS is very small. In addition, its wide voltage range, from tens to hundreds of V V, drain the power range from a few tens of A to A, so it is suitable for load switching.
N-channel MOSFET can be composed of simple load switch, shown in Figure 1. Load connected between the power supply and drain (load can be DC motors, cooling fans, power LED, incandescent bulb or solenoid coil, etc.). Add a gate in its logic high level, the N-MOSFET turns on, the load was electric; plus a gate in its logic low, the N-MOSFET off, the load loss of power.
MOSFET switch with a load consisting of
It can be seen from the load switch is connected between the power supply and load, with the logic level to control the pass, off, or loss of the load energized electrical power devices. As the bottom of the load switch, commonly referred to as the low-end load switch.
If the load is a grounded circuit required (such as power amplifier, transmitter or receiver circuits, etc.), the low-load switch can not be used, to the use of high-side load switch. High-side load switch is composed mainly by the P-channel MOSFET, shown in Figure 2. Figure 2 (a) is a P-MOSFET with an inverter formed, Figure 2 (b) is a P-MOSFET with a N-MOSFET formed. Switch in the top of the load, said high-side load switch.
High-side load switch
(A) to illustrate how it works. In the inverting input of the input logic high, its output is low, the output of the inverter and the P-MOSFET gate connection, make-VGS ≈ VIN, P-MOSFET turns on, the load was electricity; if the inverter input logic low input, inverter output is high, then so-VGS ≈ 0V, P-MOSFET off, the load loss of power. Generally tend to answer it in the input pull-up resistor, and its purpose is to enable the load switch in the absence of a reliable control signal input in the OFF state.
(B) works in Figure 2 (a) the same, readers may own analysis.
Load switching circuit connected load
If the load switch and the load of a large-capacity capacitor indirectly, shown in Figure 3. When the capacitor's equivalent series resistance is very small, the load switch turn-on moment, there is a large transient current (inrush current, as shown in Figure 3 right) flow through the switch. To reduce the impact of current, an increase in the load switch in the C1 and R2, shown in Figure 4. When the load switch turn-on after an instant, the input voltage through the P added to the tube on the C1 and R2 (Q1-resistance negligible), the main voltage drop on R2, reduced-VGS, reduced ID current, which reduces the impact of current. C1 ≤ 1000pF, R1 = 10 ~ 47kΩ, R2 = 1 ~ 4.7kΩ.
Basic circuit load switches
The basic load switch circuit. As the circuit is very simple, can be discrete components, but there are ready-made integrated circuits, to make application easier, accounting for a smaller PCB area.
The development of the load switch
From basic load switch circuit point of view, which is characterized by simple structure, the disadvantage is the lack of thermal protection (a local short circuit or output load short circuit). Not only in a short-circuit load, the load switch is damaged, and due to power overload shutdown would make the whole device, the system does not work. Therefore, in recent years, people under the applications of the load switch made many improvements, improved performance, improved operational reliability, increased functionality.
1 in security protection
① increase in the load switch in thermal shutdown circuit. If there is a load short circuit or partial short circuit occurs, the load switch overheat the die temperature exceeds the threshold temperature (eg 125 ℃), the thermal shutdown circuit work load switch off. Not only prevent more damage to the load, but also short-circuit power supply is not affected by the load to other circuits. In overheat fault occurs, the load switch is also output fault signal (to the microprocessor μP) to inform the presence of faults. Another input under-voltage lockout protection.
② increase in the load switch current limit circuit. No load switch output current sensing and limiting circuit. It has two structures: limit the current value is factory set; current limit resistor to set a user peripherals. Over-current condition occurs when the load switch output fault signal.
Output current limiting load switch, not only improve the reliability and safety, and this can also be used as a load switch power distribution switches, hot-plug socket, USB port. Some loads will switch the output latch when an overcurrent (no output), then the load switch can be seen as "electronic fuse" the exclusion of over-current fault, restart after work. Some of the load switch in overcurrent to limit the current (constant current) to continue to load.
2 in the switch performance
As semiconductor process technology, a single discrete MOSFET on-resistance has decreased resistance may be a few small mΩ. Integrated load switch MOSFET on-resistance in the larger, the current can be tens of mΩ so. In order to improve switching performance, the switch slow start (slow start switch is turned on, the voltage rate of rise of a slope, prevent excessive inrush current), fast turn-off. There are several voltage rising slope: the slope from the factory setting of several (different start time) for users to choose; peripheral device by the user in a capacitor, set the start time. For fast turn-off switch, load switch-off in output has set the discharge circuit, shown in Figure 5. The load switch is off, N-MOSFET conduction, capacitor discharge pipe to the N, accelerated turn-off time.
Load switch in the effective discharge of the output circuit
3 other
Portable electronic products in order to meet application needs for load switching, has been improved in the following areas: operating voltage for the battery supply voltage, usually 1.8 ~ 5.5V or 1.2 ~ 5.5V; to meet the lower voltage, the minimum input voltage is 0.8V; reduce quiescent current, typically a few μA (quiescent current size of the internal circuit and the load switch load degree), typically 1μA. Individual is relatively simple load switch, the quiescent current IQ = 25μA; output current is generally 0.2 ~ 6A, a variety of portable requirements; to meet the requirements of small portable load switches in a small package, SOT-23 package commonly used , 2mm × 2mm of the MLP or MLF package, SC-70 package, the smallest 6-ball BGA package, the package size of only 1.5mm × 1.0mm; the power is off, no reverse current.
Application of basin extension
Load switch is a universal power switching device, the past, mainly used in industrial control and automotive industry. In recent years, with the development of portable electronic products, such as PDA, mobile phones, digital cameras and other delicate products in large market, in order to save energy, in addition to the use of high efficiency power management IC, but also require multiple load switch, by the microprocessor load management to control the composition (in different working conditions, gave a useful load, will not load all off). Figure 6 is a schematic load management. In the figure, power management IC has 5 outputs (3-way DC / DC converter, 2 LDO). DC/DC1 output for the three parallel load 1 load 3. In order to control the load power or 1 to 3 of power, with three loads in DC/DC1 plus access between three load switch (load switch 1 to 3), terminated its control microprocessor I / O port, the Microprocessor control of their pass, off to load management.
Load management topology
Increase the load switch current limit function can be used as computer peripherals power port (USB), and can be made into hot-swappable power outlet can also be made of the power distribution switch.
Adjustable output current limit circuit to the USB port
Is an adjustable output current limit circuit to the USB port. The circuit is made by the MIC2008 Power distribution switch, the USB controller to achieve control of power distribution switches. The current limit set by the peripheral resistance R (restricted current range of 0.2 ~ 2.0A). The power distribution at the output voltage slew rate (start time) set by the capacitor C peripherals, internal over-temperature protection and low input voltage when the output latch protection.
Introduction to typical load switch
In recent years, FAIRCHILD company, ANALOGIC TECH company, MICREL companies have developed a variety of new load switch. Because of these features than the full-load switch, it is called "Keys" or "smart switch." This brief FAIRCHILD company FPF2163/4/5 and ANALOGIC TECH's AAT4297 load switch.
1 FPF2163/4/5 Series
FPF2163/4/5 series load switch is a multi-function output load current can be set to switch. The Series Main features: Input voltage 1.8 ~ 5.5V; the current limit can be set to the range of 0.15 ~ 1.5A; input voltage below the threshold voltage, the output latch (UVLO); a thermal shutdown; a maximum of 77μA quiescent current (typical), switch off power consumption is less than 2μA; occur undervoltage lockout, overtemperature, overcurrent fault, a fault signal output; switch off when no reverse current; small FET-6 package (2mm × 2mm); working temperature? there are some differences, as shown in Table 1. Users can choose according to product requirements.
The series load switch is mainly for PDA, mobile phones, GPS, MP3 players, digital cameras, peripheral ports and hot-swap power supplies. FPF2164 can be used as "electronic fuse."
FPF2163/4/5 pinout
The series of pin arrangement shown in Figure 8, the typical application circuit shown in Figure 9.
FPF2163/4/5 Typical Application Circuit
In the input capacitor CIN is 1μF, the output capacitor COUT to 0.1μF, 10kΩ for the fault signal output pull-up resistor (internal open-drain output structure), RSET is the current limit setting resistor, current limit set by ILIM and RSET is given by:
RSET = 275.6/ILIM
Where, RSET unit of Ω, ILIM of unit A. Set the current limit of a certain tolerance, the tolerance range of ± 25%.
Increase in the ON-side logic high (VIN = 1.8V at> 0.8V, VIN = 5.5V at> 1.4V) when the switch is turned on; a logic low level in the ON side (VIN = 1.8V when <0.5V, VIN = 5.5V at <1V), the switch is off.
2 AAT4297
AAT4297 is a load for the phone to control the LED switch. There are a lot of the phone LED, use them as monochrome or color LCD backlight display, keyboard, LED lighting and camera flash. There are some dual-display screen and keyboard backlight vice can change its color to suit different customer favorite. This is some of the different working conditions of LED control LED can be used to load a new type of switch management, which is the AAT4297. It except for mobile phones, but also can be used for multiple small power load switches, personal communication devices and other portable electronic products, load management.
The main features of the device: the input voltage range of 1.8 ~ 5.5V; internal communication has six low-N MOSFET switches, each is independent; can use a single serial control line (S2C line) achieved through the various switches, off control; low quiescent current, typically 3μA; each switch can drive 208mA; without any external components; 12-pin TSOP package; operating temperature range of -40 ~ +85 ℃.
AAT4297 pin diagram
The block diagram of the device shown in Figure 10. EN / SET to enable / switch to select the side, and the μP's serial port connection, input 6-bit digital signal (000000 ~ 111111) rear high, allow up to six switches 64 different pass, off the state. VCC 1.8 ~ 5.5V input voltage, S1 ~ S6 for the switch drain (open-drain output structure), external LED load. If the input signal is a six-digit post-high, add 6 LED (LED1 ~ LED6) are bright; if the input digital signal is 010011, then LED1, LED3, LED4 off, LED5, LED6 light, when the EN / SET end into the signal from high into low, all the LED lights are off.
AAT4297 Typical Application Circuit
The typical application circuit shown in Figure 11. S1 ~ S3 then three primary colors (RGB) LED, RR, RG, RB, for the colors of LED current limiting resistor. Use red, green, blue combination of three different light colors, can produce seven different colors. For example, red, green and blue LED light in a certain light intensity, can produce white light; red and green LED lights can produce orange light. And if necessary can take more than one RGB LED. S4 D1 ~ D4 then White LED, it is used as a color main display backlight, S6 then flash LED, flash for camera use.
Different working conditions based on the phone from μP to EW / SET input of different digital signals, enabling the LED load management. Digital signal frequency up to 1MHz. Use input EN / SET signal the LED light off time and time alternate, changing light, the time off, adjust the LED brightness can be achieved.
See, only one serial control line μP can achieve all of the LED load management, and change color and adjust the backlight brightness, the LED load rotary switch device features and performance is very good, it is commonly used in mobile phone fashion load management IC.
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