LTC1923
TYPICAL PERFOR A CE CHARACTERISTICS
Current Limit Threshold
vs Temperature
165
160
155
150
145
140
135
130
125
–50 –20 10 40 70 100 130
TEMPERATURE (°C)
1923 G10
System Power Loss
vs TEC Current
0.7
TA = 25°C
0.6
0.5
0.4
VDD = 5V
0.3
VDD = 3.3V
0.2
0.1
0
0
0.5
1
TEC CURRENT (A)
1923 G11
TEC Clamp Voltage
vs Temperature
2.550
2.530
2.510
2.490
2.470
2.450
–50 –20 10 40 70 100 130
TEMPERATURE (°C)
1923 G12
Representative Waveforms for NDRVA,
NDRVB, TEC Current and CS+ – CS–
CH1: TEC CURRENT (500mA/DIV)
CH2: VOLTAGE ACROSS
0.1Ω SENSE RESISTOR
(CS + – CS –) 100mV/DIV
CH3: NDRVA (5V/DIV)
CH4: NDRVB (5V/DIV)
6
VDD = 5V
RTEC = 2.5Ω
RS = 0.1Ω
1923 G15.tif
Representative Waveforms for
TEC Current, CS+ – CS– and ITEC
CH2: VOLTAGE ACROSS 0.1Ω SENSE
RESISTOR RS (CS + – CS –) 100mV/DIV
CH2
VDD = 5V
RTEC = 2.5Ω
RS = 0.1Ω
CH3: VOLTAGE ON ITEC PIN EQUAL TO
TEN TIMES THE ABSOLUTE VALUE OF
CH2 (200mV/DIV)
CH1: TEC CURRENT (500mA/DIV)
CH1, CH3
1923 G16.tif
1923f