LTC4372/LTC4373
Low Quiescent Current Ideal Diode Controller
FEATURES
n Reduces Power Dissipation by Replacing a Power
Schottky Diode
n Low Quiescent Current: 5µA Operating, 0.5µA
Shutdown
n Wide Operating Voltage Range: 2.5V to 80V
n Reverse Supply Protection to –28V
n High Side External N-Channel MOSFET Drive
n Drives Back-to-Back MOSFETs for Inrush Control and
Load Switching
n Fast Reverse Current Turn-Off within 1.5µs
n 8-Lead MSOP and 3mm × 3mm DFN Packages
APPLICATIONS
n Automotive Battery Protection
n Redundant Power Supplies
n Portable Instrumentation
n Solar Powered Systems
n Energy Harvesting Applications
n Supply Holdup
DESCRIPTION
The LTC®4372/LTC4373 are positive high voltage ideal
diode controllers that drive an external N-channel
MOSFET to replace a Schottky diode. They control the
forward voltage drop across the MOSFET to ensure cur-
rent delivery or current transfer from one path to the other
even at light loads.
A 5µA operating current achieves high efficiency for inter-
mittent load applications or always-on backup power sup-
plies. If a power source fails or is shorted, a fast turn-
off minimizes reverse current transients. The LTC4372/
LTC4373 control back-to-back N-channel MOSFETs for
inrush current control and load switching.
The LTC4372 shutdown function reduces the quiescent
current to 0.5µA. The LTC4373 has a UV pin for undervolt-
age monitoring while the UVOUT pin provides hysteresis
adjustment and status information. During undervoltage,
the back-to-back MOSFETs are cut off and quiescent cur-
rent reduces to 0.5μA.
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TYPICAL APPLICATION
12V, 20A Reverse Battery Protection
VIN = 12V
BSC026N08NS5
IN SOURCE GATE
2UPU
LTC4372
GND
SHDN
OUT
INTVCC
43723 TA01a
100nF
VOUT
12V
20A
10μF
Power Dissipation vs Load Current
10
8
SCHOTTKY DIODE (SBG2040CT)
6
4
POWER
SAVED
2
MOSFET (BSC026N08NS5)
0
0
5
10
15
20
CURRENT (A)
43723 TA01b
Rev. 0
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