LTC4213
APPLICATIO S I FOR ATIO
Load Supply Power-Up Before VCC
Referring back to Figure 1, the VIN load supply can also be
powered up before VCC. Figure 5 shows the timing dia-
gram with the VIN load supply active initially. An internal
circuit ensures that the GATE pin is held low. At time point
1, VCC clears UVLO and at time point 2, ON clears 0.8V.
60µs later at time point 3, the GATE is ramped up with
100µA. At time point 4, GATE reaches the external MOSFET
threshold VTH and VOUT starts to ramp up. At time point 5,
VSENSEN is near its peak. At time point 6, the circuit breaker
is armed and the circuit breaker can trip if ∆VSENSE > VCB.
At time point 7, the GATE voltage peaks. 50µs after time
point 6, READY goes HIGH.
Startup Problems
There is no current limit monitoring during output charg-
ing for the figure 5 power-up sequence where the load
supply is powered up before VCC. This is because the GATE
voltage is below ∆VGSARM and the MOSFET may not reach
the specified RDSON. The VIN load supply should have
sufficient capability to handle the inrush as the output
charges up. For proper startup, the final load at time
01 2
CIRCUIT BREAKER ARMS
VSENSEP – VSENSEN = VCB
VGATE MAXES OUT
READY SIGNALS
34
56
78
VCC, VON
VCC > 2.07V
VON > 0.8V
∆VGSMAX + VSENSEN
∆VGSARM + VSENSEN
VGATE
Vth
VSENSEP
VSENSEN
VREADY
RESET MODE
tREADY
tDEBOUNCE
STARTUP CYCLE
NORMAL CYCLE
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Figure 5. Load Supply Power-Up Before VCC
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