DESCRIPTION
Demonstration circuit 2543B is a high efficiency, high
density, open loop charge pump (inductorless) DC/DC
converter. This demo board is a voltage divider which
achieves a 2:1 step-down ratio from an input voltage from
36V to 60V. The output voltage is a fixed ratio of half of the
input voltage (V
/2) and can supply a 10A load current.
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This demo board has the option to deliver a 20A maximum
load with the addition of 15 chip capacitors. See Figure 8
and Figure 10 for the details.
The DC2543B provides a very high efficiency solution of
98.7% when converting 48V
in Figure 3. When configured for a 20A output, an effi-
ciency of up to 98.4% is achievable for a 48V
at 20A as shown in Figure 8.
The demo board features the
voltage high power switched capacitor/charge pump
controller in a 4mm × 5mm QFN package. Please see
LTC7820 data sheet for more detailed information.
PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
PARAMETER
Input Voltage Range
Output Voltage, V
OUT
Maximum Output Current, I
OUT
Typical Efficiency
Peak Efficiency
Switching Frequency
NOTE: DC2543B demo manual includes a Schottky diode added across the output. This manual describes the demo
board entitled "Demo Circuit 2543B." The DC2543B replaces the DC2543A.
to 24V
at 10A as shown
IN
OUT
to 24V
IN
LTC
7820, a fixed ratio high
®
Specifications are at T
CONDITION
V
= 36 to 60V, I
= 0A to 10A
IN
OUT
V
= 36 to 60V, V
IN
OUT
V
= 48V, V
= 24V, I
IN
OUT
V
= 48V, V
= 24V
IN
OUT
DEMO MANUAL DC2543B
High Efficiency, Charge Pump
The DC2543B needs to be powered on with no load cur-
rent or a very small load current (less than 50mA) with
the default setup. Large load current can be applied after
V
is established. The board offers a disconnect FET
O
option which is controlled by the LTC7820 FAULT pin
to disconnect the load during startup as shown in the
schematic. Please refer to "Voltage Divider Prebalance
Before Switching" section in the LTC7820 data sheet for
more details regarding the startup of the voltage divider.
The board also features some protection functions
such as overcurrent and thermal shutdown to make it a
reliable solution.
Design files for this circuit board are available at
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http://www.analog.com/DC2543B
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= 25°C
A
= V
/2
IN
= 10A
OUT
LTC7820EUFD
DC/DC Converter
VALUE
36V to 60V
V
/ 2
IN
10A
98.7%
99%
200kHz
Rev. 0
1
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