DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY AT OPERATING LED
This Circuit Produces Light that Can Damage Eyes.
DESCRIPTION
Demonstration circuit 1166A is a 48V Buck-Mode LED
Driver featuring the
quency buck-mode converter specifically designed to drive
up to 10 LEDs in series from a 48V DC source. Series con-
nection of the LEDs provides identical LED currents of up to
50mA, resulting in uniform brightness and eliminating the
need for ballast resistors. A fixed frequency current mode
architecture results in stable operation over a wide range
of input voltage and load condition. The high switching
frequency allows using tiny components for the circuit.
PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
SYMBOL
PARAMETER
V
Input Supply Range
IN
D
Maximum Duty Cycle
MAX
I
Quiescent Current in Shutdown
QSHDN
f
Switching Frequency
SW
V
VREG Pin Voltage
REG
EFF
Efficiency
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3590. The LT3590 is a fixed fre-
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CONDITIONS
V
IN
1mA Load on VREG Pin
V
IN
DEMO MANUAL DC1166A
48V Buck-Mode LED Driver
The LT3590 data sheet gives complete descriptions of the
part, operation and application information. The data sheet
must be read in conjunction with this quick start guide for
working on or modifying the demo circuit 1166A.
Design files for this circuit board are available at
http://www.linear.com/demo/DC1166A
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Technology Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Specifications are at T
= 25°C
A
= 48V
= 48V; V
= 30V; I
= 50mA
LED
LED
LT3590
MIN
TYP
MAX
4.5
55
90
15
20
650
850
1050
3.1
3.3
3.5
90
UNITS
V
%
µA
KHz
V
%
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