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40A Synchronous Step-Down LED Driver

March 28, 2015 By admin Comments are Off

Linear Technology Corp. announced the LT3744, a synchronous step-down dc-dc converter designed to deliver constant current to drive high current LEDs. Its 3.3V to 36V input voltage range makes it suited for a wide variety of applications, including industrial, DLP projection and architectural lighting. The LT3744 uses two external switching MOSFETs, delivering up to 20A (80W) of continuous LED current from a nominal 12V input. In pulsed LED applications, it can deliver up to 40A of LED current or 160 watts from a 12V input. Delivering efficiencies as high as 95%, it can eliminate the need for external heat sinking.

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The LT3744’s peak current mode controller maintains ±3% LED current regulation over a wide voltage range from VEE to VIN. By allowing VEE to float to negative voltages, several LEDs can be driven from a single Li-Ion battery with a simple, single step-down output stage. Additionally, this enables a unique inverting step-down topology which allows a single common anode heat sink to be used for RGB LEDs. A frequency adjust pin allows the user to program the frequency between 100kHz and 1MHz, optimizing efficiency while minimizing external component size. Combined with its 5mm x 6mm QFN package, the LT3744 offers a very compact 80W LED driver solution.

The LT3744 provides both pwm dimming and CTRL dimming, which offer 3,000:1 dimming capability for four LED current levels, ideal for color mixing applications, such as those required in DLP projectors. Similarly, its unique topology enables it to transition between two regulated LED currents in less than 2µsec, enabling more accurate color mixing in RGB applications. LED current accuracy of ±3% is maintained to offer the most accurate brightness of light emitted from the LED. Additional features include output voltage regulation and open-LED and shorted-LED protection, open-drain output fault flag, frequency synchronization and thermal shutdown.

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The LT3744 is available in 36-pin 5mm x 6mm QFN package. Two temperature grades are available, with operation from -40 to 125 degrees C (junction) for the extended and industrial grades. The 1,000 piece price starts at $4.55 each. All versions are available from stock.

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