19-0335; Rev 2; 12/96
Precision, High-Side
Current-Sense Amplifiers
_______________General Description
The MAX471/MAX472 are complete, bidirectional, highside current-sense amplifiers for portable PCs, telephones, and other systems where battery/DC
power-line monitoring is critical. High-side power-line
monitoring is especially useful in battery-powered systems, since it does not interfere with the ground paths
of the battery chargers or monitors often found in
“smart” batteries.
The MAX471 has an internal 35mΩ current-sense resistor and measures battery currents up to ±3A. For applications requiring higher current or increased flexibility,
the MAX472 functions with external sense and gain-setting resistors. Both devices have a current output that
can be converted to a ground-referred voltage with a
single resistor, allowing a wide range of battery voltages and currents.
An open-collector SIGN output indicates current-flow
direction, so the user can monitor whether a battery is
being charged or discharged. Both devices operate
from 3V to 36V, draw less than 100µA over temperature, and include a 18µA max shutdown mode.
________________________Applications
Portable PCs:
Notebooks/Subnotebooks/Palmtops
Smart Battery Packs
Cellular Phones
Portable Phones
Portable Test/Measurement Systems
Battery-Operated Systems
Energy Management Systems
____________________________Features
♦ Complete High-Side Current Sensing
♦ Precision Internal Sense Resistor (MAX471)
♦ 2% Accuracy Over Temperature
♦ Monitors Both Charge and Discharge
♦ 3A Sense Capability with Internal Sense Resistor
(MAX471)
♦ Higher Current-Sense Capability with External
Sense Resistor (MAX472)
♦ 100µA Max Supply Current
♦ 18µA Max Shutdown Mode
♦ 3V to 36V Supply Operation
♦ 8-Pin DIP/SO Packages
______________Ordering Information
PART
MAX471CPA
MAX471CSA
MAX471EPA -40°C to +85°C
MAX471ESA -40°C to +85°C 8 SO
MAX472CPA
MAX472CSA 0°C to +70°C 8 SO
MAX472EPA -40°C to +85°C 8 Plastic DIP
MAX472ESA -40°C to +85°C 8 SO
TEMP. RANGE PIN-PACKAGE
0°C to +70°C
0°C to +70°C
0°C to +70°C 8 Plastic DIP
8 Plastic DIP
8 SO
8 Plastic DIP
MAX471/MAX472
__________Typical Operating Circuit
TO
2k
I
LOAD
LOAD or CHARGER
LOGIC
SUPPLY
DISCHARGE/CHARGE
(1V/A)
V
OUT
RS+ RSRS+
3V
TO
36V
MAX471
GNDSHDN
RS-
SIGN
OUT
I
LOAD
2000
100k
_________________Pin Configurations
TOP VIEW
SHDN
RS+
RS+
1
2
MAX471
3
4
DIP/SO
8
OUT
7
RS-
6
RS-
5
SIGNGND
MAX472 Pin Configuration continued on last page.
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Precision, High-Side
Current-Sense Amplifiers
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
Supply Voltage, RS+, RS-, VCCto GND....................-0.3V, +40V
RMS Current, RS+ to RS- (MAX471 only)..........................±3.3A
Peak Current, (RS+ to RS-) ......................................see Figure 5
Differential Input Voltage, RG1 to RG2 (MAX472 only) .....±0.3V
Voltage at Any Pin Except SIGN
MAX471 only...........................................-0.3V to (RS+ - 0.3V)
MAX472 only ..........................................-0.3V to (V
CC
+ 0.3V)
Voltage at SIGN......................................................-0.3V to +40V
Current into SHDN, GND, OUT, RG1, RG2, V
................±50mA
CC
Current into SIGN.................................................+10mA, -50mA
Note 1: Due to special packaging considerations, MAX471 (DIP, SO) has a higher power dissipation rating than the MAX472. RS+
and RS- must be soldered to large copper traces to achieve this dissipation rating.
MAX471/MAX472
Stresses beyond those listed under “Absolute Maximum Ratings” may cause permanent damage to the device. These are stress ratings only, and functional
operation of the device at these or any other conditions beyond those indicated in the operational sections of the specifications is not implied. Exposure to
absolute maximum rating conditions for extended periods may affect device reliability.
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS—MAX471
(RS+ = +3V to +36V, TA= T
Supply Voltage
Supply Current
Sense Current
Sense Resistor
Current-Sense Ratio
No-Load OUT Error
Low-Level OUT Error
SIGN Threshold (I
LOAD
to switch SIGN)
SIGN Sink Current
Shutdown Supply Current
SHDN Input Low Voltage
SHDN Input Low Current
SHDN Input High Voltage
SHDN Input High Current
OUT Output Voltage Range
OUT Output Resistance R
OUT Rise, Fall Time tR, t
OUT Settling Time to 1%
of Final Value
MIN
required
to T
, unless otherwise noted. Typical values are at TA= +25°C.)
MAX
RS+
I
= 0A, excludes I
/
LOAD
I
= 1A,
LOAD
RS+ = 10V
I
= 0A,
LOAD
RS+
LOAD
SENSE
I
OUT
I
LOAD
RS+ = 10V
I
= 30mA,
LOAD
RS+ = 10V
3V ≤ RS+ ≤ 36V, I
MAX471C
MAX471E
OL
RS+(SHDN)
IL
IL
IH
IH
OUT
OUTILOAD
F
t
s
V
V
V
V
V
I
C
I
C
36V
SIGN =
= 0.3V
SIGN
= 2.4V; VCC= 3V to 20V
SHDN
= 0V
SHDN
= 2.4V
SHDN
= 3.0A, V
= 50mA to 3.0A, R
LOAD
= 50pF, 10% to 90%
OUT
= 100mA to 3.0A, R
LOAD
= 50pF
OUT
Continuous Power Dissipation (T
= +70°C)
A
MAX471 (Note 1):
Plastic DIP (derate 17.5mW/°C above +70°C) ..................1.4W
SO (derate 9.9mW/°C above +70°C).............................791mW
MAX472 :
Plastic DIP (derate 9.09mW/°C above +70°C) ..............727mW
SO (derate 5.88mW/°C above +70°C)...........................471mW
Operating Temperature Ranges
MAX47_C_A........................................................0°C to +70°C
MAX47_E_A.....................................................-40°C to +85°C
Junction Temperature Range............................-60°C to +150°C
Storage Temperature Range.............................-60°C to +160°C
Lead Temperature (soldering, 10sec).............................+300°C
CONDITIONS
336V
SIGN
50 113I
±3I
0.490 0.500 0.510
0.4875 0.500 0.5125
2.5
3.0
±2.5
±3.0
LOAD
MAX471C
MAX471E
MAX471C
MAX471E
MAX471C
MAX471E
= 1A
±4.0 ±6.0
±7.0
- 1.5V
RS+
OUT
= 0V to (V
OUT
OUT
- 1.5V) 13 MΩ
RS+
= 2kΩ,
= 2kΩ,
4 µs
15 µs
UNITSMIN TYP MAXSYMBOLPARAMETER
A
mA/A
V
µA
RMS
mΩ35 70R
µA
µA
%/V0.1PSRRPower-Supply Rejection Ratio
mA
µA1.0SIGN Output Leakage Current
mA0.1I
µA1.5 18.0I
V0.3V
µA1.0I
V2.4V
µA1.0I
V0V
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Precision, High-Side
Current-Sense Amplifiers
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS—MAX472
(VCC= +3V to +36V, RG1 = RG2 = 200Ω, TA= T
Supply Voltage
Supply Current
Input Offset Voltage
(Note 2)
Input Bias Current
Input Bias-Current Matching
OUT Current Accuracy
V
RG1
IRG/I
CC
CC
OS
, I
OS
RG2
OUT
No-Load OUT Error
Low-Level OUT Error
SIGN Threshold (V
SENSE
required to switch SIGN)
Shutdown Supply Current
SHDN Input Low Voltage
SHDN Input Low Current
SHDN Input High Voltage
SHDN Input High Current
OUT Output Voltage Range
OUT Output Resistance R
OUT Rise, Fall Time tR, t
OUT Settling Time to 1%
of Final Value
Maximum Output Current I
CC(SHDN)
IL
IL
IH
IH
OUT
OUTIOUT
F
t
s
OUT
to T
MIN
, unless otherwise noted. Typical values are at TA = +25°C.)
MAX
CONDITIONS
I
= 0A, excludes I
LOAD
MAX472C
MAX472E
I
- I
RG1
GR2
V
SENSE
= 100mV,
VCC= 10V (Note 3)
VCC= 10V,
V
SENSE
= 0V
VCC= 10V,
V
SENSE
= 3mV
3V ≤ VCC≤ 36V, V
VCC= 10V
V
= 36V
SIGN
V
= 0.3V
SIGN
V
= 2.4V; VCC= 3V to 20V
SHDN
V
= 0V
SHDN
V
= 2.4V
SHDN
= 1.5mA 13 MΩ
V
C
V
C
= 5mV to 150mV, R
SENSE
= 50pF, 10% to 90%
OUT
= 5mV to 150mV, R
SENSE
= 50pF
OUT
; VCC= 3V to 20V
SIGN
MAX472C
MAX472E ±2.5
MAX472C
MAX472E
MAX472C
MAX472E
= 100mV
SENSE
MAX472C
MAX472E
= 2kΩ,
OUT
= 2kΩ,
OUT
1.5 mA
UNITSMIN TYP MAXSYMBOLPARAMETER
µA20 48I
120
140
µV
µA20 35I
µA±0.4 ±3.0I
±2
2.5
3
±2.5
±3.0
µA
µA
%/V0.1PSRRPower-Supply Rejection Ratio
60 120
60 140
µV
µA1.0SIGN Output Leakage Current
mA0.1SIGN Output Sink Current
µA1.5 18.0I
µA1.0I
µA1.0I
- 1.5V
CC
4 µs
15 µs
MAX471/MAX472
V336V
%
V0.3V
V2.4V
V0V
Note 2: VOSis defined as the input voltage (V
Note 3: V
is the voltage across the sense resistor.
SENSE
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) required to give minimum I
SENSE
OUT
.
Precision, High-Side
Current-Sense Amplifiers
__________________________________________Typical Operating Characteristics
(Typical Operating Circuit (MAX471) or circuit of Figure 4, RG1 = RG2 = 200Ω, R
otherwise noted.)
= 2kΩ (MAX472), TA= +25°C, unless
OUT
SUPPLY CURRENT vs.
SUPPLY VOLTAGE
65
60
55
50
45
SUPPLY CURRENT (µA)
MAX471/MAX472
40
35
TA = +85°C
TA = +25°C
TA = -40°C
V
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(V)
RS+
MAX1471-01
MAX471
NO-LOAD OFFSET CURRENT vs.
SUPPLY VOLTAGE
2.4
2.2
2.0
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
OFFSET CURRENT (µA)
1.0
0.8
0.6
TA = -40°C
TA = +25°C
V
RS+
VS+ = VS-
MAX1471-04
TA = +85°C
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(V)
MAX471
RS+ TO RS- RESISTANCE vs.
TEMPERATURE
40
38
36
MAX1471-07
2.5
2.0
1.5
(µA)
SHDN
I
1.0
0.5
0
15
12
9
6
3
0
ERROR (%)
-3
-6
-9
-12
-15
0.01 0.10
3.0
2.5
2.0
SHUTDOWN CURRENT vs.
SUPPLY VOLTAGE
TA = -40°C
TA = +25°C
TA = +85°C
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V
(V)
RS+
MAX471
ERROR vs. LOAD CURRENT
I
FROM RS- TO RS+
LOAD
I
FROM RS+ TO RS-
LOAD
I
110
(A)
LOAD
MAX472
NO-LOAD OUTPUT ERROR vs.
SUPPLY VOLTAGE
RG1 = RG2 = 0Ω
TA = +85°C
4
MAX1471-02
MAX471-05
MAX1471-08
3
2
1
0
SIGN THRESHOLD (mA)
-1
-2
40
35
30
25
20
PSRR (%)
15
10
1.10
1.00
SIGN THRESHOLD vs.
SUPPLY VOLTAGE
TA = -40°C
TA = +25°C
TA = +85°C
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V
(V)
RS+
MAX471
POWER-SUPPLY REJECTION RATIO
vs. FREQUENCY
I
= 1A
LOAD
RS+
RS–
V = 0V TO 0.5V
OUT
A
GND
5V
1µF
V = 0V TO 1V
5Ω
V
V = 0mV TO 50mV
5
0
0.01 10 1000
POWER-SUPPLY FREQUENCY (kHz)
0.10
1 100
MAX472
ERROR vs. SUPPLY VOLTAGE
V
= 60mV,
RG1-VRG2
RG1 = RG2 = 200Ω
TA = +85°C
MAX1471-03
MAX471-06
MAX1471-09
34
32
RESISTANCE (mΩ)
30
28
-40 80
-20 0 60
20
TEMPERATURE (°C)
40
(µA)
I
OUT
1.5
1.0
0.5
TA = +25°C
TA = -40°C
0
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VCC (V)
0.90
ERROR (%)
0.80
0.70
TA = +25°C
TA = -40°C
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V
(V)
CC