LTC4098-3.6
APPLICATIONS INFORMATION
Solving these equations for RNTC|COLD and RNTC|HOT
results in the following:
RNTC|HOT = 0.25 • RNOM
and
RNTC|COLD = 3.26 • RNOM
By setting RNOM equal to R25, the previous equations
result in aHOT = 0.25 and aCOLD = 3.26. Referencing
these ratios to the Vishay Resistance-Temperature curve
1 chart gives a hot trip point of about 60°C and a cold trip
point of about 0°C. The difference between the hot and
cold trip points is approximately 60°C.
By using a bias resistor, RNOM, different in value from
R25, the hot and cold trip points can be moved in either
direction. The temperature span will change somewhat due
to the nonlinear behavior of the thermistor. The following
equations can be used to easily calculate a new value for
the bias resistor:
RNOM
=
αHOT
0.25
• R25
RNOM
=
αCOLD
3.26
• R25
where aHOT and aCOLD are the resistance ratios at the
desired hot and cold trip points. Note that these equations
NTCBIAS
4
RNOM
100k
NTC
5
LTC4098-3.6 NTC BLOCK
0.765 • NTCBIAS
–
+
TOO_COLD
T
RNTC
100k
–
0.199 • NTCBIAS +
TOO_HOT
+
0.1V
–
NTC_ENABLE
NTCBIAS
4
RNOM
102k
NTC
5
LTC4098-3.6 NTC BLOCK
0.765 • NTCBIAS
–
+
TOO_COLD
R1
8.06k
T
RNTC
100k
–
0.199 • NTCBIAS +
+
0.1V
–
TOO_HOT
NTC_ENABLE
(9a)
409836 F09a
Figure 9. NTC Circuits
(9b)
409836 F09b
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