LTC4098/LTC4098-1
APPLICATIONS INFORMATION
adjustment resistor, both the upper and the lower tempera-
ture trip points can be independently programmed with
the constraint that the difference between the upper and
lower temperature thresholds cannot decrease. Examples
of each technique are given below.
NTC thermistors have temperature characteristics which
are indicated on-resistance temperature conversion tables.
The Vishay-Dale thermistor NTHS0603N011-N1003F, used
in the following examples, has a nominal value of 100k
and follows the Vishay curve 1 resistance-temperature
characteristic.
In the explanation below, the following notation is used.
R25 = Value of the thermistor at 25°C
RNTC|COLD = Value of thermistor at the cold trip point
RNTC|HOT = Value of thermistor at the hot trip point
rCOLD = Ratio of RNTC|COLD to R25
rHOT = Ratio of RNTC|HOT to R25
RNOM = Primary thermistor bias resistor (see Figure 9a)
R1 = Optional temperature range adjustment resistor
(see Figure 9b)
The trip points for the LTC4098/LTC4098-1’s temperature
qualification are internally programmed at 0.349 • NTCBIAS
for the hot threshold and 0.765 • NTCBIAS for the cold
threshold.
Therefore, the hot trip point is set when:
RNTC|HOT • NTCBIAS = 0.349 • NTCBIAS
RNOM + RNTC|HOT
and the cold trip point is set when:
RNTC|COLD • NTCBIAS = 0.765 • NTCBIAS
RNOM + RNTC|COLD
NTCBIAS
4
RNOM
100k
NTC
5
LTC4098/LTC4098-1
NTC BLOCK
0.765 • NTCBIAS
–
+
TOO_COLD
T
RNTC
100k
–
0.349 • NTCBIAS +
TOO_HOT
+
0.1V
–
NTC_ENABLE
NTCBIAS
4
RNOM
105k
NTC
5
LTC4098/LTC4098-1
NTC BLOCK
0.765 • NTCBIAS
–
+
TOO_COLD
R1
12.7k
T
RNTC
100k
–
0.349 • NTCBIAS +
+
0.1V
–
TOO_HOT
NTC_ENABLE
(9a)
40981 F09a
(9b)
Figure 9. NTC Circuits
40981 F09b
40981fb
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