MAX5936/MAX5937
-48V Hot-Swap Controllers with V
IN
Step Immunity and No R
SENSE
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Detailed Description
The MAX5936/MAX5937 hot-swap controllers incorpo-
rate overcurrent fault management and are intended for
negative-supply-rail applications. The MAX5936/
MAX5937 eliminate the need for an external R
SENSE
and include V
IN
input-step protection and load probe,
which prevents powering up into a shorted load. They
are intended for negative 48V telecom power systems
where low cost, flexibility, multifault management, and
compact size are required. The MAX5936/MAX5937 are
ideal for the widest range of systems from those
requiring low current with small MOSFETs to high-
current systems requiring large power MOSFETs and
low on-resistance.
The MAX5936/MAX5937 control an external n-channel
power MOSFET placed in the negative supply path of
an external load. When no power is applied, the GATE
output of the MAX5936/MAX5937 clamps the V
GS
of the
MOSFET to 2V, keeping the MOSFET turned off. When
power is applied to the MAX5936/MAX5937, the 2V
clamp at the GATE output is replaced by a strong pull-
down device pulling GATE to V
EE
and the V
GS
of the
MOSFET to 0V. As shown in Figure 2, this transition
enables the MAX5936/MAX5937 to keep the power
MOSFET continually off during the board insertion
phase when the circuit board first makes contact with
the backplane. Without this clamp, the GATE output of
a powered-down controller would be floating and the
MOSFET reverse transfer capacitance (gate-to-drain)
would pull up and turn on the MOSFET gate when the
MOSFET drain is rapidly pulled up by the V
IN
step dur-
ing backplane contact. The MAX5936/MAX5937 GATE
clamp can overcome the gate-to-drain capacitance of
large power MOSFETs with added slew-rate control
(C
SLEW
) capacitors while eliminating the need for addi-
tional gate-to-source capacitance. The MAX5936/
MAX5937 will keep the MOSFET off indefinitely if the
supply voltage is below the user-set UVLO threshold or
if a short circuit is detected in the load connected to the
drain of the power MOSFET.
Input Voltage Step Monitor. 1.25V voltage threshold referenced to V
EE
. Connect a resistor
between STEP_MON and V
EE
to set the step sensitivity. Connect a capacitor from GND to
STEP_MON to adjust the step response relative to a step increase at V
EE
to eliminate false
circuit-breaker and short-circuit faults. Connect to V
EE
to disable the step immunity function
(see the Selecting Resistor and Capacitor Values for Step Monitor section in the
Applications Information).
44V
EE
Negative Input Voltage
55LP
Load-Probe Detect. Connect a resistor from LP to V
OUT
to set the load-probe test current.
Limit load-probe test current to 1A. Connect to V
EE
to disable the load-probe function.
66GATE Gate-Drive Output. Connect to the gate of the external n-channel MOSFET.
77V
OUT
Output Voltage Sense. V
OUT
is the negative rail of the load. Connect to the drain of the
external n-channel MOSFET.
8—PGOOD
Power-Good, Active-Low, Open-Drain Output. Referenced to V
OUT
. PGOOD asserts low
when V
OUT
is within the limits and there is no fault.
—8PGOOD
Power-Good, Active-High, Open-Drain Output. Referenced to V
OUT
. PGOOD asserts high
when V
OUT
is within limits and there is no fault.
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