MAX8903A
2A 1-Cell Li+ DC-DC Charger for USB*
and Adapter Power
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state when the thermistor resistance falls below 3.97kΩ
(too hot) or rises above 28.7kΩ (too cold). This corre-
sponds to a 0°C to +50°C range when using a 10kΩ
NTC thermistor with a beta of 3500. The general relation
of thermistor resistance to temperature is defined by
the following equation:
where:
R
T
= The resistance in Ω of the thermistor at tempera-
ture T in Celsius
R
25
= The resistance in Ω of the thermistor at +25°C
ß = The material constant of the thermistor, which typi-
cally ranges from 3000K to 5000K
T = The temperature of the thermistor in °C
Table 4 shows the MAX8903A THM temperature limits
for different thermistor material constants.
Some designs might prefer other thermistor tempera-
ture limits. Threshold adjustment can be accommodat-
ed by changing R
TB
, connecting a resistor in series
and/or in parallel with the thermistor, or using a thermis-
tor with different ß. For example, a +45°C hot threshold
and 0°C cold threshold can be realized by using a ther-
mistor with a ß of 4250 and connecting 120kΩ in paral-
lel. Since the thermistor resistance near 0°C is much
higher than it is near +50°C, a large parallel resistance
lowers the cold threshold, while only slightly lowering
the hot threshold. Conversely, a small series resistance
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