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VB325SP

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)

Symbol

Parameter

Test Conditions

Min

Typ

Max

Unit

High Level Enable Current

500

µA

Low Level Enable Current

- 200

µA

Base Darlington Voltage Off

1V

Base Darlington Voltage On

1.8

V

PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION

The VB325SP is mainly intended as a high voltage

power switch device driven by a logic level input

and interfaces directly to a high energy electronic

ignition coil.

power signal generated by an external controller

that determinesboth dwell time and ignition point.

During Vin high (

current in the coil to the desired, internally set

current level.

After reaching this level, the coil current remains

constant until the ignition point, that corresponds

to the transition of Vin from high to low (typ. 1.9V

threshold).

During the coil current switch-off, the primary

to desaturation, coil current limiting phase, must

have the ability to accomodate an overvoltage.

A maximum overshoot of 20V is allowed.

FEEDBACK

When the collector current exceeds 4.5A, the

feedback signal is turned high and it remains so,

until the input voltage is turned-off.

OVERVOLTAGE

The

VB325SP

can

withstand

the

following

transients of the battery line:

Figure 1: Flag current Vs. temperature

Figure 2: Single pulse avalanche energy capability

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1020

304050

607080

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L (mH)

Tc=25º

C

Tc=150º