Source
Opto
Isolator
Source
Return
MC33341
R2
R3
Load
RS
8
7
6
5
VCC
VCC
VCC
VCC
1.2 V Differential Amp
R1
Disable Logic 0.4 V
1.2 V
VCC
Differential Amp
R
R
RR
R
R
VCC
VCC
Inverting Amp
Vsen
Transconductance
Vth
V
Amp
Isen
Ith
I
VCC
Reference
0.2 V 0.4 V 1.2 V
VCC
0.2 V
1
2
3
4
Battery or
Resistive
Load
Comp
Load
The above figure shows the MC33341 configured for load high−side current sensing allowing common paths for both power and ground,
between the source and load. The Differential Amplifier inputs, Pins 1 and 6, are used to sense the load induced voltage drop that appears
across resistor RS. The internal voltage and current regulation thresholds are selected by the respective external connections of Pins 2 and
6. Resistor R3 is required in applications where high peak levels of load current are possible from the battery or load bypass capacitor. The
resistor value should be chosen to limit the input current of the internal VCC clamp diode to less than 20 mA. Excessively large values for
R3 ill degrade the current sensing accuracy.
ǒ Ǔ Vreg + Vth(V)
R2
R1
)
1
ǒ Ǔ + 1.2
R2
R1
)
1
Ireg
+
Vth(I HS)
RS
+
0.2
RS
ǒ Ǔ Ipk RS – 0.6
R3 +
0.02
Figure 18. Load High−Side Current Sensing with
Internally Fixed Current and Voltage Thresholds
http://onsemi.com
11