| Though both the 5-V and battery supplies are brought onto the Le75181 device, only the 5-V supply is required for switch operation; that is, state control is powered exclusively off of the 5-V supply. Because of this, the Le75181 device offers extremely low power dissipation, both in the Idle and Active states. The battery voltage is not used for switch state control, but rather as a reference voltage by the integrated secondary protection circuit. When the voltage at TBAT or RBAT drops 2 V to 4 V below the battery, the integrated SCR will trigger, thus preventing fault-induced overvoltage situations at the TBAT/RBAT nodes. LOSS OF BATTERY VOLTAGE As an additional protection feature, the Le75181 device monitors the battery voltage. Upon loss of battery voltage, the Le75181 will automatically enter an all OFF state and remain in that state until the battery voltage is restored. The Le75181 is designed so that the device will enter the all OFF state if the battery rises above approximately -10 V and will remain off until the battery drops below approximately -15 V. Monitoring the battery for the automatic shutdown feature will draw a small current from the battery, typically 4 uA. This will add slightly to the overall power dissipation of the device. IMPULSE NOISE Using the Le75181 will minimize and possibly eliminate the contribution to the overall system impulse noise that is associated with ringing access switches. Because of this characteristics of the Le75181, it may not be necessary to incorporate a zero cross switching scheme. This ultimately depends upon the characteristics of the individual system and is best evaluated at the board level. |