Data Sheet: SuperetaTM iQN Series –Single Output Quarter Brick

Operating Information:

Over-Current Protection: Thepower moduleshavecurrentlimitprotectionto protectthemoduleduringoutputoverload andshortcircuitconditions.Duringoverload conditions,thepowermodulesmayprotect themselvesbyenteringaconstantcurrent limitmodewithoutputvoltagefoldback. Shouldthecurrenttailedoutduringtheshort circuitcondition;thesecondlevelprotection willbetripped.Inthatcase,theprotection circuitwilllatchthepowermoduleoff.To removethemodulefromthelatched condition,eithercycletheinputpoweror toggletheremoteON/OFFpinprovidingthat overcurrentconditionshavebeenremoved. TheresettimeoftheON/OFFpinshouldbe 500msorlonger.

TheiQNSuperetafamilyalsooffersan optionalfeaturetoallownonlatching1 secondhiccupmodeovercurrentprotection. ConsulttheTDKInnovetatechnicalsupport fordetails.

Output Over-Voltage Protection: The powermoduleshaveacontrolcircuit, independentofthemaincontrolloopthat reducestheriskofovervoltageappearingat theoutputofthepowermoduleduringa faultcondition.Ifthereisafaultinthemain regulationloop,theovervoltageprotection circuitrywilllatchthepowermoduleoffonce itdetectstheoutputvoltageconditionas specifiedontheElectricalDatapage.To removethemodulefromthelatched condition,eithercycletheinputpoweror toggletheremoteON/OFFpinprovidingthat overvoltageconditionshavebeenremoved. TheresettimeoftheON/OFFpinshouldbe 500msorlonger.

TheiQNfamilyalsooffersanoptional featuretoallownonlatching1second hiccupmodeovervoltageprotection.

ConsulttheTDKInnovetatechnicalsupport fordetails.

Thermal Protection: Whenthepower modulesexceedthemaximumoperating temperature,themoduleswillturnoffto

safeguardtheunitsagainstthermaldamage.

Themodulewillbelatchedoff.Toresetthe

modulefromthelatchedcondition,either cycletheinputpowerortoggletheremote ON/OFFpinprovidingthattheover temperatureconditionshavebeenremoved.

TheiQNSuperetafamilyalsooffersan optionalfeaturetoallownonlatchingover temperatureprotection.ConsulttheTDK Innovetatechnicalsupportfordetails.

Remote On/Off: Thepowermoduleshave aninternalremoteon/offcircuit.Theuser mustsupplyanopencollectororcompatible switchbetweentheVin()pinandtheon/off pin.Themaximumvoltagegeneratedby thepowermoduleattheon/offterminalis 15V.Themaximumallowableleakage currentoftheswitchis50uA.Theswitch mustbecapableofmaintainingalowsignal Von/off<1.2Vwhilesinking1mA.

Thestandardon/offlogicispositivelogic.

Thepowermodulewillturnonifpin2isleft

openandwillbeoffifpin2isconnectedto

pin3.Ifthepositivelogiccircuitisnotbeing

used,terminal2shouldbeleftopen.

Anoptionalnegativelogicisavailable.The

modulewillturnonifpin2isconnectedto

pin3,anditwillbeoffifpin2isleftopen.I f thenegativelogicfeatureisnotbeingused, pin2shouldbeshortedtopin3.

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iQN series specifications

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