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    2 AA Cells Replace a 9V battery to extend operating life of portable battery-operated systems. Two AA cells contain 6WH of energy, compared to just 4WH in 9V battery. An evaluation of the three approaches with a 30mA load illustrates the differences in battery life.

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    2 AA Cells Replace a 9V battery to extend operating life of portable battery-operated systems. Two AA cells contain 6WH of energy, compared to just 4WH in 9V battery. An evaluation of the three approaches with a 30mA load illustrates the differences in battery life.

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    2 AA Cells Replace a 9V battery to extend operating life of portable battery-operated systems. Two AA cells contain 6WH of energy, compared to just 4WH in 9V battery. An evaluation of the three approaches with a 30mA load illustrates the differences in battery life.

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    2 AA Cells Replace a 9V battery to extend operating life of portable battery-operated systems. Two AA cells contain 6WH of energy, compared to just 4WH in 9V battery. An evaluation of the three approaches with a 30mA load illustrates the differences in battery life.

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    2 AA Cells Replace 9V Battery, Extend Operating Life


    Design Note 63 Steve Pietkiewicz
    Operating life is an important feature in many portable battery-operated systems. In many cases the power source is the ubiquitous 9V transistor battery. 5V generation is accomplished with a linear regulator. Significant gains in battery life can be obtained by replacing the 9V/linear regulator combination with 2 AA cells and a step-up switching regulator. Two (alkaline) AA cells occupy 1.3 cubic inches, the same as a 9V battery, but contains 6WH of energy, compared to just 4WH in an alkaline 9V battery. Two AA cells also cost less than a 9V battery.1 The additional energy in the AA cells provides longer operating life when compared to a 9V battery based solution. An evaluation of the three approaches with a 30mA load illustrates the differences in battery life. An HP7100B strip chart recorder provides a nonvolatile record of circuit performance. The linear regulator circuit shown in Figure 1 uses an LT1120 micropower low-dropout regulator IC. A minimum of external components are required. No inductors or diodes are needed; however, the linear stepdown process is inherently inefficient. The step-down switcher shown in Figure 2 uses an LT1173 configured in step-down mode driven from an alkaline 9V battery. In Figure 3 the step-up circuit uses an LT1173 configured in step-up mode driven from a pair of alkaline AA cells. The two switching circuits require an external inductor, diode and output capacitor in addition to the IC.
    5V OUTPUT 1M FB GND 1M 0.001F

    Circuit operation of the switching step-down regulator is straightforward. A comparator inside the LT1173 senses output voltage on its sense pin. When VOUT drops below 5V, the on-chip switch cycles. As current ramps up and ramps down in L1, it flows into C1 and the load, raising output voltage. When VOUT rises above 5V, the cycling action stops and the regulator goes into a standby mode, pulling 110A from the supply. C1 is left to supply energy to the load. These bursts of cycles occur as needed to keep the output voltage at 5V. 50mV of hysteresis at the sense pin eliminates the need for frequency compensation. The step-up regulator operates in a similar fashion, although in this case the inductor current flows into the load only on the discharge half of the switch cycle. Output voltage is regulated in a similar manner.
    470 IL VIN SW1 SENSE 9V BATTERY

    +
    10F

    LT1173-5 SW2 GND

    82H*

    VOUT 5V OUTPUT

    +
    IN5818 100F

    BATTERY = 9V DURACELL ALKALINE #MN1604 *TOKO 262LYF-0091K

    DN63 F02

    Figure 2. 9V to 5V Step-Down Converter


    VIN LT1120 9V BATTERY VOUT

    82H* 220

    +
    10F

    +
    47F

    IL 2 AA CELLS

    VIN SW1

    +
    10F LT1173-5

    IN5818 VOUT 5V OUTPUT 100F

    SENSE
    BATTERY = 9V DURACELL ALKALINE #MN1604
    DN63 F01

    GND

    SW2

    Figure 1. 9V to 5V Linear Regulator 1. A quick check at the local drugstore yielded $2.99 for a 4-pack of alkaline AA cells and $2.49 for a single 9V battery (after $1.00 mail-in rebate).
    10/92/63
    BATTERY = 2 DURACELL "AA" ALKALINE #MN1500 *TOKO 262LYF-0091K
    DN63 F03

    Figure 3. 3V to 5V Step-Up Converter

    Efficiency curves for the three circuits are shown in Figures 4 and 5. The linear regulator circuit has efficiency of 52% with a fresh battery. As the input-output differential decreases, the efficiency increases and at end of battery life exceeds 90%. Regulator ground current limits efficiency at drop-out. The switch-mode step-down circuit has almost constant efficiency, ranging from 84% at 6.3V input to 82% at 9.5V input. Minimum VIN is set by the drop of the emitter follower switch inside the LT1173. Performance for the step-up converter is shown in Figure 5. At higher inputs, the switch drop is a lower percentage of supply, resulting in higher efficiency. The three regulators show substantial differences in operating life. The linear regulator operates for 16.5 hours, as shown in Figure 6. Figure 7 shows a 19 hour operating life for the step-down switching circuit. The step-up regulator circuits performance, detailed in Figure 8, yields an operating life of 26 hours. This is an increase of 58% over the linear step-down approach at less cost and 37% over the switching step-down approach.
    100 LT1120 LT1173-5 90

    10

    INPUT

    VOLTAGE (V)

    6 OUTPUT 4

    8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 TIME (HOURS)
    DN63 F06

    Figure 6. 9V to 5V Step-Down Linear LT1120, 30mA Load


    10 9 8 7
    VOLTAGE (V)

    INPUT

    6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 TIME (HOURS)
    DN63 F07

    OUTPUT

    EFFICIENCY (%)

    80 70 60 50 40

    Figure 7. 9V to 5V Step-Down Switcher LT1173-5, 30mA Load


    5 6 8 9 7 BATTERY VOLTAGE (V) 10

    6
    DN63 F04

    VOLTAGE (V)

    Figure 4. Step-Down Conversion Efficiency 5V Output, 30mA Load


    90 88 86
    EFFICIENCY (%)

    5 4 3 2 1 0

    OUTPUT

    INPUT

    84 82 80 78 76 1.8

    12 16 20 TIME (HOURS)

    24

    28
    DN63 F08

    Figure 8. 3V to 5V Step-Up Switcher LT1173-5, 30mA Load


    2.0 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 BATTERY VOLTAGE (V) 3.0 3.2

    DN63 F05

    Figure 5. Step-Up Conversion Efficiency 5V Output, 30mA Load

    For literature on our Micropower Switching Regulators, call (800) 637-5545. For applications help, call (408) 432-1900, Ext. 456
    LT/GP 1092 190K

    Linear Technology Corporation


    1630 McCarthy Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035-7487
    (408) 432-1900 q FAX: (408) 434-0507 q TELEX: 499-3977

    LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1992

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