VB027

/ VB027(011Y) / VB027(012Y)
HIGH VOLTAGE IGNITION COIL DRIVER
POWER I.C.
TYPE Vcl(min) Icl(max) Id(on)max
VB027
VB027(011Y) 300V 9A 130mA
VB027(012Y)

PRIMARY COIL VOLTAGE INTERNALLY SET PENTAWATT HV PENTAWATT HV (011Y)

COIL CURRENT LIMIT INTERNALLY SET

LOGIC LEVEL COMPATIBLE INPUT

DRIVING CURRENT QUASI PROPORTIONAL

TO COLLECTOR CURRENT
DOUBLE FLAG-ON COIL CURRENT

PENTAWATT HV (012Y)
DESCRIPTION
The VB027, VB027(011Y), VB027(012Y) is a high ORDER CODES:
voltage power integrated circuit made using the PENTAWATT HV VB027
STMicroelectronics VIPower technology, with PENTAWATT HV (011Y) VB027(011Y)
vertical current flow power darlington and logic PENTAWATT HV (012Y) VB027(012Y)
level compatible driving circuit. Built-in protection
circuit for coil current limiting and collector voltage
clamping allows the device to be used as smart,
high voltage, high current interface in advanced
electronic ignition system.
BLOCK DIAGRAM

Vd HVC

INPUT
DRIVER

OVERTEMP. QUASI PROP.

PROTECTION BASE CURRENT

FLAG 1
+

- RSENSE
-
FLAG REFERENCE
FLAG 2 +

GND

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ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATING

Symbol Parameter Value Unit
HVc Collector voltage Internally limited V
IC Collector current Internally limited A
Vd Driving stage supply voltage 7 V
Id Driving circuitry supply current 200 mA
VIN Input voltage 10 V
Tj Junction operating temperature -40 to 150 C
Tstg Storage temperature -55 to 150 C

THERMAL DATA
Symbol Parameter Value Unit
Rthj-case Thermal resistance junction-case (MAX) 1.12 C/W
Rthj-amb Thermal resistance junction-ambient (MAX) 62.5 C/W

CONNECTION DIAGRAM (TOP VIEW)

5 DIAG
4 INPUT
3 HVC
2 Vd
1 GND

PIN FUNCTION (PENTAWATT HV)

No Name Function
1 GND Emitter power ground
2 Vd Driving stage supply voltage
3 HVC Primary coil output signal
4 INPUT Logic input channel
5 DIAG Diagnostic output signal

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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (VCC=13.5V; Vd=5V; Tj=25C; Rcoil=510m; Lcoil=7mH unless otherwise

specified)
Symbol Parameter Test Conditions Min Typ Max Unit
Vcl High voltage clamp -40CTj125C; IC=6A 300 360 400 V
Power stage saturation
Vcg(sat) IC=6A; VIN=4V 1.5 V
voltage
Power stage saturation
Vcg(sat)td voltage derating in IC=6A; VIN=4V; -40CTj125C 2 V
temperature
Id(off) Power-off supply current VIN=0.4V 10 mA
Id(on) Power-on supply current VIN=4V; IC=6A; -40CTj125C 130 mA
Driving stage supply
Vd 4.5 5.5 V
voltage
Icl Collector current limit VIN=4V (See note 1) 8 8.5 9 A
Collector current limit drift
Icl(td) See figure 3
with temperature
VINH High level input voltage 4 5.5 V
VINL Low level input voltage 0 0.8 V
IINH High level input current VIN=4V 200 A
High level diagnostic
VdiagH REXT=22K (See figure 1) 3.5 (*) Vd V
output voltage
Low level diagnostic
VdiagL REXT=22K (See figure 1) 0.5 V
output voltage
First threshold level
IC(diag1) 4.25 4.5 4.75 A
collector current
First threshold level
IC(diag1)td collector current drift with See figure 4
temperature
Second threshold level
IC(diag2) 5.45 5.8 6.15 A
collector current
Second threshold level
IC(diag2)td collector current drift with See figure 5
temperature
Turn-off delay time of
td(off) IC=6A; (See note 2) 25 s
output current
Turn-off fall time of output
tf(off) IC=6A 8 s
current
Delay time of diagnostic
td(diag) REXT=22K (See figure 1) 1 s
current
Turn-on rise time of
tr(diag) REXT=22K (See figure 1) 1 s
diagnostic current
Turn-off fall time of
tf(diag) REXT=22K (See figure 1) 1 s
diagnostic current

Note 1: the primary coil current value Icl must be measured 1ms after desaturation of the power stage.
Note 2: time from input switching VNEG until collector voltage equal 200V.
(*) Vd - Vbe(on)

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PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION THERMAL BEHAVIOUR

The VB027, VB027(011Y), VB027(012Y) is mainly You can see in the block diagram of the VB027,
intended as high voltage power switch device driven by a VB027(011Y), VB027(012Y) a box called
logic level input and interfaces directly to a high energy overtemperature protection. The purpose of this circuit is
electronic ignition coil. to shift the current level at which the first diagnostic is
The input VIN of the VB027, VB027(011Y), activated down of about 1A.
VB027(012Y) is fed from a low power signal generated This information can be managed by the micro that can
by an external controller that determines both dwell time take the corrective action in order to reduce the power
and ignition point. During VIN high (4V) the VB027, dissipation. This block is not an effective protection but
VB027(011Y), VB027(012Y) increases current in the just an overtemperature detection. The shift down of the
coil to the desired, internally set current level. first flag level cannot be present for temperatures lower
When the collector current exceeds 4.5A, the diagnostic than 125C.
signal is turned high and it remains so, until the load As an example of its behavior you can suppose a very
current reaches 5.8A (second threshold). At that value, simple motor management system in which the micro
the diagnostic signal is turned low, and the C forces the does just a simple arithmetic calculation to decide when to
VIN to the low state. During the coil current switch-off, the switch-off the device after the first flag threshold.
primary voltage HVC is clamped by a series of Zener
diodes at an internally set value Vcl, typically 360V. EXAMPLE:

The collector current sensed through the Rsense, is limited IC(DIAG1) info after x ms (IC(DIAG1)=2.5A)
thanks to the Current limiter block that, as soon as the Icl Iswitch-off info after kx ms.
level is reached, forces the darlington (using the Driver
block) to limit the current provided. As soon as the temperature rises over the overtemp
threshold, the first diagnostic is shifted down to about
The transition from saturation to desaturation, coil current 1.5A and, in this example, the switch-off current will be
limiting phase, must have the ability to accommodate an kx*1.5 / 2.5.
overvoltage. A maximum overshoot of 20V is allowed.
OVERVOLTAGE
There can be some short period of time in which the
output pin (HVC) is pulled below ground by a negative The VB027, VB027(011Y), VB027(012Y) can
current due to leakage inductances and stray withstand the following transients of the battery line:
capacitances of the ignition coil. This can cause parasitic -100V / 2ms (Ri=10)
glitches on the diagnostic output. VB027,
VB027(011Y), VB027(012Y) has a built-in protection +100V / 0.2ms (Ri=10)
circuit that allows to lock the p-buried layer potential of the +50V / 400ms (Ri=4.2 , with VIN=3V)
linear stage to the collector power, when the last one is
pulled underground.
FIGURE 1: Application circuit

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FIGURE 2: Switching waveform

VIN

2nd Threshold

1st Threshold

Icl

DIAG

FIGURE 3: Maximum Icl VS temperature FIGURE 4: IC(diag1) VS temperature

FIGURE 5: IC(diag2) VS temperature

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PENTAWATT HV MECHANICAL DATA

mm. inch
DIM.
MIN. TYP MAX. MIN. TYP. MAX.
A 4.30 4.80 0.169 0.189
C 1.17 1.37 0.046 0.054
D 2.40 2.80 0.094 0.11
E 0.35 0.55 0.014 0.022
F 0.60 0.80 0.024 0.031
G1 4.91 5.21 0.193 0.205
G2 7.49 7.80 0.295 0.307
H1 9.30 9.70 0.366 0.382
H2 10.40 0.409
H3 10.05 10.40 0.396 0.409
L 15.60 17.30 6.14 0.681
L1 14.60 15.22 0.575 0.599
L2 21.20 21.85 0.835 0.860
L3 22.20 22.82 0.874 0.898
L5 2.60 3 0.102 0.118
L6 15.10 15.80 0.594 0.622
L7 6 6.60 0.236 0.260
M 2.50 3.10 0.098 0.122
M1 4.50 5.60 0.177 0.220
R 0.50 0.02
V4 90 (typ)
Diam 3.65 3.85 0.144 0.152

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PENTAWATT HV 011Y (horizontal) MECHANICAL DATA

mm. inch
DIM.
MIN. TYP MAX. MIN. TYP. MAX.
A 4.30 4.80 0.169 0.189
C 1.17 1.37 0.046 0.054
D 2.40 2.80 0.094 0.11
E 0.35 0.55 0.014 0.022
F 0.60 0.80 0.024 0.031
G1 4.91 5.21 0.193 0.205
G2 7.49 7.80 0.295 0.307
H1 9.30 9.70 0.366 0.382
H2 10.40 0.409
H3 10.05 10.40 0.396 0.409
L1 3.90 4.50 0.154 0.177
L2 15.10 16.10 0.594 0.634
L3 4.80 5.40 0.189 0.213
L5 2.60 3.00 0.102 0.118
L6 15.10 15.80 0.594 0.622
L7 6.00 6.60 0.236 0.26
R 0.5
V2 30 (typ)
V4 90 (typ)
DIA 3.65 3.85 0.144 0.152

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PENTAWATT HV 012Y (in line) MECHANICAL DATA

mm. inch
DIM.
MIN. TYP MAX. MIN. TYP. MAX.
A 4.3 4.8 0.169 0.189
A1 2.5 3.1 0.098 0.122
b 0.6 0.8 0.024 0.031
b1 0.75 0.9 0.03 0.035
c 0.35 0.55 0.014 0.022
c1 1.22 1.42 0.048 0.056
D 9 9.35 0.354 0.368
D1 15.2 15.8 0.598 0.622
e 2.44 2.64 0.096 0.104
e1 3.71 3.91 0.146 0.154
E 10 10.4 0.394 0.409
L 22.32 22.92 0.879 0.902
L1 25.1 25.7 0.988 1.012
P 3.65 3.95 0.144 0.156
S 2.55 3.05 0.1 0.12

A
E c1
P

D1

L
L1

b1

e b c
e1 A1

P010P

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