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be high (internally pulled down). When the battery is
connected to the BAT pin, the charger checks the condi-
tion of the battery and determines which charging mode
to apply. If the battery voltage is below VMIN, the charger
begins battery pre-conditioning by charging at 10% of
the programmed constant current; e.g., if the pro-
grammed current is 150mA, then the pre-conditioning
current (trickle charge) is 15mA. Pre-conditioning is
purely a safety precaution for a deeply discharged cell
and will also reduce the power dissipation in the internal
series pass MOSFET when the input-output voltage dif-
ferential is at its highest.
voltage reaches the voltage regulation point, VBAT. When
the battery voltage reaches VBAT, the battery charger
begins constant voltage mode. The regulation voltage is
factory programmed to a nominal 4.2V (±0.5%) and will
continue charging until the charging current has reduced
to 10% of the programmed current.
After the charge cycle is complete, the pass device turns
off and the device automatically goes into a power-sav-
ing sleep mode. During this time, the series pass device
will block current in both directions, preventing the bat-
tery from discharging through the IC.
The battery charger will remain in sleep mode, even if
the charger source is disconnected, until one of the fol-
lowing events occurs: the battery terminal voltage drops
below the VRCH threshold; the charger EN pin is recycled;
or the charging source is reconnected. In all cases, the
charger will monitor all parameters and resume charging
in the most appropriate mode.
Pre-conditioning continues until the battery voltage
reaches VMIN (see Figure 1). At this point, the charger
begins constant-current charging. The current level for
this mode is programmed using a single resistor from
the ISET pin to ground. Programmed current can be set
from a minimum 15mA up to a maximum of 500mA.
Constant current charging will continue until the battery
Preconditioning
Trickle Charge
Phase
Constant Current
Charge Phase
Constant Voltage
Charge Phase
Charge Complete Voltage
Regulated Current
I = Max CC
Constant Current Mode
Voltage Threshold
Trickle Charge and
Termination Threshold
I = CC / 10
Figure 1: Current vs. Voltage Profile During Charging Phases.
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