Cache-Memory Battery-Backup Management IC
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PRECHARGE
MODE
CHARGE
BEGIN
CONSTANT-CURRENT
MODE
ICHARGE
V
V
CONSTANT-VOLTAGE
MODE
CHARGE
END
VPK
I
10% x ICHARGE
VMIN
5% x ICHARGE
t
CHARGE TERMINATION
Figure 4. Li+ Battery Charging Characteristics
Constant-Current (CC) Mode
CC mode is entered either directly from initiate or after
precharge. Current is regulated based on the voltage
drop across an external 50mΩ sense resistor and an
internal feedback circuit. The CC charge rate is set by
the RSET pin. It can be calculated by the following
formula:
ICHARGE = 2500/R
Where R is the value of the resistor connected to RSET.
The charge current can range from 0.5A to 1.5A.
The safety timer begins when CC mode is entered. If it
expires during CC mode, the charger enters a fault
state. If the current-sense feedback or RSET resistor is
shorted, the charger clamps current at IOVERCURRENT.
Li+ Charger CC Operation
Detailed Description
In CC mode, the CCCV charger regulates current by
monitoring the voltage drop across the SNS resistor.
The differential voltage measurement provides feed-
back that controls the switching of the high-side and
low-side FETs. Inside the DS2731 CHG1 and CHG2
pins are a high-side p-channel MOSFET (Q1) and a
low-side n-channel MOSFET (Q2). Q1 and Q2 alternate
on and off, either supplying current to the load and
inductor or providing a current loop for the inductor to
supply the load. The inductor charges during Q1 ON
and discharges during Q2 ON. The Q1 and Q2 switch-
ing is controlled by the voltage across RSNS.
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