INTEGRATED CIRCUITS NE57610 Li-ion battery charger control with adjustable thresholds Product data 2002 Nov 05 Philips Semiconductors Product data Li-ion battery charger control with adjustable thresholds NE57610 DESCRIPTION The NE57610 is a one- or two-cell, Li-ion battery charger controller which includes: constant-current and constant-voltage charging, a precise charge termination, pre-charging of undervoltage cells, overcharge timer, and under- and over-temperature detection. The NE57610 is available in the very small TSOP-24A package. FEATURES APPLICATIONS • 30 mV per cell charging accuracy from 0 °C to +50 °C • Low quiescent current • Undervoltage pre-charge conditioning and timer • Battery overtemperature detection and protection • Input voltage OK detection • Self-discharge maintenance charging • Overcharge timer • LED drivers • Controls charging of Lithium-ion batteries SIMPLIFIED SYSTEM DIAGRAM BCP51 +Vin PBYR 240CT RCS V+ BATTERY PACK 150 Ω 18 RED VCC GRN 17 15 DRV CS BAT1 BAT2 22 RED TP1 GRN TP2 21 10 µF NE57610 23 OSC1 VREF OSC2 TMP 13 14 3 4 CELL 2 TP1 TP2 5 CDLL 1 ROSC 24 12 THERM ON/OFF RESET GND PGND CT 2 1 6 7 –Vin V– SL01863 Figure 1. Simplified system diagram. 2002 Nov 05 2 Philips Semiconductors Product data Li-ion battery charger control with adjustable thresholds NE57610 ORDERING INFORMATION PACKAGE NAME DESCRIPTION TEMPERATURE RANGE NE57610BDH TSOP24A 24-pin thin small outline –20 °C to +70 °C NE57610EDH TSOP24A 24-pin thin small outline –20 °C to +70 °C NE57610YDH TSOP24A 24-pin thin small outline –20 °C to +70 °C TYPE NUMBER Voltage options Part number Output voltage Over-voltage detection threshold Cells NE57610BDH 8.4 V 8.7 V 2-cell NE57610EDH 4.2 V 4.35 V 1-cell NE57610YDH 4.1 V 4.35 V 1-cell MAXIMUM RATINGS SYMBOL PARAMETER Min. Max. UNIT VCC(max) Power supply voltage –0.3 15 V Tamb Ambient temperature –20 +70 °C Tstg Storage temperature –40 +125 °C PD Power dissipation – 250 mW PIN CONFIGURATION ON/OFF 1 24 OSC2 RESET 2 23 OSC1 TP1 3 22 R_LED TP2 4 21 G_LED VREF 5 20 VINOK GND1 6 GND2 7 18 VCC ADJ1 8 17 DRV ADJ2 9 16 COMP 19 ADJ5 NE57610 ADJ3 10 15 CS ADJ4 11 14 BAT2 TEMP 12 13 BAT1 SL01846 Figure 2. Pin configuration. 2002 Nov 05 3 Philips Semiconductors Product data Li-ion battery charger control with adjustable thresholds NE57610 PIN DESCRIPTION PIN SYMBOL I/O 1 ON/OFF I ON/OFF: When LOW, the charger operates. When HIGH, it inhibits all functions of the charger. 2 RESET I RESET: In a LOW state all charger functions are enabled. When the pin is brought HIGH, all of the charger functions are inhibited and when brought to a LOW state again, all of the timers are initialized and the start-up functions are enabled. 3 TP1 O Test Point 1: This pin is the output of the center counter of the pre-charger timer counter. This pin will slowly toggle between a HIGH state and a LOW state during the pre-charge period. 4 TP2 O Test Point 2: This pin is the output of the center counter in the high-rate charger counter. This pin will slowly toggle between a HIGH state and a LOW state during the high-rate charging period. 5 VREF O Reference voltage: This is an output of a temperature stabilized 1.2 V reference. It is used in the bias of the thermocouple and for adjustment of the ADJ1–ADJ4 pins. 6 GND1 – Ground. 7 GND2 – Ground. 8 ADJ1 I Overcurrent threshold adjustment pin: This pin is internally set to 1.16 V. The overvoltage trip point is set too high at this voltage to become active. This is useful where the input power source is a current-limited wall transformer. It may be adjusted by referring to ‘Use of the ADJ1–ADJ4 pins’. 9 ADJ2 I Charge termination current threshold adjustment pin: At the top-of-charge, when the charge current falls below this level, the charging cycle is terminated. This pin is internally set to 62 mV. It may be adjusted by referring to ‘Use of the ADJ1–ADJ4 Pins’. 10 ADJ3 I Pre-charge current adjustment pin: This adjusts the amount of current entering the battery during the pre-charge period. It is internally set to 120 mV. It may be adjusted by referring to ‘Use of the ADJ1–ADJ4 Pins’. 11 ADJ4 I High-rate current adjustment pin: This pin controls the amount of charge current during the high-rate of charge period. The pin is internally set to 89 mV. It may be adjusted by referring to ‘Use of the ADJ1–ADJ4 Pins’. 12 TEMP I Battery temperature sensing pin: This pin inhibits the charging process if the voltage presented to this pin falls outside an acceptable temperature range. The external voltage is created by resistor network that includes a thermocouple. 13 BAT1 I Battery voltage sensing pin: This pin senses the battery voltage. 14 BAT2 I Battery voltage and current sensing pin: This pin senses battery voltage but also is one of the two leads for sensing charging current. (CS is the other current sensing pin.) 15 CS I Current sensing pin: This pin is one of the two current sensing pins. (BAT2 is the other pin.) 16 COMP I Current regulation amplifier compensation pin: It is recommended that around 100 pF be connected between this pin and the DRV pin. This capacitor improves the phase margin of the system. 17 DRV O External PNP transistor base drive pin: This pin directly drives the base of an external PNP bipolar transistor. 18 VCC I The positive voltage supply pin. 19 ADJ5 I Full charge termination voltage adjust pin: by 15 mV. 20 VINOK I Input voltage overvoltage indicator: This pin is LOW if the input voltage is over the maximum input voltage. The pin is HIGH when the input voltage is not above the maximum input voltage. 21 G_LED O Green LED driver pin. This is an open collector output which is connected to a green LED though a series resistor to limit the current to less than 20 mA to the input voltage. 22 R_LED O Red LED driver pin. This is an open collector output which is connected to a red LED though a series resistor to limit the current to less than 20 mA to the input voltage. 23 OSC1 O Oscillator out pin: This pin is connected through a timing resistor to the OSC2 pin to set the frequency of the oscillator and the period of the timers. 24 OSC2 I Oscillator in pin: This pin is connected through a timing resistor to the OSC1 pin and a timing capacitor to VSS. This sets the frequency of the oscillator and the period of the timers. 2002 Nov 05 DESCRIPTION 4 This pin, when grounded will increase the termination voltage Philips Semiconductors Product data Li-ion battery charger control with adjustable thresholds NE57610 DC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS Characteristic of the NE57610Y. SYMBOL PARAMETER CONDITIONS Pin Min. Typ. Max. UNIT ICC Supply current 18 – 5.0 7.0 mA VREF Reference voltage 5 – 1.207 – V VADPL AC Adaptor detection voltage L 20 2.35 2.45 2.55 V VADPL(hys) AC Adaptor detection voltage L Hysteresis voltage 20 50 100 150 mV VADPH AC Adaptor detection voltage H 20 6.1 6.3 6.5 V VADPH(hys) AC Adaptor detection voltage H Hysteresis voltage 20 50 100 150 mV ZADPL Impedance for AC Adaptor detection output L 20 – 30 – kΩ IBAT BAT pin leakage current 13, 14, 15 – – 1 µA VBAT BAT pin output voltage Tamb = 0 ∼ +50 °C 13 4.070 4.100 4.130 V VDRV DRV pin output voltage IDRV = 20 mA 17 – – 0.5 V ION/OFF ON/OFF pin input current 1 40 60 80 µA VON/OFF ON/OFF pin input voltage H ON/OFF: OFF 1 0.6 – 1.20 V VON/OFF ON/OFF pin input voltage L ON/OFF: ON 1 – – 0.25 V 60 VCC: H → L VCC: L → H 80 µA 1.20 V 0.25 V 0.24 V 26 31 mV 13 18 23 mV 1.90 2.00 2.10 V 13 25 50 100 mV 13 2.80 2.90 3.00 V 13 25 50 100 mV VBAT: H → L 13 3.85 3.90 3.95 V VBAT: L → H 13 4.30 4.35 4.40 V Battery temperature detection voltage H Low temperature 3 °C ± 3 °C detection 12 0.835 0.860 0.885 V VTL1 Battery temperature detection voltage L1 High temperature 43 °C ± 3 °C detection (charging start) 12 0.390 0.413 0.435 V VTL2 Battery temperature detection voltage L2 High temperature 50 °C ± 3 °C detection (during charging) 12 0.335 0.353 0.370 V IT TDET input bias current 12 – 30 150 nA VLEDR R_LED pin output voltage ILEDR = 10 mA 22 – – 0.4 V VLEDG G_LED pin output voltage ILEDG = 10 mA 21 – – 0.4 V ∆T Timer error time Not including external deviation (Note 2) 21, 22 –10 – 10 % Ireset RESET pin input current 2 40 Vreset(high) RESET pin input voltage H Charge control circuit: OFF 2 0.6 Vreset(low) RESET pin input voltage L Charge control circuit: ON 2 VL1 Current limit 1 Quick charge 14, 15 0.20 0.22 VL2 Current limit 2 Pre-charge 14, 15 21 VF Full charge detection RCS ⋅ Icharge 14, 15 VLV Undervoltage voltage detection voltage VBAT: L → H 13 VLV(hys) Low voltage detection voltage Hysteresis voltage VP Pre-charge detection voltage VP(hys) Pre-charge detection voltage Hysteresis voltage VR Re-charge detection voltage VOV Overvoltage detection voltage VTH VBAT: L → H NOTES: 1. Current limits 1 and 2 and full charge detection are specified as current detection resistor voltage drop. 2. Use a capacitor with good temperature characteristics in the oscillator. Capacitor deviation will contribute to timer error. 2002 Nov 05 5 Philips Semiconductors Product data Li-ion battery charger control with adjustable thresholds NE57610 TIMING DIAGRAMS Typical timing for the NE57610Y. 5.5 V VCC 0V 5.5 V VCC 4.1 V BAT PIN VOLTAGE 0V 3.9 V 2.9 V 2V BAT PIN VOLTAGE CHARGING CURRENT PRE– CHARGE CHARGING CURRENT SUSTAINING CHARGE CHARGING FULLY CHARGED R_LED ON 4.35 V VOLTAGE AT BAT PIN OVERVOLTAGE FOR 0.5 s OR LONGER 0A R_LED OFF ON G_LED OFF SL01848 G_LED OFF ON OFF SL01847 Figure 3. Normal charging. Figure 4. Battery overcharge detection. 5.5 V 5.5 V VCC BAT PIN VOLTAGE CHARGING CURRENT VCC 2 V OR LESS 0V NO BATTERY VOLTAGE CHANGE BATTERY VOLTAGE 2.9 V OR MORE 14 s 0V BAT PIN VOLTAGE 1 mA CHARGING 0A CHARGING CURRENT 4 HOURS R_LED R_LED FULL CHARGE ON/OFF0.57 Hz OFF G_LED SL01849 OFF SL01850 Figure 5. Battery overdischarge detection. 2002 Nov 05 0A ON ON/OFF 0.57 Hz G_LED 0V BATTERY VOLTAGE BELOW FULL CHARGE Figure 6. Battery charge time-out. 6 Philips Semiconductors Product data Li-ion battery charger control with adjustable thresholds NE57610 TIMING DIAGRAMS (continued) Typical timing for the NE57610Y. 5.5 V 5.5 V VCC VCC BATTERY VOLTAGE 2 V OR LESS 0V BATTERY VOLTAGE 2.9 V OR LESS 0V BAT PIN VOLTAGE 4.1 V BAT PIN VOLTAGE 15 MINUTES CHARGING CURRENT 0.11 SECONDS 12% OF FULL CHARGE R_LED CHARGING CURRENT 0A ON 0A R_LED ON OFF G_LED OFF ON ON/OFF0.57 Hz G_LED OFF SL01851 SL01852 Figure 7. Conditioning charge failure. Figure 8. Battery full charge detection. 7V 5.5 V VCC VCC 0V 0V BAT PIN VOLTAGE 3.9 V BAT PIN VOLTAGE 3V CHARGING CURRENT 0A 56 ms FULL CHARGE 0A CHARGING CURRENT R_LED OFF ON R_LED OFF G_LED ON OFF G_LED OFF SL01854 SL01853 Figure 9. Battery topping-off charge. Figure 10. Supply (adaptor) overvoltage detection. 5V VCC 0V BAT PIN VOLTAGE 3V CHARGING CURRENT 0A R_LED OFF G_LED OFF SL01855 Figure 11. Temperature detection pin open. 2002 Nov 05 7 Philips Semiconductors Product data Li-ion battery charger control with adjustable thresholds NE57610 4.15 3.95 4.14 3.94 RE-CHARGE DETECTION VOLTAGE (V) BAT PIN OUTPUT VOLTAGE (V) TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CURVES 4.13 4.12 4.11 4.10 4.09 4.08 4.07 4.06 4.05 –25 0 25 50 3.93 3.92 3.91 3.90 3.89 3.88 3.87 3.86 3.85 –25 75 AMBIENT TEMPERATURE, Tamb (°C) 0 25 50 SL01856 SL01857 Figure 12. BAT output voltage versus temperature. Figure 13. Re-charge detection voltage versus temperature. 0.5 0.5 Tamb = 25 °C Tamb = 25 °C 0.4 LED VOLTAGE (V) 0.4 DRV VOLTAGE (V) 75 AMBIENT TEMPERATURE, Tamb (°C) 0.3 0.2 0.3 G 0.2 R 0.1 0.1 0 0 1 10 100 1 DRV CURRENT (mA) 10 LED CURRENT (mA) SL01858 SL01859 Figure 14. DRV voltage versus DRV current. 2002 Nov 05 100 Figure 15. LED voltage versus LED current. 8 Philips Semiconductors Product data Li-ion battery charger control with adjustable thresholds NE57610 TECHNICAL DISCUSSION If charging begins with the cell voltage below the overdischarged voltage rating of the cell (VUV), it is very important to slowly raise the cell voltage up to this overdischarged voltage level. This is done with a reconditioning charge. A small amount of current is allowed into the cell, and the cell voltage is allowed, for a pre-set period of time, to rise to the overdischarged voltage (VUV). If the cell voltage recovers, a normal charging sequence can begin as described above. If the cell does not reach the overdischarged voltage level, then the cell is considered too damaged to charge and the charge is discontinued. Lithium-ion cells: general information Lithium-ion and polymer cells have higher voltage than nickel cadmium (NiCd) or nickel metal hydride (NiMH) rechargeable cells. The average operating voltage of a lithium-ion or polymer cell is 3.6 V compared to the 1.2 V of NiCd and NiMH cells. The internal resistances of the various types of lithium cells are 50 mΩ to 300 mΩ, compared to the 5 mΩ to 50 mΩ of the nickel chemistries. This makes Lithium-ion and polymer cells better for lower battery current applications, less than 1 ampere, such as cellular and wireless telephones, palmtop and laptop computers, etc. It is important to allow enough time to charge the cell to take advantage of the higher energy density of the lithium cells. When the charger switches from constant current charge to constant voltage charge (Point B, Figure 16) the cell only contains about 80 percent of its full-rated capacity. When the cell is 100 mV less than its full rated charge voltage, the capacity contained within the cell is about 95 percent. Allowing the cell to slowly complete its charge takes advantage of the larger capacity of the lithium cells. The complete charging curve can be seen in Figure 16. Lithium-ion and polymer cells are safe as long as the cell is maintained within a particular set of operating boundaries. The cells have a porous carbon, or graphite anode where individual lithium ions can lodge themselves within the pores. This keeps the lithium ions separated, and any hazardous condition is avoided, if the cell is kept within the safe operating boundaries. A lithium cell protection circuit is placed within the battery pack. It monitors the level of voltage across each cell for overcharge and overdischarge conditions, and the discharge current in the event of an overcurrent or short-circuit condition. If the lithium cell is overcharged, pure metallic lithium plates out onto the surface of the anode. Also volatile gas is generated within the cell. This creates a hazard. Conversely, if the cell were allowed to over-discharge (Vcell less than typically 2.3 V), the chemistry of the cell changes and the copper metal used in its construction enters the electrolyte solution. This severely shortens the cycle life of the cell, but presents no future safety hazard. When the cell experiences high charge or discharge currents, then the internal series resistance of the cell creates heating and generation of the volatile gas which could again present a hazard. CHARGE CURRENT (%C) 1.0 0.5 CONSTANT CURRENT Charging lithium cells 1.0 An integral part of any Li-ion battery system is a battery charger specifically designed for the lithium cell being used, with its particular over and undercharge limits, capacity, etc. The battery charger should be viewed as a part of the entire lithium battery system so that safe cell operation can be ensured. 2.0 TIME (HOURS) OPEN-CIRCUIT CELL VOLTAGE (V) Vov Lithium cells must be charged with a dedicated charging controller such as the NE57610. The charging ICs, in general, can be described as performing: a current-limited, constant-voltage charge process. When the cell is very discharged, the charger IC outputs a constant current into the battery, which limits the internal heating of the cells. The maximum charge rate is typically the capacity rating of the cell. That is, the maximum charge current is the mAHr rating of the cell(s), that is, a 1000 mAHr cell will be charge with a maximum of 1000 mA. When the cell voltage approaches its full-charged voltage rating (VOV), the current entering the cell begins to decrease, and the charger IC provides a constant voltage-mode of charge. The charge current begins to exponentially decrease over a long period of time (approximately 1.5 – 2.0 hours). When the charge current falls below a preset amount, the charge current is discontinued. 2002 Nov 05 CONSTANT VOLTAGE 4.0 Point B 3.0 1.0 2.0 TIME (HOURS) Figure 16. Lithium-ion charging curves. 9 SL01554 Philips Semiconductors Product data Li-ion battery charger control with adjustable thresholds NE57610 2.3V (VUV) < Vbatt < 2.9 V (VP): A charge current of approximately the normal charge current (pre-charge) is placed into the battery pack. This continues until the cell voltage reaches 2.9 V. If the pre-charge timer, times out prior to the cell reaching 2.9 V, the pre-charge is terminated. The charger can be restarted by bringing RESET momentarily high, or by turning-OFF and then ON the input voltage. NE57610 OPERATION 1/ th 8 The typical application schematic is given in Figure 17. Because in a multiple-cell battery pack, the battery charger cannot access the connection(s) between the cells within a battery pack, the following discussion is based upon the calculated value of each cell’s voltage (Vbatt/number of series cells). Start of charging 2.9 V (VP) < Vbatt < 4.35 V (VOV): The high-rate charge current is placed into the battery pack until the cell reaches a full-charge condition by either reaching VOV or VF. If the cell does not reach the full-charge level within the period of the charge timer, the charge is terminated. The start of the charging process is only permitted when all of the following conditions are met: • The DC input voltage is greater than VADPH, which indicates there is sufficient input voltage. • The battery voltage is less than the overcharged voltage (Vov) • The reset and ON/OFF pins are both LOW. • The battery temperature voltage falls within its recommended Vbatt > 4.35 V (VOV) (fully charged): The charge current is completely cut off. If the battery pack is allowed to remain on the charger for an extended period, and if the pack voltage falls to 3.9 V per cell due to self-discharge, charging begins again at the full rate of charge until VOV or VF is reached again. This process repeats as long as the battery is in the charger. operating range. The charging behavior depends on the voltage of the battery. If the initial cell voltage is: Overriding conditions If, under any of the above conditions, the following conditions are encountered, the charging process will be immediately terminated. < 2.0 V (VLV) (overdischarged): A 1 mA charge current is sent into the battery pack and the undervoltage charge timer is set. If the battery pack voltage does not reach 2.3 V (or VUV) in this preset period of time, the pack is assumed to be damaged and the charging process is terminated. The charger can be restarted by bringing RESET momentarily high, or by turning-OFF and then ON the input voltage. • If the temperature sensing input is lower than VTH or higher than VTL voltages. (remember, a thermocouple’s voltage goes down with higher temperatures) • If the timer associated with the presently active function times out. A State diagram of the various modes of the charger can be seen in Figure 18. BCP51 +Vin PBYR 240CT RCS V+ BATTERY PACK 150 Ω 18 RED VCC GRN 15 17 CS DRV BAT1 BAT2 22 RED TP1 GRN TP2 21 10 µF NE57610 23 OSC1 VREF OSC2 TMP 13 14 3 4 CELL 2 TP1 TP2 5 CDLL 1 ROSC 24 12 THERM ON/OFF RESET GND PGND CT 2 1 6 7 –Vin V– SL01863 Figure 17. Typical application circuit (2-cell). 2002 Nov 05 10 Philips Semiconductors Product data Li-ion battery charger control with adjustable thresholds NE57610 1 mA CHARGE RATE 1 mA CHARGE TIMER TIME-OUT PACK VOLTAGE > VUV PREPARATORY CHARGE PACK VOLTAGE < VUV PACK VOLTAGE > VUV PACK VOLTAGE > VP CHARGE AT NORMAL RATE START CHARGE PREP TIMER TIME-OUT PACK VOLTAGE > VUV, < VOV VOV HYSTERESIS Vpack < VOV – VOV(hys) Vpack > VOV TERMINATE CHARGE Vpack > VOV SL01860 Figure 18. State diagram of charging process. Charge-mode indicators Programming the total charge timer Determining which state the battery charger is operating is easily done by viewing the red and green LEDs which should be wired between pins 22 and 21, respectively, and the input voltage source. Each LED should have a 150 Ω resistor in series. Table 1 shows the states of these LEDs and the two test pins (TP1 (pin3) and TP2 (pin4)). To set the total charge time, place a timing capacitor (CT) between pin 24 and the ground pins (pins 6 and 7) and a resistor (ROSC) between pins 23 and 24. The typical Li-ion cell requires 3 hours to totally recharge from VUV and VOV, so a charge period of greater than or equal to 3 hours should be allowed. The total charge time can be set by referring to Figure 19. Table 1. Charge mode indicators versus charger activity OSCILLATOR CAPACITOR 200 k Pin 22 (Red) Pin 21 (Green) Pin 3 TP1 Pin 4 TP2 Reconditioning charge Blink OFF Hi Low Low Preparatory charge ON OFF Hi Low Low Normal charge ON OFF Hi Low Low Charge done OFF Blink Low Charge timer time-out Blink OFF Low Low Fault: VOV, VLV VLV, VIN(min) OFF OFF Low Low OSCILLATOR RESISTOR (Ω ) Condition Hi Low 0.0047 µF 0.01 µF 100 k 0.022 µF 1 2 3 4 5 CHARGE TIME-OUT (HOURS) 5 6 10 15 20 PRECHARGE TIME-OUT (MINUTES) 5 10 15 1 mA TIME-OUT (SECONDS) 20 SL01864 Figure 19. Total charge time versus CT. 2002 Nov 05 11 Philips Semiconductors Product data Li-ion battery charger control with adjustable thresholds NE57610 Setting the charge currents and detection thresholds CS BAT1 A=4 The NE57610 has a preset charge termination voltage which is set during manufacture. The remaining charge currents and detection thresholds involved during the charging process must be set with the value of certain resistors and optionally by using the ADJ pins 1 through 4. Setting the thresholds is very important because the charge termination voltage alone is a state of overcharge for the lithium cell. If ignored, this can be very hazardous. VREF Figure 16 shows some of the terms and charging periods. R1 ADJ1 OR ADJ2 Setting the high-rate charge current The second most important parameter is the adjustable high-rate charge current. First, determine the highest rate of charge of the chosen lithium cell from the cell’s datasheet. This rate must not be exceeded because it would cause excessive heating of the cell during charging. The maximum charge rate will typically charge a completely discharged cell in under 3 hours. HYST R2 CS BAT1 A=4 Then, calculate the required value of the current sensing resistor (RCS). This resistor also controls the rate of the other charge currents (pre-charge and reconditioning charge). All of these charge rates can be individually lowered by adding adjustment resistors to the ADJ1–ADJ4 pins. (See ‘Using the ADJ1–ADJ4 pins’.) COMP The high-rate charging current is set by the value of RCS and can be found by the following equation: R CS + 0.22V I chg(high*rate) VREF R1 Eqn. (1) ADJ3 OR ADJ4 The typical value is around 0.3 Ω, which yields a 660 mA for the high-rate charge. If a current-limited wall transformer is used, this current may never be reached. R2 SL01861 The pre-charge rate is set internally at around 1/8th of the high-rate of charge. This value may also be lowered by adding a resistor to VSS from the ADJ3 pin. (See ‘Using the ADJ1- ADJ4 pins’.) Figure 20. Equivalent circuits for ADJ1–ADJ4. Table 2. ADJ1–ADJ4 internal resistor divider values Using the ADJ1–ADJ5 pins Using the ADJ1–ADJ5 pins is optional. The NE57610 will operate as specified when the pins are left unconnected. Pin name Pin Pin voltage R1 R2 VOS The ADJ pins are the center-node voltage of an internal resistor divider which are preset to the values given in the datasheet. Each of the parameters may be modified by placing an external resistor to ground or to Vref. The ADJx voltages are directly related to the voltage measured across the current sense resistor (RCS) between CS and the BAT1 & BAT2 pins. ADJ1 8 1.16 V 5.8 kΩ 105 kΩ – ADJ2 9 62 mV 128 kΩ 10.5 kΩ 4.5 mV ADJ3 10 120 mV 146 kΩ 16 Ω 3.1 mV ADJ4 11 0.89 V 20 kΩ 58 Ω – The equation relating the values of ADJ pins to the voltage between the CS pin and the BAT1 and BAT2 pins is given by Equation (2): The ADJ5 pin will increase the full-charge voltage (VOV) by 15 mV if the pin is connected to ground. V ADJx + 4(I x (R CS) ) V OS) ADJ1 through ADJ4 are ground-referenced voltages which can lower the preset values of the overcurrent cutoff (ADJ1), the top-off-charge minimum current threshold (ADJ2), the pre-charge charge current (ADJ3), and the high-rate charging current (ADJ4). The VOS term is the input offset voltage of the current-sense amplifier, which varies with the battery voltage. The offset term is only significant while low levels of current are being sensed, such as during the pre-charge period and the end-of-charge current threshold. During the high-rate charge and overcurrent conditions the contribution of the input offset voltage is negligible. The overcurrent cutoff current is normally not used because there is usually a current-limited wall transformer providing the input power for the charger, and the transformer’s current limit is usually within the safe range of the cell(s). This cutoff voltage can be lowered by lowering the ADJ1 voltage. The equivalent circuits for the ADJ1–ADJ4 circuits are shown in Figure 20. 2002 Nov 05 Eqn. (2) 12 Philips Semiconductors Product data Li-ion battery charger control with adjustable thresholds NE57610 Adjusting current levels with ADJ1–ADJ4 First, calculate the desired voltage of the ADJ pin in question. This is done by executing Equation (2), and using the value of the input offset voltage (VOS) if applicable. It becomes a matter of solving a resistor divider problem with a parallel resistor on the lower branch. The equation becomes (referring to the resistor designators in Figure 16 and the values from Table 2): ǒ V ADJx(R1R2) Ǔ ǒ V REF R2 * V ADJx (R1 ) R2) Ǔ D2PAK (SOT404) MAXIMUM POWER (WATTS) R ext + 2 Eqn. (3) where Rext is the external resistor from the respective ADJ pin to VSS. DPAK (SOT428) 1 SOT223 (SC-73) DESIGNING THE POWER SECTION OF THE BATTERY CHARGER SOT23 (SST3) There are several factors that are important to the design of a reliable Li-ion battery charger system. These major factors are: 25 • The input voltage must not fall below the cell voltage plus the This chart gives the package to use the minimum recommended pad size is used under the power part. Making the pad size larger can increase the power handling capacity of the part without sacrificing its reliability. Table 3 shows how to dissipate more power in a smaller package. of the components contained within the charging circuit. • The power rating and the thermal design of the linear pass transistor must be able to withstand the maximum experienced headroom voltage at the high-rate charge current. The worst case condition can be calculated by assuming the cell is at its lowest typical voltage (2.9 V) and the input voltage is at its highest point in its range (typically the DC voltage created at the highest AC input) times the high-rate charge current. The power can then be calculated by Equation (4): Table 3. Eqn. (4) The criteria for the selection of the PNP power transistor should be: Pad size Rth(j–a) Power increase 2X 0.88 °C/W 14% 3X 0.80 °C/W 25% 4X 0.74 °C/W 35% 5X 0.70 °C/W 43% NOTES: 1. Going beyond five times the minimum recommended footprint yields diminishing improvements to the thermal performance. 2. Given for an F4 fiberglass PCB with 2 oz. copper VCEO > 1.5 Vin(max) IC > 1.5 Icharge hFE > 50 @ 1 Amp PD > PD(max) The choice of power transistor package should be done with the highest possible power dissipation and at the highest expected ambient temperature. Choose a surface mount package by referring to Figure 21 and drawing two intersecting lines from the appropriate points on the X and Y axis. 2002 Nov 05 100 Figure 21. Maximum power dissipation versus ambient temperature versus package. • The maximum input voltage must not exceed the voltage ratings ǒIchargeǓ 75 SL01865 headroom voltage of the charger circuit. The headroom voltage for the charger circuit is 1.6 V which would make the minimum input voltage about 5.6 V. This requirement also includes the troughs of any ripple voltage riding atop the DC input voltage from a poorly filtered wall transformer. P D(max) + ǒV in(max) * V cell(min)Ǔ 50 MAXIMUM AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (°C) 13 Philips Semiconductors Product data Li-ion battery charger control with adjustable thresholds NE57610 dealt with by examining how the circuit powers-up and making sure there are no power-up sequences that can lead to a component failure or hazardous operating conditions. DESIGN-RELATED SAFETY ISSUES In designing charging circuits for lithium-ion and polymer cells, the designer should provide for user mishandling, common environmental hazards and for random component failures. A common adverse operating condition at the input is lightning-caused transients. A simple 500 mW zener diode across the input terminals handles positive and negative transients caused by lightning. The zener will fail short-circuited, if the energy exceeds its surge energy ratings. To help protect the protection zener, place a small inductor or low value resistor in series from the input source. This will lower the peak voltage and energy entering the zener diode and will distribute the energy over a longer period. Some of the user-related issues are: plugging the battery pack into the charger backwards, inserting of the battery into the live charger, and plugging the charger into an unexpected input voltage source. A series diode is typically used for reversed battery protection. This prevents reverse currents from flowing into the device, protecting the functionality of the charger. Protecting against live insertion of the battery and the wrong type of input power to the charger must be PACKING METHOD The NE57610 is packed in reels, as shown in Figure 22. GUARD BAND TAPE REEL ASSEMBLY TAPE DETAIL COVER TAPE CARRIER TAPE BARCODE LABEL BOX SL01305 Figure 22. Tape and reel packing method 2002 Nov 05 14 Philips Semiconductors Product data Li-ion battery charger control with adjustable thresholds NE57610 TSOP-24: plastic thin shrink small outline package; 24 leads; body width 4.4 mm 0.2 0.1 2002 Nov 05 0.25 0.1 6.8 6.37 0.5 15 6.7 6.1 0.8 0.2 10° 0° Philips Semiconductors Product data Li-ion battery charger control with adjustable thresholds NE57610 REVISION HISTORY Rev Date Description _1 20021105 Product data; initial version. Engineering Change Notice 853–2351 28505 (date: 20020620). Data sheet status Level Data sheet status [1] Product status [2] [3] Definitions I Objective data Development This data sheet contains data from the objective specification for product development. Philips Semiconductors reserves the right to change the specification in any manner without notice. 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