Instruction Manual
MAX8730
Low-Cost Battery Charger
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
(Circuit of Figure 1. V
SRC
= V
ASNS
= V
CSSP
= V
CSSN
= 18V, V
BATT
= V
CSIP
= V
CSIN
= 12V, V
VCTL
= V
ICTL
= 1.8V, MODE = float,
ACIN = 0, CLS = REF, REFON = LDO, INPON = LDO, RELTH = 2V. T
A
= 0°C to +85°C, unless otherwise noted. Typical values are at
T
A
= +25°C.)
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(Circuit of Figure 1. V
SRC
= V
ASNS
= V
CSSP
= V
CSSN
= 18V, V
BATT
= V
CSIP
= V
CSIN
= 12V, V
VCTL
= V
ICTL
= 1.8V, MODE = float,
ACIN = 0, CLS = REF, REFON = LDO, INPON = LDO, RELTH = 2V. T
A
= -40°C to +85°C, unless otherwise noted.) 
PARAMETER
SYMBOL
CONDITIONS
 MIN  TYP  MAX
 UNITS
 PDS Turn-On Current  PDS = SRC  6  12  mA
 PDL Turn-On Resistance  PDL = GND  50
 100
 200  kΩ
 PDS/PDL Delay Time      5.0  µs
PARAMETER SYMBOL CONDITIONS  MIN  TYP  MAX  UNITS
CHARGE-VOLTAGE REGULATION
 VCTL Range    0  3.6  V
Not including resistor
tolerances
 -1.2  +1.2
V
VCTL 
= 3.6V
or 0V
Including 1% resistor
tolerances
-1.25
 +1.25
Battery-Regulation-Voltage
Accuracy
V
VCTL
 = V
LDO 
(3 or 4 cells)  -0.8  +0.8
 %
 V
VCTL
 Default Threshold  V
VCTL
 rising  4.4   V
VCTL Input Bias Current
 SRC = BATT, ASNS = GND INPON =
REFON = 0, V
VCTL 
= 5V
 0  16  µA
CHARGE-CURRENT REGULATION
 ICTL Range    0  3.6  V
 128.25  141.75  mV
 V
ICTL
 = 3.6V
 -5  +5  %
 70  80  mV
 Full-Charge-Current Accuracy
(CSIP to CSIN)
V
ICTL
 = 2.0V
 -6.7  +6.7  %
 Trickle-Charge-Current Accuracy  V
ICTL
 = 120mV  2  10  mV
 Charge-Current Gain Error  Based on V
ICTL 
= 3.6V and V
ICTL 
= 0.12V  -1.9  +1.9  %
 Charge-Current Offset Error  Based on V
ICTL 
= 3.6V and V
ICTL 
= 0.12V  -2  +2  mV
 BATT/CSIP/CSIN Input Voltage
Range
   0  19  V
 Charging enabled   1000
 CSIP/CSIN Input Current  
Charging disabled, SRC = BATT,
ASNS = GND, or V
ICTL 
= 0V
  16
 µA
 ICTL falling  50  80
 ICTL Power-Down Mode
Threshold
ICTL rising  70  110
 mV










