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Pulse Charge
bq2084-V143
SLUS732 – SEPTEMBER 2006
• Cell or Pack Overvoltage: An overvoltage condition exist when any cell is greater than Cell Over Voltage
Limit in DF 0x63-0x64 or if Voltage() is greater than Charging Voltage in 0x3a-0x3b plus OvervoltageMargin
in 0x5d-05e. This condition is cleared when the pack is removed or if the Nonremovable Battery bit is set in
Misc Configuration DF 0x2a and when a discharge current is detected or when SBS AverageCurrent() is
less than the ClearFailCurrent DF 0x61-0x62 for FaultResetTime DF 0x130. Also, the overvoltage condition
must be cleared by Voltage() less than Charging Voltage in 0x3a-0x3b plus OvervoltageMargin in 0x5d-05e
and all cell voltages less than Cell Over Voltage Reset in DF 0xe0-0xe1.
• Charging is also temporarily suspended during pulse-charging, but this is not considered a fault condition.
The bq2084-V143 is capable of charge control using a pulse-charging algorithm, which allows for charge control
in systems where the charger does not control current.
The pulse-charging algorithm uses voltage thresholds and associated time limits for control. These are stored as
constants in data flash. The cell voltages are read by the a/d converter every 125 ms during charging. The
voltage used for comparison to the thresholds is the highest cell voltage. These thresholds are set by three data
flash constants: Von Charge Voltage, Voff Charge Voltage, and Vmax Charge Voltage. Von is the lowest of
these, and is the threshold below which the charge FET is turned on, provided the minimum off time ( Pulse
Minimum Off Time) has been met. When the voltage crosses the Voff threshold, the maximum on time ( Pulse
Maximum On Time) begins to count down. When this time has expired, the charge FET is turned off. Any time
Vmax is exceeded, the charge FET is turned off immediately.
The rules are:
1. If charge FET is on:
a. If voltage above Vmax, turn off.
b. Else if voltage above Voff and max on time expired, turn off.
c. Else count down max on time.
2. If charge FET is off:
a. If voltage below Von and minimum off time, turn on.
b. Else increment off time.
Voltage is sampled every 125 ms; therefore, the minimum off time and maximum on time are in units of 125ms,
and pulse on and off times are integral multiples of 125 ms.
The voltage thresholds can be chosen in such a way that they alter the charge mechanism. If Voff is set equal to
Vmax, then every time this threshold is crossed, the charge FET turns off immediately. This effectively disables
the maximum charge time, so that the Voff threshold has no effect. In this case, the algorithm can be described
as having two voltage thresholds, rather than three. The charge FET simply turns on and off as it crosses the
two thresholds.
The minimum off time can be similarly disabled by setting it to zero or one. Due to the sample interval, the
charge FET always is off for at least one 125-ms cycle.
Thresholds must be chosen carefully to get the desired charging behavior. For example, if Von is set below
charge voltage minus taper voltage, the pack can never detect full charge. During pulse charging, the charge
FET remains off until the cells relax to below the Von voltage, which is below the qualification voltage for full
charge detection.
During cycle phase of pulse charging (charge FET ON), the voltage can exceed Voff value for a period of 125ms
until next sample is taken and FET is switched OFF. To prevent cell overvoltage termination, or pack
overvoltage termination during this period, values for cell OV should be set larger than voltage reached during
this period. Reasonable value of cell OV for given charger current I can be calculated, assuming cell impedance
of 0.08 Ω /cell, as V
(cell)
OV > Von + 0.08 × I.
Correspondingly, the pack overvoltage margin should be set as V
(margin)
> V
(cell)
OV x n - V
(charge)
where: n = number of series cells.
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