Advanced Li+ Battery-Pack Protectors
OVERDISCHARGE
PROTECTION
PACK +
RTKO
510Ω
PACK -
TRICKLE
CHARGE
RSENSE
0.02Ω
R5
10Ω
OVERCHARGE
PROTECTION
D1
CMPSH-3
15
DSO
14
CGO
13
TKO
2 VCC
R4
C6
51Ω 0.1µF
1
B4P
C4
R3
1kΩ
1µF
3
B3P
R2
C3
0.1µF
4 IC3
1kΩ
5 B2P
C2
0.1µF
6 IC2
R1
1kΩ
7 B1P
C1
0.1µF
8 IC1
9 BN
16
SRC
C5
2.2µF
BN
MAX1894X
MAX1924X
SHDN 12
CTL 11
MICRO-
CONTROLLER
PKN
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Figure 1. Typical Applications Circuit with Trickle Charge
the direction of current flow. To reverse the current flow,
the charger has to be removed (Figure 5). The sustain-
ing condition for the latch is a 100mV (max) voltage
drop across SRC and B4P. Since the charge-current
fault threshold between BN and PKN is also 100mV
(typ), the RDS_ON of the overcharge protection MOSFET
must be greater than the sense resistor in order to
ensure a latched state.
Discharge-Current Fault Protection
The MAX1894/MAX1924 protect against excessive dis-
charge-current by monitoring the voltage developed
across RSENSE. If VRSENSE exceeds the discharge-cur-
rent fault threshold (VOD_TH, typically 145mV) for more
than 3ms, the discharge-current comparator is tripped,
setting DSO, CGO, and TKO high.
Discharge-current fault is latched and is not reset until
the MAX1894/MAX1924 detect a reversal in the direc-
tion of current flow. To reverse the current flow, a
charger must be applied (Figure 6).
Pack-Short Current Fault Protection
The MAX1894/MAX1924 protect against a shorted
pack by monitoring the voltage developed across
RSENSE. If VRSENSE exceeds the pack-short threshold
(VPS_TH, typically 405mV) for more than 450µs, the
pack-short comparator is tripped, setting CGO, DSO,
and TKO high.
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