Datasheet LM3621M, LM3621MX Datasheet (NSC)

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LM3621 Single Cell Lithium-Ion Battery Charger Controller
General Description
The LM3621 is a full function constant voltage, constant cur­rent (CVCC) lithium-ion (Li+) battery charger controller. It provides 1%regulation accuracy overthespecified tempera­ture range without requiring the use of external precision re­sistors. The IC controls five charge modes: conditioning, fast, top-off, monitor and maintenance. In addition, the LM3621 detects and flags defective batteries as well as over current and over voltage fault events. The architecture of the IC is based on high gain constant voltage and constant cur­rent control loops.
The LM3621 is designed to control a switching charger, a lin­ear charger or an off-line ac adapter charger.
The LM3621 consists of a logic controller, precision bandgap reference, wide bandwidth transconductance error amplifi­ers, comparators, and an output buffer. The LM3621 is avail­able in a 16-pin SOIC package and is specified over the range of 0˚C to 70˚C.
Key Specifications
n Tight output voltage accuracy (±0.5%at T
A
=
25˚C)
n Two selectable output voltages (4.2V or 4.1V)
n Less than 1 µA current drain from fully charged battery n Preconditioning severely discharged cells (0V to 2.55V)
Features
n Automatic end-of-charge control n Preset or user adjustable charge current regulation n LED drivers for charging status and fault indication n Battery self-discharge refresh (maintenance) n Overvoltage/overcurrent fault detection and protection n Defective battery pack detection n Charge current boost control for cellular phone
applications
n Charge interruption control input
Applications
n Complete, full function, protected battery charger for
coke or graphite anode, single cell Lithium-Ion battery packs
n Linear voltage regulator controlled chargers n High efficiency switching regulator controlled chargers n Cost effective wall adapter chargers
Typical Application
DS100107-7
1A, 4.1V CVCC Linear Charger for Graphite Anode Lithium-Ion Battery
March 1998
LM3621 Single Cell Lithium-Ion Battery Charger Controller
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Connection Diagram
Pin Description
Pin No. Symbol I/O Description
1V
BAT
+ I Battery pack high side sense input.
2V
BAT
I Battery pack low side sense input. 3 CSR I Current Sense Resistor high side input. 4 PFD O Pass FET gate Drive output. (N-channel). 5I
COMP
I Compensation pin for current regulation loop. 6 MCO O Modulation Control Output- analog control signal output 7V
COMP
I Compensation pin for voltage regulation loop. 8I
SET
I Charge current adjust input pin (see application section). 9V
SET
I Charge termination voltage control input (V
SET
=
HI for 4.2V or
V
SET
=
LO for 4.1V). 10 LED1 O LED driver #1 output (open drain). 11 LED2 O LED driver #2 output (open drain). 12 ChgInt
I Charge current interrupt (active LO). 13 Enable I Enable charge cycle control. 14 Boost I Maximum output current boost control (max output current
increased by 80%).
15 V
SS
S IC common.
16 V
DD
S IC power supply.
16-Lead SOIC
DS100107-18
Top View
Order Number LM3621M or LM3621M-3.0
NSC Package Number M16A
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Absolute Maximum Ratings (Note 1)
If Military/Aerospace specified devices are required, please contact the National Semiconductor Sales Office/ Distributors for availability and specifications.
Supply Voltage, V
DD
6.0V
All pins −0.3 V V V
DD
+0.3V Power Dissipation 100 mV ESD Susceptibility (Note 2) 2kV Junction Temperature 150˚C Storage Temperature −65˚C to +150˚C
Lead Temperature, soldering
Vapor Phase (60 sec) +215˚C Infrared (15 sec) +220˚C
Operating Ratings
Ambient Temperature Range 0˚C TA≤ 70˚C Supply Voltage Range (Note 3) 3.0V V
DD
5.5V
Electrical Characteristics
V
DD
=
4.2V unless otherwise specified. Specifications with standard type face are for T
A
=
25˚C, and those with boldface type
apply over full operating temperature range.
Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Typ Max Units
V
OUT
Battery Regulation Voltage (Note
4)
Charge termination voltage for V
SET
=
HI
4.18 4.2 4.22 V
4.16 4.24 V
Charge termination voltage for V
SET
=
LO
4.08 4.1 4.12 V
4.06 4.14 V
Battery conditioning (Hi-Z) charge mode, LM3621M-3.0
2.95 3.1 3.25 V
Battery conditioning (Hi-Z) charge mode, LM3621M
4.05 4.1 4.15 V
Monitor Mode float voltage for V
SET
=
HI
4.05 4.09 4.13 V
Monitor Mode float voltage for V
SET
=
LO
3.80 3.85 3.90 V
V
CSR
Charge Current Regulation Voltage (Notes 5, 16)
Fast Charge Mode 0.475 0.5 0.525 V Conditioning (Hi-Z) Charge Mode 0.04 0.05 0.06 V Boost Mode 0.855 0.9 0.945 V
V
BAT
-Det Battery Voltage Detection Threshold (Note 6)
Overvoltage Fault Threshold for V
SET
=
HI
4.28 4.40 4.50 V
Overvoltage Fault Threshold for V
SET
=
LO
4.18 4.30 4.40 V
Battery Resistance Free Voltage Threshold
3.55 3.65 3.75 V
Conditioning (Hi-Z) Charge Mode Threshold
2.45 2.55 2.65 V
2.40 2.70 V
V
CSR
-Det Charge Current Voltage Detection Threshold (Notes 7, 16)
End of charge threshold 40 mV Over Current Fault Threshold 0.95 1 1.05 V
IQ Quiescent Current Standby Mode with I
OUT
=
0mA 3 5 mA
I
OUT
MCO Output Source Current V
MCO
=
1.0V 20 mA
V
MCO
Maximum MCO Output Voltage I
OUT
=
1 mA, V
DD
=
5.5V 4.9 V
I
OUT
=
1 mA, V
DD
=
3.0V 2.9 V
GM-V V-Reg Loop Error Amp
Transconductance
0.1 mA/V
I
SLEW
-V V-Reg Loop Error Amp Slew Current
100 µA
GM-I I-Reg Loop Error Amp
Transconductance
1 mA/V
I
SLEW
-I I-Reg Loop Error Amp Slew Current
200 µA
T
HR
1 Hour Timer 55 60 65 min
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Electrical Characteristics (Continued)
V
DD
=
4.2V unless otherwise specified. Specifications with standard type face are for T
A
=
25˚C, and those with boldface type
apply over full operating temperature range.
Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Typ Max Units
I
LKG
-0 Battery Load Current (Note 8) V
DD
=
0V 1 10 µA
I
LKG
-MM Battery Load Current (Note 9) Monitor Mode 1 10 µA
V
BSD
Maximum Allowed Battery Self­Discharge(Note 10)
V
SET
=
HI 70 110 150 mV
V
SET
=
LO 220 260 300 mV
G
CSR
Fast Charge Current Regulation Adjustment Transfer Ratio (Notes 11, 12)
V
ISET
=
0.5V 0.90 0.93 0.96 V/V
I
LED
LED1 & LED2 Driver Sink Current V
LED1
=
V
LED2
=
1.5V 20 mA
V
SUV
Start Up Voltage (Note 13) 3.4 V
V
UVR
Under Voltage Reset (Note 14) 2.2 V
V
PFD
-MAX Maximum PFD Output Drive no DC load on PFD VDD−0.2 V
V
PFD
-MIN Minimum PFD Output Drive no DC load on PFD VSS+0.1 V
V
IL
Logic Input Low (Note 15) 0.5 V
V
IH
Logic Input High (Note 15) VDD−0.5 V
I
DIG
Digital Input Leakage Current (Note 15)
−1 1 µA
Note 1: Absolute Maximum Ratings indicates limits beyond which damage to the device may occur. Operating ratings indicate conditions for which the device is in­tended to be functional, but device parameter specifications may not be guaranteed under these conditions. For guaranteed specifications and test conditions, see the Electrical Characteristics.
Note 2: ESD rating is based on the human body model, 100 pF discharged through 1.5 k. Note 3: LM3621 requires a minimum V
DD
of 3.4V to start-up. After start-up, the operating range is 3.0V to 5.5V.
Note 4: V
OUT
is measured between V
BAT
+ and CSR.
Note 5: V
CSR
is measured between CSR and VSS(across the current sense resistor).
Note 6: V
BAT
-Det is measured between V
BAT
+ and V
BAT
−.
Note 7: V
CSR
-Det is measured between CSR and VSS(across the current sense resistor).
Note 8: This is the current drawn from the battery by the LM3621 when V
DD
=
0V.
Note 9: This is the current drawn from the battery by the LM3621 when the charger is in Monitor Mode. Note 10: This is the maximum battery voltage droop that is allowed before the charger initiates a fast charge mode to refresh the battery to its full charge capacity. Note 11: The current regulation and detection levels can be set by applying a dc voltage adjusting between 0.1V to 1V to the I
SET
pin without changing the value of the current sense resistor. To ensure proper operation, if the default current regulation and detection values are desired, then a capacitor of at least 100 pF should be connected from I
SET
to VSS(GND).
Note 12: Transfer ratio of V
CSR/VISET
to adjust the fast charge current regulation level. See application section.
Note 13: Minimum V
DD
supply voltage required at start-up.
Note 14: The LM3621 goes to a shutdown or reset state during “brown out” (i.e., when V
DD
<
V
UVR
)
Note 15: Digital inputs are Enable, Boost, Chgint and V
SET
. To ensure proper operation, never allow any unused input pin to be left open.
Note 16: No external voltage applied to I
set
pin; a 100 pF capacitor is connected across I
set
and VSS.
Definition of Terms
V
OUT
: Voltage measured between V
BAT
+ and CSR.
V
CSR
: Charging current sense voltage measured between
CSR and V
SS
(Gnd).
V
BATTERY
: Battery terminal voltage measured between
V
BAT
+ and V
BAT
−.
ESR: The equivalent series resistance of a battery.The ESR is the purely resistive component of a battery’s impedance. Its value is usually determined by the battery construction.
RFV:The RFV (resistance free voltage, often called the float voltage) is the open circuit terminal voltage of a battery which is free from the ESR voltage drop error.
VI
SET
: External voltage applied to I
SET
pin, measured be-
tween I
SET
and VSS, to override the default value of V
CSR
.
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Typical Performance Characteristics Unless otherwise specified, T
A
=
25˚C)
Charge Termination Voltage Change vs V
DD
DS100107-10
Maximum MCO Output Voltage vs V
DD
DS100107-17
Fast Charge Current Regulation Voltage vs V
DD
DS100107-15
Charge Termination Voltage Regulation vs LED1 or LED2 Sink Current
DS100107-19
Fast Charge Current Regulation vs LED1 or LED2 Sink Current
DS100107-20
Charge Termination Voltage Regulation vs MCO Output Current, I
OUT
DS100107-22
Fast Charge Current Regulation vs MCO Output Current, I
OUT
DS100107-21
Charger Output Voltage Current Regulation Voltage vs Battery Resistance Free Voltage
DS100107-14
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DS100107-2
FIGURE 1. LM3621 Simplified Block Diagram
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Note 17: State 8 is not used.
FIGURE 2. LM3621 Charge State Diagram
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FIGURE 3. Typical Charge Cycle Waveform (V
SET
=
HI)
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Note 18: Battery Voltage=V
BAT+−VBAT,VSET
=
HI
Note 19: Voltage across the current sense resistor connected between CSR and V
SS
.
TABLE 1. Truth Table for Operation of LED Drivers (LED1 and LED2)
Input Conditions LED Outputs
Charge Mode
Pack Present?
(Enable
=
HI?)
Defective Pack
Detected?
Boost Mode?
(Boost
=
HI?)
Battery Voltage
(Note 18)
Charge Current
Detect Voltage
(Note 19)
Timer
LED1
Output
LED2
Output
Standby No
X No X X X Open
Drain
Open
Drain
Conditioning (Hi-Z)
Yes NO X
<
2.55V 0.05V
<
1hour Low Open
Drain
Conditioning (Hi-Z)
Yes Yes, Shorted
Battery or No
Capacity
X
<
2.55V 0.05V 1hour Pulse at
0.8 Hz
Open
Drain
Fast Charge
Yes No No 2.55V
>
40mV X Low Open
Drain
Fast Charge
Yes Yes, Open
Battery or High
ESR
No RFV 3.65V 40mV X Pulse at
0.8 Hz
Open
Drain
Top-Off
Yes No No
=
4.2V
<
40 mV
<
1 hour Open
Drain
Low
Monitor
Yes No No
>
4.09V 0 1 hour Open
Drain
Low
Boost X X Yes X X X Low Low
Fault
Yes X X 4.4V X X Pulse at
0.8 Hz
Pulse at
0.8 Hz
Fault
Yes X X X 1V X Pulse at
0.8 Hz
Pulse at
0.8 Hz
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Application Information
Battery Charger Operation Information
Figure 4
shows a general battery charger configuration using LM3621. The LM3621 provides all the necessary control functions for charging Lithium-Ion batteries precisely and safely. It features constant voltage and constant current mode operation. The on chip timer provides all critical timing functions to properly initialize the charging cycle, avoid over charging the battery above its maximum capacity level, and cut off charging to a defective battery.The LM3621 also pro­vides the high accuracy of output voltage regulation without requiring a trim pot or precision resistors. A built-in power down switch prevents the battery from discharging through the LM3621.
Input Supply Voltage
The voltage supply to LM3621 must never exceed 6.0V or catastrophic damage may occur to the IC. When power is first applied to the battery charger, the LM3621 will remain in a reset state until the voltage on the V
DD
pin exceeds 3.4V for at least one second. This ensures that the power source is stable before a charge cycle is initiated.
Figure 2
shows the state diagram for the charge cycle operation. Once the LM3621 emerges from the reset state after power up, it will not go into the reset state again until the voltage on the V
DD
pin drops below approximately 2.2V. When the LM3621 is in
the reset state, the PFD (Pass FET Drive) pin is pulled low so that current is not allowed to flow into the load (e.g., Li+ battery). The LM3621 transitions from the reset state to standby mode when the conditions for a stable power source are met.
Digital Control Inputs
The LM3621 has four digital input control pins: Enable, Boost, V
SET
and ChgInt. To ensure proper operation, never allow unused digital input pins to be left open circuited. En­able is used to initiate a charge cycle, Boost is used to in­crease the maximum regulation current output, V
SET
con­trols the maximum output voltage, and ChgInt is used to instantaneously interrupt (and resume) a charge cycle in progress.
Current Boost Mode
This mode is activated when the “Boost” pin is pulled high. The charger increases the maximum output current equal to aV
CSR
level of 0.9V.This mode of operation is overridden by
a charge interrupt signal.
Charge Interrupt Control
Charging is interrupted with the digital input “ChgInt” pulled low. The PFD pin is pulled to ground turning off the series low pass FET. This is useful to prevent charging a battery if, for example, the ambient temperature is excessively high.
DS100107-4
FIGURE 4. General Application Circuit
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Programmable Charge Termination Voltage
The charging status for battery of graphite or coke anode is programmed with the digital input “V
SET
”. V
SET
=
LO for a charge termination voltage of 4.1V, a float voltage of 3.84V and over voltage detection threshold (V
BAT
-Det) of 4.3V.
V
SET
=
HI for a charge termination voltage of 4.2V, float volt-
age of 4.09V and V
BAT
-Det of 4.4V.
Defective Pack Detection
The LM3621 automatically checks for defective battery. Whenever a defective pack is detected, the charging se­quence is suspended and LED1 driver is pulsed at a rate of
0.8 Hz. A defective battery is indicated under three condi­tions: (1) when a battery fails to charge up to 2.55V within one hour, (2) when the battery ESR plus the contact resis­tance is excessive, and (3) when the pack is an open circuit.
Step by Step Description of a Typical Charging Sequence. (Refer to
Figure 3
)
1. Standby Mode
The LM3621 will remain in standby while the digital inputs to the Enable and Boost pins are low. Boost overrides Enable, and Boost mode may be activated at any time with two ex­ceptions: (1) when a deeply discharged battery (i.e., V
BAT
-
TERY
2.5V) is attached to the charger or (2) when ChgInt has been activated during a normal charge cycle. Both LED drivers pull low during Boost mode. During standby, the charger’s output voltage V
OUT
is regulated to either 4.2V or
4.1V depending on the state of the digital input to the V
SET
pin (V
OUT
=
4.2V when V
SET
=
high or V
OUT
=
4.1V when
V
SET
=
low). PFD is low so the low side pass FET is off. The
LED driver pins are high impedance (open drain).
Table 1
shows the state of the LED drivers during various modes of operation.
2. Charging Sequence Initialization
The LM3621 determines the presence or absence of a bat­tery pack by the state of the “Enable” pin. Enable should be pulled low when the pack is not present. When a pack is in­serted into the charger, Enable should go high to initiate the charging sequence.
After Enable is asserted with a battery connected to the charger,LED1 goes low and there is a one-second delay be­fore current is allowed to flow into the battery.During this de­lay,the LM3621 checks the charge condition of the battery to determine if it is grossly overcharged or if it is deeply dis­charged. If the battery is grossly overcharged, PFD stays low keeping the low side pass FET off, and both LED drivers pulse at a frequency of 0.8 Hz to indicate a fault condition. If the battery is less than 2.55V, the LM3621 goes to the Hi-Z ( battery conditioning) charge mode. During the Hi-Z charge mode, V
OUT
is regulated to 4.1V, and the voltage (V
CSR
)
across the current sense resistor (R
CS
) is regulated to 50
mV. The LM3621 is capable of charging a battery that has
been discharged down to as low as 0V.This is accomplished by the fact that the “ON” resistance of the low side N-channel pass FET is modulated by the PFD output. This ensures that V
CSR
stays constant at 50 mV regardless of what the battery voltage is, and it prevents the charger’s regulation loop from collapsing in the event that the charger’s output is shorted. The LM3621 will remain in the Hi-Z Charge mode for a maxi­mum of one hour. If the battery voltage does not increase to at least 2.55V by the end of the one-hour interval, then PFD goes low to turn off the low side pass FET and LED1 will pulse at 0.8 Hz to indicate a defective battery.
3. Fast Charge Mode
The LM3621 will transition to Fast Charge mode whenever the battery voltage is above 2.55V. During Fast Charge mode LED1 stays low and LED2 stays open drain, and the LM3621 controls the charger to behave as a current limited, constant output voltage source to the battery. If the battery voltage is less than 4.2V (for V
SET
=
HI), the LM3621 con­trols the charger to behave as a constant current source. V
CSR
is limited to 0.5V, so the maximum charge current de-
livered to the battery is equal to 0.5V / R
CS
. Once the battery voltage reaches 4.2V, the LM3621 controls the charger to behave as a constant voltage source, and V
OUT
is main­tained at 4.2V. As the battery continues to charge up, the charge current will decrease. Correspondingly, V
CSR
will de-
crease as well. The battery will continue to charge until V
CSR
has decreased to 40 mV, at which time PFD pulls low to interrupt the charge current for one second.At the end of the one second interval, the LM3621 checks to see if the battery’s Resistance Free Voltage(RFV) is greater than 3.65V or less than 3.65V.If the battery’s RFV is less than 3.65V, then the ESR of the battery is excessively high, PFD stays low to keep the charging se­quence suspended and LED1 pulses at 0.8 Hz to indicate a defective battery. If the battery’s RFV is greater than 3.65V, then the LM3621 transitions to Top-Off mode. At this transi­tion, LED1 becomes open drain and LED2 pulls low indicat­ing a fully charged battery.
4. Top-Off Mode
5. Monitor Mode
During Monitor mode, V
OUT
drops to 4.09V (if V
SET
is high)
or 3.84V (if V
SET
is low), and the battery is floating. The LM3621 typically draws less than 1 µA from the battery dur­ing Monitor mode. If the battery self discharges so that its voltage decreases to 4.09V (if V
SET
is high) or 3.84V (if V
SET
is low), then the LM3621 will transition back to Fast Charge mode to refresh the battery and charge it back up to its full capacity (
Figure 2&Figure 5
). This process will continue un-
til Enable goes low.
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Fault Protection
LM3621 provides redundant fault protection for a Li-Ion bat­tery pack. If the charger’s control loop is accidentally opened, the regulation voltage will begin to increase beyond the level that are safe for the battery. In order to protect the battery from a fault condition, PFD goes low to turn off the series pass FET whenever the voltage across the battery ex­ceeds the over voltage detection threshold (V
BAT
-Det) or
whenever V
CSR
exceeds 1V. A fault condition also causes both of the LED drivers to pulse at 0.8 Hz. Enable must go low to cause the LM3621 to transition from the Fault State to Standby mode.
Low Current Drain of Battery
If power is inadvertently removed from the battery charger, the voltage at the V
DD
pin will collapse to the same potential
as the V
SS
pin.An internal switch will disconnect the circuitry
of the LM3621 from the V
BAT
+ pin so that no more than 1µA
(typical) of leakage current will be drawn from the battery.
Adjustable Charge Current
The current sense resistor (Rcs) converts the charging cur­rent to a voltage level, V
CSR
. Applying an external voltage
source (V
EXT
) to the I
SET
pin will adjust the value of V
CSR
for Fast Charge current regulation. Simultaneously the regula­tion level for Boost mode, Hi-Z Charge mode, End-of-Charge threshold and over current detect threshold will also be ad­justed accordingly. The voltage at I
SET
pin should be within
the range of 1V V
ISET
0.1V. The transfer functions of
V
CSR
to V
ISET
are:
Fast Charge Mode, V
CSR
=
0.933·V
ISET
Hi-Z Mode, V
CSR
=
0.083·V
ISET
Boost Mode, V
CSR
=
0.48·V
ISET
+0.65
Over Current Threshold, V
CSR
=
0.36·V
ISET
+0.79
End-Of-Charge, V
CSR
=
0.07·V
ISET
DS100107-5
FIGURE 5. Battery Refresh
DS100107-16
FIGURE 6. Adjusting V
CSR
by applying V
EXT
to I
SET
pin
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DS100107-9
FIGURE 7. Charge Current Regulation (V
CSR
)vsI
SET
Voltage
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FIGURE 8. Charge Current Detection (V
CSR
)vsI
SET
Voltage
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