Demonstration circuit 1362A-A/1362A-B is a 4A high voltage
®
Li-Ion battery charger featuring the LT
LT3651EUHE-4.1. The LT3651 is a complete, high power
Li-Ion battery charger that can operate over a wide input
voltage range. The charger is a constant-current, constantvoltage type with a maximum charge current of
be externally set. A precondition feature trickle charges a
low voltage battery and bad battery detection provides a
PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
Input Voltage Range6.5V to 32V
VOUT2.9V to 4.24V (–A)/2.7V to 4.14V (–B)
Output Float Voltage (Constant Voltage Mode)4.2V (–A)/4.1V (–B)
Output Current Limit ILIM 4A
3651EUHE-4.2/
4A that can
Specifications are at TA = 25°C
signal if the battery doesn’t respond to preconditioning. The
LT3651EUHE is available in a 36-lead (5mm × 6mm) QFN
surface mount package with two exposed thermal pads.
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OPERATING PRINCIPLE
LT3651 is a complete Li-Ion battery charger, addressing
wide input voltage (6.5V to 32V) and high charge current
(up to 4A). High charging efficiency, as shown in Figure 1,
is produced with a constant frequency, average current
mode synchronous step-down switcher architecture.
The charger includes the necessary circuitry to allow for
programming and control of constant-current, constantvoltage (CC/CV) charging with
timer termination. High charging efficiency is achieved
by using a bootstrapped supply for low switch drop on
the high side driver and a MOSFET for the low side (synchronous) switch.
both current only and
Maximum charge current is set with an external sense
resistor in series with the inductor and is adjusted through
the RNG/SS pin. The total system input current is monitored with
constant input current by regulating battery charge current.
It is adjusted through the I
If the battery voltage is low, charge current automatically
reduces to 15% of the programmed current to provide
safe battery preconditioning. Once the battery voltage
climbs above the battery precondition threshold, the IC
automatically increases the maximum charging current
to the full programmed value
an input sense resistor and is used to maintain
pin.
LIM
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POWER LOSS (W)
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OPERATING PRINCIPLE
Charge termination can occur when charge current decreases to one-tenth of the programmed maximum charge
current (C/10 termination). Alternately, termination can
be timer based through the use of an internal programmable charge cycle control timer. When using the timer
termination, charging continues beyond the C/10 level
to top off a battery. Charging typically terminates three
hours after
initiation. When the timer-based scheme is
used, bad battery detection is also supported. A system
fault is triggered if a battery stays in precondition mode
for more than one-eighth of the total charge cycle time.
Once charging is terminated and the LT3651 is not actively charging, the IC automatically enters a low current
standby mode in which supply bias currents are reduced
to <85µA
. If the battery voltage drops below 2.5% from the
full charge float voltage, the LT3651 engages an automatic
charge cycle restart. The IC also automatically restarts a
new charge cycle after a bad battery fault once the failed
battery is removed and replaced with another battery.
After charging is complete, the input bias current lines
connected to the battery are reduced to minimize battery
discharge.
The LT3651
contains provisions for a battery temperature
monitoring circuit. Battery temperature is monitored by
using an NTC thermistor located with the battery. If the
battery temperature moves outside the safe charging range
of 0°C to 40°C the charging cycle suspends and signals
a fault condition.
The LT3651 contains two digital open-collector outputs,
which provide charger status and signal fault conditions.
These binary coded pins signal battery charging, standby
or shutdown modes, battery temperature faults and bad
battery faults.
A precision undervoltage lockout is possible by using a
resistor
divider on the shutdown pin (SHDN). The input
supply current is 17µA when the IC is in shutdown.
V
= 3.9
E
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Figure 1. Efficiency and Power Loss vs V
FF
P
LOSS
10
20
1525
VIN (V)
BAT
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4.0
3.6
3.2
2.8
2.4
2.0
IN
QUICK START PROCEDURE
Demonstration circuit 1362A-A/1362A-B is easy to set
up to evaluate the performance of the LT3651EUHE-4.2/
LT3651EUHE-4.1.
Using short twisted pair leads for any power connections,
with all loads and power supplies off
, refer to Figure 2 for
the proper measurement and equipment setup.
Follow the procedure below:
1. Jumper and power supply setting:
JP1 = RUN PS1 = OFF
JP2 = C/10 PS2 = OFF
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2. Turn on PS2 and slowly increase the voltage to 2.7V while
monitoring the current into the BAT pin. If the current
is less than 5mA, turn on PS1. Increase the voltage on
PS1 to 4V while monitoring the input current. If the
current is less than 5mA, increase PS1 to 12V.
3. Verify that the battery charging current, IBAT is between
400mA and 600mA. The CHRG LED and ACPR LED
should be on and the FAULT LED should be off.
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4. Increase PS2 until VBAT is 3.6V. Verify the input current IIN is between 1.4A and 1.7A, the battery current
IBAT is between 3.75A and 4.45A and that the CHRG
LED and ACPR LED are on.
5. Increase PS2 until VBAT is 4.25V. Verify the battery
charging current IBAT is less than 5mA and that the
CHRG LED and ACPR LED are off.
6. Decrease PS2 until VBAT is 3.9V. Verify the battery current IBAT is between 3.75A and 4.45A that the CHRG
LED and ACPR LED are on.
7. Decrease PS2 until VBAT is 3.6V. Connect a 10k resistor
from the RNG/SS pin to ground. Verify the charging
current IBAT is between 1.7A and 2.0A. Verify the voltage VNTC on the NTC turret is between 1.6V and 1.9V
and the voltage VRNG on the RNG/SS turret is between
450mV and 700mV. Remove the 10k resistor from the
RNG/SS pin to ground
8. Set JP1 to SHDN. Verify the charging current IBAT is
less than 5mA and that the FAULT LED, CHRG LED and
ACPR LED are off.
9. Set JP1 to RUN. Connect a jumper from the NTC pin to
ground. Verify the charging current IBAT is less than
5mA and that the FAULT LED, CHRG LED and ACPR
LED are on.
10. Remove the jumper from NTC to ground. Verify the
charging current IBAT is between 3.75A and 4.45A
and that the FAULT LED is off and the CHRG LED and
ACPR LED are on.
11. Turn on LOAD1 and set to 1A. Verify the voltage V
SYSTEM
on the system voltage turret is approximately equal
.
to V
IN
12. Turn off PS1, PS2 and LOAD1.
NOTE: ALL CONNECTIONS FROM EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE KELVIN CONNECTED DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD PINS WHICH
THEY ARE CONNECTED TO ON THIS DIAGRAM AND ANY INPUT, OR OUTPUT, LEADS SHOULD BE TWISTED PAIR.
Figure 2. Proper Measurement Equipment Setup
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PARTS LIST
ITEMQTYREFERENCEPART DESCRIPTIONMANUFACTURER/PART NUMBER
4A HIGH VOLTAGE Li-ION BATTERY CHARGERLINEAR TECHNOLOGY, LT3651EUHE-4.2
TECHNOLOGY, LT3651EUHE-4.1
LINEAR
,1/4W, 5%, 1206VISHAY, CRCW12065K10JNED
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