NSC LM3647IM, LM3647-EVAL Datasheet

LM3647 Universal Battery Charger for Li-Ion, Ni-MH and Ni-Cd Batteries

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LM3647
Universal Battery Charger
for Li-Ion, Ni-MH and Ni-Cd Batteries

1.0 General Description

The LM3647 is a charge controller for Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion),
Nickel-Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) and Nickel-Cadmium (Ni­Cd) batteries. The device can use either a pulsed-current
charging or a constant-current charging technique. The
device can also be configured to discharge before charg­ing. Throughout the charging sequence the LM3647 mon­itors voltage and/or temperature and time in order to
terminate charging.

■ Negative delta voltage (-∆V)

■ Maximum voltage

■ Optional: Delta temperature/delta time (∆T/∆t)

■ Optional: Maximum temperature

■ Backup: Maximum time

If both voltage and temperature fail to trigger the termina­tion requirements, then the maximum time (configured by
externalhardware)stepsinwhichterminates the charging.

In Ni-Cd/Ni-MH mode, four different charging stages are
used:

■ Soft-start charge

■ Fast charge

■ Topping charge

■ Maintenance charge

In Li-Ion mode, four different charging stages are used:

■ Qualification

■ Fast Charge Phase 1, Constant Current

■ Fast Charge phase 2, Constant Voltage

■ Maintenance charge

The charge current of the LM3647 is configured via exter­nal resistors, which in turn controls the duty cycle of the
PWM switching control output. For cost-sensitive applica­tions, the LM3647 charge controller can be configured
without a temperature sensor and to use an external cur­rent source.

PRELIMINARY

March 2000

When using an external current source, the current is con­trolled by the LM3647 which turns the current source on
and off. The LM3647 automatically detects the presence of
a battery and starts the charging procedure when the bat­tery is installed. Whenever an error occurs (e.g., short cir­cuit, temperature too high, temperature too low, bad
battery,chargetime over,etc.) the LM3647 will stay in error
mode until the battery is removed or it gets within the al­lowed charging temperature range. The LM3647 is avail­able in a standard 20-lead SOIC surface mount package.

Key Features

■ Auto-adaptive fast charge

■ High-resolution, accurate voltage monitoring prevents

Li-Ion undercharge or overcharge

■ Fast charge, pre-charge and maintenance currents are
provided. Different currents are selectable via external
resistors.

■ Fast-charge termination by ∆ temperature/∆ time, maxi-
mum voltage, maximum temperature, negative ∆ volt­age and maximum time

■ Dynamically detects battery insertion, removal, short
circuit and bad battery without additional hardware

■ Supports charging of battery packs with 2-8 cells of Ni­Cd/Ni-MH or 1-4 cells of Li-Ion

■ Three LED indicators and Buzzer output indicate oper­ational modes

■ Ni-MH/Ni-Cd charge mode, Li-Ion charge mode or dis­charge mode can be selected manually

■ PWM switching controller

Applications

■ Battery charging systems for:
— Portable consumer electronics
— Audio/video equipment
— Communications equipment
— Point of sale devices
— Power tools
— Personal convenience products

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Typical Application

RCIN

SEL1 ... SEL4

DISCHG

PMW

CS

CEL

TEMP

LED1
LED2
LED3
BUZZER

LM3647

BATTERY

CONTROL

CURRENT
VOLT AGE

TEMPERATURE

POWER

UNREGULATED

DC VOLTAGE (MAX 20V)

CONFIGURATIONS

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

NTC

Current
Source
Resistor

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2. Connection Diagram

2.1 Pin Descriptions

2.2 Ordering Information

Pin No. Name I/O Description

1 SEL3 I Input to select charge mode: high = pulse, low = constant
2 SEL4 I Input to select maintenance time out, connected to an RC-network
3 RCIN RC-timing pin
4 GND Ground
5 Vcc 5V, power supply
6 RESET I Reset pin, active low
7 LED1 O LED output
8 LED2 O LED output

9 LED3 O LED output
10 VREF I Voltage reference analog input
11 CEXT External Capacitor
12 CEL I Battery voltage input (through resistor divider)
13 CS I Current sense input
14 TEMP I NTC-temperature sensor input
15 DISCHG O High when discharging, else low
16 SYSOK O System Monitor Output
17 BUZZER O Buzzer output
18 PWM O PWM-output filtered to a DC-level (controls the current)
19 SEL1 I Tri-level input, used to select charge type
20 SEL2 I Tri-level input, used to select NiCd, NiMH, Li-Ion

Device Package Temperature

LM3647IM 20 SOIC -40˚C to +85˚C

RESET

TEMP
CS

CEL
CEXT

BUZZER

DISCHG

SEL2
SEL1
PWM

20-PIN

SOIC

SEL3
SEL4

RCIN

GND

V

CC

LED1
LED2

LED3

Top View

1
2

3
4
5

6
7

8
9

10

20
19

18
17
16

15
14

13
12

11

V

REF

SYSOK

Order Number LM3647IM

NS Package Number M20B

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3.0 Electrical Characteristics

Absolute Maximum Ratings

Note: If Military/Aerospace specified devices are required
please contact the National Semiconductor Sales Office/Dis­tributors for availability and specifications.

Note: Absolute maximum ratings indicate limits beyond
which damage to the device mayoccur.DC and AC electrical
specifications are not ensured when operating the device at
absolute maximum ratings.

DC Electrical Characteristics: -40˚C ≤ T

A

≤ +85˚C unless otherwise specified

AC Electrical Characteristics

Supply Voltage (VCC)7V
Voltage at Any Pin –0.3V to V

CC

+ 0.3V

Total Current into V

CC

Pin (Source) 100 mA
Total Current out of GND Pin (Sink) 110 mA
Storage Temperature Range –65˚C to +140˚C

Parameter Conditions Min Typ Max Units

Operating Voltage 4.5 5.5 V
Supply Current 2.5 mA
LED-pin Sink Current 7.5 15 mA
Temperature Input Levels

Ni-Cd / Ni-MH Upper limit (Voltage at TEMP-pin) 3.15 V
Li-Ion Upper limit (Voltage at TEMP-pin) 3.0 V
Lower Limit (Voltage at TEMP-pin) 0.5 V
Start limit (Voltage at TEMP-pin) 2.2 V

Li-Ion (for both 4.1 and 4.2V Cells)

Maintenance Charge Minimum Voltage (CEL pin) 2.6 V
Maintenance Charge Restart Voltage (CEL pin) 2.153 V
Good Battery Threshold (CEL pin) 1.2 V
Maintenance Current (Voltage at CS-pin) 2.3 V
Maintenance Current Lower Threshold (Voltage at CS-pin) 2.42 V
Minimum Current Fast Charge Termination (Voltage at CS-pin) 2.3 V
Qualification Current (Voltage at CS-pin) 2.3 V
Maximum Charging Current (Voltage at CS-pin) 1.5 V

Ni-Cd/Ni-MH

Maximum Battery Voltage (CEL pin) 3.017 V
Maximum Battery Current (Voltage at CS-pin) 1.5 V
Battery Presence Limit (CEL pin) 1.0 V
Discharged Battery Limit (CEL pin) 1.7 V
Good Battery Threshold (CEL pin) 1.2 V

Soft Start Current (Voltage at CS-pin) 2.3 V
Topping Charge Current (Voltage at CS-pin) 2.3 V
Maintenance Charge Current (Voltage at CS-pin) 2.425 2.45 V

V

REF

2.5 V

Parameter Conditions Min Typ Max Units

RCIN frequency R = 3.3kΩ, C = 68pF 2.5 MHz
Fast-PWM frequency 250 Hz
Slow-PWM frequency 0.1 Hz

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4.0 Functional Description

4.1 General

The LM3647 can be configured to charge three different
types of batteries: Ni-Cd, Ni-MH and Li-Ion. The charger be­havior for Ni-Cd and Ni-MH is similar but the charge curves
will appear slightly different due to the differences in chemis­try. The Ni-Cd/Ni-MH charging algorithm is divided into four
phases:

Soft Start: The LM3647 detects that a battery is connected

and verifies that the temperature is within limit.
Charging starts with a current of 0.2C and switch­es into next phase on timeout. Error termination
will be triggered by Maximum Battery Voltage
(CEL-pin > 3.017V) or if the battery voltage never
reaches the Defective Battery Level (CEL-pin <

1.2V).

Fast Charge: Constant current is applied to the battery and

the LM3647 monitors voltage and temperature
(optional). Switch into next phase will appear as a
voltage drop in the charging curve: (Ni-Cd ~
50mV/cell) and (Ni-MH ~ 17mV/cell). Error termi­nation will be triggered by over-temperature.

Topping Charge: A current of 0.2C is applied to the battery

for a user defined time (RC network at SEL4)

Maintenance Charge: Is user selectable and is a fixed per-

centage of the Fast Charge rate.
Discharge before charge is user selectable.

Ni-Cd Charging Curve:

Ni-MH Charging Curve:

The Li-Ion charging algorithm is also divided into four phas­es:

■ Qualification: The LM3647 detects that a battery is con-
nected and verifies that the temperature (optional but
highly recommended for safety reasons) is within limit.
Charging starts with a current of 0.2C and switches into

next phase on timeout (~ 1 minute). Error termination will
be triggered if the battery voltage does not reach the Li­Ion Battery Qualification Level (CEL-pin < 1.2V) within
one minute.

■ Fast Charge Constant Current: Battery voltage will rise
until Maximum Battery Voltage (CEL-pin = 2.675V or

2.74V depending on SEL3) is reached.

■ Fast Charge Constant Voltage: Keeps the voltage con-
stant until the current has decreased below the threshold
(CS at 2.3V).

■ Maintenance Charge: Is user selectable and is a fixed
percentage of the Fast Charge rate.

4.2 Advanced Pin Descriptions

SEL1 is a selection pin to set the LM3647 in different charge

behavior. The pin has three states: tied to Vcc, GND, or un­connected (Hi-Z). When the charger is configured to charge
Ni-Cd or Ni-MH batteries, this pin determines if the charger
discharges the battery before charging or if the charger shall
only maintenance charge the battery. When the charger is
configured for Li-Ion batteries, this pin determines how the
charger behaves during maintenance charge.

SEL2 is a selection pin to determine the battery type to be
charged. The pin has three states: tied to Vcc (Ni-MH), GND
(Ni-Cd), or unconnected (Li-lon).

SEL3 is a selection pin used to set charger hardware modes.
The pin has two states: tied to Vcc or GND. When configured
for Ni-Cd/Ni-MH batteries, this pin determines whether the
PWM is fast and has current feedback, or slow and has ex­ternal current control. When configured for Li-Ion batteries,
this pin changes the regulation point for maximum voltage,

2.675V (4.1V Cell) or 2.74V (4.2V Cell).

Note: SEL3 must be hard wired to Vcc if a charger that sup­ports both Li-Ion and Ni-Cd Ni-MH is implemented.

SEL4 is connected to a RC-network that determines the
charge time-outs. This RC-network is also connected to the
output LED1.

RCIN is a high-speed timing pin, used to drive the charger at
the right frequency connected to a RC-network.

GND is the ground pin.
Vcc is the power-supply pin. This pin should have a 100nF

capacitor tied to GND.

RESET is a reset pin.
LED1 is an active-low output used to indicate charge phase.

It is also used when measuring the charge timeout value.

Voltage

Time

Discharge Soft Start Fast Charge

Topping
Charge

Maintenance
Charge

Voltage

Time

Discharge Soft Start Fast Charge

Topping
Charge

Maintenance
Charge

Voltage

Time

Qualification

Fast Charge
Constant Current

Fast Charge
Constant Voltage

Maintenance
Charge

Current

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LED2 is an active-low output used to indicate charge or dis­charge. It also sends out digitally what the LM3647 has read
at the mode selection pins and charge timeout.

LED3 is an active-low output used to indicate charge start/
stop and error.

VREF is the voltage reference analog input. The LM3647
uses this pin as a reference when measuring the other ana­log inputs.

CEXT is a timing pin used by the LM3647, it must be con­nected to a low loss capacitor.

CEL is an analog input that measures the battery voltage via
a resistor divider network.

CS is an analog input that is connected to a differential am­plifier that measures the voltage overa small current sensing
resistor.

TEMP is an analog input thatis connected to the temperature
sensing NTC-resistor (if used). If no temperature sensor is
used, the input must be biased to approximate 1.5-2V.

DISCHG is a digital output that controls a power-FET that
dischargesthe batteries before charging them. If thisfunction
is not used then leave this pin unconnected.

SYSOK is an open drain output that resets the LM3647 in the
rare case of an internal illegal operating condition. This pin is
connected to the RESET pin to increase reliable operation of
the device in hostile operating environments (e.g., noisy en­vironments).

BUZZER is a digital output that controls a small FET and
turns the buzzer on and off. The buzzer must have it’s own
oscillator drive circuitry.

PWM is a digital output that controls the charge voltage or
turns the external current source on and off (depending on
mode-selection).

4.3 Configurations

4.3.1 Maximum Battery Voltage

The maximum battery voltage corresponds to the number of
battery cells. The resistor network in the figure below scales
the battery voltage to a level suitable for the LM3647. For Ni­Cd/Ni-MH batteries the tolerance of the network is not criti­cal, and only defines the maximum battery voltage (which is
used as a backup termination method). For Li-Ion batteries
the network must be more accurate, and resistors with low
tolerances must be used (1% or better).

Ni-Cd/Ni-MH:

Each battery cell is at nominal voltage 1.2V, but the critical
voltage is rather the maximum voltage per cell specified at

1.85V. By multiplying the number of cells with the maximum
cell voltage, the Maximum Battery Voltage is achieved.

When the maximum battery voltage has been determined,
the voltagedivider network can bedimensioned using the fol­lowing formula:

Resistor network selection Quick Guide:

Example: A standard 9V Ni-Cd block battery is composed of
6 small Ni-Cd cells and therefore have a nominal voltage of

7.2V. See table above for resistor values.

Li-Ion:

The voltage divider network for Li-Ion must be selected with
great care for maximum utilization of the batteries. Li-Ion bat­tery cells have a nominal voltage of 3.6V or 3.7V and the
maximumvoltageper cell is specified at 4.1V or 4.2V respec­tively.By multiplying the number of battery cells with the max­imum cell voltage, it is possible to determine the Maximum
Voltage of the Battery Pack.When the maximumbattery volt­age has been determined, the voltage divider network has to
be dimensioned using the following formula:

(2.740V if SEL3 is set to Vcc)

The LM3647 supports two different user selectable battery
input voltages on the cell pins. These are 2.675V (SEL3 tied
to GND) and 2.740V (SEL3 tied to Vcc). This selection pin
can be used to configure the charger to handle both 3.6V and

3.7V Li-Ion-cells, without changing resistor values. SEL3 can

also be used if there is problem in finding the right values in
the resistor network.

MaximumBatteryVoltage

R7

R6 R7+()

------------------------ -

× CEL= 3.017V=

No. of Cells

Ni-Cd/Ni-MH

Normal Max R6 R7

2 2.4V 3.7V
3 3.6V 5.55V
4 4.8V 7.4V 16k 11k
5 6V 9.25V 62k 30k
6 7.2V 11.1V 15k 5.6k
7 8.4V 12.95V
8 9.6V 14.8V 39k 10k
9 10.8V 16.65V

10 12V 18.5V 22k 3.9k

MaximumBatteryVoltage

R7

R6 R7+()

------------------------ -

× CEL= 2.675V=