UCC3911 -1/-2/-3/-4
PRELIMINARY
SLUS429 - DECEMBER 1999
FEATURES
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Protects Sensitive Lithium-Ion
Cells from Overcharging and
Over-Discharging
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Used for Two-Cell Lithium-Ion
Battery Packs
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No External FETs Required
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Provides Protection Against
Battery Pack Output Short
Circuit
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Extremely Low Power Drain
on Batteries of About 20µA
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Low Internal FET Switch
Voltage Drop
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User Controllable Delay for
Tripping Short Circuit Current
Protector
• 3A Current Capacity
Lithium-Ion Battery Protector
BLOCK DIAGRAM
UDG-95130-2
The UCC3911 is a two-cell lithium-ion battery pack pro
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tector IC that incorporates an on-chip series FET switch
thus reducing manufacturing costs and increasing reli
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ability. The IC’s primary function is to protect both lith
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ium-ion cells in a two-cell battery pack from being either
overcharged or over-discharged. It employs a precision
bandgap voltage reference that is used to detect when
either cell is approaching an overcharged or
over-discharged state. When on board logic detects ei
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ther condition, the series FET switch opens to protect the
cells.
A negative feedback loop controls the FET switch when
the battery pack is in either the overcharged or
over-discharged state. In the overcharged state the ac
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tion of the feedback loop is to allow only discharge cur
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rent to pass through the FET switch. In the
over-discharged state, only charging current is allowed to
flow. The op amp that drives the loop is powered only
when in one of these two states. In the over-discharged
state the chip enters sleep mode until it senses that the
pack is being charged.
The FET switch is driven by a charge pump when the
battery pack is in a normally charged state to achieve the
lowest possible RDS
ON. In this state the negative feed
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back loop’s op amp is powered down to conserve battery
power. Short circuit protection for the battery pack is pro
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vided and has a nominal delay of 100µs before tripping.
An external capacitor may be connected between CDLY
and B0 to increase this delay time to allow longer
overcurrent transients.
A chip enable (CE) pin is provided that while held low, in
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hibits normal operation of the chip to facilitate assembly
of the battery pack.
The UCC3911 is specified for operation over the temper
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ature range of −20°C to +70°C, the typical operating and
storage temperature range of lithium-ion batteries.
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