Datasheet

Features
Conforms to battery manufactur
-
ers' charge recommendations for
cyclic and float charge
Pin-selectable charge algorithms
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Two-Step Voltage with
temperature-compensated
constant-voltage maintenance
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Two-Step Current with
constant-rate pulsed current
maintenance
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Pulsed Current: hysteretic,
on-demand pulsed current
Pin-selectable charge termination
by maximum voltage,
2
V, mini-
mum current, and maximum
time
Pre-charge qualification detects
shorted, opened, or damaged cells
and conditions battery
Charging continuously qualified by
temperature and voltage limits
Internal temperature-compen-
sated voltage reference
Pulse-width modulation control
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Ideal for high-efficiency
switch-mode power conversion
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Configurable for linear or
gated current use
Direct LED control outputs dis
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play charge status and fault con
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ditions
General Description
The bq2031 Lead-Acid Fast Charge
IC is designed to optimize charging
of lead-acid chemistry batteries. A
flexible pulse-width modulation
regulator allows the bq2031 to con
-
trol constant-voltage, constant-
current, or pulsed-current charging.
The regulator frequency is set by an
external capacitor for design flexi-
bility. The switch-mode design keeps
power dissipation to a minimum for
high charge current applications.
A charge cycle begins when power is
applied or the battery is replaced.
For safety, charging is inhibited un-
til the battery voltage is within con-
figured limits. If the battery voltage is
less than the low-voltage threshold,
the bq2031 provides trickle-current
charging until the voltage rises into
the allowed range or an internal
timer runs out and places the
bq2031 in a Fault condition. This
procedure prevents high-current
charging of cells that are possibly
damaged or reversed. Charging is
inhibited anytime the temperature
of the battery is outside the config
-
urable, allowed range. All voltage
thresholds are temperature-
compensated.
The bq2031 terminates fast (bulk)
charging based on the following:
Maximum voltage
Second difference of cell voltage
(
2
V)
Minimum current (in constant-
voltage charging)
Maximum time-out (MTO)
After bulk charging, the bq2031 pro-
vides temperature-compensated
maintenance (float) charging to
maintain battery capacity.
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Lead-Acid Fast-Charge IC
TMTO Time-out timebase input
FLOAT State control output
BAT Battery voltage input
VCOMP Voltage loop comp input
ICOMP Current loop comp input
IGSEL Current gain select input
SNS Sense resistor input
TS Temperature sense input
TPWM Regulator timebase input
1
PN203101.eps
16-Pin Narrow
DIP or SOIC
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
LED
2
/DSEL
LED
1
/TSEL
MOD
V
CC
V
SS
COM
LED
3
/QSEL
TPWM
TMTO
FLOAT
BAT
VCOMP
ICOMP
IGSEL
SNS
TS
LED
3
/ Charge status output 3/
QSEL Charge algorithm select
input 1
COM Common LED output
V
SS
System ground
V
CC
5.0V
±
10% power
MOD Modulation control
output
LED
1
/ Charge status output 1/
TSEL Charge algorithm select
input 2
LED
2
/ Charge status output 2/
DSEL Display select input
Pin Connections
Pin Names
SLUS156–JUNE 1999 E
bq2031

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