SLUSAH0G october   2011  – august 2023 BQ25504

PRODUCTION DATA  

  1.   1
  2. 1 Features
  3. 2 Applications
  4. 3 Description
  5. 4 Revision History
  6. 5 Description (continued)
  7. 6 Pin Configuration and Functions
  8. 7 Specifications
    1. 7.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 7.2 ESD Ratings
    3. 7.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 7.4 Thermal Information
    5. 7.5 Electrical Characteristics
    6. 7.6 Typical Characteristics
  9. 8 Detailed Description
    1. 8.1 Overview
    2. 8.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 8.3 Feature Description
      1. 8.3.1 Maximum Power Point Tracking
      2. 8.3.2 Battery Undervoltage Protection
      3. 8.3.3 Battery Overvoltage Protection
      4. 8.3.4 Battery Voltage in Operating Range (VBAT_OK Output)
      5. 8.3.5 Nano-Power Management and Efficiency
    4. 8.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 8.4.1 Cold-Start Operation (VSTOR < VSTOR_CHGEN, VIN_DC > VIN(CS) and PIN > PIN(CS))
      2. 8.4.2 Main Boost Charger Enabled (VSTOR > VSTOR_CHGEN, VIN_DC > VIN(DC) and EN = LOW )
      3. 8.4.3 Thermal Shutdown
  10. 9 Application and Implementation
    1. 9.1 Application Information
      1. 9.1.1 Storage Element Selection
      2. 9.1.2 Inductor Selection
      3. 9.1.3 Capacitor Selection
        1. 9.1.3.1 VREF_SAMP Capacitance
        2. 9.1.3.2 VIN_DC Capacitance
        3. 9.1.3.3 VSTOR Capacitance
        4. 9.1.3.4 Additional Capacitance on VSTOR or VBAT
    2. 9.2 Typical Applications
      1. 9.2.1 Solar Application Circuit
        1. 9.2.1.1 Design Requirements
        2. 9.2.1.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        3. 9.2.1.3 Application Curves
      2. 9.2.2 TEG Application Circuit
        1. 9.2.2.1 Design Requirements
        2. 9.2.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        3. 9.2.2.3 Application Curves
      3. 9.2.3 MPPT Disabled, Low Impedance Source Application Circuit
        1. 9.2.3.1 Design Requirements
        2. 9.2.3.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        3. 9.2.3.3 Application Curves
  11. 10Power Supply Recommendations
  12. 11Layout
    1. 11.1 Layout Guidelines
    2. 11.2 Layout Example
    3. 11.3 Thermal Considerations
  13. 12Device and Documentation Support
    1. 12.1 Device Support
      1. 12.1.1 Third-Party Products Disclaimer
      2. 12.1.2 Zip Files
    2. 12.2 Documentation Support
      1. 12.2.1 Related Documentation
    3. 12.3 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    4. 12.4 Support Resources
    5. 12.5 Trademarks
    6. 12.6 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    7. 12.7 Glossary
  14. 13Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

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8.3.5 Nano-Power Management and Efficiency

The high efficiency of the BQ25504 charger is achieved via the proprietary Nano-Power management circuitry and algorithm. This feature essentially samples and holds the VSTOR voltage in order to reduce the average quiescent current.  That is, the internal circuitry is only active for a short period of time and then off for the remaining period of time at the lowest feasible duty cycle.  A portion of this feature can be observed in Figure 9-6 where the VRDIV node is monitored. Here the VRDIV node provides a connection to the VSTOR voltage (first pulse) and then generates the reference levels for the VBAT_OV and VBAT_OK resistor dividers for a short period of time. The divided down values at each pin arecompared against VBIAS as part of the hysteretic control. Since this biases a resistor string, the current through these resistors is only active when the Nano-Power management circuitry makes the connection—hence reducing the overall quiescent current due to the resistors.  This process repeats every 64 ms.

The BQ25504 boost charger efficiency is shown for various input power levels in Figure 7-1 through Figure 7-7.  All data points were captured by averaging the overall input current. This must be done due to the periodic biasing scheme implemented via the Nano-Power management circuitry.  In order to properly measure the resulting input current when calculating the output to input efficiency, the input current efficiency data was gathered using a source meter set to average over at least 50 samples. Quiescent current curves into VSTOR over temperature and voltage is shown at Figure 7-8.