SLUSBJ3F August 2013 – March 2019
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Rechargeable Li-ion batteries need protection from damage due to operation at elevated temperatures. The application should provide this battery protection and ensure that the ambient temperature is never elevated greater than the expected operational range of 85°C.
The bq25505 uses an integrated temperature sensor to monitor the junction temperature of the device. The temperature threshold for thermal protection is set to 125°C. Once the temperature threshold is exceeded, the boost charger is disabled and charging ceases. Once the temperature of the device drops below this threshold, the boost charger and buck converter resumes operation. To avoid unstable operation near the overtemp threshold, a built-in hysteresis of approximately 5°C has been implemented. Care should be taken to not over discharge the battery in this condition since the boost charger is disabled. However, if the supply voltage drops to the VBAT_UV setting, then the switch between VBAT_SEC and VSTOR will open and protect the battery even if the device is in thermal shutdown.