ZVCHG (0-V charging) is a special function
that allows charging a severely depleted battery that is below the FET driver charge
pump shutdown voltage (VFET_SHUT). The BQ27Z746 has ZVCHG enabled. If
VBAT
>
V0INH
and
VBAT
< VFET_SHUT and the charger voltage at PACK+ is
> V0CHGR, then the CHG output will be driven to the voltage of the PACK
pin, allowing charging. ZVCHG mode in the BQ27Z746 is exited when
VBAT
> VFET_SHUT_REL, at which point the charge pump
is enabled, and CHG transitions to being driven by the charge pump. For BQ27Z746, when
the voltage on VDD is below
V0INH,
the CHG output becomes high impedance, and any leakage current flowing through the CHG
FET may cause this voltage to rise and
reenable
charging. If this is undesired, a high impedance resistor can be included between the
CHG FET gate and source to overcome any leakage and ensure the FET remains disabled in
this case. This resistance should be as high as possible while still ensuring the FET is
disabled, since it will increase the device operating current when the CHG driver is
enabled. Because gate leakage is typically extremely low, a gate-source resistance of 50
MΩ to 100 MΩ may be sufficient to overcome the leakage.