SLUSBV4B June 2018 – September 2020 BQ40Z80
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Select the N-CH charge and discharge FETs for a given application. For a 7-series cell application, the charge FET must be rated above the max voltage, and for this reason the TI CSD18504Q5A is used. The TI CSD18504Q5A is a 50-A, 40-V device with Rds(on) of 5.3 mΩ when the gate drive voltage is 10 V. For the discharge FET, it may see a higher voltage, and so the TI CSD18540Q5B is used. The TI CSD18540Q5B is a 100-A, 60-V device with Rds(on) of 1.8 mΩ when the gate drive voltage is 10 V.
If a precharge FET is used, R2 is calculated to limit the precharge current to the desired rate. Be sure to account for the power dissipation of the series resistor. The precharge current is limited to (VCHARGER – VBAT)/R2 and maximum power dissipation is (VCHARGER – VBAT)2/R2.
The gates of all protection FETs are pulled to the source with a high-value resistor between the gate and source to ensure they are turned off if the gate drive is open.
Capacitors C1 and C2 help protect the FETs during an ESD event. Using two devices ensures normal operation if one becomes shorted. To have good ESD protection, the copper trace inductance of the capacitor leads must be designed to be as short and wide as possible. Ensure that the voltage rating of both C1 and C2 are adequate to hold off the applied voltage if one of the capacitors becomes shorted.