The BQ40Z80 supports a wide range of battery and system protection features that can easily be configured. See the BQ40Z80 Technical Reference Manual (SLUUBT5) for detailed descriptions of each protection function.
The primary safety features include:
- Cell Overvoltage Protection
- Cell Undervoltage Protection
- Cell Undervoltage Protection Compensated
- Overcurrent in Charge Protection
- Overcurrent in Discharge Protection
- Overload in Discharge Protection
- Short Circuit in Charge Protection
- Short Circuit in Discharge Protection
- Overtemperature in Charge Protection
- Overtemperature in Discharge Protection
- Undertemperature in Charge Protection
- Undertemperature in Discharge Protection
- Overtemperature FET protection
- Precharge Timeout Protection
- Host Watchdog Timeout Protection
- Fast Charge Timeout Protection
- Overcharge Protection
- Overcharging Voltage Protection
- Overcharging Current Protection
- Over Precharge Current Protection