SLUSCM3K June 2016 – July 2020 BQ77904 , BQ77905
PRODUCTION DATA
A larger CHG FET gate-source resistor is required if load removal is enabled as part of the UV recovery criteria. When the load removal circuit is enabled, the device is internally connected to Vss. Because in a UV fault the CHG driver remains on, it creates a resistor divider path to the load detect circuit.
To ensure load removal is detected properly during a UV fault, TI recommends to use 3.3 MΩ for RGS_CHG (instead of a typical of 1 MΩ when load removal is NOT required for UV recovery). RCHG can stay in 1 MΩ as recommended when using CHG FET protection components. The CHG FET rise time impact is minimized as described in the Protecting CHG FET section. On a stacked configuration, connect the LD pin, as shown in Figure 9-7 if load removal is used for a UV fault recovery. If load detection is not required for a UV fault recovery, a larger value of RGS_CHG can be used (that is, 10 MΩ) and the LD pin on the upper devices can be left floating.