Higher than 5-S cell packs may be supported by daisy-chaining multiple devices. Each device ensures OV, UV, OTC, OTD, UTC, and UTD protections of its directly monitored cells, while any fault conditions automatically disable the global CHG and/or DSG FET driver. Note that upper devices do not provide OCD1, OCD2, or SCD protections, as these are based on pack current. For the BQ77904 and BQ77905 devices used on the upper stack, the SRP and SRN pins should be shorted to prevent false detection.
Table 8-6 Stacking Implementation ConfigurationsCONFIGURATION | CHG PIN | CHGU PIN |
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Bottom or single device | Connect to CHG FET | Leave unconnected |
Upper stack | Leave unconnected | Connect to CTRC of the lower device |
To configure higher-cell packs, follow this procedure:
- Each device must have a connection on at least three lowest-cell input pins.
- TI recommends to connect a higher-cell count to the upper devices (for example, for a 7-S configuration, connect four cells on the upper device and three cells on the bottom device). This provides a stronger CRTx signal to the bottom device.
- Ensure that each device’s CCFG pin is configured appropriately for its specific number of cells (three, four, or five cells).
- For the bottom device, the CHG pin should be used to drive the CHG FET and leave the CHGU pin unconnected. For the upper device, the CHGU pin should be used to connect to lower device’s CTRC pin with a RCTRx and leave the CHG pin unconnected.
- Connect the upper DSG pins with a RCTRx to the immediate lower device CTRD pin.
- All upper devices should have the SRP and SRN to its AVSS pin.
- If load removal is not used for UV recovery, connect the upper device LD pin to its AVSS pin, as shown in Figure 8-9 and Figure 8-10. Otherwise, refer to Figure 9-7 for proper LD connection.