JAJSEC4E September 2012 – January 2018
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For a current restricted power source, such as a USB host or hub, a high efficiency converter is critical to fully use the input power capacity for quickly charging the battery. Due to the high efficiency for a wide range of input voltages and battery voltages, the switch mode charger is a good choice for high speed charging with less power loss and better thermal management than a linear charger.
The bq24157 are highly integrated synchronous switch-mode chargers, featuring integrated FETs and small external components, targeted at extremely space-limited portable applications powered by 1-cell Li-Ion or Li-polymer battery pack. Furthermore, bq24157 also has bi-directional operation to achieve boost function for USB OTG support.
The bq24157 have three operation modes: charge mode, boost mode, and high impedance mode. In charge mode, the IC supports a precision Li-ion or Li-polymer charging system for single-cell applications. In boost mode, the IC boosts the battery voltage to VBUS for powering attached OTG devices. In high impedance mode, the IC stops charging or boosting and operates in a mode with very low current from VBUS or battery, to effectively reduce the power consumption when the portable device is in standby mode. Through I2C communication with a host, referred to as "HOST" control/mode, the IC achieves smooth transition among the different operation modes. Even when no I2C communication is available, the IC starts in default mode. During default mode operation, the charger will still charge the battery but using each register's default values.