To design the protection for a 36-V Li-ion battery pack using 4.2-V LiCoO2 cells with the following protection requirements:
Voltage Protection
- OV at 4.3 V, recover at 4.1 V
- UV at 2.6 V, recover at 3 V and when load is removed.
Current Protection
- OCD1 at 40 A with 300-ms–400-ms delay
- OCD2 at 80 A with the shortest delay option
- SCD at 100 A with < 500-µs delay
- Requires load removal for recovery
Temperature Protection
- Charge – OTC at 50°C, UTC at –5°C
- Discharge – OTD at 70°C, UTD at –10°C
To start the design:
- Start the schematic.
- A 36-V pack using LiCoO2 cells requires 10-S configuration; thus, two BQ77905 devices in a stackable configuration is needed.
- Follow the 10-S reference schematic in this document. Follow the recommended design parameters listed in the Section 9.2.1 section of this document.
- The power FET used in this type of application usually has an absolute of 20 V Vgs. For a 36-V pack design, TI recommends to use the additional components to protect the CHG FET Vgs. See the Section 9.1.1.4 section for details.
- Because load removal for UV recovery is required, a 3-MΩ RGS_CHG should be used for the schematic.
- Decide the value of the sense resistor, RSNS.
- When selecting the value of RSNS, ensure the voltage drop across SRP and SRN is within the available current protection threshold range.
- In this example, select RSNS = 1 mΩ (any value ≤ 2 mΩ will work in this example).
- Determine all of the BQ77905 protection configurations (see Table 9-2).
- Review the available released or preview devices in the Section 5 section to determine if a suitable option is available. If not, contact TI representative for further assistance.
Table 9-2 Design Example ConfigurationProtection | Threshold | Hysteresis | Delay | Recovery Method |
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OV | 4.3 V | 200 mV | 1 s (default setting) | Hysteresis |
UV | 2.6 V | 400 mV | 1 s (default setting) | Hysteresis + load removal |
OW | 100 nA (default setting) | — | — | (VCx – VCx–1) > 600 mV (typical) |
OCD1 | 40 mV | — | 350 ms | Load removal only |
OCD2 | 80 mV | — | 5 ms | Load removal only |
SCD | 100 mV | — | Fixed at 360 µs | Load removal only |
OTC | 50°C | 10°C | 4.5 s | Hysteresis |
OTD | 70°C | 10°C | 4.5 s | Hysteresis |
UTC | –5°C | 10°C | 4.5 s | Hysteresis |
UTD | –10°C | 10°C | 4.5 s | Hysteresis |