SLUAAT5 December   2023 BQ25756

 

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  2.   Abstract
  3.   Trademarks
  4. 1Introduction
  5. 2LiFePO4 Charging Profile
  6. 3BQ25756 Settings For LiFePO4
    1. 3.1 Set Charging Voltages
      1. 3.1.1 Regulation Voltage
      2. 3.1.2 Recharge Voltage
      3. 3.1.3 Battery Low Voltage
    2. 3.2 Set Charging Current
      1. 3.2.1 Charging Current
        1. 3.2.1.1 ICHG Pin Pull Down Resistor
        2. 3.2.1.2 ICHG_REG Register Bits
      2. 3.2.2 Pre-Charge Current
      3. 3.2.3 Termination Current
    3. 3.3 TS Pin Setting
      1. 3.3.1 JEITA Enabled
      2. 3.3.2 JEITA Disabled
      3. 3.3.3 NTC Monitoring Disabled
  7. 4Supercapacitor Charging Profile
  8. 5SBQ25756 Settings For Supercapacitor
    1. 5.1 Charge Current Setting
    2. 5.2 Charge Voltage Setting
    3. 5.3 TS Pin Setting
  9. 6Test Results From EVM
    1. 6.1 Charging LiFePO4 Battery
    2. 6.2 Charging Supercapacitor
  10. 7Summary
  11. 8References

1 Introduction

Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries offer good thermal stability and low risk of thermal runaway. LiFePO4 batteries also offer longer cycle life and high discharge current. Charging LiFePO4 batteries is similar process as Li-Ion batteries. However, there are few important voltage thresholds to be considered. Apart from the batteries, supercapacitors are a popular choice for backup power. Picking the correct charging device can maximize the charge life of both LiFePO4 batteries and supercapacitors. The BQ25756 buck-boost charge controller can be programmed to support both LiFePO4 batteries and supercapacitors.