SLUSFB5 June   2024 BQ41Z50

ADVANCE INFORMATION  

  1.   1
  2. 1 Features
  3. 2 Applications
  4. 3 Description
  5. 4 Description (continued)
  6. 5 Pin Configuration and Functions
    1. 5.1 Pin Equivalent Diagrams
  7. 6 Specifications
    1. 6.1  Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 6.2  ESD Ratings
    3. 6.3  Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 6.4  Thermal Information
    5. 6.5  Supply Current
    6. 6.6  Power Supply Control
    7. 6.7  Current Wake Detector
    8. 6.8  VC0, VC1, VC2, VC3, VC4, PACK
    9. 6.9  SMBD, SMBC
    10. 6.10 PRES/SHUTDN, DISP
    11. 6.11 ALERT
    12. 6.12 Coulomb Counter Digital Filter (CC1)
    13. 6.13 ADC Digital Filter
    14. 6.14 CHG, DSG High-side NFET Drivers
    15. 6.15 Precharge (PCHG) FET Drive
    16. 6.16 FUSE Drive
    17. 6.17 Internal Temperature Sensor
    18. 6.18 TS1, TS2, TS3, TS4
    19. 6.19 Flash Memory
    20. 6.20 GPIO1, GPIO2, GPIO3, GPIO4, GPIO5, GPIO6, GPIO7
    21. 6.21 Elliptical Curve Cryptography (ECC)
    22. 6.22 SMBus Interface Timing
    23. 6.23 Typical Characteristics
  8. 7 Detailed Description
    1. 7.1 Overview
    2. 7.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 7.3 Feature Description
      1. 7.3.1 Primary (1st Level) Safety Features
      2. 7.3.2 Secondary (2nd Level) Safety Features
      3. 7.3.3 Charge Control Features
      4. 7.3.4 Gas Gauging
      5. 7.3.5 Lifetime Data Logging Features
      6. 7.3.6 Authentication
      7. 7.3.7 Configuration
        1. 7.3.7.1 Oscillator Function
        2. 7.3.7.2 Real Time Clock
        3. 7.3.7.3 System Present Operation
        4. 7.3.7.4 Emergency Shutdown
        5. 7.3.7.5 2-Series, 3-Series, or 4-Series Cell Configuration
        6. 7.3.7.6 Cell Balancing
        7. 7.3.7.7 LED Display
      8. 7.3.8 Battery Parameter Measurements
        1. 7.3.8.1 Charge and Discharge Counting
        2. 7.3.8.2 Voltage
        3. 7.3.8.3 Current
        4. 7.3.8.4 Temperature
        5. 7.3.8.5 Communications
          1. 7.3.8.5.1 SMBus On and Off State
    4. 7.4 Device Functional Modes
  9. 8 Applications and Implementation
    1. 8.1 Application Information
    2. 8.2 Typical Applications
      1. 8.2.1 Design Requirements
      2. 8.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        1. 8.2.2.1 High-Current Path
          1. 8.2.2.1.1 Protection FETs
          2. 8.2.2.1.2 Chemical Fuse
          3. 8.2.2.1.3 Lithium-Ion Cell Connections
          4. 8.2.2.1.4 Sense Resistor
          5. 8.2.2.1.5 ESD Mitigation
        2. 8.2.2.2 Gas Gauge Circuit
          1. 8.2.2.2.1 Coulomb-Counting Interface
          2. 8.2.2.2.2 Low-dropout Regulators (LDOs)
            1. 8.2.2.2.2.1 REG18
            2. 8.2.2.2.2.2 REG135
          3. 8.2.2.2.3 System Present
          4. 8.2.2.2.4 SMBus Communication
          5. 8.2.2.2.5 FUSE Circuitry
        3. 8.2.2.3 Secondary-Current Protection
          1. 8.2.2.3.1 Cell and Battery Inputs
          2. 8.2.2.3.2 External Cell Balancing
          3. 8.2.2.3.3 PACK and FET Control
          4. 8.2.2.3.4 Temperature Measurement
          5. 8.2.2.3.5 LEDs
    3. 8.3 Power Supply Recommendations
    4. 8.4 Layout
      1. 8.4.1 Layout Guidelines
        1. 8.4.1.1 Protector FET Bypass and Pack Terminal Bypass Capacitors
        2. 8.4.1.2 ESD Spark Gap
      2. 8.4.2 Layout Example
  10. 9 Device and Documentation Support
    1. 9.1 Third-Party Products Disclaimer
    2. 9.2 Documentation Support
      1. 9.2.1 Related Documentation
    3. 9.3 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    4. 9.4 Support Resources
    5. 9.5 Trademarks
    6. 9.6 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    7. 9.7 Glossary
  11. 10Revision History
  12. 11Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information
8.2.2.3.1 Cell and Battery Inputs

Each cell input is conditioned with a simple RC filter, which provides ESD protection during cell connect and acts to filter unwanted voltage transients. The resistor value allows some trade-off for cell balancing versus safety protection.

The integrated cell balancing FETs allow the AFE to bypass cell current around a given cell or numerous cells, effectively balancing the entire battery stack. External series resistors placed between the cell connections and the VCx pins set the balancing current magnitude. The internal FETs provide a typical 95Ω resistance. Series input resistors between 100 Ω and 1 kΩ are recommended for effective cell balancing.

The BAT input uses a diode (D2) to isolate and decouple it from the cells in the event of a transient dip in voltage caused by a short-circuit event.

Also, as described in Section 8.2.2.1, the top and bottom nodes of the cells must be sensed at the battery connections with a Kelvin connection to prevent voltage sensing errors caused by a drop in the high-current PCB copper.

BQ41Z50 Cell and BAT Inputs Figure 8-12 Cell and BAT Inputs