SLUUBD4A April 2016 – November 2022 BQ27220
The fuel gauge must operate in conjunction with other electronics in a system appliance, such as chargers or other ICs and application circuits that draw appreciable power. After a battery is inserted into the system, it is preferable that no charging current or discharging current higher than C/20 is present, so that an accurate OCV can be read. The OCV reading determines the initial SOC so accuracy of the OCV reading directly impacts the starting SOC. To disable these functions, the BAT_GD pin can be connected to the Charger Enable/Disable (CE/CD) pin to disable the charging function. Once an OCV reading has been made, the BAT_GD pin is asserted, thereby enabling battery charging and regular discharge of the battery. The Operation Config A [BATG_POL] bit can change the polarity of the BAT_GD pin in case the default configuration needs to be changed for the system application.
Figure 5-1 details how the BAT_GD pin functions in the context of battery insertion and removal, as well as NORMAL versus SLEEP modes.
In PFC 1, the BAT_GD pin also disables battery charging when the fuel gauge reads battery temperatures outside the range defined by [Charge Inhibit Temp Low, Charge Inhibit Temp High]. The BAT_GD line is asserted once temperature falls within the range [Charge Inhibit Temp Low + Temp Hys, Charge Inhibit Temp High – Temp Hys].