SLUUBT5C November 2018 – June 2021 BQ40Z80
A system with TURBO Mode 2.0 applies short high-power load pulses (for example, up to 4 C-rate for as long as 10 ms). In addition, 10-s load pulses of 2 C-rate can occur in some cases prior to 10-ms pulses, resulting in a combined effect during the turbo boost operation. The 10-s pulse support is new (relative to TURBO Mode 1.0).
These high-power pulses may drop down battery voltage. If the battery voltage drops below the Shutdown Voltage, the system will shut down. To avoid shutting down the system during turbo boost operation, the system should never apply a pulse that would cause the system voltage to drop below the termination voltage (or exceed the recommended current threshold) that could result in a shutdown, reducing the total available run time.
The TURBO Mode in the BQ40Z80 helps the system to adjust the power level by providing information about maximal power, depending on the battery state-of-charge, temperature, and present battery impedance. In particular, the gauge informs the system about the power level above which would either cause the system voltage to drop below termination after the 10-s pulse, called the sustained peak power (SPP). In addition, the gauge also reports the maximum power for the combined 10-s and 10-ms pulses called the maximum peak power (MPP).
The SPP is computed using a 10-s effective resistance that is temperature- and DOD-dependent. The computation of MPP uses the high frequency resistance along with the 10-s effective resistance. Both of these resistances are chemistry-specific. In addition, the Pack Resistance and System Resistance are important parameters used in the calculation of these two powers. The computed TURBO mode currents, the sustained peak current, and the maximum peak current are capped to their respective maximum discharge rates. Depending on how often the system polls the peak power data and how fast the system can switch to a lower power mode, it is possible to exceed the reported peak power levels during the present power consumption. To avoid any system shutdown, the gauge provides a Reserve Energy % setting, which can serve as a buffer to ensure there is available energy at the present average discharge rate.