SLUUCW9 December 2023 BQ76972
The BQ76972 device integrates an Overtemperature in Discharge (OTD) Protection that triggers an alert or fault when the cell temperature is greater than or equal to a programmable threshold TOTD. The TOTD threshold is programmable from -40°C to 120°C in 1°C steps using the Protections:OTD:Threshold configuration register. The OTD protection is enabled using the Settings:Protection:Enabled Protections B:[OTD] configuration bit.
The OTD protection triggers an alert signal when an overtemperature in discharge event is first detected, then triggers a fault after a programmable detection delay, OTD_DLY, which can be set from 0 to 255 seconds in units of 1 second. The delay is set by the Protections:OTD:Delay configuration register.
When an OTD fault is triggered, the device turns off the DSG FET if configured for autonomous FET control, based on the setting in Settings:Protection:DSG FET Protections B[OTD]. The device recovers when the temperature is less than or equal to the temperature set by Protections:OTD:Recovery for Protections:Recovery:Time duration.
The temperature used by the OTD protection is the maximum of all temperature readings that are designated for cell temperature, and can include the internal temperature measurement as well as all external thermistors which are enabled.