bq2013H
Gas Gauge IC for Power-
Assist Applications
Features
General Description
Nominal available charge may be
directly indicated using a five-seg-
ment LED display. These segments
are used to graphically indicate
nominal available charge.
➤ Accurate measurement of available
The bq2013H Gas Gauge IC is in-
tended for battery-pack installation to
maintain an accurate record of a bat-
tery’s available charge. The IC moni-
tors a voltage drop across a sense resis-
tor connected in series between the
negative battery terminal and ground
to determine charge and discharge ac-
tivity of the battery. The bq2013H is
designed for high cpaacity battery
packs used in high-discharge rate sys-
tems.
charge in rechargeable batteries
➤ Designed for electric assist bicycles
and other applications
The bq2013H supports a simple
single-line bi-directional serial link to
an external processor (common
ground). The bq2013H outputs bat-
tery information in response to exter-
nal commands over the serial link. To
support battery pack testing, the
outputs may also be controlled by
command. The external processor
may also overwrite some of the
bq2013H gas gauge data registers.
➤ Measures a wide dynamic current
range
➤ Supports NiCd, NiMH or lead acid
➤ Designed for battery pack inte-
gration
- 120µA typical standby current
(self-discharge estimation mode)
Battery self-discharge is estimated
based on an internal timer and tem-
perature sensor. Compensations for
battery temperature, rate of charge,
and self-discharge are applied to the
charge counter to provide available
capacity information across a wide
range of operating conditions. Initial
battery capacity, self-discharge rate,
display mode, and charge compensa-
tion are set using the PROG1-6 pins.
Actual battery capacity is automati-
cally “learned” in the course of a dis-
charge cycle from full to empty.
- Small size enables imple-
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mentations in as little as
2
square inch of PCB
The bq2013H may operate directly
from four nickel cells or three lead
acid. With the REF output and an
external transistor, a simple, inexpen-
sive regulator can be built to provide
➤ Direct drive of LEDs for capacity
display
➤ Automatic charge and self-
discharge compensation using in-
ternal temperature sensor
VCC from a greater number of cells.
➤ Simple single-wire serial commu-
nications port for subassembly
testing
Internal registers include available
charge, temperature, capacity, battery
ID, and battery status.
➤ 16-pin narrow SOIC
Pin Connections
Pin Names
LCOM
LED common output
REF
Voltage reference output
LCOM
1
2
3
4
5
6
16
15
14
13
12
11
V
CC
SEG1/PROG1 LED segment 1/ Program
1 input
DONE
Fast charge complete
input
SEG /PROG
REF
DONE
HDQ
RBI
1
1
2
3
4
5
SEG /PROG
2
SEG2/PROG2 LED segment 2 / Program
2 input
HDQ
Serial communications
input/output
SEG /PROG
3
SEG /PROG
4
SEG3/PROG3 LED segment 3/ Program
3 input
RBI
SB
Register backup input
Battery sense input
Display control input
Sense resistor input
Supply voltage
SEG PROG
5
SB
PROG
7
8
10
9
DISP
SR
6
SEG4/PROG4 LED segment 4/ Program
4 input
DISP
SR
V
SS
SEG5/PROG5 LED segment 5/ Program
5 input
16-Pin Narrow SOIC
PN2013.eps
VCC
PROG6
Program 6 input
SLUS120–MAY 1999 B
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