4- to 6-Cell Li-ion Battery Management Analog
Front-End
ISL94208
Features
The ISL94208 battery management IC is designed for use with
a microcontroller and features an analog front-end with
overcurrent protection for multi-cell Li-ion battery packs. The
ISL94208 supports battery packs consisting of 4 to 6 cells in
series and one or more cells in parallel.
• Software selectable overcurrent protection levels and
variable protect detection times
- 4 discharge overcurrent thresholds
- 4 short circuit thresholds
- 4 charge overcurrent thresholds
- 8 overcurrent delay times (charge)
- 8 overcurrent delay times (discharge)
- 2 short circuit delay times (discharge)
Using an internal analog multiplexer, the ISL94208 allows a
separate microcontroller with an A/D converter to monitor
each cell voltage plus internal and external temperature.
The ISL94208 provides integral overcurrent and short circuit
protection circuitry, an internal 3.3V voltage regulator, internal
cell balancing switches, and drive circuitry for external FET
devices for control of pack charge and discharge.
• Automatic FET turn-off and cell balance disable on reaching
external (battery) or internal (IC) temperature limit
• Automatic cell balance turn off on IC over-temperature
• Integrated charge/discharge FET drive circuitry
Related Literature
• ISL94208EVZ Evaluation Kit User Guide
• Internal cell balancing FETs handle up to 200mA of
balancing current for each cell
• Sleep operation with negative or positive edge wake-up
• <10µA Sleep mode
Applications
• Power tools
• Portable equipment
• Battery backup systems
• Military electronics
P+
ISL94208
VCC
VBACK
WKUP
VCELL6
CB6
VCELL5
RGC
CB5
RGO
VCELL4
µC
CB4
SCL
SCL
VCC
VFET2
SDA
SDA
VCELL3
TEMPI
CB3
RESET
TEMP3V
VFET1
INT
CHRG
VCELL2
AO
A/D INPUT
I/O
CB2
VMON
VBACK
CFET
DFET
VCELL1
CB1
VCELL0
B-
VSS
P-
FIGURE 1. TYPICAL APPLICATION
June 21, 2013
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CAUTION: These devices are sensitive to electrostatic discharge; follow proper IC Handling Procedures.
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