Final Electrical Specifications
LTC1760
Dual Smart Battery
System Manager
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May 2003
DESCRIPTIO
FEATURES
The LTC®1760 Smart Battery System Manager is a highly
integratedlevel3batterychargerandselectorintendedfor
products using dual smart batteries. Three SMBus inter-
faces allow the LTC1760 to servo to the internal voltage
and currents measured by the batteries while allowing an
SMBus Host to monitor either battery’s status. Charging
accuracy is determined by the battery’s internal voltage
and current measurement, typically better than ±0.2%.
A proprietary PowerPathTMarchitecture supports simulta-
neous charging or discharging of both batteries. Typical
battery run times are extended by up to 10%, while
charging times are reduced by up to 50%. The LTC1760
automatically switches between power sources in less
than 10µs to prevent power interruption upon battery or
wall adapter removal.
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SMBus Charger/Selector for Two Smart Batteries*
Voltage and Current Accuracy within 0.2% of Value
Reported by Battery
Simplifies Construction of “Smart Battery System
Manager”
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Includes All SMBus Charger V1.1 Safety Features
Supports Autonomous Operation without a Host
SMBus Switching for Dual Batteries with Alarm
Monitoring for Charging Battery at All Times
Pin Programmable Limits for Maximum Charge
Current and Voltage Improve Safety
Allows Both Batteries to Discharge Simultaneously
into Single Load with Low Loss (Ideal Diode)
Fast Autonomous Power Path Switching (<10µs)
Low Loss Simultaneous Charging of Two Batteries
>95% Efficient Synchronous Buck Charger
AC Adapter Current Limiting* Maximizes Charge Rate
SMBus Accelerator Improves SMBus Timing**
Available in 48-Lead TSSOP Package
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The LTC1760 implements all elements of a version 1.1
“Smart Battery System Manager” except for the genera-
tion of composite battery information. An internal multi-
plexer cleanly switches the SMBus Host to either of the
two attached Smart Batteries without generating partial
messages to batteries or SMBus Host. Thermistors on
both batteries are automatically monitored for tempera-
ture and disconnection information (SafetySignal).
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APPLICATIO S
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Portable Computers and Instruments
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Standalone Dual Smart Battery Chargers
, LTC and LT are registered trademarks of Linear Technology Corporation.
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PowerPath is a trademark of Linear Technology Corporation
Battery Backup Systems
*U.S. Patent No. 5,723,970 **U.S. Patent No. 6,650,174
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TYPICAL APPLICATIO
Dual Battery Charger/Selector System Architecture
DC
IN
Dual vs Sequential Charging
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BAT2
BAT1
CURRENT
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SYSTEM
POWER
SEQUENTIAL
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LTC1760
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SMBus (HOST)
BAT1
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BAT2
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CURRENT
SafetySignal 1
SMBus 1
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TIME (MINUTES)
BATTERY TYPE: 10.8V Li-Ion (MOLTECH NI2020)
REQUESTED CURRENT = 3A
SafetySignal 2
SMBus 2
REQUESTED VOLTAGE = 12.3V
1760 TA01
MAX CHARGER CURRENT = 4.1A
1760 TA03
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