LTC2943
Multicell Battery Gas Gauge
with Temperature, Voltage
and Current Measurement
FEATURES
DESCRIPTION
TheLTC®2943measuresbatterychargestate,batteryvolt-
age, battery current and its own temperature in portable
product applications. The wide input voltage range allows
usewithmulticellbatteriesupto20V.Aprecisioncoulomb
counterintegratescurrentthroughasenseresistorbetween
the battery’s positive terminal and the load or charger.
Voltage, current and temperature are measured with an
internal 14-bit No Latency ΔΣ™ ADC. The measurements
are stored in internal registers accessible via the onboard
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Measures Accumulated Battery Charge and Discharge
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3.6V to 20V Operating Range for Multiple Cells
Application
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14-Bit ADC Measures Voltage, Current and
Temperature
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1% Voltage, Current and Charge Accuracy
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±±0mV Sense Voltage Range
High Side Sense
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General Purpose Measurements for Any Battery
2
Chemistry and Capacity
I C/SMBus Interface.
2
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I C/SMBus Interface
TheLTC2943featuresprogrammablehighandlowthresh-
olds for all four measured quantities. If a programmed
threshold is exceeded, the device communicates an alert
using either the SMBus alert protocol or by setting a flag
in the internal status register. The LTC2943 requires only
a single low value sense resistor to set the measured
current range.
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Configurable Alert Output/Charge Complete Input
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Quiescent Current Less Than 120µA
Small 8-Lead 3mm × 3mm DFN Package
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APPLICATIONS
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Power Tools
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Electric Bicycles
L, LT, LTC, LTM, Linear Technology and the Linear logo are registered trademarks and
No Latency ΔΣ and PowerPath are trademarks of Linear Technology Corporation. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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Portable Medical Equipment
Video Cameras
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TYPICAL APPLICATION
Total Charge Error vs
Differential Sense Voltage
2.0
+
1A
V
= 10V
SENSE
CHARGER
LOAD
3.3V
1.5
1.0
1µF
LTC2943
SENSE
2k 2k 2k
0.5
+
V
DD
ALCC
SDA
SCL
R
SENSE
0
50mΩ
µP
–
SENSE
–0.5
–1.0
–1.5
–2.0
+
GND
MULTICELL
LI-ION
2943 TA01a
0.1
1
10
100
V
(mV)
SENSE
2943 TA01b
2943fa
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