UC2906
UC3906
Sealed Lead-Acid Battery Charger
FEATURES
DESCRIPTION
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Optimum Control for Maximum The UC2906 series of battery charger controllers contains all of the necessary
Battery Capacity and Life
circuitry to optimally control the charge and hold cycle for sealed lead-acid batter-
ies. These integrated circuits monitor and control both the output voltage and cur-
rent of the charger through three separate charge states; a high current
bulk-charge state, a controlled over-charge, and a precision float-charge, or
standby, state.
Internal State Logic Provides
Three Charge States
Precision Reference Tracks
Battery Requirements Over
Temperature
Optimum charging conditions are maintained over an extended temperature
range with an internal reference that tracks the nominal temperature charac-
teristics of the lead-acid cell. A typical standby supply current requirement of only
1.6mA allows these ICs to predictably monitor ambient temperatures.
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Controls Both Voltage and
Current at Charger Output
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System Interface Functions
Separate voltage loop and current limit amplifiers regulate the output voltage and
current levels in the charger by controlling the onboard driver. The driver will sup-
ply up to 25mA of base drive to an external pass device. Voltage and current
sense comparators are used to sense the battery condition and respond with
logic inputs to the charge state logic. A charge enable comparator with a trickle
bias output can be used to implement a low current turn-on mode of the charger,
preventing high current charging during abnormal conditions such as a shorted
battery cell.
Typical Standby Supply
Current of only 1.6mA
Other features include a supply under-voltage sense circuit with a logic output to
indicate when input power is present. In addition the over-charge state of the
charger can be externally monitored and terminated using the over-charge indi-
cate output and over-charge terminate input.
BLOCK DIAGRAM
SLUS186 - SEPTEMBER 1996