LTC4101
1
4101fa
TYPICAL APPLICATION
DESCRIPTION
Smart Battery
Charger Controller
The LTC
®
4101 Smart Battery Charger is a single chip
charging solution that dramatically simplifi es construction
of an SBS compliant system. The LTC4101 implements
a Level 2 charger function whereby the charger can be
programmed by the battery or by the host. A SafetySignal
on the battery being charged is monitored for temperature,
connectivity and battery type information. The SMBus
interface remains alive when the AC power adapter is
removed and responds to all SMBus activity directed to
it, including SafetySignal status (via the ChargerStatus
command). The charger also provides an interrupt to the
host whenever a status change is detected (e.g., battery
removal, AC adapter connection).
Charging current and voltage are restricted to chemistry-
specifi c limits for improved system safety and reliability.
Limits are programmable by two external resistors. Ad-
ditionally, the maximum average current from the AC
adapter is programmable to avoid overloading the adapter
when simultaneously supplying load current and charging
current. When supplying system load current, charg-
ing current is automatically reduced to prevent adapter
overload.
Figure 1. 1A Smart Battery Charger
FEATURES
APPLICATIONS
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Single Chip Smart Battery Charger Controller
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100% Compliant (Rev. 1.1) SMBus Support Allows
for Operation with or without Host
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Up to 4A Charging Current Capability
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High Effi ciency Synchronous Buck Charger
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V
BAT
Optimized 3V to 5.5V
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SMBus Accelerator Improves SMBus Timing
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Hardware Interrupt and SMBAlert Response
Eliminate Interrupt Polling
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0.5V Dropout Voltage; Maximum Duty Cycle > 98%
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AC Adapter Current Limit Maximizes Charge Rate
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±0.8% Voltage Accuracy; ±4% Current Accuracy
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10-Bit DAC for Charge Current Programming
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11-Bit DAC for Charger Voltage Programming
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User-Selectable Overvoltage and Overcurrent Limits
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High Noise Immunity SafetySignal Sensor
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Available in a 24-Pin SSOP Package
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Portable Instruments and Computers
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Data Storage Systems and Battery Backup Servers
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11
6
10
7
9
8
15
16
13
14
20
5
4
24
23
1
3
2
21
22
18
19
12
3V
TO 5.5V
0.12µF
0.1µF
0.068µF
0.1µF
0.03µF
0.0015µF
6.04k
10k
54.9k
100Ω
0.05Ω
5µF
5µF
0.1µF
24µH
0.1Ω 1%
SMBCLK
5k
SMBDAT
SMBCLK
SMBDAT
DCIN
9V to 12V, 2A
4101 F01a
CHGEN
SMBALERT#
ACP
SMART BATTERY
SYSTEM LOAD
1.13k
1.21k
6.04k
SafetySignal
V
DD
DCDIV
CHGEN
ACP
SMBALERT
SCL
SDA
THB
THA
I
LIM
V
LIM
I
DC
DCIN
INFET
CLP
CLN
TGATE
BGATE
PGND
CSP
BAT
V
SET
I
TH
GND
LTC4101
V
BAT
< 5.5V
> 5.5V
LTC4101
LTC4100
PART
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