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FN6435.3
September 21, 2011
Typical Application Circuit
Theory of Operation
When a valid input voltage is applied at VIN, the ISL9301
first regulates V
OUT
at 4.5V for system power need. In the
mean time, if the battery is attached, the ISL9301 also
charges the battery while supplying current to the system.
When the system exceeds the maximum available current,
either limited by the IC or by the input power supply, the
charger FET is operated in a reverse mode, i.e. it discharges
current to the system instead of charging.
The charger function is similar to other Li-ion battery
chargers, i.e. it charges the battery at a constant current
(CC) or a constant voltage (CV) depending on the battery
terminal voltage. The constant current I
REF
is set with the
external resistor R
IREF
, as shown in the “Typical Application
Circuit” on page 6. The constant voltage is fixed at 4.2V. If
the battery voltage is below a typical 2.8V trickle charge
threshold, the ISL9301 charges the battery with a trickle
current (~16% of the programmed constant current) until the
battery voltage rises above the trickle charge threshold.
When the battery voltage reaches the final voltage of 4.2V,
the charger enters the CV mode and regulates the battery
voltage at 4.2V to fully charge the battery without the risk of
overcharging. Upon reaching an end-of-charge (EOC)
current, the charger indicates the charge completion with the
CHG
pin, but the charger continues to deliver 4.2V at the
VBAT pin until the timeout limit has reached. Figure 1 shows
the typical charge profile with the EOC/reset events.
The EOC current level IMIN is programmable with the
external resistor R
IMIN
. The CHG signal turns to LO when
the trickle charge starts and rises to HIGH at an EOC event.
After the EOC is reached, the CHG
status is latched at HI.
The CHG
status will be reset to logic LO when the V
BAT
voltage drops to below the recharge threshold (4.05V), as
shown in Figure 1.
A thermal foldback function reduces the charge current
anytime when the die temperature reaches typically +115°C.
This function guarantees safe operation when the
printed-circuit board (PCB) is not capable of dissipating the
heat generated by the linear charger.
ISL9301
VIN
VBAT
VOUT
IREF
IMIN
CHG
TIME
TO SYS
INPUT
PPR
R
TIME
R
IMIN
R
IREF
R
1
R
2
D
2
D
1
GND
BATON
TO µP
PRESS AND HOLD 2s TO TURN ON
C
1
C
2
C
3
BATT
R
3
PART DESCRIPTION
C
1
10µF X5R ceramic capacitor
C
2
1µF X5R ceramic capacitor
C3 4.7µF X5R ceramic capacitor
R
3
1Ω, 5% resistor
R
IREF
26.7kΩ, 1%, for 150mA charge current
R
IMIN
137kΩ, 1%, for 23mA EOC current
R
TIME
1MΩ, 1% resistor for 75µs clock period
R
1
, R
2
470Ω, 5% resistor
D
1
, D
2
LEDs for indication
ISL9301