This reference design is a high-cell voltage-accuracy 5s to 7s lithium-ion (Li-ion), lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) battery pack design. The design monitors each cell voltage, pack current, cell and metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) temperature with high accuracy and protects the Li-ion, LiFePO4 battery pack against cell overvoltage, cell undervoltage, overtemperature, charge and discharge overcurrent and discharge short-circuit situations. The product adopts low-side N-channel MOSFET architecture and has strong driving on and off capability. These features make this reference design highly applicable for power tools and vacuum cleaner battery pack applications.
Features
- Battery pack designed for 5s to 7s Li-Ion or LiFePO4 based 30A maximum continuous discharge current (BQ76905 and BQ76907 can support as low as 2 cells, with reasonable changes, this design can also support a minimum of 2-cell application)
- Monitors cell voltages, pack current, pack temperatures, balances cells and protects by controlling charge or discharge FETs
- Hardware protection for overcurrent in discharge, short circuit in discharge, overvoltage and undervoltage
- Robust battery cell protection with secondary protection: cell overvoltage, cell undervoltage and overtemperature
- Small footprint, low on-resistance, low Qg and Qgd MOSFETs onboard for low-side MOSFET control
- Low quiescence current and low power state for shipment