DATA SHEET • AAT3685 LI-ION/POLYMER BATTERY CHARGER
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Single Path Charging from a Line Adapter or USB Source
Most USB charging applications limit charging current to 500
mA due to the limitations of a USB port as a power source. The
AAT3685 is capable of, and may be programmed for, constant
current charge levels up to 1 A. Thus, charging operation is not
just restricted to use with USB port supplies. Any power source
may be used within the operating voltage limits as specified in
the Electrical Characteristics section of this datasheet. This
makes the AAT3685 perfect for applications that only have one
input path, but may access either a line adapter source or a
USB port supply.
In order to fully utilize the power capacity from a line adapter or
USB port supply, program the SETH charge rate according to
the highest charging current capacity of the two possible
sources, providing that neither supply exceeds 1 A. A lower
charge level may be set with the SETL charge rate and selection
of the higher or lower charge rate is controlled via the PWRSEL
function. If the programmed charge rate is greater than the
current source capacity, there is little danger of system failure
because the AAT3685 charge reduction loop will activate to
automatically reduce the charging current and maintain a
supply voltage set by the CHR threshold. If the input supply is
incapable of maintaining an input voltage greater than the
under-voltage lockout level of the AAT3685, the charge control
will suspend charging until the source supply is capable of
supplying the minimum input current to charge. At this point,
the AAT3685 will automatically resume charging in the
appropriate mode based on the battery cell voltage. In case of
an over-temperature condition with a high charge current and
large input-to-battery voltage difference, the device will cycle
from charging to thermal shutdown and re-charge after
temperature drops sufficiently, until the battery is charged to
4.2 V.
Enable/Disable
The AAT3685 provides an enable function to control the charger
IC on and off. The enable (EN) pin is an active high. When pulled
to a logic low level, the AAT3685 will be shut down and forced
into the sleep state. Charging will be halted regardless of the
battery voltage or charging state. When the device is re-
enabled, the charge control circuit will automatically reset and
resume charging functions with the appropriate charging mode
based on the battery charge state and measured cell voltage.
Programming Charge Current
The fast charge constant current charge level for the ADP/USB
input is programmed with set resistors placed between the
SETH and SETL pins and ground. The accuracy of the fast
charge, as well as the preconditioning trickle charge current, is
dominated by the tolerance of the set resistors used. For this
reason, 1% tolerance metal film resistors are recommended for
programming the desired constant current level.
The fast charge constant current charge control provides for
two current set levels, SETH and SETL. The PWRSEL pin is used
to select the high or low charge current levels. When the
PWRSEL pin is pulled to a voltage level above the VPWRSEL(H)
threshold, the SETH current level will be selected. Conversely,
this pin should be pulled below the VPWRSEL(L) to enable the
SETL charge level. These two charge levels may be set to any
level between 50 mA and 1 A, depending upon the system
design requirements for a given charge application. Refer to
Table 6 and Figure 26 for recommended RSETH and RSETL
values.
RSET (kΩ
)
IFASTCHARGE (mA)
10
100
1000
10000
1 10 100 1000
SETH
SETL
tc430
Figure 26. IFASTCHARGE vs RSET
Protection Circuitry
Over-Voltage Protection
An over-voltage event is defined as a condition where the
voltage on the BAT pin exceeds the maximum battery charge
voltage and is set by the over-voltage protection threshold
(VOVP). If an over-voltage condition occurs, the AAT3685 charge
control will shut down the device until voltage on the BAT pin
drops below the over-voltage protection threshold (VOVP). The
AAT3685 will resume normal charging operation after the over-
voltage condition is removed. During an over-voltage event, the
STAT LEDs will report a system fault; the actual fault condition
may also be read via the DATA pin signal.
Over-Temperature Shutdown
The AAT3685 has a thermal protection control circuit which will
shut down charging functions should the internal die
temperature exceed the preset thermal limit threshold.
Battery Temperature Fault Monitoring
As shown in Figure 27, in the event of a battery
over-temperature condition, the charge control will turn off the
internal pass device and report a battery temperature fault on
the DATA pin function. The STAT LEDs will also display a