AAT3687
DATA SHEET
Li-Ion/Polymer Battery Charger
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Figure 2: IFASTCHARGE vs. RSET.
Protection Circuitry
Programmable Watchdog Timer
The AAT3687 contains a watchdog timing circuit to shut
down charging functions in the event of a defective bat-
tery cell not accepting a charge over a preset period of
time. Typically, a 0.1μF ceramic capacitor is connected
between the CT pin and ground. When a 0.1μF ceramic
capacitor is used, the device will time out a shutdown
condition if the trickle charge mode exceeds 25 minutes
and a combined trickle charge plus fast charge mode of
3 hours. When the device transitions to the constant
voltage mode, the timing counter is reset and will time
out after an additional 3 hours if the charge current does
not drop to the charge termination level.
Mode Time
Trickle Charge (TC) Time Out 25 minutes
Trickle Charge (TC) + Fast
Charge (CC) Time Out 3 hours
Constant Voltage (VC) Mode
Time Out 3 hours
Table 2: Summary for a 0.1μF Ceramic Capacitor
Used for the Timing Capacitor.
The CT pin is driven by a constant current source and will
provide a linear response to increases in the timing
capacitor value. Thus, if the timing capacitor were to be
doubled from the nominal 0.1μF value, the time-out
periods would be doubled.
If the programmable watchdog timer function is not
needed, it can be disabled by terminating the CT pin to
ground. The CT pin should not be left floating or un-
terminated, as this will cause errors in the internal tim-
ing control circuit.
The constant current provided to charge the timing
capacitor is very small, and this pin is susceptible to
noise and changes in capacitance value. Therefore, the
timing capacitor should be physically located on the
printed circuit board layout as close as possible to the CT
pin. Since the accuracy of the internal timer is domi-
nated by the capacitance value, a 10% tolerance or bet-
ter ceramic capacitor is recommended. Ceramic capaci-
tor materials, such as X7R and X5R types, are a good
choice for this application.
Over-Voltage Protection
An over-voltage event is defined as a condition where
the voltage on the BAT pin exceeds the maximum bat-
tery charge voltage and is set by the over-voltage pro-
tection threshold (VOVP). If an over-voltage condition
occurs, the AAT3687 charge control will shut down the
device until the voltage on the BAT pin drops below VOVP
.
The AAT3687 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, and the actual fault condition can be read via the
DATA pin signal.
Over-Temperature Shutdown
The AAT3687 has a thermal protection control circuit
which will shut down charging functions should the inter-
nal die temperature exceed the preset thermal limit
threshold.
Battery Temperature Fault Monitoring
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 func-
tion. The STAT LEDs will also display a system fault. After
the system recovers from a temperature fault, the device
will resume charging operation.
The AAT3687 checks battery temperature before starting
the charge cycle, as well as during all stages of charging.
This is accomplished by monitoring the voltage at the TS
pin. This system is intended for use with negative tem-
perature coefficient thermistors (NTC) which are typically
integrated into the battery package. Most of the com-
monly used NTC thermistors in battery packs are approx-
imately 10k at room temperature (25°C). The TS pin
has been specifically designed to source 80μA of current
to the thermistor. The voltage on the TS pin resulting
from the resistive load should stay within a window of
335mV to 2.32V. If the battery becomes too hot during
charging due to an internal fault or excessive fast charge