AAT3670
1.6A Dynamic Battery Charger
and Power Manager
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2.9V. When the battery voltage rises to 4.2V, the
charger will automatically switch to a constant volt-
age mode until the charge current is reduced to the
programmed charge termination current threshold.
The internal arrangement of load switches and
charge regulation device also provide dynamic
power sourcing to the system load. If the system
load exceeds the input current supply from the
adapter or USB source, additional current can be
sourced from the battery cell. At all times, the
device will manage distribution of power between
the source, the battery and the system simultane-
ously in order to support system power needs and
charge the battery cell with the maximum amount
of current possible.
The AAT3670 has a unique internal charge current
reduction loop control that will prevent an input
source from overload. In the case of USB charging
from a USB port VBUS supply, there are two events
which need to be guarded against. The first is
charging from a defective or inadequate USB host
supply; the second problem could arise if the pro-
grammed USB charge current plus the system sup-
ply demand through the AAT3670 exceeds the abil-
ity of a given USB port. In either case, the AAT3670
charge reduction (CHR) loop will activate when the
input source to the USB input drops below the
VCHR_TH threshold of 4.5V. The CHR loop will auto-
matically reduce the charge current to the battery
until the supply voltage recovers to a point above
the VCHR_TH threshold. The CHR loop protection
system also operates in the adapter input mode
with a 4.6V VCHR_TH threshold. This protects the
charger, system and source supply in the event an
adapter or power source does not meet the ADP
charging mode specification. In USB or adapter
mode charging, the CHR system will permit the
charging of a battery cell with the maximum possi-
ble amount of charge current for any given source
fault condition.
During battery charging, the device temperature
will rise. In some cases with adapter (ADP) charg-
ing, the power dissipation in the device may cause
the junction temperature to rise to close to its ther-
mal shutdown threshold. In the event of an internal
over-temperature condition caused by excessive
ambient operating temperature or excessive power
dissipation condition, the AAT3670 enables a digi-
tally controlled thermal loop system that will reduce
the charging current to prevent the device from
thermal shutdown. The digital thermal loop will
maintain the maximum possible battery charging
current for the given set of input to output power
dissipation and ambient temperature conditions.
The digital thermal loop control is dynamic in the
sense that it will continue to adjust the battery
charging current as operating conditions change.
The digital thermal loop will reset and resume nor-
mal operation when the power dissipation or over-
temperature conditions are removed.
Battery temperature and charge state are fully mon-
itored for fault conditions. In the event of an over-
voltage, over-current, or over-temperature failure,
the device will automatically shut down, thus pro-
tecting the charging device, control system, and the
battery under charge. In addition to internal charge
controller thermal protection, the AAT3670 also pro-
vides a temperature sense feedback function
(VTS/TS pins) from the battery to shut down the
device in the event the battery exceeds its own ther-
mal limit during charging. All fault events are report-
ed to the user by two simple status LEDs.
Charging Operation
The AAT3670 has four basic modes for the battery
charge cycle regardless of which charge input
function is selected, either the adapter input or
USB input: pre-conditioning/trickle charge, con-
stant current fast charge, constant voltage, and end
of charge/sleep mode.
Battery Preconditioning
Before the start of charging, the AAT3670 checks
several conditions in order to assure a safe charg-
ing environment. The input supply must be above
the minimum operating voltage, or under-voltage
lockout threshold (VUVLO), for the charging
sequence to begin. Also, the cell temperature, as
reported by a thermistor connected to the TS pin
from the battery, must be within the proper window
for safe charging. When these conditions have
been met and a battery is connected to the BAT pin,
the AAT3670 checks the state of the battery via the
battery voltage sensing (BATS) pin. If the cell volt-
age is below the preconditioning voltage threshold
(VMIN), the AAT3670 begins preconditioning the cell.