TIDUEB2A July   2022  – July 2022

 

  1.   Description
  2.   Resources
  3.   Features
  4.   Applications
  5.   5
  6. 1System Description
  7. 2System Overview
    1. 2.1 Block Diagram
    2. 2.2 Design Considerations
      1. 2.2.1  Power Multiplexing Circuit Design Parameters
      2. 2.2.2  Input Connections and Filter
      3. 2.2.3  Reverse Polarity Protection
      4. 2.2.4  Battery Charger Input
      5. 2.2.5  Battery Ideal Diode-OR
      6. 2.2.6  Input and Battery Switchover Mechanics
      7. 2.2.7  LM74800 (U1) HGATE
      8. 2.2.8  Battery LM74800 HGATE
      9. 2.2.9  BQ25731 Design Considerations
      10. 2.2.10 BQ25731 Component Selection
      11. 2.2.11 ILIM Circuit
      12. 2.2.12 MCU and I2C Bus Design Considerations
      13. 2.2.13 MSP430FR2475
      14. 2.2.14 I2C Bus Overview
      15. 2.2.15 MSP430 Connectors
      16. 2.2.16 MSP430 Power Supply
      17. 2.2.17 Sensing Circuits
      18. 2.2.18 Current Sensing
      19. 2.2.19 Voltage Sensing
      20. 2.2.20 Input Comparators
      21. 2.2.21 Software Flow Chart
    3. 2.3 Highlighted Products
      1. 2.3.1 BQ25731
      2. 2.3.2 LM7480-Q1
      3. 2.3.3 LM74700-Q1
      4. 2.3.4 MSP430FR2475
      5. 2.3.5 PCA9546A
  8. 3Hardware, Testing Requirements, and Test Results
    1. 3.1 Hardware Requirements
    2. 3.2 Test Setup
    3. 3.3 Test Results
      1. 3.3.1 Adaptive Charge Current Limiting
      2. 3.3.2 Battery ORing System
      3. 3.3.3 Circuit Switchover From Adapter to Battery
  9. 4Design and Documentation Support
    1. 4.1 Design Files
      1. 4.1.1 Schematics
      2. 4.1.2 BOM
    2. 4.2 Documentation Support
    3. 4.3 Support Resources
    4. 4.4 Trademarks
  10. 5Revision History

3.3.1 Adaptive Charge Current Limiting

The reference design has an ILIM circuit used for limiting the total input current of the system to 8 A (described in Section 2.2.11). The test detailed in this sections confirms the functionality of this adaptive current limiting circuit.

For this test DMMs are connected in series with the positive terminals of both batteries to measure the charge current of each. The system load current is set using the E-Load in CC mode. The input current is monitored on the DC power supply input. The connected battery pack voltages are approximately 14.5 V. After setup, the board is powered up with the 19-V supply.

Table 3-4 Adaptive Charge Current Limiting Data
Input Current (A) System Current (A) Battery A Charge Current (A) Battery B Charge Current (A) ILIM Voltage
5.38 0 3.00 2.99 1.54
5.79 1 2.60 2.78 1.46
6.11 2 2.24 2.40 1.34
6.75 4 1.52 1.63 1.26
7.39 6 0.75 0.80 1.13
8.09 8 0.00 0.00 0.99