SLUSFC9 December   2023 BQ76972

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  1.   1
  2. Features
  3. Applications
  4. Description
  5. Device Comparison Table
  6. Pin Configuration and Functions
  7. Specifications
    1. 6.1  Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 6.2  ESD Ratings
    3. 6.3  Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 6.4  Thermal Information BQ76952
    5. 6.5  Supply Current
    6. 6.6  Digital I/O
    7. 6.7  LD Pin
    8. 6.8  Precharge (PCHG) and Predischarge (PDSG) FET Drive
    9. 6.9  FUSE Pin Functionality
    10. 6.10 REG18 LDO
    11. 6.11 REG0 Pre-regulator
    12. 6.12 REG1 LDO
    13. 6.13 REG2 LDO
    14. 6.14 Voltage References
    15. 6.15 Coulomb Counter
    16. 6.16 Coulomb Counter Digital Filter (CC1)
    17. 6.17 Current Measurement Digital Filter (CC2)
    18. 6.18 Current Wake Detector
    19. 6.19 Analog-to-Digital Converter
    20. 6.20 Cell Voltage Measurement Accuracy
    21. 6.21 Cell Balancing
    22. 6.22 Cell Open Wire Detector
    23. 6.23 Internal Temperature Sensor
    24. 6.24 Thermistor Measurement
    25. 6.25 Internal Oscillators
    26. 6.26 High-side NFET Drivers
    27. 6.27 Comparator-Based Protection Subsystem
    28. 6.28 Timing Requirements - I2C Interface, 100kHz Mode
    29. 6.29 Timing Requirements - I2C Interface, 400kHz Mode
    30. 6.30 Timing Requirements - HDQ Interface
    31. 6.31 Timing Requirements - SPI Interface
    32. 6.32 Interface Timing Diagrams
    33. 6.33 Typical Characteristics
  8. Detailed Description
    1. 7.1  Overview
    2. 7.2  Functional Block Diagram
    3. 7.3  BQ76972 Device Versions
    4. 7.4  Diagnostics
    5. 7.5  Device Configuration
      1. 7.5.1 Commands and Subcommands
      2. 7.5.2 Configuration Using OTP or Registers
      3. 7.5.3 Device Security
      4. 7.5.4 Scratchpad Memory
    6. 7.6  Measurement Subsystem
      1. 7.6.1  Voltage Measurement
        1. 7.6.1.1 Voltage Measurement Schedule
        2. 7.6.1.2 Usage of VC Pins for Cells Versus Interconnect
        3. 7.6.1.3 Cell 1 Voltage Validation During SLEEP Mode
      2. 7.6.2  General Purpose ADCIN Functionality
      3. 7.6.3  Coulomb Counter and Digital Filters
      4. 7.6.4  Synchronized Voltage and Current Measurement
      5. 7.6.5  Internal Temperature Measurement
      6. 7.6.6  Thermistor Temperature Measurement
      7. 7.6.7  Factory Trim of Voltage ADC
      8. 7.6.8  Cell Voltage Measurement Accuracy
        1. 7.6.8.1 Fixed Offset Adjustment
        2. 7.6.8.2 Cell Offset Calibration
      9. 7.6.9  Voltage Calibration (ADC Measurements)
      10. 7.6.10 Voltage Calibration (COV and CUV Protections)
      11. 7.6.11 Current Calibration
      12. 7.6.12 Temperature Calibration
    7. 7.7  Primary and Secondary Protection Subsystems
      1. 7.7.1 Protections Overview
      2. 7.7.2 Primary Protections
      3. 7.7.3 Secondary Protections
      4. 7.7.4 High-Side NFET Drivers
      5. 7.7.5 Protection FETs Configuration and Control
        1. 7.7.5.1 FET Configuration
        2. 7.7.5.2 PRECHARGE and PREDISCHARGE Modes
      6. 7.7.6 Load Detect Functionality
    8. 7.8  Device Hardware Features
      1. 7.8.1  Voltage References
      2. 7.8.2  ADC Multiplexer
      3. 7.8.3  LDOs
        1. 7.8.3.1 Preregulator Control
        2. 7.8.3.2 REG1 and REG2 LDO Controls
      4. 7.8.4  Standalone Versus Host Interface
      5. 7.8.5  Multifunction Pin Controls
      6. 7.8.6  RST_SHUT Pin Operation
      7. 7.8.7  CFETOFF, DFETOFF, and BOTHOFF Pin Functionality
      8. 7.8.8  ALERT Pin Operation
      9. 7.8.9  DDSG and DCHG Pin Operation
      10. 7.8.10 Fuse Drive
      11. 7.8.11 Cell Open Wire
      12. 7.8.12 Low Frequency Oscillator
      13. 7.8.13 High Frequency Oscillator
    9. 7.9  Device Functional Modes
      1. 7.9.1 Overview
      2. 7.9.2 NORMAL Mode
      3. 7.9.3 SLEEP Mode
      4. 7.9.4 DEEPSLEEP Mode
      5. 7.9.5 SHUTDOWN Mode
      6. 7.9.6 CONFIG_UPDATE Mode
    10. 7.10 Serial Communications Interface
      1. 7.10.1 Serial Communications Overview
      2. 7.10.2 I2C Communications
      3. 7.10.3 SPI Communications
        1. 7.10.3.1 SPI Protocol
      4. 7.10.4 HDQ Communications
    11. 7.11 Cell Balancing
      1. 7.11.1 Cell Balancing Overview
  9. Application and Implementation
    1. 8.1 Application Information
    2. 8.2 Typical Applications
      1. 8.2.1 Design Requirements (Example)
      2. 8.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
      3. 8.2.3 Application Performance Plot
      4. 8.2.4 Calibration Process
    3. 8.3 Random Cell Connection Support
    4. 8.4 Startup Timing
    5. 8.5 FET Driver Turn-Off
    6. 8.6 Unused Pins
    7. 8.7 Power Supply Requirements
    8. 8.8 Layout
      1. 8.8.1 Layout Guidelines
      2. 8.8.2 Layout Example
  10. Device and Documentation Support
    1. 9.1 Documentation Support
    2. 9.2 Support Resources
    3. 9.3 Trademarks
    4. 9.4 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    5. 9.5 Glossary
  11. 10Revision History
  12. 11Mechanical, Packaging, Orderable Information

Package Options

Mechanical Data (Package|Pins)
Thermal pad, mechanical data (Package|Pins)
Orderable Information

Usage of VC Pins for Cells Versus Interconnect

If the BQ76972 device is used in a system with fewer than 16-series cells, the additional cell inputs can be utilized to improve measurement performance. For example, a long connection may exist between two cells in a pack, such that there may be significant interconnect resistance between the cells, such as shown in Figure 7-1 between CELL-A and CELL-B. By connecting VC12 close to the positive terminal of CELL-B, and connecting VC13 close to the negative terminal of CELL-A, more accurate cell voltage measurements are obtained for CELL-A and CELL-B, since the I·R voltage across the interconnect resistance between the cells is not included in either cell voltage measurement. Since the device reports the voltage across the interconnect resistance and the synchronized current, the resistance of the interconnect between CELL-A and CELL-B can also be calculated and monitored during operation. It is recommended to include the series resistance and bypass capacitor on cell inputs connected in this manner, as shown below.

Note: It is important that the differential input for each cell input not fall below –0.3 V (the Absolute Maximum data sheet limit), with the recommended minimum voltage of –0.2 V. Therefore, it is important that the I·R voltage drop across the interconnect resistance does not cause a violation of this requirement.
GUID-E99F57FE-F177-4A0D-A136-566B3FF87E05-low.svgFigure 7-1 Using Cell Input Pins for Interconnect Measurement

If this connection across an interconnect is not needed (or it is preferred to avoid the extra resistor and capacitor), then the unused cell input pins should be shorted to adjacent cell input pins, as shown in Figure 7-2 for VC13.

GUID-1C32077C-98E8-4BEF-9706-0C02D362C58F-low.svgFigure 7-2 Terminating an Unused Cell Input Pin

A configuration register is used to specify which cell inputs are used for actual cells. The device uses this information to disable cell voltage protections associated with inputs which are used to measure interconnect or are not used at all. Voltage measurements for all inputs are reported in 16-bit format (in units of mV) as well as 32-bit format (in units of raw ADC counts), irrespective of whether they are used for cells or not.