The BQ40Z80 supports a wide range of battery and system protection features that can easily be configured. See the BQ40Z80 Technical Reference Manual (SLUUBT5) for detailed descriptions of each protection function.
The primary safety features include:
- Cell overvoltage protection
- Cell undervoltage protection
- Cell undervoltage protection
compensated
- Overcurrent in charge
protection
- Overcurrent in discharge
protection
- Overload in discharge
protection
- Short circuit in charge
protection
- Short circuit in discharge
protection
- Overtemperature in charge
protection
- Overtemperature in discharge
protection
- Undertemperature in charge
protection
- Undertemperature in discharge
protection
- Overtemperature FET
protection
- Precharge timeout protection
- Host watchdog timeout
protection
- Fast charge timeout
protection
- Overcharge protection
- Overcharging voltage
protection
- Overcharging current
protection
- Over Precharge current
protection