SLUSFQ1A December 2024 – December 2024 BQ41Z90
ADVANCE INFORMATION
Refer to the PDF data sheet for device specific package drawings
The BQ41Z90 device includes precharge functionality, which can be used to reduce the charging current for an undervoltage battery by charging through a high-side PCHG NFET (driven from the PCHG pin). The precharge (PCHG) FET is placed in series with a high power resistor to set the current. When the minimum cell voltage is less than a programmable threshold, the PCHG FET will be used for charging until the battery reaches a programmable voltage level.The PCHG FET is automatically disabled if a protection fault is detected.
The device also supports predischarge functionality, which can be used to reduce inrush current when the load is initially powered, by first enabling a high-side PDSG NFET (driven from the PDSG pin) with series resistor, which enables the load to slowly charge. If PREDISCHARGE mode is enabled, whenever the DSG FET is turned on to power the load, the device will first enable the PDSG FET, then transition to turn on the DSG FET and turn off the PDSG FET.
The PCHG and PDSG drivers are limited in the current they can sink while enabled. As such, it is recommended to use 1 MΩ or larger resistance across the FET gate-source.