SLUSG59 February 2026 BQ27Z855
ADVANCE INFORMATION
The cell input is conditioned with a bypass capacitor (CBAT) with a recommended typical value of 1μF connected between the device's BAT pin and GND reference (VSS). This capacitor acts to filter unwanted voltage transients and provides some ESD protection during cell connect. The BQ27Z855 device uses the BAT pin as the device's power source, so this bypass capacitor connected between the device's BAT pin and VSS also acts to filter unwanted voltage ripples at the input of the device's internal 1.8V LDO.
A 0Ω resistor (RBAT) can be placed between the postivie terminal of the cell and device BAT pin if needed to split the net names, but a higher resistor value is not recommended to ensure the proper linear charger functionality and entry in and out of supplement mode. See Section 7.2.2.3.2 and Section 7.2.2.3.3 for more details.
Also, as described in Figure 7-4, the top node of the cell must be sensed at the battery connections with a Kelvin connection to prevent voltage sensing errors caused by a voltage drop from the PCB copper trace.