AN2309

Two-Cell Battery Charger Parameters

All two-cell battery charger parameters are located in the header file globdefs.h in the project folder. The header file globdefs.h contains the following parameters:

Table 2. Two-Cell Battery Charger Parameters

Parameter

Unit

 

Description

Charging Parameters

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vrs

V

 

Rapid-Charge Stage Start Condition

 

 

 

 

Vrap

V

 

Full Charge Voltage (Constant Charge Voltage)

 

 

 

 

Vcrst

V

 

Recharge Voltage

 

 

 

 

Vbmax

V

 

Emergency Shutdown Voltage

 

 

 

 

Vfull_disch

V

 

Full Discharge Voltage

 

 

 

 

Iact

A

 

Activation Stage Charge Current

 

 

 

 

Irap

A

 

Rapid-Charge Stage Current

 

 

 

 

Ichmax

A

 

Emergency Shutdown Current

 

 

 

 

Irtn

A

 

Charge Termination Current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Timing Requirements

 

 

 

TACT

second

 

Time Limit for Battery Activation Period

 

 

 

 

TRAPID

second

 

Time Limit for Final Stage of Constant Charge Mode Voltage

 

 

 

 

TCHARGE

second

 

Time Limit for Total Charge Period

 

 

 

 

TTERM

second

 

Minimum Time for Charge Complete (when Ich ≤ Irtn)

 

 

 

 

Thermistor Measurement Requirements

 

 

 

 

RTERM_CH_COLD_STOP

Ohms

 

Thermistor Resistance for Cold Stop Battery Charge

 

 

 

 

RTERM_CH_COLD_RESTART

Ohms

 

Thermistor Resistance for Cold Restart Battery Charge

 

 

 

 

RTERM_CH_HOT_STOP

Ohms

 

Thermistor Resistance for Hot Stop Battery Charge

 

 

 

 

RTERM_CH_HOT_RESTART

Ohms

 

Thermistor Resistance for Hot Restart Battery Charge

 

 

 

 

RTERM_DISCH_COLD_STOP

Ohms

 

Thermistor Resistance for Cold Stop Battery Discharge

 

 

 

 

RTERM_DISCH_HOT_STOP

Ohms

 

Thermistor Resistance for Hot Stop Battery Discharge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schematic Parameters

 

 

 

CURRENT_SENSE_R

Ohms

 

Current-Sense Resistor

 

 

 

 

TEMPERATURE_R_REF

Ohms

 

Thermistor Reference Resistor

 

 

 

 

November 25, 2007

Document No. 001-17394 Rev. *B

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Cypress CY8C29x66, AN2309, CY8C24794 Two-Cell Battery Charger Parameters, Parameter Unit Description Charging Parameters