2A, 24V Input, 600Khz 2/3-Cell Switching Li-Ion Battery Charger
2A, 24V Input, 600Khz 2/3-Cell Switching Li-Ion Battery Charger
2A, 24V Input, 600Khz 2/3-Cell Switching Li-Ion Battery Charger
DESCRIPTION FEATURES
The MP26123 is a monolithic DC-DC step- Charges 2- or 3-Cell Li-Ion Battery Packs
down switching charger for 2- or 3-cell Li-ion Wide Operating Input Range
battery packs. It has an integrated high-side Programmable Charging Current of up to 2A
power MOSFET can output up to a 2A charge
±0.75% VBATT Accuracy
current. It also has peak-current–mode control
0.2Ω Integrated Power MOSFET
for fast loop response and easy compensation.
Up to 90% Efficiency
The MP26123 uses a sense resistor to control a Fixed 600kHz Frequency
programmable charge current, and accurately Preconditioning for Fully Depleted Batteries
regulates the charge current and charge Charging Status Indicator
voltage using two control loops. Input Supply Fault Indicator
The MP26123 has multiple fault condition Thermal Shutdown
protections that include cycle-by-cycle current Cycle-by-Cycle Over-Current Protection
limiting and thermal shutdown. Other safety Battery Temperature Monitor and Protection
features include battery temperature monitoring
and protection, charge status indication and APPLICATIONS
programmable timer to cease the charging Mobile Internet Device
cycle when timer out. Portable Media Player
The MP26123 requires a minimal number of Netbook
readily-available external components. Charger for 2- or 3-Cell Li-Ion Batteries
Distributed Power Systems
The MP26123 is available in a 4mm x 4mm 16-
pin QFN package. For MPS green status, please visit MPS website under Quality Assurance.
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Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
TYPICAL APPLICATION
ORDERING INFORMATION
Part Number* Package Top Marking Free Air Temperature (TA)
MP26123DR QFN16 (4x4mm) M26123 -40°C to +85°C
PACKAGE REFERENCE
PIN 1 ID TOP VIEW
VIN SW BST TMR
16 15 14 13
VCC 1 12 GND
NTC 2 11 CSP
ACOK 3 10 BATT
CHGOK 4 9 COMPI
5 6 7 8
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
VIN = 19V, TA = 25°C, CELLS=0V, unless otherwise noted.
Parameters Symbol Condition Min Typ Max Units
CELLS=0V 8.337 8.4 8.463
Terminal battery voltage VBATT V
CELLS=Float 12.505 12.6 12.695
CSP,BATT current ICSP,IBATT Charging disabled 1 µA
Switch on resistance RDS(ON) 0.2 Ω
Switch leakage EN = 4V, VSW = 0V 0 1 μA
(5)
CC 4.1 A
Peak current limit
TRICKLE 2 A
CC current ICC RS1=100mΩ 1.8 2.0 2.2 A
Trickle charge current ITRICKLE 10% ICC
Trickle charge voltage threshold VTC 3 V/cell
Trickle charge hysteresis 350 mV
Termination current threshold IBF 5% 10% 15% ICC
CELLS=0V,
Oscillator frequency fSW 600 kHz
VBATT =7V
Fold-back frequency VBATT =0V 190 kHz
Maximum duty cycle 90 %
Maximum current sense voltage
VSENSE 170 200 230 mV
(CSP to BATT)
Minimum on time (5) tON 100 ns
Under-voltage lockout threshold
3 3.2 3.4 V
rising
Under-voltage lockout threshold
200 1000 mV
hysteresis
Open-drain sink current VDRAIN =0.3V 5 mA
In trickle mode
Dead battery indicator 30 min
CTMR=0.1μF
Recharge threshold at VBATT VRECHG 4.0 V/cell
Recharge hysteresis 100 mV
%of
NTC low-temp rising threshold RNTC=NCP18X103, 0°C 70.5 73.5 76.5
VREF33
RNTC=NCP18X103, %of
NTC high-temp falling threshold 27.5 29.5 31.5
50°C VREF33
VIN min head-room (reverse
VIN−VBATT 180 mV
blocking)
EN =4V 0.5 mA
PIN FUNCTIONS
Pin # Name Description
1 VCC IC supply voltage.
Thermistor Input. Connect a resistor from this pin to VREF33, and the thermistor from this
2 NTC
pin to ground.
Valid Input Supply Indicator. Open drain output. Add pull-up resistor. Logic LOW indicates
3 ACOK the presence of a valid input supply.
Charging Status Indicator. Open drain output. Add pull-up resistor. Logic LOW indicates
4 CHGOK normal charging. Logic HIGH indicates either a completed charge process or suspended
process because of some fault.
Internal Linear Regulator, 3.3V Reference Output. Bypass to GND with a 1μF ceramic
5 VREF33
capacitor.
6 EN On/Off Control Input.
Command Input for the Number of Li-ion Cells. Connect to VREF33 or float for 3-cell
7 CELLS
operation. Ground for 2-cell operation.
8 COMPV V-LOOP Compensation. Decouple this pin with a capacitor and a resistor.
9 COMPI I-LOOP Compensation. Decouple this pin with a capacitor and a resistor.
OPERATION
The MP26123 is a peak-current–mode controlled If the charge stays in the “trickle-charging mode”
switching charger for use with Li-ion batteries. until “time out” condition is triggered, charging
terminates and will not resume until the input
At the beginning of a cycle, M1 is off, and the
power or EN signal refreshes. Otherwise, GMI
COMP voltage is higher than the output of
regulates the charge current to the level set by
current sense amplifer, A1. The PWM
RS1. The charger is operating at “constant
comparator’s output is low, and the rising edge of
current charging mode.” The duty cycle of the
the 600kHz CLK signal sets the RS flip-flop,
switcher is determined by the COMPI voltage
which turns on M1, thus connecting the SW pin
that is regulated by the amplifier GMI.
and the inductor to the input supply.
When the battery voltage reaches constant-
As the inductor current increases, the output of
voltage–mode threshold, GMV regulates the
A1 increases. While the sum of A1’s output and
COMP pin and the duty cycle for constant
the slope compensation remains below the
voltage mode. When the charge current drops to
COMP voltage, the falled edge of the CLK resets
the battery-full threshold, IBF (typical 10% CC),
the RS flip-flop. When this signal exceeds the
the battery is defined as fully charged, the
COMP voltage, the RS flip-flop resets and turns
charger stops charging, and CHGOK goes high
M1 off. The external switching diode D2 then
to indicate the charge-full condition. If the total
conducts the inductor current.
charge time exceeds the timer period, the
The MP26123 uses COMP to select the smaller charging terminates at once and will resume
value of GMI and GMV to implement either when either the input power or EN signal can
current loop control or voltage loop control. restart the charger.
Current loop control occurs when the battery
Figure 2 shows the typical charge profile of
voltage is low, which results in the saturation of
MP26123.
the GMV output. GMI compares the charge
current (as a voltage sensed through RS1)
against the reference voltage to regulate the
charge current to a constant value. When the
battery voltage charges up to the reference
voltage, the output of GMV goes low and initiates
voltage loop control to control the duty cycle to
regulate the output voltage.
The MP26123 has an internal linear regulator—
VREF33—to power internal circuitry. It can also Figure 2—Li-Ion Battery Charge Profile
power external circuitry as long as the load does
not exceed the maximum current (30mA).
Connect a 1μF bypass capacitor from VREF33 to
GND to ensure stability.
Charge Cycle (Mode change: Trickle CC
CV)
At the start of a charging cycle, the MP26123
monitors VBATT. If VBATT is lower than the trickle-
charge threshold, VTC (typically 3.0V/cell), the
charging cycle will start in “trickle-charge mode”
(10% of the RS1 programmed constant-charge
current, ICC) until the battery voltage reaches VTC.
R6
10k
D2
The maximum inductor peak current is: Selecting the Input Capacitor
The input capacitor reduces the surge current
IL drawn from the input and also the switching noise
IL(MAX) ICHG (3)
2 from the device. Chose an input capacitor with an
impedance at the switching frequency less than
Under light load conditions below 100mA, use a
the input source impedance to prevent high-
larger inductor value to improve efficiency.
frequency–switching current. Use ceramic
Select an inductor with a DC resistance of less capacitors with X5R or X7R dielectrics with low
than 200mΩ to optimize efficiency. ESR and small temperature coefficients. A 4.7µF
capacitor is sufficient for most applications.
NTC Function
As Figure 6 shows, the low temperature threshold Selecting the Output Capacitor
and high-temperature threshold are preset The output capacitor limits output voltage ripple
internally to 73.5%·VREF33 and 29.5%·VREF33 and ensures regulation loop stability. The output
using a resistive divider. For a given NTC capacitor impedance should be low at the
thermistor, we can select appropriate R3 and R6 switching frequency. Use ceramic capacitors with
resistors to set the NTC window. X5R or X7R dielectrics.
For the thermistor (NCP18XH103) noted in above PC Board Layout
electrical characteristic, Connect the high frequency and high current
paths (GND, IN and SW) to the device with short,
At 0°C, RNTC_Cold = 27.445k;
wide, and direct traces. Place the input capacitor
At 50°C, RNTC_Hot = 4.1601k. as close as possible to the IN and GND pins.
Assuming that the NTC window is between 0°C Place the external feedback resistors next to the
and 50°C, we can derive the following equations: FB pin. Keep the switching node SW short and
away from the feedback network.
R6 // RNTC _ Cold VTH _ Low
73.5% (4)
R3 R6 // RNTC _ Cold VREF33
PACKAGE INFORMATION
QFN16 (4 x 4mm)
3.90 2.15
4.10 2.45
0.50 PIN 1 ID
0.70 13 16 SEE DETAIL A
PIN 1 ID
MARKING
0.25
12 1
0.35
9 4
8 5
3.80 NOTE:
2.30
1) ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN MILLIMETERS.
2) EXPOSED PADDLE SIZE DOES NOT INCLUDE MOLD FLASH.
1.00 3) LEAD COPLANARITY SHALL BE 0.10 MILLIMETER MAX.
4) JEDEC REFERENCE IS MO-220, VARIATION VGGC.
0.35 5) DRAWING IS NOT TO SCALE.
0.65
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