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BQ24800: Can our BQ24800 support 20V12A application

Part Number: BQ24800
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: BQ25758, BQ25750

Hi Team,

May I check if our BQ24800 can hold 240W application? what is the maximum charge current of BQ24800? Can our BQ24800 support 20V12A application?

Best Regards,

Jaden Yue

  • Hello Jaden ,

    The default sense resistor is 10mohms, the BQ24800 device provides an input-current limit range of 64 mA to 8.128 A. 

    However, resistors of other values can also be used, for example 5mohm can be used to increase the max current limit.

    We have not evaluated  the device at 12A charge current, so we can not guarantee if this will work, but I do not see any obvious reasons why this would not work.

    Best Regards,

    Christian.

  • Hi Christian,

    The concern is that, if the input is 240W, in the case of fast charge, the efficiency of our buck converter may be 95% and the heat loss on MOSFET will be over 10W, which is a huge number and can cause the damage of MOSFET. Do you have any suggestion on it?

    Best Regards,

    Jaden Yue

  • Hello Jaden,

    The concern is that, if the input is 240W, in the case of fast charge, the efficiency of our buck converter may be 95% and the heat loss on MOSFET will be over 10W, which is a huge number and can cause the damage of MOSFET. Do you have any suggestion on it?

    I can't comment on the reliability of BQ24800 at 12A, because this has not been evaluated. A 5mohm sense resistor could theoretically be used to support 12A  charge current, but this not a guarantee. This is something the customer would have to test.

    Do you have any suggestion on it?

    In the block diagram there is a BQ25758 and BQ24800. Is there a reason why the customer does not want to use a BQ25750 to eliminate the need for both devices?

    I removed the block diagram, because it had TI- Confidential Information, and this is a public forum.

    Best Regards,

    Christian.