Other Parts Discussed in Thread: BQ24105, BQ25071
Hello.
I want to build a charger to charge 2 NiMh AA batteries (in series) from an USB micro cable. The USB micro cable is commonly used to charge Android phones and is widely available. It outputs 5V, and current can range from 1A to 2A roughly.
I would like the charger to be safe, simple to design for, and has features to tell how many charge is in the battery (perhaps through LEDs).
Ideally, the LEDs can serve as a battery level indicator even when the battery is not being charged, but this may be something I have to implement separately.
I also want the charger to be able to take into account of situations when the battery has a load while charging. (or is this I have to implement on my own?)
So far, I am investigating the BQ2002 chip. I wonder if the BQ2002 is one of the best chip for my application, or are there better choices?
Please advise. I'm still in the learning phase, but I do want to eventually commercialize this. Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks