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BQ21040: Device behavior when battery is not available

Part Number: BQ21040

Hi  Bill  

Now  we  are   facing  this  in most  of  devices  almost  80 %  of  50 prototypes we  made  now  we  have  run  PPR  of  1000  devices   and  cannot  able  to   finalize  this part. Here  is   problem  is we  are  facing  

Battery  used  capacity: 90 mAh  

Iset  : 50  mAh 

During operation suppose someones didn't charge devices for 7   days out battery discharges completely on battery low voltage cut off circuit activates and when we plug in charger device didn't wakes up. we observe 1.6/1.8  V  on Vbat pin.

Please  let  me know the following  

1) How charger IC detects battery presence?

2)  I Can't see any low frequency pulsating  DC voltage to detect battery on the device? why?

Following are observations in which devices wake up ?

1) If  i apply a pulse  of  5V  on  Vbat   pin ie  +Ve  input  of  battery . why?

2)If  i increase the Iset  current  to  100mA  which  i  can't  do due  to low  capacity of  battery.why ? 

3) If  I  put  voltage  divider  circuit  on LDO  (ie  load) CE  pin  so that  it  dont  gets  on till Vbat reaches  3V. why?

     

  • Hello
    1.) How charger IC detects battery presence?--The bq21040 will use a batter detection routine, see section 8.4.9 of data sheet

    2) I Can't see any low frequency pulsating DC voltage to detect battery on the device? ---It the battery is deeply discharged it could be in could be in battery short mode--if battery voltage is below 0.8V the current is limited to 15mA

    What is the battery voltage and current?
    At lower battery voltage the bq21040 will limit current to try and recover the battery. If a system load is attached to the battery it could prevent the battery voltage from rising, current to the load not battery.