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Hello,
How "HigSide N-CH FET Drive" works when the cell voltage below 2.2V? Is BQ28Z610-R1 possible to stop charging in that condition?
Regards,
Kazuto
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Hello,
How "HigSide N-CH FET Drive" works when the cell voltage below 2.2V? Is BQ28Z610-R1 possible to stop charging in that condition?
Regards,
Kazuto
Hi Kazuto,
I'm not sure I understand your question but I will say the bq28z610 controls its own FET status based on the safety conditions of the battery. The IC itself has internal charge pumps to bias the FETs to be enabled.
Hi Jessica,
Well noted. Is it possible to prohibit zero volt charging by bq28z610?
Regards,
Kazuto
Hi Kazuto,
We are looking into this, I will get back to you once I have an answer.
Hi Jessica,
How is it going? the customer is waiting for answer.
Thanks for working on the question.
Regards,
Kazuto
Hi Kazuto,
It is possible to prohibit zero volt charging by setting the ZVCHG Exit Threshold to zero. This means the battery reading will never be low enough to trigger the zero volt charge enable flag. However, the customer will need to be careful because this does not change the FET behavior which could cause unknown behavior and potential errors.
Hi Jessica,
Thanks for sharing about the setting. Would you confirm my understanding below?
>the customer will need to be careful because this does not change the FET behavior which could cause unknown behavior and potential errors.
ZVCHG Exit Threshold is 2200mV as default. If it's lower than the recommended VCC voltage (2.2V), unknown behavior at MOSFET is expected because BQ28Z610-R1 has not enough power, is that correct?
Regards,
Kazuto
Hi Kazuto,
This isn't the intended operation for the gauge so they would need to validate the design.
Hi Jessica, okay I suggest the customer to validate the design. Thanks for your support!