National Instruments LM3647 manual

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    LM3647 Reference Design User’s Manual GENERAL DESCRIPTION The LM3647 is a charge controller for Nickel-Cadmium (Ni-Cd), Nickel-Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) or Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) batteries. The device uses a pulsed-current charging or a constant-current charging technique. The device can also be configured to discharge before charging. Throughout the c[...]

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    Charge Current The charge settings for LM3647 current control are shown below . If the external LM317 is used to control the charge current then the jumpers J9, J10 and J13 have no relevance, when using LM317 regulation mode, this jumper must be placed in either position. If external (LM317) regulation is used then set jumper J7 to position ″ slo[...]

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    and the charge process will restart. This occurs only with batteries that are already fully charged, and consequently should not be recharged. If the battery voltage has not reached the Li-Ion battery qualification voltage (CEL-pin > 1.2V) within 1 minute of the Qualification Phase, the battery is considered to be defective, and the charger goes[...]

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    The actual timeouts (with RCIN @ 2.5 MHz) is: Phase Timeout Fast Charge ∼ 330 Minutes Topping Charge ∼ 80 Minutes EXAMPLE 2: The actual timeouts (with RCIN @ 2.5 MHz) is: Phase Timeout Fast Charge Constant Current − 130 Minutes Topping Charge Constant Voltage − 190 Minutes 1.2.2.4 Setting The Charge Current The charge-current is selected by[...]

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    • For Li-Ion: The voltage divider network for Li-Ion is very important. If the battery voltage is scaled too low , the battery will not attain its full capacity when charged, and if scaled too high, the battery may become damaged. Never exceed the recommended maximum voltage or current for a Li-Ion battery! The dimensioning is done in the followi[...]

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    2.0 APPLICA TION INFORMA TION 2.1 T ypical Example 2.1.1 Ni-Cd/Ni-MH Set To: SEL1 SEL2 SEL3 V CC No Discharge before Charge Ni-MH Fast-PWM (LM3647 has current feedback) Hi-Z Discharge before Charge NA NA GND Maintenance Charge Only Ni-Cd Slow-PWM (external current control) AN101315-8 AN-1 164 www .national.com 6[...]

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    2.1.2 Li-Ion Set To: SEL1 SEL2 SEL3 V CC After charging, maintenance charging until battery removal. NA 4.2V/Cell Hi-Z After charging, maintenance charging until battery removal. If battery voltage drops below a predefined value, the charger restarts the charge-process. Li-Ion NA GND After charging, no maintenance charging is applied. If battery vo[...]

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    3.0 LM3647 REFERENCE DESIGN DEMO-BOARD The demo-board provides a combined multi-chemistry solution with hardware for both external constant current source and LM3647 controlled charge current. Located near the top-left corner of the board is the power supply connector (next to the heatsink). When using the external constant current source, a power [...]

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    LIFE SUPPORT POLICY NATIONAL’S PRODUCTS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED FOR USE AS CRITICAL COMPONENTS IN LIFE SUPPORT DEVICES OR SYSTEMS WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL OF NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION. As used herein: 1. Life support devices or systems are devices or systems which, (a) are intended for surgical[...]