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bq76PL102
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PowerLAN™ Dual-Cell Li-Ion Battery Monitor with PowerPump™ Cell Balancing
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•Monitors One or Two Individual Cell Voltages,One Internal, and Two External Temperatures
The bq76PL102 PowerLAN dual-cell battery monitoris part of a complete scalable battery management•Part of a Complete Low-Cost Solution for
system for use with arrays of up to 12 Li-IonBattery Packs of up to 12 Series and One or
rechargeable cells. The bq76PL102 connects to oneMore Parallel Cells (When Used With
or two cells in a series string, performs voltage andbq78PL114).
temperature monitoring of each individual cell, and•Advanced PowerPump™ Balancing
reports these parameters over the PowerLANTechnology Equalizes Cells in Li-Ion Battery
communication network. Together with a bq78PL114Packs, Resulting in Longer Run Time and Cell
master-gateway battery controller, the bq76PL102Life.
forms a complete battery monitoring andmanagement system for higher cell-count•PowerPump™ Cell Balancing Transfers
applications.Charge From Cell to Cell During all OperatingConditions – No Wasteful Current Bleeding or
Partitioning of the battery monitor function on a perAssociated Heat Buildup.
cell basis permits connection and measurement closeto the cell. This results in superior accuracy and•Unique PowerLAN™ Isolated Communications
management over competing solutions. This schemeTechnology Permits Simultaneous
also facilitates the PowerPump cell balancing system,Measurement of All Individual Cell Voltages in
a technique which actively balances capacities ofa Series String.
Li-Ion batteries without the excessive heat or•Very Low Power Consumption:
limitations of bleed-balancing techniques.– < 200 µA Active
The bq76PL102 PowerPump cell balancing– < 50 µA Standby
technology uses a charge-transfer methodologywhich does not bleed off excess energy as heat, but– < 1 µA Undervoltage Shutdown
instead moves energy dynamically from cell to cell as•Connects Directly to Cells, No Resistive
needed. Balancing is performed during all batteryDividers
operational modes – charge, discharge, and rest.•Internal LDO Regulator for Support Circuitry
Balancing is automatically coordinated between allcells on a PowerLAN system. PowerPump balancing•Ultrasmall Footprint, 3-mm × 3-mm
technology results in longer run time and longer cell•Millivolt Measurement Resolution Using
life.Delta-Sigma A/D Converter
The PowerLAN communications architecture has•Self-Calibrating Time Base – No Crystal
been engineered to provide robust communications inRequired
tough EMI/RFI environments while avoiding theexcessive power draw, high parts count, and elevatedcost of other solutions. PowerLAN permits easy•Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)
scalability using series connections of bq76PL102dual-cell battery monitors. High-cell-count battery•Portable Medical and Test Equipment
systems of up to 12 series cells are easily•Electric Bikes and Mild-EV Battery Packs
constructed without complicated high-voltage cell•Multicell Series Strings ≥5S
measurement restrictions.
The bq76PL102 works with the bq78PL114master-gateway battery controller and bq76PL104•bq78PL114 Master Gateway Battery Controller
quad-cell monitors*.•bq76PL104 Quad-Cell Battery Monitor WithPowerPump Cell Balancing*(*Note: bq76PL104 Available 2009.)
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