Current-to-voltage transition control of a battery charger

Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging – Battery or cell charging

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320107, 320164, H02J 700

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ABSTRACT:
A control circuit is provided to minimize the charging cycle time of a battery charging system by maximizing the length of time that high constant charging current is applied to a discharged battery. The control circuit includes a constant current (CC) error amplifier, a constant voltage (CV) error amplifier, an output amplifier, and two pole-splitting compensation networks. The control circuit works in conjunction with a power source to charge a secondary battery. The pole-splitting compensation networks allow the CC, CV, and output amplifiers to be configured for high gain, without sacrificing output stability. The control circuit provides a sharp transition between the CC mode and CV mode of operation. In the CC mode, fast bulk battery charging is provided. In the CV mode, the control circuit initially provides a "top-off" charge to the battery and subsequently safely maintains the battery at its fully charged state. By using bi-directional transconductance error amplifiers as the CC and CV error amplifiers, the control circuit can be optimized for pole-splitting compensation. The control circuit can be operated with a constant internal reference voltage or a variable internal reference voltage. When a variable internal reference voltage is applied, the charging cycle time of the control circuit is further minimized through a charge current compensation technique.

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Eschauzier and Huijsing, "Frequency Compensation Techniques For Low-Power Operational Amplifiers", Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 64-69. No date.
Linear Technology LT1510 Data Sheet, "Constant-Voltage/Constant-Current Battery Charger", title page and page 7. No date.

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