The Texas Instruments bq27501 system-side Li-Ion battery fuel gauge is a microcontroller peripheral that provides fuel gauging for single-cell Li-Ion battery packs.The device requires little system microcontroller firmware development.The bq27501 resides on the system main board, and manages an embedded battery (non-removable) or a removable battery pack.
The device uses the patented Impedance Track algoritm for fuel gauging, and provides information such as remaiing battery capacity (mAh), state-of-charge (%), run-time to empty (min.), battery voltage (mV), and temperature (°C).
The device works with identification resistors in battery packs to gauge batteries of different fundamental chemistries and/or different rated capacities.
Feature
Battery Fuel Gauge for 1-Series Li-Ion Applications
Resides on System Main Board
Works With Battery ID Resistor in Battery Pack
Microcontroller Peripheral Provides:
Accurate Battery Fuel Gauging
Internal Temperature Sensor for System Temperature Reporting
Battery Low Interrupt Warning
Battery Insertion Indicator
Battery ID Detection
96 Bytes of Non-Volatile Scratch-Pad FLASH
Battery Fuel Gauge Based on Patented Impedance Track Technology
Models the Battery Discharge Curve for Accurate Time-to-Empty Predictions
Automatically Adjusts for Battery Aging, Battery Self-Discharge, and Temperature/Rate Inefficiencies
Low-Value Sense Resistor (10 or Less)
I2C Interface for Connection to System Microcontroller Port
12-Pin 2,5-mm x 4-mm SON Package
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