For proper operation of bq2461x, VCC must be from 5 V to 28 V. To begin charging, VCC must be higher than SRN by at least 500 mV (otherwise, the device will be in sleep mode). TI recommends an input voltage of at least 1.5 V to 2 V higher than the battery voltage, taking into consideration the DC losses in the high-side FET (Rdson), inductor (DCR), and input sense resistor (between ACP and ACN), the body diode drop of RBFET between VCC and input power supply, and battery sense resistor (between SRP and SRN). Power limit for the input supply must be greater than the maximum power required by either the system load or for battery charging (the greater of the two).