SLUAAI1 December 2021 BQ25798
To implement these key requirements for a solar charger, we need a charger that:
The BQ25798 is the perfect candidate and meets all of these requirements. First, it has a Hi-Z mode that allows disabling of the input. Second, it has an ADC that can measure the OCV. Third, it has an I2C register to set the K-factor. Last, it has flexible Input Voltage Dynamic Power Management (VINDPM) to hold the solar panel voltage at the MPP voltage. See Figure 2-1 for BQ25798 features that enable MPPT.