SLUUAQ3A April 2016 – October 2022 BQ4050
The operational overview in Figure 7-1 illustrates the gas operation of the BQ4050.
The BQ4050 accumulates the measured quantities of charge and discharge and estimates self-discharge of the battery. The BQ4050 compensates the charge current measurement for temperature and state-of-charge of the battery. The BQ4050 also adjusts the self-discharge estimation based on temperature.
The main charge counter RemainingCapacity() (RM) represents the available capacity or energy in the battery at any given time. The BQ4050 adjusts RM for charge, self-discharge, and other compensation factors. The information in the RM register is accessible through the SMBus interface and is also represented through the LED display.
The FullChargeCapacity() (FCC) register represents the initial or last measured full discharge of the battery. It is used as the battery full-charge reference for relative capacity indication. The BQ4050 updates FCC after the battery undergoes a qualified discharge from nearly full to a low battery level. FCC is accessible through the SMBus interface.
The Discharge Count Register (DCR) is a non-accessible register that tracks discharge of the battery. The BQ4050 uses the DCR register to update the FCC register if the battery undergoes a qualified discharge from nearly full to a low battery level. In this way, the BQ4050 learns the true discharge capacity of the battery under system use conditions.