TIDUEB2A July 2022 – July 2022
The reference design has an ILIM circuit used for limiting the total input current of the system to 8 A (described in Section 2.2.11). The test detailed in this sections confirms the functionality of this adaptive current limiting circuit.
For this test DMMs are connected in series with the positive terminals of both batteries to measure the charge current of each. The system load current is set using the E-Load in CC mode. The input current is monitored on the DC power supply input. The connected battery pack voltages are approximately 14.5 V. After setup, the board is powered up with the 19-V supply.
Input Current (A) | System Current (A) | Battery A Charge Current (A) | Battery B Charge Current (A) | ILIM Voltage |
---|---|---|---|---|
5.38 | 0 | 3.00 | 2.99 | 1.54 |
5.79 | 1 | 2.60 | 2.78 | 1.46 |
6.11 | 2 | 2.24 | 2.40 | 1.34 |
6.75 | 4 | 1.52 | 1.63 | 1.26 |
7.39 | 6 | 0.75 | 0.80 | 1.13 |
8.09 | 8 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.99 |