This reference design is for 4-cell battery charging applications such as vacuum robot or robotic lawn mower, etc. It employs the buck battery charger BQ25672 with a wide input and output range for 1-4 cell battery charging. External ship FET is introduced to minimize the battery leakage current by totally disconnecting all system load from batteries when on standby. The reference design uses a two-layer board to optimize cost and achieve 35-mm x 35-mm small board dimensions.
Features
- Support 4s battery with 16.8-V maximum regulation voltage and 2.5-A charging current
- Robust ESD protection: pass 15-kV ESD test
- System power on/off without additional external components
- Small size solution (board dimensions 35 mm x 35 mm)
- Two-layer board to optimize cost