BQ27500_08 Datasheet, PDF (14/39 Pages) Texas Instruments – System-Side Impedance Track™ Fuel Gauge

bq27500
bq27501
System-Side Impedance Track™ Fuel Gauge
SLUS785D – SEPTEMBER 2007 – REVISED APRIL 2008
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The register value is updated every 1 second when the measured current is above the Deadband (3-mA
default) and is less than or equal to 2 × Initial Standby. The first and last values that meet this criteria are
not averaged in, because they may not be stable values. To approximate a 1-minute time constant, each
new StandbyCurrent( ) value is computed as follows:
StandbyCurrent( )_NEW = (239/256) × StandbyCurrent( )_OLD + (17/256) × AverageCurrent( ).
4.1.1.15 StandbyTimeToEmpty( ): 0x1c/0x1d
This read-only function returns an unsigned integer value of the predicted remaining battery life at the
standby rate of discharge, in minutes. The computation uses Nominal Available Capacity (NAC), the
uncompensated remaining capacity, for this computation. A value of 65,535 indicates battery is not being
discharged.
4.1.1.16 MaxLoadCurrent( ): 0x1e/0x1f
This read-only function returns a signed integer value, in units of mA, of the maximum load conditions.
The MaxLoadCurrent( ) is an adaptive measurement which is initially reported as the maximum load
current programmed in Initial Max Load Current. If the measured current is ever greater than Initial Max
Load Current, then MaxLoadCurrent( ) updates to the new current. MaxLoadCurrent( ) is reduced to the
average of the previous value and Initial Max Load Current whenever the battery is charged to full after
a previous discharge to an SOC less than 50%. This prevents the reported value from maintaining an
unusually high value.
4.1.1.17 MaxLoadTimeToEmpty( ): 0x20/0x21
This read-only function returns an unsigned integer value of the predicted remaining battery life at the
maximum load current discharge rate, in minutes. A value of 65,535 indicates that the battery is not being
discharged.
4.1.1.18 AvailableEnergy( ): 0x22/0x23
This read-only function returns an unsigned integer value of the predicted charge or energy remaining in
the battery. The value is reported in units of mWh.
4.1.1.19 AveragePower( ): 0x24/0x25
This read-word function returns an signed integer value of the average power during battery charging and
discharging. A value of 0 indicates that the battery is not being discharged. The value is reported in units
of mW.
4.1.1.20 TimeToEmptyAtConstantPower( ): 0x26/0x27
This read-only function returns an unsigned integer value of the predicted remaining operating time if the
battery is discharged at the AveragePower( ) value in minutes. A value of 65,535 indicates
AveragePower( ) = 0. The fuel gauge automatically updates TimeToEmptyatContantPower( ) based on the
AveragePower( ) value every 1 s.
4.1.1.21 CycleCount( ): 0x2a/0x2b
This read-only function returns an unsigned integer value of the number of cycles the battery has
experienced with a range of 0 to 65,535. One cycle occurs when accumulated discharge ≥ CC Threshold.
4.1.1.22 StateOfCharge( ): 0x2c/0x2d
This read-only function returns an unsigned integer value of the predicted remaining battery capacity
expressed as a percentage of FullChargeCapacity( ), with a range of 0 to 100%.
4.1.2 EXTENDED DATA COMMANDS
Extended commands offer additional functionality beyond the standard set of commands. They are used in
the same manner; however, unlike standard commands, extended commands are not limited to 2-byte
words. The number of commands bytes for a given extended command ranges in size from single to
multiple bytes, as specified in Table 4-5. For details on the SEALED and UNSEALED states, see
Section 4.4, Access Modes.
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION
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