Novel broken line detection circuit for multi‐cells Li‐ion battery protection ICs. Issue 2 (18th February 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Li, Yan‐Ming; Sun, Jian; Xi, Xiao‐Li; Chen, Zhong‐Hui; Wang, Xiao‐Xiao; Deng, Xin‐An; Qin, Li; Zhang, Zan; Wen, Chang‐Bao
• Is Part Of: IET circuits, devices & systems. Volume 13:Issue 2(2019)
• Page Start: 226
• Page End: 232
• Publication Date: 2019-02-18
• Subjects: integrated circuit design -- CMOS integrated circuits -- secondary cells -- low-power electronics -- lithium compounds -- power consumption; excessive power consumption -- battery voltage imbalance -- Li-ion battery protection integrated circuits -- source-driven MOS -- bias current source -- narrow pulse control signal -- detection current consumption -- seven cells Li-ion battery protection IC -- low power consumption -- battery voltage balance -- broken line detection circuit -- multicells Li-ion battery protection IC -- pull-down current source -- bipolar-CMOS-DMOS process -- size 0.18 mum -- voltage 45.0 V -- voltage 2.2 V to 4.2 V -- Li; Electronic circuits -- Periodicals; Electronic systems -- Periodicals; 621.381505
• DOI: 10.1049/iet-cds.2018.5228
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-858X

Abstract

Abstract : To reduce the excessive power consumption and eliminate the battery voltage imbalance caused in conventional method, a novel broken line detection scheme for Li‐ion battery protection integrated circuits (ICs) is presented in this study. The main part of the proposed circuit consists of pull‐up, pull‐down current source, source‐driven MOS, a control switch and a bias current source. A narrow pulse control signal is adopted to trigger broken line detection periodically so as to suppress the detection current consumption, while the disadvantage of battery voltage imbalance is overcome. The proposed circuit has been implemented in a seven cells Li‐ion battery protection IC with 0.18 µm 45 V bipolar‐CMOS‐DMOS process successfully. The experimental results confirm that the chip can reliably detect the disconnections of Li‐ion batteries and take protective measures in a wide cell voltage range from 2.2 to 4.2 V. Furthermore, based on the derivation in this study, the proposed technique can significantly reduce the detection current consumption of each cell, which is well beneficial for low power consumption and battery voltage balance.