Microchip | MCP1630RD-LIC2

MCP1630RD-LIC2 Low Cost Li-Ion Battery Charger is used to evaluate Microchip’s MCP1630 used in a SEPIC power converter application, it is capable of charging a single-cell, Li-Ion battery pack utilizing an input voltage of 6 V to 18 V.

The Li-Ion Battery Charger provides a constant current constant voltage charge with preconditioning, cell temperature monitoring, and battery pack fault monitoring. The battery charger provides a status and fault indication. The Battery Charger automatically detects the insertion or removal of a battery pack.

Features:

• Programmed parameters - modified in firmware
• Factory Settings:
• Preconditioning Charge Current = 200 mA
• Preconditioning Threshold = 3 V
• Constant Current Fast Charge = 2 A
• Constant Voltage Charge = 4.2 V
• Charge Termination Threshold = 100 mA
• Overvoltage protection (battery removed)
• Over charge protection
• Over current protection
• Overtemperature protection
• Fast charge termination if the battery temperature is outside a preset window
• Controlled soft-start
• Terminates charge by detecting a predefined charge current threshold during constant voltage charge, or a specified elapsed time