US20010054880A1 - Charge/discharge control circuit and secondary battery - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a charge/discharge control circuit, and more particularly, to a charge/discharge control circuit of a secondary battery used in a portable electronic device.
- Lithium ion batteries which are commonly used as secondary batteries, are widely used in recent portable electronic devices.
- charging and discharging of the battery has to be controlled. During discharge control, discharging is prohibited when the battery is overdischarged. During charge control, charging is prohibited when the battery is overcharged.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic circuit diagram of a prior art charge/discharge control circuit 50 .
- the charge/discharge control circuit 50 includes a control unit 3 and two control switches that are externally connected to the control unit 3 .
- the two control switches are a discharge control switch 4 and a charge control switch 5 a.
- the charge/discharge control circuit 50 controls the charge/discharge control current of a battery 1 .
- the battery 1 is a lithium ion battery that can be used as a secondary battery, and includes three series-connected cells 2 a, 2 b, 2 c.
- the battery 1 provides power to a portable electronic device, for instance.
- the discharge control switch 4 and the charge control switch 5 a each include a p-channel MOS transistor. Each p-channel MOS transistor includes a parasitic diode formed between its source and drain. The drain of the discharge control switch 4 is connected to the drain of the charge control switch 5 a.
- the positive terminal of the battery 1 is connected to an output terminal t 1 via the control switches 4 , 5 a.
- the negative terminal of the battery 1 is connected to the ground GND and an output terminal t 2 .
- the charge control switch 5 a is controlled based on a charge control signal Cout of the control unit 3 .
- the discharge control switch 4 is controlled based on a discharge control signal Dout of the control unit 3 .
- the cells 2 a , 2 b , 2 c of the battery 1 are each connected to a cell voltage detection circuit 6 incorporated in the control unit 3 .
- the cell voltage detection circuit 6 includes three comparators 7 a , 7 b , 7 c .
- the comparator 7 a detects voltage V 2 a between terminal BH and terminal BM.
- the comparator 7 b detects voltage V 2 b between terminal BM and terminal BL.
- the comparator 7 c detects voltage V 2 c between terminal BEL and the GND terminal.
- the output signals of the comparators 7 a , 7 b , 7 c are each provided to positive input terminals of an overcharge detection circuit 8 and to negative input terminals of an overdischarge detection circuit 9 .
- a charge reference voltage VTH is provided to a negative input terminal of the overcharge detection circuit 8 .
- a discharge reference voltage VTL is provided to a positive input terminal of the overdischarge detection circuit 9 .
- the overdischarge detection circuit 9 provides the discharge control signal Dout to the gate of the discharge control switch 4 .
- the overcharge detection circuit 8 provides the charge control signal Cout to the gate of the charge control switch 5 a.
- the control unit 3 includes a bias generation circuit 10 .
- the control unit 3 is activated.
- a discharge route which includes the parasitic diode of the discharge control switch 5 a , the discharge control switch 4 , and the battery 1 , is formed between the output terminals t 1 , t 2 . Accordingly, if a portable electronic device is connected between the output terminals t 1 , t 2 , the battery 1 provides a current to the portable electronic device. This lowers each cell voltage.
- the parasitic diode of the discharge control switch 4 forms a charge route between the output terminals t 1 , t 2 . This enables charging. If a charger is then connected between the output terminals t 1 , t 2 and charges the battery 1 , which is in an overdischarged state, the cell voltages increase. This provides power to the portable electronic device.
- the charge/discharge control circuit 50 performs constant current charging.
- constant current charging is performed if the power supply voltage Vcc is low.
- Vcc becomes equal to a predetermined voltage (e.g., 12.6V)
- constant current charging is switched to constant voltage charging. This is because constant current charging charges the battery more quickly, since the charging current in constant current charging is greater than that in constant voltage charging.
- the power supply voltage Vcc is 9V.
- the charging voltage is significantly greater than the threshold voltage of he charge control switch 5 a , which is typically 4V.
- the power consumption of the charge control switch 5 a is 3 W and thus large.
- the charge control switch 5 a is heated when the battery 1 is charged in an overdischarged state, due to a large power consumption in the charge control switch 5 a.
- the present invention provides a charge/discharge control circuit for controlling charging and discharging of a secondary battery.
- the secondary battery includes a cell.
- the charge/discharge control circuit includes an overdischarge detection circuit for comparing a voltage of the cell with a predetermined discharge reference voltage, determining whether the secondary battery is in an overdischarged state, and generating an overdischarge determination signal.
- a discharge control switch is connected to the overdischarge detection circuit and deactivated in the overdischarged state based on the overdischarge determination signal.
- a first charge control switch is deactivated in the overdischarged state based on the overdischarge determination signal and the overcharge determination signal.
- a second charge control switch is activated in the overdischarged state based on the overdischarge determination signal and the overcharge determination signal.
- a current-limiting circuit is connected in series with the second charge control switch for limiting a charging current when charging is performed.
- the present invention also provides an alternative charge/discharge control circuit for controlling charging and discharging of a secondary battery.
- the secondary battery includes a cell.
- the charge/discharge control circuit includes an overdischarge detection circuit for comparing a voltage of the cell with a predetermined discharge reference voltage, determining whether the secondary battery is in an overdischarged state, and generating an overdischarge determination signal.
- a discharge control switch is connected to the overdischarge detection circuit and deactivated in the overdischarged state based on the overdischarge determination signal.
- a first charge control switch is deactivated in the overdischarged state based on the overdischarge determination signal and the overcharge determination signal.
- a second charge control switch is activated in the overdischarged state based on the overdischarge determination signal and the overcharge determination signal.
- a current-limiting circuit is connected in series with the second charge control switch for limiting a charging current when charging is performed. Furthermore, an erroneous functioning prevention circuit controls activation and deactivation of the first charge control switch in the overdischarged state based on a level of a voltage supplied by the secondary battery.
- the present invention further provides a secondary battery including a cell and a charge/discharge control circuit connected to the cell for controlling charging and discharging of the cell.
- the charge/discharge control circuit includes an overdischarge detection circuit for comparing a voltage of the cell with a predetermined discharge reference voltage, determining whether the secondary battery is in an overdischarged state, and generating an overdischarge determination signal.
- a discharge control switch is connected to the overdischarge detection circuit and deactivated in the overdischarged state based on the overdischarge determination signal.
- a first charge control switch is deactivated in the overdischarged state based on the overdischarge determination signal and the overcharge determination signal.
- a second charge control switch is activated in the overdischarged state based on the overdischarge determination signal and the overcharge determination signal.
- a current-limiting circuit is connected in series with the second charge control switch for limiting a charging current when charging is performed.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic circuit diagram of a prior art charge/discharge control circuit
- FIG. 2 is a schematic circuit diagram of a charge/discharge control circuit according to a first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a schematic circuit diagram of a charge/discharge control circuit according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic circuit diagram of a charge/discharge control circuit according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic circuit diagram of a charge/discharge control circuit 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- the charge/discharge control circuit 100 includes a control unit 30 , a discharge control switch 4 , and a first charge control switch 5 a .
- the discharge and charge control switches 4 , 5 a are connected to the control unit 30 .
- the control unit 30 further includes a cell voltage detection circuit 6 , an overcharge detection circuit 8 , and an overdischarge detection circuit 9 .
- the charge/discharge control circuit 100 further includes a second charge control switch 5 b , a resistor R, and an output circuit 20 .
- the output circuit 20 includes a first OR circuit 11 a, a second OR circuit 11 b , and an inverter 12 .
- the second charge control switch 5 b and the resistor R are connected in series.
- the first charge control switch 5 a is connected in parallel with the series-connected switch 5 b and resistor R.
- the resistor R is a current-limiting resistor.
- the second charge control switch 5 b is preferably a p-channel MOS transistor.
- a parasitic diode is formed between the source and drain of the second charge control switch 5 b .
- the cathode of the parasitic diode is connected to the source of the switch 5 b.
- Constant voltage charging is performed by the second discharge control switch 5 b.
- the voltage drop across the resistance R increases the charging voltage to a predetermined target charging voltage.
- the resistance of the resistor R is set such that the voltage drop across the resistor R is greater than the target charging voltage.
- the output signal of the overcharge detection circuit 8 is provided to first input terminals of the first and second OR circuits 11 a , 11 b respectively.
- the output signal (discharge control signal) Dout of the overdischarge detection circuit 9 is provided to the gate of the discharge control switch 4 and a second input terminal of the first OR circuit 11 a .
- the discharge control signal Dout is also provided to a second input terminal of the second OR circuit 11 b via the inverter 12 .
- the output signal (first charge control signal) Cout of the first OR circuit 11 a is provided to the gate of the first charge control switch 5 a .
- the output signal (second charge control signal) PreCout of the second OR circuit 11 b is provided to the gate of the second charge control switch 5 b. Accordingly, when the first charge control signal Dout is high and the output signal of the overcharge detection circuit 8 is low, the second charge control signal PreCout is low. In this state, the second charge control switch 5 b is activated.
- the cell voltage detection circuit 6 detects cell voltages V 2 a , V 2 b , V 2 c and provides the respective detection signals to the overcharge detection circuit 8 and the overdischarge detection circuit 9 .
- the output signal of the overcharge detection circuit 8 goes high.
- the overcharge detection circuit 8 provides the high output signal to the first and second OR circuits 11 a , 11 b . In this state, the discharge control signal Dout is low and the discharge control switch 4 is activated.
- the low discharge control signal Dout is also provided to first OR circuit 11 a and the inverter 12 .
- the inverter 12 inverts the discharge control signal Dout and provides a high signal Dout to the second OR circuit 11 b.
- the first charge control signal Cout generated by the first OR circuit 11 a also goes low and hence the first charge control switch 5 a is activated.
- the second charge control signal PreCout generated by the second OR circuit 11 b goes high and hence the second charge control switch 5 b is deactivated.
- the charger supplies the battery 1 with a charging current via the first charge control switch 5 a and the discharge control switch 4 so to perform constant current charging.
- the discharge reference voltage VTL is 2.5V and each of the cell voltages V 2 a , V 2 b , V 2 c is 3V
- the power supply voltage Vcc is 9V.
- the charging voltage for performing constant current charging in the normal state is about 10 V, which is slightly higher than the power supply voltage.
- the threshold voltage of the first charge control switch 5 a is about 4V.
- the ON resistance of the first charge control switch 5 a is small. This low voltage between the source and drain of the first charge control switch 5 a reduces the power consumption in the first charge control switch 5 a . Thus, charging is performed without heating the first charge control switch 5 a.
- the target charging voltage is, for example, 12.6V
- constant current charging increases the battery voltage Vcc to the target charging voltage of 12.6V
- the constant current charging is switched to constant voltage charging.
- the second charge control signal PreCout generated by the second OR circuit 11 a goes low and the second charge control switch 5 b is activated. In this state, a conductive route is formed between the output terminals t 1 , t 2 by way of the second charge control switch 5 b, the resistor R, the parasitic diode of the discharge control switch 4 , and the battery 1 . The battery 1 is charged when the charger is connected between the output terminals t 1 , t 2 .
- the charge/discharge control circuit 100 performs constant voltage charging (12.6V) in the overdischarged state.
- the voltage between the source and gate of the second charge control switch 5 b is substantially equal to the target charging voltage of 12.6V and significantly higher than the threshold voltage of the second charge control switch 5 b , which is 4V.
- the ON resistance of the second charge control switch 5 b is small, and the voltage between the source and drain of the second charge control switch 5 b is small. This reduces the power consumption in the second charge control switch 5 b and enables charging to be performed without heating the second charge control switch 5 b.
- the charging increases the voltages of the cells from being in the overdischarged state until each of cell voltage V 2 a , V 2 b , V 2 c exceeds the discharge reference voltage VTL. This causes the output signals of the overcharge detection circuit 8 and the overdischarge detection circuit 9 to go low. As a result, the discharge control switch 4 and the first charge control switch 5 a are both activated and the second charge control switch 5 b is deactivated, so to perform constant current charging.
- the charge/discharge circuit 100 of the first embodiment has the advantages described as follows.
- the voltage drop across the resistor R is set such that it is greater than the target charging voltage of 12.6V.
- the charging current flowing through the second charge control switch 5 b is restricted to a value that is smaller than the current value during constant current charging. Accordingly, charging is performed without heating the second charge control switch 5 b.
- An imbalanced state refers to a state in which one of the three cells is overdischarged and the remaining one or two cells are overcharged, for instance.
- the charge/discharge circuit 100 allows the battery 1 to be charged without heating the control switches. This simplifies the configuration of an external charging circuit that is to be used for charging the battery 1 , and decreases the number of components in the system.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic circuit diagram of a charge/discharge control circuit 200 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- the charge/discharge control circuit 200 makes use some of the components in the charge/discharge control circuit 100 of the first embodiment, as identified by those labeled with identical numerals.
- the charge/discharge control circuit 200 further includes a control unit 30 A that differs from the control unit 30 in the charge/discharge control circuit 100 of the first embodiment.
- the control unit 30 A in the charge/discharge control circuit 200 includes an erroneous functioning prevention circuit 13 , which is connected to a bias generation circuit 10 , and an output circuit 20 A.
- the output circuit 20 A includes an OR circuit 11 c and an NOR circuit 15 , and is connected to the erroneous functioning prevention circuit 13 via an inverter 14 .
- the erroneous functioning prevention circuit 13 has a predetermined threshold voltage Vth3.
- the erroneous functioning prevention circuit 13 generates an erroneous functioning prevention signal (comparison signal).
- the erroneous functioning prevention signal goes high when any one of the cells 2 a , 2 b , 2 c is overdischarged and the power supply voltage (battery voltage) Vcc is higher than the threshold voltage Vth3.
- the erroneous functioning prevention signal goes low when the battery voltage Vcc is lower than the threshold voltage Vth3.
- the erroneous functioning prevention signal is provided to and further inverted by the inverter 14 .
- the inverted erroneous functioning prevention signal is provided to first input terminals of the OR circuit 11 c and the NOR circuit 15 in the output circuit 20 A.
- the first and second charge control switches 5 a , 5 b are controlled based on the erroneous functioning prevention signal.
- the output signal of the overcharge detection circuit 8 is provided to a second input terminal of the OR circuit 11 c .
- the output signal Dout of the overdischarge detection circuit 9 is provided to the discharge control switch 4 and a second input terminal of the NOR circuit 15 .
- the output signal (first charge control signal) Cout of the OR circuit 11 c is provided to the first charge control switch 5 a .
- the output signal (second charge control signal) PreCout of the NOR circuit 15 is provided to the second charge control switch 5 b.
- the erroneous functioning prevention circuit 13 provides the inverter 14 with a high erroneous functioning prevention signal.
- the inverter 14 inverts the high erroneous functioning signal and thereby causes the erroneous functioning signal to go low.
- the low erroneous functioning prevention signal is then provided to the OR circuit 11 c and the NOR circuit 15 .
- the output signal of the overcharge detection circuit 8 goes high, and the output signal Dout from the overdischarge detection circuit 9 goes low.
- the erroneous functioning prevention signal output by the erroneous functioning prevention circuit 13 is high.
- the signals output by the overcharge detection circuit 8 and the overdischarge detection circuit 9 are both low.
- the discharge control switch 4 and the first discharge control switch 5 a are activated. Thus, discharging or charging (constant current charging) is performed.
- the threshold voltage Vth3 is set at 4V
- the discharge reference voltage VTL is set at 2.5V
- each of the cell voltages is 1V
- the power supply voltage Vcc is 3V. Since this power supply voltage (3V) is lower than the threshold voltage Vth3 (4V), the erroneous functioning prevention signal generated by the erroneous functioning prevention circuit 13 is low. This low erroneous functioning prevention signal is provided to the inverter 14 .
- the inverter 14 inverts the low erroneous functioning signal and thereby causes the erroneous functioning prevention signal to go high.
- the high erroneous functioning prevention signal is then provided to the OR circuit 11 c and the NOR circuit 15 .
- the first charge control signal Cout generated by the OR circuit 11 c goes high
- the second charge control signal PreCout generated by the NOR circuit 15 goes low.
- only the second charge control switch 5 b is activated. Accordingly, charging is performed with a charging current flowing through the resistor R. Thus, constant voltage charging is performed.
- the threshold voltage Vth3 is set at 4V
- the discharge reference voltage VTL is set at 2.5V
- each of the cell voltages is 2V
- the power supply voltage Vcc is 6V. Since this power supply voltage (6V) is higher than the threshold voltage Vth3 (4V), the erroneous functioning prevention signal generated by the erroneous functioning prevention circuit 13 is high. The high erroneous functioning prevention signal is then provided to the inverter 14 . In this state, the first charge control signal Cout generated by the OR circuit 11 c and the second charge control signal PreCout generated by the NOR circuit 15 are both low. Hence, both of the first and second charge control switches 5 a , 5 b are activated.
- the charge/discharge control circuit 120 of the second embodiment has the advantages described as follows.
- the erroneous functioning prevention circuit 13 simultaneously activates the first and second charge control switches 5 a, 5 b . This prevents momentary deactivation of the first and second charge control switches 5 a , 5 b when switching from constant voltage charging to constant current charging. Thus, the charging voltage does not increase.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic circuit diagram of a charge/discharge control circuit 300 according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- the charge/discharge control circuit 300 makes use some of the components in the charge/discharge control circuit 200 of the second embodiment, as identified by those labeled with identical numerals.
- the charge/discharge control circuit 300 includes an output circuit 20 B, which is configured by adding an OR circuit 11 d to the output circuit 20 A incorporated in the charge/discharge control circuit 200 of the second embodiment.
- the OR circuit 11 d is connected to the NOR circuit 15 and the overcharge detection circuit 8 . That is, the output signal of the overcharge detection circuit 8 is provided to a first input terminal of the OR circuit 11 d, and the output signal of the NOR circuit 15 is provided to a second input terminal of the OR circuit 11 d.
- the OR circuit 11 d generates and provides the second charge control signal PreCout to the second charge control switch 5 b.
- the charge/discharge control circuit 300 functions in the same manner as the charge/discharge control circuit 200 of the second embodiment.
- the charge/discharge control circuit 300 of the third embodiment provides the same advantages as the charge/discharge control circuit 100 of the first embodiment, or the charge/discharge control circuit 200 of the second embodiment, as described above.
- the output circuits 20 , 20 A, 20 B in FIGS. 2 - 4 are not limited to those exemplary configurations illustrated in the above embodiments. In other words, these output circuits may be altered as desired, so long as the predetermined first and second charge control signals Cout, PreCout are provided.
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- The present invention relates to a charge/discharge control circuit, and more particularly, to a charge/discharge control circuit of a secondary battery used in a portable electronic device.
- Enhanced performance of contemporary portable electronic devices (e.g., personal computers) has created a demand for batteries having prolonged lifetime. Lithium ion batteries, which are commonly used as secondary batteries, are widely used in recent portable electronic devices. To prolong the lifetime of a lithium ion battery, charging and discharging of the battery has to be controlled. During discharge control, discharging is prohibited when the battery is overdischarged. During charge control, charging is prohibited when the battery is overcharged.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic circuit diagram of a prior art charge/
discharge control circuit 50. The charge/discharge control circuit 50 includes acontrol unit 3 and two control switches that are externally connected to thecontrol unit 3. The two control switches are a discharge control switch 4 and acharge control switch 5 a. The charge/discharge control circuit 50 controls the charge/discharge control current of abattery 1. Thebattery 1 is a lithium ion battery that can be used as a secondary battery, and includes three series-connectedcells battery 1 provides power to a portable electronic device, for instance. - The discharge control switch4 and the
charge control switch 5 a each include a p-channel MOS transistor. Each p-channel MOS transistor includes a parasitic diode formed between its source and drain. The drain of the discharge control switch 4 is connected to the drain of thecharge control switch 5 a. - The positive terminal of the
battery 1 is connected to an output terminal t1 via thecontrol switches 4, 5 a. The negative terminal of thebattery 1 is connected to the ground GND and an output terminal t2. - The
charge control switch 5 a is controlled based on a charge control signal Cout of thecontrol unit 3. The discharge control switch 4 is controlled based on a discharge control signal Dout of thecontrol unit 3. - The
cells battery 1 are each connected to a cellvoltage detection circuit 6 incorporated in thecontrol unit 3. The cellvoltage detection circuit 6 includes threecomparators comparator 7 b detects voltage V2 b between terminal BM and terminal BL. Thecomparator 7 c detects voltage V2 c between terminal BEL and the GND terminal. - The output signals of the
comparators overcharge detection circuit 8 and to negative input terminals of anoverdischarge detection circuit 9. A charge reference voltage VTH is provided to a negative input terminal of theovercharge detection circuit 8. A discharge reference voltage VTL is provided to a positive input terminal of theoverdischarge detection circuit 9. - The
overdischarge detection circuit 9 provides the discharge control signal Dout to the gate of the discharge control switch 4. Theovercharge detection circuit 8 provides the charge control signal Cout to the gate of thecharge control switch 5 a. - The
control unit 3 includes abias generation circuit 10. When thebattery 1 supplies thebias generation circuit 10 with power supply voltage Vcc, thecontrol unit 3 is activated. - When any one of the cell voltages V2 a, V2 b, V2 c is higher than the charge reference voltage VTH, that is, in an overcharged state, the charge control signal Cout is high and the discharge control signal Dout is low. Thus, the discharge control switch 4 is activated and the
charge control switch 5 a is deactivated. Accordingly, charging is prohibited. - In this state, a discharge route, which includes the parasitic diode of the
discharge control switch 5 a, the discharge control switch 4, and thebattery 1, is formed between the output terminals t1, t2. Accordingly, if a portable electronic device is connected between the output terminals t1, t2, thebattery 1 provides a current to the portable electronic device. This lowers each cell voltage. - When all of the cell voltages V2 a, V2 b, V2 c are included between the charge reference voltage VTH and the discharge reference voltage VTL, that is, in a normal state, the charge control signal Cout and the discharge control signal Dout are both low. This activates both of the
control switches 4, 5 a and enables charging and discharging of each cell. - When charging the
battery 1, constant current charging is performed. Since the charging voltage is significantly greater than the threshold voltage of thecharge control switch 5 a, the ON resistance of thecharge control switch 5 a is small. In contrast to constant voltage charging, the current value in constant current charging is greater. However, the ON resistance of thedischarge control switch 5 a is smaller. Thus, the voltage between the source and drain of theswitch 5 a is lower. As a result, the power consumption in the charge control switch 5 a decreases and thecharge control switch 5 a is not heated. - When any one of the cell voltages V2 a, V2 b, V2 c is lower than the discharge reference voltage VTL, that is, in an overdischarged state, the charge control signal Cout is low and the discharge control signal Dout is high. This activates the
charge control switch 5 a and deactivates the discharge control switch 4. Accordingly, discharging is prohibited. - In this state, the parasitic diode of the discharge control switch4 forms a charge route between the output terminals t1, t2. This enables charging. If a charger is then connected between the output terminals t1, t2 and charges the
battery 1, which is in an overdischarged state, the cell voltages increase. This provides power to the portable electronic device. - If the
battery 1 is charged when any one of thecells discharge control circuit 50 performs constant current charging. In the prior art, when a lithium ion battery is charged, constant current charging is performed if the power supply voltage Vcc is low. When the power supply voltage Vcc becomes equal to a predetermined voltage (e.g., 12.6V), constant current charging is switched to constant voltage charging. This is because constant current charging charges the battery more quickly, since the charging current in constant current charging is greater than that in constant voltage charging. - When constant current charging is performed in an overdischarged state, such as when the level of the power supply voltage Vcc is extremely low (e.g., Vcc≈0), the charging voltage becomes low in comparison to normal constant current charging. During constant voltage charging, the charging voltage of a typical charger is set at 12.6V. However, during constant current charging, the charging voltage is controlled in accordance with the level of the power supply voltage Vcc.
- Thus, when the discharge reference voltage VTL of the
overdischarge detection circuit 9 is 2.5V and the cell voltages V2 a, V2 b, V2 c are each 3V (normal state), the power supply voltage Vcc is 9V. In this state, the charging voltage is significantly greater than the threshold voltage of he chargecontrol switch 5 a, which is typically 4V. - When the level of the power supply voltage Vcc decreases to a value close to 0V (overdischarged state), the charging voltage decreases to 4V and becomes equal to the minimum voltage between the source and gate of the
charge control switch 5 a that enables activation of thecharge control switch 5 a. In this state, the ON resistance of thecharge control switch 5 a is large. Thus, if the voltage drop at the parasitic diode of the discharge control switch 4 is 1V, the voltage between the source and drain of thecharge control switch 5 a is 3V. - When the charging current is 1 A, the power consumption of the
charge control switch 5 a is 3 W and thus large. Hence, in the charge/discharge control circuit 50, thecharge control switch 5 a is heated when thebattery 1 is charged in an overdischarged state, due to a large power consumption in thecharge control switch 5 a. - It is an object of the present invention to provide a charge/discharge control circuit that decreases the power consumed by a charge control switch when a secondary battery is charged in an overdischarged state.
- To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a charge/discharge control circuit for controlling charging and discharging of a secondary battery. The secondary battery includes a cell. The charge/discharge control circuit includes an overdischarge detection circuit for comparing a voltage of the cell with a predetermined discharge reference voltage, determining whether the secondary battery is in an overdischarged state, and generating an overdischarge determination signal. There is also an overcharge detection circuit for comparing the voltage of the cell with a predetermined charge reference voltage, determining whether the secondary battery is in an overcharged state, and generating an overcharge determination signal. A discharge control switch is connected to the overdischarge detection circuit and deactivated in the overdischarged state based on the overdischarge determination signal. A first charge control switch is deactivated in the overdischarged state based on the overdischarge determination signal and the overcharge determination signal. A second charge control switch is activated in the overdischarged state based on the overdischarge determination signal and the overcharge determination signal. A current-limiting circuit is connected in series with the second charge control switch for limiting a charging current when charging is performed.
- The present invention also provides an alternative charge/discharge control circuit for controlling charging and discharging of a secondary battery. The secondary battery includes a cell. The charge/discharge control circuit includes an overdischarge detection circuit for comparing a voltage of the cell with a predetermined discharge reference voltage, determining whether the secondary battery is in an overdischarged state, and generating an overdischarge determination signal. There is also an overcharge detection circuit for comparing the voltage of the cell with a predetermined charge reference voltage, determining whether the secondary battery is in an overcharged state, and generating an overcharge determination signal. A discharge control switch is connected to the overdischarge detection circuit and deactivated in the overdischarged state based on the overdischarge determination signal. A first charge control switch is deactivated in the overdischarged state based on the overdischarge determination signal and the overcharge determination signal. A second charge control switch is activated in the overdischarged state based on the overdischarge determination signal and the overcharge determination signal. A current-limiting circuit is connected in series with the second charge control switch for limiting a charging current when charging is performed. Furthermore, an erroneous functioning prevention circuit controls activation and deactivation of the first charge control switch in the overdischarged state based on a level of a voltage supplied by the secondary battery.
- The present invention further provides a secondary battery including a cell and a charge/discharge control circuit connected to the cell for controlling charging and discharging of the cell. The charge/discharge control circuit includes an overdischarge detection circuit for comparing a voltage of the cell with a predetermined discharge reference voltage, determining whether the secondary battery is in an overdischarged state, and generating an overdischarge determination signal. There is also an overcharge detection circuit for comparing the voltage of the cell with a predetermined charge reference voltage, determining whether the secondary battery is in an overcharged state, and generating an overcharge determination signal. A discharge control switch is connected to the overdischarge detection circuit and deactivated in the overdischarged state based on the overdischarge determination signal. A first charge control switch is deactivated in the overdischarged state based on the overdischarge determination signal and the overcharge determination signal. A second charge control switch is activated in the overdischarged state based on the overdischarge determination signal and the overcharge determination signal. A current-limiting circuit is connected in series with the second charge control switch for limiting a charging current when charging is performed.
- Other aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, illustrating by way of example the principle of the present invention.
- The invention, together with objects and advantages thereof, may best be understood by reference to the description of the following exemplary embodiments together with the accompanying drawings in which:
- FIG. 1 is a schematic circuit diagram of a prior art charge/discharge control circuit;
- FIG. 2 is a schematic circuit diagram of a charge/discharge control circuit according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
- FIG. 3 is a schematic circuit diagram of a charge/discharge control circuit according to a second embodiment of the present invention; and
- FIG. 4 is a schematic circuit diagram of a charge/discharge control circuit according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- [First Embodiment]
- FIG. 2 is a schematic circuit diagram of a charge/
discharge control circuit 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The charge/discharge control circuit 100 includes acontrol unit 30, a discharge control switch 4, and a firstcharge control switch 5 a. The discharge andcharge control switches 4, 5 a are connected to thecontrol unit 30. Thecontrol unit 30 further includes a cellvoltage detection circuit 6, anovercharge detection circuit 8, and anoverdischarge detection circuit 9. - The charge/
discharge control circuit 100 further includes a secondcharge control switch 5 b, a resistor R, and anoutput circuit 20. Theoutput circuit 20 includes a first ORcircuit 11 a, a second ORcircuit 11 b, and aninverter 12. - The second
charge control switch 5 b and the resistor R are connected in series. The firstcharge control switch 5 a is connected in parallel with the series-connectedswitch 5 b and resistor R. The resistor R is a current-limiting resistor. The secondcharge control switch 5 b is preferably a p-channel MOS transistor. - A parasitic diode is formed between the source and drain of the second
charge control switch 5 b. The cathode of the parasitic diode is connected to the source of theswitch 5 b. - Constant voltage charging is performed by the second
discharge control switch 5 b. When a charging current flows through the secondcharge control switch 5 b, the voltage drop across the resistance R increases the charging voltage to a predetermined target charging voltage. - The resistance of the resistor R is set such that the voltage drop across the resistor R is greater than the target charging voltage.
- The output signal of the
overcharge detection circuit 8 is provided to first input terminals of the first and second ORcircuits overdischarge detection circuit 9 is provided to the gate of the discharge control switch 4 and a second input terminal of the first ORcircuit 11 a. The discharge control signal Dout is also provided to a second input terminal of the second ORcircuit 11 b via theinverter 12. - The output signal (first charge control signal) Cout of the first OR
circuit 11 a is provided to the gate of the firstcharge control switch 5 a. The output signal (second charge control signal) PreCout of the second ORcircuit 11 b is provided to the gate of the secondcharge control switch 5 b. Accordingly, when the first charge control signal Dout is high and the output signal of theovercharge detection circuit 8 is low, the second charge control signal PreCout is low. In this state, the secondcharge control switch 5 b is activated. - The operation of the charge/
discharge control circuit 100 will now be discussed. The cellvoltage detection circuit 6 detects cell voltages V2 a, V2 b, V2 c and provides the respective detection signals to theovercharge detection circuit 8 and theoverdischarge detection circuit 9. - When any one of the cell voltages V2 a, V2 b, V2 c exceeds the charge reference voltage VTH of the overcharge detection circuit 8 (overcharged state), the output signal of the
overcharge detection circuit 8 goes high. Theovercharge detection circuit 8 provides the high output signal to the first and second ORcircuits - The low discharge control signal Dout is also provided to first OR
circuit 11 a and theinverter 12. Theinverter 12 inverts the discharge control signal Dout and provides a high signal Dout to the second ORcircuit 11 b. - Since the first and second charge control signals Cout, PreCout are both high in this state, the first and second
charge control switches - In this state, if a portable electronic device is connected between output terminals t1, t2, the
battery 1 supplies the portable electronic device with a discharging current via the discharge control switch 4 and the parasitic diode of thecharge control switch 5 a. - As discharging proceeds and the power supply voltage Vcc decreases, all of the cell voltages V2 a, V2 b, V2 c become included between the charge reference voltage VTH and the discharge reference voltage VTL (normal state). In this state, the output signals of the
overcharge detection circuit 8 and theoverdischarge detection circuit 9 go low. Accordingly, the discharge control signal Dout goes low and the discharge control switch 4 is activated. - The first charge control signal Cout generated by the first OR
circuit 11 a also goes low and hence the firstcharge control switch 5 a is activated. The second charge control signal PreCout generated by the second ORcircuit 11 b goes high and hence the secondcharge control switch 5 b is deactivated. - In this state, if a charger is connected between the output terminals t1, t2, the charger supplies the
battery 1 with a charging current via the firstcharge control switch 5 a and the discharge control switch 4 so to perform constant current charging. If, for example, the discharge reference voltage VTL is 2.5V and each of the cell voltages V2 a, V2 b, V2 c is 3V, the power supply voltage Vcc is 9V. Further, the charging voltage for performing constant current charging in the normal state is about 10 V, which is slightly higher than the power supply voltage. The threshold voltage of the firstcharge control switch 5 a is about 4V. - Since the voltage between the source and gate of the first
charge control switch 5 a is 10V and significantly greater than the threshold voltage of the firstcharge control switch 5 a (which is 4V), the ON resistance of the firstcharge control switch 5 a is small. This low voltage between the source and drain of the firstcharge control switch 5 a reduces the power consumption in the firstcharge control switch 5 a. Thus, charging is performed without heating the firstcharge control switch 5 a. - If the target charging voltage is, for example, 12.6V, and constant current charging increases the battery voltage Vcc to the target charging voltage of 12.6V, the constant current charging is switched to constant voltage charging.
- When any one of the cell voltages V2 a, V2 b, V2 c becomes lower than the discharge reference voltage VTL (overdischarged state), the discharge control signal Dout goes high. This high discharge control signal Dout deactivates the discharge control switch 4, and prohibits discharging. Further, the first charge control signal Cout generated by the first OR
circuit 11 a goes high and the firstcharge control switch 5 a is deactivated. - Additionally, the second charge control signal PreCout generated by the second OR
circuit 11 a goes low and the secondcharge control switch 5 b is activated. In this state, a conductive route is formed between the output terminals t1, t2 by way of the secondcharge control switch 5 b, the resistor R, the parasitic diode of the discharge control switch 4, and thebattery 1. Thebattery 1 is charged when the charger is connected between the output terminals t1, t2. - In the charge/
discharge circuit 100, if the battery voltage Vcc in the overdischarged state decreases to a value close to 0V and the charging voltage is low, a voltage drop occurs across the resistor R when a charging current flows through the secondcharge control switch 5 b. This immediately increases the charging voltage to the target charging voltage of 12.6V. - Accordingly, the charge/
discharge control circuit 100 performs constant voltage charging (12.6V) in the overdischarged state. During the constant voltage charging, the voltage between the source and gate of the secondcharge control switch 5 b is substantially equal to the target charging voltage of 12.6V and significantly higher than the threshold voltage of the secondcharge control switch 5 b, which is 4V. - Therefore, the ON resistance of the second
charge control switch 5 b is small, and the voltage between the source and drain of the secondcharge control switch 5 b is small. This reduces the power consumption in the secondcharge control switch 5 b and enables charging to be performed without heating the secondcharge control switch 5 b. - The charging increases the voltages of the cells from being in the overdischarged state until each of cell voltage V2 a, V2 b, V2 c exceeds the discharge reference voltage VTL. This causes the output signals of the
overcharge detection circuit 8 and theoverdischarge detection circuit 9 to go low. As a result, the discharge control switch 4 and the firstcharge control switch 5 a are both activated and the secondcharge control switch 5 b is deactivated, so to perform constant current charging. - The charge/
discharge circuit 100 of the first embodiment has the advantages described as follows. - (1) If the
battery 1 is charged when any one of thecells charge control switch 5 b. Thus, even if the power supply (battery) voltage Vcc is decreased to a value close to 0V, the voltage drop across the resistor R immediately increases the charging voltage to the target charging voltage of 12.6V. By performing the constant voltage charging at 12.6V, the power consumption in the secondcharge control switch 5 b decreases and charging is performed without heating the secondcharge control switch 5 b. - (2) The voltage drop across the resistor R is set such that it is greater than the target charging voltage of 12.6V. In other words, during constant voltage charging, the charging current flowing through the second
charge control switch 5 b is restricted to a value that is smaller than the current value during constant current charging. Accordingly, charging is performed without heating the secondcharge control switch 5 b. - (3) Since the circuit including the second
charge control switch 5 b and the resistor R is connected in parallel with the firstcharge control switch 5 a, anoverdischarged battery 1 and a normal-state battery 1 are charged by way of different control switches. This prevents the control switches from being heated during charging thebattery 1 in either the overdischarged or normal state. - (4) When the voltages of the three series-connected cells in the
battery 1 are imbalanced, the first and secondcharge control switches - (5) The charge/
discharge circuit 100 allows thebattery 1 to be charged without heating the control switches. This simplifies the configuration of an external charging circuit that is to be used for charging thebattery 1, and decreases the number of components in the system. - [Second Embodiment]
- FIG. 3 is a schematic circuit diagram of a charge/
discharge control circuit 200 according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The charge/discharge control circuit 200 makes use some of the components in the charge/discharge control circuit 100 of the first embodiment, as identified by those labeled with identical numerals. The charge/discharge control circuit 200 further includes acontrol unit 30A that differs from thecontrol unit 30 in the charge/discharge control circuit 100 of the first embodiment. - The
control unit 30A in the charge/discharge control circuit 200 includes an erroneousfunctioning prevention circuit 13, which is connected to abias generation circuit 10, and anoutput circuit 20A. Theoutput circuit 20A includes an ORcircuit 11 c and an NORcircuit 15, and is connected to the erroneousfunctioning prevention circuit 13 via aninverter 14. - The erroneous
functioning prevention circuit 13 has a predetermined threshold voltage Vth3. The erroneousfunctioning prevention circuit 13 generates an erroneous functioning prevention signal (comparison signal). The erroneous functioning prevention signal goes high when any one of thecells - The erroneous functioning prevention signal is provided to and further inverted by the
inverter 14. The inverted erroneous functioning prevention signal is provided to first input terminals of theOR circuit 11 c and the NORcircuit 15 in theoutput circuit 20A. The first and secondcharge control switches - The output signal of the
overcharge detection circuit 8 is provided to a second input terminal of theOR circuit 11 c. The output signal Dout of theoverdischarge detection circuit 9 is provided to the discharge control switch 4 and a second input terminal of the NORcircuit 15. The output signal (first charge control signal) Cout of theOR circuit 11 c is provided to the firstcharge control switch 5 a. The output signal (second charge control signal) PreCout of the NORcircuit 15 is provided to the secondcharge control switch 5 b. - The operation of the charge/
discharge control circuit 200 of the second embodiment will now be discussed. - In an overdischarged state, the erroneous
functioning prevention circuit 13 provides theinverter 14 with a high erroneous functioning prevention signal. Theinverter 14 inverts the high erroneous functioning signal and thereby causes the erroneous functioning signal to go low. The low erroneous functioning prevention signal is then provided to theOR circuit 11 c and the NORcircuit 15. The output signal of theovercharge detection circuit 8 goes high, and the output signal Dout from theoverdischarge detection circuit 9 goes low. - As a result, the first charge control signal Cout provided by the
OR circuit 11 c to the firstcharge control switch 5 a goes high, and the second charge control signal PreCout provided by the NORcircuit 15 to the secondcharge control switch 5 b goes high. This causes both of the first and secondcharge control switches - In a normal state, the erroneous functioning prevention signal output by the erroneous
functioning prevention circuit 13 is high. The signals output by theovercharge detection circuit 8 and theoverdischarge detection circuit 9 are both low. In this state, the discharge control switch 4 and the firstdischarge control switch 5 a are activated. Thus, discharging or charging (constant current charging) is performed. - In an overdischarged state, the signal output by the
overcharge detection circuit 8 is low, and the signal output by theoverdischarge detection circuit 9 is high. A high discharge control signal Dout deactivates the discharge control switch 4. Hence, discharging is prohibited. - As a way of example, if the threshold voltage Vth3 is set at 4V, the discharge reference voltage VTL is set at 2.5V, and each of the cell voltages is 1V, the power supply voltage Vcc is 3V. Since this power supply voltage (3V) is lower than the threshold voltage Vth3 (4V), the erroneous functioning prevention signal generated by the erroneous
functioning prevention circuit 13 is low. This low erroneous functioning prevention signal is provided to theinverter 14. - The
inverter 14 inverts the low erroneous functioning signal and thereby causes the erroneous functioning prevention signal to go high. The high erroneous functioning prevention signal is then provided to theOR circuit 11 c and the NORcircuit 15. As a result, the first charge control signal Cout generated by theOR circuit 11 c goes high, and the second charge control signal PreCout generated by the NORcircuit 15 goes low. Thus, only the secondcharge control switch 5 b is activated. Accordingly, charging is performed with a charging current flowing through the resistor R. Thus, constant voltage charging is performed. - If the threshold voltage Vth3 is set at 4V, the discharge reference voltage VTL is set at 2.5V, and each of the cell voltages is 2V, the power supply voltage Vcc is 6V. Since this power supply voltage (6V) is higher than the threshold voltage Vth3 (4V), the erroneous functioning prevention signal generated by the erroneous
functioning prevention circuit 13 is high. The high erroneous functioning prevention signal is then provided to theinverter 14. In this state, the first charge control signal Cout generated by theOR circuit 11 c and the second charge control signal PreCout generated by the NORcircuit 15 are both low. Hence, both of the first and secondcharge control switches - Charging in this state is performed with a charging current flowing through the first
charge control switch 5 a that has a low impedance. Thus, constant current charging is performed, regardless of the overdischarged state. - The charge/discharge control circuit120 of the second embodiment has the advantages described as follows.
- (1) In an overdischarged state, the erroneous
functioning prevention circuit 13 simultaneously activates the first and secondcharge control switches charge control switches - (2) In an overdischarged state, unless the power supply voltage Vcc is extremely close to 0V, constant current charging may be performed by the first
charge control switch 5 a. In other words, even in an overdischarged state, the firstcharge control switch 5 a is allowed to perform constant current charging so long as the charging voltage is high enough to prevent heating of the firstcharge control switch 5 a. Accordingly, charging is performed within a short time period without heating the control switches. - (3) By changing the threshold voltage Vth3 of the erroneous
functioning prevention circuit 13, the switching of the first and secondcharge control switches - [Third Embodiment]
- FIG. 4 is a schematic circuit diagram of a charge/
discharge control circuit 300 according to a third embodiment of the present invention. The charge/discharge control circuit 300 makes use some of the components in the charge/discharge control circuit 200 of the second embodiment, as identified by those labeled with identical numerals. The charge/discharge control circuit 300 includes anoutput circuit 20B, which is configured by adding an ORcircuit 11 d to theoutput circuit 20A incorporated in the charge/discharge control circuit 200 of the second embodiment. - The OR
circuit 11 d is connected to the NORcircuit 15 and theovercharge detection circuit 8. That is, the output signal of theovercharge detection circuit 8 is provided to a first input terminal of theOR circuit 11 d, and the output signal of the NORcircuit 15 is provided to a second input terminal of theOR circuit 11 d. The ORcircuit 11 d generates and provides the second charge control signal PreCout to the secondcharge control switch 5 b. - The operation of the charge/
discharge control circuit 300 of the third embodiment will now be discussed. - In a normal state or an overdischarged state, the charge/
discharge control circuit 300 functions in the same manner as the charge/discharge control circuit 200 of the second embodiment. - When any one of the
cells overcharge detection circuit 8 is high. This high output signal is provided to theOR circuits OR circuit 11 c is high and provided to the firstcharge control switch 5 a. The output signal PreCout of the OR circuit lid is high and provided to the secondcharge control switch 5 b. Thus, the first and secondcharge control switches - The charge/
discharge control circuit 300 of the third embodiment provides the same advantages as the charge/discharge control circuit 100 of the first embodiment, or the charge/discharge control circuit 200 of the second embodiment, as described above. - It should be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in many other alternative forms without departing from the principle and the scope of the invention. Particularly, it should be understood that the present invention may be embodied in the following forms.
- The
output circuits - The present examples and embodiments are to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive, and the invention is not to be limited to the details given herein, but may be modified within the scope and equivalence of the appended claims.
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