Cell Overvoltage Protection
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SLUUBD3D – September 2015 – Revised September 2018
Copyright © 2015–2018, Texas Instruments Incorporated
Protections
Class
Subclass
Name
Type
Min
Max
Default
Unit
Protections
CUV
Threshold
I2
0
5000
2500
mV
Protections
CUV
Delay
U1
0
255
2
s
Protections
CUV
Recovery
I2
0
5000
3000
mV
3.3
Cell Overvoltage Protection
The device can detect cell overvoltage in batteries and protect cells from damage by preventing further
charging.
Upon COV detection, a snapshot of the measured cell voltages are made available in
COVSnapshot()
.
This snapshot is available until the next instance of a COV fault, as this causes the data to be updated to
the latest set of measurements.
Status
Condition
Action
Normal
All voltages in
CellVoltage1..15()
<
COV:Threshold
SafetyAlert()[COV]
= 0
Alert
Any voltage in
CellVoltage1..15()
≥
COV:Threshold
SafetyAlert()[COV]
= 1
BatteryStatus()[TCA]
= 1
Trip
Any voltage in
CellVoltage1..15()
≥
COV:Threshold
continuous
≥
COV:Threshold
for
COV:Delay
duration
SafetyAlert()[COV]
= 0
SafetyStatus()[COV]
= 1
BatteryStatus()[TCA]
= 0
Recovery
SafetyStatus()[COV]
= 1 AND
Protection
Configuration:VAUXR
= 0
all voltages in
CellVoltage1..15()
≤
COV:Recovery
SafetyStatus()[COV]
= 0
BatteryStatus()[TCA]
= 0
Recovery
SafetyStatus()[COV]
= 1 AND
Protection
Configuration:VAUXR
= 1
all voltages in
CellVoltage1..15()
≤
COV:Recovery
AND
VAUXVoltage()
<
Power:Charger Present Threshold
SafetyStatus()[COV]
= 0
BatteryStatus()[TCA]
= 0
Class
Subclass
Name
Type
Min
Max
Default
Unit
Protections
COV
Threshold
I2
0
32767
4300
mV
Protections
COV
Delay
U1
0
255
2
s
Protections
COV
Recovery
I2
0
32767
4100
mV
3.4
Overcurrent in Charge Protection
The device has overcurrent in charge protection that can be configured to specific current and delay
thresholds to accommodate charging behaviors. See
for additional FET action options.
Status
Condition
Action
Normal
Current()
<
OCC:Threshold
SafetyAlert()[OCC]
= 0
Alert
Current()
≥
OCC:Threshold
SafetyAlert()[OCC]
= 1
BatteryStatus()[TCA]
= 1
Trip
Current()
continuous
≥
OCC:Threshold
for
OCC:Delay
duration
SafetyAlert()[OCC]
= 0
SafetyStatus()[OCC]
= 1
BatteryStatus()[TCA]
= 0
OperationStatus()[XCHG]
= 1
Charging is not allowed.
Recovery
[SafetyStatus()[OCC]
= 1 AND
Current()
continuous
≤
OCC:Recovery Threshold
for
OCC:Recovery Delay
time
SafetyStatus()[OCC]
= 0
BatteryStatus()[TCA]
= 0
OperationStatus()[XCHG]
= 0
Charging is allowed.