LTC4069
Operation
value of the NTC thermistor drops to 0.53 times the value
of RNOM, which corresponds to approximately 40°C, and
when the value of the NTC thermistor increases to 3.26
times the value of RNOM, which corresponds to approx-
imately 0°C. Hold mode freezes the timer and stops the
charge cycle until the thermistor indicates a return to a
valid temperature. For a Vishay NTHS0603N01N1003J
thermistor, this value is 32.6k which corresponds to
VCC
approximately 0°C. The hot and cold comparators each
have approximately 3°C of hysteresis to prevent oscillation
about the trip point.
When the charger is in Hold mode (battery temperature is
either too hot or too cold) the CHRG pin pulses in a 2Hz,
25% duty cycle frequency unless the charge task is finished
or the battery is assumed to be defective. If the NTC pin
is grounded, the NTC function will be disabled.
RNOM
–
0.76 • VCC
NTC
+
6
RNTC
–
+
0.35 • VCC
+
0.016 • VCC
–
TOO COLD
TOO HOT
NTC_ENABLE
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Figure 3. NTC Circuit Information
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