Short form:
Can the ADP5063 be configured to isolate the battery and bridge VINx directly to ISO_Sx when the battery is fully charged?
Details:
We are using the ADP5063 in a battery backup application. VINx, rather than coming from USB, comes from a 5V source with ample current. ISO_Bx connects to a 18650 cell. And ISO_Sx provides system power. Ideally, we'd like ISO_Sx to be at 5.0V all of the time, but that is not possible in two cases:
- When VINx has failed and the system is running off battery power (backup mode): ISO_Bx is tied to ISO_Sx
- While the battery is being charged. Since the LDO sits between VINx and ISO_Bx (and ISO_Sx), the ASP5063 has no choice but to limit the voltage according to the battery's needs.
Because of this, we follow ISO_Sx with a boost regulator to bring the voltage back up to 5.0V for those two cases. And that all works as desired.
But in the third case -- when the battery is fully charged -- it should be possible to open the Battery Isolation FET and close the LDO FET so VINx (5.0V) bridges directly to ISO_Sx. This would avoid the voltage drop across the LDO and the excess heat that comes with it.
So my questions:
- Is it possible to configure the ADP5063 to automatically open the Battery Isolation FET and close the LDO FET when the chip enters trickle charge mode? If so, which configuration bits need to be set to make this happen?
- If it's not possible to make the change automatically, what configuration bits need to be set manually to create the same effect?
Many thanks in advance.
- rdp
Edit Notes
Update summary to more accurately reflect intent.[edited by: rdpoor at 1:20 AM (GMT -4) on 17 Aug 2022]