Features

• Measures Up to 12 Battery Cells in Series
• Stackable Architecture
• Supports Multiple Battery Chemistries and Supercapacitors
• Individually Addressable Serial Interface
• 0.25% Maximum Total Measurement Error
• Engineered for ISO26262 Compliant Systems
• 13ms to Measure All Cells in a System
• Passive Cell Balancing:
  – Integrated Cell Balancing MOSFETs
  – Ability to Drive External Balancing MOSFETs
• Onboard Temperature Sensor and Thermistor Inputs
• 1MHz Serial Interface with Packet Error Checking
• Safe with Random Connection of Cells
• Built-In Self Tests
• Delta-Sigma Converter With Built-In Noise Filter
• Open-Wire Connection Fault Detection
• 12μA Standby Mode Supply Current
• High EMI Immunity
• 44-Lead SSOP Package

Typical Application

Description

The LTC6803 is a 2nd generation, complete battery monitoring IC that includes a 12-bit ADC, a precision voltage reference, a high voltage input multiplexer and a serial interface. Each LTC6803 can measure up to 12 series connected battery cells or supercapacitors. Many LTC6803 devices can be stacked to measure the voltage of each cell in a long battery string. Each LTC6803-2/LTC6803-4 has an individually addressable serial interface, allowing up to 16 LTC6803-2/LTC6803-4 devices to interface to one control processor and operate simultaneously. Each cell input has an associated MOSFET switch for discharging overcharged cells. The LTC6803-2 connects the bottom of the stack to V^– internally. It is pin compatible with the LTC6802-2, providing a drop-in upgrade. The LTC6803-4 separates the bottom of the stack from V^–, improving cell 1 measurement accuracy.

The LTC6803 provides a standby mode to reduce supply current to 12μA. Furthermore, the LTC6803 can be powered from an isolated supply, providing a technique to reduce battery stack current draw to zero.

The related LTC6803-1 and LTC6803-3 offer a serial interface that allows the serial ports of multiple LTC6803-1 or LTC6803-3 devices to be daisy chained without optocouplers or isolators.