LT8708
APPLICATIONS INFORMATION
48V to 14V Bidirectional Dual Battery System with FHCM & RHCM Details
V
Charge Voltage = 48V (FBIN in RHCM)
BAT1
V
Charge Voltage = 14.5V (FBOUT in FHCM)
BAT2
V
= 21.3V (Falling) or 22.2V (Rising)
BAT1_DEAD
V
= 9.25V (Falling) or 9.4V (Rising)
BAT2_DEAD
Table of Operation Modes and Power Flow Directions
CONDITIONS
V
BAT1
<V
BAT1_DEAD
–
<V
BAT1_UV
>V
BAT1_UV
>V
>V
>V
BAT1_DEAD
BAT2_DEAD
>48V
>V
and <48V
BAT1_DEAD
*For use with LT8708-1(s)
Direction Change with
V
= 47.5V and V
BAT1
BAT2
DIR
5V/DIV
I
L
20A/DIV
I
IN
10A/DIV
I
OUT
20A/DIV
30ms/DIV
Efficiency
EFFICIENCY
100
97
94
CHARGING V
91
88
85
10
20
58
V
to Stop Discharging = 10.5V (VOUTLOMON Falling) or 12.3V (VOUTLOMON Rising)
BAT2_UV
V
Charging Current Limit = 4A (IMON_INN)
BAT1
V
Charging Current Limit = 15A (IMON_OP)
BAT2
Frequency = 120kHz
V
DIR
BAT2
–
–
<V
BAT2_DEAD
> V
BAT2_DEAD
>14.5V
Hi
and <14.5V
BAT2_DEAD
and <V
BAT2_UV
>V
BAT2_UV
Lo
>V
BAT2_UV
Direction Change with
= 14V
V
BAT1
DIR
5V/DIV
I
L
20A/DIV
I
OUT
10A/DIV
I
IN
20A/DIV
8708 TA04d
CHARGIN V
BAT2
BAT1
30
40
50
60
VBAT1 (V)
VBAT2 (V)
8708 TA04g
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POWER FLOW
No Power Flow
Power Flows from V
BAT1
(V
Charging)
BAT2
No Power Flow
Power Flows from V
BAT2
(V
Charging)
BAT1
= 55V and V
= 14V
BAT2
30ms/DIV
8708 TA04e
V
V
BAT1
BAT2
15
14
13
12
11
10
0
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RESULTS
CHIP OPERATES IN
Shutdown
No Switching
FHCM
to V
BAT2
RHCM
to V
BAT1
Direction Change with
V
= 47.5V and V
BAT1
DIR
5V/DIV
I
L
20A/DIV
I
IN
5A/DIV
I
OUT
20A/DIV
30ms/DIV
Charging Lead Acid Battery V
V
BAT2
I
OUT
5
10
15
CHARGING TIME (HOURS)
8708 TA04h
RVSOFF*
–
Lo
Hi
= 36V
BAT2
8708 TA04f
BAT2
16
13
10
6
3
0
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