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AN1260

Title
Title
Li-Ion/Li-Poly Battery Charge and System Load Sharing Management Design Guide With MCP73871
Name
Name
AN1260
Date
Date
06/24/2015
Description
Description
The rechargeable Li-Ion/Li-Poly batteries are widely used in today's portable CE (consumer electronics). Commonly seen Li-Poly batteries are Li-Ion Polymer batteries that use solid polymer separator and share the same charge algorithm with Li-Ion batteries. Thus, Li-Ion batteries will represent both Li-Ion and Li-Poly batteries in this application note. Because of the growing features and the increasing size of the display in a portable electronic product, the battery usage is also modifying. The daily battery charging frequency increases, and it becomes important to operate a device while charging its battery.

Development Tools

Title Part Number Title
MCP73871DM-VPCC
MCP73871 DEMO BOARD WITH VOLTAGE PROPORTIONAL CURRENT CONTROL
MCP73871DM-VPCC MCP73871DM-VPCC MCP73871 DEMO BOARD WITH VOLTAGE PROPORTIONAL CURRENT CONTROL

Silicon Products

Title Product Title
MCP73871
USB/AC Battery Charger with Power Path Management
MCP73871 USB/AC Battery Charger with Power Path Management