The Texas Instruments bq27741-G1 Li-Ion battery fuel gauge is a microcontroller
peripheral that provides fuel gauging for single-cell Li-Ion battery packs. The device requires
little system microcontroller firmware development for accurate battery fuel gauging. The fuel
gauge resides within the battery pack or on the system’s main board with an embedded battery
(non-removable). The fuel gauge provides hardware-based over- and undervoltage, overcurrent in
charge or discharge, and short-circuit protections.
The fuel gauge uses the patented Impedance Track™ algorithm for fuel gauging, and
provides information such as remaining battery capacity (mAh), state-of-charge (%), run-time to
empty (minimum), battery voltage (mV), and temperature (°C), as well as recording vital parameters
throughout the lifetime of the battery.
The device comes in a 15-ball BGA package (2.776 mm × 1.96 mm) that is ideal
for space-constrained applications.
- Battery Fuel Gauge and Protector for 1-Series Li-
Ion Applications - Microcontroller Peripheral Provides:
- Accurate Battery Fuel Gauging Supports up to
14,500 mAh - External and Internal Temperature Sensors for
Battery Temperature Reporting - Precision 16-Bit High-Side Coulomb Counter
with High-Side Low-Value Sense Resistor
(5 mΩ to 20 mΩ) - Lifetime and Current Data Logging
- 64 Bytes of Non-Volatile Scratch Pad Flash
- SHA-1/HMAC Authentication
- Battery Fuel Gauging Based on Patented
Impedance Track7trade; Technology
- Models Battery Discharge Curve for Accurate
Time-To-Empty Predictions - Automatically Adjusts for Aging, Self-
Discharge, and Temperature- and Rate-
Induced Effects on Battery
- Advanced Fuel Gauging Features
- Internal Short Detection
- Tab Disconnection Detection
- Safety and Protection:
- Over- and Undervoltage Protection with Low-
Power Mode - Overcharging and Discharging Current
Protection - Overtemperature Protection
- Short-Circuit Protection
- Low-Voltage Notification
- Voltage Doubler to Support High-Side
N-Channel FET Protection
- HDQ and I2C Interface Formats for
Communication with Host System - Small 15-Ball NanoFree™ (BGA) Packaging
| Cell chemistry | Li-Ion/Li-Polymer |
| Number of series cells | Single Cell |
| Communication interface | HDQ, I2C |
| Battery capacity (min) (mAh) | 500 |
| Battery capacity (max) (mAh) | 16000 |
| Implementation | Pack |
| External capacity indication | None |
| Features | Impedance Track™ algorithm, Integrated Protector, SHA-1 Authentication |
| Operating temperature range (°C) | -40 to 85 |
| Rating | Catalog |