LTC3300-1
Description
The LTC®3300-1 is a fault-protected controller IC for transformer-based bidirectional active balancing of multicell battery stacks. All associated gate drive circuitry, precision current sensing, fault detection circuitry and a robust serial interface with built-in watchdog timer are integrated.
Key Features
- Bidirectional Synchronous Flyback Balancing of Up to 6 Li-Ion or LiFePO4 Cells in Series
- Up to 10A Balancing Current (Set by Externals)
- Integrates Seamlessly with the LTC680x Family of Multicell Battery Stack Monitors
- Bidirectional Architecture Minimizes Balancing Time and Power Dissipation
- Up to 92% Charge Transfer Efficiency
- Stackable Architecture Enables >1000V Systems
- Uses Simple 2-Winding Transformers
- 1MHz Daisy-Chainable Serial Interface with 4-Bit CRC Packet Error Checking
- High Noise Margin Serial Communication
- Numerous Fault Protection Features
