- 1 - rev.39 2006/4/1 sc protector self control protector innovative way of safety contro l for li-ion rechargeable battery at any moment, sc protector system monitors the volt age of li-ion rechargeable battery and its heater fuses the fuse at the same instant when the system detects the overcharge. usual protection element takes long time to work because it works due to temperature rise of battery cells. the difference of sc protector provides you high degree of freedom in the design of protection circuit. 1. application typical application of protection for a lithium ion rechargeable battery from overcharging is shown in the figure below. 4 $ 1 s p u f d u p s # b u u f s z 7 p m u b h f t f o t j o h * $ when the voltage between a and b exceeds the pre-set limit value, the output of the voltage detector ic becomes high and the fet is switched on. as a result, current flow through the heater of the protector, the fuses melt, and the batte ry stops to be charged any longer. since the two fuses cut-off the voltage supplies from the charger and the battery, the sc protector stops to be heated immediately and thus, the safety control protection is provided against both excess voltage and excessive heating. sony chemicals corporation electronic devices business group 1-11-2, osaki, shinagawa-ku, tokyo, 141-0032 japan tel+81-3-5435-3943 fax+81-3-5435-3072 i u u q x x x t d d t p o z d p k q i u n m @ f q s p e v d u t e f u b j m q s e @ g i u n m a b charger c d fet
- 2 - 2. characteristics of sc protector 2.1. necessity 2.1.1. reliability of the protection circuit all li-ion rechargeable battery packs are equipped with at least one protection circuit (ex.ic+fet). in this case, when an ic or fet breaks, overcharge can?t be controlled any more, and the temperature rise of the battery cell can invite very dangerous thermo-runaway lead ing to smoking or firing. the trouble of the ic and fet actually occurs. therefore, double protection is needed to ensure the safety of li-ion battery packs. 2.1.2. the weak points of conventional double protection elements. protection devices such as temperature fuses and bimetals work by conducting the temperature rise in the battery to the inside of it via package or lead wire. hence, they have a disadvantage that the response speed is slow, and the response speed fluctuates depending on the installation location of the device. these elements obstruct a cost reduction since it is incompatible with the reflow soldering due to their structures, and must depend on manual soldering. by using sc protector, the batter y cells won?t become dangerous cond ition even if ic or fet breaks. 2.2. characteristics 1) one device can protect against both overcharging and overcurrent. 2) protection against overcharging is directly performed by the battery cell voltage , ensuring high accuracy and quick response, and the response speed does not fluctuate depending on the location and condition of installation. 3) at the same time of protection against overcharging, since it is constructed to send current to the heater via the fuse element, the fuse element forcibly fused by the heating of the he ater and, upon the cutoff of charging circuit, the current to the heater automatically stop s, and hence, sc protector itself never overheated. 4) it is compatible with automatic mounting using general-purpose chip mounter, and at the same time, compatible with the reflow soldering , contributing to the reduction of parts mounting cost. sc protector has the strong points as shown ab ove and it meets the safety requirement without spoiling the strong point of miniature of the li-ion battery. ic for protection fet trouble? ntc thermistor t trouble? fet battery cell overcharge = danger scp protects from overcharge and over current = safe fet t fet sc protector sensing element switching element double protection circuit using sc protector battery cell ic for protection trouble? basic circuit with troubles
- 3 - 3. specification 3.1. general sc protector environmental compliance comp liance with rohs and ss-00259 qualification ul248-14 (file no. e167588) | tuv (certificate no. j9650637) rated voltage (*) 35vdc rated breaking capacity 50a re-flow temp. max 260deg.c (*) is the maximum voltage can be cut off by fuse. it is not the operational voltage of the heater. 3.2. sfh-12a series for 1 cell in series for 2-3 cells in series for 4 cells in series sfh-0412a sfh-1212a sfh-1412a rated current 12a size 5.4x3.2x1.35mm electrode ag-pt fuse resistance (typical) 2 - 4 mohms operating electric po wer 6.5 - 35w 6 - 35w operating voltage 4.0 - 7.0v 7.4 - 13.8v 10.5 - 19.6v heater resistance 1.4 - 2.4ohm s 5.5 - 9.1ohms 11.0 - 18.4ohms marking 3.3. sfh-15a series for 1 cell in series for 2-3 cells in series for 4 cells in series SFH-0415A sfh-1215a sfh-1415a rated current 15a size 5.4x3.2x1.35mm electrode au plated ag-pt fuse resistance (typical) 1 - 3 mohms operating electric powe r 7.0 - 30w 6.5 - 35w operating voltage 4.0 - 6.4v 7.4 - 13.8v 10.5 - 19.6v heater resistance 1.4 - 2.2ohm s 5.5 - 8.3ohms 11.0 - 17.0ohms marking < |