Single-cell Li-Ion linear charger in 8-VSSOP
The BQ2057PDGKR is a linear charger IC from Texas Instruments designed for single-cell Lithium Ion or Lithium Polymer battery packs. It delivers a constant programmable charge current to a battery pack whose voltage ceiling is set at 4.1V.
This is a constant-current charger with the charge current programmed by a single external resistor — no digital interface, no I2C. The current level is set by the resistor value between the ISET pin and ground, giving the designer direct control over charge rate vs. thermal budget in the 8-VSSOP package. The maximum supply voltage is 15V, so the input rail can come from a 5V USB or a 12V wall adapter without a preregulator.
For a new design, look at TI's current-generation single-cell linear charger family in a comparable package.
