2-cell Li-ion linear charger at 1.2 A
The BQ24004PWPG4 is a linear charger IC from Texas Instruments designed for 2-cell series Li-ion battery packs, terminating at 8.4 V.
Temperature range and package constraints
Programmable current and timer
Programmable features include charge current and charge timer, allowing the designer to set the fast-charge rate and safety timeout with external resistors. The constant-current charging profile is a linear regulator topology — no switching noise, but thermal dissipation at 1.2 A with an 8.4 V pack and 10 V supply can exceed 2 W, so the thermal pad layout is critical.
