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Battery-charger PWM input has watchdog protection

Posted: 22 Aug 2007  Print Version  Bookmark and Share Subscribe

Keywords: battery charger  PWM  watchdog protection 

[Summary of tips] Mobile phone batteries are usually charged through a proprietary charging algorithm in the baseband controller. The phone's charger input is connected to the internal battery through a p-channel switch of low on-resistance, controlled by a pulse-width modulation (PWM) signal from the baseband controller. To minimize power dissi......
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