Fuel gauges provide accurate measurement of lithium batteries’ state of charge

The MPF4279x family of fuel gauges from Monolithic Power Systems provides a ready-made solution for fuel gauging and battery usage information in the main types of lithium battery.

Monolithic Power Systems supplies a range of fuel gauges for use with various lithium battery chemistries, providing a comprehensive set of battery usage information to enable users to monitor the state of charge and health of their battery.

 

The Monolithic Power Systems fuel gauges use a sophisticated mixed-mode algorithm to compute not only the battery’s state of charge (SOC), but also time to empty, time to full, available power, and state of health.

 

Fuel gauge systems are available for lithium-ion, lithium-polymer and lithium iron phosphate batteries. They can be paired with any analog front end that has cell-level ADC readings, and with battery packs that have two or more stacked cells.

 

Battery power system designers can use Monolithic Power Systems reference designs to accelerate the development of applications such as e-bikes and energy storage systems.

 

 

Part Number

Number of Series Cells

Battery Chemistry

External SOC Indication

Pack SOC Accuracy

Cell Impedance Monitoring

MPF42793

2 to 16

Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP)

LED

n/a

Yes

MPF42790

2 to 16

Li-ion, Li-Polymer

LED

±3%

No

MPF42792

2 to 16

Li-ion, Li-Polymer

 

±3%

No

MPF42795

2 to 10

Li-ion, Li-Polymer

LED

±3%

No

MPF42797

2 to 10

Li-ion, Li-Polymer

 

±3%

No

MPF42791

2 to 16

Li-ion, Li-Polymer

LED

±2.5%

Yes

 

Features

  • Lifetime logging capability
  • I2C interface
  • Resistance detection: MPF42791 only
  • Thermal model: MPF42791 only

Applications

  • Energy storage systems
    • Uninterruptible power supplies
    • Renewable energy storage
  • Light electric vehicles:
    • E-scooters
    • E-bikes
    • Golf carts
  • Automated ground vehicles
    • Industrial robots
    • Floor cleaners
    • Forklifts
  • Cordless tools
  • Garden equipment
  • Drones 
Monolithic Power Systems — Lithium Battery Fuel Gauges

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