Charging/discharging control circuit, charging/discharging control device, and battery device
There is provided a battery device in which the accuracy of an over-current detection current value is high to have high safety. In a charging/discharging control circuit, a reference voltage circuit of an over-current detection circuit is configured to include a constant current circuit, a resistor, and a transistor having a resistance value that varies with a voltage of a secondary cell, that are connected to both ends of the secondary cell, and outputs, as a reference voltage, a voltage that is generated due to the flowing of a current of the constant current circuit to the resistor and the transistor.
1. A charging/discharging control circuit comprising:
a control circuit that detects a voltage and abnormality of a secondary cell; and
an over-current detection circuit that detects an over-current with a voltage of an over-current detection terminal,
wherein the over-current detection circuit includes:
a reference voltage circuit that includes a constant current circuit, a first resistor, a switch between the constant current circuit and the first resistor, and a transistor having a resistance value that varies with a voltage of the secondary cell, the reference voltage circuit outputting a voltage that is generated due to the flowing of a current of the constant current circuit to the resistor and the transistor,
the over-current detection circuit further including a first comparator circuit that compares the voltage of the over-current detection terminal with the voltage of the reference voltage circuit and having an output connected to the control circuit, and
a second comparator connected to the over-current detection terminal and to a second reference voltage circuit and having an output connected to the switch,
wherein the second comparator is configured to output a signal from the over-current detection terminal to turn on the switch when a potential difference between the secondary cell and the over-current detection terminal is greater than a voltage of the second reference voltage circuit.
2. The charging/discharging control circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the reference voltage circuit stops an operation in a state in which the voltage of the over-current detection terminal is equal to or lower than a predetermined voltage.
3. A charging/discharging control device comprising:
a charging/discharging control switch in a charging/discharging path of a secondary cell; and
the charging/discharging control circuit according to claim 1 that monitors the voltage of the secondary cell and controls the charging/discharging control switch.
4. A battery device comprising:
the secondary cell; and
the charging/discharging control device according to claim 3 .
5. The battery device according to claim 4 , further comprising:
a second resistor in the charging/discharging path of the secondary cell in connection with the charging/discharging control switch.