MAX2003/MAX2003A
19-0371; Rev 4; 5/97 EVFAOLLULAOTWIOSNDKAITTAMSAHNEUEATL
NiCd/NiMH Battery Fast-Charge Controllers
General Description
The MAX2003/MAX2003A are fast-charge battery chargers (with conditioning) for NiCd (nickel cadmium) or NiMH (nickel-metal hydride) rechargeable batteries.
The MAX2003A has the same features as the MAX2003 with an additional pulsed trickle-charge mode to prevent dendrite formation in NiMH batteries.
Each can be configured as a switch-mode current
regulator or as a gating controller for an external current source.
Switch-mode current regulation provides efficient energy transfer, reducing power dissipation and the associated heating.
Gating control of an ex...