The LTC®4070 allows simple charging of Li-Ion/Polymer
batteries from very low current, intermittent or continuous
charging sources. The 450nA to 50mA operating current
makes charging possible from previously unusable
sources. With the addition of an external pass device,
shunt current may be boosted to 500mA. Stacked cell high
voltage battery packs are inherently balanced with shunt
charging. With its low operating current, the LTC4070 is
well suited to charge thin film batteries in energy harvesting
applications where charging sources may be intermittent
or very low power. The unique architecture of the LTC4070
allows for an extremely simple battery charger solution;
requiring just one external resistor