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BQ76952EVM Battery Management Evaluation Module

TIBQ76952EVM Battery Management Evaluation Module

MPN: BQ76952EVM
Texas Instruments
Power Management IC Development Tools 3-s to 16-s li-ion; li-polymer; and LiFe
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Overview

The BQ76952EVM is a Texas Instruments evaluation module for the BQ76952 battery-monitoring and protection IC. It is used to prototype and validate multi-cell lithium battery packs, including 3-series to 16-series lithium-ion, lithium-polymer, and LiFePO4 configurations. The board helps engineers explore cell monitoring, balancing, protection thresholds, and host-interface integration before designing a custom BMS.

Why Choose This Part

This EVM gives engineers a practical way to evaluate a mature multi-cell battery-monitoring platform without building the entire BMS from scratch. It is especially useful when you need to compare protection behavior, sensing accuracy, and balancing workflow across different cell chemistries and stack sizes. Using TI's evaluation hardware can shorten bring-up time and reduce risk before committing to a custom PCB.

Applications

Multi-cell battery pack prototyping
Evaluate BMS behavior on 3S to 16S lithium battery stacks during early hardware bring-up.
Cell-voltage monitoring
Measure and validate per-cell voltage sensing and stack monitoring in rechargeable battery systems.
Cell balancing development
Test passive balancing strategies and verify balancing control in custom pack designs.
Battery protection validation
Prototype overvoltage, undervoltage, overcurrent, and fault handling logic for pack safety.
LiFePO4 battery system design
Develop BMS hardware for LiFePO4 packs used in energy storage and backup systems.
Laptop, e-bike, and portable power packs
Support development of higher-cell-count battery management for consumer and industrial portable products.

Getting Started

Start with Texas Instruments' BQ76952 EVM documentation and the associated software and GUI tools from TI. In practice, engineers typically pair the EVM with TI's reference designs and evaluate communication to a host MCU through the board's supported interface. For best results, follow the recommended battery connection, precharge, and protection setup procedures in the hardware guide before attaching a live pack.

BQ76952 Family

Part NumberDifferenceStock
BQ76952PFBR TQFP-48 30

Also Consider

BQ76942EVM Battery Management Evaluation Module TITexas Instruments - A closely related TI evaluation module if you are comparing a different multi-cell BMS option for similar pack sizes and features.