{"schemaVersion":1,"slug":"battery-charger-controller","name":"Battery charger controller","kind":"symbol","abbreviation":"CHG","aliases":["Battery charger controller","Battery charger controller functional block","Battery charger controller schematic reference"],"category":"microgrid-systems","drawingTypes":["Schematic"],"referenceFamilies":["Manufacturer"],"summary":"A battery charger controller manages the charging process for the selected battery system.","description":["A battery charger controller manages the charging process for the selected battery system.","A charger can regulate its output according to the battery's charging requirements.","Draw the controller beside the power-conversion stage it commands. The controller decides how charging should progress; the power stage moves the energy. Identify the battery-feedback signals separately so a reader can distinguish charging power from the measurements used to control it. This is original functional artwork, not a certified standard graphic or device pinout."],"readingNotes":["Identify the battery type and charging requirements.","Separate power-stage connections from feedback signals.","Show the charge-enable and charge-status interfaces.","A charger controller is not the battery cells or necessarily the complete power converter."],"drawingChecklist":["Identify the battery type and charging requirements.","Separate power-stage connections from feedback signals.","Show the charge-enable and charge-status interfaces."],"distinction":"A charger controller is not the battery cells or necessarily the complete power converter.","facts":[{"label":"Representation type","value":"Original functional block; not a certified IEC or IEEE graphic"},{"label":"Concept input","value":"Battery feedback"},{"label":"Concept output","value":"Power-stage commands"}],"references":[{"sourceId":"expansion-20261027-battery","relevance":"Battery management functions: public technical context for the named function. Product and compliance details remain with the publisher."}],"related":["battery","battery-fuel-gauge","battery-protection-controller","power-converter"],"artwork":"expanded-battery-charger-controller","publishedOn":"2026-10-27","updatedOn":"2026-10-27","provenance":"independent-public-research","plainEnglish":{"title":"What does Battery charger controller mean?","introduction":"A battery charger controller manages the charging process for the selected battery system.","example":"A charger can regulate its output according to the battery's charging requirements.","drawings":"Draw the controller beside the power-conversion stage it commands. The controller decides how charging should progress; the power stage moves the energy. Identify the battery-feedback signals separately so a reader can distinguish charging power from the measurements used to control it.","terms":[{"name":"Power stage","meaning":"The circuit that actually converts and transfers charging power."},{"name":"Feedback","meaning":"A measurement returned to a controller so it can adjust its action."}],"diagram":"flow","caption":"Original functional explanation. Arrows show information or energy roles; two-headed arrows identify two-way interfaces. This is not a pinout, certified standards graphic or complete circuit.","sources":[{"label":"Battery management functions","url":"https://www.ti.com/product-category/battery-management-ics/overview.html"}],"profileId":"researched-functional-reference","checklist":["Identify the battery type and charging requirements.","Separate power-stage connections from feedback signals.","Show the charge-enable and charge-status interfaces."],"questions":[{"question":"Is this the complete battery charger?","answer":"A controller may require external switches, magnetics, measurement circuits and protection. Use the selected charger design to establish what is integrated and what must be supplied separately."}],"steps":["Battery feedback","Charging controller","Power-stage commands"],"bidirectional":false},"url":"https://eloragrid.ai/symbols/battery-charger-controller","illustration":{"url":"https://eloragrid.ai/tools/electrical-library/illustrations/battery-charger-controller.svg","scope":"Original educational concept; not an official standard graphic or product footprint","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"},"sources":[{"id":"expansion-20261027-battery","title":"Battery management functions","publisher":"Texas Instruments","url":"https://www.ti.com/product-category/battery-management-ics/overview.html","type":"manufacturer","scope":"Public functional documentation. Original explanatory text and educational block artwork; no publisher graphics or files reproduced.","checkedOn":"2026-10-27","reuse":"link-only","relevance":"Battery management functions: public technical context for the named function. Product and compliance details remain with the publisher."}]}