The ISL94202 represents countless hours of architecture definition, design creation and applications support capability refinement. The block diagram shown here reviews a wide assortment of internal capability unmatched in BMS applications. It is capable of complete standalone operation and supports from 3 to 8 lithium-ion cells equaling 6 V to 36 V. The ISL94202 has voltage, temperature, current monitor and pack switching control for battery protection. The cell voltages can be from 0 V to 4.8 V and are measured with the internal 14-bit ADC. The ISL94202 also has five power states to increase the battery life of the system, supports high-side N-channel FETs, and includes a 1.8 V reference and 2.5 V regulator for external peripherals.