Battery management encompasses two main functions: 1. Charging adapter, and 2. Battery fuel gauging and protection on the battery side. The block diagram in Figure 1 depicts the overall system. In ...

Sponsored by: Texas Instruments Safety is a primary concern when using lithium-battery technology—here's one approach to implementing the level of protection needed in battery packs for portables.

As lithium ion batteries are becoming more and more prevalent in all of our electronics, there is a lot of circuitry that is keeping them from exploding. This article will pick-up from the ...

This file type includes high resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. Rechargeable Li-ion and Li-ion-polymer batteries are ubiquitous, and the reason is well justified. Compared to other ...

Nisshinbo Micro Devices has released the NB7123 and NB7130, two 1-cell Li-ion battery protection ICs in an ultra-small WLCSP package. Li-ion battery protection ICs Credit: Nisshinbo Micro Devices ...

Lithium ion batteries aren't so much popular in modern mobile IT as essential. The unique combination of low mass, small size and high power storage capabilities makes the technology as much part of ...

If you have an older handheld battery-powered device, you may be fighting a diminishing battery capacity as its lithium-ion cells reach the end of their life. And if you are like [Foxx D’Gamma], whose ...