The better the analog front-end for measuring battery current, the more accurately you'll be able to gauge the remaining run-time for your battery-backup system. Here's a discrete front-end design ...

Here is a quote from a science-like show I saw recently. In the scene, two individuals were talking about using batteries for an electric motor. It should be noted that one of these individuals is ...

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 ...

The importance of proper battery charging. Two main schemes for battery charging. How to design a CCCV battery charger. Test results from the CCCV-based design. Battery-powered electronic devices have ...

Sponsored by Texas Instruments: A bidirectional buck/boost converter combined with a supercapacitor can generate peak pulse currents for battery-operated smart meters and provide backup power for line ...