In recent years, there has been a marked increase in the number of battery-operated small form factor devices such as tablet PCs, handheld video games, standalone movie players, digital photo frames, ...

If you would like to add a solar panel to your favourite backpack or bag, you may be interested in a new tutorial published on the Adafruit website. This detailed guide explains how you can boost the ...

For as versatile and inexpensive as switch-mode power supplies are at all kinds of different tasks, they’re not always the ideal choice for every DC-DC circuit. Although they can do almost any job in ...

The guys over at Instructables have put together a handy guide, which will show you how to make your very own DIY Solar iPhone Charger. This project is not only a fun and educational way to spend your ...

The bq24210 is a highly integrated Li-ion linear charger targeted at space-limited portable applications. The high input voltage range with input over-voltage protection supports low-cost unregulated ...

For DIY enthusiasts in the green energy community, homemade lithium-ion battery packs have long been a holy grail. For everything from home solar energy storage to garage-built electric bicycles, ...

Lithium-ion batteries’ ability to deliver a lot of power from a small package have made them the go-to for makers and manufacturers alike. It’s not unusual now to find, say, microcontroller boards ...

Applications with high-voltage, high-capacity requirements are adopting lithium-ion (Li-ion) technology because of its high energy density, small size, and low weight. Using Li-ion for portable ...