Analog power supply chip specialist Torex has unveiled the XC6802 Series of linear charger ICs for single cell lithium-ion batteries. Available in the ultra-small USP-6C package, as well as in ...

Charging a battery using the constant-current/constant-voltage (CC/CV) method involves using the constant current in the initial state of charging and then switching ...

Many handheld-device designers struggle with the choice of battery chemistry for new product definitions. In some cases, design engineers are transitioning from lower-density nickel-based chemistries ...

For the PDF version of this article, click here. Far too often, the battery-charging system is given low priority, especially in cost-sensitive applications. However, the quality of the charging ...

I designed a compact, standalone Li-ion battery charger that is simple to build, extremely affordable, and easy to integrate directly into projects.

ADI has introduced a buck-boost battery charging controller that features Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT), temperature compensation and I2C interface for telemetry and control. The device operates ...

Mouser Electronics is now stocking the InnoSwitch-CP switching ICs, part of the InnoSwitch family from Power Integrations. These new offline constant-current/constant ...