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 ...

Basics of battery-charging systems. Regulating a charging MOSFET. Partitioning of the fuel gauge. Implementation of a battery-management system. 1. The battery fuel gauge can be implemented on the ...

Few components in portable system design have as pervasive an impact on the user’s experience with the product as the power source and the system used to charge it. The length of time the battery ...

Nickel cadmium (NiCd) finds use where long life, high discharge rate and economical price are important. Nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) has a higher energy density than NiCd, but at the expense of ...