Maxim MAX14578E/MAX14578AE USB battery charger detectors
09 March, 2012Maxim has announced the MAX14578E/MAX14578AE, claimed to be the smallest USB battery charger detectors that are compliant with the USB battery charging specification.
Polymer may give better lithium batteries
09 November, 2011 byLithium-ion batteries are everywhere, in smart phones, laptops, an array of other consumer electronics and the newest electric cars. Good as they are, they could be much better, especially when it comes to lowering the cost and extending the range of electric cars. To do that, batteries need to store a lot more energy.
Fluoride shuttle boosts storage capacity
03 November, 2011KIT researchers have developed a concept for rechargeable batteries, based on a fluoride shuttle.
Performing battery run-down tests
12 August, 2011 by Bob ZolloOf all of the specifications of a battery-powered device, the battery run time is key. Every user wants their device to run longer on a charge. Therefore, to know the run time of your device is important, not only to represent the device to the end user, but as a means of knowing if improvements in power management within the device are successful at increasing battery run time.
‘Nanoscoops’ may lead to better vehicle batteries
12 July, 2011A type of nanomaterial developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the US could be the next generation of high-power rechargeable lithium (Li)-ion batteries for electric vehicles, as well as batteries for laptop computers, mobile phones and other portable devices.
Trusting the battery in critical situations
10 June, 2011 by Isidor BuchmannA battery is a corrosive device that begins to fade the moment it comes off the assembly line. The stubborn and unpredictable behaviour of a battery has left many users in awkward situations.
Bitrode CDN series high-voltage battery testers
24 May, 2011 byThe Bitrode CDN series high-voltage battery testers are designed to analyse batteries for all electric, hybrid electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
Lithium replaces petrol in British sports car
02 May, 2011 byHigh speed, high performance, high power - it used to mean high fossil fuel consumption.
Wax, soap clean up obstacles to better batteries
11 February, 2011 byA little wax and soap can help build electrodes for cheaper lithium-ion batteries, according to a study published in Nano Letters.
Electric vehicle battery management
20 January, 2011Nuvation Engineering has developed a custom battery management system, fuel gauge and driver interface for electric vehicles.
Building better batteries from the nanoscale up
14 January, 2011A nanostructured lithium-ion battery developed at Rice University may charge faster and last longer than Li-ion batteries in current use. Nanowires with a PMMA polymer coating solve a long-standing problem of forming ultrathin electrolyte layers around nanostructured electrodes.
Virus may lead to better batteries
26 October, 2010Scientists have reported progress in using a common virus to develop improved materials for high-performance, rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that could be woven into clothing to power portable electronic devices.
Linear Technology LTM8061 and LTM8062 system-in-a-package uModule charger range
19 October, 2010 byThe LTM8061 and LTM8062 are the first devices in a new family of system-in-a-package uModule chargers, and support an output current up to 2 A.
Linear Technology LTM8061 and LTM8062 system-in-a-package uModule charger range
19 October, 2010The LTM8061 and LTM8062 are the first devices in a new family of system-in-a-package uModule chargers, and support an output current up to 2 A.
Linear Technology LT3651-4.2 battery charger
17 September, 2010Linear Technology has introduced the LT3651-4.2, a 4A monolithic synchronous buck battery charger for single-cell Li-Ion/polymer batteries.
