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TinyCharger – Single Cell Li-Ion Battery Charger with Monitoring
TinyCharger is an ATtiny25/45/85-based, single-cell Li-ion battery charger with selectable charging current limit (100mA - 1000mA) and an OLED display for monitoring. For battery charging the TP4056 is used. The TP4056 is a complete constant-current/constant-voltage linear charger for...
Continue ReadingSolar-Powered Li-Po Rechargeable Battery Offers High Power Capacity
A campaign for a new set of lithium rechargeable batteries has been launched on Kickstarter called Solarcell. Solarcell is the latest of Lithium rechargeable batteries with a USB-C connection that offers a high power capacity and is extremely safe. There’s a large selection of battery...
Continue ReadingBQ76952 3- to 16-Series Battery Monitors and Protectors for Li-Ion, Li-Polymer, and LiFePO4 battery packs
Texas Instruments' high-accuracy protector is designed for Li-Ion, Li-Polymer, and LiFePO4 battery packs Texas Instruments' BQ76952 device is a highly integrated, high-accuracy battery monitor and protector for 3-series to 16-series Li-Ion, Li-Polymer, and LiFePO4 battery packs. The...
Continue Reading“EnerCera” Battery Series helps develop Maintenance-Free IoT Devices
NGK INSULATORS, LTD., announced that it has commenced collaboration with Renesas Electronics Corporation, on promoting the widespread adoption of maintenance-free IoT devices. As the first phase of collaboration, NGK and Renesas jointly-developed a reference design for a wireless air...
Continue Reading18650 LiPo Battery Manager for Remote Applications
The 18650 LiPo battery manager comes with a fuel gauge and a dual-rail power supply. The dual-rail power provides a 5V rail along with a 3.3V rail dedicated to powering the microcontroller and the display ports of the system. It is termed as an “all-in-one single-cell LiPo battery...
Continue Reading80V Buck-Boost charging controller with MPPT for solar panels
The LT8491 from Analog Devives includes Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) for solar panels, with algorithms, lead acid and lithium ion batteries up to 80V. Analog Devices (ADI) has introduced a buck-boost Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) battery charging controller that includes...
Continue ReadingNew flexible rechargeable silver oxide-zinc battery 10 times stronger than Lithium batteries
A team of researchers made up from the University of California San Diego and California-based company ZPower have developed a flexible, rechargeable silver oxide-zinc battery with a 5 to 10 times greater energy density than standard batteries. A good characteristic of the battery is...
Continue ReadingLead Acid Battery Voltage Monitor using ATMEGA328
Monitoring the voltage level of a 12V Lead Acid Battery (SLA) is easy and simple with this project. The board is made using an ATMEGA328 micro-controller and 12 x 5mm LEDs. The ATMEGA328 microcontroller senses the analog voltage on A3 Analog pin and drives 12 LEDs connected to digital...
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