Tag: Li-Ion
TP4056 3V3 Load Share Upgrade
A lot of project are battery powered and some of them need dual battery links. Robert on hackaday.io had shared his new project that shed light on this issue. He built an load sharing addon board with the ability to charge the battery while the project is operating. Many Chinese...
Continue Reading2.5V-4.2V input to 3.3V output – 1A Buck Boost Converter using LTC3441
This circuit can produce an output of 3.3V and 1A current continuously for a voltage input varying from 2.5V to 4.2V. The LTC3441 is a high efficient buck boost converter which plays a vital role in portable instrumentation because of its fixed frequency operation. This circuit...
Continue ReadingSupercapacitors Surpassing Conventional Batteries
Researchers at the University of Central Florida have been looking for alternatives for lithium rechargeable batteries which are largely used in every device. Using two-dimensional (2D) transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) capacitive materials, they are building a new supercapacitor...
Continue ReadingNanotechnoloy – Nano coating prevents exploding Li-ion batteries
Lithium-ion batteries are very popular as they're lightweight and have high energy density. But at the same time, li-ion batteries are very sensitive to overcharge/over discharge. An internal short circuit can cause fire and it may even lead to a violent explosion. Fortunately,...
Continue ReadingNext-generation smartphone battery inspired by the gut
A new prototype of a lithium-sulphur battery – which could have five times the energy density of a typical lithium-ion battery – overcomes one of the key hurdles preventing their commercial development by mimicking the structure of the cells which allow us to absorb nutrients. @...
Continue ReadingLC709501F – Li-ion, intelligent charge controller for next-generation power banks
by Graham Prophet @ edn-europe.com: ON Semiconductor has introduced a highly integrated single chip power bank charge controller for the development of next generation Li-Ion powered products. The LC709501F provides broad power and voltage/current output range of 5V, 9V and 12V...
Continue ReadingLithium-ion battery fires: 7 solutions for improved safety
Steve Taranovich discuss about various ways to enhance Li-Ion batteries safety. Typically, Lithium-ion batteries are safe and reliable. Just think about the $28B market they had in 2013 with a relatively small amount of fires and explosions. But every fire and explosion incident has...
Continue Reading60V-input battery charger; Pb-acid & Li-ion charge algorithms up to 20A
LTC4013 is a highly integrated, high voltage multi-chemistry synchronous step-down battery charger controller. With a wide input voltage range that spans up to 60V, the LTC4013 uses temperature-compensated 3- and 4-stage charge algorithms to efficiently charge 12V and 24V lead-acid...
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