Primary and rechargeable lithium cells are useful and important parts of day-to-day use of portable electronics applications. Their popularity is based on the fact that they offer high energy density, ...

Lithium batteries have, nearly single-handedly, ushered in the era of the electric car, as well as battery energy storage of grid power and plenty of other technological advances not possible with ...

Analog Devices Inc. addresses total system requirements with the unveiling of its integrated Li-ion battery protection circuit. The development of lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology to meet the ...

Although they are one of the fastest-growing segments of today's battery market, lithium-ion batteries are not without disadvantages. Fragile by nature, they require protection circuits in order to ...

The simplest protection method for battery packs is a fuse that opens if the system draws excessively high current. A more complex protection circuit is found in some battery packs. The ...

Diodes Incorporated has released the AP9234L IC specifically designed to provide a high-accuracy, single-chip solution for one-cell lithium-ion or lithium-polymer rechargeable battery packs. These ...

A new line of vertical-entry, lithium coin-cell holders retain cells despite shock and vibration. The holders’ flame-retardant housings are UL-rated 94V-0 with dual-spring contacts featuring low ...