Linear Technology has announced the LT8584, a monolithic flyback DC/DC converter designed to actively balance high voltage stacks of batteries. These battery stacks are commonly found in electric and ...

When designing, specifying, or purchasing a lithium based rechargeable battery pack, a question that should always come up is cell balancing as it relates to safety and long-life for the battery pack.

Battery management systems (BMS) form a critical component in the design and operation of electric vehicles (EVs), ensuring the efficient, safe, and long-term performance of battery packs. These ...

Members can download this article in PDF format. One of the more overstated idioms in the battery technology world is that batteries have come a long way since Alessandro Volta invented the voltaic ...

In our modern world full of planned obsolescence helping to fuel cycles of consumerism, the thing that really lets companies dial this up to the max is locked-down electronics and software. We all ...