Diodes Incorporated today announced the dual-role PI3USB9201 USB BC 1.2 detector, which incorporates both host and client circuitry, enabling designers to optimize the BoM size and cost of adding USB Type-C interface circuitry in devices such as laptops, tablets, smartphones, drones, and small home appliances. Unlike current market solutions that require devices dedicated to either […]
Battery Management
ASIL-D-compliant battery management IC supports multiple cell module configurations
Designers can now achieve ASIL-D compliance for automotive applications using just a single chip for a safer, more cost-effective battery management system with the MAX17853 battery monitor IC from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. Targeting mid-to-large cell count configurations for automotive applications, such as battery packs for electric and hybrid vehicles, MAX17853’s unique flexible architecture called […]
Battery monitor IC helps reach ASIL-D compliance for automotive apps
Designers can now achieve ASIL-D compliance for automotive applications using just a single chip for a safer, more cost-effective battery management system with the MAX17853 battery monitor IC from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. Targeting mid-to-large cell count configurations for automotive applications, such as battery packs for electric and hybrid vehicles, MAX17853’s unique flexible architecture called Flexpack […]
Energy efficient supercapacitor cell balancers include over-voltage protection
The precision dual-channel SABMBOVP2XX family of products automatically balances supercapacitors with the addition of over-voltage protection (OVP). The result is energy-efficient supercapacitor balancing, ideal for products that require low-loss energy power, leakage current regulation, and OVP. Supercapacitor cells typically operate at a nominal recommended working voltage. However, voltages that exceed the maximum rating for a […]
Buck converters switch at 4 MHz to power mobile processors
A new power management product family consists of four sub-PMICs that offer best-in-class transient response and in-circuit digital programmability, in a smaller form factor than current market solutions. The new product family of buck converters, which consists of the DA9217, DA9220, DA9121 and the DA9122, represents Dialog’s first sub-PMIC family with a 4-MHz switching frequency […]
Battery charger delivers termination current of 20 mA
Texas Instruments introduced a new switching battery charger integrated circuit (IC) that supports a termination current of 20 mA. Compared to competing devices, which typically support a termination current higher than 60 mA, TI’s BQ25619 enables 7% higher battery capacity and longer run time. The BQ25619 charger also delivers three-in-one boost converter integration and ultra-fast […]
Power Electronics Top Talks in August 2019 on EDABoard.com
Peer-to-peer, engineer-to-engineer questions and answers from the EDABoard.com engineering community around power electronics. Click the “Read more” link and follow the entire conversation and maybe add your two cents by logging in to EDAboard.com 1 minute vs. 1-second isolation voltage test – Some offline transformers are spec’d for 3750vac for 1second (3mA). Some are spec’d […]
Standard amplifier functions in HEV/EV battery management systems
by Sanjeev Manadhar, Texas Instruments Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and electric vehicles (EVs) are popular because they have low (to zero) emissions and fewer maintenance requirements while offering better efficiency and drive performance. New HEV/EV companies are emerging, while existing automakers are investing more in HEV/EV to compete for market share. The heart of the […]
Want a new perspective on battery management? Buy a plug-in EV.
One facet of EV ownership: Thinking of your daily commute power consumption as equivalent to the sunlight hitting 20 ft2 of your lawn. Rudye McGlothlin, Silicon Labs Earlier this year I took my first step into the EV future by buying a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) – a Chevrolet Volt. A unique car in […]
Li-ion battery management IC for hybrid and electric vehicles
Renesas Electronics Corporation announced its fourth-generation lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery management IC that offers unmatched lifetime accuracy. The ISL78714 provides accurate cell voltage and temperature monitoring, along with cell balancing and extensive system diagnostics to protect 14-cell Li-ion battery packs while maximizing driving time and range for hybrid and electric vehicles. The feature-rich ISL78714 monitors and […]