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.

The battery pack is among the most expensive components found in battery-operated products, such as power tools, scooters, and electric vehicles (EVs). Battery pack performance greatly influences ...

Dubbed the industry's most comprehensive stand-alone protection IC with integrated cell balancing for five- to 10-cell lithium-ion battery packs, the DS2726 combines voltage and current monitoring ...

Subaru. has developed a cell balancing method for electric vehicles with lithium-ion batteries. The method adjusts the state of charge of each cell based on predicted standing time and capacity ...

Intersil’s single-chip ISL9208 and ISL9216/17 chipset are integrated analog front ends for cell balancing and overcurrent protection in multi-cell Li-ion battery packs. Intersil’s single-chip ISL9208 ...

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 ...