Large, high-voltage rechargeable battery systems are now common sources of power in applications ranging from electric vehicles to power grid load leveling systems. These large battery stacks are ...

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.

Check out our embedded world 2023 coverage. The Qorvo PAC22140 Smart Battery Monitoring System (BMS) can monitor 10- to 20-series Li-ion, Li-polymer, and LiFePO4 battery packs. Integrating a ...

New battery-management ICs developed by Qorvo bring cell balancing, monitoring, and protection in a single package. Check out more of our APEC 2023 coverage. Qorvo rolled out the first in a new family ...

AMS has joined the firms offering cell balancing chips for electric vehicle Li-ion stacks. Its AS8506 can operate in both passive and active modes, and has a built-in balancing algorithm, cell ...