Charging a battery using the constant-current/constant-voltage (CC/CV) method involves using the constant current in the initial state of charging and then switching ...

Using pulse current charging, or a constant current divided with a few short breaks, lithium-ion batteries hold up better over hundreds of charging cycles and can last twice as long. When you purchase ...

The importance of proper battery charging. Two main schemes for battery charging. How to design a CCCV battery charger. Test results from the CCCV-based design. Battery-powered electronic devices have ...

Fast charging has become a must-have feature in today’s phones. It keeps our batteries topped up throughout a busy day and has us back in action in mere minutes. However, there are a variety of ...

Sponsored by Texas Instruments: A bidirectional buck/boost converter combined with a supercapacitor can generate peak pulse currents for battery-operated smart meters and provide backup power for line ...

The USB Type-C connector and power delivery (PD) specification has brought radical changes to the mobile device industry, and USB Type-C PD 3.0 could optimize battery charging for portable devices.