Li-ion cells become more and more popular due to their capacity and reasonable prices. In this entry I will show how to build a simple li-ion battery charger based on MCP73831 chip. It’s a quite useful device for DYI projects, in addition its cost is only around 1,5 euro. The device uses USB port as […]
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A low-magnification tunneling electron microscope (TEM) image of Gr–Si nanoparticle (NP). (b) A higher-magnification image for the same Gr–Si NP from the white box in a. (Insets) The line profiles from the two red boxes indicate that the interlayer spacing between graphene layers is ~3.4 Å, in good agreement with that of typical graphene layers based
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Features Step-Up Backup Supply and Step-Down Battery Charger 6.5A Switches for 2.5A Backup from 3.2V Battery Input Current Limit Prioritizes Load Over Charge Current Input Disconnect Switch Isolates Input During Backup Automatic Seamless Switch-Over to Backup Mode Input Power Loss Indicator System Power Loss Indicator Pin Selectable Battery: Li-Ion (3.95V/4.0V/4.05V/4.1V) or LiFePO4 (3.45V/3.5V/3.55V/3.6V) Optional OVP Circuitry Protects Device
LTC4040 – 2.5A Battery Backup Power Manager Continue Reading
The wearables market is booming. Statistics aggregator web portal Statista, notes that the global market will be worth over $7 billion this year and $12.6 billion by 2018. Although the potential rewards are high, this is not an easy market to enter. Designing smart watches or fitness bracelets is tough; consumers expect lots of functionality,
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One of the main problem in battery powered projects is to choose/use the proper battery size/model/type. As market is flooded now with a lot of low quality batteries claiming thousands of mAh ( Ultrafire fakes stories is just an example) the only way to proper check them is to run a set of tests. A
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This project is a 12V Lead Acid Battery Voltage Monitor Description 12V Lead Acid Battery Monitor is a simple project which tells you the voltage of your Lead acid battery visually with the help of 10 LED’s. This project is based on the popular LM3914 IC from Texas Instruments. The LM3914 senses the voltage level
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Here is a tried and tested sample circuit of a Li-Ion battery charger that can be used to charge any 3.7V Li-Ion battery using a 5VDC (USB, Solar Panel…) power supply. At the heart of the circuit is one microchip MCP73831, available in SOT-23-5 package. MCP73831 is a highly advanced linear charge management controller for
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I’m working on a prototype product(Wifi motion sensor) that will be powered from a battery source, it has a mega328(arduino bootloader, with sleep mode on and wake on interrupt,and WDT in case it hangs up), a PIR motion sensor , and a CC3000 break out board. Power saving is done in software, but what type
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Features Single IC Balances Up to Four 12V Lead-Acid Batteries in Series All NFET Design Stackable to Balance Larger Series Battery Packs Standalone Balancing Operation: Requires No External μP or Additional Control Circuitry Balancing Current Limited by External PTC Thermistor Continuous Mode and Timer Mode Programmable UV and OV Fault Thresholds Programmable Termination Time and Termination Voltage
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Scientists at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore have developed a smart window that is able to tint itself blue, partially blocking incoming light, without the need for an external power source. The device also functions as a small transparent battery that recharges on its own simply by interacting with the oxygen in its
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