The c-BMS24X battery management system (BMS) from Sensata handles up to 24 cells in series and 2000 A of continuous current. Targeting low-voltage electric vehicles and energy storage systems, the ...

MUNICH — Global battery supplier Clarios is expanding its engineering capabilities and developing new technologies to meet the shifting power demands of modern vehicles. In a Sept. 4 presentation to ...

Battery-powered applications have become commonplace over the last decade, and such devices require a certain level of protection to ensure safe usage. The battery management system (BMS) monitors the ...

The importance of low Iq with linear regulators and LDOs. A look at low-Iq voltage supervisors in portable electronics. Battery-voltage supervisors in the IoT. In my article “What is the Essence of ...

HANOVER, Germany — Electrification trends, including the shift of auxiliaries from hydraulic and air pressure systems to electric ones and the implementation of drive-by-wire and steer-by-wire, are ...

The charging system in a car is often the most confusing part of the whole electrical system, but its purpose is actually pretty easy to understand. There are three main components in a charging ...

This charge-pump circuit, using just a few diodes and capacitors, ups the input voltage by a factor of 1.5 in contrast to the usual voltage-doubling output. Micropower product designs sometimes ...

Edison was right; direct current is better than alternating current. Tesla and Westinghouse won the current wars, because it was easy to transform into different voltages without electronics, and they ...