Linear Technology has been addressing the problem of cells in batteries degrading at different rates so affecting the efficiency of the charging and discharging of the battery. “You’re only as good as ...

Typically, the individual cells in a battery have somewhat different capacities and may be at different levels of state of charge (SOC). Without balancing, the cell of smallest capacity is a “weak ...

Linear’s new LTC3300-1 is a high-efficiency bidirectional multicell battery balancer for equalizing cell state of charge in a series-connected battery stack. By redistributing charge throughout the ...

A monolithic flyback dc/dc converter, designed to actively balance high voltage stacks of batteries, has been introduced by Linear Technology. The LT8584 offers high efficiency active balancing by ...

Linear Technology has revealed its solution to the thorny problem of active cell balancing in electric and hybrid vehicle batteries. Implemented in the newly-released LTC3300, the topology uses one ...

The Chinese manufacturer has upgraded its commercial application battery with a dissipative balancing technology that, it is claimed, will make the storage system suitable for different load ...

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 ...

Linear Technology has announced the LT8584, a monolithic flyback DC/DC converter designed to actively balance high voltage stacks of batteries. These battery stacks are commonly found in electric and ...