Category: Battery

The 2-kW isolated bidirectional DC-DC converter reference design (TIDA-00951) is capable of power transfer between a 400-V DC-BUS and a 12-14 cell lithium battery pack for use in UPS, battery backup and power storage applications.

Download presentation and view recorded sessions from 2018 Battery Management Deep Dive technical training. 

This video explains what is at the heart of the new 3-level buck battery charger technology and how it allows for up to 5% efficiency improvements compared to conventional architectures, ultimately leading to quicker charge times with less thermal loss.

Who doesn't enjoy karting? Watch this video to learn about smart karting and what technology enables it already now.

Who doesn't enjoy karting? Watch this video to learn about smart karting and what technology enables it already now.

This presentation discusses the proper use and programming of new functions for high performance battery chargers such as "Input Current Optimization," "relative VINDPM," "Programmable D+/D- Handshake," etc.

The BQ40z80 can be configured for use in 2S to 7S battery packs.  To use the 7S configuration requires additional configuration of the device, which is explained in this video.

The BQ40z80 can be configured for use in 2S to 7S battery packs.  To use the 7S configuration requires additional configuration of the device, which is explained in this video.

The BQ40z80 natively supports pack capacities up to 29Ah and battery currents up to 32A, and the BQ40z80 also includes a scale factor that can be set between 0 and 100 to “scale up” the currents seen by the coulomb counter. This video gives an overview of this function.

The BQ40z80 natively supports pack capacities up to 29Ah and battery currents up to 32A, and the BQ40z80 also includes a scale factor that can be set between 0 and 100 to scale up the currents seen by the coulomb counter. This video gives an overview of this function.