Tag: Texas Instruments
Wireless Power: Getting Down to Business
Upal Sengupta, Staff Applications Engineer
Texas Instruments
About a year ago, I wrote a post about resonance and how it relates to the wireless power systems we’ve been developing at TI to enable convenient charging of mobile devices. Since that time, the industry has made a lot of progress in bringing wireless power solutions to the next level. While many people may still consider wireless power an “exotic” or niche technology, there are already tens of millions of portable devices with wireless charging capability in the hands of end users. Read more about Wireless Power: Getting Down to Business …
Cell Balancing: Better Safe than Sorry (Part 2)
Upal Sengupta, Staff Applications Engineer
Texas Instruments, Battery Management Solutions
Why and how should you balance?
In Part 1, we got into the basic concept of cell imbalance in a multi-cell, Li-Ion battery pack, and why you should care about it. Now, let’s think about how cells become imbalanced in the first place. Read more about Cell Balancing: Better Safe than Sorry (Part 2) …
Cell Balancing: Better Safe Than Sorry (Part 1)
Upal Sengupta, Staff Applications Engineer
Texas Instruments, Battery Management Solutions
It may not be the law, but it’s a good idea!
Many of us can still remember when seat-belt laws started becoming the norm a while back. There were advertisements that said, “It’s not just a good idea – it’s the law!” We were reminded that we all should do the right thing and fasten our seat belts every time we get in the car. I feel the same way about cell balancing in a multi-cell, Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery pack. Read more about Cell Balancing: Better Safe Than Sorry (Part 1) …
