30A, PCB-level supply monitor has integrated 300 microΩ sense resistor

30A, PCB-level supply monitor has integrated 300 microΩ sense resistor

Designed to simplify board-level energy measurements, the LTC2947 power and energy monitor for 0V to 15V DC supply rails...


PV cell string optimizer boosts solar panel output up to 30%

PV cell string optimizer boosts solar panel output up to 30%

Maxim presents its Cell-String Optimizer as the first IC to perform MPPT (maximum power point tracking) at low level in a panel;...


Using A Bench Power Supply To Charge Lithium Ion Batteries

Using A Bench Power Supply To Charge Lithium Ion Batteries

David Jones has another useful video tutorial about how to safely charge Lithium Ion and Lithium Polymer batteries with a bench...


Photovoltaic simulator system adds automated MPPT Efficiency Test

Photovoltaic simulator system adds automated MPPT Efficiency Test

An added test facility enables test of a 1,500V photovoltaic (solar energy) inverter’s static and dynamic maximum peak power t...


60V-input battery charger; Pb-acid & Li-ion charge algorithms up to 20A

60V-input battery charger; Pb-acid & Li-ion charge algorithms up to 20A

LTC4013 is a highly integrated, high voltage multi-chemistry synchronous step-down battery charger controller.


SunDuino – Run your C application using solar power

SunDuino – Run your C application using solar power

SunDuino is a Single Board Computer with integrated Battery Charger, Voltage Regulators, I2C, Digital and Analog IO.


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DIY USB power bank from laptop battery

DIY USB power bank from laptop battery

A DIY USB power bank made from an old laptop battery @ DoItYourselfGadgets: A situation many can relate to: an empty smartphone...


ElbSupply – Linear Bench Power Supply With Constant Current and Voltage Modes

ElbSupply – Linear Bench Power Supply With Constant Current and Voltage Modes

A lot of power supply designs are here and there on the Internet, but not all of them have constant current and voltage modes.


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25V, 600 mA buck-boost DC/DC with 1.6 µA Iq

25V, 600 mA buck-boost DC/DC with 1.6 µA Iq

LTC3130 and LTC3130-1 are synchronous current mode buck-boost converters that deliver up to 600 mA of continuous output current...


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ISL91128 – A New Buck-Boost Regulator With I2C Interface From Intersil

ISL91128 – A New Buck-Boost Regulator With I2C Interface From Intersil

If your application requires a changing supply voltage, then this new IC is ideal for you.


Power supply IC packs eight buck regulators

Power supply IC packs eight buck regulators

Aimed at systems requiring multiple low-voltage supplies, Linear Technology’s LTC3374A can be configured to supply two to eight i...


Rail-to-rail step-down regulator sinks/sources ±5A from 0V to 14.5VOUT

Rail-to-rail step-down regulator sinks/sources ±5A from 0V to 14.5VOUT

LTC3623 is a ±5A high efficiency, current mode synchronous buck regulator that is adjustable from 14.5V down to 0V output with a ...