The project makes the USB port a convenient source of power for devices such as battery charger for a pair of AA Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) and Nickel Cadmium (NiCd) cells. The USB standard specifies ...

The above circuit can be useful to detect if the load of any battery charger or plug-in adapter supply is not properly connected. The load can be a set of batteries to be charged or any other type of ...

Directly connecting the battery and load in a portable device improves reliability and reduces cost with only a minor increase in charging time. Warren Schroeder, Principal Applications Engineer, ...

There are few worse feelings than getting ready to play a new game and finding your wireless controllers are filled with dead batteries. This is a problem easily avoided by making sure your junk ...

More versatile than the previous model, the Bluetti Charger 2 helps supply power more quickly to portable power stations ...