Designers of wearables — including smartwatches, fitness trackers, heart monitors, and many other devices — are constantly trying to find ways to increase battery life in order to improve user ...

A battery load tester can perform all kinds of analysis, from warning you of low charge to identifying potential faults in your alternator. Regularly checking your battery highlights problems before ...

Battery-capacity testing is an essential part of battery maintenance. But how do you do it effectively? How do you know your UPS will have "enough battery" to provide the electricity your operations ...

Most rechargeable battery-powered systems include a switch that connects the load either to the battery or to a source of charging power. This switch allows a system with a depleted battery to operate ...

Integrating a battery-load switch function into a smart-charger IC greatly benefits low-cost applications. The DS2715 battery-charger IC intelligently senses battery loading after removal of the ...