Apart from making better door stops, what advantage do lead-acid batteries have over lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries? The answer is that they are easier to charge. Apply 13.8V to any nominally 12V lead ...

Battery-charger-control designers face a fundamental choice: to use a part from the rich selection of dedicated charge-control ICs available from many vendors or to use a programmable microcontroller.

The LT®3791 is a 4-switch synchronous buck-boost DC/DC converter that regulates both constant-current and constant-voltage at up to 98.5% efficiency with a single inductor. It can deliver hundreds of ...