The MicroFoot line has added five n-channel TrenchFET power MOSFETs targeting battery-protection applications in one- and two-cell lithium-ion and lithium-polymer battery packs and circuits. The new ...

Sponsored by Texas Instruments: Ideal diodes and ORing controllers offer space-saving, scalable solutions to protect a system against reverse voltage or reverse current. They reduce the energy lost ...

Ryobi continues to be one of the most respected tool manufacturers on the market, even if some of them are pretty obscure, and that's for a variety of different reasons. One of the most notable ...

The simplest protection method for battery packs is a fuse that opens if the system draws excessively high current. However, conventional one-time fuses open permanently and render the battery useless ...

Accidentally connecting a battery reverse can be a real killer in electronic circuits. There are a number of ways to provide protection and all have the expected advantages and disadvantages. Any ...