Intersil introduces the ISL6257, a narrow VDC (voltage direct current) charger controller for Li-Ion/Li-Ion polymer batteries in notebook computers. This device is designed to meet the NVDC-I ...

Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC4000, a high voltage controller and power manager that converts virtually any externally compensated DC/DC power supply into a full-featured battery ...

The LTC4020 from Linear Technology Corp. is an advanced high voltage power manager and multi-chemistry battery charger designed to efficiently transfer power from a variety of sources to a system ...

The LTC4012, LTC4012-1, and LTC4012-2 fast-charge switch-mode battery-charger controllers from Linear Technology target multiple battery chemistries. The LTC4012 supports Li-ion/polymer (lithium-ion), ...

Tired of having your battery-powered apparatus die on you and having to keep buying more batteries? Try the Linogy Battery Charger.

Pairing solar panels with energy storage is becoming increasingly popular -- and for good reason. Homeowners who install a battery alongside their rooftop solar array unlock the ability to store solar ...

First up, the most basic solution: fresh batteries. The Xbox controller can use both normal AA batteries or a rechargeable battery pack, and some Xbox players prefer to throw in a few Duracell or ...

There was a weird story going around this week where a statement from a Duracell marketing manager was used to imply that the reason Xbox constantly kept having batteries in their controllers was ...

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A solar charge controller is a device found in photovoltaic (PV) energy systems that controls the amount of power that can be transmitted to an electric storage battery. By controlling the charge sent ...

Running a server completely off solar power seems like it would be a relatively easy thing to do: throw up a couple of panels, tack on a charge controller and a beefy battery, and away you go. But the ...