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Battery and charge management: choices and trade-off factors (part2)

Posted by admin on August 31, 2010
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Lithium-ion / Li-polymer

NiCd and NiMH similar as possible before the test of fast charging lithium-ion battery and adjust. Validation and processing methods and the methods used are similar. Dell Inspiron 1300 Screen Dell Inspiron 1420 Screen

As indicated, after checking and preview with lithium 1C or less common ion rechargeable batteries until the voltage of the battery reaches its limit at this time. The charge phase is usually added up to 70% of battery capacity. And then, usually with a constant voltage of 4.2V, the battery charge. For the safety and capacity of the battery, the charging voltage must be stable for at least 1%. During this charge, the battery current gradually pulls down. The expense ratio 1C, once the current levels up to 10-15% of the initial charge are ended normally pays less.

Switch mode and linear charging topology comparison

Traditionally, computers using the linear charging topology. This method has many advantages: low cost of implementation, simplicity of design, not high-frequency switching operation without noise. However, the linear topology will increase the energy system, especially when the battery capacity due to charge a rate of increase in time. If designers can not manage the design of heat, and it will be a major drawback. Dell Inspiron 15 Screen Dell Inspiron 1501 Screen

When the PC’s USB port as a source of energy, there are other drawbacks. In many of today’s portable design has a USB charging options, and can provide up to 500 mA charge rate. The linear solution, given its low efficiency, can be transmitted from the PC USB “power” the amount was greatly reduced, leading to the charging time is too long.

This is the mode switch topologies have their reasons uses. topology switching of the main advantages of efficiency. And different linear regulator switch (or switch) to run in the saturation region, which significantly reduces the overall loss. power losses include Buck converter switching losses (in the power switch) and the filter inductor in the DC loss. According to the different design parameters, the effectiveness of these applications, it is much higher than 95% of cases is not surprising. Dell Inspiron 1520 Screen Dell Inspiron 1521 Screen

When people hear the term switch mode most people think of when large IC inductor PowerFET a large and very large! Indeed, although the processing of applications, hundreds of amps of current is indeed the case, but the next generation solution for mobile devices Run the program is not the case. A new generation of lithium-ion battery charger switch mode with the highest level of chip integration, the use of frequencies above 1 MHz to minimize the inductor size. Figure 1 illustrates the market today began selling these solutions. The silicon chip the size of less than 4 mm2, its integrated high-side and low side PowerFET. Following the 3MHz switching frequency, the solution requires a small inductor 1UH, its size only: 2mm x 2.5mm x 1.2mm (LxWxH). Dell Studio 1436 battery Dell Studio 1535 battery

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Battery and charge management: choices and trade-off factors (part1)

Posted by admin on August 30, 2010
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Introduction

Portable electronic equipment designers can choose a variety of chemical technology, management solutions topology charger and load. Choose the most appropriate solution should be a simple task, but in most cases, this process is very complicated. Designers need performance, cost, size and other requirements key to find the best balance. This paper presents the general design and system engineers to provide advice and help to make life easier for the selection. HT14X11 HT14X12 HT14X19

At 3 “C” from achieving control burden

Use rechargeable batteries for all system designers must make clear some basic design techniques to ensure it meets the three key requirements:

1, the battery safety: There is no doubt the security of the end user is the top priority in all considerations of system design. Most lithium-ion (Li-Ion) and lithium-polymer (Li-Pol) batteries contain an electronic circuit protection. However, there are a number of critical design factors to consider. Including but not limited to, the lithium-ion battery to ensure that the final stage of the regulator during the  1% tolerance, handling of the depth of battery discharge pretreatment the safety timer and temperature monitoring of the battery. HSD101PFW2 LP089WS1 LP140WX1

2, the capacity of the battery: charge the battery every solution must ensure that each cycle and each load can recharge the battery at full capacity of the state. Causes premature termination of charging the operating life of the battery, which is high power portable devices today do not want.

3, the battery life: charging procedures recommended algorithm is to ensure that end-users to complete each cycle battery, a milestone. Using the battery temperature and charge voltage limit each time, pretreatment and avoid deep discharge battery charge termination too late or normal is needed to maximize the autonomy of certain measures. LP141WX1 LP141WX3

The choice of battery chemistry

Now available in a variety of systems designers to choose the battery chemistry. Design is usually based on some of the following standard options for batteries, including:

• Energy density

• The characteristics and dimensions

• Cost

• use patterns and life

In recent years, despite the use of lithium ion and lithium-polymer growing trend, but the chemistry of the Ni is still a lot of consumer applications is a good option. LP141X10 LP141X12

Whatever type of battery chemistry, chemical technology followed each correct battery charge management technologies are essential. These technologies will ensure that each battery charge cycle can be completed at full capacity without compromising safety or shorten battery life.

NiCd / NiMH

Before the start of a cycle of charge and fast charge as much as possible before the commencement of nickel-cadmium (NiCd) and nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries must be tested and adjusted. If the battery voltage or temperature exceeds the allowable limit is not allowed for fast loading. For security reasons, all “hot” battery (usually above 45 C) workload will be suspended until the battery to cool to normal operating temperature will run again. To cope with a “cold” battery (generally less than 10 C) or over-discharge of batteries (each battery is typically less than 1V), the need to carry a net current moderate. Dell Studio 1555 battery Dell Studio 1735 battery

When the battery temperature and voltage of the load properly when the quick start. Usually 1C or less constant current charging of the NiMH battery. Some NiCd batteries can be charged up to 4C rate. Terminated by the appropriate authority to avoid overloading harmful.

In nickel-based rechargeable batteries, the charging voltage rapid termination or temperature functions. Figure 1 show a typical peak voltage detection terminal voltage when the peak voltage of each cell in the range of 0 ~-4mV, fast charging is completed. Based on the temperature of the charge termination method is to observe the rapid rate of increase in battery temperature T / t for detecting fully charged. Typical T / t was 1 C / min. Dell Studio 1536 battery Dell Studio 1537 battery

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Choose the right solar cell output power test system (part 2)

Posted by admin on August 27, 2010
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For example, solar modules can be measured much outside the solar system collection. In this case, the sun itself will be the only practical test available light. For almost impossible to carry a set of solar simulator in the open without a complete test system turnkey, so this test requires the use made by the standard test equipment to improve some of the test solutions to bring implemented. Dell Vostro 1420 Screen Dell Vostro 1500 Screen

Outdoor test Another factor to consider is temperature. Because the battery performance will be affected by temperature, hence the need to monitor the temperature of the test. Battery performance depends not only on temperature and performance of test equipment is also dependent on temperature.

Many hardware vendors did not disclose their test equipment at room temperature in a very narrow range (eg 25 ℃ ± 5 ℃) until the performance. Other vendors will provide a specification temperature coefficient, can adjust the precision of the standard test equipment to work in their designated work to the outside temperature must be corrected.

Applicable to the increase in power load test

For high power applications, the electronic charge standard can be used to test solar cells. Many engineers do not believe that the use of electronic charge to test solar cells, because they are accustomed to using a turnkey system or power to all four quadrants. Dell Vostro 1510 Screen Dell Vostro 1520 Screen

In view of the solar cell will produce energy, power usage for the four quadrants test, the power models of actual work: solar cell terminals in the power of a positive voltage is applied. Meanwhile, the current quadrant solar cells provide power to the terminal, which means that the power to all four quadrants to show the reverse current (in terms of terminal). Under these conditions, can also be called four-quadrant power is “power Shen.

From electrical point of view, a positive voltage across Canada and a current flow (eg, the reverse current) of the instrument known as the electronic charge. Therefore, for most of the bright light and solar energy production of solar cells is tested, the four-quadrant power electronic loads in fact play a role.

The advantage of using the electronic load that the load can be used in a variety of courses and levels of power. The use of rating 50W or hundreds of thousands of watts and amps in the electronic charge, you can easily overcome the power four quadrant 3A, 20W limit. Dell Vostro 1536 Screen Dell Vostro 1537 Screen

Electronic load in constant voltage mode, also known as the CV mode. In the CV mode, the load can be adjusted by the current flowing through its own, and adjust the voltage to maintain constant tension. Therefore, CV can be used to create the voltage scan mode, use the load to control the output voltage of solar cells, and measuring the current generated.

Some of the load (such as Agilent N3300 Series) can quickly locate the implementation of a series of points to scan resume mode output voltage CV, which represents the IV curve quickly. Meanwhile, the burden of the solar cells can flow to the load current waveform of a digital oscilloscope curve is similar to the capture.

Draw control by scanning the CV of the voltage on the current wave of digital graphics, you can create the IV curve. And because it is obtained by rapid scanning, so the test can be completed in about one second when the battery is not yet a major source of light and heat and temperature changes occur. hp pavilion zv5000 battery hp pavilion zv6000 battery

However, many electronic loads are low voltage limits must load applied between the positive and negative input of the minimum operating voltage. Common charge minimum input voltage is 2 ~ e 3V. To circumvent this limitation, a DC power supply for the load series. The bias current is called power, because it provides a bias voltage of the load.

Generally, the power of polarization is set at 3V, ensure that still meet the minimum requirements of the charging voltage. DC voltage source has no effect on the solar cell, which is a floating voltage device; DC source only increase the tension of the solar cell 3V. hp pavilion dv9000 battery hp pavilion zd7000 battery