Chinese automaker BYD stunned the electric vehicle industry in March when it unveiled its 1,500-kW “Flash Charging” system, ...

Charging systems for electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs) are, of course, crucial for powering batteries and ultimately having them operate efficiently. They can be divided into ...

There are many options available in the market for designing the battery-charging system architecture for portable products. Examples include power-path versus non-power-path topology, linear versus ...

What is a pre-charge circuit and what role does it play? The fundamental elements of a pre-charge circuit. Some basic best practices and where to find more information. A common challenge in systems ...

Home charging has shifted from a novelty to a daily ritual, and your electrical panel is quietly carrying the weight of that change. As more drivers plug in overnight, older circuits that once handled ...

Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE: MX, "Magnachip") today announced the launch of two new 8th-generation Ultra Low-Ron 12V low-voltage (LV) MOSFETs designed for high-performance smartphone ...

GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, Sept. 6, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — O2Micro(R) International Limited (Nasdaq:OIIM) was issued 31 claims under United States patent number 7,999,516 for its Battery Charging ...

Owners of certain Nissan Leaf electric vehicles in Canada have filed a class action lawsuit alleging the automaker failed to ...

You're running late, your car won't start, and you're standing there with jumper cables and a charger wondering –– do I have to disconnect the battery before I juice it up? The short answer is no, you ...