A battery management system (BMS) monitors and controls batteries in vehicles such as more-electric aircraft and electric cars. It needs to undergo rigorous tests under nominal and extreme conditions ...

Battery-powered applications have become commonplace over the last decade, and such devices require a certain level of protection to ensure safe usage. The battery management system (BMS) monitors the ...

In today’s electronics applications, batteries power nearly all our portable electronic devices. Batteries also serve as emergency power backup systems on large premises. Plus, all-electric vehicles ...

When your remote control stops working or your child's favorite toy no longer functions, you might wonder if the batteries are dead or the device is broken. Fortunately, there's a simple and effective ...

One of the downsides of owning an EV is that you know your battery is degrading over time, but, you can't really know how much. There are ways to arrive at estimates, but until now, there hasn't been ...

Car batteries tend to die at the most inconvenient moments, so periodic testing is the best way to avoid these troubles. Knowing what causes repeated battery failures can help you stay ahead of the ...

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NI (NASDAQ: NATI) today announced the release of its latest Battery Test System (BTS) for electric vehicle (EV) testing. The system is designed to help Tier 1 suppliers ...

For the PDF version of this article, click here. Battery management has used digital control for about as long as cost-affordable microcontrollers have been available. There are 20-year-old patents ...

Check out more of our APEC 2023 coverage. Testing the battery at the heart of a portable IoT device can be a serious challenge today. Engineers need to design for peak battery performance and validate ...