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 ...

I haven’t exactly had the best of luck with battery-powered devices over the years. Stuff either flat-out dies, or it swells to gargantuan dimensions and then dies (which, I suppose, is better than ...

The PSOC 4 HVPA-SPM 1.0 microcontroller is designed for use in high-voltage Li-ion battery-management systems for electric vehicles (xEVs). The MCU, developed by Infineon Technologies, combines ...

Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries have long been the gold standard in the electronics industry. They have a very high energy density and moderate self-discharge rate. They can also tolerate thousands of ...

Fountain Valley, CA - March 20: Chipmaker NXP Semiconductor says new EV battery management tech can improve performance and safety (Photo by Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via ...

Writer and occasional reluctant perpetrator of engine swaps, James O'Neil is a malaise era enthusiast and also fascinated by the many ways the auto industry has since recovered from those dark days.