The battery on my UPS died (APC BE550R), so right now it only functions as a 4 plug surge protector, since the battery plug are useless. I was looking at replacement batteries, but I might end up ...

Charging your phone to 100% every night isn’t the healthiest practice for your phone’s battery. That isn’t to say it’s wrong to do. In fact, it often can’t be avoided, as some phones don’t incorporate ...

As our smartphones are tasked with longer lifetimes, battery health is one of the things at the front of mind for many. Knowing that, Samsung is adding a new “Battery Protection” feature to its next ...

In what was supposedly dropping next year, Samsung's Battery Protection feature is now here, and it was discovered hidden away in the current One UI 6.0 codes, allowing users to check it out now. In a ...

Accidentally connecting a battery reverse can be a real killer in electronic circuits. There are a number of ways to provide protection and all have the expected advantages and disadvantages. Any ...

Carrier Transicold’s BluEdge service platform is now offering transport refrigeration unit (TRU) battery protection coverage that utilizes a solar powered charging system to keep batteries up and ...

However, not all innovations are equal and nor do they follow a constant upward trend. Instead, their evolution takes the form of an S-shaped curve that reflects their typical lifecycle from early ...

Lithium batteries have, nearly single-handedly, ushered in the era of the electric car, as well as battery energy storage of grid power and plenty of other technological advances not possible with ...

A dead battery is hardly ever a pleasant surprise. Modern vehicles rely on electronics, sensors, and start-stop systems that place constant strain on the battery, making failures more frequent, ...

Maxim Integrated Products has introduced a stand-alone protection IC with integrated cell balancing for 5- to 10-cell lithium-ion (Li+) battery packs. Claiming to be the only solution on the market ...