There are two types of electrical current: direct and alternating. Each one has unique benefits and disadvantages. Batteries, whether they’re small enough to power your smartwatch or big enough to run ...

The battery as we know it today was an invention of Italian chemist and physicist Alessandro Volta. He witnessed electricity splitting water into its constituent elements of oxygen and hydrogen and ...

Cost remains one of the biggest challenges of electric vehicles and the single most expensive piece in an EV is the battery, followed by the power electronics module (PEM) and drive units. Electricity ...

Direct current (DC) fast chargers line the highways, commercial areas and parking lots, and are ready to zap your electric vehicle (EV) with a burst of rapid charging power. They've been hailed as the ...

It’s commonplace to hear about best practices for ensuring that your EV’s battery remains in top condition for the longest period of time. Chief among those is to only charge your electric vehicle to ...

Batteries aren't one-size-fits-all, and neither is the way they're wired to your house. Here's what you should know about AC- and DC-coupling. When we think about solar panels and batteries, we don't ...

A 2020 report by Deloitte forecasts total EV sales growing from 2.5 million in 2020 to 11.2 million in 2025, then reaching 31.1 million by 2030, representing a compound annual growth rate of 29% over ...

Electrical power systems are often built with crucial auxiliary systems, which are often dependent on each other to ensure these power users have systems that are safe and reliable. The DC battery ...

Texas Instruments (TI) has claimed the industry’s first DC/DC buck-boost converter to combine programmable input current limit and integrated dynamic voltage scaling to extend battery life by at least ...

I got a couple of INA 219 modules from an online seller overseas. I was looking for a different dc current sensor module to start a small battery charger project, so I welcomed them. The INA219 based ...