Battery Charge Management & Controllers
Microchip addresses the key requirements for Battery Charging applications such as:
- Safe charging
- Maximize fuel capacity
- Minimize charge time
- Small form factor
A good battery charger maximizes battery capacity, extends battery life and monitors the charger charging process. Depending on Battery Chemistry, Microchip offers a broad array of Battery Management Solutions which feature small package sizes, high-efficiency, low standby power, accuracy and versatility solutions to solve these portable power conversion challenges.
To further reduce design size, cost and complexity, the Li-Ion Charge Management Controllers provide a reliable, low-cost and high accuracy voltage regulation solution with few external components.
Single Cell Li-Ion
The and are highly integrated, Li-Ion battery charge management controllers for use in space limited applications.
Two Cell Li-Ion / LiFEPO 4
The , , and are dual cell, highly integrated Li-Ion battery charge management controllers for use in space-limited and cost-sensitive applications.
Switching Solution for Programmable Charger
The is a mid-voltage (4.5-32V) analog-based PWM controller family with an integrated 8-bit PIC? Microcontroller.
Intelligent Battery Charger for NiMH/Li-Ion
The , offer both current or voltage mode respectively as well as the high voltage versions , for high-speed microcontroller based pulse width modulation ideal for programmable switch mode battery charging for multiple chemistries such as Li-Ion, NiMH, NiCd & Pb-Acid and other intelligent power system needs.