A solar charge controller is a device found in photovoltaic (PV) energy systems that controls the amount of power that can be transmitted to an electric storage battery. By controlling the charge sent ...

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Battery-charger-control designers face a fundamental choice: to use a part from the rich selection of dedicated charge-control ICs available from many vendors or to use a programmable microcontroller.

If you’re planning to do your bit to save the planet by turning to solar energy, then you need a handy solar charge controller to ensure proper use. Such controllers deliver the power from the PV ...

A pulse width modulator (PWM) controller from Microchip Technology allows the introduction of digital control into analog power-supply designs while providing high-speed PWM operation. Designed for ...

Additional applications in the consumer electronics and communications markets include: set-top boxes, game consoles, modems and networking equipment. Optimized for quick-charge applications in ...

Selecting a PWM controller has become less straight forward as leading edge DSPs, FPGAs and CPUs run on increasingly lower supply voltages and consume higher current. Sub 1V voltages are becoming ...