Sponsored by Texas Instruments: Ideal diodes and ORing controllers offer space-saving, scalable solutions to protect a system against reverse voltage or reverse current. They reduce the energy lost ...

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 ...

If the car battery terminals are reverse connected during a jump start, vehicle upkeep, or repair, components in the associated automotive electronics modules may be damaged if they cannot handle the ...

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 ...

The simplest protection method for battery packs is a fuse that opens if the system draws excessively high current. A more complex protection circuit is found in some battery packs. The ...

Samsung is adding a new feature that seeks to enhance the longevity of batteries inside smartphones. The feature is currently being tested with the latest Android 14-based build of One UI 6, but it is ...

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 ...

The new Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 series introduces a “Battery Protection” feature. This smart charging mode stops at 90% and resumes at 85%, preventing constant full charges. It aims to reduce battery ...