Cell balancing buys extra run time and battery life

May 4, 2010

Common to every battery system with series cells is the problem of cell imbalance. Cell balancing is a method of designing safer battery solutions that extends battery run time as well as battery life. The latest battery-protection and fuel-gauging ICs from Texas Instruments (TI)— the bq2084, the bq20zxx family, the bq77PL900, and the bq78PL114—present a wealthy lineup for cellbalancing needs.

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