Chapter 201

Handheld high power battery charger

Mark Gurries

Abstract

The LTC4001switching-based battery charger is described. It is an ideal charger for the next generation of handheld devices with its tiny size, unmatched power capability, high efficiency, protection features and flexible options, overcoming the heat problem of traditional linear regulator-based battery chargers.

Keywords

LTC4001

battery charger

Introduction

As the performance of many handheld devices approaches that of laptop computers, design complexity also increases. Chief among them is thermal management—how do you meet increasing performance demands while keeping a compact and small product cool in the user’s hand?

For instance, as battery capacities inevitably ...

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