CHAPTER 5

Multicell Circuits

This chapter is devoted to solving the problems involved with micropower circuits operating from a multicell battery or batteries. The circuits here can be used immediately the way they are or, by altering component values, as a basis for simplified design of similar circuits. All of the general design information in Chapters 1 through 4 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 applies to the examples in this chapter. However, each IC has special design requirements, all of which are discussed in detail.

5.1 Micropower DC/DC Converters

Figure 5–1 shows the internal functions of the Linear Technology LT1300/LT1301 micropower converters. These ICs allow a maximum of flexibility in the design of circuits that provide ...

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