Simplified Design of Micropower and Battery Circuits

Index

A

AA cells

and 9-V battery characteristics, 18–22

5 V from, 180–81

replacing a 9-V battery with two, 8, 177–80

Active Rectifier, 91

Alkaline manganese dry cells, 13

Alkaline and NiCad battery replacement, 7–8

Alkaline-battery switching regulators, 172–75

Analog-to-digital (A/D) converters, 34

B

Batteries

current monitor for 3-V systems, 238

dead, 191

four-cell to 5-V output, 9–10

Gold Peak (GP), 47

high-voltage, 10

longevity of, 19–20

low voltage, 8–9

NiCad and alkaline replacements, 7–8

NiMH, 49

9 V, 177–80

replacing 9-V with two AA cells, 8

transistor radio, 199–200

uninterruptible backup applications, 219

Batteries basics, 13–34

AA-cell and 9-V battery characteristics, 18–22

alkaline manganese dry cells, 13

dry cells, 13

lead-acid ...