The E-Ducato's battery consists of three or five large battery modules (respectively 47 kWh or 79 kWh total), which are connected in parallel. It's not a typical approach, as usually there are many ...

How a parallel-connected battery can increase the energy-storage capacity of smart glasses and their unique challenges. How parallel battery-management ICs can help maximize runtime and maintain ...

For those willing to put some elbow grease into it, there is an almost unlimited supply of 18650 lithium ion batteries around for cheap (or free) just waiting to be put into a battery pack of some ...

The future of batteries, like that of so many of the products they power, is clearly toward smaller, lighter and more powerful models. Developing concurrently with these new battery designs are ...

We’re willing to bet most Hackaday readers have accidentally spot welded a few electrical contacts together over the years, complete with the surge of adrenaline that comes with the unexpected pops ...