Battery Fuel Gauge Maximizes Battery Capacity and Boosts User Confidence

摘要

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. is sampling the MAX17050, a battery fuel gauge. It uses the company's patented Model-Gauge m~3 algorithm, which improves upon the traditional coulomb counting approach by combining it with the patented voltage-based ModelGauge approach. The MAX17050 provides the best possible accuracy, uses four-times less power, and shrinks solutions by three-times compared to competitive devices. The device is well suited for portable applications where battery capacity and state-of-charge accuracy is critical, including smartphones, tablets, mobile radios, battery backup and portable medical/fitness equipment.