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  Linear Charger for Nickel Cadmium or Nickel Metal Hydride Batteries Minimizes Parts Count &mdash LT Journal
  PDF, 183 Kb, File published: Sep 1, 2005
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  DESIGN IDEAS Linear Charger for Nickel Cadmium
  or Nickel Metal Hydride Batteries
  by Fran Hoffart
  Minimizes Parts Count
  Introduction A Primer on Charging
  NiCd/NiMH Batteries The various methods for charging
  Nickel based batteries are categorized
  by speed: slow, quick and fast. The
  simplest type of charger is a slow
  charger, which applies a timer-controlled, relatively low charge current
  for about 14 hours. This may be too
  long for many portable applications.
  For shorter charge times, quick and
  fast chargers apply a constant current
  while monitoring the battery voltage
  and/or temperature to determine
  when to terminate or stop the charge
  cycle. Charge times typically range
  anywhere from 3 to 4 hours (quick
  charge) to around 0.75–1.5 hours
  (fast charge).
  Fast and quick chargers force a
  constant charge current and allow …

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• Power Management > Battery Management > Battery Charger IC > Linear Battery Chargers

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LTC4060EDHCPBF, LTC4060EDHC PBF