Tips

Tips and suggestions

Li-Ion tips

• Current splitter: to sense more current than a current sensor can handle
• Prismatic cells tips
• Pouch cells tips
• Precharge circuit: use and component selection tips.
• Cell pre-balancing before building a battery.
• EV power circuits
• Measure cell DC resistance

Electronics tips

• mcp2515.inc: include file for the Microchip MCP2515 standalone CAN controller
• Teaclipper: programming instructions.
• Programming an MCP250xx
• Disable FTDI enumeration: Instructions to prevent a Windows computer from assigning a new COM port number each time a new device with a FT232RL IC is plugged into a USB port.
• CAN bus termination for extremely noisy environments
• PS23003AU dual power supply schematic and repair instructions

Software tips

• Linear PEC generator