Hi guys
what is the effect of having a diode in parallel with a voltage source (a battery cell)
I want to use it to prevent reverse charging of a cell, and also to divert current away from a damaged cell.
how does the voltage drop work out for example with a string of 4 dc cells of 3.6 volts with diodes connected in parallel with each one?
I have a 4S3P configuration of cells and want to roughly calculate the drop lost by the diodes and also the blocking diode (a schottky, drop is about .43 volts)).
so there is 1 schottky diode and then the 4 parallel ones to contend with.
what would i get from the output? 3.6v x 4 - blocking = 14.1 volts plus the parallel ones?
cheers!
what is the effect of having a diode in parallel with a voltage source (a battery cell)
I want to use it to prevent reverse charging of a cell, and also to divert current away from a damaged cell.
how does the voltage drop work out for example with a string of 4 dc cells of 3.6 volts with diodes connected in parallel with each one?
I have a 4S3P configuration of cells and want to roughly calculate the drop lost by the diodes and also the blocking diode (a schottky, drop is about .43 volts)).
so there is 1 schottky diode and then the 4 parallel ones to contend with.
what would i get from the output? 3.6v x 4 - blocking = 14.1 volts plus the parallel ones?
cheers!