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How to use a 7.4v 2S LiPo with integrated charging for my project?

darthmarshie
darthmarshie over 7 years ago

How would I go about including a 7.4v 2S LiPo battery with integrated charging in my project? The ideal situation for me would be to have the battery and charging in the project so that I could just connect a USB or barrel jack connector for charging without having to remove the battery to charge it.

 

This is the sort of battery I had in mind:
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I just can't seem to find any sort of PCB solution to charging batteries like this. I can only find boards that charge 3.7v single-cell LiPo batteries. Like this:
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The other thing I have found is boards like this:

https://www.banggood.com/2S-Li-ion-18650-Lithium-Battery-Charger-Protection-Board-p-1216133.html?rmmds=home-mid-relatedViewed&cur_warehouse=CN

 

But that seems to only be a protection board for 18650 Li-Ion cells and doesn't actually appear to be for charging the batteries.

 

If I were to use a 2S protection board like that, would I just connect the centre terminal of the balance plug to the MB terminal on the board? How would I then go about actually charging up the batteries?

Any help would be appreciated.

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  • Robert Peter Oakes
    Robert Peter Oakes over 7 years ago in reply to dougw +2
    Be Careful, that one is a Charing module, not a Charging module, perhaps it is used to destructively test batteries
  • Robert Peter Oakes
    Robert Peter Oakes over 7 years ago in reply to dougw +2 suggested
    On a more serious note though this one or similar is easy to find and cheap, adds the benefit of balance protection etc https://www.aliexpress.com/item/2S-6-4V-10A-Lithium-Ion-Phosphate-Battery-Protection…
  • dougw
    dougw over 7 years ago +1 suggested
    These charging modules are available on-line for about $2: You have to solder a short between the 2 pads to charge 7.4 V. And the input voltage needs to be higher.
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    0 dougw over 7 years ago

    These charging modules are available on-line for about $2:

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    You have to solder a short between the 2 pads to charge 7.4 V. And the input voltage needs to be higher.

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    0 Robert Peter Oakes over 7 years ago in reply to dougw

    On a more serious note though

     

    this one or similar is easy to find and cheap, adds the benefit of balance protection etc

     

    https://www.aliexpress.com/item/2S-6-4V-10A-Lithium-Ion-Phosphate-Battery-Protection-Board-Charger-Discharger-with-Balan…

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    0 Robert Peter Oakes over 7 years ago in reply to dougw

    On a more serious note though

     

    this one or similar is easy to find and cheap, adds the benefit of balance protection etc

     

    https://www.aliexpress.com/item/2S-6-4V-10A-Lithium-Ion-Phosphate-Battery-Protection-Board-Charger-Discharger-with-Balan…

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