Bidirectional current

A bidirectional current (BidC) [1] is one which both charges and discharges at once. It is a current that flows primarily in one direction and then in the other. [2]

Complicated systems which have integrated recharging capability sometimes resort to using bidirectional currents, as in Laptops or other systems. Monitoring of a bidirectional current is required for a laptop to report the battery level and charging status.[3] Components are available for this purpose.[4]

  1. ^ Euzeli dos Santos; Edison R. da Silva (10 November 2014). Advanced Power Electronics Converters: PWM Converters Processing AC Voltages. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 13–. ISBN 978-1-118-97205-2.
  2. ^ George Vernon Mueller (1948). Introduction to Electrical Engineering. McGraw-Hill Book Company.
  3. ^ "MaxIntegrated-Bidirectional Currents".
  4. ^ "www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/data-sheets/AD8218.pdf" (PDF).