Nordic Semiconductor Announces High-Accuracy, Adaptive Battery Health Monitoring for Smarter, Longer-Lasting IoT Devices
Nordic Semi Announces Battery Management Solution for Longer Lifespan of IoT Devices
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Nordic Semiconductor, a global leader in low-power wireless connectivity solutions, today announced a significant update to its high-accuracy, software-based battery management solution for its award-winning nPM1300 and nPM1304 power management ICs: Nordic Fuel Gauge v2.0. The announcement was made at Embedded World 2026.
This update extends advanced battery management to a wide range of power-constrained IoT products by adding advanced State-of-Health (SoH) estimation, adaptive battery modeling, and long-term fleet analysis capabilities.
Nordic Fuel Gauge v2.0 helps manufacturers develop more reliable, sustainable, and longer-lasting products, while also enabling compliance with newly strengthened battery replacement regulations. This includes the EU Battery Regulation (2023/1542), which mandates that batteries must be easily removable and replaceable by the end-user at any point during the product’s lifetime. This announcement allows manufacturers to appropriately determine when batteries need replacing, supporting the ‘Right to Repair’, improving product reliability, and reducing warranty costs.
“Battery behavior in the real world rarely matches lab measurements. Fuel Gauge v2.0 brings adaptive, real-world intelligence to the IoT space, previously only available in high-end consumer equipment. This will be a game-changer for billions of battery-powered devices,” says Geir Kjosavik, PMIC Product Director at Nordic Semiconductor.
Fleet-wide Battery Intelligence via nRF Cloud with Memfault Integration
Fuel Gauge v2.0 seamlessly integrates with Nordic’s cloud lifecycle service, nRF Cloud powered by Memfault. Devices can automatically report their battery State-of-Health (SoH), State-of-Charge (SoC), and various performance metrics without requiring manufacturers to build their own cloud infrastructure. This allows engineering and operations teams to monitor the battery status of their entire fleet, detect anomalies, optimize charging parameters, and
FAQ
What is Nordic Fuel Gauge v2.0?
Nordic Fuel Gauge v2.0 is a significant update to Nordic Semiconductor's software-based battery management solution for its nPM1300 and nPM1304 power management ICs. It offers advanced State-of-Health (SoH) estimation, adaptive battery modeling, and long-term fleet analysis capabilities for IoT devices.
What are the main benefits of Nordic Fuel Gauge v2.0?
The main benefits include enabling smarter and longer-lasting IoT devices, improving product reliability, supporting compliance with new battery regulations (like the EU Battery Regulation), facilitating the 'Right to Repair', and reducing warranty costs for manufacturers.
How does Nordic Fuel Gauge v2.0 help with battery replacement regulations?
It helps manufacturers accurately determine when batteries need replacing, supporting regulations like the EU Battery Regulation (2023/1542) which mandates that batteries must be easily removable and replaceable by the end-user throughout the product's lifetime.
What is the significance of the 'adaptive' nature of the battery modeling?
The adaptive modeling allows the system to learn and adjust to real-world battery behavior, which often differs from lab measurements. This provides more accurate intelligence for battery management in actual operating conditions, a feature previously limited to high-end consumer devices.
How does nRF Cloud powered by Memfault integrate with Fuel Gauge v2.0?
Fuel Gauge v2.0 seamlessly integrates with nRF Cloud, allowing devices to automatically report battery SoH, SoC, and performance metrics. This enables manufacturers to monitor their entire fleet's battery status without needing to build their own cloud infrastructure.