Abstract: A battery charger comprises: a housing having at least one cradle; a connector port for receiving at different times electrical plug connectors having different contact configurations; electrical receptacles in the connector port for receiving at different times electrical plug connectors associated with different electrical power supplies, plural electrical receptacles having different contact configurations; the plural electrical receptacles being closely adjacent such that an electrical connector inserted into one electrical receptacle physically prevents an electrical connector from being inserted into the other electrical receptacle; and an electrical circuit coupling electrical power received at the electrical receptacles to the at least one cradle.

Abstract: A power storage system comprises the following: a battery unit in which a plurality of battery cells are connected; an acquisition unit for continuously acquiring, while the battery unit is discharging, (V) which represents the extent of the discharge from the battery unit and the temperature (T) of the battery unit when the degree of discharge is (V); a balancing unit for executing cell balancing by which a difference in amount of charging between battery cells is reduced; and a balancing control unit for controlling the balancing unit so that when a reference state is detected based on (V) and (T), cell balancing is not executed, in accordance with a result of the detected reference state.

Abstract: The disclosure provides embodiments of a self-contained automatic battery charging system having a power printed circuit board (PCB) that enables inputting an alternating current (AC) power flow to the automatic battery charging system. A first switchmode converter converts an AC input power to a direct current (DC) power, thereby providing an active power factor correction. The first switchmode converter comprises an isolation transformer, which provides an electrical isolation between a primary circuitry and a secondary circuitry of the automatic battery charging system. A second switch mode converter regulates a system output voltage and limits a system output current to an electrical load. A DC output is connected to a battery, another electrical storage device, and/or a parallel-connected DC load to be powered.

Abstract: A power storage system includes a power storage device and a controller. The power storage device includes a plurality of power storage stacks connected in series. The controller controls a discharge processing based on voltage values of power storage elements in each power storage stack. The controller determines an abnormal state according to a voltage fluctuation after the voltage values are made uniform. The controller performs a first processing when the following conditions i) and ii) are satisfied and performs a second processing when the following conditions i) and iii) are satisfied. The condition i) is that the power storage elements included in the plurality of power storage stacks are divided into a plurality of groups, each group consists of the power storage elements included in a same power storage stack. The condition ii) is that the voltage values of the power storage elements are different in each group.

Abstract: A bag device that includes a shell having an interior surface and an exterior surface in which the interior surface having at least a first side wall and a second side wall and a bottom wall. The bag device also has a power element positioned proximate to the interior surface, the power element including a body member that has a first face, an opposed second face and an outer perimeter defined by an outer edge surface of the body member. The power element also includes a power storage unit connected to the body member and at least one power outlet in electrical communication with the power storage unit. The at least one power outlet configured to releasibly and operatively receive a power cord associated with a personal electronic device. Also disclosed is a power element device configured to be releasibly inserted in the a carry bag that includes a body member that has a first face and an opposed second face as well as an outer perimeter defined by the body member.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein disclose a wireless charging system configured to generate and transmit power waves that, due to physical waveform characteristics, converge at a predetermined location in a transmission field to generate a pocket of energy. Receivers, associated with an electronic device being powered by the wireless charging system, may extract energy from these pocket of energy and then convert that energy into usable electric power for the electronic device associated with a receiver. The pocket of energy may manifest as a three-dimensional field (e.g., transmission field) where energy may be harvested by a receiver positioned within or nearby the pocket of energy. Video sensors capture actual video images of fields of view within the transmission field, and a processor identifies selected objects, selected events, and/or selected locations within the captured video images.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for implementing a layout-driven, multi-fabric schematic design of an electronic design. These techniques identify a multi-fabric layout spanning across multiple design fabrics and layout connectivity information and determine a device map that correlates a first set of devices in the multi-fabric layout with respective parasitic models. The device map can be identified one or more pre-existing device maps or can be constructed anew. A multi-fabric schematic can be generated by using at least the respective parasitic models and the layout connectivity information.

Abstract: A vehicle bus system includes a controller programmed to, after issuing a command to close first and second contactors, wherein the first and second contactors are arranged to share a first terminal of a battery, the first contactor is configured to power a first load when closed, and the second contactor is configured to power a second load when closed, initiate pre-charge of a second terminal of the battery in response to respective first and second voltages across the first and second contactors exceeding corresponding first and second closed-state voltage thresholds, and generate a notification and preclude initiation of the pre-charge in response to one of the first and second voltages being less than the corresponding first and second closed-state voltage thresholds.

Abstract: Embodiments provided herein include a method for a clock gating verification during a register transfer level (RTL) circuit design stage, including: obtaining clock gating information defined in a clock gating (CG) specification according to a clock gating format, wherein the clock gating information describes a target clock gating behavior of at least a first gated clock signal utilized by an integrated circuit design, the CG specification comprises a template structure defining a relationship between an output gated clock and an input clock, based on an enable condition, and a top mapping associating top level signals, including the first gated clock signal, of the integrated circuit design to the template structure; and automatically generating a first clock gating (CG) checker to verify a clock gating behavior, based on an expected output time and an expected gated time during testing of the integrated circuit design.

Abstract: In a method for changing a configuration of a programmable logic module, an initial configuration of the programmable logic module is read in, with a result that a logic description, in particular a mapped netlist, of the initial configuration is at least partially available. One or more logic elements and/or connection elements from the logic description of the initial configuration of the programmable logic module are replaced or reconfigured and a logic description of a target configuration having one or more additional logic elements are created, none or a plurality of elements of the initial configuration being missing in the target configuration.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for designing an integrated circuit includes: performing a simulation on input data or an initial layout to determine whether or not a design constraint has been violated. Upon determining that the design constraint has been violated, a redesign layout is created by adding a cutting area without changing a size of the integrated circuit. The adding a cutting area separates at least one of an active region and a gate line. At least one of the initial layout and the redesign layout is stored in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method is provided for reducing failure-in-time (FIT) errors associated with one or more sequential devices of a circuit design for a process technology. The method comprises receiving an input data file that includes register transfer level (RTL) data of the circuit design. The RTL data includes the one or more sequential devices. The method further comprises identifying a preferred logic state for each sequential device of the one or more sequential devices. The method further comprises adjusting the one or more sequential devices based on the preferred logic state.

Abstract: A method and charging system for effectively performing measurement of a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal for selection of a charging mode between an electric vehicle and a charger are disclosed. The method for determining a charging mode of an electric vehicle includes measuring a duty ratio of a control signal applied to a communication line of a charger connector by a first controller for controlling slow charging and a second controller for controlling quick charging, transmitting measurement results obtained from each of the first controller and the second controller to a third controller in charge of a battery, determining a final duty ratio using the measurement results by the third controller, transmitting the determined final duty ratio to the first controller and the second controller, and starting charging in a mode corresponding to the final duty ratio.

Abstract: A method, system, and compute program product use a generalized macro or a generalized macro timing abstract for a timing analysis in a specific timing context. The method includes setting up a timer, and determining a divide ratio of each external clock divider of one or more external clock dividers associated with the generalized macro or the generalized macro timing abstract programmatically as a function of another value. The method also includes performing the timing analysis using the divide ratios of the one or more external clock dividers. Obtaining a physical implementation of an integrated circuit is based on the timing analysis.

Abstract: Sneaking of a charging current to a load is avoided, a voltage of a battery is not output to terminals of a connector, and the number of installed switch elements that make conductive or interrupt a feeding path is minimized. A battery pack including a battery that supplies power to a load and to which power is supplied from a charger includes: a relay connector including a first terminal, a second terminal, and a third terminal; a first feeder that connects the load to the first terminal of the relay connector; a second feeder that connects one electrode terminal of the battery to the second terminal of the relay connector; a third feeder for which one terminal is connected to the third terminal of the relay connector; and a switch element that is connected between the other terminal of the third feeder, and the other electrode terminal of the battery.

Abstract: A method for recharging an accumulator of an electric vehicle is disclosed, the method including recording information on past usages of the accumulator locally at a point of connection of the accumulator to a grid; locally estimating information on a future usage of the accumulator, taking in input the information on past usages; and locally programming an energy flow between the grid and the accumulator based on the estimated information.

Abstract: Techniques for intelligent tuning of speed models for configurable integrated circuits. The techniques consider data related to yield, quality-of-results, and data for individual programmable-interconnect-point (PIP)-contexts. More specifically, the speed of yield-related structures, quality-of-results related structures, and structures for measuring individual PIP-contexts are measured. These measurements are compared with estimated values stored as part of a speed model and scaling factors for the stored estimated values are calculated. The scaling factors are applied to the estimated values within the speed model and measurements are repeated if desired.

Abstract: A method for creating a circuit design for an integrated circuit includes, responsive to a request to modify a current circuit design, determining, using a processor, a first core used in the current circuit design and predicting, using the processor, a second core not yet included in the current circuit design as a candidate core for inclusion in the current circuit design. The second core is determined based upon usage of the second core and the first core, in combination, in a plurality of example circuit designs.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of testing an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The method includes receiving a series of analog signals from a tester site, converting the series of analog signals to a series of digital code words using an ADC, evaluating the ADC based on the series of digital code words using an ADC test setup and generating an output signal identifying whether the ADC has passed the testing.

Abstract: A charging device is disclosed herein, the charging device comprises: a charging circuit, an energy storage circuit and a control switch, wherein the charging circuit is configured to charge an object to be charged, the energy storage circuit is configured to store energy when the charging circuit is charging the object to be charged and to charge the object to be charged when the charging circuit is in a switch-off state, and the control switch is configured to alternately switch on and switch off the charging circuit according to control commands received periodically, to switch off the energy storage circuit when the charging circuit is switched on and to switch on the energy storage circuit when the charging circuit is switched off. A charging method of the charging device is also disclosed. Technical solution disclosed herein can be applied to improve charging efficiency of a charging device thereby enhancing utilization of the charging device.