Abstract: A charging cable (2) according to the invention for charging an electric vehicle (4) comprises a supply-grid-side first connector (6), a load-side second connection (10), and an adapter assemble (12) between the first and the second connection (6, 10). The adapter assembly (12) comprises a first and a second adapter element (14, 16) which are detachably connected, and a locking device (26) which is designed to automatically lock the first and the second adapter element (14, 16) together when connected.

Abstract: A charging plug for charging a battery of an electric vehicle includes a consumer-side connector for connecting the charging plug to a port of the electric vehicle and an actuation element for initiating at least one function from a plurality of eligible functions associated with the charging process and assigned by an operator.

Abstract: An apparatus for charging electric vehicles is provided having a connection to a power supply grid, at least one charging connection for at least one electric vehicle, and a central processing unit, wherein the apparatus further comprises a receiver device designed as a ripple control receiver and configured to receive a low-frequency ripple control signal from a ripple control transmitter in the power supply grid, and a relay element configured to process a control signal from the receiver device and to pass it on to the central processing unit, wherein the central processing unit is configured to selectively reduce the charging current of an electric vehicle connected to the at least one charging connection within a predetermined period of time.

Abstract: A method is described for processing commands for a client computing device using a remote graphics processing unit server. The method includes receiving, by a display driver of the client computing device, a command from an application operating on the client computing device and compressing, by the display driver, the command to generate a compressed command. Compressing the command includes determining whether a resource associated with the command is available in a cache of the remote graphics processing unit server and replacing the resource with a reference to the resource, when the resource is available. The display driver transmits the compressed command to the remote graphics processing unit server for processing by a remote graphics processing unit (GPU) and receives data generated by the remote GPU based on processing the compressed command.

Abstract: An electric vehicle charging connection (EVCC) includes metering logic within a socket that supplies electricity to a plug-in cord, and metering logic within a handle of the plug-in cord. The handle and socket compare metering information from the metering logic, and electrical flow from the socket is disabled based on results of the comparison.

Abstract: Electrical systems comprising a power distribution system (Ia) for distributing high frequency AC power having s twisted pair conductor and power tapping element, for instance to an LED or OLED load. The electrical systems comprise an LED or OLED luminaire (Ic) having a heat sink and a light diffusing optical element and power supplies for powering LEDs or OLEDs such as those used in the luminaire (Ic).

Abstract: A lighting system having a power supply and at least one luminaire. The power supply includes a power supply input to receive a first signal having a first frequency and a circuit for converting the first signal to a second signal. The power supply also includes at least one power supply output to output a second signal having a substantially constant current and a second frequency distinctly higher than the first frequency. The luminaire includes a lamp coupled to a lamp driver circuit, which has an input for receiving the output signal from the power supply and which is configured to use the received output signal to operate the lamp. The lamp driver input and the power supply output may be connected by a flexible cable.