Abstract: A control apparatus is used for an electric electric vehicle. The electric vehicle charges a storage battery with electric power that is supplied while traveling in a power supply lane that is a travelling road on which contactless power supply is able to be performed. The control apparatus for the electric vehicle includes a charging control unit and a range changing unit. The charging control unit controls charging of a storage battery of an electric vehicle such that a charge amount of the storage battery falls within a target range that is a preset range. The range changing unit changes at least one of an upper limit value and a lower limit value of the target range based on a state of the electric vehicle.

Abstract: A power delivery system may include an inductive power converter comprising a shared connection to a shared voltage from a battery, multiple inductive phases, each of the multiple inductive phases configured to generate a respective voltage from the shared voltage, multiple regulated voltage connections, and one or more switches configured and arranged to selectively assign at least one of the multiple inductive phases to a regulated voltage connection selected from the multiple regulated voltage connections.

Abstract: A charging station monitoring system including: a sensing device, a digital camera and a communication device which are arranged at a charging apparatus of a charging station, the sensing device and the digital camera each having a sensing range covering a parking lot associated with the charging apparatus and an area around the parking lot; a controller configured to determine an occupation state of the parking lot and/or detect and record an action of a third party or foreign object based on sensed information from the sensing device and the digital camera; and a charging assistance device configured to recommend an environmentally friendly charging station if an energy storage device of the electric vehicle has not been fully charged and needs to be further charged.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a powered mobile display device stand for use in locations without available or reliable electrical power. A plate designed to hold a display device is attached to an articulating neck. The neck is affixed to a mobile base containing therein a battery, inverter, charger, power input and power output. The plate may articulate to adjust viewing angle of the display device. And the neck may articulate to adjust the viewing height of the display device. The battery may be sized to provide power to the display device, as well as additional peripherals. Computer software is optionally included to control and monitor all functionality of the system using a display device such as a touchscreen monitor.

Abstract: A battery system includes, a main battery, an inlet connected to an external charger through an outlet, a bidirectional on-board charger (OBC) configured to, in a charging mode, convert an AC power supplied from the external charger through the inlet to a DC power to charge the main battery, and in a discharge mode, convert a high voltage DC power discharged from the main battery to a low voltage DC power to supply the converted power to a load, and a relay configured to control an electrical connection between the bidirectional OBC and the inlet, and an electrical connection between the bidirectional OBC and the load.

Abstract: A low voltage charging control and protection circuit for an electronic cigarette is provided. The circuit includes an extended charging circuit configured to charge a battery of the electronic cigarette at a first voltage. The circuit also includes a charging integrated circuit configured to charge the battery of the electronic cigarette at a second voltage. The first voltage is lower than the second voltage. The circuit further includes a microcontroller configured to control the extended charging circuit and the charging integrated circuit to alternately charge the battery of the electronic cigarette based on a high or low level of a voltage of the battery.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method involving a vehicle or an inductive charging station for positioning the vehicle on the inductive charging station, at least having the method steps: determining vehicle-specific first identification information; determining charging station-specific second identification information; transmitting the first identification information and the second identification information to a storage apparatus; receiving positioning information, assigned to the combination of first identification information and second identification information, from the storage apparatus.

Abstract: Provided are a battery pack configured to be easily charged even at a subzero temperature and an electronic device including the battery pack. The battery pack includes: a housing which includes a first surface including an opening and forms an exterior of the battery pack; a battery unit which is accommodated in the housing; and a heat transfer portion which is arranged on the first surface of the housing and is at least partially exposed to outside of the housing through the opening, the heat transfer portion increasing an inside temperature of the housing by receiving heat from the outside.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for recharging an energy store (102) used to drive a power semiconductor switch (100), wherein the energy store (102) and the power semiconductor switch (100) are at the same potential, wherein a switching state of the power semiconductor switch (100) is effected by a controller (204, 712), wherein the controller (204) assigns a respective potential value to the energy store (102) at a respective switching state (202) and wherein, by driving at least one charging switch (112, 114, 122, 132, 142, 152), charging of the energy store (102) is activated as soon as the potential value of the energy store (102) corresponds to a ground potential of a supply voltage (106, 216).

Abstract: A system is disclosed which provides the ability to install a cross arm on a power pole utilizing an electrically isolated bucket which is free of all hydraulic components used by an operator in the bucket to manipulate the bucket. The system also utilizes an in-the-bucket rechargeable battery powered electric tool such as a saw, drill etc. without a need for a hydraulic electric generator in the bucket. The system includes the ability to provide communication to and from and to supply electrical power to remote portions of an electrically isolated boom, by transmitting optical power and control signals through an electrically non-conductive optical fiber.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a secondary battery, a first power feeder, a second power feeder, and a processor. The first power feeder feeds power to the secondary battery. The second power feeder feeds power to the secondary battery at a current larger than a current fed by the first power feeder. The processor selects an operation mode of the electronic apparatus based on different reference values selected based on whether the first power feeder is feeding power to the secondary battery or the second power feeder is feeding power to the secondary battery.

Abstract: A control device includes a control portion that controls a power supply portion that supplies power to a load based on received power received by a power receiving portion from a power transmitting device. In the case where the power receiving portion, after receiving a signal having a first frequency and a first duty from the power transmitting device, receives a signal having a second frequency that is different from the first frequency or a signal having a second duty that is different from the first duty, the control portion specifies an issued command based on a length of a reception period of the signal having the second frequency or the signal having the second duty.

Abstract: A control method may include: controlling a first switch, a second switch, a third switch, a fourth switch, a fifth switch, a first leg, and a second leg set to turn on or off, to form in a first period a circuit loop for a charge/discharge module to discharge to a motor and to form in a second period a circuit loop for the charge/discharge module and the motor to charge a first electric vehicle battery group and a second electric vehicle battery group or form in the second period a circuit loop for the motor to charge the first electric vehicle battery group and the second electric vehicle battery group.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments may include a device with an input power component, a system supply component, an inductive charger component operatively coupled to the input component and the system component, and a direct charger component operatively coupled to the inductive charger and the system component. Exemplary embodiments may further include an input node of the inductive charger component and an input node of the direct charger component operatively coupled to an output node of the input power component at a first device node. Exemplary embodiments may also include a method of receiving an input power signal, obtaining a charging condition, entering a first charging state, in accordance with the obtained charging condition satisfying a first charging condition, and entering a second charging state, in accordance with the obtained charging condition satisfying a second charging condition.

Abstract: A DC-DC converter, an on-board charger, and an electric vehicle are disclosed. The DC-DC converter includes: a first adjustment module, a resonance module, a second adjustment module, a current detection module, and a controller. The current detection module is configured to detect a current signal of the resonance module; and the controller is configured to control the first adjustment module and the second adjustment module to reduce an output power when the current signal is greater than a current threshold. By directly detecting the current signal of the resonance module, a high precision and a faster response are achieved.

Abstract: This invention relates to a charging adapter 30, 40 for charging a battery 20, 50 of a solar blind, a roller blind, a roman blind, a Venetian blind, a pleated blind, an electric curtain all having the battery 20, 50, the battery 20, 50 being charged by an output 14 of an external power supply 10, the charging adapter 30, 40 comprising a first plug converter 30 and a second plug converter 40, the first plug converter 30 having a first plug 34 and a second plug 36, the first plug converter 30 connectable to the second plug converter 40, the second plug converter 40 comprising a flexible cord 42 having a third plug 44 at one end of the flexible cord 42, and a fourth plug 46 at the other end of the flexible cord 42, the fourth plug 46 magnetically connectible with the second plug 36.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for power electronics-based (PE-based) battery management. A system may include a set of battery strings, where each battery string may include a set of battery modules, and where each battery module may include a set of battery cells. The system may also include a set of power converters, where each power converter may be coupled with at least one battery string. A power electronics-based (PE-based) BMS may provide one or more battery management functions for at least one corresponding battery string while also monitoring or controlling a corresponding power converter.

Abstract: A battery charging cable can be connected to a power supplying device and supply electricity to, and thereby charge, the battery of another device when the battery is low in power. The battery charging cable includes a USB Type-C connector at one end and a positive-electrode clamp and a negative-electrode clamp at the other end, wherein the clamps can be respectively clamped to the positive and negative electrodes of the battery of a device to be charged. With the battery charging cable supporting a USB Power Delivery protocol, and the USB Type-C connector configured to provide a relatively high voltage and power, the battery charging cable provides overload protection and has great power transmission performance.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for monitoring a Battery Backup Unit (BBU) (312), a server (301), and a readable storage medium (330) are provided. The method includes following steps: monitoring a voltage and a ampere-hour of the BBU (312) (S101); when the voltage is static and the variation of the ampere-hour is greater than a variation threshold value, determining a current moving window point by a remaining power percentage curve corresponding to the BBU (312) (S102); determining a current moving window by a previous moving window point and the current moving window point (S103); and calculating a remaining capacity of the BBU (312) by the current moving window (S104).

Abstract: This application discloses a coil module, which includes: an insulation layer, a first planar coil winding, and a second planar coil winding, one turn of coil of the first planar coil winding includes a first portion, a second portion, and a first connection part, and one turn of coil of the second planar coil winding includes a third portion, a fourth portion, and a second connection part. The first connection portion connects an outer side part of the first portion and an inner side part of the second portion, the second connection portion connects an inner side part of the third portion and an outer side part of the fourth portion, and there is an overlap between a projection of the first connection portion on a plane of the insulation layer and a projection of the second connection portion on the plane of the insulation layer.