Abstract: Provided are battery coupling systems. The system may comprise a first terminal electrically coupled to a vehicle electrical system; and a first contactor electrically coupled to a first battery connection of a battery and the first terminal, the first contactor comprising a first solid state switch for selectively coupling and decoupling the first battery connection to and from the first terminal, using a first control signal. The system may also comprise a second terminal electrically coupled to the vehicle electrical system; and a second contactor electrically coupled to a second battery connection of the battery and the second terminal, the second contactor comprising a second solid state switch for selectively coupling and decoupling the second battery connection to and from the second terminal, using a second control signal.

Abstract: There is provided a container (30) of consumer goods, the container (30) comprising a wrapped bundle of consumer goods (10) comprising a wrapper (16) wrapped around one or more consumer goods. The wrapper (16) comprises a folded laminar blank comprising at least one carrier layer (12) and at least one conductive layer (13), the at least one conductive layer (13) forming at least one power transfer receiver coil (14) configured to wirelessly receive a supply of electrical energy. The container (30) further comprises an outer housing (31) containing the wrapped bundle of consumer goods (10), and an electronic device (38) connected to the at least one power transfer receiver coil (14) to receive the supply of electrical energy.

Abstract: In order to suppress both large current and arc discharge during hot switching, a grounding circuit includes a first relay, a second relay, and a third relay, a first resistance connected in series with the first relay and is capable of connecting the feeding path to the ground, and a voltage divider connected in series with the second relay and the third relay and is connectable in such a way as to divide voltage between the feeding path and the ground, the third relay being disposed at a point at which the voltage is divided, and when the feeding path is to be connected to the ground, the feeding path is connected to the ground via the first resistance by the first relay, the voltage divider is connected in parallel with the first relay and the first resistance, and a connection to the ground is cut off.

Abstract: An intermediate power supply unit for distributing lower voltage power to remote devices is disclosed. The intermediate power supply unit includes a higher voltage power input configured to receive power distributed by a power source and a power coupling circuit configured to couple the higher voltage power input to a plurality of power coupling outputs. If it is determined that a wire coupling the power source to the higher voltage power input is touched, the higher voltage power input is decoupled from the power coupling outputs. The intermediate power supply unit also includes a power converter circuit configured to convert voltage on higher voltage inputs to a lower voltage applied to one or more lower voltage outputs. The power converter circuit is also configured to distribute power from the one or more lower voltage outputs over a power conductor coupled to an assigned remote device.

Abstract: An electric circuit device includes a noise generating circuit unit which generates noises, a housing which stores the noise generating circuit unit thereinside, is electrically earthed, and includes an opening, a control board which is provided with a connector to connect a wiring to an outside, a base plate which is disposed between the noise generating circuit unit and the control board to cover the opening of the housing, and a high impedance component which has impedance higher than the base plate against the noises. The base plate includes a first base plate which supports the control board, and a second base plate which is separated from the first base plate. The first base plate and the second base plate are disposed to interpose the high impedance component therebetween.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for controlling power distribution from a plurality of inverters to one or more loads. The method comprises determining, using one or more computer processors, a plurality of possible combinations of the plurality of inverters to meet load demands corresponding to the one or more loads. Each possible combination of the plurality of possible combinations includes a respective set of one or more inverters of the plurality of inverters. The method further comprises accessing, from a memory coupled with the one or more computer processors, one or more predefined efficiency functions associated with the one or more inverters; selecting, based on the one or more predefined efficiency functions, a combination from the plurality of possible combinations; and transmitting control signals to the set of one or more inverters corresponding to the selected combination to thereby power the one or more loads.

Abstract: A wireless power transmission method of a wireless power transmission apparatus having a plurality of power transmission schemes can include a first detection step including transmitting a first detection signal for a first power transmission scheme and detecting a first response signal corresponding to the first detection signal during a first predetermined time period; a second detection step including transmitting a second detection signal for a second power transmission scheme and detecting a second response signal corresponding to the second detection signal during a second predetermined time period; a determination step determining a power transmission scheme of an wireless power reception apparatus between the first power transmission scheme and the second power transmission scheme; and a power transmission step transmitting a power to the wireless power reception apparatus through the power transmission scheme.

Abstract: An energy management system in an electricity customer possessing a distributed power supply includes a wheeling request generator that generates a wheeling request including a wheeling request amount, a wheeling necessity determiner that calculates a wheeling necessity value, a transmitter-receiver that sends the wheeling request amount and the wheeling necessity value to another energy management system, a wheeling negotiation partner determiner that determines at least one wheeling negotiation partner on the basis of wheeling necessity values received, a wheeling response determiner that calculates a wheeling capacity value for the at least one negotiation partner on the basis of the wheeling request amount received, and sends the wheeling capacity value via the transmitter-receiver, and a wheeling plan determiner that determines a wheeling plan on the basis of the wheeling capacity value received and on the basis of the wheeling request amount of that customer itself.

Abstract: The embodiments describe monitoring user activity to estimate the amount of power generated by piezoelectric fabric disposed in an article of clothing, where the piezoelectric fabric is configured to generate electrical energy in response to user movement that is stored in a power supply device, and where the power supply device is configured to provide power to a charging coil disposed in the article of clothing for charging an electronic device. Upon determining the estimated power is insufficient to charge the electronic device to a threshold power level, a user exercise is selected which is predicted to generate sufficient power using the piezoelectric fabric to reach the threshold power level. A prompt is outputted to the user to perform the user exercise.

Abstract: A rotary wing aircraft having an electrical installation including at least one thermopile for powering at least one piece of electrical load equipment. Technical specifications for the thermopile specify: a usable power for supplying to the load equipment in the range 20 W to 200 kW, a power rise time lapse lying in the range 3 s to 30 s, and a low operating time for usefully supplying a predetermined quantity of electrical energy lying in the range 10 s to 180 s. The invention applies in particular to rotary wing aircraft.

Abstract: A switch device includes a switch operation unit, two detection units which convert the amount of press of the switch operation unit into detection signals, determination units which determine the pressed state of the switch operation unit, monitoring units which monitor the determination states of the determination units, and output units, each of which outputs an ON signal when the determination unit determines that a full pressed state is maintained, and when, upon determination that a half pressed state is maintained, the detection signal is equal to or larger than an ON threshold and the monitoring result indicates a full pressed state, and outputs an OFF signal when the determination unit determines that a non-pressed state is maintained, and when, upon determination that a half pressed state is maintained, the detection signal is equal to or smaller than an OFF threshold and the monitoring result indicates a non-pressed state.

Abstract: Provided is an arrangement for determining an operation parameter reference for controlling a generator side converter portion coupled to a generator, in particular of a wind turbine, the arrangement comprising: an arithmetic element configured to derive a fundamental current error by subtracting a, in particular unfiltered, generator output current from a sum of a fundamental current reference and at least one harmonic current reference; a fundamental current controller adapted to determine a fundamental operation parameter reference based on the fundamental current error; at least one other arithmetic element configured to derive at least one harmonic current error by subtracting a, in particular band pass filtered according to the harmonics, generator output current from the at least one harmonic current reference; at least one harmonic current controller configured to determine at least one harmonic operation parameter reference based on the harmonic current error.

Abstract: An igniter with a safety protection device (5) and an ignition control method therefor. The igniter comprises an ignition switch (3) and an energy supply module (4). The safety protection device (5) comprises a safety switch (51), a trigger module (52) and a wireless transceiver module (53), wherein the wireless transceiver module (53) can transmit a wireless request signal, receive a wireless response signal from an external device (2) and transmit the received wireless response signal to the trigger module (52), and the trigger module (52) triggers the safety switch (51) according to the wireless response signal to enable the safety switch (51) to act, so that ignition can be realized, and the ignition cannot be realized even the ignition switch (3) is actuated when the wireless transceiver module (53) does not receive the wireless response signal. The igniter can effectively prevent children or disabled persons from accidentally using the igniter.

Abstract: A transmission/reception unit including a transmitting antenna and a receiving antenna for carrying out a wireless power transmission in cooperation with the transmitting antenna. Each of the transmitting antenna and the receiving antenna includes a coil which has a shape in which a portion through which a current flows in a direction extends along another portion through which a current flows in an opposite direction.

Abstract: A system and method for a distributed smart power and storage transfer architecture. An embodiment includes a stored power transfer control system comprising a remote monitoring processor located remotely from a plurality of sites, wherein the plurality of sites are connected to a distribution line. The stored power transfer control system further includes a plurality of energy storage systems distributed across the plurality of sites and a plurality of power control modules distributed across a plurality of sites. At least one of the plurality of power control modules is configured to receive, by a first communication bus, a data telegram from a monitoring processor and forward, by the first communication bus, the data telegram to a connected power control module. Further the at least one of the plurality of power control modules is configured to supply the distribution line with power output by a respective energy storage system according to the data telegram.

Abstract: This application relates to a wireless sensor (10) suitable for non-destructive testing of a test object. The sensor comprises a transducer (12) and an electrically conductive transducer coil (16) configured to define an enclosure and being electrically coupled to the transducer to enable the transducer to be inductively operated by a remote device. The enclosure defined by the transducer coil has an internal width dimension that is wider than a corresponding width dimension of the transducer.

Abstract: An electrical power distributor for an electricity grid comprising an electrical distributor circuit having at least three terminals, wherein sources and sinks for electrical energy can be connected to the terminals, and wherein the three terminals are electrically connected together in such a way that an electric current can flow from each of the terminals to each of the other terminals. Each of the terminals has a respective power controller which is so adapted that in operation of the power distributor the electric power P(t) flowing by way of the respective terminal can be adjusted in dependence on time t. The control means is connected to each of the power controllers, and it calculates the electric power P(t) flowing by way of each of the terminals in dependence on the data received from the sources or sinks.

Abstract: The disclosed hot cutover box creates an electronic virtual bypass around a terminal strip to which existing control system, new control system, and final control element connections may be made, thereby allowing migration from an existing to a new control system to take place. Sensors allow measurement of a current signal without disrupting electrical continuity and connectors allow the hot cutover box to be introduced to the circuit with no disruption to the controller output. Once the hot cutover box is in place, wiring connections can be removed from the terminal strip as the hot cutover box effectively provides a parallel current pathway around the terminal strip.

Abstract: A portable electric vehicle support equipment (EVSE) unit is formed as a cord of plural insulated conductors and a flexible outer sheath enclosing said plural insulated conductors. The cord includes an EVSE docking connector on a docking end of the cord and a utility plug on a utility end of the cord, said cord being divided into a docking section terminated at said docking connector and a utility section terminated at said utility connector. The cord further includes an in-line EVSE controller and a housing enclosing said controller, said housing sealed with said flexible outer sheath and disposed at an intermediate section of said cord between said docking and utility sections.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a novel probes arrangement configured to be attached to a receiving unit of a device under charge positioned onto or within a conductive charging structure having a transmitting unit for transmitting RF energy, wherein said probes arrangement comprises at least two probes configured to create a closed electromagnetic field lines between them so as to allow improved coupling between said transmitting unit and said receiving unit regardless of the position and/or the orientation of the device under charge relative to the conductive charging structure. The improved coupling between the receiving unit attached to the probes arrangement and the transmitting unit of the conductive charging structure allows a high RF transfer efficiency between said units.