Abstract: Provided are a device to-be-charged and a charging control method. The device to-be-charged can include a wireless receiving circuit, a charging management circuit, and a step-down circuit. The wireless receiving circuit can be configured to receive a wireless charging signal to charge a battery. The charging management circuit can be configured to perform constant voltage control and/or constant current control on charging of the battery. The step-down circuit is configured to decrease an output voltage of the wireless receiving circuit or an output voltage of the charging management circuit.

Abstract: A vehicle includes: a storage battery; a vehicle-side charging/discharging device connected to a facility-side charging/discharging device composing a power system provided in a facility, the vehicle-side charging/discharging device being configured to transfer power to/from the facility-side charging/discharging device; and a vehicle-side controller configured to control the vehicle-side charging/discharging device, wherein the facility-side charging/discharging device and the vehicle-side charging/discharging device are coupled to execute charge/discharge control between the power system and the storage battery, the vehicle-side controller is configured to determine, based on information about power transferred between the facility-side charging/discharging device and the vehicle-side charging/discharging device, presence or absence of an intervention of a facility-side control device, which controls power in the power system, in the charge/discharge control, and the charge/discharge control is executed bas

Abstract: An electronic device configured to operate in a plurality of power modes includes a power receiving circuit receiving wireless power from an power transmitting device; and a processor configured to control an operation of the electronic device, wherein the plurality of power modes include a power charging mode in which the wireless power is continuously provided, a power hold mode in which a state where the wireless power is provided and a state where the wireless power is cut off are periodically repeated in a ping period, and a power cutoff mode in which the wireless power is cut off, wherein the power receiving circuit generates a ping flag signal alternates between a high level and a low level with the ping period in the power hold mode, and changes the power mode based on a counting value obtained by counting particular level sections of the ping flag signal.

Abstract: Embodiments are provided for dynamic management of charge. A method involves obtaining an estimated readiness time for an energy storage element, obtaining a target state of charge for the energy storage element, calculating an estimated charging time based at least in part on a difference between the target state of charge and a current state of charge, using a first charging rate to charge the energy storage element to an intermediate state of charge responsive to determining a time difference between the estimated readiness time and a first time is greater than the estimated charging time, maintaining the energy storage element at the intermediate state of charge, and responsive to determining a time difference between the estimated readiness time and a second time is less than the estimated charging time, using a second charging rate to charge the energy storage element to the target state of charge.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus for controlling battery module, power supply device and power supply system. The apparatus includes a switch circuit and a first power controller. The first power controller is coupled with the switch circuit, a first busbar, a second busbar, and a battery module, and is configured to: control the switch circuit to conduct in a first direction, in a case of the voltage between the first busbar and the second busbar being greater than the voltage of the battery module and the power of the battery module being smaller than a first preset power; and control the switch circuit to conduct in a second direction, in a case of the voltage between the first busbar and the second busbar being smaller than the voltage of the battery module and the power of the battery module being greater than a second preset power.

Abstract: A wireless charging system includes a transmitter and a receiver, the transmitter includes a transmitter coil and a first series matching capacitor, the transmitter coil is connected to the first series matching capacitor in series to form a first oscillation circuit, and the first oscillation circuit is configured to transfer power to the receiver, and the receiver includes a receiver coil and a second series matching capacitor, the receiver coil is connected to the second series matching capacitor in series to form a second oscillation circuit, and the second oscillation circuit is configured to receive the power transferred by the first oscillation circuit.

Abstract: Systems and methods for supplying power from a multi-cell battery to a single-cell power management integrated circuit. One implementation of the system includes a voltage converter circuit, a control circuit, and a signal buffer circuit. The voltage converter circuit is configured to scale a positive battery terminal voltage signal received from the multi-cell battery to generate a scaled voltage signal. The control circuit is configured to select one of the scaled voltage signal or a cell voltage signal received from the multi-cell battery. The control circuit is also configured to output a high-impedance single-cell power signal including the selected one of the scaled voltage signal or the cell voltage signal. The signal buffer circuit is configured to buffer the high-impedance single-cell power signal to generate a low-impedance single-cell power signal for a voltage sense pin of the single-cell power management integrated circuit.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a power supply interface comprising: a converter delivering a first DC voltage; a resistor connected between the converter and an output terminal of the interface delivering a second DC voltage; a first circuit delivering a second signal representative of a difference between the second DC voltage and a voltage threshold when a first signal is in a first state, and at a default value otherwise; a second circuit delivering a third signal representative of a value of a current in first resistor multiplied by a gain of the third circuit, and modifying the gain based on the second signal; and a third circuit configured to deliver a signal for controlling the converter based at least on the third signal.

Abstract: A charging status or a location of a wireless charger is provided. A vehicle may charge at a particular wireless charger based at least in part on the charging status of the wireless charger and/or the location of the wireless charger.

Abstract: An authentication between a wireless charger and a device configured to receive wireless energy from the wireless charger includes establishing a wireless data channel between the wireless charger and the device. An authentication challenge signal is driven onto a transmit charging coil of the wireless charger and a receive charging coil of the device is configured to receive the authentication challenge signal. The device sends an authentication response signal to the wireless charger based at least in part on the authentication challenge signal.

Abstract: In a portable device, a first battery has a positive terminal coupled to, through a first switch, an interface used to receive input power, and a negative terminal coupled to a reference terminal. A second battery has a positive terminal coupled to the interface, and a negative terminal coupled to the reference terminal through a second switch, and to the first battery's positive terminal through a third switch. A control circuitry controls the switches such that the device has multiple operation modes including at least a one-battery charging mode and a two-battery-in-series charging mode. In the one-battery charging mode, the circuitry turns off the third switch, and controls the other switches such that one battery is charged by the input power. In the two-battery-in-series charging mode, the control circuitry turns on the third switch and turns off the other switches, such that two batteries are charged by the input power.

Abstract: Apparatuses and systems are provided for improving wireless power transmission for mobile devices. An enclosure for a mobile device may include a first electrical coil configured to establish a first wireless coupling with a transmitter coil of a power supply and a second electrical coil configured to establish a second wireless coupling with the first electrical coil and to establish a third wireless coupling with a receiver coil of a mobile device. A distance between the receiver coil and the transmitter coil may exceed a range over which the transmitter coil may be able to transfer power to the receiver coil via a single wireless coupling between the transmitter coil and the receiver coil. The first wireless coupling, the second wireless coupling, and the third wireless coupling, when established, may enable the transmitter coil to perform a wireless power transfer to the receiver coil.

Abstract: A chargeable power of the battery is calculated based on a voltage and charge upper-limit voltage of a battery; the chargeable power and outputtable power of the charger are compared and a lower power is calculated as a first charge power; a timing that the battery temperature reaches a predetermined limit is calculated as a first timing; based on the temperature, surrounding temperature, and charge current when charging with the first charge power, a second charge power limited according to the battery temperature is calculated; by referencing a map, a charge time that comes after the first timing is calculated as a second charge time based on the state of the battery when the first timing is reached and the second charge power; and time obtained by adding the second charge time to the first charge time until the first timing is reached is calculated as the total charge time.

Abstract: A battery charging method and an electronic device are disclosed. The electronic device can comprise: a connection unit comprising a first terminal to which a voltage is applied by an external device, and a second terminal for transmitting/receiving data; a first charging unit for charging a battery connected to the electronic device by using the voltage applied to the first terminal; and a second charging unit for charging the battery by dropping the voltage applied to the first terminal according to a preset voltage drop rate.

Abstract: A battery system, a control method of a cell balance procedure and a calculation method of a balance charge capacity are provided. The battery system includes a plurality of battery units, a communication bus and a host control unit. Each battery unit includes a plurality of cells, an isolated charger, a switch array circuit, a balance slave switch and a balance slave controller. The host control unit includes a balance host controller, a balance host switch and a system current measurement unit. When the error between a balance detection voltage calculated by each balance slave controller and the balance detection voltage calculated by the balance host controller is less than a predetermined value, the balance host switch and the corresponding balance slave switches are in conduction and the specified plurality cells of battery system are charged for keeping cell balance purpose.

Abstract: A charging station for providing power to a physiological monitoring device can include a charging bay and a tray. The charging bay can include a charging port configured to receive power from a power source. The tray can be positioned within and movably mounted relative to the charging bay. The tray can be further configured to secure the physiological monitoring device and move between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the tray can be spaced away from the charging port, and, in the second position, the tray can be positioned proximate the charging port, thereby allowing the physiological monitoring device to electrically connect to the charging port.

Abstract: A communication and heating system for electronic nebulizer and related products are provided. The communication and heating system includes a battery circuit and a nebulizer circuit. The battery circuit is coupled with the nebulizer circuit through a first electrode and a second electrode which are movable. The battery circuit includes a first chip and a battery. The nebulizer circuit includes a second chip and a heating device. The first chip is configured to communicate with the second chip to perform identity authentication when the battery circuit is coupled with the nebulizer circuit. The first chip is configured to control the battery to supply power to the heating device when the identity authentication is successful. In this way, convenience of information exchange between the battery and the nebulizer can be improved.

Abstract: Provided is a storage battery diagnostic device including: a positive/negative electrode OCV model function generation unit (106) configured to generate a positive electrode OCV model function and a negative electrode OCV model function for N storage batteries by a sum of OCV element functions; and a storage battery model function parameter group estimation unit (107), which is configured to generate a storage battery model function based on the positive electrode OCV model function and the negative electrode OCV model function, and to generate an evaluation function L indicating an error between the time-series data stored in the data storage unit (104) and time-series data on estimation data calculated by using the storage battery model function, to thereby calculate such an optimal group of estimation parameters of the storage battery model functions for the respective storage batteries as to minimize a value of the evaluation function L.

Abstract: An aerosol generation device includes a heater configured to generate an aerosol by heating an aerosol generating substrate; and a controller configured to control power to be supplied to the heater by a battery using a control signal, wherein the controller is further configured to identify state information of the battery at a heating start time point when the heater starts to be heated and calculate a duty ratio of the control signal based on the identified state information.

Abstract: A battery assembly device for a battery jump starting device. The battery assembly is configured to maximize electrical conductivity from a battery pack of the battery jump starting device to a battery to be recharged.