Abstract: The electric bicycle self-recharging system is intended to provide continuous generation of electricity from the rotation of an electric bicycle's wheel to recharge the electric battery. To accomplish this, a permanent magnet generator is rotatably connected to the corresponding wheel of the electric bicycle using a belt that transfers the torque from the wheel to the permanent magnet generator. The generated Alternating Current (AC) electricity is then converted into Direct Current (DC) electricity which can be used to recharge the electric bicycle's battery while the electric bicycle is in motion. The user can also opt to not recharge the electric bicycle's battery but to only recharge a secondary battery while the electric bicycle is in motion. The secondary battery enables the recharging of the electric bicycle's battery when the electric bicycle is not in motion. Furthermore, the system provides various safety features that protect the electric bicycle and the user.

Abstract: The present application relates to a battery management and control system for a flow battery. An example battery management and control system includes an alternating current distribution box, a rectifying and inverting device, a flow battery including a battery pack that outputs direct current power, a positive electrode pump driver, and a negative electrode pump driver. The rectifying and inverting device connected to the battery pack inverts the direct current power into alternating current power and outputs the alternating current power. The alternating current distribution box is connected respectively to a power grid, the rectifying and inverting device, the positive electrode pump driver and the negative electrode pump driver. The box continuously supplies alternating current power to at least one of the positive electrode pump driver, the negative electrode pump driver or an additional system from either the power grid or the rectifying and inverting device.

Abstract: A universal power conversion system for a solar panel array includes a first solar panel generating a first power output; a second solar panel generating a second power output different from the first power output; a common DC bus in communication with the first and second solar panels; a first switching power converter between the first solar panel and the common DC bus, which receives the first power output, and outputs a third power output at a first MPP; a controller which receives, from the common DC bus, the third power output at the first MPP and the second power output in parallel with the third power output. The second power output is maintained at a second MPP to achieve an MPP-maintained fourth power output. The controller further combines the third power output with the MPP-maintained fourth power output, and produces a combined output for a destination sink.

Abstract: A system for balancing and converting voltage output from photovoltaic modules includes a set of solar substrings and a power conversion circuit. The power conversion circuit includes a balancing section configured to balance voltage output from the set of solar substrings. The power conversion circuit also includes a voltage control section including: a first transformer coupled to the set of solar substrings and configured to step-up voltage from the set of solar substrings; a second transformer arranged in series to the first transformer; and an output capacitor coupled to the second transformer. The system further includes a controller configured to: drive a set of modulation signals to the balancing section and the voltage control section; alternate voltage polarities across the first transformer and the second transformer; and modify output voltage of the power conversion circuit to a target output voltage.

Abstract: A wireless power transfer system is disclosed. The wireless power transfer system includes a first converting unit configured to convert a first DC voltage of an input power to a first AC voltage. Further, the wireless power transfer system includes a contactless power transfer unit configured to receive the input power having the first AC voltage from the first converting unit and transmit the input power. Also, the wireless power transfer system includes a second converting unit configured to receive the input power from the contactless power transfer unit and convert the first AC voltage of the input power to a second DC voltage. Furthermore, the wireless power transfer system includes a switching unit configured to regulate the second DC voltage across the electric load if the second DC voltage across the electric load is greater than a voltage reference value.

Abstract: A system for providing power control for power transmission equipment may include multiple solid state on-load tap changers (SSOLTCs) electrically coupled to a phase of the power transmission equipment. The system may also include a sensor device configured to measure a parameter associated with power flowing through the phase of the power transmission equipment. The system may further include a controller communicably coupled to the SSOLTCs and the sensor device, where the controller is configured to obtain a measurement of the parameter from the sensor device at a point in time; determine that the parameter falls outside an acceptable operating range based on a current state of the SSOLTCs; determine a configuration of the SSOLTCs that, when implemented, results in the parameter returning to the acceptable operating range; and operate one or more of the SSOLTCs to achieve the configuration at the point in time.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for managing electrical energy generated by a renewable microgrid. One or more processors of a system may store priorities for one or more consumer loads; forecast an amount of available electrical energy for a time period; allocate a first electrical energy amount to a first consumer load to a first energy limit for the time period; determine more electrical energy is forecast to be available from the RES or the ESS for the time period; identify a second consumer load of the one or more consumer loads; allocate a second electrical energy amount to the second consumer load for the time period; and direct electrical energy from the RES or the ESS to the first and second consumer loads according to the allocations.

Abstract: A DC-coupled photovoltaic power generation system, an operating state switching method and device of the DC-coupled photovoltaic power generation system are provided according to the present disclosure. The method includes: obtaining photovoltaic energy of the DC-coupled photovoltaic power generation system and determining whether the photovoltaic energy is sufficient, in a case that the DC-coupled photovoltaic power generation system operates in a grid-connected battery priority state; and if it is determined that the photovoltaic energy is insufficient, performing an online switchover operation, where the online switchover operation is used to switch the operating state of the DC-coupled photovoltaic power generation system from the grid-connected battery priority state to a nighttime battery discharge state.

Abstract: A power supply system includes a solar light power generation device; a power storage apparatus; a charge/discharge device connected with the solar light power generation device and the power storage apparatus and connectable with power loads, the charge/discharge device storing power generated by the solar light power generation device on the power storage apparatus and discharging the power stored on the power storage apparatus to the power loads; a first setter setting a standard power storage amount as an amount of power to be stored on the power storage apparatus, the standard power storage amount being smaller than a power storage amount thereof in a fully charged state; and a first charge/discharge controller controlling the charge/discharge device to store the power generated by the solar light power generation device on the power storage apparatus at a level of the standard power storage amount or smaller.

Abstract: A common reference signal is used by a plurality of serially-connected power optimizers to manage a plurality of photovoltaic panels. It is determined whether an individual voltage output exceeds an individual limit. If so, a corresponding photovoltaic panel in the plurality of photovoltaic panels is adjusted to reduce the individual voltage output and the combined voltage output, where the combined voltage output is based at least in part on (a) the individual voltage output and (2) at least one other individual voltage output associated with another power optimizer. It is determined whether the combined voltage output relative to the common reference signal exceeds a maximum offset. If so, the corresponding photovoltaic panel in the plurality of photovoltaic panels is adjusted to reduce the individual voltage output and the combined voltage output.

Abstract: A method which is improved relative to the prior art for controlling electrical network variables in a feed network, in which the correlation between at least one feed variable measured at an input of the feed network and at least one network variable measured at an output of the feed network is described in a model-like manner using a model of the feed network. In the event of an incorrect description of the correlation, an adaptation of the model of the feed network is carried out, a feed variable target value for the at least one feed variable is determined from a predefined network variable target value for the at least one network variable using the model of the feed network, and the at least one feed variable is set to the determined feed variable target value by of a current converter.

Abstract: A method operates a power grid, which has a DC voltage circuit and an AC voltage circuit, which are electrically connected by a converter. The AC voltage circuit has a supply connection for connecting to a supply network, and an energy store and a generator are connected to the DC voltage circuit. A predicted power of an electrical power provided by the generator is ascertained for a time window, and an energy value that corresponds to the proportion of the predicted power above a power value of the converter is ascertained. A desired state of charge of the energy store that corresponds to a maximum energy that is able to be stored by the energy store minus the energy value is ascertained. The energy store is charged up to a maximum of the desired state of charge if an actual power of the generator is less than the power value.

Abstract: An output end of a power converter is connected to a microgrid bus, and the microgrid bus is connected to an external power grid through a grid-tied switch. When detecting that a power grid fails, the power converter is in a first current source control mode. After a duration of the power grid failure reaches a first duration, the power converter switches from the first current source control mode to a first voltage source control mode. The first current source control mode is a current source failure ride-through control mode. The first voltage source control mode is a voltage source failure ride-through control mode. The first duration is less than a second duration, and the second duration is a time interval between a moment at which the power grid fails and a moment at which the grid-tied switch is turned off.

Abstract: A system for balancing and converting voltage output from photovoltaic modules includes a set of solar substrings, a power conversion circuit, and a controller. The power conversion circuit includes: a set of windings coupled in series and arranged in parallel to the set of solar substrings; a set of switches coupled in parallel and interposed between the set of solar substrings and the set of windings; and an output switch coupled in series to a first switch, in the set of switches, and an output capacitor. The controller is configured to: oscillate states of the set of switches and the output switch at a first duty cycle; balance voltages output from the set of solar substrings across the set of windings to a nominal output voltage; and modify the nominal output voltage to a target voltage directed to the target load based on the first duty cycle.

Abstract: A footwear system includes a sensorized insole, a wireless charging transmitter pod, and a wireless charging mat. The insole has an insole bulk having a foot-facing upper surface and a ground-facing lower surface. One or more sensors, one or more batteries, and a wireless charging receiver pod are embedded in the insole bulk. The transmitter pod receives energy and wirelessly transmits energy to the receiver pod. The transmitter pod is positionable against the foot-facing upper surface to wirelessly provide energy to the receiver pod through the insole bulk. The mat receives energy and wirelessly transmits energy to the receiver pod. The mat is positionable adjacent the ground-facing lower surface to wirelessly provide energy to the receiver pod through the first insole bulk. The system is configured to allow only one of the transmitter pod and the mat to provide energy to the receiver pod at a given time.

Abstract: A switched capacitor bank assembly may include a first capacitor. The switched capacitor bank assembly may include a first switch selectively connected between the first capacitor and a first phase line. The switched capacitor bank assembly may include a first voltage sensor integrated within a housing of the first switch and used to sense a. The switched capacitor bank assembly may include voltage of the first phase line, a controller including an electronic processor, the controller operably coupled to the first voltage sensor and the first switch; and a frame arranged to physically support the first capacitor, the first switch, the first voltage sensor, and the controller; and a communication module configured to wirelessly communicate with an external device, wherein the communication module is contained within a second housing that is physically supported by the frame.

Abstract: A high efficiency solar power system combining photovoltaic sources of power (1) can be converted by a base phase DC-DC photovoltaic converter (6) and an altered phase DC-DC photovoltaic converter (8) that have outputs combined through low energy storage combiner circuitry (9). The converters can be synchronously controlled through a synchronous phase control (11) that synchronously operates switches to provide a conversion combined photovoltaic DC output (10). Converters can be provided for individual source conversion or phased operational modes, the latter presenting a combined low photovoltaic energy storage DC-DC photovoltaic converter (15) at string or individual panel levels.

Abstract: One or more embodiments relates to a smart inverter used in a photovoltaic (PV) generation system. In one embodiment, the smart inverter includes a PV control logic device; and at least one low pass filter coupled to and in communication with the at least one PV control logic device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method of operating an internet-of-things (IoT) device. An internet-of-things device with an energy storage is provided. An energy harvesting signal is transmitted over-the-air. The energy harvesting signal provides energy to be stored in the energy storage. The energy harvesting signal is transmitted prior to a synchronization signal which synchronizes the internet-of-things device.

Abstract: A wireless power transmission system includes a first power transmission circuit configured to output first power to be transmitted, a second power transmission circuit configured to output second power to be transmitted, a plurality of power transmission coils, a first power reception coil configured to be movable relative to the plurality of power transmission coils and wirelessly receive the first power from one of the power transmission coils, a second power reception coil configured to be movable relative to the plurality of power transmission coils and wirelessly receive the second power from one of the power transmission coils, and a first switch configured to connect a power transmission coil opposed to the first power reception coil among the plurality of power transmission coils to the first power transmission circuit, and connect a power transmission coil opposed to the second power reception coil to the second power transmission circuit.