Abstract: A vehicle includes a power electronics unit for converting energy between a DC circuit and a polyphase machine, wherein the power electronics unit has a power module, a driver board, and a control board. The power electronics unit has two DC current rails, wherein the DC circuit can be connected to the same, and the power electronics unit has phase current rails, wherein the polyphase machine can be connected to the same. The number of the phase current rails corresponds to the number of the phases of the polyphase machine. The arrangement of the power module, the driver board, and the control board corresponds to a stacked or sandwiched construction, the phase current rails are electrically connected to the power module, and the control board has a passage for each of the phase current rails, wherein one phase current rail is fed through each passage.

Abstract: A DC/DC converter including a control unit configured to control a voltage variation mechanism, the voltage variation mechanism including a plurality of variable voltage regulator circuits each controlled by a switching signal. The variable voltage regulator circuits are grouped together in plural modules each controlled by a control signal sent by the control unit and the switching signals of the variable voltage regulator circuits of a same module are phase shifted in relation to each other, and the control signals of the modules are also phase shifted in relation to each other.

Abstract: Devices, systems and methods are provided that introduce or alter electrical characteristics of a power delivery system such as a residential power circuit to alter load profiles to prevent accurate identification of powered devices or disaggregation of distinct device information. This masking may include any of a range of steps or actions or devices to introduce or altering impedance elements or filtration circuits in coordinated fashion with the operation of the targeted devices to be masked. The system may be configured to be applied to hinder or interfere with conventional Nonintrusive Load Monitoring.

Abstract: A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, controlling an electrified vehicle by closing a contactor prior to a key on condition of the electrified vehicle.

Abstract: In a crystal resonator, a resonator element is installed in a package via a first bonding member and a second bonding member, and when viewed from above, a distance between a first bonding center and a second bonding center is set to be L1, and a length of a perpendicular line drawn to a virtual line which connects the first bonding center and the second bonding center from the resonation area center is set to be L2, a relationship expressed by 0<L1/L2?0.97 is satisfied.

Abstract: A control method for an electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes acquiring current time zone information, discriminating a seasonal status in the vicinity of a vehicle on the basis of the acquired current time zone information, deciding a change or non-change of a minimum cutoff voltage for cutting off power received from a battery of the vehicle according to the discriminated seasonal status, and changing the cutoff voltage according to the change or non-change of the cutoff voltage.

Abstract: A control system for a vehicle includes: a battery; a first control unit configured to receive a power supplied from the battery, and configured to control a first control object which is mounted on the vehicle; and an interrupting unit configured to interrupt a supply of the power to the first control unit from the battery, wherein a first switch part is provided between the battery and the first control unit which receives a resumption request signal when the supply of the power to the first control unit is interrupted by the interrupting unit to permit the power to be supplied to the first control unit from the battery.

Abstract: A timing device, which comprises at least two time setting display lights, with each of the time setting display lights representing an AC power supply time, and, after pressing a selection control button so as to light on at least two time setting display lights, by pressing the total time setting control button, the central control module can sum up the power supply times represented by all of the lighting time setting display lights to a total power supply time, and start the AC power supply to the load end as well as the power supply time countdown. Moreover, the central control module can further, based on the remaining power supply time, drive one or more time setting display lights to light on thereby indicating the remaining power supply time.

Abstract: An electric power generation control system includes: a variation prediction section configured to predict future variation, based on a variation log including a plurality of variation patterns obtained from past physical quantities and a variation pattern obtained from a newly obtained physical quantity; a balance calculation section configured to calculate energy balance between a electric power generation amount and a discharge amount with use of variation prediction in the variation prediction section; and a switching timing calculation section configured to calculate a timing of switching between various modes relating to electric power generation and discharge with use of the energy balance calculated by the balance calculation section.

Abstract: An electric power system of a vehicle with electric propulsion having: an electric machine; a storage system provided with two chemical battery packs electrically separated from each other; an electronic DC/AC power converter, which exchanges electric energy with the storage system and controls the electric machine; a pair of electronic DC/DC power converters, each of which increases the voltage and has a low-voltage side, which is electrically connected only and exclusively to a corresponding chemical battery, and a high-voltage side, which is connected to the electronic DC/AC power converter in parallel to the high-voltage side of the other electronic DC/DC power converter; and a common container, which houses the storage system and the electronic power converters therein.

Abstract: An oscillator includes: an integrated circuit including a circuit for oscillation; a resonator element; a circuit element; a heating element, and a container. The integrated circuit, the resonator element, and the heating element are arranged inside the container. The circuit element is arranged outside the container.

Abstract: The invention relates to a DC power distribution system for distributing DC power from a power supply device (3) to an electrical device (2). The power supply device is operable in a high power mode or in a low power mode for supplying a higher power or a lower power, respectively, to the electrical device via an electrical conductor (4), wherein the electrical device is switchable between a high power mode and a low power mode in which the electrical device consumes more power or less power, respectively. An electrical device control unit (11) controls the mode of the electrical device depending on the power supplied by the power supply device. This automatic control of the electrical device depending on the provided power can lead to a better balance between the power consumption and the power supply and, thus, to an improved efficiency of supplying power to the electrical device.

Abstract: Various embodiments may relate to a method for working an apparatus having at least one electrical layer structure. The electrical layer structure includes a dielectric layer in physical contact with an electrically conductive layer and the electrical layer structure has a first electrical conductivity. The method may include forming an electrical connection to the dielectric layer of the electrical layer structure, and forming an electrical voltage profile at the electrical connection in such a way that a second electrical conductivity is formed; wherein the second electrical conductivity is greater than the first electrical conductivity. The electrical layer structure has the second electrical conductivity after the reduction of the electrical voltage profile.

Abstract: A battery powered device is configured to allow the device to be stored for extended periods of time with a lithium battery installed and operable. An electronic switch is coupled between the battery and processing logic of the device and is biased off to block all current flow to the processing logic while the device is in a storage state. A user may perform a simple action to overcome the bias such that the electronic switch is turned on and allows current to flow to the processing logic in an operational state. Later, the user may perform another simple action to restore the bias such that the electronic switch is turned off to return the device to the storage state in which essentially no current is drained from the battery.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: an oscillator; a semiconductor chip that includes an oscillation circuit connected to the oscillator, a timer circuit that generates a timing signal of a frequency according to a oscillation frequency of the oscillation circuit, and a frequency correction section that corrects a frequency of the timing signal based on temperature data; and a discrete device that includes at least one of a temperature sensing device that detects a peripheral temperature, that supplies the detected temperature as temperature data to the frequency correction section, and that is provided as a separate body to the semiconductor chip, or a capacitor that is electrically connected to both the oscillator and the oscillation circuit and that is provided as a separate body to the semiconductor chip, wherein the oscillator, the semiconductor chip and the discrete device are contained within a single package.

Abstract: An electric power management system for a vehicle includes a first power bus arranged in parallel with a second power bus between first and second nodes. A third power bus couples a first battery and an auxiliary load at the second node. The second power bus couples a starter, a second battery and a generator at the first node, and selectively couples the first node to the second node when a first switch is activated. The second battery couples to the first node when a second switch is activated and the engine starter couples to the first node when a starter switch is activated. The second power bus couples the first node to the second node when a third switch is activated. A controller monitors states of charge of the first battery and the second battery and controls activations of the first switch, the second switch and the third switch.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless power transmission apparatus and a method therefor. The present invention provides a wireless power transmission apparatus including: a power transmission module; a first communication module; a second communication module; and a controller for searching out a first wireless power reception device performing wireless power transmission/reception, transmitting a second magnetic field signal of a second frequency band through the power transmission module, sensing a second response signal to the second magnetic field signal through the second communication module, and searching out a second wireless power reception device performing wireless power transmission/reception by means of the second frequency band according to whether the second response signal is received.

Abstract: An energy control device, an energy management device, an energy control method, and an energy management system are provided. The energy management system includes the energy management device and the energy control device. The energy management device includes an electric power management unit configured to generate an instruction specifying a supply destination for electric power generated by an electric power generator, and includes a communication unit configured to transmit the instruction to the energy control device. The energy control device includes a power conditioner configured to distribute the electric power to the supply destination based on the instruction, and includes a control unit configured to control an operation of the power conditioner.

Abstract: A method for generating a current adapted to a parameter setting circuit is provided. The parameter setting circuit is coupled to an external setting impedor. The external setting impedor is coupled to an external voltage and outputs a first current. The method for generating the current includes the following steps. A reference voltage and an end voltage of a reference resistor are compared to get a comparison result. The end voltage is adjusted according to a comparison result. A setting parameter is obtained according to the adjusted end voltage. A setting current is generated according to a compensation current. The compensation current is related to a first current and the setting parameter. In addition, a parameter setting circuit of a power conversion apparatus is also provided.

Abstract: A safety shut-off system and method are provided for eliminating power to a load in the event of smoke detection. The system may comprise a device located at the appliance for detecting a signal from a smoke detector, and cutting power to the appliance only when the appliance is in use. The device may be synchronized with any standard smoke alarm signal to reduce the number of false positive shut-offs. The system may also comprise a smoke alarm hard-wired to a circuit breaker, for shutting off power to all appliances on a particular breaker upon receipt of a signal from the smoke alarm, and only when the appliances on the breaker are in use. The system may also have the ability to shut off one breaker, multiple breakers, or all breakers at different time increments to actively prevent and reduce the damages caused by fires.