Abstract: An apparatus for charging a (fully) electric battery vehicle with a direct current, having a rectifier connected to a multiphase power supply system, having an intermediate circuit which is arranged on the charging side of the rectifier and is coupled to the latter and has a number of capacitances and a centre point, having a DC/DC converter which is arranged on the charging side of the intermediate circuit and is coupled to the latter and is intended to adapt an intermediate circuit voltage of the intermediate circuit to a charging voltage of a battery of the battery vehicle, wherein the centre point of the intermediate circuit is connected to a neutral conductor of the multiphase power supply system.

Abstract: An equalizer circuit provides both passive and active charge transfer between cells in a battery pack to improve charge and discharge efficiency. The equalizer circuit is a bilevel circuit that uses both resistive equalizers and switching equalizers to balance cell charge. The cells may be grouped into size limited sections which are balanced by resistive equalizers. The sections are balanced by switching equalizers to promote increased pack discharge capacity.

Abstract: A battery management system for batteries at a geographical location may include wireless battery chargers at the geographical location for charging the batteries and wireless battery monitors at the geographical location and carried by associated ones of the batteries. The battery management system may also include a battery management cloud server for communicating with the wireless battery chargers and the wireless battery monitors to remotely collect battery charging status data from the wireless battery chargers based upon charging of the batteries and to remotely collect battery status data for the batteries from the wireless battery monitors. The battery management cloud server may also remotely process the battery and charger status data to schedule the batteries for use based upon the battery and charger status data.

Abstract: Provided are a battery charging method and an electronic device. The electronic device includes a connector that includes a first terminal to which a voltage is applied by an external charger and a second terminal for transmitting and receiving data, and a first charging circuit configured to charge a battery of the electronic device by using the voltage applied to the first terminal. The first charging circuit may include a communication circuit configured to transmit information related to the battery through the second terminal, a voltage converter configured to convert a voltage supplied to the battery and a first controller circuit configured to obtain first information regarding a voltage of the battery, control the communication circuit to transmit the first information to a charger connected with the connector, and control the voltage converter to charge the battery using a voltage adjusted based on the first information by the charger, if the adjusted voltage is applied to the first terminal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for predicting the state of health of a battery based on numerical simulation data. A method for predicting the state of health of a battery, which is performed by a battery management system, according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a step of obtaining a verified numerical simulation database, into which solution data of the battery is extracted and stored, when a numerical analysis result is verified by an experimental result using electrical and chemical analysis of the battery; a step of counting the number of charges or discharges when a deviation between reference data read from the verified numerical simulation database and measurement data read from the battery is within a preset range and battery capacity satisfies a preset condition; and a step of predicting a state of health of the battery using the number of charges or discharges and a classifier based on a learned machine learning algorithm.

Abstract: A power adapter comprises a power conversion unit, a charging interface, an anomaly detection unit, and an anomaly handing unit. The power conversion unit forms a charging loop with a terminal via the charging interface, so as to charge a battery of the terminal. The anomaly detection unit detects whether an anomaly occurs on the charging loop. When the anomaly occurs on the charging loop, the anomaly handing unit controls the charging loop to enter into a protection state. The power adapter can improve the security of a charging process. Also provided are a terminal, and a method for handing an anomaly in a charging loop.

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a battery module including a plurality of rechargeable batteries, a holder defining a plurality of storage spaces for holding the rechargeable batteries in a stacked configuration, a housing for enclosing the holder, and including a first cover and a second cover that face each other and press the holder, and a protective circuit module in the housing and configured to control charging and discharging operations of the rechargeable batteries.

Abstract: Each charging member in a group identifies a docking connection. Each charging member, responsive to identifying the docking connection, transmits information to other charging members in the group and receives information transmitted from another charging member in the group. Each charging member generates a list using the information transmitted to the group and received from the group. Each charging member also includes a ranking component for filtering, sorting, and ranking entries in the list according to a predefined selection filter and/or ranking filter. Each entry in the list is associated with a charging member with a docking connection and in the group. Each charging member determines based on a predefined indication filter that an entry in the list that is associated with the charging member is ranked at a predefined position in the list and provides an indication.

Abstract: A charge-discharge controller includes a resetter for executing a SOC reset charging and a timing calculator for executing a timing calculation process that calculates an execution timing of the SOC reset charging by the resetter. The timing calculator calculates a profit reduction amount by an execution of the SOC reset charging for each of a plurality of time ranges, and sets the execution timing of the SOC reset charging in one or more time ranges to minimize the profit reduction amount, in consideration of an economy of charging of battery besides SOC.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of controlling frequency of a power system by which a frequency of a power system is regulated using high-speed charging and discharging characteristics of a plurality of energy storage systems (ESSs) and a battery state of charge (SOC), the method including: an operation of comparing, by a control unit, first time information and second time information and performing an exit control mode when the first time information (Before_Exit_time) is equal to or less than the second time information (After_Exit_time); an operation of determining, the control unit, an output amount for each ESS for discharging batteries using a battery discharging amount determining function (Exit_control_output( ) function) when a first parameter value (D_time) preset in the exit control mode is a positive value greater than zero and the second time information (After_Exit_time) is equal to or less than a second parameter value (Clear_time); and an operation of discharging, by the control unit, batteries until t

Abstract: Provided is a wind powered system which provides electrical energy to a vehicle using wind flow through wind tunnels. The system includes a plurality of ducts or wind tunnels each of which accommodates a plurality of rotary fans which are connected to a corresponding one of a plurality of alternators. A pulling fan and a motor connected to the pulling fan are provided to pull and move the wind throughout the ducts.

Abstract: An apparatus for performing hybrid power control in an electronic device includes a charger positioned in the electronic device, and the charger is arranged for selectively charging a battery of the electronic device. In addition, at least one portion of the charger is implemented within a charger chip. For example, the charger may include: a first terminal, positioned on the charger chip; a second terminal, positioned on the charger chip and selectively coupled to the first terminal; a third terminal, positioned on the charger chip and selectively coupled to the second terminal; a fourth terminal, positioned on the charger chip and coupled to the third terminal; a first power output path, coupled to the fourth terminal, arranged for providing a first voltage level; and a second power output path, coupled to the third terminal, arranged for selectively providing a second voltage level that is greater than the first voltage level.

Abstract: A battery charging regulator for use with a charger. The regulator comprises a switch element coupled to a control-circuit and to an adjuster-circuit. The switch element is adapted to selectively couple an input provided by a DC-DC converter with an output for a battery. The switch element comprises a control terminal and first and second path terminals located at a first and a second end of a conductive path respectively. The control-circuit is adapted to adjust an input to the control terminal to regulate at least one of a charge current and a charge voltage supplied to the battery via the conductive path. The adjuster-circuit is adapted to sense an electrical parameter of the switch element; and to adjust a value of the input provided by the DC-DC converter based on the sensed electrical parameter value.

Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods for inductively powering seismic sensor nodes are presented. An embodiment of an inductive battery includes a battery cell configured to store charge for use by an external device. The inductive battery may also include a first inductive element coupled to the battery cell, the first inductive element configured to receive current from the battery cell and emit a responsive magnetic field for powering an external device through inductance. In an embodiment the external device is a seismic sensor node.

Abstract: In an embodiment, photoelectric conversion units (10) each include a package (12) accommodating a photoelectric conversion device (11). The package (12) has a front surface (12a) having a window (13); and a side surface (12c). The package (12) includes a first coupling portion (14) protruding from the side surface (12c) in a first direction X parallel to a light incident surface (11a) of the photoelectric conversion device (11), and a second coupling portion (15) recessed from the side surface (12c) in the first direction X. The first coupling portion (14) includes a first terminal (16) electrically connected with the photoelectric conversion device (11), and the second coupling portion (15) includes a second terminal (17) electrically connected with the photoelectric conversion device (11). The first coupling portion (14) and the second coupling portion (15) have shapes and sizes matching each other, and are coupled with each other by fitting.

Abstract: A battery device in one aspect of the present disclosure comprises a battery, a cell voltage monitoring part, a power supply line, a plurality of monitor lines, and an interrupter. The interrupter interrupts the power supply line and all of the plurality of monitor lines when the battery enters an overdischarge state.

Abstract: A battery module including: a plurality of battery packs each having a plurality of battery banks; a first wire that connects the plurality of battery packs in parallel; and a second wire that connects battery banks of the different battery packs in parallel. A natural balancing operation may be implemented without a complicated circuit configuration.

Abstract: A lithium battery cell capable of exhausting a gas includes a battery cell with an opening for discharging the gas, and an exhaust structure combined to the battery cell and having a tube sleeve, a stop portion and a plug. The tube sleeve is installed to the opening of the battery cell; the stop portion is disposed at an end of the tube sleeve and has an exhaust end communicated with the tube sleeve and the outside; the plug is installed into the tube sleeve to block a side opening of the tube sleeve, blocked by the stop portion to prevent it from separating from the tube sleeve, and pushed by the gas to release its connection with the tube sleeve; and a gap is formed between the plug and the tube sleeve to allow the gas to flow through and exit from the exhaust vent to the outside.

Abstract: A power adapter, a terminal, and a method for handling an impedance anomaly in a charging loop are provided. The power adapter includes a power conversion unit and a charging interface. The power conversion unit forms a charging loop with a terminal through the charging interface. The power adapter includes a communications unit, a detection unit, and an anomaly handling unit. The communications unit is configured to receive voltage indicative information from the terminal, the voltage indicative information indicating an input voltage of the terminal. The detection unit is configured to detect an output voltage of the power adapter. The exception processing unit is configured to determine whether an impedance of the charging loop is abnormal according to a difference between the input voltage and the output voltage, and to control the charging loop to enter into a protection state if the impedance of the charging loop is abnormal.

Abstract: An ultracapacitor-based power source includes an ultracapacitor, a charger, output connections and a power source controller. The ultracapacitor-based power source is suitable for backup starting of a starter powered by a starter battery. The charger charges the UC from an energy source. The output connections connect to the starter in parallel with the starter battery. When a start attempt failure occurs, the power source controller connects the UC to the outputs. The connection directs current flow from the UC to the starter, thereby starting the starter from the UC.