Abstract: A method for controlling an electrical installation from a remote control station is provided, the installation including a coupling network powering one or more electrical loads, a main switch to connect a main power source to the network, and an auxiliary switch to connect an auxiliary power source to the network, the method including synchronizing the auxiliary power source with the main power source including a phase of measuring electric data relative to the main power source and to the auxiliary power source and a verification phase, from the remote station, to ensure that the measured data relative to the main and auxiliary power sources is compatible; sending an order to close the auxiliary switch from the remote control station; sending an order to open the main switch from the remote station; and checking, from the remote station, that the loads are correctly powered by the auxiliary power source.

Abstract: The electric vehicle including one or more in-wheel motors, a battery electrically coupled to one or more in-wheel motors, a power electronics including a DC-AC inverter, a AC-DC inverter, and a boost converter that receives DC power from the battery and supplies AC power to the one or more in-wheel motors, and a generator electrically coupled to the battery via the power electronics. Further, it includes a Rankine cycle system including a pump, a first valve having an input, a first output, and a second output connected to the pump, the generator, and the one or more in-wheel motors, respectively. A second valve having a first input connects to the generator, a second input connects the one or more in-wheel motors and an output delivers the working fluid to the power electronics. An expander receives the working fluid from at least one of the power electronics.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system are described for a radial bus Shared Resource Distributed electrical power Distribution System, which has multiple electrical power distribution platforms and a radial power distribution bus. The multiple electrical power distribution platforms are coupled to the radial bus in an interlaced fashion to supply AC electrical power to the downstream electrical loads. The electrical loads are dual corded and are configured to nominally receive AC electrical power from two separate power distribution platforms. A first power distribution platform electrically connects to a first set of the dual corded electrical loads. Also, the first power distribution platform electrically connects to a second set of the dual corded electrical loads. A second power distribution platform electrically connects to the first set of the dual corded electrical loads, and the second power distribution platform electrically connects to a third set of the dual corded electrical loads.

Abstract: A hybrid vehicle including one or more in-wheel motors, a power electronics supplying power to the one or more in-wheel motors, and a Rankine cycle system is described. The Rankine cycle system includes a pump driving a working fluid, a first three-way valve having an input, a first output, and a second output. The Rankine cycle system also includes, a second three-way valve having a first input, a second input, and an output, an evaporator receiving the working fluid from the output of the second three-way valve and heating the working fluid utilizing heat from an exhaust gas from an engine, an expander receiving the working fluid from the evaporator, and a radiator cooling the working fluid received from the expander.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a protection system for a wind turbine power system connected to a power grid. The protection system includes a main brake circuit having at least one brake resistive element and at least one brake switch element, a battery system, and a controller. The brake resistive element is coupled to at least one of a DC link of a power converter of the wind turbine power system, windings of a rotor of the generator, or windings of a stator of a generator of the wind turbine power system via the brake switch element. The battery system is coupled to the generator via a battery switch element. In addition, the controller is configured to disconnect the power converter and the generator from the power grid and connect at least one of the main brake circuit or the battery system to the generator in response to detecting an electromagnetic (EM) torque loss event so as to generate an EM torque.

Abstract: A system balances current flowing through a solid-state power controller system including at least two output channels connected in parallel. The system delivers a first current to a load via a first output channel to a load, and delivers a second current to the load via a second output channel connected in parallel with the first output channel. The system further determines a first strength of the first current and a second strength of the second current, and adjusts at least one of a first resistance of the first output channel and a second resistance of the second output channel such that the first current strength is substantially equal to the second current strength.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing having a first and second battery, a power management integrated circuit, a battery charging circuit, and a booster circuit. The housing also includes a first switch connected with the first battery, a second switch connected with the second battery, and a control circuit. The control circuit provides, one of a first state where the first battery is connected with the PMIC and the battery charging circuit, a second state where the first battery is connected with the booster circuit and the battery charging circuit, a third state where the first battery forms an open circuit, a fourth state where the second battery is connected with the PMIC and the battery charging circuit, a fifth state where the second battery is connected with the booster circuit and the battery charging circuit, and a sixth state where the second battery forms an open circuit.

Abstract: An optoelectronic safety device for monitoring a machine movement includes an emitter/receiver device, control electronics, an electric line which includes at least two wires to transmit a supply voltage and a control signal, and a device provided so that the supply voltage and the control signal can be transmitted where the at least two wires is a two-wire electric line or, alternatively, a three-wire electric line.

Abstract: A method and a system of control of power consumption of communications between electrical modules of an electrical infrastructure, including a star-shaped communication network between a central module, or master module, and a set of slave modules, the master module being set up to be connected to the slave modules by non-wireline communications links in a star pattern, and a processing circuit set up to regulate the power levels of communications links at least in a direction of reception by the master module from at least one slave module or by at least one slave module from the master module.

Abstract: An electrical power restoration system for a circuit assembly having a circuit breaker, an electrical load and a circuit conditioner (e.g., a UPS) includes a circuit controller that is positioned along the circuit assembly between the circuit breaker and the electrical load. The circuit controller is electrically connected to the circuit conditioner, and controls activation and/or deactivation of the circuit conditioner. The circuit conditioner is positioned along the circuit assembly between the circuit controller and the electrical load and provides alternative AC power to the electrical load as determined by the circuit controller. The electrical power restoration assembly includes a first hot conductor and a second hot conductor. The first hot conductor conducts AC power from the circuit breaker to the circuit controller. The second hot conductor conducts AC power or alternative AC power from the circuit controller to the electrical load as determined by the circuit controller.

Abstract: A sensing circuit, a vehicular battery pack using a sensing circuit, a method of protecting a circuit with a fuse and a method of providing battery power to a vehicle. The sensing circuit includes the fuse, which is made up of a main element and a sensing element such that the sensing element defines a pre-open detection capability through at least one of a dissimilar geometric profile or a different material choice from that of the main element. The sensing circuit also includes an electrical connector between one or more battery cells and an electronic control module so that the circuit provides indicia of the fusing event.

Abstract: A power conditioning device has a first operating mode where the device compensates non-active current components caused by a load, and a second operating mode where the device disconnects the load from a supply in a voltage sag situation, and also provides reserve power for the load.

Abstract: An onboard electrical system for a motor vehicle includes a storage device with at least one first battery pack and a plurality of electrical loads supplied from the storage device. At least one control unit is configured to control the consumption of electrical energy by the remaining electrical loads. A main switch is controlled by the control unit and an auxiliary switch that can be manually activated, so as to connect the control unit with the first battery pack and activate the control unit to send a close command to the main switch.

Abstract: A vertical interlock system, comprising: a power supply generating a bypass signal; a first breaker connected to the power supply and controlled by a first switch; a second breaker connected to the power supply and controlled by a second switch, the second breaker being located above the first breaker; a control lever having a first orientation and a second orientation; and a fixer for locking the control lever in either the first or second orientation, wherein when the control lever is in the first orientation the first switch is locked closed, when the control lever is in the second orientation the second switch is locked closed position, when the first switch is open, the control lever cannot be placed in the first orientation, and when the second switch is open, the control lever cannot be placed in the second orientation.

Abstract: A power reception device includes a flat plate-like core and a coil spirally wound around the core and having a winding central axis extending in a horizontal direction. The coil is formed like a flat plate to have a longer side portion and a shorter side portion when the coil is viewed in cross section at a plane perpendicular to an extending direction of the coil. The coil is wound around the core such that the longer side portion faces a surface of the core. Therefore, the thickness of the power reception device can be reduced.

Abstract: Disclosed is a detection method, a detection device and a computer storage medium for a non-contact transformer. The method includes that: a circuit parameter is acquired; the acquired circuit parameter is compared with a pre-stored circuit parameter corresponding to known air gap and dislocation distance information; and air gap and dislocation distance information of the non-contact transformer in a wireless energy transmission system are determined according to a comparison result.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a powered device (331a, 331b, 531a) with two interfacing connections. The powered device (331a, 331b, 531a) comprises power switching units (350a, 350b, 550a1, 550a2) for forwarding the data signal as well the power received on the input to the output. Forwarding may be based on a detection of the powering state of the PD. In another embodiment, the Power-over-Ethernet input/output ports function bi-directionally, thereby allowing the user to daisy-chain devices in any direction. As power switching units, relays or solid-state power switches may be used.

Abstract: A vehicle harness structure and an additional connection member are provided, according to which part numbers of wire harnesses are reduced and superfluous attachment in the wire harness is avoided. The vehicle harness structure includes a basic harness for interconnecting a plurality of main devices to be mounted in common on target vehicles, an additional connection member having one end connected in a branched manner to a communication line or a signal line of the basic harness and another end connected to at least one auxiliary device to be optionally post-mounted on the target vehicles, and a control function section provided in the additional connection member to control the operation of the auxiliary device.

Abstract: An apparatus includes an enclosure and a coil assembly in the enclosure. The coil assembly includes a magnetic core and a coil disposed on the magnetic core. The magnetic core is positioned adjacent a wall of the enclosure such that a direction of a main flux path in the magnetic core is through at least one portion of the wall having a magnetic permeability greater than air. Such an arrangement may be used for a wireless power receiver unit configured to be installed in an equipment rack in data center applications.

Abstract: A switching component, in particular a domestic-appliance switching component, includes a series circuit of at least two field effect transistors, and at least one driver circuit, which is associated with one of the at least two field effect transistors. The driver circuit has at least one switching element, which short circuits two control contacts of the field effect transistor in at least one operating state.