Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes a generator, a driving motor, and a battery. The control system includes the hybrid vehicle, and a controller for controlling the generator and the driving motor. The controller calculates a battery output request value and a power-generating output request value based on traveling conditions of the vehicle, and controls the driving motor and the power generator based on these values. At this time, when a state of the battery is a state in which the power-generating output request value is not satisfied, the controller executes an adjustment process for adjusting the battery output request value and the power-generating output request value. In the adjustment process, the smaller the remaining capacity of the battery, the smaller the battery output request value is and the larger the power-generating output request value is.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a power transmitter and controlling circuitry. The electronic apparatus is connectable with a first wireless communicator conforming to a first wireless communication scheme. The power transmitter supplies power to one or more apparatuses at one of a first beam pattern and a second beam pattern. The control circuitry sets a first power supply period on a first condition that the first power supply period is prohibited to overlap with a communication period of the first wireless communicator if the power is supplied at the first beam pattern, and sets a second power supply period on a second condition that the second power supply period is allowed to at least partially overlap with the communication period if the power is supplied at the second beam pattern.

Abstract: A method of designing a 3D Integrated Circuit, the method including: performing partitioning to at least a logic strata, the logic strata including logic, and to a memory strata, the memory strata including memory; then performing a first placement of the memory strata using a 2D placer executed by a computer, where the 2D placer is a Computer Aided Design (CAD) tool for two-dimensional devices, where the 3D Integrated Circuit includes a plurality of connections between the logic strata and the memory strata; and performing a second placement of the logic strata based on the first placement, where the memory includes a first memory array, where the logic includes a first logic circuit controlling the first memory array, where the first placement includes placement of the first memory array, where the second placement includes placement of the first logic circuit based on the placement of the first memory array.

Abstract: A wireless power transmission device for a vehicle is provided. A wireless power transmission device for a vehicle comprises: a magnetic field shielding sheet; at least one wireless power transmission antenna directly attached to one surface of the magnetic field shielding sheet; and at least one wireless communication antenna arranged at the same plane as the wireless power transmission antenna.

Abstract: A charging method (10) for an electrically operated motor vehicle (30) designed for autonomous driving is provided, in which, in a first exercise, the motor vehicle (30) is charged in a charging procedure (22) within a time window at a charging station (4). According to the invention, the motor vehicle (30) is commanded in an approach command delivery (19) to approach (6) the charging station (4) or in a departure command delivery (24) to depart (7) from the charging station (4). Moreover, a motor vehicle (30) is claimed.

Abstract: A vehicle is configured to be selectively connected to any one of a plurality of pieces of power equipment. The vehicle includes a power storage device, and a controller configured to control charge to the power storage device from the power equipment, and discharge from the power storage device to the power equipment. When power equipment connected to fee vehicle has been installed at a preregistered location, the controller permits discharge to that power equipment. When the power equipment connected to the vehicle has been installed at the preregistered location, the controller prohibits discharge to that power equipment unless a user performs operation of permitting discharge.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for charging and discharging. The apparatus includes: an AC power terminal, including first to third nodes, and a first center line node, and being configured to receive input an AC input or send an AC output; a power conversion stage, including fourth to sixth nodes, and a second center line node; a first bus capacitor and a second bus capacitor both coupled to the second center line node, the first center line node being coupled to the second center line node; a first switch set; a second switch set; a control module, coupled to the first switch set, the second switch set, the AC power terminal, and the power conversion stage.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of linear actuators, and in particular, to a linear actuator for wireless charging. The linear actuator for wireless charging of the present invention includes a wireless charging plug, a power-supply control box, a motor linear actuator, and a wireless remote control, and wireless inductive charging is performed between the wireless charging plug and the power-supply control box by using a wireless charging module so as to realize charging of a storage battery and power supply to the motor linear actuator. The power-supply control box and the motor linear actuator can move freely without being limited by cables. Moreover, as the confinement of cables is removed, the structure is simple, and the use becomes more convenient. In addition, the wireless remote control is further used to send control commands to the power-supply control box to realize wireless control.

Abstract: A low-cost task specific device system for scheduling tasks that are performed by one or more devices is described. After a preceding task is performed, the performance of a successive task is delayed for a task-specific recharge interval associated with the preceding task. The successive task is performed after the task-specific recharge interval has expired.

Abstract: Methods of managing a lithium ion battery and of recovering branches and/or cells in the battery are provided, as well as battery management systems (BMS) and batteries implementing the methods. Branches and/or cells may be recovered by slow and deep discharging, followed by slow charging—to increase capacity, cycling lifetime and/or enhance safety thereof. BMSs may be configured to diagnose defective branches and/or cells and manage the recovery procedure with respect to changing operational loads the battery and the available internal and external charging sources.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for operating lithium ion devices by setting an operative capacity below a rated capacity value of the lithium ion device, and operating the lithium ion device at the set operative capacity by decreasing a lower voltage cutoff value during discharging and/or by increasing an upper voltage cutoff level during charging—to support operation at the set operative capacity. The systems and methods may utilize residual lithium in device components such as anodes, cathodes, electrolyte etc. or combinations thereof, and/or external lithiation to increase the cycling lifetime of the lithium ion devices, to adapt to user preferences and expected use profiles, and to simplify device status indications to the user. Advantageously, relatively simple circuitry is required to implement the provided methods and systems, and achieve customizable operation of the lithium ion devices.

Abstract: State table complexity reduction in a hierarchical verification flow is provided by identifying peripheral supplies and non-peripheral supplies in a hierarchical group in a hierarchical logical block model of a circuit based on whether logic blocks associated with the power supplies provide outputs to or receive inputs from circuity external to the hierarchical group; merging associated power state tables for the peripheral supplies and the non-peripheral supplies in the hierarchical group to create a merged power state table for the hierarchical group; removing, by a processing device, any power states associated with the non-peripheral supplies from the merged power state table to create a reduced power state table; and modeling a reduced logical block based on the reduced power state table.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a circuitry and a method for detecting a temperature of a wireless charging coil, and a storage medium. The circuitry includes: a target resistor, a voltage supply circuit, a voltage detection circuit, and a processing component. The voltage supply circuit is configured to apply a target voltage to the series circuit. The voltage detection circuit is configured to obtain a first measured voltage across two ends of the wireless charging coil and a second measured voltage across two ends of the target resistor. The processing component is configured to: determine a working current of the series circuit based on the second measured voltage and a resistance of the target resistor; determine a real-time resistance of the wireless charging coil based on the first measured voltage and the working current; determine a real-time temperature of the wireless charging coil based on the real-time resistance.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to evaluating and improving performance of a control implementation on a quantum processor comprising multiple qubits in the presence of noise. A noise model decomposes noise interactions described by a multi-qubit noise Hamiltonian into multiple contributory noise channels. Each channel generates noise dynamics described by a unique noise-axis operator. For a given control implementation, a unique filter function represents susceptibility of the multi-qubit system to the associated noise dynamics. The filter functions are based on a frequency transformation of the noise axis operator of the corresponding noise channel to thereby evaluate the performance of the control implementation. An optimised control sequence is based on the filter function to reduce the susceptibility of the multi-qubit system to the noise channels, thereby reducing the effective interaction with the multi-qubit noise Hamiltonian.

Abstract: A battery fault detection system includes a battery providing a battery voltage signal, and a detection circuit. The detection circuit includes a steep drop detector circuit constructed and arranged to detect a first occurrence of a steep voltage drop of the battery voltage signal and establish a time window, with the steep voltage drop detection defining a first condition; a slope measurer circuit constructed and arranged to measure positive slope values of the battery voltage signal; and a slope comparator circuit constructed and arranged to compare a measured positive slope value with a reference voltage and if the measured positive slope value is greater than the reference voltage, a second condition is defined. The detection circuit is constructed and arranged to indicate a properly working battery only upon the occurrence of both the first and second conditions.

Abstract: A method for dynamic limiting of battery voltage includes determining that a voltage delivered by a battery exceeds a predefined maximum safe voltage for operation of a portable electronic device in a hazardous environment and, in response, enabling a voltage restriction circuit in a supply line between the battery and the portable electronic device to reduce the voltage delivered by the battery below the maximum safe voltage, and supplying electrical power to the portable electronic device at the reduced voltage. Enabling the voltage restriction circuit may include deactivating a MOSFET switch that includes a forward biased body diode to allow the body diode to provide a fixed voltage drop. The method also includes determining that the voltage delivered by the battery no longer exceeds the maximum safe voltage and, in response, disabling the first voltage restriction circuit by activating the MOSFET, thus allowing the body diode to be bypassed.

Abstract: A method for testing an integrated circuit, comprising: accessing a database associated with a test template, wherein said test template is configured to test a selected function of the integrated circuit; storing, in said database, data corresponding to at least partial predicted results of one or more random instruction sequences generated based on said test template; generating, by an automated test generation tool, a random instruction sequence based on said test template; executing said instruction sequence by a hardware exerciser, in the integrated circuit; and comparing results of said instruction sequence with said at least partial predicted results, to verify a function of said integrated circuit.

Abstract: A method of designing a 3D Integrated Circuit, the method including: performing partitioning to at least a logic strata, the logic strata including logic, and to a memory strata, the memory strata including memory; then performing a first placement of the memory strata using a 2D placer executed by a computer, where the 2D placer is a Computer Aided Design (CAD) tool for two-dimensional devices, where the 3D Integrated Circuit includes through silicon vias for connection between the logic strata and the memory strata; and performing a second placement of the logic strata based on the first placement, where the memory includes a first memory array, where the logic includes a first logic circuit controlling the first memory array, where the first placement includes placement of the first memory array, and the second placement includes placement of the first logic circuit based on the placement of the first memory array.

Abstract: A charge controller, which controls a charging process for charging a battery mounted on a vehicle by connecting a charging connector of a charger that is installed outside the vehicle to a charging inlet of the vehicle, includes: a controller discriminating whether a cooling mechanism of the charging connector is provided on a charger side before starting the charging process, operating the cooling mechanism of the charging connector if the cooling mechanism of the charging connector is provided, and operating a cooling mechanism of the charging inlet that is provided on a vehicle side if the cooling mechanism of the charging connector is not provided.

Abstract: Provided is a full-charge-capacity estimating device that has one or more of a plurality of battery modules, as battery-modules-to-be-measured, charged or discharged by means of a first switch element and a second switch element according to whether a power supply device is in a powering state or a regenerating state, measures an integrated current value and a change in the state-of-charge of the battery-module-to-be-measured, and then estimates the full charge capacity of the battery-module-to-be-measured from the integrated current value and the change in the state-of-charge.