Abstract: Example methods and apparatus to facilitate communication between a charging station and a vehicle are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first charging interface to communicatively couple with a second charging interface of a charging station. The example apparatus also includes a communication interface actuatable between a stored position and a deployed position, the communication interface comprising a first radio frequency waveguide, the first radio frequency waveguide to physically engage a second radio frequency waveguide of the charging station to form a electromagnetically sealed waveguide, the electromagnetically sealed waveguide to guide radio frequency communication signals between the communication interface and the charging station.

Abstract: An apparatus for charging a battery, the apparatus including a first power transfer coupling arranged to selectively couple to the battery to charge at a high power transfer rate and a second power transfer coupling arranged to selectively couple to the battery to charge at a lower power transfer rate, wherein the second power transfer coupling comprises a pickup pad electrically coupled to the battery, wherein power is transferred to the pickup pad from a charging pad by inductive power transfer.

Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to the field of providing highly accurate over current fault protection in charging systems and, more particularly, to systems in which the charge over current protection (COCP) and discharge over current protection (DOCP) circuitry in electronic devices are particularly resilient to variations in field-effect transistor (FET) resistance with temperature, gate drive, and/or process shift; variations in printed circuit board (PCB) resistance; and variations in integrated circuit (IC) trip voltages.

Abstract: A metal air battery having an air purification module and a method of operating the metal air battery, the metal air battery including: a battery cell module configured to generate electricity using oxidation of a metal and reduction of oxygen; an air purification module including a first adsorption unit and being configured to supply air purified by the first adsorption unit to the battery cell module, the first adsorption unit being configured to adsorb an impurity; and a detection module configured to detect a concentration of the impurity, wherein the air purification module further includes a recycling unit configured to desorbs the impurity adsorbed into the first adsorption unit; and a controller configured to control an operation of the recycling unit based on the concentration of the impurity detected by the detection module.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lithium-ion energy store (1), comprising an electrode (2, 3) having a main segment (2) and having a measurement segment (3) electrically isolated from the main segment (2), a counter-electrode (4), and a separator (5) between the electrode (2, 3) and the counter-electrode (4), wherein a measuring cell (3, 4), which forms part of the lithium-ion energy store (1), comprises the measuring segment (3) of the electrode (2, 3), a counter-electrode measuring segment, which is opposite the measuring segment (3) of the electrode (2, 3) with respect to the separator (5), and a segment of the separator (5) in arranged between the measuring segment (3) of the electrode (2, 3) and the counter-electrode measuring segment, and a main cell (2, 4), which forms part of the lithium-ion energy store (1), comprises the main segment (2) of the electrode (2, 3), a counter-electrode in main segment, which is opposite the main segment (2) of the electrode (2, 3) with respect to the separator (5), and a segm

Abstract: A golf system with a wireless charging function includes a golf bag, an in-bag wireless rechargeable battery apparatus, an in-bag charging apparatus and an out-of-bag wireless charging apparatus. The in-bag charging apparatus includes an in-bag charging control circuit and an in-bag wireless charging module. The out-of-bag wireless charging apparatus converts an original voltage into an out-of-bag wireless charging signal. The out-of-bag wireless charging apparatus utilizes the out-of-bag wireless charging signal to wirelessly charge the in-bag wireless rechargeable battery apparatus. The in-bag wireless rechargeable battery apparatus sends a battery voltage to the in-bag charging control circuit. The in-bag charging control circuit sends the battery voltage to the in-bag wireless charging module. The in-bag wireless charging module converts the battery voltage into an in-bag wireless charging signal.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling output of a fuel cell are provided. The apparatus includes a communicator that is configured to receive state information of a fuel cell and a controller that is configured to terminate charge of a battery by a power converting apparatus when a first voltage of the fuel cell is less than a preset second voltage as air supply of the fuel cell is stopped. Additionally, the controller is configured to activate a relay between the fuel cell and the battery to charge the battery when the first voltage is less than the second voltage.

Abstract: A battery cell balancing and measuring apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a plurality of terminals having a portion of the terminals grouped as terminal pairs, each terminal of the plurality of terminals operable to couple to a node in a battery stack. Each terminal pair having a capacitor and a switch coupled in parallel with each other, the capacitor and the switch coupled across respective terminal pair. The apparatus includes a plurality of resistors, each resistor of the plurality of resistors coupled to a terminal of the plurality of terminals. Each resistor of the plurality of resistors provides a discharge path for a respective battery cell coupled to a terminal pair via the switch and wherein each resistor of the plurality of resistors provides a low pass filter path for the respective battery cell via the capacitor.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a wireless charging device including a heat radiation panel having a radiation plate and a radiation fin protruding from an upper surface of the radiation plate; a core section arranged in a region other than the protruding radiation fin, the core section being made of a material having high permeability; and a coil section arranged on the core section so as to come into contact with the protruding radiation fin.

Abstract: A device and method are provided for saving power and electricity in a charging device including external power supplies and battery chargers having a primary circuit and a secondary circuit where a switch is located in the primary circuit and a current sensing device in the secondary circuit to sense when there is a drop in current in the secondary circuit or no current in the secondary circuit because the load such as a cell phone or tablet is charged and when this occurs the switch in the primary circuit is opened and the primary circuit no longer draws power from the source of power until the switch in the primary circuit is closed by either a user activating a switch to reenergize the charging device, where the switch may be powered by an on-board battery to close the primary circuit, or where a control circuit is activated by a program in the load or device to be charged, such that the charging device will cycle on and off according to an external app program residing on the device to be charged or some

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for preventing battery swelling in an electronic device are provided. The operating method of an electronic device includes checking a temperature of the electronic device and state of charge (SoC) of a battery, determining whether to discharge the battery based on the temperature of the electronic device and the SoC of the battery, and discharging the battery in response to the battery discharge determination.

Abstract: A method and a device for the open-loop and/or closed-loop control of at least one operating parameter of an energy storage device, the operating parameter influencing a state of aging of the energy storage device, to prevent too great a deviation from a planned serviceable life of the energy storage device. The method includes determining an actual state of health and a desired state of health of the energy storage device, and adjusting an operating parameter range that is permissible for the at least one operating parameter range if a comparison of the actual state of health with the desired state of health demonstrates an increased rate or reduced rate of aging in comparison to the desired state of health, wherein the operating parameter range is adjusted so that the energy storage device is operated at a reduced or an increased rate of aging, respectively.

Abstract: A charging cable to charge an electric power storage device mounted on a vehicle with electric power from an external power source includes a switcher that switches the charging cable between a charging enable state where a charging of the electric power storage device is enabled and a charging disable state where the charging of the electric power storage device is disabled, a connection plug to be connected to the external power source, and a connection determinator that determines whether a connection state between the connection plug and the external power source changes between a conduction state and a non-conduction state. The switcher puts the charging cable into the charging enable state in accordance with a command from a user. The switcher puts the charging cable into the charging disable state when the connection state changes.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of charging a battery, including determining at a first time interval a current to be applied until a second time interval such that the current charges the battery so that an anode Li-ion surface concentration at the second time interval is kept smaller than or equal to a maximum Li-ion surface concentration of the anode, applying the current to the battery, and determining at the second time interval another current to be applied until a third time interval such that the another current charges the battery so that an anode Li-ion surface concentration at the third time interval is kept smaller than or equal to the maximum Li-ion surface concentration of the anode.

Abstract: A battery control system connected to a battery, which controls charge/discharge at the battery, includes: a current detection unit that measures a current value by detecting a charge/discharge current flowing through the battery; a voltage detection unit that detects a voltage at the battery; a temperature detection unit that detects a temperature at the battery; a temperature history recording unit that records temperature history pertaining to the temperature detected by the temperature detection unit; and a charge/discharge restriction unit that restricts the charge/discharge current in a low-temperature state based upon the temperature history recorded by the temperature history recording unit.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for managing a battery are disclosed. The apparatus may include a state verifier configured to verify respective states of charge (SoCs) of batteries to be balanced by the apparatus, and a controller configured to control power converters configured to convert respective amounts of power of the batteries to allow a greater amount of power to be output from a battery having a greater SoC among the batteries.

Abstract: A method for testing a battery may be provided. The method may include: bringing the battery to a pre-determined voltage; determining a parameter of the battery, the parameter of the battery including at least one of an entropy of the battery at the pre-determined voltage or an enthalpy of the battery at the pre-determined voltage; and determining an ageing history of the battery based on the determined parameter.

Abstract: A method and battery charger for charging two or more batteries includes a pulse generator, a detector and a processor communicably coupled to the pulse generator and the detector. A charging series time period, a charging time period and a rest time period are determined based on one or more battery parameters using the processor and the detector. The charging time period is approximately equal to the charging series time period divided by the number of batteries and the rest time period is approximately equal to the charging series time period minus the charging time period. A charging pulse group having a positive pulse for the charging time period and a rest period for the rest time period is generated using the pulse generator, and sequentially applied to each of the batteries. The battery parameters are monitored and the charging pulse group may be adjusted.

Abstract: A control device of a power storage apparatus according to an embodiment includes a wind speed acquiring device, a power generation output detector, a capacity detector, and a controller. The wind speed acquiring device acquires a wind speed. The power generation output detector detects a power generation output of a wind power generation apparatus connected to a power system. The capacity detector detects a remaining capacity of the power storage apparatus that stores at least a portion of a power in the power generation output and supplies at least a portion of the stored power to the power system. The controller controls storage and supply of the power to suppress a variation in a combined output obtained by combining the power generation output and the power stored or supplied by the power storage apparatus, based on the wind speed, the power generation output, and the remaining capacity.

Abstract: A sensor apparatus for a battery cell of an electrical energy reservoir is provided, which battery cell has a housing. The sensor apparatus has: a sensing device for sensing sensor data with regard to the battery cell, which sensing device is located inside the housing of the battery cell and has a coupling element for inductive emission of the sensor data and for inductive reception of electrical power; an evaluation device for evaluating the sensor data, which evaluation device is located inside or outside the housing of the battery cell and has a transfer element for inductive transfer of electrical power to the sensing apparatus and for inductive reception of the sensor data from the sensing apparatus.