Patents Issued in November 9, 2017
  • Publication number: 20170324227
    Abstract: A wire harness and an electric wire protecting pipe that can prevent holes from being formed by flying gravel while the vehicle is moving and includes a bending pipe portion that can be bent easily. The electric wire protecting pipe is a resin pipe into which electric wires are insertable, and includes a bending pipe portion that is easily bent and is provided with protruding portions and recessed portions that are alternately continuous with each other in an axial direction, and a straight pipe portion that is flat and is not easily bent in the axial direction. A thickness of a lower wall portion that is disposed on a lower side when the electric wire protecting pipe is attached to a vehicle is greater than a thickness of a left wall portion and a right wall portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Hidetoshi SUGINO, Hidehiko IWAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20170324228
    Abstract: A resilient grounding clip including: a head having an aperture disposed in the head; a first leg having a proximate end connected to a first edge of the head, where the first leg is disposed at an obtuse angle relative to a first surface of the head; a second leg having a proximate end connected to a second edge of the head, where the second leg is disposed at an obtuse angle relative to the first surface of the head, and where the first edge is opposite the second edge; a first tab connected to the first leg at an end distal from the end connected to the head; and a second tab connected to the second leg at an end distal from the end connected to the head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventor: Eddie Garcia
  • Publication number: 20170324229
    Abstract: An apparatus is designed to protect a connection between a plug of a first electrical cord and a socket of a second electrical cord from moisture. The apparatus consists of a first housing portion and a second housing portion that, when mated, form an interior region, a first aperture configured to receive the first electrical cord, and a second aperture configured to receive the second electrical cord. Four cross-wise portions are located in the interior region. The first and second cross-wise portions are attached to the first housing portion and are positioned proximate the first and second apertures, respectively. The third and fourth cross-wise portions are attached to the second housing portion and are positioned proximate the first and second apertures, respectively. When the housing portions are mated, the first cross-wise portion abuts the third cross-wise portion and the second cross-wise portion abuts the fourth cross-wise portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Bryan Nooner, Robert B. Zajeski, JR., Benjamin Lynch Zajeski
  • Publication number: 20170324230
    Abstract: A bridge structure is disclosed for concealing electrical and data connections. The bridge includes at least one beam having a bottom, sidewalls, a cover and opposed open ends. Each of the sidewalls has at least one connecting tab protruding outwardly adjacent the open ends for attachment to support members. The beam contains at least one electrical outlet or data port. At least first and second support members are provided for supporting the beam. The first and second support members are positioned adjacent the opposed open ends of the beam. The first and second support members have at least one slot for receipt of the at least one connecting tab to connect the beam to the support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventor: Luke Warrilow
  • Publication number: 20170324231
    Abstract: A shielded conductive path (Wa) includes: a shielding pipe that encloses first and second electrical wires together; a first insertion path that is formed inside the shielding pipe and into which the first electrical wire is inserted; a second insertion path that is formed inside the shielding pipe, is separated from the first insertion path by a partition wall, and into which the second electrical wire is inserted; and a shielding tube that includes at least a portion of a flexible shielding member that is tubular. The shielding tube is connected to an end portion of the first insertion path so as to prevent the first and second electrical wires from being affected by electromagnetic noise therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventor: Yoshio MIZUTANI
  • Publication number: 20170324232
    Abstract: The electrical cover is a flexible, friction-held electrical cover that guards outlets from finish materials such as paint, spackling, and other foreign materials. The frictionally-held finish material electrical covers utilize specifically shaped features on the surfaces, such as negative draft, that contact the electrical components to increase the hold on the electrical device. Some of the shaped features of the frictionally-held covers also help minimize stress in the cover. The electrical covers are shaped with an arched rear surface that assists in minimizing edge warping when the electrical cover is positioned against the wall surface. Features are also molded into the parts to assist and strengthen the cover flatness once installed, and thus protect against the intrusion of finish material behind the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Bradley Cohen, Brian Neece
  • Publication number: 20170324233
    Abstract: The present invention provides a housing, fuse, and fuse box, with which it is possible to differentiate a multi-pole fusible link and prevent misassembly, while holding down costs. This housing is attached to a multi-pole fusible link contained within a containing part of a fuse box, and is provided with misassembly-preventing protrusions which are removable according to the type of multi-pole fusible link, the locations of the misassembly-preventing protrusions protrusions corresponding to the locations of recesses recesses which are provided to the containing part that is to contain the multi-pole fusible link, and in which the misassembly-preventing protrusions can be contained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: Pacific Engineering Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Kimura, Fumiyuki Kawase
  • Publication number: 20170324234
    Abstract: A system including a sump having an inner volume and a junction box coupled to the sump. The junction box has a body defining an inner volume, and also has a first inlet and a second inlet, wherein each inlet is in fluid communication with the inner volume of the body. The junction box further has a first outlet and a second outlet, wherein each outlet is in fluid communication with the inner volume of the body such that a first wire is positionable in the first inlet and the first outlet and a second wire is positioned in the second inlet and the second outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: OPW Fueling Containment Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Christopher Long, Kevin Allen Webster, Charles J. Liebal, JR., Daniel Lee Boyle, Wolfgang Emmanuel Sanyer, Glenn Michael Eckart, Kristopher A. Kane
  • Publication number: 20170324235
    Abstract: It is aimed to more easily suppress the flow of an adhesive from a desired position by an injection pressure during molding of a molded part in a molded part-equipped electrical cable. The molded part-equipped electrical cable is provided with a terminal-equipped electrical cable including an insulated electrical cable with a core and an insulation coating and a terminal connected to an end part of the insulated electrical cable, a recess being formed on the insulation coating, an adhesive provided in the recess of the insulation coating, and a molded part configured to cover from a part where the adhesive is provided in the insulation coating of the terminal-equipped electrical cable to a connected part of the insulated electrical cable and the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Kentaro Tachi, Kouji Fukumoto
  • Publication number: 20170324236
    Abstract: An arc detector includes a current sensor, a power spectrum conversion unit that converts an output from the current sensor to a power spectrum, a section value obtaining unit that divides an arc measurement section for the power spectrum into a plurality of regions, and obtains, from region values for the plurality of regions excluding a maximum one of the region values, a region value to be a section value of the arc measurement section, and an arc determination unit that determines a presence of an arc by comparing the section value with a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Kohei TOMITA, Toru FUJII, Reiko HATTORI, Takeshi ASHIDA
  • Publication number: 20170324237
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a circuit providing protection against ground faults and over-voltages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: Siemens Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Marcel Baumeler, Peter Christen
  • Publication number: 20170324238
    Abstract: An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device including an ESD protection unit and a control circuit is provided. When a voltage level of a signal received by a signal input terminal reaches an ESD protection level, the ESD protection unit transmits the signal from the signal input terminal to the system voltage terminal. The control circuit controls a conduction state between the signal input terminal and the system voltage terminal through the ESD protection unit. The control circuit generates a control voltage according to the voltage level of the signal received by the signal input terminal and a system voltage level of the system voltage terminal to control the ESD protection unit, and to prevent the ESD protection unit from transmitting the signal to the system voltage terminal when the voltage level of the signal received by the signal input terminal does not reach the ESD protection level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: ALi Corporation
    Inventors: Chuan-Sheng Lee, Bing-You Gao
  • Publication number: 20170324239
    Abstract: This disclosure provides an ESD protection circuit coupled to a first and a second terminals of a differential-pair circuit. The ESD protection circuit includes: an ESD sensing unit coupled to the first and the second terminals and sensing electrical changes at the first and the second terminals to generate a first trigger signal; and a first discharging unit coupled to the ESD sensing unit and turning on a first discharging path according to the first trigger signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: TAY-HER TSAUR, CHENG-CHENG YEN, CHIEN-MING WU, CHENG-PANG CHAN
  • Publication number: 20170324240
    Abstract: An output circuit with electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection in a semiconductor chip includes a first metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistor and a first resistor. The first MOS transistor includes a first terminal coupled to an output pad of the semiconductor chip, a bulk terminal and a gate terminal. The first resistor is coupled between the bulk terminal of the first MOS transistor and a first power supply terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Jhih-Siou Cheng, Ju-Lin Huang, Chia-En Wu
  • Publication number: 20170324241
    Abstract: The present invention provides a power supply controlling module, which is suitable for a power supply controlling device. The power supply controlling device comprises a power source and a plurality of connecting ports. The power supply controlling module comprises a plurality of control units and a resistance. Each of the control units respectively connects with each of the connecting ports. The control units comprise a first control unit and at least one second control unit. The resistance electrically connects with the control units. The first control unit comprises a detecting circuit and a first control circuit, which respectively connects with the resistance. Each of the at least one second control unit comprises a second control circuit, which respectively connects with the resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Wei-te LEE, Chien-kang CHENG
  • Publication number: 20170324242
    Abstract: Multimode distribution systems and methods are described. A multimode distribution system includes a first source interface for coupling to a first power source, a second source interface for coupling to a second power source, and a first selection device to be coupled via a first connection matrix and the first source interface with the first power source to provide main power to one or more power consumption devices. The multimode distribution system includes a second selection device to be coupled via a second connection matrix and the first source interface with the first power source to provide main power to one or more additional power consumption devices. The second selection device is to be coupled via the second connection matrix and the second source interface with the second power source to provide alternative power to the additional power consumption devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Mozan Totani, Jesus Lalo Suarez, Barry C. Bianculli, Thomas Trevino, Bob Lytle, Norman Holt
  • Publication number: 20170324243
    Abstract: A method for operating a power generating facility connected to a power distribution grid having an uncertain power generation condition includes predicting a probabilistic power flow forecast in a transmission line of the power distribution grid for a period of time, wherein the transmission line is electrically coupled to the power generating facility, predicting, using the probabilistic power flow forecast, a probability of congestion over the transmission line of the power distribution grid during the period of time, generating a mitigation plan, including a load adjustment on the transmission line, using the probability of congestion predicted over the transmission line and a thermal limit constraint of the transmission line, wherein the mitigation plan balances the load adjustment and an overlimit line capacity on the transmission line, and controlling the power generating facility, using the mitigation plan, to achieve the load modification and mitigate the probability of congestion predicted in the tr
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: SOUMYADIP GHOSH, DUNG PHAN
  • Publication number: 20170324244
    Abstract: A power demand estimation apparatus, comprising: an error measuring unit configured to measure an error of estimated power demand estimated with respect to one or more customer facilities; an error addition unit configured to obtain an added error obtained by adding errors measured with respect to segment periods in a unit term for correction, the unit term for correction including a predetermined number of consecutive series of segment periods; and a power demand estimation unit configured to estimate power demand values with respect to the respective segment periods, and correct the estimated power demand value estimated with respect to last predetermined number of segment period in the unit term for correction, based on an added error obtained with respect to the segment periods preceding the last predetermined number of segment period in the unit term for correction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Akihiro Uenishi, Yasuhiro Sugahara, Junichi Matsuzaki, Takashi Umeoka
  • Publication number: 20170324245
    Abstract: A power control apparatus (10) includes a communication interface (21) that transmits and receives signals; a memory (22) that stores information related to power control to perform upon the communication interface (21) receiving a signal of a notification related to power consumption; and a controller (20) that, upon the communication interface (21) receiving a signal of the notification related to power consumption when a power control mode is set based on a predetermined condition, responds with a signal indicating agreement to content of the notification and performs power control based on the information, stored in the memory (22), that is related to power control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventor: Yuji KAKUDA
  • Publication number: 20170324246
    Abstract: A control apparatus is configured to control a control target device among load devices for which power supply from an electricity storage apparatus is controlled based on total power consumption of the load devices. The control apparatus includes a power monitor and a device controller. The power monitor is configured to acquire a value of the total power consumption of the load devices. The device controller is configured to control the control target device to change the power consumption of the control target device so that the value of the total power consumption changes to a value having a level where the electricity storage apparatus supplies the power to the load devices when the value of the total power consumption acquired by the power monitor is at a level where the power is not supplied from the electricity storage apparatus to the electrical devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Kaori SATO, Hirotoshi YANO, Masaaki YABE, Satoshi MINEZAWA, Satoshi ENDO, Ichiro MARUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20170324247
    Abstract: A current flow control assembly, for controlling current flow in an electrical network of interconnected electrical elements, having: current flow controllers, each current flow controller connectable to at least one of the interconnected electrical elements, and being configured to control current flow in at least one of the interconnected electrical elements within a current flow control range; a control unit in communication with each of the current flow controllers, wherein the control unit is configured to: select at least one of the current flow controllers with a flow control range that corresponds to one or more current flow control requirements of the electrical network; and operate the selected current flow controller to control current flow in at least one of the interconnected electrical elements to control current flow in the electrical network in accordance with the current flow control requirement of the electrical network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Fainan Anmed Abdul Maguid Mohammed HASSAN, Joan SAUBASSOLS, Eduardo PRIETO ARAUJO, Oriol Gomis BELLMUNT
  • Publication number: 20170324248
    Abstract: A method of controlling a plurality of power units in a power distribution network (PDN), comprising: a) receiving one or more requests to increase or decrease the power drawn from, or the power supplied to, the PDN; b) determining, based on aggregated power and/or energy data regarding the plurality of power units, and the one or more requests, one or more parameters defining properties of power units to be controlled in response to the one or more requests; c) receiving status updates from the plurality of power units; d) for each status update, determining whether the properties of the power unit fulfils the determined parameters; and e) if the properties of the power unit fulfils the determined parameters, controlling the power unit to change the amount of power drawn from or supplied to the PDN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventor: Graham Oakes
  • Publication number: 20170324249
    Abstract: An AC-DC photovoltaic device is provided, including: a photovoltaic module, a direct current side capacitor, a DC-PWM power switching circuit and a controller. The direct current side capacitor is connected in parallel with an output terminal of the photovoltaic module. An input terminal of the DC-PWM power switching circuit is connected with the output terminal of the photovoltaic module. The DC-PWM power switching circuit includes a controllable switch transistor. The controller is configured to output a switch control signal to control a switching state of the controllable switch transistor in the DC-PWM power switching circuit, to control the DC-PWM power switching circuit to output a direct current PWM wave in a case that the switch control signal is a direct current modulation signal, and output an alternating current PWM wave in a case that the switch control signal is an alternating current modulation signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Renxian CAO, Yilei GU, Yu GU, Jun XU
  • Publication number: 20170324250
    Abstract: A method for controlling a genset system is provided. The method includes recognizing a communication failure between one or more gensets of a plurality of gensets and a control system and determining an operating state of each of the one or more gensets prior to the communication failure. The method further includes operating the genset system, upon communication failure, according to a load control scheme. The load control scheme includes determining an available power of the genset system based on the determined operating state of each of the one or more gensets and coupling one or more loads to the genset system based on the available power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Christopher Gayles, Edward Maurer Schroeder, Stephen Charles Nofsinger, Josenia Yuen-sai Gerdes, Andrew W. Black
  • Publication number: 20170324251
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided comprising: a first power domain that includes a first component that operates at a first voltage level; a second power domain that includes a media access controller (MAC) that operates at a second voltage level; and a third power domain that includes a physical media access (PHY) device that operates at a third voltage level; wherein the first voltage level is higher than the second voltage level; and wherein the second voltage level is unreferenced; further including: a first reinforced electrical isolation circuit disposed on a first circuit path that includes at least one signal lane that extends between the first power domain and the second power domain; and a second reinforced electrical isolation circuit disposed on a second circuit path that includes at least one signal lane that extends between the MAC device and the PHY device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Stefan Hacker, Andreas Koch, Ralph Patrick McCormick
  • Publication number: 20170324252
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus includes the following elements. A position detection coil detects a signal from a power reception coil of a power reception apparatus installed on an installation surface. A position detection circuit determines from the detected signal that the power reception apparatus is installed on the installation surface. A reception circuit receives a wireless signal transmitted from the power reception apparatus via the position detection coil. A switch circuit switches electrical connection of the position detection coil between the position detection circuit and the reception circuit. A power transmission control circuit switches electrical connection of the position detection coil from the position detection circuit to the reception circuit if it is determined that a voltage or a current of the detected signal has been smaller than a reference value for a predetermined period, and causes the reception circuit to receive the wireless signal via the position detection coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Atsushi YAMAMOTO, Hiroshi KANNO
  • Publication number: 20170324253
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling wireless power transmission includes a near-field wireless communication antenna for receiving wireless power transmission control signals from a power transmitting device at a communication frequency, a near-field wireless communication Integrated Circuit (IC) for delivering wireless power transmission control messages based on the wireless power transmission control signals received through the near-field wireless communication antenna to a power IC, a Wireless Power Transmission (WPT) coil for resonating at a frequency band corresponding to a resonant frequency of the power transmitting device, to receive power supplied from the power transmitting device, and the power IC for controlling output of a constant voltage, using the supply power received by the WPT coil, based on the wireless power transmission control messages from the near-field wireless communication IC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Se-Ho PARK, Ki-Hyun KIM, Joon-Il KIM, Jin-Hyoung PARK, Kyung-Woo LEE, Woo-Ram LEE
  • Publication number: 20170324254
    Abstract: A battery assembly includes a battery having first and second electrodes and an electrolyte. A controller is operatively connected to the battery. The controller includes a processor and tangible, non-transitory memory on which is recorded instructions for executing a method for estimating a charge acceptance capability of the battery. Interaction of the electrolyte and at least one of the first and second electrodes produces a discharge product. The controller is programmed to quantize and track both accumulation and removal of the discharge product when at least one enabling condition is met. The controller is programmed to initialize a timer when the enabling condition is met and increment the timer by a calculation time interval (?t).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Brian J. Koch, Robert S. Conell
  • Publication number: 20170324255
    Abstract: An electrochemical cell having a positive electrode; a negative electrode and an electrolyte, wherein the electrochemical cell contains reversible ions in an amount sufficient to maintain a negative electrode potential verses reference level below a negative electrode damage threshold potential of the cell and a positive electrode potential verses reference level above a positive electrode damage threshold potential of the cell under an applied load at a near zero cell voltage state, such that the cell is capable of recharge from the near zero cell voltage state, and method for its production is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: Rochester Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Kyle Crompton, Brian Landi
  • Publication number: 20170324256
    Abstract: Systems and methods for allocating electrical current among battery sets connected in a substantially parallel configuration. A respective state of health is determined for each respective battery set in a plurality of battery sets. The respective state of health reflects a respective present amount of total energy able to be stored by each respective battery set relative to a specification of the respective battery set. A respective allocation of electrical current for each battery set in the plurality of battery sets is determined based on the respective state of health for each respective battery set. A current flow through each respective battery set is configured to its respective allocation of electrical current based on determining the respective allocation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Ryan MCMORROW, Matthew T. SMITH, Rachana VIDHI
  • Publication number: 20170324257
    Abstract: When it has been determined according to a voltage detected by a voltage detecting unit 31 that a voltage detection line 23 between a focused-on battery 21 and the voltage detecting unit 31 has been broken, operations of each of switches 22 are controlled to separate a battery module 2 that includes the voltage detection line 23 from a power supply apparatus 1. When it has been determined according to the voltage detected by the voltage detecting unit 31 that the focused-on battery 21 has been overcharged or overdischarged, power input to, or output from, every battery module 2 is limited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Hiroko ADANIYA, Takahiro TSUZUKU, Hiroyuki NOMURA, Junichi HATANO, Ryusuke HASE
  • Publication number: 20170324258
    Abstract: A multifunctional data mobile power supply (01) and a charging method thereof are provided. The power supply includes a gear selection switch (02), a main control chip (03), a mobile power supply module (04) and an interface module (05). The gear selection switch is configured to select different operation modes for executing by an opening and/or closing operation. The main control chip is configured to detect a gear selection signal of the gear selection switch, and after the charging mode is selected, send an operation command to the mobile power supply module. The mobile power supply module is configured to charge an intelligent mobile terminal which the interface module is connected with after receiving the operation command. The interface module is configured to connect with the external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventor: Bailin LUO
  • Publication number: 20170324259
    Abstract: A charging device is provided. The charging device includes an output terminal unit connected to an input terminal unit of a battery pack. The output terminal unit includes a terminal body including an output terminal connected to the input terminal unit and a terminal cover which covers the output terminal before the input terminal unit of the battery pack is connected to the output terminal unit and through which the output terminal passes while the input terminal unit of the battery pack is connected to the output terminal unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Geunyong JUNG, Seongho PARK, Sejong PARK, Jonghyun SEO, Jinwoo LEE
  • Publication number: 20170324260
    Abstract: A system, topology, and methods including apparatus for releasably secure attachment to an electronic device. The apparatus or a component of the apparatus may include an electrical energy storage element. The apparatus or a component of apparatus may be slidably coupled to an electronic device. The apparatus or a component of apparatus may be slidably coupled to an electronic device via a side, top, or base and rear of the electronic device. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventor: Ramin Rostami
  • Publication number: 20170324261
    Abstract: An accessory device for an electronic device is disclosed. The accessory device may include a unitary body having a first region, a second region, and a hinge positioned between the first region and the second region. When a force is applied to the first region, the first region may bend or pivot at the hinge. When bent, the first region allows the electronic device to slide into or out of the accessory device. Further, the electronic device may slide into or out of the accessory device in a straight or linear manner. Also, the accessory device may further include a power supply designed to supply electrical current to a battery of the electronic device. The accessory device may further include a connector that electrically connects the power supply with the electronic device. The sliding motion of the electronic device prevents the connector from damage by bending.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Ian P. COLAHAN, Darshan R. KASAR, Timothy J. RASMUSSEN, John J. BAKER, Shannon X. YANG, Benjamin A. COUSINS
  • Publication number: 20170324262
    Abstract: A charging apparatus, a charging method, and the like that can prevent deterioration in a battery by appropriate current adjustment and shorten charging time are provided. A charging apparatus 1 performs charging of a battery 31 with a constant current until a voltage of the battery 31 reaches a predetermined voltage and, after the predetermined voltage is achieved, performs charging of the battery 31 while controlling the current so as to keep the voltage constant. A deterioration measuring unit 31 detects a deterioration condition in the battery 31. A current and voltage adjusting unit 11 specifies an additional current in accordance with the deterioration condition. A power supplying unit 12 supplies the additional current to the battery 31 in addition to the constant current. Such a deterioration condition is specified by a voltage difference or a temperature difference detected by supplying a single amount of current for a certain period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventor: Tadatsugu KOSUGI
  • Publication number: 20170324263
    Abstract: An electronic circuit is disclosed. The electronic circuit includes a GaN substrate, a first power supply node on the substrate, an output node, a signal node, and an output component on the substrate, where the output component is configured to generate a voltage at the output node based at least in part on a voltage at the signal node. The electronic circuit also includes a capacitor coupled to the signal node, where, the capacitor is configured to selectively cause the voltage at the signal node to be greater than the voltage of the first power supply node, such that the output component causes the voltage at the output node to be substantially equal to the voltage of the first power supply node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel Marvin Kinzer, Santosh Sharma, Ju Zhang
  • Publication number: 20170324264
    Abstract: A method for managing a rechargeable battery. The method includes a computer processor identifying a rechargeable battery within a first device. The method further includes a computer processor identifying a battery maintenance policy associated with the rechargeable battery. The method further includes a computer processor determining a first set of models for implementing the identified battery maintenance policy on the identified rechargeable battery based on the identified battery maintenance policy and one or more environmental factors corresponding to the first device. The method further includes a computer processor installing the first set of models in the first device. The method further includes a computer processor performing an intervention action based, at least in part, on a current state of the first set of models and one or more current environmental factors corresponding to the first device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Rhonda L. Childress, Kim A. Eckert, Jente B. Kuang, Ryan D. McNair
  • Publication number: 20170324265
    Abstract: A method for managing a rechargeable battery. The method includes a computer processor identifying a rechargeable battery within a first device. The method further includes a computer processor identifying a battery maintenance policy associated with the rechargeable battery. The method further includes a computer processor determining a first set of models for implementing the identified battery maintenance policy on the identified rechargeable battery based on the identified battery maintenance policy and one or more environmental factors corresponding to the first device. The method further includes a computer processor installing the first set of models in the first device. The method further includes a computer processor performing an intervention action based, at least in part, on a current state of the first set of models and one or more current environmental factors corresponding to the first device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Rhonda L. Childress, Kim A. Eckert, Jente B. Kuang, Ryan D. McNair
  • Publication number: 20170324266
    Abstract: The battery control circuit includes: a battery; a DC power supply unit; a first DC-DC converter providing a current path in a first direction of supplying the DC energy from the DC power supply unit to the battery, and a current path in a second direction of discharging the DC energy in the battery to a ground; a first capacitor fully discharging the battery in a manner that the sum of a voltage across the first capacitor and a voltage across the flow battery to be higher than an output voltage of the first DC-DC converter; a second DC-DC converter supplying the DC energy from the DC power supply unit to the first capacitor; and a controller controlling the first DC-DC converter to form the current flow path in the second direction when a number of times of charging and discharging the flow battery reaches a preset number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: LSIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiwoo PARK, Jiheon LEE
  • Publication number: 20170324267
    Abstract: In various examples, a system includes a power generating device configured to generate and transfer power to an electrical device. A sterilizable vessel is configured to accommodate the electrical device. The vessel is configured to allow power to be at least partially wirelessly transferred from the power generating device, through the vessel, and to the electrical device. In other examples, a method includes wirelessly powering and/or charging an electrical device disposed within a sterilizable vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Gregory G. Decker, Brian R. Peterson, Eric Jankins, William A. Planck, Leslie I. Halberg, Jason Hamilton
  • Publication number: 20170324268
    Abstract: A charge/discharge management device is provided in power generation equipment including a power generation system in which generated power fluctuates and a storage battery system and connected to a power system. The power generation system includes a power meter that detects the generated power. The storage battery system includes a storage battery, a battery management unit that monitors a state of the storage battery, and a power conditioning system. The charge/discharge management device includes a charge/discharge command unit that determines charge/discharge commands for the power conditioning system on the basis of the generated power detected by the power meter and storage battery information supplied from the battery management unit, such that a system supply power change rate is within a fluctuation range of ±n %, and an SoC of the storage battery approaches an SoC target value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masato HANADA, Daisuke TSURUMARU
  • Publication number: 20170324269
    Abstract: Discussed are a photovoltaic module and a photovoltaic system including the same. According to an embodiment, the photovoltaic module includes a solar cell module including a plurality of solar cells, and a junction box attached to a back surface of the solar cell module, wherein the junction box includes a capacitor unit to store a direct current (DC) power from the solar cell module, and a shutdown unit disposed at a front end of the capacitor unit and to operate to consume the DC power stored in the capacitor unit and temporarily interrupt power output of the solar cell module when the DC power from the solar cell module is outside of a permissible range. Thus, when DC power outside of the permissible range is supplied, the power output can be quickly interrupted while the DC power stored in the capacitor is consumed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Suchang LEE, Youngchan PARK
  • Publication number: 20170324270
    Abstract: A standby circuit and device to reduce power consumption of appliances in standby mode comprise a power regulator, a power detecting circuit, and a HIC module. The HIC module can control the power regulator to turn off when a detected power consumption of a load is within a predetermined power consumption range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: CALVIN SHIE-NING WANG, ZHEN-QIU HUANG
  • Publication number: 20170324271
    Abstract: A power supply unit for an IED for LV or MV electric power applications characterized in that it comprises: a power transformer stage, which is operatively coupled to a feeding conductor to harvest electric power from said feeding conductor; a first storage stage, which is electrically connected to said power transformer stage to store electric energy; a first step-down conversion stage, which is electrically connectable/disconnectable to/from said first storage stage; a switching stage adapted to electrically connect/disconnect said first step-down conversion stage with/from said first storage stage; and a second storage stage, which is electrically connected to said first step-down conversion stage to store electric energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Gabriele Valentino De Natale, Luciano Di Maio, Massimiliano Villano
  • Publication number: 20170324272
    Abstract: A power black-out sensing system includes: a primary power source providing an alternating current (AC) power using three phase wires and a neutral wire; a secondary power source; a sensing block comprising one or more sensing elements; and a rectifier configured to rectify the AC power from the primary power source and providing a rectified power to the sensing block voltage detector. Two wires of the three phases wires and the neutral wire of the primary power source are connected to rectifier, and a first wire of the two wires is connected to the rectifier via a switch and a second wire of the two wires is directly connected to the rectifier. The sensing block detects a phantom voltage and provides an output signal corresponding the secondary power source during a blackout period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventor: Ig Soo Kwon
  • Publication number: 20170324273
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to system and method used to transmit power to a remote location. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a system and method used to independently energize control and monitoring functions of a remote installation prior to and/or during energizing its main circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Aage Hadler-Jacobsen, Audun Magne Askeland
  • Publication number: 20170324274
    Abstract: A system, comprising a metering system, and a load sensor which provides the metering system with a performance parameter corresponding to the operation of the electrical load. The metering system provides a data signal and transmits a data packet via a two-way energy management data packet network, wherein the data signal includes information regarding the performance parameter. The data signal can include environmental sense information corresponding to the environment proximate to the electrical load. The energy management data packet network carries a control signal back to t provide active control over the operation of the electrical load for energy management purposes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventor: Minesh Bhakta
  • Publication number: 20170324275
    Abstract: Examples of power source adjustment can include a device that includes a sensing device to measure a first thermal temperature of a first power source and second thermal temperature of a second power source, a controller to balance power sourced by each of the first and the second power sources based on the first and the second thermal temperatures, and a circuit to adjust the power sourced by each of the first and the second power sources based on the balanced sourced power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Stephen HORVATH, Eric PELLETIER
  • Publication number: 20170324276
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for optimally allocating resources of a provider according to a contribution margin ratio of a resource consumer in a distributed energy resource environment are described. An embodiment is a method for distributing energy resources in a distributed energy resource system. The method may include receiving information about the amount of available energy resources from each of one or more providers, receiving information about the amount of required energy resources from each of one or more consumers, assessing a contribution margin ratio for each of the one or more consumers, calculating an energy resource allocation amount for each of the one or more consumers based on the assessed contribution margin ratio, and distributing energy resources to each of the one or more consumers based on the calculated energy resource allocation amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Instit ute
    Inventors: Yoon Sik YOO, Il Woo LEE