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164results about "Batteries data exchange" patented technology

Modular wireless physiological parameter system

A sensor system for monitoring patients is provided. The sensor system includes a wireless charging dock, one or more patient sensors, and a processing module. The patient sensor is configured to collect patient physiological data and send the data to the processing module. The processing module wirelessly transmits the patient physiological data to a patient monitor system. The wireless charging dock is wirelessly and removably coupled to the processing module to wirelessly provide power for the processing module. The wireless charging dock is magnetically coupled to the processing module.
Owner:MASIMO CORP

Environment-integrated smart ring charger

A charging system can include a housing. The housing can include a controller. The housing also can include a power source configured to power the controller. The charging system also can include a wireless charger configured to transfer energy to the power source. The wireless charger can include a first indicator. The first indicator can be configured to provide a first non-flashing visual output at a first brightness level and indicative of a first charging status of the power source. The first indicator also can be configured to provide a second non-flashing visual output at a second brightness level indicative of a second charging status of the power source. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Owner:QUANATA LLC

Smart ring charger with registration structures

A charging system can include a housing. The housing can include an inner surface. The housing also can include an internal power source. The housing further can include a component configured to draw energy from the internal power source. The charging system also can include a removable charging source. The removable charging source can be removably coupled to the housing. The removable charging source can include first and second registration structures at different locations of a perimeter of a portion of the removable charging source. The first and second registration structures can align the inner surface of the housing with the removable charging source. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Owner:QUANATA LLC

Physics-informed state of health for grid applications using a digital twin of a battery energy storage system

In an approach to a state of health for grid applications, a system includes one or more battery energy storage systems having a plurality of batteries; energy sources; power distribution systems; and computing devices. The computing devices are configured to: for each of the battery energy storage systems: receive battery parameters for each of the batteries from the battery energy storage systems; determine a lithium plating state, a solid electrolyte interface (SEI) thickness, and a dendrite length for each of the plurality of batteries; determine a battery state of health (SOH) for each of the batteries based on at least one of the lithium plating state, the SEI thickness, and the dendrite length; determine a battery charge profile to mitigate aging for each of batteries based on the SOH; and send updated battery parameters and control thresholds for each of batteries to each of the battery energy storage systems.
Owner:SOUTHWEST RES INST

Smart ring system for monitoring UVB exposure levels and using machine learning technique to predict high risk driving behavior

A method for predicting risk exposure includes receiving a particular set of data acquired via a sensor. The method for predicting risk exposure further can include analyzing, via a machine learning (ML) model, the particular set of data. The analyzing can include determining that the particular set of data represents a particular light exposure pattern corresponding to a light exposure pattern correlated with a risk pattern. The ML model can be trained with a first set of data and a second set of data to identify a correlation between the light exposure pattern and the risk pattern. The method for predicting risk exposure also can include predicting a risk exposure for a user based on the particular set of data. The method for predicting risk exposure also can include providing a notice indicating the risk exposure.
Owner:QUANATA LLC

Transportable microgrid / nanogrid system

Systems and apparatus for implementing a mobile energy system. In one aspect, a mobile energy system includes a cabinet having an interior space defined by an outer surface of the cabinet, where the interior space can include a battery storage area configured to receive a battery energy storage system having at least 2 kWh of storage capacity. The mobile energy system can also include an item storage area configured to receive and store one or more other items, a connector configured to connect a battery energy storage system located in the battery storage area to an external power source, and a charging cable configured to connect the battery energy storage system to a charging port of an electric vehicle.
Owner:DS2 0 LLC

Charging and Discharging Control Method and System for Electric Vehicle Based on Virtual Synchronization

The present invention discloses a charging and discharging control method and system for an electric vehicle based on virtual synchronization, and relates to the technical field of virtual synchronization. The method includes: establishing connection between a power grid and the electric vehicle, and acquiring a charging and discharging operation demand; acquiring, according to the charging and discharging operation demand, a corresponding control instruction and constraint condition, and executing a charging and discharging operation; and providing a human-computer interaction interface for measuring and settling charging and discharging energy, along with authentication. The present invention achieves efficient and coordinated charging and discharging control, precise measurement and convenient authentication, and improves availability and reliability of the system.
Owner:HAINAN POWER GRID CO LTD ELECTRIC POWER RES INST

Efficient unicast super frame communications

In some examples, a vehicular battery management system (BMS) comprises a set of battery cells and a secondary network node coupled to the set of battery cells. The secondary network node is configured to wirelessly receive, in a first slot of a super frame, a unicast downlink packet from a primary network node, the unicast downlink packet addressed to the secondary network node. The secondary network node is also configured to wirelessly transmit, in a second slot of the super frame and responsive to the unicast downlink packet, an uplink packet to the primary network node.
Owner:TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC

Wireless charging system for wearable ring with LED activity indicators

A charging system can include a housing. The housing can include an inner surface configured to contact a finger of a user when the housing is worn by the user. The housing also can include an internal power source configured to be wirelessly charged by a removable power source that is removably coupled to the housing. The housing further can include a component configured to draw energy from the internal power source. The charging system also can include a first LED activated in response to a first activity at the removable power source. The charging system further can include a second LED activated in response to a second activity at the removable power source. The second LED can be different from the first LED. The second activity can be different from the first activity. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Owner:QUANATA LLC

Universal serial bus adapter with quick charging

Systems and devices for a USB power adapter to provide power to meet requirements of a user device and identify the power adapter to the user device when connected are described. The systems include a USB adapter having a power, ground, and first and second signal connectors. The first and second signal connectors are connected to an integrated circuit of the USB adapter including a transistor. The first and second signal connectors are also connected to a diode arranged in parallel with the transistor.
Owner:AMAZON TECH INC

Systems and methods for controlled battery heating sourcing current to and from the battery and discharge signal conditioning from the same

A system for heating a battery comprising a first switch operably coupled with a power supply. An inductive element, which may be a part of filter, is in operable communication with the first switch and a second switch. The system includes a processor in communication with the switches to execute instructions to control the switches to controllably source current to and from the battery, wherein the sources current to and from the battery may be of arbitrary shapes tuned to harmonics optimized for heat generation.
Owner:IONTRA INC

Charging systems for aerosol-generating devices

A charging system for an aerosol-generating device includes a processor and a memory in communication with the processor and configured to store instructions is provided. The instructions define at least one of a disable mode, an intra-session mode, or an inter-session mode. The processor is configured to execute the instructions to cause the charging system to detect when the device is connected to a charging device; activate a power source charger in response to the connection to the charging device; identify a selected mode; enable or disable a heater of the capsule dependent upon the selected mode; if the heater is enabled, display a first display indicating the connection of the charging device; if the heater is enabled, detect if a session of the aerosol-generating device is ongoing; and if the session is ongoing, enable or suspend charging in response to the identification of the selected mode.
Owner:ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC

Power supply apparatus, health monitoring method therefor, and storage system including the same

A power supply apparatus may include a charging circuit configured to receive an external voltage and to generate a charging voltage by charging and discharging energy by switching according to a level of the charging voltage; an auxiliary power circuit configured to store an electric charge using the charging voltage; and a health monitoring circuit configured to determine a charging health state of the auxiliary power circuit by counting a number of switchings of the charging circuit during an interval in which the charging voltage rises to a first level from a second level, the determined charging health state being based on the number of switchings.
Owner:SK HYNIX INC

Power system

A power system 1 includes a power converter 6 and a control device 8. The power converter 6 includes a first converter circuit 71 including switching legs 61, 64 and a second converter circuit 72 including switching legs 62, 63. The control device 8 operates the power converter 6 under any one control mode among a charging mode for charging a high-voltage battery B by causing the converter circuits 71, 72 to operate as a PFC converter, a power feeding mode for feeding power to an external AC load EL by causing the second converter circuit 72 to operate as an inverter, and a power feeding during charging mode for feeding power to the external AC load EL while charging the high-voltage battery B by causing the first converter circuit 71 to operate as the PFC converter and causing the second converter circuit 72 to operate as the inverter.
Owner:HONDA MOTOR CO LTD

Power adjustment device and charging system

A charging system includes a first device; a second device; and a power adjustment device including a DC-to-DC conversion unit; and a micro-control unit for receiving a charging instruction, a first power information of the first device and a second power information of the second device and performing the following steps: controlling the DC-to-DC conversion unit to convert a first supply current received by the first device into a first charging current according to the first power information and the second power information when the charging instruction instructs the first device to charge the second device; and controlling the DC-to-DC conversion unit to convert a second supply current received by the second device into a second charging current according to the first power information and the second power information when the charging instruction instructs the second device to charge the first device.
Owner:DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP

Methods and systems for managing demand for electric vehicle charging in a tenant environment and related applications and devices

A method of operating an electric vehicle charging system can be provided by receiving a request to initiate a charging session for an electric vehicle associated with a registered user of a tenant electric vehicle charging system, allocating a receptacle of a outlet to the charging session to provide an allocated smart outlet, initiating supply of electrical power to the electric vehicle associated with the registered user via the allocated smart outlet responsive to the request to begin the charging session, monitoring the supply of electrical power to the electric vehicle to determine a cost associated with the charging session, receiving a request to terminate the charging session for the electric vehicle; determining a total cost for the charging session; and requesting payment of the total cost for the charging session.
Owner:GOPOWEREV INC

Disconnection device for an electric charging device, power supply device with such a disconnection device, and energy storage device with such a disconnection device

The invention relates to a switch-off unit for an electric charging device with a [switch-off arrangement] having a first controllable power semiconductor component, a second controllable power semiconductor component and a diode, and a switch-off control device, whereinthe first power semiconductor component and the second power semiconductor component are arranged antiserially, whereinthe diode, the first power semiconductor component and the second power semiconductor component are arranged as a T-circuit, whereinthe first power semiconductor component and the second power semiconductor component are configured to conduct a charging current of the charging device in a switched-on state, whereinthe switch-off control device is operatively connected to the first power semiconductor component and the second power semiconductor component and is configured for their respective control, whereinthe switch-off control device is configured to acquire a value of at least one charging parameter which is characteristic of the charging current, andin dependence on the acquired value, to switch off the first power semiconductor component and / or the second power semiconductor component and thereby interrupt the charging current.
Owner:ADS TEC ENERGY GMBH

Battery power management apparatus and method for electric vehicles and / or hybrid vehicles

An apparatus, including a vehicle computer located at a vehicle which is an electric vehicle or hybrid vehicle; battery recharging equipment which includes a plug-in recharging system, an electric road inductive charging system, or an electric road electrified contact charging system, and a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader. The vehicle computer processes information and determines a battery charge level or a battery charge state for a battery of the vehicle. The RFID reader obtains information from a battery recharging system located at a battery recharging facility. The vehicle computer receives an activity report regarding the recharging of the battery by the battery recharging facility and displays information contained in the activity report. The activity report or information contained in the activity report is stored in a distributed ledger and blockchain technology system.
Owner:JOAO RAYMOND ANTHONY

Battery storage system with multi-level converter and multiple storage sections

A battery storage system includes a multilevel-converter and a plurality of storage sections. Each storage section includes at least one holding means configured to hold at least one battery and at least one cable with at least one connector configured to electrically connect at least one of the batteries. The multilevel-converter includes a plurality of converter modules connected in series with each other and each converter module has at least one bypass switch configured to bypass the converter module and a battery switch configured to disconnect the battery at the same time when the bypass switch is on. The battery storage system further includes a controller with means for detecting the presence of a battery in each storage section and means for configuring the switches of the plurality of converter modules based on the presence of batteries such that the plurality of converter modules provides a required voltage.
Owner:STABL ENERGY GMBH

POWER STORAGE DEVICE, VEHICLE, POWER STORAGE DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM

An electricity storage device (4) is provided with an electricity storage unit (1211) having a plurality of cells and a BMU (1212) for controlling the electricity storage unit (1211). The BMU (1212) is provided with an upper limit power acquiring unit (23) for acquiring, on the basis of the SOC and temperature of the electricity storage unit (1211), an upper limit power that is the upper limit of power output from the electricity storage unit (1211) or input to the electricity storage unit (1211).
Owner:HONDA MOTOR CO LTD

System and method for energy management of a power pack for an electric vehicle including photovoltaic charging

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for energy management. A system, such as a vehicle, includes power packs and a photovoltaic array with interconnected photovoltaic cells that supplies electric charge to the power packs for charging the power packs. A charge management database stores data tracking respective charge cycles of the power packs based on the charging and discharging of the power packs. An energy control system controls flow of power in the system to control the charging and the discharging of the power packs, optimizes the flow of power in the system based on the respective charge cycles as tracked in the data stored in the charge management database, and updates the charge management database based on the optimization(s). An output interface outputs a status of the power packs based on the flow of power, for instance to indicate effect(s) of the optimization(s) on the power packs.
Owner:SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC

Systems, methods and devices for managing energy storage devices at operating temperature limits

Systems, methods and devices for managing power systems and energy storage devices, such as a rechargeable batteries, at operational temperature limits of the energy storage device. The systems control the operation of a charging device in a low temperature operating mode below a charging low temperature limit of the energy storage device at which the energy storage device may be damaged or dangerous if in a charging state. The system controls a current output of the charging device to provide at least some of the power required to power a heater which heats the energy storage device while at the same time avoiding the energy storage device going into a charging state, based on the one or more sensor signals.
Owner:DRAGONFLY ENERGY CORP

Charging reservation method and system

A charging reservation method includes: an in-vehicle system, in response to a charging request, acquiring at least two energy storage apparatuses to be used for power supply that meet a charging condition and power supply status of each energy storage apparatus to be used for power supply; the in-vehicle system determining a power supply priority of each energy storage apparatus for power supply based on a selection priority and an occupancy situation of each energy storage apparatus to be used for power supply. The in-vehicle system determining a target energy storage apparatus from among the at least two energy storage apparatuses to be used for power supply based on the power supply priority and driving information for the vehicle to be charged to drive to each energy storage apparatus to be used for power supply, and sending charging reservation information to the target energy storage apparatus.
Owner:CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO LTD

Portable power source

A portable power source. The portable power source includes a housing, a first battery pack support configured to receive a first removable and rechargeable battery pack, a second battery pack support configured to receive a second removable and rechargeable battery pack, an inverter within the housing, and an alternating current power outlet. The inverter is configured to receive output power from the first removable and rechargeable battery pack and the second removable and rechargeable battery pack. The inverter is configured to produce an alternating current power output. The alternating current power outlet is configured to receive the alternating current power output from the inverter. The inverter is configured to be disabled when the first removable and rechargeable battery pack is received in the first battery pack support and the second removable and rechargeable battery pack is not received in the second battery pack support.
Owner:MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORP

Methods, systems, apparatuses, and devices for managing transferring of electrical power

A system for managing transferring of electrical power includes a power converter and a controller. The power converter is configured for receiving input power from a power source through a first connector, converting the input power to output power using a power conversion information based on the receiving, and supplying the output power to a power storage device through a second connector based on the converting. The power storage device includes an ultra-wideband gap semiconductor material. The supplying of the output power includes charging the power storage device based on the output power and the ultra-wideband gap semiconductor material. The power storage device stores power based on the charging. The controller is communicatively coupled with the power converter. The controller is configured for generating the power conversion information.
Owner:KAMALAKAR MAYUR

Battery management method and battery system using the same including a plurality of slave battery management systems and a master battery management system

A management method of a battery system includes determining whether a wireless communication failure occurs between a master battery management system (BMS) and at least one of a plurality of slave battery management systems (BMSs); receiving road condition information of where the vehicle equipped with the battery system is currently positioned if the wireless communication failure occurs; determining whether the vehicle is on the road based on the road condition information; setting a first failure confirmation time if the current position of the vehicle is on the road; setting a second failure confirmation time if the current position of the vehicle is not located on the road; and entering a safety mode if a wireless communication failure section from the time when the wireless communication failure occurs to the current time reaches the first failure confirmation time or the second failure confirmation time.
Owner:LG ENERGY SOLUTION LTD

Multi-battery power supply, charging / discharging method, and electronic device

This application discloses a multi-battery power supply, a charging / discharging method, and an electronic device. To charge two batteries, the two batteries are connected in series, so that two batteries with different capacities can be fully charged at the same time. When two batteries supply power to the outside, the two batteries are connected in parallel to avoid efficiency loss caused by power conversion. The power supply circuit includes a first circuit, a second circuit, a first switch, a second switch, a first battery, and a second battery. When the first switch is off, a first controlled terminal of the second switch is electrically connected to a second controlled terminal of the second switch, the first controlled terminal of the second switch is electrically disconnected from a third controlled terminal of the second switch, and when the first circuit is on, the first circuit and the second circuit are configured to supply power to two batteries. When the first switch is on, the first controlled terminal of the second switch is electrically disconnected from the second controlled terminal of the second switch, the first controlled terminal of the second switch is electrically connected to the third controlled terminal of the second switch, and when the first circuit is off, both the batteries supply power to the outside through the second circuit.
Owner:HONOR DEVICE CO LTD

Battery charging process prediction method and apparatus

A battery charging progress prediction method and apparatus are provided. One example method includes: receiving a request message from a first terminal or a second terminal, where the request message includes a battery model of a battery of the first terminal and a first state of charge (SOC); determining charging progress information of the battery of the first terminal based on the request message; and sending a response message to the first terminal or the second terminal, where the response message includes the charging progress information.
Owner:YINWANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD

Electronic device and method of driving same

An electronic device may perform designated communication with the external device through a cable, the designated communication including transmitting a first signal and receiving a second signal from the external device, calculating a difference value between a potential of the first signal and a potential of the second signal, determining, based on the calculated difference value and a change in a power voltage input to the electronic device, an impedance of the cable, determining, based on the determined impedance, a charging current, and request the external device to transmit the determined charging current.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

System and method for battery management

A battery management system includes monitoring devices arranged in a housing accommodating a battery. The monitoring devices monitor the battery and acquire battery monitoring information. The controller performs wireless communication with each of the monitoring devices via a wireless communication connection. The controller transmits a disconnection instruction to each of the monitoring devices. Each of the monitoring devices periodically executes a requesting operation after disconnection of the wireless communication connection. The controller accepts the requesting operation to establish the wireless communication connection. The controller and each of the monitoring devices perform a periodic communication of the battery monitoring information via the established wireless communication connection. Each of the monitoring devices determines start timing of the requesting operation based on reception timing of the disconnection instruction so that at least some of timings of requesting operations of the monitoring devices do not overlap with each other.
Owner:DENSO CORP