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316results 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

Hybrid vehicle connector

The present disclosure describes a vehicle charging system comprising a vehicle charging gun comprising at least two pins, a protective earth (PE) pin configured to connect to ground and a proximity pilot (PP) pin configured to detect when the vehicle charging gun has been inserted into a vehicle; and an apparatus to couple with the vehicle charging gun, the apparatus comprising: a switch operable between a first position and a second position, the switch being controlled by a controller, wherein, when the switch is in the first position, the switch enables the vehicle or a vehicle charging station to detect that the vehicle charging gun is inserted into a vehicle inlet port of the vehicle, and when the switch is in the second position, the apparatus generates an electrical effect that simulates the removal of the vehicle charging gun from the vehicle inlet port.
Owner:GO EVE LTD +1

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

Nonlinear power source capability determination

A method of determining the capability of a nonlinear aircraft power source includes accessing status values representing a current state of an energy storage system in an aircraft, accessing demand values related to expected power demands on the energy storage system, modeling an ongoing status of the energy storage system using the status values and the demand values to predict when one of the status values will reach a threshold value, and providing an output of a capability of the aircraft based on the status value reaching the threshold value.
Owner:JOBY AERO INC

Charging control system of a charging unit for battery packs

A controller may receive, prior to initiation of charging of a battery pack by a charging unit, charging information relating to the battery pack. The controller may identify, in accordance with a comparison of the charging information to charging guidelines, whether charging the battery pack is to comply with the charging guidelines. The controller may output, responsive to identifying that charging the battery pack is to violate the charging guidelines, a request for an operator input to indicate whether charging the battery pack is to be initiated. The controller may cause initiation of charging of the battery pack responsive to the operator input indicating that charging is to be initiated.
Owner:CATERPILLAR INC

Adaptive laptop computer charging system

A laptop computer storage system includes a power delivery system configured to negotiate charging Power Delivery Objects (PDOs) with each laptop computer connected to the computer storage system. The charging power delivery objects specify, for each laptop computer, the voltage and amount of current to be supplied to the particular laptop computer. Different charging power delivery objects are individually negotiated, and the computer storage system monitors the total amount of power being drawn by the connected set of laptop computers. As new laptop computers are connected to the computer storage system, power delivery objects that would cause the computer storage system to exceed a maximum power threshold are not presented to the newly connected laptop computer. As laptop computers become fully charged, the amount of current being drawn by the charged laptops will decrease, thus enabling additional charging power to be provided to other laptops within the computer storage system.
Owner:BRETFORD MFG

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

Charging a battery of a battery powered device

The present invention relates to a method for charging a battery of a battery powered device. The method comprising: at the battery powered device, detecting that a state of charge of the battery of the battery powered device is below a first threshold; wirelessly transmitting), from the battery powered device, to a control engine, a charging-request signal; instructing, by means of the control engine, a luminaire to expose the battery powered device for light; and charging the battery of the battery powered device by harvesting energy from the light emitted from the luminaire. A battery powered device and a control engine are also disclosed.
Owner:BRAINLIT

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

Electrical power converter and program

An electrical power converter includes an inverter, a motor with armature windings, a battery-to-battery switch in a battery-to-battery electrical path connecting with a negative terminal of a first storage battery and a positive terminal of a second storage battery, a bypass switch, a motor electrical path connecting the armature windings to the battery-to-battery electrical path, and a control device. When determining that a request is made to transfer electrical power between the first and second storage battery, the control device sets a first or second operation mode for the battery-to-battery switch and the bypass switch and performs a switching operation of the inverter to transfer electrical power between the first and second storage batteries. The battery-to-battery switch is turned on while the bypass switch is turned off in the first move. The battery-to-battery switch is turned off while the bypass switch is turned on in the second mode.
Owner:DENSO CORP

Power supply system and method of server, electronic device, and storage medium

A power supply system and method of a server, an electronic device, and a storage medium are provided. By means of cooperative work of main circuit structures such as a high-voltage battery power master control unit, battery string management and control units, and power conversion string management and control units, power information of each subsystem in the power supply system is collected and analyzed in real time, and the high-voltage battery power master control unit can also issue a corresponding control instruction to each subsystem according to the analysis result so as to realize power control of each subsystem, thereby controlling the total output power of the server.
Owner:INSPUR SUZHOU INTELLIGENT TECH CO LTD

Heating control method for energy storage, energy storage system, and photovoltaic energy storage system

An energy storage system includes a controller and a plurality of battery packs connected in parallel. The battery pack includes a cell pack, a temperature sensing module, a temperature control module, and a battery management system (BMS). The temperature sensing module is configured to detect a temperature of the battery pack, the temperature control module is configured to heat the battery pack, and the BMS is configured to send heating requests and states of charge (SOCs) of corresponding battery packs to the controller. The controller determines, based on a difference between a voltage of a direct-current bus and a charging voltage reference value of the energy storage system, a quantity of battery packs whose temperature control modules can be enabled, and determines, based on the SOCs of the battery packs, priorities for enabling the temperature control modules of the battery packs, enhancing utilization of power generation power.
Owner:HUAWEI DIGITAL POWER TECH CO LTD

Battery management of wireless communication devices

Apparatus and methods prepare an adhesive tape platform with a battery for disposal at an end of its useful life. The adhesive tape platform determines when it is at the end of its useful life and performs an action to drain remaining battery life of the battery. When remaining life in the battery is less than a threshold level, the adhesive tape platform transmits a ready for disposal notification to an Internet of Things (IOT) system of the adhesive tape platform. The adhesive tape platform may determine its life expectancy and operational phases of the adhesive tape platform and assign battery usage for each of the operational phases such that the battery is depleted at an end of a last one of the operational phases. The adhesive tape platform may activate battery draining circuitry to drain the remaining battery life of the battery.
Owner:TRACKONOMY SYSTEMS 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

Charging device with smart IoT connected features

An improved charging device with Smart IOT connected features is disclosed. The charging device provides AC current to various external devices, including electric vehicles and household appliances. The device includes a portable housing assembly with at least one charging port and an integrated smart battery charger that monitors voltage and current levels. An inverter converts stored DC power into AC power. The LCD touchscreen displays real-time charging status and supports touch activation commands from a mobile communication device for remote operation.
Owner:WASHINGTON FLOYD LEE

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

Biological information output device

A CPU performs an initial-battery-level acquiring process. In the initial-battery-level acquiring process, the CPU acquires the initial battery level which is the level of a battery at start of running of a biological information output device. The CPU performs a first level-determination process at start of running. In the first level-determination process at start of running, the CPU determines whether the initial battery level is less than or equal to a first level. The first level is the level of a battery required for the biological information output device to run just for a preset time which is predetermined. If the CPU determines that the initial battery level is less than or equal to the first level, the CPU performs a notification process. In the notification process, the CPU outputs a notification signal.
Owner:MURATA MFG CO LTD

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

Server, charging system, and computer readable recording medium

A server includes a processor configured to: acquire user schedule information indicating an action schedule of a user and other person schedule information indicating an action schedule of another person associated with the user; estimate, based on the user schedule information, a power amount for a moving object that the user is allowed to use, the moving object including a rechargeable secondary battery; and control a charging device to charge the moving object based on the power amount and the other person schedule information.
Owner:TOYOTA JIDOSHA KK

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

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 or hybrid vehicle which includes a battery and a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader, and battery recharging equipment located at the vehicle. The RFID reader obtains information from an RFID tag of a battery recharging system located at the battery recharging facility. The vehicle computer stores the information read by, or obtained by, the RFID reader. The vehicle computer receives and displays, via a display, a recharging account use alert message. The vehicle computer receives and displays, via the display device, an activity report regarding the recharging of the battery. The activity report or information contained therein is stored in a distributed ledger and blockchain technology system or in a database of a central processing computer.
Owner:JOAO RAYMOND ANTHONY