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A circuit device for providing energy to at least one electrical component, such as a light emitting diode (LED). The circuit device comprises a positive contact, an inductor, a diode and a negative contact in series. A first component contact for electrical connection to a cathode end of an electrical component, a second component contact for electrical connection to an anode end of an electrical component, a switch and a control device are also included. The first component contact is electrically connected to a junction between the positive contact and one end of the inductor; and the second component contact is electrically connected to a cathode end of the diode. There are also provided a circuit device further including an LED, an assembly including a circuit device and a bulb base, a flashlight including an assembly, and a method of directly replacing a flashlight bulb.

Embodiments described herein provide methods and systems for manufacturing faster charging, higher capacity energy storage devices that are smaller, lighter, and can be more cost effectively manufactured at a higher production rate. In one embodiment, a graded cathode structure is provided. The graded cathode structure comprises a conductive substrate, a first porous layer comprising a first cathodically active material having a first porosity formed on the conductive substrate, and a second porous layer comprising a second cathodically active material having a second porosity formed on the first porous layer. In certain embodiments, the first porosity is greater than the second porosity. In certain embodiments, the first porosity is less than the second porosity.

A structure for use in an energy storage device, the structure comprising a backbone system extending generally perpendicularly from a reference plane, and a population of microstructured anodically active material layers supported by the lateral surfaces of the backbones, each of the microstructured anodically active material layers having a void volume fraction of at least 0.1 and a thickness of at least 1 micrometer.

An electric power retention distribution cell supplies stored electrical power as the primary electric supply to an end user at predetermined times. The cell has a rechargeable battery assembly, a bi-directional inverter and a switch control, and is connected to an electric utility grid, to one or more end users and to alternate power generation sources, such as wind or solar. The battery assembly is charged from the alternate power generation source and from grid power, and the cell is switched at selected times to provide the primary electric supply from stored electric power in the cell to the end user. A circuit of the battery assembly gives an extended electric power storage time by controlling storage parameters. Networks using the electric cell are also described for a utility hub network formed using two or more cells, and for a regional utility hub network formed using multiple utility hubs.

A simple, wide ranging multi-axial foot with energy return and/or storage. An upper member and a spaced apart lower member are joined through a post connected to the lower member and a ball joint connected to the upper member. One buffer is located anterior to the ball joint-post, one buffer is located posterior to the ball joint-post. A heel member and heel buffer provide additional energy storage and return.

The invention relates to a hybrid energy storage system comprising various energy storage carriers. The system is mainly based on an ordered energy control strategy, the energy storage carriers are selectively discharged in a current-limiting or power-limiting mode through a pulse width modulation (PWM) closed-loop control principle and a monitoring system selective control principle, the advantages of the energy storage carriers are combined and complemented, the disadvantages of the energy storage carriers are overcome, and the aim of ordered energy utilization of different energy storage carriers is fulfilled according to a discharge priority sequence, namely a third energy storage subsystem, a second energy storage subsystem and a first energy storage subsystem. By the hybrid energy storage system, the phenomenon that the power of a power grid fluctuates because a wind and light power generation system or a high-power load and the like are connected to the power grid is avoided, smoothing compensation is realized, the quality of electric energy is improved, and the stable operation of the power grid is ensured.

A buck-boost switching converter includes a soft-switching circuit coupled across the boost switch, controlled to establish a short-circuit across the boost switch prior to turn-on of the boost switch. The converter also includes a second soft-switching circuit including a third switch and a saturable inductor coupled across the buck switch. The third switch is rendered conductive sufficiently before the buck switch so that a half-cycle of resonance can occur between the saturable inductor and the buck switch.

The present invention relates to one kind of composite porous graphite base phase change energy-storing material and its preparation process. The composite phase change energy-storing material has porous graphite as base material and is prepared through soaking organic phase change material. The porous graphite is prepared with natural flake graphite and through intercalation, swelling and compression. The organic phase change material is crystallized fatty acid, alkane, ester or their mixture. Compared with available composite phase change energy-storing material, the composite porous graphite base phase change energy-storing material has the advantages of high heat conducting efficiency, great energy storing amount, etc. The present invention can promote the application of phase change energy-storing material in various application fields.

A fastener driving apparatus comprises a gas spring or spring, a drive mechanism, an anvil assembly, and an anvil. The drive mechanism permits transition from engagement with the gas spring, spring or anvil assembly to disengagement from the gas spring, spring or anvil assembly. The anvil and/or anvil assembly are operatively coupled to the gas spring or spring such that after the drive mechanism disengages them, the gas spring piston or the spring moves to imparts a force on the anvil to cause the anvil to move and drive a fastener. The mass of the anvil assembly is preferably greater than 50% of the total mass of the anvil assembly and gas spring moving mass. The gas spring is configured such that the pressure increase during the movement of the gas spring piston by the drive mechanism is less than 30% of the initial pressure in the gas spring.

An electrical vehicle including a vehicle body, a passenger compartment, a chassis supporting the passenger compartment, a plurality of wheels and at least one electrical motor for driving the wheels. A battery compartment of the vehicle is configured to removably mount therein a plurality of more than two rechargeable batteries which are movable into position in the battery compartment by a battery conveyor system which has a battery access opening through which batteries are installed or removed, one by one, to and from the battery compartment. In the battery compartment, a connection mechanism effects the needed mechanical and electrical connections. An overall control system controls the conveyor system and the connection mechanism to enable rapid replacement of the removable batteries, whereby an electrical vehicle can be instantly driven, even after its batteries have been discharged by a replacement of the discharged batteries and the installation of freshly charged batteries.

A logging system and method for operating a logging system are typically used in a wellbore. The logging system may include a logging instrument including a rechargeable energy storage and logging electronics, and a cable configured to trickle charge the rechargeable energy storage. The rechargeable energy storage may include an ultracapacitor. The rechargeable energy storage may be trickle charged through the cable from a remote power source.

An electrochemical energy store, including at least one electrochemical cell as well as at least one latent heat storage unit, which includes at least one phase change material. The at least one electrochemical cell is a lithium ion accumulator. The exemplary embodiments and/or exemplary methods of the present invention also includes the use of the electrochemical energy store in an electric vehicle or a hybrid vehicle. Furthermore, the exemplary embodiments and/or exemplary methods of the present invention relates to a method for temperature regulation of an electrochemical energy store.

A power management circuitry for a radar level gauge including a first voltage converter, having a low-voltage end for receiving a drive voltage from a power interface and a high-voltage end for supplying an intermediate voltage higher than the required operating voltage, a temporary energy store arranged to be charged by the intermediate voltage, a second voltage converter, having a high-voltage end for receiving an input voltage from the energy store, and a low-voltage end for providing the operating voltage lower than the input voltage.

By storing energy at a higher voltage, a different type of energy store (e.g. low capacity capacitor) may be used. As a consequence, the cost and start-up time of the energy store is significantly reduced.

The invention discloses a cross-critical carbon dioxide energy storage system and method based on utilization of LNG cold energy utilization. The system comprises a carbon dioxide circulation loop; the carbon dioxide circulating loop comprises a liquid carbon dioxide gas storage tank, a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, a compression unit, a supercritical carbon dioxide storage tank and an expansion unit; the outlet of the liquid carbon dioxide storage tank is connected with the inlet of the supercritical carbon dioxide storage tank through the evaporation side of the first heat exchanger and the compression unit; the outlet of the supercritical carbon dioxide storage tank is connected with the inlet of the liquid carbon dioxide air storage tank sequentially through the expansion unit, the condensation side of the first heat exchanger and the condensation side of the second heat exchanger; the evaporation side inlet of the second heat exchanger is connected with an LNG storage tank, and the outlet of the second heat exchanger is connected with the user end to form an LNG utilization loop; and the liquefied carbon dioxide flowing out from the condensing side of the first heat exchanger is further condensed through LNG as a cold source; the compression unit is connected with a motor driven by an off-peak electric motor for energy storage; and the expansion unit is connected with a user through a power generator to carry out energy release.

A device for restraining an energy store is provided that includes one or more cells disposed between a first side of the energy store and a second side of the energy store vertically opposite to the first side. The device has at least one first mounting device designed for transferring a first clamping force acting in the direction of the second side to the first side of the energy store, and at least one second mounting device designed for transferring a second clamping force acting in the direction of the first side to the second side o the energy store, and at least one elastic clamping device designed for providing the first and second clamping forces and further designed for adapting a distance between the at least one first mounting device and the at least one second mounting device to a permissible distance between the first and the second side.

An electrical vehicle including a vehicle body, a passenger compartment, a chassis supporting the passenger compartment, a plurality of wheels and at least one electrical motor for driving the wheels. A battery compartment of the vehicle is configured to removably mount therein a plurality of more than two rechargeable batteries which are movable into position in the battery compartment by a battery conveyor system which has a battery access opening through which batteries are installed or removed, one by one, to and from the battery compartment. In the battery compartment, a connection mechanism effects the needed mechanical and electrical connections. An overall control system controls the conveyor system and the connection mechanism to enable rapid replacement of the removable batteries, whereby an electrical vehicle can be instantly driven, even after its batteries have been discharged by a replacement of the discharged batteries and the installation of freshly charged batteries.

A fastener driving apparatus comprises a gas spring or spring, a drive mechanism, an anvil assembly, and an anvil. The drive mechanism permits transition from engagement with the gas spring, spring or anvil assembly to disengagement from the gas spring, spring or anvil assembly. The anvil and/or anvil assembly are operatively coupled to the gas spring or spring such that after the drive mechanism disengages them, the gas spring piston or the spring moves to imparts a force on the anvil to cause the anvil to move and drive a fastener. The mass of the anvil assembly is preferably greater than 50% of the total mass of the anvil assembly and gas spring moving mass. The gas spring is configured such that the pressure increase during the movement of the gas spring piston by the drive mechanism is less than 30% of the initial pressure in the gas spring.

The invention discloses a ternary composite preparation method for a nanometer sizing phase-change material; a phase-change material is paraffins or fatty acid; expandable graphite is used as a supporter and a heat conductive reinforcing agent of the phase-change material at the same time; and clay is used as a supporter and an organic modified material of the phase-change material at the same time. The preparation method comprises the following steps of: firstly puffing the graphite and carrying out organic treatment on the montmorillonite; then preparing an organic montmorillonite/graphite binary nanometer composite material as follows: uniformly mixing the organic montmorillonite and the expandable graphite, adding a solvent and carrying out ultrasonic treatment so as to obtain a binary nanometer composite material suspending liquid; finally preparing an organic montmorillonite/graphite/phase-change material ternary nanometer compound phase-change material as follows: adding the phase-change material into the prepared binary nanometer composite material suspending liquid, carrying out ultrasonic dispersing treatment for 1 to 2 hours, heating and condensing the refluxed solvent, and carrying out vacuum drying so as to obtain the ternary nanometer compound phase-change material. The obtained material has the advantages of high heat conductivity, stable phase change and good compatibility with building materials and no corrosion.

The invention relates to an electromotor energy storage braking system and a control method, and belongs to an energy storage braking system and a control method used for storing and recycling energy generated in the process of electromotor braking. The electromotor energy storage braking system and the control method mainly solve the technical problems that an existing energy storage device is small in stored energy, large in interference to a power grid, inconvenient to use and the like. The electromotor energy storage braking system comprises a main electromotor, a rectifier, a main inverter, a direct current bus, a filter capacitor, a control computer, a first pulse width signal generator and a first driving module, and further comprises a motor rotary speed controller, an electromotor or a generator, a hydraulic pump or a motor, a two-position three-way control valve, a hydraulic energy accumulator, a safety valve, a pressure sensor, a rotary speed sensor, a hydraulic oil tank, a voltage sensor, a second pulse width signal generator and a second driving module. The electromotor energy storage braking system and the control method have the advantages of achieving active control to the process of electromotor braking, saving energy, reducing consumption, achieving energy saving and emission reduction and the like.

Disclosed is an energy storage device based on metal oxide nanocrystals resealed through lithiation, and a supercapacitor using the same. The energy storage device is fabricated by dispersing transition metal nanoparticles over a carbon-based support with a large specific surface area, and then, dispersing and resealing the nanoparticles over the support using lithium ions with strong reductive ability, so that the resealed metal particles are substantially particles dispersed and resealed over the support as particles having a size of less than 1 nanometer on the scale of atomic units. The supercapacitor is fabricated using the energy storage device. The energy storage device higher capacitance than before resealing of metal oxide. Since the resealed metal particles are those having a size of less than 1 nanometer on the scale of atomic units, interference between particles disappears to exhibit excellent cycle life characteristics of 100% maintained performance in even more than 100,000 cycles.