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In a multiple power source system of the present invention that has an inverter connected to a reactance, such as three-phase coils in a motor, a high voltage battery is connected with a low voltage battery via one transistor (Tr2) and one diode (D2) included in the inverter and one phase coil (U-phase coil) of the three-phase motor. The transistor Tr2 is turned on to make the electric current flow from the low voltage battery to the U-phase coil. The transistor Tr2 is subsequently turned off at a preset timing, so that the electric energy accumulated in the reactance, that is, the U-phase coil, flows through the diode D1 into the high voltage battery and thereby charges the high voltage battery. This arrangement enables the charging process from the low voltage battery to the high voltage battery without any complicated circuit structure for the voltage step-up. The three-phase motor may be unipolar driven with transistors connected to one side of the inverter. The arrangement of the present invention does not require any complicated structure, which undesirably increases the size of the multiple power source system, in order to ensure mutual supplement of the electric energy between electric systems having a large difference in voltage, for example, an electric system for driving a hybrid vehicle and an electric system for its control circuit.

A method for charging a battery, such as a lithium based battery, which applies different charge pulses and discharge pulses to the battery, takes voltage measurements during those charge pulses, discharge pulses, and rest periods between the charge pulses and discharge pulses, and determines whether to terminate or to continue charging the battery. The full sequence of charge pulses, discharge pulses, and rest periods, includes a plurality of charge pulses (1), separated by rest periods (2) and followed by a rest period (3). This is then followed by a plurality of discharge pulses (4), separated by rest periods (5) and followed by a rest period (6). This is then followed by a plurality of extended charge pulses (7), separated by rest periods (8) and followed by a rest period (9). Then another discharge pulse (10) is applied, followed by a rest period (11). This is followed by a plurality of alternating charge pulses (13) and discharge pulses (12), separated by rest periods (13, 15) and followed by a rest period (16). Then another plurality of discharge pulses (17) is applied, separated by rest periods (18) and followed by a rest period (19). Open circuit voltage measurements taken during the rest periods, loaded circuit voltage measurements taken during the discharge pulses, and charge pulse voltage measurements taken during the charge pulses, are used to determine whether to continue or to terminate the charging of the battery.

The present invention provides a battery charger capable of charging a plurality of secondary batteries which are used in different types of apparatuses, such as an electric vehicle and a mobile power supply unit, in a simultaneous or concurrent manner without largely occupying an installation space on the ground. A DC power supply section 22 includes a plurality of DC stabilized power supply circuits each operable to supply an output according to required electric power, therefrom in an independent manner. Specifically, based on information from each of a plurality of secondary batteries, and information set up / input through a setup / input section, one of or a combination of two or more of the DC stabilized power supply circuits is selected for each of the secondary batteries. Then, an electric power supply line between the selected one of or the selected combination of two or more of the DC stabilized power supply circuits and each of the secondary batteries to be charged is configured, and an output of the selected one of or the selected combination of two or more of the DC stabilized power supply circuits is adjusted. This makes it possible to configure respective electric power supply lines for the secondary batteries to allow the secondary batteries to be concurrently charged, and adjust respective electric power amounts to be supplied to the secondary batteries, individually.

A composite electrode is created by forming a thin conformal coating of mixed metal oxides on a highly porous carbon structure. The highly porous carbon structure performs a role in the synthesis of the mixed oxide coating and in providing a three-dimensional, electronically conductive substrate supporting the thin coating of mixed metal oxides. The metal oxide mixture shall include two or more metal oxides. The composite electrode, a process for producing said composite electrode, an electrochemical capacitor and an electrochemical secondary (rechargeable) battery using said composite electrode are disclosed.

The invention discloses a charge management method, a charge management device and a charge management system, wherein the method comprises steps that when an adapter is accessed to a mobile terminal, whether a rapid charge identifier issued by the mobile terminal side is detected is judged; if so, the mobile terminal is charged based on a predetermined rapid charge mode; if not, and the mobile terminal is charged based on a standard charge mode. With the adoption of the charge management method, the charge management device and the charge management method, not only are the rapid charge of the specific mobile terminal and the shortening of charge time under the premise of not increasing a special charge interface realized, but also the charge of a nonspecific terminal product under the condition of guaranteeing safety is realized; and therefore, the generality of the adapter is improved greatly.

The invention discloses an intelligent system for an electric automobile charging station and a charging method. The system comprises a charging station cloud computing platform information comprehensive service center; the charging station cloud computing platform information comprehensive service center communicates with the electric automobile charging station through Internet; and the electric automobile charging station comprises a power supply system, charging equipment, a monitoring system and matched facilities. The invention also discloses the charging method based on the intelligent system for the electric automobile charging station. The invention provides humanized service for an owner; the charging time is saved; information of a battery to be charged comprises battery using condition and accumulated charging times; and a charging fault state is sent to a battery maintenance base station and a battery factory through a charging station remote data terminal, so that first-hand using data is provided for the battery factory, and the intelligent system has significance for improving the quality and the reliability of the battery.

A charging circuit for a secondary battery includes a constant-voltage circuit part outputting one of a plurality of predetermined constant voltages and charges the secondary battery by applying the constant voltage thereto, a detection circuit part detecting a battery voltage of the secondary battery, and a control circuit part controlling the selection of the constant-voltage in response to the detected battery voltage. Another charging circuit includes a constant-current circuit part outputting, to the secondary battery, one of two predetermined constant currents, a constant-voltage circuit part charging the secondary battery by applying a predetermined constant voltage thereto, a battery voltage detection circuit part detecting a battery voltage of the secondary battery, a charge current detection circuit part outputting a predetermined charge completion signal, and a charge control circuit part stopping operations of the constant-current circuit part and constant-voltage circuit part when receiving the charge completion signal.

The invention discloses an intelligent mobile charging automobile system and method. The system comprises a charging automobile, a large-capacity energy storage battery pack, a DC-DC direct-current converter A, a vehicle-mounted charger, a charging connection device, a charging transfer device, a ground track, a mobile phone client terminal, a scheduling center server and a charging room, wherein the scheduling center server comprises a wireless communication unit, a data receiving unit, a data processing unit and a data feedback unit; the charging automobile comprises a driving system, a whole-automobile controller, a wireless communication module, a sound-light alarm module, a tracking detection module and an obstacle avoidance detecting module. According to the intelligent mobile charging automobile system, navigation and landmark tracks are mounted and paved on the ground on the basis of the existing facilities of parking lots; the charging transfer device is mounted on the ground of the preserved charging automobile parking space; the automatic connection charging is implemented; the problem that charging stations and charging piles are inconveniently built in the existing parking lots can be solved; the system is simple and convenient; the building cost and the maintenance cost are greatly reduced; and the charging time is reduced.

A battery device includes a battery cell constituted by a secondary cell, a case that houses the battery cell, and a battery-side positive electrode terminal and a battery-side negative electrode terminal electrically provided in the case and connected to the battery cell. The battery device further includes a temperature detecting unit that detects the temperature of the battery cell, a temperature control unit that heats and / or cools the battery cell when an electric current is supplied thereto, and a current control unit that divides, according to the temperature detected by the temperature detecting unit, an externally-supplied charging current supplied from the outside via the battery-side positive electrode terminal and the battery-side negative electrode terminal into a first current supplied to the battery cell and a second current supplied to the temperature control unit.

The invention mainly provides an unmanned plane capable of being automatically charged. The unmanned plane comprises a data transceiver module, a control module and a power supply, wherein the control module is used for controlling the unmanned plane to enter a standby mode and to automatically select a proper charging site to carry out landing and charging after analyzing a received control instruction into a standby instruction; and the control module is used for controlling the unmanned plane to convert into a task execution mode from the standby mode after analyzing the received control instruction into a wake-up instruction. In addition, the invention further provides an automatic charging system including the unmanned plane and an automatic charging method for the unmanned plane. By the unmanned plane, the charging system and the charging method, the standby interval of the unmanned plane can be fully utilized to carry out charging to supply energy; and a place for landing is provided for the standby state of the unmanned plane, so that the charging time of the unmanned plane is shortened; and energy consumption caused by a meaningless flight is avoided.

A lithium-ion secondary battery comprises a positive electrode collector having a surface provided with a positive electrode active material layer containing a positive electrode active material; a negative electrode collector having a surface provided with a negative electrode active material layer containing a negative electrode active material; an electrically insulating porous separator; and an electrolytic solution containing a lithium salt and infiltrating the separator. The negative electrode active material layer carries 2.0 to 6.0 mg / cm2 of the negative electrode active material. The separator has a porosity of 45% to 90% and a Gurley air permeance of less than 200 s / 100 cm3.

The present invention discloses a lead-acid battery charging method, multiple charging modes are set. In the normal mode, according to battery capacity, charge batteries in multi-stages. The corresponding charger is disclosed which comprising of: high-power switch power supply, switch circuit, impulse charge-discharge circuit, voltage and current detecting circuit, charge mode switch module and micro-processor. Comparing to present technique, the present invention sets multiple charge modes, charges in multi-stages, meets the charge requirement in all different conditions furthest, and benefits for prolonging the service life of lead-acid battery. The pulse charge-discharge circuit of present invention realizes discharge energy circumfluence by capacitance serial-parallel conversion, uses high inductance converting steep wave pulse to ladder-type pulse, comparing to traditional pulse charge-discharge circuit using big resistance charge and discharge, reduces the energy loss and loss of rapid pulse to lead-acid battery electrode slices.

The method includes following steps: in procedure for charging accumulator in constant electrical current, pulse current is added in good time to carry out discharge; monitoring variety of charging and discharging time values to determine state of charging accumulator; controlling quick pulse charging operation for accumulator based on charging state. Eliminating polarization phenomena quickly and effectively when charging accumulator, the invention increases speed and shortens charging time, and raises charging efficiency. Especially, the invention avoids undercharge from occurring in area, where environment of electric grid is execrable so as to prolong service life of accumulator.

System and method for enumerating and / or enumerating a device. The device may be a USB portable device which adheres to a first standard, e.g., the USB specification, and may engage in enumeration with respect to a USB hub / USB host device. Where a battery included in the device is sufficiently low, the device may engage in low power enumeration, e.g., to begin charging the device using enumerated power. Low power enumeration may allow the device to enumerate even when the device is incapable of powering on. Additionally, or alternatively, the device may determine whether the hub / host device is capable of providing high power charging. If it is, the device may begin charging the battery of the device using power provided by the hub / host device at a high power level.

The present invention is a charge method of a battery for an electric motor vehicle, in which a battery is charged by an outside electric source. A residual charge quantity of the battery is detected before charging. A maximum-quantity charge time Ttotal which is required for the residual charge quantity of the battery becoming the maximum quantity is calculated based on detection result. A driving-start time tds of the electric motor vehicle is estimated. A first charge is executed so as to be started from a driving stop of the electric motor vehicle, continued for a period of time which is shorter than the maximum-quantity charge time Ttotal, and completed before the driving-start time tds. A second charge is executed so as to be started after the first charge is completed and completed at the driving-start time tds.

Provided is a method for a wireless power transfer. The method includes modulating a transmission frequency according to a predetermined value at a wireless power transmitter; and transmitting a high frequency signal according to the modulated transmission signal from the wireless power transmitter to at least one wireless power receiver and redetermining the predetermined value according to information which corresponds to a power value of the high frequency signal received by the at least one wireless power receiver, wherein the modulating the transmission frequency at the wireless power transmitter and transmitting the high frequency and the redetermining the predetermined value the at least one wireless power receiver are repeated.

A vehicle is provided that includes a capacitor situated on the vehicle adapted to be charged by a source separate from the vehicle. The capacitor is adapted to be charged at a rate faster than a maximum charge rate of a battery of the vehicle. The vehicle also includes a charging circuit coupled to the capacitor and adapted to receive electrical charge from the capacitor and regulate the flow of electrical charge below the maximum charge rate of the battery. The vehicle also includes the battery coupled to the charging circuit and adapted to be charged by electrical charge flowing from the capacitor through the charging circuit, and an electric motor adapted to be energized by the battery to propel the vehicle. A method for operating a vehicle is provided that includes charging a capacitor arranged in the vehicle from a source separate from the vehicle.

A charge control circuit includes: a charge controller for controlling an operation of a charger that charges a secondary battery; a voltage detector for detecting a terminal voltage of the secondary battery; and a current detector for detecting a current flowing to the secondary battery, wherein the charge controller repeats a plurality of times constant current constant voltage charge in which the charge controller supplies a charging current of a predetermined set current value from the charger to the secondary battery to cause the charger to execute constant current charge, and, when the terminal voltage detected by the voltage detector becomes equal to a predetermined threshold voltage value during the execution of the constant current charge, causes the charger to execute constant voltage charge by supplying a charging voltage of the threshold voltage value from the charger to the secondary battery until a current value detected by the current detector becomes equal to a predetermined threshold current value, and increases the threshold voltage value and reduces the set current value and the threshold current value each time the constant current constant voltage charge is repeated.

A battery charger and method for a rechargeable battery pack which includes various elements in series with the cells to be charged, including but not limited to current control FETs, a fuse, current sense resistor, and internal series impedance of the series connected cells to be charged. The charging current Ichg flowing through these series elements reduces the voltage applied to the cells, thus lengthening charging time. A compensation voltage Vcomp, which when added to the nominal charging voltage for the series connected cells overcomes these voltage drops, facilitates more efficient charging while avoiding over-voltage damage to the cells. Three voltages representing substantially all of the voltage drops reducing the charging voltage on the cells, are summed, and the result is a compensation voltage which is utilized to change the nominal charge voltage for the battery to overcome these voltage drops.

A method, apparatus and computer program product for wireless charging are provided. An indicator displayed on a wireless device may assist a user in placing the device in a more efficient position on a wireless charger. The indicator may comprise an image, and moving the device such that the image aligns with an image on a wireless charger places the device is in a more efficient charging position. Other types of indicators may be displayed to assist a user in moving a device to a more efficient position on the wireless charger.

An opportunity charging system for a battery-powered, mobile mining machine employs inductive power transfer for transferring battery charging current produced by a rapid charging station to the battery of the machine. An alignment module of the charging station automatically aligns primary coils of the charging station with pick-up coils carried by the machine in response to detection of the presence of the machine at the charging station. The charging station is located along roadways of the mine normally traveled by production equipment.

A method for efficiently charging a battery. The method includes producing a first signal having a voltage level dependent on the voltage of the battery, comparing the voltage level of the first signal with a settable voltage representative of a maximum battery charging current, and producing a second signal representative of a charging current to be provided to the battery, the second signal having a voltage level selected to be the lower voltage level between the first signal and the settable voltage.

An electrode material is created by forming a thin conformal coating of metal oxide on a highly porous monolithic carbon structure. The highly porous carbon structure performs a role in the synthesis of the oxide coating and in providing a three-dimensional, electronically conductive substrate supporting the thin coating of metal oxide. The metal oxide includes one or more metal oxides. The electrode material, a process for producing said electrode material, an electrochemical capacitor and an electrochemical secondary (rechargeable) battery using said electrode material is disclosed.

An electronic cigarette (100) and a charging method therefor, comprising an atomizer (110), a charging port (120), a battery (130), an airflow sensing component (140), and a charging component (150). The charging method comprises: when the charging port (120) is connected to an external power source, a first charging current is provided to the battery (130) via the airflow sensing component (140) and a second charging current is provided to the battery via the charging component (150). By charging the battery (130) concurrently with the first charging current and the second charging current, the charging current of the battery (130) is increased, and the charging time of the battery is reduced.

An organic light-emitting diode display device includes a data line, a first and second gate lines crossing the data line, an emission line crossing the data line, an organic light-emitting diode device having an anode electrode and a cathode electrode, a high-level potential driving voltage source for supplying a high-level potential driving voltage to the anode electrode, a first switch element for connecting a cathode electrode of the organic light-emitting diode device to a first node, a second switch element for connecting the data line to a second node, a third switch element for connecting the second node to a ground voltage source, a driving element for adjusting a current flowing between the cathode electrode of the organic light-emitting diode device and the first node in accordance with a voltage of the first node, a first capacitor connected between the second gate line and the first node, and a second capacitor connected between the first node and the second node.

The invention provides an electric vehicle heating and charging circuit and a charging method. The electric vehicle heating and charging circuit comprises a battery pack connected with a charging pile, and a vehicle controller connected with the battery pack and the charging pile. The vehicle controller compares a temperature value of the battery pack with a first temperature threshold value and a second temperature threshold value to obtain a comparison result, and controls the heating and charging states of the battery pack according to the comparison result. According to the electric vehicle heating and charging circuit and the charging method, corresponding charging and heating strategies can be determined according to the temperature information of the battery pack, and fast charging and heating can be achieved under a low temperature condition; and meanwhile, normal charging time is not influenced even a vehicle is in the mode that charging and heating are conducted simultaneously, the charging time can be shortened effectively as the temperature of the battery pack increases, and convenience is provided for a user of the electric vehicle.