588 results about "Charge controller" patented technology

An embodiment apparatus for charging an electric vehicle includes a charging port, a detection block configured to generate a detection signal by detecting whether or not a charging connector of a charging facility is connected to the charging port, a charging controller configured to perform charging control using a first charging mode or a second charging mode according to the detection signal, and a relay box configured to separate charging power supplied from the charging facility into direct current power and alternating current power according to the charging control.

An electric vehicle charging system comprising a Direct Current (DC) distributor, a site controller, one or more alternating current (AC) / DC rectifiers connected to the DC distributor and the site controller, and an electric vehicle charger having one or more DC / DC converters connected to the DC distributor and a charge controller in communication with the site controller and each of the one or more DC / DC converters. The one or more AC / DC rectifiers are decoupled from the one or more DC / DC converters.

An electric work vehicle includes a control state switch configured to switch a controller to an operating state in response to a first operation on a manual operation device, and switch the controller to a resting state in response to a second operation on the manual operation device, and a charging controller configured or programmed to control charging of the battery. The controller is configured or programmed to include a motor controller configured or programmed to control driving of an electric motor, a mode setter configured to set a charging mode to enable charging of the battery and a work mode to enable driving of the electric motor, a start prohibitor configured to prohibit starting of the electric motor after charging has ended, and a start prohibition releaser configured to release the prohibition of starting.

A system for charging a battery is provided. The system including a battery, a sterile barrier for encasing the battery, a charging device including a charging bay, and a charging controller. The battery includes a battery controller. The charging bay includes a first antenna for establishing communication with a battery controller of the battery encased in the sterile barrier in response to the battery being within a proximity of the charging bay and a second antenna for providing charging power to the battery encased in the sterile barrier. The charging controller establishes communication with the battery controller while the second antenna is deactivated, activates the second antenna after the first antenna establishes communication with the battery controller, and provides charging power to the battery via the second antenna.

A high-power charging system and a method for charging electric vehicles EVs and / or plug-in hybrid vehicles PHEVs are described that allow for versatile charging one or more vehicles, subsequently or at the same time, with a simplified logistics, eventually in a modular way, and minimum set up work and while operating off-grid, i.e. without being connected to an AC electrical network. The system is an off-grid, integrated and prefabricated apparatus comprising plugs or connectors for vehicles, and means for connecting with sources of electricity from renewable energy, like photovoltaic panels and wind turbines organized in isles. The system also comprises a storage unit, provided with batteries and / or capacitors, a DC power unit supplying direct current DC to the plugs or connectors. The DC power unit is provided with one or more DC-DC converters that serve to adjust the voltage provided at said plugs or connectors. An internal distribution grid directly connects the sources of electricity from renewables to a charging controller that itself supplies the storage unit and the DC power unit. The storage unit instantly supplies the power necessary to meet the demand when the sources of electricity from renewables are insufficient. The system can support DC power charging levels two, three and four.

The invention discloses a charging controller, a charging system and a charging method of a vehicle, the charging controller comprises a vehicle-mounted charging module used for executing a charging action and a charging communication control module used for performing charging process management and communication protocol conversion, and the charging communication control module and the vehicle-mounted charging module share a chip and a circuit; the charging communication control module comprises a charging communication transmission circuit used for being connected with a vehicle control unit so as to achieve guiding signal conversion. The vehicle-mounted charging module comprises a signal detection loop used for being connected with a charging pile so as to detect a connection signal and a guide signal. The vehicle-mounted charging module and the charging communication control module are integrated in the charging controller, and the size and the cost are reduced by sharing a chip and a circuit, so that the effect of charging control and protocol conversion which are originally realized by a vehicle-mounted charger and the charging communication controller together is realized.

An apparatus is disclosed for adaptively providing power. In example implementations, an apparatus includes a power adapter coupler, at least one transistor, a first charger, and a second charger. The first charger and the second charger are coupled between the power adapter coupler and the transistor. The apparatus also includes a first switch, a second switch, and a charging controller. The first switch is coupled in series with the first charger between the power adapter coupler and the transistor. The second switch is coupled in series with the second charger between the power adapter coupler and the transistor. The charging controller is coupled to the first switch and the second switch. The charging controller is configured to selectively close the first switch to connect the first charger to the at least one transistor or close the second switch to connect the second charger to the at least one transistor.

A multi-purpose gravity-fed feeder system comprising a timed-access control system configured to simultaneously provide a combination of different nutrient-rich feed attractants to a target animal at a feeder site during specific hours, the timed-access control system comprising a synchronizing actuator control board with LCD interface, linear actuators, two or more actuator push-pull arms, an actuator tower with assembly mount, a solar panel and charge controller. The feed storage system comprises at least one feed access control door assembly, a dividable hopper with a removeable baffle configured to separate the different nutrient, protein-rich feed attractants and feed metering devices.

The invention relates to the technical field of traffic signal lamps, and discloses a mobile traffic signal lamp with an intelligent network connection function, which comprises a traffic signal lamp module and a control system which are mutually connected, and is characterized in that the traffic signal lamp module comprises a traffic signal lamp body, a camera, a solar charging panel and a storage battery; the camera and the solar charging panel are installed on the traffic signal lamp body, and the storage battery is installed in the traffic signal lamp body. The control system comprises a signal control machine, a channel driver, a cloud platform and a charging controller, the signal control machine is connected with the cloud platform and the channel driver, the channel driver is connected with the traffic signal lamp body, the charging controller is connected with the solar charging panel and the storage battery, and the charging controller is used for controlling the solar charging panel to charge the storage battery. According to the invention, through the intelligent network connection technology, remote monitoring and control of the traffic signal lamp module are realized, and the efficiency and flexibility of traffic management are improved.

A control pilot monitoring module in an on-board charger of an electrical vehicle includes a measure circuit and an evaluate circuit to perform the control pilot line monitoring to determine the operational state of one or more charging inlets. In response to detecting an active charging inlet having a connection to an EVSE, the control pilot monitoring module issues a control signal to activate or wake up a charge controller of the on-board charger to initiate the charging operation. In some embodiment, in the case of a dual charging inlet electrical vehicle, the control pilot line monitoring module further includes a switch circuit to switchably connect signals associated with the active charging inlet to the charge controller. In this manner, a single charge controller can be used to support dual charging inlet electric vehicle.

An onboard charging system configured for installation on a rail vehicle is provided, comprising: one or more current collection contacts; a battery, electrically connectable to the one or more current collection contacts; and an onboard charging controller having a wireless communications interface. The onboard charging controller is configured to: establish a secure wireless communication connection with a first trackside charging controller; and responsive to determining that the one or more current collection contacts have been brought into electrical contact with corresponding trackside charging contacts: instruct the first trackside charging controller, via the secure wireless communication connection, to provide a first current via the one or more trackside charging contacts.

A group control charging power distribution method comprises a first module cabinet, a second module cabinet and a charging controller, N first charging modules and N first switch control modules are arranged in the first module cabinet, and N second charging modules and N second switch control modules are arranged in the second module cabinet. Each first charging module and each second charging module are correspondingly connected with each first switch control module and each second switch control module respectively, and each first charging module and each second charging module are connected with each first terminal and each second terminal; the first terminals are connected with the second terminals in a one-to-one correspondence mode through the cabinet combination relays. The charging controller is connected with the first charging modules, the second charging modules, the first switch control module, the second switch control module, the positive pole cabinet combination relay and the negative pole cabinet combination relay. According to the invention, the defects in the prior art are overcome, and the problems of high cost and non-uniform power distribution in the prior art are solved by optimizing the structure and control logic of the module cabinet.

A vehicle charging system for an electric vehicle includes a housing having a mating end for mating with a charging component and a charging terminal held by the housing connected to a power conductor to form a power transmission line. The vehicle charging system includes a charging controller for controlling vehicle charging along the power transmission line. The vehicle charging system includes a charging sensor assembly coupled to the charging controller monitoring charging status of the vehicle charging system and generating a charging output signal. The charging sensor assembly detects an arc signature from an arc event and generates an arc output signal. Based on the arc output signal, the charging controller generates a primary control output to perform a primary protective action including shutting down the charging operation and generates a secondary control output to perform a secondary protective action.

The utility model relates to a direct-current charging pile system with a copper bar temperature monitoring function. The direct-current charging pile system comprises a charging pile, a charging gun, a wireless temperature measurement sensor, a transceiver and a temperature measurement acquisition display device, according to the utility model, through the wireless temperature measurement sensors installed on the copper bars at the alternating current side and the direct current side of the charging pile, when an automobile is charged, real-time temperature monitoring is carried out on the charging interface part, and signals are sent to the temperature measurement acquisition display device through the transceiver in a wireless communication mode; the temperature abnormal condition of the copper bar during charging can be conveniently found in time, communication with a charging controller of the charging pile can be achieved, the risk occurrence probability is reduced by alarming, stopping charging or reducing power operation, and the problem that an existing charging pile cannot find and process the temperature abnormal condition in time is solved.

Example implementations include a method, apparatus and integrated circuit (IC) for active pre-charging a battery system. The IC may include a pre-charging controller configured to manage pre-charging of a capacitive load. The IC may include a programmable current control module configured to maintain constant charging current based on one or more parameters from the pre-charging controller. The IC may include a smart gate driver configured to drive one or more high voltage field-effect transistors (FETs) based on one or more control signals from the pre-charging controller. The IC may include a boundary mode controller configured to configure inductor current to maintain constant charging current. The IC may include a safety monitoring module configured to detect an overvoltage or undervoltage state based on system voltage monitoring. The IC may include a timing module configured to indicate a charge completion following a defined charge time.

A wake-up circuit for a charge controller is provided, which includes a first-stage charging circuit and a second-stage charging circuit. The first-stage charging circuit includes a first capacitor. When an input terminal of the first-stage charging circuit receives a high level signal and the first capacitor is in a partially charged state, the first-stage charging circuit charges the first capacitor and outputs a first charging voltage to the second-stage charging circuit. When the input terminal of the first-stage charging circuit receives a low level signal, the first-stage charging circuit discharges the first capacitor. The second-stage charging circuit includes a second capacitor. When the second-stage charging circuit receives the first charging voltage output by the first-stage charging circuit, the second-stage charging circuit charges the second capacitor and outputs a wake-up signal to the charge controller, thereby increasing a scenario coverage of the wake-up circuit to ensure high applicability.

A system for charging a battery is provided. The system including a battery, a sterile barrier for encasing the battery, a charging device including a charging bay, and a charging controller. The battery includes a battery controller. The charging bay includes a first antenna for establishing communication with a battery controller of the battery encased in the sterile barrier in response to the battery being within a proximity of the charging bay and a second antenna for providing charging power to the battery encased in the sterile barrier. The charging controller detects whether the first antenna has established communication with the battery in response to the battery being within the proximity of the charging bay and provides charging power to the battery via the second antenna in response to detecting that the first antenna has established communication with the battery.

Systems and methods directed to solar power-assisted hybrid battery balancing are disclosed. For example, operating the solar power-assisted hybrid battery balancing system includes determining accessibility of solar power from a plurality of solar panels and in response to determining solar power is not accessible, activating one or more arrangements of a plurality of switches to enable a battery balancing process including redistribution of stored energy among a plurality of battery cells to maintain a balanced state-of-charge across the plurality of battery cells and transferring of charge between battery cells via a capacitor coupled to output terminals of a solar charge controller. The method includes, in response to determining solar power is accessible, activating one or more other arrangements of the plurality of switches to enable a solar battery balancing process including directing of solar-generated electrical energy among the plurality of battery cells to maintain the balanced state-of-charge.

1. The name of this design product: solar charge controller. 2. Purpose of this design product: Controller for solar charger. 3. The design key point of this appearance design product lies in the shape. 4. The picture or photo that best illustrates the design points: Stereoscopic diagram 1.

The invention discloses a charging terminal, a charging control method, a storage medium and computer equipment. A switch assembly and a charging controller are arranged in the charging terminal, the switch assembly comprises a plurality of switch devices, a detection device and a load balancing controller are arranged in a charging station where the charging terminal is located, and the detection device is used for detecting current detection signals of three phase lines in the charging station; the load balancing controller is used for generating a scheduling instruction based on the current detection signal; the charging controller is used for generating a switch control instruction based on the scheduling instruction; and the switch assembly is used for controlling two switch devices in the switch assembly to be closed based on the switch control instruction, so that a load to be charged is connected with two phase lines in the three phase lines, and charging is carried out. According to the charging terminal, dynamic adjustment of the power load of the double-phase line charging terminal can be achieved, the power supply capacity of a station is utilized to the maximum extent, and the installation and maintenance cost of a charging system is reduced.

An electric energy metering device, a charge controller, a charging pile, and a leakage protection method therefor. The electric energy metering device comprises a metering circuit (201), an insulation detection circuit (203) and an adhesion detection circuit (202). A sampling pin (1# and 2# or 7# and 8#) of at least one side of the adhesion detection circuit is correspondingly connected to a sampling pin of another circuit that is used for performing sampling on the same position. External connection of any two connected sampling pins is achieved by means of a same interface on the electric energy metering device, so that the connected sampling pins can share a same sampling wire harness, thereby reducing the number of sampling wire harnesses, and preventing problems such as complicated wire connection and scattered and disorganized internal wiring of charging piles. In addition, circuit breakers having a leakage protection function in the prior art may also be omitted, and a leakage threshold for implementing leakage protection may be set according to the current working condition of charging piles, thus achieving a balance between prevention of unwanted tripping and electrical shock protection.

An apparatus for detecting protective earth (PE) open of an electric vehicle charging controller (EVCC) according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a first voltage detection unit for detecting a negative voltage of a connector proximity detection line; and a control unit for determining that a PE between electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) and the electric vehicle charging controller is open when the voltage value detected by the first voltage detection unit is within a predetermined value.

The invention relates to the field of bolt detection, in particular to an automatic bolt looseness detection and alarm device. The device main body comprises a power supply assembly and a plurality of alarm assemblies, each alarm assembly comprises an indicating lamp and a buzzer alarm, the indicating lamps are used for detecting looseness of bolts and nuts, the buzzer alarms are used for detecting breakage of the bolts, and the power supply assembly comprises a solar panel. According to the invention, the electromagnetic induction principle and the circuit on-off change are utilized to realize the automatic detection and alarm functions of the two key states of bolt loosening and fracture, and a reliable monitoring means is provided for guaranteeing the safe operation of facilities and equipment. Different power supply connection modes are designed for fixed parts made of different materials, higher universality and applicability are achieved, limitation of the material properties of the fixed parts is avoided, and the application range is wider. A power supply assembly composed of a solar panel, a charging controller and a storage battery is adopted, clean energy solar energy is used for supplying power, and external power supplies such as an external mains supply are not needed.

A pixel module comprises a scan driver to output first signals, a data driver to output second signals, and a plurality of pixel circuits for driving an LED with PWM signals. Each pixel circuit comprises a first memory configured to store image data to drive the light-emitting diode, a second memory configured to store charging control data indicating charging timings or a number of charging times of a capacitor, and a PWM pixel driver comprising the capacitor configured to be chargeable when a supply of a bias voltage is turned on based on the charging control data, a charge controller configured to output a charging control signal according to the charging control data, and a PWM control element configured to control a power supply to the light-emitting diode, wherein the second signals transmit the image data to the first memory and the charging control data to the second memory.

The utility model discloses a self-service device for technical consultation, which relates to the technical field of consultation service and comprises a base, a cabinet body and an environment-friendly charging mechanism, the cabinet body is fixedly mounted at the top of the base, the environment-friendly charging mechanism is fixedly mounted at the top of the cabinet body, and the environment-friendly charging mechanism comprises a mounting frame, a solar cell panel, a charging controller and a storage battery. The mounting rack is fixedly mounted at the top of the cabinet body, the solar cell panel is fixedly mounted at the top of the mounting rack, the charging controller is fixedly mounted in the cabinet body, and the storage battery is fixedly mounted at the bottom of the charging controller. According to the self-service device for technical consultation, the solar panel is arranged at the top of the cabinet body, solar energy can be absorbed through the solar panel and converted into electric energy to supply power to the self-service device, the solar energy is clean and renewable energy, dependence on traditional energy can be reduced by using solar energy for charging, carbon emission is reduced, and the self-service device is environment-friendly and energy-saving. Environmental protection is facilitated, and the operation cost is reduced.

The invention provides an automatic detection charger, system and method, and belongs to the field of automatic charging, the charger comprises a charging controller provided with a plurality of communication interfaces and a plurality of charging guns in one-to-one communication connection with the plurality of communication interfaces; the charging gun is used for being inserted into a charging socket of a to-be-charged vehicle, providing electric energy for the to-be-charged vehicle and transmitting message data sent by the to-be-charged vehicle to the charging controller. The charging controller is used for detecting whether each communication interface can receive the message data or not so as to judge whether each charging gun is connected to the to-be-charged vehicle or not and starting any one or all of the charging guns connected to the to-be-charged vehicle according to the message data. According to the invention, the technical problem that the charging process fails due to the risk that the normal communication between the charger and the vehicle is affected by increasing the actively sent detection signal in the prior art is effectively solved.

In order to ensure safe and reliable disconnection of charging cables from electric vehicles during occurrence of error conditions preventing normal disengagement of such charging cables, the systems and methods disclosed herein provide a vehicle charging system including a system controller configured to present via a display a user-selectable manual disconnection option when the vehicle is not receiving a charging current, receive an indication of a user selection of the manual disconnection option, and control a charge controller of the vehicle charging system to reset in order to terminate any charging session and to disengage the charging cable. In some embodiments, the charge controller may be configured or controlled to send a session termination signal to a vehicle charge controller of the vehicle either before resetting or as part of a startup process.

An apparatus and a method for an aerosol generating device is described, the apparatus including a control module and a charging controller. The charging controller is configured to control charging of a battery at a first charging rate in a first charging mode and to control charging of the battery at a second charging rate, lower than the first charging rate, in a second charging mode. The control module is configured to determine whether the aerosol generating device is in use. The charging controller, when operating in the second charging mode, is configured to change the charging mode to the first charging mode in the event that the control module determines that the aerosol generating device is in use.

An electric vehicle (EV) comprises a battery subsystem and a charge port. The charge port comprises a charge port connector, first and second communication circuitry, and a charge controller. The charge port connector is configured to mate with a charging station connector of a charging station configured to supply charging energy to the battery subsystem. The first communication circuitry is configured to communicate with the charging station via the charge port connector based on a first communication protocol, and the second communication circuitry is configured to communicate over a communication bus based on a second communication protocol. The charge controller is configured to control charging of the battery subsystem via the supplied charging energy based on a status of the battery subsystem.

Various embodiments relate to mobile units. A mobile unit may include a number of electronic devices including a processor, a number of loads, and a modem. The mobile unit may further include a circuit board including the processor and logic configured to reset the processor, at least one load of the number of loads, and / or the modem responsive to receipt of a reset signal. The circuit board may also include a power switch-over circuit coupled to the processor and the logic and configured to switch power to at least some of the number of electronic devices from a primary battery to a secondary battery or from the secondary battery to the primary battery. Further, the circuit board may include a charge controller coupled to the secondary battery and configured to limit an amount of current conveyed to the secondary battery. Associated devices and methods are also disclosed.