A battery management system for dynamically balancing power in a battery module is provided. The battery management system comprises a plurality of modules, and each of the plurality of modules comprises a plurality of bricks. Each of the plurality of bricks comprises a plurality of blocks, electrically connected in one of a series configuration or a parallel configuration and a controller assembly provided in each of the plurality of the modules. The controller assembly comprises a first converter adapted to be connected to the plurality of bricks and a second converter adapted to be connected to an external system. The controller assembly is configured to obtain a plurality of battery pack parameters from the plurality of bricks using the first converter, process the obtained plurality of battery pack parameters and determine a current level to regulate a charging or discharging of the battery pack using the second converter.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, an electronic device comprises: a battery, a memory, a connector including one or more signal terminals, a first converter included in a first path that connects the battery to the connector, a second converter included in second path that is distinct from the first path and connects the battery to the connector, and a processor electrically connected to the battery, the memory, the connector, the first converter, and the second converter, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to obtain identification information of the external electronic device when the electronic device is connected to the external electronic device through the connector, determine whether the identification information matches comparison data stored in the memory, determine whether a voltage of a power terminal (vbus) among the one or more signal terminals satisfies a specified condition when the identification information matches the comparison data, and transmit power determined based on a real-time voltage of the battery to the external electronic device by using the second path through the connector, based on whether the specified condition is satisfied.

A charging cabinet is disclosed having a frame, a center vertical member, wherein the center vertical member includes a lock plate, a plurality of stock chargers, an exhaust system, configured to vent heat from the charging cabinet to cool the at least one battery, a heater, configured to warm the at least one battery, a pair of duplex receptacles, a pass-thru connector recess box, wherein the pass-thru connector recess box is angled downward, a pass-thru connector mount box, wherein the pass-thru connector mount box is angled upward, an inlet connector recess box, wherein the inlet connector recess box is angled downward, and an inlet connector mount box, wherein the inlet connector mount box is angled upward.

A discharging assembly includes: a first end to which electric power is input from a connected discharging port; a first voltage line, a second voltage line and a neutral line; and a second end that outputs first AC power and second AC power. The first AC power applies a first voltage between the first voltage line and the neutral line. The second AC power applies a second voltage between the second voltage line and the neutral line. The second end includes a first electrical outlet and a second electrical outlet. The first electrical outlet includes a first voltage terminal connected to the first voltage line, a second voltage terminal connected to the second voltage line, and a ground terminal connected to the neutral line. The second electrical outlet includes a voltage terminal connected to the first voltage line, and a ground terminal connected to the neutral line.

A battery cell balance circuit includes an AC/DC converter, a plurality of battery cells, a plurality of switches, an isolated DC/DC converter, a circuit switch, and a control unit. The AC/DC converter receives an AC power. The battery cells are connected in series to form a battery link. Each switch is correspondingly connected to one battery cell. The isolated DC/DC converter is coupled to the switches and coupled to the battery link in series. The circuit switch is coupled between the AC/DC converter, the isolated DC/DC converter, and the plurality of switches. The control unit provides a plurality of control signals to correspondingly control the plurality of switches and the circuit switch.

The present disclosure relates to a monitoring system for an energy storage system, an energy storage system comprising such a monitoring system, a vehicle comprising such an energy storage system and a manufacturing method for such a monitoring system. The monitoring system for an energy storage system comprises a plurality of energy storage cells comprising at least one stretchable electronic unit and a communication element. The stretchable electronic unit is arrangeable at least at one of the energy storage cells. The stretchable electronic unit is configured to generate data based on strain applied on the stretchable electronic unit. The communication element is integrated in the stretchable electronic unit and configured to transfer data generated by the stretchable electronic unit.

Disclosed herein is a USB port controller on a sink side. The USB port controller is compatible with a USB Type-C. A sink equipped with the USB port controller includes a power supply terminal, a capacitor connected to the power supply terminal, and a discharge resistance and a discharge switch connected in series with each other between the power supply terminal and a ground line. The USB port controller includes a discharge control unit configured to turn on the discharge switch when no voltage is supplied from a source to the power supply terminal.

A method for controlling a cell current limiting value for a battery management system. In some examples, the method includes determining quadratic reference currents of a battery cell; calculating a corresponding reference time constant for each reference current using a model for the calculation of a RMS value of a cell current by reference to a continuous current; constituting a diagram for the relationship between the reference time constant and the quadratic reference current; determining a predictive time constant by the comparison of a quadratic measured value of a cell current with the quadratic reference currents; calculating a predictive RMS limiting value of the cell current; calculating a first predictive limiting value for a short predictive time, a second predictive limiting value for a long predictive time, and a third predictive limiting value for a continuous predictive time; and calculating additional RMS limiting value for the cell current.

The invention relates to a battery (100) that works by regulating the power source (112) to provide a suitable voltage output so that the user's devices/products using the battery will have a high performance among several other advantages. The battery (100) comprises a positive terminal (102); a negative terminal (112); a power source (114); and a voltage regulation device (110). The voltage regulation device (110) is operatively connected to the positive terminal (102), the negative terminal (112) and the power source (114). The voltage regulation device (110) includes electronic components that are operatively connected to each other in order to regulate an output voltage in a programmed variable level.

A charging management apparatus includes a main relay connected between a positive electrode terminal of a battery pack and a charging terminal of a charging connector, a current regulator connected in parallel to the main relay and including a precharge relay and a resistance regulation circuit connected in series, a battery pack voltage sensor, a battery pack current sensor, and a controller to control the main relay is into an on state and the precharge relay into an off state in response to a first switching condition while the main relay is in the off state, the resistance regulation circuit at a first resistance value and the precharge relay is in the on state, and to control the resistance regulation circuit to a second resistance value, the precharge relay into the on state and the main relay into the off state, in response to a second switching condition.