In at least one embodiment, an apparatus including a pulse buffer (PB) converter. The PB converter including a housing, a printed circuit board (PCB), at least one inductor, and at least one capacitor is provided. The PCB is positioned in the housing and includes at least one first power switch and at least one second power switch positioned thereon. The at least one inductor is positioned in the housing and off board from the PCB to interface with the at least one first power switch and the at least second power switch. The at least one capacitor is positioned in the housing and off board from the PCB to interface with the at least one first power switch and the at least one second power switch to regulate an energy output to one or more vehicle batteries during a charging operation.

A system for power distribution including a first connection and a second connection each connected respectively to a first multi connector cable and a second multi connector cable; said second multi connector cable being split into a set of two distinct wires with each distinct wire including a circuit protector, wherein each of the first multi connector cable and the second multi connector cable are ultimately connected respectively to a third connection and a fourth connection, and a fifth connection and a sixth connection.

A magnetic amplifier includes a permeable core having multiple legs. Control windings wound around separate legs are spaced apart from each other and connected in series in an anti-symmetric relation. Harmonic filters are positioned adjacent to the control windings to attenuate even-ordered harmonics generated by an alternating load current passing through a portion of the legs. The control windings are configured to bias magnetic flux arising from a control current flowing through one of the control windings which is substantially equal to the biasing magnetic flux flowing into a second control winding. The flow of the control current through each of the control windings changes the reactance of the permeable core reactor by driving those portions of the permeable core that convey the biasing magnetic flux in the permeable core into saturation. The phasing of the control winding limits a voltage induced in the plurality of control windings caused by a magnetic flux passing around a portion of the permeable core.

A magnetic amplifier includes a permeable core having multiple legs. Control windings wound around separate legs are spaced apart from each other and connected in series in an anti-symmetric relation. Harmonic filters are positioned adjacent to the control windings to attenuate even-ordered harmonics generated by an alternating load current passing through a portion of the legs. The control windings are configured to bias magnetic flux arising from a control current flowing through one of the control windings which is substantially equal to the biasing magnetic flux flowing into a second control winding. The flow of the control current through each of the control windings changes the reactance of the permeable core reactor by driving those portions of the permeable core that convey the biasing magnetic flux in the permeable core into saturation. The phasing of the control winding limits a voltage induced in the plurality of control windings caused by a magnetic flux passing around a portion of the permeable core.

A semiconductor switch includes a first switching element connected between a first terminal and a second terminal, a second switching element connected between the second terminal and a third terminal, a first resonant circuit having a zero impedance when resonating at a first frequency, a second resonant circuit having a zero impedance when resonating at N times the first frequency, wherein N is an integer greater than 1, and a transmission line having a first point connected to the second terminal, a second point connected to the first resonant circuit, and a third point connected to the second resonant circuit. A length of the transmission line between the first and second points corresponds to one-quarter of a wavelength corresponding to the first frequency, and a length of the transmission line between the first and third points corresponds to one-half of the wavelength corresponding to the first frequency divided by N.

A semiconductor switch includes a first switching element connected between a first terminal and a second terminal, a second switching element connected between the second terminal and a third terminal, a first resonant circuit having a zero impedance when resonating at a first frequency, a second resonant circuit having a zero impedance when resonating at N times the first frequency, wherein N is an integer greater than 1, and a transmission line having a first point connected to the second terminal, a second point connected to the first resonant circuit, and a third point connected to the second resonant circuit. A length of the transmission line between the first and second points corresponds to one-quarter of a wavelength corresponding to the first frequency, and a length of the transmission line between the first and third points corresponds to one-half of the wavelength corresponding to the first frequency divided by N.

The present invention relates to a system for distributing electrical energy, comprising an electricity grid configured to supply electrical energy to end users, characterized in that the grid is operated on a direct voltage.

Methods and devices for a home power networking system including a first wireless access point (AP) configured to perform wired communications over a first circuit connected to the first wireless AP. The first wireless AP further performs wireless communications with a second wireless AP, wherein the second wireless access point is connected to a second circuit and is not connected to the first circuit. The first wireless AP provides wireless transport through the second wireless AP to bridge communications between the first circuit and the second circuit.

Methods and devices for a home power networking system including a first wireless access point (AP) configured to perform wired communications over a first circuit connected to the first wireless AP. The first wireless AP further performs wireless communications with a second wireless AP, wherein the second wireless access point is connected to a second circuit and is not connected to the first circuit. The first wireless AP provides wireless transport through the second wireless AP to bridge communications between the first circuit and the second circuit.

The invention relates to a method and system for electronic current control for a flexible DC battery pack, in which the battery pack has a plurality of flexibly interconnectable modules having a respective energy store and at least two respective controllable switches and the modules are electrically connected to one another to form a section having a first and a second section end and the two section ends are connected to a respective high-voltage connection, in which the at least two switches of a respective module interrupt a battery current I or interconnect the respective energy store at least in series or parallel with or to bypass the respective energy store of the respectively adjacent module, in which the flexible interconnection of the modules is controlled by a battery control unit and hence a prescribed DC voltage V is provided.