A charging system for an autonomous rover includes a charging interface with contacts that interface with the autonomous rover, a rover power source for the autonomous rover, and circuitry operated by the autonomous rover for controlling charging of the rover power source.

According to an embodiment, an compressed air-based autonomous power generation system for a standalone industrial robot jig comprises an air compressor configured to supply compressed air, a compressed air-based power generator detachably connected with the air compressor to produce power and deliver the compressed air, an industrial robot jig connected with the compressed air-based power generator to receive the compressed air and clamp a product, a battery connected with the compressed air-based power generator to receive, and be charged with, the power, and to supply the power to the industrial robot jig, and an auxiliary air tank connected with the compressed air-based power generator to store the compressed air.

A charging device, a terminal, and a method for controlling charging are provided. The charging device includes a wireless receiving circuit, a charging interface, a charging management module, and a control module. The wireless receiving circuit is configured to convert a wireless charging signal received into charging electrical energy. The charging interface is configured to receive charging electrical energy supplied by an external power supply device. The charging management module is configured to adjust a voltage and/or current in the charging electrical energy output from the wireless receiving circuit or the charging interface. The control module is configured to control a first charging channel where the wireless receiving circuit and the charging management module are disposed to be switched on, and/or control a second charging channel where the charging interface and the charging management module are disposed to be switched on.

A charging station includes an alternating current (AC) electrical power input and at least one direct current (DC) electrical power module coupled to the AC electrical power input. The charging station also includes at least one station output having a vehicle DC electrical power output, a communications output, and a dispenser DC electrical power output, the dispenser DC electrical power output being configured to be coupled to at least one dispenser. The charging station further includes a communications hub including at least one communications network connection, the communications hub being configured to receive information relating to an amount of DC electrical power to be delivered to a particular dispenser coupled to the charging station. Further still, the charging station includes a master controller configured to receive the information from the communications hub relating to the amount of DC electrical power to be delivered to the particular dispenser coupled to the charging station and provide a control signal to one of the at least one DC electrical power modules, the control signal being based on the information and being configured to control the amount of DC electrical power sent through one of the at least one DC electrical power modules.

The invention concerns a charger for aeronautical maintenance equipment, the charger comprising at least one so-called “high-frequency” input electrical connector comprising a plurality of power supply pins capable of receiving a three-phase AC voltage delivered by an external power supply source at a frequency of 400 Hz, and two detection pins, a so-called “high-frequency” charging module, connected to the at least one high-frequency input electrical connector, intended to be connected to a power storage module of the aeronautical maintenance equipment, and capable of converting the AC voltage received at the plurality of power supply pins of the high-frequency input electrical connector into a DC voltage for charging the storage module, and a control module capable of generating a detection voltage between the detection pins of the high-frequency input electrical connector allowing the external power supply source, when it detects the detection voltage, to authorize the supply of the AC voltage to the plurality of power supply pins of the high-frequency input electrical connector.

The disclosure relates to a method for interacting with a user of a rechargeable-battery-operated machining tool, which can be supplied with energy by means of an exchangeable rechargeable battery pack or exchangeable rechargeable battery. According to the disclosure, in one method step a power characteristic variable of the exchangeable rechargeable battery pack or exchangeable rechargeable battery is sensed by means of a sensing unit of the rechargeable-battery-operated machining tool and/or of the exchangeable rechargeable battery pack or exchangeable rechargeable battery at defined times during the operation of the rechargeable-battery-operated machining tool, and in an additional method step the frequency with which the exchangeable rechargeable battery pack or exchangeable rechargeable battery has been operated at its power limit is calculated. The disclosure also relates to a system, comprising a rechargeable-battery-operated machining tool and an exchangeable rechargeable battery pack or exchangeable rechargeable battery, for carrying out the method.

A battery charging progress prediction method and apparatus are provided. One example method includes: receiving a request message from a first terminal or a second terminal, where the request message includes a battery model of a battery of the first terminal and a first state of charge (SOC); determining charging progress information of the battery of the first terminal based on the request message; and sending a response message to the first terminal or the second terminal, where the response message includes the charging progress information.

There is provided a battery cell monitoring system comprising a flexible substrate able to conform to a surface of a battery cell to be monitored and wireless communication circuitry to be positioned proximate to a surface of the battery cell and arranged to communicate with one or more other battery cell monitoring systems. The battery cell monitoring system is provided with control circuitry integrated onto the flexible substrate to control the wireless communication circuitry to perform two types of communication. The first of the two types of communication is a local communication between the battery cell monitoring system and each of the one or more other battery cell monitoring systems. The second of the two types of communication is a non-local communication between the battery cell monitoring system and a battery management system routed via inter-cell communication with the one or more other battery cell monitoring systems.

An intelligent energy system includes an energy-consuming appliance, a battery module coupled to the appliance, and a bidirectional converter coupled to the appliance and the battery module by a power bus. The battery module is configured to provide power to the appliance. The bidirectional converter converts between alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) and interfaces with a power infrastructure external to the appliance. The system further includes a control unit communicatively coupled to the battery module, the bidirectional converter, and the appliance. The control unit is configured to determine a charge and discharge schedule for the battery module. The battery module coupled with the bidirectional converter provides uninterrupted power to the appliance, abstracts the power demands of the appliance from local power infrastructure, and allows for greater appliance peak power draw than would otherwise be practical or possible.

The disclosure provides a method for supplying power to a power receiving device, comprising performing a wireless charging function comprising a first detection operation for transmitting a detection signal to detect the power receiving device; and a wireless communication function comprising a second detection operation for detecting a wireless communication tag; wherein the first detection operation comprises periodically transmitting a first group of detection signals and a second group of detection signals each comprising a plurality of detection signals, there is no other detection signal transmitted between transmission of the first group of detection signals and transmission of the second group of detection signals, and the second detection operation is performed between transmission of the first group of detection signals and transmission of the second group of detection signals. The disclosure further provides a wireless charging device for performing the wireless charging method.