The present invention relates to resiliency in photovoltaically produced power generation and utilization. This invention comprises a system of elements that combine to minimize the cost and complexity of a backup-capable solar power system. An element of this system is a prior-art balancer-based photovoltaic panel power optimizer whose power electronics are time-shared to allow an array of battery modules to power or provide supplemental or surge power to an inverter. Further elements of the system provide for rapid and low-cost installation, reliability, and easy and safe maintenance.

A power supply conversion structure and an electronic device including the same are provided. By providing a voltage regulating module connected to a switched capacitor converter, the voltage regulating module receives a first voltage of the switched capacitor converter and converts the first voltage into a second voltage, and the second voltage is higher than a voltage of a current battery, so that in the use process of the electronic device, if a voltage output to a load of the electronic device is reduced below a threshold voltage, the voltage output to the load of the electronic device is boosted to be higher than the voltage of the current battery, thus avoiding bad customer experience such as black screen and even shutdown of the electronic device. As the switched capacitor converter and the voltage regulating module operate cooperatively, the number of switches can be reduced.

An in-vehicle system is provided with a front J/B and a first voltage detection unit. The front J/B has a main relay unit, a second voltage detection unit, and a second MCU. Based on detection results detected by the first voltage detection unit and a second voltage detection unit when the main relay unit is subjected to on/off operations, the second MCU monitors whether each of the main relay unit, the first voltage detection unit, and the second voltage detection unit has abnormality or not.

A power supply apparatus includes a power supply unit configured to wirelessly supply power to an electronic apparatus, a communication unit configured to transmit, to the electronic apparatus, information indicating whether to perform a foreign object detection process for detecting a foreign object, and a control unit configured to cause the communication unit to transmit the information to the electronic apparatus before outputting of predetermined power to the electronic apparatus.

A charging circuit includes: an interface; a plurality of charging management components connected to the interface in parallel; and a plurality of battery packs, wherein each of the plurality of battery packs includes a battery or a plurality of batteries connected in series with each other, the plurality of battery packs are connected in series with the plurality of charging management components, respectively, and the plurality of battery packs are connected in parallel; wherein the plurality of charging management components are electrically connected with each other to adjust, through signal interaction between the plurality of charging management components, a charging current that is input to each of the battery packs, such that a time period of a maximum charging current for each battery pack is different from a time period of a maximum charging current for another battery pack.

Provided is a technology capable of protecting a charge/discharge control circuit and a battery device from a reverse connection state without a separately provided protection circuit. The charge/discharge control circuit to be contained in a battery device including a secondary cell, an external positive terminal and an external negative terminal, and FETs which control charging and discharging of the secondary cell, respectively, includes: VDD and VSS terminals; a charge control terminal; a discharge control terminal; a voltage detection terminal to which a voltage applied to the external positive terminal is supplied; an NMOS transistor communicates the discharge control terminal and the voltage detection terminal; and a bipolar transistor having a collector to be connected to a drain of the NMOS transistor, an emitter to be connected to a source of the NMOS transistor, and a base to be connected to a bulk of the NMOS transistor and the VSS terminal.

A circuit includes a current sensor circuit having inputs and an output. The current sensor inputs are adapted to be coupled to inductor terminals a power converter. The current sensor circuit includes a tunable time constant circuit coupled between the current sensor inputs and the current sensor output. A time constant control circuit is coupled to a tunable time constant circuit, and is configured to tune the time constant circuit responsive to the current sensor output and another signal representative of inductor current. An adjustable gain circuit has a first input coupled to the current sensor output. A direct current resistance (DCR) control circuit has an output coupled to a second input of the adjustable gain circuit, and the DCR control circuit is configured to provide a gain adjust signal at the output thereof responsive to an average current of the inductor and a current command signal for the power converter.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a charging adjustment method, a terminal and a computer storage medium. The method includes: detecting a real-time charging current when performing charging to a battery; determining whether to perform charging adjustment according to the real-time charging current and a preset cut-off current; obtaining a target voltage when determining to perform the charging adjustment; and performing charging to the battery according to the target voltage.

A microcontroller configured to monitor the input voltage and load conditions, and continuously adjust the switching frequencies in order to optimize the efficiency and longevity of the power supply incorporated in a device. The microcontroller utilizes a combination of GaN switching elements with their efficient high frequency switching capabilities, together with the continuous monitoring of the load conditions, allowing the intelligent microcontroller to vary the switching frequency of the power conversion blocks as needed in order to maintain the highest efficiency of conversion. The microcontroller can be utilized to control a luminaire or other device into which the controller is preferably integrated. The microcontroller can utilize one or more environmental sensors configured for sensing internal environmental conditions and/or external environmental conditions. Preferably the microcontroller utilizes an energy storage device configured to power the microcontroller and associated sensors to allow the mesh network controls to continue functioning in the event of a power outage.

An apparatus includes a first group of switches connected in series, a second group of switches connected in series, a first flying capacitor between a first common node and a third common node of the first group of switches, a second flying capacitor between a first common node and a third common node of the second group of switches, wherein the first group of switches and the second group of switches are configured such that the apparatus operates in one of three operating modes including a bypass operating mode, a hybrid operating mode and a boost/buck operating mode.