A method for sequentially driving an electrical load includes (a) controlling N switching cells, where each of the N switching cells is electrically coupled to a respective one of N energy elements, such that the N energy elements are electrically coupled in a first topology to drive the electrical load with a first voltage, N being an integer greater than one, and (b) controlling the N switching cells such that N energy elements are electrically coupled in a second topology that is different from the first topology, to drive the electrical load with a second voltage that is different from the first voltage.

A wireless power supply system for a cooking appliance includes a power transmission device and a power reception device. The power transmission device includes a transmission coil and a coil driving circuit coupled to the transmission coil and configured to drive the transmission coil to generate an alternating electromagnetic field and vary a resonance voltage of the transmission coil. The power reception device includes a reception coil matching the transmission coil and configured to sense the alternating electromagnetic field to generate a varying induction voltage signal that varies according to the varying resonance voltage and a communication and demodulation circuit configured to demodulate the varying induction voltage signal to output demodulated data.

Systems and methods for utilizing a small form-factor, wirelessly powered transceiver are disclosed. In one embodiment, a wireless powered transceiver includes a receive antenna configured to receive a receive signal, a transmit antenna configured to transmit a transmit signal, a power harvesting system including a rectifier circuit configured convert radio frequency energy from the receive signal into DC (direct current) voltage, and a power management unit (PMU) configured to set the operating mode and biasing condition of the receive and transmit circuitry blocks and provide DC voltage from the receive circuitry block to the transmit circuitry block to maintain a minimum voltage, a receiver circuitry block configured to provide energy from the receive signal to the power harvesting system, and a transmitter circuitry block including a data modulator circuit, the data modulator circuit configured to generate the transmit signal using DC voltage received from the power management unit.

An electronic device includes a battery, a plurality of capacitors, a converter that receives power from the battery and charges each of the plurality of capacitors to different voltages based on the power, a plurality of switches that switch a first path and a second path of each of the plurality of capacitors, and a controller. The controller selects a first switch among the plurality of switches based on a received signal, and controls the first switch such that a path of a capacitor connected to the first switch is switched from the first path to the second path, and the first path is a path which electrically connects each of the plurality of capacitors to the converter, the second path is a path which electrically connects each of the plurality of capacitors and a power amplifier (PA).

Described herein are improved converters, battery banks and power circuits. Also, described herein are systems that include a multi-directional buck-boost converter and multiple voltage sources, wherein the multiple voltage sources include at least three voltage sources. Also, described herein are systems that combine a high energy-density energy storage device and a high power-density energy storage device into a single device through programmable power conversion. Also, described herein are improved buck-boost converters (such as improved DC to DC buck-boost converters). And, described herein are systems that include a buck-boost converter for multiple power sources, for multiple loads, or for both multiple power sources and multiple loads. Some embodiments include a converter that includes or is connected to a bypass circuit. And, in some embodiments, when two or more of the multiple power sources or loads experience a similar voltage, such components can be directly connected by a bypass circuit.

A power supply unit for an aerosol inhaler includes: a case; a power supply that discharges power to a load for generating an aerosol from an aerosol generation source; a discharging terminal that connects the load to the power supply; a charging terminal that connects the power supply to an external power supply and is separated from the discharging terminal; a temperature measuring unit that measures temperature of the power supply; and a control device that controls an effective value of a first charging current to a value smaller than an effective value of a second charging current. The first charging current is supplied to the power supply when a measurement value of the temperature measuring unit is equal to or higher than a first threshold and the second charging current is supplied to the power supply when the measurement value is lower than the first threshold.

A system for managing storage of electrical energy can include an electromagnetic machine and a controller. The electromagnetic machine can have a rotor and a stator. The rotor can be configured to be connected to a shaft. One of the rotor or the stator can have first windings and second windings. The controller can be configured to control first circuitry and second circuitry. The first circuitry can be configured to cause energy to flow from a first energy storage device to the first windings to cause the shaft to rotate. The second circuitry can be configured to cause energy to flow selectively: (1) from a second energy storage device to the second windings to cause the shaft to rotate or (2) from the second windings to the second energy storage device to cause the second energy storage device to be charged.

A conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”) comprises one or more switch devices and a charge storage circuit for delivering a stimulus signal via a deployed electrode. A charge may be stored in the charge storage circuit. A first switch device of the one or more switch devices may be selectively turned on according to the charge of the charge storage circuit. The stimulus signal may be delivered via a current flow path comprising the first switch device and the deployed electrode according to the charge of the charge storage circuit.

A compact surveillance system that includes: a power source configured to provide power to the system; a power input coupled to the power source 9 and configured to provide power to the system; one or more sensors configured to measure a measurand; a Loosely Coupled Transformer (LCT) transducer coupled to the one or more sensors and the power source, the LCT configured to receive an external signal and convert the external signal to an electrical signal; a processor in electrical or magnetic communication with the one or more sensors, the processor configured to process the electrical signal, generate information relative to one or more of progress against predictive behaviour of selected from one or more of: corrosion; fatigue; temperature; flow and environment; with the wireless transfer system transferring information to a remote Loosely Coupled Transformer LCT transducer and converts sensor data input to information using modelling; an information storage device configured to store the information or data input, the information including processed data, pre-processed data and predictive models, with a resultant output of models is stored; and where the LCT transducer is configured to transfer the information, the information being generated based on a measurand to reduce a transfer energy in the system.

An interface electronic circuit between an energy harvesting stage is provided with an inductor and a charging stage, the interface electronic circuit having a regulation circuit capable of servo-controlling an average input impedance value of the interface electronic circuit to a predetermined optimum impedance value.