H02J7/00036

ULTRASOUND BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (U-BMS), AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS EMPLOYING U-BMS

An energy storage system can comprise a stack of multiple battery modules, a plurality of ultrasound emitter transducers, a plurality of ultrasound receiving transducers, one or more excitation modules, one or more capture modules, and an ultrasound battery management system. Each ultrasound emitter transducer and each ultrasound receiving transducer can be acoustically coupled to a surface of a respective one of the battery modules. The excitation module(s) can be electrically interfaced with the plurality of ultrasound emitter transducers, and the capture module(s) can be electrically interface with the plurality of ultrasound receiving transducers. The ultrasound battery management system controller can be configured to initiate battery module ultrasound interrogation sequences.

Wireless power transmission for near and far field applications

The disclosed wireless transmitter estimates a client location in space and transmits power in the form of electromagnetic (EM) waves to that location. In response to receiving the power, a client sends a power request signal. In some implementations, the power request signal includes a request that the wireless transmitter transmit more power to the client. In response to the power request signal, the wireless transmitter can modify the power transmitted to the client to increase/decrease the amount of power the client is receiving. For example, the wireless transmitter can modify the emitted EM waves to increase coherent addition or decrease coherent addition at the location of the client to increase the amount of power the client receives. In some implementations, the wireless transmitter modifies the phase distribution of EM waves to increase the amount of power a client receives.

Semiconductor device, battery unit, and battery module

A semiconductor device capable of monitoring the state of a battery or the like is provided. The states of a plurality of batteries in a battery module is easily acquired. The semiconductor device that can be attached to an electrode of a battery or the like includes a first substrate, an element layer, and first to third conductive layers. The element layer includes a first circuit and a second circuit and is provided on a side of a first surface of the first substrate. The first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are provided on a side of a second surface positioned opposite to the first surface of the first substrate. The first circuit is electrically connected to each of the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer through an opening provided in the first substrate. The third conductive layer is provided to be stacked on a side opposite to the first substrate side of the element layer and electrically connected to the second circuit. The first conductive layer and the second conductive layer each function as a terminal, and the third conductive layer functions as an antenna.

Charger for an electric aircraft with failure monitoring and a method for its use
11522372 · 2022-12-06 · ·

Aspects relate to a charger for an electric aircraft with failure monitoring and method for its use. An exemplary charger for an electric aircraft with failure monitoring includes a charging circuit. Included within the charging circuit is a connector configured to mate with an electric aircraft port of an electric aircraft and at least a current conductor configured to conduct a current. At least a conductor comprises a direct current conductor configured to conduct a direct current; and an alternating current conductor configured to conduct an alternating current. A charger may include a control circuit configured to command the charging circuit of an electric aircraft as a function of charging datum. A charger may also include a failure monitor circuit, the failure monitor circuit configured to: detect a failure and initiate a failure mitigation procedure as a function of failure detection.

EVALUATION DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND EVALUATION METHOD
20220381831 · 2022-12-01 ·

This evaluation device comprises: a mathematical model acquisition unit that acquires a mathematical model expressing the state of a power storage element; an operation data acquisition unit that acquires operation data which includes time-series input data input during operation of a system constructed on the basis of the numerical model, and time-series output data output by the system on the basis of the time-series input data; a processing unit that inputs the time-series input data to the numerical model and executes processing causing time-series model output data to be output from the numerical model; and an evaluation unit that evaluates the design and the operation of the system on the basis of the time-series output data and the time-series model output data.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING CHARGING PATH FOR BATTERY

To generate a charging path for a battery, a method includes generating simulation data for charging currents based on a battery model indicating an internal state of a battery, generating an initial look-up table (LUT) for the charging currents and preset battery voltage limits based on the simulation data, the initial LUT representing initial charging limit conditions of the battery for stages corresponding to the charging currents, generating a modified LUT by adjusting at least one of the initial charging limit conditions of the initial LUT, in response to the initial LUT failing to satisfy a threshold, determining a final LUT based on the modified LUT, in response to the modified LUT satisfying the threshold, and generating a charging path for the battery based on the final LUT.

BATTERY STATE OF CHARGE MANAGEMENT FOR STORAGE

Embodiments of the present invention manage a state of charge of a rechargeable battery for extended storage by determining a manual override for a storage protocol is not activate for a rechargeable battery associated with a battery charger and an electronic device. Receiving battery data, environment data, and historical data for the rechargeable battery associated with a battery charger. Embodiments of the present invention determine to activate the storage protocol for the rechargeable battery based on the battery data, the environment data, and the historical data and discharge the rechargeable battery to a preset state of charge level based on the storage protocol.

Lighting device with battery housing

The present disclosure relates to a lighting device (100) comprising a lighting unit (102), at least one application unit (104), and a battery housing (106) comprising a first battery compartment (108) with a first electrical contact set (110) for accommodating and connecting a first battery and with a second battery compartment (112) with a second electrical contact set (114) for accommodating and connecting a second battery, wherein the first and second battery compartments are configured to force an exclusive spatial accommodation of only one of the first and second batteries in the battery housing at a given point in time. The lighting unit is electrically connected to the first electrical contact set for being powered by the first battery in a first operational mode and the application unit is electrically connected to the second electrical contact set for being powered by the second battery in a second operational mode.

Method for Wirelessly Transmitting Electric Energy, Energy Transmitting Device, and System Consisting of Energy Transmitting Devices
20220376560 · 2022-11-24 ·

A method for wirelessly transmitting electric energy to an energy receiving device using at least one energy transmitting device, in particular an induction transmission device. The method includes wirelessly transmitting electric energy to the energy receiving device via at least one voltage signal using at least one resonant circuit of the at least one energy transmitting device, and pausing the transmission of the at least one voltage signal, in particular at regular intervals, in order to detect foreign bodies and/or for communication between the at least one energy transmitting device and the energy receiving device and/or an external unit. The method further includes ascertaining over time at least one point in time of the transmission pauses of the at least one voltage signal on the basis of at least one external reference signal, in particular a reference signal which is independent of the energy receiving device, using at least one control and/or regulating unit of the at least one energy transmitting device.

BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND BATTERY MANAGEMENT METHOD
20220376537 · 2022-11-24 · ·

The present disclosure provides a battery management system including a reception unit configured to receive a start signal and a completion signal of job from another battery management system, a transmission unit configured to transmit the start signal and the completion signal of job by broadcast, a storage unit configured to store a time table including a job code of a plurality of jobs to be executed, a priority of corresponding job, and an execution time and period of corresponding job, a synchronization unit configured to execute synchronization of a job execution time using the received start signal or the received completion signal of job and the time table, and a job execution unit configured to execute a job using the time table stored in the storage unit and a time calculated by the synchronization unit.