A charger circuit includes a power stage circuit operating at least one power switch according to an operating signal to convert an input power into an output power to charge a battery and/or to provide the output power to a load, wherein the output power includes a charging power and/or a load power; a control generating the operating signal according to a voltage amplifying signal; and a voltage error amplifier circuit comparing a voltage sensing signal relevant to a charging voltage of the charging power or a load voltage of the load power with a voltage reference level in a voltage hysteresis mode of a discontinuous conduction mode, so as to generate the voltage amplifying signal; wherein the control circuit adjusts the charging voltage or the load voltage according to the voltage amplifying signal, so as to maintain the charging voltage or the load voltage within a predetermined range.

A wireless power transmitter configured to transfer power to a wireless power receiver including primary coils comprising first and second bottom coils placed adjacent to each other in a line and each consisting of a single layer of 11 turns and a top coil stacked on the first and second bottom coils and consisting of a single layer of 12 turns; a shielding; and a full-bridge inverter, wherein the first and second bottom coils and the top coil have a substantially rectangular frame structure with a through hole in the center, wherein the top coil lies on a plane surface in the middle between the first and second bottom coils, wherein a distance from the center of the first and second bottom coils to the center of the top coil is set to a range of 21 mm to 25 mm, wherein the first and second bottom coils have a height of 48 mm to 50 mm and a width of 43 mm to 45 mm, and the through hole in the first and second bottom coils has a height of 25 mm to 27 mm and a width of 21 mm to 23 mm, wherein the top coil has a height of 45 mm to 47 mm and a width of 48.5 mm to 50.5 mm, and the through hole in the top coil has a height of 20 mm to 22 mm and a width of 24.5 mm to 26.5 mm, wherein the first and second bottom coils and the top coil have a thickness of 0.9 mm to 1.3 mm, wherein an amount of power which is transferred is controlled based on an input voltage of the full-bridge inverter, wherein the input voltage has a range of 1 V to 18 V, wherein an operating frequency to control the amount of the power is within a range of 140 kHz to 150 kHz, wherein an assembly of the primary coils and the shielding has a self-inductance value of 11.3 .Math.H, wherein the full-bridge invertor drives a series capacitance, and wherein a value of the series capacitance is 139 nF.

An electric processing tool includes an energy supply device and an open-loop or closed-loop control unit. The energy supply device includes at least two energy sources which are interconnected, each in a series circuit with an electronic component for applying the logical operator “OR” to the individual current of the electronic component in question, to form a common star point, such that a resulting total current for supplying the electric processing tool results. At least a subset of the energy sources, in particular each energy source, is assigned a current-measuring unit for measuring the individual current of the energy source in question. The open-loop or closed-loop control unit is configured to adapt the total current to the measured individual currents.

A charging apparatus for charging a battery of an electrically operable vehicle includes a plug element, a base element, and adjusting facility. The plug element is connectable to a corresponding, vehicle-side plug element of the motor vehicle and via which electrical energy is transferrable to the motor vehicle so as to charge the battery. The base element is connected to a current source and provides electrical energy from the current source for the plug element. Via the adjusting facility the plug element is movable relative to the base element in order to connect the plug element to the vehicle-side plug element, and via which an electrical connection is provided between the base element and the plug element. The adjusting facility has an overload protection via which the base element is electrically separated from the plug element in the event of a predetermined mechanical maximal load being exceeded.

A jump starter device can include sensors to measure data of a vehicle coupled to the jump starter device. The jump starter device can include a controller configured to process the load data to determine the status of the load, such as the conditions of the vehicle connected to the jump starter.

A power delivery system for a computing device includes a power connector, a power delivery switch, a charging circuit, and a hardware controller. The power connector is configured to selectively electrically connect with a power supply unit. The power delivery switch is electrically intermediate the power connector and the charging circuit. The hardware controller is configured to limit a charging current at the charging circuit to a sub-threshold level for a current-limiting duration based at least on initiation of a transition of the power delivery switch from an OFF state to an ON state that lasts for a switching duration that is less than the current-limiting duration. The charging circuit is configured to modulate the charging current to a regulated charging current and deliver the regulated charging current to a system load of the computing device after the current-limiting duration has elapsed.

A protection circuit 60 is provided with: switches 61, 62 positioned on a power line PL of an electricity storage element 22 and a load 12; first protection elements 63, 64, 65 connected in parallel with the switches 61, 62 and absorbing surge caused when the switches 61, 62 open and cut off discharge current; and a second protection element 66 connected in parallel with the load and flowing, back to the load, the surge caused when the switches 61, 62 open and cut off the discharge current.

A system and method for contextually aware charging of mobile devices. In accordance with an embodiment, the system comprises a base unit having one or more charger coils, for use in inductive charging; and one or more components within the base unit for providing context-aware connectivity and/or other capabilities with a mobile device. When a mobile device having one or more receiver coils or receivers associated with, is placed in proximity to the base unit, the charger coil is used to inductively generate a current in the receiver coil or receiver associated with the mobile device, to charge or power the mobile device, and at the same time the context-aware connectivity and/or other capabilities are initiated. In accordance with various embodiments, the base unit and/or the mobile device can adapt to a location or use model of interest to provide different functionalities, applications and features.

A portable charger capable of jump starting a 12 V car battery includes a charger battery, a jump start circuit operatively electrically connected with the charger battery and with an ignition power outlet, and a microcontroller for coordinating safety functions to establish or interrupt the operative electrical connection of the jump start circuit with the ignition power outlet. The ignition power outlet comprises a positive power socket, a negative power socket, a positive sensing socket and a negative sensing socket. The sensing sockets are electrically isolated from the power sockets, and the microcontroller senses voltage across the sensing sockets and is configured to interrupt the operative electrical connection of the jump start circuit to the ignition power outlet until proper voltage is sensed across the sensing sockets.

A line module for use in a network device a plurality of circuits; and a power module comprising at least one circuit, wherein the power module is connected to the plurality of circuits and a Power Distribution Unit (PDU), and the at least one circuit of the power module is configured to shut down one or more of the plurality of circuits until a current threshold is no longer exceeded by a current drawn from a power feed connected to the first PDU.