Various embodiments of the present technology may provide methods and apparatus for a battery system. The apparatus may provide a protection control circuit to detect undesired battery conditions and a fuel gauge circuit to confirm the detected battery condition, record the detected condition, and report the recorded conditions.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a charging apparatus and a charging method. The charging apparatus comprises: a housing adapted to be mounted in wall; a power assembly arranged within the housing and configured to supply output power to a device to be charged from a power source; a temperature sensing unit, arranged within the housing and configured to sense temperature inside the housing; a control assembly arranged within the housing and coupled to the power assembly and the temperature sensing unit, the control assembly being configured to control, based on temperature information from the temperature sensing unit, the power assembly to change the output power, thereby suppressing rise of temperature inside the housing. In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, the charging apparatus mounted in the wall can provide an effectively boosted charging power and is further applied to a broader scope.

A handheld flashlight includes a hollow cylinder having a first end and a second end, and a rechargeable battery therein. The handheld flashlight further includes a lamp head with a light source, a window breaker, a charging port and a discharging port, selectively connected to an external power source or an external load; a connection port, selectively connected to positive and negative terminals of a vehicle battery through external cables; and a management circuit, selectively applying power from the battery to one or more of the light source, the discharging port, and the connection, and selectively charging the battery from the external power source through the charging port; wherein the handheld flashlight is of such compact size and low weight as to be suitable for single-handed portable operation by a user.

A battery system includes a battery cell, a thermoelectric cooler (TEC) that cools the battery cell, a temperature sensor that detects a temperature of the battery cell, and a battery management unit (BMU) controller. The BMU controller activates the TEC to cool the battery cell in response to determining that a state of charge (SOC) of the battery cell is greater than a threshold SOC and the temperature of the battery cell is greater than a threshold temperature.

A method for charging a battery set of an autonomous vehicle including: determining charging requirements of the battery set of the autonomous vehicle via a communication from the autonomous vehicle to a charging station, in response to the communication from the autonomous vehicle, connecting a plurality of batteries of the charging station in a first combination to match the charging requirements of the battery set of the autonomous vehicle; and charging the battery set of the autonomous vehicle using the plurality of batteries of the charging station in the first combination.

A vehicle battery charging apparatus for wirelessly charging a device. The apparatus has a charging device compartment with a platform for retaining the device, and a battery charger housing for retaining a wireless battery charger. One or more housing vents are provided in the battery charger housing. And, a blower is in air communication with the battery charger housing to communicate air with the battery charger housing through the one or more housing vents to cool the wireless battery charger.

A secondary aggregate battery with spatial separation of operation temperatures is provided, including: a housing, wherein a plurality of secondary battery packs and a charge balancing system connected to the secondary battery packs are disposed in the housing. The charge balancing system includes a battery state detection unit and a heat dissipation component. The housing includes a heat dissipation chamber and an accommodation chamber separated by a partition. The heat dissipation chamber accommodates the heat dissipation component, and the accommodation chamber accommodates the secondary battery packs and the battery state detection unit such that the temperature of the heat dissipation component is isolated by the independent chamber to prevent the operation temperature of the heat dissipation component affects the normal operation of the secondary battery packs.

A respiratory therapy device generates a flow of breathable gas for therapy. The apparatus may include a flow generator in a housing to generate the breathable gas flow. The flow generator may have an operating voltage for such operations. The device may include a battery pack that is engageable with the housing. The battery pack may be configured to power the flow generator and may include a stand-by circuit configured to switch between stand-by and operating modes. The stand-by circuit may be configured to provide a stand-by operations voltage while in the stand-by mode that is less than an operating voltage of the flow generator and may be configured to detect current demand of the flow generator with the stand-by operations voltage while in stand-by mode such as for enabling an increase voltage from the battery pack to produce the operating voltage in the operating mode for the flow generator.

Systems, devices and methods are disclosed that allow recharging a power source located in an implanted medical device implanted in a patient, the recharging device comprising first and second pairs of electrical coils configured to generate first and second uniform magnetic fields in overlapping first and second cylindrical regions located between the respective pairs of electrical coils.

A secondary battery protection circuit for controlling charge and discharge using a switching circuit to protect a secondary battery from temperature is provided. The switching circuit is configured to be provided in a charge-and-discharge path between the secondary battery and an external device. The secondary battery protection circuit includes a detection terminal configured to be electrically connected, via a resistor, to between the switching circuit and the external device. The secondary battery protection circuit includes a first terminal configured to be electrically connected to a temperature detection terminal of the external device. The secondary battery protection circuit includes a second terminal to which a temperature sensitive element is configured to be electrically connected, the temperature sensitive element having a characteristic value varying in accordance with a change in temperature of the secondary battery.