Systems and methods for controlling power flow to and from an energy storage system are provided. One energy storage system includes an energy storage device and a bidirectional inverter configured to control a flow of power into or out of the energy storage device. The energy storage system further includes a controller configured to control the bidirectional inverter based on one or more signals received from the generator set coupled to the inverter via an AC bus. The controller is configured to, based on the one or more signals, control the bidirectional inverter to store power generated by the generator set in the energy storage device and transmit power from the energy storage device to a load driven by the generator set to maintain the generator set within a range of one or more operating conditions.

A vehicle includes a control device including a first processing section, a second processing section, and a third processing section. The first processing section is programmed to acquire an excessive processing power of a general purpose computing device. The second processing section is programmed to cause the general purpose computing device to process a computing task stored in a first memory storage section and allow the processing result to be stored in a second memory storage section if the excessive processing power acquired by the first processing section is greater than a predetermined processing power. The third processing section is programmed to send the processing result stored in the second memory storage section to an external server by use of a communication device.

The present invention relates to a system and a method of connecting a battery, which include a relay unit connected to a battery by a current, and allow a current with a different intensity to flow in the relay unit according to whether force applied to a circuit from the outside is detected and a size of the detected force, thereby maintaining or blocking the connection of the relay unit to the battery in consideration of the detection of the force and the degree of danger of the detected force.

A second motor is connected to a shaft. A power transmission mechanism is configured to transmit power from the shaft and power from a second motor to a driving wheel. A power switching mechanism is connected to a first motor, the shaft, and an internal combustion engine. The power switching mechanism is switchable to a first state in which power transmission between the first motor and the shaft is allowed, a second state in which power transmission between the first motor and the shaft is inhibited and power transmission between the first motor and the internal combustion engine is inhibited, and a third state in which power transmission between the first motor and the internal combustion engine is allowed.

A military vehicle includes an engine configured to drive a front-end accessory drive and a tractive element, an energy storage system including a battery and a controller configured to control the flow of electricity to and from the energy storage system, a first motor/generator, and a second motor/generator. The first motor/generator is electrically coupled to the energy storage system and configured to selectively draw power from the energy storage system to drive the front-end accessory drive and be driven by the front-end accessory drive to generate electricity and supply electricity to the energy storage system to charge the battery. The integrated motor/generator is electrically coupled to the energy storage system and configured to selectively draw power from the energy storage system to drive the tractive element and be driven by the engine to generate electricity and supply electricity to the energy storage system to charge the battery.

A power management and selection system for a class 8 tractor trailer, directs excess solar and vehicular charge capacity to an auxiliary load by measuring available charge capacity from a reefer power system including a reefer battery, solar panel and charge controller for moderating solar power to the reefer batter, and measuring available charge capacity from a cab vehicle power system including a propulsion system battery and alternator. Charge logic, in a selector configured for switching charge capacity to the auxiliary load, determines which of the reefer power system and cab vehicle power system has the most potential excess charge capacity, and directs the determined excess charge capacity to the auxiliary load, while the measured available charge capacity remains sufficient for powering the respective reefer power system or cab vehicle power system.

An example electrical power system includes a DC bus connected to a load, a plurality of generators driven by rotation of a common shaft, and a plurality of power converters. Each power converter includes an active rectifier controller that operates a respective active rectifier to rectify AC from a respective one of the generators to DC on the DC bus. A load sharing controller is operable to provide a respective adjustment signal to each respective power converter that is enabled, the respective adjustment signals based on a difference between an average output current across all of the active rectifiers that are enabled, and a particular output current of the respective power converter. Each active rectifier controller is operable to determine a quadrature current value for its associated generator based on its adjustment signal.

Techniques and systems are described that enable multiple current source prioritization with overvoltage protection.

The present invention relates to a laundry processing apparatus and a control method thereof. A laundry processing apparatus operated by means of a motor, which has a plurality of washing units for performing washing independently of each other, charges a current generated during braking of a motor provided in each of the first washing unit and the second washing unit in a battery provided therein and uses the charged power at the next driving of the motor, thereby preventing the wasting of energy and reducing energy consumption even when power consumption is increased due to a simultaneous operation of the first washing unit and the second washing unit.

A system for capture, storage, and usage of electric energy generated by humans during exercise activities, including exercise devices having a modular control-power storage unit that incorporates energy conversion units arranged to transform mechanical energy of the at least one human participant into different storable forms of energy, at least one energy storage module arranged to store energy in at least one storage medium, and at least one control unit arranged to provide digital or analog control for the at least one modular control-power storage unit. The system may also have a communication and networking subsystem structured as a networking device and arranged to connect to and communicate bay exchanging information with at wired and/or wireless network.