Embodiments of the present invention relates to a charging device (and a charging method), the charging device for charging a battery pack, the battery pack being detachably mounted on a power tool to provide power to the power tool, wherein the charging device comprises: a parameter detecting unit configured to detect a parameter related to a charging current for the battery pack, the parameter comprising a temperature of the battery pack; and a control unit configured to adjust the charging current for the battery pack according to output of the parameter detecting unit to prevent the temperature of the battery pack from reaching a first preset temperature, wherein when the temperature of the battery pack reaches the first preset temperature, the battery pack enters an over-temperature protection state, thereby preventing a life of the battery pack from being affected, By adjusting the charging current, the present invention can not only ensure that the battery pack does not enter over-temperature protection, but also ensure that the charging current of the battery pack is not too small, so that the battery pack has the highest charging efficiency.

A fuel cell system includes fuel cell, an electrical storage device that stores electric power generated by the fuel cell, and a control device that controls generation of power by the fuel cell, that acquires a charging rate of the electrical storage device, when the electric power in the electrical storage device is supplied to external devices, the control device performs first control which increases a charging rate of the electrical storage device and second control which restricts a power generation amount of the fuel cell to be smaller than in the first control and decreases a charging rate of the electrical storage device, and when a temperature detected by the temperature sensor is lower than a predetermined temperature, a power generation amount per hour of the fuel cell in the first control is reduced in comparison when the detected temperature is equal to or greater than the predetermined temperature.

This disclosure relates to an electrified vehicle configured to power limit a battery based on a thermal exchange capacity, and a corresponding method. In particular, an example electrified vehicle includes a battery, a thermal management system configured to circulate thermal exchange fluid relative to the battery, and a controller configured to power limit the battery based on a thermal exchange capacity of the thermal exchange fluid.

Vehicles can employ onboard telematic monitoring devices to collect vehicle and operation data, such as for improved vehicle fleet management. Such telematic monitoring devices are dependent on power from a vehicle, such that data collection and communication can be interrupted if a telematic monitoring device is disconnected or has a poor connection. The present disclosure relates to battery devices, which provide power to telematic monitoring devices as needed in order to maintain data collection and communication, or other more limited functionality. The present disclosure also relates to systems including battery devices, and methods for operating battery devices. The present disclosure also relates to detecting temperature of batteries, as well as emergency input and messages for telematic monitoring systems.

A carrier means 1 for retaining and locating one or more sensing means 2,3 within a battery pack, the battery pack comprising one or more cells and a thermal management duct 10 in thermal contact with at least one cell, the carrier means 1 comprising a sensing means 2,3 for sensing one or more conditions of the battery pack and a connection means 4 for providing a communicative connection to the carrier means 1, wherein the sensing means 2,3 is operably connected to the connection means 4.

A method for fast charging from an initial charge state SOC.sub.0 to a predefined target charge state SOC.sub.target is provided. Optimized fast charging conditions are determined using impedance measurements or impedance spectroscopy (EIS) of a battery system which includes a plurality of lithium ion cells. Units consisting of individual cells or of blocks of cells connected in parallel are connected in series, and devices for measuring the voltage and at least one component of the impedance of these cell units are also provided.

When a use range of an SOC (State Of Charge) of a secondary battery is expanded, the use range of the SOC is expanded by increasing an upper limit value or decreasing a lower limit value of the use range of the SOC. The increasing the upper limit value or decreasing the lower limit value of the use range of the SOC is determined to a side causing a smaller increase in a degradation rate of the secondary battery, based on at least one of a cycle degradation characteristic that defines a cycle degradation rate in accordance with the use range of the SOC and a current rate of the secondary battery and a storage degradation characteristic that defines a storage degradation rate in accordance with the SOC and a temperature of the secondary battery, and a typical use condition of the secondary battery based on a use history of the secondary battery.

A forced discharge test apparatus includes a heating circuit; a discharge circuit; a temperature sensor; and a controller. When the controller receives a test command indicating a test resistance and a test temperature, the controller outputs a first control signal to the heating circuit to increase the temperature of a battery cell. The controller outputs a second control signal to the discharge circuit to discharge the battery cell when the temperature of the battery cell reaches the set test temperature. The controller determines that the test temperature is valid with respect to the test resistance when the temperature of the battery cell is equal to or lower than the upper temperature limit at a time point at which a predetermined heating time has passed from a time point when the first control signal is outputted.

The battery control circuit includes a first inductor, a first switch tube, a second switch tube, a first diode, and a second diode. A first terminal of the first switch tube and a cathode of the first diode are both coupled to the positive electrode of the battery pack, and a second terminal of the first switch tube is coupled to a terminal of the first inductor and a cathode of the second diode. An anode of the first diode is coupled to another terminal of the first inductor and a first terminal of the second switch tube, and a second terminal of the second switch tube and an anode of the second diode are both coupled to the negative electrode of the battery pack. The first switch tube and the second switch tube are simultaneously turned on or turned off.

A battery pack sensing module includes a temperature sensor input connected with a battery cell temperature sensor, an integrated circuit, and a field effect transistor connected between the temperature sensor input and the integrated circuit, and having a gate that selectively opens based on a voltage on the temperature sensor input.