A system is provided herein. The system includes modules of an electric vehicle and a power receiver of the electric vehicle. The power receiver includes receiving coils and a controller. Each of the receiving coils directly and separately connects to a separate one of the modules. The controller monitors currents to and from each of the modules and modifies operation points of each of the modules by changing frequency or duty cycle to achieve a target current.

A charging cable has a current sensor, a charging state indicator and logic circuitry to operate the indicator based on detected levels of current flow to a chargeable device. If the sensor detects current is below a low threshold, the logic circuitry operates the indicator to indicate that the cable is not connected to any chargeable device. If the sensor detects current at or above a higher threshold, the logic circuitry operates the indicator to provide a perceptible output indicating that the cable is connected to the chargeable device and the current is charging the battery. If the sensor detects current at or above the low threshold but below the high threshold, the logic circuitry operates the indicator to provide a perceptible output indicating that the cable is connected to a chargeable device but is not charging the battery of the device, e.g. when the battery is, or is nearly, fully charged.

A battery system includes: first and second battery modules connected between first and second system terminals in parallel; and a controller controlling the first and second battery modules. The first battery module includes a first battery and a first main switch, and a first balancing switch and a first balancing resistor, which are connected to the first main switch in parallel. The second battery module includes a second battery and a second main switch, and a second balancing switch and a second balancing resistor, which are connected to the second main switch in parallel. The controller is configured to detect a first battery voltage and a second battery voltage, and when an absolute value of a difference between the first and second battery voltages is greater than a first reference value, to open the first and second main switches and to close the first and second balancing switches.

In a vehicle drive system using a motor for cruising, the connection node of serially-connected first and second batteries is grounded. The operation of an inverter is controlled so that the motor drive voltage is higher than the output voltage of each of the first and second batteries. A battery unit is configured so that third and fourth batteries each in a form of a cartridge are removably loaded, and the loaded third battery is connected in parallel with the first battery and the loaded fourth battery is connected in parallel with the second battery.

At least some embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to systems and methods for predictive energy management for an electrified powertrain. In some embodiments, the system is configured to: receive a first state-of-charge (SOC) of a high-voltage energy storage system; receive a second SOC of a low-voltage energy storage system; predict an energy recuperation of an electrified powertrain using telematics data; and determine a charging direction of a bidirectional converter based on the predicted energy recuperation, the first SOC, and the second SOC.

A battery powered electronic device can include a wireless power system configured to receive power from a wireless power transmitter, a converter coupled to the wireless power system that converts a voltage from the wireless power system to a battery charging voltage, a battery comprising at least two cells, a power management unit that delivers power from one or more of the at least two cells to one or more subsystems of the electronic device, and a plurality of switching devices connecting the at least two cells, the converter, and the power management unit. The plurality of switching devices can be arranged so that a first switching configuration connects the cells in series for charging from the converter and a second switching configuration connects the cells in parallel for delivering power to the power management unit.

An apparatus is provided for charging a first storage battery and a second storage battery electrically connected together in series includes a first Kelvin connection, a second Kelvin connection and a third Kelvin connection coupled to the storage batteries. At least two of the Kelvin connections are configured to charge at least one of the first and second batteries. A charging source configured to selectively couple a charge signal to a storage battery through the Kelvin connections. A switching device selectively couples the charging source and measurement circuitry to at least two of the first, second and third Kelvin connections. A microprocessor selectively controls the switching device, charges the batteries, and measures a parameter of the batteries as a function of the charging signal applied to the batteries.

An apparatus for communication and balancing in a battery system includes a battery pack connected to a management network. The management network is configured to communicate with a master controller via a communication bus. The apparatus is configured to operate in a communication mode and a balancing mode.

A system of charging a battery pack with single charger includes a battery module, a main charging module, and a balance charging module. The battery module has a battery pack, and the battery pack has a plurality of cells in series. The main charging module has a main charger. The balance charging module has a balance charger. All the cells of the battery pack of the battery module are charged at the same time by the main charger of the main charging module. After the charging task of the main charging module is completed, the cells of the battery pack of the battery module are charged in sequence by the balance charger of the balance charging module.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an active equalizer circuit, a battery management system, a power supply system and an electrical equipment. The active equalizer circuit comprises a plurality of switching transistors, a driving transformer, a multi-port converter, a buck converter, and a microcontroller. Each of the switching transistors is coupled to a battery cell in the series battery pack on a one-to-one basis. The multi-port converter comprises an equalizing transformer and a bridge converter, each secondary winding of the bridge converter is coupled to a corresponding plurality of battery cells. The buck converter has an input terminal coupled to an output terminal of the series battery pack and an output terminal coupled to an input terminal of the bridge converter. The microcontroller is configured to output a first control signal to the buck converter, to make the buck converter transform an output voltage of the series battery pack and output the transformed output voltage to the bridge converter, and output a second control signal to the bridge converter, to control an operation state of the bridge converter. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the cost and volume of the active equalizer circuit can be reduced.