H02J7/0049

Apparatus and method for managing a battery based on degradation determination

An apparatus and a method for managing a battery are based upon degradation determination of the battery. The method includes determining a charging method when starting charging of a battery, storing at least one of a charge voltage, charge current, and temperature when starting charging of the battery, and when the determined charging method is constant current (CC) charging, determining a state of health (SOH) of the battery by comparing an increase in charge capacity of the battery with respect to an increase in charge voltage of the battery with a CC-section SOH mapping table, or when the determined charging method is constant voltage (CV) charging, determining the SOH of the battery by comparing at least one of an increase in the charge capacity of the battery and a charge time of the battery with a CV-section SOH mapping table.

DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING SOLAR DRIVEN WATER PUMPS AND METHOD IN WHICH SUCH A DEVICE IS APPLIED

Device for controlling solar driven water pumps with three selectable modes on the control panel being: I) speed mode with 100% use of the available solar DC power at all times; II) solar mode using available solar DC power only, and III) eco mode combining the use of the available solar DC power with the use of the AC power from a grid or a generator and/or batteries, by automatic switching between two stages, being (i) solar stage running on solar DC power only, and (ii) hybrid stage running with solar DC power and AC power from grid or generator and/or batteries like in speed mode. The purpose of the present disclosure is to preferentially use solar energy from solar panels over AC current from the electric grid or from a generator and/or batteries while ensuring sufficient pumping capacity.

Charging System for Swapping Station or Energy Storage Station
20220393491 · 2022-12-08 ·

Provided is a charging system for a swapping station or an energy storage station. The charging system comprises at least two charging modules (101, 102, 201, 202, b1, d1, d2, d3, d4), battery charging ports (104, 105), and a control module (103, 203); and the control module (103, 203) is used for calling different numbers of charging modules (101, 102, 201, 202, b1, d1, d2, d3, d4) and/or controlling the output power of each of the charging modules (101, 102, 201, 202, b1, d1, d2, d3, d4). Different numbers of charging modules (101, 102, 201, 202, b1, d1, d2, d3, d4) are called according to the different charging requirements, and the output power of the charging modules can also be controlled, such that the batteries can be efficiently and quickly charged, electric energy can be rationally distributed, and the charging efficiency can be improved.

Power storage apparatus with voltage stepping-up/down bi-directional converter
11522380 · 2022-12-06 · ·

A power storage apparatus includes a storage battery chargeable and dischargeable, a voltage stepping-up/down circuit that performs a voltage stepping-up operation of stepping up by PWM control a voltage supplied from the storage battery and outputting a stepped-up voltage to a high-voltage DC bus line, and a voltage stepping-down operation of stepping down by PWM control a voltage supplied from the high-voltage DC bus line and supplying a stepped-down voltage to the storage battery. Moreover, a detection device is provided that outputs a detection signal indicating a full-charged state of the storage battery, and a controller keeps a high-side switch in the voltage stepping-up/down circuit in an off state in response to input of the detection signal.

EVALUATION DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND EVALUATION METHOD
20220381831 · 2022-12-01 ·

This evaluation device comprises: a mathematical model acquisition unit that acquires a mathematical model expressing the state of a power storage element; an operation data acquisition unit that acquires operation data which includes time-series input data input during operation of a system constructed on the basis of the numerical model, and time-series output data output by the system on the basis of the time-series input data; a processing unit that inputs the time-series input data to the numerical model and executes processing causing time-series model output data to be output from the numerical model; and an evaluation unit that evaluates the design and the operation of the system on the basis of the time-series output data and the time-series model output data.

BATTERY CONTROL DEVICE

A battery control device includes a processor that is configured to estimate a full charge capacity of a battery based on an amount of current supplied to the battery from a start of charging to an end of charging and voltages of the battery at the start of charging and the end of charging when the battery is charged from a state where a voltage of the battery is below a predetermined start voltage threshold value to a state where the voltage exceeds a predetermined end voltage threshold value, and the battery satisfies a predetermined permission condition.

METHOD FOR CHARGING AT LEAST ONE HEARING DEVICE AND A HEARING AID SYSTEM

A method for wirelessly charging at least one hearing device (4) via at least one power transmission unit (14) is disclosed. The method comprises: Charging at least one power receiving and storing unit of the at least one hearing device (4) via a wireless charge field of the at least one power transmission unit (14); Turning off the at least one hearing device (4) when the at least one power receiving and storing unit of the at least one hearing device (4) is substantially fully charged; Rebooting the at least one hearing device (4) when the at least one wireless charge field is removed; and Determining the resonance frequency of a coil element of the at least one hearing device (4) after rebooting. Further, a hearing aid system is disclosed.

Method for determining section in which generation of internal gas in second battery accelerates

The present invention relates to a method for determining a section in which generation of internal gas in a second battery accelerates, the method comprising the steps of: measuring a closed circuit voltage (CCV) and an open circuit voltage (OCV) according to the state of charge (SOC) of the secondary battery while charging the secondary battery; deriving a closed circuit voltage (SOC-CCV) profile according to the state of charge and an open circuit voltage (SOC-OCV) profile according to the state of charge; and determining, from the derived SOC-CCV profile and SOC-OCV profile, a section in which the amount of internal gas generated in the secondary battery rapidly increases.

CONTROL METHOD AND UPDATE METHOD OF ELECTRONIC INK DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND RELATED DEVICES AND SYSTEM
20220368143 · 2022-11-17 · ·

A control method of an electronic ink display apparatus, which is applied to a terminal equipment. The method includes: charging the electronic ink display device; outputting charging state prompt information, and after the terminal device establishes a wireless communication connection with the electronic ink display device, receiving a data update instruction and sending target update content to the electronic ink display device. Outputting the charging state prompt information includes: outputting charging completion prompt information in response to a completion of the charging of the electronic ink display device.

METHOD, CHARGING DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR DETECTING CHARGED STATE
20220368146 · 2022-11-17 ·

A method, charging device, and non-transitory computer readable medium for detecting charging state comparing obtaining data packages from a chargeable electrical device, each of the data packages comprising a first transmitting power; counting a quantity of the data packages of the first transmitting power data package being smaller than a theoretical transmitting power in a predetermined time period; and based on the quantity of the data packages, determining whether the chargeable electrical device is fully charged.