H02J7/0049

ELECTRIC OFF-ROAD VEHICLE CHARGING CONTROL METHOD, COMPUTER DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM
20230083817 · 2023-03-16 ·

The present application relates to an electric off-road vehicle charging control method, a computer device and a storage medium. The method includes: acquiring first power-condition data and second power-condition data; the first power-condition data is a cumulative number of times a feedback ratio of a vehicle-mounted energy storage system is greater than a feedback ratio threshold; the second power-condition data is a cumulative number of times the feedback ratio is less than the feedback ratio threshold; comparing a target difference with a second preset threshold, and determining a charging mode according to the comparison result; the charging mode includes a normal charging mode and a reserving margin capacity charging mode; and controlling, if the charging mode is the reserving margin capacity charging mode, the vehicle-mounted energy storage system to stop charging in a case where the state-of-charge of the vehicle-mounted energy storage system reaches a full charge control state-of-charge.

Control device, control method, and storage medium for a multi-purpose battery
11482866 · 2022-10-25 · ·

A control device includes a first acquisition unit configured to acquire geographical position information of a battery registered as being mounted in an electric power supply target, a second acquisition unit configured to acquire geographical position information of the electric power supply target having the battery mounted therein, a determination unit configured to determine whether a change has occurred in a relative relationship between the geographical position information of the battery acquired by the first acquisition unit and the geographical position information of the electric power supply target acquired by the second acquisition unit, and a coping unit configured to stop supply of power to the electric power supply target having the battery mounted therein in a case where it is determined by the determination unit that a change has occurred in the relative relationship.

Vaporizer charging structure

A charging structure for a vaporizer. The charging structure includes a housing, a first electrical contact coupled to and extending outward from a first end of the housing, a spacer coupled to the first electrical contact, and a second electrical contact coupled to and extending outward from the spacer. The first electrical contact includes an exposed outer surface that extends in a continuous loop. The second electrical contact includes an exposed side surface that extends in a continuous loop and an end surface coupled to the side surface. Both the side surface and the end surface are electrically conductive. A vaporizer including the charging structure.

Robots for charging electric vehicles (EVs)

A robot for charging a vehicle is provided. The robot has wheels or configured for a track for the robot to automatically move to the vehicle to provide charge to a battery of the vehicle. A charge storage is associated with the robot. An articulating arm of the robot. The articulating arm is configured for movement that enables the articulating arm to automatically connect to a connector of the vehicle after the robot moves in position beside the vehicle for providing charge to the battery of the vehicle.

BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (BMS) AND APPLICATION
20230125811 · 2023-04-27 ·

A battery management system, comprising a bank of serially connected battery cells having a lower most cell connected to ground and an uppermost cell connected to one port of a load, the other port of which being connected to ground; circuitry for sampling the output voltage of a selected battery cell; a voltage to current converter for receiving the sampled battery cell output voltage, which consists of a current source that outputs current being proportional to the sampled output voltage a predetermined resistor, connected between the current source output and ground, into which the output current of the current source is fed; a control circuit, adapted to measure the voltage generated across the predetermined resistor with respect to ground; determine whether or not the selected battery cell is fully charged according to the difference between the measured voltage and a predetermined threshold voltage; repeat the process for additional battery cells of the bank.

Evaluation device, computer program, and evaluation method
11635467 · 2023-04-25 · ·

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.

System for charging small-capacity battery from large-capacity battery

A system for charging a small-capacity battery from a large-capacity battery. The large-capacity battery subsystem and the small-capacity battery subsystem cooperate with each other in different stages of a charging cycle of the small-capacity battery. The large-capacity battery subsystem includes a large-capacity battery, a large-capacity battery charging circuit and a constant-voltage and constant-current circuit which generates either a constant voltage or a constant current. The small-capacity battery subsystem includes a small-capacity battery and a linear charging circuit which uses the constant voltage or the constant current to charge the small-capacity battery. The charging cycle of the small-capacity battery includes a CC stage and a CV stage. In the CC stage, the linear charging circuit meets the ideal diode characteristics and outputs a constant current. In the CV stage, the linear charging circuit meets the linear charging characteristics and outputs a constant voltage.

Electric vehicle charging station
11472306 · 2022-10-18 ·

This disclosure is directed to methods and systems for charging an electric vehicle. A charging system may be used to charge the energy storage devices of an electric vehicle by using the power generation or regeneration systems or devices of the vehicle. The vehicle may access the charging system by positioning one or more wheels of the vehicle adjacent to, or on top of, one or more drive rollers of the charging system. The driver rollers may be rotatably coupled to one or more motors. A controller may control operation of the charging system, including the charging of the vehicle, by causing the motor to cause the drive rollers to rotate. The wheels of the vehicle may rotate in response to rotation of the drive rollers, causing power generation or regeneration systems of the vehicle to generate energy to store in an energy storage device of the vehicle.

NON-CONTACT POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND NON-CONTACT POWER TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION SYSTEM
20230120506 · 2023-04-20 · ·

Provided is non-contact power transmission/reception technique which is easy to be used while ensuring consideration for safety. A non-contact power transmission device 100 that wirelessly transfers generated transmission power to a non-contact power reception device 200 comprises a transmission power generation unit 120 configured to perform generation of the transmission power and a control unit 117 configured to control the generation of the transmission power. The control unit 117 is further configured to control the generation of the transmission power which is performed by the transmission power generation unit 120 in accordance with a surrounding environment in which at least one of the non-contact power transmission device 100 and the non-contact power reception device 200, or at least one of states of these devices.

BATTERY PACK, CHARGING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CHARGING BATTERY PACK
20230118126 · 2023-04-20 ·

A battery pack is provided in which the battery pack itself can recognize a determination of a full charge, which is made by a charger, without using a communication line. A battery pack is provided with a secondary battery, current measurement means for measuring a charging current for charging the secondary battery, and a control circuit which receives an output signal from the current measurement means. The control circuit determines that the secondary battery is fully charged when a reduction rate of the charging current in a unit time exceeds a predetermined value.