A battery diagnosing apparatus includes a charged-state detector configured to detect a charged state of a battery, a charging current controller configured to vary a charging current for the battery when the charged state of the battery corresponds to a predetermined diagnosis charging range, and a battery diagnosing unit configured to analyze a charging profile generated during charging of the battery, thereby determining whether or not the battery is abnormal.

A control device performs a first supply process of controlling a voltage converter to supply power from a solar panel to a high-voltage battery via the voltage converter while setting input-output power of a low-voltage battery to zero on the condition that a supplied power value is determined to be equal to or more than a specified power value. The control device performs a second supply process of controlling the voltage converter to supply power from the solar panel and the low-voltage battery to the high-voltage battery via the voltage converter on the condition that the supplied power value is determined to be less than the specified power value. The control device sets the specified power value based on one or more of a first index value indicating the degree of deterioration of the low-voltage battery and a second index value indicating whether the low-voltage battery is likely to deteriorate.

A charging system for charging a battery of an implantable medical device, includes: a charger coil assembly having a transmission coil configured to generate an alternating magnetic field to inductively transfer electrical energy from the charger coil assembly to the battery of the implantable medical device; and a mobile computing device that is electrically coupled to the charger coil assembly and where the mobile computing device includes: an energy storage device, a memory configured for storing executable instructions, and a processor configured for executing the executable instructions to control the transfer of electrical energy from the energy storage device to the transmission coil for inductive transfer from the charger coil assembly to the battery of the implantable medical device.

It is provided an electronic lock (20) comprising interface circuitry (4) and a microcontroller (5); wherein the interface circuitry (4) is configured to dynamically respond to a query signal from a conductively connected electronic key (2), to enable the electronic key (2) to detect presence of the electronic lock (20); wherein the interface circuitry (4) is further configured to decode incoming data from the electronic key (2) for forwarding to the microcontroller (5), and to encode outgoing data from the microcontroller (5) for forwarding to the electronic key (2); wherein the interface circuitry (4) is further configured to control when power is transferred from the electronic key (2) to the microcontroller (5); and wherein the microcontroller (5) is connected to the interface circuitry (4) for communicating with the electronic key (2) and for receiving power from the electronic key (2).

Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for monitoring and passive balancing in battery pack charging. An example system includes a plurality of voltage detectors, a plurality of passive balancing circuits, a charging current detector, and a control circuit. The control circuit may be configured to receive a plurality of voltage measurements and a charging current measurement; determine based on a voltage measurement of the plurality of voltage measurements and/or the charging current measurement, whether to activate a passive balancing circuit of the plurality of passive balancing circuits to adjust the adjustable resistance of the passive balancing circuit; and adjust, based on a passive balance current measurement through the passive balancing circuit and the voltage measurement, the adjustable resistance of the passive balancing circuit.

A control method, apparatus, device, medium, and product for an integrated storage-charging station are disclosed. The method includes: sending predicted regulation data for a control period to an integrated storage-charging station, the predicted regulation data being generated based on a load prediction model corresponding to the integrated storage-charging station; receiving reported regulation data sent by the integrated storage-charging station, the reported regulation data being generated based on the predicted regulation data; generating a control instruction corresponding to the integrated storage-charging station based on winning regulation data, the control instruction carrying final regulation data corresponding to the integrated storage-charging station, and the final regulation data being obtained after splitting the winning regulation data based on the regulation data reported by the integrated storage-charging station; and issuing a corresponding control instruction to the integrated storage-charging station, for instructing the integrated storage-charging station to regulate its own charging and discharging power.

The present invention provides an aerosol generation system comprising: a controller for an inhalation device, the controller including a first power supply, a first connector, and a first processor configured to perform energization control of a heater which is used to heat an aerosol source, and a power supply device including a second power supply, a second connector which is connected to the first connector at the time of charging of the first power supply, and a second processor configured to perform control of power supply from the second power supply to the controller via the second connector, wherein a first voltage applied to a power supply terminal of the first processor and a second voltage applied to a power supply terminal of the second processor are different from each other.

A wireless power receiving device (WPRD) comprises an RFID responder and a beacon signal oscillator to transmit an RFID response in a case where there is no electric power which is necessary for transmission of a beacon signal. A wireless power transmitting device (WPTD) operates in a wide area power transmission mode for transmitting the electric power at a wide angle toward a direction that it receives the RFID response. When the WPRD receives the electric power in a wide area power transmission mode and transmission of the beacon signal becomes possible, it transmits the beacon signal. The WPTD operates in a centralized power transmission mode for transmitting the electric power at a narrower angle toward a direction receiving the beacon signal. Also, during the centralized power transmission mode, it cyclically performs transmission and reception of the beacon signal to detect positions of the WPRD and the WPTD.

A wireless power transfer system and a control method thereof. The wireless power transfer system includes: a transmitter coil configured to be magnetically coupled to a receiver coil; a power conversion device coupled to the transmitter coil; and a controller including a one-half cycle detection block, wherein the one-half cycle detection block is configured to establish a current sensing time instant, and wherein at the current sensing time instant, a current flowing through the transmitter coil is detected and compared to a predetermined threshold to perform foreign object detection to determine whether a foreign object is coupled to the wireless power transfer system.

An electronic device may include a battery, a charging circuit, at least one sensor, a plurality of temperature sensors disposed respectively at different positions, at least one processor operatively coupled to the battery, the charging circuit, the at least one sensor, or the plurality of temperature sensors, and memory. The memory storing instructions which are configured to, when executed, cause the electronic device to, measure temperature values at intervals of a predefined period using the plurality of temperature sensors during charging, identify a heat state based on at least in part of the measured temperature values, identify a user contact state using the at least one sensor, and control charging power for the battery through the charging circuit based on the heat state and the user contact state. Various other embodiments are also available.