An interface for a battery pack and an electrical combination. The interface may include a battery-receiving portion configured to receive a battery pack and including a cavity. The cavity is defined by a pair of sidewalls with rails defining a groove between the rails and a lower surface of the cavity. The rails are stepped or angled along a battery insertion axis and are configured to guide the sliding engagement of a battery pack within the battery-receiving portion.

A system and method for charging electronic candles. Electronic candles are received in one or more charging bases. The electronic candles are secured in place in the one or more charging bases. The one or more charging bases are received on a charging rack. The one or more charging bases are electrically connected to a power system of the charging rack to charge the electronic candles.

An autoclavable container for sterilizing a wirelessly chargeable battery is disclosed. The autoclavable container includes a lid including metal and a base including a material permitting the transmission of an electromagnetic wave therethrough and having a glass transition temperature above 140 degrees Celsius. The lid defines a plurality of apertures configured to allow a sterilant to permeate the lid. The lid includes a mount configured to receive a filter defining a microbial barrier. The base defines a plurality of receptacles, each receptacle shaped to receive a wirelessly chargeable battery. The base also includes a plurality of protrusions, each protrusion being aligned with a corresponding receptacle.

The disclosure relates to a rechargeable battery pack for a hand-held power tool, having an interface for establishing an electrical connection of the rechargeable battery pack to a hand-held power tool and/or a charging device. The interface has contact elements for electrically contacting corresponding mating contact elements on the hand-held power tool and/or on the charging device. One contact element is a signal contact element which is electrically connected to an encoder element of the rechargeable battery pack. A rechargeable battery pack electronics is configured to provide information relating to the rechargeable battery pack via the signal contact element, said information relating to the rechargeable battery pack being stored, at least in part, in the at least one encoder element, wherein in the rechargeable battery pack electronics, the encoder element is connected, in an electric parallel circuit, in parallel with a dynamic current path.

The various implementations described herein include methods and devices for vehicle-to-vehicle charging. In one aspect, a system includes a charge acceptor vehicle, a charge donor vehicle, and a cable having a first connector and a second connector. The first connector is configured to trigger a request to establish an electrical connection with the battery of the charge acceptor vehicle in response to a determination that the second connector is plugged into a charging port of the charge donor vehicle. The second connector is configured to automatically establish an electrical connection to the battery of the charge donor vehicle. The cable is configured to support charge transfer from the battery of the charge donor vehicle to the battery of the charge acceptor vehicle. Details regarding the cable and a method of transferring charge between two vehicles are also disclosed.

Disclosed are a charging/discharging probe, a charging/discharging jig, and a charging/discharging apparatus. The charging/discharging probe is a charging/discharging probe in contact with an electrode terminal of a secondary battery in a charging/discharging jig used for charging, discharging, or testing of the secondary battery, and may include: a jig terminal electrically connected to the electrode terminal of the secondary battery in contact with the electrode terminal; a guide rod coupled to a connection portion with a frame of the charge/discharge jig and the jig terminal and made of an elastic member; and a spring formed to surround a part of the jig terminal and the guide rod and allowing the guide rod to elastically fix the electrode terminal of the secondary battery.

An aerosol delivery device may include a rechargeable power source configured to provide power to generate an aerosol, device electronics configured to generate the aerosol responsive to application of the power from the power source, and an authentication module. The authentication module may include a separate chip or circuit board relative to the device electronics. The authentication module may be inserted into the aerosol delivery device between the power source and the device electronics to control provision of the power to the device electronics for generation of the aerosol or between the power source and a charge port of the aerosol delivery device to control charging of the power source.

The present disclosure is directed to a cordless power tool vibration isolation system. A solution to negative impacts of vibration on a removable battery pack caused by operation of a cordless power tool. Isolating the battery pack from the power tool reduces wear and tear on the battery pack including the pack housing, the pack terminals and internal pack components. A battery pack interface of the power tool including a discrete interface housing that mates with the battery pack and a vibration isolation element that separates and isolates the combination of the discrete interface housing and the battery pack from the power tool and the power tool's associated motor induced vibrations.

There may be provided a cable management system for an electric vehicle charger. The cable management system may include a mechanical wire coupled to a charging cable associated with the electric vehicle charger and an enclosure. The cable management system may include a wire tension sensor engaging the mechanical wire. The wire tension sensor may generate a sensor output based on a force applied to the mechanical wire. The wire retractor may be configured to retract the mechanical wire into the enclosure and extend the mechanical wire from the enclosure. The cable management system may include a controller coupled to the wire tension sensor. The controller may be configured with instructions which, when executed, cause the controller to control the wire retractor based on an amount of force applied to the mechanical wire.

Implementations disclosed herein provide a charging station configured to attach to or be positioned adjacent to a wall in a confinement institution and to simultaneously charge multiple tablets, mobile phones, laptops, or other portable electronic devices. In some implementations, the charging station is configured with protective sides that may help protect inserted electronic devices from damage. The charging and use of the electronic devices within the confinement institution may be automatically managed based connections at the charging stations, communications with the electronic devices, audio, images, or video of the electronic devices or users captured cameras on the charging station or the electronic devices, and/or information provided by the users.