3924 results about "Charged current" patented technology

A battery pack has a charge and discharge count measuring part (131) configured to measure the number of times of charges and discharges of a secondary battery based on the summed value of the charge current for the secondary battery, and a decay rate output part (132) configured to compute a decay rate that indicates a degree of decay of the secondary battery based on the number of times of charges and discharges measured by the charge and discharge count measuring part (131) and to output it to a device being a discharge load. For example, the charge and discharge count measuring part (131) repeatedly sums the detected values of the charge current to a predetermined threshold, and counts up the number of times of charges and discharges every time when the summed value reaches the threshold. Accordingly, even though charges and discharges are repeated at finer steps in a relatively narrow voltage range, the number of times of charges and discharges can be counted accurately, and the computing accuracy of the decay rate is improved. In the battery pack in which the secondary battery is accommodated, parameters for detecting the remaining amount of the battery are detected more accurately.

Under a control by a controller (14), a rechargeable electric device makes a full charge display to display on a display unit (15) that a secondary battery (11) is fully charged, after a start of charging the secondary battery (11) in a case where either when a count value of a counter reaches a first predetermined value (C1) corresponding to the full charge of the secondary battery (11), or when a duty ratio of switching signals which make an on / off control of a switching element (131) becomes smaller than or equal to a predetermined value (D) corresponding to the charge current obtained at a time of the full charge of the secondary battery (11).

The invention relates to a floor covering (100) comprising: a plurality of coils (110), each coil (110) being operable to supply inductive energy to a power receiver circuit (200); wherein the plurality of coils comprises a transmitter area occupying the largest area of the floor covering (100); and a charging current through the coils is operable to generate said inductive energy.

The present invention relates to regulated power supplies or ballasts integrated with an LED light source. The invention provides a power factor correction scheme producing a greater circuit power factor and improved frequency spectrum characteristics, in which a voltage corresponding to the instantaneous inductor current is sampled and compared to a scaled sample of the rectified input AC line voltage. The line voltage sample modulates the inductor peak charge current in the envelope of the rectified AC voltage waveform. This drives the LED output voltage at a frequency of twice the input line voltage frequency, such that no flicker is perceived in the light output because the persistence in LED phosphor assists in averaging the flux output.

A thin film electroluminescent (TFEL) phototherapy device based on high field electroluminescence (HFEL) or from organic light emitting devices (OLED), consistent with certain embodiments of the present invention has a battery and a charging circuit coupled to the battery, so that when connected to a source of current acts to charge the battery. A TFEL panel produces light when voltage from the power source (battery or AC source) is applied. A processor such as a microprocessor is used to control the application of voltage from the power source to the TFEL panel under control of a control program. A housing is used to contain the battery, the charging circuit and the processor and carry the TFEL panel on an outer surface thereof. In one embodiment, the housing incorporates a removable cover that uncovers a household electrical plug useful for supplying charging current to the charger. In use, a method of carrying out phototherapy, consistent with certain embodiments of the invention involves diagnosing a condition of an affected area of tissue that can be treated with phototherapy. A treatment protocol is determined including, for example, a treatment light intensity, a treatment time, a light modulation characteristic and a treatment light wavelength suitable for treating the condition. The affected area is then irradiated with light from the TFEL panel in accord with the treatment protocol.

A method and apparatus provides welding-type power and preferably includes a removable battery or other energy storage device, a converter connected to the battery, and a controller. The controller may have a CV and / or a CSC and / or an AC weld control module, and / or an ac auxiliary control module. The converter is a boost converter, a buck converter, a cuk converter, a forward converter, an inverter, a bridge converter, and / or a resonant converter. The controller may include a battery charging control module, and may have one or more charging schedules, and / or data for stored charge, thermal information, expected life of the battery, maximum amp-hour charge for the battery, maximum charging current and / or feedback. The battery charging schedules may include at least 3 phases, such as a phase of increasing voltage and a phase of decreasing current, a substantially constant power phase. The controller can wirelessly provide data to a display or pda. A generator may provide power to the battery, charger, and / or the weld. It can include a vehicle and use its dc power system.

A method and apparatus for hands free inductive charging of batteries for an electric vehicle is characterized by the use of a transformer having a primary coil connected with a charging station and a secondary coil connected with a vehicle. More particularly, the when the vehicle is parked adjacent to the charging station, the primary coil is displaced via a self alignment mechanism to position the primary coil adjacent to the secondary coil to maximize the inductive transfer of charging current to the secondary coil. The self alignment mechanism preferably utilizes feedback signals from the secondary coil to automatically displace the primary coil in three directions to position the primary coil for maximum efficiency of the transformer.

In an exemplary embodiment, a method of charging a battery includes supplying a charging current to the battery and measuring one or more battery parameters. The battery parameters may be, for example, temperature, voltage and / or charging current. The battery parameter measured is used to determine a charging current set point. The set point may be selected from a number of different set points stored in memory, where each set point corresponds to a respective battery parameter range. If the charging current being supplied to the battery is different from the charging current set point determined the charging current is adjusted to match the set point. This process is repeated for each of a plurality of time periods (e.g., sampling periods) during charging of the battery.

A charging apparatus for electrically charging a capacitor storage type power source comprises a switching circuit for turning on / off the charge current, a current detection circuit for detecting the charge current, a voltage detection circuit for detecting the voltage of power source, a constant current control circuit for outputting an error amplifying signal according to the current value, a power control circuit for outputting an error amplifying signal according to the current value, the voltage value-and a power reference value, a constant voltage control circuit for outputting an error amplifying signal according to the voltage value and a voltage reference value, an OR circuit for selecting one of the error amplifying signals and a control circuit for generating a pulse width modulation signal according to the error amplifying signal output from the OR circuit to turn on / off the switching circuit and control the charge current.

Stationary and on-board battery chargers, methods of charging batteries, electric-vehicle chargers, and vehicles with chargers, including electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles. Chargers may automatically charge at the correct battery voltage for various types of batteries. Chargers have variable AC power supplies controlled by digital controllers, isolation transformers, and rectifiers. Transformers may be foil-type, and may have copper foil. Power supplies may be variable-frequency generators and the controllers may control the frequency. Use of the variable frequency generator supply facilitates reduced component size and weight and better battery charging performance. Electric vehicle chargers may have card readers, and vehicles may have batteries and a charger. Methods of charging include identifying the battery type and gradually increasing the charging at different rates of increase while monitoring charging voltage, charging current, or both, until a current lid is reached. Charging may occur at constant current and then at constant voltage.

A photovoltaic powered charging unit is mounted in a head covering, such as a cap or hat, for a patient who has an inductively chargeable medical device implanted in his head. The implanted device includes an implanted battery which powers the device. The photovoltaic cells provide continuous charging for the implanted battery and power for the implanted device when subjected to light. The charging unit includes a nonphotovoltaic cell that may be used to charge the implanted battery and power the implanted device in the absence of sufficient power from the photovoltaic cells. The cap has a sending coil located so that when the wearer dons the cap, the sending coil aligns with a receiving coil implanted in the patient's skull or brain. The implanted receiving coil is coupled to provide charging current to the implanted battery and power to the implanted device.

The invention discloses a charging method and a charging system. The charging method comprises the steps that a mobile terminal detects charging current and battery voltage, and sends a corresponding control signal to a charger according to the detected charge current and battery voltage, and the charger controls output voltage according to the corresponding control signal, so that the charge current can be adjusted. The optimal charge current can be matched according to the current battery voltage, so that the charging efficiency is maximized, and the quick and efficient charging is achieved. The charger directly controls the output voltage to adjust the magnitude of the charging current, so that charging heat due to the loss of electric energy is not caused, the charging safety is improved, and the energy waste is reduced.

A transmitter system for wireless communication with implanted medical devices includes a transmitter circuit having a resonant network the resonant frequency of which is adjusted by a feedback circuit in order to minimize the current drain from the power source and maximizing the power source life. The transmitter system may be powered by a power supply block which uses commonly available RS-232 signals of a host computer as a raw power source, combined with a high value storage capacitor to provide power for the wireless medical data programmer. A feedback circuit monitors the charging current as well as voltage impressed across the storage capacitor in order to maintain the charging current at maximum level during the charging time and in order to stop the charging once the full charge of the storage capacitor has been reached.

The invention discloses a fast-charging method, a mobile terminal and a power adapter capable of being charged directly. The fast-charging method is provided based on the power adapter of which output voltage dynamic is adjustable. The voltage of the battery-core of a battery is divided into multiple sections, then a sectional-type constant-current charging way is adopted, the value of the charging voltage output through the power adapter is adjusted dynamically according to the located sections of the battery-core voltage of the battery inside the mobile terminal in the charging process, and the battery is charged directly through the charging voltage output through the power adapter, so that the charging current is improved greatly, thereby the charging speed of the battery is accelerated, the single-time charging time needed by the movable terminal is shortened, the influence of the situation that the mobile terminal needs to be charged frequently for a long time on daily use of a user is lowered, and the customer-using satisfaction degree in promoted to a large extent.

A method and apparatus for controlling battery charging current selectively receive electrical power from either a first external power source or a second external power source and outputs part of the power source to a charger for charging a battery. A reference value supplying apparatus gives a first reference value equivalent to the output current capability of the first external power source when a charging-current controller is connected to the first external power source and gives a second reference value equivalent to the current capability of the second external power source when the charging-current controller is connected to the second external power source. A current detection circuit detects current that the charging-current controller receives from either the first external power source or the second external power source and a charging current control circuit controls a charging current in the charger so that the charging current does not exceed the first or second reference value detected by the current detection circuit.

An apparatus and method for charging a multiple-cell battery pack provides a balanced charge to each cell in a series by providing a cell charge monitor / regulator for (1) monitoring the charge (potential, for example) of each cell and, when a state is attained, defining a maximum cell charge, and (2) shunting further charge current to a next cell in the series via a shunt resistor that bridges the cell, and thereby bypasses further charging thereof, while directing shunted charge current to one or more next cells in the series as needed. Each of the cells is thereby charged to its fullest potential while the overall charging procedure is not unduly lengthened. The battery pack can be implanted as part of a life-saving system.

A charging method includes a constant-current charging step wherein a constant charge current is supplied to a secondary battery to be charged to a predetermined end voltage; and a constant-voltage charging step wherein the predetermined end voltage is maintained by reducing the charge current after said secondary battery is charged to the end voltage, wherein: said constant-current charging step includes the charging step to be carried out with the end voltage set to OCV which is a voltage when no current is flowing, and with a voltage of a charge terminal of said battery pack set to an overvoltage above said OCV, and said constant-voltage charging step includes the step of reducing the voltage across the charge terminals to the after the voltage across the charge terminals is increased to the overvoltage or after the charge current of the charge terminal is reduced to or below a predetermined current level.

The invention relates to a regenerative braking control method of an electric car and a device thereof, which are characterized in that a throttle signal, a braking signal, the current speed of the car and the SOC (state of charge) value of a battery are acquired during the running process of the car, when the current speed of the car is larger than the preset minimum feedback speed of the car, and the throttle opening is smaller than the preset feedback threshold value or the braking signal, the feedback moment is calculated according to the current speed and the braking depth; when the SOC value of the battery is smaller than the preset upper limit, the feedback moment is output to charge the battery pack; and when the SOC value of the battery reaches the preset upper limit, an electricmachine controller controls an electric machine not to generate braking feedback charge current, and braking is carried out according to the traditional braking method. The method and the device can increase the utilization rate of battery energy, the car can be kept smooth during the travelling, the regenerative braking can be also realized, and in addition, the SOC value of the battery can be real-timely monitored, too, so the battery is prevented from being damaged when the battery is over charged downhill.

A method for calculating available power of a battery includes steps of calculating an equivalent charge resistance at a current charge current, a current SOC (state of charge), and a current battery temperature using predetermined equivalent charge resistance data, calculating an effective no-load charge voltage at the current charge current, the current SOC, and the current battery temperature using predetermined effective no-load charge voltage data, calculating a maximum charge current based on the equivalent charge resistance, the effective no-load charge voltage, and a predetermined maximum charge voltage, and calculating available charge power based on the maximum charge current, the predetermined maximum charge voltage, and a predetermined battery maximum current. A system for executing the method is also disclosed.

The invention discloses a method for achieving battery pack balance control and a battery pack charging method. The method for achieving battery pack balance control comprises the following steps: determining whether the voltages of all single batteries are in a set voltage range by a battery management chip or a singlechip, if so, measuring the magnitude of a charge current by a current detection resistor when the voltage of a single battery is larger than the balance voltage and the voltage difference between the battery and the battery with the lowest voltage is larger than a balance upper limit difference; setting corresponding balance current according to the magnitude of the charge current, and carrying out energy balance; stopping discharge of the battery when the voltage of the balanced battery is less than the balance voltage or the voltage difference between the balanced battery and the battery with the lowest voltage is lower than the balance lower limit difference. Under the centralized control of the chip or the singlechip, the method has the advantages of high reliability, flexible setting of various control parameters and wide application range.

A semiconductor integrated circuit having a built-in PLL circuit which has two charge pump circuits for charging and discharging capacitive elements of a loop filter in response to signals generated by a phase comparator circuit. One of the two charge pump circuits has current sources which generate current values smaller than those generated by current sources of the other charge pump circuit. The loop filter has a first capacitive element connected to a charge / discharge node, and a second capacitive element connected to the charge / discharge node through a resistive element. The first capacitive element is charged and discharged by the one charge pump circuit, while the second capacitive element is charged and discharged by the other charge pump circuit. A charging current source of the one charge pump circuit operates simultaneously with a discharging current source of the other charge pump circuit, i.e., the charge pump circuits operate in opposite phase.

A charging circuit for a secondary battery includes a constant-voltage circuit part outputting one of a plurality of predetermined constant voltages and charges the secondary battery by applying the constant voltage thereto, a detection circuit part detecting a battery voltage of the secondary battery, and a control circuit part controlling the selection of the constant-voltage in response to the detected battery voltage. Another charging circuit includes a constant-current circuit part outputting, to the secondary battery, one of two predetermined constant currents, a constant-voltage circuit part charging the secondary battery by applying a predetermined constant voltage thereto, a battery voltage detection circuit part detecting a battery voltage of the secondary battery, a charge current detection circuit part outputting a predetermined charge completion signal, and a charge control circuit part stopping operations of the constant-current circuit part and constant-voltage circuit part when receiving the charge completion signal.

It is aimed at stably implementing a protection function of a secondary battery mainly under software control and providing a battery pack characterized by a reduced circuit installation area, parts costs, and power consumption. An AD converter outputs a voltage value between a positive electrode and a negative electrode of a secondary battery. Based on the voltage value, a microcontroller determines a state of the secondary battery out of overcharge, normal operation, and over-discharge states. According to the determined state, the microcontroller controls operations of a discharge current cutoff means and a charge current cutoff means via a FET driver. When it is determined that the secondary battery is placed in an overcurrent state based on the charge and discharge current size of the secondary battery, an overcurrent detection circuit enables the discharge current cutoff means to be a cutoff state in preference to control by the microcontroller.

A two-stage charge equalization apparatus for a series-connected battery string having a two-stage DC-DC converter including a first DC-DC converter; and a second DC-DC converter which is inputted. A battery string is divided into one or more battery modules having a plurality of battery cells connected in series, and a current conversion switch module forms a path of the charge current between the battery module and the second DC-DC converter to allow the charge current to be applied to the particular battery cell composing the battery module and controls an application direction of the charge current. A microprocessor determines a battery cell to be charged of a low-charged battery cell and controls the current conversion switch module to allow the charge current to be applied to the battery cell to be charged.

A charging method of electronic cigarette and an electronic cigarette box is provided in the present invention. The charging method of electronic cigarettes, comprising: using a preset first voltage to charge an electronic cigarette for a preset length of time, and setting the maximum value of charging current to be a preset first current value in the charging process; detecting the charging current and / or a charging voltage in the charging process for the preset length of time, and selecting different charging modes to charge the electronic cigarette according to the detected current value and / or the detected voltage value.

An intelligent charge-discharge controller for a battery includes a charging voltage test circuit configured for testing an input voltage of the battery when in charge; a charging current control circuit configured for controlling an input current of the battery based on the tested input voltage; a battery voltage test circuit configured for testing a current voltage of the battery; and a discharging current control circuit configured for controlling a discharging current of the battery. The charging voltage test circuit and the battery voltage test circuit each are electrically connected to the charging current control circuit, and the charging voltage test circuit and the discharging current control circuit have a common circuit section. An electronic device having the intelligent charge-discharge controller is also provided.

A DC power supply apparatus includes a charging circuit, which charges a secondary battery of a vehicle from an AC power source device or a DC power source device. The charging circuit includes a non-insulating converter circuit and an insulating converter circuit. A breaker relay disconnects the AC power source device and the charging circuit in an initial charging period to supply a large charging current to the secondary battery by the non-insulating converter circuit. As a result, charging can be performed with high efficiency without the insulation transformer. The breaker relay connects the AC power source device and the charging circuit after the initial charging period. Only the insulating converter circuit supplies the charging current to the secondary battery. Thus, adverse effect of stray capacitance of a circuit of the vehicle can be eliminated.

The invention provides a battery charge method for portable hand-held equipment, which comprises that the battery with normal voltage scope is charged with a plurality of charging current grades according to the temperature change and the prior electric quantity of the battery; when the charging voltage is more than a first voltage threshold value, the constant voltage charge is carried out, while, when the charging current is less than the first voltage threshold value, the charge is over. Therefore, the invention is capable of fast charging with higher current under the condition that the electric quantity of the battery is lower to enhance the charge efficiency.