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| 20090009132 | Method of powering appliances and apparatus therefor - An apparatus for powering appliances includes: | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090079392 | Portable power supply module with winding unit - A portable power supply module with winding unit comprises a shell body, a battery room, at least one battery unit, a connection line with predetermined extension length and an output connector. The shell body is provided with a winding area and an output connector accommodation room. The battery room is provided with a set of conductive contact plates which electrically connect with a circuit board. The connection line is electrically connected with the circuit board, extended beyond the shell body and connected with the output connector. The connection line can be wound around and received in the winding area of the shell body and the output connector is accommodated in the output connector accommodation room of the shell body. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090134842 | Nickel-Metal Hydride Battery Using Alkali Ion Conducting Separator - A nickel-metal hydride storage battery comprising a positive electrode containing nickel hydroxide, a negative electrode containing a hydrogen absorbing alloy, an alkaline electrolyte, and an alkali conducting separator provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The alkali conducting separator may be a solid alkali metal ion super ion conducting material, wherein the alkali metal is Na, K, or Li | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090189567 | Zinc Anode Battery Using Alkali Ion Conducting Separator - A zinc anode storage battery comprising a first electrode containing zinc or a zinc alloy, a second electrode containing an oxidizing material capable of electrochemical reduction by zinc, an alkaline electrolyte, and a substantially non-porous, alkali-ion conducting separator provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. The alkali conducting separator may be a solid alkali metal ion super ion conducting material, wherein the alkali metal is Na, K, or Li. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20100026242 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR DISCHARGING AN ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICAL ENERGY - A method and an arrangement for discharging an energy storage system for electrical energy, particularly in a vehicle having a hybrid drive line, by means of a first discharge resistor, wherein a coolant such as carbon dioxide gas is provided to the first discharge resistor during discharge of the energy storage system for leading off heat as well as a hybrid vehicle comprising such an arrangement. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100079109 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR STORING ELECTRICITY - In some embodiments, a system includes a battery and a capacitor bank. The battery is electrically coupled to a load device and is configured to supply power to the load device when the system is in a first configuration. The system is in the first configuration when a current requirement of the load device is less than a current threshold. The capacitor bank includes a plurality of capacitors and is electrically coupled to the battery when the system is in a second configuration. The battery and the capacitor bank are configured to collectively provide power to the load device when the system is in the second configuration. The system is in the second configuration when the current requirement of the load device is greater than the current threshold. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100141211 | HYBRID ELECTROCHEMICAL GENERATOR WITH A SOLUBLE ANODE - The invention relates to soluble electrodes, including soluble anodes, for use in electrochemical systems, such as electrochemical generators including primary and secondary batteries and fuel cells. Soluble electrodes of the invention are capable of effective replenishing and/or regeneration, and thereby enable an innovative class of electrochemical systems capable of efficient recharging and/or electrochemical cycling. In addition, soluble electrodes of the invention provide electrochemical generators combining high energy density and enhanced safety with respect to conventional lithium ion battery technology. In some embodiments, for example, the invention provides a soluble electrode comprising an electron donor metal and electron acceptor provided in a solvent so as to generate a solvated electron solution capable of participating in oxidation and reduction reactions useful for the storage and generation of electrical current. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100141212 | STIMULATION AND INTENSIFICATION OF INTERFACIAL PROCESSES - A system and method for controlling a power storage device through the Stimulation and Intensification of Interfacial Processes (SIIP) is provided. A signal generator can provide a low voltage sinusoidal AC signal across a battery terminal, or other reactor vessel, during charging and discharging states. For example, the battery/reactor vessel can be of Li-ion and NiMH designs, a fuel cell, a Zn—O cell, or other devices that have features of rechargeable batteries. The output of the signal generator (i.e., voltage, wave type, and frequency) can be controlled based on battery parameters (e.g., internal resistance, output power, temperature). The internal resistance of the battery can be reduced, and the discharge time can be increased. Elastic waves can also be provided to a battery/reactor vessel to stimulate the interfacial processes. The signal generator can be an integrated circuit which is packaged with the battery and can be powered by the battery. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100231168 | LITHIUM-SULPHUR BATTERY WITH HIGH SPECIFIC ENERGY - The invention provides for a method of discharging a chemical source of electric energy in two stages. The chemical source of electric energy comprises a positive electrode (cathode) including sulphur or sulphur-based organic compounds, sulphur-based polymeric compounds or sulphur-based inorganic compounds as a depolarizer, a negative electrode (anode) made of metallic lithium or lithium-containing alloys, and an electrolyte comprising a solution of at least one salt in at least one aprotic solvent. The method comprises the steps of configuring the chemical source of electric energy to generate soluble polysulphides in the electrolyte during a first stage of a two stage discharge process, and selecting the quantity of sulphur in the depolariser and the volume of electrolyte in a way that after the first stage discharge of the cathode, the concentration of the soluble polysulphides in the electrolyte is at least seventy percent (70%) of a saturation concentration of the polysulphides in the electrolyte. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100320970 | PASSIVE BATTERY DISCHARGE DEVICE - A passive battery discharge apparatus located within a cap. The cap extends over battery contacts to be discharged. The discharge apparatus includes a conductive material with specified volumetric resistivity properties that is formed into a pad. The cap is positioned over the contacts so that the pad touches and spans between the contacts to be discharged. A spring insures good contact between the pad and the battery contacts. A metal heat sink provides added thermal control. The discharge apparatus provides an economical solution to safely transport batteries that are beyond their useful service life by avoiding circuit components in favor of conductive elastomers or conductive foams. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110043168 | MONITORING BATTERY CELL VOLTAGE - An apparatus includes battery gauge circuitry implemented on an integrated circuit. The battery gauge circuitry includes a plurality of switches that individually open in response to a voltage reduction on a battery cell associated with a respective one of the switches. The battery gauge circuitry also includes a logic device that determines if at least one of the switches is open. The battery gauge circuitry also includes a register that stores data that indicates if at least one switch is open. The battery gauge circuitry also includes a controller that initiates halting power delivery to a load if at least one of the switches is open. The controller also identifies the open switch. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110101920 | BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY SYSTEM AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME - A battery system includes a plurality of battery modules each including a plurality of battery cells. One battery module includes a main circuit board, and the other battery modules include auxiliary circuit boards. The main circuit board includes a cell characteristics detecting circuit that detects characteristics of each battery cell and a control-related circuit having a function related to control of the plurality of battery modules. The auxiliary circuit board includes a cell characteristics detecting circuit that detects characteristics of each battery cell, and does not include a control-related circuit having the function related to control of the plurality of battery modules. In a battery module of another battery system, a first printed circuit board, a board holder and a second printed circuit board are attached to one end surface frame. A voltage detecting circuit that detects a voltage between terminals of each battery cell and a communication circuit having a communication function are mounted on the first and second printed circuit boards, respectively. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110254509 | Flexible Cathodes - This disclosure relates to methods of making a cathode for a lithium batter. The batterys include: (a) treating a cathode current collector with flame or corona; (b) coating a slurry containing iron disulfide, a first solvent, and a binder onto the cathode current collector obtained from step (a) to form a coated cathode current collector, in which the slurry contains about 73-75% by weight solids and the binder contains a polymer selected from the group consisting of linear di- and tri-block copolymers, linear tri-block copolymers cross-linked with melamine resin, ethylene-propylene copolymers, ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymers, tri-block fluorinated thermoplastics, hydrogenated nitrile rubbers, fluoro-ethylene-vinyl ether copolymers, thermoplastic polyurethanes, thermoplastic olefins, and polyvinylidene fluoride homopolymers; and (c) drying the coated cathode current collector obtained from step (b) to provide a cathode, in which the cathode contains no more than 0.5% by volume of the first solvent and is capable of being bent to 180°. This disclosure also relates to methods of making a lithium battery. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20120007560 | ELECTROLYTES FOR WIDE OPERATING TEMPERATURE LITHIUM-ION CELLS - Provided herein are electrolytes for lithium-ion electrochemical cells, electrochemical cells employing the electrolytes, methods of making the electrochemical cells and methods of using the electrochemical cells over a wide temperature range. Included are electrolyte compositions comprising a lithium salt, a cyclic carbonate, a non-cyclic carbonate, and a linear ester and optionally comprising one or more additives. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120007561 | METHOD OF DISCHARGING A NICKEL-METAL HYDRIDE BATTERY - A method for discharging a nickel-metal hydride storage battery comprising a positive electrode containing nickel hydroxide, a negative electrode containing a hydrogen absorbing alloy, an alkaline electrolyte, and an alkali conducting separator provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The alkali conducting separator may be a solid alkali metal ion super ion conducting material, wherein the alkali metal is Na, K, or Li. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120074908 | DUAL-FUNCTION AIR CATHODE NANOARCHITECTURES FOR METAL-AIR BATTERIES WITH PULSE-POWER CAPABILITY - Disclosed herein is a metal-air battery having a cathode, an anode, and an electrolyte. The cathode has a cathode current collector and a composite of a porous carbon structure and a pseudocapacitive coating. The coating does not completely fill or obstruct a majority of the pores, and the pores can be exposed to a gas. The electrolyte is in contact with the anode and permeates the composite without completely filling or obstructing a majority of the pores. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120126752 | NICKEL-METAL HYDRIDE/HYDROGEN HYBRID BATTERY USING ALKALI ION CONDUCTING SEPARATOR - A nickel-metal hydride (hydrogen) hybrid storage battery comprising a positive electrode containing nickel hydroxide, a combination negative electrode containing a hydrogen storage alloy electrode and a reversible hydrogen electrode, an alkaline electrolyte, and an alkali conducting separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The alkali conducting separator may be a substantially non-porous ion conducting material wherein the alkali conducted is Na, K, or Li. A method of charging and discharging such a hybrid battery is also disclosed. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120169287 | BATTERY CONDITIONER WITH POWER DISSIPATER - The present application is directed to a power dissipation apparatus including a conductive trace formed on a substrate and to methods of using the power dissipation apparatus. The power dissipation apparatus may be used to dissipate heat generated from electrical current passed through the conductive trace of the power dissipation apparatus. The current may be provided from, for example, a battery conditioner. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120235644 | ALKALI METAL ION BATTERY USING ALKALI METAL CONDUCTIVE CERAMIC SEPARATOR - A battery having a first electrode and a second electrode. The first electrode is made of metal and the second electrode is made of an oxidized material that is capable of being electrochemically reduced by the metal of the first electrode. An alkali-ion conductive, substantially non-porous separator is disposed between the first and second electrode. A first electrolyte contacts the first electrode. The first electrolyte includes a solvent which is non-reactive with the metal, and a salt bearing an alkali ion that may be conducted through the separator, wherein the salt is at least partially soluble in the solvent. A second electrolyte is also used. The second electrolyte contacts the second electrode. The second electrolyte at least partially dissolves the salt that forms upon the oxidized material being electrochemically reduced. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120274285 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING BATTERY POWER-DELIVERY PERFORMANCE - Battery management systems and methods related to predicting power-delivery performance are provided. In one embodiment, a method for predicting power-delivery performance for a battery includes retrieving a plurality of battery operating parameters for a selected discharge cycle, calculating an offset indicative of a difference between a modeled internal resistance of the battery and an observed internal resistance generated from a calibration discharge cycle of the battery prior to the selected discharge cycle, and outputting a battery power-delivery performance prediction based on an offset-corrected internal resistance indicative of a difference between a modeled internal resistance based on the plurality of battery operating parameters for the selected discharge cycle and the offset. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120299550 | SILICON-AIR BATTERIES - Silicon-oxygen batteries comprising a silicon anode as chemical fuel, an air-cathode for dissociating oxygen and a non-aqueous electrolyte, and applications using the same are provided. The silicon-batteries may utilize air for generating oxygen. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20130049692 | REFUELABLE STORAGE BATTERY - A reversible storage system for electric energy, including charging or discharging surfaces as a positive collector terminal and a charging or discharging area as a negative collector terminal and a flow electrode with a pumpable dispersion with particles storing electric energy and at least one supply line and at least one drain line for the pumpable dispersion. The pumpable dispersion includes particles storing electric energy in a capacitive and/or chemical fashion, having an average grain size distribution: 1 nM to 500 μm. For chemically storing particles, the negative and the positive collector terminals have a planar shape with a single exterior closed border and with their planar sides each contacting an ion-selective diaphragm or spacers, and the pumpable dispersion is arranged on a side facing away from the planar side of the respective collector, contacting the ion-selective diaphragm or spacers, and the dispersion at least partially penetrates the respective collector. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130141049 | BATTERY AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A BATTERY - The method for operating a battery including several electrochemical cells and a battery control unit, includes collecting operating parameter data of the battery, transmitting the operating parameter data to the battery control unit, and determining whether a predefined relationship of the collected operating parameter data with regard to predefined operating parameter values exists for the battery, and carrying out normal operation of the battery if it does. If, it has been determined that the predefined relationship with respect to the predefined operating parameter values does not exist, a query is transmitted to a decision unit as to whether an exception operation of the battery is to be carried out, and a response to the query by the decision unit is determined. The response is then transmitted to the battery control unit, and an exception operation of the battery is performed by the battery control unit depending on the response. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130147435 | COST-EFFECTIVE RELIABLE METHOD TO DEPOWER RECHARGEABLE ELECTRIC BATTERIES - Methods and systems for depowering a rechargeable battery in a rapid, yet controlled, manner. The methods comprise (i) providing a depowering medium comprising expanded graphite (and optionally, one or more dispersible non-ionic electric conductors) dispersed in a substantially non-ionic aqueous medium; (ii) contacting terminals of the battery with the depowering medium; and (iii) maintaining contact between the depowering medium and terminals for a period of time sufficient to depower the battery. The systems comprise (i) the depowering medium; and (ii) a container configured to receive a battery and the depowering medium such that the battery body is contacted with the depowering medium prior to the terminals. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130147436 | BATTERY PACK AND ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEM - A battery pack of the present invention is a battery pack for an electric power tool, which is to be detachably attached to the electric power tool to supply electric power to the electric power tool. The battery pack includes a battery unit that can be charged and discharged, and a fee calculation information detection unit that detects information for calculating a usage fee in accordance with use of the electric power tool. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130162215 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AN ELECTRICAL LOAD OF A USER FACILITY BASED ON LOCALLY MEASURED CONDITIONS OF AN ELECTRICITY SUPPLY GRID - The present invention relates to a method of managing the consumption and distribution of electricity in a user facility, wherein the user facility is connected to an electricity supply grid and the user facility comprises a grid connected on site generator; the method comprising the steps of measuring waveform conditions on a portion of the electricity supply grid adjacent the user facility to obtain locally measured waveform conditions; measuring electrical power readings from the on site generator; communicating the locally measured waveform conditions and the electrical power readings to a controller in the user facility; determining, at least on the basis of the locally measured waveform conditions, whether the electricity supply grid is oversupplied or undersupplied with electricity; and, modifying the flow of the electricity within the user facility based on whether the electricity supply grid is oversupplied or undersupplied with electricity and/or the electrical power readings from the grid connected on site generator. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130234670 | SAFETY DEVICE - A safety device includes a discharge device for discharging an electric energy store in response to a deformation of the energy store, that is impending or has occurred. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130307483 | BATTERY SYSTEM - A battery system includes a battery having a battery case and a resistor provided on at least one of surfaces of the battery case, and the resistor is made of a material having specific resistance not more than 10×10 | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130314047 | LOW-POWER BATTERY PACK WITH SAFETY SYSTEM - The present application is directed toward a method and system for conserving battery power in low power systems. According to one aspect of the invention, a battery with a low power processor is used to shut off the monitor circuit that determines the charge remaining on a battery. Periodically, the low power processor will wake-up and power on the monitor circuit to determine the remaining charge of the battery. According to another aspect of the invention, there is a safety override circuit. The safety override circuit is a fail-safe that allows charge to flow from the battery when there is a fault with the low power processor, for example if the low power processor fails to wake-up. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130320928 | CARBON CATHODES FOR FLUORIDE ION STORAGE - The invention provides fluoride ion host electrodes for use in electrochemical cells. These electrodes include carbon nanomaterials having a curved multilayered structure and a film or particles of a metal-based material. The metal-based material may react with fluorine and may be a transition metal such as silver. The invention also provides electrochemical cells in which the fluoride host electrode serves as at least one electrode of the cell. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20140009118 | BATTERY ADAPTER - A battery adapter, the battery adapter comprising a body having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is configured so as to mechanically and electrically connect to an electrical device, and the second portion is configured so as to mechanically and electrically connect to a battery, wherein the electrical device and the battery are characterized by different form-fit factors; wherein the first portion is electrically connected to the second portion so that a battery connected to the second portion can power an electrical device connected to the first portion. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140028260 | AQUEOUS REDOX FLOW BATTERIES COMPRISING METAL LIGAND COORDINATION COMPOUNDS - This invention is directed to aqueous redox flow batteries comprising redox-active metal ligand coordination compounds. The compounds and configurations described herein enable flow batteries with performance and cost parameters that represent a significant improvement over that previous known in the art. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140042975 | UNDERWATER CHARGING STATION - A submersible power supply apparatus provides the ability to provide power for recharging batteries used to operate underwater vehicles, manned and unmanned. A battery charging station apparatus containing at least one modular reserve battery magazine with a plurality of compartments is provided. A plurality of reserve battery modules may be respectively provided in the plurality of compartments, each of the plurality of reserve battery modules being configured to provide power when a reserve battery provided therein is activated. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140062410 | ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE CELL AND ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE APPARATUS COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE SUCH ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE CELL - An electrochemical energy storage cell has an electrode assembly, containing at least one first electrode of a first polarity and at least one second electrode of a second polarity, a film-like casing, which at least partially encloses the electrode assembly; and at least one first current-conducting device, which is connected to at least one first electrode of the electrode assembly in an electrically conductive manner and projects out of the casing at least partially, and at least one second current-conducting device, which is connected to at least one second electrode of the electrode assembly in an electronically conductive manner and projects out of the casing at least partially. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140103878 | POWER CONDITIONING AND SAVING DEVICE - Systems and methods are disclosed herein to a power factor adjustor comprising: a power factor measurement unit configured to measure the power factor on an input line to a load and generate a power factor correction signal based on the measured power factor; and a power factor adjustment unit connected to the power factor measurement unit comprising: a fixed capacitor connected in series to a first switching device; and an adjustable element having a variable capacitance connected in parallel to the fixed capacitor and in series to a second switching device, wherein the overall capacitance of the power factor adjustment unit is adjusted by adjusting the capacitance of the adjustable element or by toggling the first and second switching devices in response to the power factor correction signal. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140125285 | Battery - A battery includes an anode having an alkali metal as the active material, a cathode having, for example, iron disulfide as the active material, and an increased electrolyte volume. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140132219 | VEHICLE BATTERY FIELD DISCHARGE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - System and methods for discharging a battery system in a vehicle are presented. In certain embodiments, a battery system included in a vehicle may include a high voltage cell stack and at least one access point configured to selectively couple the high voltage cell stack with a discharging system connector associated with a discharging system. The at least one access point may include a receptacle configured to receive the discharging system connector and selectively couple the discharging system connector across the high voltage cell stack to allow for electrical energy to be discharged from the cell stack to an external discharging system. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140152263 | Mobile Discharge Device for a Battery and Motor Vehicle Comprising a Mobile Discharge Device - A mobile discharge device for a battery includes a first electrical connection configured to make contact with a first electrical terminal of the battery, a second electrical connection configured to make contact with a second electrical terminal of the battery, and an electrical resistor electrically connected firstly to the first electrical connection and secondly to the second electrical connection. The discharge device further includes a first fluid connection for connecting a fluid supply, a second fluid connection for connecting a fluid discharge line, and a fluid channel connected to the first fluid connection and the second fluid connection. The fluid channel is thermally coupled to the electrical resistor. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140232348 | Battery Holder For Battery-Powered Sensor - A battery holder for use with a battery-powered sensor may be configured such that removing the battery involves at least two distinct motions. The battery holder may include a cradle and a resilient retention strap configured to be deflectable between relaxed and deflected positions. With the retention strap in the relaxed position, the cradle and the retention strap may cooperate to retain the battery in the inserted position within the battery holder. The battery may be removed by first manipulating the retention strap from the relaxed position to the deflected position, and then using a distinct second motion to remove the battery from the holder. The battery holder may be configured to substantially prevent movement of the battery relative to the cradle when the battery is in the inserted position. The battery holder may be configured to facilitate insertion of the battery into the holder in a desired orientation. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140232349 | Metal/Oxygen Battery with Multistage Oxygen Compression - A vehicular battery system includes an oxygen reservoir having a first outlet and a first inlet, a multistage compressor supported by the vehicle and having a second inlet and a second outlet, the second outlet operably connected to the first inlet, a cooling system operably connected to the multistage compressor and configured to provide a coolant to the multistage compressor to cool a compressed fluid within the multistage compressor, and a vehicular battery system stack including at least one negative electrode including a form of lithium, the vehicular battery system stack having a third inlet removably operably connected to the first outlet, and a third outlet operably connected to the second inlet. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140239902 | METHOD OF PRODUCING AN ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL - A method of producing an electrical potential by way of a rechargeable battery with a positive electrode of lead and a negative electrode of highly pure zinc. The electrolyte is an aqueous solution of an alkali metal bisulfate. Upon discharge, lead dioxide is reduced to lead sulfate, zinc is oxidized to zinc oxide, and the electrolyte is converted to an alkali metal hydroxide. The reactions are reversed when the battery is charged. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140266052 | BATTERY PACK DISCHARGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISCHARGING A BATTERY PACK - A battery pack discharging device is provided. The device includes a hand-held member having a handle portion and first and second actuation members extending from the handle portion. The device further includes a docking device having a housing, first and second switches, and a resistor. The housing has first and second apertures extending therethrough. First and second actuation members of the hand-held member are disposed in first and second apertures, respectively, of the housing such that the first and second actuation members transition the first and second switches, respectively, to first and second closed operational positions, respectively, to discharge the battery pack. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140266053 | MULTI-DIMENSIONAL BATTERY NETWORKS FOR LARGE SCALE ENERGY STORAGE AND ELECTRICAL VEHICLE APPLICATIONS - Multi-dimensional battery networks are presented that are intrinsically superior to the standard battery networks that are currently being used in electric vehicle applications. The higher dimensional battery networks are more stable against failures in individual batteries. The networks can be implemented using Li-ion batteries and enhance the lifetime of battery networks, which is critically important, for example in automotive applications. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140285153 | METHOD FOR OPERATING MOLTEN SALT BATTERY - Provided is a method for operating a molten salt battery having a sodium compound (NaCrO | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140285154 | Systems and Methods for Restoring Service Within Electrical Power Systems - Systems and methods for restoring service within electrical power systems are disclosed. The methods may include identifying a restoration path for an outage area within a power system, selecting a mobile energy resource connection site that is electrically connected to at least one of the restoration path and the outage area, sending power injection requests to a plurality of mobile energy resources, at least some of which may be proximate the connection site, receiving power injection acceptances from participating ones of the plurality of mobile energy resources, and implementing the restoration path. The systems may include a processor and a computer readable storage medium having a plurality of machine-readable instructions embodied thereon and con figured for execution by the processor to carryout the method. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140327401 | UTILITY BAGS WITH BATTERY PACK-TO-UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS POWER DEVICES - One embodiment includes a battery pack receptacle that removably connects to a battery pack used for a cordless device. A universal serial bus (USB) receptacle is connected to the battery pack receptacle. The battery pack is used as a power source for the USB receptacle. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140354233 | DEVICES FOR TESTING A BATTERY AND METHODS FOR TESTING A BATTERY - In various embodiments, a device for testing a battery may be provided. The device for testing a battery may include: a determination circuit configured to determine at least one of a differential enthalpy of the battery and a differential entropy of the battery; and an evaluation circuit configured to evaluate a health state of the battery based on the determined at least one of the differential enthalpy and the differential entropy. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140354234 | CONTROL, PROTECTION AND POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AN ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM - A control, protection and power management system for an energy storage system, comprises an interface configured to communicate and provide energy exchange with a host power system, a local load, and the energy storage system, and processing structure configured to receive signals from the host power system and the energy storage system, to determine a mode of operation of the energy storage system and to provide control, protection and power management to the energy storage system. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20150042285 | SUPPLY NETWORK COMPONENT FOR A SUPPLY NETWORK - The present invention relates to a supply network component for a supply network for a network medium, comprising at least one contact unit for contacting a further supply network component of the supply network, a functional group having at least one functional unit, and at least one coupling unit for coupling the at least one contact unit to the functional group, wherein the at least one contact unit has a communication interface for communicating with a further supply network component of the supply network and a transport interface for transporting the network medium to a further supply network component. The present invention furthermore relates to an energy storage block comprising a plurality of the proposed supply network components. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150061598 | MCM-48 SILICA PARTICLE COMPOSITIONS, ARTICLES, METHODS FOR MAKING AND METHODS FOR USING - There is a composition comprising mesoporous silica particles. The particles may have a MCM-48 three-dimensional framework and be characterized by having a surface area of about 300 to 2,000 square meters per gram, a pore volume of about 0.5 to 1.5 cubic centimeters per gram, an average pore diameter dimension of about 1 to 20 nanometers, and an average particle size of about 5 to 2,000 nanometers based on the average diameter of the silica particles. There is also a lithium-sulfur cell comprising an article comprising mesoporous silica particles. The cell also comprises a negative electrode, a circuit coupled with the negative electrode, a lithium-containing electrolyte medium and an interior wall of the cell. There are also associated methods of making and methods of using the silica particles and the cell. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150061599 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A portable electronic apparatus includes a terminal, a grip portion and a controller. A first battery is provided inside the terminal. The grip portion is positioned outside of the terminal and includes a second battery unit electrically connected to the terminal. The controller controls the second battery unit to supply power to the terminal before power of the first battery unit is supplied to the terminal. Accordingly, the controller first supplies the power of the second battery unit to the terminal rather than the power of the first battery unit. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150084595 | Method for State of Charge Compensation of a Battery and Method for Charging a Battery - The disclosure relates to a method for state of charge compensation of a battery having a plurality of battery units. The method comprises the steps of calculating a depth of discharge of each battery unit after the battery units have been charged, calculating an available charge of each battery unit before the battery units are charged, calculating a state of charge compensation requirement value on the basis of the calculated depth of discharge and the calculated available charge for each battery unit, and discharging each battery unit on the basis of the calculated state of charge compensation requirement value. The disclosure also relates to a method for charging a battery which has a plurality of battery units. Also specified are a computer program and a battery management system set up to perform the method, and a battery and a motor vehicle having a drive system connected to such a battery. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150084596 | ADAPTIVE BATTERY PACK-TO-UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS POWER DEVICES - A device includes a battery pack receptacle that removably connects to a particular adapter of multiple adapters for a particular associated battery pack that is used for a cordless device. A universal serial bus (USB) port is connected to the battery pack receptacle. The battery pack is used as a power source for the USB port. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150084597 | BATTERY WARM UP SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WARMING UP BATTERY USING THE SAME - A battery warm up system according to the present disclosure includes an open signal receiving unit to receive a door open signal for opening a door of a vehicle, a temperature measuring unit to measure a temperature of a battery pack connected to a starter of the vehicle, a control unit to output a forced discharging start signal by referring to information associated with the temperature measured by the temperature measuring unit when the door open signal is received by the open signal receiving unit, and a forced discharging circuit unit to force a plurality of battery modules constituting the battery pack to be discharged in response to the forced discharging start signal. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150303731 | Electric Energy Storage Device - In relation to an electric energy storage device or others, a configuration of efficient power feeding means to a control circuit is achieved. A storage device of a present embodiment includes a storage battery; an input/output terminal connectable to a power supply; a power converting device between the storage battery and the terminal; a control unit including a control circuit to controls charge/discharge of the storage battery; a first DC/DC converter connected to a first node between the storage battery and the power converting device and which outputs a first voltage; a second DC/DC converter connected to a second node inside the power converting device and which outputs a second voltage; a first diode connected between the first DC/DC converter and the control circuit; and a second diode connected between the second DC/DC converter and the control circuit. The first voltage and the second voltage are different from each other. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20160036100 | DESIGN AND OPERATION OF ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY SYSTEMS - Electrochemical cells that include resistor switch assemblies that can operate according to temperature and batteries and power systems including such cells are disclosed. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160118830 | APPARATUS FOR CHARGING AND DISCHARGING BATTERY - A battery charging and discharging apparatus includes power converters connected in series and configured to convert respective output voltages of batteries corresponding to the power converters. Each of the power converters may include direct current to direct current (DC/DC) converters connected in parallel. The apparatus may further include a controller configured to control magnitudes of respective output voltages of the power converters based on respective states of the batteries. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20190148957 | CHARGING MANAGEMENT APPARATUS | 05-16-2019 |
