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Battery charging with charge current throttling to assist minimum system voltage regulation

A battery charger is provided that includes a switching power converter that regulates an output voltage on an output voltage rail. A transistor couples between the output voltage rail and a rechargea…

DRIVE·Jun 2·1 min read

H02J7/00714 RENESAS DESIGN (UK) LIMITED

Battery charging method and electronic device

An electronic device may collect statistics on a quantity of recharging times of the battery in at least one single charging process, and/or obtain a temperature of the battery in recharging. Then, th…

DRIVE·Jun 2·1 min read

H02J7/00714 Honor Device Co., Ltd.

BATTERY CHARGER SYSTEM

A battery charger system includes multiple power channels to accommodate multiple battery chargers through a power input port. Each power channel includes a power outlet electrically coupled to the po…

DRIVE·Nov 7·1 min read

H02J7/00714 CyberSwitchingPatents, LLC

Systems and Methods for Adaptive USB Charging

Systems and methods are provided for charging a chargeable electronic device with a USB interface. An example method includes comparing a charging voltage level of a charging device to a charge voltag…

DRIVE·Aug 29·2 min read

H02J7/00714 The NOCO Company

Battery Charge/Discharge Control Device and Battery Management Device

The present invention provides a battery charge/discharge control device including a contactor driver which is on/off controlled according to AN output signal of a micro control unit (MCU), a contacto…

DRIVE·Aug 1·1 min read

H02J7/00714 SK On Co., Ltd.

ENERGY STORAGE MODULE AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM

An energy storage module includes a bus connection part, a battery pack, a capacitor and a series compensation DC conversion device. A first conduction terminal of the series compensation DC conversio…

DRIVE·Jul 11·1 min read

H02J7/00714 Delta Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

VOLTAGE REGULATOR FOR COMPUTING DEVICE

A computing device is provided, including a battery, a processor configured to receive electrical power from the battery via a voltage regulator, and one or more additional electronic components confi…

DRIVE·Jun 27·1 min read

H02J7/00714 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

CONTROLLERS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING DIRECT CURRENT FAST CHARGING DEVICES

Various disclosed embodiments include illustrative controller modules, direct current (DC) fast charging devices, and methods. In an illustrative embodiment, a controller module for a DC-DC converter …

DRIVE·Jun 20·1 min read

H02J7/00714 Rivian IP Holdings, LLC

BATTERY MANAGEMENT CONTROLLERS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

A method for managing a plurality of batteries that are electrically coupled together includes (1) monitoring respective voltages of the plurality of batteries and (2) in response to a respective volt…

DRIVE·Mar 14·1 min read

H02J7/00714 Element Energy, Inc.

BATTERY CHARGER SYSTEM

A battery charger system includes multiple power channels to accommodate multiple battery chargers through a power input port. Each power channel includes a power outlet electrically coupled to the po…

DRIVE·Feb 22·1 min read

H02J7/00714 CyberSwitchingPatents, LLC

CHARGING METHOD FOR BATTERY PACK, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND POWER CONSUMING APPARATUS

A charging method for a battery pack includes sending, by a battery management module of the battery pack, a charging request for a first current to a charging pile for charging, controlling, by the b…

DRIVE·Dec 7·1 min read

H02J7/00714 CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED

SCREENING METHOD FOR RECHARGEABLE BATTERY CELLS

The present invention provides a screening method for rechargeable battery cells. A predetermined target capacity 2%˜10% or a charging voltage lower than a nominal voltage of the rechargeable battery …

DRIVE·Nov 23·1 min read

H02J7/00714 Taiwan Truewin Technology Co., Ltd.

DRIVE CIRCUIT OF ENERGY STORAGE POWER SUPPLY, AND ENERGY STORAGE POWER SUPPLY

The present disclosure discloses a drive circuit of an energy storage power supply and an energy storage power supply. The drive circuit of an energy storage power supply includes a charging control c…

DRIVE·Nov 16·1 min read

H02J7/00714 Guangdong Aoyun Technology Co., Ltd.

BATTERY CONTROL SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE

A attainable output power comparison judgment section calculates a total attainable output power of a battery module using an upper limit current value of a battery pack for each of all connection pat…

DRIVE·Sep 28·1 min read

H02J7/00714 Isuzu Motors Limited

SWITCHING CHARGER CAPABLE OF ACCURATELY SENSING SMALL CURRENT

A switching charger for accurately sensing a small current is provided. First terminals of first transistors and a second transistor are coupled to a system voltage. Second terminals of the first tran…

DRIVE·Sep 7·2 min read

H02J7/00714 ANPEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOW CURRENT DETECTION

System and method for charging or discharging one or more batteries. For example, a battery management system for charging or discharging one or more batteries includes: a first transistor including a…

DRIVE·Jul 13·1 min read

H02J7/00714 ON-BRIGHT ELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ELECTRICAL CONNECTION AND DISCONNECTION ON USB TYPE-A CHARGING PORT

Systems and methods for detecting electrical connection and disconnection on an USB Type-A charging port like power adapters, power banks and car chargers having one or more USB Type-A charging port o…

DRIVE·Apr 6·2 min read

H02J7/00714 SILICONCH SYSTEMS PVT LTD

VOLTAGE REGULATOR FOR COMPUTING DEVICE

A computing device is provided, including a battery, a processor configured to receive electrical power from the battery via a voltage regulator, and one or more additional electronic components confi…

DRIVE·Mar 9·1 min read

H02J7/00714 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

BATTERY-SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD AND BATTERY SYSTEM

When a module controller of a battery system detects an abnormality of a battery module, the module controller selects the battery module without stopping the battery module. After that, the module co…

DRIVE·Mar 9·2 min read

H02J7/00714 Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

POWER SUPPLY DEVICE AND BATTERY PACK CHARGING METHOD

The power supply device is provided with: a battery pack that comprises a plurality of battery units each of which includes a battery, a first terminal and a second terminal; a capacitor connected in …

DRIVE·Feb 23·2 min read

H02J7/00714 Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE CURRENT OUTPUT OF A BATTERY

A method controls the current output of a battery for driving a rail vehicle. A battery actual current Ipasses via a converter to an asynchronous motor, being a drive for the vehicle. The battery actu…

DRIVE·Feb 16·1 min read

H02J7/00714 Siemens Mobility GmbH

POWER SUPPLY REGULATOR FOR A POWER TOOL BATTERY PACK

A power regulation unit is provided for regulating power to or from a power tool battery pack. The power regulation unit includes power regulation circuitry and a controller. The power regulation circ…

DRIVE·Feb 16·1 min read

H02J7/00714 MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BATTERY CHARGING USING A NEGOTIABLE POWER SUPPLY

Methods and systems for charging a battery utilizing a negotiable power supply in which the power supply and a component of a charge circuit negotiate a level of power are disclosed. A charge circuit …

DRIVE·Feb 9·2 min read

H02J7/00714 Iontra Inc

METHOD FOR CHARGING BATTERY, CHARGING AND DISCHARGING DEVICE

Embodiments of the application provide a method for charging battery a charging and discharging device, which can ensure the safety performance of the battery. The charging and discharging device incl…

DRIVE·Feb 2·1 min read

H02J7/00714 CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED

CHARGING-AND-DISCHARGING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CHARGING A BATTERY AND CHARGING-AND-DISCHARGING SYSTEM

Embodiments of the present application provide a charging/discharging apparatus, a method for charging a battery and a charging/discharging system, the charging-and-discharging apparatus including a b…

DRIVE·Feb 2·1 min read

H02J7/00714 CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED

BATTERY CONTROL SYSTEM

A battery control system and method selectively connect battery strings to one or more conductive buses by plural electrically controllable switches. The switches are controlled to one or more of (a) …

DRIVE·Jan 12·1 min read

H02J7/00714 Transportation IP Holdings, LLC

BATTERY MANAGEMENT CONTROLLERS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

A method for managing a plurality of batteries that are electrically coupled together includes (1) monitoring respective voltages of the plurality of batteries and (2) in response to a respective volt…

DRIVE·Jan 12·1 min read

H02J7/00714 Element Energy, Inc.

PREDICTABLE BATTERY POWER MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD

A hardware and/or software (e.g., a controller and/or firmware or software) that monitors a remaining capacity of a battery and adjusts a continuum of system performance settings ranging from best per…

DRIVE·Dec 22·1 min read

H02J7/00714 Intel Corporation

POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING BATTERY PACKS CONNECTED IN PARALLEL FROM CHARGING EACH OTHER

A power supply system for preventing battery packs connected in parallel from charging each other is provided. Each of a plurality of battery packs includes a plurality of batteries, a sensing resisto…

DRIVE·Dec 8·2 min read

H02J7/00714 C-TECH UNITED CORPORATION

BATTERY CHARGER SYSTEM

A battery charger system includes multiple power channels to accommodate multiple battery chargers through a power input port. Each power channel includes a power outlet electrically coupled to the po…

DRIVE·Dec 1·1 min read

H02J7/00714 CyberSwitchingPatents, LLC

CHARGE METHOD FOR BATTERY, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND TERMINAL

A charge method for a battery, a storage medium, and a terminal are provided and include: acquiring a discharge current of the battery when the battery is in a charge state; determining whether the di…

DRIVE·Dec 1·1 min read

H02J7/00714 HuiZhou TCL Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.

CONTROLLERS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING DIRECT CURRENT FAST CHARGING DEVICES

Various disclosed embodiments include illustrative controller modules, direct current (DC) fast charging devices, and methods. In an illustrative embodiment, a controller module for a DC-DC converter …

DRIVE·Dec 1·1 min read

H02J7/00714 Rivian IP Holdings, LLC

WIRELESS CHARGING RECEIVER INTEGRATED BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD

Discussed is a battery management apparatus which includes a battery management system that monitors a state of a battery, and a power receiving device that wirelessly receives power from a power tran…

DRIVE·Sep 15·1 min read

H02J7/00714 LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.

INTEGRATED MONITORING CHARGING EFFICIENCY OF A RECHARGEABLE DEVICE VIA A POWER BANK

A portable power bank for charging a rechargeable device is described, and a dynamic charging efficiency is monitored while the power bank is charging the rechargeable device. Particularly, instantane…

DRIVE·Sep 15·1 min read

H02J7/00714 DURACELL U.S. OPERATIONS, INC.

INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM WITH BATTERY POWER MANAGEMENT

An information handling system includes a battery, an embedded controller, and a processor. The embedded controller collects a battery charge status for the battery, and provides the battery charge st…

DRIVE·Aug 25·1 min read

H02J7/00714 DELL PRODUCTS, LP

CHARGING SYSTEM

A charging system includes an AC power source, a plurality of rectifier circuits, a plurality of positive electrode side current cutoff circuits, and a control device. The plurality of rectifier circu…

DRIVE·Jul 7·1 min read

H02J7/00714 HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.

CHARGING SYSTEM FOR AN ENERGY STORAGE IN A VEHICLE AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE CHARGING SYSTEM

A charging system for an energy storage in a vehicle comprising: a plurality of parallelly arranged charging switch units, each having an input terminal configured to be connected to a common charging…

DRIVE·Jun 23·2 min read

H02J7/00714 VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION

STORAGE BATTERY APPARATUS

According to one embodiment, a storage battery apparatus includes: a plurality of storage battery modules each including a battery module, which includes a plurality of battery cells, and a cell monit…

DRIVE·Jun 23·1 min read

H02J7/00714 KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA

ELECTRONIC DEVICE STABILIZING OUTPUT CURRENT OF CHARGING CIRCUIT AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF

Provided is an electronic device including: a battery, a resonant circuit including a coil and a capacitor configured to wirelessly receive power, a rectifying circuit configured to rectify an alterna…

DRIVE·Jun 16·2 min read

H02J7/00714 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

BATTERY PACK

A battery pack according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes an attaching portion, a battery, a voltage detection circuit, a current acquisition circuit, a next current calculation circui…

DRIVE·Jun 16·1 min read

H02J7/00714 MAKITA CORPORATION

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Battery charging with charge current throttling to assist minimum system voltage regulation

Battery charging method and electronic device

BATTERY CHARGER SYSTEM

Systems and Methods for Adaptive USB Charging

Battery Charge/Discharge Control Device and Battery Management Device

ENERGY STORAGE MODULE AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM

VOLTAGE REGULATOR FOR COMPUTING DEVICE

CONTROLLERS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING DIRECT CURRENT FAST CHARGING DEVICES

BATTERY MANAGEMENT CONTROLLERS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

BATTERY CHARGER SYSTEM

CHARGING METHOD FOR BATTERY PACK, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND POWER CONSUMING APPARATUS

SCREENING METHOD FOR RECHARGEABLE BATTERY CELLS

DRIVE CIRCUIT OF ENERGY STORAGE POWER SUPPLY, AND ENERGY STORAGE POWER SUPPLY

BATTERY CONTROL SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE

SWITCHING CHARGER CAPABLE OF ACCURATELY SENSING SMALL CURRENT

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOW CURRENT DETECTION

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ELECTRICAL CONNECTION AND DISCONNECTION ON USB TYPE-A CHARGING PORT

VOLTAGE REGULATOR FOR COMPUTING DEVICE

BATTERY-SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD AND BATTERY SYSTEM

POWER SUPPLY DEVICE AND BATTERY PACK CHARGING METHOD

METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE CURRENT OUTPUT OF A BATTERY

POWER SUPPLY REGULATOR FOR A POWER TOOL BATTERY PACK

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BATTERY CHARGING USING A NEGOTIABLE POWER SUPPLY

METHOD FOR CHARGING BATTERY, CHARGING AND DISCHARGING DEVICE

CHARGING-AND-DISCHARGING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CHARGING A BATTERY AND CHARGING-AND-DISCHARGING SYSTEM

BATTERY CONTROL SYSTEM

BATTERY MANAGEMENT CONTROLLERS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

PREDICTABLE BATTERY POWER MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD

POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING BATTERY PACKS CONNECTED IN PARALLEL FROM CHARGING EACH OTHER

BATTERY CHARGER SYSTEM

CHARGE METHOD FOR BATTERY, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND TERMINAL

CONTROLLERS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING DIRECT CURRENT FAST CHARGING DEVICES

WIRELESS CHARGING RECEIVER INTEGRATED BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD

INTEGRATED MONITORING CHARGING EFFICIENCY OF A RECHARGEABLE DEVICE VIA A POWER BANK

INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM WITH BATTERY POWER MANAGEMENT

CHARGING SYSTEM

CHARGING SYSTEM FOR AN ENERGY STORAGE IN A VEHICLE AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE CHARGING SYSTEM

STORAGE BATTERY APPARATUS

ELECTRONIC DEVICE STABILIZING OUTPUT CURRENT OF CHARGING CIRCUIT AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF

BATTERY PACK