A method for vehicle-to-vehicle charging includes identifying a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) for charging based on a determination that the PHEV's engine will start prior to the PHEV's battery being charged from an external power source. The method can include identifying a battery…
A vehicle management server (3) includes: a communication device (33) that acquires data including location information of a target vehicle through communication, the target vehicle being a vehicle not connected to the power grid out of vehicles (1); and a processor (311) that sets a frequency of…
The invention is related to a DC distribution system (100) comprising a plurality of power consumer clusters (120) each comprising at least one power consumer (180). The power consumer clusters (120) are arranged as a ring structure with a common LV-DC ring bus (102). Each power consumer (180) is…
An electric vehicle including a storage compartment adapted to store a saddle riding vehicle having an engine and a generator adapted to be selectively coupled to the engine to produce electric power. The electric vehicle includes at least one electric motor, at least one rechargeable battery…
One or more embodiments described herein can facilitate electric charge transfer to/from one or more battery cells and/or multi-cell battery packs of an electric vehicle. An exemplary method can comprise charging, by a system operatively coupled to a processor, a primary power source of a first…
Techniques control a utility vehicle. Such techniques involve storing electric power in a lithium battery of the utility vehicle. Such techniques further involve operating a motor controller of the utility vehicle in a normal mode in which the motor controller provides electric power from a lithium…
Systems and methods are disclosed for coordinating and executing bidirectional energy transfer events between electrified vehicles and one or more participating electrified recreational vehicles. Energy may be transferred from an electrified vehicle to one or more electrified recreational vehicles…
The disclosed inventions include personal Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV's) and UAV universal docking ports “docking ports” to be incorporated into and/or attached to headwear, including helmets, hard hats and hats and face masks, as well as footwear including boots and shoes, clothing and…
Example electric vehicle charging systems and methods are described. In one example, multiple solar cells are configured to generate energy. A vehicle control system is coupled to the multiple solar cells and determines which of multiple electric vehicles to charge using energy from the multiple…
A power supply apparatus (10) includes a first battery (310), a second battery (320), and an ECU (100) configured to determine whether conditions i), ii), and iii) are satisfied; i) a degree of deterioration of the second battery (320) is lower than a first threshold; ii) an SOC of the second…
A movable vehicle power-supplying system of the present invention includes power-supplying coils (L1 to L4) configured to wirelessly supply power to a movable vehicle (M) and provided in a place in which the movable vehicle (M) can stop, a positioning mark provided at a position at predetermined…
Disclosed is a battery module array including battery modules, which may have improved space utilization. The battery module array includes a plurality of battery modules, each having two secondary battery cells, a module frame and a cooling fin. If the battery module array is configured using the…
The present disclosure discloses a heat sink with two or more separated channels. The heat sink according to the present disclosure includes a cooling channel through which a refrigerant passes to cool a secondary battery by an indirect cooling method, the secondary battery including a cell…
A connection detecting device for an electric vehicle charger, which detects whether the charger for a vehicle is connected to the electric vehicle, is provided. The connection detecting device includes a connection unit connecting a coupler of the charger for the vehicle to the electric vehicle, a…
In order to effectively use power such as regenerative power in a station facility, a power management apparatus for managing a power storage device which stores the power and discharges the power to a distribution system is provided, so that the power storage device effectively discharges the…
A power source for vehicles according to the present disclosure includes a secondary battery pack to support power required to start up a vehicle and power required for an electronic device equipped in the vehicle together, and having an operating voltage range of 9V to 19V in which a maximum…
Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for calculating a precharge resistance of a battery pack. The apparatus for calculating a precharge resistance of a battery pack according to the present invention includes: a load resistor configured to be connected between a battery pack and a precharge…
A method and apparatus for controlling an electric aircraft (200) is presented. An apparatus comprises a controller (210). The controller (210) is configured to identify a state for an electric aircraft (200). The controller (210) is further configured to identify a group of recharging parameters…
This invention charges an amount of electric power required for the next trip while extending the life of a power storage device, and enables reliable catenary-less travel to the next power storage device. Provided is a vehicle control system for a vehicle having a power storage device (105) which…
An energy harvesting system for an aircraft includes an energy storage device, and an energy harvesting member electrically connected to the energy storage device and mechanically linked to the aircraft. The energy harvesting member is configured and disposed to generate an electrical energy output…
Provided is a temperature measurement apparatus using a negative temperature coefficient (NTC) thermistor. A temperature sensor includes the NTC thermistor and a variable resistor part. A resistance value of the variable resistor part varies between a default resistance value for measuring a…
An electric vehicle charging apparatus is disclosed. The electric vehicle charging apparatus has a housing having a front cavity, rear cavity, and a separating wall having a common electrical passage, wherein the rear cavity is formed by sidewalls with one sidewall having a slot formed therein. A…
Heating of the rectifier component is less likely to occur and an electric storage device is less likely to be in an overcharge state or an overdischarge state. At least a first switch (12A) becomes in a closed state when an assembled battery (11) is not in an overcharge state. A diode (D) is not…
A signal generation circuit (5) generates a pilot signal for communication between a vehicle equipped with a battery device, and a charging cable. The circuit (5) includes a circuit (5A) includes an operational amplifier (OP1) for outputting the pilot signal, a first input unit (501) for supplying…
An apparatus for balancing a plurality of cells (31) in a battery includes common bus (50) having a connector for connecting to a common bus of another battery. Each of plurality of balancing circuits (41) has a bidirectional voltage converter (56) connected to a given cell of the plurality of…
Provided is an in-vehicle charger capable of reliably obtaining charging control parameters prior to charging and capable of safe charging. In this charger, a charging unit (105) charges a battery (111) in accordance with the charging control parameters. A storage unit (103) stores a table in which…
The battery management unit for a vehicle includes a charger (14) mounted on the vehicle (10) for charging an assembled battery (13) including a plurality of cells (9) with electric power from an external power source; a memory (1) that records which cell is a lowest cell having the lowest voltage…
A charging control system that controls charging of an automobile that uses electric power as motive power include receiving means that receives electric power demands from an electric power supplier side; and control means that controls charging on and off of the automobile. The control means…
The network has a connection point (PCO) for connecting the network to an upstream electrical network (REA). A first electrical network (RE1) comprises a power output (SP) for distributing energy recovered from a transportation system (ST) and the upstream electrical network. A second electrical…
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, provided is an apparatus for managing a battery system having a plurality of battery cells connected in series, the apparatus comprising a performance measurement section for measuring a performance of each of the battery cells; a cell…