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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120104990 | Alkali Metal Ion Battery with Bimetallic Electrode Electrochemical cells having molten electrodes having an alkali metal provide receipt and delivery of power by transporting atoms of the alkali metal between electrode environments of disparate chemical potentials through an electrochemical pathway comprising a salt of ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120105006 | CONTROL METHOD FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY SYSTEM A control method for a lithium ion secondary battery includes performing a charging step of charging the lithium ion secondary battery with a predetermined quantity of electricity when the battery voltage of the lithium ion secondary battery has decreased to a lower lim... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120068666 | METHOD OF CHARGING AND MAINTAINING LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY SYSTEM, VEHICLE AND BATTERY-MOUNTED DEVICE An object is to provide a method of charging and maintaining a lithium ion secondary battery which method is capable of preventing a decrease in the capacity of the battery. Another object is to provide a battery system capable of preventing a decrease in battery capaci... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120043938 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRIC ACCUMULATOR UNIT A power system has a generator, a variable load, and an electrical accumulator unit. The electrical accumulator unit stores power when the generator generates excess power, and supplements power from the generator when the generator generates insufficient power.... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120043819 | POWER STORAGE SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING THE METHOD A power storage system for supplying power to a load by coupling a power generation system, a battery, and a grid, the power storage system includes a battery management system (BMS) for controlling charging and discharging of the battery and a power supply circuit for ... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120038212 | POWER-FLUCTUATION REDUCING APPARATUS FOR POWER GENERATION SYSTEM According to one embodiment, there is provided a power-fluctuation reducing apparatus in a power generation system to control a converter connected to the power generation system and connected to secondary batteries. The power-fluctuation reducing apparatus includes adj... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120032642 | BATTERY HEATING CIRCUITS AND METHODS WITH RESONANCE COMPONENTS IN SERIES USING VOLTAGE INVERSION BASED ON PREDETERMINED CONDITIONS Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a battery heating circuit, comprising a switch unit (1), a switching control module (100), a damping component R1, an energy storage circuit, and an energy superposition unit, the energy storage c... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120025771 | SWELLING MANAGEMENT IN BATTERIES FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES The disclosed embodiments provide a system that manages use of a battery in a portable electronic device. During operation, the system monitors a cycle number of the battery during use of the battery with the portable electronic device, wherein the cycle number correspo... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120025772 | BATTERY HEATING CIRCUITS AND METHODS BASED ON BATTERY DISCHARGING AND CHARGING USING RESONANCE COMPONENTS IN SERIES According to certain embodiments, a battery heating circuit comprises a switch unit 1, a switching control module 100, a damping component R1, and an energy storage circuit, wherein: the energy storage circuit is connected with the battery and compr... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120009491 | METAL-AIR ROOM-TEMPERATURE IONIC LIQUID ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL WITH LIQUID FUEL Provided in one embodiment is an electrochemical cell for generating power, and more particularly to a metal-air electrochemical cell using a low temperature ionic liquid and a liquid metal fuel.... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120007563 | CHARGE/DISCHARGE CONTROL APPARATUS AND CHARGE/DISCHARGE CONTROL METHOD Included are a power-generation amount calculating section calculating an expected amount of power-generation being an amount of power generated by a power generating section in the future, for each predetermined period, a power-consumption amount calculating section ca... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120007562 | Multi-Mode Power Management Unit According to one exemplary embodiment, a multi-mode power management unit (PMU) includes a number of switchable conductive paths, where each of the switchable conductive paths corresponds to at least one of a number of power modes. The multi-mode PMU further includes a ... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120001594 | Method and Circuitry to Recover Energy from Discharge Signals of a Charging Operation of a Battery/Cell The present inventions, in certain aspects, are directed to techniques and/or circuitry to charge a battery the method comprises (i) charging the battery via a charging sequence, wherein charging the battery includes: (a) applying a plurality of charge signals, and (b) ... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110316473 | Charging Device for Alkaline Battery A charging device includes a hand-operated generating circuit, a steady-state voltage circuit electrically connected with the hand-operated generating circuit, a pulse charging circuit electrically connected with the steady-state voltage circuit, a voltage detection cir... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110309799 | System and Method for Extending the Usable Capacity of a Battery Pack Systems and methods for extending the useable capacity of a battery pack are disclosed. In one example, flyback transformers supply charge to lower capacity battery cells to extend battery output.... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110298414 | BIDIRECTIONAL BATTERY CHARGE CONTROLLER There is disclosed a battery power supply system adapted to be installed in a portable electronic device, and a method of powering a portable electronic device. Other embodiments are also disclosed.... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110298426 | Circuits and Methods for Controlling Power in a Battery Operated System Embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods of controlling power in battery operated systems. In one embodiment, the present invention includes a switching regulator for boosting voltage on a depleted battery to power up a system. The system may com... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110296218 | BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM A battery management system (BMS), a method of controlling the same, and an energy storage system including the battery management system. The BMS may reduce costs by stably supplying power to an insulating unit in a power-saving mode even when an isolator has no built-... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110285353 | ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS-SYSTEM SECONDARY BATTERY AND NON-AQUEOUS-SYSTEM SECONDARY BATTERY An active material for non-aqueous-system secondary battery according to the present invention is characterized in that it comprises a mixture of an alkali metal salt and a transition metal, and it carries out reversible oxidation-reduction by means of charging-discharg... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110282807 | System And Method For Transporting Energy A method for shifting energy in space and time includes charging an energy store from an energy source at a first location, transporting the energy store to a second location, and discharging the energy store at the second location to deliver energy to an energy consume... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110279086 | BATTERY PACK A battery pack includes a plurality of batteries; a circuit unit for controlling charging and discharging operations of the plurality of batteries; a case for containing the plurality of batteries and the circuit unit, and comprising an assembly of at least two sub-case... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110267003 | Charging Station and Method for Operating Same There is provided a loading station. An exemplary loading station comprises a storage medium for use as a source of energy for vehicles. The exemplary loading station also comprises a device that controls a loading and/or unloading process of the storage medium and for ... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110260690 | ELECTRIC ACCUMULATORS HAVING SELF REGULATED BATTERY WITH INTEGRATED BI-DIRECTIONAL POWER MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION A power management system may comprise a generative power source, a main bus between the generative power source and electrical loads, a energy accumulator and a main bi directional power converter interposed between the main bus and the energy accumulator unit. The ene... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110260689 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CHARGE AND DISCHARGE CONTROL METHOD According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus is configured to receive powers from a first battery and a second battery, a charge-discharge cycle life of the second battery being longer than the first battery. The information processing apparatus comp... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110253553 | Method of Operating Metal-Bromine Cells A method for generating molecular bromine in bromide-containing electrolyte solution suitable for use in a metal bromine cell, involves chemically oxidizing bromide (Br−) in the electrolyte solution in an acidic environment, to produce the molecular bromine... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110254501 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CHARGING APPARATUS A portable electronic device including a battery, a direct current (DC) power source, a first device that consumes a first amount of power during operation, a second device that consumes a second amount of power during operation, the second amount of power being more th... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110245987 | GRID REGULATION SERVICES FOR ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES BASED ON GRID FREQUENCY Disclosed herein are representative embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems for charging and discharging an energy storage device connected to an electrical power distribution system. In one exemplary embodiment, a controller monitors electrical characteristics o... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110227538 | CIRCUITS FOR GENERATING REFERENCE SIGNALS A circuit for generating a reference signal can include a first resistor string and a second resistor string substantially identical to the first resistor string, a trim circuit, and a resistor controller. The trim circuit coupled to the first resistor string is operabl... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110204851 | VEHICLE BI-DIRECTIONAL POWER INVERTER SYSTEM AND METHOD An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a bi-directional inverter of a vehicle. The bi-directional inverter may include an alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC) inverter configured to receive AC power from a power grid and generate DC power o... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110199052 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING CHARGING AND DISCHARGING OF A BATTERY USED IN A BASE STATION A method and a apparatus for controlling charging and discharging of a battery used in the base station are provided. The method includes the following steps: obtaining configuration parameters in the base station that are used for controlling the charging and the disch... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110193527 | Lithium Battery Module A lithium battery module with multiple-cells connected in parallel is disclosed. The lithium battery module comprises a battery management unit, a power converter (optional) and each cell with an individual charging control switch and a discharging control switch in ser... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110175565 | ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME An energy storage system that prevents overshoot or undershoot at a node that transfers power when an operational mode of the energy storage system is converted or when a state of a power consuming element is changed, and a method of controlling the energy storage syste... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110175575 | Battery Charging/Discharging System A battery charging/discharging system is provided. This system includes a recycling cable and plural charging/discharging controllers. Each of the charging/discharging controllers is corresponding to a battery. When the battery is in a discharging mode, a discharging cu... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110163721 | PROVIDING A CHARGING EVENT FOR A VEHICLE BATTERY A method for providing a battery charging event comprises a plurality of operations. An operation is performed for inhibiting a first battery load from drawing electrical current from a battery charging system of a vehicle. An operation is performed for activating ignit... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110156651 | POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM FOR A RECHARGEABLE BATTERY An apparatus and method for transferring energy between a rechargeable battery and a power distribution network. The minimum final energy level may be determined at least in part from the historical energy levels and usage of the rechargeable battery. The time of day of... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110159379 | SECONDARY BATTERY An object of this invention is to provide a highly safe secondary battery employing a non-flammable electrolyte solution. The secondary battery has a positive pole comprising an oxide for storing and releasing lithium ions, a negative pole comprising a carbon material f... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110156652 | STATE OF CHARGE RANGE A management system for a battery cell pack, the management system including a controller determining an adjustable charge profile for the battery cell pack wherein the adjustable charge profile includes an operational parameter identifying a next operation drive range ... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110148346 | Automatic Cycle Storage System, Cycle For Such a System and Docking Structure For Such a Cycle Automatic cycle storage system comprising cycles each comprising a battery, and fixed docking structures to which the cycles can be locked and each comprising an electric power storage device connected to a central processing unit and electrical contacts. The electrical... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110140666 | SECONDARY BATTERY A secondary battery has charging and discharging functions. The second battery prevents an external connection portion from being separated from a connection terminal due to external shocks.... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110127965 | BATTERY CHARGE-DISCHARGE PATH MANAGEMENT CIRCUIT AND METHOD THEREOF A battery charge-discharge path management circuit and method thereof are provided. The battery charge-discharge path management circuit is coupled to a battery module and an electronic device. The battery charge-discharge path management circuit includes a first determ... | 06/02/2011 |
