Methods and apparatus for battery float charging operation

    公开(公告)号:US11646598B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-09

    申请号:US16657067

    申请日:2019-10-18

    摘要: A welding-type power system that includes an engine configured to drive an electric generator to provide a first power output. In addition to the electric generator, the system includes an energy storage system to provide a second power output. The system includes energy storage devices and charging devices that are used to charge the energy storage devices. A controller is configured to control the charging devices to provide charging power output to the energy storage devices based on the parameters related to the charge level of the energy storage devices. The controller, using data received from sensors and charge measurement devices, determines the respective charge level for each energy storage device; compares the respective charge levels to one or more threshold charge levels; and controls the charging devices to provide a charging power output to the energy storage devices with a charge level that is below a threshold charge level.

    Method for charging secondary battery

    公开(公告)号:US11631986B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-18

    申请号:US16781032

    申请日:2020-02-04

    发明人: Aiko Nagano

    摘要: It is an object of the invention to provide a method for efficiently charging a secondary battery. The method of the disclosure is a method for charging a secondary battery that includes step (A) for measuring an internal resistance of the secondary battery, and step (B) for increasing or decreasing the maximum charging voltage of the secondary battery in accordance with increase or decrease of the measured internal resistance.

    Constant current constant voltage charger by means of a pulse skipping boost converter

    公开(公告)号:US11495985B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-08

    申请号:US16284118

    申请日:2019-02-25

    摘要: A charging circuit and a method with an inductor, an input to receive an input voltage, an output, and a switching means is presented. The switching means performs cycles where each cycle includes, switching the circuit such that the inductor enters into an energy charging state in which the inductor stores energy provided by the input voltage. When energy stored in the inductor reaches an energy threshold, the switching circuit operates such that the inductor enters into an energy discharging state in which the inductor provides energy to the output. The energy threshold is based on a predefined maximum energy storage current value and the time between cycles is based on a duration of the energy discharging state.

    ENERGY STORAGE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20220140631A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-05

    申请号:US17575303

    申请日:2022-01-13

    发明人: Atsushi FUKUSHIMA

    摘要: An energy storage apparatus includes: a plurality of energy storage devices connected in series; a voltage detection unit that detects voltages of the plurality of energy storage devices; a discharge circuit that discharges the energy storage devices; and a control unit. The energy storage devices include lithium ion cells. The plurality of energy storage devices is chargeable by an external charger for a lead-acid battery, wherein a charge voltage per cell of the external charger for the lead-acid battery is higher than a maximum voltage of the energy storage device, and wherein the control unit discharges only an energy storage device having a highest voltage out of the plurality of energy storage devices when the plurality of energy storage devices is charged by a charger.

    Power supply system for electric motor car

    公开(公告)号:US11312241B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-26

    申请号:US17049506

    申请日:2019-04-18

    摘要: According to an embodiment, a power supply system for an electric motor car includes a first terminal, a second terminal, and a conversion unit. The first terminal is electrically connected to one of a power storage device and an overhead wire provided within a formation of electric motor cars. The second terminal is electrically connected to a lead wire together with a plurality of electric motors within the formation, a host power supply device, an external power supply device different from the host power supply device. The conversion unit receives first electric power supplied from the plurality of electric motors and the external power supply device via the second terminal and causes a direct current (DC) voltage to be generated at the first terminal according to a regenerative operation of the conversion unit to charge the power storage device in a first operation state and receives second electric power supplied from one of the power storage device and the overhead wire via the first terminal, converts a part of the second electric power into third electric power according to a powered operation of the conversion unit, and outputs the third electric power from the second terminal in a second operation state, thereby converting electric power.