Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging inventions 12/05

20050285559 - Dual battery vehicle electrical systems: The invention provides a dual battery electrical switchable system 2 for a vehicle having an engine. The vehicle comprises a first load 8 and a second load 10. The vehicle is switchable between an ON state in which the engine is running, an OFF state in which the engine is...

20050285560 - Battery charger with secondary outlet: An electrical device, such as a battery charger, including a housing having an outer surface, a battery being supportable on the outer surface, a charging circuit supported by the housing and electrically connectable to a power source and to the battery, and an electrical connector with a plug configured to...

20050285561 - Portable universal cordless (cellular phone) cellphone recharger (puccr or ccr): A lightweight and portable cigar-lighter type power outlet for recharging cellular phones. The Cordless Cellphone Recharger (CCR) includes a case with an internal battery, an input power jack to charge the battery and a charge light to indicate that the battery is being charged. The CCR is recharged by a...

20050285562 - Power converter with output voltage level indicating device: A power converter with output voltage level indicating device is disclosed. The power converter includes a casing, an interior of which is disposed with a control circuit. The control circuit includes a feedback circuit and a DC-to-DC conversion circuit. The feedback circuit is coupled to the DC-to-DC conversion circuit and...

20050285563 - Power supply unit compactly accommodating components and having uniform battery characteristic: A component box has a shape of a substantially flat plate, and is stacked along a direction UPR toward the ceiling of a vehicle with its center placed at a central portion of a casing for a battery pack. Cooling wind which has been used for air-conditioning inside the vehicle...

20050285564 - Automatic charging of a high voltage battery in a hybrid electric vehicle: The present invention provides an automatic battery charging system for selectively charging a battery in a vehicle. The automatic charging system includes a charger capable charging a first battery in a vehicle. Coupled to the charger is a controller that determines whether or not the first battery requires electrical charging....

20050285566 - Car power source apparatus: The car power source apparatus is provided with a battery having a plurality of battery modules connected in series on positive and negative sides of a midpoint reference node, and a voltage detection circuit that detects the voltage of one or a plurality of battery modules with respect to the...

20050285565 - Parallel monitor circuit and semiconductor apparatus: A parallel monitor circuit (1A) for monitoring one (C1) of serially connected plural capacitors (Cn) receiving a direct recharging current is disclosed. The circuit comprises a bypassing transistor (Q1) for bypassing the capacitor (C1) with the recharging current when the capacitor voltage (VSo1) exceeds a monitor voltage (Vr1) determined by...

20050285567 - Rechargeable battery module: A rechargeable battery module that exhibits superior temperature control and has a minimized size through an efficient arrangement of unit batteries is provided. The rechargeable battery module has a plurality of unit batteries that are arranged at constant intervals and a housing that holds the unit batteries and in which...

20050285568 - Battery charging method and apparatus therefor: By determining charging current Ichar and then subsequently utilising that determination of charging current Ichar in relation to battery current Ibat and load current Iload as a result of operation of a phone or other electronic device it is possible periodically to adjust the necessary charging current in order to...

20050285571 - Battery with non-volatile memory for lmr portable radio applications: An apparatus and method for monitoring and storing a status of a rechargeable battery pack in which the battery pack status is monitored by a device while the battery pack is functionally connected to that device, and then periodically updated to a non-volatile memory in the battery pack. The non-volatile...

20050285569 - Power conversion system and method: According to one aspect of the present technique, a power regulating system for providing a regulated voltage to a load is provided. The system comprises an energy source and a regulator circuit that receives energy from the energy source and produces a regulated voltage, which is supplied to the load....

20050285570 - Providing resilient power to a system: In one embodiment, the present invention includes a resilient power supply having a charger to charge a battery with a low voltage and to provide back-up battery power to a system; and a main power supply to provide a plurality of voltages for operation of the system. The resilient power...

20050285572 - Battery protection circuit: A battery protection circuit is provided that includes current monitoring circuit. The current monitoring circuit senses current flowing to or from a rechargeable cell. When the current exceeds a maximum value, the current monitoring circuit actuates, whereby opening a transistor. The transistor has a resistor couple in parallel. When the...

20050285573 - Voltage sense apparatus and method for a capacitor charger: In a capacitor charger including a transformer to transform a primary coil voltage to a secondary coil voltage to charge a capacitor at an output through a charging node to approach a predetermined voltage, a voltage sense apparatus and method comprise sensing the voltage on the capacitor with a voltage...

20050280392 - Fuel cell power adapter for computer system: A system may include a fuel cell system to transmit first data, to generate power, and to deliver the generated power, and a mobile computing system to receive the first data, and to receive the generated power....

20050280394 - Adapter for a power tool battery: An electrical combination including a power tool manufactured by a first power tool company, the power tool including a tool housing and an electric motor supported by the tool housing and operable to drive a tool element, a battery manufactured by a second power tool company, and an adapter separate...

20050280395 - Battery-charging assembly for image display device and cradle with the same: A cradle for use with an image display device is provided which allows the image display device to be used while charging. The cradle includes a base member, a supporting member coupled to the base member, and a battery-charging unit provided with the base member to charge a battery of...

20050280393 - Tool with battery pack: A handheld tool has an attached position in which the tool is removably attached to a battery pack. The battery pack has an auxiliary battery and output terminals for outputting electricity from the auxiliary battery. The tool includes a load and a primary battery. Input terminals of the tool are...

20050280396 - Battery state of charge detection: A state of charge of a battery (1) that drives a motor (6) is computed based on a discharge current measured by a current sensor (3) when the discharge current of the battery (1) does not exceed a rated discharge range of the battery (1). When the discharge current of...

20050280397 - Mobile equipment with electric power supply control function: An apparatus for controlling the supply of electric power to mobile equipment has a battery checker that checks a remaining battery-level of at least one of plural batteries including main battery. The main battery is installed in a body, and the other batteries are installed in an auxiliary electric power...

20050280398 - Mobile charger: Disclosed herein is a convenient and economical mobile charger, which is small enough to be held in one hand and can electrically charge a portable electronic device by using an embedded secondary electrical cell to which electric power is supplied, particularly through an external connector functioning to transfer data to/from...

20050280399 - Apparatus and method for managing power to an airport passenger bridge and a battery charger: An apparatus for managing input power between a passenger bridge and a battery charger includes a power distributor, a current monitor and a controller. The power distributor receives input power and outputs power to the passenger bridge and the battery charger. The current monitor measures current drawn by the passenger...

20050275369 - Battery cell size detection method: A battery charger that is configured to charge different size battery cells and automatically determine the size of the battery cell to be charged. The battery charger includes at least one charging circuit and a microprocessor. The charging circuit, in turn, includes a serially connected switching device and a current...

20050275370 - Fuse for lithium-ion cell and lithium-ion cell including the fuse: A fuse device for a lithium-ion battery and a lithium-ion battery using the fuse device. The fuse device includes a weak circuit portion within a conductive pattern located on a circuit board between an external input/output port and a bare cell. Instead of a conventional current fuse, a pattern of...

20050275371 - Current monitor: Power monitoring devices and systems structured to be removably connected between a multiple outlet power strip and a power source and effective to provide real-time monitoring of voltage and/or current flowing through the power strip, are provided. The devices include a housing, a receptacle located on a first end of...

20050275372 - Power controller for managing arrays of smart battery packs: A power controller combines a multitude of smart battery packs into a single large bank, providing balanced charging and discharging. Battery packs are connected in parallel to form groups that may then be connected in series, while the specification limits for current and voltage of individual packs are maintained through...

20050275373 - Multiple cell battery charger configured with a parallel topology: A multiple cell battery charger configured with a parallel topography is disclosed. In accordance with an important aspect of the invention, the multiple cell battery charger requires fewer active components than known battery chargers while at the same time protecting multiple battery cells from overcharge and discharge. The multiple cell...

20050275374 - Pseudo constant current multiple cell battery charger configured with a parallel topology: A multiple cell battery charger configured in a parallel topology provides constant current charging. The multiple cell battery charger requires fewer active components than known serial battery chargers, while at the same time preventing a thermal runaway condition. The multiple cell battery charger in accordance with the present invention is...

20050275375 - Battery charger using a depletion mode transistor to serve as a current source: In a battery charger using a depletion mode transistor to serve as a current source, the depletion mode transistor is self-biased for generating a charging current to charge a battery, thereby requesting no additional control circuit to control the depletion mode transistor, reducing the circuit size, and lowering the cost....

20050275376 - Electric power unit and electronics device: An electric power unit selectable and usable a plurality of electric sources, including an electric source-discriminating device to detect attached electric sources of the plurality of electric sources, an electric source-selecting device to select one of the attached electric sources as a using electric source, at least one discharging device...

20050275377 - Methods and systems for battery charging control based on cmos technology: A method and system, compatible with low-voltage CMOS technology, for controlling the charging of a battery. The method includes monitoring a battery voltage with respect to a threshold voltage. The method further includes coupling a charging control logic supply to ground, generating an active low first control signal, inverting the...

20050275378 - Apparatus and method for illuminated battery charging device: A battery charging device and a method for indicating a status of a charging current are provided. The battery charging device includes a translucent housing adapted to provide a charging current. The battery charging device further includes at least one first light-emitting device disposed within the translucent housing, wherein the...

20050275379 - Charge control that keeps constant input voltage supplied to battery pack: A circuit for controlling charging includes a transistor provided on a charging path between a position of a charging terminal and a position of a battery, an input voltage detecting circuit configured to detect a potential of a point on the charging path coupled to the charging terminal's side of...

20050275380 - System and method for adding electrolyte to an energy storage cell: Disclosed is a system and method for increasing the rate at which an electrolyte permeates the micropores of an energy storage cell. In a preferred embodiment, an energy storage cell is filled with a quantity of an electrolyte which is then exposed to an electric field. The electrolyte is electrophoretically...

20050275381 - Battery charger with dual use microprocessor: A battery charger with a discrete switched regulator provides relatively high efficiency and relatively low cost. Unlike known battery chargers which incorporate switched regulator ICs, the battery charger in accordance with the present invention utilizes the microprocessor for a dual function. In particular, the microprocessor not only controls the charging...

20050275382 - Charge consumption monitor for electronic device: A charge consumption measuring circuit is disclosed which is particularly suitable for use in an implantable cardiac device. The circuit utilizes the power conversion cycles of an inductive switching regulator to measure the quantity of charge supplied by a battery and/or drawn by the circuitry of the device....

20050275383 - Method for detecting abnormality of temperature sensors, and power supply apparatus: A power supply apparatus includes an assembled battery including a plurality of cells, a plurality of temperature sensors sensing temperatures of the plurality of cells, respectively, a current sensor sensing a current flowing through the assembled battery, and a state monitoring unit and an abnormality detecting apparatus that are a...

20050275384 - Capacitor charging circuit, flash unit, and camera: The present invention provides a flash discharging circuit for simplifying the charging of electric power in a capacitor. When energy discharged from a transformer for storing and discharging energy is charged in a main capacitor of the circuit, a detection voltage inputted to a first input terminal of a comparator...

20050275385 - Power ring pulse capacitor: A wound, metallized dielectric film capacitor for pulsed power applications is disclosed. The capacitor consists of a wound metallized polymer film in the shape of a closed path ring. The electrical load is placed within the inner opening of the capacitor. The capacitor has low inductance and resistance, scales to...

20050269986 - Charger: A charger includes a choke coil and a choke iron core disposed on a plane surface of heat dissipating fins. Furthermore, a face plate, a control circuit board, a drive circuit board, the heat dissipating fins, a fan and a ventilation plate are separately series-connected in alignment and fitted on...

20050269987 - Charging device for mobile phone: A charging device for mobile phone includes a main body; a rotatable pin-rotating member having two pins connected thereto for leading in alternating current; a contact conduction mechanism located between the pin-rotating member and a circuit board in the main body to conduct alternating current from the pins to the...

20050269988 - Voltage balancing circuit for multi-cell modules: An energy storage module includes a number of cells coupled in series between two end terminals, and intermediate terminal or terminals providing access to one or more junctions between individual cells of the module. Voltages of the module's cells are balanced by an intra-module voltage balancer. Two or more such...

20050269990 - Capacity equalizing apparatus for secondary batteries: A small and low-cost capacity equalizing apparatus for equalizing the capacities of battery blocks constituting an assembled battery, each battery block comprising one or multiple secondary batteries and the battery blocks being connected in series. The capacity equalizing apparatus in accordance with the present invention comprises an assembled battery, n...

20050269989 - Cell balancing circuit: A cell balancing circuit monitors the voltage between serially connected cells and compares it to a reference voltage. From that comparison, the cell balancing circuit sources or sinks current into a midpoint node between rechargeable cells to keep the cells balanced during the charging process. In one preferred embodiment, the...

20050269991 - Battery state-of-charge estimator: A battery ECU estimates the SOC by integrating the battery current measured by a current sensor, and the battery voltage Vn is measured by a voltage sensor and the battery temperature Tn is measured by a thermometer if the fluctuation of the charging/discharging current is great. If the number m...

20050269992 - Over voltage and over current protection integrated circuit: An integrated circuit is disclosed including a primary input for receiving an input voltage, a battery voltage input for receiving a battery voltage signal and an output for providing an output voltage higher than the battery voltage. First circuitry responsive to the input voltage is provided for turning off the...

20050269993 - Method and apparatus for determining the available of energy of a lithium ion battery: In accordance with various embodiments, there is a method for determining the available energy of a battery. Various embodiments include the steps of applying an increasing current to the battery and measuring a response voltage of the battery when the increasing current is applied to the battery....

20050269995 - design of a large battery pack for a hybrid locomotive: The present invention is directed to systems for prolonging battery life, such as maintaining battery cell temperatures in battery packs within specified limits, providing vibration and shock resistance, and/or electrically isolating groups of batteries from nearby conductive surfaces....

20050269994 - Cooling device of power supply: An ECU executes a program including the steps of detecting a temperature TB of each battery block, calculating a desired output value VT of each motor based on a detected temperature, detecting output value V of each motor based on a signal transmitted from an F/V conversion circuit converting a...

20050269996 - System, apparatus, and method for generating force by introducing a controlled plasma environment into an asymmetric capacitor: The present invention provides method, apparatus, and system that generates and uses a motive and other force by introducing a plasma environment into an asymmetric capacitor, resulting in a significant gain in force. This extraordinary increase in force allows the use of ionic motive and other forces to enter the...

20050264256 - Dual-mode bus discharging circuit: A technique for discharging an energy storage device coupled to a power bus provides a first discharge path for the energy storage device, when the power bus is connected to a battery, and a second discharge path for the energy storage device, when the power bus is disconnected from the...

20050264257 - Car power source apparatus: The car power source apparatus is provided with a driving battery which drives an electric motor, heaters which heat the driving battery, a control circuit which controls power to the heaters, a temperature sensor which detects battery temperature and issues a detected temperature signal to the control circuit, and a...

20050264258 - Battery extension assembly: A battery extension assembly for extending the usage of a battery of smaller size is provided. The battery extension assembly includes a hollow cylindroid body, a confining structure and an elastic holding member. The cylindroid body has an outer radius larger than the outer radius of the battery. The confining...

20050264259 - Battery, battery charger, electrical system and method of charging a battery: A battery, a battery charger, an electrical system, and a method of charging a battery. In one aspect, the battery includes a housing, a battery cell supported by the housing, a first terminal electrically connected to the battery cell and having a first terminal end, and a second terminal electrically...

20050264261 - Autoilluminating rechargeable lamp system: An autoilluminating rechargeable lamp system includes a set of one or more self-standing rechargeable lighting fixtures (luminaries) removably supported on a recharging and support member. The luminaries each include a light diffusor that may resemble a candle to the from that turn on when removed from the recharging and support...

20050264260 - Electrical component, such as a radio, audio component, battery charger or radio/charger: An electrical component, such as, for example, a radio, an audio component, a battery charger or a radio/charger. The electrical component includes a housing and an electrical circuit supported by the housing. In some aspects, the electrical component is an audio component and the electrical circuit is an audio circuit....

20050264262 - Charging apparatus having variable resistance unit: Disclosed herein is a charging apparatus having a variable resistance unit. The charging apparatus includes an interface unit for an external power source, a variable resistance unit, a charging control unit, a current control unit and a power switch. The variable resistance unit is provided on the charging path and...

20050264263 - Methods of charging, equalizing, and controlling li-based batteries: Method of charging Li-based battery involves keeping the right balance among battery voltage, ohmic resistance, and charging current. Invention offers battery overvoltage protection value as the difference between the maximum voltage and the instantaneous open-circuit voltage. Overvoltage protection is supported when the minimum charging current is set as the ratio...

20050264264 - Battery leakage detection circuit for electric vehicle and leakage detection method for electric vehicle: t