Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging inventions 06/09

20090160396 - Charging device receiving light from diverse sources: A charging device that receives light from diverse sources includes at least a solar cell that receives light from diverse sources to generate a voltage source, a charging circuit module connected with the solar cell to boost the voltage of the voltage source, and a connector connected with the charging... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090160397 - Electrical power supply system for a satellite: An electrical power supply system for a satellite with continuously controlled DC-voltage is suitable for recharging batteries without requiring any specific charge module. To this purpose, at least one solar generator section, so-called charge section, is connected directly to a battery output terminal (B). Simultaneously, at least one battery discharge... Agent: Patzik, Frank & Samotny Ltd.

20090160395 - Solar energy control system: A solar energy control system includes a storage battery, a solar energy operated absorption board, a load, a controller, a first ZigBee module, a second ZigBee module, and a monitoring device. The absorption board is connected to the battery for charging the battery. The load is connected to the battery... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090160398 - Charging circuit of portable device: A charging circuit of a portable device includes a switch circuit having an input connected to a storage battery of the portable device for triggering the storage battery to supply power to an electronic device, a reference voltage circuit, a regulating circuit, a filter circuit filtering voltage signals from the... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090160399 - Case battery: A case battery is provided. The case battery comprises first and second holding portions, a charging portion, and storage devices. The first holding portion is configured to hold a first part of the personal electronic device. The second holding portion is configured to hold a second part. The charging portion... Agent: Park Law Firm

20090160400 - Case battery system: A case battery system is provided. The case battery system comprises the case battery, the connector adaptor and the dock. The case battery configured to enclose and hold at least part of a personal electronic device. The personal electronic device may be connected to the connector adaptor, or installed on... Agent: Park Law Firm

20090160401 - Battery charge management system for charging a battery bank that includes a plurality of batteries: Battery charge management systems for charging a battery bank including a plurality of batteries connected in series are disclosed that include: a power source having a charging port, the power source capable of providing power to each battery in the battery bank; a multiplexer connected to the battery bank, the... Agent: Ibm (rps-blf) C/o Biggers & Ohanian, LLP

20090160403 - Battery testing device and battery testing method: The present invention applies load to a portable telephone by charging and discharging a secondary battery conforming to the actual way of use of the portable telephone, so that the performance of the secondary battery in a portable telephone connected for charging can be accurately tested. A battery testing device... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090160402 - Quick conditioning memory backup battery: A quick conditioning cycle system to avoid performance degradation at the end of calibrating cycle. The quick conditioning cycle system discharges a battery to a level where battery remaining capacity is still high enough to backup memory at a guaranteed period of time. During the quick learning cycle, the battery... Agent: Hamilton & Terrile, LLP

20090160404 - Information processing apparatus: An information processing apparatus includes: a connector for connecting an electronic device; a communication path for communicating a data signal with the electronic device connected to the connector; a power supply path for supplying and receiving electric power to and from the electronic device connected to the connector; a detection... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090160405 - Battery pack: In a battery pack, an overcharge detecting circuit compares a voltage between a positive electrode and a negative electrode of a secondary battery with a threshold voltage to detect an overcharge of the secondary battery, and turns off a switching element. A series circuit including a thermistor and a resistor... Agent: Ipusa, P.l.l.c

20090160407 - Charger capable of performing integrated control and separate control of parallel operations: The present invention relates to a charger capable of performing the integrated control and separate control of parallel operations. The charger includes a plurality of charging modules connected in parallel with each other. Each of the charging modules includes a rectification unit for converting input AC power into DC power.... Agent: Booth Udall, PLC

20090160406 - Charging method and system utilizing the same: A charging method for a rechargeable battery is disclosed. A preset power is provided to the rechargeable battery when the rechargeable battery is connected to a charger for execution of a first charge process. A use state of the rechargeable battery is obtained. A first adjustable charge power is provided... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20090160408 - Battery charging device, three-phase voltage generating circuit, three-phase voltage generation method and delay angle control method: In the battery charging device of the present invention, a U, V, W phase voltage generating circuit detects a voltage signal of a U phase sub-coil of a three-phase alternating current generator, and generates a signal of a triangular wave that is in synchronization with the U phase. Moreover, a... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090160409 - Power supply for a load control device: A power supply for a load control device generates a DC voltage and provides an asymmetrical output current, while drawing a substantially symmetrical input current. The power supply comprises a controllably conductive switching circuit for controllably charging an energy storage capacitor across which the DC voltage is produced. The energy... Agent: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. Mark E. Rose

20090153096 - Power switching apparatus for natural energy power supply: A power switching apparatus for natural energy power supply includes a AC power supply provided by an electricity plant, a converting power supply connected with the AC power supply, a power switch connected with the converting power supply and an external load respectively, a charger connected with the power switch,... Agent: Hdls Patent & Trademark Services

20090153097 - Battery charging apparatus: The present invention provides a battery charging apparatus with reduced weight, volume and manufacturing cost. The apparatus includes: an alternating current power source including a first electrode and a second electrode and supplying an alternating voltage for charging the battery; a diode including an anode electrode connected to the battery... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090153098 - Battery charger cradle: In a battery charger cradle, a battery incorporated in a battery built-in device is charged by electric power induced to an induction coil. The cradle includes a primary coil inducing electromotive force to the induction coil, a casing having a top plate atop of which the battery built-in device is... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090153099 - Method of electric energy transfer between a vehicle and a stationary collector: A vehicle includes an amplifier, a vehicle battery for supplying electrical power to the amplifier, a frequency generator for generating an input signal for the amplifier, and a control system. The amplifier is in communication with the frequency generator for selectively increasing the power of the input signal and outputting... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP

20090153100 - Charging control apparatus controlling charging current and control method therefore: Provided is a control apparatus that controls a battery circuit, including a voltage detector that detects a battery voltage, a battery protection circuit that stops charging current when the battery voltage detected by the voltage detecting unit exceeds a protection voltage, and a charging circuit being capable of changing a... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090153101 - Method and system for charging multi-cell lithium-based batteries: A method and system for charging multi-cell lithium-based batteries. In some aspects, a battery charger includes a housing, at least one terminal to electrically connect to a battery pack supported by the housing, and a controller operable to provide a charging current to the battery pack through the at least... Agent: Michael, Best & Friedrich LLP

20090153102 - Method and system for load shifting: There is provided a system for storing electrical energy during an off-peak period and distributing the electrical energy to consumers during a peak period. The system includes an energy storage means for storing the electrical energy; a first means for directing the electrical energy produced during the off-peak period into... Agent: Kilyk & Bowersox, P.l.l.c.

20090153103 - Portable device and battery pack for the same: A portable device is disclosed that includes a charge control circuit configured to control charging of a secondary battery included in a battery pack, the secondary battery being configured to supply power to the portable device; a temperature detection terminal at which the temperature of the secondary battery is detected... Agent: Ipusa, P.l.l.c

20090153104 - Charging method: A charging method includes first and second charging steps to charge a lithium-ion battery. In the first charging step, a temperature rise gradient of the battery to a current is detected. A battery temperature when the battery is charged to a first predetermined capacity is predicted based on the gradient.... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090146604 - Complex lithium secondary battery and electronic device employing the same: Provided is a complex lithium secondary battery that includes a dye-sensitized solar cell unit and a lithium secondary battery unit, wherein the dye-sensitized solar cell unit and the lithium secondary battery unit share a common anode layer. The complex lithium secondary battery is rechargeable using solar energy, as an alternative... Agent: Stein Mcewen, LLP

20090146605 - Electronic apparatus, and method of charging a remote control device: An electronic apparatus comprises an electronic apparatus main body and a remote control device for operating the electronic apparatus main body via wireless communications. The remote control device includes a device battery providing drive power supply to the remote control device. The electronic apparatus main body includes a main body... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090146606 - Fuel cell apparatus with charge circuit: A fuel cell apparatus with charge circuit comprises a fuel cell, a power output circuit and a charge circuit. The power output circuit transmits the power outputted by the fuel cell and further comprises a sensor unit for detecting the power characteristics outputted by the power output circuit and outputs... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20090146607 - Serial stage power supply combination for emergency auxiliary charging apparatus: An improved emergency auxiliary power supply comprised of a rechargeable secondary battery, a super capacitor or any other type of storage with the capacity equal to or smaller than the load voltage to function as an emergency charging source; a conduction train, an optional charging control circuit and another optional... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090146608 - Non-contact charging apparatus having charging information display function and method thereof: A non-contact charging apparatus having a charging information display function is presented. The non-contact charging apparatus includes a charging unit for charging a charge object in a non-contact manner placed in proximity to the charging unit, wherein the charging unit is configured to measure a charging efficiency and a charging... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Waimey

20090146609 - Charging base with testing capability for medical device: A charging base for a battery-operated device has a port with a plurality of contacts and a charging connection. Testing circuitry is coupled to the plurality of contacts, and charging circuitry facilitates the charging connection. A housing at least partially encloses the testing circuitry and the charging circuitry.... Agent: Alcon

20090146610 - Battery management system: Apparatus for a modular battery management system with interchangeable slave modules connected to each cell and including a master module controlling and managing the battery system. All the modules receive power through a transfer switch that selectively switches between an external source, an auxiliary source, and the battery. The modules... Agent: Knox Patents

20090146611 - Automatic discharging apparatus: The present invention discloses an automatic discharging apparatus used for discharging a battery disposed internally therein periodically. The apparatus includes a power source; a load; a battery connected to the power source and the load, wherein the battery supplies power to the load during a power failure; and a controller... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090146612 - Charge control device and vehicle using the same: At the time of charging a power storage device from a commercial power supply, electric power from the commercial power supply is applied to a neutral point of each of first and second motor generators. A rotation preventing control unit (222) determines one phase to be subjected to switching control... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090146613 - Secondary battery charging method and device: A method of charging a secondary battery and a charging device that can improve stability and extend the life span of the battery. When the secondary battery includes a plurality of cells, the charging method is changed when a voltage imbalance from 100 mV to 300 mV occurs among the... Agent: Stein Mcewen, LLP

20090146614 - Protection methods, protection circuits and protection devices for secondary batteries, a power tool, charger and battery pack adapted to provide protection against fault conditions in the battery pack: In a cordless power tool system, protection methods, circuits and devices are provided to protect against fault conditions within a battery pack that is operatively attached to a power tool or charger, so as to prevent internal or external damage to the battery pack or attached tool or charger. The... Agent: The Black & Decker Corporation

20090140689 - Solar charger: A solar charger primarily comprises a main body and at least one solar panel wherein the main body and the solar panel are respectively an independent modulized component. In addition, one edge of the solar panel can be detachably attached to one adjacent edge of the main body. Since contacts... Agent: Vincent Lee

20090140692 - Mobile terminal having recharge menu setting function and inter-recharging method using the same: A non-contact recharging apparatus and method provides a recharge menu to a first mobile terminal when performing non-contact recharging using inductive coupling. A user can set and operate a menu for recharging a second mobile terminal according to the recharge menu to perform inter-recharging between the mobile terminals. A recharge... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Waimey

20090140691 - Wireless multi-charger system and controlling method thereof: Disclosed are a wireless multi-charger system capable of saving the total charging time of a large number of wireless power transmission devices since one wireless multi-power transmission device includes a plurality of the wireless power transmission devices so that a large number of the wireless power transmission devices can be... Agent: Levine & Mandelbaum

20090140690 - Wireless power charging system: A wireless power charging system has a wireless power transmission apparatus formed to charge a plurality of wireless power receiving apparatuses located in a short distance therefrom, wherein the total charging time for the wireless power receiving apparatuses is saved. The wireless power transmission apparatus has a main control unit... Agent: Levine & Mandelbaum

20090140693 - Flyback charge redistribution apparatus for serially connected energy storage devices using flyback-type converters: A charge redistribution apparatus includes a transformer including a primary winding and a plurality of secondary windings. The apparatus also includes a plurality of rectifier circuits, respective ones of which are configured to connect respective ones of the secondary windings across respective groups of a plurality of serially connected energy... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20090140694 - Sequencing switched single capacitor for automatic equalization of batteries connected in series: Techniques for sequencing switched single capacitor for automatic equalization of batteries connected in series are described herein. In one embodiment, a battery equalizer includes a single capacitor, at least two switching circuits to be coupled to each of at least two batteries coupled in series. The battery equalizer further includes... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090140695 - Method of regenerating lead battery cells and regenerative agent for performing of this method: The electrochemical regeneration of lead battery cells during which, after the treatment of the battery by some of the regeneration additives on the basis of an aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide and after the basic charging, they are alternately or intermittently charged and discharged. Above the limit located above the... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20090140696 - Apparatus and method for correcting residual capacity measurement of battery pack: A device and method of calibrating a residual capacity measurement for a battery pack uses the charging and discharging mechanism to reset the capacity to zero every time when the battery pack is completely discharged, so as to precisely measure and display the real capacity. The device includes a battery... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

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20090140698 - Multi-mode charging system for an electric vehicle: A method and apparatus that allows the end user to optimize the performance of an all-electric or hybrid vehicle and its charging system for a desired mode of operation is provided. The system of the invention includes multiple charging/operational modes from which the user may select. Each charging/operational mode controls... Agent: Patent Law Office Of David G. Beck

20090140699 - Method and apparatus for charging a battery: Portable, battery powered audio playback apparatuses are abundantly available. More and more of these apparatuses have built-in rechargeable batteries. It takes a long time to recharge these batteries. A user may not always need the full amount of power that can be provided by a fully charged battery, but only... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090140700 - Multi-mode charging system for an electric vehicle: A method and apparatus that allows the end user to optimize the performance of an all-electric or hybrid vehicle and its charging system for a desired mode of operation is provided. The system of the invention includes multiple charging/operational modes from which the user may select. Each charging/operational mode controls... Agent: Patent Law Office Of David G. Beck

20090140701 - Auto-averaging rc time constant calibration: This disclosure relates to auto-averaging RC time constant calibration are described. An auto-averaging calibration circuit includes two capacitor branches, where capacitors in the capacitor branches, charge and discharge alternately to accommodate multiple charging cycles in one measurement cycle for measuring a RC time constant. A value of RC time constant... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20090140702 - System and method for precharging and discharging a high power ultracapacitor pack: This invention is a system and a method that uses the braking resistor, commonly used and available in electrically or hybrid-electrically propelled vehicles, to limit the precharge current during the startup of a high power ultracapacitor pack energy storage device and/or safely and rapidly discharge an ultracapacitor pack for maintenance... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP