Disclosed is an automotive power system configured to facilitate monitoring and charging (and/or discharging) of a vehicle. The vehicle may be a hybrid electric vehicle or an electric vehicle. The automotive power system may further comprise a cable management system. In some examples, the automotive power system may further comprise a reversible dock and/or status indicators on the handle.
Describes is a battery booster for jumpstarting a vehicle having an external battery. The battery booster comprising a set of electrical conductors, a power supply configured to supply astarting current to jump start the vehicle via the set of electrical conductors, a boost switch positioned in-line between the power supply and a set of battery clamps on one of the set of electrical conductors; and at least one processor configured to output a control signal to close the boost switch as a function of one or more parameters of the power supply, the external battery, or the vehicle. The set of electrical conductors are configured to couple with the external battery or with an engine that is electrically coupled with the external battery via the set of battery clamps. The set of electrical conductors comprises a positive electrical conductor and a negative electrical conductor. The power supply comprises a plurality of lithium battery cells arranged to form a lithium battery having a positive terminal and a negative terminal.
F02N 11/12 - Démarrage des moteurs par des groupes de démarrage mobiles, p. ex. portatifs
F02N 11/08 - Circuits spécialement adaptés pour le démarrage des moteurs
B60R 16/033 - Circuits électriques ou circuits de fluides spécialement adaptés aux véhicules et non prévus ailleursAgencement des éléments des circuits électriques ou des circuits de fluides spécialement adapté aux véhicules et non prévu ailleurs électriques pour l'alimentation des sous-systèmes du véhicule en énergie électrique caractérisé par l'utilisation de cellules électriques ou de batteries
A flashlight having a housing, a light-end assembly, and a user interface. The light-end assembly, which may be coupled to an end of the housing, may comprise a flexible light component having a proximal end and a distal end. A first plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) may be distributed on the first flexible light component between the proximal end and the distal end. The flexible light component may include a flexible, semi-rigid structure to maintain the flexible light component in a desired shape or position.
F21L 4/02 - Dispositifs d'éclairage électriques avec des accumulateurs ou des piles électriques incorporés caractérisés par la présence de plusieurs sources lumineuses
F21S 4/22 - Dispositifs ou systèmes d'éclairage utilisant une guirlande ou une bande de sources lumineuses avec les sources lumineuses maintenues par ou à l'intérieur de supports allongés flexibles ou déformables, p. ex. en une forme courbée
F21V 23/04 - Agencement des éléments du circuit électrique dans ou sur les dispositifs d’éclairage les éléments étant des interrupteurs
H02J 50/20 - Circuits ou systèmes pour l'alimentation ou la distribution sans fil d'énergie électrique utilisant des micro-ondes ou des ondes radio fréquence
H01M 10/0525 - Batteries du type "rocking chair" ou "fauteuil à bascule", p. ex. batteries à insertion ou intercalation de lithium dans les deux électrodesBatteries à l'ion lithium
A battery charger and method is disclosed for detecting when a battery has a low state of health while simultaneously charging or maintaining the battery. A battery charger includes a processor; a non-transitory memory device; a power management device to receive an input power and to output a charging current; a pair of electrical conductors to electrically couple with a battery, and a display electrically coupled to the processor. The display being configured to indicate a bad battery indicator when the battery has a low state of health and whether the battery is good to start.
G01R 31/36 - Dispositions pour le test, la mesure ou la surveillance de l’état électrique d’accumulateurs ou de batteries, p. ex. de la capacité ou de l’état de charge
A battery charging system comprising a battery charger configured to deliver power to a rechargeable battery, wherein the battery charger comprises a wireless data transceiver; and a remote server communicatively coupled to the battery charger through a network via said wireless data transceiver and configured to communicate one or more battery charge parameters or battery charger control commands between the battery charger and a remotely situated portable user device.
A compact battery charger for charging a battery comprising: a microprocessor; a set of terminals operatively coupled to said microprocessor and configured to electrically couple with an automotive battery; and an internal lithium ion battery, wherein the internal lithium ion battery is a lithium ion battery, wherein a single-ended primary-inductor converter may be configured to receive an input voltage of 5VDC to 20VDC and output a predetermined DC charge voltage to said internal lithium ion battery.
H02M 3/18 - Transformation d'une puissance d'entrée en courant continu en une puissance de sortie en courant continu sans transformation intermédiaire en courant alternatif par convertisseurs dynamiques utilisant des condensateurs ou des batteries alternativement chargés ou déchargés, p. ex. chargés en parallèle et déchargés en série
H02J 7/02 - Circuits pour la charge ou la dépolarisation des batteries ou pour alimenter des charges par des batteries pour la charge des batteries par réseaux à courant alternatif au moyen de convertisseurs
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INTERCONNECT DEVICE FOR DETECTING VEHICLE ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTICS POWER FAULTS
An interconnect device detects whether an vehicle onboard diagnostics (OBD) data port includes a blocking diode that prevents back- feeding of power through the port. If there is a diode the device a OBO II port connector, therefore an alternate means is used to preserve the data. The alternative power supply can be connected to battery cables. The alternative power supply is used until a new battery is reconnected to the vehicle battery cables. If there is no diode, the interconnect device displays this fact to the user. The interconnect device detects when a diode is connected in series with a power pin of the OBD II port connector. In addition, the interconnect device includes OBD II port connector on one end. connected by way of a cable to a connector,such as a cigarette lighter connector or hardwired directly to an alternate power supply.
G06F 19/00 - Équipement ou méthodes de traitement de données ou de calcul numérique, spécialement adaptés à des applications spécifiques (spécialement adaptés à des fonctions spécifiques G06F 17/00;systèmes ou méthodes de traitement de données spécialement adaptés à des fins administratives, commerciales, financières, de gestion, de surveillance ou de prévision G06Q;informatique médicale G16H)
A hybrid battery charger is disclosed that includes a linear battery charging circuit for providing vehicle starting current and battery charging and a high frequency battery charging circuit that provides battery charging current. The linear battery charging circuit and the high frequency battery charging circuits are selectively enabled to provide vehicle starting current, maximum charging current and optimum efficiency.
A battery charger is disclosed that is configured to be connected to an external battery by way of external battery cables. In accordance with an important aspect of the invention, the battery charger is configured with automatic voltage detection which automatically determines the nominal voltage of the battery connected to its terminals and charges the battery as a function of the detected nominal voltage irrespective of the nominal voltage selected by a user. Various safeguards are built into the battery charger to avoid overcharging a battery. For battery chargers with user selectable nominal battery voltage charging modes, battery charger is configured to over-ride a user selected battery voltage mode if it detects that the battery connected to the battery charger terminals is different than the user selected charging mode.
A protection system and method for a battery charger for detecting a thermal runaway condition in a battery during charging in order to protect the battery when a thermal runaway condition is detected. The protection system in accordance with the present invention does not require external temperature sensors nor does it rely on actions by the technician or user. The system includes one or more electrical sensors normally provided with conventional battery chargers for sensing electrical parameters during charging and providing an indication of a possible thermal runaway condition based upon the trend of the electrical charging parameters. The protection system monitors charging characteristics of a battery for complete or partial charging cycles. If charging characteristics deviate from normal or indicate an anomaly, determined by software, the system assumes there may be a thermal runaway condition and executes a protection measure, such as terminating charging of the battery.
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