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8446122 Electronic device and chargeable keyboard with solar cells located on a keyboard  
An electronic device includes a keyboard including a component, a light energy collection module disposed on a surface of the component of the keyboard for collecting light energy from an external...
8441226 Apparatus and method for adaptive illumination charging  
Disclosed is an apparatus for adaptive illumination charging, including: an image process sensor for detecting an external image information; a pixel sensor unit for receiving light of the image...
8441227 Portable terminal  
A portable terminal includes a cover movably coupled to a body, a first solar cell on the body; and a second solar cell on the cover. The first and second solar cells may be oriented in the same or...
8441236 Grid plate for lead acid storage battery, plate, and lead acid storage battery provided with same plate  
There is provided a method for operating a lead acid storage battery in order to compensate for fluctuations in the amount of power generated by a solar power generation apparatus, a wind power...
8436288 Image sensors with photo-current mode and solar cell operation  
A photo-current mode of operation is disclosed for Full Frame CCDs, and Frame-Transfer CCDs, that is suitable for electrical power generation, when not in operation for image sensing, and for...
8436574 Solar power supply system and driving method of same  
A solar power supply system includes a load device, a solar panel that converts light energy into electrical energy, an energy storage device storing the electrical energy from the solar panel, a...
8432124 Portable electronic device carrier with charging system  
A portable electronic device carrier supports and protects a portable electronic device while providing power to the device. The carrier is configured to house various portable electronic devices...
8432168 Fuel cell system  
There is provided an impedance measuring system which can accurately measure the impedance of a fuel cell. A motor rotation number detection unit successively detects the rotation number of a motor...
8428806 Dual mode range extended electric vehicle  
A dual mode battery charging system and method of use are provided for use in an electric vehicle. The system utilizes at least two user selectable, charging operational modes. In a first...
8427098 Hybrid energy storage system, renewable energy system including the storage system, and method of using same  
This disclosure generally relates to stabilizing energy provided by an energy source, and more particularly to systems and methods for using multiple types of energy storage devices to selectively...
8427097 Hybrid electrical power source  
An embodiment of the present invention includes first and second electrical energy sources configured to supply current to an output, and a controller configured to receive a signal indicative of...
8421403 Thermoelectric power generating exhaust system  
An exhaust system for generating power includes a conduit in communication with a first atmosphere having a first temperature and through which said first atmosphere can flow, the conduit having an...
8421401 Battery charging device with multiple power sources  
A battery charging device with multiple power sources comprises a battery device having a battery; a power input adjusting and charging circuit connected to an external power source; a power...
8421402 Method and apparatus for providing charging information regarding portable terminal with solar cell  
A method and apparatus provides charging information regarding devices such as a portable terminal with a solar cell. The solar cell charges the battery of the portable terminal with the highest...
8421400 Solar-powered battery charger and related system and method  
A solar-powered charger includes a solar panel configured to generate electrical energy at a first voltage level. The charger also includes a converter configured to receive the electrical energy...
8416074 Solar powered portable control panel  
A solar powered portable control panel is disclosed herein for wirelessly controlling one or more lights or other devices. An embodiment of the control panel includes a solar panel, a regulator...
8410748 Removable photovoltaic charging pack including a device compartment and container including a receiving compartment with a transparent panel to hold the charging pack  
A portable container having an exterior surface and defining an interior compartment. The portable container includes a photovoltaic (PV) charging pack and a receiving device coupled to the...
8410750 Method for solar power energy management with intelligent selection of operating modes  
A method for solar power energy management with intelligent selection of operating modes classifies the power energy of a solar cell and an reserved power of a rechargeable battery into multiple...
8410749 Device and method for controlling the charging and discharging of a battery for supplying power from the battery and a fuel cell  
According to one embodiment, a power supply device includes a fuel cell, a battery, a switch, and a controller. The fuel cell supplies electric power to an electronic device provided with a...
8410747 Flexible fuel cell structures having external support  
Fuel cell components provide fuel cells on a flexible sheet that defines a wall of a flexible plenum. An external support structure limits expansion of the plenum in response to forces exerted by a...
8404962 Thermoelectric generator for battery charging and power supply  
A portable device for supplying with power of at least one portable electrical load or gadget (70), wherein the device (10) is adapted to be manually heated and comprises at least one...
8402653 Solar energy converter assembly incorporating display system and method of fabricating the same  
According to one embodiment, a method of forming a solar energy converter assembly disclosed herein includes providing a solar energy converter configured to convert light incident on a...
8400101 Power supply control circuit  
In order to more rapidly warm up a battery device in a power supply equipped with a fuel cell and a battery device, a fuel-cell-mounted vehicle driving system for driving and controlling a rotating...
8399343 Method for the selective doping of silicon and silicon substrate treated therewith  
A method for the selective doping of silicon of a silicon substrate (1) for producing a pn-junction in the silicon is characterized by the following steps: a) Providing the surface of the silicon...
8400134 Apparatus and methodology for maximum power point tracking for a solar panel  
Circuitry and methodology for tracking the maximum power point (MPP) of a solar panel is disclosed. The voltage and current generated by the solar panel are monitored and used to generate a pulse...
8395348 Wireless mobile communication device with multi-mode charging  
A wireless mobile communication device may include a wireless communication system configured to communicate information wirelessly. A rechargeable power source may be configured to supply power to...
8395349 Mobile terminal and method for notifying charging state when charged by solar cell  
A mobile terminal includes a power supply including a solar cell; a controller which determines whether charging of power to the power supply can be performed using only the solar cell, controls...
8390244 Rechargeable battery backup apparatus and method for insulin pump  
An apparatus and method for allowing an operator of a portable infusion device continue to operate the device after the primary battery source becomes depleted. The invention contemplates providing...
8390242 Analog photovoltaic power circuit  
The present invention discloses an analog photovoltaic power circuit, comprising: a photovoltaic device group for receiving photo energy to generate an input voltage; a power stage circuit for...
8390243 Charge-controlling system and method therefor  
A charge-controlling system and a method therefor are applicable to a backup power system having a fuel-cell-based power supply and a battery. The charge-controlling system includes a bidirectional...
8384242 Method for controlling interconnection system  
An interconnected system that supplies power to a power system, and includes a power generator that changes in output, and an electric power storage-compensation device. The interconnected system...
8384341 Battery cell for MEMS device and related methods  
A micro electrical-mechanical systems (MEMS) device INCLUDES a MEMS substrate and at least one MEMS structure on the MEMS substrate. In addition, there is at least one battery cell on the MEMS...
8382310 Packaging system for the retail sale of an electrical device  
A packaging system for the retail display of an electrical device is disclosed. The packaging includes a “try me” switch to allow a potential customer to activate the electrical device in the sto...
8384356 Self contained power source  
A self-contained power source to charge a battery and/or power a load is provided. The power source does not utilize a connection to an external power supply, such as AC mains and/or an AC to DC...
8384340 Electrical appliance that utilizes multiple power sources  
An electrical appliance (20) that accepts multiple different self-contained power sources (24, 33). As an example, an electrical appliance may receive a rechargeable battery pack (24) or a power...
8384342 Fuel cell system and control method thereof  
The present invention provides a fuel cell system including a fuel cell configured to cause reactant gas to be electrochemically reacted to generate electrical power when the reactant gas is...
8385986 Mobile terminal and power source controlling method thereof  
A mobile terminal and power source controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which power consumption can be efficiently controlled in a low power mode. The present invention includes calculating...
8384541 Charging method for a mobile terminal  
A charging method of a mobile terminal is provided. The method comprises detecting brightness of ambient light around the mobile terminal by an illumination sensor of the mobile terminal;...
8380255 Power transmission network  
A network for power transmission to a receiver that converts the power into current includes a first node for transmitting power wirelessly in a first area. The first area has a minimum electric or...
8375900 External combustion engine and method of converting internal combustion engine thereto  
A hydrogen fuel zero or low emissions external combustion engine and a method to convert an internal combustion engine thereto. The invention includes devices, modifications, alterations, kits and...
8378622 Energy and power management integrated circuit device  
Provided is an energy and power management integrated circuit (IC) device. The energy and power management IC device includes a plurality of energy conversion devices for harvesting energy from...
8378521 Energy storage systems  
Different types of energy storage systems are described, in particular hydro-pneumatic storage systems. In one, energy is stored by compressing gas in a chamber (44,45,54,55) with a liquid piston...
8378620 Solar charged mobile working stations  
A medical work station having a solar charging system. The medical work station includes a cart that carries a computer for providing access to and keeping track of medical information. The solar...
8378621 Integrated systems for harnessing solar and wind energy  
An energy farm system that harnesses energy from the environment has an integrated energy collector that harnesses solar light radiation, solar heat radiation, and harnesses wind energy. Some...
8373382 System of a plurality of series-connected fuel cell converter devices and method for controlling the system  
A system of a plurality of series-connected fuel cell converter devices and a method for controlling the system are provided. The system includes a plurality of fuel cell converter devices, a...
8373381 DC/DC-less coupling of matched batteries to fuel cells  
A fuel cell system that employs a matched battery that matches the battery voltage to a fuel cell power bus voltage so as to eliminate the need for a DC/DC converter. The internal characteristics...
8368345 Battery charging system for controlling the supply of charging current depending on battery temperature, a battery operated system and a method for state controlled charging  
A battery charging system (15) and method for state controlled charging of a battery (12). The battery charging system comprises two parallel paths (16, 17) for supplying charging current to the...
8362739 Control apparatus for photovoltaic modules  
Control apparatus 1 for photovoltaic modules 3 which can be connected to one or more photovoltaic modules 3. The control apparatus is able to check for the proper working of the solar modules, and...
8362740 System of a plurality of parallel-connected fuel cell converter devices and method for controlling the system  
A system of a plurality of parallel-connected fuel cell converter devices and a method for controlling the system are provided. The system includes a plurality of fuel cell converter devices, a...
8364287 Apparatus, system, and method to manage the generation and use of hybrid electric power  
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed to manage the generation and use of hybrid electric power. A monitoring module receives signals from one or more sensors. The signals comprise power...