04th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100019631 | Secure storage system having mobile shelving units - A storage system having mobile storage units and lock means for securing a plurality of the storage units. A storage system having mobile storage units, door means, and lock means for securing a plurality of the storage units. A method for securing a storage system having mobile storage units and lock means. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019632 | Roofing product display and method - A roofing product display and method has two miniature building halves with hollow interiors defined by interconnected sidewalls, pitched roof panels, transport bases and end panels, which are oriented at an angle to the associated transport bases. A hinge pivotally interconnects adjacent sides of the end panels to facilitate rotation of the miniature building halves between a folded storage position, wherein the roof panels come together in a generally straight plan configuration, and an unfolded display position, wherein the roof panels assume a generally L-shaped panel configuration with a roof valley therebetween. Roofing product samples are stored in the hollow building interiors, and are shaped for temporary placement on the roof panels in the display position to replicate installation on an actual building. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019633 | Introduced in Cabinet to House Telecommunication Equipment - “TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT”, comprising, according to the characteristics thereof, the introduction of a proper and specific set of devices and improvements in the strength and safety area in general on the structure of a cabinet ( | 2010-01-28 |
20100019634 | FOLDABLE CABINET - A luggage cabinet provides efficient storage space for luggage when opened while also providing a thin profile when closed through a unique arrangement of pivotable shelves In an embodiment of the invention, a foldable cabinet comprises a structural frame having a depth, a plurality of shelves, pivot means to pivotally mount the plurality of shelves within said structural frame and to enable said plurality of shelves to pivot between a substantially horizontal position and a substantially vertical position, and stop means to support the shelves when they are in the substantially horizontal position, wherein each of said shelf is pivotally mounted within said frame, along said depth, at a relative offset position so as to overlap the shelves when the shelves are in the substantially vertical position. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019635 | Introduced in Cabinet to House Telecommunication Equipment - “IMPROVEMENTS INTRODUCED IN CABINET TO HOUSE TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT”, comprising, according to the characteristics thereof, the introduction of a proper and specific set of devices and improvements in the strength and safety area in general on the structure of a cabinet ( | 2010-01-28 |
20100019636 | LEVER LATCH FOR DRAWER - A latch mechanism for a sliding drawer supported by telescopic slides and mounted in a cabinet with two strikes on side walls, the drawer including two holes proximate both sides of a front side wall, and two lateral side walls, the latch mechanism comprising in combination a handle mounted on the front side wall of the drawer; two lever catches including a bottom recess pivotably seated upon the bottom of the hole, a top shoulder adjacent the top of the hole for retaining the lever catch, and a top rear tang stopped by the strike in a drawer retention position; and a transverse member secured to the front ends of the lever catches. Clockwise pivoting the transverse member will unlock the tangs. Pulling the handle will open the drawer by passing the tangs under the strikes. Pushing the handle will pass the tangs under the strikes to close the drawer. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019637 | TELESCOPIC EXTENSION - A telescopic extension is provided that includes at least one pair of rails consisting of an outer rail defining a groove and an inner rail that can longitudinally move in relation to the outer rail and is guided in the groove. An open gap is located between a region of the outer rail forming a lateral wall of the groove and the inner rail. A channel extending below the clearance gap is connected to one of the rails. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019638 | SLIDE ASSEMBLY WITH LOCKING DEVICE - A slide assembly includes an outer slide, a blocking member mounted on the outer slide, an inner slide slidably attached to the outer slide, a sliding block slidably mounted on the inner slide, and a long bar slidably attached to an inner side of the inner slide. A groove is defined in the blocking member. The sliding block is inserted in the groove to fix the inner slide on the outer slide. A slanted protrusion extends from the long bar. When the long bar is pulled towards a first direction, the slanted protrusion pushes the sliding block. The sliding block moves towards a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction to disengage the inner slide from the outer slide. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019639 | REFRIGERATOR - The present invention provides a refrigerator having an appearance giving an excellent aesthetic feeling to a user. A refrigerator includes a refrigerator storage chamber, and a door for opening and closing the refrigerator storage chamber, and the door includes a steel sheet con | 2010-01-28 |
20100019640 | PORTABLE APPARATUS FOR COOLING AND CARRYING ARTICLES - Disclosed is a portable apparatus for cooling and carrying articles. The portable apparatus comprises a first enclosure, a second enclosure, a refrigeration system and a power source. The first enclosure includes a first inner space and the second enclosure includes a second inner space. The second enclosure is detachably attached to the first enclosure to configure a closed inner space by joining the first inner space and the second inner space. The closed inner space is capable of accommodating the articles therein. Further, the refrigeration system is disposed within at least one of the first enclosure and the second enclosure for cooling the closed inner space. Furthermore, the power source is detachably attached to at least one of the first enclosure and the second enclosure. The power source is capable of supplying power to the refrigeration system for cooling the closed inner space, thereby cooling the articles accommodated therein. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019641 | REFRIGERATING DEVICE WITH TELESCOPIC EXTENSION - A refrigerating device is provided that includes a body, a door and a carrier for refrigerated products, the carrier being supported on adapters anchored on movable rails of telescopic extensions and displaceable between an inserted and a pulled-out position. The movable rails of the telescopic extensions are hidden under a tray and the tray of each telescopic extension is clamped between the movable rail thereof and the adapter anchored thereon. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019642 | GAS-FILLED SHROUD TO PROVIDE COOLER ARCTUBE - A lamp is provided having an arctube having a light-transmitting envelope. The arctube is surrounded by a gaseous medium confined by a containment envelope such as a hermetic shroud. The gaseous medium is preferably He or H | 2010-01-28 |
20100019643 | Sparkplug, in Particular for High Combustion Chamber Pressures - A spark plug has a center electrode disposed inside an insulator, and a housing that at least locally surrounds the insulator, and a conductive planar element that is electrically contacted to the housing is disposed on the insulator. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019644 | SPARK PLUG - A spark plug of the present invention is designed as a small-diameter spark plug, which includes: a metal shell having a mounting thread formed with a nominal diameter of M12 or smaller based on JIS standard; a ground electrode consisting a first structural member extending from one end toward the other end thereof and at least one ith structural member (i=2, 3, 4, 5) laminated to cover an outer surface of the first structural member, the length of protrusion of the other end of the ground electrode from a front end face of the metal shell being 4.5 mm or larger, the ground electrode having a bent portion formed between the one end to the other end thereof with a curvature radius of 2.3 mm or smaller; and an electrode tip joined to the other end of the ground electrode at a position facing the front end of the center electrode and having a protrusion length of 0.5 mm or larger and a cross sectional area of 0.20 to 1.13 mm | 2010-01-28 |
20100019645 | Plasma display panel - A PDP includes a first substrate and a second substrate disposed to face each other, a plurality of address electrodes on the first substrate, a plurality of display electrodes on the second substrate, the display electrodes facing the first substrate and crossing the address electrodes, a first dielectric layer on the second substrate, the display electrodes being between the first dielectric layer and the second substrate, a first protective layer on the dielectric layer, the first protective layer including a low work function material, and a second protective layer on the first protective layer, the second protective layer including a high work function material and openings exposing the first protective layer in regions corresponding to the display electrodes. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019646 | THERMIONIC EMITTING METAL INTERCALATED GRAPHITIC NANOFIBERS - A carbon-based composition comprising graphite carbon nano-fibers intercalated with a metal useful as a thermionic electron emission material. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019647 | FIELD EMISSION CATHODE DEVICE AND FIELD EMISSION DISPLAY - The field emission cathode device includes an insulating substrate with a number of cathodes mounted thereon. A number of field emission units are mounted on the cathodes. A dielectric layer is disposed on the insulating substrate and defines a number of voids corresponding to the field emission units. The dielectric layer has an upper and lower section and disposed on the insulating substrate. The dielectric layer defining a plurality of voids corresponding to the field emission units. A number of grids disposed between the upper and lower sections, and wherein each grid are secured by the upper and lower sections of the dielectric layer. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019648 | Electron gun and electron beam exposure apparatus - An electron gun includes: an electron source; an accelerating electrode; an extraction electrode for extracting electrons from an electron emission surface of the electron source; a suppressor electrode for suppressing emission of electrons from a side surface of the electron source; and an electron beam converging unit for converging an electron beam of thermal field emission electrons emitted from the electron emission surface by applying an electric field to the electron emission surface. The electron beam converging unit is an electrostatic lens electrode which is placed between the extraction electrode and the accelerating electrode and having an opening portion in its center. A voltage is applied to the electrostatic lens electrode to converge the electron beam. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019649 | ELECTRON SOURCE - The present invention provides an electron source that can produce a stable electron beam even if an apparatus employing the electron source receives vibration from the outside. An electron source comprising an insulator, a pair of conductive terminals attached to the insulator, a filament tensed between the pair of conductive terminals, a rod-shaped cathode having a sharp end portion performing as an electron emitting portion and joined with the filament, wherein the cathode has another end portion different from the electron emitting portion, fixed to the insulator. It is preferred that said another end portion of the cathode other than the electron emitting portion, is fixed to the insulator via a metal pin brazed with the insulator. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019650 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A plasma display panel is formed of a front panel including display electrodes, a dielectric layer, and a protective layer that are formed on a glass substrate, and a rear panel including electrodes, barrier ribs, and phosphor layers that are formed on a substrate. The front panel and the rear panel are faced with each other, and peripheries thereof are sealed to form a discharge space therebetween. The dielectric layer of the front panel contains Bi | 2010-01-28 |
20100019651 | LOW-PRESSURE MERCURY VAPOR DISCHARGE LAMP - The invention relates to a low-pressure mercury vapor discharge lamp provided with a discharge vessel ( | 2010-01-28 |
20100019652 | ELECTRON EMISSION DEVICE AND LIGHT EMISSION DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - An electron emission device includes a substrate; first electrodes on the substrate and spaced apart from each other in a first direction; a second electrode electrically insulated from the first electrodes and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction; and electron emitters located on sides of each of the first electrodes. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019653 | Electron emission display and method of fabricating the same - An electron emission display comprises: a cathode substrate having at least one electron emission device; a lower partition wall selectively formed in a predetermined region on the cathode substrate; an anode substrate having an image display region corresponding to the electron emission device; and an upper partition wall selectively formed on the anode substrate facing the cathode substrate. The lower and upper partition walls support the cathode and anode substrates, and maintain a predetermined space between the cathode and anode substrates, and the lower and upper partition walls comprise foam glass. With this configuration, a partition wall instead of a spacer is formed by selectively etching the foam glass, and is used for supporting a substrate, thereby eliminating a process of loading the spacer. A method of fabricating the electron emission display comprises steps for forming each of the aforementioned elements, as described above. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019654 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE, PROCESS OF PRODUCING ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An organic electroluminescence device includes a substrate, a plurality of light-emitting elements arranged on the substrate, each including a pair of electrodes and an organic light-emitting layer disposed between the electrodes, an organic buffer layer covering the plurality of light-emitting elements, and a gas barrier layer covering the organic buffer layer. The gas barrier layer has a structure wherein first inorganic films and second inorganic films are alternately stacked. The first inorganic films contain a silicon compound containing nitrogen, the second inorganic films contain an oxide of the formation material of the first inorganic films and each have a thickness smaller than that of each first inorganic film. The numbers of the first inorganic films and the second inorganic films are each at least two. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019655 | PHOSPHOR FOR WHITE LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND WHITE LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are an alkaline earth metal silicate-based phosphor which is a compound represented by Formula 1 below, and a white light-emitting device (LED) including the same: | 2010-01-28 |
20100019656 | ACTIVE MATRIX ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY - A full-color active matrix organic light emitting display including a transparent substrate, a color filter positioned on an upper surface of the substrate, a spacer layer formed on the upper surface of the color filter, a metal oxide thin film transistor backpanel formed on the spacer layer and defining an array of pixels, and an array of single color, organic light emitting devices formed on the backpanel and positioned to emit light downwardly through the backpanel, the spacer layer, the color filter, and the substrate in a full-color display. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019657 | Novel organic electroluminescent compounds and organic electroluminescent device using the same - The present invention relates to novel organic electroluminescent compounds, and organic electroluminescent devices employing the same as electroluminescent material. Specifically, the organic electroluminescent compounds according to the invention are characterized in that they are represented by Chemical Formula (1): | 2010-01-28 |
20100019658 | ORGANIC COMPOUND AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE EMPLOYING THE SAME - Organic compounds and organic electroluminescence devices employing the same are provided. The organic compound has a chemical structure represented as follows: | 2010-01-28 |
20100019659 | MATERIAL FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE - A material for an organic electroluminescence device including an indenofluorenedione derivative shown by the following formula (I): | 2010-01-28 |
20100019660 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a method of manufacturing an organic light emitting display, an organic light emitting layer and a second electrode are sequentially formed on a first sub-electrode, and a laser beam is irradiated onto the organic light emitting layer to partially remove the organic light emitting layer, so that the first sub-electrode is electrically connected to the second electrode. Thus, even though the second electrode is formed to have a small thickness in order to maximize an amount of light that is generated by the organic light emitting layer and exits to an exterior through the second electrode, the second electrode is electrically connected to the first sub-electrode, thereby reducing an electrical resistance of the second electrode. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019661 | BENZO[a]FLUORANTHENE COMPOUND AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE USING THE SAME - There is provided a benzo[a]fluoranthene compound represented by the following general formula (I): wherein at least one of R | 2010-01-28 |
20100019662 | Organic light emitting diode display and method of manufacturing the same - An OLED display includes a first substrate and a second substrate adhered to the first substrate wherein a depressed receiving region and a coupling region formed around a receiving region are provided at an opposite surface to a surface facing the first substrate, a first optical film received in the depressed receiving region of the second substrate, a second optical film covering the first optical film and is disposed on the second substrate, and a coupling region adhesive layer is disposed between the second optical film and the coupling region of the second substrate. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019663 | FUSED AROMATIC COMPOUND AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE COMPRISING ORGANIC LAYER COMPRISING THE SAME - Provided is a fused aromatic compound suitable for an organic layer of an organic light emitting emitting diode (OLED). | 2010-01-28 |
20100019664 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE PANEL AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An organic electroluminescence panel comprises a supporting substrate, a lower electrode, an organic layer including at least a luminescence layer, an upper electrode, an inorganic layer which has a refractive index in the range of 1.7 to 3.0 and which has a concave-convex structure having a surface roughness of 10 to 10 μm formed at an outermost surface on a light extraction side, an adhesive layer, and a light extraction substrate formed therein in this order. Preferably, the inorganic layer comprises plural layers, a layer including the outermost surface at the light extraction side is a high-refractive-index layer having a refractive index of 2.1 to 3.0, and at least one of the other layers among the plural layers is a gas barrier layer having higher gas barrier properties than those of the high-refractive-index layer. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019665 | ORGANIC ELECTRO-LUMINESCENCE DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An OLED device is disclosed. The OLED device includes a first substrate including a driver element and a connection electrode connected to the driver element, a second substrate including an organic light emission diode element, a contact spacer electrically connected to the connection electrode, and a sealant disposed into a cavity which is formed by the first and second substrates, the connection electrode, the organic light emission diode element, and the contact space. Herein, the sealant is bonded to the contact spacer and the connection electrode and maintains the electric connection between the contact spacer and the connection electrode. In this manner, the driver element and the organic light emission diode element are protected from external oxygen and/or moisture, and the electric connection between the connection electrode and the contact spacer is reinforced. Accordingly, the contact defect between the connection electrode and the contact spacer can be prevented and the structural strength of the OLED device can be greatly improved. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019666 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY - An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display is disclosed. In one embodiment, the OLED display includes i) an OLED comprising i) a first electrode, ii) an organic emission layer formed on the first electrode, and iii) a second electrode formed on the organic emission layer, ii) a dual brightness enhancement film (DBEF) formed over the second electrode of the OLED, iii) a first polarizing plate formed on the DBEF, iv) a cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) layer formed on the first polarizing plate, v) a phase delay plate that is a 1/4 wavelength plate formed on the CLC layer and vi) a second polarizing plate formed on the phase delay plate. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019667 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY - An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the OLED device includes 1) an organic light emitting element configured to emit light, 2) a cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) layer formed over the organic light emitting element and configured to selectively transmit or reflect circularly polarized light and 3) a translucent metal layer formed on the CLC layer and configured to partially transmit and partially reflect incoming light. According to at least one embodiment, the OLED can suppress reflection of external light while minimizing loss of light generated from the organic emission layer. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019668 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - An organic light emitting device is disclosed. The organic light emitting device includes a display panel, and a polarizer that is positioned on the display panel and includes a retarder and a polarizing film. The polarizing film includes a base layer and shielding patterns positioned inside the base layer. An area of the shielding pattern close to the display panel is larger than an area of the shielding pattern far away from the display panel. The shielding pattern is formed in a non-emitting area of the display panel. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019669 | METAL COMPLEX, POLYMER COMPOUND AND DEVICE CONTAINING THOSE - Disclosed is a metal complex represented by the following formula (1). | 2010-01-28 |
20100019670 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE AND PLATINUM COMPOUND - An organic electroluminescent device, which has a pair of electrodes, and at least one organic layer including a luminescent layer between the electrodes, wherein the organic layer contains at least one compound of formula (1): | 2010-01-28 |
20100019671 | ORGANIC ELEMENT FOR LOW VOLTAGE ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES - An OLED device including a cathode, a light emitting layer and an anode, in that order, and, having located between the cathode and the light emitting layer, a further layer containing an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt of a 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)phenanthroline derivative. Such devices exhibit reduced drive voltage while maintaining good luminance. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019672 | MESOTUBE WITH HEADER INSULATOR - A mesotube apparatus is disclosed which includes a header insulator in order to avoid premature breakdown at lower voltage that occurs between a cathode and an anode in a discharge assembly. A chamber can be mounted on a header base and can be located away from plasma surrounded with dielectric so that breakdown occurs outside the normal voltage operating range. A number of feed-through pins associated with the header base can be electrically isolated from the header base by a dielectric insulator. The dielectric insulator can also be placed over the header base and topside of the chamber in order to passivate from stray electrons and plasma. The header base can be thin which allows welding of the anode and the cathode to the feed-through pins with a weld tool attached to the side of the feed-through pins. The chamber can be located on the header base by tightly fitting to the feed-through pins. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019673 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A plasma display panel is provided. The plasma display panel comprises: a front substrate; a rear substrate opposite to the front substrate; a discharge cell formed between the front substrate and the rear substrate; a first electrode and a second electrode opposite to each other in the discharge cell; a third electrode intersecting the first electrode and the second electrode in the discharge cell; a first alignment mark formed in the rear substrate; and a lower dielectric layer for covering the third electrode and the first alignment mark, wherein the lower dielectric layer comprises CuO, and a thickness of the lower dielectric layer is 5 μm to 12 μm. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019674 | FRIT SEAL MATERIAL, LAMP WITH FRIT SEAL, AND METHOD FOR SEALING A HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE LAMP - A high intensity discharge lamp includes an arc tube with a chemical fill, capillaries extended from the arc tube, electrodes fed through the capillaries into the arc tube, and a frit seal that seals the capillaries, where the frit seal includes silica (SiO | 2010-01-28 |
20100019675 | HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE LAMP - A lamp includes a discharge sustaining fill which includes mercury halide, cesium halide, optionally one of indium halide and thallium halide, and a rare earth halide component selected from dysprosium halide, holmium halide, and thulium halide. In operation without a jacket, the lamp may have a color temperature of about 5300K to 6000K, a color rendering index of at least about 92 and an efficacy of at least about 85 LPW. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019676 | Electric generator for bicycle - An electric generator for a bicycle includes a housing for attaching to a bicycle frame, a rotary member rotatably received in the housing for engaging with an axle of the bicycle, a reduction gearing received in the housing and engaged with the rotary member, a motor received in the housing and having a pinion attached to a spindle and engaged with the reduction gearing for being driven by the reduction gearing and the rotary member and for generating an electric energy, a battery electrically coupled to the motor for receiving and storing the electric energy generated by the motor and for supplying the electric energy to energize a light device, or other electric facilities. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019677 | PLASMA PRODUCING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PLASMA PRODUCTION - For production of plasma from a medium gas mass in an elongated shape, electric field forming elements | 2010-01-28 |
20100019678 | CONNECTOR, A LAMP CONNECTOR, A LAMP CONNECTION CHECKING CIRCUIT, AND AN ILLUMINATION DEVICE - A lamp connector allows for checking of a connection between an external electrode of an external electrode tubular lamp and a terminal fitting into which the external electrode is fitted. Because the lamp connector into which an external electrode provided on the outer surface of an end portion of a tubular lamp is fitted includes a terminal fitting which includes a terminal piece and a terminal piece insulated from each other which are to be individually brought into contact with the external electrode, it is possible to easily check conduction between the external electrode and the terminal fitting using a tester. Accordingly, any poor fitting of the lamp into the connector can be readily found and corrected. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019679 | ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CONTROL - In one aspect, the present invention is directed to an electric appliance control for turning off an electric appliance operating in an indoor space, the electric appliance control comprising: a light sensor, for continuously sensing the light intensity in the indoor space; a fall detector, for detecting a fall in the light intensity sensed by the light sensor, wherein the fall being a negative relative change in light intensity during a period of hundredths of second; a switch, for disconnecting the electrical power supply to the electric appliance; and a control unit, for activating the switch to disconnect the power supply upon detecting a fall in light intensity by the fall detector. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019680 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - A power supply system including a first power supply, a second power supply, a switch board, a relay device, and a control device is provided. The switch board is electrically connected to the first power supply, and the relay device is electrically connected to the switch board. The relay device includes a first solid state relay and a second solid state relay, which are electrically connected to the first power supply and the second power supply respectively. The control device includes a control unit and a first power line communication unit (PLC unit), in which the control unit is electrically connected to the second power supply, and the first PLC unit is electrically connected between the relay device and the second power supply, and the first PLC unit is electrically connected to the control unit. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019681 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DRIVING LED STRINGS - The present invention relates to an electronic device for driving at least a first channel (CHA) and a second channel (CHB) of light emitting diodes (LED). The electronic device includes driving means having a first and a second driving portion for driving the first and the second channel (CHA, CHB) of light emitting diodes separately, and configuration | 2010-01-28 |
20100019682 | LED driver and controller thereof - A LED driver is disclosed for providing a current for LED lighting. The LED driver includes an inductor and a controller having a power switch, and the inductor, the power switch and a LED to be driven are configured to be an asynchronous boost converter. Because the driven LED serves as a rectifier diode of the asynchronous boost converter, the controller may have fewer components and requires smaller die area. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019683 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DRIVING A GAS DISCHARGE LAMP - A method is described for driving a gas discharge lamp ( | 2010-01-28 |
20100019684 | CURRENT REGULATOR APPARATUS AND METHODS - An apparatus according to the present invention provides regulated pulsed current to an LED from a voltage source such as a rectified AC voltage. The present inventions provide methods for delivering regulated pulsed current to an LED from the voltage source. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019685 | DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGE LAMP LIGHTING APPARATUS - A dielectric barrier discharge lamp lighting apparatus includes a plurality of dielectric barrier discharge lamps each of which includes an internal electrode sealed at one end, an external electrode arranged outside of a discharge space of the dielectric barrier discharge lamps, and a ballast circuit for applying a high voltage at high frequency between the internal electrode and the external electrode to operate the plurality of dielectric barrier discharge lamps. The plurality of lamps are arranged in parallel, and arranged so that the position of the internal electrode of each dielectric barrier discharge lamp is at different side in the adjacent dielectric barrier discharge lamps, and at the same sides in every other dielectric barrier discharge lamp. The ballast circuit applies voltages at high frequency with difference in phase to adjacent dielectric barrier discharge lamps. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019686 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR GENERATING BEAM PATTERNS WITH CONTROLLABLE INTENSITY, COLOR, OR INFORMATION CONTENT - Described herein are systems and methods for controlling an illumination area as a function of time, location, or position. The systems and methods may generate illumination patterns having aesthetic effects or conveying information. In one example, a device for selectively controlling a projected illumination beam pattern of visible or non-visible illumination includes a mirror for receiving and reflecting light from an illumination source, where the mirror is operable to move in an oscillating motion, and a controller for generating time varying signals for causing the illumination source to vary a characteristic of the light (e.g., color, intensity, shape, or combinations thereof) from the illumination source and produce a predetermined illumination pattern. The controller (which may include suitable logic such as software, firmware, hardware, or combinations thereof) may operate to modulate a characteristic of the illumination source over time based on the orientation of the mirror and the predetermined illumination pattern. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019687 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DRIVING APPARATUS - A light emitting diode driving apparatus | 2010-01-28 |
20100019688 | Inverter And Lamp Driver Including The Same - The present invention relates to an inverter and a lamp driver having the same. The inverter includes a first switch having a first body diode, a second switch having a second body diode, a transformer including a first side coil in which a first current and a first voltage are generated according to switching operations of the first switch and the second switch and a second side coil having a predetermined winding ratio with respect to the first side coil, and a controller for controlling each switching operation of the first switch and the second switch. The controller turns on one of the first switch and the second switch corresponding to one of the first body diode and the second body diode, and a current flows through the first switch and the second switch during a dead time. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019689 | LED LIGHTING SYSTEM - A light emitting diode lighting device and system that can be used for illuminating the interior and/or exterior of vehicles, aircraft, watercraft, signage or buildings is provided. It includes a voltage feedback constant current power supply circuitry and high power LEDs. The printed circuit assemblies are firmly mounted onto a continuous or semi-continuous mounting channel case that also works as a heat sink. By this means, it not only increases the reliability of the LED lighting tube but also it provides sufficient heat dissipation capability for the heat generated by the LEDs. Since the operating temperature of the LEDs is controlled and stays in cool condition, it dramatically increases the LED's lifetime and efficiency. The end caps of this LED lighting device are fully compatible with existing conventional fluorescent light fixtures and can directly replace those fluorescent lighting tubes in vehicles, mass-transit, watercrafts, aircrafts, signage, furniture, equipment or buildings with minimal modifications. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019690 | PORTABLE LAMP BANK AND LENS ASSEMBLY FOR USE THEREWITH - A portable lamp bank in accordance with an embodiment of the present application includes an elongated housing, a power source mounted in the housing and electrically connected to the external high voltage input voltage to provide a substantially constant driving voltage and a first light engine mounted in the elongated housing and electrically connected to the power source. The light engine includes a plurality of high output light emitting diodes that are driven based on the driving voltage of the power source to provide output light. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019691 | LED ILLUMINATING DEVICE - A LED illuminating device includes: a power source device, a controller, an LED lighting device, and an LED unit | 2010-01-28 |
20100019692 | POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS - A power conversion apparatus includes a first DC converter to convert an AC voltage from an AC power source into a DC voltage and correct a power factor, a light emitting load to emit light under a predetermined DC voltage, a second DC converter to electrically insulate the first DC converter and the light emitting load from each other, convert the DC voltage from the first DC converter into the predetermined DC voltage, and supply the predetermined DC voltage to the light emitting load, a plurality of loads to operate under low DC voltages, and a third DC converter to electrically insulate the first DC converter and the plurality of loads from each other, convert the DC voltage from the first DC converter into low DC voltages, and supply the low DC voltages to the plurality of loads. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019693 | CONTROLLED VOLTAGE SOURCE FOR LED DRIVERS - The present invention relates to an electronic device for driving a light emitting semiconductor device, which includes controlling means (CNTL) being adapted for controlling a switch mode power supply for supplying the light emitting semiconductor device in response to a sensing value received by the controlling means which is indicative of a voltage across a current source for determining a current through the light emitting semiconductor device, wherein the switch-mode power supply is controlled such that the voltage across the current source is minimum. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019694 | PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND DISCHARGE LAMP DRIVING DEVICE EMPLOYING THE SAME - A discharge lamp driving device includes a power stage circuit, a transformer circuit, a control circuit, a feedback circuit and a lamp protection circuit. The lamp protection circuit includes a current sensing circuit, a reference voltage selecting circuit, a comparing circuit and a protection signal generating circuit. The current sensing circuit senses current signals flowing through the lamps, and transforms the current signals to voltage signals. The reference voltage selecting circuit is connected to the current sensing circuit. The comparing circuit is connected to the current sensing circuit and the comparing circuit. The protection signal generating circuit is connected between the comparing circuit and the control circuit. The control circuit is connected to the comparing circuit. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019695 | Backlight driving circuit - A backlight driving circuit includes a light driving unit, which includes a constant current unit, and a light source operated by the constant current unit. The light driving unit further includes a feedback control unit and a detection circuit. The detection circuit detects the light source and outputs at least a voltage feedback signal to the feedback control unit. The feedback control unit obtains a prestored power parameter corresponding to the voltage feedback signal and outputs an adjusting signal to the constant current unit to adjust the constant current of the light source. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019696 | POWER CONVERTER - The present invention includes a first DC converter converting AC voltage, into DC voltage while correcting a power factor, and a second DC converter electrically isolating the first DC converter from an LED group load, and converting the DC voltage, into a predetermined DC voltage and supply the resultant voltage to the LED group load. The second DC converter includes a current detection circuit disposed on the secondary side, and detecting current flowing into the LED group load, an error amplifier amplifying an error between a detected current value detected and a reference current value, a signal transmission isolation element transmitting a control signal based on an output signal from the error amplifier, to the primary side, and a switching element transferring power to the secondary side through the transformer by being turned on/off according to the control signal. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019697 | Pulse-Width Modulation Current Control with Reduced Transient Time - One embodiment of the present invention includes a current regulator circuit. The circuit includes at least one switch configured to periodically couple and decouple a respective at least one voltage rail to an inductor to maintain a current through the inductor. The circuit also includes a pulse-width modulation (PWM) controller configured to set a duty-cycle associated with a switching signal to control the at least one switch based on a feedback signal that is associated with a magnitude of the current. The circuit also includes a switch-controlled current path configured to shunt the current from a load in response to a control signal. The circuit further includes an error circuit configured to provide an error term to the PWM controller upon activating the control signal to adjust the duty-cycle substantially instantaneously in response to the control signal. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019698 | AUTOMATIC ADAPTION OF SHED LIGHTING - The invention relates to a method, a control system and a shed wherein the lighting is adjusted depending on the presence of an animal in a specific section of a shed. The shed is divided into a number of sections, for example a separation section. When no cows have access to the separation section and the section is therefore empty, the control system ensures that the lighting in the respective section is switched off. As the control system according to the invention controls both access to the section and lighting thereof, it is possible to dispense with movement sensors for controlling lighting in the respective sections. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019699 | LAPTOP MIRROR - The present invention in several embodiments is a clip-on mirror accessory for laptop computers. The present invention in several embodiments is a rotatable mirror device that can be easily affixed to the screen of a laptop to easily view one's face and surroundings. This device can assist users in viewing the area behind their back while typing. This can be especially beneficial for users that may be working on confidential materials. The present invention can also assist users in checking their hair, makeup and teeth. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019700 | Operating method and system for hybrid vehicle - A hybrid power plant for efficiently propelling a vehicle is described. In particular, an internal combustion motor and a generator capable of producing electrical energy is mechanically coupled to the internal combustion motor. An electrical motor is powered by the generator and a controller is coupled to the generator, providing control of the rate of electricity provided to the electrical motor by the generator. Here the electrical motor facilitates rotation of a wheel of the vehicle and the internal combustion motor is operated at an idle or near-idle speed to provide sufficient energy to be converted into electrical energy by the generator, thereby enabling the electrical motor to propel the vehicle in excess of sixty miles per hour, without engaging the internal combustion motor to the wheel and without drawing energy from the battery. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019701 | Mutually cross-interlocked multiple asynchronous AC induction electrical machines - For mutually cross-interlocked multiple asynchronous AC induction electrical machines of the present invention, wherein the applicable operating characteristic curves of the asynchronous AC induction electrical machines include the asynchronous AC induction electrical machine of various operating characteristics, wherein when they are provided for the individual operation in different loading conditions, it is characterized that the cross interlocked electrical machine can be used to increase or decrease the rotational speed of the individual operation. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019702 | CURRENT SENSING FOR A MULTI-PHASE DC/DC BOOST CONVERTER - Methods and apparatus are provided for sensing currents on a plurality of phases and determining current information therefrom. The multi-phase boost converter includes a single sensor coupled to all of the plurality of phases and a controller coupled to the sensor for determining the current information in response to currents on each of the plurality of phases sensed by the sensor. The sensing method utilizes the gate drive signals and the DC current sensor output to calculate the currents on each of the plurality of phases sensed by the sensor. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019703 | Dual power supply type brushless fan motor speed control device - A dual power supply type brushless fan motor speed control device for controlling the speed of the fan motor of a ceiling fan formed of a DC power supply circuit unit, a central processing unit, a medium and high speed power supply control unit, a low-speed power supply control unit, a back electromotive force detection circuit unit and three drive output control circuit units. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019704 | Single-phase brushless DC motor drive circuit - A motor drive circuit for driving a single-phase brushless DC motor includes a rotatably supported magnet rotor having magnetic poles, a stator core provided with slots and teeth, the teeth being arranged to face the magnet rotor, and a motor coil held in the slots. The single-phase brushless DC motor drive circuit further includes a plurality of magnetic pole position detectors for outputting detection signals indicative of magnetic pole positions of the magnet rotor, a rotation direction instruction circuit for issuing an instruct of a rotation direction of the magnet rotor, a selector circuit for selectively outputting the detection signals of the magnetic pole position detectors, a switching circuit for driving the motor coil and a control circuit for, based on the selectively outputted detection signals from the selector circuit, controlling the switching circuit to thereby control a direction and a magnitude of current flowing through the motor coil. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019705 | ELECTRIC POWER CONVERSION CIRCUIT, AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR MULTIPHASE ELECTRIC ROTARY MACHINE - An EPC connected between a three phase motor and a battery fixes a voltage of the V phase of the three phase motor to a voltage potential of a positive electrode of the battery. A converter unit is placed for each of the U and W phases of the three phase motor. Each of the converter units has a chopper circuit part and a capacitor Each of the converter units converts the voltage of the battery to a desired voltage. The voltage of each of V and W phases is adjusted until the voltage of being twice of the voltage of the battery based on the voltage potential at the positive electrode of the battery as a reference voltage. This makes it possible to adjust the absolute value of a line voltage between V and W phases until the voltage of the battery as an upper limit voltage. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019706 | MOTOR ROTATION IRREGULARITY DETECTION CIRCUIT - A motor rotation irregularity detection circuit includes a first integrator for integrating a rotation detection signal that is output from a driver of a sensor-less motor; a differentiator for outputting a difference between a binary signal based on the integral in the first integrator and the rotation detection signal; a second integrator for integrating an output signal of the differentiator; a comparator for making a comparison between the integral in the second integrator and a reference voltage to output an irregularity detection signal; and an output terminal for outputting a signal coming from the comparator. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019707 | MOTOR DRIVING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STARTING A MOTOR - A method and system is provided for starting a motor which is useful, among other things, is useful for motors under unknown or variable load/inertia conditions. If a first attempt to start the motor using a first frequency ramp-up rate fails, a subsequent start attempt may be performed at a decreased frequency ramp-up rate. Iteration may be performed until starting of the motor is successfully achieved. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019708 | Brushless motor and control method of brushless motor - In a brushless motor having a stator including armature windings for a plurality of phases, and a rotor including a permanent magnet and being rotatably disposed inside or outside of the stator, an inter-phase induced voltage waveform between two different phases in the armature windings is a trapezoidal waveform formed by superimposing a fifth-order component and a seventh-order component on a first-order fundamental wave. A content rate X(=(α | 2010-01-28 |
20100019709 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE ELECTRIC MOTOR OF A HYBRID OR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - The invention relates to a method for controlling the electric motor of a hybrid or electric vehicle. The method is intended for controlling the electric motor driving the transmission shaft of a vehicle, wherein the motor applies to the transmission shaft a torque having a value corresponding to a torque set-point applied to said electric motor. The torque set-point is corrected by subtracting a correction signal obtained by the application of a band-pass filtration-type processing to a signal representative of the transmission-shaft rotational instant speed, within a frequency band including the frequency of a particular oscillation mode of the vehicle traction chain. The invention can be used for reducing jolts resulting from a discontinuity in the torque applied to the transmission shaft. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019710 | Method and device for determining the position of a rotor of a brushless and sensorless electric motor - The invention relates to a method carried out with simple means for determining the position of the rotor in a sensorless and brushless multi-phase electric motor ( | 2010-01-28 |
20100019711 | Motor with controllable rotor-pole magnetic intensity - A motor with a controllable rotor-pole magnetic intensity includes an electromagnetic pole rotor of an electromagnetic coil instead of a magnetic pole rotor composed of permanent magnets. The magnetic intensity variations of the electromagnetic poles of the rotor can be freely and automatically controlled according to input currents or a feedback signal representing a rotating speed of the motor or a load current of the stator so that the torque and the rotating speed of the motor can be changed. This invention has overcome the restriction that the torque and the rotating speed of the motor are restricted by the fixed permanent magnets so that the performance of the motor can be enhanced. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019712 | ELECTRIC DRIVER UNIT - An electric driver unit for an electric valve timing adjusting apparatus is disclosed. The electric driver unit includes: a motor for driving the apparatus; a switching part for applying a drive voltage to the motor; a current information output part for providing current information associated with a current flowing in the switching part; a power distribution control part for controlling power distribution to the motor by controlling the switching part; and an oil temperature information output part for providing oil temperature corresponding value, which depends on temperature of oil that surrounds the apparatus. The power distribution control part controls the current based on the current information so that the current stays below a target value. The target value includes a normal value and a large value. The power distribution control part adopts the large value as the target value until the oil temperature corresponding value reaches a predetermined temperature. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019713 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROTECTION AGAINST JAMMING IN A MOTOR-DRIVEN LOCKING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method for protection against jamming in a motor-driven locking system and a device for the execution of the method. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019714 | ALTERNATING CURRENT MACHINE WITH INCREASED TORQUE ABOVE AND BELOW RATED SPEED FOR HYBRID ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEMS - The machine in accordance with the present disclosure is an AC machine whose pole numbers can be switched (from pole p | 2010-01-28 |
20100019715 | Mobile tele-presence system with a microphone system - A remote controlled robot system that includes a robot and a remote control station. The robot includes a binaural microphone system that is coupled to a speaker system of the remote control station. The binaural microphone system may include a pair of microphones located at opposite sides of a robot head. The location of the microphones roughly coincides with the location of ears on a human body. Such microphone location creates a mobile robot that more effectively simulates the tele-presence of an operator of the system. The robot may include two different microphone systems and the ability to switch between systems. For example, the robot may also include a zoom camera system and a directional microphone. The directional microphone may be utilized to capture sound from a direction that corresponds to an object zoomed upon by the camera system. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019716 | MOTOR CONTROLLER AND ELECTRIC POWER TOOL HAVING THE SAME - A motor controller is provided with a first PWM circuit that repeatedly outputs an on-signal at a first carrier frequency, a second PWM circuit that repeatedly outputs an on-signal at a second carrier frequency that is lower than the first carrier frequency, an AND circuit that receives both the on-signal outputted from the first PWM circuit and the on-signal outputted from the second PWM circuit and outputs a third on-signal which is a logical product of the received on-signals, and a voltage apply circuit that applies a voltage to the motor intermittently in synchronization with the third on-signal outputted from the AND circuit. At least one of the first carrier frequency and the second carrier frequency is equal to or lower than 1 kHz or equal to or higher than 3 kHz. As a result, generation of an unpleasant noise by a motor controller using two PWM circuits may be suppressed. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019717 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR START AND OPERATION OF AN ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN LOAD - A method and system for starting and operating an electrically driven load, e.g. a compressor or pump, by power supply from a mechanical driver, e.g. a turbine or combustion engine, whereby the load is mechanically connected to a first electrical machine, and the mechanical driver is mechanically connected to a second electrical machine. The first electrical machine is electrically interconnected to the second electrical machine at a standstill or when the first and or second machine have low speed. In an acceleration phase, the first electrical machine is accelerated by accelerating the second electrical machine with the mechanical driver. When the first electrical machine has reached a predefined rotational speed, the first machine is synchronized with a local electrical power network and connected it to that network. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019718 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXTENDING LIFE OF A VEHICLE ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - Methods and systems are provided for controlling a power transfer rate in to and/or out of a vehicle energy storage device to affect a current state of charge of the energy storage device. The vehicle may be on a mission comprising a plurality of future power transfer opportunities. In one example, the method comprises adjusting the power transfer rate based on an estimated duration of a future power transfer opportunity. Further, the method may include, if the estimated duration of the future power transfer opportunity is different from a predetermined threshold, changing the power transfer rate at the future power transfer opportunity. The method allows the operating life of the energy storage device to be extended. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019719 | Information rewriting device and recording medium - An information rewriting device includes a first storage unit provided in a battery, a second storage unit provided in a battery charger, and at least one rewrite unit provided in at least one of the battery and the battery charger. When the battery and the battery charger are electrically connected, the at least one rewrite unit rewrites one of a first information stored in the first storage unit and a second information stored in the second storage unit based on the other. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019720 | BATTERY CHARGING APPARATUS OF A WIRELESS DIGITAL X-RAY DETECTOR - Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some implementations a portable wireless digital X-ray detector includes a battery electrically coupled to at least one external electrical conductor. In some implementations, the external electrical conductor is mounted flush to an outside of a housing of the portable wireless digital X-ray detector. In some implementations, the external electrical conductor plate includes only hypoallergenic materials. In some implementations, the battery is fixed mounted in the portable wireless digital X-ray detector. In some implementations docking detector receptacle at least one external electrical conductor in a pocket of the docking detector receptacle. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019721 | Method And Apparatus For Providing Rechargeable Power In Data Monitoring And Management Systems - Method and apparatus for charging a power supply unit such as a rechargeable battery for use in data monitoring and management system using the ESD protection circuitry of the existing electrode contacts including guard contact and counter electrode thereby reducing system cost, complexity, and any unprotected battery contacts exposed for potential contamination is provided. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019722 | Self-Charging Electric Vehicles (SC-EV) Regeneration Component - The use of alternators to provide extra battery power to the engines of electric vehicles and enable the vehicles to have extended ranges. Placing two alternators near the rear axles of a vehicle with belts driven by a sleeve-device would then provide electrical power to the batteries to extend the battery power and thus the range of the vehicle. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019723 | ELECTRIC POWERED VEHICLE, VEHICLE CHARGE DEVICE AND VEHICLE CHARGE SYSTEM - A vehicle has a low voltage power generating unit mounted thereon, which passively generates low voltage power when the vehicle is electrically connected to commercial power supply through coupling of a connector unit. A winding transformer transforms the commercial power supply input to the primary side with a prescribed ratio of transformation, and the transformation is performed without requiring any control signal from the outside. The AC power with voltage lowered, output from the secondary side of winding transformer, is rectified by a diode unit, and a low voltage power is generated. The low voltage power generated by the diode unit is supplied through a supplementary low voltage DC line to a sub battery and to a controllers. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019724 | BATTERY SYSTEM USING SECONDARY BATTERY - A battery system in which module batteries, each of which includes cell batteries connected in series, are connected to one another. Each of the module batteries includes: a cell voltage detection/inter-cell balancing circuit that detects a cell voltage of each of the cell batteries to then create a cell voltage signal, and balances energies among the cell batteries based on the created cell voltage signal; and an inter-module balancing circuit that balances energies among the module batteries based on a module voltage obtained by summing up the cell voltages of the cell batteries. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019725 | SET BATTERY CONTROL METHOD AND SET BATTERY CONTROL CIRCUIT AS WELL AS CHARGING CIRCUIT AND BATTERY PACK HAVING THE SET BATTERY CONTROL CIRCUIT - A set battery control circuit includes: a voltage detection portion that detects a terminal voltage across each secondary battery in a set battery formed by connecting a plurality of secondary batteries in series; a discharge portion that discharges the plurality of secondary batteries; and an imbalance reduction processing portion that performs imbalance reduction processing at set timing preset as timing at which terminal voltages across the plurality of secondary batteries become voltages at or below a cut-off voltage of discharge preset as a voltage at which discharge is to end in such a manner that a secondary battery having a terminal voltage higher than a lowest voltage, which is a lowest terminal voltage among the terminal voltages across the plurality of secondary batteries detected by the voltage detection portion, is discharged by means of the discharge portion so that a difference among the terminal voltages across the respective secondary batteries is lessened. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019726 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROL OF A VEHICLE ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - Systems and methods are described for controlling a power transfer rate in to and/or out of an energy storage device on-board a vehicle, such as a locomotive, during a power transfer opportunity. In one example, the method includes adjusting the power transfer rate based on a predetermination of a duration of the power transfer opportunity to match a duration of power transfer to the duration of the opportunity and achieve a specified state of charge. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019727 | BATTERY IDENTIFICATION CYCLE - The present invention relates to a method and a device for detecting the operating state of a vehicle battery. A method according to the invention has the following steps: charging of the battery from a first state of charge (SOC | 2010-01-28 |
20100019728 | Power supply system and vehicle including the same - A converter ECU Obtains a temperature increase start signal indicating start of temperature increase of a power storage unit from each sensor and ECU provided in a vehicle. In addition, the converter ECU obtains allowable electric power of the power storage unit from a battery ECU and obtains a power storage unit temperature from a temperature detection unit. When any of the obtained power storage unit temperatures is lower than a corresponding temperature lower limit value, the converter ECU generates a temperature increase instruction for the power storage unit of which temperature is lower than the corresponding temperature lower limit value, based on the temperature increase start signal. In addition, the converter ECU selects one control mode from among a plurality of control modes set in advance, based on the generated temperature increase instruction, and sets that mode as the control mode for a converter. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019729 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND VEHICLE WITH THE SYSTEM - A vehicle includes a charging unit receiving electric power from an external power source and externally charging a power storage unit. When a connector unit is coupled to the vehicle and a state ready for charging by the external power source is attained, a controller predicts degradation ratio of the power storage unit at the time point of completion of external charging based on degradation characteristic of the power storage unit in connection with SOC and battery temperature obtained in advance, and sets target state of charge of each power storage unit based on the battery temperatures so that the predicted degradation ratio does not exceed tolerable degradation ratio at the time point of completion of external charging. Then, the controller controls corresponding converters such that SOCs of power storage units attain the target states of charge. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019730 | Tamper Detection And Disabling System For A Battery - A battery includes a battery chassis defining a housing. A tamper detection system is located in the housing and is operable to detect an access of the housing. A disabling system is located in the housing, coupled to the tamper detection system, and operable to disable a power supply function in response to the tamper detection system detecting the access of the housing. | 2010-01-28 |