08th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 15 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120043830 | ADAPTABLE AUTOMATION CONTROL MODULE WITH INTEGRATED POWER BUS DISTRIBUTOR - Present embodiments include an adaptable automation control component that includes a base capable of communicatively coupling with a system bus and with a functional module that includes communication and control circuitry. The adaptable automation control component also includes a device power bus including electrical contacts that are capable of communicatively coupling the adaptable automation control component with a separate automation control component, and an activation mechanism including circuitry capable of continuing the device power bus when the activation mechanism is engaged, and capable of discontinuing the device power bus when the activation mechanism is disengaged. The adaptable automation control component facilitates functionality of the adaptable automation control component as an input/output module or a power distribution module depending on whether the activation mechanism is engaged or disengaged. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043831 | HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTIVE SYSTEM - A human-robot interactive system wherein a robot and a human share an area for performing interactive work, characterized by being provided with a force sensor which is set at an end effector attached to a front end of the robot or which is set at the robot and stopping the robot or controlling operation of the robot so that a detected value of the force sensor becomes smaller when the detected value of the force sensor exceeds a predetermined value, by the robot including a first robot portion which is positioned further from the human than a set position of the force sensor and a second robot portion which is positioned closer to the human than the set position of the force sensor, and, furthermore, by the robot system being provided with a limiter which limits a work area of the human so as to prevent contact by the human with the first robot portion of the robot during operation even when the robot most approaches the human. Due to this, safety of the human can be ensured even in an environment where the human could contact the robot. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043832 | COMPACT LINEAR ACTUATOR WITH ROTARY MECHANISM - Methods and apparatus for a compact linear actuator having an improved rotary mechanism are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the linear actuator comprises a spline bearing for guiding the shaft of the actuator as it is linearly actuated. A rotor positioned around the spline bearing rotatably engages the spline bearing when magnetically actuated by a surrounding stator. A rotational lock connected to the piston assembly may be used to prevent the piston assembly from rotating during operation. Optionally, a rotary scale may be attached to the spline bearing in order to indicate how far the shaft has rotated. Since the shaft does not bear the mass of the rotary mechanism, linear performance of the actuator is substantially improved. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043833 | Motor for washing machine and washing machine having the same - A motor include a rotor to rotate a drum of the washing machine, and the rotor includes a base, a ring-shaped rib formed at the edge of the base, and a back yoke ring connected to the ring-shaped rib. The back yoke ring is inserted into the ring-shaped rib while the base is formed by injection molding. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043834 | DC MOTOR - The invention relates to a DC motor | 2012-02-23 |
20120043835 | MATERIAL MATRIX FOR COOLING MEDIA ENHANCEMENT - An electric machine includes: a stator having stator windings; a rotor configured to interact electromagnetically with the stator; and a housing configured to house the stator and the rotor. A material matrix is disposed within the housing and in contact with the stator windings. The material matrix defines a plurality of passages configured for the cooling fluid to flow within to remove heat from the stator windings. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043836 | Disk Style Centrifugal Pump - An electric machine system includes an electric motor and an oil pump disposed within a housing. The oil pump is configured to disperse oil in a pattern about a rotational axis within the electric motor. A method for operating the electric machine system is also disclosed. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043837 | Stator system with a cooling arrangement - A stator system for a generator is provided. The stator system includes a housing element, a conductor, a cooling box and a cooling arrangement. The conductor forms at least one winding of the stator system. The winding includes two central sections and an end section. The end section connects the two central sections, wherein each of the two central sections are mounted at a surface of the housing element. The end section projects from the housing element. The cooling box is mounted to the housing element in such a way that the cooling box encloses the end section, so that the end section runs inside an interior space of the cooling box. The cooling arrangement is located in and/or at the cooling box, wherein the cooling arrangement is adapted for cooling the end section. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043838 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR A MOTOR - An electrical contact is provided. The contact includes a positioning body configured to position the contact in a connector housing, wherein the connector housing is mounted to a housing of the motor. A wire end extends from the positioning body and is configured to be positioned within the housing of the motor. The wire end is configured to connect to a wire of the motor. A termination end extends from the positioning body opposite the wire end. The termination end is configured to be positioned outside the housing of the motor. The termination end is electrically joined to the wire end. A pair of termination prongs is formed at the termination end of the contact. The pair of termination prongs is configured to terminate the wire of the motor. The pair of termination prongs is configured to connect to a power cable of an electrically powered device. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043839 | CONNECTING STRUCTURE FOR RELAY TERMINAL - A connecting structure for relay terminals ( | 2012-02-23 |
20120043840 | ELECTRIC MOTOR AND MOTOR WITH A REDUCTION GEAR - In an electric motor, permanent magnets are disposed on flat sections of a peripheral wall of the yoke, which is formed to be polygonal seen in plan view in the axial direction, a first bearing section which rotatably supports one end of the rotary shaft is integrally formed on a bottom part of the yoke, and a brush holder accommodating section capable of accommodating a brush holder unit that holds the brushes is integrally formed at an opening of the yoke. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043841 | ELECTROMOTIVE DRIVES - A transmission having a plurality of tilting balls and opposing input and output discs provides an infinite number of speed combinations over its transmission ratio range. The transmission provides multiple powerpaths and can be combined with electrical components to provide motor/generator functionality, which reduces the overall size and complexity of the motor and transmission compared to when they are constructed separately. In one embodiment, rotatable components of a continuously variable transmission are coupled separately to an electrical rotor and to an electrical stator so that the rotor and stator rotate simultaneously in opposite directions relative to one another. In other embodiments, an electrical rotor is configured to transfer torque to or from a disc that is in contact with a plurality of speed adjusters, while an electrical stator is configured to transfer torque to a shaft that is operationally coupled to the speed adjusters via an idler. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043842 | Hydrodynamic bearing assembly and motor including the same - Disclosed are a hydrodynamic bearing assembly and a motor including the same. The hydrodynamic bearing assembly may include a sleeve supporting a shaft to allow a top portion of the shaft to be protruded upwardly in an axial direction and including a coupling part of which a bottom end is protrusively formed, a base cover coupled with a bottom of the sleeve in the axial direction while maintaining a gap therebetween, and support part formed at an outer end portion of the base cover and formed to be protruded in the axial direction such that an outer peripheral surface thereof is in contact with and coupled to an inner peripheral surface of the coupling part of the sleeve. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043843 | MOTOR ROTOR AND MOTOR HAVING THE MOTOR ROTOR - A motor rotor includes an annular body and a positioning protrusion installed on an inner lateral surface of the annular body. A magnetic body may be positioned by propping its lateral surface against the positioning protrusion, without the use of additional jigs. Therefore, the time needed to assemble the magnetic body to the annular body is saved, and the manufacturing cost of the whole motor is reduced. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043844 | Direct Drive Rotor with Metal Coupler - An overmolded-type rotor for an outer rotor-type electric motor, wherein, in addition to a backing ring and magnets, a metallic coupler that comprises an inner axial surface configured to interface with a shaft to be driven by the rotor and an outer axial surface that corresponds to a multiplicity of outer teeth is overmolded with a polymer frame. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043845 | Sensorless Three-Phased BLDC Motor and Stator thereof - A sensorless three-phased brushless direct current (BLDC) motor comprises a stator, a rotor and a driving unit. The stator has a first-phased coil, a second-phased coil and a third-phased coil. Each of the first-phased, second-phased and third-phased coils has a varying inductance value. The varying inductance value has an inductance changing rate greater than 15%. The rotor has a plurality of magnetic poles, each having a magnetic pole face facing the stator. The driving unit has a power input end and a signal input/output end. The signal input/output end is coupled to the first-phased, second-phased and third-phased coils, and the power input end is used to receive power for maintaining operation of the driving unit. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043846 | MOTOR WITH IMPEDANCE BALANCED WINDING - A three-phase electric motor assembly is configured to include phase windings that are substantially equally distributed between radially inner portions and radially outer portions within axial slots of a stator core. At least two of the phase windings each include radial inner portions within selected slots and radial outer portions within other slots, such that each of the radial inner portions is positioned within a slot radially inward from the radial outer portion of another of the phase windings, and each of the radial outer portions is positioned within a slot radially outward from the radial inner portion of another of the phase windings. The motor assembly provides balanced impedance between the phase windings to minimize losses attributed to inter-phase circulating currents, increasing overall motor efficiency. The arrangement of the phase windings configures the winding for more direct exposure of at least a part of each phase winding to a cooling system for enhanced heat rejection from end coils. Methods for inserting partial phase windings that can be mechanically executed are also provided. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043847 | ELECTRIC MOTOR - An alternator comprising a rotor having plural magnetic poles in the circumferential direction; and a stator whose teeth are disposed opposite to the periphery of the rotor, with an air gap interposed between the rotor and the stator, wherein the coil conductors are wound on the stator so that two stator magnetic poles may be formed by two coil units of a phase wound around stator teeth within the range of 360 electrical degrees subtended by the magnetic poles of the rotor; each of the two coil units forming the stator magnetic poles spans an electrical angle less than 180 electrical degrees; the two coil turns forming the two stator magnetic poles are laid out so that they may not overlap each other; and the coil conductors are so wound that the adjacent stator magnetic poles exhibit opposite magnetic polarities. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043848 | CONTINUOUSLY FORMED ANNULAR LAMINATED ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR ITS MANUFACTURE - An apparatus and method for the production of relatively large diameter annular components, such as stator cores for electric motors, without excessive waste of material. In one embodiment, a first progressive die assembly forms a plurality of identical pole pieces each made of a plurality of individual stacked and interlocked laminations. The pole pieces, having protruding end portions, are loaded into a rotary carousel. A second progressive die assembly forms a continuous strip including a plurality of body segments connected via hinge portions disposed adjacent recesses between the body segments that are dimensioned to receive the protruding ends of the pole pieces. As the continuous strip is formed, it is wound about the rotary carousel with progressive pivoting of the body segments about the hinge portions to capture the protruding ends of the pole pieces within the recesses, with continued winding of the strip in a helical fashion around the rotary carousel continuing until a desired height is reached that is substantially equivalent to the height of the pole pieces. The strip is then cut, and the resulting annular part is welded at one or more locations to secure the components together. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043849 | STATOR FOR ELECTRIC ROTATING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The stator for the electric rotating machine includes a stator core that has slots, a stator coil, and an impregnant applied to the inner surface of the stator core. The stator core has a plurality of teeth that divide the slots. The teeth with chamfered surfaces and ones without chamfered surfaces are intermingled between a projected tip surface and each side surfaces of the teeth. At least one of bent corner parts formed at both ends of the projected tip surface of the teeth is formed in an arcuated surface. A relationship (R | 2012-02-23 |
20120043850 | ELECTRICAL ROTARY JOINT - A simple planetary or epicyclic gear mechanism consists of a sun gear in the center, an internal or ring gear with a common axis with sun gear, and at least one planet gear. The planet gear is located between the sun gear and ring gear, and meshes with both the sun gear and the ring gear. If the ring gear is stationary, when sun gear rotates, the planet gear not only rotates about its axis, its axis also rotate around the axis of sun gear. In stead of employing the sliding motion between the ring and the brush in electrical slip ring, the current invention makes use of a plurality of conductive gears, particularly a planetary gear mechanism, to transfer electrical power, and/or signal(s) between relatively rotatable objects. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043851 | ELECTROSTATIC INDUCTION GENERATION DEVICE AND ELECTROSTATIC INDUCTION GENERATION APPARATUS - An electrostatic induction generation device comprising a first fixed electrode substrate having a first electret electrode, a second fixed electrode substrate having a second electret electrode, a movable electrode substrate having a movable electrode, a holding frame formed separately from the movable electrode, a first pair of electrode support beams and a second pair of electrode support beams connected with the movable electrode and the holding frame, and wherein the movable electrode substrate is formed between the first fixed electrode substrate and the second fixed electrode substrate, and the movable electrode is opposed to the first electret electrode and the second electret electrode. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043852 | FLOORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - The various embodiments of the present invention are directed to floating floor systems and to methods of making and using the floor systems. The floating floor systems generally include a floating flooring unit ( | 2012-02-23 |
20120043853 | COMPOUND HAVING PIEZOELECTRIC PROPERTY, PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE, LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD USING THE PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE, AND ULTRASONIC MOTOR USING THE PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE - A compound having a tungsten bronze structure exhibiting a high Curie temperature, good insulating resistance and mechanical quality factor, and excellent piezoelectric properties is provided. The compound contains a tungsten bronze structure oxide represented by general formula (1): | 2012-02-23 |
20120043854 | CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A ceramic electronic component has a ceramic element assembly, external electrodes, and metal terminals. The external electrodes are arranged on the surface of the ceramic element assembly. The external electrodes contain a sintered metal. The metal terminals are electrically connected to the external electrodes, respectively. The external electrode and the metal terminal are directly diffusion-bonded by diffusion of metal in the metal terminals into the external electrodes. The above arrangement provides a ceramic electronic component having highly reliable metal particle bonding and a method for manufacturing the same. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043855 | Inertial Sensor - Disclosed herein is an inertial sensor of the present invention. An inertial sensor | 2012-02-23 |
20120043856 | Piezoelectric Power Generator - A piezoelectric power generator having a first elastic body which deforms along a first direction when subject to a stress, and a power-generating element. The power-generating element includes a second elastic body and a piezoelectric element. The second elastic body includes a fixing portion and an abutting portion. The fixing portion is fixed to the first elastic body. The abutting portion is arranged on one side in a first direction with respect to the fixing portion. The abutting portion abuts against the first elastic body, but is not fixed to the first elastic body. At least one of the first elastic body and the second elastic body is provided with a slippage suppression mechanism that suppresses slipping of the abutting portion with respect to the first elastic body when the first elastic body is deformed. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043857 | ACTUATOR AND METHOD FOR DRIVING ACTUATOR - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for driving an actuator in which unnecessary deformation is suppressed. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043858 | Energy Harvesting Devices Using Carbon Nanotube (CNT)-Based Electrodes - Energy harvesting elements or membranes are provided that use a layer of electrodes with a mixture of carbon nanotubes (CNT). The energy harvesting device of this type can be used as in sensor-based system in which on application of a bending load, the energy harvesting device produces a voltage across the electrodes. The energy harvesting device may include an electrode coating including carbon nanotubes (CNT) substantially homogenously dispersed in epoxy resin system to form a CNT-epoxy electrode coating. The CNT-epoxy electrode can be realized by dispersing about 5% CNT (by weight) in an epoxy-resin system, followed by mixing the system to achieve a near-homogenous dispersion resulting in a CNT-epoxy mixture. The CNT-epoxy mixture can then be uniformly coated on surfaces of a polymer to form electrodes. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043859 | Method of Manufacturing the Piezoelectric Device and the Same - To provide a piezoelectric device prevented from overflowing of sealing materials. The piezoelectric device ( | 2012-02-23 |
20120043860 | PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - Piezoelectric vibrating devices are disclosed that lack base through-holes and that can be manufactured on a wafer scale. Also disclosed are methods for making same. An exemplary piezoelectric device has a package base having first and second opposing main surfaces. On the second (outer) first main surface is formed a pair of external electrodes. The first (inner) main surface defines a first recess and a peripheral first bonding surface. A pair of connecting electrodes are provided for connecting to the respective external electrodes via respective edge surfaces of the package base that extend between the first and second main surfaces. A piezoelectric vibrating piece is mounted in and contained within the package base. The vibrating piece includes a pair of excitation electrodes electrically connected to respective connecting electrodes. A package lid comprises first and second main surfaces, of which the second (inner) main surface defines a second recess that is larger than the first recess. The second main surface also defines a second bonding surface that peripherally surrounds the second recess. A sealing material is applied, over the width of the second bonding surface, circumferentially between the first bonding surface and the second bonding surface. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043861 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR ATTACHING A STATOR CORE TO A GENERATOR FRAME - A generator including a generator frame ( | 2012-02-23 |
20120043862 | MOTOR - A motor includes a shaft, a bearing arranged to support the shaft such that the shaft is rotatable about a central axis, a rotating body fixed to the shaft and including a rotor magnet arranged in an outer circumference thereof, a stator arranged radially outward of the rotor magnet, a circuit board arranged to be perpendicular to the central axis on one axial side of the rotating body, and an encoder arranged to detect rotation of the rotating body. The encoder includes a reflection pattern arranged on a surface of the rotating body which is opposed to the circuit board, and a reflective rotation detection sensor arranged on the circuit board to detect the rotation of the rotating body by irradiating the reflection pattern with light. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043863 | Electrical Machinery and Apparatus - In an electrical machinery and apparatus, a storage space is formed along an extension direction of a strand, and a temperature sensor is installed in the storage space of the strand, so that temperature of the strand can be immediately measured, and no pressure is applied to the temperature sensor in the process of forming a ground wall insulation thereby the temperature of the strand can be accurately measured. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043864 | Easy Access Display Frame System for Pins and Medals - The invention is Display Frame System comprised of an outer unit and inner member which pivots where a female and male edge of each respectively meet. The inner member swings into the outer unit engaging the remaining edges by means of a locking mechanism. The combination of the outer unit and inner member serve to hold a display panel/board in place. Pins, medals or the like can be secured to the display panel/board. The system allows for extreme ease of accessing the pins or medals displayed as well as the ability to transport and use the assembled frame in other manners of display such as upon an easel as well as vertically or horizontally. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043865 | VERTICAL CABINET DOOR WITH FLUSH FRONT FACE - A headwall for a patient's room includes a panel having a vertically-extending front surface, an opening defined in the front surface of the headwall, and a door sized to be received in the opening. The door is vertically movable from a first position where an outer face of the door is flush with the front surface of the panel to a second position where the outer face extends parallel to the front surface and the door is positioned behind the front surface. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043866 | ADJUSTABLE APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An adjustable apparatus includes an enclosure for securing a display, a support located on a ground, a hinge secured to the support and a mounting member. A hole is defined in the enclosure. The mounting member includes a main body and a pivot piece connected to the main body. The main body of the mounting member is attached to an inside of the enclosure, and the pivot piece passes through the enclosure through the hole and rotatably engages with the hinge. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043867 | SHELL ASSEMBLING DEVICE AND SHELL HAVING THE SAME - The present invention discloses a shell assembling device for assembling a shell having a first cover and a second cover, the shell assembling device comprising: a plurality of rigid fitting structures provided on the first cover and second cover, and a plurality of elastic interference fitting structures provided on the first cover and second cover. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043868 | SERVER ENCLOSURE - A server enclosure includes a bottom wall, two sidewalls extending from opposite sides of the bottom wall, a backboard to electrically connected to a number of hard disk drives, and two fixing elements. The fixing elements are fixed on opposite ends of the backboard. Each fixing element includes a connection board fixed on the backboard, a first fixing portion extending from a bottom of the connection board along a first direction, and a positioning arm extending from a side of the connection board along the first direction. The first fixing portion is fixed on the bottom wall. The positioning arm is slidably positioned on the corresponding sidewall to fix the backboard. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043869 | SERVER RACK - A server rack includes a frame, a support, and a securing member. The frame includes a first pole and a second pole connected to the first pole. The support is connected to the first pole and the second pole. The securing member includes a first fastening section, a second fastening section connected to the first fastening section, and a third fastening section connected to the first fastening section and the second fastening section. The first fastening section is received in the first pole, the second fastening section is received in the second pole, and the third fastening section is received in the support. The first fastening section and the second fastening section are located on a first plane, and the third fastening section is located on a second plane substantially perpendicular to the first plane. The first fastening section, the second fastening section, and the third fastening section share a base wall. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043870 | DISTRIBUTION CABINET - The invention relates to a distribution cabinet for communications and data technology, in which the distribution cabinet has lower horizontal lateral struts ( | 2012-02-23 |
20120043871 | DISHWASHER COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF MODULES - A dishwasher, in particular a household dishwasher, includes a housing and at least two modules which are integrated in the housing. Each of the at least two modules includes a wash compartment that is fixed to the housing and capable of being closed off to accommodate items to be washed. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043872 | RELEASABLY LOCKING SLIDE ASSEMBLIES - Slide assemblies having telescopic slide members, a handle assembly and open and closed positions, with either or both of the open and closed positions being a releasable locking position, while merely requiring an intuitive pushing or pulling on a handle in the direction of intended movement to both unlock and move the slide assembly from the respective optional locking position. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043873 | Refrigerator - A refrigerator including left and right doors of rotating opening/closing type and a sliding door between the left and right doors. The left and right rotating opening/closing doors have an improved slim edge structure such that a door thickness is hidden. The sliding door includes door guards to accommodate food. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043874 | RECESSED SHELF AND DRAWER SUPPORT FOR REFRIGERATOR - Provided is a refrigeration appliance ( | 2012-02-23 |
20120043875 | RADIANT HEAT SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE RADIANT HEAT SUBSTRATE, AND LUMINOUS ELEMENT PACKAGE WITH THE RADIANT HEAT SUBSTRATE - The present invention provides a radiant heat substrate comprising: a conductive substrate which is formed of a metal material and includes a front surface having a luminous element mounted thereon and a rear surface opposed to the front surface; an insulating film which covers the front surface of the conductive substrate; a metal oxide film which covers the rear surface of the conductive substrate; and a metal pattern which covers the insulating film, wherein the metal pattern comprises: a heat transfer pad which is bonded to the luminous element; and a circuit line which is disposed at a region except from the mounting region of the luminous element and is electrically connected to the luminous element. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043876 | Two Confronting Planar LED Lamps with Shades - An LED lamp is disclosed. The LED lamp includes a concave specular reflector having a top LED plate, a bottom LED plate positioned at both ends of the specular reflector. The top LED plate and the bottom LED plate with the light-emitting area are positioned opposite to each other. Two LED plates are disposed on the circuit boards and positioned back by the heat sinks and thermal releasing caps. A power connector is extended from the two circuit boards and disposed at one end of LED plate to the power cord. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043877 | LUMINAIRE - A luminaire comprises a lamp holder, a first light-emitting module, a second light-emitting module, a light guide, and a lamp cover. The lamp holder has a top portion. The top portion includes a first upper face and a platform projecting upwardly from the first upper face. The platform has a second upper face at a top end thereof. The first light-emitting module is disposed on the first upper face and around the platform. The second light-emitting module is disposed on the second upper face. The light guide is disposed around the platform and on the first light-emitting module. The lamp cover is disposed on the lamp holder for covering the first light-emitting module, the second light-emitting module, and the light guide. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043878 | LUMINAIRE - A luminaire includes a lamp holder, a lamp cover and a plurality of first light-emitting modules. The lamp holder has a top surface, a plurality of protrusions protruding upwardly from the top surface. Each of the protrusions has an inclined surface. The lap cover is connected to the lamp holder, and covers the top surface and the inclined surfaces. Each of the first light-emitting modules includes a first light-emitting element. The view angle of the luminaire can be increased due to disposition of the first light-emitting elements on the inclined surfaces of the protrusions. Furthermore, since the first light-emitting elements are disposed on the protrusions, heat can be dissipated easily from the first light-emitting elements. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043879 | OPTOELECTRONIC FILM ASSEMBLY - An optoelectronic film assembly, has a first flat electrode layer, a second flat electrode layer as a counter electrode to the first flat electrode layer, a dielectric layer between the electrode layers and an active layer provided next to the dielectric layer and arranged between the electrode layers and made of an electroluminescent material. To this end, the first and/or the second electrode layers are implemented to be translucent and TCO-free, particularly ITO-free, by using a woven fabric comprising electrically conductive fibers. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043880 | Flat panel display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same - A flat panel display apparatus includes: a first substrate, a second substrate opposite the first substrate and including a display region in which a plurality of pixels are formed, and a sealing member between the first substrate and the second substrate; the sealing member bonds the first substrate and the second substrate to each other. The sealing member overlaps at least a part of outermost pixels of the display region. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043881 | SUBSTRATE AND ORGANIC EL LIGHT-EMITTING APPARATUS - An objective of the present invention is to provide a substrate that can achieve high light extraction efficiency, and to provide an organic EL light-emitting apparatus with high light-emitting efficiency by using such a substrate. The present invention is a substrate ( | 2012-02-23 |
20120043882 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An image display apparatus includes a rear plate and a face plate. The face plate 11 includes light emitting members spaced from and facing the plurality of electron-emitting devices in an image display region and emitting light responsive to irradiation with electrons, anodes mounted on the light emitting members, partitioning members interposed between the mutually adjacent light emitting members and protruding further than the light emitting members toward the rear plate, first resistance members each located in a portion of the partitioning members and spaced from and facing rear plate and electrically connected to the anodes; and second resistance members each covering a first resistance member and having a volume resistivity larger than that of the first resistance members to expose the first resistance members in the image display, wherein the partitioning member has a groove formed in the portion of the partitioning member opposing the rear plate, and the second resistance member is formed in the groove. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043883 | FLASH LAMP - In a flash lamp | 2012-02-23 |
20120043884 | LED LAMP TUBE - An LED lamp tube comprises a tube body, at least one circuit board inside the tube body, at lease one LED module on the circuit board, and electrical connectors at the ends of the tube, wherein the tube body is an integrally formed hollow tube, and has at least one group of supporting and positioning ribs on the inner wall thereof along the length direction; the circuit board is fixed by the supporting and positioning ribs; the LED lamp tube disclosed by the present invention has a firm assembly structure with less thermal deformation, and more particularly just like the conventional fluorescent tubes it has a wide light-emitting angle, thereby providing better illumination effects. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043885 | LED LAMP WITH CIRCLING LED MODULES AND ENCAPSULATION - An LED lamp includes at least one LED module, an electrical sleeve configured for electrically connecting with a bulb socket, a heat dissipation element, and an encapsulation covering the at least one LED module. The heat dissipation element is arranged with one end connected to the electrical sleeve and the opposite end exposed. The at least one LED module and the encapsulation encircle the heat dissipation element. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043886 | Integrated Heat Conductive Light Emitting Diode (LED) White Light Source Module - This invention discloses a new and advanced light emitting diodes (LEDs) light source module, and more specifically surface mounting LED dice and/or driver circuits on a slim linear Silicon wafer to provide superior heat dissipation capability through eutectic bonding onto a small Silicon base and the overall performance/cost ratio of the LED white light source module by an advanced integrated. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043887 | Wireless power transmission system and associated devices - A wireless power transmission system comprises: a power transmitter, which includes a power amplifier that provides a sinusoidal waveform in the frequency range of about 20 to 500 kHz; a first loop antenna producing an alternating magnetic field within a selected area; a power receiver, which includes a second loop antenna located at least partially within the alternating magnetic field of the first antenna; and an electricity-consuming device connected to the output of the power receiver. Both transmitter and receiver preferably contain a capacitive circuit element to optimize tuning, which may be discrete capacitors or may rely on the self capacitance of the antenna(s). Applications of the system include: wirelessly powered lights for fans, boats, aquariums, display cases, etc.; wirelessly powered sensors and other devices for use with captive animals; and systems for transmitting useful power through construction materials to devices on the other side of walls or other structures. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043888 | Vehicle Interior Light Configured to Color Correct and Method Thereof - An interior light in a vehicle and method of compensating for a change of color of emitted light are provided. The interior light includes a circuit board configured to be attached to a roof support structure of the vehicle, an at least partially transparent material proximate to the circuit board and attached to the roof support structure, wherein the at least partially transparent material changes a perceived color and of light propagating there-through, and at least one light source electrically connected to the circuit board, such that the at least one light source is between the circuit board and the at least partially transparent material, wherein the at least one light source is configured to emit light that propagates through the at least partially transparent material, and further configured to compensate for the change of the color and the intensity of light propagating through the at least partially transparent material. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043889 | Off-Grid LED Power Failure Lights - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for systems and methods that employ a control component and/or power source integrated in an LED based light source to control and/or power the LED light source wirelessly. In embodiments, the LED based light source may take the form of a standard light bulb that plugs into a standard lighting socket or fixture. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043890 | PROACTIVE ARC MANAGEMENT OF A PLASMA LOAD - Proactive arc management systems and methods are disclosed. In many implementations, proactive arc management is accomplished by executing an arc handling routine in response to an actual arc occurring in the plasma load and in response to proactive arc handling requests in a sampling interval. The number of proactive arc handling requests in a sampling interval is a function of a proactive arc management count that in turn is a function of actual number of arcs in a preceding sampling interval. Accordingly during a present sampling interval proactive arc management executes arc handling for actual arcs in the present sampling interval and for each count in a proactive arc management count updated as a function of the number of arcs in the immediately preceding sampling interval. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043891 | Electrostatic Fluid Accelerator for Controlling a Fluid Flow - An electrostatic fluid accelerator includes an electrode array comprising a corona discharge electrode and an array of accelerating electrodes for moving a fluid. A control circuit supplies power to the electrode array including control of a corona discharge voltage and a heating current to cause the corona discharge electrode to vibrate. The control circuit also controls heating of heating elements and can operate the electrostatic fluid accelerator in response to an detection of a constituent of the fluid. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043892 | LED TUBE SYSTEM - The invention relates to an LED tube system for driving at least one LED assembly comprising: an LED tube housing for containing the at least one LED assembly, two pairs of mains input terminals (A, B) provided at ends of the LED tube housing for receiving a mains supply voltage (V | 2012-02-23 |
20120043893 | Dimmable LED Power Supply - Various apparatuses, methods and systems for dimmably supplying power are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes an input power terminal, a switch connected to the input power terminal, an inductor connected in series with the switch, a load terminal connected in series with the switch and with the inductor, and a variable pulse generator operable to control the switch to regulate a current to the load terminal based at least in part on a feedback signal from a node in series with the load terminal and at least in part on a voltage reference signal. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043894 | Organic light emitting diode display - An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display includes a substrate, an organic light emitting element including a first electrode, an organic emission layer, and a second electrode on the substrate, a driving thin film transistor turning on/off first power supplied to the first electrode and including a first active layer including zinc oxide (ZnO), a photo sensor disposed between the substrate and the organic emission layer and including a second active layer sensing light emitted from the organic emission layer, and a controller controlling at least one of the first power and a second power supplied to the second electrode according to the intensity of the light sensed by the photo sensor. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043895 | LED BACKLIGHT MODULE - The present invention discloses a LED backlight module, used for a liquid crystal display apparatus. The LED backlight module comprises a plurality of location areas and a plurality of lighting string sets. The location areas correspond to a plurality of display areas of the liquid crystal display apparatus respectively. Each location area comprises a plurality of sub location areas corresponding to a portion of the display areas respectively. Each lighting string set comprises a plurality of LEDs, which is electrically connected in series, wherein the LEDs of each lighting string set are located in sub location areas in different location areas, respectively. Meanwhile, the sub location areas for locating the LEDs of each lighting string set are not adjacent. Accordingly, the present invention can prevent the whole LED backlight module scrapped due to few LED failure, and therefore, to raise the manufacture yield of the LED backlight module. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043896 | AC DRIVEN LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - There is provided an alternating current (AC) driven light emitting device including a plurality of LED arrays connected in series, each having a structure in which a plurality of LEDs are electrically connected to form a two-terminal circuit and emit light by a bidirectional voltage when an AC voltage is applied to the two-terminal circuit; and a switching device connected to at least one of the plurality of LED arrays and controlling a total driving voltage with respect to the plurality of LED arrays. The AC driven light emitting device permits operation from a low driving voltage Vf while having a high driving voltage at a high voltage Vf, thereby achieving excellence in terms of power factor, THD, and energy efficiency. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043897 | LED CIRCUITS AND ASSEMBLIES - An AC-driven LED circuit includes a first circuit having a first branch and a second branch which connect at first and second common point The common points provide input and output for an AC driving current from a driver of the circuit The first branch has first LED and second LED, the first LED being connected to second LED in opposing series relationship with the inputs of the first and second LEDs defining a first branch junction A second branch has a third LED and a fourth LED, the third LED is connected to the fourth LED in opposing series relationship with the outputs of the third and fourth LEDs defining a second branch junction Improvement in performance and scalability is provided by adding n diodes to a given basic circuit and x cross connecting circuit branch diodes and providing one or more basic circuits in series and or basic. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043898 | ELECTRONIC BALLAST AND METHOD FOR OPERATION OF AT LEAST ONE DISCHARGE LAMP - Various embodiments provide an electronic ballast for operation of at least one discharge lamp, with the electronic ballast having an apparatus for power factor correction with a voltage converter. The voltage converter itself includes an inductance, a diode and a switch. A control apparatus, which produces a square-wave signal as a control signal to the switch of the apparatus for power factor correction, includes an I regulator. This produces a first component of the on time of the control signal. In order to react to short-term power demands in the load circuit for example on ignition of the discharge lamp, an electronic ballast furthermore may include a power determining apparatus, which is coupled to the control apparatus, with the control apparatus being designed to vary the control signal as a function of the power consumed in the discharge lamp. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043899 | Electronic Dimming Ballast Having Advanced Boost Converter Control - An electronic ballast for driving a gas discharge lamp includes a power converter for generating a DC bus voltage, where the bus voltage is controlled to different magnitudes during different operating modes of the ballast. The ballast comprises a control circuit that is coupled to the power converter for adjusting the magnitude of the bus voltage to a first magnitude when the lamp is off, to a second magnitude when preheating filaments of the lamp, and to a third magnitude when the lamp is on. The control circuit is also operable to preemptively adjust the magnitude of the bus voltage prior to changing modes of operation. For example, when turning the load on, the control circuit first adjusts a power-conversion-drive level of the power converter to begin adjusting the magnitude of the bus voltage towards a predetermined magnitude, and then waits for a predetermined time period before attempting to turn the load on. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043900 | Method and Apparatus for Measuring Operating Characteristics in a Load Control Device - A load control device, such as an electronic ballast, for controlling the power delivered from an AC power source to an electrical load, such as one or more fluorescent lamps, comprises a power converter having an inductor and a power switching device coupled to the inductor, a load control circuit adapted to be coupled to the electrical load, and a control circuit operable to calculate an average input power of the load control device. The control circuit may be operable to calculate a cumulative output power of the power converter while the ballast is preheating filaments of the lamps, and to subsequently determine a fault condition in the lamps in response to the calculated cumulative output power of the power converter. Further, the control circuit may be operable to transmit a digital message including the calculated average input power of the load control device. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043901 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND DISPLAYING DEVICE - In a lighting device ( | 2012-02-23 |
20120043902 | LED DRIVER CIRCUIT AND LED LIGHTING DEVICE USING THE SAME - Provided is an LED driver circuit, to be connected to an AC power supply via a phase-control dimmer, for driving an LED load, including: a switching power supply part including a switching element and a switching current detection part; an LED current detection part; a first control part for controlling and switching the switching element so that a switching current has a desired current value based on a detection signal of the switching current detection part; a second control part for controlling and switching the switching element so that an LED current has a desired current value based on a detection signal of the LED current detection part; and a switch part for switching between control performed by the first control part when the phase-control dimmer is set to high brightness dimming and control performed by the second control part when the phase-control dimmer is set to low brightness dimming. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043903 | Method of Measuring a Resonant Frequency in an Electronic Dimming Ballast - An electronic ballast for driving a gas discharge lamp comprises an inverter circuit, a resonant tank circuit, and a control circuit operable to determine an approximation of a resonant frequency of the resonant tank circuit and to control the inverter circuit in response to the approximation of the resonant frequency. The control circuit determines the approximation of the resonant frequency by adjusting an operating frequency of a high-frequency inverter output voltage provided to the resonant tank circuit from a frequency above the resonant frequency down towards the resonant frequency, measuring the magnitude of a lamp voltage across the lamp, and storing the present value of the operating frequency as the resonant frequency when the magnitude of the lamp voltage reaches a maximum value. The control circuit may control the operating frequency of the inverter output voltage in response to the approximation of the resonant frequency and a target intensity of the lamp. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043904 | DISCHARGE LAMP LIGHTING DEVICE, PROJECTOR, AND DRIVING METHOD OF DISCHARGE LAMP - In at least one embodiment of the disclosure, a discharge lamp lighting device includes a discharge lamp driving section that drives a discharge lamp and a control unit that controls the discharge lamp driving section. The control unit alternately performs a first-interval DC driving process and a first-interval AC driving process in a first interval, alternately performs a second-interval DC driving process and a second-interval AC driving process in a second interval other than the first interval, and changes a length of at least one of a period during which the first-interval DC driving process is performed and a period during which the second-interval DC driving process is performed so as to be shortened in a stepped manner within a predetermined sub-interval. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043905 | Method of Controlling an Operating Frequency of an Inverter Circuit in an Electronic Dimming Ballast - An electronic ballast having an inverter circuit for driving a gas discharge lamp prevents allows some hard switching to occur in the inverter circuit in order to ensure adequate ballasting impedance to provide stable operation of the lamp, but not enough hard switching to generate excessive power loss in the inverter circuit. The inverter circuit comprises two switching devices that are coupled in series between a DC bus voltage and circuit common and are rendered conductive on a complementary basis, such that a high-frequency output voltage is generated at the junction of the switching devices. When the intensity of the lamp is at or near a low-end intensity, an operating frequency of the high-frequency output voltage is controlled to a low-end frequency that is low enough to ensure stable operation of the lamp and to allow some hard switching to occur in the switching devices, but high enough to prevent excessive power loss due to the hard switching in the switching devices. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043906 | Mixed-Signal Network for Generating Distributed Electrical Pulses - A mixed-signal network for generating distributed electrical pulses includes a control device and one or more networked mixed-signal devices. The control device generates digital and analog outputs that are directly connected to, or daisy-chained between, the networked mixed-signal devices. Each mixed-signal device responds under certain input conditions by generating one or more electrical pulses with characteristics controllable by the control device. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043907 | COMPACT HIGH BRIGHTNESS LED GROW LIGHT APPARATUS, USING AN EXTENDED POINT SOURCE LED ARRAY WITH LIGHT EMITTING DIODES - A compact high-brightness LED grow light fixture is described for use in growing plants under artificial light, or as a supplement to natural sunlight. The LED grow light uses a densely-packed array of high-brightness light emitting diodes (LEDs) that are not individually packaged where the array behaves similarly to a point source of light. The LED chips are distributed laterally over an area, where the LED chips have light emitting surfaces for emitting light in directions transverse to said area, wherein the dimensions of the area do not exceed 25 mm. Adjacent chips of the array are preferably separated by less than about 0.2 mm. The extended point source LED array, with its lens and associated reflector, result in a concentrated, partially-collimated light source, such that the intensity of the light does not diminish rapidly as distance from the light source increases. Thus, foliage that is lower down on the plant will receive almost as much light energy as does foliage on the top of the plant. The compact LED grow light does not block much of the natural sunlight, making the LED grow light suitable for use as a supplement to natural sunlight. The LED array contains a plurality of LED strings that may be separately controlled, thereby allowing the spectral content of the LED grow light to be varied, to facilitate desired plant growth at various stages of plant life. Multiple wavelengths of LEDs may be used within each LED string, thereby allowing the ability to further optimize the spectral content of the LED grow light. Due to the compact size of the LED grow light, the light emitted at each of the multiple different wavelengths from the array is evenly distributed, when the objects being illuminated by the array are at a distance of less than about 6 feet or even less than 1 foot from the array. Flexible mounting options allow for the use of multiple compact LED grow lights within a single plant growing area, and also allow for side or bottom lighting of plant foliage, in addition to the more typical overhead lighting. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043908 | NOVEL LED DRIVER CONTROLLER - A novel LED driver controller, including: an auto-gain control unit, having an input end coupled to an input voltage signal which is derived from a line voltage, and an output end for providing a normalized signal; a comparator, used to perform voltage comparison on the normalized signal and a current sensing signal to generate a turn-off signal, wherein the turn-off signal will change state from inactive to active when the current sensing signal reaches the normalized signal; and a driving circuit, having a set input end, a reset input end, and an output end, the set input end being coupled to a turn-on signal, the reset input end being coupled to the turn-off signal, the output end being used for providing a gating signal. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043909 | LED Luminaires Power Supply - An LED luminaires power supply that isolates dangerous line power from the LED luminaires. The power supply's footprint may enable retrofitting in existing lighting fixtures (e.g., replace ballast in florescent tube troffer). The power supply may individually power a plurality of LED luminaires based on power requirements of the individual LED luminaires. The power supply may receive and interpret TRIAC dimmer signals and/or other lighting protocol commands and provide dimming and/or other lighting scenarios to the LED luminaires. The power supply may include identification readers to read identification and/or power requirements for the LED luminaires being powered thereby (stored in luminaires or in adapters connected to luminaires). The LED luminaires driven by the power supply may include individual lighting fixtures (e.g., LED tubes, LED bulbs), a plurality of LED light arrays in a single light fixture (e.g., LED street lights, LED high hats), or some combination thereof. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043910 | LIGHTING APPARATUS - Of the various technological features disclosed in the present specification, a structure according to the one technological feature is as follows. A lighting apparatus changeable between an illuminating state and a non-illuminating state comprising: a non-contact motion sensor arranged to sense a movement of a hand near the lighting apparatus; and a controller arranged to control the lighting apparatus in the non-illuminating state to change from the non-illuminating state to the illuminating state in response to the movement of hand sensed by the non-contact motion sensor, and to control the lighting apparatus in the illuminating state to cause a change in illumination with the illuminating state kept in response to the same movement of hand sensed by the non-contact motion sensor. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043911 | Lighting Device - A lighting device whose power conversion efficiency is improved by suppression of fluctuation in luminance of a light-emitting element and deterioration of the light-emitting element due to a change in temperature and a change over time and whose power consumption is reduced is provided. The disclosed invention is a lighting device that has a function of correcting a change in temperature and a change over time and includes at least one switching regulator in a driver portion. Constant current drive is performed on light-emitting elements and monitor light-emitting elements are used, so that highly-efficient output voltage which is corrected to have an optimal level is applied to the light-emitting elements and stable drive is performed for a long time. Power conversion efficiency is improved by a switching regulator, so that the total power consumption of the lighting device is reduced. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043912 | Single inductor mutiple LED string driver - A single inductor multiple LED string driver comprises a switch control circuit and a current-sensing control circuit. The switch control circuit generates a plurality of digital control signals that are used to control a plurality of switches coupled to a plurality of strings of LEDs. Each switch is selectively turned on and off by each corresponding digital control signal. The current-sensing control circuit determines an integrated charge amount provided by each current that flows from an input voltage through each LED string, through each switch, through a common inductor, and through a main switch to ground. In response to the determined integrated charge amount, the current-sensing control circuit generates an on-time control signal that controls the on-time of each switch such that the average current flowing across each LED string is equal to each other. Furthermore, the total current flowing across each LED string is regulated to a predefined value. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043913 | Dimmer Output Emulation - A lighting system includes a dimmer output voltage emulator to cause a power converter interface circuit to generate an emulated dimmer output voltage. In at least one embodiment, the emulated dimmer output voltage corresponds to an actual dimmer output voltage but is unaffected by non-idealities in the dimmer output voltage, such as premature shut-down of a triac-based dimmer. By generating an emulated dimmer output voltage, the energy delivered to a load, such as a lamp, corresponds to a dimming level setting. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043914 | Apparatuses and methods for using a capacitive touch controller with a conductive surface - An apparatus includes a surface; the surface has a conductive layer within a thickness of the surface. A trench is formed in the conductive layer to define a touch area, the touch area is isolated from the rest of the conductive layer. A conductive pickup is mounted on a back side of the surface over the touch area and the conductive pickup is electrically connected to a capacitive touch controller, such that when a user touches the touch area on a front side of the conductive the touch controller responds to the user's touch. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043915 | OPERATING LIGHT WITH IMPROVED OPERATING FUNCTIONALITY - An operating light ( | 2012-02-23 |
20120043916 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A drop detection part that detects drop into the water, a light emission part, and a light-emission control circuit that makes the light emission part emit light when the drop detection part detects the drop into the water. Also, the light emission part may be disposed on the side to be turned up by buoyancy when the device is dropped into the water and the drop detection part may be disposed on the side to be turned down in the case of the drop into the water, for example. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043917 | Battery Connection System - A method of operating an electric vehicle including the steps of: (1) providing the electric vehicle (2) providing an electric load device on the electric vehicle (3) providing a first battery on the electric vehicle with a first state of charge (4) providing a second battery on the electric vehicle with a second state of charge lower than the first state of charge (5) determining an initial state of charge of the first battery (6) determining an initial state of charge of the second battery (7) connecting the first battery to the electric load device (8) measuring the current flow from the first battery (9) calculating an instantaneous state of charge of the first battery (10) comparing the instantaneous state of charge of the first battery with the initial state of charge of the second battery, and (11) when the instantaneous state of charge of the first battery reaches a predetermined percentage of the initial state of charge of the second battery, connecting the second battery in parallel with the first battery. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043918 | REVERSING DISPENSER MOTOR WITH INTEGRAL RELAY - A dispensing motor apparatus includes a motor assembly for driving a dispenser, the motor assembly having a motor. The dispenser is driven by the motor. One or more relays having electrical contacts can be integrated with the motor assembly. The motor changes its direction of rotation when its polarity is switched by relay(s). Additionally, a controller can communicate with the relay(s) and the motor assembly, such that the controller permits the relay(s) to switch the position of the contacts of the relay(s) before power is turned on with respect to the motor through the electrical contacts and switch the position of the electrical contacts of the relay(s) to a default state after the power is removed from the motor through the electrical contacts. The relay(s) is subject to mechanical cycling without the contacts of relay(s) being required to perform a current switching duty. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043919 | Pulse Amplitude Modulation Method for the DC Brushless motor - A method of the Pulse Amplitude Modulation for the Sensorless Brushless motor, which includes a start-up circuit, a phase detect circuit, a phase commutation circuit, a driving circuit, BEMF detection circuit, and frequency detector, utilizes the control signal of the phase commutation circuit to control the driving circuit so as to drive the outer motor coil and detect the control signal for the driving motor driving circuit by a detection circuit. The motor system can be controlled to reduce the discharge speed to avoid the motor driving circuit shutdown and further speed up the start-up time for the next charging period of the motor driving circuit to achieve the effect of low speed rotation and power saving. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043920 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN EXOSKELETON ADAPTED TO ENCIRCLE AN OBJECT OF INTEREST - This invention relates to a servo system for operating an exoskeleton adapted to encircle an object of interest and for supplying a force thereon. A servomotor is coupled to a power source and operates the position of the exoskeleton and thus the force exerted by the exoskeleton on the object of interest. A measuring unit measures a raw driving current signal I | 2012-02-23 |
20120043921 | CONTROL OF POLE-CHANGE INDUCTION MOTORS - A ram air fan control system includes a ram air fan motor, the ram air fan motor being a pole-change induction motor with at least two pole-count configurations, a ram air fan contactor in operative communication with a first pole-count configuration of the ram air fan motor over a ram air fan conductor bus, a ram air fan power controller in operative communication with the ram air fan contactor, a common contactor in operative communication a second pole-count configuration of the ram air fan motor over a common conductor bus, the common conductor bus being separate and electrically isolated from the ram air fan conductor bus, and a common power controller in operative communication with the common contactor. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043922 | Variable Freqency Drive with Dielectric Fluid-Immersed Transformer - A variable frequency drive system for controlling the frequency of a high-voltage power source supplied to a first electric motor includes a transformer section that includes a motorized loadbreak switch system, control power transformers, a controller programmed with control logic to ensure that the motorized loadbreak switch system opens contacts between the high-voltage power source and the variable frequency drive system once the power source is removed, and a tank containing a dielectric fluid, wherein the tank also contains, within the dielectric fluid, a manual isolation switch to supply or remove power to the transformer section, an impedance for use in soft-starting the variable frequency drive system, a primary winding, and a plurality of phase-shifted secondary windings. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043923 | System, Method, Module, And Energy Exchanger For Optimizing Output Of Series-Connected Photovoltaic And Electrochemical Devices - An energy transfer device for solar power systems operates to draw power from high-producing photovoltaic devices and apply that power across low-producing photovoltaic devices. An embodiment is a self-regulating energy exchanger using bidirectional DC-DC converters that operates to maintain uniform voltage across each series-connected photovoltaic device. An alternative embodiment is an energy exchanger that is controlled to maintain each of several series-connected photovoltaic devices at a maximum power point by drawing power from high-performing devices and applying that power across low-performing devices to provide uniform current among series-connected photovoltaic devices. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043924 | Battery System And Method - A battery system including a housing that defines an internal volume and a venting system that fluidly couples the internal volume with an atmosphere surrounding the housing and a support structure within the internal volume, the support structure being configured to support a number of battery cell modules in the internal volume. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043925 | PROTECTION CIRCUIT FOR BATTERY AND BATTERY CHARGER APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A protection circuit for protecting a rechargeable battery is provided. The protection circuit includes a voltage-threshold generating unit and a comparing unit. The voltage-threshold generating unit is for generating a threshold voltage. The comparing unit is for comparing the threshold voltage to the rechargeable battery voltage and outputting a charging enable signal or a charging disable signal according to the comparison result. The comparing unit outputs the charging enable signal if the amplitude of the threshold voltage is lower than that of the rechargeable battery, or outputs the charging disable signal as the amplitude of the threshold voltage is equal to or higher than that of the rechargeable battery. A battery charger apparatus using the protection circuit is also provided. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043926 | Power Management Device, Power Management Method and Portable Electronic Device - A power management device for a portable electronic device includes a sensing unit, coupled between a power supply and a system circuit of the portable electronic device, for sensing current outputted from the power supply to the system circuit, to generate a sensing signal, and a control unit, coupled between the sensing unit and a charger module of the portable electronic device, for indicating the charger module to stop charging when the sensing signal indicates that current outputted from the power supply to the system circuit is greater than a predetermined value. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043927 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND USB DEDICATED CHARGER DETERMINING METHOD THEREOF - A method of determining a charger of a mobile terminal, and which includes receiving, via a controller of the mobile terminal, a connection signal indicating the charger is connected to the mobile terminal; setting, via the controller, a charging current of the charger for charging the mobile terminal and increasing the set charging current in predetermined current units; measuring, via the controller, an actual current received from the charger and applied to the mobile terminal; comparing, via the controller, the set charging current with the measured actual current; determining, via the controller, a charging sector of the charger when the set charging current is larger than the measured actual current for a first predetermined amount of time; and calculating a charging current capacity of the charger using the determined charging sector. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043928 | LABEL ATTACHED ELECTRIC DEVICE - An electric device includes a casing 31, and a label 7. The casing 31 accommodates electronic components. The label 7 is attached on the surface of the casing. A label attachment area 8 is arranged on the surface of the casing. The label 7 is attached onto the label attachment area 8. The label attachment area 8 is formed in a substantially flat surface, and has a plurality of grooves 9. The grooves 9 are uniformly distributed throughout the flat surface. The grooves intersect with each other at least at one point of each of the grooves. The adhesive strength can be kept by the flat surface arranged over substantially the whole of the label attachment area. Air can flow through the grooves uniformly distributed in the flat surface. Bulge or wrinkles of the label can be reduced which are produced by air bubbles. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043929 | Smart Battery Charging System - The invention provides systems and methods for charging an electrochemical device, such as a secondary electrochemical cell. Charging systems and methods of some embodiments provide charging parameters, such as charging voltage and charging current, that vary in a preselected manner as a function of time so as to enhance the overall device performance (e.g., specific capacity, discharge rate, etc.) cycling properties and useful lifetime of a secondary electrochemical cell. Charging systems and methods of some embodiments provide charging parameters, such as time varying charging voltages and charging currents, that take into consideration important electrochemical cell properties that impact device performance, cycling and lifetime, such as the state of health of an electrochemical cell, and/or the health and/or composition of specific system components such as anode, cathode, and electrolyte and/or the cycle history of the electrochemical cell (e.g., cycle number, etc.). | 2012-02-23 |