10th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100060212 | Control Apparatus for Electric Railcar - A control apparatus for an electric railcar includes an inverter that exchanges power with an AC rotating machine, a filter capacitor connected in parallel to a DC side of the inverter, a filter reactor provided between the filter capacitor and an overhead line, an overhead line voltage measuring instrument that measures a voltage value of the overhead line, a voltage increase detection unit that senses an amount of voltage increase occurring when, with an overhead line voltage being supplied, the overhead line voltage goes beyond a reference voltage value and rises at a rate equal to or higher than that by a predetermined time constant. A correction torque command value calculation unit calculates a correction torque command value that is corrected so that a torque command value to be received from an external unit becomes smaller for a predetermined time elapsing after the voltage increase detection unit has sensed, during regeneration operation of the inverter, an amount of voltage increase more than a predetermined range. A vector control unit controls the inverter so that the AC rotating machine develops torque coincident with the correction torque command value. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060213 | MOTOR CONTROLLER, MOTOR DRIVE SYSTEM AND PUMP UNIT - A motor controller for controlling a permanent magnet motor having a rotor having a permanent magnet and a stator having multiphase windings including a position detector generating and outputting rotor rotational position signal; a waveform data storage storing sinusoidal waveform data; a drive signal output section reading the waveform data from the waveform data storage at timings determined based on the rotational position signal and outputting a voltage signal corresponding to the waveform data to the windings through a drive section; a data history storage storing data corresponding to the voltage signal of previous control period; and an output data modifier that, when outputting the voltage signal in current control period, compares corresponding waveform data with previous waveform data, and if difference between the current and the previous data is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, current output data is modified by a portion of the difference. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060214 | BLOWER MOTOR FOR HVAC SYSTEMS - A blower motor assembly having a variable speed motor that is suitable for direct, drop-in replacement in a residential HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) system that employs a PSC motor. The blower motor assembly includes at least a neutral input and two hot AC line connections, one for connection to the heating power source and the other to the cooling power source. A sensing circuit senses which of the inputs is energized by sensing either voltage or current on the inputs. The sensing circuit delivers a corresponding signal to a motor controller to control the speed of the variable speed motor. The blower motor assembly may also be equipped with additional hot AC inputs, more than one neutral line, and several sensing circuits for sensing current or voltage in the hot inputs and/or the neutral lines for controlling various aspects of the variable speed motor. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060215 | BLOWER MOTOR FOR HVAC SYSTEMS - A blower motor assembly having a variable speed motor that is suitable for direct, drop-in replacement in a residential HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) system that employs a PSC motor. The blower motor assembly includes at least a neutral input and two hot AC line connections, one for connection to the heating power source and the other to the cooling power source. A sensing circuit senses which of the inputs is energized by sensing either voltage or current on the inputs. The sensing circuit delivers a corresponding signal to a motor controller to control the speed of the variable speed motor. The blower motor assembly may also be equipped with additional hot AC inputs, more than one neutral line, and several sensing circuits for sensing current or voltage in the hot inputs and/or the neutral lines for controlling various aspects of the variable speed motor. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060216 | BLOWER MOTOR FOR HVAC SYSTEMS - A blower motor assembly having a variable speed motor that is suitable for direct, drop-in replacement in a residential HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) system that employs a PSC motor. The blower motor assembly includes at least a neutral input and two hot AC line connections, one for connection to the heating power source and the other to the cooling power source. A sensing circuit senses which of the inputs is energized by sensing either voltage or current on the inputs. The sensing circuit delivers a corresponding signal to a motor controller to control the speed of the variable speed motor. The blower motor assembly may also be equipped with additional hot AC inputs, more than one neutral line, and several sensing circuits for sensing current or voltage in the hot inputs and/or the neutral lines for controlling various aspects of the variable speed motor. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060217 | Brushless motor starting method and control device - For starting a three-phase four-pole sensorless brushless motor including a stator having three-phase coils and a four-pole magnet rotor provided in correspondence with the stator, it is arranged to energize any two-phase coils of the three-phase coils in a predetermined energizing sequence; monitor magnetic flux generated in the other one-phase coil; and switch the two-phase coils according to a specific case where the monitored magnetic flux changes to a positive or negative side and in mid-course further changes to an opposite side. For instance, when the specific case is a case where the magnetic flux monitored by first energization changes to the negative side and in mid-course further changes to the positive side, the first energization is immediately stopped and switched to fourth energization by skipping two energizations in the predetermined energizing sequence. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060218 | BLOWER MOTOR FOR HVAC SYSTEMS - A blower motor assembly having a variable speed motor that is suitable for direct, drop-in replacement in a residential HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) system that employs a PSC motor. The blower motor assembly includes at least a neutral input and two hot AC line connections, one for connection to the heating power source and the other to the cooling power source. A sensing circuit senses which of the inputs is energized by sensing either voltage or current on the inputs. The sensing circuit delivers a corresponding signal to a motor controller to control the speed of the variable speed motor. The blower motor assembly may also be equipped with additional hot AC inputs, more than one neutral line, and several sensing circuits for sensing current or voltage in the hot inputs and/or the neutral lines for controlling various aspects of the variable speed motor. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060219 | BLOWER MOTOR FOR HVAC SYSTEMS - A blower motor assembly having a variable speed motor that is suitable for direct, drop-in replacement in a residential HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) system that employs a PSC motor. The blower motor assembly includes at least a neutral input and two hot AC line connections, one for connection to the heating power source and the other to the cooling power source. A sensing circuit senses which of the inputs is energized by sensing either voltage or current on the inputs. The sensing circuit delivers a corresponding signal to a motor controller to control the speed of the variable speed motor. The blower motor assembly may also be equipped with additional hot AC inputs, more than one neutral line, and several sensing circuits for sensing current or voltage in the hot inputs and/or the neutral lines for controlling various aspects of the variable speed motor. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060220 | VIBRATION ISOLATION CONTROL SYSTEM - A computing unit simulates an ideal operation of a vibration excitation actuator by using at least a model operation parameter and the vibration-excitation movable mass data and calculates a parameter corresponding to acceleration/deceleration thrust for moving the vibration-excitation movable mass. A vibration isolation controller determines a control content of a vibration isolation driving unit based on the parameter corresponding to the acceleration/deceleration thrust and controls an operation of the vibration isolation driving unit so that a force canceling a reaction force, which acts on an apparatus when a vibration-excitation movable mass is moved, acts on the apparatus by moving the vibration isolation movable unit. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060221 | FAN MODULE AND SYSTEM - A fan module, especially a fan module which may reduce a rotating speed of a fan automatically when an object with static electricity gets into the fan is provided. The fan module includes a frame, a fan, an electrostatic induction unit and a controller. The fan is disposed in the frame, and the electrostatic induction unit is disposed on the frame and adjacent to the fan. The controller is electrically coupled to the electrostatic induction unit. When an object with static electricity gets into the electrostatic induction unit, the electrostatic induction unit outputs a sensing value to the controller. The controller determines whether to reduce the rotating speed of the fan according to the sensing value. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060222 | ELECTRIC MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS - An electric motor control apparatus that can quickly and accurately locate a short-circuit fault point. The electric motor control apparatus includes: a current controller determining respective phase voltage commands according to currents flowing in respective phases of an electric motor and a torque current command; a switching element drive circuit instructing, based on the respective phase voltage commands, an inverter to perform a switching operation; the inverter receiving a switching operation signal to drive the electric motor; current detectors disposed in series with the switching elements in the respective phases of the inverter; and a short-circuit point locating mechanism storing a test pattern indicative of a predetermined combination for turning on the switching elements of the inverter, and locating a short-circuit fault point based on the test pattern and current detection values in the respective phases detected by the current detectors in response to the test pattern. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060223 | PERMANENT MAGNET ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE AND PERMANENT MAGNET MOTOR DRIVE SYSTEM - A permanent magnet rotating electrical machine capable of conducting a variable speed operation at high output in a wide range from low speed to high speed and improving efficiency and reliability in a wide operating range. Two kinds of permanent magnets having different shapes or different magnetic characteristics are embedded in a rotor core, to form a magnetic pole. The permanent magnets arranged at the magnetic pole include a permanent magnet whose product of coercive force and thickness along a magnetizing direction is small and the permanent magnet whose product of coercive force and thickness along the magnetizing direction is large. A magnetic field created by passing a current to an armature coil for a short time is used to irreversibly magnetize the permanent magnet whose product of coercive force and thickness along magnetizing direction is small, thereby changing a total linkage flux amount, and a positive d-axis current is passed when torque is large. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060224 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING SPEED OF BRUSHLESS MOTOR OF CEILING FAN AND THE CIRCUIT THEREOF - The present invention relates to a method and a circuit of controlling a speed of a brushless motor of a ceiling fan. The circuit includes a motor PWM duty consumption sampling unit and a motor speed sampling to sense a PWM duty and a speed of the brushless motor. A central processing unit is provided to compare the PWM duty and the speed of the brushless motor to a preset maximum PWM duty and a preset maximum speed. When the PWM duty reaches to the preset maximum PWM duty first, the central processing unit sets the current speed to be a maximum speed, and speeds of each level are calculated according to the maximum speed. If the speed reaches to the preset maximum speed first, a constant-speed control will take over to control the brushless motor, and speeds of each level are according to the preset speeds. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060225 | DRIVE DEVICE, TRAVEL DEVICE, AND DRIVE DEVICE CONTROL METHOD - The present invention may be applied to a drive device, a travel device, and a drive device control method which are suitable for use in a robot arm and a twin cycle, for example. By eliminating (reducing) the opportunity of the use exceeding a rated torque of a servo motor, it is possible to increase the machine reliability and set an appropriate safety factor so as to reduce device costs. The operation value during the actual machine operation obtained by {(effective torque) | 2010-03-11 |
20100060226 | MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEM - A motor control system suppresses vibration of a machine base and achieves high-speed positioning without using a special sensor but using a model control system. A first feedback section outputs a first feedback command generated based on model machine base position information and containing at least position information on the machine base. A second feedback section outputs a second feedback command containing a filtered model torque command. A differential between the sum of the first feedback command and the second feedback command obtained by a second addition section and the model torque command is calculated to give the differential to an input portion of a model torque command low-pass filter and an input portion of a torque command low-pass filter. The model control system gives a model position command to a position controller as a position command, and model machine base position information generated based on the model position command is added to a speed command input from the position controller to a speed controller. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060227 | MOTOR PROTECTION USING ACCURATE SLIP CALCULATIONS - An accurate slip calculation for providing monitoring and protection to an electric motor. The slip calculation is made using a minimum value of stator resistance as the initial stator resistance, where the minimum value of stator resistance is the minimum value of stator resistance calculated during an initiation period of the motor. The initiation period may be a predetermined time period or a predetermined number of cycles during the motor startup. The initiation period may start after a predetermined settling time or after a predetermined condition is met. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060228 | BLOWER MOTOR FOR HVAC SYSTEMS - A blower motor assembly having a variable speed motor that is suitable for direct, drop-in replacement in a residential HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) system that employs a PSC motor. The blower motor assembly includes at least a neutral input and two hot AC line connections, one for connection to the heating power source and the other to the cooling power source. A sensing circuit senses which of the inputs is energized by sensing either voltage or current on the inputs. The sensing circuit delivers a corresponding signal to a motor controller to control the speed of the variable speed motor. The blower motor assembly may also be equipped with additional hot AC inputs, more than one neutral line, and several sensing circuits for sensing current or voltage in the hot inputs and/or the neutral lines for controlling various aspects of the variable speed motor. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060229 | PORTABLE SOLAR GENERATOR - A portable PV modular solar generator. A plurality of wheels are attached to the bottom of a rechargeable battery container. At least one rechargeable battery is contained inside the rechargeable battery container. A power conditioning panel is connected to the rechargeable battery container. At least one photovoltaic panel is pivotally connected. In a preferred embodiment, the rechargeable battery container is a waterproof battery enclosure having a knife switch connection. A mast having a rotation bar is supported by the waterproof battery enclosure. At least one solar panel support brace for supporting the photovoltaic panel is attached to the rotation bar. The power conditioning panel is waterproof, is attached to the mast and has a door. When the door is opened, at least one safety switch is opened, breaking an electric circuit. The waterproof power conditioning panel has a charge controller and an inverter. The charge controller is electrically connected to at least one rechargeable battery and at least one photovoltaic panel, and is capable or receiving auxiliary power inputs. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060230 | Mobile Chargers for Charging Secondary Batteries From Secondary Batteries - A mobile charger including a connector that facilitates charging at least one first battery from at least one second battery, wherein the second battery is a secondary battery and the second battery has a higher capacity than the first battery, thus allowing the first battery to be charged more than once; and a method for charging at least one first battery from at least one second battery, including connecting the second battery to the first battery with a secondary battery being used as the second battery to charge the at least one first battery, which secondary battery has a higher capacity than the first battery such that the first battery can be charged more than once. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060231 | Method and Apparatus for Energy Harvesting and/or Generation, Storage, and Delivery - A device and method for harvesting, generating, storing, and delivering energy to a load, particularly for remote or inaccessible applications. The device preferably comprises one or more energy sources, at least one supercapacitor, at least one rechargeable battery, and a controller. The charging of the energy storage devices and the delivery of power to the load is preferably dynamically varied to maximize efficiency. A low power consumption charge pump circuit is preferably employed to collect power from low power energy sources while also enabling the delivery of higher voltage power to the load. The charging voltage is preferably programmable, enabling one device to be used for a wide range of specific applications. Also low power charge pump driver circuits for efficient scavenging of low voltage, high current energy sources. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060232 | BATTERY CHARGER - An energy-efficient and compact multi-port battery charger. The battery charger includes, among other things, a power supply module, a battery charger control module or controller, a power switching module, one or more power control safety modules, a plurality of battery charger switches, and a plurality of indicators. The controller, the power switching module, the power control safety modules, and the battery charger switches work in conjunction with each other to control the operation of the battery charger. The controller is configured to execute a charging control process which detects the insertion of a battery pack into a charging port, selects a charging port for charging, controls the power output from the power switching module, and controls the illumination or display of the indicators. The power switching module uses control signals from the controller to switch the power received from the power supply module such that a charging current is applied to a single charging port. Each of the power control safety modules includes a power control safety circuit that is configured to prevent the charging current and/or the charging voltage from damaging the battery charger or battery pack during a malfunction. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060233 | Charger with USB detection - A charger for a battery system detects the voltage level of a data pin of the battery system to determine whether an external power source plugged in to the battery system is a USB voltage source. When the external power source is a USB voltage source, the charger will provide power for a USB transceiver of the battery system or enable it. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060234 | Charging/Powering Device for an Electronic Device and Electronic Device Incorporating Same - A charging/powering device comprises at least one manually rotatable element, a power generating mechanism coupled to the at least one rotatable element, the power generating mechanism converting rotational movement of said at least one rotatable element into electrical energy and an energy harvesting module collecting and storing the electrical energy generated by the power generating mechanism, the energy harvesting module further being operable to output stored electrical energy. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060235 | DRIVING OF A PHASE MODULE BRANCH OF A MULTILEVEL CONVERTER - A method for charging and/or discharging energy storage devices is performed in a multilevel converter including at least one phase module branch having a series circuit of submodules each with at least one power semiconductor circuit for connection or disconnection of an energy storage device in a circuit parallel to the power semiconductor circuit and a submodule sensor for detection of an energy storage actual value. An energy change state is obtained and a determination is made as to whether connected energy storage devices in a phase module branch can be charged or discharged. The next energy storage device to be switched in each phase module branch is selected by predetermined logic dependent on an energy change state, through which energy stored in energy storage devices is kept approximately at the same level. A high clock rate is simultaneously avoided for connection and disconnection of the selected energy storage device. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060236 | Method for Determining the End-of-Discharge Threshold of a Rechargeable Battery - The method for determining the end-of-discharge voltage threshold of a rechargeable battery comprises discharging the battery up to a predefined end-of-discharge voltage threshold, at least partial charging of the battery, determining, during said charging, an electrical parameter representative of a coup de fouet effect on charging, comparing said parameter with a predetermined characteristic and updating, if necessary, the end-of-discharge voltage threshold to be used for subsequent discharging according to the result of said comparison. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060237 | BATTERY DISCHARGE CIRCUIT AND DISCHARGE METHOD THEREOF - A battery discharge circuit, used to couple a battery to an electronic device, includes a battery protecting module and a voltage adjusting module. The battery protecting module detects an output voltage of the battery, compares the output voltage with an end voltage of the battery, and selectively discharges the battery or not in response to the comparison result. The voltage adjusting module compares the output voltage with a work voltage of the electronic device, and selectively directly outputs the output voltage or boosts the output voltage first and then outputs the boosted output voltage. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060238 | Battery Management System And Method - A battery management system for managing a plurality of subsystem circuits and functions of a mobile communication device powered by a battery is disclosed. The battery management system includes a battery monitoring circuit, a user interface, and a battery management module. The battery monitoring circuit is operable to monitor a present battery capacity and generate a battery capacity signal based on the present battery capacity. The user interface is operable to receive a user-input allocation of battery capacity among the subsystem circuits and functions. The battery management module is operable to receive the user-input allocation and the battery capacity signal, and to selectively disable each subsystem circuit or function when each subsystem circuit or function has depleted its allocation of battery capacity. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060239 | CHARGING UNIT WITH TWO POWER SOURCE INPUTS - A charging unit comprises a first input connectable to a first power source, a second input connectable to a second power source, and an output for connection to a battery to be charged. The charging unit also comprises a power supply unit operable simultaneously to provide power from the first input and power from the second input to the output. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060240 | Method for managing charging of a rechargeable battery - The management method comprises a charging phase (F | 2010-03-11 |
20100060241 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING AN EQUALIZING CHARGE OF AN ACCUMULATOR - A method for determining an equalizing charge of a battery in which the battery is overcharged beyond a nominal full state of charge includes detecting full charging operating phases in which the battery is at least in the nominal full state of charge and adding up charge quantities which are charged into the battery in the full charging operating phases to obtain a value of the equalizing charge. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060242 | METHOD OF OPERATING A MOBILE DEVICE, APPARATUS AND WIRELESS DEVICE - A method of operating a mobile device, an apparatus and a wireless device are provided. The method of operating a mobile device comprises receiving an external supply voltage, converting the external supply voltage into an operating voltage and operating a circuit with the operating voltage. The method may include disconnecting a rechargeable battery from the operating voltage. The method may include charging a rechargeable battery in a trickle charge manner or in a continous manner depending on a battery voltage. An apparatus is configured to carry out the method. The method may be used by a wireless device. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060243 | Capacitor Module - The capacitor module includes a capacitor, in which a screw hole is arranged on an outer bottom wall surface of a capacitor case housing a capacitor element, and a heat dissipater, on which a plurality of capacitor cases are fixated by screwing fixation screws in the screw holes of the capacitors. As a result, for example, the capacitor can be fixated with reliability and durability secured even under a condition where very strong vibration is continuously applied, for example, when the capacitor module is mounted on construction machinery. Further, because, an adherence of the outer bottom wall surface of the capacitor case on a fixation surface of the heat dissipater is strengthened by screwing the fixation screw in the screw hole, the capacitor can be cooled down by transferring heat produced by the capacitor to the heat dissipater as needed. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060244 | CHARGE CONTROLLING SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - Disclosed is a charge controlling semiconductor integrated circuit including: an electric current controlling transistor connected between a voltage input terminal and an output terminal to control an electric current which flows from the voltage input terminal to the output terminal; a power source monitoring circuit to detect status of input voltage of the voltage input terminal; and a transistor element connected between the voltage input terminal and a ground potential point, wherein a bypass capacitor is connected to the voltage input terminal; and the transistor element is turned on and the bypass capacitor discharges when the power source monitoring circuit detects the input voltage of the voltage input terminal is cut off. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060245 | RECTIFYING CIRCUIT FOR A MULTIPHASE ELECTRIC MACHINE - Cathode-anode voltage across free-wheeling diodes in an active rectifier is used in the determination of switching points when the free-wheeling diode is forward biased. Hysteretic switching is accomplished through the selection of conductive and non-conductive switching threshold. The switching thresholds are further selected to prevent voltage oscillations at zero current crossings and reduce delays during deactivation to prevent cross-conduction. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060246 | Supply Architecture for Inductive Loads - Apparatus and associated systems and methods may relate to a process for supplying unidirectional current to a load, controlling a reverse electromotive force (REMF), capturing inductive energy from the load, and supplying the captured inductive energy to the load. In an illustrative example, an operating cycle may include a sequence of operations. First, inductive energy captured from the load on a previous cycle may be supplied to the load. Second, energy may be supplied to the load from an external power source. Third, a REMF voltage may be substantially controlled upon disconnecting the power source from the load. Fourth, the load current may be brought to zero by capturing the inductive energy for use on a subsequent cycle. In some embodiments, a single power stage may supply a DC inductive load, or a pair of power stages may be operated to supply bidirectional current to an AC load. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060247 | Bus connection for connecting a field device to a field bus - A bus connection for connecting a field device to a field bus whereby the bus connection has a circuit for sending and receiving databus signals and for generating at least one regulated operating voltage, and the regulated operating voltage is generated from a bus voltage supplying the field bus, characterized in that a controllable resistor is provided for generating an additional operating voltage; circuitry means are provided, controlling the controllable resistor as a function of the bus voltage such that the input voltage of the circuit is regulated at its minimum required power supply voltage; and the sum of the regulated operating voltage and the additional operating voltage is supplied to the field device as the power supply voltage. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060248 | Soft-start voltage circuit - A soft-start voltage circuit includes an operational amplifier, a first and a second capacitors, a first and a second switches, and a voltage level shifter. The operational amplifier includes a positive end, a negative end, and an output end coupled to the negative end of the operational amplifier for outputting the soft-start voltage. The voltage level shifter is coupled between the first capacitor and the positive end of the operational amplifier for shifting a level of the voltage on the first capacitor. The first switch is coupled between the first and the second capacitors for coupling the first and the second capacitors according to the clock. The second switch is coupled between the second capacitor and the negative end of the operational amplifier for coupling the second capacitor and the negative end of the operational amplifier according to the inverted clock. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060249 | CURRENT-RESTRICTION CIRCUIT AND DRIVING METHOD THEREFOR - A current-restriction circuit includes an input terminal to which an input voltage is input, an output terminal from which an output voltage is output, a driver transistor connected to the input terminal as well as the output terminal, a sense transistor connected to the output terminal as well as the input terminal via a sense resistor, a first operational amplifier circuit, and a bias-voltage change circuit. Control terminals of the driver transistor and the sense transistor are connected together and connected to an output terminal of the first operational amplifier circuit. The first operational amplifier circuit receives both a bias voltage with reference to an electrical potential at the input terminal and a decrease in a voltage at the sense resistor. The bias-voltage change circuit keeps the bias voltage below a predetermined bias voltage according to a voltage difference between the input voltage and the output voltage. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060250 | CURRENT-MODE CONTROL TYPE DC-DC CONVERTER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A current-mode control type DC-DC converter includes a switching transistor turned on with a clock signal output in predetermined cycles, an inductor supplied with electric current when the switching transistor is turned on, an error amplifier circuit to output an error voltage that is an amplified difference between a predetermined reference voltage and a divided output voltage of the DC-DC converter, a slope voltage generation circuit to generate a slope voltage by performing slope compensation on an inductor current, a PWN comparator to compare the slope voltage with the error voltage and generate a reset pulse to turn off the switching transistor when the slope voltage reaches the error voltage, and a slope voltage maintenance mechanism to keep the slope voltage at the ground voltage from when the reset pulse is generated to when a subsequent clock signal is generated. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060251 | Step-Up Switching Power Supply Circuit - A step-up switching power supply circuit is provided. Within a delay period immediately after start of operation, a switching element (SW | 2010-03-11 |
20100060252 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS SUPPLYING POWER STORED IN POWER STORAGE UNIT TO LOAD AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM INCLUDING POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS - A power supply apparatus converting electric power stored in a first power storage unit into a prescribed voltage for supply to a load includes: a power storage unit-side terminal coupled to the first power storage unit; a second power storage unit; a load-side terminal coupled to the load; a converter unit for increasing output voltage of the first power storage unit to a first voltage and outputting the first voltage to the load-side terminal at a time of discharging of the first power storage unit; a step-up circuit for increasing the output voltage of the first power storage unit and supplying the increased voltage to the second power storage unit; and a backflow prevention circuit arranged between the second power storage unit and the load-side terminal to allow current to flow from the second power storage unit to the load-side terminal and block current flowing from the load-side terminal to the second power storage unit. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060253 | Pre-Biased Circuit for Synchronous Rectified Power Converters - The present invention relates to voltage converters and especially to a control circuit with an input from the voltage converter output and arranged to control the voltage level on the voltage converter output. The problem addressed relates to the situation when there is a pre-bias voltage on the converter output at the moment it is switched on. The object of the control circuit is to increase the voltage on the converter output fast and avoiding any drain of voltage or current from the output at the start up sequence. This is performed by a comparator in the control circuit that is arranged to compare the reference voltage with a division of the output voltage and if the reference voltage is lower that the divided output voltage the reference voltage is increased at the comparator output. The comparator circuit includes an OP-amplifier. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060254 | DC-DC converter - A synchronous-rectifier type DC-DC converter includes a high-side main switch element, a low-side rectifying switch element, and a control drive circuit. The rectifying switch element includes a rectifying transistor element and a rectifying diode element connected in antiparallel with the rectifying transistor element. The control drive circuit detects an input voltage to the main switch element and determines the input voltage or a rate of increase in the input voltage. When the determined value exceeds a predetermined reference value, a complementary ON/OFF operation of the main switch element and the rectifying transistor element is released, and a state where both the main switch element and the rectifying transistor element are kept OFF for a time period that is longer than a dead-time during the complementary ON/OFF operation is set. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060255 | TRANSFORMER FOR REDUCING ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE AND POWER TRANSFORM CIRCUIT APPLIED THEREIN - A transformer for reducing the electromagnetic interference (EMI) effect is disclosed. The transformer includes a bobbin; a magnetic core assembly partially sleeved by the bobbin; a first primary winding coiled around the bobbin; a secondary winding coiled on the first primary winding; and a first shielded element disposed between the first primary winding and the secondary winding for disconnecting the EMI transmission from the first primary winding to the secondary winding. The first primary winding includes a first winding portion and a second winding portion, and the first winding portion has larger EMI comparing to the second winding portion. The first winding portion of the first primary winding is adjacently disposed to the magnetic core assembly for shielding the EMI of the first primary winding by using the magnetic core assembly. The second winding portion is coiled on the first winding portion and adjacently disposed to the secondary winding for increasing the electromagnetic coupling rate of the first primary winding and the secondary winding. In addition, a power transform circuit applied in the transformer for reducing the EMI effect is also disclosed. The power transform circuit includes a switch, a power input for receiving a power signal; and a transformer electrically connected to the power input and the switch, for receiving and transforming the power signal. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060256 | VOLTAGE DETECTION APPARATUS - A voltage detection apparatus includes: a battery including a plurality of unit cells mutually connected in series; a plurality of blocks, each block including at least one of the plurality of unit cells; a plurality of voltage detectors, each detector connected to respective one of the blocks, and detecting a voltage between both ends of the unit cell in the one of the blocks; a plurality of reference power sources, each source connected to respective one of the voltage detectors, and at least one of the reference power sources having higher accuracy than the other reference power sources; and a correcting unit which corrects a detection result of the voltage detector which is connected to the other reference power source on the basis of a detection result of the voltage detector which is connected to the reference power source with the higher accuracy. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060257 | CURRENT SENSOR FOR POWER CONVERSION - A technique for determining an output current of a power converter circuit samples a voltage of a switch node voltage signal at a midpoint of a low phase of the switch node voltage signal and generates a sensed current signal at least partially based on the sampled switch node voltage and a calibration voltage. In at least one embodiment of the invention, an apparatus includes a current sensing circuit configured to generate a sensed current signal indicative of an average output current of a power converter circuit. The sensed current signal is at least partially based on a sample of a voltage signal on a first node of the power converter circuit. The first node is used to supply a current to an inductor of the power converter circuit. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060258 | METHOD FOR MEASURING THE MAINS FREQUENCY, AND ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE THAT IMPLEMENTS SAID METHOD - A method for measuring the mains frequency by a digital control system of an electrical appliance, in particular an electrical household appliance, in which the digital control system is prearranged for performing rigorous measurements of the value of the mains frequency and of its variations through an operation of calibration of the means for measurement of the mains frequency performed prior to marketing of the product. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060259 | Determining Electric Grid Endpoint Phase Connectivity - The service phase of the electrical connection to a customer endpoint device located within a power distribution system is determined by various techniques. At the feeder level, the system may be programmed to induce momentary power interruptions, thereby causing missed zero crossings at the customer endpoint devices. The pattern of these interruptions is a controlled one, designed specifically to avoid causing noticeable disruption even to sensitive devices, but to be unusual enough that it is statistically unlikely to be naturally occurring. The monitoring of the zero crossing information is used to determine the phase of the service line to the customer endpoint devices. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060260 | MEASUREMENT SENSOR, METHOD FOR ANALYZING A NONPOLAR LIQUID, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MEASUREMENT SENSOR - A measurement sensor for analyzing a nonpolar liquid contains a field effect transistor that has an exposed gate contact for wetting with the nonpolar liquid, and an electrical shield that surrounds the gate contact and has openings for inflow and outflow of the nonpolar liquid. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060261 | MEASUREMENT SIGNAL COUPLING DEVICE WITH ELECTRICAL ISOLATION AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT UNIT COMPRISING ONE SUCH DEVICE - The coupling device with electrical isolation comprises at least one input signal, an output of an output signal representative of said input signal, and signal transfer means with electrical isolation receiving the input signal and supplying said output signal. The transfer means comprise at least one signal transformer having at least one primary winding to receive a primary signal representative of said input signal, switching means to switch the input signal and supply the latter to said primary winding, and electrically isolated control means of the switching means comprising a control input receiving control signals during switching periods. The electrical switchgear unit comprises one such coupling device connected to measuring resistors and to a processing unit processing electrical protection functions. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060262 | ROTATIONAL DIRECTION DETECTOR AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION OF A WHEEL - A rotational direction detector is specified which is provided for mounting to a circumferential segment of a wheel having at least one sensor, wherein a change in the output signal of the sensor occurs when the circumferential segment enters and/or leaves the wheel contact area. Furthermore a method is specified for determining the direction of rotation of a wheel, wherein the signal change is determined and a rotational direction signal is derived therefrom. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060263 | OFF-CENTER ANGLE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - An angle measurement system including a magnet coupled to a rotating member and adapted to provide a magnetic field which rotates with the rotating member about a rotational axis of the rotating member, and an integrated circuit angle sensor disposed within the magnetic field at a radially off-center position from the rotational axis. The integrated circuit angle sensor includes first and second bridges of magneto resistive elements configured to respectively provide first and second signals representative of substantially orthogonal first and second directional components of the magnetic field and together representative of an angular position of the rotating member, and a set of adjustment parameters for adjusting attributes of the first and second signals having values selected to minimize errors in the first and second signals. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060264 | SELF-TESTING SENSOR - Systems and methods for performing a self-test on a sensing device are described in the present disclosure. One implementation, among others, includes a method of performing a self test. In this implementation, the method includes supplying a periodic magnetic field upon a sensing element that is configured to sense a parameter of an object. The method further includes receiving an output from the sensing element indicating the operability of the sensing element. It should be noted that the output is received independently of the parameter of the object. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060265 | SENSOR DEVICE WITH MAGNETIC WASHING MEANS - The invention relates to a sensor device, particularly a magnetic sensor device ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100060266 | MAGNETIC FIELD ANALYSIS METHOD, MAGNETIZATION ANALYSIS DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM WITH COMPUTER PROGRAM - It is possible to perform accurate magnetization analysis by considering the magnetic state of an incomplete magnetic region. A magnetization analysis device performs magnetization analysis by using a magnetizer parameter associated with a magnetizer and a magnet parameter associated with a magnet material so as to calculate a magnetization magnetic field applied to respective portions of the magnet material (S | 2010-03-11 |
20100060267 | Magnetic Rotational Angle Transducer - A magnetic rotational angle transducer has at least one Hall sensor ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100060268 | ANGLE SENSOR - A magnet which is attached to a rotary body and which is rotatable together with the rotary body; an annular yoke which extends annularly to surround an outer peripheral surface around a rotary shaft of the magnet and in which a notch portion is formed in a part in the extending direction; and a hall element which is disposed in the notch portion and which detects the strength of a magnetic field in the radial direction of the magnet and detects the strength of a magnetic field in the rotation angle direction perpendicular to the magnetic field in the radial direction of the magnet are provided. The angle of rotation of the magnet is calculated on the basis of signals corresponding to the magnetic field strengths in the radial direction and rotation angle direction detected by the hall element. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060269 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE POLE POSITION ANGLE OF A MAGNETIC LEVITATION VEHICLE OF A MAGNETIC LEVITATION SYSTEM - A method for measuring the pole position angle between the magnetic field of a track-side stator of a magnetic levitation train track and the magnetic reference axis of a magnetic levitation vehicle located on the track. When the levitation magnet of the magnetic levitation vehicle is energized, a direction component of the magnetic field of the stator, which component is predefined by a preferred measurement direction of the magnetic field sensors, is measured using a pair of magnetic field sensors, and the pole position angle is determined using the measured values of the two magnetic field sensors. The preferred measurement direction is set in such a way that at least one of the two magnetic field sensors has a minimum measurement sensitivity for the magnetic field of the levitation magnet. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060270 | Method and System for Inductive Proximity Sensing that Includes Mounting Effect Compensation - An inductive proximity sensor and related method for sensing a presence/position of a target, with mounting effect compensation, are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the method includes providing a proximity sensor having first and second coils that are both at least indirectly in communication with control circuitry. The method also includes receiving respective first and second signals at least indirectly indicative of respective first and second electromagnetic field components respectively experienced by the first coil as influenced both by a target and a structure supporting the sensor and the second coil as influenced by the supporting structure. The method further includes determining by way of the circuitry a third signal based at least in part upon the first signal, as modified based at least in part upon the second signal, whereby the third signal is indicative of the presence or position of the target relative to the sensor. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060271 | SENSOR DEVICE FOR MEASURING ROTATIONAL MOVEMENTS OF A WHEEL BEARING - The invention relates to a sensor device for measuring rotational movements of a wheel bearing, comprising at least one runner ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100060272 | ROTATION ANGLE DETECTOR - A rotation angle detector for detecting a rotation angle of a detectable rotation body, comprises: a primary rotation body to be attached to the detectable rotation body and to rotate as integral with the detectable rotation body; a secondary rotation body to rotate as a predetermined rotation ratio for the primary rotation body; a primary rotation detection mechanism to output a signal to be varied periodically as corresponding to a rotation of the primary rotation body; a secondary rotation detection mechanism to output a signal to be varied periodically as corresponding to a rotation of the secondary rotation body; a signal processing unit to calculate the rotation angles of the primary and the secondary rotation bodies using the signals that the primary and the secondary rotation detection mechanisms output; and an operation processing unit to calculate the rotation angle of the detectable rotation body, based on the calculated rotation angle of the primary or of the secondary rotation body, and on a relative rotation angle between the primary and the secondary rotation body, wherein at least any one of the following signals (A) to (D) is designed to have a cycle as different from one cycle for one rotation of the primary rotation body or of the secondary rotation body; (A) an output signal of the primary rotation detection mechanism; (B) an output signal of the secondary rotation detection mechanism; (C) an input signal from the primary rotation detection mechanism to be processed at the signal processing unit; and (D) an input signal from the secondary rotation detection mechanism to be processed at the signal processing unit. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060273 | SENSOR SYSTEM FOR AN IN-LINE INSPECTION TOOL - In an in-line pipe inspection tool, sensors for inspecting the pipe are mounted on sensor blocks moveable relative to the body of the tool. However, when the sensor blocks move radially to conform to different pipe diameters, the circumferential distances between the sensors changes. To ameliorate the effect of this, the sensor blocks have a shape such that one axial edge of each sensor block circumferentially overlaps the opposite edge of an adjacent sensor block. With such an arrangement, when the sensor block are operating at minimum diameter, part of one sensor block will overlap an adjacent block, in the circumferential direction. As the diameter of the pipeline in which the pig is used increases, the degree of overlap will reduce, and may even reduce to zero, but there will still be no overall axial gaps between the sensor blocks. Thus, by suitable shaping of the sensor blocks the tool can be used with a wide range of pipe diameters. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060274 | DIGITAL FERROMAGNETIC PART INSPECTION - Digital ferromagnetic part inspection system and method use a magnetizer for magnetizing a ferromagnetic part to be inspected, wherein a defect in or near a surface of the ferromagnetic part causes an external magnetic field. A magnetic field sensing element is positioned near the ferromagnetic part for sensing the external magnetic field. An inspection module identifies the defect in or near the surface of the ferromagnetic part by interpreting data collected by the magnetic field sensing element in response to the magnetic field sensing element being placed near the ferromagnetic part. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060275 | MAGNETIC SENSOR DEVICE WITH ROBUST SIGNAL PROCESSING - The invention relates to a magnetic sensor device ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100060276 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TISSUE POINT TRACKING USING MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - A system and method for MR based tracking of a tissue point includes a RF coil assembly configured to emit RF pulse sequences and a system control coupled to the RF coil assembly. The system control is programmed to cause the RF coil assembly to emit a first RF pulse comprising a first pair of two-dimensional (2D) spatially selective beams, each of the beams being directed to a respective tagging location in the subject of interest and wherein the tagging locations are equidistant from a pre-determined point-of-interest. The system control is further programmed to acquire a first series of MR images from a subject of interest, identify the first pair of 2D spatially selective beams in each MR image in the first series of MR images, and track a position of the point-of-interest based on the identified 2D spatially selective beams in the first series of MR images. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060277 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR NON-CONTRAST ENHANCED PULMONARY MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - In one aspect, a method of inducing nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) signals from a region of an object having at least a portion of at least one pulmonary vein using at least one coil adapted to emit electromagnetic signals to induce an NMR effect is provided. The method comprises operating the at least one coil to provide at least one imaging sequence at an effective off-resonance frequency adapted to cause NMR signals to be emitted from the at least one pulmonary vein, and detecting at least some of the NMR signals to obtain NMR data corresponding to the at least one pulmonary vein. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060278 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING METHOD AND APPARATUS WITH PHASE-SENSITIVE FLUID SUPPRESSION - In a method and magnetic resonance (MR) apparatus to separate a signal component of a cerebrospinal fluid from other signal components in the acquisition of MR images of an examination subject, a first signal acquisition with spin echo-based signals is executed, in which the signal components of the cerebrospinal fluid and the other signal components have the same phase position, and a second signal acquisition with spin echo-based signals is then executed, in which the signal components of the cerebrospinal fluid and the other signal components have an opposite phase position. An MR image with signals of the other signal components is determined based on the two signal acquisitions with the signal component of the cerebrospinal fluid is significantly suppressed. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060279 | MR IMAGING WITH AN RF PULSE PRODUCING REDUCED MAGNETIZATION TRANSFER - A system and method are provided herein for designing and transmitting RF pulses which cause a reduced off-resonance magnetization transfer saturation. An RF pulse shape may be optimized according to a set of Bloch solutions defining a desired magnetization profile. An RF pulse may be transmitted according to this optimized shape according to a k-space trajectory which traverses a high amplitude portion of the RF pulse more times than one or more low amplitude portions. In addition, a generally alternating slice select gradient may be applied during transmission of the RF pulse. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060280 | MR IMAGING WITH AN RF PULSE PRODUCING REDUCED MAGNETIZATION TRANSFER - A system and method are provided herein for designing and transmitting RF pulses which cause a reduced off-resonance magnetization transfer saturation. An RF pulse shape may be optimized according to a set of Bloch solutions defining a desired magnetization profile. An RF pulse may be transmitted according to this optimized shape according to a k-space trajectory which traverses a high amplitude portion of the RF pulse more times than one or more low amplitude portions. In addition, a generally alternating slice select gradient may be applied during transmission of the RF pulse. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060281 | Hybrid MRI and method - An MRI includes a cylindrical housing having a long axis in which a patient is positioned essentially in parallel with the long axis of the cylindrical housing. The MRI includes an electromagnetic receiver coil system positioned about a cylindrical housing and aligned with the long axis of the cylindrical housing. The MRI includes an electromagnetic imaging gradients coil system positioned about the cylindrical housing and aligned with the long axis of the cylindrical housing. The MRI includes a main magnet having its north pole and south pole positioned about the housing, which produces a magnetic field through the housing perpendicular to the long axis of the cylindrical housing. A method for examining a patient. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060282 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL ASYMMETRIC TRANSVERSE GRADIENT COILS - A transverse magnetic field gradient coil includes a set of primary coil loops ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100060283 | DETUNING A RADIO-FREQUENCY COIL - For detuning of radio-frequency coils (in magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy, for example), a conducting element ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100060284 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - According to a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) apparatus, each of buttons provided in a plurality of sections included in a receiving coil receives from an operator a selecting operation of selecting a section in which the button itself is provided. A control unit of a computer system moves a table on which a subject is placed such that the center of the section selected by receiving the selecting operation via the button is positioned at the center of a magnetic field. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060285 | Detector for Detecting a Current Carrying Conductor and a Method of Validating Operation of the Detector - A detector for detecting a buried conductor comprises a plurality of antennas B, T. Each antenna B, T has a winding wound around the antenna, the winding being connected to a current source for providing a predefined current in the winding. When the predefined current is applied to the winding an electromagnetic field is generated at the antenna which induces a test current in the antenna. The test current is compared to calibration data stored in the detector to validate the correct operation of the detector. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060286 | METHOD TO MAINTAIN TOWED DIPOLE SOURCE ORIENTATION - Apparatus and method for a steerable horizontal electric dipole source system for underwater deployment as a moving source in electromagnetic surveying of subsurface regions for hydrocarbons. Position locating sensors ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100060287 | Recording Device for Recording the Switch State of an Electromagnetic Switch Device - A recording device is for recording the switch state of an electromagnetic switch device. In at least one embodiment, the recording device includes a housing, in which a plunger is movably mounted. The plunger may be moved between two mechanical end positions, wherein the end positions of the plunger correspond to the switch states of the electromagnetic switch device. A sensor device is arranged in the housing by which it may be recorded in which of the end positions the plunger is and from which a corresponding electrical signal may be emitted. The sensor device is designed to be able to record the position of the plunger without contacting the plunger. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060288 | METHOD OF DETECTING A SUSTAINED PARALLEL SOURCE CONDITION - A method of detecting a parallel source condition includes calculating a reactive power, comparing the reactive power to a predetermined threshold, and determining a parallel source condition in response to the reactive power exceeding the predetermined threshold. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060289 | System for Electrical Apparatus Testing - An easily implemented method of diagnosing both supply path, upstream, and load path, downstream, anomalies such as impedance events in machine or motor circuitry is accomplished by analyzing the across-the-line startup current and voltage time waveforms. No line of sight limitations exist and high accuracy exists. The techniques can be automated estimating poor contact resistance based on the voltage and current variation under a load change condition perhaps such as startup and/or shutdown of the load. Both, upstream and downstream problems from the point of voltage measurement can be monitored analyzing a load change condition. Additionally, downstream problems can be identified by using negative sequence current under steady state operation of the load. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060290 | IDENTIFICATION OF POWER SYSTEM PRIMARY ARCS BASED ON PULSE DENSITY - A diagnostic instrument distinguishes primary arcs from other electrical discharges in an electric power system based on pulse time density of radio frequency noise caused by the discharges. The instrument counts a maximum number of noise pulses in any small time window over a period, and identifies the discharges as primary arcs if the pulse time density is in a range characteristics of primary arcs. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060291 | Method and Device for Monitoring and Electrical Heating Apparatus - The invention relates to a method for monitoring an electrical heating apparatus and to a corresponding apparatus. The electrical heating apparatus has at least one heating element. A measured value, which is dependent on the resistance and/or the inductance of the electrical heating element, is measured, the measurement being carried out by means of the measured value being sampled. Owing to the use of sampled values, the measurement process can be shortened. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060292 | TEST STRUCTURE FOR DETECTION OF DEFECT DEVICES WITH LOWERED RESISTANCE - The present invention relates to a test structure that comprises at least two devices under test DUT, which respectively have a first electrical device resistance in a non-defect state and a second electrical device resistance in defect state, the first being higher than the second electrical device resistance. In the test structure the DUTs are connected in parallel to a first test contact pad via a first conducting line and connected in parallel to a second test contact pad via a second conducting line, and respectively connected to the first conducting line via respective first test resistors, which have known respective electrical test resistances, such that a total electrical resistance between the first an second test contact pads is indicative of the number of DUTs, which have the second electrical device resistance. The test structure allows testing a larger number of DUTs in parallel in a single measurement. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060293 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE FAILURE OF AN ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY FOR A LOGIC UNIT - An electrical power supply device for a logic unit ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100060294 | Timing generator and semiconductor test apparatus - A variable delay circuit has a simple configuration for being incorporated in a timing generator to control a delay time in real time and assure a timing margin. The variable delay circuit of the timing generator includes a delay circuit having a plurality of cascaded clock buffers; a plurality of cascaded data buffers; and data holding circuits for outputting data to the data buffers in accordance with the clock from the delay circuit. The delay amount added to the data by the data buffers is made identical to the delay amount added to the clock by the clock buffers. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060295 | VOLTAGE DETECTION APPARATUS - A voltage detection apparatus includes: a battery including unit cells mutually connected in series; a first block including at least one of the unit cells; a second block including at least one of the unit cells, and provided adjacent to the first block; a first voltage detector connected to the first block, which detects a voltage between both ends of the unit cell in the first block, and which includes: a current source; a current detection element connected to the current source; and a voltage measuring unit which detects a voltage between both ends of the current detection element; and a second voltage detector connected to the second block, which has a similar construction with the first voltage detector. An abnormality detector of the voltage detection apparatus detects an abnormality of the voltage detectors in accordance with the voltages between both ends of the current detection elements. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060296 | Method and device for checking a sensor signal - Depending on a sensor signal, a noise signal which suppresses a useful signal spectrum of the sensor signal is determined by filtering using a filter. A noise variable, which is a measure of a noise of the sensor signal, is determined depending on the noise signal. An error of the sensor signal is identified depending on the noise variable determined. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060297 | ELECTRODE ARRANGEMENT FOR GENERATING A SIGNAL INDICATIVE FOR THE PRESENCE OF AN OBJECT WITHIN AN OBSERVATION REGION - The invention relates to an electrode arrangement for achieving the detection of the presence, position, and/or the intrusion of an object, particularly of human limbs in an observation region. The aim of the invention is to provide solutions that are advantageous over prior solutions when detecting an object, especially a living body that is approaching a detection system. Said aim is solved, according to the invention, by an electrode arrangement for detecting the presence of an object within an observation region, with an electrode device for emitting an alternating field into an emission range, an electronic circuit for applying an alternating voltage to the electrode device, a connecting line for connecting the electrode device to the electronic circuit, and a device for shielding the connecting line. Said electrode arrangement is characterized in that an electrode-testing device is provided for generating a signal indicating the continuity of the electrode device. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060298 | CAPACITIVE ELECTROMAGNETIC FLOWMETER - The surface of a signal electrode is treated as substrate treatment. For example, an oxide film on the surface of the signal electrode is removed for roughing, and the roughened surface is used as a surface treated face. A coating of a fluororesin is provided on the surface treated face for lining or thermal welding to the lining material. A signal electrode is provided in the resin lining. Since the oxide film has been removed from the surface of the signal electrode for roughening, the adhesive force of the coating of the fluororesin is increased. The fluororesin coating and the resin lining melt each other, and, as a result, the fluororesin coating is strongly bonded to the resin lining, whereby the adhesion between the signal electrode and the resin lining can be increased without opening a hole in the signal electrode. A method may also be adopted in which a primer film is formed by substrate treatment on the surface of the signal electrode. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060299 | DETERMINING CHIP SEPARATION BY COMPARING COUPLING CAPACITANCES - A semiconductor die includes proximity connectors proximate to a surface of the semiconductor die. This semiconductor die is configured to communicate signals with another semiconductor die via proximity communication through one or more of the proximity connectors. In particular, the proximity connectors include a first group of proximity connectors that is configured to facilitate determining a first separation between the semiconductor die and the other semiconductor die by comparing coupling capacitances between the semiconductor die and the other semiconductor die. Note that the first group of proximity connectors includes a first proximity connector and a second proximity connector, and the second proximity connector at least partially encloses an in-plane outer edge of the first proximity connector. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060300 | SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR THE CAPACITIVE MEASUREMENT OF ELECTROMAGNETIC SIGNALS HAVING A BIOLOGICAL ORIGIN - The invention relates to a sensor system and several method for the capacitive measurement of electromagnetic signals having a biological origin. Such a sensor system comprises a capacitive electrode device ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100060301 | NOISE REJECTION - A capacitive sensing circuit including a microchip and a sense plate, wherein the microchip comprises a hardware Q RF noise detector module that provides a logical indication of when noise impacts on the integrated circuit. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060302 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING ANALOG CHANNEL RESISTANCE THEREOF - A semiconductor device and a method for measuring an analog channel resistance thereof are provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a gate insulating layer and a gate formed on the substrate, a source and a drain formed in the substrate and at both sides of the gate, a source sense connected to the source, and a drain sense connected to the drain. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060303 | ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT DIAGNOSTIC TOOL - Diagnosing electrical circuit faults can be accomplished with a variety of tools. Voltmeters are frequently used to measure voltage to determine whether a short is present, but are not well-suited for finding intermittent faults caused by corroded connectors or excessive voltage drop under operating loads. Measuring a static voltage without load using a voltmeter can yield misleading results. A diagnostic tool that is simple to use and that yields a definitive result is preferred in certain applications such as automotive electrical system diagnosis due to the varying skill level of technicians and the variation in field conditions in automotive shops. A simple, inexpensive diagnostic tool that can be used with minimal or no training allows rapid diagnosis of circuit faults that result from a the inability of a measured circuit to supply a minimum current at a minimum voltage. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060304 | PROBE WITH PRINTED TIP - The probe with printed tip consists of a substrate having a plurality of probe tips connected to its end edge, a plurality of test paths, each connected to one of the probe tips and extending along the substrate, and at least one of the test paths including an electrical component adjacent to the test path's probe tip. The electrical component may be a resistor. The probe tips may have a width equal to the thickness of the substrate. The probe tips may consist of a plurality of probe tip layers. The invention also includes a method of probing signals transmitted over target transmission lines on a target board. The disclosure also includes a method of manufacturing the claimed invention. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060305 | INSPECTING APPARATUS FOR SOLAR CELL AND INSPECTING METHOD USING THE SAME - An inspecting apparatus for a solar cell and an inspecting method are provided. The inspecting apparatus for the solar cell includes a head unit having a plurality of probe units, a rotation unit rotating the head unit according to an interval of cells of the solar cell, a controller controlling a rotation angle of the head unit by controlling the rotation unit, and a wire unit connected to the head unit to be electrically connected to the probe units. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060306 | FREQUENCY SPECIFIC CLOSED LOOP FEEDBACK CONTROL OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS - Systems and methods for frequency specific closed loop feedback control of integrated circuits. In one embodiment, a plurality of controllable inputs to an integrated circuit is adjusted to achieve a frequency specific predetermined value of a dynamic operating indicator of the integrated circuit at the desired specific operating frequency. The predetermined value is stored in a data structure within a computer usable media. The data structure comprises a plurality of frequency specific predetermined values for a variety of operating frequencies. An operating condition of an integrated circuit is controlled via closed loop feedback based on dynamic operating indicators of the measured behavior of the integrated circuit. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060307 | Electrical Characterization of Semiconductor Materials - A system and method for characterizing electronic properties of a semiconductor sample includes illuminating the surface of the semiconductor sample with a pulse of light, measuring a photoconductance decay in the semiconductor sample after the cessation of the first pulse of light, and analyzing the photoconductance decay. The electronic properties include properties associated with at least one of the bulk of the semiconductor sample and the surface of the semiconductor sample. The pulse of light has a predetermined duration and photon energy higher than energy gap of the semiconductor. The analyzing step determines a first component of the photoconductance decay substantially associated with point imperfections in the semiconductor sample and at least one second component of the photoconductance decay substantially associated with extended imperfections in the semiconductor sample. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060308 | SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE - A semiconductor module is provided. A recess portion is provided on the mounting face of the semiconductor module. A test terminal is provided as a terminal for the application of an external signal or the measurement of the electrical state of the semiconductor module in the test step for the semiconductor module. The test terminal is formed on the base of the recess portion such that, after the semiconductor module is mounted on a printed-circuit board, the test terminal is not in contact with the surface of the printed circuit board. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060309 | MULTI-ROW BLOCK SUPPORTING ROW LEVEL REDUNDANCY IN A PLD - In a Programmable Logic Device (PLD), a multi-row block that has internal logic connections between rows has redundant internal connections between rows to replace the internal logic connections when a fault occurs. The redundant internal logic connections extend through a row, linking the row above a defective row with a row below the defective row. Elements in a multi-row block are configurable to perform a default function and a function of an element in a neighboring row, if the functions are different. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060310 | Systems and Methods Utilizing Redundancy in Semiconductor Chip Interconnects - An integrated circuit, or combination of integrated circuits, has a primary interconnect, a redundant interconnect, and circuitry connecting the primary and redundant interconnects allowing selection of the redundant interconnect to bypass the primary interconnect. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060311 | CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR TESTING FPGA ROUTING SWITCHES - An FPGA architecture includes multiplexers having non-volatile switches having control gates coupled to word lines W, each word line associated with a row, the switches connecting to wiring tracks through buffers having a controllable ground connection NGND, at least some of the switches being a tie-off switch coupleable to one of a plurality of bitlines B, each bitline associated with column. | 2010-03-11 |