14th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 50 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220109339 | ELECTRIC MOTOR HAVING STACKED DIFFERENT ROTOR SEGMENTS AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING THE SAME - A rotor assembly of a motor is configured to be rotatable relative to a stator. The rotor assembly may comprise a permanent magnet rotor segment comprising permanent magnets, the permanent magnet rotor segment configured to be rotatable by a magnetic field generated by the permanent magnets; and a reluctance rotor segment comprising a plurality of flux barriers, the reluctance rotor segment configured to be rotatable by magnetic reluctance formed by the flux barriers. The permanent magnet rotor segment and the reluctance rotor segment may be axially stacked relative to each other so that at least a part of a first torque ripple generated by the permanent magnet rotor segment and at least a part of a second torque ripple generated by the reluctance rotor segment can cancel each other. The permanent magnet rotor segment may be a rare earth permanent magnet rotor, and the reluctance rotor segment may be a synchronous reluctance rotor. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109340 | ROTOR FOR MOTOR AND MOTOR COMPRISING SAME - A rotor for a motor is proposed, the rotor including: a magnet coupled to a shaft to surround an outer surface of the shaft and having opposite-polar magnetic portions circumferentially alternately arranged; a first fixed ring fixed to the shaft to surround an outer surface of the shaft, disposed in contact with an upper portion of the magnet, and having a first coupling portion at a lower end being in contact with a top of the magnet to prevent rotation relative to the magnet; and a second fixed ring fixed to the shaft to surround the outer surface of the shaft, disposed in contact with a lower portion of the magnet, and having a second coupling portion at an upper end being in contact with a bottom of the magnet to prevent rotation relative to the magnet. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109341 | CONNECTION UNIT FOR ELECTRIC MOTOR - An electric motor including a stator, an end insulator, and a connection unit is provided. The stator may extend in an axial direction and may include a winding wire. The connection unit may include a housing and a lead frame. The housing may have an annular shape and may include an inner periphery, an outer periphery, and a medial portion extending therebetween. The housing may include a protrusion that may extend in an axial direction from the medial portion. The lead frame may include a number of busbars that may be coupled to the housing and fixed to the winding wire. The protrusion may contact an inner periphery of the end insulator or the stator. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109342 | MAINTAINING A DIELECTRIC IN AN AIRCRAFT ELECTRIC MACHINE - An aircraft electric machine includes an electric stator that surrounds and supports a rotor. A housing defines a sealed chamber enclosing the electric stator and is configured to maintain an absolute pressure of a gas within the chamber as an aircraft with the aircraft electric machine changes altitude. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109343 | MOTOR AND ROTATING DEVICE - A motor according to an embodiment includes a commutator provided to a rotation shaft, a brush in contact with the commutator, a bracket having a wall surface opposing the brush, and a deformable portion in contact with the brush and the wall surface. The bracket includes a protrusion provided on the commutator side with respect to the deformable portion. The protrusion protrudes from the wall surface toward the brush. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109344 | DEFLECTOR FOR ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE - A deflector is disclosed for deflecting air flow in a rotating electrical machine comprising a stator ( | 2022-04-07 |
20220109345 | COOLING CRESCENT FOR E-MOTOR OF HYBRID MODULE - A cooling crescent for a hybrid module includes a first half section and a second half section. The first half section has a radially outer inlet orifice and a plurality of circumferentially disposed radially inner outlet orifices. The second half section is sealed to the first half section to form a narrow channel hydraulically connected to the radially outer inlet orifice, and a circumferentially extending channel hydraulically connected to the narrow channel and the plurality of circumferentially disposed radially inner outlet orifices. In some example embodiments, the first half section or the second half section comprises a plurality of axially extending tabs with respective orifices for fixing the cooling crescent to a housing of the hybrid module. In an embodiment, the plurality of axially extending tabs are configured to be adjustable to vary a respective height of the tabs to accommodate for e-motor stators of varying sizes. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109346 | ELECTRIC MOTOR CONTACT ADAPTER - An electric motor including a housing, a busbar, an end plate, and a contact adapter. The housing may include a shield that may define an aperture. The busbar may extend from a stator towards the aperture and the busbar may be disposed within the housing. The contact adapter may include a base member, a contact member, and a protrusion. The contact member may extend from the base member and contact the busbar. The protrusion may extend from the base member and the protrusion may be sandwiched between the shield and the end plate. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109347 | MOTOR - The present invention may provide a motor including a housing, a stator disposed in the housing, a rotor disposed in the stator, a shaft coupled to the rotor, and a busbar disposed above the stator, wherein the stator includes a stator core, a coil, and an insulator disposed between the coil and the stator, the busbar includes a busbar body and a plurality of terminals disposed in the busbar body, and at least a part of the busbar body and at least a part of the terminals are disposed to overlap the insulator in a radial direction. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109348 | ELECTRIC MOTOR ASSEMBLY - An electric motor assembly includes a stator and a rotor configured to rotate relative to the stator. The stator includes a stator core including a yoke that has a ring shape and a plurality of teeth radially coupled to an inner surface of the yoke, a stator coil that is wound around the stator core, and an insulator disposed between the stator core and the stator coil. The insulator includes a yoke insulator that is coupled to the yoke with a first coupling tolerance defined between the yoke insulator and the plurality of tooth insulators, and a plurality of tooth insulators that are coupled to the plurality of teeth, respectively, with a second coupling tolerance defined between the yoke and the plurality of teeth. The first coupling tolerance is less than the second coupling tolerance. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109349 | ELECTRIC MOTOR - An electric motor includes a housing, a stator assembly disposed in the housing, a rotor assembly rotatably disposed in the stator assembly, and an impeller configured to be rotated by the rotor assembly and to generate a flow of air. The stator assembly defines an inner flow path configured to guide a part of the air to pass through an inside of the stator assembly. The housing defines a bypass flow path at an outside of the stator assembly, where the bypass flow path is configured to guide another part of the air to bypass the stator assembly. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109350 | MOTOR COOLING STRUCTURE - In a motor cooling structure including a rotor connected to a rotary shaft, a stator disposed on the rotor and including a stator core and coils, and a housing surrounding the rotor and the stator, the motor cooling structure includes: a first cover provided to extend along the inner circumferential surface of the coil between the stator core and the coils disposed on both sides of the stator core and a second cover disposed on the outsides of the coils with respect to the stator core and provided to extend along the inner circumferential surfaces of the coils, and the oil for cooling a motor through a chamber and a channel flows. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109351 | MOTOR COVER STRUCTURE - A motor cover structure sealing a housing of a motor includes a partition wall disposed on one side of a stator disposed within the motor to contact a cover contacting the housing, and a body part mounted with the partition wall, in which an oil recovery line is defined between the partition wall and the body part, and the oil flows to the oil recovery line in a space of one side of a rotor disposed within the motor. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109352 | OIL RECOVERY STRUCTURE FOR COOLING MOTOR - An oil recovery structure for cooling a motor includes a rotor connected to a rotary shaft, a stator disposed on the rotor, a housing surrounding the rotor and the stator, and an oil housing disposed on the housing, in which the oil housing includes a first inlet through which the oil is introduced from a space defined on one side of the rotor, a second inlet through which the oil is introduced from a reducer connected to the rotary shaft, and a discharging port discharging the oil inside the oil housing to an oil filter. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109353 | Shaft Grounding Arrangement, Transmission, and Electric Axle Drive - A shaft grounding arrangement (X) includes a housing (GG), a shaft (W, GW | 2022-04-07 |
20220109354 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CORE ELEMENT, MANUFACTURING APPARATUS OF A CORE ELEMENT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A DIVISIONAL LAYER STACK CORE - In a method for manufacturing a core element which is used for a divisional layer stack core of a rotary electric machine, the method includes: a first punch cutting out process for punch cutting out a first core element having a product shape, from a belt like electromagnetic steel sheet, with a press mechanism which has a feeding device of the electromagnetic steel sheet, a feeding process for feeding the electromagnetic steel sheet, with the feeding device, and a second punch cutting out process for positioning with a product shaped pilot which has an external shape of the core element, using a punch cut out trace shape of the first core element, and producing a second core element having the product shape, by punch cutting out with the press mechanism. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109355 | AN ELECTRIC POWER GENERATOR COMPRISING TWO STATORS AND A ROTOR - An electric power generator comprises a rotor and a plurality of stators arranged coaxially and concentrically about a central axis. There is an inner stator provided radially inwardly of the rotor separated by an inner airgap and an outer stator provided radially outwardly of the rotor separated by an outer airgap. The rotor includes a plurality of magnetic pole structures configured to provide or generate a magnetic field having plurality of magnetic poles. The rotor is not of uniform cross-sectional thickness, wherein: an inner surface of the rotor bulges inwardly at the pole structures, the inner airgap being non-uniform as it is radially shorter at the pole structures and longer in between the pole structures; and an outer surface of the rotor bulges outwardly at the pole structures, the outer airgap being non-uniform as it is radially shorter at the pole structures and longer in between the pole structures. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109356 | HYBRID RADIAL-AXIAL MOTOR - An electric machine may include a housing that encloses both a radial motor producing radial flux in a first direction, the radial flux influences a first magnetic unit to produce a first torque on a rotor arm attached to a shaft. The housing can also include an axial motor producing axial flux in a second direction to influence a second magnetic unit to produce a second torque on the rotor arm attached to the shaft, wherein the radial motor and the axial motor are positioned in the housing to reduce cross magnetic flux from either the radial motor or the axial motor. The primary radial motor can include either a permanent magnetic motor or an induction motor. The secondary radial motor can include one of a permanent magnet motor, an induction motor, or a transverse flux motor. The current and phase of primary and secondary motors can be independently controllable. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109357 | MOTOR, COMPRESSOR AND REFRIGERATION DEVICE - A motor, a compressor and a refrigeration device are provided. The motor has a stator and a rotor. The stator has a stator core and a winding. The stator core is provided with multiple stator protruding teeth. The winding are wound on the teeth. The rotor has a rotor core and a permanent magnet. The permanent magnet is arranged on the rotor core. A ratio of the number of the stator protruding teeth to the number of phases of the winding is adaptable to adjust the strength of a demagnetization reverse magnetic field generated by energizing the winding. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109358 | ARMATURE - An armature includes a multiphase stator winding assembly that includes multiphase stator windings. Each of the multiphase stator windings includes a plurality of winding segments. Each of the winding segments includes a conductor. The conductor of each of the winding segments of each of the multi-phase windings is wound along an armature core while being engaged with a corresponding at least one of first protrusions and a corresponding at least one of second protrusions, and extending along one of radially inner and outer peripheral surfaces of the armature core. The first protrusions extend axially from a first end plate of the armature core, and the second protrusions extend axially from a second end plate of the armature core. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109359 | VIBRATING MOTOR - A vibrating motor includes a stationary portion, a movable element having a magnet member and capable of vibrating in a first direction, and an elastic member. The stationary portion has a coil that applies a driving force to the magnet member when the coil is energized, and a case that accommodates the movable element and the coil therein. The movable element has a holder member that holds one end portion in the first direction of the magnet member. The elastic member is connected to the holder member. The case has a case notch. The case notch is notched toward the other side in the first direction from one end in the first direction of the case. The holder member has a holder notch that is notched toward one side in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The case notch and the holder notch overlap as viewed in the second direction. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109360 | Toggle-type Magnetic Power Generation Device - The invention relates to the field of passive power generation devices, in particular to a toggle-type magnetic power generation device, which comprising a coil, a magnetic core, a coil bobbin and a coil support. A through groove allowing the magnetic core to penetrate through is formed in the coil bobbin. The coil is wound around the outer surface of a side wall of the through groove and corresponds to the magnetic core. An opening allowing part of the coil bobbin to be embedded therein is formed in the coil support. The opening is formed in the coil support and allows part of the coil bobbin to be embedded therein, so that the number of turns of the coil is increased under the precondition of maintaining the existing size, thus improving the power generation capacity and the stability of the electrical performance of the magnetic power generation device. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109361 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR GENERATING FORCE IN ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS - Apparatus, systems, and methods used to produce linear and rotational motion, acceleration, and actuation by the use of mobile ferromagnetic or permanent magnets subjected to asymmetric electromagnetic field distributions are disclosed herein. A variety of exemplary embodiments and applications are described, involving different coil and actuator geometries to include and allow for both stationary and moving magnets, electric fields, and magnetic fields. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109362 | MAGNETIC TORQUE CONVERTOR FOR UTILITY APPLICATIONS - A magnetic torque converter comprising a platform configured to rotate about an axis, the axis being oriented perpendicular to gravity; at least one riser coupled to the platform; at least one riser permanent magnet coupled to the at least one riser; a lifting cap supporting at least one lifting rod; a lifting rod permanent magnet coupled to the at least one lifting rod opposite the lifting cap, the lifting rod permanent magnet is configured to levitate along the at least one riser proximate the at least one riser permanent magnet through magnetic field repulsion, wherein the at least one riser permanent magnet comprises a magnetic pole opposite the lifting rod permanent magnet; and a connecting rod coupled to the lifting cap opposite the at least one lifting rod. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109363 | SHORT PULSE GATE SIGNAL VOLTAGE BALANCING IN SERIES-CONNECTED MOSFETS - A voltage balancing circuit for use in a power converter is described. In one example, a power converter includes series-connected switching transistors for power conversion, and a voltage balancing control loop. The voltage balancing control loop includes a measurement circuit electrically coupled to a transistor in the pair of series-connected switching transistors. The measurement circuit is electrically coupled to measure a body voltage reference of the transistor. The voltage balancing control loop also includes a balancing circuit configured to generate a balancing pulse signal for adjusting a voltage across the transistor using the body voltage reference, and a circuit configured to combine the balancing pulse signal with a gate drive pulse signal for the transistor, to form a balanced gate drive pulse signal for the transistor. The balanced gate drive pulse signal helps to equalize the body diode voltages of the series-connected switching transistors, particularly during “off” periods. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109364 | CONVERTER - A converter ( | 2022-04-07 |
20220109365 | LOW LOSS SNUBBER CIRCUIT AND POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - A snubber circuit connected to a rectifying circuit including a reference voltage node and a switch node, the snubber circuit comprises a snubber capacitor; and a P-type MOS transistor, wherein a positive electrode of the snubber capacitor is connected to the switch node, and a drain of the P-type MOS transistor is connected to a negative electrode of the snubber. capacitor, and a source of the P-type MOS transistor Is connected to the reference voltage node. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109366 | Control Circuit of Power Factor Improvement Circuit and Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Device - The present disclosure provides a power factor improvement circuit with a DC/DC converter including an arithmetic circuit. A first voltage having a full-wave rectified waveform is received by an input voltage detection terminal of the power factor improvement circuit. A second voltage is generated by amplifying an error between a first detection voltage and a reference voltage according to an output voltage of the DC/DC converter. A third voltage is generated by multiplying the first voltage by the second voltage. The arithmetic circuit adds an offset voltage to a third voltage to generate a fourth voltage. A comparator is configured to compare a second detection voltage with the fourth voltage. A drive circuit is configured to turn on/off drive of the switching transistor according to an output of the comparator. When the second detection voltage is higher than the fourth voltage, the switching transistor is turned off | 2022-04-07 |
20220109367 | Current Averaging Audio Amplifier - A current-averaging audio amplifier for vehicles. The current averaging audio amplifier is connectable to a DC power source and a load, and may generally comprise a power input to receive a DC electrical power from the DC power source. The system may further include a voltage converter, such as a boost converter, connected to the power input, such that the voltage converter can receive electrical power from the DC power source. The system also includes a rechargeable battery coupled to the voltage converter, such that the voltage converter charges the rechargeable battery. An audio amplifier can be powered by the rechargeable battery and connectable to supply power to the load, wherein the average power supplied by the rechargeable battery to the audio amplifier in a finite time interval differs from the average power supplied by the DC power source to the voltage converter. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109368 | TRANS-INDUCTANCE MULTI-PHASE POWER CONVERTERS AND CONTROL - An apparatus such as a power supply includes a controller and multiple power converter phases. The controller controls operation of the multiple power converter phases to produce an output voltage that powers a load. The multiple power converter phases are coupled in parallel to convert an input voltage into an output voltage. The controller further controls a flow of current through a series circuit path connecting multiple windings of the multiple power converter phases to operate the power supply in different modes. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109369 | CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR AN ELECTRONIC CONVERTER, RELATED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, ELECTRONIC CONVERTER AND METHOD - In an embodiment a control circuit includes a low-power detection circuit configured to generate a control signal, wherein the low-power detection circuit is, when a driver circuit operates in a high-power mode, configured to determine a first temporal value indicative of a duration of a second phase (T | 2022-04-07 |
20220109370 | SWITCHED MODE POWER SUPPLY - In an embodiment, A switched-mode power supply includes: a first node; a second node configured to receive a DC input voltage; a third node configured to receive a reference voltage; first and second switching transistors; a first circuit configured to control the first switching transistor; and a second circuit configured to control the second switching transistor, wherein the switched-mode power supply is configured to deliver a regulated output voltage at the first node from the DC input voltage, and wherein the first and second circuits are configured to be powered from the output voltage. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109371 | DC-DC CONVERTER WITH ADAPTIVE ZERO TRACKING - A DC-DC converter includes an output terminal, a reference voltage source, an error amplifier, and a compensation circuit. The error amplifier is coupled to the output terminal and the reference voltage source. The error amplifier is configured to generate an error signal representative of a difference between a voltage at the output terminal and a reference voltage provided by the reference voltage source. The compensation circuit is coupled to the error amplifier. The compensation circuit includes a resistor, a capacitor, and a switch control circuit. The resistor is coupled to the error amplifier. The capacitor is coupled to the resistor. The switch control circuit is configured to modulate connection of the resistor to the capacitor based on a switching frequency of the DC-DC converter. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109372 | POWER MANAGEMENT INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH BLEED CIRCUIT CONTROL - A memory system having a non-volatile memory and a power management integrated circuit (PMIC) that has a voltage regulator to apply a voltage on the non-volatile memory during normal operations. During a shutdown process, the PMIC has a bleeder that is activated to reduce the voltage applied on the non-volatile memory to a level that is below a programmable threshold, before allowing the memory system to restart again. During the bleeding operation, a comparator of the PMIC compares the voltage applied to the non-volatile memory and the threshold to determine whether the shutdown process can be terminated for a restart. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109373 | Bidirectional Power Conversion System and Control Method - A bidirectional power conversion system includes an isolated power converter having a first input connected to an output of a diode rectifier and a second input connected to an output of a power factor correction device. The power conversion system further comprises a plurality of switches and a plurality of diodes configured such that the plurality of switches and the plurality of diodes form the diode rectifier and the power factor correction device when the system is configured to deliver power from an AC power source to a DC load and the plurality of switches forms an inverter when the system is configured to deliver power from a DC power source to an AC load. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109374 | SWITCHING POWER CONVERTER WITH REDUCED VOLTAGE SWITCHING OF THE PRIMARY SWITCH - Reduced voltage switching of the primary switch. At least one example is a method comprising: activating, during a first switching period, a primary switch coupled to a primary winding of a transformer of a flyback topology, the activating induces a positive current in the primary winding; deactivating the primary switch and activating a secondary switch coupled to the secondary of the transformer, the activating the secondary switch during the first switching period and for a duration selected based on a signal indicative of negative current from a prior switching period, and the activating the secondary switch results in a positive current through the secondary winding followed by a negative current through the secondary winding; and discharging capacitance of the primary switch by a negative current in the primary winding responsive to the negative current in the secondary winding. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109375 | SYNCHRONOUS RECTIFIER DRIVER CIRCUIT, RELATED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, ELECTRONIC RESONANT CONVERTER AND METHOD - A synchronous rectifier driver circuit is configured to drive a synchronous rectifier FET and includes a first terminal configured to be connected to a source terminal of the synchronous rectifier FET. A second terminal is configured to be connected to a drain terminal of the synchronous rectifier FET, and a third terminal is configured to be connected to a gate terminal of the synchronous rectifier FET. The synchronous rectifier driver circuit is configured to measure the voltage between the second terminal and the first terminal, and detect a switch-on instant in which the measured voltage reaches a first threshold value and a switch-off instant in which the measured voltage reaches a second threshold value. The synchronous rectifier driver circuit generates a drive signal between the third terminal and the first terminal as a function of the measured voltage. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109376 | HALF-BRIDGE FOR AN ELECTRIC DRIVE OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE OR A HYBRID VEHICLE, POWER MODULE FOR AN INVERTER AND INVERTER - A half-bridge includes a substrate, semiconductor switches, power connections and signal connections, the power and signal connections are formed in a flat conductor frame, the signal connections are electrically connected to the semiconductor switches such that they can be switched via the signal connections and the power connections are electrically connected to the semiconductor switches such that they allow or interrupt electricity transfer between the power connections, the semiconductor switches, signal connections, and power connections are on a first surface of the substrate in a casting compound, first end sections of the signal connections formed in the conductor frame each extend from a second surface orthogonal to the first surface, exiting the casting compound, second end sections of the signal connections, which are separate from the flat conductor frame, are connected to the first end section outside the casting compound and are perpendicular to the first surface. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109377 | CAPACITIVE COUPLER FOR HIGH VOLTAGE STEP-DOWN - Systems and methods for a capacitive coupler for high-voltage step-down include an actively-controlled current-steering circuit connected in series with a current-limiting capacitor in order to transform a higher and potentially variable AC voltage to a lower regulated DC voltage. The actively-controlled current-steering circuit includes a switching element which, during operation, is predominantly either fully open or fully closed, and comparatively spends only a small fraction of operating time in a transition-state between the open and closed positions. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109378 | CONTROL FOR A MULTI-LEVEL INVERTER - A control circuit for an inverter. The control circuit includes a first pulse width modulation (PWM) module configured to produce first and second complimentary PWM signals, and a second PWM module configured to produce a third and fourth complimentary PWM signals. PWM switching logic is coupled to the first and second PWM modules and is adapted to be coupled to a switch network. The switch network includes first, second, third, and fourth switches coupled in series between a first voltage terminal and a second voltage terminal. The PWM switching logic is configured to produce control signals for each of the first, second, third, and fourth switches in response to the first and second complimentary PWM signals and to the third and fourth complimentary PWM signals. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109379 | SOFT-SWITCHING VOLTAGE-EDGE-RATE-LIMITING POWER INVERTER - An auxiliary resonant soft-edge pole inverter circuit is provided. The power inverter circuitry may include a first pair of capacitors in parallel with a corresponding pair of main power switching modules, each power switching module comprising a switch and a diode in parallel and sharing a common central node with the first pair of capacitors. The power inverter circuit may further include a first pair of auxiliary switches connected in series with a first pair of inductors, respectively, to generate resonant current from a DC power source, the first pair of inductors also sharing the common central node. The power inverter circuitry may further include a second pair of auxiliary switches connected in series with a second pair of capacitors, respectively, the second pair of auxiliary switches also sharing the common central node, the circuit producing an alternating current output at the common central node. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109380 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes: first and second power transistors connected in parallel with each other and having different saturated currents; and a gate driver driving the first and second power transistors with individual gate voltages, respectively, the gate driver includes a drive circuit receiving an input signal and outputting a drive signal, a first amplifier amplifying the drive signal in accordance with first power voltage and supplying the amplified drive signal to a gate of the first power transistor, and a second amplifier amplifying the drive signal in accordance with second power voltage different from the first power voltage and supplying the amplified drive signal to a gate of the second power transistor. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109381 | Bidirectional AC-DC Converter With Multilevel Power Factor Correction - A multilevel stage of a bidirectional AC power converter, comprising: a set of switches in series, a set of capacitors in series, the set of capacitors being in parallel with the set of switches; a number of sets of diodes in series; a center tap along the set of switches in series; and a pair of taps, respectively after the first and before the last switch of the set of switches in series; wherein each node between respective capacitors is connected to a node between respective diodes. A converter first stage for a 3-level converter has 6 switches, two capacitors, and two diodes, with the junction between diodes connected to the junction between capacitors, and the diode legs between switches | 2022-04-07 |
20220109382 | POWER CONVERSION DEVICE - A power conversion device includes a power converter to output AC power by converting input DC power, an electric leakage detector to detect electric leakage in a power supply line through which the AC power output by the power converter flows when the AC power is being output by the power converter, and a power conversion controller configured to control power conversion of the power converter. The power conversion controller is configured to stop power conversion operation of the power converter based on a detection result of the electric leakage detector. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109383 | POWER CONVERSION DEVICE - A power conversion device includes an electric leakage detector, a failure determiner to output a pulse current to reproduce, in a simulated manner, electric leakage, and a power conversion controller configured to control power conversion. The power conversion controller is configured to determine a failure of the electric leakage detector depending on whether or not a pulse width of a pulse current as an electric leakage detection signal acquired by the electric leakage detector is within a predetermined range. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109384 | HYBRID TYPE ENERGY HARVESTER - The hybrid type energy harvester includes a coil part configured to cover at least a portion of an outer surface of a housing, a triboelectric charging part located in at least a portion of an inner side of the housing, an electrode part located in at least a portion between the housing and the triboelectric charging part, and a magnetic body located inside the housing and moving by being adjacent to the coil part and the triboelectric charging part. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109385 | HYBRID ENERGY HARVESTING UNIT AND USE THEREOF - Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to hybrid energy harvesting systems and methods related thereto. In one example embodiment of the present disclosure, a hybrid energy harvesting unit is disclosed including a guiding structure that provides a constrained trajectory, and one or more coils with a coil length arranged along the guiding structure. Each of the one or more coils encircle a part of the constrained trajectory. The hybrid energy harvesting unit further includes a cantilever structure with an anchoring end and a cantilever tip having a magnetic mass arranged thereon, a piezoelectric element arranged in the cantilever structure and outside the one or more coils, and a permanent magnet partially arranged in the guiding structure and which moves relative to the guiding structure. The anchoring end and the guiding structure is attached to and separated by a distance to the object in motion at a point of contact. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109386 | TORQUE CAPABILITY OPTIMIZATION UNDER ACTIVE LIMITING OF REGENERATIVE CURRENT IN SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR DRIVES - A method of controlling operation of an electric machine includes: determining a voltage-based torque limit based on a voltage constraint of a direct current (DC) bus supplying power to an inverter for powering the electric machine; determining a motor current-based torque limit based on a motor current limit; determining a final torque limit based on the voltage-based torque limit and the motor current-based torque limit; determining a limited command torque based on a torque command and the final torque limit; determining an initial current command corresponding to the inverter satisfying a regenerative current limit of the DC bus; and calculating a final current command based on, at least, the limited command torque and the initial current command. The method includes the final current command exceeding the initial current command to cause the electric machine to produce a torque corresponding to the limited torque command. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109387 | OPTIMAL TORQUE CONTROL OF MULTIPHASE SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS WITH OPEN CIRCUIT CONDITION - A method for controller a multiphase electric machine includes, in response to a determination that a phase of the multiphase electric machine is in an open circuit condition, determining a desired torque to be generated by the multiphase electric machine and retrieving, based on the determination that the phase is in the open circuit condition and the desired torque, a set of current values to be applied to each of the other phases of the multiphase electric machine to achieve the desired torque. The method may also include applying respective current values of the set of current values to corresponding ones of the other phases of the multiphase electric machine, the set of current values being determined based on a model of the multiphase electric machine that includes the phase is in the open circuit condition. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109388 | MOTOR DRIVE CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - To provide a motor drive control device capable of determining the rotational direction of a motor using a simple configuration with a reduced number of lead wires from position sensors, and a method for controlling the motor drive control device. A control circuit unit of a motor drive control device includes a first comparator configured to compare the magnitudes of a first positive Hall signal and a first negative Hall signal output from a first Hall element, thereby generating a first position detection signal; a second comparator configured to compare the magnitudes of a second negative Hall signal output from a second Hall element and the first negative Hall signal, thereby generating a second position detection signal; and a rotational direction determination unit configured to compare the transitions of the first position detection signal and the second position detection signal, thereby determining the rotational direction of a motor. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109389 | SPLIT GAIN TRANSFER FUNCTION FOR SMART MOTOR ACTUATORS - The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for controlling the operation of a motor actuator for positioning a moveable element. Operational characteristics of the movable element over its operational range are determined. A first PWM signal to control the actuator over a first portion of the operational range of the movable element is generated. A second PWM signal to control the actuator over a second portion of the operational range of the movable element is generated. The first PWM signal is based on a linear transfer function having a first gain level and the second PWM signal is based on a linear transfer function having a second gain level. An output position of the moveable element is executed based the first PWM signal or the second PWM signal. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109390 | Motor Control Device - A load control device may control power delivered from a power source, such as an alternating-current (AC) power source, to at least two electrical loads, such as a lighting load and a motor load. The load control device may include multiple load control circuit, such as a dimmer circuit and a motor drive circuit, for controlling the power delivered to the lighting load and the motor load, respectively. The load control device may adjust the rotational speed of the motor load in a manner so as to minimize acoustic noise generated by the load control device and reduce the amount of time required to adjust the rotational speed of the motor load. The load control device may remain powered when one of the electrical loads (e.g., the lighting load) has been removed (e.g., electrically disconnected or uninstalled) and/or has failed in an open state (has “burnt out” or “blown out”). | 2022-04-07 |
20220109391 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND DIAGNOSIS METHOD FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - An electric vehicle includes a traction motor, an inverter that supplies the motor with an alternating current, three current sensors that respectively measure current of each phase of the alternating current output by the inverter, the alternating current being a three phase alternating current; and a controller that controls the motor through the inverter. The controller is configured to, when one of the current sensors becomes unusable, identify the unusable current sensor while controlling the motor with a d-axis voltage command value set to zero and a q-axis voltage command value set to a non-zero value. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109392 | Method for Controlling a Multi-Phase Electric Machine by Way of Space Vector Modulation, Control Device, and Drive Arrangement - A method is provided for controlling a multi-phase electric machine, wherein a stator of the electric machine includes a first sub-system and a second sub-system having the same number of phases and separate star points. The method includes controlling an inverter device by way of space vector modulation in order to generate output voltages for each of the phases, and outputting the output voltages as pulse sequences, wherein each of the pulse sequences in the second sub-system is output inverted with respect to respective pulse sequence in the first sub-system. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109393 | MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE - A motor control device includes a control unit configured to control power supplied to a motor, and a speed detection unit configured to detect a rotational speed of the motor. When the rotational speed of the motor detected by the speed detection unit does not reach a first threshold value, the control unit controls the power supplied to the motor to be a predetermined first power, and when the rotational speed of the motor reaches the first threshold value, the control unit controls the power to cause the power supplied to the motor to be lower than the first power. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109394 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOW EMISSIVITY, COLOR NEUTRAL INSULATED GLASS UNITS WITH TRANSPARENT PHOTOVOLTAICS - An insulated glass unit (IGU) characterized by a transmitted IGU color (a* | 2022-04-07 |
20220109395 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A POWER SOURCE - An apparatus for removably receiving a container is disclosed. The apparatus has a structural assembly having a cavity configured to removably receive the container, a renewable power source supported by the structural assembly, an electrical component including a power storage supported by the structural assembly, a thermal assembly disposed at the cavity and configured to heat or cool the container when the container is received in the cavity, and an elongated support member attached to the structural assembly and configured to be inserted into the ground. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109396 | DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING SOLAR MODULES, KIT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING, AND SOLAR MODULE ARRANGEMENT - A device for supporting solar modules is provided, the device having a base rail) and an upper support arranged on the base rail for holding an upper end of a solar module. The upper support has a first support element and a second support element which are movably connected to one another in such a way that the first support element is movable relative to the second support element between a first position and a second position. The upper support extends up to a first height above the base rail when the first support element is arranged in the first position. The upper support extends up to a second height above the base rail, which is different from the first height, when the first support element is arranged in the second position. A kit, a method for manufacturing a device, and a solar module arrangement are also provided. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109397 | DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING SOLAR MODULES, KIT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING, AND SOLAR MODULE ARRANGEMENT - Provided is a device for supporting solar modules, including a base rail having a first receiving opening , a support, the support having a first connecting element which is arranged in the first receiving opening, and a securing rail which is arranged on the base rail so as to at least partially encompass the base rail and is movable along the base rail. The securing rail at least partially closes the first receiving opening in a second position so that a movement of the first connecting element out of the first receiving opening is prevented. The securing rail unblocks the first receiving opening in the first position in such a way that a movement of the first connecting element out of the first receiving opening is made possible. Furthermore, a kit, a method for manufacturing a device, and a solar module arrangement are provided. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109398 | OPTICAL STRUCTURE FOR SOLAR APPLICATIONS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - An thin and flat reflector solution is provided including an entirely flat, planar base element; and an at least one flat, planar carrier element provided with cavities arranged into an at least one pattern, wherein the carrier element(s) and optionally the base element are substantially optically transparent, wherein the at least one carrier element is laminated together with a base element such, that an at least one embedded, optically functional cavity pattern is established at an interface between the elements, and wherein the optical structure is rendered optically functional by adjusting cavity profiles within each the embedded pat-tern and/or within each the carrier element, wherein an optical function is selected from light reflection, light refraction and light redirection. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109399 | SOLAR POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - The solar power generation system includes a string, an inverter, and shut-off devices. The string includes a plurality of solar cell module groups connected in series with each other. The solar cell module groups each include a plurality of solar cell modules. The inverter is connected to the string and converts DC power output from the solar cell modules to AC power. The shut-off devices are installed respectively in electrical paths connecting between the solar cell module groups and sever the connection between the solar cell module groups in accordance with a control signal from the inverter. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109400 | POWER BACKFEED CONTROL METHOD, CONVERTER, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - This application provides a converter and a power backfeed control method that are applied to a photovoltaic power generation system. One end of the converter is connected to at least one photovoltaic string, and another end of the converter is connected to a power grid. Each photovoltaic string corresponds to one string number. The power backfeed control method includes: controlling, according to a backfeed instruction, the converter to enter a backfeed mode, where in the backfeed mode, the converter can transmit energy of the power grid to a selected photovoltaic string with a corresponding number; determining a backfeed control voltage according to the backfeed instruction, and determining a voltage limit in a process of determining the backfeed control voltage; determining an actual backfeed voltage based on the backfeed control voltage and the voltage limit, where the actual backfeed voltage is a smaller one of the backfeed control voltage and the voltage limit; and controlling the converter to output the actual backfeed voltage to the selected photovoltaic string, to enable the selected photovoltaic string to generate an electroluminescent effect. This application can improve detection efficiency of the photovoltaic string, and reduce a power loss of the photovoltaic power generation system. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109401 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CHARACTERISTIC CURVE OF A PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) STRING, DC/DC CONVERTER, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM SUITABLE FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - The disclosure relates to a method for determining a characteristic curve for a photovoltaic (PV) string of a photovoltaic system having an inverter which is connected to the photovoltaic string and to a power supply network. The photovoltaic string includes a series connection of a plurality of photovoltaic modules, in which series connection at least one of the photovoltaic modules is integrated into the series connection of the photovoltaic modules via a DC/DC converter. The at least one DC/DC converter operates the photovoltaic module assigned thereto in a first operating mode M1 at a maximum power point by varying, over time, a conversion ratio of output voltage (U | 2022-04-07 |
20220109402 | SOLAR CELLS, SOLID-STATE SUPERCAPACITORS, AND WIRELESS SELF-CHARGING POWER PACKS FORMED THEREWITH USING CONDUCTIVE THIN FILMS - A wireless self-charging power pack including a solution processed conductive thin film integrating a solar cell with a solid-state supercapacitor. Additionally, a method of forming a wireless self-charging power pack including integrating a solar cell with a solid-state supercapacitor by forming a layer of conductive thin film between the solar cell and the solid-state supercapacitor through solution processing of the material forming the conductive thin film. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109403 | OSCILLATING CIRCUIT WITH DIFFERENTIAL VARACTOR CIRCUITS - Aspects of the present disclosure provide an oscillating circuit. An example oscillating circuitry generally includes a differential control pair comprising a first control node and a second control node. The oscillating circuit further includes a first voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) comprising a first differential varactor circuit having a first positive control input coupled to the first control node and a first negative control input coupled to the second control node. The oscillating circuit also includes a second differential varactor circuit having a second positive control input coupled to the second control node and a second negative control input coupled to the first control node. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109404 | POWER AMPLIFIER BIAS MODULATION FOR LOW BANDWIDTH ENVELOPE TRACKING - Apparatus and methods for power amplifier bias modulation for low bandwidth envelope tracking are provided herein. In certain embodiments, a power amplifier system for a mobile device includes a power amplifier that amplifies an RF signal and a low bandwidth envelope tracker that generates a power amplifier supply voltage for the power amplifier based on an envelope of the RF signal. The envelope tracking system further includes a bias modulation circuit that modulates a bias signal of the power amplifier based on a voltage level of the power amplifier supply voltage. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109405 | DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE POWER COMBINING AMPLIFIER - A distributed active, power combining amplifier including at least one main amplifier having a first main portion and a second main portion, at least one peaking amplifier having a first peaking portion and a second peaking portion, and a transformer having a primary side and a secondary side, the primary side having at least a first primary segment, a second primary segment, a third primary segment and a fourth primary segment, wherein the first main portion is coupled to the first primary segment and the second primary segment, the first peaking portion is coupled to the first primary segment or the second primary segment, the second main portion is coupled to the third primary segment and the fourth primary segment, and the second peaking portion is coupled to the third primary segment or the fourth primary segment in a symmetric architecture. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109406 | 90-DEGREE LUMPED AND DISTRIBUTED DOHERTY IMPEDANCE INVERTER - Apparatus and methods for a modified Doherty amplifier operating at gigahertz frequencies are described. The combining of signals from a main amplifier and a peaking amplifier occur prior to impedance matching of the amplifier's output to a load. An output impedance-matching element can be relied upon. In one example, the output impedance-matching element can include an output strip line, a shunt capacitor connected between the output strip line and ground, an output capacitor connected between the output strip line and an output bonding pad, and an inductive strip line connected between the output bonding pad and ground. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109407 | Load Insensitive Power Amplifier with Quadrature Combiner - This application is directed to methods and devices for an efficient power amplification system. An electronic device includes a first and a second power amplifier that are coupled to a quadrature combiner, a temperature monitoring circuit coupled to the first and second power amplifiers, and a controller coupled to the temperature monitoring circuit. The temperature monitoring circuit is configured to determine a temperature difference between the first and second power amplifiers. The controller is configured to adjust operation of at least one of the first and second power amplifiers to reduce the temperature difference between the first and second power amplifiers. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109408 | AMPLIFIER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING AMPLIFIER - An amplifier includes an input circuit that amplifies a difference between a first input voltage and a second input voltage to generate a first current and a second current. A positive feedback circuit amplifies a difference between the first current and the second current to generate a third current and a fourth current and outputs a difference between the third current and the fourth current through an output node. A temperature compensation circuit adjusts an amplification factor of the positive feedback circuit in response to a change of temperature. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109409 | HIGH-FREQUENCY MODULE AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A high-frequency module and a communication device capable of suppressing deterioration of a noise figure of a low-noise amplifier are provided. A high-frequency module ( | 2022-04-07 |
20220109410 | Dynamic Fast Charge Pulse Generator for an RF Circuit - Circuits and methods for generating a bypass pulse to an RF circuit that increases the response time of the circuit to mode changes. Embodiments include a pulse generation circuit that it is self-initiated and self-terminated, generating a bypass pulse as a function of voltages V | 2022-04-07 |
20220109411 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor devices comprises a first member including a first circuit partially formed by an elemental semiconductor element at a surface layer, a first conductive raised portion at the first member, and a second member smaller than the first member in plan view joined to the first member. The second member includes a second circuit partially formed by a compound semiconductor element. A second conductive raised portion is at the second member. A power amplifier includes a first-stage amplifier circuit included in the first or second circuit and a second-stage amplifier circuit included in the second circuit. The first circuit includes a first switch for inputting to the first-stage amplifier circuit a radio-frequency signal inputted to a selected contact, a control circuit to control the first- and second-stage amplifier circuits, and a second switch for outputting from a selected contact a radio-frequency signal outputted by the second-stage amplifier circuit. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109412 | POWER AMPLIFIER AND DEMODULATOR - A power amplifier is provided. The power amplifier comprises: a universal pulse converter configured to: receive at least one analog input; and modulate an in-phase component of the at least one analog input and a quadrature component of the at least one input signal; a processor configured to process the in-phase and quadrature components, the processor comprising: a clock configured to produce a clock signal; a pulse processor configured to remove non-essential information from the modulated in-phase and quadrature components; and a pulse converter configured to output a control signal based on a selected amplifier class; and a switching network configured to actuate one or more switches based on the control signal to output an amplified signal. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109413 | SINGLE-ENDED DIFFERENTIAL TRANSIMPEDANCE AMPLIFIER - In at least one embodiment, a differential amplifier including first and second current transfer systems, a current difference producing system, and a feedback network circuit is provided. The first current transfer system generates a first differential current signal. The second current transfer system generates a second differential current signal. The current difference producing system receives the first differential current signal and the second differential current signal and generates a voltage difference signal that is indicative of a difference between a first current signal and a second current signal. The feedback network circuit converts the voltage difference signal into at least two converted current signals and provides the at least two converted current signals to one of the first and second current transfer systems or the current difference producing system to minimize the difference between the first current signal and the second current signal. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109414 | NOISE REDUCTION OF A MOS TRANSISTOR OPERATING AS AN AMPLIFIER OR BUFFER - There is provided a device that includes a MOS transistor and a bias circuit coupled to the MOS transistor. The bias circuit is configured to bias the MOS transistor thereby maintaining the MOS transistor outside of saturation. The MOS transistor is configured to operate as a buffer or an amplifier, while being outside of saturation. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109415 | OUTPUT BUFFER CIRCUIT AND SOURCE DRIVER OF DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - An output buffer circuit includes an operational amplifier configured to generate an amplifier output voltage signal based on an input voltage signal and on a compensation current, a slew rate compensating circuit configured to generate the compensation current to increase a slew rate of the amplifier output voltage signal based on a difference between the input voltage signal and a feedback voltage signal, an output path circuit connected between the operational amplifier and an output pad, the output path circuit configured to transfer the amplifier output voltage signal to generate a pad output voltage signal through the output pad, and a feedback path circuit, the feedback path circuit connected between the slew rate compensating circuit and a feedback input node that is on the output path circuit, the feedback path circuit configured to generate the feedback voltage signal. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109416 | MULTILAYER CIRCUIT BOARD WITH LC RESONANT CIRCUIT AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT PACKAGE INCLUDING MULTILAYER CIRCUIT BOARD WITH LC RESONANT CIRCUIT - A multilayer circuit board with an LC resonant circuit that has an electronic component package including the multilayer circuit board with the LC resonant circuit are provided. The multilayer circuit board with the LC resonant circuit configured by alternately laminating conductive layers and insulating resin layers on both sides of a core substrate includes a first set of wiring lines, a set of vias, and a second set of wiring lines. The first set of wiring lines configures both ends of the LC resonant circuit and is formed in a first one of the conductive layers. The set of vias extends through the insulating resin layers. The second set of wiring lines is connected to an input/output terminal of the LC resonant circuit and is formed in a second one of the conductive layers. The first set of wiring lines is connected to the second set of wiring lines. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109417 | METHOD AND CIRCUIT FOR MATCHING IMPEDANCE AND REGULATING VOLTAGE ACROSS A LOW VOLTAGE DEVICE - A circuit for matching impedance and regulating a voltage of a high radio frequency line across a low voltage device that includes a differential input port, the high radio frequency lines, an internally routed line, a singled ended peak detection circuit, and a single-ended programmable variable impedance using a single-ended programmable variable impedance. The differential input port receives a differential high radio frequency signal using driver buffers. The internally routed line boosts the received differential high-frequency RF signal. The single-ended peak detection circuit detects peak voltages of the differential high-frequency RF signal. Depending on the peak value obtained at the output of the single-ended peak detection circuit, the single-ended programmable variable impedance that matches the impedance of each of high radio frequency lines and regulates the voltage of high radio frequency lines across said low voltage device to a pre-defined voltage. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109418 | A Differential Combiner Circuit - A differential combiner circuit ( | 2022-04-07 |
20220109419 | CASCADED SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICES WITH APODIZED INTERDIGITAL TRANSDUCERS - Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide an electroacoustic device and methods for signal processing via the electroacoustic device. One example electroacoustic device generally includes a first surface acoustic wave (SAW) resonator comprising a first apodized interdigital transducer (IDT) disposed between a first busbar and a second busbar, and a second SAW resonator comprising a second apodized IDT disposed between the second busbar and a third busbar, wherein the second busbar is at an angle with respect to at least one of the first busbar or the third busbar. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109420 | ACOUSTIC MATRIX FILTERS AND RADIOS USING ACOUSTIC MATRIX FILTERS - There are disclosed acoustic filters and radios incorporating the acoustic filters. A filter includes a first filter port, a second filter port, and n sub-filters, where n is an integer greater than one. Each sub-filter has a first sub-filter port connected to the first filter port and a second sub-filter port connected to the second filter port. A first acoustic resonator is connected from the first filter port to ground, and a second acoustic resonator is connected from the second filter port to ground. The first and second acoustic resonators are configured to create respective transmission zeros adjacent to a lower edge of a passband of the filter. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109421 | ACOUSTIC MATRIX DIPLEXERS AND RADIOS USING ACOUSTIC MATRIX DIPLEXERS - There are disclosed acoustic diplexers and radios incorporating the acoustic diplexers. A diplexer includes common port, a low band port, a high band port, n low band sub-filters, and n high band sub-filters, where n is an integer greater than one. Each low band sub-filter has a first sub-filter port connected to the common port and a second sub-filter port connected to the low band port. Each high band sub-filter has a first sub-filter port connected to the common port and a second sub-filter port connected to the high band port. A first acoustic resonator is connected from the common port to ground and a second acoustic resonator is connected from the low band port to ground. The first and second acoustic resonators are configured to create respective transmission zeros adjacent to a lower edge of a passband of the diplexer. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109422 | TRANSVERSELY-EXCITED FILM BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATOR MATRIX FILTERS WITH SPLIT DIE SUB-FILTERS - A radio frequency filter includes at least a first sub-filter and a second sub-filter connected in parallel between a first port and a second port. Each of the sub-filters has a piezoelectric plate having front and back surfaces, the back surface attached to a substrate, and portions of the piezoelectric plate forming diaphragms spanning respective cavities in the substrate. A conductor pattern is formed on the front surface of the plate, the conductor pattern includes interdigital transducers (IDTs) of a respective plurality of resonators, with interleaved fingers of each IDT disposed on a respective diaphragm of the plurality of diaphragms. A thickness of the portions of the piezoelectric plate of the first sub-filter is different from a thickness of the portions of the piezoelectric plate of the second sub-filter. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109423 | TRANSVERSELY-EXCITED FILM BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATOR MATRIX FILTERS WITH INPUT AND OUTPUT IMPEDANCES MATCHED TO RADIO FREQUENCY FRONT END ELEMENTS - There are disclosed matrix filters having an antenna port, receive ports and transmit ports. A receive matrix filter is coupled between each receive port and the antenna port; an a transmit matrix filter is coupled between the antenna port and each transmit port. An impedance at the receive port is matched to an input impedance of a low noise amplifier (LNA), an impedance at the transmit port is match to an output impedance of a power amplifier (PA), and an impedance at the antenna port is match an impedance of an antenna. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109424 | TORSIONAL MODE QUARTZ CRYSTAL DEVICE - The disclosed technology generally relates to quartz crystal devices and more particularly to quartz crystal devices configured to vibrate in torsional mode. In one aspect, a quartz crystal device configured for temperature sensing comprises a fork-shaped quartz crystal comprising a pair of elongate tines laterally extending from a base region in a horizontal lengthwise direction of the fork-shaped quartz crystal. Each of the tines has formed on one or both of opposing sides thereof a vertically protruding line structure laterally elongated in the horizontal lengthwise direction. The quartz crystal device further comprises a first electrode and a second electrode formed on the one or both of the opposing sides of each of the tines and configured such that, when an electrical bias is applied between the first and second electrodes, the fork-shaped quartz crystal vibrates in a torsional mode in which each of the tines twists about a respective axis extending in the horizontal lengthwise direction. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109425 | TORSIONAL MODE QUARTZ CRYSTAL DEVICE - The disclosed technology generally relates to quartz crystal devices and more particularly to quartz crystal devices configured to vibrate in torsional mode. In one aspect, a quartz crystal device configured for temperature sensing comprises a fork-shaped quartz crystal comprising a pair of elongate tines laterally extending from a base region in a horizontal lengthwise direction of the fork-shaped quartz crystal, wherein each of the tines has formed on one or both of opposing sides thereof a pair of vertically recessed groove structures laterally elongated in the horizontal lengthwise direction, wherein the pair of groove structures are separated in a horizontal widthwise direction by a line structure. The quartz crystal device further comprises a first electrode and a second electrode formed on the one or both of the opposing sides of each of the tines and configured such that, when an electrical bias is applied between the first and second electrodes, the fork-shaped quartz crystal vibrates in a torsional mode in which each of the tines twists about a respective axis extending in the horizontal lengthwise direction. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109426 | TRANSVERSELY-EXCITED FILM BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATOR MATRIX FILTERS WITH NONCONTIGUOUS PASSBAND - There are disclosed matrix filters having an input port and sub-filters connected between the input port and respective output ports. Each of the sub-filters includes a ladder circuit with n transversely-excited film bulk acoustic resonator (XBAR) series elements and n−1 capacitor shunt elements, where n, the order of the sub-filter, is an integer greater than 2. The sub-filters having noncontiguous passbands. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109427 | TRANSVERSELY-EXCITED FILM BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATOR MATRIX FILTERS WITH SPLIT DIE SUB-FILTERS - A radio frequency filter includes at least a first sub-filter and a second sub-filter connected in parallel between a first port and a second port. Each of the sub-filters has a piezoelectric plate having front and back surfaces, the back surface attached to a substrate, and portions of the piezoelectric plate forming diaphragms spanning respective cavities in the substrate. A conductor pattern is formed on the front surface of the plate, the conductor pattern includes interdigital transducers (IDTs) of a respective plurality of resonators, with interleaved fingers of each IDT disposed on a respective diaphragm of the plurality of diaphragms. A thickness of the portions of the piezoelectric plate of the first sub-filter is different from a thickness of the portions of the piezoelectric plate of the second sub-filter. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109428 | TRANSVERSELY-EXCITED FILM BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATOR MATRIX FILTERS - Radio frequency filters. A radio frequency filter includes a substrate attached to a piezoelectric plate, portions of the piezoelectric plate forming a plurality of diaphragms spanning respective cavities in the substrate. A conductor pattern formed on the piezoelectric plate includes a plurality of interdigital transducers (IDTs) of a respective plurality of resonators, interleaved fingers of each IDT disposed on a respective diaphragm of the plurality of diaphragms. The conductor pattern connects the plurality of resonators in a matrix filter circuit including a first sub-filter and a second sub-filter, each sub-filter comprising two or more resonators from the plurality of resonators. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109429 | TRANSVERSELY-EXCITED FILM BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATOR MATRIX FILTERS WITH SWITCHES IN PARALLEL WITH SUB-FILTER SHUNT CAPACITORS - There are disclosed matrix filters having an input port and sub-filters connected between the input port and respective output ports. Each of the sub-filters includes a ladder circuit with n transversely-excited film bulk acoustic resonator (XBAR) series elements and n−1 capacitor shunt elements, where n, the order of the sub-filter, is an integer greater than 2. Each sub-filter further has a first switch in parallel with a first capacitor shunt element and a second switch in parallel with a last capacitor shunt element. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109430 | Non-Reciprocal Rf-Bandpass Filters - RF co-designed bandpass filters/isolators (BPFIs) are based on series-cascaded non-reciprocal resonant stages, microwave resonators and multi-resonant cells. The non-reciprocal stages are shaped by an in-parallel cascaded transistor-based path and a transmission line (TL) that result in a zero-phase resonance in the forward direction and high isolation in the reversed one. This includes coupling routing diagrams (CRDs) of BPFs that result in low- and high-order transfer functions with and without transmission zeros in their forward direction and high levels of isolation in the reverse one. BPFIs provide alternative-type of filtering responses (e.g., flat-passband, quasi-elliptic) with and without gain in the forward direction and high levels of isolation in the reversed one. BPFIs include five planar microstrip/lumped element (LE) prototypes using hybrid combinations of non-reciprocal resonant stages, microwave resonators and multi-resonant cells. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109431 | PHASE SHIFTER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PHASE SHIFTER - A phase shifter includes: a first transistor including a first source and a first drain; a second transistor including a second source and a second drain; a first inductor connected with the first source and the first drain, connected in parallel with the first transistor, and including a first body part having an interrupted part, and a first connection part formed at the interrupted part; a second inductor connected with the second source and the second drain, connected in parallel with the second transistor, and including a second body part having an interrupted part, and a second connection part formed at the interrupted part; an inspection drain terminal connected with the first drain and the second drain; and an inspection source terminal connected with the first source and the second source. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109432 | Programmable Voltage Variable Attenuator - A programmable voltage variable attenuator (VVA) that enables selection among multiple analog, continuous attenuation ranges. Some embodiments include a dual-mode interface to enable digitally programming a DAC and provide the analog output to control the attenuation level of the VVA, or alternatively apply an externally provided analog voltage to directly control the VVA attenuation level. A VVA may be used in conjunction with a digital step attenuator (DSA). Some embodiments include circuitry for changing the VVA reference impedance. The attenuator architecture of the VVA includes one or more variable resistance shunt elements and/or series elements which may be a resistor and FET circuit controlled by a provided variable analog voltage. The multiple resistance element architecture may be implemented with stacked FET devices. Embodiments for the VVA may be based, for example, on T-type, Bridged-T type, Pi-type, L-pad type, reflection type, or balanced coupler type attenuators. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109433 | PEAK SELF-NORMALIZATION GAIN CONTROL BASED ON HOPF RESONATORS CASCADE SIGNAL SPECTRAL DECOMPOSITION - This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to non-linear spectral decomposition with peak self-normalization. A system may comprise a filter bank composed of a plurality of resonators cascaded in series. The system may comprise a controller to drive the filter bank, that may inject a first signal into a first resonator of the plurality of resonators. The controller may utilize a first characteristic frequency of the first resonator to drive the first resonator using the first signal. The controller may generate a first output signal of the first resonator. The controller may utilize the first output signal of the first resonator as a second input signal into a second resonator using a second characteristic frequency. The controller may continue to inject a preceding resonator output as input into a subsequent resonator of the plurality of resonators in series in order to get spectral decomposition with peak normalized characteristics. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109434 | DUTY CORRECTION DEVICE AND METHOD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A duty correction device includes a global duty correction circuit and a local duty correction circuit. The global duty correction circuit performs a global duty correction operation on a first clock signal and a second clock signal based on a local correction signal. The local duty correction circuit performs a local duty correction by detecting phases of the first and second clock signals, and enables the local correction signal when a number of the local duty correction operation reaches a threshold value. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109435 | Peak Detector - A circuit with a differential input configured to receive a differential analog input signal. The circuit also includes a common mode detection circuit, a primary signal circuit coupled, and a replica block. The circuit also includes a summer coupled to the output of the primary signal circuit and to an output of the replica block. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109436 | PROPAGATION DELAY BALANCING CIRCUIT, METHOD AND RANDOM NUMBER GENERATING CIRCUIT USING THE SAME - A propagation delay balance circuit includes a signal generating circuit, a path switching element, and a signal change detecting element. The signal generating circuit includes delay chains for outputting delay signals respectively. The path switching element has input terminals and output terminals. Each output terminal of the path switching element is electrically connected to the input terminal of each delay chain one-to-one, and input terminals of the path switching element are electrically connected one-to-one to the output terminals of the delay chains. The path switching element is controlled by the path switching controlling signal to change the one-to-one internal electrical connection between input terminals and output terminals of the path switching element. The signal change detecting element is electrically connected to the path switching element, and generates a path switching controlling signal according to delay signals of the path switching element. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109437 | CHIP HAVING A RECEIVER INCLUDING A HYSTERESIS CIRCUIT - A hysteresis circuit to be produced within a receiver of a chip is shown. The hysteresis circuit is powered by an overdrive voltage (2VDD), and has a protection circuit, an inverter, and a latch. The input of the hysteresis circuit is coupled to the inverter through the protection circuit, to be transformed into an output, and the latch is coupled to the inverter for positive feedback control. The protection circuit has a first sub-circuit (coupling the input to the inverter to control the pull-up path of the inverter) biased by a first bias voltage that is lower than VDD, and a second sub-circuit (coupling the input to the inverter to control the pull-down path of the inverter) biased by a second bias voltage that is greater than VDD. | 2022-04-07 |
20220109438 | DRIVE CIRCUIT FOR SWITCH - A drive circuit drives a switch configuring a power converter. The drive circuit divides an inter-terminal voltage of a switch. The drive circuit includes a differential circuit having first and second input terminals to which the divided inter-terminal voltages are inputted. The differential circuit outputs an analog voltage based on a voltage difference between the input terminals. The differential circuit executes reset of the output voltage, and with the voltage difference when reset is canceled after reset is executed as a reference voltage, outputs an analog voltage in which an amount of change from the reference voltage is multiplied by an amplification factor. The drive circuit outputs a binary signal based on comparison results between a threshold and the analog voltage outputted from the differential circuit, and sets a transfer rate of a gate charge of the switch when a driving state is switched, based on the output signal thereof. | 2022-04-07 |