19th week of 2019 patent applcation highlights part 76 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20190140542 | ASYNCHRONOUS CONTROLLER FOR LOW POWER HYSTERETIC BUCK-BOOST DC-DC CONTROLLER - The present embodiments relate generally to power controllers, and more particularly to synthetic current hysteretic control of a buck-boost DC-DC controller. In one or more embodiments, an asynchronous controller of a buck-boost converter implements a state diagram for controlling PFM-PWM and Buck-Boost transitions with minimal circuitry and power consumption. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140543 | NOVEL SWITCHING AUDIO AMPLIFIER - An AC capable power amplifier arrangement is realized that includes a buck converter with a power inductor, two buck switches, and alternately a buck-boost converter using four switches, each driving an output polarity steering set of four switches. The polarity steering switches convey the converter output current to output terminals that connect to a load with a capacitor connected in parallel. A differential receiver is connected to the output terminals to provide negative feedback. A mixer receives an input voltage signal, an output of the differential receiver, and output from a triangle wave generator. A set of two comparators for buck amplifier conversion, or four comparators for buck-boost amplifier conversion, each receives an output of the mixer. Each of the comparators produces a respective output for driving the converter switches through simple steering logic interfaces between the comparators, the converter components and a polarity steering output stage. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140544 | SECONDARY SIDE CURRENT MODE CONTROL FOR A CONVERTER - A method and apparatus for secondary side current mode control of a converter are provided. In the method and apparatus, an output voltage of the converter is detected, where the converter has primary and secondary windings that are galvanically isolated in respective primary and secondary sides. A secondary control signal is generated in the secondary side based at least in part on the output voltage and a reference voltage. The secondary control signal is converted to a primary control signal provided in the primary side. The converter is driven in the primary side based at least in part on the primary control signal and a current sense signal indicative of a current flowing through the primary winding. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140545 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A CONTROL CIRCUIT WITH MULTIPLE OPERATING MODES - A controller includes an oscillator coupled to a switch to determine a time at which the switch is turned on. The oscillator includes a capacitor, a charging current source and a discharging current source coupled to charge and discharge the capacitor. A time period for the capacitor to charge and discharge between first and second voltage levels is a time period of a switching cycle. A duty cycle mode control circuit is coupled to operate in a first duty control mode in response to a feedback signal being between first and second feedback signal values, operate in a second duty control mode in response to the feedback signal being a between the second and third feedback signal values, and operate in a third duty control mode in response to the feedback signal being between the third and fourth feedback signal values. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140546 | SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY AND AMPLIFICATION DEVICE - A switching power supply comprising: a feedback element; a voltage detection element which is connected to the feedback element at secondary side of the switching power supply and changes current which flows to the feedback element based on output voltage of the switching power supply; a control circuit which is connected to the feedback element at primary side of the switching power supply and controls the switching element; and a current detection resistor which is connected to the switching element, wherein the controller circuit controls burst mode or normal mode based on voltage which is occurred in a first terminal which is connected between the current detection resistor and the switching element and a value based on voltage which is occurred in a second terminal which is connected to the feedback element, sets the switching element ON until the voltage which is occurred in the first terminal reaches to the value based on the voltage which is occurred in the second terminal, and sets the switching element OFF when the voltage which is occurred in the first terminal reaches to the value based on the voltage which is occurred in the second terminal, further comprising: a change circuit which changes inclination of the voltage which is occurred in the first terminal. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140547 | POWER CONVERTER, SWITCH CONTROL CIRCUIT AND SHORT CIRCUIT DETECTION METHOD FOR CURRENT SENSING RESISTOR OF THE POWER CONVERTER - The present invention discloses a power converter, a switch control circuit, and a short circuit detection method for current sensing resistor of the power converter. The power converter includes: a transformer, a power switch, a current sensing resistor and a switch control unit. The current sensing resistor has one end coupled to the power switch and another end coupled to ground. The switch control unit generates the operation signal to control the power switch. The switch control unit generates a first sample-and-hold voltage at a first time point and a second sample-and-hold voltage at a second time point according to a voltage across the current sensing resistor. When a voltage difference between the first sample-and-hold voltage and the second sample-and-hold voltage is smaller than a reference voltage, it is determined that a short circuit occurs in the current sensing resistor. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140548 | Power-Packet-Switching Circuits Using Stacked Bidirectional Switches - Power-packet-switching circuits (and methods and systems) in which at least one port uses series-connected combinations of bidirectional switches to connect a link inductor (or transformer), with selectable polarity, to an outside line. Optionally, series-connected combinations of bidirectional switches are used for phase legs in some ports, while single bidirectional switches are used for the phase legs in other ports. This can be particularly advantageous where the converter interfaces between lines at significantly different operating voltages. By using B-TRANs as the series-combined elements of the combinations of switches, voltage-dividing circuitry is not needed to equalize the voltages seen by the individual devices in each combination. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140549 | Adaptive Control of Synchronous Rectifier - The present invention relates to a current loop powered DC-DC switch mode converter for use as a local isolated low power supply for electronic circuits such as current loop transmitters where the requirements for supply efficiency and cost of the implementation is critical. It is the object of the invention to provide a simple and low cost solution for driving a synchronous rectifier thereby improving the supply efficiency, especially at low output voltages. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140550 | CONVERTER - A converter includes a transformer, a main switch, an active clamping circuit, a synchronous rectifying switch and a processing circuit. The transformer includes a primary winding and a secondary winding. The main switch is coupled to the primary winding. The active clamping circuit clamps the voltage across the main switch when it is OFF. The active clamping circuit includes an auxiliary switch. The synchronous rectifying switch is coupled to the secondary winding. The processing circuit determines whether the rectifying switch is in a main conducting period or a sub conducting period according to a first voltage signal across the rectifying switch and at least one detecting signal from the converter, and generates a driving signal to control the synchronous rectifying switch accordingly. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140551 | RECTIFICATION MODULE - A rectification module includes a transformer, a connecting unit and a rectification unit. The transformer includes a first lateral region, a second lateral region and at least one secondary winding assembly. The second lateral region is located beside the first lateral region. The secondary winding assembly includes plural outlet ends. The plural outlet ends are arranged near the first lateral region. The connecting unit is located at the first lateral region, and includes plural conducting parts. Each of the conducting parts includes at least one opening and at least one connecting structure. The conducting parts are partially or completely stacked on each other. The outlet ends are accommodated within the corresponding openings. The conducting parts are fixed on the first lateral region. The connecting structures face the second lateral region. The rectification unit includes a circuit board and plural rectifier components. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140552 | DRIVE SYSTEM WITH AN INTERMEDIATE CIRCUIT BUSBAR - A drive system includes an intermediate circuit busbar, the intermediate circuit busbar having at least one first busbar adapter part on which two lug sections, i.e. in particular lug areas, are formed, which are set apart from each other, one of the two lug sections having a larger cross-section, in particular a larger line cross-section, in particular a line cross-section for carrying current, than the other one of the two lug sections. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140553 | AC/DC CONVERTER, MODULE, POWER CONVERSION DEVICE, AND AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An AC/DC converter includes a first rectifier and a second rectifier each coupled to an AC power supply through the reactor; a switch arm, which includes two switches coupled in series with each other, arranged on an output side of the first rectifier; and two capacitors coupled in series with each other arranged on an output side of the second rectifier. A connection point between the two capacitors is coupled to a connection point between the two switches. Thus, the space for mounting circuit components can be reduced. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140554 | HIGHLY INTERLEAVED CONVERTER FOR RELIABLE POWER PROCESSING - This specification discloses a novel power converter comprising a large array of interleaved converter channels. As a system, these channels provide high reliability through redundancy. The embodiments described herein solve a reliability and cost issues in converting electrical energy to alternating current (AC) power, with particular application to string inverters for solar power applications. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140555 | THREE-LEVEL INVERTER - A three-level inverter includes a first semiconductor switching element disposed between a direct-current high potential terminal and an alternating-current output terminal, a second semiconductor switching element disposed between a direct-current low potential terminal, which is paired with the direct-current high potential terminal, and the alternating-current output terminal, first and second reflux diodes which are disposed reverse-parallelly with the first and second semiconductor switching elements, respectively, and a semiconductor circuit which controls gate voltages of the first and second semiconductor switching elements by selectively applying thereto a direct-current intermediate voltage which is given to a direct-current intermediate potential terminal. Inductance elements are connected in series to the first and second reflux diodes, respectively. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140556 | Safety Shut-Down System for a Solar Energy Installation - A safety shut-down system for a solar energy installation includes a DC to AC inverter converting DC power from a photovoltaic solar array to AC power and generating remote control signals to enable or disable the flow of DC power from each individual photovoltaic panel or string of panels to a photovoltaic output circuit. One or more manual switches, one of which may be at a service entrance for electrical power to the installation, are operative to cause the DC to AC inverter to disable all DC power from the photovoltaic solar array; this also occurs when the DC to AC inverter is shut off. A storage battery may selectively receive DC power from one or more photovoltaic panels or strings of panels for charging. The DC to AC inverter may generate AC power from the battery when the photovoltaic solar array is disabled. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140557 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING A PHASE-LEG OF A THREE-LEVEL ACTIVE NEUTRAL POINT CLAMPED CONVERTER - A method for operating a phase-leg of a three-level active neutral point clamped (3L-ANPC) converter is presented. The phase-leg includes an output terminal, a plurality of input terminals, and a plurality of switches disposed therebetween. The method includes operating the phase-leg in a neutral state to generate an output voltage having a neutral level. The method further includes transitioning the phase-leg to a first intermediate neutral state from the neutral state. Moreover, the method includes transitioning the phase-leg from the first intermediate neutral state to a first state to generate the output voltage having a first level. A modulator for operating the phase-leg of the 3L-ANPC converter is also presented. Moreover, a 3L-ANPC converter including the modulator is presented. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140558 | VIBRATION WAVE MOTOR, DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A vibration wave motor includes a driven body, a vibrator including an annular vibration plate and an annular piezoelectric element, and a vibration damping member, which are arranged in sequence, wherein the vibration plate has, on a side facing the driven body, radially extending groove portions at X places, and, when center depths of the groove portions at X places are sequentially denoted by D | 2019-05-09 |
20190140559 | ULTRASONIC MOTOR HAVING A DIAGONALLY EXCITABLE ACTUATOR PLATE - An ultrasonic motor, is disclosed having an ultrasonic actuator in the form of a rectangular piezo-electric plate, which has two generators for acoustic standing waves and on which at least two friction elements are arranged, an element to be driven, and an electric excitation device. The piezoelectric plate of the actuator is divided into two pairs of diagonally oppositely disposed sections by two virtual planes which extend perpendicularly to each other and which extend through the center line of the main surfaces of the actuator, wherein each of the generators includes two parts which can be operated in an antiphase manner and each of which is arranged in a diagonal section of the piezoelectric plate, and the friction elements are arranged on one or two end faces of the piezoelectric plate. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140560 | SYSTEMS FOR PROTECTING AND MONITORING POWER ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A system for protecting a power electronic device is provided. The system includes a power electronic device and a controller. The power electronic device includes a piezoelectric substrate, a metal substrate coupled to the piezoelectric substrate, a semiconductor device, and a bonding layer positioned between the metal substrate and the semiconductor device such that the metal substrate is bonded to the semiconductor device. The controller includes a power supply, one or more processors, and one or more memory modules storing computer readable and executable instructions. The computer readable and executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the controller to: receive a temperature of the power electronic device, and provide a voltage determined based on the temperature of the power electronic device across the piezoelectric substrate. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140561 | Metallic Glow Discharge Diode and Triode Devices with Large Cold Cathode as Efficient Charge Generator - A Power Cell - The invention describes a metal container that comprises a cathode containing an insulated anode with gases at pressures less than a fraction (0.1-0.9) of a mmHg. Metallic normal glow discharge diode and triode devices with large cold cathode area as efficient charge generator to function as a power cell. A metallic glow discharge device comprising a cylindrical cathode and a coaxial insulated anode containing gas at very low pressure utilizing radial electric field. A metallic normal glow discharge diode device containing a planar geometry, with an insulated metallic plate parallel to the broad side of the container forms the anode, while the container acts as the cathode. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140562 | Rotary Array Assembly - Electromechanical systems using magnetic fields to induce eddy currents and generate lift and thrust are described. A circumferential array of magnet elements which can be employed in the systems are illustrate. when the circumferential array rotates round its axis, it generates a travelling magnetic field moving along its axis. The travelling magnetic field over a conductive substrate induces eddy currents in the conductive substrate, the eddy currents provide an opposing magnetic field to generate magnetic lift and thrust to support and drive the circumferential array. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140563 | STARTING AN INDUCTION MACHINE - A method for starting an induction machine without residual flux includes: scanning a state of the induction machine with different stator frequencies by controlling a supply voltage applied to the induction machine; determining whether a slip value, being a difference between a rotor frequency and a stator frequency, is within a slip interval; and, when it has been determined that the slip value is in the slip interval, regulating the slip value towards zero and magnetising the machine to the required level. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140564 | POWER MANAGEMENT IN PERMANENT MAGNET SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR DRIVES - Technical solutions are described for power management in permanent magnet synchronous machines. An example system includes a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM), and a motor control system that limits supply current and regenerative current of the PMSM. The limiting includes receiving a torque command and generating a corresponding current command for generating an amount of torque based on the torque command. Further, the limiting includes determining an estimated battery current that is drawn corresponding to the current command. Further, in response to the estimated battery current exceeding a threshold, a modified torque command is generated, and a modified current command corresponding to the modified torque command is also generated. The modified current command is used to cause the PMSM to generate the amount of torque. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140565 | MOTOR DRIVING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF RELIABLY STARTING MOTOR, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - A motor driving apparatus includes a motor and a control circuit that controls driving of the motor. The motor includes a rotor having a cylindrical magnet having an outer peripheral surface circumferentially divided and alternately multi-polar magnetized to different poles, a first and second yokes having first and second magnetic pole portions arranged opposed to the outer peripheral surface, a first and second coils energized to excite the first and second magnetic pole portions, respectively. Directions of energizing the first and second coils are switched based on outputs from magnetic sensors that detect a rotational position of the rotor to change excited poles of the first and second magnetic pole portions. The rotor is started from a stopped state, after performing direct current energization to move the rotor to a position dependent on the direct current energization. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140566 | FAULT TOLERANT CURRENT MEASUREMENT IN MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEMS - Technical solutions are described for determining a sensor failure in a motor control system with at least three phase current measurements. An example system includes a current controller to generate an input voltage command for a motor using feedforward control. The system further includes a failed sensor identification module that, in response to the current controller operating using the feedforward control, determines that a current offset error is indicative of a failure of a current sensor, the current offset error determined based on a magnitude and a phase of a diagnostic current. Further, the failed sensor identification module identifies the current sensor experiencing the failure based on a phase value of the diagnostic current in response to the failure. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140567 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE AND ELECTRIC DEVICE - In order to provide a power supply device capable of supplying power to an electric device, predetermined control of which is performed upon detecting zero crossing, and an electric device which operates by receiving a supply of power from the power supply device, the power supply device | 2019-05-09 |
20190140568 | ACTUATOR WITH INTEGRATED POSITION SENSOR AND PLAY COMPENSATION - Methods of compensating for play and for initializing a position encoder in an actuation system ( | 2019-05-09 |
20190140569 | DFIG Converter Overmodulation - Systems and methods for operating a power system having a doubly fed induction generator are provided. In example implementations, a power system can include a power converter. The power converter can include a line-side converter, a DC link, and a rotor-side converter. The rotor-side converter is configured to convert a DC power on the DC link to an AC signal for a rotor bus. The system can include a control system having one or more control devices. The one or more control devices are configured to operate the rotor-side converter in an overmodulation regime to provide the AC signal for the rotor bus | 2019-05-09 |
20190140570 | COUNTER-FIELD WINDING IN ELECTRICAL GENERATOR - A main field circuit of an electrical generator and associated system and method are disclosed. The main field circuit comprises a main field winding configured to conduct a main field current, and a counter-field winding arranged proximate to the main field winding. The main field circuit further comprises a switch element configured to selectively couple at least a portion of the main field current into the counter-field winding to reduce a magnitude of the main field current. Coupling at least a portion of the main field current into the counter-field winding may be performed responsive to one or predefined conditions, such as a predefined load fault condition and enabling a predefined field weakening operation. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140571 | HARMONIC CONTROL OF A CONVERTER - Provided is an arrangement for determining an operation parameter reference for controlling a generator side converter portion coupled to a generator, in particular of a wind turbine, the arrangement comprising: an arithmetic element configured to derive a fundamental current error by subtracting a, in particular unfiltered, generator output current from a sum of a fundamental current reference and at least one harmonic current reference; a fundamental current controller adapted to determine a fundamental operation parameter reference based on the fundamental current error; at least one other arithmetic element configured to derive at least one harmonic current error by subtracting a, in particular band pass filtered according to the harmonics, generator output current from the at least one harmonic current reference; at least one harmonic current controller configured to determine at least one harmonic operation parameter reference based on the harmonic current error. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140572 | MOTOR VECTOR CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE, AND AIRCRAFT - A motor vector control method and device, and an aircraft are provided. The method includes: receiving a Pulse Position Modulation (PPM) signal; acquiring a first given voltage signal of a motor according to the PPM signal; adopting a control manner of giving a d-axis current 0, to acquire a d-axis voltage of the motor; and calculating a q-axis voltage of the motor at the next moment according to the first given voltage signal and the d-axis voltage of the motor, and performing vector control on the motor according to the d-axis voltage of the motor and the q-axis voltage of the motor at the next moment. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140573 | HALF-BRIDGE INVERTER MODULES WITH ADVANCED PROTECTION THROUGH HIGH-SIDE TO LOW-SIDE CONTROL BLOCK COMMUNICATION - A communication system for use in a switching module includes a low-side control block coupled to control switching of a low-side switch of the switching module. The low-side control block is further coupled to be referenced with a low-side reference system ground. A high-side control block is coupled to control switching of a high-side switch of the switching module. The high-side control block is further coupled to be referenced with a floating node of the switching module. During steady state operation, the low-side control block is coupled to send signals during each switching cycle to the high-side control block to turn the high-side switch on and off. A status update is communicated from the high-side control block to the low-side control block through a first single-wire communication link. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140574 | DRIVE APPARATUS AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A drive apparatus is provided with a motor, a plurality of substrates and a plurality of connectors. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140575 | MOTOR SYSTEM, MOTOR DRIVE DEVICE, REFRIGERATION CYCLE DEVICE, AND AIR CONDITIONER - A motor system according to the present invention includes: a motor including a first winding portion and a second winding portion, the second winding portion having a larger number of turns than the first winding portion; a first inverter connected to the first winding portion; and a second inverter connected to the second winding portion. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140576 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - In a control apparatus including a drive unit, first and second power supplies, a first diode, first and second control units, and a control method of the control apparatus, the first diode is connected to first and second power lines such that a direction from the second power line to the first power line is set as a forward direction, the second control unit is configured to calculate correction information for a first state value based on the voltage of the first power line before and after an abnormality has occurred in the first power supply and to transmit the correction information to the first control unit when the abnormality has occurred in the first power supply, and the first control unit is configured to correct the first state value using the correction information when the correction information has been received from the second control unit. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140577 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH SPEED OPERATION - A motor control system comprises a motor control circuit, a non-transitory storage medium and a processing circuitry. The storage medium is configured to store a current threshold profile that is indicative of a current requirement of the motor control circuit for an operational cycle of a motor. The processing circuitry is configured to adjust the stored current threshold profile based on a change to the operational cycle of the motor (e.g., from standard to non-standard). | 2019-05-09 |
20190140578 | HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND MOTOR CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - A hybrid electric vehicle is capable of preventing over-temperature of an electric motor when the vehicle travels using only the output of the electric motor without driving an engine while passing through a specific zone using route information to a destination and a motor control method for the same. The motor cooling control method includes, when determined that a specific zone related to discharge of exhaust gas is present on a traveling route, determining a target motor temperature to be reached when entering the specific zone, determining a cooling distance necessary to reach the target motor temperature, determining the time at which to start cooling control using the determined cooling distance, and restricting a motor-driving range from the time at which to start the cooling control until entering the specific zone. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140579 | METHOD TO MAKE ULTRA STABLE STRUCTURAL LAMINATE - A method to make an ultra-stable structural laminate of a cementitious material with a nano-molecular veneer and a foam component catalytically reacted into an expanded closed cell foam having a thickness from ⅛ | 2019-05-09 |
20190140580 | FINISHED MULTI-SENSOR UNITS - A new system of solar construction, technology and methods for making off-structure constructed panel blocks are disclosed. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140581 | SOLAR ROOF TILE ASSEMBLY - Photovoltaic solar panels are a know means of generate electricity from ultra-violet and solar power. Known problems associated with photovoltaic solar panels include poor efficiency and a short apparatus lifespan; alongside an inability to be easily integrated into architectural surroundings. Disclosed herein is a photovoltaic solar panel, designed to be attached to the front face of a roof tile, which generates electricity with an improved efficiency, has increased longevity and can be incorporated into a variety of architectural surroundings. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140582 | SOLAR ROOF TILE INSTALLATION AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A solar roof tile installation can include an array of solar roof panels. A solar roof panel can include a photovoltaic solar roof tile assembly. A negative conductor of a first solar roof panel can be electrically connected to a positive conductor of a second solar roof panel to form at least part of an electrically serial chain of solar roof panels having a one-way electrical direct current path that includes a first diode electrically connected between a positive and a negative conductor of the first panel, and a second diode electrically connected between a positive and a negative conductor of the second panel. A method of operation of the solar roof tile installation can include configuring the array of solar roof panels to at least reduce the effect of a loss of performance of a solar roof panel on performance of other solar roof panels in the array. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140583 | MASS DAMPER FOR SOLAR TRACKER - In an example, the system has a mechanical isolator comprising an elastic material configured to separate the panel rail from the torque tube cause destructive interference with a natural resonant frequency of the system without the mechanical isolator to reduce a mechanical vibration of the system. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140584 | PANEL CONNECTED BODY, POWER GENERATION MODULE CONNECTED BODY, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE CONNECTED BODY, AND POWER GENERATION DEVICE - A panel connected body comprises: a plurality of thin panels arranged in a matrix of m rows and n columns; and a connection portion connecting the plurality of thin panels in a row direction and a column direction, wherein the panel connected body is foldable between adjacent thin panels of the plurality of thin panels. The connection portion has, alternately in the column direction, a first type row satisfying relationships D | 2019-05-09 |
20190140585 | SNOW SHEDDING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING SAME - In snowy climates, photovoltaic panels suffer from significant losses due to snow accumulation. The present invention is a device that can be attached to a photovoltaic panel in order to promote snow sliding, increasing the power output of the panel as a result. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140586 | DOUBLE GLASS MODULE - A double glass module, including a front panel glass ( | 2019-05-09 |
20190140587 | PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED GAIN - In order to improve the gain of a photovoltaic solar energy system, the system comprises: a plurality of bifacial photovoltaic solar cells, defining together a direct absorption surface as well as an indirect absorption surface, both surfaces being opposite and intended to absorb a solar radiation energy; a support chassis for supporting the cells, the chassis comprising a support structure on which the cells are attached. The chassis further includes a suspension for suspending the support structure, the suspension comprising a top end connected to a first end of the support structure, and the suspension defines a reflective surface configured to reflect light towards the indirect absorption surface defined by the cells. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140588 | CONTROL METHOD OF PHOTOVOLTAIC ELEMENT - A control method of photovoltaic element involves preparing a photovoltaic element with a photoelectromotive force part having a light transmitting property and generating an electromotive force by light irradiation, light transmittances of a first transmitting member and a second transmitting member being electrically changed; acquiring a user instruction for the light transmittance of the whole photovoltaic element; adjusting the light transmittance at a light emission side in the first transmitting member and the second transmitting member according to the user instruction; measuring change in power generation amount while changing the respective light transmittances; and setting the respective light transmittances to values corresponding to the maximum power generation amount. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140589 | COMPUTER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING WHETHER A SOLAR ENERGY PANEL ARRAY IS ABNORMAL - Embodiments relate to a computer device and a method for determining whether a solar energy panel array is abnormal. In the embodiments, the computer device uses a current power generation calculation model to calculate a set of current reference power generation parameters of the solar energy panel array according to a set of current environment parameters of the solar energy panel array. The computer device also defines a power generation indicator for the solar energy panel array according to a contrast between a set of current actual power generation parameters of the solar energy panel array and the set of current reference power generation parameters, and determines whether the solar energy panel array is abnormal according to the power generation indicator. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140590 | FAILURE DIAGNOSTIC METHOD AND FAILURE DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE OF SOLAR CELL STRING - A technique that ensures proper failure diagnosis of a solar cell string. A failure diagnostic method and a failure diagnostic device of the solar cell string include an impedance measure, an analyzer, and a determination processor. The analyzer obtains the inductance of the solar cell string based on a relational expression containing an impedance, an inductance, and a frequency in a predetermined equivalent circuit of the solar cell string, and the frequency characteristic of the first impedance measured by the impedance measure. The determination processor conducts failure diagnose for the solar cell string based on the inductance obtained by the analyzer. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140591 | AMPLIFIERS FOR RADIO-FREQUENCY APPLICATIONS - Amplifiers for radio-frequency applications. In some embodiments, a power amplifier die can include a semiconductor substrate and a plurality of narrow band power amplifiers implemented on the semiconductor substrate. Each narrow band power amplifier can be configured to operate with a high voltage in an average power tracking mode and be capable of being coupled to an output filter associated with a respective individual frequency band. Each narrow band power amplifier can be sized smaller than a wide band power amplifier configured to operate with more than one of the frequency bands associated with the plurality of narrow band power amplifiers. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140592 | LOW VOLTAGE AMPLIFIER WITH GAIN BOOST CIRCUIT - A class AB amplifier with improved DC gain. An amplifier includes an input stage and an output stage. The output stage is configured to amplify an output of the input stage. The output stage includes output transistors, class AB amplifier circuitry, minimum selector circuitry, and gain boost amplifier circuitry. The class AB amplifier circuitry includes a first transistor and a second transistor connected as a differential amplifier. The minimum selector circuitry is configured to control bias current in the output transistors by driving a control input of the first transistor. The gain boost amplifier circuitry is coupled to the class AB amplifier circuitry. The gain boost amplifier circuitry is configured to drive a common mode signal onto the control input of the first transistor and a control input of the second transistor, the common mode signal based on the output of the input stage. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140593 | REDUCTION OF POWER CONSUMPTION IN INTEGRAL ULTRA-WIDEBAND POWER AMPLIFIERS - Power amplification units and methods are provided, which use a combiner and an auxiliary signal to feed the power amplifier (PA) with a signal that prevents or reduces operation of higher amplification stages during off periods of the received RF signal. The PA output is delivered through an output matching circuit configured to pass the RF signal and attenuate the auxiliary signal; and the combiner combines the RF signal and the auxiliary signal through respective filters to generate the RF input signal to the PA. An auxiliary signal generator may be configured to generate the auxiliary signal with relation to the RF signal as having a frequency spectrum lower than a cutoff RF frequency. Resulting lower power consumption, particularly in case of low duty cycle RF signals, reduces heating, enables longer battery use and increases reliability performance. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140594 | Method and Device for Controlling Power Amplification - A method and network equipment for controlling power amplification are disclosed. The method for controlling power amplification includes outputting a voltage signal according to the state of network equipment. When the network equipment is in an idle state, at least one power amplifier transistor is switched off according to a voltage signal. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140595 | CIRCUITS, DEVICES AND METHODS RELATED TO ADJUSTMENT OF INPUT SIGNAL FOR COMPENSATION OF AMPLIFIER - Circuits, devices and methods related to adjustment of input signal for compensation of amplifier. In some embodiments, a control system for an amplifier can include a control circuit configured to provide a control signal based on an operating condition associated with the amplifier. The control system can further include a power adjustment component implemented along an input path associated with the amplifier and configured to adjust power of a signal to be amplified by the amplifier. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140596 | POWER AMPLIFICATION MODULE - A power amplification module includes a first transistor which amplifies and outputs a radio frequency signal input to its base; a current source which outputs a control current; a second transistor connected to an output of the current source, a first current from the control current input to its collector, a control voltage generation circuit connected to the output and which generates a control voltage according to a second current from the control current; a first FET, the drain being supplied with a supply voltage, the source being connected to the base of the first transistor, and the gate being supplied with the control voltage; and a second FET, the drain being supplied with the supply voltage, the source being connected to the base of the second transistor, and the gate being supplied with the control voltage. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140597 | SUPPLY MODULATOR, MODULATED POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT, AND ASSOCIATED CONTROL METHOD - A supply modulator, a modulated power supply circuit, and associated control method are provided. The modulated power supply circuit includes the supply modulator and a DC-DC voltage converter, and the supply modulator includes a linear amplifier and a switching converter. The linear amplifier generates an AC component of a modulated voltage according to a regulated voltage and an envelope tracking signal. The supply voltage is converted to the regulated voltage by the DC-DC voltage converter, and the regulated voltage is greater than or less than the supply voltage. The switching converter includes a step-down circuit and a path selection circuit. The path selection circuit selects one of the supply voltage and the regulated voltage as a DC input voltage. The step-down circuit converts the DC input voltage to a DC component of the modulated voltage which is less than the DC input voltage. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140598 | MULTIPLE-STAGE POWER AMPLIFIERS IMPLEMENTED WITH MULTIPLE SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES - A multiple-stage amplifier includes a driver stage die and a final stage die. The driver stage die includes a first type of semiconductor substrate (e.g., a silicon substrate), a first transistor, and an integrated portion of an interstage impedance matching circuit. A control terminal of the first transistor is electrically coupled to an RF signal input terminal of the driver stage die, and the integrated portion of the interstage impedance matching circuit is electrically coupled between a current-carrying terminal of the first transistor and an RF signal output terminal of the driver stage die. The second die includes a III-V semiconductor substrate (e.g., a GaN substrate) and a second transistor. A connection, which is a non-integrated portion of the interstage impedance matching circuit, is electrically coupled between the RF signal output terminal of the driver stage die and an RF signal input terminal of the final stage die. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140599 | POWER AMPLIFICATION APPARATUS AND TELEVISION SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - An amplification unit contains two or more sets containing a plurality of amplification circuits, and amplifies power of an RF (Radio Frequency) signal. A combining unit contains two or more combiners corresponding to the two or more sets, combines RF signals output by the amplification circuits, and outputs a resultant RF signal. The amplification unit has one chassis storing each amplification circuit. The amplification unit and the combining unit have two or more connectors which are arranged transversely. The amplification unit and the combining unit are attachable/detachable. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140600 | LINEAR DOHERTY POWER AMPLIFIER - An amplifier arrangement for amplifying an input signal to an output signal for delivering to a load is disclosed. The amplifier arrangement comprises a power splitter configured to receive the input signal and produce split input signals. The amplifier arrangement further comprises a first amplifier branch comprising multiple main amplifier circuits. Output signals of the multiple main amplifier circuits are combined to generate a first output signal. The amplifier arrangement further comprises a second amplifier branch comprising at least one auxiliary amplifier circuit. The at least one auxiliary amplifier circuit is configured to receive a split input signal from the power splitter and produce a second output signal. The amplifier arrangement further comprises a power combiner configured to receive the first and second output signals and produce the output signal for delivering to the load. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140601 | DUAL-MODE SIGNAL AMPLIFYING CIRCUIT OF SIGNAL RECEIVER - A dual-mode signal amplifying circuit includes: a first and a second input terminals for receiving differential input signals; two output terminals for providing differential output signals; a first through a third current sources; a first switch positioned between the first current source and a first node, and controlled by the first input terminal; a second switch positioned between the first current source and a second node, and controlled by the second input terminal; a third switch positioned between the first node and a fixed-voltage terminal, and controlled by a third node; a fourth switch positioned between the second node and a fixed-voltage terminal, and controlled by the third node; a fifth switch positioned between the second current source and a fixed-voltage terminal, and controlled by the first node; and a sixth switch positioned between the third current source and a fixed-voltage terminal, and controlled by the second node. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140602 | RF Switch with Split Tunable Matching Network - An improved architecture for a radio frequency (RF) power amplifier, impedance matching network, and selector switch. One aspect of embodiments of the invention is splitting the functionality of a final stage impedance matching network (IMN) into two parts, comprising a base set of off-chip IMN components and an on-chip IMN tuning component. The on-chip IMN tuning component may be a digitally tunable capacitor (DTC). In one embodiment, an integrated circuit having a power amplifier, an on-chip IMN tuner, and a selector switch is configured to be coupled to an off-chip set of IMN components. In another embodiment, an integrated circuit having an on-chip IMN tuner and a selector switch is configured to be coupled through an off-chip set of IMN components to a separate integrated circuit having an RF power amplifier. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140603 | TRANS-IMPEDANCE AMPLIFIER FOR ULTRASOUND DEVICE AND RELATED APPARATUS AND METHODS - A variable current trans-impedance amplifier (TIA) for an ultrasound device is described. The TIA may be coupled to an ultrasonic transducer to amplify an output signal of the ultrasonic transducer representing an ultrasound signal received by the ultrasonic transducer. During acquisition of the ultrasound signal by the ultrasonic transducer, one or more current sources in the TIA may be varied. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140604 | AMPLIFICATION APPARATUS - An amplification apparatus includes: at least one voltage converter for converting a voltage of supplied power which is supplied from an external power supply source to the amplification apparatus, to a lower voltage; and at least one amplifier unit operable by supplied power which has the lower voltage as converted by the at least one voltage converter, for amplifying a radio frequency signal. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140605 | DIGITAL PREDISTORTION PROCESSING APPARATUS - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a digital predistortion processing apparatus, where the apparatus includes an analog-to-digital conversion unit and n digital predistortion elements. The analog-to-digital conversion unit is connected to the n digital predistortion elements. Each digital predistortion element is configured to receive n input signals, perform digital predistortion processing on the n input signals, and then output n processed signals. The analog-to-digital conversion unit is configured to receive the n processed signals, perform signal extraction based on the n processed signals, and output an extracted signal, where a rate of the extracted signal is the same as a rate of each of the n processed signals. For an ultra-large-bandwidth signal, DPD correction may be performed without increasing a technical level of existing components such as an FPGA and an ADC, thereby greatly reducing implementation costs. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140606 | TRANSCONDUCTOR SYSTEMS - One example includes a transconductor system. The system includes a first transconductance amplifier that generates a control current in response to a first input voltage. The system also includes a second transconductance amplifier that generates an output signal in response to a second input voltage. The system further includes an intermediate amplifier that generates a control voltage in response to the control current and a third input voltage. The control voltage can be provided to the first and second transconductance amplifiers to set a transconductance of each of the first and second transconductance amplifiers to be approximately equal. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140607 | DIFFERENTIAL INPUT STAGES - In some embodiments, a differential input stage comprises a first n-type metal oxide semiconductor transistor (NMOS) pair coupled to a first input and a second input, a second NMOS pair coupled to the first input, a first output node, the second input, and a second output node, a first diode coupled to the first NMOS pair and the first output node, a second diode coupled to the first NMOS pair and the second output node, and a cascaded current source coupled to the first NMOS pair and the second NMOS pair. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140608 | SINGLE-ENDED INSTRUMENTATION FOLDED CASCODE AMPLIFIER - An instrumentation amplifier configured for providing high common mode rejection and low distortion is described and includes an input differential pair configured to receive a differential input voltage and differential feedback voltage and a folded cascode amplifying stage configured to receive output current mode signals provided from the input differential pair. A current mirror is configured to mirror output current mode signals provided from said folded cascode amplifying stage. An external gain setting configuration may include a resistor feedback network, which includes a first resistor being connected between feedback inputs of said input differential pair, a second resistor between an output terminal of the current mirror and a first feedback input of said input differential pair, a third resistor between a common terminal and a second feedback input of said input differential pair. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140609 | HYBRID VARIABLE GAIN AMPLIFIER - Hybrid variable gain amplifiers and methods of controlling hybrid VGAs are disclosed. The hybrid VGA includes a first portion that provides a current path between a positive input and a positive output, and a current path either between the positive input and a negative output, in a first mode of operation, or between the positive input and a voltage source, in a second mode of operation. A second portion of the VGA provides a current path between a negative input and the negative output, and a current path either between the negative input and the positive output, in the first mode of operation, or between the negative input and the voltage source, in the second mode of operation. Control voltages selectively enable the paths in the first or second mode of operation. The control voltages further control amount of current flow in the enabled paths. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140610 | Discrete Time Filter Network - A discrete time filter network with an input signal connection and an output signal connection and comprising a capacitor bank with a plurality of history capacitors, and at least one sampling capacitor which operates at a predetermined cycling rate to couple to at least one history capacitor at a time, which history capacitor is selected from the capacitor bank so as to share electrical charge between such selected history capacitor and the sampling capacitor, wherein there is a plurality of sampling capacitors that are provided in the capacitor bank, and the discrete time filter network is provided with at least one switch network comprising a plurality of clock driven switches for making selected cyclical connections between the sampling capacitors and the history capacitors in the capacitor bank at the predetermined cycling rate. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140611 | Filter with inductive capacitive reactor for installed units - A hard wired unit with an energy saving device has an inductive capacitive reactor for low amperage use, acting as a multifaceted transformer with inductor and capacitor functionalities iteratively, includes: a stacked group of hollow centered continuous loop components sequentially arranged as follows: (i) a first ferrite toroidal component; (ii) a first separator component, being a doped separator component; (iii) a non-magnetic conductive metal toroidal component having a plurality of protrusions with notches between said protrusions; (iv) a second separator component, selected from the group consisting of doped and non-doped; (v) a second ferrite toroidal component. Another inductive capacitive reactor for industrial and commercial hard wired units with high amperage use has similar components as just stated and also has (v) a non-magnetic conductive metal toroidal component without protrusions; (vi) a third separator component; (vii) a second non-magnetic conductive metal toroidal component having a plurality of protrusions with notches between said protrusions, (viii) a fourth separator component; and (ix) a second ferrite toroidal component. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140612 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM RESONATOR DEVICES AND OSCILLATOR CONTROL CIRCUITS - Reference oscillators are ubiquitous in timing applications generally, and in modern wireless communication devices particularly. Microelectromechanical system (MEMS) resonators are of particular interest due to their small size and potential for integration with other MEMS devices and electrical circuits on the same chip. In order to support their use in high volume low cost applications it would be beneficial for MEMS designers to have MEMS resonator designs and manufacturing processes that whilst employing low cost low resolution semiconductor processing yield improved resonator performance thereby reducing the requirements of the oscillator circuitry. It would be further beneficial for the oscillator circuitry to be able to leverage the improved noise performance of differential TIAs without sacrificing power consumption. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140613 | ACOUSTIC WAVE ELEMENT AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - In an IDT electrode of an acoustic wave element which includes first electrode fingers and second electrode fingers connected to potentials which are different from each other and arranged spaced apart from each other, the first electrode fingers includes first tip parts, and either of the first electrode fingers and the second electrode fingers includes, at a tip area extending along a direction of propagation of an acoustic wave and overlapping with the first tip parts, increase sections in which electrode volumes per unit lengths in a direction of extension of the first electrode fingers and the second electrode fingers are larger in comparison with that of the center area in which the electrode fingers intersect. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140614 | ELASTIC WAVE DEVICE - An elastic wave device includes a multilayer body, an antenna terminal, a ground terminal, a signal terminal, an IDT electrode, and an insulating film. The multilayer body includes a support substrate and a piezoelectric film disposed on the support substrate. The antenna terminal is disposed on or above the support substrate. The ground terminal is directly disposed on the support substrate. The signal terminal is disposed above the support substrate. The IDT electrode is disposed on the piezoelectric film. The insulating film is disposed between the support substrate and the signal terminal. The multilayer body includes one of a layer made of a high acoustic-velocity material and an acoustic reflection layer. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140615 | ELASTIC WAVE DEVICE - An elastic wave device includes a substrate, an elastic wave element, and an exterior resin layer. The substrate includes an outer electrode on one main surface thereof and a first mounting electrode on another main surface thereof. The elastic wave element includes a piezoelectric substrate, a transmission functional electrode, a reception functional electrode, and ground terminals on one main surface of the piezoelectric substrate, and the ground terminals are connected to the first mounting electrode. High-thermal-conductivity conductor layers are provided on another main surface of the piezoelectric substrate, conductor vias penetrate between both main surfaces of the piezoelectric substrate, and the high-thermal-conductivity conductor layers and the ground terminals are connected to each other by the conductor vias. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140616 | ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An acoustic wave device includes a substrate, a support portion and a protective member. The substrate has an acoustic wave generator formed on a surface thereof. The support portion is disposed on the surface of the substrate, and includes an accommodating space configured to accommodate the acoustic wave generator. The protective member is coupled to the support portion and disposed to be spaced apart from the acoustic wave generator by a predetermined interval. The protective member is disposed in a seating groove formed in the support portion. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140617 | SAW FILTER WITH INTERFERENCE MODE SUPPRESSION - In a first group (FG | 2019-05-09 |
20190140618 | FILTER - A filter includes n series resonators, one or more parallel resonators, a first inductor between a first terminal and a first of the n series resonators, and a second inductor between an n-th series resonator and a second terminal. Where a resonant frequency of the first series resonator is referred to as a first resonant frequency, a resonant frequency of each of the series resonators other than the first series resonator and the n-th series resonator is referred to as a second resonant frequency, and a resonant frequency of the n-th series resonator is referred to as a third resonant frequency, the first resonant frequency and the third resonant frequency are each higher than the second resonant frequency. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140619 | MULTIPLEXER, TRANSMISSION DEVICE, RECEPTION DEVICE, HIGH-FREQUENCY FRONT END CIRCUIT, COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND IMPEDANCE MATCHING METHOD FOR MULTIPLEXER - A multiplexer includes elastic wave filters with different pass bands, a common terminal to which an inductance element is serially connected in a connection path between an antenna element and the common terminal; and an inductance element. Among the elastic wave filters, a reception input terminal of a first reception filter is connected to the common terminal via the inductance element and is connected to a parallel resonator. Transmission output terminals of transmission filters and a reception input terminal of a second reception filter are connected to the common terminal, are connected to series resonators, and are not connected to parallel resonators. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140620 | RADIO-FREQUENCY MODULE, MULTIPLEXER, AND MULTI-FILTER - A radio-frequency module includes a multi-filter unit and a switch unit. The multi-filter unit includes filters having different passbands of signals and each including input/output terminals. The switch unit includes a receive/transmit terminal and a GND terminal. The switch unit switches the coupling destination of a second terminal in a second filter between the terminals. In the second filter, the second terminal is a common terminal coupled to a terminal, which is to be at the reference potential, of a first filter. When a first terminal of the first filter is to be coupled to the receive/transmit terminal terminal, the switch unit switches the coupling destination of the second terminal to the ground terminal. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140621 | CO-INTEGRATED BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATORS - An electrical circuit assembly can include a semiconductor integrated circuit, such as fabricated including CMOS devices. A first lateral-mode resonator can be fabricated upon a surface of the semiconductor integrated circuit, such as including a deposited acoustic energy storage layer including a semiconductor material, a deposited piezoelectric layer acoustically coupled to the deposited acoustic energy storage layer, and a first conductive region electrically coupled to the deposited piezoelectric layer and electrically coupled to the semiconductor integrated circuit. The semiconductor integrated circuit can include one or more transistor structures, such as fabricated prior to fabrication of the lateral-mode resonator. Fabrication of the lateral-mode resonator can include low-temperature processing specified to avoid disrupting operational characteristics of the transistor structures. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140622 | Low Loss Reflective Passive Phase Shifter using Time Delay Element - A phase shifter for altering the phase of a radio frequency signal is disclosed herein. A Lange coupler is used having reflective ports that are coupled to artificial transmission lines. The artificial transmission lines provide a reflection transmission path, the length of which can be determined by digital control lines. Transistors placed along the length of the central trace provide independent paths to ground that serve to shorten the electrical length of the ATL. Accordingly, by selectively turning the transistors on/off, the electrical length of the ATL can be selected and thus the amount of phase delay introduced by the phase shifter. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140623 | DC CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR CONTROLLING RESISTANCE OF A RF TRANSISTOR - A control circuit is disclosed for controlling operation of a radio frequency (RF) transistor. The control circuit has a first sub-circuit that accepts a reference voltage and a reference current. The control circuit has a second sub-circuit with a plurality of stacked transistors coupled between the first sub-circuit and ground, and a resistor ladder coupled between the first sub-circuit and an output port of the control circuit. The first sub-circuit provides the reference current to flow through the stacked transistors, and sets a total voltage drop across the stacked transistors equal to the reference voltage. The first sub-circuit also sets a total voltage drop across the resistor ladder equal to the reference voltage. Each rung of the resistor ladder is coupled to control an operating voltage of a stacked transistor, to cause each stacked transistor to operate with similar control conditions. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140624 | 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. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140625 | Decimation Filter - Filters are discussed where a first window function and a second window function are applied to a digital input signal, wherein a window length of the first window function is longer than a window length of the second window function. The results of this windowing are integrated. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140626 | Tuning of Filters - There is provided a method, including obtaining information indicating at least one reference characteristic; obtaining input data, the input data relating to the output of the tunable filter; determining, based on the input data, at least one characteristic of the tunable filter; upon detecting that the at least one determined characteristic does not match with the at least one reference characteristic, determining tuning instructions for the tunable filter; and applying the tuning instructions in adjusting the tunable filter. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140627 | INTERFACE CIRCUIT AND INTERFACE DEVICE - An interface circuit is provided and includes a first switching device connected to a first power supply node supplying a first voltage, and controlled by a first input signal, a second switching device connected to a second power supply node supplying a second voltage lower than the first voltage, and controlled by a second input signal different from the first input signal, an output node through which the first switching device and the second switching device are connected to each other in series, outputting an output signal, a first resistor connected between the first power supply node and the first switching device, a second resistor connected between the second power supply node and the second switching device, a first capacitor connected to a node between the first resistor and the first switching device, and a second capacitor connected to a node between the second resistor and the second switching device. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140628 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS FOR OUTPUTTING POST EMPHASIS SIGNALS - An electronic circuit may include a driver, a delay circuit, a strength control circuit, and an adder circuit. The driver may generate a second signal based on a first signal. The delay circuit may delay the first signal by as much as a reference time, to generate a third signal. The strength control circuit may adjust an amplitude of the third signal to generate a fourth signal. The adder circuit may add the second signal and the fourth signal to generate a fifth signal. In a first time interval determined based on the reference time, an amplitude of the fifth signal may be greater than an amplitude of the second signal. In a second time interval except for the first time interval, the amplitude of the fifth signal may be smaller than the amplitude of the second signal. In the second time interval, the amplitude of the fifth signal may be smaller than an amplitude of the first signal. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140629 | PHASE DETECTOR - Phase detector circuitry includes oscillator circuitry, edge detection and correction circuitry, sampler circuitry, and adder circuitry. The oscillator circuitry is configured to provide a sawtooth oscillator signal. The edge detection and correction circuitry is configured to receive an in-phase signal and a quadrature signal, provide an edge detection signal during each edge of the in-phase signal and the quadrature signal, and provide an edge correction signal based on whether the edge is in the in-phase signal or the quadrature signal and whether the edge is a rising edge or a falling edge. The sampler circuitry is configured to sample the sawtooth oscillator signal in response to the edge detection signal. The adder circuitry is configured to subtract the edge correction signal from the sampled sawtooth oscillator signal to provide a phase estimate signal. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140630 | GaN TRANSISTOR WITH INTEGRATED DRAIN VOLTAGE SENSE FOR FAST OVERCURRENT AND SHORT CIRCUIT PROTECTION - A GaN transistor switch SW_MAIN has an integrated drain voltage sense circuit, which provides a drain voltage sense signal VDSEN. The integrated drain voltage sense circuit comprises GaN sense transistor SW_SEN and GaN sense resistor R | 2019-05-09 |
20190140631 | HIGH VOLTAGE GATE DRIVER CURRENT SOURCE - A power supply system for USB Power Delivery includes a current source drive circuit to control a power FET to regulate the supply of power along a power path. The current source drive circuit includes a cascode current source and a cascode protection circuit formed by a source follower and a feedback voltage divider. The source follower can be a transistor with its gate connected to a cascode node between upper- and lower-stage transistors of the cascode current source. The divider node of the voltage divider is connected to the gate of the lower-stage transistor. The current source drive circuit can operate within the gate-source voltage specifications of 30-volt DEPMOS devices, and can provide high output impedance to the gate of power FET and a current limit circuit during current limiting operation, without requiring an extra high-voltage mask during fabrication. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140632 | Switch Driver - The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for driving a switch, such as a power switch. A driver comprises a voltage sensor to sense a drive voltage, and an electrical source to provide a drive signal having a drive value. The driver is adapted to adjust the drive value based on the drive voltage to limit a switch-current flowing through the switch. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140633 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT WITH UNDERVOLTAGE LOCKOUT FUNCTION - An electronic circuit and a method are disclosed. The electronic circuit includes a first supply node and a second supply node configured to receive a supply voltage, an input configured to receive an input signal, and an output configured to be coupled to a control node of a transistor device. The electronic circuit further includes an undervoltage lockout (UVLO) circuit configured to perform a comparison of the supply voltage and a UVLO threshold. The electronic circuit is configured to operate in one of a first operating mode or a second operating mode based on the comparison. The UVLO circuit is configured to generate the UVLO threshold based on the supply voltage, and the electronic circuit is configured to generate the output signal, in the first mode, dependent on the input signal and to generate the output signal, in the second mode, in a predefined fashion independent of the input signal. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140634 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - Provided is a technique for reducing the size and cost of a semiconductor device. A semiconductor device includes an IGBT module having an IGBT, and a MOSFET module having a MOSFET whose operational property is different from that of the IGBT, the MOSFET module being connected to the IGBT module in parallel. The semiconductor device is capable of selectively executing an operation mode in which switching timing in the IGBT module and switching timing in the MOSFET module are non-identical. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140635 | Timing Controller for Dead-Time Control - Systems, methods, and apparatus for use in biasing and driving high voltage semiconductor devices using only low voltage transistors are described. The apparatus and method are adapted to control multiple high voltage semiconductor devices to enable high voltage power control, such as power amplifiers, power management and conversion (e.g. DC/DC) and other applications wherein a first voltage is large compared to the maximum voltage handling of the low voltage control transistors. According to an aspect, timing control of edges of a control signal to the high voltage semiconductor devices is provided by a basic edge delay circuit that includes a transistor, a current source and a capacitor. An inverter can be selectively coupled, via a switch, to an input and/or an output of the basic edge delay circuit to allow for timing control of a rising edge or a falling edge of the control signal. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140636 | ONE-WAY CONDUCTION DEVICE - A one-way conduction device includes a first transistor and a driving circuit. The driving circuit includes a first circuit, a second circuit and a detection circuit. The first transistor is coupled between an input end and an output end of the one-way conduction device. In the first circuit, a first conduction unit is coupled between the input end of the one-way conduction device and a first resistor. In the second circuit, a second conduction unit is coupled between the output end of the one-way conduction device and a second resistor. In the driving circuit, the detection circuit detects whether a current flows from the first circuit to the second circuit, and accordingly turns on or turns off the first transistor. In this manner, the driving circuit can control the turning on and off of the one-way conduction device. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140637 | POWER DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED GATE DRIVER - The technology described herein is generally directed towards a self-bootstrap integrated gate driver circuit with high driving speed, enhanced driving capability and rail-to-rail output. A capacitor and diode are used with a first inverter coupled to a control signal input terminal, a second inverter coupled to the first inverter, a push-pull circuit comprising a pull-up transistor and a pull-down transistor and a power device comprising a power device transistor with a gate. Control signal input at one state controls the first inverter to a first output state, turns on the pull-down transistor to discharge the gate of the power device transistor, turns off the power device and charges the capacitor through the diode. The control signal input in another state controls the first inverter to a second output state, turns off the pull-down transistor and turns on the pull-up transistor via the capacitor to turn on the power device. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140638 | DRIVE CIRCUIT FOR A TRANSISTOR COMPONENT - A drive circuit for a transistor component is described. The drive circuit comprises: an output, which is designed to be connected to a drive input of a transistor component and which has a first output node and a second output node; an input, which is designed to receive an input signal, which is referred to a reference potential (GND), and which has a first input node and a second input node; a differential amplifier arrangement which is connected to the first input node, the second input node, and the second output node, and which is designed to generate a drive signal based on the input signal; and a driver circuit, which is designed to receive the drive signal and to generate a drive voltage between the first and second output node based on the drive signal. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140639 | Resonant Power Converters with Switchable Resonant Modes - A system includes an input port having an input voltage, an output port having an output voltage, and a power converter having a switch network with a plurality of power switches and a first resonant tank having a first resonant capacitor and a first resonant inductor, where at least one resonant component within the first resonant capacitor and the first resonant inductor is a switchable component configured to switch between different values. The system further includes a resonant mode selection block configured to adjust a value of the switchable component to maintain a performance of the system, and a controller configured to adjust a switching frequency or a duty cycle of the power converter. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140640 | ELECTRONIC SWITCH AND DIMMER - A novel approach for the control of AC power uses power MOSFETs in a bidirectional switch subcircuit configuration having an optically coupled, electrically floating control circuit that self-biases the switches into the “on” state and uses an optically coupled control element to force the switches into the “off state. The time constant of the control circuit is fast enough to allow phase control as well as on-off control. A plurality of subcircuits can be easily cascaded to provide improved performance. | 2019-05-09 |
20190140641 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING ELECTROSTATIC PROTECTION CIRCUIT - A semiconductor device includes: a first power source (PS | 2019-05-09 |