24th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 76 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220190710 | ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE CONTROL DEVICE - A rotating electrical machine control device is applied to a system including a power conversion circuit electrically connected to a rotating electrical machine, and a capacitor electrically connected to an input side of the power conversion circuit. The rotating electrical machine control device includes a determination unit that determines a switching mode of the power conversion circuit in which a ripple current flowing through the capacitor is reflected, based on an operating area of the rotating electrical machine, and an operation unit that operates the power conversion circuit such that the switching mode of the power conversion circuit is the switching mode determined by the determination unit. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190711 | MOTOR DRIVER AND METHOD FOR REDUCING DEAD BAND OF MOTOR DRIVER - A motor driver is provided, which includes a control circuit, a first transistor, a first comparison circuit, a second transistor and a load. The control circuit includes a first output terminal and a second output terminal; the first output terminal outputs a first control signal; the second output terminal outputs a second control signal whose phase is inverse to the phase of the first control signal. The gate of the first transistor receives the first control signal. The first comparison circuit compares the gate-source voltage with a reference voltage to generate a first comparison signal. When the first comparison signal shows that the first control signal is reduced to be lower than the reference voltage, the second control signal generated by the second output terminal is transmitted to the gate of the second transistor. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190712 | ALTERNATING CURRENT TO DIRECT CURRENT CONVERSION CIRCUIT - An alternating current to direct current conversion circuit includes a rectifier circuit, a first DC to DC conversion module and a second DC to DC conversion module. The first DC to DC conversion module includes multiple power switches and an inductor and is coupled between the rectifier circuit and the second DC to DC conversion module. Multiple power switches in the first DC to DC conversion module are controlled to be turned on simultaneously, so that a voltage across each of the power switches in the first DC to DC conversion module is reduced. The alternating current to direct current conversion circuit includes no power switch with a high withstand voltage, so that the alternating current to direct current conversion circuit has a small volume, low switching loss, less energy loss, and good heat dissipation, thereby increasing power density. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190713 | DYNAMIC POWER CONVERTER AND METHOD THEREOF - A power converter and a method of operation thereof is disclosed including an input, an output, a sensor unit, a switched power converter, and a processor module. The power converter may convert an input power into an output power. The power converter may sense real-time measurements of the input power and the output power to determine a real-time calculated efficiency. The power converter may chop the input power into sized and positioned portions of the input power based on a plurality of determined operating parameters. The power converter may determine the operating parameters based on the real-time calculated efficiency and on a plurality of other operating factors/conditions. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190714 | Switched-Capacitor Power Conversion System and Control Method - A system includes a first switched-capacitor converter including a plurality of switches connected in series, a second switched-capacitor converter, and a third switched-capacitor converter connected in parallel with the second switched-capacitor converter between a common node of two switches of the plurality of switches and a load, the second switched-capacitor converter and the third switched-capacitor converter both including inductors. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190715 | ON-BOARD POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - An on-board power supply device includes: a voltage conversion unit; a first voltage detection unit that detects a value of a first voltage that is applied to a second conduction path; and a second voltage detection unit that detects a value of a second voltage that is applied to a load-side conduction path. Furthermore, the on-board power supply device includes: a target voltage setting unit that sets a target voltage value based on the value of the second voltage detected by the second voltage detection unit; and a control unit. The control unit repeatedly performs feedback calculation for updating a duty ratio of a control signal based on the value of the first voltage detected by the first voltage detection unit so as to bring the value of the first voltage applied to the second conduction path closer to the target voltage value. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190716 | TRANSMITTER - A transmitter is provided. the transmitter includes a hybrid feedback circuit and a hybrid driving circuit. The hybrid feedback circuit compares a reference voltage with a feedback voltage in closed-loop, determines whether to perform polarity reversal according to a mode control signal, controls power output according to a comparison result and the mode control signal, and generates a first output signal. The hybrid driving circuit, coupled to the hybrid feedback circuit, receives the first output signal of the hybrid feedback circuit, generates a transmitter output signal according to an input data, and generates a second output signal according to the transmitter output signal. The first output signal and the second output signal are transmitted back to the hybrid feedback circuit. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190717 | VOLTAGE GENERATION CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE - Provided is a voltage generation circuit for improving the characteristics of a high-side switching element by applying an appropriate control power supply voltage to the high-side drive circuit. The voltage generation circuit includes a bootstrap circuit and a step-down circuit. The bootstrap circuit includes a diode and a current limiting resistor. The step-down circuit is connected to a high potential side of the high-side switching element and an input side of the bootstrap circuit. The step-down circuit outputs a compensated power supply voltage generated by stepping down a power supply voltage applied to the high potential side of the high-side switching element to the bootstrap circuit. The step-down circuit generates the compensated power supply voltage obtained by adding a compensation voltage corresponding to a voltage drop due to the diode and the current limiting resistor to a control power supply voltage for a low-side drive circuit. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190718 | START-UP VOLTAGE OVERSHOOT REDUCTION - A power conversion system comprises a power converter configured to convert an input voltage to an output voltage. The power converter comprises an inductor, at least one power switch coupled to the inductor, a feedback circuit, and a controller. The power converter is configured to generate a sensed output voltage based on the output voltage, provide a feedback signal based on a relationship of the sensed output voltage with a reference voltage, and adjust the reference voltage from a first value to a second value after the sensed output voltage has exceeded the first value. The controller is coupled to the at least one power switch and to the feedback circuit and configured to control the at least one power switch to generate the output voltage based on the feedback signal. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190719 | Power Converter Control - Circuits and methods for reducing lagging responses of a power converter to changes in circuit voltages or current, over-shoot/under-shoot when a target output voltage changes faster than the power converter's response, and open loop conditions. Embodiments include scanning a feedback voltage from a load powered by a voltage output by a power converter controlled by a PWM control signal; detecting an under-regulation condition; and, while the under-regulation condition is detected, increasing a clock signal rate to a counter outputting a count value usable to generate the PWM control signal. Embodiments include comparing a target output voltage to a signal representative of an output voltage of the power converter; indicating an under-shoot or over-shoot condition if the voltage difference exceeds a corresponding offset value; and limiting the range of values for an M-bit count value used to generate the PWM control signal to mitigate the under-shoot or over-shoot condition. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190720 | DC-DC CONVERTER - A DC-DC converter including a switching buck regulator including a first power switch connected to a first power node, a second power switch connected to a second power node, a driver configured to drive the first and second power switches, an output filtering inductor connected to a node between the first and second power switches, and an output filtering capacitor connected to the output filtering inductor, a controller configured to compensate for an output signal of the switching buck regulator in a time domain using a reference voltage, and a feed forward circuit connected between the switching buck regulator and the controller, and including a first buffer, a second buffer, an RC filter, and an adder may be provided. Accordingly, the DC-DC converter can reduce a delay of a compensation circuit, improve transient response characteristics of the switching buck regulator, and further improve the performance of the DC-DC converter. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190721 | ADAPTIVE COMPENSATION SYTEM FOR SWITCHING POWER CONVERTERS - In an embodiment a DC-DC switching power converter includes a switching circuitry including switches, the switching circuitry configured to receive a DC input voltage and generate a DC output voltage via switching the switches, a switching control circuitry configured to control switching of the switches with a switching signal having a corresponding switching frequency with a corresponding duty cycle, the DC output voltage generated by the switching circuitry depending on the duty cycle, wherein the switching control circuitry is configured to set the duty cycle based on a difference between the DC output voltage and a reference voltage in a closed loop configuration and a compensation network configured to provide stability to an operation of the DC-DC switching power converter, wherein the compensation network has a capacitance having a value depending on the switching frequency. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190722 | SWITCHING CONVERTERS WITH ADAPTIVE CONSTANT ON-TIME CONTROL AND CONTROL METHODS THEREOF - A switching converter with adaptive constant on-time control has a power switch and a control circuit. The switching converter converts an input voltage into an output voltage. When the switching converter is in a light-load state, the on-time of the power switch is controlled to be smaller than the on-time of the power switch in a normal-load state, wherein the normal-load state includes a continuous current mode (CCM) or a discontinuous current mode (DCM). | 2022-06-16 |
20220190723 | MULTI-PORT BUCK-BOOST CONVERTER AND METHOD OF CONTROL - An illustrative example embodiment of a buck-boost converter includes at least three input/output ports, at least three sets of switches, and at least two ripple current limiters. One of the sets of switches is associated with each of the input/output ports. Each of the ripple current limiters is associated with a respective one of the sets of switches between the associated set of switches and another one of the sets of switches. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190724 | Power Converter - A power converter includes two flying capacitors coupled to a network of switches, two inductors and a driver. The network of switches has a first switch to couple the first flying capacitor to a first port, a first ground switch to couple the first flying capacitor to ground, a second switch to couple the second flying capacitor to the first port, a second ground switch to couple the second flying capacitor to ground. The driver drives the network of switches with a sequence of states comprising a first state. In the first state the first port is coupled to a second port via a first path and a second path. The first path includes the first switch, the first flying capacitor and the first inductor. The second path includes the second switch, the second flying capacitor and the second inductor; the ground port is decoupled from the second port. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190725 | BUCK CONVERTER - The present disclosure provides a buck converter for achieving a high output and reducing cost. The buck converter includes: a MOSFET, including a first side connected to an application end of an input voltage; a rectifying element, connected to a second side of the MOSFET by a first connection node; a coil, having a first terminal connected to the first connection node; and an output capacitor, connected to a second terminal of the coil. The MOSFET is a super-junction MOSFET. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190726 | DIRECT VOLTAGE CONVERTER - Disclosed is a DC voltage converter, including a plurality of dividing modules positioned in parallel and synchronized in an interleaved manner, all the dividing modules being controlled by one and the same error signal sampled for each dividing period. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190727 | TROUBLESHOOTING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a troubleshooting method and device. The method is applicable to an inverter power supply system in the power supply device. The inverter power supply system includes at least two DC/DC modules, and any one of the DC/DC modules includes fuses F | 2022-06-16 |
20220190728 | SWITCHED-MODE POWER CONTROLLER WITH MULTI-MODE STARTUP - A switched-mode power controller includes a primary side controller circuit configured in a startup mode of operation to generate a fixed switching frequency pulse width modulation (PWM) signal with incrementing duty-ratio value. The PWM signal drives a main-switch that charges an inductive device with stored energy and discharges the stored energy into a capacitor on a secondary side to generate a power controller output voltage. Based on a comparison of the power controller output voltage with a reference voltage, the primary side controller circuit is configured to stop the incrementing of the duty-ratio of the PWM signal and begin a quasi-resonant mode of operation during which the primary side controller circuit reduces a number of valleys detected in one or more off-times of the main-switch in one or more respective main-switch switching periods. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190729 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VOLTAGE COMPENSATION BASED ON LOAD CONDITIONS IN POWER CONVERTERS - Systems and methods for voltage compensation based on load conditions in power converters. For example, a system controller for regulating a power converter includes a first controller terminal; a second controller terminal; and a compensation current generator. The compensation current generator is configured to receive an input signal through the first controller terminal. The input signal indicates a first current flowing through a primary winding of a power converter. The compensation current generator is configured to receive a demagnetization signal related to a demagnetization period of the power converter and associated with an auxiliary winding of the power converter. The compensation current generator is configured to generate a compensation current based at least in part on the input signal and the demagnetization signal. The compensation current generator is connected to a resistor. The resistor is configured to generate a compensation voltage based at least in part on the compensation current. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190730 | BIAS POWER REGULATOR CIRCUIT FOR ISOLATED CONVERTERS WITH A WIDE OUTPUT VOLTAGE RANGE - A system includes an isolated converter having a power transformer with a primary winding, a secondary winding, and an auxiliary winding. The system also includes: 1) a first switch coupled to the primary winding; 2) a switch controller coupled to the first switch; and 3) a bias power regulator circuit coupled to the auxiliary winding and the switch controller. The bias power regulator circuit includes a second switch. The bias power regulator circuit is configured to provide a bias supply output voltage to the switch controller based on a first set of modes that modulate a switching frequency of the second switch and based on a second mode in which the second switch stays off. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190731 | AC/DC CONVERTER WITH ACTIVE CAPACITOR BANK - An AC-DC power converter can include an AC-DC converter stage, such as a flyback converter, configured to receive an AC input voltage and deliver a DC output voltage. The converter can include an active capacitor bank (ACB) coupled to the output of the AC-DC stage. The ACB can include an energy storage capacitor and a plurality of switching devices operable as a bidirectional converter to alternately charge the capacitor from the DC output or discharge the capacitor to maintain output DC voltage regulation. The converter can also include control circuitry responsive to the AC input voltage to selectively: (1) enable the AC-DC stage and operate the switching devices to charge the capacitor from the DC output voltage; (2) and disable the AC-DC stage and operate the switching devices to discharge the capacitor to maintain DC output voltage regulation. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190732 | POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS - A power conversion apparatus connected to three or more voltage units, includes three or more power conversion circuits connected to respective units of the three or more voltage units; and a multiport transformer connected to the three or more power conversion circuits at mutually different ports, in which at least one voltage unit of the three or more voltage units is an electrical load. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190733 | POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS - A power conversion apparatus connected to three or more voltage units, includes three or more power conversion circuits connected to respective units of the three or more voltage units; and a multiport transformer connected to the three or more power conversion circuits at mutually different ports, in which at least one voltage unit of the three or more voltage units is an electrical load. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190734 | BIDIRECTIONAL INSULATING DC-DC CONVERTER, CONTROL APPARATUS THEREFOR, AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - The bidirectional insulating DC-DC converter shares high/low voltage terminals, a cooling passage, a housing, and a control board, and two independent step-down circuit ( | 2022-06-16 |
20220190735 | CONVERTER INCLUDING ACTIVE CLAMP SWITCH AND SECONDARY SIDE RECTIFIER AND CONTROLLING METHOD OF CONVERTER - A controlling method of a converter includes performing a state detecting step and a switch controlling step. The state detecting step is performed to detect an operation state of a secondary side rectifier of the converter from a control winding. The switch controlling step is performed to control an active clamp switch of the converter according to the operation state of the secondary side rectifier. The secondary side rectifier is a diode. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190736 | MODULAR CONFIGURABLE INVERTER AND SYSTEMS, COMPONENTS, AND METHODS THEREOF - A modular inverter arrangement comprising one or more cages of a cage assembly, including at least a first cage of the cage assembly. Each of the one or more cages can be in the form of a cuboid, and each of the one or more cages can be adapted to accommodate therein respective sets of one or more power modules. The modular inverter arrangement can also be comprised of a heatsink extending transversely through each of the one or more cages, from a first end of the cage assembly to a second end of the cage assembly opposite the first end. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190737 | ELECTRIC POWER CONVERTER - An electric power converter includes a plurality of power modules, a capacitor, a positive bus bar, and a negative bus bar. Each of the power modules includes a positive terminal and a negative terminal on a side facing the capacitor. Leading ends of the positive terminal and negative terminal are parallel to the side. The positive bus bar includes a positive/negative base plate joined to a positive/negative electrode of the capacitor and a positive/negative flange bent from the positive/negative base plate. The positive/negative flange is joined to the positive/negative terminals of the power modules. The positive flange and the negative flange extend in directions away from the capacitor. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190738 | ALTERNATING CURRENT TO DIRECT CURRENT CONVERSION CIRCUIT - An alternating current to direct current conversion circuit includes N first power converters instead of a boost circuit including a power switch with a high withstand voltage. The N first power converters each have an input end and theses input ends are connected in series, to perform power factor correction. Therefore, the alternating current to direct current conversion circuit includes no power switch with a high withstand voltage, so that the alternating current to direct current conversion circuit has a small volume, low switching loss, less energy loss, and good heat dissipation, thereby increasing power density. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190739 | POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS - A power conversion apparatus includes a power conversion circuit including a semiconductor element in each of upper and lower arms between DC links, and being electrically connected to an AC load at an AC end. A voltage detector detects a voltage between the DC links. A current detector detects a current flowing in the AC end. A control unit generates a gate command based on a voltage value obtained by the voltage detector and a current value obtained by the current detector. A gate driver drives the semiconductor element based on the gate command, includes a gate current detector and a circuit to determine a drive state of the semiconductor element from the gate current, and outputs a value corresponding to the drive state to the control unit. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190740 | VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND INVERTER DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH A VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A measurement device configured to deliver a voltage corresponding to an overlay of an input voltage applied to the terminals of the measurement device and of an image voltage of a current circulating in a first capacitor to the terminals of which the input voltage is applied, the measurement device includes a shunt filter intended to be mounted in parallel with the first capacitor and comprising a second capacitor and a first resistor mounted in series with the second capacitor, a second resistor mounted in parallel with the second capacitor. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190741 | ELECTRIC POWER CONVERTING DEVICE, AND ELECTRICITY GENERATING SYSTEM - The present invention provides an electric power conversion device and an electric power generation system which are capable of suppressing ripples in a detected voltage and detection delay. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190742 | NOVEL FWS DC-AC GRID CONNECTED INVERTER - A new class of DC-AC inverter comprises a buck or two buck converters and two or four low frequency switches, and it achieves ultra-high efficiency, reactive power flow capability, small size and low cost in grid-connected applications. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190743 | PHASE SEQUENCE ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM AND PHASE SEQUENCE ADJUSTMENT METHOD - A phase sequence adjustment system includes a power conversion circuit and a control circuit. The power conversion circuit is connected to a main power supply with a phase sequence. The control circuit respectively provides a first and a second excitation signals to the power conversion circuit, so as to short the power conversion circuit with the main power supply twice. The control circuit includes a current detection circuit and a control unit. The current detection circuit obtains two current signals respectively during two short-circuit operations. The control unit calculates two current phase angles respectively according to these two current signals and determines whether the phase sequence is positive or negative accordingly. The control unit selects one from the two current phase angles, calculates a voltage phase angle of the main power and a phase angle difference there-between to adjust a feedback phase sequence accordingly. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190744 | ELECTRICAL CONVERTER - An electrical converter for conversion between a three-phase AC signal and a DC signal may include a phase selector for connecting the three phase terminals to a first, a second, and a third intermediate node, a first buck circuit having a first switch-node terminal connected to the first DC terminal, and a second buck circuit having a second switch-node terminal connected to the second DC terminal. The first and second buck circuits convert a voltage at the first, second, and third intermediate node to a voltage between the first and second DC terminal. The first and second buck circuits are connected in series between the first and second intermediate node, and include at least one actively switchable device connected between the common node and the third intermediate node. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190745 | VIBRATION-TYPE ACTUATOR AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A vibration-type actuator includes a vibrator, a contact body, a pressure member, a holding member, and a base. The vibrator has an elastic member and an electro-mechanical energy conversion element fixed to the elastic member. The contact body contacts the vibrator. The pressure member presses the contact body and the vibrator in a first direction. The holding member holds the vibrator and includes a support portion and at least one fitting hole portion extending in the first direction. The support portion supports the vibrator movably in the first direction. The base holds the holding member. The contact body moves relative to the vibrator in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The base includes at least one fitting protrusion portion extending in the first direction and fits in the at least one fitting hole portion. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190746 | WIND POWER GENERATOR USING PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT - The present disclosure relates to a wind power generator using a piezoelectric element. A wind power generator using a piezoelectric element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, includes: a plurality of panels which are sequentially stacked, a wing-shaped piezoelectric member disposed between the plurality of panels for generating electrical energy by external force and a vibrating ball container disposed on one surface of the wing-shaped piezoelectric member and including a plurality of vibrating balls, wherein a hole through which wind can pass is formed in at least one surface of the vibrating ball container. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190747 | CIRCUIT FOR PRODUCING ELECTRICAL ENERGY - A circuit for generating electrical energy is disclosed. The circuit uses a pulse generator in combination with an etalon. The etalon can be a tube can have material therein, such as solid material or fluid passing therethrough. A thyristor or other negative resistance can be in series with the etalon to increase a change of voltage with respect to time. A resultant energy applied to a load is larger than the energy supplied by the pulse generator due to the absorption of external energy by the etalon. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190748 | POWER GENERATION ELEMENT, POWER GENERATION DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POWER GENERATION ELEMENT - A power generation element includes: a first housing portion including a first substrate and a first electrode portion, the first substrate including a first principal surface, and the first electrode portion being on the first principal surface; a second housing portion including a second substrate and a second electrode portion, the second substrate including a second principal surface, and the second electrode portion being on the second principal surface; and an intermediate portion including nanoparticles. The first principal surface includes a first separated surface in contact with the first electrode portion and separated from the second housing portion, and a first joint surface in contact with the second housing portion. The second principal surface includes a second separated surface in contact with the second electrode portion and separated from the first housing portion, and a second joint surface in contact with the first housing portion. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190749 | ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK AND SUBSTRATE FIXING DEVICE - An electrostatic chuck includes a base body having a placement surface on which a suction target object is placed, and an electrode embedded in the base body. The base body is provided with a groove that opens to the placement surface-side and does not reach the electrode. Aloes-resistance region made of ceramics and a high-resistance region made of ceramics having a volume resistivity higher than the low-resistance region are sequentially arranged from a side close to the groove between a bottom surface of the groove and the electrode, in a thickness direction of the base body. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190750 | MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE - A motor control device controls the drive of a motor including a motor winding. The motor control device is provided with an energization control unit and a standstill determination unit. The energization control unit controls the energization of the motor winding in accordance with a detection value of a rotational position sensor that detects a rotational position of the motor. The standstill determination unit determines a standstill of the motor. When a standstill of the motor is detected, the energization control unit controls energization in a change pattern that is an energization pattern different from a preset regular pattern in accordance with the detection value of the rotational position sensor. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190751 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR - A method is described for controlling an electric motor having a rotor. The method is carried out after a shutdown of the motor has been initiated. The method includes starting a timer in a motor controller, performing regenerative braking to recapture kinetic energy from the rotor as electrical energy, and using the recaptured electrical energy from the regenerative braking to power the motor controller. If the timer in the motor controller exceeds a predetermined timer value, a flag is set in memory in the motor controller to indicate that the motor has stopped. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190752 | Method of Braking a Power Tool - A two-stage braking method for a brushless DC (BLDC) motor. The method includes control a switching array to drive the BLDC motor according to a commutation scheme to decrease a speed of the BLDC motor, allow the BLDC motor to coast, determine the speed of the BLDC motor, and actuate high side switches and/or low side switches to substantially stop rotational movement of the BLDC motor. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190753 | POWER TRANSFER OF MULTIPLE MOTORS - An example power delivery device includes a drive shaft to connect with a load, a first motor connected with the drive shaft through a first reducer, and at least one second motor connected with the drive shaft through a second reducer, wherein a first final driven gear of the first reducer is directly connected with the drive shaft, and a second final driven gear of the second reducer is connected with the drive shaft through a one-direction connector. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190754 | MOTOR ARRANGEMENT SYSTEM OF ENDURABLE AND ENERGY-SAVING ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A motor arrangement system of an endurable and energy-saving electric vehicle includes a motor unit, a detection unit, and a control unit. The motor unit includes a number of motor devices and a speed-change device. The detection unit includes a rotational speed detector that detects a rotational speed to output a rotational speed signal and an operation detector that detects an electric current of the motor devices to output an operation signal. The control unit controls supply of electric power to one to some of the motor devices according to confirmation of the rotational speed signal and the operation signal. As such, a desired number of motor devices can be selected according to a desired level of horsepower, to thereby help reduce energy consumption and also to share the risk and cost of maintenance. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190755 | DRIVING OF A SINGLE COIL BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR - A method for controlling a single coil BLDC motor having an electrical time constant, the method includes EHP sequences having a pulse train with at least two driving pulses of a same polarity, each driving pulse comprises: applying a driving signal during a torque generating period (TGP), followed by a non-torque generating period (NTGP); monitoring the phase current, wherein the sensing window lasts at least during a time constant, which is the electrical time constant or an approximation thereof, if the sensing window is during the TGP, and wherein the sensing window minimally lasts until the phase current has reduced to less than half the maximum phase current which was generated during the TGP if the sensing window is during the NTGP; determining parameters for the ongoing EHP, and/or for at least one next EHP sequence based on the obtained phase current information. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190756 | MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE, MOTOR CONTROL METHOD, AND MOTOR UNIT - A motor control device for controlling a brushless motor including a rotor and a three-phase armature coil includes: a position detection unit which detects the rotational position of the rotor; a control unit which outputs, in a first control mode or a second control mode, a first drive signal or a second drive signal to an inverter at a current-supply timing based on the rotational position of the rotor; and the inverter which outputs a first current-supply signal or a second current-supply signal to the three-phase armature coil when the first drive signal or the second drive signal is input. For any two of the three phases, a duty value when the duty of the applied voltages is the same is larger in the second control mode than in the first control mode. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190757 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRIC MACHINE, APPARATUS - The invention relates to a method for operating an electric machine ( | 2022-06-16 |
20220190758 | MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEM - Control over the operation of a dimmable light is supported by an interface circuit between the dimmable light and a near-field radio frequency communication controller. The interface circuit includes a first circuit that receives at least one control set point through a near-field radio frequency communication issued by the near-field radio frequency communication controller. A second circuit of the interface generates one or more electric signals in pulse width modulation based on the control set point. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190759 | POWER APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A power apparatus for a vehicle manages power for a vehicle by performing a power-up operation according to a power-up method determined on the basis of a voltage formed at a power input node connected to a battery of the vehicle when a power-up signal is applied. The power apparatus including a regulator configured to regulate a battery voltage inputted through the power input node; a switch driving circuit configured to turn on/off a switch that controls a connection between the battery and the regulator through the power input node; and a main logic circuit configured to receive control authority for the switch driving circuit from the power apparatus when receiving the power-up signal and the operating voltage generated by the regulator, and to control an on/off operation of the switch. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190760 | MOTOR DRIVING METHOD AND MOTOR DRIVING SYSTEM - A motor driving method includes steps of: at an open loop phase and in response to a motor being operated under a steady-state, calculating an angle difference between an estimation coordinate axis of the motor and an actual coordinate axis by a controller, according to an estimation voltage value, an estimation current value and at least one electrical parameter feedback from the motor and in reference with the estimation coordinate axis of the motor; calculating an actual current value in reference with the actual coordinate axis according to the angle difference by the controller; calculating a load torque estimation value associated with the motor according to the actual current value by the controller; and, in response to the open loop phase being switched to a close loop phase, compensating an output torque of the motor according to the load torque estimation value by the controller. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190761 | MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE - This motor control device controls a motor having a first stator winding, a second stator winding, and a field winding whose response to a current command is slower than those of the first stator winding and the second stator winding, and includes: a parameter acquisition unit which acquires motor state data and a motor parameter corresponding to the motor state data; and a current command calculation unit which calculates current commands for the windings on the basis of a torque command for the motor and the motor parameter. The current command calculation unit includes a response delay reproduction unit which reproduces response delay of field winding current in a field winding current command, and calculates a first stator winding current command and a second stator winding current command, using the field winding current command in which the response delay is reproduced. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190762 | MTPA BASED METHOD FOR PARAMETERLESS AND POSITION-SENSORLESS CONTROL OF A PERMANENT MAGNET SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR - A parameterless and position-sensorless MTPA control of a permanent magnet synchronous motor including: using three rotating reference frames having different observation angles to parse the current vector; using a target current value and a preset current-rotor angle y that is between the current vector and the q | 2022-06-16 |
20220190763 | HOME APPLIANCE AND CONTROLLING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A motor driving apparatus includes: an inverter that includes at least one switching element and that is configured to output alternating current power to a motor, a vibration sensor configured to detect vibrations, and a controller (i) comprising a compensation signal generator that is configured to, based on an output value of the vibration sensor, generate a compensation signal and (ii) configured to generate a control signal for controlling the inverter. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190764 | MOTOR-INTEGRATED INVERTER - A motor-integrated inverter is provided. The inverter includes a motor with a shaft disposed in a horizontal direction, and a power module configured to generate driving power for driving the motor and coupled to the motor in a direction in which the shaft is disposed. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190765 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR QUASI-SENSORLESS ADAPTIVE CONTROL OF SWITCHED RELUCTANCE MOTOR DRIVES - A method and apparatus for quasi-sensorless adaptive control of a high rotor pole switched-reluctance motor (HRSRM). The method comprises the steps of: applying a voltage pulse to an inactive phase winding and measuring current response in each inactive winding. Motor index pulses are used for speed calculation and to establish a time base. Slope of the current is continuously monitored which allows the shaft speed to be updated multiple times and to track any change in speed and fix the dwell angle based on the shaft speed. The apparatus for quasi-sensorless control of a high rotor pole switched-reluctance motor (HRSRM) comprises a switched-reluctance motor having a stator and a rotor, a three-phase inverter controlled by a processor connected to the switched-reluctance motor, a load and a converter. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190766 | LOW-NOISE, HIGH ROTOR POLE SWITCHED RELUCTANCE MOTOR - The present embodiment is a high rotor pole switched reluctance machine (HRSRM) which provides a plurality of combinations of the number of rotor poles R | 2022-06-16 |
20220190767 | TOOL BROWNOUT MANAGEMENT - A motorized hand tool, such as a cordless ratchet wrench, that has a motor, one or more electronic components and/or integrated circuits, and a step-up converter that are housed or disposed in a housing of the tool. The step-up converter is adapted to prevent a voltage of a battery of the tool from dropping below a threshold voltage of a component or integrated circuit when current draw from the battery increases, thus preventing a “brownout” condition. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190768 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MOTOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOTOR - Disclosed is a motor control apparatus and a motor control method to estimate a stator resistance of a motor for sensorless control of the motor. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190769 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MOTOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOTOR - Disclosed is a motor control apparatus, a motor control system, and a motor control method that estimate a stator resistance and a rotor position for sensorless control of a motor. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190770 | FAULT TOLERANT ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE - The disclosed technology provides systems and methods to employ fault tolerance for rotating electric machines operating as motors or generators. A unique system architecture and control elements allow rotating electric machines the ability to isolate faulted conditions and continue to operate. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190771 | A LINEAR ACTUATOR SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF SETTING UP AND PROGRAMMING POWER LIMIT VALUES FOR SUCH AN ACTUATOR SYSTEM - A linear electric actuator system, preferably for patient lifters, comprising at least one linear electric actuator and a controller having a power limiting circuit for limiting the power to the at least one linear electric actuator. The actuator system is arranged such that the threshold value of the maximum permissible power in the power limiting circuit may be changed, and that this change may be performed via reference to the position of the spindle nut on the spindle as a look up in a table showing a corresponding value for the power limit. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190772 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL ENERGY COMPRISING A COLLECTING ROBOT AND A PLURALITY OF PRODUCING ROBOTS - A system for generating electrical energy, for instance at an agricultural site. The system includes at least one mobile robot, referred to as “collecting robot” and a plurality of mobile robots, referred to as “producing robots”. Each collect robot includes at least one input port adapted for coupling with an output port of a producing robot and an output port for outputting electrical energy received from each producing robot coupled with the collecting robot. Each producing robot includes a photovoltaic generator, at least one input port adapted for coupling with an output port of another producing robot, and at least one output port for outputting electrical energy generated by the producing robot and received from each other producing robot coupled with the producing robot. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190773 | SOLAR PANEL - A pre-formed solar panel ( | 2022-06-16 |
20220190774 | INTEGRATED BEARING ASSEMBLY - Solar trackers that may be advantageously employed on sloped and/or variable terrain to rotate solar panels to track motion of the sun across the sky include bearing assemblies and other mechanical features configured to address mechanical challenges posed by the sloped and/or variable terrain that might otherwise prevent or complicate use of solar trackers on such terrain. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190775 | ROW-END CANTILEVERED BEAM MODULE SUPPORT - Solar trackers that may be advantageously employed on sloped and/or variable terrain to rotate solar panels to track motion of the sun across the sky include bearing assemblies and other mechanical features configured to address mechanical challenges posed by the sloped and/or variable terrain that might otherwise prevent or complicate use of solar trackers on such terrain. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190776 | INTEGRATED ARTICULATED BEARING - Solar trackers that may be advantageously employed on sloped and/or variable terrain to rotate solar panels to track motion of the sun across the sky include bearing assemblies and other mechanical features configured to address mechanical challenges posed by the sloped and/or variable terrain that might otherwise prevent or complicate use of solar trackers on such terrain. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190777 | FLEXURE BEARING ASSEMBLY - Solar trackers that may be advantageously employed on sloped and/or variable terrain to rotate solar panels to track motion of the sun across the sky include bearing assemblies and other mechanical features configured to address mechanical challenges posed by the sloped and/or variable terrain that might otherwise prevent or complicate use of solar trackers on such terrain. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190778 | MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR MOUNTING A PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE - A mounting assembly comprises a reinforcement channel configured to nest around a first base of a first hat-shaped channel wherein the first hat-shaped channel is configured to nest around a second base of a second hat-shaped channel and the second hat-shaped channel is configured to nest around a load distributing channel. The mounting base, the reinforcement channel, the first hat-shaped channel, the second hat-shaped channel and the load distributing channel are configured to be removable with respect to a fastener along the fastener axis. The fastener is received through coaxial apertures located within the mounting base, the reinforcement channel, the first hat-shaped channel, the second hat-shaped channel and the load distributing channel. The channels are of a certain length that is sufficient to add stiffness to an object being supported by the mounting assembly. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190779 | SOLAR ARRAYS AND RELATED ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS - A solar array may include a first rigid composite solar panel including solar cells secured to a first substrate. The solar array may further include a second rigid composite solar panel including solar cells secured to a second substrate. The solar array may also include solar panel modules including solar cells secured to a flexible sheet of material. The solar panel modules may be coupled between the first composite solar panel and the second composite solar panel. The solar array may be configured to be retained in a stowed arrangement with the solar panel modules between the first rigid composite solar panel and the second rigid composite solar panel. The solar array further configured to be extended with an extendable arm until each of the first rigid composite solar panel, the second rigid composite solar panel and the solar panel modules are arranged in a substantially straight line. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190780 | REFLECTIVE SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a solar photovoltaic system suitably used for agriculture or used on water and including a reflector for reflecting sunlight. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190781 | ROW-TO-ROW BONDING JUMPER - An electrically conductive bond jumper connects two solar modules, and is affixed to the solar modules with u-shaped spring grips on each end. The spring grips have sharp pointed teeth to penetrate coatings on the solar modules and enhance the electrical connection between the solar modules. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190782 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An apparatus for predicting useful life of a photovoltaic module includes an input and an output. The input receives first information indicating an amount of hygrothermal stress that a photovoltaic module undergoes from a start until an end of a period during which the photovoltaic module outputs predetermined electric power. The input further receives second information indicating an amount of hygrothermal stress that the photovoltaic module undergoes per a predetermined time in a field where the photovoltaic module is deployed. The second information is generated based on information about daily maximum temperatures of the photovoltaic module in the field where the photovoltaic module is deployed. The output outputs result information about a predicted period during which the photovoltaic module is expected to output the predetermined electric power when the photovoltaic module is deployed in the field. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190783 | OSCILLATOR AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to an oscillator including a charge and discharge circuit which generates a first oscillation signal according to a clock signal using a first constant current and a second oscillation signal according to an inverted clock signal using a second constant current, an integrating circuit which generates a first comparison voltage reflecting an amount of change in the first oscillation signal based on a comparison reference voltage and a second comparison voltage reflecting an amount of change in the second oscillation signal based on the comparison reference voltage, and a comparison circuit which generates the clock signal and the inverted clock signal according to a result of comparison between the first oscillation signal and the first comparison voltage and a result of comparison between the second oscillation signal and the second comparison voltage. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190784 | AMPLIFICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH ONE OR MORE CHANNELS - Systems and methods are provided for amplifying multiple input signals to generate multiple output signals. An example system includes a first channel, a second channel, and a third channel. The first channel is configured to receive one or more first input signals, process information associated with the one or more first input signals and a first ramp signal, and generate one or more first output signals. The second channel is configured to receive one or more second input signals, process information associated with the one or more second input signals and a second ramp signal, and generate one or more second output signals. The first ramp signal corresponds to a first phase. The second ramp signal corresponds to a second phase. The first phase and the second phase are different. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190785 | HYBRID POWER AMPLIFIER WITH GAN-ON-SI AND GAN-ON-SIC CIRCUITS - A power amplifier, such as a radio-frequency (RF) Doherty power amplifier, for amplifying an input signal to an output signal is disclosed. The power amplifier includes a peaking amplifier circuit, where the peaking amplifier circuit is formed in gallium nitride materials on a silicon substrate. The power amplifier further includes a main amplifier circuit, where the main amplifier circuit is formed in gallium nitride materials on a silicon carbide substrate. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190786 | AUTO-LINEARIZING AMPLIFIER - Examples of the disclosure include an amplifier system comprising an amplifier having an input to receive an input signal, and an output to provide an amplified output signal, the amplifier having a power level indicative of at least one of the input signal power and the amplified output signal power, and a linearizer coupled to the amplifier and having a plurality of modes of operation including a fully disabled mode and a fully enabled mode, the linearizer being configured to determine the power level of the amplifier, select a mode of operation of the plurality of modes of operation based on the power level of the amplifier, determine one or more linearization parameters corresponding to the selected mode of operation, and control linearization of the amplified output signal based on the determined one or more linearization parameters. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190787 | PREAMPLIFYING CIRCUIT - Provided is a preamplifying circuit, including a first amplifier and a second amplifier sequentially connected in series, wherein an output end of the second amplifier is connected to a circuit output end, and an input end of the first amplifier is connected to a circuit input end. The preamplifying circuit further includes a positive feedback branch including a diode group and a third amplifier, wherein one end of the diode group is connected to the input end of the first amplifier. The positive feedback circuit can positively feed part of signals back to the other end of the diode group, so that voltage drops at two ends of the diode group can be reduced, and harmonic distortion caused by nonlinearity of the diode group is reduced. Thus, the sound quality detected by a microphone sensor is improved. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190788 | PARALLEL INPUT AND DYNAMIC CASCADED OPERATIONAL TRANSCONDUCTANCE AMPLIFIER ACHIEVING HIGH PRECISION WITH PHASE SHIFTING - A parallel input and dynamic cascaded OTA (operational transconductance amplifier includes: plural sub-OTAs which generate corresponding plural transconductance output currents according to corresponding plural differential input voltages; and at least one cascading capacitor which is cascaded between a first sub-OTA and a second sub-OTA. A second transconductance output current generated by the second sub-OTA is coupled through the cascading capacitor to generate a transient bias current on a common mode bias node of the first sub-OTA, thus providing the transient bias current to a differential pair circuit of the first sub-OTA in a case when a transient variation occurs in the differential input voltage corresponding to the first sub-OTA, so that a loop bandwidth and a response speed during a transient state are enhanced. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190789 | ANALOG CIRCUIT DIFFERENTIAL PAIR ELEMENT MISMATCH DETECTION USING SPECTRAL SEPARATION - A method for use in an analog circuit having a plurality of differential pairs of elements, wherein for each pair of the plurality of differential pairs of elements, the elements of the pair are designed to match but may have mismatch that induces error. The method includes, for each pair of at least two pairs of the plurality of differential pairs of elements: spectrally separating the mismatch-induced error of the pair from mismatch-induced error of a remainder of the plurality of differential pairs of elements, monitoring, by an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), an output of the analog circuit, and analyzing the monitored output to measure the mismatch-induced error of the pair. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190790 | TUNABLE VECTOR RECOMBINATION AMPLIFIER - A tunable vector recombination amplifier comprises an input, an output, first and second amplifier circuit paths each including a respective phase shifter to receive a respective input signal from the input and to apply a respective phase shift to produce a respective phase-shifted signal, a respective interstage impedance matching network, and a respective amplifier connected between the respective phase shifter and interstage impedance matching network to receive and amplify the respective phase-shifted signal to produce a respective amplified signal, first and second controllable DC voltage sources each coupled to a respective amplifier and configured to provide a respective supply voltage to the respective amplifier, values of the supply voltages being independently controllable, and an output amplifier stage to receive, amplify, and vectorially combine the amplified signals to produce a combined signal having a specified phase determined by the phase shifts and supply-voltage values and a specified amplitude at the output. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190791 | AMPLIFICATION DEVICE FOR AMPLIFYING A SIGNAL IN ELECTRO-OPTICAL TRANSCEIVERS - An amplification device configured for amplifying a signal with a DC signal component is provided, which comprises a coupling filter circuit having an input terminal and an output terminal. The coupling filter circuit attenuates the DC signal component of an input signal to obtain a filtered output signal. The coupling filter circuit comprises a first capacitor circuit connecting the input terminal to the output terminal; a second capacitor circuit connected in parallel to the first capacitor circuit, a first resistor and a second resistor, wherein the second capacitor, the first resistor and the second resistor are serially connected; and a resistor circuit connected to the input terminal and the output terminal and comprising a third resistor connected to the input terminal and a fourth resistor connected to the output terminal. The amplification device comprises an amplification circuit connected to the output terminal, which amplifies the filtered signal. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190792 | WAVE-SHAPING FOR OVER- AND UNDERSHOOT PREVENTION - A transmitter ( | 2022-06-16 |
20220190793 | BALANCED RADIO FREQUENCY POWER AMPLIFIER, CHIP AND COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - Disclosed in the present invention are a balanced radio frequency power amplifier, a chip and a communication terminal. The radio frequency power amplifier divides, by means of a 90-degree power splitter unit, a radio frequency input signal into two equal-amplitude signals having a phase difference of 90 degrees, the two radio frequency input signals are amplified and then inputted into an adjustable 90-degree power combiner, and the values of a adjustable capacitor and an adjustable resistor in the adjustable 90-degree power combiner are controlled by means of a control unit, so as to synthesize the two radio frequency input signals into one radio frequency input signal when the phase difference and amplitude difference of the two signals at different frequencies are the smallest, and to input the radio frequency input signal into a circuit of the next stage by means of a specific radio frequency transmission path. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190794 | CIRCUIT ELEMENT PAIR MATCHING METHOD AND CIRCUIT - A method for matching a pair of composite circuit elements (CEs) included in a circuit includes fabricating N CEs (e.g., resistors, transistors, current sources, capacitors) designed to match and switches configurable, according to M different combinations, to connect N/2 of the N CEs to form a first composite CE and to connect a remaining N/2 of the N CEs to form a second composite CE. Sequentially in time, for each combination of the M combinations, the switches are configured to form the first and second composite CEs according to the combination and a characteristic of the circuit is measured that includes the formed first and second composite CEs. The characteristic indicates how well the formed composite CEs match. A final combination of the M combinations is chosen whose measured characteristic indicates a best match and the final combination is used to configure the switches to form the composite CEs. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190795 | POWER AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT, POWER AMPLIFIER DEVICE, AND RF CIRCUIT MODULE - A power amplifier circuit includes an amplifier transistor which amplifies a radio frequency signal applied to its base and outputs the amplified signal; a resistance element having a first end, and a second end electrically connected to the base of the amplifier transistor; a first bias transistor having a collector to which a first voltage is applied, a base to which a first bias voltage is applied, and an emitter electrically connected to the first end of the resistance element and which supplies a bias current to the base of the amplifier transistor through the resistance element; and a second bias transistor having an emitter electrically connected to the emitter of the first bias transistor and the first end of the resistance element, a base to which a second bias voltage is applied, and a collector to which a second voltage lower than the first voltage is applied. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190796 | RADIO FREQUENCY POWER AMPLIFIER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF LINEARIZING AN OUTPUT SIGNAL THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to a radio frequency power amplifier system ( | 2022-06-16 |
20220190797 | CHOPPER AMPLIFIER CIRCUITS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING CHOPPER AMPLIFIER CIRCUITS - The present disclosure relates to chopper amplifier circuits featuring inherent chopper ripple suppression. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190798 | JOSEPHSON TRAVELING WAVE PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIER DEVICE WITH SIDEBAND SUPPRESSION - Devices and/or computer-implemented methods to facilitate a Josephson traveling wave parametric amplifier (JTWPA) device with sideband suppression are provided. According to an embodiment, a device can comprise a plurality of unit cells including at least one Josephson junction and a shunt capacitor. The device can further comprise a plurality of first dispersion resonators coupled to the plurality of unit cells at a first interval. The plurality of first dispersion resonators suppress generation of at least one of a third order harmonic of a pump tone applied to the device, a third order intermodulation product, or a fifth order intermodulation product. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190799 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE AUTOMATED GAIN CONTROL PARAMETERS FOR AN AUTOMATED GAIN CONTROL PROTOCOL - Methods and apparatus to determine automated gain control parameters for an automated gain control protocol are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first tuner to amplify an audio signal. Disclosed example apparatus also include a second tuner to amplify the audio signal. Disclosed example apparatus also include a first controller to tune the first tuner to apply a first gain representative of a first range of gains to the audio signal to determine a first amplified audio signal and tune the second tuner to apply a second gain representative a second range of gains to the audio signal to determine a second amplified audio signal, the second range of gains lower than the first range of gains. Disclosed example apparatus also include a second controller to select the first range of gains to be utilized in an automated gain control protocol when the first gain results in clipping of the first amplified audio signal and the second gain does not result in clipping of the second amplified audio signal. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190800 | GLITCH REDUCTION TECHNIQUE FOR SWITCHED AMPLIFIERS HAVING SELECTABLE TRANSFER GAIN - An amplifier circuit comprises a first gain circuit path configured to provide a first signal gain to an input signal, a second gain circuit path configured to provide a second signal gain to an input signal, an auxiliary gain circuit path configured to provide an auxiliary signal gain to an auxiliary input signal, wherein the auxiliary signal gain is equal to the first signal gain minus the second signal gain, a summing circuit configured to sum the second gain signal path and the auxiliary signal path, and logic circuitry configured to change an output of the circuit between the first gain circuit path and the sum of the second gain signal path and the auxiliary signal path, and set the auxiliary input signal equal to the input signal before the changing. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190801 | AUTOMATED PAUSE OF MEDIA CONTENT PLAYBACK BASED ON SOUND LEVEL - An example system for playing media content with a media playback device in a vehicle can be programmed to obtain a sound measurement indicative of a sound level associated with playback of the media content by the media playback device in the vehicle. The example system also can determine a deviation in an expected sound level based upon the sound measurement. Finally, the system can modify playback of the media content by the media playback device ( | 2022-06-16 |
20220190802 | Compact, High-Power Thin-Film Filter - A thin-film filter may include a monolithic substrate and a patterned conductive layer formed over the monolithic substrate. The patterned conductive layer may include at least one thin-film inductor. The thin-film filter may have a power capacity that is greater than about 25 W. In some embodiments, the thin-film inductor(s) may be connected between the input port and the output port. A heat sink terminal may be exposed along the bottom surface of thin-film filter. In some embodiments, the heat sink terminal may have an exposed heat sink area, and the bottom surface of the thin-film filter has an area that is less than 20 times larger than the exposed heat sink area. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190803 | BALUNS WITH INTEGRATED MATCHING NETWORKS - Baluns with integrated matching networks are provided herein. In certain embodiments, a balun structure includes a first pair of coupled lines, a second pair of coupled lines and a transmission line. Additionally, a first port of the balun is connected to a reference voltage by way of a first line of the first pair of coupled lines, the transmission line, and a first line of the second pair of coupled lines. Furthermore, a second port of the balun is connected to the reference voltage by way of a second line of the first pair of coupled lines, while a third port of the balun is connected to the reference voltage by way of a second line of the second pair of coupled lines. The first port serves as an unbalanced signal terminal, while the second port and the third port serve as positive and negative signal terminals. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190804 | COMPOSITE SUBSTRATE FOR ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE - A composite substrate for an acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric material layer, supporting substrate and x layers (x represents an integer of 3 or larger) of intermediate layers between the piezoelectric material layer and supporting substrate. The piezoelectric material layer, supporting substrate and intermediate layers satisfy a formula (1) (R | 2022-06-16 |
20220190805 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electronic element has a first surface, and an insulating surrounding member has a second surface and is in close contact with the electronic element and surrounds the electronic element while allowing the first surface to be exposed from the second surface. A wiring board faces a third surface constituted by the first surface and the second surface. An insulating joining member is interposed between the third surface and the wiring board and joins the third surface and the wiring board together. A conductive bump is located between the third surface and the wiring board and electrically connects the electronic element and the wiring board to each other. The joining member has a through hole that passes through the joining member from the third surface to the wiring board and that accommodates the bump. At least a portion of the through hole overlaps the second surface in perspective plan view. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190806 | MULTI-FILTER DIE - Embodiments may relate to a die such as an acoustic wave resonator (AWR) die. The die may include a first filter and a second filter in the die body. The die may further include an electromagnetic interference (EMI) structure that surrounds at least one of the filters. Other embodiments may be described or claimed. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190807 | ROTATION IN XY PLANE TO SUPPRESS SPURIOUS MODES IN XBAR DEVICES - Acoustic resonator devices, filter devices, and methods of fabrication are disclosed. An acoustic resonator includes a substrate having a surface and a single-crystal piezoelectric plate having front and back surfaces. The back surface is attached to the surface of the substrate except for a portion of the piezoelectric plate forming a diaphragm that spans a cavity in the substrate. An interdigital transducer (IDT) is formed on the front surface of the single-crystal piezoelectric plate such that interleaved fingers of the IDT are disposed on the diaphragm. The IDT is configured to excite a primary acoustic mode in the diaphragm in response to a radio frequency signal applied to the IDT. The interleaved fingers extend at an oblique angle to an Z crystalline axis of the piezoelectric plate. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190808 | NOISE REDUCING RECEIVER - Disclosed is receiver for a noise limited system. A front-end circuit amplifies and band-limits an incoming signal. The amplification increases the signal swing but introduces both thermal and flicker noise. A low-pass band limitation reduces the thermal noise component present at frequencies above what is necessary for correctly receiving the transmitted symbols. This band limited signal is provided to the integrator circuit. The output of the integrator is equalized to reduce the effects of inter-symbol interference and then sampled. The samples are used to apply low frequency equalization (i.e., in response to long and/or unbalanced strings of symbols) to mitigate the effects of DC wander caused by mismatches between the number of symbols of each kind being received. | 2022-06-16 |
20220190809 | ADAPTIVE IMPEDANCE MATCHING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER - The present invention relates to an apparatus and method capable of performing immediate impedance matching according to changes of a distance and positions between TX/RX coils. The present invention includes: an impedance adjustment unit including a voltage-controlled variable capacitance device; a power detector configured to detect a reflection signal which enters the transmitter or receiver when there is no impedance matching to measure a magnitude of the reflection signal and convert the reflection signal into a DC signal; a multiplier configured to multiply the DC signal with a periodic signal; an integrator configured to accumulate and add a signal in which the DC signal and the periodic signal are multiplied; and a voltage summer configured to sum a signal output from the integrator with a reference voltage to calculate a capacitance control voltage to be applied to the voltage-controlled variable capacitance device. | 2022-06-16 |