26th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 70 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150180199 | LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT MODULE, QUANTUM INTERFERENCE APPARATUS, ATOMIC OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND MOVING OBJECT - A light-emitting element module includes a temperature adjustment element, a light-emitting element arranged on a temperature adjustment surface of the temperature adjustment element, a metal layer arranged on the temperature adjustment surface, a relay member arranged on the temperature adjustment surface through the metal layer, a wiring layer arranged on a surface of the relay member at an opposite side to the temperature adjustment surface, a wiring to electrically connect the light-emitting element and the wiring layer, and a wiring to electrically connect a connection electrode and the wiring layer. The wiring layer has an area smaller than an area of a region where the metal layer overlaps the relay member in a plan view. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180200 | LIGHT SOURCE DRIVE CIRCUIT, OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS, SEMICONDUCTOR DRIVE CIRCUIT, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A light source drive circuit which drives a light source is disclosed, including a drive current generating unit which generates a drive current, the driving current including a predetermined current for obtaining a predetermined light amount from the light source; and first and second overshoot currents which are applied to the predetermined current in synchronization thereto; and a control unit which sets, to the drive current generating unit, a value of the first overshoot current to a fixed value, and a value of the second overshoot current in accordance with a light amount output from the light source. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180201 | QUANTUM DOT SOA-SILICON EXTERNAL CAVITY MULTI-WAVELENGTH LASER - A hybrid external cavity multi-wavelength laser using a QD RSOA and a silicon photonics chip is demonstrated. Four lasing modes at 2 nm spacing and less than 3 dB power non-uniformity were observed, with over 20 mW of total output power. Each lasing peak can be successfully modulated at 10 Gb/s. At 10 | 2015-06-25 |
20150180202 | Solid-State Lighting Device - A solid-state lighting device includes light source, light emitting, light receiving and light guiding sections, and a protection circuit. The light source section has a semiconductor laser including a light emitting layer and a driving circuit. The light source section emits light with a bluish purple to blue wavelength range. The light emitting section includes a heat conduction part which includes a wavelength conversion layer absorbs the light and emits wavelength-converted light, and an optical part which guides the light. The light receiving section detects returning light from the optical part. The light guiding section guides the light from the light source section toward the optical part, and guides returning light therefrom toward the light receiving section. The protection circuit outputs a driving stop signal to the driving circuit, which stops driving the semiconductor laser, if the amount of the returning light detected is not within a prescribed range. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180203 | SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL ELEMENT, SEMICONDUCTOR LASER ELEMENT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL ELEMENT AND SEMICONDUCTOR LASER ELEMENT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER MODULE AND SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT - A semiconductor optical element includes a semiconductor layer portion that includes an optical waveguide layer. The semiconductor layer portion contains a first impurity having a function of suppressing atomic vacancy diffusion and a second impurity having a function of promoting atomic vacancy diffusion, between a topmost surface of the semiconductor layer portion and the optical waveguide layer. The semiconductor layer portion includes two or more regions that extend in a deposition direction. At least one of the two or more regions contains both the first impurity and the second impurity. The two or more regions have different degrees of disordering in the optical waveguide layer achieved through atomic vacancy diffusion and different band gap energies of the optical waveguide layer. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180204 | VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER AND ATOMIC OSCILLATOR - A vertical cavity surface emitting laser includes: a substrate; a laminated body which is provided over the substrate; an electrode of which at least a portion is provided over the laminated body; and a pad which is connected to the electrode, wherein the laminated body includes a first mirror layer provided over the substrate, an active layer provided over the first mirror layer, and a second mirror layer provided over the active layer, in a plan view, the laminated body includes a first distortion imparting portion, a second distortion imparting portion, and a resonance portion which is provided between the first distortion imparting portion and the second distortion imparting portion and resonates light generated in the active layer, and in the plan view, the pad is provided in a position that is not overlapped with at least one of the first distortion imparting portion and the second distortion imparting portion. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180205 | VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER AND ATOMIC OSCILLATOR - A vertical cavity surface emitting laser includes: a substrate; a first mirror layer; an active layer; a second mirror layer; a current constriction layer; a first area connected to the first mirror layer and including a plurality of oxide layers; and a second area connected to the second mirror layer and including a plurality of oxide layers. The first mirror layer, the active layer, the second mirror layer, the current constriction layer, the first area, and the second area configure a laminated body. The laminated body includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion between the first portion and the second portion. When a width of the oxide area is W | 2015-06-25 |
20150180206 | VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER AND ATOMIC OSCILLATOR - A vertical cavity surface emitting laser includes: a substrate; and a laminated body which is provided over the substrate, wherein, in a plan view, the laminated body includes a first distortion imparting portion, a second distortion imparting portion, and a resonance portion which is provided between the first distortion imparting portion and the second distortion imparting portion and resonates light generated in the laminated body, and the laminated body includes a first mirror layer which is provided over the substrate, an active layer which is provided over the first mirror layer, a second mirror layer which is provided over the active layer, and a contact layer which is provided over the second mirror layer of the resonance portion, except for a portion over the second mirror layer of the first distortion imparting portion and for a portion over the second mirror layer of the second distortion imparting portion. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180207 | VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER AND ATOMIC OSCILLATOR - A vertical cavity surface emitting laser includes: a substrate; a laminated body which is provided over the substrate; and a resin layer which is provided on at least a side surface of the laminated body, wherein the laminated body at least includes a first mirror layer provided over the substrate, an active layer provided over the first mirror layer, and a second mirror layer provided over the active layer, in a plan view, a length of the laminated body in a first direction is greater than a length of the laminated body in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and in the plan view, a length of the resin layer in the first direction is greater than a length of the resin layer in the second direction. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180208 | VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER AND ATOMIC OSCILLATOR - A vertical cavity surface emitting laser includes: a substrate; and a laminated body which is provided over the substrate, wherein the laminated body includes a first mirror layer provided over the substrate, an active layer provided over the first mirror layer, and a second mirror layer provided over the active layer, in a plan view, the laminated body includes a first portion having a first width, a second portion having a second width, and a third portion which is provided between the first portion and the second portion and has a third width wider than the first width or the second width, and a resin layer which covers at least one portion of the first portion is provided. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180209 | VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER AND ATOMIC OSCILLATOR - A vertical cavity surface emitting laser includes: a substrate; a first mirror layer which is provided over the substrate; an active layer which is provided over the first mirror layer; a second mirror layer which is provided over the active layer; a first electrode and a second electrode which are electrically connected to the first mirror layer and are separated from each other; and a third electrode which is electrically connected to the second mirror layer, wherein the first mirror layer, the active layer, and the second mirror layer configure a laminated body, the laminated body includes a resonance portion which resonates light generated in the active layer, in a plan view, an insulation layer surrounding the laminated body is provided, and in the plan view, the insulation layer is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180210 | SEMICONDUCTOR ARRANGEMENT AND FORMATION THEREOF - A semiconductor arrangement and a method of forming the same are described. A semiconductor arrangement includes a first layer including a first optical transceiver and a second layer including a second optical transceiver. A first serializer/deserializer (SerDes) is connected to the first optical transceiver and a second SerDes is connected to the second optical transceiver. The SerDes converts parallel data input into serial data output including a clock signal that the first transceiver transmits to the second transceiver. The semiconductor arrangement has a lower area penalty than traditional intra-layer communication arrangements that do not use optics for alignment, and mitigates alignment issues associated with conventional techniques. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180211 | VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER AND ATOMIC OSCILLATOR - A vertical cavity surface emitting laser includes: a substrate; and a laminated body which is provided over the substrate, wherein the laminated body includes a first mirror layer, an active layer, and a second mirror layer, in a plan view, the laminated body includes a first distortion imparting portion, a second distortion imparting portion, and a resonance portion which is provided between the first distortion imparting portion and the second distortion imparting portion and resonates light generated by the active layer, and an angle formed by a side surface of the first distortion imparting portion and an upper surface of the substrate, and an angle formed by a side surface of the second distortion imparting portion and the upper surface of the substrate are greater than an angle formed by a side surface of the resonance portion and the upper surface of the substrate. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180212 | VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER AND ATOMIC OSCILLATOR - A vertical cavity surface emitting laser includes: a substrate; and a laminated body which is provided over the substrate, wherein the laminated body includes a first mirror layer, an active layer, a second mirror layer, and a current constriction layer, in a plan view, the laminated body includes a first distortion imparting portion, a second distortion imparting portion, and a resonance portion which is provided between the first distortion imparting portion and the second distortion imparting portion and resonates light generated in the active layer, in the plan view, an opening of the current constriction layer has a shape having a longitudinal direction, and a longitudinal direction of the opening of the current constriction layer and a direction in which the first distortion imparting portion and the second distortion imparting portion extend from the resonance portion are in parallel with each other. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180213 | VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER AND ATOMIC OSCILLATOR - A vertical cavity surface emitting laser includes: a laminated body; an insulation layer which is provided over at least a portion of the laminated body; an electrode of which at least a portion is provided over the laminated body; a pad; and a wiring which connects the electrode and the pad, wherein the laminated body includes a first mirror layer, an active layer, and a second mirror layer, the laminated body includes a first distortion imparting portion, a second distortion imparting portion, and a resonance portion which is provided between the first distortion imparting portion and the second distortion imparting portion, in a plan view, the electrode is provided so as to cover at least a portion of the resonance portion, in the plan view, a width of the wiring is greater than a width of the first distortion imparting portion and is smaller than a width of the electrode. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180214 | VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER AND ATOMIC OSCILLATOR - A vertical cavity surface emitting laser includes: a substrate; a first mirror layer; an active layer; a second mirror layer; a first electrode which is electrically connected to the first mirror layer; a second electrode which is electrically connected to the second mirror layer; and a pad which is electrically connected to the second electrode, in which the first mirror layer, the active layer, and the second mirror layer configure a laminated body, the laminated body includes a resonance portion, an insulation layer is provided on a side surface of the laminated body, in a plan view, the insulation layer has a shape line-symmetrical with respect to a virtual straight line passing through a center of the resonance portion, the pad is provided over the insulation layer, and in the plan view, the pad is only provided on one side of the virtual straight line. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180215 | SPARK PLUG - A sparkplug includes: an insulator with an axial hole extending along an axial line; a metal shell covering the insulator; and a shelf part inside the metal shell. The insulator includes a second column part formed in the front end side of a tapering part. When a volume surrounded by a first plane that passes through the front end of the shelf part of the metal shell and is orthogonal to the axial line, a curved surface extending from an outer circumference of the second column part, and an outer circumferential surface of the insulator is defined as A, and a volume surrounded by the first plane, the curved surface, a second plane that passes through the front end of the metal shell and is orthogonal to the axial line, and the axial hole of the insulator is defined as B, a relational expression 0.9≦A/B≦2.4 is satisfied. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180216 | WATER DRAINING STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRIC WIRE PROTECTION MEMBER - A water draining structure for an electric wire cover ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150180217 | Compact, High Power, High Voltage, Long-Distance Electrical Transmission Line Structure - Embodiments generally relate to long-distance, 3-phase, AC electricity transmission structures. In one embodiment, the structure comprises an array of beams, the array comprising a sub-array of 3N active beams, wherein N is an integer, one passive beam on the right side of the sub-array of active beams; and one passive beam on the left side of the sub-array of active beams. The centers of the cross-section of each of the active and passive beams lie in a single plane. In another embodiment, the structure comprises an array of 3N metal active beams, wherein N is an integer; and a tunnel of rectangular cross-section with either 90 degree or rounded corners. The array of beams is mounted within the tunnel, and the two side walls of the tunnel are lined with a highly conductive metal having a thickness similar to the thickness of metal used in the active beams. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180218 | Selectivity Module With Serial Status Signal - A selectivity module for dividing a load current in an installation system includes a housing, a plurality of branches in the housing, a plurality of switching devices, and a control unit. Each of the plurality of switching devices is configured for switching a branch current on and off in a corresponding one of the plurality of branches. The plurality of switching devices serves to output information about corresponding switching states. The control unit is connected to the plurality of switching devices and configured to output a status signal as a function of the output information from the plurality of switching devices. The output information relating to the individual switching states of all of the plurality of switching devices is contained in the status signal in a serial encoded form. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180219 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING A CIRCUIT OF A VEHICLE AND CIRCUIT - A device for protecting a circuit of a battery for a vehicle having an operating current direction, having a control device for providing a control signal, which represents a direction of the current flow through the circuit and a switching element that is designed to interrupt the circuit depending on the control signal in order to protect the circuit. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180220 | DETECTION OF INTERCONNECTED OUTPUTS - Systems and methods for detection of interconnected outputs of a power supply are provided. A first channel of a power supply is activated, such that power is supplied to a first load connected to the first channel. A first load voltage is measured for the first load. A second load voltage is measured for a second load connected to a second channel of the power supply. The second load voltage is compared to the first load voltage to generate an interconnection result. The power supply is shut down when the interconnection result indicates that the second load voltage matches the first load voltage, such that all channels of the power supply do not supply power to any load connected thereto. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180221 | PROTECTION OF CABLES AND CONNECTORS - Methods and apparatuses, including computer program code are disclosed herein that provide damage protection to cables and connectors. In one aspect, there is provided an apparatus. The apparatus may include an electrical connector comprising a power supply pin and at least one control pin. The apparatus may further include a protective element configured to change a state of the at least one control pin to cause the power supply pin to become inactive. The protective element may be integrated with the electrical connector and/or integrated at one or more locations along the length of a cable. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180222 | PROTECTION DEVICE FOR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES, IN PARTICULAR ELECTRIC MOTORS, COMPRESSORS AND TRANSFORMERS - The present invention refers to a protection device for electrical appliances comprising: a metal plate member having, at a first end, a stationary electrical contact and at a second end a first electric connection terminal; a composite metal blade having at a first end a movable electrical contact and at a second end a second electric connection terminal, the movable electrical contact making with the stationary electrical contact an electric switch, the composite metal blade being configured for snapping from the closing position to the opening position when the temperature around the composite metal blade exceeds a higher temperature threshold value, and for snapping from the opening position to the closing position when the temperature around the composite metal blade falls below a lower temperature threshold value; an insulating block for supporting the metal plate member and the composite metal blade; the protection device being characterised in that it comprises a compensating resistor made en bloc with the metal plate member between the stationary electrical contact and the first connection terminal. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180223 | DEVICE FOR PROTECTING A COMPONENT AGAINST THERMAL OVERLOAD - The object of the invention is a device ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150180224 | POWER SWITCHGEAR - A power switchgear includes: a vacuum switch tube in a ground tank; a movable side conductor which passes through the ground tank to connect to one side of the vacuum switch tube, and extends to the upper side of the tank; a fixed side conductor which passes through the ground tank and connects to another side of the vacuum switch tube, and extends to the upper side of the tank. A conical insulator is placed on an opening of the ground tank, and a tip end is inserted in the ground tank; an insulation cylinder is placed at a rear end of the conical insulator to cover the inside of a concave portion of the conical insulator, and protrudes outside the ground tank; and a surge suppression apparatus inside the insulation cylinder has a terminal in the conical insulator and connected to a main circuit of the vacuum switch tube. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180225 | BIAS VOLTAGE CIRCUIT FOR BIASING A TRANSIENT SUPPRESSION DEVICE AND APPARATUS USING SAME - Embodiments provide a charge pump circuit which produces a bias voltage that is applied to a transient suppression device used to clamp both positive and negative transients on signal lines. The bias voltage can be set to a level that is above the sum of a DC voltage differential between positive and negative signal lines and the maximum signal voltage. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180226 | MULTISPUR FIELDBUS ISOLATOR ARRANGEMENT - The present invention provides for a multispur fieldbus isolator arrangement having a trunk connection ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150180227 | SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT DRIVE DEVICE - A semiconductor element drive device includes a drive circuit which drives a semiconductor element configuring a power conversion device; an alarm generation circuit which generates alarm signals with pulse widths corresponding to protection factors in accordance with the outputs of detection circuits which detect information necessary for the operation of protecting the semiconductor element; an output circuit which externally outputs the alarm signals at a predetermined level; a protection cancellation circuit which generates a protection cancellation signal over a fixed period in accordance with the inverting output of a drive stop signal generation circuit, which stops the drive of the semiconductor element by the drive circuit in accordance with the outputs of the detection circuits, and with the output of the alarm generation circuit; and an output control circuit which changes the signal output level of the output circuit in accordance with the protection cancellation signal. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180228 | SUPPRESSION OF TRANSIENTS IN COMMUNICATIONS ACROSS AN ISOLATION BARRIER - Common mode transient immunity for an isolation system is improved by using a common transient suppression circuit coupled to a receive circuit to suppress transients in signals received by the receive circuit that were transmitted from a transmit side of the isolation barrier using optical, magnetic, inductive, or other mechanisms. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180229 | CARD WITH METAL LAYER AND ELECTROSTATIC PROTECTION - A metal card or a hybrid metal-plastic includes an acrylic resin protective clear coat layer and/or a “hard” nano-particle top-coat layer overlying any exposed metal surface in order to insulate the metal and reduce the likelihood of an electrostatic discharge (ESD) or a short circuit condition. In a particular embodiment the “hard” nano-particle top-coat layer overlies the clear coat layer. The dual stage protective layers which include a clear-coat layer and a top-coat ensure that the problem associated with an ESD and/or a short circuit condition is minimized. In addition, the dual stage protection imparted to a card by forming a clear-coat layer and a top-coat layer ensures that any card surface treatment or card decoration is protected over time from excessive wear or scratching due to use in conjunction with a POS device and/or handling. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180230 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR MANAGING THE DISTRIBUTION OF POWER FROM A PHOTOVOLTAIC SOURCE IN A MULTIPLE-FLOOR BUILDING - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for managing the distribution of photovoltaic power in a multi-floor building are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes determining power requirements for each of a plurality of loads associated with a respective plurality of floors in a multi-floor building, wherein each of the plurality of floors includes a direct current (DC) distribution bus. The method further includes using a PV converter to supply a power output from a PV source to one or more of the plurality of loads via one or more respective DC distribution buses, wherein the power output is supplied to the one or more of the plurality of loads in an order such that each subsequent load is supplied at least a remaining portion of the power output after the power requirements of a previously supplied load is fully satisfied. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180231 | CURRENT FLOW CONTROLLER - A current flow controller ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150180232 | UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - Provided is an uninterruptible power supply system. The uninterruptible power supply system includes a power supply unit including a power supply circuit converting alternating current power into direct current voltage to be supplied to a load apparatus. The uninterruptible power supply system includes a battery unit including a battery circuit. The battery circuit stores direct current power and discharges the direct current power to generate direct current voltage to be supplied to the load apparatus. The uninterruptible power supply system includes a rack in which each of the power supply unit and the battery unit is mounted. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180233 | UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS - An uninterruptible power supply apparatus includes a power supply unit converting AC power to generate a DC voltage to be supplied to a loading device. The uninterruptible power supply apparatus further includes a first battery unit connected to the power supply unit to receive a DC current therefrom, and stores first DC power generated from the DC voltage. The first battery unit generates a DC voltage to be supplied to the loading device from the first DC power. The uninterruptible power supply apparatus includes a second battery unit connected in parallel to the power supply unit and stores second DC power, and generates, from the second DC power stored in the second battery unit, a DC voltage to be supplied to the loading device. The uninterruptible power supply apparatus further includes a controller for controlling operation of the power supply unit, the first battery unit and the second battery unit. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180234 | RACK POWER DISTRIBUTION VIA MODULAR, EXPANDABLE BUS BAR FOR MODULAR AND SCALABLE/EXPANDABLE INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM - A rack-based information handling system (IHS) includes a rack having a modular structure that supports insertion from a front of the rack of different numbers and sizes of information technology (IT) gear to create one or more IT nodes. Power bay chassis is received in the rack with a power distribution unit directed towards a rear of the rack. A modular busbar assembly is attached to the rear of the rack. A first vertical busbar segment is in direct electrical connection with the power distribution unit and spans one or more nodes to provide hot pluggable electrical power to an aft-directed connection of an IT node inserted into the rack. A second busbar segment can be attached to the first vertical busbar to electrically communicate with the power distribution unit and span an additional node adjacent to the one or more nodes to provide electrical power to the adjacent node. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180235 | Method for Controlling Multiple Appliances Powered by a Common DC Bus - A method for controlling multiple appliances powered by a common DC bus, comprising acts providing a controller connected to the common DC bus with multiple appliances, wherein the multiple appliances are connected in parallel; the controller embedding a command by interrupting an AC input voltage for generating a modulated AC voltage, wherein the command comprises an instruction; providing a converter connected to the controller that converts the modulated AC voltage to a modulated DC voltage, wherein the modulated DC voltage has a ripple voltage; the appliances receiving the command embedded in modulated DC voltage from the common DC bus; and the appliances executing the instruction when the command is verified. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180236 | Power Consumption Mode Guiding Device and System - A power consumption mode guiding device includes a local system wherein the frequency of power on an AC line, is controlled at a target frequency determined according to the state of charge of a power storage device. The power consumption mode guiding device includes a frequency detection unit that detects the actual frequency of power on the AC line, an information storage unit in which guidance information for guiding the mode of use of a power consumption device by a power consumer (D) to a prescribed mode are stored in advance in association with frequency information obtained from detection results from the frequency detection unit, and a guidance information output unit that reads out, from the information storage unit, the guidance information associated with the frequency information obtained from the detection result from the frequency detection unit, and outputs the guidance information to the power consumer (D). | 2015-06-25 |
20150180237 | ULTRASONIC SENSING SYSTEM - A low-cost, simple ultrasonic sensing system has an increased detection range. The ultrasonic sensing system may be implemented as part of a load control system for controlling the power delivered from an AC power source to an electrical load. The load control system may comprise a load control device for controlling the power delivered to the electrical load, an ultrasonic receiver for receiving ultrasonic waves characterized by an ultrasonic frequency, and an ultrasonic transmitter located remotely from the ultrasonic receiver. The load control device controls the power delivered to the electrical load in response to the ultrasonic waves received by the ultrasonic receiver. The load control device may include the ultrasonic receiver and may be a wall-mounted load control device. The ultrasonic receiver may be a wireless ultrasonic receiver for transmitting wireless signals to the load control device in response to the ultrasonic waves received by the ultrasonic receiver. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180238 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ELECTRICALLY DECOUPLING A SOLAR MODULE FROM A SOLAR SYSTEM - Devices and methods for electrically decoupling a solar module from a solar system are described. In one embodiment, a solar system includes a string of a plurality of solar modules coupled with an inverter through a DC power line. An AC input is coupled with the DC power line. A device is also included and is configured to provide a closed circuit for one of the plurality of solar modules if an AC signal voltage from the AC input is present on the DC power line, and is configured to provide an open circuit for the one of the plurality of solar modules if no AC signal voltage from the AC input is present on the DC power line. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180239 | Power Supply Circuit - There is a problem in the prior semiconductor devices that energy recovery efficiency is low. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a power supply circuit includes an alternating-current signal synthesis unit including a plurality of alternating-current coupling elements having primary sides to which respective input alternating-current signals are input and secondary sides connected in series with each other, and a control circuit that outputs an input selection signal specifying a combination of the input alternating-current signals to be synthesized. The control circuit generates the input selection signal so as to maximize the output alternating-current signal synthesized by the alternating-current synthesis signal unit. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180240 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND ENERGY CHARGING APPARATUS - A wireless power transmission apparatus includes a resonator configured to transmit power through a resonance with another resonator, a switch configured to connect the resonator to a power source, a setting unit configured to set a target amount of current to flow in the resonator, and a control unit configured to control the switch based on the target amount of current. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180241 | COMPUTER MODELING FOR RESONANT POWER TRANSFER SYSTEMS - A method for modeling, designing, and/or optimizing a wireless power transfer system, such as a resonant power transfer system. The method may be based on artificial intelligence or expert systems. A computer program product for optimizing a power transfer system is also disclosed. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180242 | CHARGE AND DISCHARGE CONTROL DEVICE, CHARGE CONTROL METHOD, DISCHARGE CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - When power required by a load is larger than or equal to reception peak-cut power, a secondary battery discharges at a power rate that is larger or equal to a difference between the required power and the reception peak-cut power, and when the required power is smaller than or equal to the reception peak-cut power, the secondary battery discharges at a power rate that is smaller than or equal to the discharge improving power value. When power generated by the load is larger than or equal to transmission peak-cut power, the secondary battery charges at a power rate that is larger or equal to a difference between the regenerative power and the transmission peak-cut power, and when the regenerative power is smaller than or equal to the transmission peak-cut power, the secondary battery charges at a power rate that is smaller than or equal to the charge improving power value. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180243 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING CHARGING OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device and a method of controlling charging in the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a charging current receiver configured to receive a charging current, a voltage and current detector configured to monitor the charging current, and a controller configured to calculate an accumulated amount of charging power according to the monitoring of the charging current and to block battery charging when the accumulated amount of the charging power is greater than or equal to a power amount configured to perform a blocking operation. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180244 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHARGING A BATTERY - A method is provided comprising: detecting a connection between an electronic device and a battery charger; transmitting to the battery charger a first request for at least one of a first voltage level and a first current level; receiving from the battery charger a signal; and charging a battery of the electronic device with the signal. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180245 | PORTABLE RECHARGEABLE BATTERY PACK AND EXTERNAL ADAPTER FOR SAME - Embodiments include a portable rechargeable battery pack, system, and external adapter that allow the portable rechargeable battery pack to both power a host device though a set of host contacts and provide power through a set of charging contacts. The portable rechargeable battery pack includes a charge protection circuit that prevents an excessive discharge current through the charging contacts and allows high charge current when charging the portable rechargeable battery pack. A discharge circuit allows a low level discharge current through the charging contacts to provide power to other devices. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180246 | DAISY-CHAINED NON-CONTACT THERMOMETER CHARGER - Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some implementations a daisy-chainable base charger for a non-contact thermometer includes a daisy-chain female port, a daisy-chain male port, at least two conductors that are operably coupled to the daisy-chain female port to the daisy-chain male port that is in the daisy-chainable base charger, and wherein the daisy-chain female port and the daisy-chain male port have complementary physical interfaces, wherein the daisy-chain female port and the daisy-chain male port are on opposite sides of the daisy-chain base charger. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180247 | Portable Device Charger - A charger for charging electronic devices, including a top having a perforated portion and a housing, the housing including a rechargeable battery; two or more legs extending from the housing supporting the charger on a surface; one or more windows arranged between the legs that extend only partially toward the surface. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180248 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING BATTERY FROM OVERVOLTAGE - An apparatus and method for protecting a battery from overvoltage are disclosed. In one aspect, a battery management system (BMS) includes a first battery protection circuit configured to receive a battery charging voltage and generate a first control signal when the battery charging voltage is outside a first reference voltage range. The BMS also includes a second battery protection circuit configured to receive the battery charging voltage and generate a second control signal when the battery charging voltage is outside a second reference voltage range. The BMS further includes a controller configured to control a main relay, electrically connected to the BMS, based at least on the first control signal. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180249 | CHARGING CIRCUITS, CHARGING SYSTEMS, AND WIRELESS POWER RECEPTION DEVICES INCLUDING THE SAME - A charging circuit may include a battery unit in which a rechargeable battery is mounted; a charging unit configured to provide a charging current to the rechargeable battery in the battery unit, based on a direct current (DC) voltage converted from an alternating current (AC) voltage, and configured to charge the rechargeable battery; and/or a controller configured to control the charging unit such that the charging unit provides the rechargeable battery with a first charging current following a first current profile in a first charging mode as the charging current at least in a first period of the first charging mode, based on the charging current, a battery voltage of the rechargeable battery, and a temperature of the rechargeable battery, wherein the first current profile is smaller than an available maximum current in the first period. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180250 | Safety Concept for Batteries - A safety device for a battery having battery cells that are configured to connect to poles of the battery via charging and isolating devices includes a discharge device. The discharge device is configured to connect in parallel to the battery cells. The discharge circuit can include at least one discharge resistor and an electronic valve. The electronic valve is configured to switch on and off. The discharge circuit can be configured to activate with a battery management system. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180251 | APPARATUS FOR WIRELESSLY CHARGING A RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - The present application relates to apparatus for wirelessly charging a rechargeable battery, the apparatus comprising: a charging resonator assembly for converting energy from a magnetic field external to the apparatus into an electric current; and a charging circuit for charging the battery using the electric current, wherein the charging resonator assembly includes a plurality of microelectromechanical system (MEMS) switches which, when open, divide the charging resonator into a plurality of electrically unconnected resonator portions, and which, when closed, connect the plurality of resonator portions to form a continuous resonator. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180252 | Compact and modular electrical power supply unit, with multi-converters, notably for fast recharging terminals for electric vehicles - The device includes a set of electronic switches having a common structure and forming modules for converting electrical energy and a power DC bus onto which the modules are connected in parallel. These modules are controlled by a control circuit so as to supply electrical energy originating from external sources of energy over the power DC bus or to extract electrical energy over this bus to recharge batteries. The device includes at least one AC-DC conversion module configured for carrying out the rectification of an AC line supply and for powering the DC bus, a DC-DC conversion module configured for charging a user battery from the DC bus and a DC-DC conversion module configured for alternatively allowing the recharging of a storage battery from the DC bus or the discharge of the same battery over the latter. The various modules are mounted onto an accommodation structure forming a heat dissipator. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180253 | CHARGING APPARATUS AND WIRELESS CHARGING APPARATUS - A charging apparatus may include a power supply unit supplying charging power, a charging unit transferring the charging power from the power supply unit to an external charging target device, a charge controlling unit controlling a charging state of the charging unit, a display unit displaying the charging state according to controlling by the charge controlling unit and stopping a displaying operation when the charging target device is in a fully-charged state, and a delaying unit blocking a current supplied to the display unit and delaying the stopping of the displaying operation of the display unit for a preset time when the charging target device is recharged in the fully-charged state. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180254 | MOBILE TERMINAL WITH MULTI-PORT CHARGING CONTROL FUNCTION - A mobile terminal includes a battery; a first universal serial bus (USB) interface, a central processing unit (CPU), USB charging management module, and a charging management chip. The central processing unit (CPU) is configured to generate an on/off command, and configured to output an adjustment signal. The USB charging management module is configured to turn on or off a charging channel according to the on/off command, and configured to control a value of a charging current according to the adjustment signal, combine the charging current, and transmit the combined charging current to a charging management chip. The charging management chip is configured to transmit the charging current to the battery to charge the battery. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180255 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF CALCULATING BATTERY CHARGE TIME - A system and method of calculating battery charge time are provided. The method includes determining, by a processor, a charge condition of a vehicle and calculating an initial voltage of a battery of the vehicle and a charge output of the battery, when the charging condition is determined to be slow charging In addition, the method includes calculating, by the processor, an average amount of charging current, based on the initial voltage and the charge output and calculating the battery charge time using the average amount of charging current. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180256 | CHARGE DEVICES AND CHARGE SYSTEMS - A charge device is provided. The charge device includes a power storage, a transmission circuit, and a determination circuit. The power storage provides an output voltage signal. The transmission circuit is electrically connected to a first node and a detection node. The transmission circuit receives the output voltage signal. When a voltage of the detection node is at a predetermined level, the transmission circuit transmits the output voltage signal to the first node. The determination circuit is electrically connected to the first node. The determination circuit determines whether a voltage value of the output voltage signal is greater than a threshold. When the determination circuit determines that the voltage value of the output voltage signal is greater than the threshold, the charge device generates a charge voltage signal according to the output voltage signal. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180257 | BATTERY ELECTRONICS AND CONTROL SYSTEM - The invention is directed to a system for controlling battery current. In some embodiments, the system comprises a first lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery, the first battery having a first state-of-charge (SOC) and comprising a first battery controller and a first battery charger; and a second Li-ion battery in series with the first battery, the second battery having a second SOC and comprising a second battery controller and a second battery charger. In some embodiments, at least one of the first battery controller or the second battery controller controls a charge current flowing through at least one of the first battery and the second battery, wherein control of the charge current is transferred from the first battery to the second battery based at least partially on whether an overhead voltage is present across the first battery charger or the second battery charger. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180258 | BATTERY TYPE DETERMINATION DEVICE AND BATTERY-DRIVEN ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are a battery type determination device with a simple configuration capable of easily and reliably determining the types of a plurality of batteries irrespective of shapes and characteristics of the batteries, and a battery-driven electronic device that includes the battery type determination device and allows usage of plural types of batteries. The battery type determination device is used in a battery-driven electronic device operable with plural types of batteries having different shapes and characteristics, and includes a determination signal generator for generating a determination signal that is allocated for each of the plural types of batteries without depending on shapes and characteristics of the batteries and is formed by combination of binary signals prescribed for each type of battery; and a determination controller for determining the type of each battery based on the generated determination signal. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180259 | ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM AND STARTING METHOD THEREOF - An energy storage system and a starting method thereof are disclosed. In one aspect, the energy storage system includes a battery system, a direct current (DC) contactor and a power supply. The battery system includes at least one battery rack, wherein the battery rack is configured to provide first power. The DC contactor electrically connects a current path between the battery system and a power conversion system. The power supply is electrically connected to the DC contactor. In the energy storage system, the DC contactor is configured to be turned on based on at least the first power. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180260 | POWER SUPPLY WITH CURRENT SHARING CONTROL AND THE BATTERY MODULE - A power supply with current sharing control and its battery module are disclosed. Wherein, the power supply comprises a main controller and a plurality of battery modules in a parallel connection. The battery modules output a plurality of current status signals according to current quantities of output currents output by their respective battery units. The main controller outputs a plurality of current sharing control instructions according to the current status signals, thereby commanding the battery modules to adjust the output current quantities of the output currents. Therefore, the battery modules respectively adjust the output currents of the battery units by themselves to prevent the battery units from being damaged due to a forced discharge and to equalize the current quantities of the output currents. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180261 | CHARGING CIRCUIT AND CHARGING METHOD OF BATTERY - A charging circuit and a charging method of a battery are disclosed. The charging circuit provides a charging current to charge the battery. The charging circuit includes a charging control module, a current detecting module and a compensation module. The charging control module provides a charging voltage. The current detecting module detects the charging current, and generates a detecting voltage according to the charging current. The compensation module detects the charging voltage, and provides a feedback voltage to the charging control module according to the detecting voltage and the charging voltage. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180262 | BATTERY PULSE CHARGING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Disclosed herein are some embodiments for safely charging a mobile system battery pack, even when the power source (e.g., adapter) voltage is at a relatively high level that would otherwise result in excessive charge current. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180263 | MOBILE WIRELESS CHARGING SERVICE - Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to provide power to devices are disclosed. An example method includes determining an indication of visual media consumption of a display by a person; and enabling delivery of power to a device associated with the person in response to determining that the visual media consumption is associated with the person. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180264 | ANTENNA FOR WIRELESS CHARGING - The present application relates to an antenna for wireless charging, the antenna comprising a coil having a fixed inductance and a fixed area, such that the antenna is operable in a frequency range of 100 kHz to 13.56 MHz. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180265 | HIGH EFFICIENCY WIRELESS CHARGING SYSTEM AND ITS CONTROL METHOD - A control method for a wireless charging system has steps of performing impedance matching on an antenna of the wireless charging system; tracing an optimal frequency point by sending a sensing signal with a default transmission frequency, and calculating a transmission efficiency of the sensing signal; determining whether the transmission efficiency meets a transmission requirement. When the transmission efficiency does not meet the transmission requirement, repeats the previous steps with another default transmission frequency until the transmission efficiency meeting the transmission requirement. When the transmission efficiency meeting the transmission requirement, the default transmission frequency is defined as the optimal frequency point for charging. Setting the optimal frequency point as an operating frequency of the wireless charging system for charging The optimal frequency point defined by the above steps can maintain high efficiency of the wireless charging system against the variable transmitting distances. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180266 | WIRELESS CHARGING OPTIMIZATION - Wireless charging methods and apparatus are disclosed, including a wireless charging method comprising transmitting a wireless charging signal using an antenna, determining an indication of power being transferred to at least one device being charged by the wireless charging signal, adjusting an impedance of the antenna to increase the power being transferred. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180267 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS CHARGING OF A BIOELECTRONIC DEVICE IMPLANTED IN A LABORATORY ANIMAL OR IN A HUMAN BEING - The invention relates to an apparatus for charging a remote feedable circuit bioelectronic implanted in a patient or in a laboratory animal, said apparatus comprising a composable container configured to define a closed environment suitable to receive a patient or a laboratory animal, said container comprising a plurality of composable walls made of a nonmagnetic material and connected to each other so as to define said closed environment, said container comprising at least one first winding whose axis is arranged in a first direction (Z) and at least one second winding whose axis is arranged in a second direction (Y) perpendicular to said first direction (Z). The apparatus further comprises a system for powering and driving the windings of the composable container, said system comprising a switching power driver for each winding, a plurality of phase locked loop circuits respectively connected to each switching power driver and connected to a programmable logic circuit of the powering and driving system, said programmable logic circuit being configured to perform a phase comparison, the programmable logic circuit being in turn connected to a microprocessor of the powering and driving system, said microprocessor being configured to provide driving signals to the windings for generating inside the container a rotating magnetic field. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180268 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMITTER, WIRELESS POWER RECEIVER, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - Disclosed is a method for controlling a wireless power transmitter for transmitting charging power to a wireless power receiver. The control method of the present invention comprises the steps of: adjusting the internal impedance of the wireless power transmitter such that the impedance variation occurring when the wireless power receiver is positioned is set to a second impedance variation different from the first impedance variation; applying detection power for detecting the wireless power receiver; detecting the second impedance variation during the application of the detection power so as to detect the wireless power receiver; and changing the impedance variation occurring when the wireless power receiver is positioned from the second impedance variation to the first impedance variation. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180269 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - One embodiment provides a power supply device. The power supply device includes: a body housing; a cover which covers a body housing; a receiving module; and a transmitting module. The receiving module receives power from an external contactless power supply module. The transmitting module is disposed in the cover, and supplies power to an external apparatus. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180270 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PORTABLE TERMINAL - An electronic device of the present invention has a secondary battery as a power source, and has a first interface arranged in one surface of the electronic device that includes a first communicating section which performs data communication with a first external device by near field communication and a power receiving section which is capable of receiving electric power from the first external device without being in direct contact and charging the secondary battery, and a second interface arranged in another surface of the electronic device that includes a second communicating section which performs data communication with a second external device by near field communication and a power transmitting section which is capable of transmitting electric power received from the secondary battery to the second external device without being in direct contact, and a control section which controls the operations of the first interface and the second interface. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180271 | SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR SYSTEM - A wireless charger for automatically tuning an optimum frequency to inductively charge a rechargeable battery of an implantable pulse generator (IPG) that generates spinal cord stimulation signals for a human body is provided. The charging coil in the charger is wirelessly coupled to a receiving coil of the IPG to charge the rechargeable battery. An optimization circuit detects a reflected impedance of the charging coil through a reflected impedance sensor, and select an optimum frequency of a charging signal supplied to the charging coil based on the detected reflected impedances of a plurality of charging frequencies in a selected frequency range. Advantageously, the optimum charging frequency provides a more efficient way to charge the IPG's rechargeable battery. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180272 | METHOD AND CIRCUIT FOR CHANGING CAPACITANCE VALUE OF OUTPUT CAPACITOR OF POWER FACTOR CORRECTOR - A method for changing a capacitance value of an output capacitor of a power factor corrector (PFC) includes applying AC power to a power conversion circuit. It is sensed whether an instantaneous power failure occurs in the AC power. Output capacitors of the PFC of the power conversion circuit are connected in parallel to each other to increase capacitance values of the output capacitors, when it is sensed that the instantaneous power failure does not occur in the AC power. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180273 | OPTIMIZED FILTER FOR BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE ON ALTERNATE ENERGY SYSTEMS - A system for operating a power generation system within a battery storage/discharge mode includes a power convertor having a DC link, a switching module coupled to the DC link, a storage device, and a filter coupled between the storage device and power converter. The filter may correspond to a normal mode filter configured to limit normal mode voltage from being applied to the storage device. A common mode filter may be associated with the storage device. The storage device may correspond to one or more batteries while the power generation system may correspond to a wind-driven generator. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180274 | Energy-saving and environment-friendly device for communication system equipment - Disclosed is an energy-saving and environment-friendly device for a communication system equipment, the device includes: a thermoelectric conversion module, arranged on a surface of or in proximity to a high-power module of the communication system equipment, configured to convert thermal energy of the high-power module into electric energy; and an electric power storage device, connected directly to the thermoelectric conversion module or connected thereto via a switch, configured to be charged using electric energy supplied by the thermoelectric conversion module. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180275 | AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH (ATS) BYPASS SWITCH - An ATS bypass switch includes a draw-out ATS switch; a bypass switch; and a processor structured to automatically control both of the draw-out ATS switch and the bypass switch. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180276 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER TO A POE DEVICE - A system and method for supplying uninterruptible power include a housing, a power supply input, a power source equipment input, a powered device output, an alternative power supply, and a control module. The control module includes a comparator, a switch, and an injector. A PoE powered device connects to the powered device output by Ethernet cable, and power source equipment connects to the power source equipment input. The control module connects the power supply input, the power source equipment input, the powered device output, and the alternative power supply. The power source equipment is powered separate from the power supply input. When the comparator detects sufficient power from the power supply unit, the switch directs power from the power supply input to the powered device. When the comparator detects insufficient power from the power supply unit, the switch instantaneously directs power from the alternative power supply to the powered device. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180277 | Power Management System with Selective Source Depletion - A power management system to manage energy sources for use with an energy-powered component includes an energy source detector to determine, between a first and a second of the energy sources, which has a lower state-of-charge and which has a higher state-of-charge, a controller to designate the energy source with the lower state-of-charge as a primary energy source and the other energy source as a secondary energy source, and an energy source selector to selectively enable the primary energy source to provide power to the energy-powered component. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180278 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POWER SUPPLY - An apparatus and a method for power supply are provided. The apparatus for power supply includes a main power circuit, an auxiliary power circuit and a power switching control circuit. The main power circuit is configured to generate a main power suitable to be provided to a first load and a second load for use. The auxiliary power circuit is configured to generate an auxiliary power suitable to be provided to the second load for use. The power switching control circuit is configured to detect a voltage difference between the main power and the auxiliary power and determine whether the apparatus meets a normal power supply condition, so as to select one of the main power and auxiliary power as a power source of the second load. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180279 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER - Systems and methods of controlling an uninterruptible power supply are provided. The uninterruptible power supply includes an input configured to receive input power, an output, a power conversion circuit coupled with the input and the output, and a controller coupled with the power conversion circuit. The power conversion circuit includes an inverter, which includes a low pass filter. The low pass filter includes an inductor, and the controller is configured to provide control signals to the inverter such that a first current, measured at the inductor, generates a second current, measured at the output, where the first current has a first polarity and the second current having a second polarity, and the first polarity is either zero or the same polarity as the second polarity. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180280 | Bus Recovery after Overload - A set of generators are connected in parallel using a generator bus. At least one of the generators is associated with a controller. The controller detects an overload condition on the generator bus caused by a load and disconnects an initial generator from the generator bus in response to the overload condition. The initial generator continues to run during the overload condition after disconnecting from the generator bus but alternator excitation may be removed from the initial generator. The controller initiates starting one or more additional generator without alternator excitation. The controller also initiates connecting the initial generator and the one or more additional generators to the generator bus connected to the load. Alternator excitation is applied to the initial generator and the one or more additional generator so that adequate power may be applied to the load. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180281 | ELECTROHYDRAULIC GENERATOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A system includes a generator configured to be coupled to a power input of an uninterruptible power supply (UPS), an engine, a hydraulic motor and a mechanical coupling mechanism configured to selectively couple the engine and the hydraulic motor to the generator. The system further includes a hydraulic accumulator and a valve configured to fluidically couple the hydraulic accumulator to the hydraulic motor. A control circuit is configured to control the valve, the mechanical coupling mechanism and the engine in conjunction with the UPS to supply power to the UPS. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180282 | COMMUNICATION NODES AND SENSOR DEVICES CONFIGURED TO USE POWER LINE COMMUNICATION SIGNALS, AND RELATED METHODS OF OPERATION - Methods of operating a communication node are provided. A method of operating a communication node may include transmitting a first power line communication signal from the communication node to a sensor device that is at or adjacent an electric grid device. The method may include receiving from the sensor device a second power line communication signal that is responsive to the first power line communication signal, at the communication node. Moreover, the method may include determining a distance between the communication node and the electric grid device by measuring an electrical parameter of the second power line communication signal, at the communication node. Related communication nodes are also described. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180283 | MAGNETIC FORCE GENERATING DEVICE AND COLLISION PREVENTION SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A magnetic force generating device is provided for application to a first object that is movable relative to a second object providing a first magnetic force, and includes a coil disposed on the first object, a sensing module disposed on the first object adjacent to the coil for sensing a distance between the first and second objects, and a processor. When the sensed distance is shorter than a threshold value, the processor enables provision to the coil of a driving current having a magnitude negatively correlated to the sensed distance, so that the coil generates a second magnetic force, which is repulsive to the first magnetic force, in response to the driving current. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180284 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING WIRELESS POWER - An apparatus for transmitting and receiving wireless power may include: a transmission module receiving power from an external device to charge a battery; a reception module providing power from the battery to the external device; a switching unit performing switching so as to select the transmission module or the reception module; a switching control unit performing Bluetooth communications with the external device and controlling the switching of the switching unit; and a host control unit creating operating mode information so as to provide the operating mode information to the switching control unit. The switching control unit may perform Bluetooth communications with the external device so that data is transmitted or received depending on the operating mode. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180285 | ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - An electric power transmission system can include: a power transmission antenna that constitutes a series resonator with an inductance component of L1 and a capacitance component of C1, and to which AC power is input; a power receiving antenna that constitutes a series resonator with an inductance component of L2 and a capacitance component of C2, and which receives electromagnetic energy from the power transmission antenna via electromagnetic fields; a rectifying unit that rectifies an output of the power receiving antenna to output DC power; and a load to which an output of the rectifying unit is input, wherein, at times including when a coupling coefficient between the power transmission antenna and the power receiving antenna is k, if a load resistance value is R, the following relationships are established: | 2015-06-25 |
20150180286 | POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND POWER RECEPTION APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER AND WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM - A power transmission apparatus oscillates alternating current power at a first frequency (f | 2015-06-25 |
20150180287 | WIRELESS POWER RECEIVING APPARATUS - A first switch is arranged between one end of a reception antenna and one end of a load. A second switch is arranged between the aforementioned one end of the reception antenna and the other end thereof. A switch control circuit controls switching on and off the first switch and the second switch. The switch control circuit is structured to change the ratio of the on time of the first switch with respect to the period of an electric power signal. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180288 | OPTIMIZED SYNCHRONOUS GENERATOR OF A GEARLESS WIND POWER PLANT - The invention relates to a synchronous generator of a gearless wind power plant, comprising an external rotor and a Stator, wherein the synchronous generator has a generator outside diameter and the Stator has a Stator outside diameter, and a ratio of the stator outside diameter to the generator outside diameter is greater than 0.86, in particular greater than 0.9, and in particular greater than 0.92. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180289 | NEW DEVICE - A stator core component for a stator of a modulated pole machine, the modulated pole machine including the stator and a rotor, the stator and the rotor defining an air gap between respective interface surfaces of the rotor the stator for communicating magnetic flux between the stator and the rotor, wherein the stator core component includes an annular part from which a plurality of teeth extend in a radial direction towards the rotor, the teeth being arranged along a circumference of the annular part, each tooth having an interface surface facing the air gap and adapted to allow magnetic flux to communicate between the stator and the rotor via the air gap, the interface surface of each tooth defining a tooth span in the circumferential direction of the tooth. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180290 | Motor of a Ceiling Fan - A motor of a ceiling fan, which includes a stator, a shaft, a linking seat, and a rotor, is proposed. The stator has a core with an assembly hole. The linking seat couples with the core and has an axial hole in alignment with the assembly hole in an axial direction of the shaft firmly resting in the axial hole. The rotor is rotatably arranged around the shaft. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180291 | ROTOR OF ELECTRIC MOTOR WHICH HAS MAGNETS, ELECTRIC MOTOR, AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF ROTOR - In the rotor of the present invention, each magnet has an inward part adjoining the rotor core and an outward part positioned outward of the inward part in a radial direction of the rotor core. The outward has a facing surface which faces a stator and a pair of side surfaces which extend from two end parts of the facing surface in a circumferential direction toward the inward part. The inward part has a pair of overhanging parts which overhangs outward in the circumferential direction with respect to the pair of side surfaces of the outward part. Each locking projection of the rotor core passes between overhanging parts of two adjoining magnets and projects outward in the radial direction to engage with the overhanging parts. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180292 | ROTOR CORE, MOTOR AND MOTOR MANUFACTURING METHOD - A rotor core includes a laminated steel body including a plurality of magnetic core plates stacked one above another. The core plates extend in a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to a vertical center axis. The rotor core includes a plurality of magnetic pole portions arranged along a circumferential direction. At least some of the core plates include claws protruding from the magnetic pole portions in the circumferential direction and outer connection portions arranged radially outward of the claws to interconnect the magnetic pole portions adjoining to each other. The claws restrain the magnets from being displaced radially outward by centrifugal forces. In addition, the outer connection portions restrain the rotor core from being deformed by centrifugal forces. The outer connection portions restrain the claws from being displaced by centrifugal forces so as to further restrain displacement of the magnets. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180293 | Connection Of Rotor Core Assembly And Rotor Shaft At An Electrical Machine - A rotor core ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150180294 | DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR MOUNTING PERMANENT MAGNETS IN AN ELECTRIC MOTOR ROTOR - The present invention refers to a process for mounting permanent magnets in electric motor rotors and is destined, more specifically, to hermetic motor-compressor, which was conceived and developed to provide greater reliability to the assembly, since it is a technical solution capable of absorbing, more appropriately, the dimensional variations of the components involved and allows the use of high speed motor. Said process comprises the following steps: to construct a helical elastic element ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150180295 | WIND TURBINE ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE ROTOR, AND WIND TURBINE COMPRISING SUCH A ROTOR - A rotor of a wind turbine rotary electric machine has a tubular structure extending and configured to rotate about an axis of rotation; a plurality of active segments parallel to and arranged about the axis of rotation and fitted to the tubular structure; and a plurality of cooling channels formed in the tubular structure. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180296 | Winding for a stator element of an electromagnetic motor or generator, comprising at least one single-component, rigid limb, and method for producing same - The present invention relates to a winding ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150180297 | Method for Producing a Rotor Unit - A method for producing a rotor unit that has at least one armature element with at least one winding includes applying at least one matrix material to the at least one winding so as to at least partially fix the at least one winding. The matrix material is applied to the at least one winding together with protective particles configured to protect the at least one winding in an operating state. | 2015-06-25 |
20150180298 | MOTOR STATOR WITH REDUCED COIL CONFIGURATION - A motor is provided for use in a machine. The motor includes a segmented stator comprising magnetically isolated core segments. | 2015-06-25 |