41st week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100259157 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - Disclosed is a plasma display panel wherein reduction of reflection and improvement in contrast and sharpness of image light can be attained at the same time. Specifically disclosed is a plasma display panel ( | 2010-10-14 |
20100259158 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A plasma display panel ( | 2010-10-14 |
20100259159 | LIGHT EMITTING AND/OR RECEIVING APPARATUS - A light emitting and/or receiving apparatus in the form of a panel comprising a lattice of electroluminescent conductive polymer, a layer of transparent conductor, a clear substrate above the other layers and an integrated reflective panel located within the lattice layer. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259160 | NITRIDE SINTERED BODY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF - An insulating material high both in thermal conductivity and light reflectance, and a submount high in heat radiatability for mounting an LED element thereon, capable of raising a light utilization factor and quickly radiating heat generated from the element. For example, used as a substrate material of a submount is a nitride sintered body having a reflectance of light in the wavelength region of from 350 nm to 800 nm of 50% or more and a reflectance of light with a wavelength of 700 nm of 60% or more, obtained by sintering a preform consisting of a composition containing 100 parts by mass of aluminum nitride powder and 0.5 to 10 parts by mass of a compound containing an alkaline earth metal such as 3CaO×Al2O3 in an inert atmosphere containing a specific quantity of carbon vapor, or by burning a coat of a nitride paste applied on a base substrate having a heat resistance at a predetermined temperature. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259161 | PHOSPHORS AND WHITE LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES INCLUDING SAME - A phosphor represented by Formula 1: | 2010-10-14 |
20100259162 | FILM FORMING DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, FILM FORMING METHOD, FILM FORMING DEVICE, ORGANIC EL ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING ITS CONTROL PROGRAM - A material having a low work function is quickly inserted near an interface between an organic layer and a cathode. A PM | 2010-10-14 |
20100259163 | POLYMER COMPOUND AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE USING THE SAME - Provided are a high polymer compound comprising a repeating unit having a function of a dopant and a repeating unit having a function of a host, a material for organic electroluminescence containing the above high polymer compound and an organic electroluminescence device comprising an anode, a cathode and an organic compound layer comprising a layer interposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein a layer of the above organic compound layers is a light emitting layer, and the organic compound layer contains the material for organic electroluminescence described above. The above high polymer compound is useful as a light emitting material and can achieve a high polymer EL device which is excellent in device characteristics such as a lifetime, a luminous efficiency and the like. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259164 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A manufacturing method of a display device, includes: a first step of collectively transferring light-emitting elements arranged at every specified number of light-emitting elements formed and arranged on a first substrate to a transfer area set on a second substrate; and a second step of transferring light-emitting elements remaining on the first substrate to between the plural light-emitting elements mounted on the second substrate in at least one of a state where the first substrate is moved with respect to the transfer area on the second substrate and a state where the first substrate is rotated in a plane. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259165 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A display device includes: plural sub-pixels included in a main pixel, emitting light of different colors respectively; at least three apertures arranged so as to be aligned along one direction in the sub-pixel; and an aperture defining portion defining aperture lengths so that an aperture length of an aperture other than apertures at both edge portions along the one direction is longer than an aperture length of apertures at both edge portions along the one direction in the at least three apertures. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259166 | FLEXIBLE OLED DISPLAY WITH CHIPLETS - A flexible emissive device, includes a flexible rough substrate having a rough substrate surface and defining a display area; an organic low-temperature adhesion layer formed on the rough substrate surface, at least a portion of the organic low-temperature adhesion layer having a thickness greater than or equal to five microns; a plurality of chiplets distributed in the display area and adhering to the organic low-temperature adhesion layer, each chiplet having one or more connection pads; a plurality of patterned bottom electrodes formed over the organic low-temperature adhesion layer in the display area, each bottom electrode being electrically connected to only one connection pad of a corresponding chiplet; one or more layers of light-emitting material formed over the bottom electrode; and a top electrode formed over the one or more layers of light-emitting material; and a flexible encapsulating layer located over the top electrode and adhered to the rough substrate surface. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259167 | MERCURY DISPENSING DEVICES WITH A REDUCED PARTICLE LOSS - Mercury dispensers ( | 2010-10-14 |
20100259168 | Excimer discharge lamp - An excimer discharge lamp comprises an electric discharge container and a pair of electrodes provided in an outer face of the electric discharge container, wherein the electric discharge container is made up of a tubular side wall on which the pair of electrodes are provided, one end wall that seals one end of the tubular side wall, and another end wall that seals another end of the tubular side wall, wherein a chip pipe made of metal or an alloy is formed on the another end wall, and wherein a dividing wall made of sapphire, YAG, or single crystal yttria is provided at a portion of the another end wall that is located in a shortest distance portion between the chip pipe and an inner face of the side wall on which the pair of electrodes is provided. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259169 | METAL HALIDE LAMP - It is aimed at providing a metal halide lamp including sealed metal foils embedded within sealing portions, each metal foil having surfaces formed with height differences thereon, thereby restricting occurrence of crack leaks in the sealing portions. A metal halide lamp MHL comprises: a light-transmitting hermetic vessel | 2010-10-14 |
20100259170 | Excimer discharge lamp - An excimer discharge lamp comprises an electric discharge container having an electric discharge space, a pair of electrodes provided on an outer face of the electric discharge container, and an electric discharge gas enclosed in the electric discharge space. Further the electric discharge container comprises a tubular side wall on which the pair of electrodes is formed, one end wall for sealing one end of the side wall, and another end wall that is provided on the other side of the side wall. The side wall and the end walls are made of sapphire, YAG, or single crystal yttria. A chip pipe is provided on the another end wall, and a partition member made of sapphire, YAG, or single crystal yttria is formed between a shortest distance of the chip pipe and the inner face of the side wall. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259171 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An image display apparatus according to the present invention comprises a plurality of electron emitting devices having an electron emitting portion provided between a cathode electrode and a gate electrode; a cathode wiring connected to the cathode electrode; and a gate wiring connected to the gate electrode and having a resistance higher than the resistance of the cathode wiring, wherein an impedance element having a resistance value of Ry and an electrostatic capacitance of Cy is connected to between the cathode wiring and the cathode electrode, a resistive element having a resistance value of Rx is connected to between the gate wiring and the gate electrode, and |Ry/(1+jωRyCy)|Rx are satisfied, where ω is 100 MHz. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259172 | Plasma jet ignition plug - A plasma jet ignition plug including a wire-wound resistor for restraining the radiation of noise while allowing application of a sufficiently large current for generation of plasma to a spark discharge gap at the time of ignition. The wire-wound resistor having an inductance of 1 μH to 100 μH inclusive and a resistance of 1Ω or less, and is provided on at least one of a center electrode and a ground electrode. The wire-wound resistor restrains current which is generated by the influence of stray capacitance present in the plasma jet ignition plug, thereby reducing noise. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259173 | Electronic ballast protection - An electronic ballast powers at least one fluorescent tube or lamp which has a power source; a DC power supply having an input connected to the power source; an oscillator connected to an output of said DC power supply so as to be driven therefrom; a driver means; and a protection means that deactivates the oscillator when the output reaches a predetermined abnormally high voltage. The protection means includes a transformer; a plurality of windings disposed on the transformer, a delegated winding disposed on the transformer. The protection means includes a sample point for sampling voltage. The protection means deactivates the delegated winding disposed on the transformer for the magnetizing the transformer and stopping oscillation when the sample point reaches a predetermined abnormally high voltage. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259174 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING LIGHTING SYSTEM - A control method for use with a lighting system is provided. The lighting system includes a light source and an ultrasonic transceiver. The control method includes steps of: measuring the time of an ultrasonic signal emitted from the ultrasonic transceiver and reflected by the object to reach the ultrasonic sensor to obtain a time of flight; calculating a distance between the object and the ultrasonic transceiver according to the time of flight; defining at least one control region according to the distance; and moving the object to the control region, thereby performing a controlling operation corresponding to the control region and adjusting an optical characteristic. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259175 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR ADJUSTING A COLOR LOCATION, AND ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - A method for setting a color location is provided. The method may include providing n luminous sources of which n-3 luminous sources have been, or are preset; determining a color location difference of the n luminous sources from a desired color location; and setting the 3 luminous sources not preset are set such that the desired color location is achieved. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259176 | HELIUM BALLOON - A helium balloon includes a bag-shaped body, a heat dissipating lamp holder, at least one fixing ring and a sensor device. LED elements are settled inside the bag-shaped body through the heat dissipating lamp holder so that when the LED elements emit light, the entire bag-shaped body illuminates. Heat sinks at a bottom of the heat dissipating lamp holder serve to dissipate heat generated by the LED elements so as to achieve heat dissipation. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259177 | LED DRIVER WITH EXTENDED DIMMING RANGE AND METHOD FOR ACHIEVING THE SAME - A circuit for powering of a Light Emitting Diode (LED) string has a switching power converter. A brightness control circuit is coupled to the switching power converter to allow a duration of a conductive state of the power converter to exceed a duration of a conductive state of the LED string for maintaining a current magnitude in the LED string constant. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259178 | Stereoscopic View Light Source, with multiple modes of operation - A device operating with electromagnetic waves, or photons, within the visible light spectrum or in any other particle-wave spectrum, emitting or receiving such particle-waves. The herein presented system transmits the visible spectrum of light and relies on the property of the human eye-brain inertia (scotoma), in receiving, processing and storing the visual information for the purpose of increasing the field of view to stereoscopic parameters. The device works by sequentially switching each individual light source, on-off at a frequency equal or higher than 30 Hz. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259179 | HIGH RESOLUTION PULSE WIDTH MODULATION (PWM) FREQUENCY CONTROL USING A TUNABLE OSCILLATOR - A fluorescent lamp light intensity dimming control generates a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal at about a fifty percent duty cycle and has very fine frequency change granularity to allow precise and smooth light dimming capabilities. Intermediate PWM signal frequencies between the frequencies that are normally generated from values in a period register of the PWM generator are provided with a variable frequency clock source to the PWM generator. Selection of each frequency from the plurality of frequencies available from the variable frequency clock source may be determined from a value stored in a variable frequency clock register. A microcontroller may be used to select appropriate frequencies for dimming control of the fluorescent lamp from the variable frequency clock source, and the period and duty cycle values used in generating the PWM signal at about a fifty percent duty cycle. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259180 | LED CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE AVERAGE CURRENT OF THE LED - An LED circuit is disclosed. The circuit senses the average current flowing through the LED. The sensed signal is compensated and modulated. The modulated signal is then used to control the ON/OFF state of a switch that supplies power to the LED. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259181 | CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A control circuit comprises a rectifier unit for performing full wave rectification on an AC power source, a switching element for switching a current flowing through a light emitting device which emits light in response to a voltage having been full wave rectified in the rectifier unit, a voltage dividing circuit for dividing the voltage having been full wave rectified in the rectifier unit to obtain a reference voltage Vref, a comparator for comparing a comparison voltage Vcmp corresponding to the current flowing through the light emitting device with the reference voltage Vref, and a control unit for controlling switching of the switching element based on a comparison result obtained in the comparator. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259182 | LIGHT SOURCE INTENSITY CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - The light source comprises one or more first light-emitting elements for generating light having a first wavelength range and one or more second light-emitting elements for generating light having a second wavelength range. The first light-emitting elements and second light-emitting elements are responsive to separate control signals provided thereto. A control system receives a signal representative of the operating temperature from one or more sensing devices and determines first and second control signals based on the desired colour of light and the operating temperature. The light emitted by the first and second light-emitting elements as a result of the received first and second control signals can be blended to substantially obtain the desired colour of light. The desired colour of light generated can thus be substantially independent of junction temperature induced changes in the operating characteristics of the light-emitting elements. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259183 | Method and apparatus for LED dimming - A dimmable LED driver provides accurate full range dimming for LED lighting. The driver utilizes the timing of an AC signal rather than its power output or other characteristics to accurately determine the level of light a user desires. In this manner, the driver provides accurate full range dimming without the need for calibration to specific AC power levels. The driver may detect the period of an AC signal allowing the driver to be used with various frequencies without the need for calibration. In one or more embodiments, the driver compares the pulse widths of a dimmed AC signal to the period of the AC signal to determine the desired light level. The driver may comprise a signal processor and controller in one or more embodiments. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259184 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A light-emitting device according to the present invention includes a plurality of columnar semiconductors | 2010-10-14 |
20100259185 | Thyristor Starting Circuit - Various apparatuses and methods for starting a thyristor are disclosed herein. For example, some embodiments provide an apparatus for starting a thyristor, the apparatus including a thyristor, a switch, a load connected to the thyristor and the switch, and a controller connected to a control input of the switch. The controller is adapted to operate the switch to apply the load to the thyristor for a predetermined period when power is first applied to the thyristor. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259186 | Buck converter with III-nitride switch for substantially increased input-to-output voltage ratio - According to one exemplary embodiment, a buck converter for converting a high voltage at an input of the buck converter to a low voltage at an output of the buck converter includes a III-nitride switch interposed between the input and the output of the buck converter and a low resistance switch interposed between the output of the buck converter and a ground. The buck converter further includes a control circuit configured to control a duty cycle of the III-nitride switch. The III-nitride switch has a sufficiently high switching speed so as to allow a ratio of the input high voltage to the output low voltage of the buck converter to be substantially greater than 10. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259187 | CONTROLLER FOR SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHTING DEVICE - A semiconductor lighting device has an array of semiconductor light sources arranged in an x-y grid, a power input in electrical connection with the array and arranged to provide power to the light sources, a microcontroller in electrical connection with the array arranged to alter operation of the array as necessary, and a connector in electrical connection with the microcontroller, arranged to provide an interface to the microcontroller. A semiconductor lighting device has an array of semiconductor light sources arranged in an x-y grid, a power input in electrical connection with the array and arranged to provide power to the light sources, a microcontroller in electrical connection with the array and the power supply arranged to alter operation of the array as necessary, a first interface to allow a first level of access to the microcontroller by an end user, a second interface to allow a second level of access to the microcontroller for maintenance operations, and a third interface to allow a third level of access to the microcontroller during production. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259188 | AC LED MODULE WITH A CURRENT REGULATIVE DIODE - An AC LED module includes a substrate, a bridge rectifier unit a constant current unit and an LED chip set. The bridge rectifier unit mounted on the substrate further includes an output and an input coupled with an AC source. The constant current unit, mounted on the substrate and coupled with the output of the bridge rectifier unit, further includes at least one current regulative diode. The LED chip set mounted also on the substrate is electrically coupled with the constant current unit. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259189 | METHOD AND STRUCTURE OF FORMING A FLUORESCENT LIGHTING SYSTEM - A lighting system comprising a first plurality of fluorescent lamps ( | 2010-10-14 |
20100259190 | LIGHTING ASSEMBLY - A lighting fixture for facilitating plant growth and a light emitting component. The fixture comprises a single light emission source LED device which provides at least two emission peaks in the wavelength range of 300-800 nm and at least one of the emission peaks has Full Width of Half Maximum (FWHM) at least 50 nm or higher. The emission peaks of the LED match well with a plant photosynthesis response spectrum and is therefore particularly suitable for high efficiency artificial lighting. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259191 | POWER CONTROL CIRCUIT AND METHOD - A light source with substantially constant intensity and power consumption is provided. The light source includes a controllable dc voltage and current source; a non-linear light-emitting load supplied with dc voltage and current from the controllable dc voltage and current source; a current sense circuit connected in series with the non-linear light-emitting load; a variable LED forward voltage (varying with temperature, binning batch, aging) sensor circuit; a multiplier operative to measure a power-representative signal; and a power consumption control feedback circuit through which the dc voltage and current source is controlled in relation to the variable forward voltage representative signal to adjust the dc voltage and then a current to amplitudes that keep the light intensity and power consumption produced by the light source substantially constant. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259192 | BUCK-MODE BOOST CONVERTER WITH REGULATED OUTPUT CURRENT - An LED driver circuit that includes a buck-mode boost converter that provides a regulated output current and that requires only a single connection to each channel of LEDs. The buck-mode boost controller may include a current regulator that includes an integrator. The current regulator may be configured to integrate a difference between a reference signal that is representative of the desired level of the average current through the electronic power switch and a detected signal that is representative of the actual current that is being delivered to the buck-mode boost circuit through the electronic power switch. The reference signal to the integrator may not change during operation of the buck-mode converter. The current regulator may be configured to deactivate the integrator and/or to disconnect the detected signal from the integrator while the electronic power switch is off. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259193 | Remote Lighting Control System - A remote lighting control system is for remote lighting control of a plurality of discharge lamps. This system has the installed electronic ballasts of each discharge lamp. Each electronic ballast has a transceiver and a controller, the transceiver exchanges control information with the controller. The control command contains the identifiable information to specify one of a plurality of electronic ballasts. When the transmitter is received the control command, the transceiver transfers the received control command to other electronic ballasts further. Moreover, if the control command is the one that the identifiable information specifies own ballasts, the control information based on the received control command is send to own controller, and the controller control the discharge lamp. According to this system, when a lot of lamps was arranged the factory etc. comparatively widely, the user's remote control is not limited to the narrow scope. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259194 | DEVICE FOR DRIVING A LOAD | 2010-10-14 |
20100259195 | ELECTRONIC BALLAST FOR AN HID LAMP WITH LAMP RE-START CONTROL - An electronic ballast for a high intensity discharge lamp includes a control circuit for switching between a first operation period to operate a starting voltage generating circuit to start the lamp and a second operation period to maintain a steady arc discharge after the lamp has started, based on a detection result from a lighting detector circuit. The control circuit further includes a measurement circuit to measure operation information of the first operation period, circuits to control operation during the first operation period based on a result of measurement from the measurement circuit, and a reset circuit to initialize the operation information of the first operation period measured by the measurement circuit upon continuation of the second operation period for a reference time or longer. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259196 | Low Current Thyristor-Based Dimming - Various apparatuses and methods for starting a thyristor are disclosed herein. For example, some embodiments provide an apparatus for controlling power to a load. The apparatus includes a thyristor, a secondary load switchably connected to an output of the thyristor, and a sensor connected to the secondary load. The sensor is adapted to connect the secondary load to the thyristor when the output of the thyristor falls below a predetermined level. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259197 | LIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY RENDERING A LIGHTING SCENE - The invention relates to the automatic rendering of a lighting scene with a lighting system, particularly the control of the rendering. A basic idea of the invention is to improve rendering of a lighting scene by automatically compensating interference, such as an alien light source or a dynamic perturbing event of a rendered lighting scene. An embodiment of the invention provides a light control system ( | 2010-10-14 |
20100259198 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR SETTING A COLOR LOCUS, AND LUMINOUS SYSTEM - A method for setting a color locus of at least one luminous source is provided. The method may include determining a temperature, and setting the color locus of the at least one luminous source depending on the temperature determined. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259199 | GRAVITY CONTROLLED LIGHTING DEVICE - A lighting device having a housing incorporating an electrical circuit, a light source and a source of power with a gravity controller. The gravity controller regulates the power applied to the light source in response to the relationship between the position angle and the tilt angle of the lighting device with respect to the vertical. The lighting device has a storage orientation wherein the light source is non-energized and a transporting or use orientation wherein the light source is energized. A plurality of lighting devices are mounted on a storage bracket in a non-energized orientation. A plurality of lighting devices are mounted on a carrier having a changeable orientation, wherein the lighting devices are energized during transporting and non-energized during storage. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259200 | LED LIGHTING DEVICE - The present invention relates to LED lighting devices and, more particularly, to an LED lighting device which luminous intensity may be regulated by a user of the device. In one embodiment, the LED lighting device includes a user-operated switching controller, which is adapted for selectively energizing a pre-determined portion of LED arrays of the device. The LED lighting device may also include a user-controlled means of modifying beam angle spread of the emitted light. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259201 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The size of a light emitting device is reduced. The light emitting device for flash photography includes: a luminescent xenon tube; IGBT for the discharge switch of the xenon tube; a capacitor for discharging the xenon tube; and MOSFET for the charge switch of the capacitor. A semiconductor device used in this light emitting device is obtained by sealing the following in a package: a semiconductor chip in which the IGBT is formed; a semiconductor chip in which the MOSFET is formed; a semiconductor chip in which a drive circuit of the IGBT and a control circuit of the MOSFET are formed; and multiple leads coupled thereto. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259202 | APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING CONTINUOUS WAVEFORMS WITH PROGRAMMABLE SHAPES - Devices and methods are provided for boosting a battery voltage and driving an actuator with programmable voltage shapes. In one embodiment, there is provided a device (e.g., an actuator driver) that includes: a boost circuit coupled to the actuator and a battery; a switch driver coupled to the boost circuit; at least one current source coupled to the actuator; a switch-driver amplifier coupled to the switch driver and the at least one current source; and a microcontroller or an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) coupled to and controlling the at least one current source to apply a shaped voltage to the actuator. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259203 | ELECTRONICALLY COMMUTATED MOTOR - The invention relates to a method for operating an electronically commutated motor ( | 2010-10-14 |
20100259204 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC ROTATING MACHINE - A control device has a unit for selecting each of controlled voltages outputted from an inverter to a generator, a unit for judging a polarity of a current flowing through the generator, a unit for predicting a current of the generator from each selected voltage to be outputted from the inverter in the succeeding period, while performing the prediction based on the current polarity each time the selected voltage differs from the voltage already outputted from the inverter in the present period, a unit for determining one voltage corresponding to one predicted current nearest to an instructed current among the predicted currents, and a unit for controlling the generator by controlling the inverter to change the voltage already outputted from the inverter to the determined voltage and to apply the determined voltage to the generator in the succeeding period. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259205 | SYSTEM FOR POWERING AN ELECTRIC MACHINE - The invention relates to a system ( | 2010-10-14 |
20100259206 | METHOD FOR DRIVING AN ELECTRICAL CONVERTER AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS - According to a method for driving a converter ( | 2010-10-14 |
20100259207 | CONTROL APPARATUS OF ALTERNATING-CURRENT MOTOR - A control apparatus of an alternating-current motor includes an inverter which is connected to a direct-current source and outputs three-phase alternating currents to the alternating-current motor, a current detector which detects a current of the alternating-current motor, a voltage command/PWM signal generation unit which calculates an output voltage command of the inverter based on a signal from the current detector and generates a pulse width modulation signal to control a switching element arranged in the inverter based on the output voltage command, and a motor current imbalance compensation unit which generates a motor current imbalance compensation amount based on the current detected by the current detector. The pulse width modulation signal is directly or indirectly adjusted at the voltage command/PWM signal generation unit based on the motor current imbalance compensation amount in accordance with a driving state of the inverter. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259208 | ELECTRIC MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD - A method for controlling an electric machine includes measuring a motor control parameter or parameters and selectively positioning an adjustable member within the electric machine in response the motor control parameters. Selective positioning of the adjustable member varies the geometry of a flux path within the electric machine, thereby inducing a predetermined voltage output in the electric machine. An electric machine includes a rotor, a shaft operatively connected to the rotor to rotate in conjunction therewith, and a stator. An adjustable member is positioned between the rotor and the stator, and has a variable offset position that can be selected by an electronic control unit (ECU) and applied by an actuator to thereby vary the geometry of a flux path within the electric machine. The adjustable member can include a non-magnetic annular hub and magnetic radial arms and axial extensions. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259209 | MULTI-AXIS DRIVER CONTROL METHOD, MULTI-AXIS DRIVER AND MULTI-AXIS DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - Provided is a multi-axis driver control method that enables communications with drive-axis basis controllers of a multi-axis driver with use of a single general-purpose external interface. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259210 | Charged/Discharged Power control for a Capacitor Type Energy Storage Device - A charge/discharge of a capacitor system ( | 2010-10-14 |
20100259211 | Recharge battery safely chargeable with solar energy - A recharge battery device includes a solar charge coupled to a alkaline recharge battery for supplying a solar energy to the alkaline recharge battery, an inner recharge battery coupled to the alkaline recharge battery, a safeguard and a voltage detector coupled to the alkaline recharge battery for actuating the safeguard to cut off the energy to the alkaline recharge battery when the alkaline recharge battery may not be suitably recharged or charged, or when the alkaline recharge battery is overflow or overcharged, or when too much energy is supplied to the alkaline recharge battery, and for preventing the alkaline recharge battery from being overcharged or damaged. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259212 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND WIRELESS DEVICE HOLDER THEREOF - A computer system includes a wireless device to generate wireless signals, a computer comprising a chassis and a motherboard, and a wireless device holder positioned on the chassis to accommodate and recharge the wireless device. The wireless device includes a rechargeable battery cell and two charging terminals connected to the rechargeable battery cell. The wireless device holder includes a main body including a holder connector connected to the motherboard, to enable the wireless device holder to communicate with and to be powered by the motherboard, a recharging unit to recharge the rechargeable battery cell, and two charging contact members corresponding to the charging terminals and connected to the recharging unit. When the wireless device is placed in the wireless device holder, the charging contact members contact the charging terminals, and the recharging unit recharges the rechargeable battery cell with power supplied by the motherboard. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259213 | PORTABLE DEVICE CHARGING STATION WITH ADVERTISING DISPLAY - A battery charging station for at least one personal electronic device, which is associated with a display is provided. The charging station would allow people to obtain a quick charge on their personal electronic device, and they would be shown various visual content on the display while the charge was taking place. The device lends itself particularly well to use in airports, malls, hotel lobbies and other public locations. Chargers for various types and voltages of personal electronic devices could be provided in the charging station to allow different types of personal electronic devices to be charged by the charging station. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259214 | WIRELESS CHARGING SYSTEM - A wireless charging system charging an electronic device wirelessly via electromagnetic induction between a number of transmitting coils formed in the wireless charging system and a receiving coil formed in the electronic device. The wireless charging system selects the transmitting coil aligned with the receiving coil most accurately for transmitting electromagnetic energy in order to improving the energy conversion efficiency between the transmitting coil and the receiving coil. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259215 | WIRELESS CHARGER AND WIRELESS CHARGING METHOD THEREOF - A wireless charger for charging an electronic device includes a holder with a primary coil and a number of holding coils fixed thereon and a resilient member sleeved thereon. The wireless charger further includes a sensing module, a storing module, a comparing module and an adjusting module. The sensing module detects each current value of the holding coils when the wireless charger is powered on. The storing module stores each current value of the holding coils from the sensing module and predetermines a reference current value for each holding coil. The comparing module compares the current value with the reference current value to determine whether the current value equals to the reference current value. The adjusting module changes the current values to the reference current values when the current value is not equal to the reference current value to adjust an angle of the secondary coil relative to the primary coil. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259216 | CONTACTLESS BATTERY CHARGING DEVICE AND PROCESS - To recharge the battery of a portable object communicating with a reader establishing communication over a modulated electromagnetic field, a recharging process is proposed. The portable object sends at least one waiting message to the reader. The said waiting message tells the reader a waiting time WTXM before the next message. The portable object uses energy from the electromagnetic field to recharge its battery during the waiting period. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259217 | SELECTABLE COIL ARRAY - An inductive wireless power system using an array of coils with the ability to dynamically select which coils are energized. The coil array can determine the position of and provide power to one or more portable electronic devices positioned on the charging surface. The coils in the array may be connected with series resonant capacitors so that regardless of the number of coils selected, the resonance point is generally maintained. The coil array can provide spatial freedom, decrease power delivered to parasitic loads, and increase power transfer efficiency to the portable electronic devices. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259218 | BATTERY CHARGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME - A battery charger may be capable of receiving power from a power distribution circuit. The charger may be configured to receive a request for reactive power and, in response, cause the requested reactive power to be present on the power distribution circuit. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259219 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY CELL CHARGE METHOD AND HYBRID VEHICLE - Provided is a lithium ion secondary cell charge method including: a step S | 2010-10-14 |
20100259220 | Lighting System - An energy storage system includes battery cells and a controller. The battery cells include first and second cells. The controller controls a current to the first and second cells, such that a first charging method is utilized when a voltage potential of the first and second cells is less than a first voltage potential threshold, and a second charging method is utilized when the voltage potential of the first and second cells is equal to or greater than the first voltage potential threshold. The first charging method charges at least one of first and second cells at a greater rate than second charging method, and first charging method is utilized to charge first cell prior to being utilized to charge said second cell when said voltage potential of first cell is below the first voltage potential threshold and greater than the voltage potential of the second cell. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259221 | BATTERY MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A battery monitoring and control system and method of monitoring and controlling provides a redundant and independent symmetric secondary serial bus in addition to a primary serial bus within a battery monitoring and control system that includes a plurality of battery monitoring modules and associated IC battery monitor chips in serial communication with a system controller. Additionally, no two serial communication pins from an interface in operative communication with an associated one of a primary or a secondary serial bus are directly adjacent thereby allowing for continuous battery operation when a single pin in a series of battery monitoring modules becomes non operational failed. Additionally, the battery system remains operational when an open or short circuit occurs in only one of either the primary or secondary serial bus. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259222 | Battery protection circuit, method for protecting battery, power supply device and program - A reusable period of a battery can be maintained for a long time by recharging while avoiding abnormal heating of the battery due to over discharge. A battery protection circuit comprises a control part that cuts off a discharge switch which is a discharge path to a load for a battery when a voltage value of the battery is equal to or less than a first threshold value, or when the voltage value of the battery is less than the first threshold value, wherein the control part cuts off a power switch as a power supply path to the control part itself when the voltage value of the battery is equal to or less than a second threshold value, or when the voltage value of the battery is less than the second threshold value which is lower than the first threshold value. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259223 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING CURRENT OF A POWER DISTRIBUTION CIRCUIT - A method of operating a battery charger electrically connected with a power distribution circuit having a power line and return line includes determining at least one of a temperature and a change in temperature of at least one of the power line and return line, and controlling a current through the power line based on the at least one of temperature and change in temperature. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259224 | ELECTROLYTE FOR AN ELECTROCHEMICAL BATTERY CELL - Electrolyte for an electrochemical battery cell that contains sulphur dioxide and a conductive salt. The electrolyte is a gel that is formed with to the involvement of a fluorosulphinate. The invention is also directed to a battery cell that contains such an electrolyte. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259225 | Adaptive Power Control for Energy Harvesting - Advances in the arts are disclosed with novel methods and circuit systems for controlling power in an energy harvesting system. Techniques and related systems for controlling power output of an energy harvesting device provide for monitoring at least one power parameter at a power source and monitoring at least one power parameter at a load such as a storage medium. The power source output is adjusted in order to optimize energy harvesting and/or storage based on real-time performance parameters. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259226 | BATTERY MANAGING DEVICE AND THE METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A battery managing device includes a charger operatively coupled to a battery, and a single chip configured to determine a charging voltage and a charging current of the battery, which correlate to a residual capacitance of the battery. The single chip is configured to control the charger to charge the battery in accordance with the determined charging voltage and charging current. A method of managing battery charging using a single chip and a charger coupled to a battery includes (1) using a single chip to determine a charging voltage and a charging current of the battery, which correlate to a residual capacitance of the battery, and (2) controlling the charger to charge the battery in accordance with the determined charging voltage and charging current. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259227 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING CURRENT FLOW THROUGH A POWER DISTRIBUTION CIRCUIT - A method for controlling a current flow through a power distribution circuit includes determining a current flow through a load electrically connected with the power distribution circuit, and a wire gauge of the power distribution circuit based on a measured output current and output voltage of the power distribution circuit. The method also includes controlling the output current based on the current flow through the load and the wire gauge. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259228 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND POWER CHARGING SYSTEM THEREOF - A power charging system includes an embedded controller (EC), a control integrated circuit (IC), a current charging IC, and a power converter. The embedded controller outputs a pre-charging signal, a first charging signal, and a second charging signal according to the electricity quantity of the rechargeable battery. The control IC controls a plurality of switches to be on or off to generate a configuration of a plurality of configurations according to the received pre-charging signal, the received first charging signal, and the received second charging signal and correspondingly generates a voltage value according to the configuration. The current charging IC receives the voltage value and outputs a control signal. The power converter converts a direct current outputs to a charging current with a specific value according to the received control signal. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259229 | BATTERY CHARGING APPARATUS - A battery charger may be capable of receiving power from a power distribution circuit including a fuse and may be configured to reduce reactive power through the fuse caused by at least one load, other than the charger, electrically connected with the power distribution circuit. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259230 | POWER FACTOR CORRECTION DEVICE WITH ADJUSTABLE CAPACITANCE - A power factor correction device ( | 2010-10-14 |
20100259231 | Extremely high-speed switchmode DC-DC converters - Switchmode DC-DC power converters using one or more non-Silicon-based switching transistors and a Silicon-based (e.g. CMOS) controller are disclosed. The non-Silicon-based switching transistors may comprise, but are not necessarily limited to, HI-V compound semiconductor devices such as gallium arsenide (GaAs) metal-semiconductor field effect transistors (MESFETs) or heterostructure FETs such as high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs). According to an embodiment of the invention, the low figure of merit (FoM), τ | 2010-10-14 |
20100259232 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRIVING A POWER SUPPLY DEVICE IN AN INITIAL ACTIVATION STAGE - The present application describes a system and method for driving a power supply device in an initial activation stage. In one embodiment, the method comprises providing in the power supply device at least one voltage regulator that is coupled with a voltage output adapted to supply a power voltage to a client device, receiving a signal indicative of an activation of the power supply device, and converting the at least one voltage regulator to an equivalent shunting circuit coupled between the voltage output and a reference voltage. Before power voltages are applied at the outputs of the power supply device, shunting paths are thus provided for releasing undesired currents. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259233 | Direct Current Converter - A direct current converter includes a first node, a second node, an input voltage terminal, an output voltage terminal, a bootstrap source terminal, a low-voltage terminal, a control module for generating a control signal, a driving-stage circuit coupled to the input voltage terminal, the first node, the second node, the control module, and the low-voltage terminal, an output-stage circuit coupled to the second node and the output voltage terminal, and a bootstrap circuit including a capacitor coupled between the first node and the second node, a fault detector for outputting a switch signal, and a cascade unit coupled to the bootstrap source terminal, the first node, the control module, and the fault detector for controlling connection between the bootstrap source terminal and the first node according to the switch signal and the control signal. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259234 | Power FET gate charge recovery - A circuit for recovering charge at the gate of an output transistor arranged to drive the output of a switching circuit such as a switching regulator or controller. A substantial portion of the charge for each switching cycle is recovered under a wide range of load conditions for the switching circuit, e.g., no load, partial load, or full load. Also, charge recovery operates effectively with a switching circuit that is arranged to switch in a synchronous or asynchronous manner. Additionally, if the output voltage of a switching circuit is 12 or more volts, the amount of charge that can be saved can be relatively substantial. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259235 | Voltage Regulator with Quasi Floating Gate Pass Element - Various apparatuses, methods and systems for a voltage regulator are disclosed herein. For example, some embodiments provide an apparatus for regulating a voltage including an N-channel transistor that is connected between an input and an output, an error amplifier that is connected to the output, a capacitor that is connected between the error amplifier and a gate of the N-channel transistor, and a comparator that is connected to a node between the error amplifier and the capacitor. The apparatus also includes a charge pump that is switchably connected to the gate of the N-channel transistor. The apparatus is adapted to connect the charge pump to the gate of the N-channel transistor when a voltage at the node between the error amplifier and the capacitor rises above a threshold voltage. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259236 | Voltage regulator controller frequency varied by load current (61065-R) - In some embodiments, a voltage regulator device may include a variable frequency voltage regulator, a sense circuit coupled to an output of the variable frequency voltage regulator, the sense circuit to sense a signal corresponding to an output condition of the variable frequency voltage regulator, and a frequency adjust circuit coupled between the sense circuit and the variable frequency voltage regulator, the frequency adjust circuit to dynamically adjust an operating frequency of the variable frequency voltage regulator based on the signal sensed by the sense circuit during operation of the variable frequency voltage regulator. For example, the frequency adjust circuit may be configured to adjust the operating frequency of the variable frequency voltage regulator over a range of frequencies for a corresponding range of sensed output conditions. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259237 | Compensation Circuit - An improved compensation circuit with loop compensation is disclosed. The compensation circuit can get an equivalent large capacitance by amplifying a small capacitor. Hence, the compensation circuit can get a good compensation effect with a minimum chip area, hence lower cost. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259238 | Direct Current Converter - A direct current converter includes a first node, a second node, an input voltage terminal end, an output voltage terminal, a control power terminal, a low-voltage end, a control module for generating a control signal, a driving-stage circuit coupled to the input voltage terminal, the first node, the second node, the control module, and the low-voltage end, an output-stage circuit coupled to the second node and the output voltage terminal, and a bootstrap circuit including a capacitor coupled between the first node and the second node, and a cascade unit coupled to the control power terminal, the first node, and the control module for controlling connection between the control power terminal and the first node according to the control signal. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259239 | REGULATOR CONTROL CIRCUITS, SWITCHING REGULATORS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR OPERATING SWITCHING REGULATORS - A regulator control circuit includes a high side driver that is configured to receive a supply voltage. A capacitor is configured to store charges. A first transistor is coupled between the capacitor at a first node and a gate of a high side driver at a second node. The first node is capable of being boosted to a voltage to operate the first transistor at a saturation mode for a charge sharing between the first node and the second node so as to substantially turn on the high side driver. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259240 | Bridgeless PFC converter - A truly Bridgeless PFC converter is provided which eliminates the four-diode bridge rectifier and operates directly from the AC line to result in high-efficiency, small size and low cost solution for Power Factor Correction applications. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259241 | Voltage step-down switching DC-to-DC converter - A number of non-isolated and isolated converter embodiments are disclosed all featuring the three switches and characteristic not present in prior-art converters such as: a) reduced voltage stresses on all three switches resulting in safe operation without a danger of voltage overstress of any of the three switches over the full operating range from duty ratio of 0 to 1.0 and thus resulting in wide input voltage operating. b) operating range with magnetics flux and magnetic size much reduced compared to prior-art converters c) stressless switching eliminates switching losses and reduces stresses which are present in prior-art converters. All three features result in simultaneous increase of efficiency, reduction of size and cost when compared with prior-art converters. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259242 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING TEMPERATUE OF A POWER DISTRIBUTION CIRCUIT - A method for monitoring a temperature change of a power distribution circuit having a power line and return line includes measuring an output current and output voltage of the power distribution circuit at an input to a load electrically connected to the power distribution circuit, and determining a change in temperature of at least one of the power line and return line based on a change in at least one of the output current and output voltage. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259243 | POWER SAVING SYSTEM FOR HOUSEHOLD ELECTRIC APPLIANCE - A power saving system for a household electric appliance includes a signal processing unit, a step down network having an adjustable impedance for stepping down an input voltage, and an impedance control switch electrically connected with the step down network and configured for controlling the impedance of the step down network. The signal processing unit is electrically connected to impedance control switch and configured to monitor the working condition of the household electric appliance, calculate the current demanded by the household electric appliance at a next moment, and transmit a signal to the impedance control switch so as to control the impedance control switch to adjust the impedance of the step down network according to the calculation. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259244 | Method and Apparatus for Estimating Cable Length - A method for estimating cable length includes steps of generating a detection signal to a cable, wherein the detection signal includes a first pulse and a second pulse with opposite voltages in sequence; receiving a refection signal of the detection signal from the cable; and determining length of the cable according to a superposed waveform of the detection signal and the refection signal. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259245 | FREQUENCY CHARACTERISTICS MEASURING DEVICE - It is possible to provide a frequency characteristics measuring device which can simplify the configuration for performing a measurement and reduce the undue effort required for the measurement. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259246 | SPLIT SHAPE CLOSED LOOP CURRENT TRANSDUCER - A current transducer having an open/closed structure of a penetration piece through which a measurement target line passes, includes: one pair of Hall devices, formed on both end gaps of an upper side portion, for sensing a current amount of the line to be measured; a feedback coil, arranged on an upper portion of the Hall devices, for canceling out a magnetic flux density of a magnet by inducing a current of a reverse direction to a current conducted in the measurement target line; a closed loop current sensing circuit for measuring a current flowing into the feedback coil; and a signal conversion circuit section for converting a current form of the measurement target line measured from the closed loop current sensing circuit into a direct current conversion signal relative to an effective value required from equipment connected to the current transducer, and outputting the direct current conversion signal. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259247 | CURRENT DETECTION PRINTED BOARD, VOLTAGE DETECTION PRINTED BOARD, CURRENT/VOLTAGE DETECTION PRINTED BOARD, CURRENT/VOLTAGE DETECTOR, CURRENT DETECTOR AND VOLTAGE DETECTOR - A current detection printed board includes: a board having a penetration hole that penetrates the board; and at least one wire that is formed in a coiled shape having both ends by penetrating the board along the periphery of the penetration hole and alternately connecting a front surface layer and a rear surface layer of the board, wherein, when a conductor, in which an AC current flows, is disposed to pass through the inside of the penetration hole, a current flowing in the wire is output through electromagnetic induction. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259248 | CURRENT SENSOR WITH LAMINATED MAGNETIC CORE - An electrical current sensor ( | 2010-10-14 |
20100259249 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A MOBILE CLOSING PART OF A VEHICLE - In a method and a device for determining the position of a closing part of a vehicle, that can be moved by a direct-current motor, a motor current signal is derived from the direct-current motor and converted into a digital signal by an analog-digital converter. The signal is filtered and forwarded to a position counter for counting the current ripple. The scanning frequency of the analog-digital converter is modified according to the rotational speed of the direct-current motor. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259250 | MAGNETIC SENSOR DEVICE ON A MICROCHIP - The invention relates to a microelectronic magnetic sensor device that comprises at least one sensor unit ( | 2010-10-14 |
20100259251 | ARANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR INFLUENCING AND/OR DETECTING MAGNETIC PARTICLES IN A REGION OF ACTION - An arrangement and a method for influencing and/or detecting magnetic particles in a region of action is disclosed, which arrangement comprises:—selection means ( | 2010-10-14 |
20100259252 | SEGMENTED MAGNETOSTRICTIVE PATCH ARRAY TRANSDUCER, APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSING STRUCTURAL FAULT BY USING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A segmented magnetostrictive patch array transducer capable of generating a high frequency shear wave in a structure such as a rod or a pipe, a structural fault diagnosing apparatus including the segmented magnetostrictive patch array transducer, and a method of operating the segmented magnetostrictive patch array transducer are shown. The segmented magnetostrictive patch array transducer includes a plurality of magnetostrictive patches attached along a circumference of a rod member; a plurality of insulators that are disposed on the magnetostrictive patches; a plurality of meander coils, each of the meander coils comprising a plurality of coil lines extending along the circumference direction of the rod member on each of the insulators, wherein a current flows through adjacent coil lines in opposite directions to one another; and a plurality of magnets that respectively form a magnetic field along the circumferential direction of the rod member on the magnetostrictive patches. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259253 | ROPE TESTER DEVICE - In order to examine abnormality in shape of an outer circumference of a wire rope, the rope tester device includes a comb-shaped detection plate having a curved test edge portion extending along at least one portion of an outer circumference of a substantially circular sectional configuration of the wire rope and a testing recessed portion for receiving the wire rope in the vicinity of or in contact with the test edge portion, and a support device for rotatably supporting the detection plate in the vicinity of or in contact with the wire rope for permitting the rotation of the detection plate when the detection plate receives a force from an abnormal portion of the wire rope to relieve the force. A test string is disposed in an opening of the testing recessed portion for testing a surface that is not in the vicinity of or in contact with the test edge portion. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259254 | SENSOR DEVICE FOR TARGET PARTICLES IN A SAMPLE - The invention relates to a sensor device ( | 2010-10-14 |
20100259255 | ASSEMBLING STRUCTURE OF CURRENT DETECTION APPARATUS - An assembling structure of a current detection apparatus includes: a bus bar; a sensor main body having a magnetism detection element which detects a magnetism generated from the bus bar; a housing having a sensor compartment which accommodates the sensor main body; a magnetism shield member mounted externally on the housing; a cover that holds the bus bar and the magnetism shield member by the at least part of the upper surface of the cover and the lower surface of the housing therebetween; a projecting portion formed on the cover, which projects upwards from the upper surface of the cover; a hole formed in the bus bar, through which the projecting portion of the cover is inserted; and a hole formed in the lower surface of the housing, which is adapted to fit on the projecting portion which passes through the hole in the bus bar. | 2010-10-14 |
20100259256 | APPARATUS WITH AMBIENT MAGNETIC FIELD CORRECTION - This atomic clock comprises means for applying two mutually perpendicular oscillating magnetic fields ( | 2010-10-14 |