43rd week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 67 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170310081 | Semiconductor Laser Diode - A semiconductor laser diode is provided. In an embodiment the semiconductor laser diode includes a semiconductor layer sequence having semiconductor layers disposed vertically one above the other. An active layer includes an active region having a width of greater than or equal to 30 μm emitting laser radiation during operation via a radiation coupling-out surface. The radiation coupling-out surface is formed by a lateral surface of the semiconductor layer sequence and forms, with an opposite rear surface, a resonator having lateral gain-guiding in a longitudinal direction. The semiconductor layer sequence is heated in a thermal region of influence by reason of the operation. A metallization layer is in direct contact with a top side of the semiconductor layer sequence. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310082 | OPTICAL MODULE FOR PREVENTING LASER BEAM LEAKAGE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An optical module for preventing laser beam leakage and a control method thereof are disclosed. The optical module including a current control circuit, a first transistor, a laser, and a laser control unit. The laser control unit is configured to: if it is detected that an optical fiber is inserted in the optical fiber interface, perform control to turn on the laser, or if it is detected that no optical fiber is inserted in the optical fiber interface, control the laser to remain in an off state. A laser beam is effectively prevented from causing human bodily injury when an optical fiber is not inserted in an optical fiber interface. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310083 | TUNABLE LASER AND METHOD FOR TUNING A LASING MODE - A tunable laser for tuning a lasing mode based on light beams travelling through at least one block of channel waveguides with at least two tunable combs, includes: a frequency selective optical multiplexer comprising a first terminal for receiving/transmitting light, at least one block of channel waveguides, each channel waveguide having a reflectively coated first tail and a second tail, and an optical coupling element optically coupling the first terminal with the second tails of the channel waveguides of the at least one block of channel waveguides, each of the channel waveguides having a different length; a gain element generating a broad spectrum of light, the gain element coupling the first terminal of the frequency selective optical multiplexer with a reflective element. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310084 | LASER DEVICE WITH OPTICAL ISOLATOR - A technology of effectively interrupting light reflected from a wavelength selective filter so as not to be fed back to a laser diode chip in a semiconductor laser package having a function of adjusting a relative intensity ratio of a signal of “1” and a signal of “0” using an optical filter. Since an optical interruption device may effectively interrupt a light feedback to the laser diode chip by adjusting characteristics of a 45 degree partial reflection mirror in an existing TO-can type laser device having the 45 degree partial reflection mirror and additionally disposing one λ/4 waveplate, unlike previously known optical isolators using an existing Faraday rotator, the signals of “1” and “0” may be effectively adjusted in a TO-can type laser device having a small volume, thereby improving a function of communication. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310085 | WAVELENGTH-SELECTABLE LASER DEVICE PROVIDING SPATIALLY-SELECTABLE WAVELENTH(S) - A wavelength-selectable laser device providing spatially-selectable wavelength(s) may be used to select one or more wavelengths for lasing in a tunable transmitter or transceiver, for example, in a wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) optical system such as a WDM passive optical network (PON). The wavelength-selectable laser device uses a dispersive optical element, such as a diffraction grating, to disperse light emitted from a laser emitter and to direct different wavelengths of the light toward a reflector at different spatial positions such that the wavelengths may be selected by allowing light to be reflected from selected spatial position(s) back into the laser emitter. Thus, the reflected light with a wavelength at the selected spatial position(s) is allowed to complete the laser cavity. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310086 | COMPACT EMITTER DESIGN FOR A VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASER - A surface emitting laser may include an isolation layer including a first center portion and a first plurality of outer portions extending from the first center portion, and a metal layer including a second center portion and a second plurality of outer portions extending from the second center portion. The metal layer may be formed on the isolation layer such that a first outer portion, of the second plurality of outer portions, is formed over one of the first plurality of outer portions. The surface emitting laser may include a passivation layer including a plurality of openings. An opening may be formed over the first outer portion. The surface emitting laser may include a plurality of oxidation trenches. An oxidation trench may be positioned at least partially between the first outer portion and a second outer portion of the second plurality of outer portions. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310087 | Controlled Thin-Film Ferroelectric Polymer Corona Polarizing System and Process - A corona polarization (also denoted “poling”) process and associated apparatus polarizes a ferroelectric polymer thin film while monitoring and evaluating a substrate current whose magnitude, slope and noise profile (Barkhausen noise) varies in accordance with phase transformation processes of crystallites within the film and, thereby, provides an indication of the polarization status. The electric current flowing through the microstructures of the thin film can be modeled by an equivalent circuit, within which electrical charges stored in the respective microstructures are denoted by a plurality of discrete components (e.g., capacitors). Alternatively, the process can be modeled in terms of a hysteresis loop of polarization vs. electric field, corresponding to the availability of recombination sites on the thin-film surface. By comparing the measured substrate current to the result derived from the equivalent circuit, the major processing parameters such as poling current and voltage can be adjusted via an in-situ manner throughout the corona poling process and an accurate process endpoint can be established. As a consequence, a ferroelectric thin film is fabricated that has an enhanced piezoelectric effect yet minimized aging problems. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310088 | Spark Plug Insulator and Method of Making the Same - A manufacturing method, firing tray, and microwave kiln for spark plug insulators. Using microwave energy and particularly structured time-temperature profiles may allow for efficient sintering of the spark plug insulator ceramic material. The method may use a combination of radiant heat energy heating and microwave energy heating to facilitate the sintering process. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310089 | Modular, Space-Efficient Structures Mounting Multiple Electrical Devices - A modular, space-efficient support structure mounts multiple electrical devices. The structure is modular to allow for subsequent addition and removal of electrical devices by adding and removing primary structural elements coupled for structural efficiency. The structure is deployable in many locations without reconfiguration and has reduced dependence on local site conditions. The structure uses non-permanent construction methods to facilitate rapid assembly, disassembly, re-deployment and re-use of components. Multiple electrical devices such as transformers are mounted at elevation on device mounting columns. The electrical devices are interconnected to each other in parallel or series with connectors mounted on the top portion of the device to allow maintenance clearance underneath. The arrangement of the electrical devices maximizes the density of the devices while maintaining vertical, lateral and radial safety clearances. The electrical devices are arranged in a symmetrical fashion around the primary structural element for symmetrical load distribution. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310090 | VERTICAL SUPPORT FOR SHELVING SYSTEM AND SHELVING SYSTEM - A vertical support provides for the rapid assembly, disassembly, and modification of a shelving system in a variety of configurations, as determined by the practical and aesthetic requirements of the user. The vertical support facilitates the mounting of a variety of attachment members, such as shelves, hangers, or media boards, that contain powered appliances, allowing the user to further customize the shelving system to his practical and aesthetic requirements. The vertical support makes it easy for a user to mount these attachment members and hides the connections of the various components, to maximize the aesthetic appeal of the shelving display. Additionally, vertical support can be configured with other subcomponents to form shelving systems. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310091 | ELECTRICAL CABINET SERVICE DOOR WITH INTEGRATED DEAD FRONT - In order to reduce service procedure time and labor costs, while increasing overall uptime, the electrical equipment cabinet of the invention includes a main service door that is integrated with the dead front. The dead front panel is fixed to and movable with the main service door, and therefore access to high voltage equipment situated behind the dead front is achieved by simply opening the main service door, without the need to first unlock and open the main service door and then unlock, open, and/or remove the dead front panel. Controls on the front side of the dead front are easily and safely accessible, when the main service door is closed, through a dead front control access door positioned within an opening of the main service door. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310092 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR STRIPPING A CABLE - A method for stripping and testing of a cable having at least one conductor enclosed in an insulating sheath uses a stripping device with at least one stripping blade. The method steps include: extending the stripping blade in a transverse direction to sever the insulating sheath; displacing the stripping blade in a longitudinal direction to pull off the severed insulating sheath; detecting a contacting of the conductor; retracting of the stripping blade in the transverse direction when the contacting is detected; recording the movement data of the stripping blade at the time of contacting; determining a further movement course of the stripping blade from the movement data and forming a corresponding local quality value is formed; and comparing the local quality value with a quality specification to establish whether a quality of the conductor meets requirements. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310093 | COVER ASSEMBLIES FOR CABLES AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAME - An integral, unitary cover assembly for covering an electrical connection between first and second electrical cables each having a primary conductor and a neutral conductor includes an inner elastomeric sleeve, an outer elastomeric sleeve, and a collapsible duct. The inner elastomeric sleeve defines a cable passage to receive the electrical connection and the primary conductors of the first and second cables. The outer elastomeric sleeve surrounds the inner sleeve. The collapsible duct is interposed radially between the inner and outer sleeves. The duct defines a neutral conductor passage configured to receive at least one of the neutral conductors therethrough. The duct is selectively collapsible from an initial open configuration to a collapsed configuration about the at least one neutral conductor. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310094 | Corrugated Tube Assembly for Receiving Lines, and Method for Producing Such a Corrugated Tube Assembly - A corrugated tube assembly comprises an inner and an outer corrugated tube made of plastic with circumferential corrugations and with a respective longitudinal slot. A longitudinal strip on the inner corrugated tube with corrugations with the same shape and distribution as the corrugations on the outer corrugated tube protrudes into the longitudinal slot of the outer corrugated tube, the outer diameter of the respective corrugations corresponding to one another. The terminal cross-sections of all the corrugations on both corrugated tubes are closed. The two longitudinal sides of the longitudinal strip are connected to the rest of the inner corrugated tube via a respective V-shaped depression. When the two corrugated tubes are plugged together such that the corrugations of the two corrugated tubes are in engagement, each lateral edge of the longitudinal slot of the outer corrugated tube protrudes into a V-shaped depression of the inner corrugated tube. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310095 | SELF SEATING ELECTRICAL ENCLOSURES - A self-cutting, self-seating, self-securing electrical device is used for mounting lights and devices. It can be provided as an integral one piece box, with a saw ring blade provided as part of the round electrical work box, or the device can be provided without the built-in cutting saw ring blade, which is therefore provided as an add-on accessory which snaps into place within channel located along the top and channels on opposite sides of the downwardly extending round wall of the body of the self-seating electrical device. The self-seating electrical device also has two or more fasteners, such as three toggle swing clamps, to secure the electrical device in place in a cutout in a ceiling or interior or exterior wall panel, where the cutout is cut by the forward saw teethed blade edge of the electrical device. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310096 | SCREWLESS AND/OR SEAMLESS COVER PLATE AND COVER PLATE ASSEMBLIES THAT COMPRISE ONE OR MORE RETENTION MEMBERS THAT SELECTIVELY ENGAGE AND SUBSTANTIALLY CONFORM TO THE OUTER SURFACE AND EDGES OF AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE, TO RELEASABLY SECURE THE COVER PLATE TO THE ELECTRICAL DEVICE WITH A BACKING PLATE THEREBETWEEN - Cover plates and cover plate assemblies are provided for electrical fixtures including a screwless cover plate and/or cover plate assembly for electrical devices that cover the fixtures but provide holes for plugs, light switches, audio, data, or video connectors, and that optionally do not show screw or attachment holes, and where the cover plate is part of a cover plate assembly that comprises one or more retention members selectively engage and substantially conform to the outer surface and edges of the electrical device, to releasably secure the cover plate to the electrical device with a backing plate therebetween. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310097 | CHILD RESISTANT ELECTRICAL OUTLET AND SWITCH COVER - A safety cover system for a household electrical switch or outlet is provided. A wall plate is provided having an aperture for an electrical device such as an outlet or switch. The wall plate has a rim with upper and lower locking lips. A cover plate is provided that is pivotally connected to the wall plate by hinges for covering the wall plate. There is provided upper, lower and side release mechanisms. Each release mechanism includes a release button with a portion of the release button exposed to an exterior of the cover plate through an aperture in the cover plate. The release also includes a latch connected with the button having an arm overlapping the wall plate rim lip to prevent the cover plate from being pivoted open from the wall plate. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310098 | Surge Voltage Protection Circuit for Direct Line Operated Induction Heaters and Method of Operation - An apparatus and method for greatly increasing power line surge/transient resistance of power semiconductors in inductive heating equipment, in which a sample of the instantaneous line voltage or its rectified equivalent is applied to a comparator input terminal, and a reference voltage corresponding to a predetermined surge shutdown voltage is applied to an opposite comparator input, such that comparator output changes state in response to the predetermined surge shutdown voltage, and is functionally connected to gate drive circuitry to disable gate drive circuitry for the duration of the surge/transient. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310099 | NON-INTRUSIVE SHORT-CIRCUIT PROTECTION FOR POWER SUPPLY DEVICES - Non-ideal diodes have a non-zero resistance across a PN junction when the junction is forward biased. When a diode comprising a power supply has a voltage drop across the junction that exceeds a predetermined threshold, the threshold-exceeding voltage drop trips a comparator, the output of which controls a switch between a power supply and a load. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310100 | SLEEP CURRENT FAILURE DETECTION - HVAC components having improved efficiency are described. In one embodiment, excessive sleep current draw in a battery-powered device having a microcontroller is detected by measuring a voltage drop across a MOSFET device coupled in a forward-conducting orientation in series between the battery and the microcontroller, causing a transistor to conduct when the voltage drop exceeds a predetermined threshold to generate a first trigger signal, integrating the first trigger signal to generate a second trigger signal, and generating an interrupt to the microcontroller. In another embodiment, a battery-saving method of operating an HVAC component includes maintaining the HVAC device in the sleep mode, receiving a user input to wake the device, transmitting a data request and returning the HVAC component to the sleep mode, waking up the HVAC device to poll an adjacent network node storing a cached response, displaying the response, and returning the HVAC device to sleep. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310101 | BI-DIRECTIONAL TRANSMITTER/RECEIVER COMPRISING TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND DRIVING CIRCUIT COMPRISING THE SAME - A bi-directional transmitter/receiver according to an embodiment includes a pin connected with a main control circuit, a transistor connected with a first electrode to the pin, a Schmitt trigger which determines an output according to a voltage of the pin, and a temperature sensor which is connected to the pin and which senses temperature and outputs temperature information to the pin. A driving circuit for controlling switching operation of one or more switches includes a bi-directional transmitter/receiver. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310102 | OVER-VOLTAGE PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An over-voltage protection circuit for executing an over-voltage protection for a LED module of an electronic device. The over-voltage protection circuit includes a control unit and an over-voltage detection module, a trigger module and an adjustment module. The LED module includes a positive input port. The over-voltage detection module detects a voltage of the positive input port of the LED module and produce a detection voltage proportional to the voltage of the positive input port. The control unit controls the LED module to work or do not work according to the detection voltage. The trigger module produces corresponding trigger signals according to a 2D signal or a 3D signal output by a 2D/3D signal port. The adjustment module adjusts the proportion between the detection voltage and the voltage of the positive input port according to the trigger signal. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310103 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION - Integrated circuits with electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection and methods of providing ESD protection in an integrated circuit are provided. An ESD protection circuit the ESD protection circuit may incorporate a transistor, such as a MOSFET, and a voltage limiter coupled to a gate of the transistor. The voltage limiter may be configured such that with an ESD disturbance on the voltage supply rail, Vdd, a gate voltage of the transistor of the ESD protection circuit is held below the supply voltage (Vdd) inducing base current, Isub, within the transistor to effectively shunt a current arising from the ESD event from the voltage supply rail Vdd to the voltage supply rail Vss. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310104 | ENHANCED ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD) CLAMP - An enhanced ESD clamp is provided with a resistor connected between the body terminal and the source terminal of a MOSFET device. In one exemplary embodiment, the MOSFET device is a grounded-gate NMOS (ggNMOS) transistor device with the resistor (“body resistor”) connected externally to the MOSFET device. In another embodiment, the MOSFET device is a ggPMOS transistor device. In yet another embodiment, the body resistor is disposed within and connected internally to the MOSFET device. In any event, the resistance value of the body resistor determines the level to which the trigger voltage of the ESD clamp will be reduced when an ESD event occurs. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310105 | VOLTAGE BALANCE CONTROL DEVICE AND VOLTAGE BALANCE CONTROL METHOD FOR FLYING-CAPACITOR MULTILEVEL CONVERTER - A voltage balance control device and a voltage balance control method for a flying-capacitor multilevel converter are provided. A current direction forecasting unit acquires a voltage change amount of any selected flying capacitor of the flying-capacitor multilevel converter, and receives a feedback signal of two adjacent switch elements corresponding to the selected flying capacitor. A computing result is generated according to an average value or a cumulative value of the feedback signal in the adjusting period. After multiplication and/or division is performed on the voltage change amount and the computing result, the current direction can be forecasted according to the obtained sign. Consequently, the voltage balance of the flying capacitor of the flying-capacitor multilevel converter can be achieved. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310106 | SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AND CONTROLLING ABNORMAL STATE OF ELECTRIC SIGNAL AND METHOD THEREOF - A system for detecting and controlling an abnormal state of an electrical signal, includes: an abnormality decision part determining whether or not an electrical signal detected from a power line is abnormal by using the electrical signal and generating a control signal for controlling ON/OFF of N switches included in a leakage breaker. The system for detecting and controlling the abnormal state of the electrical signal is capable of controlling an operation of the leakage breaker by using voltage and current signals detected from the power line through which commercial power is supplied and functioning as a black box when an accident occurs such as a fire, etc. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310107 | HIGHLY EFFICIENT POWER SUPPLY UNIT AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING POWER USING SAME - A more efficient power supply unit and a method for supplying power using same are disclosed. The power supply unit comprises a relay for switching alternating current power supplied from a plurality of sources; a direct current power supply for converting the switched current power to direct current power; and a controller for generating a switch signal to control the relay to switch the sources on the basis of the result for monitoring the alternating current power supplied from the sources. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310108 | 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. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310109 | Controllable Electrical Outlet Having a Resonant Loop Antenna - A controllable electrical outlet may comprise a resonant loop antenna. The resonant loop antenna may comprise a feed loop electrically coupled to a radio-frequency (RF) communication circuit and a main loop magnetically coupled to the feed loop. The controllable electrical outlet may comprise one or more electrical receptacles configured to receive a plug of a plug-in electrical load and may be configured to control power delivered to the plug-in electrical load in response to an RF signal received via the RF communication circuit. The RF performance of the controllable electrical outlet may be substantially immune to devices plugged into the receptacles (e.g., plugs, power supplies, etc.) due to the operation of the resonant loop antenna. For example, degradation of the RF performance of the controllable electrical outlet may be less when the controllable electrical outlet includes the resonant loop antenna rather than other types of antennas. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310110 | BUILDING MANAGEMENT AND APPLIANCE CONTROL SYSTEM - The present disclosure is directed to energy storage and supply management system. The system may include one or more of a control unit, which is in communication with the power grid, and an energy storage unit that stores power for use at a later time. The system may be used with traditional utility provided power as well as locally generated solar, wind, and any other types of power generation technology. In some embodiments, the energy storage unit and the control unit are housed in the same chassis. In other embodiments, the energy storage unit and the control unit are separate. In another embodiment, the energy storage unit is integrated into the chassis of an appliance itself. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310111 | HIGH VOLTAGE DC POWER SUPPLY FOR HIGH POWER RADIO FREQUENCY AMPLIFIERS - The present invention provides a high voltage regulated DC power supply with full range 24 pulse input for ripple free output for high power RF amplifier, comprising: full range 24 pulse 3 phase 11 kV input system configured to provide uncontrolled low voltage DC bus, low input harmonics and high input power factor; a plurality of DC-DC power modules having their output connected in a series and coupled to the said DC bus voltage; each power module comprising a DC source, an inverter bridge IGBTs operating at predefined duty cycle and staggered to reduce the output ripple and output stored energy; and a combination of feed forward and feedback control circuit adapted to regulate the variations in the input line voltage and the variation in output at various load current to finally obtain ripple free high voltage output. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310112 | POWER MANAGEMENT METHOD - A power management method includes measuring the voltage and the current of a power source, an electrical output and a battery. The power generated by the power source, the power consumed by the electrical output and the power exchanged with the battery are calculated. The power source, the electrical output, the battery and the electrical grid are connected. Measurements of electrical generation and information on the consumption and control possibility of one or more remote systems are transmitted to a monitoring device. The electrical output is connected to the power source, the battery or the electrical grid according to information on the tariff per kWh provided by the public electricity grid, such as | 2017-10-26 |
20170310113 | SYSTEM STABILIZING CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD - A system stabilizing controller for estimating and controlling stability of a power grid includes a collection unit collecting grid information including a power flow amount from the power grid and a calculation unit calculating a generator shedding amount at a fault observation point on the basis of the grid information and estimating a correlation line on the basis of the power flow amount and generator shedding amount. The calculation unit determines a generator phase angle curve that is the relationship between the internal generator phase angle of a generator connected to the power grid and the power flow amount, determines a stability limit power flow amount on the basis of the amounts of generator acceleration energy and deceleration energy in the generator phase angle curve, determines a stability limit generator shedding amount corresponding to the stability limit power flow amount, and estimates a correlation line including a stability limit point. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310114 | RENEWABLE ENERGY LOAD MANAGEMENT AND POWER BALANCING SYSTEM AND OPERATION - A system and process of its operation for monitoring and managing load circuits connected to a renewable energy generation system are disclosed. A programmable load manger circuit continuously monitors the available energy from the generation system and manages the load circuits connected to the system in a manner such that the energy demand from the active load circuits is below the level of available energy. The load circuits can be prioritized and programmed such that the lower priority loads are deactivated prior to the higher priority loads when the available energy from the generation system is not sufficient to satisfy demand from all the active load circuits. When the renewable energy generation system incorporates more than one generator, a load balancing control algorithm, continuously monitoring the load connected to the system and allocates the load in a balanced manner to each of the generators in the system. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310115 | POWER GENERATION FACILITY OPERATION DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD - A power generation facility operation device includes an opportunity loss calculator for calculating a power generation opportunity loss value, (a loss value resulting from losing the power generation opportunity when output of the power generated from a power generation facility is reduced according to a request for provision of reserve power desired by an electric power provider), a reserve power incentive calculator for calculating a reserve power incentive value, (a value equivalent to an incentive obtained by the electric power producer from the electric power provider by output control being performed in the power generation facility and the reserve power being supplied to the electric power provider, and a reserve power plan calculator for calculating a plan of the reserve power that the power generation facility is to secure in order to keep the power generation opportunity loss value below the reserve power incentive value. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310116 | FAULT-TOLERANT POWER-DISTRIBUTION MODULES FOR A POWER PLANT - Embodiments are directed to fault-tolerant power-distribution modules (PDM). A PDM is included in a power plant to provide a portion of the power generated by the plant as a direct current (DC) signal for the operation of the plant. A power-distribution system distributes a portion of the power generated by the plant to one or more PDMs, as an alternating current (AC) signal. The PDMs provide electrical power to various plant loads. The plant loads may be related to the safety of the operation of the power plant. At least one of the plant loads is a non-safety related load. A PDM may be a DC power supply. The power plant may include one or more power-generating module (PGM) assemblies. At least one of the PGM assemblies may include a nuclear reactor. Accordingly, the power plant may be a modular nuclear power plant. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310117 | Systems And Methods For Closed Loop Control For Wireless Power Transfer - A wireless power transmitter for wirelessly transmitting a power for powering a load includes a direct-current to alternating-current (DC/AC) converter coupled to a direct-current (DC) power source. The wireless power transmitter further includes a resonant network coupled to an output of the DC/AC converter. The wireless power transmitter also includes an output estimation module coupled to the DC power source. The output estimation module estimates a power characteristic of a load to generate an estimated power characteristic of the load. The load is configured to be powered based on a transmitted power that is wirelessly transmitted by the wireless power transmitter. The wireless power transmitter further includes a control system coupled to the DC/AC converter. The control system controls the DC/AC converter to control an amount of the transmitted power based on the estimated power characteristic of the load. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310118 | INDUCTIVE POSITION DETERMINATION - A device for the inductive positioning comprises a signal generator, a coil connected with the signal generator, an element for influencing the inductance of the coil depending on its distance to the coil and an evaluator to determine the position of the element with regard to the coil on the basis of a voltage on the coil. The signal generator thereby provides a square wave signal. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310119 | WIRELESS POWER COMMUNICATION - A remote device in accordance with the present invention includes an adaptive power receiver that receives wireless power from the wireless power supply by induction. The adaptive power receiver may be switched among two or more modes of operation, including, for example, a high-Q mode and a low-Q mode. By controlling the duty cycle of the switching between modes, the amount of energy received by the adaptive receiver may be controlled to communicate to the wireless power supply. This control is a form of adaptive resonance communication or Q control communication. Distortion can be reduced or eliminated by ramping between duty cycles with adjustment to intermediate duty cycle values. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310120 | ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - An electrical energy storage device includes a plurality of energy cell slots for receiving energy cells; and a controller; wherein the controller is arranged to estimate a characteristic of a cell in each slot; and wherein the controller is arranged to apply charge and discharge currents to each cell slot dependent upon at least one estimated characteristic currently associated with that slot. The controller may be a single controller that controls all slots or it may be implemented as multiple controllers each controlling more than one cell slot or a controller for each slot. The characteristic may be one or more of: a power capability, a storage capacity, a cell impedance, an energy cell type and an energy cell chemistry. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310121 | PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF A POWER SUPPLY OUTPUT SHORTED TO GROUND - In some examples, a circuit is configured to receive an input signal and deliver, based on the input signal, a charging current to a capacitor. The circuit may be further configured to receive an output voltage that indicates a charge on the capacitor. The circuit may be further configured to determine that the output voltage is shorted to a reference ground. The circuit may be further configured to reduce, based on determining that the output voltage is shorted to the reference ground, the charging current. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310122 | CHARGING APPARATUS AND CHARGING CONTROL CIRCUIT THEREOF AND CHARGING CONTROL METHOD - The present invention provides a charging apparatus, a charging control circuit, and a charging control method. The charging apparatus includes a power conversion circuit for generating a DC output voltage and charging a battery by a DC output current, and a charging control circuit for controlling the power conversion circuit. When the DC output voltage or the battery voltage rises to a first reference threshold voltage, the DC output current is adjusted downward by a current down step, and when the DC output voltage or the battery voltage falls to a second reference threshold voltage, the DC output current is adjusted upward by a current up step. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310123 | MOTOR VEHICLE - There is provided a motor vehicle including a lithium ion capacitor; an electrical load configured to transmit electric power to and from at least the lithium ion capacitor; and a control device. The control device is programmed to control the lithium ion capacitor such as to be charged and discharged according to a discharging excess pattern that provides a higher discharge current value than a charging current value, when a degree of degradation of the lithium ion capacitor reaches or exceeds a predetermined level by charging and discharging the lithium ion capacitor according to a charging excess pattern that provides a higher charging current value than a discharge current value. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310124 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMITTER, WIRELESS POWER RECEIVER, AND CONTROL METHODS THEREOF - A wireless power transmitter configured to transmit power to a wireless power receiver and a method for controlling the wireless power transmitted are provided. The method includes applying a detection power for detecting a change in a load impedance of the wireless power transmitter caused by a placement of the wireless power receiver, detecting the change in the load impedance of the wireless power transmitter, receiving a first signal from the wireless power receiver, determining whether a reception intensity of the first signal is greater than a threshold, and transmitting a second signal to the wireless power receiver based on detecting the change in the load impedance and determining whether the reception intensity of the first signal is greater than the threshold. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310125 | Energy Extraction and Utilization Circuits - A system for extracting energy from an energy storage device configured to supply direct current (DC) energy at a nominal voltage rating comprises a first node dimensioned and arranged to receive direct current energy from the energy storage device. Embodiments include a self-oscillating circuit having primary and secondary windings wound around a ferrite core, wherein a positive terminal of the primary winding is tied to the negative terminal of the secondary winding at the first node, and wherein a positive terminal of the secondary winding is coupled to a second node, the second node being coupled to a load requiring power to be supplied at one of a voltage less than, equal to, or higher than the nominal voltage. Some embodiments further include a transistor having a base resistively coupled to a negative terminal of the primary winding and a collector coupled to the second node. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310126 | VOLTAGE REGULATION FOR BATTERY STRINGS - A system for regulating voltage and current capability for a battery is described herein. The system includes at least two parallel battery strings to power a system load, where each battery string acts independently of another battery string. The system also includes a current sensor to determine an individual discharging current through each battery string in a circuit. The system also includes a switch to power on a particular battery string to support the system load by discharging current. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310127 | ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE STACK BALANCING USING SWITCHED INDUCTOR BACKGROUND - An energy storage stack balancing circuit may balance a set of serially connected energy storage devices. An electronic switching system may control the delivery of energy into and out of the inductor. A controller may control the electronic switching system so as to cause energy to be transferred: from one of the energy storage devices into the inductor and then out of the inductor and into a different one, a subset, or all of the energy storage devices; or from a subset of the energy storage devices into the inductor and then out of the inductor and into one, a different subset, or all of the energy storage devices; or from all of the energy storage devices into the inductor and then out of the inductor and into one or a subset the energy storage devices. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310128 | VOLTAGE BALANCING CIRCUIT - A voltage balancing circuit is applied to a power supply system. The power supply system comprises N power storage devices. The voltage balancing circuit comprises: N switches, N capacitors and a controller; the N switches are respectively connected to the N serial power storage devices; the N switches are respectively connected to the first terminals of the N capacitors; the second terminals of the N capacitors are connected to a common neutral line; the controller is connected to the N switches through a control line to control the switching of the N switches. The voltage balancing circuit avoids power loss when balancing the voltage of a plurality of serial power storage devices, and is small in size and low-cost, and balances voltage quickly. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310129 | CHARGING CONTROL METHOD AND CHARGING SYSTEM, POWER DELIVERY UNIT, AND POWER RECEIVER CONTROL CIRCUIT USING THE METHOD - The present invention provides a charging control method for controlling a power delivery unit to supply output power to a mobile unit, wherein the output power includes a DC output voltage and/or a DC output current. The method includes: receiving a power delivery configuration by the power delivery unit, wherein the power delivery configuration at least defines at least one execution time period and plural voltage(s) and/or current(s); the power delivery unit regulates the DC output voltage and/or DC output current according to the power delivery configuration during the at least one execution time period such that the DC output voltage and/or DC output current correspond to the power delivery configuration. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310130 | BATTERY CONTROL SYSTEM, BATTERY PACK, ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A measurement unit ( | 2017-10-26 |
20170310131 | COLLECTIVE CHARGER FOR TERMINAL DEVICES, AND METHOD FOR CHARGING TERMINAL DEVICES - Provided is a collective charger for a terminal device, which is configured to display a remaining battery level of a rechargeable battery-driven terminal device so that a user can visually recognize the remaining battery level easily and quickly. The collective charger for a terminal device according to this invention includes: a plurality of terminal receiving portions ( | 2017-10-26 |
20170310132 | CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT FOR PROTECTION AGAINST AN UNDUE OVERHEATING - A circuit arrangement for protection against an undue overheating of a charging control, discharging control and/or a secondary battery is disclosed, the circuit arrangement comprising the secondary battery, the charging and/or discharging control for charging and/or discharging the secondary battery, a connector for connecting the charging and discharging control to an external power supply, at least one current limiting electronic component arranged in electrical connection to the charging and/or discharging control and optionally, a switchable load. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310133 | Powered Toolbox - A powered container apparatus is provided. The powered container apparatus includes a container configured to hold an item; an attachment and detachment part configured to attach and detach the container to and from a vehicle; a first electrical interface configured to receive power from a power source of the vehicle; and a second electrical interface configured to charge the item at the container by using the received power. The powered container apparatus may be used in a vehicle configured to be detachably connected to the vehicle. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310134 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM TO MANAGE CHARGING OPERATION OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Embodiments herein provide an apparatus to manage a charging operation of an electronic device. The apparatus includes a first connector adapted to fit into a charging receptacle of the electronic device. A second connector is adapted to connect to the first connector. The second connector includes a switch member configured to detect a status of the second connector. The status of the second connector is in one of a data synchronization mode and an optimal charging mode. A charging member is configured to perform the charging operation based on the status of the second connector. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310135 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes an internal battery, a first battery, and a second battery. The device further includes a first latch for locking the first battery and a second latch for locking the second battery. The device further includes a latch state detector for determining whether each of the first and second latches are open or closed, and a remaining battery power detector for detecting the remaining power in each of the first battery, the second battery, and the internal battery. The device further includes an LED and an LED controller for controlling the on-off of the LED. The LED controller operates as follows when the first or second latch is determined to be opened. If at least one of the first battery, the second battery, and the internal battery can supply electric power to the electronic device, the LED controller lights the LED in a first ON state. If none of the first battery, the second battery, and the internal battery can supply electric power to the electronic device, the LED controller makes the LED light in a second ON state. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310136 | CHARGING APPARATUS AND CHARGING CONTROL CIRCUIT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A charging apparatus includes a power conversion circuit for charging a battery, and a charging control circuit. The battery has a battery net voltage. The charging control circuit includes a conversion control circuit, a sensing circuit and a determining circuit. The conversion control circuit controls the power conversion circuit to generate plural pairs of DC output voltage levels and DC output current levels, wherein each DC output voltage level and its corresponding DC output current level are a voltage-current pair. The sensing circuit senses the DC output voltage levels and/or the DC output current levels. The determining circuit determines the battery net voltage according to plural voltage-current pairs. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310137 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RAPIDLY CHARGING BATTERY - Provided are a method and an apparatus for rapidly charging a battery, such that a battery can be rapidly charged while having an extended lifetime. The method for charging a battery according to the present invention charges a battery by starting from an initial charging rate higher than 1 C, while stepwise decreasing the charging rate, such that a negative electrode potential of the battery does not drop to a level less than or equal to 0V. An occurrence of Li-plating of a negative electrode of the battery can be prevented by the criteria for preventing the negative electrode potential from dropping to a level less than or equal to 0V, thereby providing an effect of rapidly charging the battery while extending the lifetime of the battery. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310138 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device is provided with built-in battery, a first latch for locking first battery, and a second latch for locking second battery. The electronic device also includes: first switch alternatively selecting a battery for supplying power to the electronic device from first battery and second battery; and second switch for switching on and off the supply of power from built-in battery to the electronic device. The electronic device is additionally provided with a latch opening/closing detector for detecting opening and closing of the first latch and the second latch, battery remaining amount detector for detecting remaining amounts of first battery and second battery, and a power controller for controlling first switch and second switch. The power controller controls first switch and second switch based on detection results of latch opening/closing detector and battery remaining amount detector. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310139 | Integrated Lighting System - An integrated lighting system to efficiently manage battery life with indoor and outdoor modes by charging a battery during the day, turning on lights at peak night hours, and protecting the battery from overvoltage/leakage. The system comprises circuitry operable to connect to the battery and the LED light sources, the circuitry comprising a solar cell, a timer circuit, and a protection circuit. The solar cell charges the battery during daylight hours. The timer circuit regulates time periods during the day to turn on the LED light source. The overcharge circuit prevents damage from possible overcharge/leakage. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310140 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING TIME-AVERAGED PEAK CHARGES - Systems and methods for minimizing demand charges, including determining one or more optimal monthly demand charge thresholds based on historical load data, time of use charges, demand charges, and energy storage unit size for one or more end users. A grid power dispatch setpoint is calculated for a particular time step based on a daily load forecast and a daily economic dispatch solution based on the determined optimal monthly demand charge thresholds. A grid power dispatch setpoint for a subsequent time step is determined by iteratively solving the daily energy dispatch for the subsequent time step to determine an optimal grid power dispatch setpoint. Energy and demand charges are minimized by controlling charging and discharging operations for the energy storage unit in real-time based on the determined optimal grid power dispatch setpoint. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310141 | ENERGY CONVERTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present invention relates to an energy converter for converting energy received from at least one energy source, wherein the at least one energy source includes a first photovoltaic generator, wherein the energy converter is configured to be connected to a second photovoltaic generator; the energy converter further includes a sensing unit configured to sense an open circuit voltage (VPVSS) of the second photovoltaic generator; and the energy converter is configured to convert energy received from the first photovoltaic generator based on the open voltage circuit sensed by the sensing unit. Moreover, the present invention relates to an energy conversion and storage system including the energy converter and least one energy storage element. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310142 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - On a start of a fuel cell system, (i) when the temperature of a high-voltage secondary battery obtained from a temperature sensor is higher than a predetermined reference value, a controller of the fuel cell system is configured to set an output voltage on a step-down side of a DC-DC converter to a higher voltage than a voltage of a low-voltage secondary battery and subsequently start an FC auxiliary machine using electric power from the high-voltage secondary battery. (ii) When the temperature of the high-voltage secondary battery obtained from the temperature sensor is equal to or lower than the predetermined reference value, on the other hand, the controller of the fuel cell system is configured to set the output voltage on the step-down side of the DC-DC converter to a lower voltage than the voltage of the low-voltage secondary battery and subsequently start the FC auxiliary machine using the electric power from the high-voltage secondary battery. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310143 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A BATTERY CHARGER HAVING A DC-DC SERIES RESONANT CONVERTER - A method controls a battery charger that includes a direct-current-to-direct-current series resonant converter. The converter includes a full bridge. The method includes controlling the opening of an upper transistor of the bridge, controlling the closing of the lower transistor of the same arm following an idle time after the opening of the upper transistor, after analysis of the change in the voltage across the terminals of the lower transistor during the idle time. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310144 | WIRELESS CHARGING STEERING WHEEL - A wireless charging steering wheel device is described herein. The wireless charging steering wheel device is coupled to a power source via a clockspring included in the steering wheel. Also disclosed herein is an integrated wireless charging/heating system. Also disclosed herein are multiple coil placements for implementing the wireless charging steering wheel device. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310145 | AUTOMATIC TUNING OF RESONANCE-BASED WIRELESS CHARGING RECEIVER - A wireless charging receiver operates on a resonance principle and includes an impedance matching circuit coupled between an antenna and a rectifier circuit. The impedance matching circuit has both series-connected and parallel-connected capacitors. At least one of the capacitors is a tunable variable capacitor. A method is provided for automatically adjusting a capacitance value of the at least one variable capacitor based on an error voltage between a target rectifier voltage and a measured rectifier voltage. Automatically adjusting the antenna impedance of the receiver provides for improved power transfer efficiency for changing operating conditions. In one embodiment, one or more of the parallel-connected capacitors are variable capacitors. In another embodiment, one or more of the series-connected capacitors are variable capacitors. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310146 | Wireless Charging Device and Notebook Computer - Disclosed are a wireless charging device and a notebook computer including the wireless charging device. The wireless charging device includes a device body, wherein further includes a charging board rotatablely connected with the device body; the charging board is provided with a charging-discharging coil; the device body is provided with a hollow for accepting the charging board; the hollow has a touch switch disposed therein for switching working circuit of the charging-discharging coil; the device body has a battery disposed therein and a charging circuit and a discharging circuit, both of which are connected with the battery; when the charging board is located inside the hollow, the charging-discharging coil is connected with the charging circuit so as to enter a charging mode; and when the charging board is located outside the hollow, the charging-discharging coil is connected with the discharging circuit so as to enter a discharging mode. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310147 | WIRELESS CHARGERS - A wireless charger may include a transmitting coil to induce charging of a target device, a printed circuit board, a charger casing to include the transmitting coil and the printed circuit board, and a thermally conductive coating to dissipate heat. The transmitting coil may include at least one electrically conducting coil. The thermally conductive coating may be in direct contact with at least one of the transmitting coil, the printed circuit board, and the charger casing. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310148 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal is provided, which includes a housing; a camera placed in the housing; a circuit board included in the housing; a charging coil arranged in the housing; a wireless communication coil electrically isolated from the charging coil; and a magnetic sheet including a front surface, on which the charging coil and the wireless communication coil are arranged, and a back surface. The charging coil includes a first winding portion, a first leg portion, and a second leg portion. The wireless communication coil includes a second winding portion. The first and second leg portions of the charging coil are arranged between the second winding portion of the wireless communication coil and the back surface of the magnetic sheet. A minimum distance between the first and second leg portions and the camera is less than a minimum distance between the first winding portion and the camera. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310149 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal is provided, which includes a housing having a rectangular plan-view shape defined by two sides along a longitudinal direction and two sides along a lateral direction. The mobile terminal includes a camera included in the housing; a charging coil arranged in the housing; and a battery arranged in the housing. The camera, the charging coil, and the battery are arranged in this order along the longitudinal direction of the housing. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310150 | ELECTRIC ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT DEVICE FOR ENRGY STORAGE DEVICE, ENERGY STORAGE APPARATUS AND ELECTRIC ENERGY MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR VEHICLE - An electric energy management system includes: an energy storage device; a generator connected to the energy storage device; a load which is connected to the energy storage device and to the generator and is operated with a supply of an electric energy from the energy storage device and the generator; an electric energy control part configured to control the supply of electric energy to the load from the generator; a detection part configured to detect an abnormal state of the energy storage device; a current cutoff part configured to cut off an electric current between the energy storage device and the load; and a control part configured to issue an advance notice to cut off the electric current to the electric energy control part after the abnormal state is detected by the detection part and before the electric current is cut off by the current cutoff part. The electric energy control part is configured to control the supply of electric energy to the load from the generator based on the advance notice. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310151 | Suitcase Having Integrated Power Charging Device - A suitcase has an integrated power charging device for integrating a power source into a suitcase in an optimal configuration. The includes a suitcase and a handle selectively extendable from the suitcase. A power module is coupled to the suitcase. A rechargeable battery is electrically coupled to a circuit board when the rechargeable battery is fully inserted into a battery compartment of the power module. A charging port on the battery is electrically coupled to the circuit board when the rechargeable battery is fully inserted into the battery compartment. A power port is positioned on the rechargeable battery exposed on the suitcase when the rechargeable battery is fully inserted into the battery compartment. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310152 | UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS - An uninterruptible power supply apparatus includes a converter ( | 2017-10-26 |
20170310153 | FAST CHARGING HIGH ENERGY STORAGE CAPACITOR SYSTEM JUMP STARTER - A fast charging high energy storage capacitor system jump starter is described. The jump starter apparatus incorporates a method of using reserve energy from a depleted electrical system such as an automobile battery or using energy from another energy source, combined with a fast charging high energy capacitor bank to enable the rapid and effective way to jump start a vehicle. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310154 | IMPROVED MANAGEMENT OF AN ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION FACILITY - A method for managing an electrical power generation facility including an electrical power generation device, a storage device, and a control module is described. The method includes: assessing a power generation capacity of the generating device for a given period; determining a weighted generation capacity on the basis of said assessed generation capacity and at least one assessed power generation capacity of said generation device over a period preceding said given period; and determining, for a period after the given period, a discharge limit for the storage device on the basis of said weighted generation capacity. A related computer program, control module, and facility are also described. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310155 | SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP AND SOLAR SYSTEM - There is provided a semiconductor chip having four sides and being substantially formed in a rectangle, the semiconductor chip including: a first terminal which is located along one side of the four sides of the semiconductor chip and which is to be electrically connected to a solar cell outside the semiconductor chip; a second terminal which is located along the one side of the semiconductor chip and which is to be electrically connected to a secondary cell outside the semiconductor chip; and an interconnection line that electrically interconnects the first terminal and the second terminal. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310156 | A CLAMPING CIRCUIT - A clamping circuit includes an energy storage section and a pulse generator to generate a pulse in which the energy storage section stores energy from a main power supply. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310157 | LAMP WITH BATTERY BACKUP CAPABILITY - A lamp includes a first pair of primary electrical contacts configured to be electrically connected to a AC mains, a second pair of primary electrical contacts configured to be electrically connected to a non-switched emergency mains, and a battery charge controller in electrical communication with the second pair of electrical contacts. The lamp also includes a battery pack in electrical communication with the battery charge controller, an AC mains driver electrically connected to the first pair of primary electrical contacts, an emergency driver electrically connected to the battery pack, and an LED array in electrical communication with the AC mains driver and the emergency driver. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310158 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER TO A POE DEVICE WITH ACTIVE POWER NEGOTIATION AND EXTENDED RANGE | 2017-10-26 |
20170310159 | SUPPLY-SWITCHING SYSTEM - A system for providing a first voltage generated by a main supply and a second voltage generated by a battery to an integrated circuit (IC) includes supply-selection, control logic and switching circuits. The supply-selection circuit includes first, second, and third transistors. The switching circuit includes fourth and fifth transistors that supply the first and second voltages to the IC when switched on. The supply-selection circuit selects and provides the higher of the first and second voltages to body terminals of the fourth and fifth transistors for maintaining required body-bias voltage conditions. The control logic circuit generates a first control signal as long as the first voltage is within a predetermined range for keeping the fourth transistor switched on and a second control signal when the first voltage is not within the predetermined range for switching on the fifth transistor to supply the second voltage. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310160 | LED SMART CONTROL CIRCUIT AND LED LIGHTING DEVICE CONTAINING THE SAME - A light-emitting diode (LED) smart control circuit and the related LED lighting device are provided. The LED smart control circuit includes a microprocessor, a bridge rectifier, a transformer circuit, a power grid detection unit, a voltage detection unit, a battery charging controller, a first sampling circuit, a second sampling circuit, a constant current controller, and an external rechargeable battery. The LED smart control circuit is configured for controlling LED light source components to emit light. An LED lighting device includes the LED light source components, a smart control circuit board, a rechargeable battery, a shell, and a lamp head. The smart control circuit board is integrated with the disclosed LED smart control circuit. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310161 | ENERGY PLANNING SYSTEM AND ENERGY PLANNING METHOD - An energy planning system that proposes an appropriate energy plan for a home includes: a sensor that senses a state of an energy facility in a home; a predictor that predicts a future lifestyle of a resident of the home; and a proposer that determines information about an energy plan for the home based on a result of the sensing by the sensor and the lifestyle predicted by the predictor, and outputs the information. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310162 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - In an embodiment, a wireless power transmission system includes at least one of the following combinations: i) a transmission-side series resonance circuit including the first coil and a first capacitor disposed between the first coil and a power transmission circuit, and ii) a transmission-side parallel resonance circuit including the second coil and a second capacitor disposed between the second coil and the two power transmission electrodes, and a combination of i) a reception-side parallel resonance circuit including a third coil and a third capacitor disposed between the third coil and two power reception electrodes, and ii) a reception-side series resonance circuit including a fourth coil and a fourth capacitor disposed between the fourth coil and a power reception circuit. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310163 | Wireless Power Transmission for a Smart Multi-Cage Data Acquisition System with Distributed Implants - A homecage system for facilitating an experiment using an animal includes a cage unit configured to hold the animal therein. A misalignment insensitive transmitting resonant wireless power transfer unit encompasses the cage unit. The transmitting resonant wireless power transfer unit is configured to be driven by an external power signal so as to generate a radio frequency wireless power transfer signal. A headstage unit is configured to be physically coupled to the animal and is responsive to the wireless power transfer signal. The headstage unit transmits data wirelessly from a sensor associated with the animal. A control unit is in data communication with the headstage unit and controls the external power signal. A remote unit is in data communication with the control unit. The remote unit transmits control information thereto and that communicates data via a local area network. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310164 | INVERTER FOR INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSMITTER - An inductive power transmitter comprising a plurality of autonomous resonant inverters, wherein each inverter outputs a voltage to a respective transmitter coil/coils for inductive power transfer; and a magnetic coupling structure between the respective transmitter coils, wherein the magnetic coupling structure is configured to determine a phase shift between the output voltage of each inverter | 2017-10-26 |
20170310165 | DEVICE FOR PROVIDING WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER - A system for providing wireless power transfer includes a primary antenna having a primary lens surrounding the primary antenna and a secondary antenna having a secondary lens surrounding the secondary antenna. The secondary antenna is operatively connected to power at least one sensor. A mains power source is operatively connected to power the primary antenna. The primary and secondary antennas are separated a distance apart to wirelessly transfer power from the primary antenna to the secondary antenna. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310166 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND FOREIGN OBJECT DETECTION COIL THEREOF FOR DETECTING METALLIC FOREIGN OBJECT - A wireless power transmission device radiates electromagnetic waves through a transmission antenna and generates multiple sensed signals by using multiple foreign object detection (FOD) coils for detecting metallic foreign object to sense the electromagnetic waves. Each FOD coil has three coil units connected in series to and spaced apart from one another. The radiation pattern of the transmission antenna overlaps a sensing range of the FOD coils. A controller of the wireless power transmission device determines if any metallic foreign object enters the radiation range of the transmission antenna according to a reference voltage signal and sensed signals of the cells, and stops the generation of electromagnetic waves when determining entry of metallic foreign object into the radiation range to avoid the metallic foreign object to be heated by the electromagnetic waves. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310167 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION AND WIRELESS POWER RECEPTION - A wireless power transmission system, and a method for controlling wireless power transmission and wireless power reception are provided. According to an aspect, a method for controlling a wireless power transmission may include: detecting a plurality of target devices used to wirelessly receive power; selecting a source resonating unit from among a plurality of source resonating units, based on the amount of power to be transmitted to one or more of the plurality of target devices, a coupling factor associated with one or more of the plurality of target devices, or both; and wirelessly transmitting power to a target device using the selected source resonating unit. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310168 | ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE COMPRISING STATOR CORE, AND MACHINE TOOL COMPRISING THE SAME - To provide a rotating electrical machine which can be easily configured at low lost, and which can highly accurately maintain an axial position (position in a thrust direction) of a rotating shaft in a prearranged position, and a machine tool, to which the rotating electrical machine is applied. A rotating electrical machine includes: a stator including a stator core; and a rotor supported on a rotating shaft supported by way of a non-contact bearing. When a section, in which a torque generation member exists in an axial direction of the rotating electrical machine, is defined as a torque generation section, a first end and a second end of the stator core in the axial direction extend outwards in the axial direction from a first end and a second end of the torque generation section at the rotor side in the axial direction. According to one aspect of the present invention, a length of the first end and the second end of the stator core extending outwards in the axial direction, from the first end and the second end of the torque generation section at the rotor side in the axial direction, is longer than a magnetic gap length of the rotating electrical machine. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310169 | ELECTRIC MACHINE WITH WINDINGS HAVING END LOOP ARRANGEMENT - An electric machine including a rotor and a stator and having a first winding. The stator slots define a plurality of layer positions wherein each of the layer positions is at a different radial distance from the axis. There is an odd number of select stator slots wherein for two slot segments disposed in different layer positions, a pair of end loops connect each of the slot segments with another slot segment in a different slot that is in the same layer position. In some embodiments, at least 60 percent of the end loops connect slot segments that are disposed in different layer positions. For some embodiments, only a single select stator slot is provided with the end loops being positioned to reduce spatial conflicts. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310170 | Lamination Pack for Producing Stators and/or Rotors of Electric Motors and Generators - A lamination pack for producing stators and/or rotors of electric motors and generators has laminations, stacked and fixedly connected to each other, between which electrically insulating layers are provided. The laminations are connected to each other outside of the electrically insulating layers by an electrically conducting connection. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310171 | SLEEVE ROTOR SYNCHRONOUS RELUCTANCE ELECTRIC MACHINE - According to some embodiments, a synchronous reluctance machine is disclosed. The machine includes a stator; a rotor disposed within the stator and configured to rotate relative to the stator; and a sleeve disposed circumferentially around the rotor. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310172 | ROTOR COMPRISING PROTRUDING WEBS - A rotor for an electrical machine includes a laminated core with stack of sheets extending in an axial direction from a first axial end to a second axial end. The stack of sheets has layered layers in the axial direction. Each layer has a plurality of sheet areas with flow conduction blocks situated between adjacent sheet areas. At least one flow conduction block is cast with a non-ferromagnetic potting compound. The potting compound extends in the at least one flow conduction block from the first axial end to the second axial end. Fastened sheet areas, respectively, having at least one web protrudes into the potting compound. The protruding web, at least in part, extends in a direction, having a component in the axial direction. In each layer, at least one sheet area is a fastened sheet area. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310173 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELF POWERED GENERATOR - An apparatus including an alternator, wherein said alternator is configured to generate power. A shaft coupler for connecting a rotor to said alternator. At least one or more permanent magnets attached to said rotor. At least one or more electromagnets disposed in a close proximity to said at least one or more permanent magnets. A first feedback loop configured to carry said generated power to said at least one or more electromagnets. A second connection from the said feedback loop configured to carry said generated power to an external connection. A battery configured to provide startup power. And, a start power regulator configured to control said startup power supplied from said battery to said alternator and said electromagnets. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310174 | CEILING FAN MOTOR - The ceiling fan motor according to the present invention includes a rotor assembly including a rotor housing installed with a plurality of yoke pieces and a plurality of magnets in the inner side, the rotor housing having a plurality of magnet fixing parts formed between the plurality of magnets, a stator assembly placed in the inner side of the rotor assembly, the stator assembly including a stator core, and an upper insulator and a lower insulator engaged with the upper part and lower part of the stator core, and a shaft fixed being engaged with the center part of the stator core, and the magnet is engaged being forcibly press-fitted between the fixing parts. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310175 | HOLDING MEMBER, ROTOR OF A ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE COMPRISING THE SAME, AND A ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE COMPRISING THE ROTOR - To provide a holding member, a rotor including the holding member, and a rotating electrical machine including the rotor, in which there is no risk of the holding member grinding against the stator, while maintaining a sufficient tensile force of the holding member for the magnet in the rotor of the rotating electrical machine. The length of the main section in the axial direction is longer than the length of the stator core in the axial direction; and the terminally processed section is arranged so as to be located outside of the end of the stator core in the axial direction; the terminally processed section is the start point and the end point of winding the fiber bundle composing the holding member, and is located outside of the stator core; and the terminally processed section is relatively thick. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310176 | ROTOR, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ROTOR, AND ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE INCLUDING ROTOR - A rotor includes a rotor core fixed to a shaft in such a manner that the rotor core is rotatable integrally with the shaft, the rotor core having a plurality of permanent magnets mounted thereon throughout a circumferential direction; and a tubular rotor cover covering an outer circumference of the rotor core. The rotor cover includes an angular portion and a groove portion, the angular portion has a shape of a circular ring and is formed at an axial end of the rotor core, the groove portion is formed in the rotor cover, in a course of formation of the angular portion, as a dent between a circumferentially neighboring pair of the plurality of permanent magnets. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310177 | INTERIOR MAGNET ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE - This interior magnet rotary electric machine ( | 2017-10-26 |
20170310178 | ROTOR BODY FOR A ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE - A rotor body for a rotor of a rotating electrical machine, having a plurality of rotor teeth which are arranged in a manner distributed over the circumference and run in an axial manner, axially running receiving slots for receiving in each case one conductor section of a rotor winding of the rotor being arranged between the rotor teeth. At least one slot is arranged on at least one radial side wall of at least one rotor tooth, the slot having at least one axial slot section, which extends from an end side of the rotor body at least partially axially over a prespecified subsection of the rotor body, and at least one radial slot section, which is connected to the axial slot section so as to communicate with it and extends from the axial slot section at least partially radially to an outer casing surface of the rotor body. | 2017-10-26 |
20170310179 | ROTOR OF ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE - In a rotor core ( | 2017-10-26 |
20170310180 | DRIVING MOTOR FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY VEHICLES - The present disclosure relates to a driving motor for environmentally friendly vehicles. The driving motor for the vehicles includes: a stator core; a bobbin assembled to the stator core; a coil part wound on the bobbin; a coil lead-out portion configured such that an end portion of the coil part drawn from the bobbin is formed to have a curved structure; and a terminal bonded with a bonding portion formed in the coil lead-out portion. | 2017-10-26 |