44th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 66 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150311731 | CHARGE CONTROL DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING CHARGE CONTROL DEVICE - A charge control device uses external electricity to charge a plurality of battery devices. A constant current source uses the external electricity to generate and adjust an output current amount to a constant target value. A selector selects one battery device from the plurality of battery devices and supplies output current from the constant current source to the one battery device. A measurer measures an amount of actual current flowing from the constant current source to the one battery device. An instructor monitors a measured value provided by the measurer and instructs the selector, when the measured value meets a condition for a reduction of charging current amount to be regarded as having occurred, to change a destination to which the output current of the constant current source is supplied from the one battery device to a different battery device. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311732 | CHARGING DEVICE FOR WIRELESS HAND CONTROLLER AND THE CHARGING SYSTEM THEREOF - The present invention provides a charging device for wireless hand controller and the charging system thereof, which comprises a charging device body, wherein, on the charging device body is provided with a charging chamber used to locate a device to be charged, on the bottom of the charging chamber is provided with at least two probes used to connect to electrodes of the device to be charged and at least one pop-up structure used to pop-up and eject the device to be charged when taking it out, and on each of two opposing side walls of the charging chamber is provided with at least one snap structure used to lock and fix the device to be charged. The arrangements of the pop-up structures and the snap structure make the placement or removal of the hand controller easier and more convenient. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311733 | SMART PHONE AND/OR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS DEVICE CHARGER SYSTEM - A consumer electronics charging device having a pair of rotatable blades, wherein the blades are rotatable from a deployed position in which ends of the blades are inserted into a standard wall outlet to a retracted position to decrease the overall thickness of the charger. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311734 | Dynamic Chargers Network and the Method of Producing the Same - The present invention relates generally to a battery charger network for large capacity batteries and the method of dynamically engaging and disengaging any one charger to a power bus charging the battery. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311735 | CHARGING CIRCUIT, POWER MANAGEMENT CIRCUIT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - Charging circuit includes: DC input terminal; battery terminal; system terminal; first transistor; second transistor; gate controller for controlling turning on/off of first transistor; charging controller for controlling gate voltage of second transistor to control charging of secondary battery; overcurrent protection circuit for comparing an input current flowing in DC input terminal and first transistor with threshold current having multiple steps of values, and vary gate voltage such that on-resistance is increased when input current reaches threshold current; low-voltage detection circuit for comparing voltage at DC input terminal with predetermined threshold voltage, and decrease threshold current of overcurrent protection circuit by one step when voltage of DC input terminal is below predetermined threshold voltage; and DC power detecting unit for determining, when threshold current is at minimum value and voltage of DC input terminal is below threshold voltage, that DC power source is not connected to charging circuit. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311736 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING STATE OF BATTERY - A battery control apparatus includes a switching unit configured to charge a second battery module from a first battery module; a sensor configured to sense state information of at least one battery module among the first battery module and the second battery module; and a controller configured to control the switching unit and the sensor. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311737 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWER MANAGEMENT - An electronic device is provided including a battery and a controller configured to: measure a present level of the battery; and adjust an operation of a hardware component of the electronic device based on the present level of the battery in order to maintain a reference battery level, wherein the reference battery level is associated with a specified time period in which the electronic device is required to remain operational. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311738 | METHOD FOR SUPPLYING POWER TO AN PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A power system within a portable electronic device is disclosed. In order to discharge electricity stored in a rechargeable battery within the portable electronic device to a discharge cutoff voltage, a charge booster charges the rechargeable battery with electric power coming from an AC/DC adaptor. When the AC/DC adaptor is detached, the charge booster performs boosting operation to supply power to a load from the rechargeable battery. The charge booster operates only when input voltage of the load decreases. A direct discharge circuit operates in conjunction with the charge booster, and when the charge booster does not perform any boosting operation, electric power is supplied directly from the rechargeable battery to a DC/DC converter. The charge booster can keep the input voltage of the DC/DC converter until the voltage reaches a discharge cutoff voltage of the rechargeable battery, and then stops operation when electric power is being supplied from the direct discharge circuit. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311739 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CHARGING AN ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORE FROM A THREE-PHASE AC VOLTAGE SOURCE - The invention relates to a device ( | 2015-10-29 |
20150311740 | ENCAPSULATED INDUCTIVE CHARGING COIL - At least one inductive charging coil is encapsulated within one or more walls of the enclosure of an electronic device. The inductive charging coil or coils may be insert molded into the enclosure of the electronic device. The electronic device can be a transmitter device or a receiver device in an inductive charging system. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311741 | CONNECTOR-FREE MAGNETIC CHARGER/WINDER - A method and apparatus for charging an electronic device include rotating a magnetically attractable element, or element, within the electronic device. Rotating a magnet external to the electronic device simultaneously rotates the element. Rotating the element causes an electrically generating device, such as a generator, to create an electric charge in the electronic device. The electric charge may be used to power the electrically generating device, or the electric charge may be transmitted to an internal power supply in order to charge another component or components. In another embodiment, the external magnet may wind a spring inside a device. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311742 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HEAT GENERATED BY WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - In the wireless power transmission apparatus, in which power is supplied by resonance phenomenon from a power-supplying module to a power-receiving module that is connected to a lithium ion secondary battery capable of being charged by a constant current/constant voltage charging system, a variable parameter, which constitutes the power supply module and the power receiving module, is set such that the transmission characteristic value for the drive frequency of power supplied to the power-supplying module exhibits double-hump characteristics. Thus, adjustment of the drive frequency sets the variation tendencies of the input impedance of the wireless power transmission apparatus during constant voltage charging to adjust the variation tendencies of the input current of the wireless power transmission apparatus, and enables the heat generated by the wireless power transmission apparatus to be controlled. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311743 | POWER PROVIDING EQUIPMENT, MOBILE DEVICE, OPERATING METHOD OF MOBILE DEVICE - An operating method includes receiving a power signal from a power providing equipment, transmit a first end power transfer message to the power providing equipment under a condition that the power of the battery is full, so that the power providing equipment stops providing the wireless power signal according to the first end power transfer message; charging the battery by utilizing the wireless power signal under a condition that the power of the battery is not full; and transmitting a second end power transfer message to the power providing equipment under a condition that the battery is fully charged by the charging module, so that the power providing equipment stops providing the wireless power signal according to the second end power transfer message. The first end power transfer message and the second end power transfer message are different. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311744 | WIRELESS POWER FEEDING SYSTEM - An object is to provide a wireless power feeding system using the resonance method, which can increase power transmission efficiency. The wireless power feeding system includes a power transmission coil electrically connected to a high-frequency power supply, a power transmission resonance coil for transmitting power by electromagnetic induction with the power transmission coil, a power reception resonance coil for exciting high-frequency power by magnetic resonance, a load coil for exciting high-frequency power by electromagnetic induction with the power reception resonance coil, a load, and a variable element. The load includes a microprocessor for controlling the impedance of the load, a battery charger, and a battery. The battery charger is configured to charge the battery with the high-frequency power excited by the load coil. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311745 | ADAPTING PORTABLE ELECTRICAL DEVICES TO RECEIVE POWER WIRELESSLY - Wireless power receiving apparatus | 2015-10-29 |
20150311746 | BATTERY RESETTING PROCESS FOR SCAFFOLD FUEL ELECTRODE - An electrochemical cell includes a fuel electrode configured to operate as an anode to oxidize a fuel when connected to a load. The cell also includes an oxidant electrode configured to operate as a cathode to reduce oxygen when connected to the load. The fuel electrode comprises a plurality of scaffolded electrode bodies. The present invention relates to an electrochemical cell system and method of resetting the electrochemical cell by applying a charge (i.e. voltage or current) to the cell to drive oxidation of the fuel, wherein the fuel electrode operates as an anode, and the second cell operates as a cathode, removing uneven distributions of fuel that may cause premature shorting of the electrode bodies to improve capacity, energy stored, and cell efficiency. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311747 | MINI SOLAR PORTABLE MULTI-DEVICE - A mini solar portable multi-device includes a solar module for converting solar energy and transmitting electric energy to a battery inside the body, a radio control circuit board that has a connector set and an audio changeover switch, and a loudspeaker seat holding a loudspeaker that sounds audio signals or acoustic warnings and a light-emitting member control circuit board that has a light-emitting member, a light-emitting control circuit, a brightness and light-emitting mode touch switch, and a light-detection control circuit for providing consistent illumination or warning flashes. The device performs self-charging under sunlight or gets charged by the grid, and then charge an external cell phone. The front cover has buttons communicated with the radio control circuit board for selecting playing modes, for switching tracks, for adjusting volume, for playing or stopping, and for playing and pausing music and switching between radio stations, respectively. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311748 | MONITOR HOUSING APPARATUS - A monitor housing apparatus comprises an opening and closing mechanism, a drive motor, a power supply, a backup capacitor, a contact switch, and a controller. The opening and closing mechanism turns a monitor around a rotation shaft. The power supply supplies electrical power to the drive motor. The backup capacitor supplies power to the drive motor in the event that the supply of power from the power supply to the drive motor is shut off. The controller applies voltage to the backup capacitor when the contact switch detects that the monitor is in its deployed state, and halts the application of voltage from the power supply to the backup capacitor when the contact switch detects that the monitor is in its stowed state. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311749 | Redundant Generator Control - A generator system may include redundant control. The generator system may include any combination of redundant controllers, redundant communication paths, or other redundant control. A generator system may include an electrical bus, a first generator controller, and the second generator controller. The first generator controller may control a first generator breaker for connecting a first generator to the electrical bus and configured to control an external breaker for selectively connecting the electrical bus to an external source. The second generator controller may control a second generator breaker for connecting a second generator to the common bus and configured to control the external breaker for selectively connecting the electrical bus to the external source. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311750 | BACKUP POWER SUPPLY CONTROL - According to one aspect, embodiments of the invention provide an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system comprising an input configured to receive input AC power, an output configured to provide output AC power to a load, a DC power source coupled to a DC bus, an inverter having an input coupled to the DC bus and an output coupled to the output of the UPS system, the inverter configured to receive DC power at the input from the DC bus and provide AC power having a voltage to the output, and a controller coupled to the output of the inverter and configured to operate the inverter based on an average voltage of the AC power at the output of the inverter. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311751 | ENERGY STORAGE MODULE WITH DC VOLTAGE INTERMEDIATE CIRCUIT - An energy storage module is provided for reversibly storing electrical energy in the form of mechanical rotation energy. The energy storage module comprises a plurality of flywheel storage units, at least one control system and at least one module control unit, wherein the flywheel storage units are connected electrically in parallel by means of a common DC voltage intermediate circuit, and the control system or systems is/are connected to the common DC voltage intermediate circuit by way of the respective output side and to at least one external voltage grid by way of the respective input side, wherein the module control unit is provided for transmitting suitable prespecified torques to the flywheel storage units for emitting or absorbing energy to/from the DC voltage intermediate circuit, and at least one of the control systems is designed to control the DC voltage in the DC voltage intermediate circuit. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311752 | MICROGRID SYSTEM STRUCTURED TO DETECT OVERLOAD CONDITIONS AND TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS RELATING THERETO - A distribution manager includes a main bus, a first connection coupled to the main bus through a first circuit breaker and being structured to couple the distribution manager to an inter-microgrid connection system, a second connection coupled to the main bus through a second circuit breaker and being structured to couple the distribution manager to the inter-microgrid connection system, and a third circuit breaker coupled to the main bus and being structured to be coupled to a load. The distribution manager is configured to detect an overload condition and in response thereto (i) request to bring an offline distributed source online, (ii) if an offline distributed source cannot be brought online, request to shed the load, and (iii) if the load cannot be shed, cause the second circuit breaker to downwardly adjust the trip curve thereof. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311753 | ETHERNET POE TO USB ADAPTER DEVICE - A PoE to USB adapter comprises the electronic circuitry to take the incoming PoE signal and extract 5 volts DC from the power segment of the signal and provide that voltage, along with the bi-directional data contained within the PoE signal to a standard USB 3.0 connector. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311754 | WIRELESS POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - A wireless power supply device is capable of supplying constant power without fluctuation in transmission efficiency even when small-sized antennas in which the power fluctuates due to the transmission distance are used. The wireless power supply device includes a first power receiving antenna having a power receiving surface facing a power transmission surface of a first transmission antenna and a second power receiving antenna having a power receiving surface facing a power transmission surface of a second power transmission antenna, both are integrally formed and connected to a power supply target. A direction in which the power receiving surface of the first power receiving antenna faces the power transmission surface of the first power transmission antenna is parallel to a direction in which the power receiving surface of the second power receiving antenna faces the power transmission surface of the second power transmission antenna. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311755 | Wireless Remote Energy Supply for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - A transmitter unit for wireless transmission of power by way of a bundled laser beam is described. The transmitter unit has a laser fiber bundle having a plurality of laser fibers, wherein each laser fiber is designed to emit a laser beam; positioning optics for adjusting an emission direction of the bundled laser beam; a field lens and a primary lens. The plurality of laser fibers is designed to emit a laser beam from each, passing through the positioning optics, the collimator lens and the primary lens, in this order, so that the laser beam emitted by the transmitter unit is emitted in bundled form. A particularly efficient device with an unlimited flight time and a large radius of use is achieved by the hybrid drive with solar power and laser power from the ground and temporary storage of the power in batteries. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311756 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MAGNETIC FLUX RETURN OPTIMIZATION IN ELECTROMAGNETIC MACHINES - A rotor element configured for movement relative to a stator includes a backing member formed, at least in part, from a ferromagnetic material; a first magnetic pole having a first polarity; and a second magnetic pole having a second polarity, opposite the first polarity. The first magnetic pole and the second magnetic pole are coupled to a first surface of the backing member such that the second magnetic pole is disposed, relative to the first magnetic pole, at a distance defined in a direction of a width of the backing member. A thickness of the backing member is varied along the width of the backing member to form a plurality of alternating first portions and second portions. The first portions include protrusions extending from a second surface of the backing member, opposite the first surface, such that the first portions are thicker than the second portions. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311757 | ARMATURE COIL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In an armature coil according to the present invention and, more particularly, in an armature coil including a plurality of coil conductors wound around a plurality of slots which are formed in a stator core and opened on the radially inner side, the circumferential width of the plurality of the coil conductors is formed in a substantially trapezoidal shape which gets narrower toward the radially inner side and the cross-sectional areas of the plurality of the coil conductors in the slot are each substantially the same and the circumferential width thereof is formed narrower as the coil conductor is arranged toward the radially inner side; and one coil conductor is formed in a convex shape and another coil conductor is formed in a concave shape along the convex shape. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311758 | ELECTRIC MACHINES - An electric machine comprising:
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20150311759 | ASYNCHRONOUS MACHINE WITH OPTIMIZED DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICAL LOSSES BETWEEN STATOR AND ROTOR - The invention relates to an asynchronous machine ( | 2015-10-29 |
20150311760 | BRUSHLESS MOTOR - A brushless motor includes: a stator including an annular stator core and first through twelfth teeth provided circumferentially on an inner circumference of the stator core in a sequential order; first through twelfth coils wound around the first through twelfth teeth, respectively, and forming a delta connection; and a rotor provided at a center of the stator. The first through twelfth coils are configured such that: the twelfth, first, six, and seventh coils in series connection form a W-phase; the eighth, ninth, second, and third coils in series connection form a U-phase, the fourth, fifth, tenth, and eleventh coils in series connection form a V-phase, coils of different phases adjacent to each other in an arrangement on the teeth are wound in the same direction, and coils of the same phase adjacent to each other are wound in opposite directions. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311761 | SLOT INSULATING PAPER - A slot insulating paper ( | 2015-10-29 |
20150311762 | ELECTRIC MOTOR - An electric motor includes a stator and a rotor. The stator includes a stator core, a stator winding, a first insulating frame, a number of first insulating elements, and a number of second insulating elements. The stator core includes a number of teeth. Adjacent teeth form a winding passage defining a winding opening. Each first insulating element is assembled within the corresponding winding passage. Two end portions of each second insulating element are placed over the corresponding winding opening. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311763 | TWO-COMPONENT ISOLATION OF BL STATORS - Stator for an electrodynamic machine, in particular an electric motor, said stator comprising a stator assembly having a first end face and a second end face, wherein a thermally conductive web insulation is provided on the inside of the stator assembly; and a winding support device is provided on at least one end face of the stator assembly. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311764 | MOTOR STATOR - A connection member for supplying a stator winding with a current is constituted by covering a bus bar with a insulating resin. The bus bar is formed in an arc-like shape in the thickness direction of a belt-shaped conductor. Additionally, a weld zone formed on the bus bar has a projection portion projecting in the width direction, a first bent portion bent outside the arc from the projection portion in the thickness direction, and a second bent portion with the tip end thereof folded back in the width direction to allow the tip end of the second bent portion to be welded to a terminal on the stator winding. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311765 | DRAINAGE SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC MACHINES, AND ELECTRIC MACHINES COMPRISING SAME - This invention discloses a drainage system with high protection degree and low cost applicable to closed-type electrical machines and an electrical machine using thereof, comprising a casing equipped with: | 2015-10-29 |
20150311766 | MOTOR AND BLOWER - An inner-rotor motor includes a shaft, a rotor magnet, a stator, a housing including a housing tubular portion extending along a rotation axis, a cap, and a bearing portion. The cap is located above the housing, and includes a cap bottom portion and a cap tubular portion which extends downward from the cap bottom portion. A core back of the stator includes a tubular outer circumferential surface including a plurality of stator contact portions in contact with the housing tubular portion. The stator contact portions are spaced from one another in a circumferential direction. The cap tubular portion includes a plurality of cap contact portions in contact with the housing and spaced from one another in the circumferential direction. At least one of the cap contact portions is located at a circumferential position different from a circumferential position of each stator contact portion. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311767 | MOTOR - A motor includes a stator unit, a rotor unit, and an anti-friction bearing unit. The stator unit includes a coil winding assembly. The rotor unit includes a permanent magnet assembly disposed to radially confront the coil winding assembly, and is rotatable relative to the stator unit as a result of electromagnetic forces acting between the permanent magnet assembly and the coil winding assembly. The anti-friction bearing unit is disposed between the stator and rotor units so as to stabilize rotation of the rotor unit. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311768 | RESOLVER OF ELECTRIC DRIVING MOTOR FOR VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a resolver of an electric driving motor for vehicle which comprises a rotor, a stator comprising a stator main body which encircles the rotor and teeth which extend from the stator main body to be wound by a coil, a terminal module comprising a terminal end which contacts the coil for an electric connection and a terminal main body which supports the terminal end, and a connector module comprising a connector main body which is detachably coupled to the terminal main body and a lead line which is connected to an outer device and supported by the connector main body and which contacts the terminal end for an electric connection if the connector main body is coupled to the terminal main body, thus simplifying manufacturing process and repairing process and reducing cost. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311769 | INNER-ROTOR BRUSHLESS MOTOR - A rotor portion includes an upper cylindrical portion and a lower cylindrical portion, each of which is configured to rotate together with a rotor. A stator portion includes a circuit board including a rotation detection portion located thereon. The lower cylindrical portion includes a lower balance correction portion. The upper cylindrical portion includes an upper balance correction portion. In addition, a detectable portion configured to be detected by the rotation detection portion is provided on the upper cylindrical portion. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311770 | POWER GENERATION UNIT OF INTEGRATED GEARBOX DESIGN FOR AIRCRAFT ENGINE - A power generation unit is connected with an engine rotary shaft via an accessory gearbox. A rotor extends through the accessory gearbox and a drive gear is disposed at an intermediate portion of the rotor for driving the latter. Permanent magnet elements are mounted on opposite side portions with the intermediate portion intervening therebetween, and stator coils are disposed so as to confront respective outer peripheries of the permanent magnet elements. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311771 | POSITION SENSING SYSTEM - A position sensing system for a switched reluctance machine, such as that of an Integrated Starter Generator, Turbogenerator or electric Supercharger wherein the system comprises a pair magnets, a magnet carrier, and a sensor element, wherein the sensor element is mounted upon an end of a rotatable shaft of the SR machine, and wherein the sensor element is mounted on a circuit board, and sits in a well formed by the magnets which are arranged such that the magnetic flux follows a path similar to that of a horseshoe magnet, and whereby magnetic flux produced by the magnets is concentrated within the well of the magnet carrier in a direction normal to the axial direction of the shaft of the SR machine. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311772 | SLIP RING DEVICE - There is provided a slip ring device in which three ring members through are provided so as to be lined up in sequence along an axial line of an input shaft and brushes contact with the ring members respectively, three inner bus bars are provided and are supported by a sleeve portion of the input shaft, and contacting groove portions are provided so as to dent in the radially outwards direction into the inner circumferential surfaces of the ring members and extend along the axial line direction, with one end portions of the inner bus bars being set into these contacting groove portions respectively. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311773 | METHOD OF USING A FILLER SHEET HAVING A FLAT SURFACE TO REDUCE CORE LOSS AND WELD FAILURE IN LAMINATED STACKED STATORS - A number of variations may include a method including welding a filler sheet having a flat surface to a plurality of stacked magnetic segments to form a stator core. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311774 | METHOD FOR BALANCING A COMPONENT - The invention relates to a method for balancing a component ( | 2015-10-29 |
20150311775 | LINEAR INDUCTION GENERATOR USING MAGNETIC REPULSION - An electrical generator and method for generating electricity are provided using a linear induction generator that operates based on magnetic repulsion. The electrical generator includes a tube assembly having a tube with an induction coil surrounding the tube and an induction magnet within the tube. A rotor assembly includes a rotor magnet that is positioned with an opposing magnetic moment to the induction magnet and moved in proximity to the induction magnet to cause it to repel the induction magnet causing it to move within the tube and generate and electromotive force in the induction coil surrounding the tube. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311776 | Cascaded multi-level Power converter - The invention relates to a multi-level power converter comprising:—n input stages (Ein_n), n being at least equal to 1, each input stage comprising n+1 identical input converters (CONVx_En) connected together, the input converters (CONVx_En) exhibiting an identical topology, chosen from among the architectures of the NPC (Neutral point Clamped), ANPC (Active Neutral Point Clamped), NPP (Neutral Point Piloted) and SMC (Stacked Multicell Converter),—an output stage (Eout) connected to the input stage of rank 1 and comprising an output converter (CONVs) supplied with a differential voltage (Vfloat) resulting from a first electrical potential applied to the output of a first input converter of the input stage of rank 1 and from a second electrical potential applied to the output of a second input converter of the input stage of rank 1, the output converter (CONVs) exhibiting a topology chosen from among an architecture with floating capacitor (FC), SMC (Stacked Multicell Converter), NPC (Neutral Point Clamped), NPP (Neutral Point Piloted) and ANPC (Active Neutral Point Clamped). | 2015-10-29 |
20150311777 | Bidirectional Two-Base Bipolar Junction Transistor Devices, Operation, Circuits, and Systems with Collector-Side Base Driven, Diode-Mode Turn-On, Double Base Short at Initial Turn-Off, and Two Base Junctions Clamped By Default - Methods, systems, circuits, and devices for power-packet-switching power converters using bidirectional bipolar transistors (BTRANs) for switching. Four-terminal three-layer BTRANs provide substantially identical operation in either direction with forward voltages of less than a diode drop. BTRANs are fully symmetric merged double-base bidirectional bipolar opposite-faced devices which operate under conditions of high non-equilibrium carrier concentration, and which can have surprising synergies when used as bidirectional switches for power-packet-switching power converters. BTRANs are driven into a state of high carrier concentration, making the on-state voltage drop very low. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311778 | FLYBACK POWER CONVERTER AND CONTROL CIRCUIT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a flyback power converter and a control circuit and a control method thereof. The flyback power converter includes: a power stage circuit, a voltage sense circuit, a current sense circuit, and a control circuit. When the flyback power converter operates in a quasi-resonant mode, the control circuit determines a time point of turning OFF a power switch in the power stage circuit according to a current sense signal, a pulse width modulation (PWM) frequency of a PWM signal, and a predetermined threshold, wherein the control circuit adaptively adjusts an ON period of the power switch, or adaptively adjusts an operation bandwidth or an amplifier gain of an error amplifier circuit in a feedback control loop according to the PWM frequency to mitigate an output voltage ripple. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311779 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT - When an overcurrent is detected by an overcurrent detecting circuit ( | 2015-10-29 |
20150311780 | FAULT TOLERANT POWER SUPPLY INCORPORATING INTELLIGENT GATE DRIVER-SWITCH CIRCUIT TO PROVIDE UNINTERRUPTED POWER - A fault tolerant power supply system includes at least one load switch configured to connect an input voltage to an output node of the load switch when the load switch is turned on and at least one power channel coupled to the load switch to receive the input voltage. The power channel is configured as a buck converter and includes at least a high-side power switch and a low-side power switch. The fault tolerant power supply system is configured to measure a current flowing through the low-side power switch, to determine that the current flowing through the low-side power switch has exceeded a current limit threshold, and to disable the low-side power switch and the load switch in response to the determination that the current flowing in the low-side power switch has exceeded the current limit threshold. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311781 | DETECTION OF ISLANDING STATE IN ELECTRICITY NETWORK - An exemplary method for detecting a three-phase islanding state in a three-phase electricity network includes supplying power to a three-phase electricity network via a power supply assembly, controlling an output frequency of the power supply assembly with a frequency reference signal adapted to deviate the output frequency of the power supply assembly from a grid frequency representing a frequency of a common electricity network whose portion of the three-phase electricity network is in normal operating conditions. The method also includes detecting a three-phase islanding state in the electricity network if the output frequency of the power supply assembly is outside an allowable value range. During a normal operating state of the electricity network, the frequency reference signal depends on an active output current of the power supply assembly. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311782 | Power Supply with Power Factor Correction Circuit - A power supply with power factor correction circuit, comprises three rectifier modules, receiving a first phase voltage, a second phase voltage and a third phase voltage, and further including a filter, a single power factor correction circuit, and a working voltage convertor, wherein the filter receives one voltage and produces a filtering voltage to the single power factor correction circuit, the single power factor correction circuit then produces correction voltage to the working voltage convertor, and the working voltage convertor produces direct voltage; wherein the working voltage convertor can be the full-bridge phase-shifted convertor. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311783 | CHARGE-RECYCLING CIRCUITS - In one embodiment, a circuit comprises a first load circuit coupled to a first input voltage. A current sinking circuit is coupled to an output of the first load circuit. A second load circuit is coupled to ground. A current sourcing circuit is coupled between a second input voltage and an output of the second load circuit. A charge-recycling circuit is coupled between the output of the first load circuit and the output of the second load circuit to provide current from the current sinking circuit to the output of the current sourcing circuit to reduce current through the current sourcing circuit. The charge-recycling circuit can be a charge pump. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311784 | CHARGE PUMPS HAVING VARIABLE GAIN AND VARIABLE FREQUENCY - In one embodiment, a circuit comprises a charge pump. A gain control circuit is configured to detect an input voltage and generate a gain control signal to change a gain of the charge pump to maintain the output voltage of the charge pump in a voltage range. A voltage to frequency converter is configured to detect the input voltage and change a frequency of a frequency control signal applied to the charge pump based in the detected input voltage to maintain the frequency in a frequency range so that the output voltage of the charge pump is maintained in the voltage range. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311785 | Low-Noise High Efficiency Bias Generation Circuits and Method - A bias generation method or apparatus defined by any one or any practical combination of numerous features that contribute to low noise and/or high efficiency biasing, including: having a charge pump control clock output with a waveform having limited harmonic content or distortion compared to a sine wave; having a ring oscillator to generating a charge pump clock that includes inverters current limited by cascode devices and achieves substantially rail-to-rail output amplitude; having a differential ring oscillator with optional startup and/or phase locking features to produce two phase outputs suitably matched and in adequate phase opposition; having a ring oscillator of less than five stages generating a charge pump clock; capacitively coupling the clock output(s) to some or all of the charge transfer capacitor switches; biasing an FET, which is capacitively coupled to a drive signal, to a bias voltage via an “active bias resistor” circuit that conducts between output terminals only during portions of a waveform appearing between the terminals, and/or wherein the bias voltage is generated by switching a small capacitance at cycles of said waveform. A threshold voltage bias voltage generation circuit may A charge pump for the bias generation may include a regulating feedback loop including an OTA that is also suitable for other uses, the OTA having a ratio-control input that controls a current mirror ratio in a differential amplifier over a continuous range, and optionally has differential outputs including an inverting output produced by a second differential amplifier that optionally includes a variable ratio current mirror controlled by the same ratio-control input. The ratio-control input may therefore control a common mode voltage of the differential outputs of the OTA. A control loop around the OTA may be configured to control the ratio of one or more variable ratio current mirrors, which may particularly control the output common mode voltage, and may control it such that the inverting output level tracks the non-inverting output level to cause the amplifier to function as a high-gain integrator. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311786 | PUMP CAPACITOR CONFIGURATION FOR SWITCHED CAPACITOR CIRCUITS - A cascade multiplier includes a switch network having switching elements, a phase pump, and a network of pump capacitors coupled with the phase pump and to the switch network. The network of pump capacitors includes first and second capacitors, both of which have one terminal DC coupled with the phase pump, and a third capacitor coupled with the phase pump through the first capacitor. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311787 | CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY - A power supply circuit is configured including a control circuit together with an output circuit including an external circuit component. A switching controller controls a switching transistor and a synchronous rectification transistor each configured as a switching element. A degradation detection circuit monitors a detection signal having a correlation with characteristic degradation of the circuit component, and detects the degree of characteristic degradation of the circuit component. The switching controller is capable of changing its operation according to the degree of characteristic degradation of the circuit component. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311788 | CURRENT SENSORLESS CONTROL OF A BOOST-TYPE SWITCH MODE RECTIFIER (SMR) WITH INDUCTOR PARAMETER ADAPTATION - Boost-type switch-mode rectifiers (SMR) commonly use a resistor or a magnetic current sensor to measure the instantaneous input or inductor current that is used as the feedback to the current controller. A novel current sensorless scheme is described that computes the inductor current from the measured inductor voltage in a single-phase boost-type SMR using an adaptive low pass filter. This calculation requires an estimate of the inductance and the equivalent series resistance of the inductor coil. Both these parameters are dependent on operating conditions and are updated continuously. This is done using an adaptive model of the inductor that computes these parameters of the inductor once in every half cycle of the input current. The adaptation scheme is robust against parameter variations. Simulation and experimental results confirm the effectiveness of the proposed technique which provides comparable performance to standard measured feedback current scheme both under steady-state and transient conditions. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311789 | Determination of Phase Offsets in a Power Supply System Having Multiple Switching Converters - A controller ( | 2015-10-29 |
20150311790 | DRIVING DEVICE - A driving device comprises a first transistor (B | 2015-10-29 |
20150311791 | SINGLE INDUCTOR MULTIPLE OUTPUT DC-DC CONVERTOR - A single inductor multiple output (SIMO) DC-DC convertor is provided. The SIMO DC-DC convertor is configured to establish a first DC voltage at a first node and establish a second DC voltage at a second node. A first switch of the SIMO DC-DC convertor is activated when a voltage at the first node is below the first DC voltage. A second switch of the SIMO DC-DC convertor is activated when a voltage at the second node is below the second DC voltage. The first switch is deactivated when the voltage at the first node is not below the first DC voltage. The second switch is deactivated when the voltage at the second node is not below the second DC voltage. The first switch and the second switch, and other switches in the SIMO DC-DC converter, are activated in any order and independently of one another to establish desired node voltages. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311792 | SWITCHED REFERENCE MOSFET DRIVE ASSIST CIRCUIT - A power converter includes at least a first phase including a high-side MOSFET transistor (HSA) and a low-side (LS) MOSFET transistor (LSA) driving a first output inductor. The first phase further includes an active gate drive assist circuit including first MOSFET switch (first switch) and second MOSFET switch (second switch) positioned in series between a source of HSA and a drain of LSA. A capacitor (CS) is between the source of HSA and drain of LSA. A bootstrap capacitor (CA) having a reference terminal is connected to a node between the first switch and the second switch. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311793 | SERIES CAPACITOR BUCK CONVERTER HAVING CIRCUITRY FOR PRECHARGING THE SERIES CAPACITOR - A series capacitor buck converter includes a first half-bridge circuit including a first high side power switch (HSA) and first low side power switch (LSA) connected in series having a first switching node (SWA) therebetween which drives a first output inductor, a second half-bridge circuit including a second HS power switch (HSB) and second LS power switch (LSB) connected in series having a second switching node (SWB) therebetween which drives a second output inductor. A transfer capacitor (Ct) is connected in series with HSA and LSA and between the first and second half-bridge circuits. A first current source is coupled for precharging Ct with a charging current (I_in) and a second current source is coupled to Ct for providing an output current (I_out). A feedback network providing negative feedback forces I_out to match I_in. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311794 | ADAPTIVE BOOST DRIVER CHARGING CIRCUIT - A power circuit combination includes a series capacitor buck converter including a first half-bridge including a first high side power switch (HSA), first low side power switch (LSA) and a second half-bridge. A transfer capacitor (Ct) is connected in series with HSA and LSA, and between the first and second half-bridges. An adaptive HS driver circuit has an output coupled to a gate of HSA and includes a power supply circuit including a summing circuitry that dynamically outputs a variable power supply level (V | 2015-10-29 |
20150311795 | CURRENT PULSE COUNT CONTROL IN A VOLTAGE REGULATOR - A method of regulating voltage with a switching regulator is disclosed. The method includes sensing an output voltage provided by the regulator. If the output voltage drops below a low voltage threshold, a burst of one or more current pulses is provided. If the output voltage raises above a high voltage threshold during the burst, discontinuing the burst of current pulses. The method includes counting a number of the one or more current pulses in the burst, and comparing the number of the one or more current pulses with at least one pulse threshold. The upper current threshold is adjusted based on the number of the one or more current pulses. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311796 | DC-DC HIGH VOLTAGE CONVERTER - A DC-DC voltage converter including a main switch formed by a normally ON switch element connected in series with a normally OFF switch element including a control circuit, a load in series with the main switch, the main switch and the load being configured to be connected to terminals of a DC voltage source. A voltage source, that can be used for controlling is obtained by connecting a main peak detector circuit to the mid-point of the main switch. The control circuit of the normally OFF switch element can be supplied with the DC voltage that makes the entire device self-supplied. Such a converter can, for example, find application in aeronautics. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311797 | DC-DC CONVERTER - A DC-DC converter includes a switching device, a drive circuit for turning on and off the switching device, a bootstrap capacitor electrically connected to the drive circuit, and a control circuit electrically connected to the drive circuit. The control circuit is operable to charge the bootstrap capacitor for a charging duration periodically at a charging period longer than an on-off period at which the switching device is turned on and off periodically. This DC-DC converter performs efficient boost and step-down operations. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311798 | CONSTANT ON-TIME SWITCHING CONVERTER WITH ADAPTIVE RAMP COMPENSATION AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A COT switching converter includes a first switch, a second switch, an inductor, an on-time control circuit configured to generate an on-time control signal, a ramp compensation generator configured to generate a compensation signal, a comparing circuit, a logic circuit, a driving circuit and a feed forward circuit configured to generate a compensation control signal based on the input voltage of the switching circuit. The comparing circuit compares the sum of the compensation signal and a feedback signal with a reference signal to generate a comparison signal. Based on the on-time control signal and the comparison signal, the logic circuit generates a control signal with a duty cycle to drive the first and second switches through the driving circuit. The ramp compensation generator adjusts the compensation signal based on the compensation control signal, so the amplitude of the ramp compensation signal can follow a critical value proportional to the difference between the duty cycle and the square of the duty cycle. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311799 | POWER SUPPLY - A power supply includes: a first connection terminal connectable with a DC power supply to which a first load and a generator are connected in parallel; a second connection terminal connectable with an electric storage which stores regenerative power generated by the generator; a third connection terminal connectable with a second load; a DC-DC converter; and a controller which controls the DC-DC converter. The power supply further includes: a first power path including one end connected to the first connection terminal and the other end connected to a first input/output terminal of the DC-DC converter; a second power path including one end connected to the second connection terminal and the other end connected to a second input/output terminal of the DC-DC converter; and a third power path including one end connected to the third connection terminal and the other end connected to the second power path. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311800 | POWER CONVERTING APPARATUS, CONTROL DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER CONVERTING APPARATUS - A power converting apparatus is provided. The power converting apparatus includes a power converter configured to output a voltage to a load, and a controller configured to output a PWM signal which is generated in response to a voltage command to the power converter. The power converter includes a plurality of switching elements driven based on the PWM signal. The controller is configured to generate the PWM signal such that a first period during which a zero voltage is outputted and a second period during which a non-zero voltage is outputted are adjusted according to the voltage command. The controller is allowed to output the PWM signal which is set such that one first period and one or more second periods exist within an updating cycle of the voltage command, to the power converter. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311801 | Converter and Method - In accordance with an embodiment, a DC-DC converter is provided comprising a single regulation loop that drives a control circuit, wherein the control circuit selects between operation in a pulse width modulation operating mode and a pulse frequency modulation operating mode, the single regulation loop including a compensation loop, and wherein biasing of the compensation loop is maintained in response to selecting between the pulse width modulation and the pulse frequency modulation operating modes. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311802 | MOTOR DRIVE SWITCHED MODE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The embodiments described herein include one embodiment that provides a motor drive that includes driver circuitry that controls operation of an inverter in the motor drive to output power to a motor, control circuitry that controls operation of the driver circuitry, and a switched mode power supply that supplies electrical power to the driver circuitry, the control circuitry, or both. The switched mode power supply includes a primary coil, in which a primary controller stores electrical energy in the primary coil by selectively connecting the primary coil to a power source, and a secondary coil electrically isolated from the primary coil, in which the secondary coil outputs electrical power based at least in part on the electrical energy stored in the primary coil, in which a secondary controller controls the electrical power supplied to the driver circuitry, the control circuitry, or both by selectively connecting the secondary coil to a power output of the switched mode power supply. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311803 | ENHANCED POWER FACTOR CORRECTION - A power converter is described that includes a switch. The power converter may also include a controller that controls the switch. The controller may be configured to ascertain a first parameter. Additionally, the controller may be configured to ascertain a second parameter. The controller may dynamically modulate duty cycle of the switch based on the first parameter and the second parameter in addition and independent of the control loop. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311804 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OUTPUT CURRENT REGULATION IN POWER CONVERSION SYSTEMS - Systems and methods are provided for regulating a power conversion system. An example system controller includes: a detection component configured to receive an input voltage related to a diode connected to an inductor and output a first signal at a first logic level in response to the input voltage being larger than a predetermined threshold, a control logic component configured to receive the first signal, process information associated with the first signal, and output a modulation signal related to a modulation frequency in response to the first signal being at the first logic level, and a driving component configured to receive the modulation signal and output a drive signal to open and close a first switch at the modulation frequency. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311805 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, LASER DEVICE, LASER IGNITION DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A power supply device includes a power converter transformer, a coil, a first capacitor, and an energy regeneration circuit. The power converter transformer includes a primary winding and a secondary winding. The coil is provided on a primary side of the power converter transformer, and has a first end connected in series to a first end of the primary winding of the power converter transformer to store energy. The stored energy is regenerated in the first capacitor provided on the primary side of the power converter transformer by the energy regeneration circuit provided on the primary side of the power converter transformer. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311806 | METHOD AND CIRCUIT OF DETECTING ATTACHMENT AND DETACHMENT BETWEEN A PORTABLE DEVICE AND A POWER CONVERTER - A method and a circuit of detecting attachment and detachment between a portable device and a power converter are provided. The method and the circuit confirm attachment of the portable device to the power converter and generate an attachment signal. The method and the circuit further detect a bus voltage of the power converter for confirming detachment of the portable device from the power converter. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311807 | POWER SUPPLY AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POWER SUPPLY - A power supply having a transformer, a magnetizing current regulation circuit, and a device for controlling the regulation circuit intended to switch the regulation circuit alternately from the magnetizing state to the demagnetizing state is disclosed. The control device is intended to prolong the magnetization phase for a magnetization time (T | 2015-10-29 |
20150311808 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CASCADED POWER CONVERSION - An apparatus, method, and system are provided for power conversion to supply power to a load such as a plurality of light emitting diodes. An exemplary apparatus comprises: a first power converter stage having a first power switch and a first inductive element; a second power converter stage having a second power switch and a second inductive element; a plurality of sensors; and a controller. The second power converter stage provides an output current to the load. The controller is adapted to use a sensed input voltage to determine a switching period, and is further adapted to turn the first and second power switches into an on-state at a frequency substantially corresponding to the switching period while maintaining a switching duty cycle within a predetermined range. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311809 | CURRENT REGULATION APPARATUS - A current regulation apparatus is provided. The current regulation apparatus includes a trans unit, a first switching unit, a voltage detection unit, a voltage comparison unit, and a control unit. The trans unit includes an auxiliary winding unit. The first switching unit controls an operation of the trans unit. The voltage detection unit detects a voltage induced to the auxiliary winding unit. The voltage comparison unit compares a voltage detected by the voltage detection unit and a reference voltage. The control unit adjusts a turn-on section of the first switching unit according to an output voltage of the voltage comparison unit. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311810 | CONTROL CIRCUIT, CONTROL METHOD AND PRIMARY-CONTROLLED FLYBACK CONVERTER USING THE SAME - In one embodiment, a control circuit configured to control a power stage circuit of a primary-controlled flyback converter, can include: (i) a current sense circuit that generates a current sense signal by sampling a primary current; (ii) a voltage sense circuit that generates a voltage sense signal by sampling an auxiliary voltage after a blanking time has elapsed; (iii) a control signal generator that generates a switch control signal according to the voltage sense signal and the current sense signal; and (iv) the switch control signal being configured to control a power switch of the power stage circuit, where the switch control signal is active during a constant on time. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311811 | Low Forward Voltage Rectifier - A Low Forward Voltage Rectifier (LFVR) includes a bipolar transistor, a parallel diode, and a base current injection circuit disposed in an easy-to-employ two-terminal package. In one example, the transistor is a Reverse Bipolar Junction Transistor (RBJT), the diode is a distributed diode, and the base current injection circuit is a current transformer. Under forward bias conditions (when the voltage from the first package terminal to the second package terminal is positive), the LFVR conducts current at a rated current level with a low forward voltage drop (for example, approximately 0.1 volts). In reverse bias conditions, the LFVR blocks current flow. Using the LFVR in place of a conventional silicon diode rectifier in the secondary of a flyback converter reduces average power dissipation and increases power supply efficiency. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311812 | ACTIVE CLAMP FORWARD DC-DC CONVERTER CIRCUIT - There is provided an active clamp forward DC-DC converter circuit that includes an insulated transformer having a primary coil and a switching circuit connected to the primary coil of the insulated transformer. The switching circuit includes a first circuit and a second circuit that is connected in parallel to the first circuit. The switching circuit further includes a first rectifying element or a second rectifying element or a third power storage element. The first circuit includes a first switching element and a second switching element that are connected in series. The second circuit includes a third switching element, a fourth switching element, a first power storage element and a second power storage element that are connected in series. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311813 | TRANSFORMER APPARATUS - An apparatus for connecting a converter to an AC voltage grid has a grid connection for connection to the AC voltage grid and a converter connection for connection to the converter. The grid connection and the converter connection can be connected to one another via two transformers that are connected in parallel with one another and which, in addition to a primary winding and a secondary winding, are equipped with a tertiary winding. At least one switch is connected in series with each transformer. A connection unit is connected to the tertiary windings of each of the transformers and is configured to connect the tertiary windings to one another. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311814 | METHOD OF INITIATING A REGENERATIVE CONVERTER AND A REGENERATIVE CONVERTER - The invention is related to a method of initiating a regenerative converter ( | 2015-10-29 |
20150311815 | HERMETIC HIGH CURRENT SOLID STATE POWER CONTROLLER - A solid state power controller (SSPC) includes a support structure, and a first solid state power switch die arranged relative to the support structure, the solid state power switch die including a solid state power switch having an input terminal for connecting to a power source and an output terminal for providing power to an electrical component. A first gate driver is electrically coupled to the first solid state power switch die, and a control module is operatively coupled to the first gate driver. A hermetic enclosure surrounds at least the first solid state power switch die. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311816 | SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT CONTROL METHOD - When power consumption of a load is smaller than a first threshold, a switch element of each of one or more circuits is made nonconductive to supply power from all of the one or more circuits to the load. When the power consumption of the load is larger than the first threshold, the switch element of at least one of the one or more circuits is made intermittently conductive to supply power from all of the one or more circuits to the load. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311817 | POWER SUPPLY - An apparatus including a plurality of transformers each having a primary winding and a secondary winding where the secondary windings are connected in series, a battery, a plurality of switches, each coupled to one of the plurality of transformers, the switches intermittently closes to complete a circuit between the battery and the primary winding of the one transformer and a processor that individually activates the respective switches of the plurality of transformers in a predetermined order to generate an alternating current voltage across an output of the series connected secondary windings. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311818 | LOAD IMPEDANCE ESTIMATION AND REPETITIVE CONTROL METHOD CAPABLE OF ALLOWING INDUCTANCE VARIATION FOR INVERTER - The present invention provides a load impedance estimation and repetitive control method capable of allowing inductance variation for an inverter, wherein the method is applied for predicting corresponding next-period switching duty cycles for four switching member sets of the inverter by way of sampling three phase voltages and calculating next-period voltage compensations based on the previous line-period voltage compensations. Moreover, during the calculation and prediction, the method also involves the inductance variations of the output inductors of the inverter into the load impedance estimation matrix equation. Therefore, the three phases four wires inverter with the presented load impedance estimation and repetitive control method can provide a steady output voltage to the loads even if the originally-connected loads are replaced with other different loads. Thus, this load impedance estimation and repetitive control method can indeed improve the drawbacks of the inverter controller based on conventional DQ transformation method. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311819 | INVERTER DEVICE - An inverter device includes a three-phase inverter, which has switching elements, and a controller, which is programmed to perform two-phase modulation control on switching of the switching elements between an ON state and an OFF state. The controller computes the power factor of a load. The controller determines whether or not the computed power factor is less than a preset threshold value. If the computed power factor is greater than or equal to the threshold value, the controller performs a phase shift to shift the central time point of an ON period or an OFF period for two phases other than a stop phase in the two-phase modulation control by 180 degrees, and if the computed power factor is less than the threshold value, the controller supplies the switching elements with ON and OFF control commands to perform the two-phase modulation control without performing the phase shift. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311820 | POWER CONVERTER - A power inverter device includes an inverter that converts a direct-current (DC) power to an alternating-current (AC) power having an output AC voltage, and a capacitor circuit electrically connected to the inverter. The capacitor circuit is operable to start supplying a capacitor voltage to the inverter at a time point when a predetermined waiting time lapses from a zero cross point of the output AC voltage at a starting up of the inverter circuit, wherein the capacitor voltage has a phase shifted by π/4 radian from the output AC voltage. The inverter is operable to generate the output AC power based on the capacitor voltage and the DC power. The predetermined waiting time is a duration is equal to 2πn+3π/4 radian or 2πn+7π/4 radian of a phase of the output AC voltage (n is an integer not smaller than zero). This power inverter device can reduce a ripple power of the input power early after the starting-up. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311821 | SWITCHING CONTROL APPARATUS - A switching control apparatus is applied to a load drive system that includes a DC voltage converter having a reactor and at least one switching element, and a power transducer including multiple switching element pairs. The switching control apparatus controls a switching timing of the switching element in the DC voltage converter and the switching element pairs in the power transducer. The switching control apparatus includes a DC voltage converter control circuit, a DC voltage converter drive circuit, a power transducer control circuit, a power transducer drive circuit, a switching prohibition period calculation portion, and a switching correction portion. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311822 | INVERTER DEVICE - A three-level inverter circuit includes first to fourth front-stage switches connected in series, and a floating capacitor connected between a connection point of the first and second front-stage switches and a connection point of the third and fourth front-stage switch elements, and outputs an intermediate voltage of a DC power supply through a connection point of the second and third front-stage switches. A bridge circuit includes first, second, third, and fourth rear-stage switches which are bridge-connected to first to fourth terminals. The first terminal thereof is connected to a connection point of the second front-stage switch and the third front-stage switch and a second terminal thereof is connected to the second input terminal. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311823 | IMPULSE GENERATOR AND GENERATOR SET - The present disclosure provides an impulse generator and a generator set. The impulse generator comprises: a first substrate; a first conductive film layer on the first substrate; an insulation film layer on the first conductive film layer; a second substrate; a second conductive film layer on the second substrate; and an elastic connection body for connecting the first substrate with the second substrate such that the insulation film layer and the second conductive film layer face each other; wherein, when no external force is applied on the first substrate or the second substrate, the insulation film layer is separated from the second conductive film layer; and, when an external force is applied on the first substrate or the second substrate, the insulation film layer is contacted with the second conductive film layer such that, a surface charge transfer is generated by the contact between the insulation film and the second conductive film layer, owing to their difference in triboelectric series. For the impulse generator according to the present disclosure, when a periodic external force is applied on the substrate of the generator, AC pulse signal output may be formed between the first conductive film layer and the second conductive film layer. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311824 | SELF POWER SSHI CIRCUIT FOR PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTER - A self-power synchronized switch harvesting on inductor circuit for harvesting energy from a piezoelectric element generating an AC voltage, comprises an envelope detector having first and second capacitors connected in parallel with the piezoelectric element and functioning as negative and positive voltage detectors. An inductor is connected in parallel with the capacitors, and transistors are connected in circuit with the capacitors and inductor and are responsive to a change in voltage across the first capacitor from positive to negative to enable flow of positive voltage to the inductor until terminal voltage reaches a certain amount and current in the inductor reaches zero. A full-wave rectifier is connected to convert the AC output of the piezoelectric element to DC voltage, and a DC-DC converter is connected to adapt the power output of the rectified voltage. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311825 | VOLTAGE GENERATION FOR ELECTRICAL DEVICES - An apparatus for generating voltage from a compressed gas. A reciprocable shuttle member is arranged to oscillate within a housing under the action of gas pressure. The shuttle member impacts on a piezoelectric member thereby causing voltage to be generated from the piezoelectric member. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311826 | PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTER DEVICE WITH FREQUENCY OFFSET VIBRATIONAL HARVESTERS - The present invention relates to an energy harvester device comprising a plurality of elongate resonator beams. The resonator beams include a piezoelectric material extending between first and second ends. One or more bases are connected to the first end of each of the resonator beams, with the second end of the resonator beams being freely extending from the one or more bases as a cantilever. A mass is attached to each of the second ends of the resonator beams. Each of the resonator beams is tuned to a resonant frequency offset relative to each of the other resonator beams by 0.1/W to 0.9/W, wherein W is a temporal width between a first impulse and a second impulse which excite motion of the resonator beams. Also disclosed is a system comprising an apparatus and the energy harvester device, as well as methods of using and designing the system. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311827 | Negentropic method and apparatus to generate usable work while reconditioning the energy source using electromagnetic energy waves - The patent describes the entropic methods and apparatus of electromagnetic high frequency wave generator systems which convert electrical energy into magnetic energy waves and back which generates usable work as electrical potential. The patent primarily delves into the method and apparatus needed to extract Cold potential electromagnetic energy waves by using electromagnetic wave converters units which allow the extraction of work as net zero energy change process while simultaneously re-conditioning the energy source(s) electrical potential using a reversible net zero entropy change circuit without violating the Second law of Thermodynamics. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311828 | APPARATUS AND MEANS FOR STARTING OF AC MOTORS, ALGORITHM FOR SELF-ADAPTING MOTOR START WITH SOFT-STARTER - The invention relates to a method of starting an electric motor ( | 2015-10-29 |
20150311829 | APPARATUS AND MEANS FOR PROGRESSIVE MOTOR START BASED ON CURRENT DERIVATIVE SYNCHRONISATION - A method for controlling a switch that controls a power supply line of an electric motor from an alternating voltage source, including determination of a switch closing instant (t | 2015-10-29 |
20150311830 | Control Circuit and Electrical Device - The control circuit includes: a first power supply, including a high-level output and a low-level output; a first circuit, including two inputs, a driver module and at least two braking switch units, the two inputs being respectively connected to the high-level output and the low-level output of the first power supply, and the driver module being in series connected to the at least two braking switch units, where the driver module includes two outputs which are the outputs of the control circuit; and braking circuits, which correspond to the braking switch units in a one to one manner, and are used to the control switching states of the braking switch units. | 2015-10-29 |