52nd week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 63 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160380468 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN OSCILLATING CIRCUIT - A method for producing an electrical oscillating circuit for an inductive charging device, having at least one oscillating circuit component. In a method step, the at least one oscillating circuit component is classified as a function of a structurally caused deviation of a characteristic value of the oscillating circuit component from a nominal value. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380469 | LOW INDUCTANCE PAD WINDING USING A MATCHED WINDING OF MULTIPLE SPIRALS - An apparatus for wireless power charging includes a first charging coil with a first conductor arranged in a winding pattern with a first winding around a center point and each successive winding of the first charging coil is further away from the center point than the first winding and any previous windings. A second charging coil includes a second conductor wound with respect to the first charging coil where each coil of the second charging coil is arranged between each winding of the first charging coil. The first charging coil and second charging coil are connected in parallel. A ferrite structure is positioned adjacent to the first charging coil and the second charging coil. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380470 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS CHARGING IN A PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method for wirelessly charging a portable terminal using a Radio Frequency (RF) is provided. A charging system detects one or more portable terminals within a predetermined area, and preferably requests information needed for charging to the one or more portable terminals via short-range communication, receives the information in response needed for charging from each of the one or more portable terminals. A portable terminal to be wirelessly charged from among the one or more portable terminals is selected, based on the received information needed for charging, and the charging system transmits a predetermined RF for charging to the selected portable terminal. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380471 | Selective Wireless Charging of Authorized Slave Devices - Some embodiments provide a system for charging devices. The system includes a master device and a slave device. Some embodiments provide a method for charging devices in a system that includes a slave device and a master device. The slave device includes (1) an antenna to receive a radio frequency (RF) beam and (2) a power generation module connected to the antenna that converts RF energy received by the slave antenna to power. The master device includes (1) a directional antenna to direct RF power to the antenna of the slave device and (2) a module that provides power to the directional antenna of the master device. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380472 | Selective Wireless Charging of Slave Devices While Limiting Human Exposure to RF Beams - Some embodiments provide a system for charging devices. The system includes a master device and a slave device. Some embodiments provide a method for charging devices in a system that includes a slave device and a master device. The slave device includes (1) an antenna to receive a radio frequency (RF) beam and (2) a power generation module connected to the antenna that converts RF energy received by the slave antenna to power. The master device includes (1) a directional antenna to direct RF power to the antenna of the slave device and (2) a module that provides power to the directional antenna of the master device. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380473 | System and Method for Using Solar Power to Supplement Power in a DC Electrical System - In one method of using solar power as a supplemental power source in a DC system of a vehicle, the voltage of a vehicle battery is measured to determine if an alternator is operating. Upon determining that the alternator is running, a solar charge controller sets the voltage set-point to be about 0.1 Volts higher than the voltage produced by the alternator. This allows the solar panel to contribute up to the full power capability of the solar panel to the DC power system, even though the battery may be fully charged, which reduces the load on the alternator, thereby improving fuel economy. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380474 | CHARGING CIRCUIT AND MODULE USING THE SAME - A module includes a charging circuit and a driven unit. The charging circuit includes a power generation element and an electric storage element. The power generation element is connected to the electric storage element to charge the electric storage element. The electric storage element is connected to the driven unit to drive the driven unit with electric power stored. The power-generating voltage of the power generation element has a value equal to or more than the charging voltage of the electric storage element. The electric storage element is a secondary battery including a lithium-transition metal oxide in a positive electrode active material layer, and a lithium-titanium oxide of spinel-type crystal structure in a negative electrode active material layer. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380475 | NETWORK DEVICE WITH INTELLIGENT POWER CONFIGURATION FUNCTION - A network device with an intelligent power configuration function includes one or more power input ports, one or more output ports, a detection module, and a control module. The power input port is for receiving external power. The output port is for being connected to an external network device, and the output port provides the external power received by the power input port to the external network device. The detection module is for generating an abnormal signal when detecting that the external power received by the power input port is provided by a battery module of a UPS. The control module is for closing, according to a power-off sequence corresponding to each output port, power output of the output port when receiving the abnormal signal, so as to stop the output port supplying power to the external network device. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380476 | Uninterruptible Power Supplies With Control Capabilities - A distributed low voltage power system can include a primary power source that distributes line voltage power during a first mode of operation and fails to distribute the line voltage power during a second mode of operation. The system can also include a secondary power supply coupled to the primary power source, where the secondary power supply includes a controller and an energy storage device. The system can further include a power distribution module (PDM) coupled to the primary power source and the secondary power supply, where the PDM includes a first power transfer device and a first output channel. The system can also include at least one first LV device coupled to the first output channel of the PDM, where the at least one first LV device operates using a reserve LV signal based on the reserve signal during the second mode of operation. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380477 | ALTERNATING CURRENT UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - An alternating current uninterruptible power supply system includes a first power feed line, a second power feed line, a switchover relay, a converter, a power switch, a fuel cell, a system control board, a battery, and an inverter. If it is determined that electric power supply from a commercial alternating current power source has stopped for a first time or longer, a system control part of the system control board switches the switchover relay from a first state to a second state. Then, on the basis of the state of the electric power of the first power feed line, the system control part determines whether or not stopping of the electric power supply from the commercial alternating current power source has continued for a second time or longer. After that, if it is determined that the stopping of the electric power supply from the commercial alternating current power source has continued for the second time or longer, the system control part starts power generation of the stack. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380478 | ELECTRICAL ACCUMULATOR UNIT FOR PROVIDING AUXILIARY POWER TO AN ELECTRICAL NETWORK - An electrical accumulator unit wherein an energy storage device is utilized in conjunction with an actively controlled bidirectional power converter to provide auxiliary power to an electrical network is disclosed. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380479 | HYDRAULICALLY-DRIVEN EXTENDED-RUNTIME FLYWHEEL UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY - Apparatus, system and method for providing supplementary power. A vessel is configured to receive and contain hydraulic fluid, where the vessel includes a piston configured within the vessel to be vertically displaced by the hydraulic fluid and provide pressure from the weight of the piston to a fluid supply line. A solenoid valve is operatively coupled to the fluid supply line; and connected to a flywheel power supply that includes a flywheel and a hydraulic drive adapter, wherein the hydraulic drive adapter is operatively coupled to the solenoid valve via the fluid supply line. A signal is received indicating a power outage, where the solenoid valve is further configured to open in response to the signal and provide the hydraulic fluid pressurized by the piston to the hydraulic drive adapter and causes the flywheel to operate and provide the supplementary power. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380480 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COIL INTEGRATION FOR UNIFORM WIRELESS CHARGING - The disclosure relates to a method, apparatus and system to wirelessly charge a device. Specifically, the disclosed embodiments provide improved charging stations for increased active charging area. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to an offset device for use with a Power Receiving Unit (PRU). The offset device includes a conductive layer supporting an aperture, the aperture aligned with an inner most coil loop of the PRU; and a first slot formed in the conductive layer extending from the aperture to an outside edge of the conductive layer. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380481 | WIRELESS NON-RADIATIVE ENERGY TRANSFER - Described herein are embodiments of a source high-Q resonator, optionally coupled to an energy source, a second high-Q resonator, optionally coupled to an energy drain that may be located a distance from the source resonator. A third high-Q resonator, optionally coupled to an energy drain that may be located a distance from the source resonator. The source resonator and at least one of the second resonator and third resonator may be coupled to transfer electromagnetic energy from said source resonator to said at least one of the second resonator and third resonator. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380482 | WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSMISSION METHOD AND DETECTION DEVICE - A wireless energy transmission method and a detection device are provided. A method includes detecting abnormality in changes of wireless energy transmission intensity in a phase calibration stage between a wireless energy sending device and a wireless energy receiving device; and notifying the wireless energy sending device of the abnormality in the case that the abnormality is detected. It can be detected that the wireless energy receiving device is affected by other non-associated wireless energy sending devices. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380483 | Large Signal VCO - An alternation voltage- or current generator comprises a first switch driving output network whose frequency can be tuned. The tuneable network comprises a first Inductor that is coupled with a first capacitor. A second inductor and/or at least a second capacitor and/or at least a series circuit of a third inductor and a third capacitor which is coupled via at a second switch to the network. The second switch is controlled by a controlled delay (PWM) which is synchronized by a sign change of current and/or voltage in the network. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380484 | ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY-FLUX REACTOR - Systems and methods for providing power to a load are provided. One system includes a first reactor including a first plurality of coils. A first coil of the first plurality of coils is configured to generate a first magnetic field, and a plurality of second coils of the first plurality of coils are configured to generate a plurality of second magnetic fields that vary an intensity of the first magnetic field. The system further comprises a second reactor comprising a second plurality of coils, wherein the second plurality of coils are configured to tune the first reactor to the load. The first reactor is configured to provide the power to the load, and the second reactor is configured to increase the power provided to the load by increasing an intensity of the second magnetic fields generated by the second coils and tuning the first reactor to the load. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380485 | POWER-TRANSMITTING DEVICE AND WIRELESS POWER-SUPPLYING SYSTEM - When a voltage across an element of a voltage converter or an inverter circuit has reached an upper limit of a withstanding voltage of the element and it is determined that received power of a power-receiving device has not reached a target value, an instruction for changing at least one of inductance and capacitance of an element which is disposed from a receiving-side pad to a filter circuit in the power-receiving device is transmitted from a power-transmitting device to the power-receiving device so as to satisfy a condition that the received power approaches a target value. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380486 | Large-Scale Space-Based Solar Power Station: Power Transmission Using Steerable Beams - A space-based solar power station, a power generating satellite module and/or a method for collecting solar radiation and transmitting power generated using electrical current produced therefrom is provided. Power transmitters can be coordinated as a phased array and the power generated by the phased array is transmitted to one or more power receivers to achieve remote wireless power generation and delivery. In many embodiments, a reference signal is distributed within the space-based solar power station to coordinate the phased array. In several embodiments, determinations of the relative locations of the antennas in the array are utilized to evaluate the phase shift and/or amplitude modulation to apply the reference signal at each power transmitter. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380487 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR GUIDANCE AND ALIGNMENT IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES WIRELESS INDUCTIVE CHARGING SYSTEMS - An apparatus for determining a relative position of a wireless power transmitter from a wireless power receiver is provided. The apparatus comprises a plurality of sense coils, each configured to generate a respective voltage signal under influence of a first alternating magnetic field oscillating at two frequencies and a second alternating magnetic field oscillating at at least one frequency. The apparatus further comprises a processor configured to determine the relative position of the wireless power transmitter from the wireless power receiver based on the respective voltage signal from each of the plurality of sense coils. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380488 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR GUIDANCE AND ALIGNMENT IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES WIRELESS INDUCTIVE CHARGING SYSTEMS - An apparatus for determining a relative position of a wireless power transmitter from a wireless power receiver is provided. The apparatus comprises a plurality of sense coils, each configured to generate a respective signal under influence of an alternating magnetic field comprising a plurality of wave pulses, each wave pulse occurring in a respective time slot of a plurality of time slots. The apparatus further comprises a processor configured to determine the relative position of the wireless power transmitter from the wireless power receiver based on the respective signal from each of the plurality of sense coils. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380489 | MULTIPLE-VECTOR INDUCTIVE COUPLING AND ELECTRIC MACHINE - The present invention relates to electric machines (EM), such as electric motors and electric generators, which convert electrical energy into mechanical energy and mechanical energy into electricity respectively, including linear motion EMs, curvilinear motion EMs and rotary (turning) motion EMs. More particularly, the present invention relates to an EM induction method and device, said induction system comprising two main magnetic coupling subsystems, for example a subsystem comprising permanent magnets and a subsystem comprising electromagnets. Thus, EM induction system comprises at least one special feature chosen from the group consisting of the following kinds (a)-(c): | 2016-12-29 |
20160380490 | ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE - The invention relates to an electric machine comprising a stator, this stator comprising a set ( | 2016-12-29 |
20160380491 | SALIENT POLE ROTOR - A salient pole rotor includes at least two radially outward facing pole bodies, electrical windings respectively disposed in surrounding relationship to the pole bodies, and pole shoes provided on the pole bodies. Each pole shoe is arranged radially outwardly on the electrical winding of the pole body and has a width which is wider in a circumferential direction than a width of the pole body. The pole shoe has a radially inward facing, tapering projection of a shape complementing a radially inwardly tapering groove on a radial external surface of the pole shaft. The pole shoe and the pole body are connected in a mechanically releasable manner. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380492 | ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE - A contour line on the outer circumferential side of each magnet hole in the first layer is formed to be an arc passing through a total of three intersections, i.e., an intersection of a d axis and a reference magnetic flux line which is a magnetic flux line as a reference positioned inward by a predetermined number of magnetic flux lines from the outer circumferential edge of a rotor core, and intersections of: the reference magnetic flux line; and sides at the circumferential ends of the magnet hole which are positioned inward by a bridge dimension from the outer circumferential edge of the rotor core. Thus, a rotary electric machine that enables maximum utilization of reluctance torque and magnet torque and suppression of torque ripple can be obtained with simple processing and low cost. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380493 | ROTOR - A rotor includes: a rotor core; magnets disposed in housing holes having openings in end faces of the rotor core; a filler injected through the openings into the housing holes; and end plates fixed to the end faces. The end plates have recesses at positions facing inlets of the filler. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380494 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING A STATOR UNIT FOR A SUPER-HIGH HEAT-RESISTANT MOTOR PUMP AND A STATOR UNIT FABRICATED BY THE METHOD - Disclosed herein is a method for fabricating a stator unit for a super-high heat-resistant motor pump, comprising: coating a bare copper wire with a first heat-resistant resin layer; applying a woven fiber cladding to an outer surface of the first heat-resistant resin layer; coating an outer surface of the woven fiber cladding with a second heat-resistant resin layer; winding the coated wire by the second heat-resistant resin layer around an iron core for the stator unit; and applying an inorganic sheath to an outer surface of the second heat-resistant resin layer. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380495 | SHORT CIRCUIT FAULT TOLERANT PERMANENT MAGNET MACHINE - A permanent magnet (PM) machine includes a rotor and a stator assembly. The rotor includes a plurality of permanent magnets disposed about an axis of rotation. The stator assembly includes a stator body, a plurality of coil sides and a plurality of sintered iron magnetic wedges. The stator body includes a plurality of stator teeth defining a plurality of stator slots, each stator slot having an inside position and an outside position, such that each of the plurality of stator slots includes a first plurality of inside positions, and a first plurality of outside positions. The first plurality of coil sides are disposed in each of the first plurality of inside positions and the first plurality of outside positions. The first plurality of coil sides correspond to a first power phase. The first plurality of coil sides are electrically coupled to one another by a first plurality of end-coils. The plurality of sintered iron magnetic wedges are disposed at the openings of at least one stator slot of the plurality of stator slots. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380496 | MULTI-TUNNEL ELECTRIC MOTOR/GENERATOR - Disclosed are various embodiments for a motor/generator where the stator is a coil assembly and the rotor is a magnetic toroidal cylindrical tunnel or where the rotor is a coil assembly and the stator is a magnetic toroidal cylindrical tunnel. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380497 | MOTOR HAVING FIGURE 8-SHAPED LINKED COILS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a motor, the number of slots 6N divided by the number of pole pairs P (2N>P) of a rotor is an irreducible fraction, when a quotient obtained by dividing 6N by 2P is denoted by X, 2N coils per phase are arranged in the slots of the stator, one and another one of the coils connected in series thereto are arranged overlapping in one center slot while sharing one side with aligned current directions, opposite sides of the two coils not sharing the slot are each arranged in other ones of the slots at a distance by X from the center slot, so that the two coils are arranged while being linked in a | 2016-12-29 |
20160380498 | Direct Current Machine - A direct current machine comprises a stator and a rotor, one of them having a plurality of magnets alternatively magnetized north and south and the other one of them having a plurality of coils formed by winding insulated wire around teeth in order to provide a three-phase winding, wherein slots are formed between said coils and the coils are grouped in coil groups of four coils each, and a current controlled inverter for driving said machine, wherein each coil group has the same winding pattern so that each first coil of a coil group, seen in a direction of rotation, is wound in the same winding direction and two, in the direction of rotation, consecutive coil groups of the same phase are connected such that current flows through one in the direction of rotation and through the other one in a direction opposite to the direction of rotation. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380499 | INSULATED ELECTRIC WIRE AND COIL - An insulated electric wire includes a rectangular conductor and an insulation film disposed on the periphery of the rectangular conductor. The insulation film is characterized by: the provision of a resin containing an imide structure within a molecule; and a peak value of less than 1.0 for the loss tangent tan δ, which is represented by the ratio between the loss elastic modulus and the storage elastic modulus, as measured in the 50 DEG C. to 400 DEG C. range. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380500 | CONDUCTOR WIRE, ELECTRIC MOTOR, AND ELECTRIC MOTOR MANUFACTURING METHOD - A cold-welded conductor wire has a connection portion formed by a first conductor wire and a second conductor wire being connected by cold welding, and has: a bent portion bent at a location different from the connection portion; and an insulating case formed by an insulating sheet wrapping the connection portion and being bonded. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380501 | END WINDING SUPPORT FOR AN ELECTRIC GENERATOR - An end winding support for an electric generator includes a pair of winding lead supports formed on opposite sides of a winding slot and separated by an upper slot width. Each of the winding lead supports includes a winding channel routed between a lead coupling port and the winding slot. The winding slot includes a base support and a pair of alignment members that define a transition between the base support and the winding lead supports. A lower slot width is defined along the base support between the alignment members and a ratio of the upper slot width to the lower slot width is between 1.024 and 1.053. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380502 | ELECTRIC MOTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - An electric motor has: a rotor; a stator; a housing, an opening for opening the storage space upward, and a notch that is concaved downward from an edge surface surrounding the opening; a lead wire connected to the stator ; a partition wall that is provided on the inside of the notch in order to separate a sealing space for injecting a sealant and a space outside the sealing space from each other, and has a through-hole for allowing the lead wire to be extended to the outside of the sealing space; a cover that can be attached to the housing from above; and an elastic member that is more elastic than the partition wall and disposed under the partition wall. An end surface of the partition wall is disposed on or above a plane surface including the edge surface of the housing. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380503 | ELECTROMAGNETIC STRUCTURE OF AN ELECTRIC MACHINE AND ELECTRIC MACHINE - An electromagnetic structure of an electric machine, in particular an adjustment drive of a motor vehicle, has a plurality of coils which are arranged to form a circular structure. Each of the coils has a coil winding and a connection. The coils are respectively electrically connected in pairs by way of a conductor bridge which is in contact with the respective connections. Each conductor bridge is arranged at an axial distance from the associated coils, each conductor bridge being arranged at least partially in a receiving element of a guiding plate. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380504 | ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE AND COOLING SYSTEM OF ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE - A rotating electrical machine includes a housing having an approximately cylindrical shape; a stator and a rotor that are accommodated in the housing; and a cooling frame that is provided on an outer circumferential surface of the housing and circulates a first liquid refrigerant, in which the cooling frame has a partially cylindrical shape. By setting the cooling frame to have the partially cylindrical shape, it is possible to obtain cooling structure capable of obtaining a reduction in size and weight while securing the strength. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380505 | ELECTRODYNAMIC MACHINES, AND METHOD FOR REDUCING VIBRATION OF AN ELECTRODYNAMIC MACHINE - An electrodynamic machine includes a rotor assembly, a stator assembly defining an annular core receiving the rotor assembly, the rotor assembly rotating within the stator assembly based on electromagnetic fields generated by the stator assembly and the rotor assembly, a plurality of structural components mechanically supporting the rotor assembly and stator assembly, and an active damping element providing forced vibrations that counteract structural vibrations of the electrodynamic machine caused by magnetic forces based upon the electromagnetic fields or caused by mechanical forces based upon the plurality of structural components. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380506 | DAMPER - A damper damping motion of a first object relative to a second object, the damper including: a casing including a conductor; plurality of magnetic elements serially in a first direction within the casing and each including at least one magnet so adjacent magnetic elements repel in the first direction; at least one magnetic element is moveable relative to other magnetic elements within and relative the casing; the conductor allows movement of at least one moveable magnetic element relative to the casing induces current in the conductor, the magnetic field produced by current providing a braking force to the moving magnetic element; at least one moveable magnetic elements includes a first connecting part and either casing or at least one other magnetic element includes a second connecting part, one connecting part for connecting the damper to the first object, and other connecting part for connecting the damper to the second object. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380507 | ENERGY GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A hollow first housing with a rigid wall and a center of mass located on a portion of the rigid wall to which a weight is attached. When force is applied to tilt the apparatus then the center of mass is raised. When force is discharged, then a rocking motion of the hollow sphere device or housing will seek an equilibrium at the minimum gravitational potential energy. The rocking motion of the first housing activates a circular motion of a pendulum object. Motion of the pendulum object is passed to an electrical generator, which in turn produces electricity. The first housing may be a round circular hollow sphere, a circular cylinder, a cone, a frustrum, or may be configured in other shapes. A sail may be attached to an external surface of the first housing, at a location on the first housing furthest away from and opposite the weight. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380508 | ELECTRIC MACHINE - An electric machine may include a housing, a stator arranged in the housing, and a rotor arranged in the stator and mounted on the housing so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation. The rotor may have a rotor shaft, which may be led out through a front wall of the housing. The rotor shaft may have, on an outer side of the front wall, a drive element, which serves for transmission of torque between the rotor and a drivetrain. The rotor shaft may be rotatably mounted in a front bearing, which is inserted into the front wall. The front bearing may be, at an inner side of the front wall, sealed off with respect to an interior of the housing by way of a labyrinth seal. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380509 | Rotary Actuator - A rotary actuator includes a connector housing with a hollow tube, a separate motor housing clipped to one side of the connector housing, and a separate gear and sensor housing clipped to an opposed side of the connector housing. At least a first gear and a first gear carrier are located within the interior of the hollow tube. A motor shaft extends from the motor through the connector housing into the tube and into engagement with the first gear. A sensor is seated on an exterior surface of the hollow tube and a magnet is housed in the interior of the first gear carrier. The sensor is adapted to change changes in the magnetic field generated by the magnet in response to movement of the magnet. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380510 | POWER TOOL - A power tool includes a stator having a coil, a sensor circuit board attached to the stator and on which a magnetic sensor is provided, the sensor circuit board having a first side facing the stator and a second side opposite the first side, a rotor configured to rotate with respect to the stator, a tool-accessory retaining part configured to be driven by the rotor and a power-supply line configured to supply electrical power to the coil. The power-supply line is connected to the coil without traversing the second side of the sensor circuit board. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380511 | TRANSIENT ABSORBER FOR POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - A vehicle energy harvester including a subunit having an upper surface forming a roadway surface; a vehicle activated treadle on the subunit, the vehicle activated treadle moveable between a first position in which an upper surface of the treadle is at an angle with respect to the upper surface of the roadway surface and a second position in which the upper surface of the treadle is flush with the upper surface of the roadway surface; a generator that generates power in response to movement of the vehicle activated treadle; and a transient absorption device coupled between the vehicle activated treadle and the generator. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380512 | PEDAL GENERATOR ASSEMBLY - A generator assembly for converting human generated mechanical energy into electrical power for charging at least one rechargeable device is provided herein. The generator assembly generally includes a housing, a primary gear supported within the housing, an input mechanism mounted to the primary gear for receiving the human generated mechanical energy, an alternator for converting the mechanical energy converting the mechanical energy into electrical power, and a charging mechanism mounted to the housing with the charging mechanism directly connected to the alternator, where the charging mechanism has at least one rechargeable interface for transferring the electrical power to the rechargeable device. A method of charging at least one rechargeable device with a generator assembly and a method of authorizing use of a generator assembly are also provided. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380513 | Systems and Methods for Improved Heat Transfer from Rotor Coils - Systems and methods according to various embodiments direct air flow to rotor coils. This cooling air increases heat transfer from the coils to improve the thermal performance of the rotor. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380514 | BRUSHLESS ELECTRICAL MACHINE WITH AIR COOLING - It is designed for operation as alternator and motor-alternator for mobile vehicles, as servomotor, as electric motor for electric cars and others. It has reduced overall dimensions in two mutually perpendicular directions while maintaining power. A part of the outer surface of the stator / | 2016-12-29 |
20160380515 | HYBRID MODULE AND POWER ELECTRONICS MODULE WITH A SHARED COOLING STREAM - A hybrid module for a hybrid drive unit, where the hybrid module may have a stream of coolant flowing through it, which also flows through a power electronics module for operating the hybrid module is provided. A power electronics module and to a method for installing a hybrid module is also provided. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380516 | SUPERCONDUCTING GENERATORS AND MOTORS AND METHODS FOR EMPLOYING SAME - A superconducting electrical generator or motor having a plurality of cryostats is described. The cryostats contain coolant and a first cryostat encloses at least one of a plurality of superconducting coils. A first coil is in superconducting electrical communication with a second coil contained in a second cryostat through a superconducting conduction cooling cable enclosing a conductor. The first cryostat and the second cryostat may be in fluid communication through at least one cryogen channel within the at least one superconducting conduction cooling cable. In other embodiments, none of the plurality of cryostats may be in fluid communication and the cable may be cooled by conduction along the conductor from the first or second cryostat, or from both. The conductor may have different segments at temperatures equal to or above the temperature of the coolant and the superconducting conduction cooling cables may be connected through quick connect fittings. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380517 | Cooling Structure of Electric Motor - A cooling structure of an electric motor comprising a rotor, a stator provided with a wound stator coil, and a housing accommodating the rotor and the stator, wherein a coil end of the stator is spaced apart from an inner wall of the housing. The cooling structure comprises a thermally-conductive member which is provided to thermally connect the housing and the coil end and includes a laminated graphite sheet, and an airbag which is configured to be deployed in a space portion between the inner wall of the housing and the coil end so as to press at least a portion of the thermally-conductive member against the coil end by means of a pressure of pressurized air therein. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380518 | Motor Temperature Monitoring - The disclosure relates to a temperature monitoring assembly for monitoring the windings of a motor, comprising at least one temperature sensor or thermal circuit breaker arranged outside of and spaced from the windings of the motor, and at least one heat conducting component, which extends from a first component section for heat coupling and heat transfer, which is in contact with or adjacent to the windings, to a second component section for heat coupling and heat transfer, on or adjacent to the temperature sensor. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380519 | SGENX-1000A ROTOR LIFTING DEVICE - A lifting tool for lifting a rotor associated with a generator so as to allow a rotor bearing to be removed from a bearing pedestal beneath the rotor. The tool includes a semi-circular base portion that is bolted to the bearing pedestal and a pair of jack screws mounted to the base portion. A hydraulic ram is mounted to the base portion between the jack screws and is positioned against the rotor when the tool is bolted to the bearing pedestal. The ram is used to lift the rotor away from the bearing and the jack screws are used to hold the rotor up once it is in the desired location, where the ram is then lowered. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380520 | DYNAMOELECTRIC MACHINE MAIN LEAD SERVICING - Various embodiments include approaches for servicing a dynamoelectric machine main lead. Some embodiments include a method of servicing a main lead in a dynamoelectric machine rotor having a collector end retaining ring retaining the main lead, a terminal stud contacting the main lead, a winding contacting the main lead, and main terminal insulation proximate the main lead, the method including: removing the collector end retaining ring to expose the main lead; disconnecting the main lead from each of the winding and the terminal stud, during the disconnecting of the main lead from the terminal stud, cooling the main terminal insulation proximate the main lead; connecting a replacement main lead to each of the winding and the terminal stud; and during the connecting of the replacement main lead to the terminal stud, cooling the main terminal insulation proximate the main lead. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380521 | STATOR AND STATOR MANUFACTURING METHOD - A stator includes a stator core and an insulator. The insulator includes a main body and a wall. An adhesive is attached to a portion of a triangular gap between the wall of the insulator and a yoke of the stator core. The adhesive is expandable, and adheres and fixes the insulator to the stator core by expanding to fill in the gap by being heated. Also, a stator manufacturing method includes attaching an adhesive to the wall of the insulator or an inside wall of the yoke, installing the insulator on a tooth, and heating the stator core and the insulator. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380522 | Stator and EPS Motor Having the Same - Disclosed is a stator of an EPS motor, the stator including a stator core wound by a coil and provided in a cylindrical shape by coupling of a plurality of divided cores, a bus bar conductively connected to the coil to be coupled to an upper side of the stator core, and a guide unit guiding the bus bar to a coupled position determined by the stator core. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380523 | PERMANENT MAGNET LINEAR ACTUATORS - An electromagnetic actuator including: a core comprising a material having a high magnetic permeability relative to air; an array of coils sequentially arranged on the core, each coil of the array of coils being wound around the longitudinal axis of the core; and a magnet assembly movably mounted along the array of coils, the magnet assembly having a coil side facing the array of coils and an opposite side facing away from the array of coils and including an array of permanent magnets sequentially arranged along the array of coils in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis, wherein the magnetic moments of the plurality of magnets are selected and arranged to augment the magnetic field produced on the coil side of the magnet assembly and to reduce the magnetic field produced on the opposite side of the magnet assembly. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380524 | FLAT VOICE COIL MOTOR - A flat voice coil motor, including a coil unit and two primary magnetic pole units exerting an Ampere force on the coil unit. The coil unit includes a small, weak magnet, and the force exerted by the two primary magnetic pole units on the small, weak magnet is a vertically upward resultant force. By arranging the small, weak magnet in the coil unit, magnetic repulsion or attraction forces between the small, weak magnet and the primary magnetic pole units always ensure a vertically upward force on the coil unit, thereby achieving gravity compensation. In addition, this arrangement is achieved simply by replacing an internal portion of the coil unit with the small, weak magnet, which neither has influence on the Ampere force acting on a coil in the coil unit nor adversely leads to motor overheating caused by a structural addition. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380525 | MAGNETIC SPIRAL BEVEL GEAR - A magnetic spiral bevel gear including a frustoconical housing with a rotational axis and magnets arranged around an outer surface of the frustoconical housing. The magnets are arranged in spirals on the outer surface, with each spiral alternating polarity. Each may be formed by a single continuous magnet of by discrete magnets. Gear assemblies as disclosed including a two-gear assembly, a four-gear assembly, and a six-gear assembly. Gear assemblies are arranged such that the gear surfaces are parallel without touching, and rotation of one gear causes rotation of the remaining gears. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380526 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IN-SITU CHARGING OF SUPERCONDUCTORS - An apparatus and method for charging a superconductor, such as a high temperature superconductor (HTS), in-situ, including a superconductor that is magnetized by a magnet. A surface area of the magnet is smaller than a surface area of the superconductor and the magnet scans the surface area of the superconductor to magnetize the superconductor one portion at a time. An additional compression superconductor may be used to compress the magnetic flux from the magnet such that the magnetic flux exits the compression superconductor via an aperture on the surface of the compression superconductor and then impinges the surface of the superconductor being charged. The superconductor is assembled in a machine prior to being magnetized and may be cooled prior to magnetization. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380527 | Integrated Circuit and Switching Power-Supply Device - A switching power-supply device has an inductor, a switching element serially connected to the inductor, a control circuit, which controls on and off of the switching element and performs an output voltage control in any one of a plurality of modes including a continuous mode and a discontinuous mode, and a continuous mode detection circuit, which detects that the output voltage control is performed in the continuous mode when a current flowing through the switching element is equal to or greater than a threshold. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380528 | SWITCHING POWER CONVERTER WITH ADAPTIVE POWER FACTOR CORRECTION - A switching power converter is provided that provides an adaptive power factor correction using a peak constant current mode and also a constant on time mode during each cycle of an input voltage. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380529 | PULSE WIDTH MODULATION CONTROLLER ARCHITECTURES - Systems, apparatuses, and techniques for pulse width modulation (PWM) are described. A described system includes a circuit that contains an inductor and a transistor that controls current through the inductor based on a PWM signal to produce an output; and a controller to provide the PWM signal, which includes PWM cycles that include on-durations and off-durations. The controller can receive a first signal indicating an input voltage that is applied to the inductor, receive a second signal indicating a current through the inductor, use an on-duration parameter value to control the on-duration, determine a maximum off-duration of the off-durations corresponding to the PWM cycles occurring within a first voltage cycle, the first voltage cycle being defined between two consecutive zero-crossing events as indicated by the first signal, and adjust the on-duration parameter value for a second, subsequent voltage cycle based on the maximum off-duration to regulate the output voltage. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380530 | HIGHLY-EFFICIENT POWER FACTOR CORRECTION CIRCUIT AND SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS - When a standby signal is High, a Comp_stb signal that is overlapped with an AC waveform is output from an AC-COMP combining circuit in a COMP signal changing circuit, input into a PWM.comp, and compared with an output waveform of a ramp oscillator. Here, only when a peak of the Comp_stb signal is higher than a minimum voltage of the ramp oscillator is an OUT terminal output signal output from a control IC and a burst operation is performed. When the Comp_stb signal is lower than the minimum voltage of the ramp oscillator, the OUT terminal output signal is not output from the control IC because a reset signal of an RSFF remains High. Accordingly, a switching loss is reduced by operating a switching element in a burst mode when a switching power supply apparatus is in a lightly loaded or unloaded state. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380531 | POWER FACTOR CORRECTION CIRCUIT AND POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - A power factor correction circuit includes: a coil and MOSFETs that boost an input voltage to generate a boosted voltage; a first capacitor having one end connected to a first output terminal, and the other end connected to an intermediate node; and a second capacitor having one end connected to the intermediate node, and the other end connected to a second output terminal. In a first operation mode, the boosted vol tage is applied to the two ends of the first capacitor when a positive voltage is input, and applied to the two ends of the second capacitor when a negative voltage is input. In a second operation mode, the boosted voltage is applied to two ends of the first and second capacitors connected in series. Thus, there is provided a power factor correction circuit which has a high efficiency and is compatible with an input voltage in a broad range. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380532 | CLOCK FREEZING TECHNIQUE FOR CHARGE PUMPS - Methods and systems for generating voltages greater than a supply voltage are described. A charge pump system may generate a boosted output voltage greater than the supply voltage using one or more charge pump stages that are arranged in series between the supply voltage and the boosted output voltage. The charge pump system may include clock freezing circuitry that eliminates glitches in clock signals used for driving the one or more charge pump stages. In one example, the clock freezing circuitry may freeze a clock signal that drives a charge pump stage (i.e., prevent the clock signal from switching) when a feedback flag of the charge pump system is in a disable state (e.g., is low). When the feedback flag is in an enable state (e.g., is high), then the clock signal may toggle between a high state and a low state. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380533 | SWITCH CONTROL CIRCUIT AND CONVERTER INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is a buck converter. The converter includes a power switch configured to receive and switch an input voltage and convert the input voltage into an output voltage, and a switch control circuit configured to generate a signal having a frequency synchronized with the input voltage, compensate for the signal by using an edge threshold voltage in an edge area of the signal according to at least one of a load state and the input voltage, and control switching of the power switch by using a result of comparing the signal with a band voltage corresponding to the output. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380534 | BUCK CONVERTER - A buck converter is described having a buck converter output for outputting an output supply voltage; a first power supply domain operably coupled to a power source; a second power supply domain; a power supply controller coupled to the first power supply domain, the second power supply domain and the buck converter output; wherein the power supply controller is configured to supply power to the second power supply domain from the first power supply domain or the buck converter output, in dependence of the buck converter output supply voltage. Changing the current supplied to the second power supply domain to the buck converter output may reduce the quiescent current consumption from a battery power source, prolonging battery life. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380535 | DC-DC CONVERTER WITH DIGITAL CURRENT SENSING - A regulated DC-DC switching converter includes a bypass mode in which ends of an output inductor are coupled together. Circuitry determines output capacitor current and load current components of output inductor current during operation of the switching converter, for use in controlling switching operations. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380536 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DEAD TIME OPTIMIZATION - Switching control devices and related operating methods are provided. An exemplary electronic device includes a semiconductor die, a driver arrangement on the semiconductor die to generate a switch control output signal based on an input switching command signal, and a timer arrangement on the semiconductor die and coupled to the driver arrangement to measure a time difference between a first change in the command signal and an exhibited response in the switch control signal, which can then be utilized to achieve a desired dead time. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380537 | System and Method for Starting a Switched-Mode Power Supply - In accordance with an embodiment, a method of operating a switched-mode power supply (SMPS) includes starting up the switched-mode power supply by determining a rate of increase of a duty cycle of a pulse width modulated (PWM) signal based on an input voltage and a switching frequency of the SMPS; and generating the PWM signal having the duty cycle in accordance with determined rate of increase. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380538 | Current Distribution in DC-DC Converters - A DC-DC converter includes a substrate having opposing first and second sides, a power stage attached to the first side of the substrate and having active semiconductor components operable to provide an output phase of the DC-DC converter, an inductor attached to the first side of the substrate and electrically connected to the power stage through a first metal trace at the first side of the substrate, and a plurality of electrically conductive vias extending through the substrate from the first side to the second side. The vias are electrically connected to the first metal trace. At least some of the vias are disposed at least partly under the power stage. A corresponding method of assembling such a DC-DC converter also is disclosed. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380539 | SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - A switching power supply device includes a switching output circuit, an error amplifier, a slope voltage generating circuit, a PWM comparator, a logic circuit, a switch driving circuit, and a reverse current detection circuit. The slope voltage generating circuit increases a slope voltage from a reset level with a gradient corresponding to an input voltage during an on period of the output transistor, and maintains the slope voltage at an offset level corresponding not to the reset level but to an output voltage during an off period of the output transistor. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380540 | SWITCH CONTROL CIRCUIT AND BUCK CONVERTER COMPRISING THE SAME - A buck converter includes a power switch having a first end to receive an input voltage, a synchronous switch connected between a second end of the power switch and the ground, an inductor having a first end connected to the other end of the power switch, and a switch control circuit configured to turn off the synchronous switch when a zero voltage delay time passes after an inductor current flowing through the inductor reaches a predetermined reference value, calculate a dead time based on the input voltage and the zero voltage delay time, and turn on the power switch when the dead time passes following the turn-off time of the synchronous switch. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380541 | SOFT-START CIRCUIT AND BUCK CONVERTER COMPRISING THE SAME - A buck converter includes a power switch having a first end to receive an input voltage, and a soft start circuit configured to compensate a soft start voltage during a soft start time period according to a result of comparing a feedback voltage corresponding to an output voltage of the buck converter and an input detection voltage corresponding to the input voltage. The buck converter controls switching of the power switch using the soft start voltage. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380542 | SWITCH CONTROL CIRCUIT AND BUCK CONVERTER INCLUDING THE SAME - A buck converter includes a power switch having one end to which an input voltage is transferred, a synchronous switch connected between the other end of the power switch and the ground, an inductor having an end connected to the other end of the power switch, and a switch control circuit configured to calculate a zero voltage delay time based on at least an ON time of the power switch and a delay time. The delay time is determined based on the inductor and parasitic capacitors of the power switch and the synchronous switch. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380543 | Circuits and Methods Providing Three-Level Signals At A Synchronous Buck Converter - A circuit including: a three-level buck converter having: a plurality of input switches and an inductor configured to receive a voltage from the plurality of input switches, the plurality of input switches coupled with a first capacitor and configured to charge and discharge the first capacitor; a second capacitor at an output of the buck converter; and a switched capacitor at an input node of the inductor, wherein the switched capacitor is smaller than either the first capacitor or the second capacitor. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380544 | Power Converters And Methods For Reducing Voltage Changes At An Output Of A Power Converter - Example switching power converters and methods for reducing voltage changes at an output of a power converter are generally disclosed. According to one aspect, a switching power converter includes an input, an output for providing an output voltage, at least one switch capable of causing a voltage overshoot of the output voltage when the switch is turned on, and a controller. The controller is configured to sense the output voltage, compare the sensed output voltage to a voltage reference, and adjust operation of the power converter based on the comparison of the sensed output voltage and the voltage reference to maintain the output voltage. The controller is further configured to decrease the voltage reference from a normal operation value to an overshoot reduction value before turning on the switch to decrease the output voltage and reduce an overshoot of the output voltage in response to turning on the switch. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380545 | POWER DEVICE FOR DELIVERING POWER TO ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING SAME - An energy efficient apparatus includes a switching device, a frequency dependent reactive device, and a control element is provided. The switching device is coupled to a source of electrical power and includes a pair of transistors and is adapted to receive a control signal and to produce an alternating current power signal. The frequency of the alternating current power signal is responsive to the control signal. The frequency dependent reactive device is electrically coupled to the pair of transistors for receiving the alternating current power signal and producing an output power signal. The frequency dependent reactive device is chosen to achieve a desired voltage of the output power signal relative to the frequency of the alternating current power signal. The control element senses an actual voltage of the direct current power signal and modifies the control signal delivered to achieve the desired voltage of the direct current power signal. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380546 | POWER CONVERSION DEVICE - A power conversion device includes a potential variation suppression portion having first and second ground capacitors and a reactor, for suppressing a potential variations at an A point at which switching elements and are connected together and at a B point in a bidirectional switch. The potential variation suppression portion suppresses potential variation at the A point by cancelling a first leakage current, which flows due to the potential variation at the A point at the positive and negative polarities of an alternating current voltage, with a first compensating current flowing via the reactor and ground capacitor, and suppresses the potential variation at the B point by cancelling a second leakage current, which flows due to the potential variation at the B point at the negative polarity of the alternating current voltage, with a second compensating current flowing via the reactor, a switch, and the second ground capacitor. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380547 | Apparatus and Efficiency Point Tracking Method for High Efficiency Resonant Converters - A method comprises connecting a first resonant converter and a second resonant converter in parallel, detecting a first signal indicating a first soft switching process of the first resonant converter and a second signal indicating a second soft switching process of the second resonant converter and adjusting a first switching frequency of the first resonant converter by a first control circuit and a second switching frequency of the second resonant converter by a second control circuit until a load current flowing through the first resonant converter is substantially equal to a load current flowing through the second resonant converter. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380548 | RESONANT CONVERTER - A resonant converter includes: a transformer including a first primary winding, a second primary winding and a secondary winding, each primary winding having a first end terminal and a second end terminal; a first switch coupled to the first end terminal of the first primary winding; a resonant inductor and a resonant capacitor connected in series between the second end terminal of the first primary winding and the first end terminal of the second primary winding; a second switch coupled between the first end terminals of the first and second primary windings; and a third switch coupled between the second end terminals of the first and second primary windings. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380549 | AC-AC POWER SOURCE CONVERSION DEVICE AND CONVERSION METHOD THEREOF - An AC-AC power source conversion device, comprising a rectifier circuit ( | 2016-12-29 |
20160380550 | Power Supply of transformer and light string therewith - A power supply of a transformer outputs alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) and contains: a housing and a lid for covering a first end of the housing. An input interface is formed on a second end of the housing, and the lid includes a DC output interface and an AC output interface. A light string contains a power supply of a transformer and a light emitting unit, the power supply outputs alternating currents (AC) and direct currents (DC), and the power supply contains: a housing and a lid for covering a first end of the housing. An input interface is formed on a second end of the housing, the lid includes a DC output interface and an AC output interface, and the DC output interface couples with a DC output connector, and the DC output connector connects with plural bulbs of the light string. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380551 | CONVERTER ARRANGEMENT HAVING MULTI-STEP CONVERTERS CONNECTED IN PARALLEL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THESE - A method for controlling a plurality of multi-level converters, which are closed in parallel at alternating-voltage connections thereof and which each have a series arrangement of two-pole sub-modules. Each of the sub-modules has at least two controllable electronic switches and an energy storage device, wherein the controllable electronic switches are connected in series forming a series arrangement and the series arrangement is connected in parallel with the energy storage device. In the method, a stepped voltage curve is produced at the particular alternating-voltage connection of the multi-level converters. The voltage curve of a second multi-level converter is offset in time in relation to the voltage curve of a first multi-level converter. A converter assembly includes a device for the time delay of the alternating-voltage curve of at least one multi-level converter in relation to the alternating-voltage curve of a further multi-level converter. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380552 | INPUT VOLTAGE DETECTION CIRCUIT AND POWER SUPPLY INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are an input voltage detection circuit and a power supply including the same. The power supply includes a rectifier circuit configured to generate a line input voltage by rectifying an alternating current (AC) input. The input voltage detection circuit which is applied to the power supply generates a peak sensing voltage that indicates a predetermined peak area defined around a peak of the line input voltage, generates a peak detection signal that indicates the peak of the line input voltage based on a center of the peak sensing voltage, and generates an input sensing voltage corresponding to the line input voltage by being synchronized with the peak detection signal. The power supply may control a switching period according to the input sensing voltage. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380553 | ENERGY-SAVING POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS - An energy-saving power supply apparatus includes a bridge rectifier, a diode bypass circuit and a control circuit. The diode bypass circuit is electrically connected to the bridge rectifier. The control circuit is electrically connected to the diode bypass circuit and the bridge rectifier. The bridge rectifier includes a plurality of diodes. After the control circuit receives a power start signal, the control circuit is configured to control the diode bypass circuit, so that a part of the diodes are bypassed to save energy. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380554 | RECTIFIER CIRCUIT INCLUDING A SELF-CLAMPING TRANSISTOR - A rectifier circuit is described, which includes a cathode terminal, an anode terminal and, between the cathode terminal and the anode terminal, an electronic circuit which includes at least one MOSFET transistor including an integrated inverse diode, the drain-source breakdown voltage of the MOSFET transistor operated in the avalanche mode corresponding to the clamping voltage between the cathode terminal and the anode terminal of the rectifier circuit. In addition, a method is provided for operating a rectifier circuit which contains a cathode terminal, an anode terminal and, between the cathode terminal and the anode terminal, at least one MOSFET transistor including an integrated inverse diode, the drain-source breakdown voltage of the MOSFET transistor being selected in accordance with the clamping voltage between the cathode terminal and the anode terminal, and the MOSFET transistor being operated in the avalanche mode. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380555 | SYNCHRONOUS RECTIFIER AND CONTROL CIRCUIT THEREOF - A synchronous rectifier includes: a rectifying circuit including transistors, the rectifying circuit being configured to generate rectified power by rectifying input power input to an input terminal of the rectifying circuit depending on switching operations of the transistors, and output the rectified power to an output terminal of the rectifying circuit; and a controller configured to apply a gate signal to each of the, and adjust a pulse width of the gate signal depending on a difference between the input power and the gate signal. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380556 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING FUNDAMENTAL FREQUENCY MODULATION FOR A CASCADED MULTILEVEL INVERTER - A system and a method for optimizing fundamental frequency modulation in a cascaded multilevel inverter (CMI) are provided. The CMI includes at least a first H-bridge module and a second H-bridge module connected in series with the first H-bridge module. The first H-bridge module is operated according to a first duty cycle and the second H-bridge module is operated according to a second duty cycle. The first duty cycle is greater than the second duty cycle. The first and second H-bridge modules are controlled utilizing fundamental frequency modulation. A portion of the first duty cycle is transferred to the second duty cycle thereby optimizing fundamental frequency modulation by at least improving power sharing between the first and second H-bridge modules and improving equalization of DC capacitor currents and voltage ripples while maintaining the same fundamental modulation to the output voltage waveform. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380557 | ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR DISCHARGING HIGH-VOLTAGE CIRCUIT OF POWER INVERTER - An assembly and a method for discharging a high voltage circuit of a power inverter which can automatically detect, when connection to the power inverter is interrupted, a dangerous state due to high energy accumulated in the power inverter and remove the danger as rapid as possible, and which can reduce power loss and the number of required corresponding components. The assembly includes a logic unit. The logic unit includes first input units which are coupled to a voltage sensor and a current sensor, and an output unit which outputs a discharge control signal. The output unit is coupled to an input unit of a means for triggering circuit breakers. The means for triggering the circuit breakers includes output units for outputting a driver signal. The output units are coupled to at least one of the circuit breakers of the half bridge. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380558 | PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATOR, METHOD OF ITS OPERATION AND ITS APPLICATION IN PRODUCTION, STORAGE AND TRANSMISSION OF ELECTRIC ENERGY - An apparatus comprises a piezoelectric element and a mechanical energy storage unit. The mechanical energy storage unit can be configured to receive a force and store the force as stored mechanical energy. The apparatus further comprises a mass configured to receive the stored mechanical energy from the mechanical energy storage unit when the stored mechanical energy is released, move with a velocity as a result of receiving the stored mechanical energy, and deform the piezoelectric element based on the velocity of the mass. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380559 | MOTOR SYSTEM AND FAN MODULE USING THE SAME - A motor system includes a stator magnetic pole, a driving unit and a stop control unit. The stator magnetic pole is adapted to couple with a rotor for the rotor to rotate relative to the stator magnetic pole. The stator magnetic pole has first and second ends. The driving unit is electrically connected with the stator magnetic pole and drives the rotor to rotate by changing the polarity of the stator magnetic pole. The stop control unit is electrically connected to the stator magnetic pole and the driving unit. If the rotor rotates when the motor system is not electrically powered, the stator magnetic pole generates electricity that changes the path of the electric current flowing through the stop control unit, and the stator magnetic pole outputs an electric current from the first end to the second end or from the second end to the first end thereof. In addition, a fan module is also disclosed to solve the problem. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380560 | FLUID EXTRACTION SYSTEM HAVING POWER CONTROL SUB-SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS - A power control sub-system for controlling a plurality of electric machines disposed in a well is disclosed. The power control sub-system includes at least one power cable configured to conduct a direct current to and/or from one or more electric machines of the plurality of electric machines. The power control sub-system further includes a switching device disposed proximate to one or more of the plurality of electric machines in the well, where the switching device is electrically coupled to the at least one power cable and the plurality of electric machines, and where the switching device is capable of withstanding high temperatures and is configured to selectively control supply of the direct current to and/or from one or more electric machines of the plurality of electric machines. A fluid extraction system employing the power control sub-system and a method of controlling the plurality of electric machines are also disclosed. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380561 | AC AND DC BRUSHLESS MOTOR FOR FAN - AC and DC brushless motor for the fan, comprising a brushless motor; and an active power adjustment mechanism, disposed within the brushless motor and comprising an EMI filtering and rectifying unit, a prior driving unit connected to the EMI filtering and rectifying unit, a motor driving unit connected to the brushless motor, a constant current unit connected to the EMI filtering and rectifying unit and the prior driving unit, a protective compensation unit connected to the prior driving unit and the constant current unit, a motor controlling unit connected to the motor driving unit, and a sensing unit connected to the motor controlling unit. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380562 | METHOD AND LONG STATOR LINEAR MOTOR FOR TRANSFERRING A TRANSPORT UNIT AT A TRANSFER POSITION - In a long stator linear motor, in order to implement a transfer position in which a transport unit (Tn) is magnetically steered in order to be redirected from a first transport section (Am) to a second transport section (An) and in order that the forward movement of the transport unit (Tn) remains as unaffected as possible by the transfer, it is provided that at the transfer position (U) on at least one side of the transport unit (Tn), the stator current (i | 2016-12-29 |
20160380563 | POWER CONVERSION CONTROL APPARATUS - In a power conversion control apparatus incorporated in a power conversion system for converting a direct current (DC) voltage output from a converter into an alternating current (AC) using an inverter. The power conversion control apparatus includes a converter drive circuit configured to drive the converter, an inverter drive circuit, and a control electronic control unit (ECU). The inverter drive circuit operates a plurality of switching elements forming the inverter at a variably set switching speed. The control ECU outputs to the converter drive circuit an input voltage change command for changing an input voltage command for an input voltage to be output from the converter and input to the inverter. The control ECU outputs to the inverter drive circuit a drive command for driving the plurality of switching elements and a switching speed change command for changing the switching speed for the plurality of switching elements. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380564 | PWM Actuator Control with Pulse Regulation - A driver circuit for generating a sequence of pulses of a drive voltage from a supply voltage is described. The drive voltage is used for operating an electrical actuator, such as an electrical engine or machine. The driver circuit comprises means for providing an amplitude indication of an amplitude of the supply voltage, which is used for generating a first pulse of the sequence of pulses. Furthermore, the driver circuit comprises an integration unit configured to integrate the amplitude indication for a duration of the first pulse, thereby generating an integrated voltage. In addition, the driver circuit comprises a comparator configured to compare the integrated voltage with a reference voltage, thereby generating a comparator signal. Furthermore, the driver circuit comprises a control unit configured to terminate the first pulse in dependence of the comparator signal. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380565 | MOTOR DRIVE CIRCUIT AND MOTOR THEREOF - The present disclosure illustrates a motor drive circuit. The motor drive circuit includes a resistor module, a multiplexer, a data control unit, an analog-to-digital converter and a register. The resistor module receives an input voltage and generates at least one parameter voltage. The parameter voltage is associated with a motor speed curve of a motor. The multiplexer receives the parameter voltage. The data control unit controls the multiplexer to output the parameter voltage. The analog-to-digital converter receives the parameter voltage and converts the parameter voltage to digital form, and then outputs the digital parameter voltage to the data control unit. The register stores the digital parameter voltage outputted by the data control unit. A controller determines the motor speed curve according to the digital parameter voltage stored in the register, and drives the motor in response to the motor speed curve. | 2016-12-29 |
20160380566 | LINEAR ACTUATOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present invention provides a linear actuator including a motor; a linear driving unit coupled to the motor and including a magnet; a sensor unit configured to sense a change amount of magnetic flux depending on a position of the magnet and convert the sensed change amount of magnetic flux into measured voltage data; a data unit in which reference voltage data corresponding to the change amount of magnetic flux depending on a position of the magnet is stored; and a judging unit configured to compare the reference voltage data with the measured voltage data at the corresponding position of the magnet. The present invention is advantageous in that, by compensation-controlling a position of the motor, feedback control may be performed in the step motor to secure performance of the product to which the present invention is applied | 2016-12-29 |
20160380567 | Alternator Control with Temperature-Dependent Safety Feature - A method for controlling an alternator includes determining a temperature-dependent value associated with a battery coupled to an alternator and determining an excitation emergency threshold for the alternator based on the determined temperature-dependent value associated with the battery. The method further includes initiating, by a controller of an alternator, at least one safety measure upon a determination that a voltage associated with the battery exceeds the determined excitation emergency threshold. | 2016-12-29 |