53rd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 71 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150380910 | MOTOR CONTROL CENTER UNITS WITH RETRACTABLE STABS - Motor control centers have units or buckets with one or more sliding shutters that controllably block access to a stab isolation port based on position of the operator disconnect handle using attached cams that slide the shutter right and left. A front panel of the unit or bucket may also be configured to pivot out about a long axis associated with a bottom long side thereof. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380911 | Combination Cable and Air Channel for Air Conditioning an Electrical Enclosure, and a Corresponding Electrical Enclosure - The invention relates to a combination cable and air channel for air conditioning an electrical enclosure, comprising an air channel and a cable channel which adjoins the air channel and which is led parallel to the air channel. A first longitudinal face of the air channel has at least one opening, and a longitudinal face of the cable channel manner. The invention further relates to a corresponding electrical enclosure. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380912 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A FUSED MOTOR LOAD GROUND - A motor control center system is provided. The system includes an electrical enclosure having buses for routing electrical power to component units. The system also includes a component unit disposed in a compartment of the electrical enclosure. The component unit contains a component for managing a power supply to a load disposed outside of the enclosure. In addition, the system includes a ground element disposed along a support wall of the compartment, wherein the ground element provides a fused ground connection with a load terminal of the electrical enclosure when the component unit is withdrawn from the electrical enclosure. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380913 | BACK BOX WITH MOUNTING POSTS PROJECTING FROM RECESSED PORTIONS IN SIDEWALLS - A weatherproof back box for receiving a fire alarm notification or other fire alarm device includes a back wall and sidewalls that project from the back wall and define a mouth. The sidewalls further include recessed portions that extend from the back wall toward the mouth, and end prior to the mouth. The back box further includes mounting posts, which are preferably less than 50% of the depth of the back box, that project from the recessed portions into the mouth. Additionally, these mounting posts receive fasteners for securing the fire alarm notification device in the mouth of the back box. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380914 | LOCKING MECHANISM FOR CONTROL BOX - A control box cover assembly is provided that includes a plurality of side panels, a front panel selectively coupled to the plurality of side panels, and a latch coupled to a side panel and extending outwards therefrom, with the latch having an opening formed therein having a first direction longer than a second direction. The control box cover assembly also includes a fastener positioned within the opening, with the fastener further including a shaft having a first end and a second end, a head coupled to the first end, and a protrusion extending radially outwards from the shaft proximal the second end. The protrusion is configured to hold the fastener within the opening when the protrusion is aligned with the second direction and release the fastener from the opening when the protrusion is aligned with the first direction. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380915 | FLOOR BOX COVER - A floor box cover includes a base plate that engages an electrical device and a cover plate connected to the base plate. The cover plate includes a first opening to expose the electrical device and a second opening to receive a lid. A connector is inserted into an aperture in the lid and engages the cover plate to secure the lid within the second opening, causing the lid to conceal the first opening. A connector gasket engages the connector to prevent the connector from being easily removed from the lid. The connector gasket may be compressed within the aperture to seal the aperture when the connector engages the cover plate. A compressible ring gasket may be friction fit within the second opening, and when the connector engages the cover plate, the lid may compress the ring gasket to seal the second opening. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380916 | WIRING MODULE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING WIRING MODULE - It is aimed to improve soundproofing of a wiring module. The wiring module is provided with a sheet-shaped first soundproofing member; a wire harness which contains at least one wire and is disposed at least partially along one main surface of the first soundproofing member, and a second soundproofing member. The second soundproofing member is provided partially to one main surface of the first soundproofing member and holds the wire harness interposed between the first soundproofing member and the second soundproofing member. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380917 | POWER BUSWAY INTERPOSER - A power busway interposer enables a power busway assembly of energized busway segments to be extended, via coupling additional busway segments to the assembly, while maintaining energization of the assembly. As a result, a power busway assembly providing power support to electrical loads can be extended while maintaining power support to the electrical loads. The interposer includes separate sets of connectors that couple with separate busway segments and a switching device which selectively electrically couples the connectors, so that a power busway connector can be de-energized while another separate power busway connector is coupled to an energized busway segment and then subsequently energized. Extending the power busway assembly can include coupling separate sets of connectors to separate busway segments, where the separate sets of connectors are electrically isolated, and adjusting the switching device to electrically couple the separate sets of connectors, so that power is distributed between coupled busway segments. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380918 | WATERFALL-TYPE CABLE ROUTER - A waterfall-type cable router for routing cables out of cable trays including a floor having a front side, a rear side, a left side, and a right side, wherein at least a portion of the floor is substantially horizontal. A vertical rear wall extends along the rear side of the floor. The cable router further includes a left ramp extending downward from the left side of the floor, a right ramp extending downward from the right side of the floor, and a front ramp extending downward from the front side of the floor. A vertical left curved wall extends between the left ramp and the front ramp, and a vertical right curved wall extends between the right ramp and the front ramp. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380919 | RE-ENTERABLE ENCLOSURE AND CONFIGURATION FOR MOUNTING - A telecommunications enclosure ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150380920 | SEAL ASSEMBLY/ADAPTOR FOR AN INTERFACE PORT - A seal assembly/adaptor for sealing a weather protection boot to an irregular shaped interface port such as a port having externally facing threads. The seal assembly/adaptor includes a seal subassembly comprising a compliant ring having plurality of arcuate segments defining an opening for accepting the interface port. Further, the seal assembly/adaptor includes at least one retainer operative to retain the seal subassembly such that, upon assembly, an axial force imparted by a connector coupling device effects radial deformation of at least one of the flexible segments into the irregular surface of the interface port to effect a seal between the irregular surface and the retainer. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380921 | Arc Proof Cover Inspection Sleeve - An arc proof cover with an integrated window is disclosed. The arc proof cover comprises a body and cover composed of arc and track resistant material. The body includes a first end, second end, and at least one window. In a closed position, the cover is placed over the at least one viewing window. A locking mechanism secures the closed position of the cover. When the locking mechanism is disengaged, the cover can be moved to allow visual inspection of the connectors within the arc proof cover. The body further includes an opening along its length which allows for the wrapping and unwrapping of the arc proof cover around the connectors of an assembled cable accessory. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380922 | DRIVING DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD - A driving device is configured to drive a power semiconductor switch module based on a main control signal. The driving device includes a voltage-modulating unit and a driving module. When the voltage-modulating unit receives a protection signal, the voltage-modulating unit generates a turn-off pulse signal based on the protection signal. Moreover, the driving module is configured to turn off the power semiconductor switch module based on the turn-off pulse signal. Also disclosed herein is a driving method. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380923 | Overcurrent Protection Device And Method - A power line protection system and method are described with a current meter for monitoring the current in the protected power line and a circuit breaker, with the current meter including a sensor, particularly a fiber optic current sensor, for monitoring a direct current component in the current transmitted and an analyser for testing the direct current component and for generating a fault signal for the circuit breaker. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380924 | OVERCURRENT DETECTION CIRCUIT, HOST USING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF DETECTING OVERCURRENT - An overcurrent detection circuit installed in a host for supplying power to a device is disclosed. The overcurrent detection circuit includes: a detection resistor disposed on a power supply line; a current monitoring unit that compares a detected voltage that is a voltage drop across the detection resistor with a variable threshold voltage and asserts an overcurrent detection signal if the detected voltage exceeds the threshold voltage; and a control unit including a timer. The control unit is switchable among (i) a first state where the threshold voltage is set to a first value that is in accord with a reference value for overcurrent protection, (ii) a second state where the threshold voltage is set to a second value that is greater than the first value, and (iii) a third state where the threshold voltage is set to a third value that is less than the first value. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380925 | OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION COMPONENT - An integrated circuit includes a vertical Shockley diode and a first vertical transistor. The diode is formed by, from top to bottom of a semiconductor substrate, a first region of a first conductivity type, a substrate of a second conductivity type, and a second region of the first conductivity type having a third region of the second conductivity type formed therein. The vertical transistor is formed by, also from top to bottom, a portion of the second region and a fourth region of the second conductivity type. The third and fourth regions are electrically connected to each other. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380926 | POWER CONVERTER, SHORT CIRCUIT PROTECTION CIRCUIT, AND CONTROL METHOD - A power converter, short circuit protection circuit, and control method are disclosed herein. The power converter is configured to generate an output voltage and includes a semiconductor switch, a short circuit protection circuit, and a signal processing module. The semiconductor switch is configured to adjust the output voltage according to a driving signal. The short circuit protection circuit is configured to generate a short circuit protecting signal according to a control signal and a short circuit status of the semiconductor switch. The signal processing module is configured to generate the control signal and the driving signal according to a modulating signal, and to turn off the semiconductor switch according to the short circuit protecting signal. A delay duration is present between the modulating signal and the control signal, and the semiconductor switch is turned on during the delay duration. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380927 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The power supply apparatus includes a first power supply unit for outputting a first voltage; a second power supply unit for outputting a second voltage different from the first voltage; a switch unit operating with the first voltage, which is disposed in a power supply path connecting to the second power supply unit, for supplying and shutting down power to the second power supply unit; a detection unit for detecting that a predetermined voltage or higher is supplied to the first power supply unit; and a control unit for controlling the switch unit to stop the output of the first voltage from the first power supply unit, when the detection unit detects that the predetermined voltage or higher is supplied to the first power supply unit. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380928 | PROTECTION OF DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEMS - A protection circuit may be configured for detecting electrical power of downlink radio frequency (RF) signals, and diverting a substantial portion of the downlink RF signals away from a downlink RF interface of a distributed antenna system DAS in response to the detected electrical power being equal to or greater than a predetermined electrical power. The downlink RF signals diverted away from the downlink RF interface may be routed to an electrical load. The protection circuit may include hysteresis. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380929 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A power supply system includes a load, a power line, first and second DC power supplies, a power converter, and a controller for controlling the power converter. Upon selection of an operation mode in which the first and second DC power supplies are parallelly connected to the power line for providing the power line with an output from the first DC power supply after DC voltage conversion in the power converter and with an output from the second DC power supply without DC voltage conversion, the controller sets the maximum value of the total power output from the first and second DC power supplies to the power line at the sum of actual power of the first DC power supply and a charge limiting value for the second DC power supply. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380930 | Battery Backup Units And Systems Including Bypassing Circuitry For Regulating Outputs - A battery backup unit (BBU) for supplying backup power to a load includes at least one battery, an output terminal for coupling to a load, a power converter having an input coupled to the at least one battery and an output coupled to the output terminal, and a bypass circuit having an input coupled to the at least one battery and an output coupled to the output terminal. The power converter is configured to regulate a voltage at the output terminal after startup of the power converter. The bypass circuit is configured to regulate the voltage at the output terminal during startup of the power converter. Other example systems including one or more BBUs are also disclosed. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380931 | POWER CONVERSION DEVICE, DRIVING DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD - A driving device includes a driving primary circuit, an isolating transforming circuit, and at least one driving secondary circuit. The isolating transforming circuit is coupled to the driving primary circuit. The at least one driving secondary circuit is coupled to the isolating transforming circuit. The driving primary circuit receives a control signal and a power signal. The driving primary circuit generates a driving pulse signal according to the control signal and generates a power pulse signal according to the power signal. The driving primary circuit transmits the driving pulse signal and the power pulse signal to the at least one driving secondary circuit through the isolating transforming circuit. The at least one driving secondary circuit receives the driving pulse signal so as to generate a driving signal, and the at least one driving secondary circuit drives a power semiconductor switch unit according to the driving signal. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380932 | POWER LOCK - A power control system is provided, including a power control module having a controller configured to change to and from a first state operable to enable an electrical connection between a power source and a power receptacle sufficient to operate a load, and a second state operable to limit the voltage to the power receptacle to a power level greater than zero volts but insufficient voltage to operate the load; a receiver; and a processor, the processor configured to move the switch in response to a code received by the receiver from a transmitter associated with the load. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380933 | ENERGY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME - In an energy distribution system, energy is fed through substations into subnetworks and the distribution is monitored by a central device superordinate to the substations. At least one substation is operated in an optimization mode for optimizing the operation of the entire energy distribution grid. The substation thereby investigates a modification action which could be performed by the substation in its subnetwork for the effect of the modification action on the operating state of the entire energy distribution system. The substation receives substation-individual sensitivity values, which indicate the change in the local operating state in the subnetwork assigned to the respective other substation if the modification action were to be implemented. The substation operated in the optimization mode checks, based on the sensitivity values, whether the modification action would result in an improvement of the operating state for the entire energy distribution grid. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380934 | PRE-PROCESSING OF DATA FOR AUTOMATIC GENERATION CONTROL - Pre-processing of electrical power grid data for event-driven automatic generation control (AGC) is presented herein. An area control error (ACE) component can determine AGC output data for output to a unit controller that controls at least one power generator related to an electrical power grid, based on current values of a subset of electrical power grid data associated with the electrical power grid that has changed since a prior determination that the electrical power grid data has changed. A pre-process component can determine the subset of the electrical power grid data that has changed since the prior determination, and send the current values of the subset of the electrical power grid data to the ACE component. An event-driven component can determine information in response to an event trigger generated based on processing the current values of the subset of the electrical power grid data received from the pre-process component. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380935 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR POWERING DEVICES USING ENERGY FROM A COMMUNICATION BUS - In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a power source, a communication bus, a first electrical component connected to the power source and the communication bus, and a second electrical component connected to the communication bus. In such embodiments, the second electrical component can be to be powered by the communication bus such that performance of the communication bus does not fall below a specified performance for the communication bus. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380936 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RANDOM-ACCESS POWER MANAGEMENT USING PACKETIZATION - Systems and methods for distributing electric energy in discrete power packets of finite duration are presented. Systems may include an aggregator for providing power packets to one or more nodes. An aggregator may receive requests for power packets from nodes. In other embodiments, an aggregator may transmit status broadcasts and nodes may receive power packets based on the status broadcasts. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380937 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AND PROVIDING DISPATCHABLE OPERATING RESERVE ENERGY CAPACITY THROUGH USE OF ACTIVE LOAD MANAGEMENT - A utility employs a method for generating available operating reserve. Electric power consumption by at least one device serviced by the utility is determined during at least one period of time to produce power consumption data, stored in a repository. A determination is made that a control event is to occur during which power is to be reduced to one or more devices. Prior to the control event and under an assumption that it is not to occur, power consumption behavior expected of the device(s) is generated for a time period during which the control event is expected to occur based on the stored power consumption data. Additionally, prior to the control event, projected energy savings resulting from the control event, and associated with a power supply value (PSV) are determined based on the devices' power consumption behavior. An amount of available operating reserve is determined based on the projected energy savings. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380938 | POWER DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD - Power delivery systems and methods described herein conductively couple several input lines with a cable that conducts a multi-phase electric current. The input lines separately conduct different phases of the electric current. Output lines are conductively coupled with plural machines, and separately conduct the different phases of the electric current. Plural switching devices are conductively coupled with the input lines and with the output lines, and are used to control the switching devices in order to conduct the different phases of the electric current to the machines. A first set of the switching devices is closed to separately conduct the different phases of the electric current to a first machine of the machines. A different, second set of the switching devices is separately closed to separately conduct the different phases of the electric current to a different, second machine of the machines. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380939 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR REGULATING FREQUENCY OF GENERATED POWER USING FLYWHEEL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS WITH VARYING LOAD AND/OR POWER GENERATION - Featured are methods for regulating the AC frequency of the electrical power be supplied on an electrical distribution system or grid. Such a method includes electrically coupling an energy storage sub-system to the electrical distribution network, where the energy storage sub-system includes one or more flywheel energy storage systems. Also featured as devices, systems and apparatuses embodying such methodologies or for use in implementing such methodologies of the present invention. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380940 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ISLANDING DETECTION AND PREVENTION IN DISTRIBUTED GENERATION - A method for detecting and preventing islanding includes issuing a command to an inverter connected to a power source, where the inverter is coupled to a power grid and supplies power to the power grid, the command causes a frequency of a waveform output by the inverter to vary, and the frequency of the waveform output by the inverter is a command frequency, determining that a amount of change of the command frequency is a constant value for a predetermined amount of time, removing the power supplied by the inverter from the power grid, and determining whether the power grid is valid. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380941 | SYSTEM WHICH INTELLIGENTLY AND OPTIMALLY CONTROLS POWER UTILIZATION FROM HYBRID ENERGY SOURCES - A system for controlling power utilization from hybrid energy sources to reduce energy consumption costs and maximize use of renewable energy; the system comprises a plurality of switches for switching power between a plurality of power sources; a control unit for controlling the switches to switch between the power sources to supply power from at least one of said power sources to said loads; the control unit preventing back-feeding of power between the power sources; the control unit reducing excess power generated from multiple inverters equally or storing it in a battery bank; the control unit diverting the excess power to the battery bank in the event that loading of at least one of said power sources falls below a predetermined value. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380942 | METHOD FOR BLACK START OF A POWER STATION COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF INVERTERS CONNECTABLE TO AN AC ELECTRICAL GRID - In a method for black start of a power station including a plurality of inventers connectable to a local AC electrical grid, a first AC voltage is built up in the AC electrical grid by a first inverter, said first AC voltage being reduced in comparison with a rated voltage of the AC electrical grid by at least a quarter, and at least one second inverter is connected to the AC electrical grid after synchronization with the first AC voltage. After connection of the second converter, a second AC voltage, which is higher than the first AC voltage, is built up in the AC electrical grid. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380943 | CIRCUITS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SELECTING VOLTAGE SOURCES - Circuits, devices, and method for selecting voltage sources. A voltage selection module may include an analog voltage input. The voltage selection module may also include a digital based voltage input. The voltage selection module further include a control component coupled to the analog voltage input and the digital based voltage input, the control component configured to determine whether to use a first voltage received from the analog voltage input or a second voltage received from the digital based voltage input to generate an output voltage | 2015-12-31 |
20150380944 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, ENERGY TRANSMITTER AND IMPEDANCE MATCHING METHOD - A resonance contactless power supply device can include: (i) a converter configured to convert an input power signal to an adjustable DC voltage; (ii) an inverter configured to receive the adjustable DC voltage, and to generate an AC voltage with a leakage inductance resonance frequency; (iii) a first resonance circuit having a transmitting coil, and being configured to receive the AC voltage from the inverter; (iv) a second resonance circuit comprising a receiving coil that is contactlessly coupled to the transmitting coil, where the second resonance circuit is configured to receive electric energy from the transmitting coil; and (v) a control circuit configured to control the adjustable DC voltage according to a phase difference between the AC voltage and an AC current output by the inverter, such that the phase difference is maintained as a predetermined angle. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380945 | INDUCTIVE ENERGY TRANSFER APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POSITION DETECTION AND/OR PRESENCE DETECTION BY WAY OF AN INDUCTIVE ENERGY TRANSFER APPARATUS - An inductive energy transfer apparatus, in particular a handheld power tool inductive energy transfer apparatus, is provided as having at least one coil unit that in at least one state is provided for energy transfer to at least one external coil unit, and having at least one open-and/or closed-loop control unit that is provided at least in order to evaluate at least one coil quality parameter for position detection and/or presence detection. It is proposed that the open- and/or closed-loop control unit be provided additionally at least in order to evaluate at least one coil coupling parameter for position detection and/or presence detection. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380946 | WIRELESS ELECTRIC FIELD POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER THEREFOR AND METHOD OF WIRELESSLY TRANSFERRING POWER - A wireless electric field power transmission system comprises a transmitter comprising a transmit resonator and a transmit capacitive balun, and at least one receiver comprising a receive resonator and a receive capacitive balun. The transmit capacitive balun is configured to transfer power to the transmitter resonator, the transmit resonator is configured to transfer the power to the receive resonator, and the receive resonator is configured to extract the power to the receive capacitive balun via electric field coupling. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380947 | RESONANCE-TYPE CONTACTLESS POWER SUPPLY AND POWER RECEIVER - The present disclosure relates to a resonance-type contactless power supply and a power receiver. A high-frequency power supply provides a high-frequency AC current with a predetermined frequency. A transmitter-side resonant circuit includes a transmitting coil for receiving the high-frequency AC current from the high-frequency power supply. A receiver-side resonant circuit includes a receiving coil which is separated from but coupled to the transmitting coil in contactless manner. The receiver-side resonant circuit receives electric energy from the transmitting coil. A receiver-side parallel capacitor is connected in parallel at an output terminal of the receiver-side resonant circuit. The receiver-side parallel capacitor has a capacitance value which is in inversely proportional to the product of a square of an angular frequency of the predetermined frequency and a predetermined mutual inductance. The predetermined mutual inductance is determined in a case that the transmitting coil and the receiving coil are coupled to each other in a predetermined coupling coefficient. The resonance-type contactless power supply provides a stable output voltage when operating in the predetermined frequency. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380948 | CONTACTLESS POWER SUPPLY CONTROLLER AND CONTACTLESS POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A contactless power supply system for transferring power without contact between a primary side coil and a secondary side coil is provided. In the contactless power supply system, a manipulation unit manipulates a secondary side converter so that power outputted to a load is controlled to be a command value. The manipulation unit manipulates an input voltage of a primary side resonance circuit so that a current flowing in the primary side resonance circuit equals a product of a current flowing in the secondary side resonance circuit and a current coefficient. The current coefficient is defined as a square root of a specific value and the specific value is an equivalent resistance of the secondary side resonance circuit divided by an equivalent resistance of the primary side resonance circuit. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380949 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE, SUPPLY POWER CONTROL METHOD FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A wireless power transmission apparatus supplies power from a power-supplying module equipped with a power-supplying coil and a power-supplying resonator to a power-receiving module equipped with a power-receiving coil and a power-receiving resonator by changing magnetic field. In a supply power control method for the wireless power transmission device, the power is supplied with such a value that the driving frequency of the power supplied to the power-supplying module does not match with the resonance frequencies of the power-supplying module and the power-receiving module. The element values of circuit elements constituting the power-supplying module and the power-receiving module are used as parameters, and by changing each of the parameters, the input impedance (Z | 2015-12-31 |
20150380950 | WIRELESS POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A wireless power supply system includes a plurality of primary coils and a movable secondary coil. The primary coils excited by the supply of high-frequency current are configured so as to generate an alternating magnetic field by which secondary power is generated in the secondary coil. The resonance characteristics of a resonator including excited primary and secondary coils vary with the movement of the secondary coil within a varying range. The power supply frequency (fn) of the high-frequency current is set to the frequency (fp) corresponding to the intersecting point (P) between a first resonance characteristic line and a second resonance characteristic line, which correspond to the respective two ends of the varying range of the resonance characteristics and are farthest apart from each other. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380951 | NON-CONTACT POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A non-contact power supply system is provided with a conversion circuit that converts power of a power transmission-side power supply, and outputs power to a power transmission coil. A power transmission-side controller controls the conversion circuit. A power reception coil receives power from the power transmission coil in a non-contact manner. The power reception coil supplies power to a load electrically connected to the power reception coil. A smoothing circuit smooths power received by the power reception coil. A sensor detects current or voltage in the smoothing circuit. A power reception-side controller acquires a detection value from the sensor. The power transmission-side controller transmits information by controlling the current value or the output time of an output current to the power transmission coil from the conversion circuit. The power reception-side controller receives the information by acquiring an encoded value from the detection value. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380952 | Battery Cell Charge Equalization - Battery cell charge equalization devices, systems and methods are provided. A particular method includes receiving a charging current at a battery charge equalization circuit coupled to a battery cell of a multi-cell battery. The method also includes routing at least a portion of the charging current away from the battery cell when a voltage of the battery cell satisfies a first voltage threshold. The method further includes establishing a second voltage threshold in response to the voltage of the battery cell satisfying the first voltage threshold. The second voltage threshold is lower than the first voltage threshold. The charging current is routed away from the battery cell while the voltage of the battery cell satisfies the second voltage threshold. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380953 | ADAPTIVE STEP AND CHARGE CURRENT BATTERY CHARGING - Systems and methods may place a battery in a first constant voltage charging mode and monitoring a diminishing current of the battery while the battery is in the first constant voltage charging mode. Additionally, the battery may be placed in a constant current charging mode when the diminishing current falls to a first predetermined threshold. In one example, a rising voltage of the battery is monitored while the battery is in the constant current charging mode and the battery is placed in a second constant voltage charging mode at an end of the charge cycle in response to the rising voltage reaching a second predetermined threshold. Moreover, a charge current corresponding to the constant current charging mode may be adjusted based on a charge capacity of the battery. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380954 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION CONTROLLED BATTERY CHARGING STATION - An electronic device sends a wireless signal to a charging station indicating that charging of a battery of the electronics device is to commence. The electronic device determines whether charging of the battery is to continue. In response to a determination that charging of the battery is not to continue, the electronic device sends a wireless signal to the charging station indicating that charging of the battery is to cease. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380955 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC POWER SOURCE FOR AIRCRAFT - The present invention is a ground power unit for aircraft. The ground power unit includes a battery and a standardized aircraft ground power connector. The ground power unit also comprises a means for recharging the battery of the ground power unit. In some embodiments of the invention, the means for recharging the battery may also be adapted to provide power to an aircraft electrical system to which the ground power unit is connected. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380956 | CHARGE/DISCHARGE CONTROL DEVICE AND CHARGE/DISCHARGE CONTROL METHOD - A charge/discharge control device according to an aspect of the present disclosure is equipped with a system frequency measurer | 2015-12-31 |
20150380957 | METHOD AND CIRCUITRY TO DETERMINE THE RELAXATION TIME OF A BATTERY/CELL - The present inventions, in one aspect, are directed to techniques and/or circuitry to adaptively charge a battery/cell using data which is representative of a change in terminal voltage of the battery/cell. In another aspect, the present inventions are directed to techniques and/or circuitry to adaptively charge a battery/cell using data which is representative of partial and/or full relaxation time of the battery/cell. In yet another aspect the present inventions are directed to techniques and/or circuitry to determine whether the data which is representative of partial and/or full relaxation time exceeds a predetermined range and/or is greater than a predetermined value. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380958 | CORDLESS TOOL SYSTEM - A tool discharges one battery pack and a charger simultaneously charges another battery pack to provide for continuous and circular operation of the tool. Tool system includes a tool and a lithium based battery pack having a nominal voltage of at least 56 volts for supplying power to the tool. A heat absorbing device is associated with the battery pack and includes a phase-change material. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380959 | Serial Multi-Battery Charger with Independent Simultaneous Charge and Discharge - A serial battery charger has a battery matrix with switches that are configured by a microcontroller that reads voltages between batteries to determine if each battery is fully-charged, charging, or absent. A switch configuration allows charging and discharging currents to flow simultaneously, and allows discharging current but blocks charging current from fully-charged batteries to prevent over-charging. The charging current flows through all charging batteries in series while the discharging current flows from all fully-charged and charging batteries in series. Blocking and bypass switches route the charging current to all charging batteries in series, but bypass all fully-charged and absent batteries. The blocking and bypass switches route the discharging current serially through all fully-charged and charging batteries in the battery matrix while avoiding absent batteries. The switches are controlled by the switch configuration from the microcontroller. Larger battery matrixes have row and column lines that are connected by connecting switches. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380960 | DISCHARGE PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND ITS CONTROL METHOD - A discharge protection circuit has a cell combination with more than one cell, a power supply circuit, an output circuit, a MCU chip, a voltage detection circuit, a NTC circuit, a current detection circuit, a drive circuit and a drive switch. The power supply circuit, the output circuit and the cell combination form a series connection and the MCU chip forms an electrical connection with the voltage detection circuit, the drive circuit and the current detection circuit, respectively, with the voltage detection module being electrically connected with the cell combination and the NTC circuit respectively. A control method includes enabling a discharge procedure of the discharge protection circuit to discharge with a power quantity 0.2 times nominal power quantity each hour. In this procedure, the MCU chip is cyclically dormant to reduce the control power dissipation and improve discharge quantity while achieving discharge protection of the battery pack. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380961 | BATTERY CHARGER DEVICE AND METHOD - Embodiments of a battery charger and methods for operating same are disclosed. The charger has a plurality of charging pins, and a device to be charged may be plugged into the charger in multiple orientations. The charger detects the device's orientation and sets the states of its charging pins appropriately to charge the device. Optionally, the charger may have additional pins, likewise settable according to a device's orientation, for supplying power and/or communications to the device during charging. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380962 | MOBILE POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS - A mobile power supply apparatus includes a base ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150380963 | Charging Assembly - A charging assembly for drawing electricity from a first electronic device and delivering the electricity to a second electronic device includes a first coupler that may be coupled to the first electronic device. A second coupler may be coupled to the second electronic device. A controller is coupled between the first and second couplers. The controller controls the transfer of electricity between the first and second electronic devices. A processor is coupled to the controller. A display is coupled to the controller. The display is operationally coupled to the processor. The display displays an amount of charge that is transferred between the first and second electronic devices. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380964 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOR UNIVERSAL CHARGING STATION - In one example, a battery charging system for charging a plurality of portable electronic devices includes a scaling module configured to receive a first voltage and scale the first voltage to a second voltage, a memory configured to store a value, and a processor configured to receive a signal representing the second voltage, retrieve the stored value from the memory, and adjust at least one charging parameter using a comparison between the retrieved value and the received signal representing the second voltage. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380965 | HYBRID POWER CONVERTER STAGE - In one example, a method includes generating, by one or more active circuit elements of a power converter and during a charging state, a first DC power signal from an input power signal; outputting, during the charging state, the first DC power signal to a battery; receiving, during a discharging state, a second DC power signal from the battery; generating, by the same one or more active circuit elements of the power converter and during the discharging state, an AC power signal from the second DC power signal; and outputting, during the discharging state, the AC power signal to a load. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380966 | BATTERY CHARGER - A battery charger includes an input supply terminal configured to receive a supply signal and a battery terminal configured to be connected to a battery. A supply switching circuit is arranged between the battery terminal and the input supply terminal. A control device generates a control signal to control operation of the supply switching circuit. A fuel gauge device provide a digital estimation of a voltage signal across the battery. A correction device modifies the control signal in response to the digital estimation of the voltage signal across the battery if that digital estimation is outside of a value range between two thresholds. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380967 | ELECTRICITY-STORAGE SYSTEM, MONITORING DEVICE, AND POWER CONTROL SYSTEM - An electricity-storage system | 2015-12-31 |
20150380968 | UNINTERRUPTABLE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND METHOD - An uninterruptable power supply (UPS) system/method providing power line conditioning and power factor correction (PFC) that incorporates centralized battery backup energy storage architecture is disclosed. The system generally comprises an AC-DC power supply with active PFC (power factor correction) function, a battery transfer switch, an isolated battery charger placed between the utility power source and battery strings, battery strings connecting the battery charger and the battery transfer switch, EMI/Lightning circuitry that provides lighting/line surge protection as well noise suppression functions, and a controller monitoring the quality of the utility power source. Uninterruptable power for data centers is achieved in this context via use of the battery strings, battery transfer switch, battery charger, and controller system configuration. Disclosed methods associated with this system generally permit the UPS to operate in a distributed fashion in support of computing systems within data centers. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380969 | INDUCTIVE-CHARGING GROMMET FOR FURNITURE - An inductive-charging device mounts into a through hole of a furniture item, such as a desk. The device generally includes a housing that mounts into the through hole and that provides a compartment for a controller, primary coil, and other electronic components used to provide inductive charging. The device might be mounted so that it at least partially extends above a work surface of a desk. Alternatively, a top of the device might be flush with the work surface. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380970 | WIRELESS CHARGING ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE - A wireless charging assembly for a passenger compartment of a vehicle includes a vehicle component, a wireless charger and a connection structure. The wireless charger includes a charger housing and at least one primary induction coil disposed in the charger housing. A support structure is connected to the charger housing for securing the portable electronic device to the charger housing. The connection structure movably connects the charger housing to the vehicle component such that the charger housing is movable between a stowed position and an in-use position. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380971 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SMART WIRELESS CHARGING - Systems and methods for power distribution allocation are provided. A system may establish a first wireless connection between the system and a first mobile device. The system may receive a first charge request from the first mobile device comprising first mobile device information, and may identify charging system policies based at least in part on the first charge request. The system may determine a first charge program for the first mobile device based at least in part on the first charge request and the one or more charging system policies, where the first charge program comprises a power allocation of the first mobile device with respect to other mobile devices connected to the charging system. The system may wirelessly charge the first mobile device, based at least in part on the first charge program. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380972 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CHARGING MEDICAL DEVICES - Devices and methods are used to bridge between standard wireless charging protocols and proprietary wireless charging protocols utilized in auditory prostheses. Such devices are portable and can enable a recipient to charge her device whenever wireless power is available. Additionally, the recipient can change settings on her prosthesis, via the bridge device, while her prosthesis is charging. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380973 | RF Energy Harvesting by a Network Node - Disclosed are various embodiments for energy harvesting by circuitry of a node in a network. The node operates in a communication mode that includes communicating, via an RF transceiver, data with another node in the network. The node includes an energy storage device that provides power for the node. The node switches, via an RF switch, from said communication mode to an energy harvest mode. The energy harvest mode includes receiving RF emissions accessible to the node via an antenna. The RF emissions are converted to DC electrical energy, and the DC energy is stored in the energy storage device. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380974 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR WIRELESS CHARGING - Embodiments relating to systems, methods, and devices for wireless charging are disclosed. In some embodiments, methods for establishing a communication link between a power transmitting unit (PTU) and a power receiving unit (PRU) through a low energy wireless communication interface are described. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380975 | WIRELESS CHARGING SYSTEM - A wireless charging system includes a wireless charger includes a power transmission part and a controller, the power transmission part being configured to transmit power to a portable terminal having a power-receiving part in a non-contact manner, the controller being configured to control power transmission performed by the power transmission part and to control a stop of the power transmission; and an in-vehicle wireless communication device having an antenna configured to perform wireless communication with an electronic key of an occupant of the vehicle, wherein the wireless charger is communicably connected to predetermined equipment which is provided to the vehicle, and when wireless communication between the in-vehicle wireless communication device and the electronic key is performed, the controller stops power transmission performed by the power transmission part in a case where a predetermined signal which is transmitted from the predetermined equipment is received before the antenna is driven. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380976 | MOBILE DEVICE - A mobile device is configured such that it can be charged using an electric power signal S | 2015-12-31 |
20150380977 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESSLY RECHARGING BATTERIES - A wireless charging unit for a mobile device unit. The wireless charging unit may include an interface surface for the mobile device unit to be positioned upon, and a power transmitter device configured to transmit power wirelessly to the mobile device unit when the mobile device unit is positioned upon the interface surface to charge the mobile device unit. A switch may be electrically coupled to a power connector plug and configured to disable reception of power by the power connector plug from a power outlet in response to a sensor circuit detecting that the mobile device unit has been removed from the interface surface to a distance. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380978 | WIRELESS CHARGER - The invention relates to decreasing power consumption of wireless charging devices in standby condition. A method for decreasing power consumption comprises feeding at least one detecting signal as a pulse to a wireless charging coil ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150380979 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS, POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A power supply apparatus for supplying electric power wirelessly to a power receiving apparatus which charges a battery, informs information indicating a remaining capacity corresponding to the power receiving apparatus, if the power receiving apparatus is moved. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380980 | WIRELESS CHARGER HAVING E-FIELD SHIELD - A shielding arrangement for preventing AM radio interference when a wireless charger is used in a vehicle has a plurality of parallel conductors arranged at a distance from one another responsive to a frequency desired to be attenuated. An interconnection arrangement includes a solid conductive junction and connects the conductors to one another without forming loops, and to ground. The conductors are traces disposed on a PCB. Additional parallel conducts are disposed on the other side of the PCB at an orthogonal orientation with respect to the first conductors. The spacing between the conductors is determined in response to the frequency desired to be attenuated, as well as frequencies thereabove that are desired to be propagated therethrough, such as mobile telephone signals. The solid conductive junction that is disposed on the printed circuit board is electrically and thermally conductive, such as copper. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380981 | PORTABLE DEVICE AND WIRELESS POWER CHARGING SYSTEM FOR PORTABLE DEVICE - A portable device is provided. The portable device includes a power receiving unit configured to receive a first energy or a second energy from a wireless power transmitter, the first energy being used to perform a communication function and a control function, the second energy being used to charge a battery, and the wireless power transmitter being configured to wirelessly transmit a power, a voltage generator configured to generate a wake-up voltage from the first energy, or to generate a voltage for charging the battery from the second energy, a controller configured to perform the communication function and the control function, the controller being activated by the wake-up voltage, and a communication unit configured to perform a communication with the wireless power transmitter based on a control of the controller. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380982 | AC-DC POWER SUPPLY DEVICE AND SWITCHING MODE POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - Provided is an alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) power supply device in which normal power and power of a solar cell is used to supply not only AC power but also DC power, particularly, power of a solar cell is first supplied as DC power or is charged in a battery, and after battery charging, residual power is converted to AC power via an inverter so as to replace normal AC power or to transmit AC power to the outside. Accordingly, an SMPS power supply method in which AC and DC power are supplied at the same time may be provided, and moreover, power of a solar cell may be effectively used. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380983 | BALLAST WITH BATTERY BACKUP - An emergency battery backup ballast is configured so that it can be fully assembled but in a dormant condition. The emergency battery backup ballast commences normal operation when AC power is supplied to the ballast for the first time. Then if the AC power is removed, one or more lamps ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150380984 | EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM - An emergency lighting system is configured to activate a plurality of emergency lights in response to a determination of an emergency condition, wherein the determination of the emergency condition includes determining if the system is not receiving power from a power source and/or determining if an amount of ambient light proximate the system is below a predetermined threshold. Moreover, the emergency lighting system is configured to reduce an amount of power provided from a battery to the one or more emergency lights when an emergency condition is determined in order to maximize a battery life of the system. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380985 | MICRO POWER OUTAGE COMPENSATING MODULE FOR A SERVER - A micro power outages compensation module for at least one server includes one or more capacitive storage element for storing electrical energy which is releasable for compensating the outages, the module futher including a controller for the charging and/or the discharge of the capacitive storage element(s), limiting the charging and/or discharge current of the capacitive storage element(s) sufficiently to enable hot plugging and/or unplugging of the module even during operation of the server. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380986 | UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - The system contains a first operation module connected to AC mains and a second operation module connected to a lighting device. The first operation module contains an activation switch, a first electricity detection unit, and a wireless transmitter. The second operation module contains a second electricity detection unit, a reset switch, and a wireless receiver. The first and second operation modules communicate through the wireless transmitter and receiver. When electricity provision is normal, the second operation module plays a dominant role in a wired mode. When the activation switch is engaged, the second operation module releases the dominant role to the first operation module, where the uninterruptible power supply system enters a wireless mode. To switch back to the wired mode, the second operation module is reset by the reset switch. The uninterruptible power supply system as such can be freely alternated between the wired and wireless modes. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380987 | REVERSIBLE POWERING DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a reversible powering device for an electronic equipment including a first power input port and a second power input port. Said reversible powering device including: a power input determining module configured to determine whether the first power input port or the second power input port of the electronic equipment has a power input respectively, and send a control signal to a switch controlling module if it is determined that the first power input port has a power input and the second power input port has no power input; and the switch controlling module configured to control a switch device according to said control signal such that the power input into the first power input port is output from the second power input port in a reverse direction to power another electronic equipment. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380988 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE COUPLING ARRANGEMENT - A wireless power transfer system is disclosed. The system includes a first resonator having a first resonant frequency ω | 2015-12-31 |
20150380989 | METHODS FOR OPTICALLY POWERING TRANSDUCERS AND RELATED TRANSDUCERS - The present disclosure describes a method for optically powering transducers and related transducers with a photovoltaic collector. An optical fiber power delivery method and a free space power delivery method are also provided. A fabrication process for making an optically powered transducer is further described, together with an implantable transducer system based on optical power delivery. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380990 | MOWER MOTOR - A motor includes a rotor having a plurality of pole magnets angularly spaced about the rotor's rotational axis through an angle of 360°, and a stator including a plurality of windings angularly spaced about the rotational axis through an angle less than 360° to provide an angular section free of windings, wherein at least one of the plurality of pole magnets is not radially opposite any of the plurality of windings at any given rotational position of the rotor. The motor is designed for use in powering a horizontal blade reel of a cylindrical lawn mower, and includes a housing having a cross-sectional shape in the form of a chord-truncated circle, such that the housing has a flat portion corresponding to the angular section free of windings. The truncated motor housing avoids unattractive “layover” of grass during mowing. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380991 | ELECTRIC MACHINE HAVING A SEGMENTED STATOR AND TWO-LAYER WINDING - Electric machine has a rotor movable relative to a stator divided into stator segments, each having first and second transition regions and a central region between the transition regions. The stator segment has a yoke extending over the central region and the first transition region. Central groove webs in the central regions and first transition webs in the first transition regions extend from the yoke towards the rotor. The first transition webs end below the central groove webs. The stator segment has in the second transition region a transverse web from which second transition webs extend towards the rotor. The second transition webs end level with the central groove webs. A spacing of the first transition webs from the rotor at least corresponds to a spacing of a lower edge of the transverse web. Transition regions of adjoining stator segments overlap one another and are disposed one above the other. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380992 | Axial Gap-Type Electric Rotating Machine - The grounding of a stator core with an inexpensive structure and high reliability is to be realized in an axial gap-type electric rotating machine in which a stator is held by resin molding. An axial gap-type electric rotating machine according to the invention includes: a stator having a stator core; a shaft penetrating the stator; a rotor arranged with a space from the stator with respect to the direction of the shaft; a housing which accommodates the stator; a first connection member which connects the stator core and the housing; and a resin material which fixes the stator to an inner wall of the housing. The first connection member is provided with a first connection portion which connects to the stator core, a second connection portion which connects to the inner wall of the housing, and a plastic deformation portion between the first connection portion and the second connection portion. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380993 | METHOD FOR OPERATING VARIABLE MAGNETIC FLUX MOTOR - Disclosed therein is a method of operating a variable magnetic flux motor. The method of operating the variable magnetic flux motor, which includes a rotor and a stator located inside the rotor, the rotor including first magnets and second magnets having a coercive force weaker than that of the first magnets, includes: a first step of operating the motor in an initially magnetized state of the second magnets; and a second step of operating the motor in an inversedly magnetized state of the second magnets by applying a magnetomotive force to the second magnets in the opposite direction to the magnetization direction of the second magnets. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380994 | ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE - A rotating electric machine including: -a magnetic mass, in particular rotoric, including first housings, -a plurality of permanent magnets inserted into the first housings, each permanent magnet having two polar faces, and -nonmagnetic shims inserted into the first housings and/or into second housings formed in the magnetic mass, -the shims being configured to cause a deformation of the first housings reducing the parasitic air gap between at least a polar face of a permanent magnet and the corresponding wall of a first housing. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380995 | EMBEDDED PERMANENT MAGNET TYPE ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE - An embedded permanent magnet type motor, which has one pole configured of two permanent magnets and has a plurality of poles of permanent magnets embedded in a rotor, includes a rotor whose magnet embedding holes communicate with a rotor outer periphery. The rotor has, between adjacent poles, a q-axis projection projecting in a direction away from a rotor rotation center. The magnet embedding holes are disposed so as to form an inverted V shape. An outer peripheral edge portion on the outer side of the permanent magnets has a curvature radius smaller than the distance from a rotation center axis to a rotor outermost peripheral portion. Circular intermediate plates of an outside diameter larger than the outside diameter of rotor steel plates are provided in intermediate positions in the rotor in a rotor rotation axis direction. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380996 | MOTOR AND ITS ROTOR - A motor that minimizes demagnetization to improve a force resistant to the demagnetization without increasing a thickness of each permanent magnet and a distance between each permanent magnet and a stator includes a rotor that rotates in one direction and includes cavities configured to hold magnets, flux barriers configured to communicate with first ends of the cavities and formed adjacent to an outer circumferential surface of the rotor, and ribs formed between the outer circumferential surface of the rotor and the flux barriers. Each of the ribs is configured such that a width of one end thereof at an upstream side in a rotational direction of the rotor is wider than that of the other thereof at a downstream side in the rotational direction. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380997 | Electric Motor and Method for Manufacturing Same - The present invention includes a rotor with rotor sectors arranged around a center along the peripheral direction and a bridge between adjacent rotor sectors for connecting the adjacent rotor sectors, so that when inserting a shaft in the center of the rotor, it can be readily and firmly connected thereto by thermal and pressed insertion, and in the rotor having core plates laid on one another, a skew structure may be readily attained by connecting the core plates laid sequentially shifted by a given angle in one direction to the shaft. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380998 | MOTOR HAVING SPOKED OUTER ROTOR WITH SPACED APART POLE SEGMENTS - An electric motor is provided. The electric motor comprises a stator and a rotor rotatable about an axis and spaced at least in part radially outside the stator. The rotor includes a plurality of arcuately spaced apart pole segments, a plurality of arcuately spaced apart magnets alternately arranged with the pole segments such that each of the pole segments is positioned between an adjacent pair of the magnets, a rotor can at least in part supporting the pole segments and the magnets, and a plurality of pegs. Each of the pole segments defines an opening therethrough and includes a generally arcuately extending wall structure positioned radially outside of and at least in part defining the opening. Each of the pegs extends through a corresponding one of the openings to secure a corresponding one of the pole segments relative to the can. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380999 | PERMANENT MAGNET MACHINE - A permanent magnet machine and a rotor assembly for the permanent magnet machine. The permanent magnet machine includes a stator assembly including a stator core configured to generate a magnetic field and extending along a longitudinal axis with an inner surface defining a cavity and a rotor assembly including a rotor core and a rotor shaft. The rotor core is disposed inside the stator cavity and configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis. The rotor assembly further including a plurality of permanent magnets for generating a magnetic field which interacts with the stator magnetic field to produce torque. The permanent magnets are disposed within one or more cavities formed in a sleeve component. The sleeve component configured to include a plurality of cavities or voids therein and thus provide minimal weight to the permanent magnet machine. The permanent magnet machine providing increased centrifugal load capacity, increased power density and improved electrical performance. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381000 | STATOR FOR ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE - A stator includes an annular stator core and a stator coil. The stator core has U-phase slots, V-phase slots and W-phase slots sequentially and repeatedly provided in pairs in its circumferential direction. The stator coil has U-phase, V-phase and W-phase windings respectively received in the U-phase, V-phase and W-phase slots. In each of the slots, there are received 2×N in-slot portions of a corresponding one of the phase windings in radial alignment with each other, where N≧2. Each of the phase windings consists of a pair of sub-windings connected parallel to each other. Each of the sub-windings includes winding sections that are classified into N winding section groups. Each of the winding sections of (N−1) winding section groups is connected via only serial connection, and each of the winding sections of the remaining one winding section group is connected via both serial connection and parallel connection. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381001 | ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE - The armature winding is configured by mounting into slot pairs n types of winding bodies that are each configured by winding a conductor wire for m turns into a helical shape, where m is a natural number that is greater than or equal to two, the n types of winding bodies have different spacings between rectilinear portions that are linked by coil ends, are housed in n adjacent pairs of slot pairs, and are configured so as to be concentric, the coil ends include a top portion at an approximately central portion, and the radial displacement at the top portion is approximately a×d, where a is a natural number that is greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to (m−1), and d is a radial thickness of the rectilinear portions that are housed inside the slots. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381002 | CENTRALIZED POWER DISTRIBUTION MEMBER FOR MOTOR - A centralized power distribution member A configured to feed power to windings of a stator S of a multi-phase motor includes a plurality of annular busbars | 2015-12-31 |
20150381003 | Axial gap electrical machine - An axial gap electrical machine employs unique architecture to (1) overcome critical limits in the air gap at high speeds, while maintaining high torque performance at low speeds, while synergistically providing a geometry that withstands meets critical force concentration within these machines, (2) provides arrangements for cooling said machines using either a Pelletier effect or air fins, (3) “windings” that are produced as ribbon or stampings or laminates, that may be in some cases be arranged to optimize conductor and magnetic core density within the machine. Arrangements are also proposed for mounting the machines as wheels of a vehicle, to provide ease of removing and installing said motor. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381004 | INSULATION ARRANGEMENT FOR A HIGH-VOLTAGE MACHINE - A widening bar, which has main insulation with first and second layers is used as an insulation arrangement for a high-voltage machine. The first layer has platelet-shaped mica particles and the second layer has platelet-shaped aluminum oxide particles. The insulation arrangement may be used in a generator and the method of producing the insulation arrangement is described. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381005 | Rotary Machine - The present invention aims to provide a rotary machine in which deterioration or a burnout of a corona prevention layer in the vicinity of a slot outlet of a stator can be suppressed from occurring. The present invention includes a stator that has a stator core, and a rotor that is arranged so as to face the stator and is rotatably held. In the rotary machine in which a stator coil having a low-resistance corona prevention layer wound around is mounted on the stator core, a conductive member is formed on the stator coil at an end portion of the stator so as to have a structure in which a gap with respect to the stator coil is widened as the conductive member is positioned away from the stator core in a rotary shaft direction of the rotary machine. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381006 | MOTOR WITH BACKING RING DIECAST IN ROTOR CAN - An electric fan includes a plurality of blades and an electric motor for rotating the blades. The electric motor includes a stator and a rotor rotatable relative to the stator about an axis. The rotor includes a backing ring and a diecast rotor can. The can includes a non-machined sidewall that is diecast integrally as part of the rotor can. The sidewall extends about the axis. The rotor can is diecast in an overlying relationship with at least part of the backing ring, with the sidewall and backing ring being securely interengaged so as to restrict relative shifting therebetween. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381007 | ELECTRIC MOTOR WITH AIR PURGE STRUCTURE - An electric motor comprises a tubular housing for holding a rotor core, a shaft which has a first end part projecting outward from the housing and a second end part located inside the housing, and a bearing located between the first end part and the rotor core for rotatably supporting the shaft inside the housing. The housing is provided with an air feed hole to which an air feed source can be connected for feeding air to an inside space where the second end part is located, and the shaft is provided with a bore which extends from an air inflow port formed on the second end part to an air outflow port formed on a circumferential surface of a partial region of the shaft which is located between the first end part and the bearing. | 2015-12-31 |
20150381008 | MOTOR | 2015-12-31 |
20150381009 | LAWN MOWER MOTOR AND DRIVE - A combined d.c. brushless motor and drive control assembly for a rotary mower includes a hollow motor housing, a cover removably attached to an open rear end of the housing, and an end shield mounted to an internal shelf of the housing adjacent its rear end. The end shield and a front wall of the housing define rotary bearing seats for a motor drive shaft. An electronic circuit board including motor drive electronics and feedback sensors is mounted to the housing or to the cover, and is positioned at an axial location between the internal shelf of the housing and the rear wall of the cover. The housing is configured for mounting on a shroud of the rotary mower such that at least the removable cover is above the shroud and easily accessible, whereby repair or replacement of the electronic circuit board is facilitated. | 2015-12-31 |