DELTA ELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150155791 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF GENERATING POWER BY THE SAME - A power supply apparatus includes a power source, power converters and an output connector. The power converters are configured for converting an input power from the power source into conversion powers. The output connector is configured for receiving the conversion powers from the power converters and outputting a parallel output power, a serial output power or separate output powers corresponding to the conversion powers from the power converters. A method of generating power by a power supply apparatus is also disclosed herein. | 06-04-2015 |
20150069844 | POWER STORAGE MODULE AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE - A power storage module and a power storage device are disclosed. The power storage module and the power storage device include a DC/AC converter, a first power storage element, a second power storage element and at least one DC/DC converter. The first power storage element is coupled to the DC side of the DC/AC converter to form a first power storage branch. The second power storage element is coupled to the DC side of the DC/AC converter to form a second power storage branch. The DC/DC converter is disposed on the first power storage branch or the second power storage branch. | 03-12-2015 |
20150049517 | CONVERTER AND METHOD FOR REDUCING A VOLTAGE OF NODE THEREOF - A converter and method for reducing voltage of node thereof are disclosed herein. The converter includes a first transmitting circuit and a second transmitting circuit. The first transmitting circuit is configured to receive a first AC voltage. The second transmitting circuit is electrically coupled to the first transmitting circuit and the second transmitting circuit is configured to transmit a second AC voltage according to the first AC voltage. One of the first transmitting circuit and the second transmitting circuit includes at least one divider unit and the other one of the first transmitting circuit and the second transmitting circuit includes at least two divider units. Each of the divider units includes an inductor network and a capacitor network coupled in series. The inductor network and the capacitor network of the adjacent divider units are coupled in series alternatively. | 02-19-2015 |
20150049516 | POWER CONVERTER AND METHOD OF STABLING VOLTAGE GAIN - A power converter includes a primary side compensation capacitor, a transformer and a secondary side compensation capacitor. The primary side compensation capacitor receives a first AC voltage from a first switch circuit. The transformer receives the first AC voltage to generate a second AC voltage. The secondary side compensation capacitor transfers the second AC voltage to a second switch circuit to generate a DC output voltage. The operating frequency of the first switch circuit is set within the 0.8*fa to 1.2*fb, and fb is at most 1.5 times of fa. The primary side compensation capacitor and a primary side leakage inductance of the transformer correspond to a first resonant frequency, the secondary side compensation capacitor and a secondary side leakage inductance of the transformer correspond to a second resonant frequency, fa and fb are the lower one and the higher one of the first and second resonant frequency respectively. | 02-19-2015 |
20150022164 | POWER FACTOR CORRECTION CONVERTER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A power factor correction converter and a control method are disclosed. A power factor correction converter includes a power conversion module, a capacitor, a third switch unit, and a fourth switch capacitor. The power conversion module includes a first switch, a second switch, a first switch unit, a second switch unit, and an inductor. The first switch is coupled to a first input terminal. The second switch is coupled to a second input terminal. The first switch is coupled between an output terminal and the first switch. The second switch is coupled between the output terminal and the second switch. The inductor is coupled between the first and the second switch unit. The capacitor is coupled to the output terminal. The third switch unit is coupled between the second input terminal and the capacitor. The fourth switch unit is coupled between the first input terminal and the capacitor. | 01-22-2015 |
20140163912 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING ROTOR RESISTANCE OF INDUCTION MOTOR - The present application discloses a method and an apparatus for measuring a rotor resistance of an induction motor, which method comprises: injecting a first voltage step signal into a test phase of the induction motor when the induction motor is at standstill; measuring and recording a current value I | 06-12-2014 |
20140141631 | PACKAGE MODULE, PACKAGE TERMINAL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A package terminal is provided, which comprising: a base; an end portion with a first section; and a bent portion having a C-shape bend with a gradual change section, wherein the bent portion includes a first end and a second end, the first end is connected to the end portion, the second end is connected to the base, the bent portion includes a second section, and an area of the second section is smaller than an area of the first section. | 05-22-2014 |
20140118946 | HIGH-POWER ELECTROMAGNETIC ASSEMBLY - The present disclosure provides a high-power electromagnetic assembly comprising an iron core and a coil winding around the iron core, the coil having at least one coil layer, wherein a heat sink is provided between the iron core and an adjacent coil layer and/or between two adjacent coil layers. The heat sink comprises a first panel, a second panel and multiple supporting structures in connection with the first and second panels, and the first panel, the second panel and the supporting structures together constitute multiple air channels for cooling airflows passing therethrough. | 05-01-2014 |
20140117495 | SWITCH CIRCUIT PACKAGE MODULE - A switch circuit package module includes a semiconductor switch unit and a capacitor unit. The semiconductor switch unit includes sub micro-switch elements. The capacitor unit is arranged at a periphery of the semiconductor switch unit or stacked on a surface of the semiconductor switch unit, such that impedances of commutation loops between the capacitor unit and the sub micro-switch elements are close to or the same with each other. | 05-01-2014 |
20140116651 | HEAT SINK APPLICABLE FOR ELETROMAGNETIC DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a heat sink applicable for electromagnetic device comprises a first panel, a second panel, and a plurality of supporting structures connecting with the first panel and the second panel. Wherein the first panel, the second panel and the supporting structures together constitute a plurality of medium channels for cooling medium flowing therethrough. Wherein at least some of the medium channels are provided with openings formed on the first and/or second panels, and no close conductive loop is formed on cross section perpendicular to a medium flowing direction of the medium channels with the openings. Wherein a total area of all openings on the first panel is less than 50% of an area of the first panel, a total area of all openings on the second panel is less than 50% of an area of the second panel. | 05-01-2014 |
20140103821 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND VOLTAGE REDUCTION METHOD THEREOF - The disclosure provides a lighting device and a voltage reduction method thereof, wherein the lighting device comprises: an AC power supply generator for generating an AC power source to supply power to other accessories and circuits in the lighting device; m load components, every two adjacent load components forming one head common connection point and one end common connection point respectively for each load component from head to end alternatively; and (m−1) current balancing cells each respectively connected between one head common connection point or one end common connection point and one of two output terminals of the AC power supply generator; wherein the m load components comprise (m−n) low impedance load components therein. The present application can reduce the output voltage of the AC power supply generator with lower cost. | 04-17-2014 |
20140085936 | VARIABLE FREQUENCY CONVERTER AND ADJUSTING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A variable frequency converter and an adjusting method for the same are provided in the present application. The variable frequency converter operates in a variable frequency mode, and comprises a power stage circuit module and a variable frequency signal stage circuit module which are connected to form a closed-loop circuit system. The variable frequency converter further comprises an adjusting unit outputting a continuous interfering signal and loading the continuous interfering signal into the variable frequency signal stage circuit module so as to cause operating frequency of the power stage circuit module controlled by the variable frequency signal stage circuit module to change continuously. In the present application, in the variable frequency converter, the EMI peak value is decreased. | 03-27-2014 |
20140002119 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND CONTROL APPARATUS FOR SETTING OVER-CURRENT PROTECTION POINT OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE | 01-02-2014 |
20130320857 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DRIVING CIRCUIT - The present disclosure provides a light emitting diode driving circuit, comprising: a power conversion module having an input end, a control end and an output end, wherein the input end receives a voltage, the control end controls the regulation of the duty cycle signal therein according to a received control signal, and the output end outputs a DC voltage having a constant current and a variable voltage value; an overcurrent protection circuit having a switch module and a first resistor connected in series, wherein the overcurrent protection circuit and a LED load connected in series with each other are connected to the power conversion module, so as to turn off the electrical channel between the LED load and the power conversion module when overcurrent occurs; and an overvoltage protection circuit for outputting the control signal when overvoltage occurs and thereby protecting the LED load. | 12-05-2013 |
20130279222 | CONVERTER SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A control method of a converter system includes: sampling a current of each three-phase winding to obtain a real-time current of each converter; obtaining a mean current by averaging the real-time current of each secondary converter and the real-time current of the primary converter, and transferring the mean current to each secondary converter; obtaining the differential-mode current corresponding to each secondary converter according to the mean current and the real-time current of each secondary converter; performing a circulation current control on the mean current and the differential-mode current of each secondary converter based on a d-q coordinate system to generate a mean-current conditioning signal and a differential-mode current conditioning signal, thereby controlling each secondary converter; and obtaining a sum of the differential-mode current conditioning signal of the secondary converters and negating the sum to obtain a differential-mode current conditioning signal of the primary converter, thereby controlling the primary converter. | 10-24-2013 |
20130278152 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE LIGHTING DEVICE AND LIGHT EMITTING DIODE LAMP - The present application discloses a light emitting diode lighting device and a light emitting diode lamp, the light emitting diode lighting device includes: a fluorescent lamp ballast outputting an alternating current; and at least one first light emitting diode lamp coupled with the fluorescent lamp ballast, and comprising a rectifying and filtering circuit and at least one light emitting diode string coupled with the rectifying and filtering circuit. The present application directly replaces a conventional fluorescent lamp tube with a properly designed LED lamp without any other modifications when reinstallation a conventional fluorescent lamp lighting device into a light emitting diode lighting device, which may reduce the cost of reinstallation, and greatly facilitate the user. | 10-24-2013 |
20130272038 | EXCITATION CONTROL CIRCUIT, CONTROL METHOD AND ELECTRICALLY EXCITED WIND POWER SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - The present invention provides an excitation control circuit, a control method using the same and an electrically excited wind power system having the same. The excitation control circuit comprises at least one converter and at least one AC/DC conversion module. The converter is located between an AC electric grid and a wind power generator, so as to convert AC power generated by the wind power generator into AC power corresponding to the AC electric grid. The input side of the AC/DC conversion module is electrically connected between the converter and the wind power generator, and the output side is coupled to an excitation device. The AC/DC conversion module is used to convert the AC power from the wind power generator into a DC voltage, and provides an excitation current for the wind power generator using the DC voltage. | 10-17-2013 |
20130264877 | SOLAR CELL PACK AND METHOD FOR BALANCING OUTPUT CURRENTS OF SOLAR CELL MODULES - The present disclosure provides a solar cell pack and a method for balancing currents of solar cell modules. The solar cell pack includes a first solar cell module, a second solar cell module, a first balancer, a sampler and a controller. A negative pole of the first solar cell module is electrically connected to a positive pole of the second solar cell module. The first balancer is electrically connected to the first and the second solar cell modules in order to balance the current flowing through the both solar cell modules. An input terminal of the sampler is electrically connected to the first and the second solar cell modules. An output terminal of the sampler is electrically connected to an input terminal of the control unit. An output terminal of the control unit is electrically connected to an input terminal of the first balancer. | 10-10-2013 |
20130258603 | SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCH INSULATION PROTECTION DEVICE AND POWER SUPPLY ASSEMBLY - A semiconductor switch insulation protection device and a power supply assembly. Said semiconductor switch protection device comprises a semiconductor switch having a metal component, an insulation component, and a pin installed at a bottom plane of said insulation component, and an insulation protection cover having a body with a second hole and a side belt. A front surface of said metal component is installed on a back surface of said insulation component. A metal portion, with a first hole and having a first height, is extended above an upper plane of said insulation component. Said second hole and said side belt are extended toward a back surface of said body, respectively, to form a hole column having a second height and a sidewall having a third height. Said metal portion is disposed in a groove formed by said back surface of said body, hole column and sidewall. | 10-03-2013 |
20130235619 | TRANSFORMER CAPABLE OF SUPPRESSING COMMON MODE CURRENT AND POWER CONVERTER THEREOF - A transformer capable of suppressing common mode current and a power converter thereof are provided. The transformer comprises a primary winding, a secondary winding, a magnet core and a shielding winding layer. The shielding winding layer has a first shielding winding and a second shielding winding. A voltage jump direction of the first shielding winding is constantly opposite to that of the second shielding winding. The shielding winding layer is coupled to a static terminal coupled with the primary winding or the secondary winding. | 09-12-2013 |
20130229838 | MULTIPLE INVERTER AND ACTIVE POWER FILTER SYSTEM - A multiple inverter with neutral line inductor and an active power filter system are disclosed. In the disclosure, the multiple inverter comprises at least two inverter units connected in parallel, the midpoint of the direct current bus in each inverter unit is connected to the neutral line N through the respective neutral line inductor. The multiple inverter can suppress the ripple produced by the neutral line current without increasing the direct current bus capacitor. | 09-05-2013 |
20130229837 | INVERTER AND ACTIVE POWER FILTER SYSTEM - An inverter and an active power filter system have been disclosed in the invention, so that the application range of the inverter under the occasions of different capacitor requirement can be widened, the cost can be decreased, and the efficiency can be improved. The technical scheme is: an auxiliary capacitor module can be added on the traditional inverter structure and connected in parallel selectively with the capacitor in the inverter. In a system without connecting an external auxiliary capacitor module, the value of capacitance can be designed to be smaller to satisfy the application under normal occasions. If the device operates under the occasions having large harmonic current or having large neutral line current, the ripple current on the capacitor will be larger so that large capacitance will be required to satisfy the life requirement, therefore, the problem can be solved by a method of installing an auxiliary capacitor module. | 09-05-2013 |
20130229836 | MULTIPLE INVERTER AND ACTIVE POWER FILTER SYSTEM - A multiple inverter and an active power filter system are disclosed in the invention, said multiple inverter can decrease the volume and harmonics, increase the efficiency and decrease the cost, and can be applied to various occasions. The technical scheme is: the filter assembly in the multiple inverter is installed at the output inductor of the multiple inverter for filtering the harmonics. | 09-05-2013 |
20130223011 | POWER CONVERTER DEVICE - A power converter device is disclosed herein. The power converter device includes a printed wiring board assembly, a cold plate base and a shell plate assembly. The cold plate base is fastened under the printed wiring board assembly for dissipating heat generated by the printed wiring board assembly. The shell plate assembly having a top shell plate, a bottom shell plate, at least two side plates respectively mounted on the cold plate base in different orientations. The printed wiring board assembly and the cold plate base are enclosed with the shell plate assembly. | 08-29-2013 |
20130215654 | THREE-PHASE AC-DC CONVERTER CIRCUIT AND CONVERSION METHOD AND CONTROL SYSTEM THEREOF - The embodiment of present invention provides a three-phase AC (Alternating Current)-DC (Direct Current) converter circuit, conversion method and the control system thereof. The converter circuit includes a three-phase AC power source having a first output terminal, a second output terminal and a third output terminal; a first AC-DC conversion module, a second AC-DC conversion module and a third AC-DC conversion module electrically connected to the first output terminal, the second output terminal and the third output terminal of the three-phase AC power respectively, and respectively have N | 08-22-2013 |
20130207558 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE, ILLUMINATION SYSTEM, AND LAMP - The present invention provides an illumination device, an illumination system, and a lamp. The illumination system includes the illumination device and a light modulation module. The illumination device includes a light emitting diode (LED) array, an alternating current (AC) current source, and an output power control module. The AC current source is electrically coupled to the LED array. The output power control module is electrically coupled to the LED array and the AC current source. The LED array, the AC current source, and the output power control module together form a closed-loop control loop. The light modulation module is electrically coupled to the closed-loop control loop for modulating illumination brightness of the LED. | 08-15-2013 |
20130200973 | CONDUCTIVE WIRE FOR TRANSFORMER AND MAGNETIC ELEMENT IN SWITCH POWER SUPPLY - The present invention relates to a conductive wire for a transformer and a magnetic element in a switch power supply, the magnetic element comprises a transformer and a filter, the transformer comprises a winding base and a coil, the winding base comprises two base bodies and a cylinder locating between the two base bodies, the coil is formed by winding a plurality of the conductive wires in parallel on the cylinder, the conductive wire comprises a conductor and an insulator directly covering an outer periphery of the conductor, a profile of a section of the insulator is a rectangle, a surface contact is formed between the adjacent conductive wires provided in parallel on the cylinder via the profiles of the rectangle sections of the adjacent insulators, and a contact surface forming the surface contact is perpendicular to an axial line of the cylinder. | 08-08-2013 |
20130200724 | ENERGY-SAVING CONTROL DEVICE AND ENERGY-SAVING CONTROL METHOD AND POWER ADAPTER INCLUDING THE SAME - The present disclosure provides an energy-saving control device, the control method and a power adapter including the energy-saving control device. The energy-saving control device comprises a mechanical switch having a first end and a second end, wherein the second end is an output end of the switch; a controller of which an input terminal is connected to the output end of the mechanical switch and an output terminal outputs a switching control signal; and a power converter for receiving the switching control signal from the controller, wherein the power converter is operated according to the switching control signal. When a connection cable is plugged into or removed from a cable interface, the first end and the second end of the mechanical switch are contacted or separated. | 08-08-2013 |
20130188405 | CAPACITOR DISCHARGING CIRCUIT AND POWER CONVERTER - A capacitor discharging circuit and a power converter having the capacitor discharging circuit are disclosed. The capacitor discharging circuit comprises a conversion module connected with the two terminals of the capacitor, an AC power-off detecting unit used to detect on-off state of AC power, and a control unit. The conversion module comprises an energy consumption unit. When AC power is disconnected, the AC power-off signal generated by the AC power-off detecting unit intervenes the control unit to control the energy consumption unit to consume the energy stored in the capacitor. | 07-25-2013 |
20130188401 | CAPACITOR DISCHARGING CIRCUIT AND CONVERTER - A capacitor discharging circuit and a converter are disclosed. The converter comprises: a capacitor connected between the live line and null line of an AC power input terminals, a conversion module coupled to the capacitor and comprising an energy storage component at least, an energy transfer unit coupled with the energy storage component and the capacitor, an AC power-off detecting unit and a control unit; wherein the energy transfer unit comprises a switch device; when AC power is disconnected, the AC power-off signal triggers the control unit to output a switch driving signal, controlling the operation of the energy transfer unit to transfer the energy stored in the capacitor to the energy storage component to discharge the capacitor. | 07-25-2013 |
20130182466 | EXCITATION CONTROL CIRCUIT AND ELECTRICALLY EXCITED WIND POWER SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - The present invention provides an excitation control circuit and the electrically excited wind power system having the same. The excitation control circuit includes a plurality of full-power converters, each of which has a generator-side converter and a grid-side converter; a DC excitation module including a plurality of DC-DC converters; and a control module, controlling or switching any DC-DC converter working normally, and controlling excitation switch turning ON or turning OFF. | 07-18-2013 |
20130182465 | WIND POWER CONVERTER STRUCTURE AND WIND POWER GENERATION SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A wind power converter structure and a wind power generation system including the converter structure are provided. The converter structure comprises a plurality of generator-side converters arranged in a nacelle located on a top part of the tower; a plurality of grid-side converters arranged on a bottom part of the tower or outside the tower, wherein a DC input side of the grid-side converter is coupled to a DC output side of the generator-side converter; at least one DC bus connected between the generator-side converter and the grid-side converter; and an isolation transformer of which a primary side is coupled to the AC output side of the grid-side converter, wherein a secondary side of the isolation transformer is coupled to a power grid. | 07-18-2013 |
20130181608 | ELECTRONIC BALLAST - The electronic ballast includes: a square wave generator that includes a plurality of switching elements to convert a DC input voltage to an AC square wave output voltage; a transformer that includes a driving winding, a plurality of control windings, at least one inductive winding and at least one control driving circuit. The control windings controls the plurality of switching elements to turn on alternately; a resonant circuit that constitutes a resonant loop together with the driving winding is electrically connected with an output terminal of the square wave generator to drive the light emitting element. The control driving circuit is connected with two terminals of the inductive winding in parallel and receives a control signal to control a voltage across the inductive winding so as to control conducting time of at least one of the switching elements. | 07-18-2013 |
20130176005 | DC/DC CONVERTER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The DC/DC converter includes a power unit, an output detection unit, a control unit and a compensation unit. The output detection unit detects an output stage of the power unit. The control unit provides a driving signal based on the output stage for the power unit to control the operation of the power unit. When the power unit operates in an intermittent working mode, the compensation unit provides a compensation signal for the control unit, and the control unit adjusts the driving signal according to the compensation signal, so that during at least one duty cycle an output power of the power unit in the intermittent working mode is higher than an output power of the power unit at a switching moment from a normal mode (continuous working mode) to the intermittent working mode, thereby when the load is not changed, the average number of driving signals is reduced. | 07-11-2013 |
20130173193 | INDUCTANCE MEASURING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING AN INDUCTANCE PARAMETER OF PERMANENT MOTOR - The present disclosure provides an inductance parameter measuring device of the permanent motor and the method thereof. The method includes: providing a d-axis given current signal and a q-axis given current signal; converting the d-axis given current signal and the q-axis given current signal to a three-phase command signal and outputting a motor control signal corresponding to the three-phase command signal, and obtaining a three-phase feedback signal, from which a d-axis feedback signal and a q-axis feedback signal is generated, based on the motor control signal; calculating a d-axis inductance and a q-axis inductance based on the first, second, third and fourth response signals when the permanent motor is in a stationary state, wherein the first, second, third and fourth response signals are respectively corresponded to the d-axis given current signal, the q-axis given current signal, the d-axis feedback signal and the q-axis feedback signal. | 07-04-2013 |
20130169403 | MAGNETIC COMPONENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A magnetic component and manufacturing method thereof are described. The manufacturing method includes the following steps: (1) coating an insulation material on the surface of a magnetic core to form an insulation magnetic core; (2) bending the conducting material into a predetermined shape to form a preformed conductive body; and (3) assembling the mold conducting body with the insulation magnetic core to form a magnetic component. The method of the present invention easily manufactures the magnetic component with a shrinkage size and good insulation characteristic between the preformed conductive body and the insulation magnetic core. | 07-04-2013 |
20130169039 | HIGH-VOLTAGE BATTERY CONVERTER - Disclosed is a high-voltage battery converter including a first-order DC-DC converter electrically connected to a high-voltage battery for boosting a high DC voltage outputted by the high-voltage battery to an intermediate voltage having a predetermined voltage level when the high DC voltage is dropped, and a second-order DC-DC converter electrically connected to the first-order DC-DC converter for converting the intermediate voltage into a low DC voltage for driving at least one load in an electric vehicle. | 07-04-2013 |
20130162196 | CHARGER - The invention provides a charger for charging a storage battery. The charger includes a power switching module receiving DC electric energy and outputting a charging voltage or current provided for the storage battery; and a control processor including a charging curve control unit, a memory unit and an operation control unit. The memory unit is used for storing the charging curve, parameters and control signals of different charging stages of the storage battery. The operation control unit is used for controlling the operation of the charging curve control unit. The charging curve control unit receives a voltage and/or current detecting signal outputted from a charging detecting module and controls the charging curve and parameters of different charging stages of the storage battery provided by the power switching module to be consistent with the corresponding values stored in the memory unit. | 06-27-2013 |
20130155634 | FIXING MEANS FOR INSTALLING A PLURALITY OF OUTPUT CABLES ONTO A CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses a fixing means for installing a plurality of output cables onto a circuit board and a method thereof. The method comprises steps of providing a fixing means that includes a fixing housing and interposing terminals, wherein the fixing housing is provided with inserting through holes which are located to correspond to output cable receiving holes on the circuit board, and respectively fixing the output cable inserting end(s) of the output cable(s) to be inserted into one of the output cable receiving holes together with one interposing terminal and forming electric connection; inserting each of the interposing terminals connected with the output cables into the corresponding inserting through hole in the fixing housing and fixing each of the interposing terminals in place; and installing the fixing means onto the circuit board, wherein each interposing terminal is inserted into the corresponding output cable receiving hole. | 06-20-2013 |
20130155616 | HYBRID HEAT SINK AND HYBRID HEAT SINK ASSEMBLY FOR POWER MODULE - Disclosed are a hybrid heat sink and a hybrid heat sink assembly for a power module. The hybrid heat sink comprises a base provided with at least one power module on one side thereof, a first heat dissipation unit being a first heat dissipation fin group which is composed of a plurality of heat dissipation fins intervally arranged and is located on the other side of the base, and a second heat dissipation unit comprising a plurality of heat pipes and a second heat dissipation fin group. Each of the heat pipes comprises an evaporating section provided in the base and close to the power module, a condensing section, and an adiabatic section located between the evaporating section and the condensing section and comprises an extension portion and a folding portion, the second heat dissipation fin group is provided on the condensing sections. | 06-20-2013 |
20130146270 | FIXING DEVICE, AND HEAT SINK DEVICE OR SHIELD CASE COMPRISING THE SAME - A fixing device, and a heat sink device or a shield case comprising the same. The fixing device is used to connect the heat sink device or the shield case to a circuit board. The circuit board has a via hole which comprises a first size, a second size, and a first height. The fixing device has a connecting member which comprises successively along its extending direction a first boss part, a clamping part, and a second boss part. The first boss part has a first width; the clamping part engages with the via hole, and has a second width and a second height; the second boss part has a third width. The third width is smaller than the second size, the second width equals to the first size, the second height equals to the first height, and the first and third width are larger than the first size. | 06-13-2013 |
20130134820 | ROTOR AND ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE CONTAINING THE SAME - A rotor and a rotary electric machine containing the rotor are provided. The rotor includes a shaft, a rotor core coaxially connected to the shaft, a first axial magnetic steel and a second axial magnetic steel disposed at an end surface of the rotor core, a rotor bushing, and a first magnetic isolation groove. The first axial magnetic steel has a first magnetic pole facing the rotor core. The second axial magnetic steel has a second magnetic pole facing the rotor core. The rotor bushing is disposed at a side of the first and second axial magnetic steels opposite to the rotor core. The first magnetic isolation groove is formed in the rotor core along a radius direction of the rotor core. The first magnetic isolation groove is disposed between the first axial magnetic steel and the second axial magnetic steel to isolate the first pole and the second pole. | 05-30-2013 |
20130121046 | PHASE LOCKING SYSTEM FOR THREE-PHASE ALTERNATING CURRENT ELECTRIC GRID AND METHOD THEREOF - A phase locking system for a three-phase alternating current (AC) electric grid and a method thereof are disclosed. The method includes: receiving a three-phase voltage of the AC electric grid and converting the three-phase voltage to a two-phase voltage signal, each of which including a positive and a negative sequence components; obtaining a pure positive sequence component by subtracting the negative sequence component from the voltage signal of each phase and using αβ/dq coordinate transformation and low-pass filtering, and phase locking the pure positive sequence component; and obtaining an error signal by subtracting a disturbance variable and subsequently subtracting the positive sequence component from the voltage signal of each phase, wherein the disturbance variable includes the negative sequence component, and obtaining a signal including the negative sequence component by performing a α-β/d-q coordinate transformation on the error signal and adjusting the error signal through a regulator. | 05-16-2013 |
20130121042 | CASCADED H-BRIDGE MEDIUM VOLTAGE DRIVE, POWER CELL AND BYPASS MODULE THEREOF - The present application relates to a cascaded H-Bridge medium voltage drive, a power cell, and a bypass module thereof, wherein the bypass module is configured for bypassing a major circuit module of the power cell, while the major circuit module comprises a fuse, a rectifier, a bus capacitor and an H-Bridge inverter, two points led from the H-Bridge inverter being configured as a first output end and a second output end; a bypass circuit comprises a first bridge arm and a second bridge arm; a point led from the first bridge arm is configured as a first input end of the bypass circuit, a point led from the second bridge arm is configured as a second input end of the bypass circuit, and the first input end is electrically connected with the first output end, the second input end is electrically connected with the second output end. | 05-16-2013 |
20130119874 | VOLTAGE REGULATION CIRCUIT AND LIGHT EMITTING DIDOE DRIVING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A voltage regulation circuit includes a voltage conversion module, an LED driving module and a control module. The voltage conversion module is operable to receive and convert the first voltage to a second voltage. Each LED driving loop of the LED driving module has a current regulator and an LED string. The control module is operable to output a control signal according to the received input signal which reflects the current flowing through the LED driving module. The voltage conversion module regulates the second voltage according to the control signal, such that the regulated second voltage still keeps the brightness of the LED string of each LED driving loop unchanged. | 05-16-2013 |
20130107458 | HEAT SINK DEVICE | 05-02-2013 |
20130106557 | INTEGRATED MAGNETIC ELEMENT | 05-02-2013 |
20130104094 | ROUTING STORAGE STRUCTURE BASED ON DIRECTIONAL GRID POINTS AND ROUTING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a routing storage structure based on directional grid points and a routing method thereof. The routing storage structure includes a grid matrix having N×M grid points for storing a grid identifier corresponding to each grid point, where both N and M are natural numbers; a grid value acquisition module for acquiring the grid identifier corresponding to the current grid point from the grid matrix during a routing operation; and a grid value setting module for setting the grid points contained by the blocks in the routing plane and/or the grid points that the routing passes through as corresponding grid identifiers in accordance with a predetermined setting rule. | 04-25-2013 |
20130100716 | HIGH-POWER MEDIUM-VOLTAGE DRIVE POWER CELL - The present invention provides a high-power medium-voltage drive power cell, which comprises: a rectifier module for rectifying the three-phase AC input voltage to get a DC voltage; an IGBT (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor) inverter bridge connected to capacitors for converting the DC voltage into an AC voltage of which the frequency, the amplitude and the phase are adjustable; a bypass module connected to the IGBT inverter bridge for providing the bypass function when the IGBT inverter bridge works in an abnormal state; and a heat pipe heat sink having a base plate on both sides of which power elements of the high-power medium-voltage drive power cell are disposed. | 04-25-2013 |
20130100713 | SWITCHING POWER CONVERSION CIRCUIT AND POWER SUPPLY USING SAME - A switching power conversion circuit having a two-stage power circuit topology and capable of performing power factor correction is disclosed. In a case that the electrical energy of the switching power conversion circuit needs not to be provided to the system circuit, for example the load and the electronic device fails to be operated, the switching power conversion circuit will be adaptively disabled. As a consequence, the switching power conversion circuit could achieve a power-saving purpose. Moreover, the switching power conversion circuit could be applied to a power supply. When the electronic device is not in use, the power supply has reduced power consumption, thereby achieving a power-saving purpose. | 04-25-2013 |
20130096865 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING EXCITATION PARAMETERS OF INDUCTION MOTOR AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to the technical field of motor control, and discloses an apparatus for measuring excitation parameters of an induction motor and a method thereof. The method comprises: maintaining the induction motor static, and inputting a test current to a test phase of the induction motor; and calculating, based on a voltage of the test phase of the induction motor, a stator flux linkage of the test phase of the induction motor corresponding to a magnitude of the test current. The disclosure can conveniently and accurately measure excitation parameters of the induction motor. | 04-18-2013 |
20130083576 | POWER SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCH SERIES CIRCUIT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure provides a power semiconductor switch series circuit. The power semiconductor switch series circuit includes a plurality of series modules and a system control module. Each series module has a power semiconductor switch; a drive module for driving each power semiconductor switch to be turned on or turned off; a short-circuit detection unit for outputting at least one detection signal; an equalizer circuit; a comparison module for comparing the detection signal with a predetermined threshold, and outputting a short-circuit signal when the detection signal exceeds the predetermined threshold; and a soft turn-off module for receiving the short-circuit signal and outputting a second control signal. The system control module receives the short-circuit signal and outputs a first control signal. | 04-04-2013 |
20130083571 | THREE-PHASE RECTIFICATION MODULE, THE SYSTEM THEREOF AND HARMONIC SUPPRESSION METHOD - A three-phase rectification module, the system thereof and harmonic suppression method are provided. The module includes a LCL filter unit, a three-phase uni-directional rectification unit coupled to the LCL filter unit, and a rectifier control unit for controlling power factor of three-phase AC power source and DC output voltage of the three-phase uni-directional rectification unit. A commutation diode is serially connected on the bridge-arm of each set of uni-directional rectification branch which is included in the three-phase uni-directional rectification unit, making it function as current uni-direction. Herein, the power factor of the three-phase AC power source is matched with the parameters of the LCL filter unit, such that the absolute value of the phase difference between AC input voltage and current of the three-phase uni-directional rectification unit is close or equal to a preset threshold. | 04-04-2013 |
20130083485 | HEAT DISSIPATION APPARATUS FOR MEDIUM-VOLTAGE DRIVE - A heat dissipation apparatus is suitable for dissipating heat from heat-generating elements in a medium-voltage drive. The heat dissipation apparatus comprises: a heat-dissipating substrate, wherein the heat-generating elements are placed on at least one of a first surface and a second surface of the heat-dissipating substrate; at least one heat pipe group each of which includes a plurality of heat pipes, each heat pipe having an evaporation section and a condensation section, wherein the evaporation section is buried in an inner layer of the heat-dissipating substrate for absorbing heat from the heat-generating elements; and a plurality of fins arranged to be intersected with each heat pipe and connected to the condensation sections of the heat pipes, so as to transfer the heat released from the condensation sections to air. The contact portions between the heat pipe group and the fins are arranged in triangle staggered arrangements. | 04-04-2013 |
20130082762 | POWER SWITCH SERIES CIRCUIT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a power switch series circuit and its control method. The power switch series circuit includes a plurality of series modules, a control module and a drive module. At least one series module has a power switch and a detection module, and the detection module includes a detection unit and an isolation unit, so as to detect the overvoltage and output a voltage detection signal based on the detected voltage. The control module receives the voltage detection signal and outputs the corresponding control signal. The drive module amplifies the control signal to drive each power switch to turn ON or turn OFF. The control module outputs the corresponding control signal to turn off each power switch when the overvoltage happens. | 04-04-2013 |
20130082528 | ACTIVE ISOLATED POWER SUPPLY WITH MULTIPLE OUTPUTS - An active isolated power supply with multiple outputs is provided. The power supply includes N transformers T | 04-04-2013 |
20130076336 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING CROWBAR CIRCUIT IN WIND TURBINE - A device and a method for detecting a crowbar circuit in a wind turbine are provided, wherein the wind turbine comprises a converter electrically connected to the crowbar circuit, and the method comprises: electrically coupling a detection module to the crowbar circuit; inputting a first control signal into the crowbar circuit, to turn on the crowbar circuit; providing a three-phase voltage signal to the crowbar circuit via the converter, wherein voltage signals in any two adjacent phases has a predetermined phase angle difference; reading the first detection signal outputted by the detection module, to determine whether the crowbar circuit is normally thrown into the wind turbine; inputting a second control signal to the crowbar circuit, to turn off the crowbar circuit; and reading again the second detection signal outputted by the detection module, to determine whether the crowbar circuit is normally cut out from the wind turbine. | 03-28-2013 |
20130076315 | CAPACITOR DISCHARGE CIRCUIT AND POWER CONVERTER - The present disclosure discloses a capacitor discharge circuit and a power converter. The capacitor discharge circuit includes a detection circuit and a discharge loop; the detection circuit has input ends electrically connected with input ends of an AC power supply, and an output end outputting a discharge detection signal to an input end of the discharge loop; the discharge loop is electrically connected with both ends of the capacitor that needs to be discharged and includes a switch unit and an energy consumption unit. When the AC power supply is disconnected, the discharge detection signal switches on the switch unit to conduct the discharge loop, such that the energy consumption unit discharges the capacitor that needs to be discharged. The present disclosure also provides a power converter including the capacitor discharge circuit. The present disclosure can reduce the power consumption caused by discharging the capacitor that needs to be discharged. | 03-28-2013 |
20130076293 | MID-VOLTAGE VARIABLE-FREQUENCY DRIVING SYSTEM AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION COMPENSATION CONTROL METHOD - A mid-voltage variable-frequency driving system and a total harmonic distortion compensation control method are provided in this invention. The mid-voltage variable-frequency driving system includes a total harmonic distortion compensation unit. The total harmonic distortion compensation unit is used to perform an optimal adjustment on a reactive component reference value of a grid-side phase current, such that a harmonic component of the grid-side phase current may be reduced and a power factor of a three-phase switch-mode rectifier module within the mid-voltage variable-frequency driving system may be maintained. | 03-28-2013 |
20130076143 | UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SYSTEM - The present invention provides an uninterruptible power system (UPS), the UPS comprising: a first converter having a first input terminal for receiving a first power source and a first output terminal for outputting a first voltage, wherein the first power source is a DC power or AC power and the first voltage is a DC voltage; a third converter having a third input terminal for receiving the second power source and the third output terminal connected to the first output terminal, wherein the second power source is a DC power; and a second converter having a second input terminal connected to the first output terminal and the third output terminal, and the second output terminal for outputting a second voltage corresponding to the first voltage. | 03-28-2013 |
20130076139 | DISCHARGE APPARATUS FOR AUXILIARY POWER - A discharge apparatus for auxiliary power is applied to an alternating current power apparatus and a switching power supply. The switching power supply includes an auxiliary power unit. The auxiliary power unit will not discharge to the discharge apparatus for auxiliary power when the alternating current power apparatus supplies power to the discharge apparatus for auxiliary power and the auxiliary power unit. The auxiliary power unit will discharge to the discharge apparatus for auxiliary power when the alternating current power apparatus stops supplying power to the discharge apparatus for auxiliary power and the auxiliary power unit. | 03-28-2013 |
20130063070 | MEDIUM VOLTAGE VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVING SYSTEM - The present invention provides a medium voltage variable frequency driving system, including a three-phase switch-mode rectification module, a multilevel inverter and a high-capacity capacitor module. The three-phase switch-mode rectification module is coupled with a three-phase electrical grid, for converting an AC voltage input with a fixed operating frequency on the three-phase electrical grid into a DC voltage. The multilevel inverter is used for converting the DC voltage into an AC voltage with a required variable frequency, so as to drive an induction motor. The high-capacity capacitor module is coupled between the three-phase switch-mode rectification module and the multilevel inverter, for temporarily storing the DC voltage. In the present invention, a three-phase switch-mode rectification technology is used at the front-end rectifier, and a diode-clamped three-level inverter is adapted correspondingly at the rear-end inverter. | 03-14-2013 |
20130056985 | WIND-POWER GENERATION SYSTEM WITH OVER-SPEED PROTECTION AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A wind-power generation system with an over-speed protection is disclosed. The system is provided to convert wind energy into mechanical energy by a wind turbine, and mechanical energy is converted into electric energy by the wind turbine driving a generator. Also, electric energy is delivered to a power grid. The wind-power generation system mainly includes an AC crowbar, a fuse, and a DC chopper. The AC crowbar or the DC chopper is provided to consume superfluous energy outputted from the generator, thus providing an over-load operation to brake the wind turbine when the wind turbine operates under a first stage over-speed operation. Finally, the generator is isolated from the generator-side converter by disconnecting the fuse when the wind turbine operates under a second stage over-speed operation. | 03-07-2013 |
20130049707 | DC CHOPPER AND DC CHOPPING METHOD FOR DOUBLY FED INDUCTION GENERATOR SYSTEM - A DC chopper comprising a control unit and a power circuit and a DC chopping method for a DFIG (doubly fed induction generator) system are provided. The input terminal of the control unit is coupled to a DC capacitor of a converter to detect a DC voltage. The power circuit includes input terminals, an overvoltage protection module, a rectifier module and output terminals. The overvoltage protection module comprises at least one discharge unit formed from a discharge resistor and a switch element, and the rectifier module is coupled in parallel to the overvoltage protection module. When a grid voltage drops, the control unit outputs a corresponding control signal to drive the switch element to be ON or OFF, and the output terminal of the power circuit absorbs a portion of rotor inrush current, so as to impose over-current protection. | 02-28-2013 |
20130043808 | MULTI-CHANNEL LED DRIVER CIRCUIT - Provided is a multi-channel LED driver circuit, including a power supply device for providing an independent voltage source; a plurality of regulating circuits connected to the power supply device and the light light-emitting diode arrays for receiving a voltage from the voltage source and providing a plurality of output currents to the light-emitting diode arrays, and thereby generating a plurality of error signals | 02-21-2013 |
20130043754 | ROTOR AND ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE CONTAINING THE SAME - A rotor and a rotary electric machine containing the rotor are provided. The rotor includes a shaft, a rotor core coaxially connected to the shaft, at least one tangential magnetic steel, a first axial magnetic steel, and a second axial magnetic steel. The tangential magnetic steel is fixed in the rotor core along a tangential direction of the rotor core, and has first and second magnetic poles. The first axial magnetic steel disposed at one end surface of the rotor core is adjacent to the first pole, and has a third pole facing the rotor core, wherein the third pole and first pole repel each other. The second axial magnetic steel disposed at the end surface of the rotor core is adjacent to the second pole, and has a fourth pole facing the rotor core, wherein the fourth pole and the second pole repel each other. | 02-21-2013 |
20130038231 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF CONTROLLING DISCHARGE LAMP AND DISCHARGE LAMP SYSTEM - A method and a device for controlling a discharge Lamp, and a discharge lamp system are disclosed herein. The method includes the operations of: when the lamp current changes, determining a percentage of change of the lamp current according to a synchronous signal and obtaining a second lamp current after a discharge lamp current changes according to the percentage of change of the lamp current and a first lamp current; obtaining a modulating signal according to a current difference between the first lamp current and the second lamp current; and generating a pulse voltage signal according to the modulating signal. The pulse voltage signal transits from a first voltage to a second voltage during the time period when the lamp current is transited from a first lamp current to a second lamp current during a transition time. | 02-14-2013 |
20130033182 | END-OF-LIFE DETECTOR FOR GAS DISCHARGE LAMP AND THE BALLAST INCORPORATING THE SAME - Disclosed is an end-of-life detector for gas discharge lamp and the ballast incorporating the same. The end-of-life detector includes a lamp state signal detecting circuit for detecting the lamp state signal of at least one first gas discharge lamp and generating a positive voltage signal and a negative voltage signal accordingly; a comparing circuit for comparing the positive voltage signal with a positive selecting voltage and comparing the negative voltage signal with a negative selecting voltage, and in response thereto generating a positive control signal and a negative control signal; and a positive/negative duty time interval detecting circuit for generating a lamp life state signal which is generated by a difference between a positive duty time interval and a negative duty time interval. The lamp life state signal is varied along with the difference between the positive duty time interval and the negative duty time interval. | 02-07-2013 |
20130033113 | PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS WITH VOLTAGE BALANCERS - A photovoltaic module includes N sub-modules electrically connected to each other such that the negative terminal of any one but the last sub-module is electrically connected to the positive terminal of the immediate next sub-module, and N−1 voltage balancers, each having a first terminal, a second terminal and a third terminal. The second and third terminals of any one but the last voltage balancer are electrically connected to the third and first terminal of the immediate next voltage balancer, respectively. The first terminal of the first voltage balancer is electrically connected to the positive terminal of the first sub-module. The second terminal of the last voltage balancer is electrically connected to the negative terminal of the last sub-module. The third terminal of the j-th voltage balancer is electrically connected to both the negative terminal of the j-th sub-module and the positive terminal of the (j+1)-th sub-module. | 02-07-2013 |
20130027981 | HOLD-UP TIME EXTENSION CIRCUIT FOR A POWER CONVERTER - A power system has a power converter adapted for converting a first input voltage at an input thereof to a first output voltage at an output thereof, and a hold-up time extension circuit comprising a step-up stage and a step-down stage coupled to each other via a first energy-storage capacitor, where an input of the step-up stage is coupled to the input of the power converter, an output of the step-up stage is coupled to an input of the step-down stage, and an output of the step-down stage is coupled to the input of the power converter. The step-up stage is adapted for converting the first input voltage of the power converter to a second output voltage, and the step-down stage is adapted for converting the second output voltage of the step-up stage to the input voltage of the power converter. | 01-31-2013 |
20130027003 | DOUBLY-FED INDUCTION GENERATOR SYSTEM AND THE SELF-TEST METHOD FOR THE ACTIVE CROWBAR CIRCUIT THEREOF - Provided is a doubly-fed induction generator system and a self-test method for the active crowbar circuit of the doubly-fed induction generator system. The invention is featured by using the controller of the doubly-fed induction generator system to carry out a self-test procedure to detect the loop current of the active crowbar circuit for determining if the active crowbar circuit can be turned on and off normally. Also, the rotor-side converter and the active crowbar circuit of the doubly-fed induction generator system are forbidden to turn on simultaneously during the execution of the self-test procedure. | 01-31-2013 |
20130026975 | BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM - In one aspect of the present invention, a battery charging system has a first rectifier adapted for converting an AC voltage at an input thereof to a first DC voltage at an output thereof; a power factor correction (PFC) circuit coupled to the first rectifier, for correcting the power factor of the battery charging system and outputting a second DC voltage; a first power converter coupled to the PFC circuit, for converting the second DC voltage to a third DC voltage; a second power converter coupled to the first power converter, for converting the third DC voltage to a fourth DC voltage to be delivered to a battery; and a first controller adapted for sensing the fourth DC voltage at the output of the second power converter for regulating the second power converter to maintain the fourth DC voltage at a predetermined value. | 01-31-2013 |
20130026952 | ILLUMINATION APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC BALLAST THEREIN AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING THE SAME - An electronic ballast includes an inverter circuit, a variable inductor unit and a control circuit. The variable inductor unit is electrically coupled between the inverter circuit and an illumination device. The control circuit controls the variable inductor unit according to an operation mode of the inverter circuit such that an equivalent inductance of the variable inductor unit has a variation fed back to the inverter circuit, to further change the operation mode of the inverter circuit. An illumination apparatus and a method for protecting the electronic ballast are also disclosed. | 01-31-2013 |
20130026938 | DISCHARGE LAMP SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISCHARGE LAMP - A discharge lamp system includes a discharge lamp, a power source, a converter, a lamp state signal detection module and a controller. The power source provides a DC power. The converter converts the DC power into a current required by the discharge lamp. The lamp state signal detection module receives a lamp state signal and outputs a lamp state detection signal. The controller processes the lamp state detection signal and a given synchronization signal to generate an average lamp current signal and a pulse current signal, and then processes the average lamp current signal and the pulse current signal to generate a control signal. The controller performs current control of the discharge lamp through the converter according to the control signal. Furthermore, a method for controlling a discharge lamp is also disclosed herein. | 01-31-2013 |
20130026936 | DRIVING CIRCUIT SYSTEM FOR GAS DISCHARGE LAMP AND THE CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A driving circuit system for a gas discharge lamp includes a power circuit having a switch for converting an input voltage into a lamp voltage for driving the gas discharge lamp, a lamp current detecting circuit connected to the power circuit or the gas discharge lamp for detecting a lamp current, a feedback circuit connected to the lamp current detecting circuit for generating a lamp current feedback signal, a constant power control circuit for generating a corrected current reference signal, and a power control circuit connected to the feedback circuit, the constant power control circuit, and the switch of the power circuit for generating a first modulating signal in accordance with the lamp current feedback signal and the corrected current reference signal for driving the switch to turn on or off, thereby substantially maintaining a lamp power of the gas discharge lamp at a constant value. | 01-31-2013 |
20130020989 | AC-DC POWER CONVERTER AND DC CHARGING STATION THEREOF - An AC-DC power converter is provided, and includes a phase-shifting transformer, at least one rectifier set and at least one DC-DC converter, wherein the phase-shifting transformer has a primary winding and at least one secondary winding, and the at least one secondary winding is configured as at least one winding unit; each rectifier set has at least one rectifier, and each rectifier is electrically connected with the secondary winding of a corresponding winding unit; and the DC-DC converter is electrically connected with a corresponding rectifier set and outputs a predetermined DC voltage. A DC charging station is also provided correspondingly. The phase-shifting transformer has at least one secondary winding, and the secondary windings are configured as at least one winding unit, thus providing different phase-shifting angles based on the actual number of windings in each winding unit, thereby decreasing current harmonic components and increasing the system power factor. | 01-24-2013 |
20130020966 | METHOD AND CIRCUIT FOR IMPROVING CREST FACTOR OF GAS DISCHARGE LAMP - A method and circuit for improving the crest factor of the gas discharge lamp. The method includes: the signal of the gas discharge lamp can be sampled to get a status signal; whether the present stage of the gas discharge lamp is at warm up stage or constant power stage can be judged based on the result of comparison between the status signal and a preset value; preset parameters can be selected based on the stage of the gas discharge lamp, the first parameter can be selected when the gas discharge lamp is at a warm up stage, and the second parameter can be selected when the gas discharge lamp is at a constant power stage; a control signal can be outputted during the lamp current commutation based on the selected first or second parameter to improve the crest factor of the gas discharge lamp. | 01-24-2013 |
20130020959 | HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE LAMP CONTROL CIRCUIT AND CONTROL METHOD - A high intensity discharge lamp (HID) control circuit and method are provided in the present invention. The circuit includes a first winding and a second winding, both of which are coupled with a series-connected inductor of an HID lamp circuit; a current zero point detector for detecting an inductor current zero crossing signal in the HID lamp circuit; an inductor current signal generator for generating an inductor current signal in the circuit to indicate a current value of the HID lamp; a modulator having input terminals connected to the current zero point detector and the inductor current signal generator, respectively, and an output terminal connected to a driving circuit for the HID lamp; and the driving circuit for driving switches in the HID lamp control circuit. | 01-24-2013 |
20130020954 | DISCHARGE LAMP SYSTEM AND CONTROLLING METHOD OF THE SAME - A discharge lamp system includes an AC power source, a rectifier, a power factor correction (PFC) circuit, a half-bridge circuit, and a controller. The AC power source provides an AC power. The rectifier converts the AC power into a DC power. The PFC circuit is electrically coupled to the rectifier and is configured for generating an output voltage. The half-bridge circuit is electrically coupled to the PFC circuit and a discharge lamp, and is configured for converting the output voltage into a voltage required by the discharge lamp. The controller is electrically coupled to the PFC circuit and the half-bridge circuit, and includes a timer for counting time, in which the controller controls the output voltage of the PFC circuit in accordance with a time period counted by the timer. | 01-24-2013 |
20130020953 | DISCHARGE LAMP SYSTEM AND CONTROLLING METHOD OF THE SAME - A discharge lamp system includes a discharge lamp; a power supply device for providing DC input voltage and current; a converter connected to the discharge lamp and the power supply device for providing power for the discharge lamp; a DC input voltage detecting unit connected to the power supply device for detecting the DC input voltage; a DC input current detecting unit connected to the power supply device for detecting the DC input current; a lamp state detecting unit for detecting a signal responsive to the lamp state; a controller connected to the converter, the DC input voltage detecting unit, the DC input current detecting unit and the lamp state detecting unit for controlling the discharge lamp according to the signal responsive to the lamp state, the DC input voltage and the DC input current. A controlling method for the discharge lamp system is also disclosed herein. | 01-24-2013 |
20130016480 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD HAVING HEAT GATHERING STRUCTURES AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREOFAANM SUN; Wen-JiAACI ShanghaiAACO CNAAGP SUN; Wen-Ji Shanghai CN - A printed circuit board (PCB) having heat gathering structures is used for enabling electronic components with pins to be inserted thereon. The PCB includes a base, at least one insertion hole, and at least one heat gathering hole. The base has a first surface and a second surface. The insertion hole penetrates the base, and the base has soldering pad on the periphery of the insertion hole. A first electric conducting layer is disposed on the inner wall of each insertion hole. The heat gathering hole penetrates the base. A second electric conducting layer is disposed on the inner wall of each heat gathering hole. The temperature of the insert holes will be increased for improving soldering process. A manufacturing process of the PCB having heat gathering structures is also disclosed. | 01-17-2013 |
20130015936 | CONVERTER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A converter includes a main board, at least one first connecting member, and a magnetic component. The first connecting member is defined on a surface of the main board. The magnetic component is assembled with the main board. The magnetic component includes a winding board, at least one second connecting member and a core. The second connecting member is defined on a surface of the winding board, and the second connecting member is in electrical contact with the first connecting member. The core is assembled with the winding board. A method for manufacturing a converter is also disclosed herein. | 01-17-2013 |
20120326663 | BATTERY CHARGING APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A battery charging apparatus for an electric vehicle (EV) or a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) includes a case chassis, a circuit board and at least one electronic component. The case chassis includes a plurality of side plates, a bottom plate and a receptacle. The circuit board is accommodated within the receptacle of the case chassis. The electronic component includes a passive component body with a plurality of conductive wires and a fixing member for accommodating the passive component body. The conductive wires are electrically connected to the circuit board. The fixing member is fixed on at least one of the side plates and the bottom plate of the case chassis. | 12-27-2012 |
20120325447 | COOLING SYSTEM - In one aspect of the present invention, a cooling system includes a cooling plate having a first surface and an opposite, second surface, a body portion defined between the first surface and the second surface, at least one channel formed in the body portion for a cooling fluid to flow therethrough, an inlet and an outlet in flow communications with the at least one channel for the cooling fluid to enter and exit the at least one channel, respectively. The inlet and the outlet are spatially separated by a distance. The at least one channel defines a flow path of the cooling fluid flowing from the inlet to the outlet through the at least one channel. The flow path has a path length substantially greater than the distance between the inlet and the outlet. | 12-27-2012 |
20120320646 | DIMMER SYSTEM AND CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A control system includes a detection circuit, a control circuit, and a dummy load system. The detection circuit is operable to detect a voltage level change of a direct-current voltage and output an activating signal when detecting the voltage level change of the DC voltage. The control circuit is operable to receive the activating signal. The dummy load system is electrically connected to the control circuit, and the control circuit controls the dummy load system by generating a turn-on signal in response to receiving the activating signal. A dimmer system and a control method thereof are further disclosed in herein. | 12-20-2012 |
20120319608 | DIMMER SYSTEM AND DAMPER CIRCUIT THEREOF - A damper circuit is operable to dampen resonance of an electromagnetic interference filter when a phase dimmer activates. The damper circuit includes a capacitor and a bipolar junction transistor (BJT). The capacitor includes a first terminal and a second terminal. The BJT includes a control terminal, a collector terminal, and an emitter terminal. The control terminal of the BJT receives a control signal to make the BJT operate in the amplified area, and the collector terminal of the BJT is electrically connected to the second terminal of the capacitor. The first terminal of the capacitor receives the resonance generated to by the electromagnetic interference filter, and the BJT and the capacitor cooperate to dampen the resonance generated by the electromagnetic interference filter when the BJT operates in the amplified area. | 12-20-2012 |
20120313539 | BALLAST WITH CONTROL DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE OPEN-CIRCUIT VOLTAGE - A ballast which controls the open-circuit voltage of the ballast. The ballast includes a power factor corrector (PFC) for receiving an AC input voltage and converting the AC input voltage into a power factor corrected DC voltage; a DC/DC converter connected to the PFC and having a switch placed at a low-voltage side of the DC/DC converter for converting the DC voltage of the PFC into a DC output voltage according to the switching operation of the switch; a controller connected to a control terminal of the switch of the DC/DC converter for sending a switching control signal to control the switch; and an open-circuit voltage controller for detecting a voltage associated with the open-circuit voltage of the ballast and regulating the duty ratio or pulse density or switching frequency of the switching control signal in response to the results of the detection, thereby controlling the open-circuit voltage. | 12-13-2012 |
20120313527 | LAMP BALLAST HAVING FILAMENT HEATING APPARATUS FOR GAS DISCHARGE LAMP - Provided is a lamp ballast having a filament heating apparatus for gas discharge lamp, including a PFC converter for receiving an AC input voltage and converting the AC input voltage into a DC bus voltage; an inverter connected to an output end of the PFC converter for converting the DC bus voltage into an AC output voltage for driving gas discharge lamps; and a filament heating apparatus connected to the output end of the PFC converter. The filament heating apparatus includes an auxiliary heating circuit for converting the DC bus voltage into a heating power for pre-heating the filaments of the gas discharge lamps; and a control circuit connected to the inverter and the auxiliary heating circuit for generating an auxiliary voltage according to the heating power to activate the PFC converter. After the auxiliary heating circuit has been operating for a predetermined period of time, the auxiliary heating circuit is turned off first and then the inverter is turned on; or otherwise the inverter is turned on first and then the auxiliary heating circuit is turned off. | 12-13-2012 |
20120294053 | METHOD FOR PROTECTING A CONVERTER AND A CONVERTER IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD - A method for protecting a converter device comprises the steps of: detecting an alternating current signal; when the alternating current signal is abnormal, generating an activating signal according to the abnormal alternating current signal; generating a control signal according to the activating signal; and controlling at least one synchronous rectifying power switch of the converter device according to the control signal. Furthermore, a converter device which implements the method is provided. | 11-22-2012 |
20120293293 | MAGNETIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING INDUCTANCE - A magnetic device includes two symmetric magnetic cores, each of which includes a base, a first protruding portion and second protruding portions. The first protruding portion and the second protruding portions are formed on the base separately along two edges of the base. The two symmetric magnetic cores are assembled such that a gap is formed between the first protruding portion of one of the two symmetric magnetic cores and the first protruding portion of the other one of the two symmetric magnetic cores. A method for generating inductance is also disclosed herein. | 11-22-2012 |
20120293080 | CURRENT BALANCING CIRCUIT - The invention provides a current balancing circuit, which includes a plurality of light-emitting diode assemblies; an AC power generator for providing currents required by the light-emitting diode assemblies; and a plurality of current-equaling elements connected to the AC power generator, each of which is connected to a common mode connecting two light-emitting diode assemblies for balancing currents of the light-emitting diode assemblies. | 11-22-2012 |
20120275197 | LAYOUTS OF MULTIPLE TRANSFORMERS AND MULTIPLE RECTIFIERS OF INTERLEAVING CONVERTER - The present invention relates to multi-phase parallel-interleaved converter circuits with each phase having two or more transformers and two or more rectifiers electrically coupled to the two or more transformers, and layouts of the transformers and the rectifiers of the multi-phase parallel-interleaved converter circuits. In the layouts, the multiple transformers and the multiple rectifiers of the multi-phase converters are interleavingly arranged to be symmetrical to common output polarized capacitor(s) so as to ensure the rectifier outputs of each phase relative to the common output polarized capacitors is symmetrical, thereby reducing the output ripples of the current of the output capacitors. | 11-01-2012 |
20120268976 | THREE-PHASE RECTIFIER CIRCUIT - In one aspect of the invention, a three-phase rectifier circuit having three input terminals and two output terminals includes a three-phase diode bridge, three switching circuits, and a voltage source. The three-phase diode bridge has three pairs of first diodes electrically parallel-connected to the two output terminals. Each pair of first diodes has two first diodes series-connected defining a first node therebetween, and electrically connected to a corresponding input terminal at the first node. Each switching circuit has a first terminal, a second terminal and a plurality of switches electrically series-connected between the first and second terminals. The first and second terminals are respectively electrically connected to a second node and a third node, respectively between the first node and the two first diodes of the corresponding pair of first diodes. The voltage source is electrically parallel-connected between the two output terminals and electrically connected to each switching circuit. | 10-25-2012 |
20120262955 | CONVERTER WITH INPUT VOLTAGE BALANCE CIRCUIT - In one aspect of the present invention, a converter circuit with input voltage balance includes a plurality of modules having inputs electrically series-connected to each other and outputs electrically parallel-connected to each other and a plurality of switching circuits with each electrically connected to an input connection node of a corresponding module and its immediate next module, and configured such that when an input voltage of the corresponding module or its immediate next module is in a desired range from a first predetermine value to a second predetermined value greater then the first predetermined value, the switching circuit operates in an open state, while when the input voltage is out of the desired range, the switching circuit operates in a conductive state so as to regulate the input voltage of the corresponding module or its immediate next module in the desired range. | 10-18-2012 |
20120262081 | DRIVING CIRCUIT STRUCTURE - The invention discloses a driving circuit structure for driving light-emitting loads. The driving circuit structure may include a power supplying device, a signal processing device and an impedance balancing device and a dimming control unit. The power supplying device is used for supplying an alternating current power supply. The signal processing device is used for converting the alternating current power supply into a direct current power supply, so as to drive the light-emitting loads. The impedance balancing device is used for balancing an alternating current magnitude of the alternating current power supply, so as to stabilize a direct current magnitude of the direct current power supply for driving the light-emitting loads. The dimming control unit is capable of controlling output luminance of the light-emitting loads. | 10-18-2012 |
20120250361 | DC/DC CONVERTER, POWER CONVERTER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A DC/DC converter, a power converter and a control method thereof are disclosed, where the DC/DC converter includes an output circuit having a load, a rectangular wave generator having a bridge arm, a resonant tank, a detection unit and a control unit. The bridge arm includes a first and a second switches connected each other. The detection unit detects a signal related to a state of the load. When the state of the load is a light-load or a no-load, the control unit controls ON/OFF state of the first and second switches by pulse width modulation mode to convert an input voltage into at least one rectangular wave for the resonant tank. A duty ratio of the first switch is within a first or second predetermined range, and a duty ratio of the second switch is complementary to the duty ratio of the first switch, whereby a voltage gain of the DC/DC converter is greater than 1. | 10-04-2012 |
20120250358 | DC/DC CONVERTER, POWER CONVERTER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A DC/DC converter, a power converter and a control method thereof are disclosed, where the DC/DC converter includes an output circuit, a rectangular wave generator, a resonant tank, a detection unit and a control unit. The output circuit has a load. The rectangular wave generator converts an input voltage into at least one rectangular wave. The resonant tank provides a first voltage based on the rectangular wave for the output circuit. The detection unit detects a signal related to a state of the load. When the state of the load is light-load or a no-load, the control unit controls a working frequency or a duty ratio of the rectangular wave, so that the duty ratio of the rectangular wave is within a predetermined range, in which a voltage gain of the DC/DC converter is greater than another voltage gain under the condition of 50% duty ratio. | 10-04-2012 |
20120250356 | DC/DC CONVERTER, POWER CONVERTER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A DC/DC converter, a power converter and a control method thereof are disclosed, wherein the DC/DC converter includes an output circuit, a rectangular wave generator, a resonant tank, a detection unit and a control unit. The output circuit has a load. The rectangular wave generator converts an input voltage into driving pulses. The resonant tank provides a first voltage based on the driving pulses for the output circuit. The detection unit detects a signal related to a state of the load. When the state of the load is a light-load or a no-load, the control unit controls the rectangular wave generator in a hiccup mode to reduce a ratio of a work period to a stop period, or makes that number of the driving pulses within the current work period is less than the number of the driving pulses when a duty ratio is 50%. | 10-04-2012 |