02nd week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140008974 | ELECTRIC POWER FEED APPARATUS, ELECTRIC POWER FEED SYSTEM, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - There are provided an electric power feed apparatus, an electric power feed system, and an electronic apparatus which are capable of performing transmission efficiency control corresponding to positions of apparatuses when electric power transmission is performed between the apparatuses through a magnetic field. The electric power feed apparatus includes an electric power transmission section including an electric power transmission coil for performing electric power transmission through a magnetic field and an auxiliary resonance section including one or a plurality of resonators. A main resonant frequency in a main resonance operation with use of the electric power transmission coil during the electric power transmission and an auxiliary resonant frequency in the resonator are different from each other. A relationship (corresponding characteristics) between a relative position between the electric power feed apparatus (an electric power transmission side) and the electronic apparatus (an electric power reception side) and transmission efficiency during electric power transmission is varied by adjustment of such a difference between the resonant frequencies. | 2014-01-09 |
20140008975 | Method and System for Voltage Regulation in a Power Distribution Network - System and method for regulating voltage in a distribution network including at least one power transformer ( | 2014-01-09 |
20140008978 | POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND POWER MANAGEMENT METHOD - A power management system has power supplying means, measuring means that measures power generation environment for the power supplying means, and communication means that transmits information measured by the measuring means. The power management system comprises: a control unit that controls the measuring means and the communication means. The power supplying means is used as a power source for the measuring means and the communication means. The control unit sets a first power threshold to be used for determining whether or not to switch operation states of the measuring means and a second power threshold to be used for determining whether or not to switch operation states of the communication means on the basis of a power supply that is supplied from the power supplying means. | 2014-01-09 |
20140008979 | Autonomous Power System with Variable Sources and Loads and Associated Methods - A number of load units are connected to receive power from a number of power supply units. A potential load bus is connected to have a voltage level representative of both a total potential power requirement of the number of load units and a total potential power supply capability of the number of power supply units. A first control circuit enables operation of the number of load units when the voltage level on the potential load bus indicates that a sufficient supply of power is available. An actual load bus is connected to have a voltage level representative of both an actual total power consumption of the number of load units and an actual total power supply available from of the number of power supply units. A second control circuit signals an impending loss of sufficient power supply based on the monitored voltage level on the actual load bus. | 2014-01-09 |
20140008980 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING POWER STORAGE DEVICE - A sodium-sulfur battery belongs to each of a plurality of operation units. A first power consuming body and a second power consuming body are electrically connected to the grid. The first power consuming body belongs to each of the plurality of operation units, and the second power consuming body does not belong to the operation unit. One of the first power consuming body and the second power consuming body may be omitted. Rank is given to each of the plurality of operation units. The ranks become higher as the remaining capacity of the sodium-sulfur batteries belonging to the operation unit becomes greater. When the stand-alone operation is started, one operation unit of the highest rank is selected, and the sodium-sulfur battery belonging to the operated operation unit is paralleled in to the grid. | 2014-01-09 |
20140008981 | SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS - In a switching power supply apparatus, a main switching control circuit performs switching control of a low-side switch device and a high-side switch device based on a feedback signal corresponding to a main output voltage output from a secondary winding of a transformer, and applies and stops applying a voltage to a primary winding of the transformer. A digital signal processor, in accordance with the load status of the main load, changes set target values, performs switching control of switch devices of the sub-rectifying and smoothing circuits, and drives sub-loads. | 2014-01-09 |
20140008984 | POWER SUPPLY SWITCHING CIRCUIT, REAL TIME CLOCK DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, MOBILE UNIT, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING POWER SUPPLY SWITCHING CIRCUIT - A power supply switching circuit includes a switching circuit that electrically connects a VCC terminal and a VBK terminal in a connected state, a switch control circuit, and a power supply monitoring circuit that monitors a voltage of the VCC terminal, and outputs a voltage of the VBK terminal. The switch control circuit switches a mode from a normal mode in which the switching circuit is intermittently connected to a standby mode in which the switching circuit is opened according to an output signal of the power supply monitoring circuit. | 2014-01-09 |
20140008985 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROL OF ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES - An energy storage control system and method is disclosed. The energy storage control system can include a controller, a circuit defining a plurality of electrical current paths between an input and an output, and a first energy storage device and a second energy storage device electrically coupled in series to one another between the input and output. The control system can also include a first switch device electrically coupled in parallel to the first energy storage device and a second switch device electrically coupled in parallel to the second energy storage device. The controller can be in electrical communication with the first energy storage device and the second energy storage device. The first switch device and second switch device can be operably controlled by the controller. | 2014-01-09 |
20140008992 | RECEIVERS FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION - The present invention may provide various electric receiver arrangements which may be used to provide wireless power transmission using suitable power transmission techniques such as pocket-forming. In some embodiments, receivers may include at least one antenna connected to at least one rectifier and one power converter. In other embodiments, receivers including a plurality of antennas, a plurality of rectifiers or a plurality of power converters may be provided. In addition, receivers may include communications components which may allow for communication to various electronic equipment including transmitters, phones, computers and others. Lastly, various implementation arrangements may be provided for including receivers in electronic devices. | 2014-01-09 |
20140008993 | METHODOLOGY FOR POCKET-FORMING - The present invention describes a methodology for wireless power transmission based on pocket-forming. This methodology may include one transmitter and at least one or more receivers, being the transmitter the source of energy and the receiver the device that is desired to charge or power. Both devices, the transmitter and receiver, may communicate to each other via a wireless protocol. By communicating to each other, the transmitter may identify and locate the device to which the receiver is connected and thereafter aim pockets of energy to the device in order to power it. | 2014-01-09 |
20140008996 | BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD FOR THE SAME - This building includes a power supply coil of a contactless power supply system using magnetic resonance type. Then, a construction method for this building includes steps of: linking a plurality of building members to each other respectively provided with split wires into which a power supply coil forming a loop as a whole is split at a plurality of locations along an extending direction of the power supply coil, so as to surround an indoor space; and forming the power supply coil surrounding the indoor space by electrically connecting the respective split wires to each other. | 2014-01-09 |
20140008997 | PINLESS POWER COUPLING - A pin-less power coupling arrangement comprising at least one pin-less power jack; the power jack comprising a primary coil shielded behind an insulating layer for inductive coupling to a pin-less power plug; said power plug comprising a secondary coil wherein said insulating layer is substantially flat and said power plug and said power jack may be aligned by an alignment means. Various such alignment means are discussed as are enabled surfaces for supporting inductive power jacks and inductive plugs coupled to various appliances. | 2014-01-09 |
20140008998 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INVERTER OF AN ELECTRICAL REFRIGERANT COMPRESSOR MAKING USE OF DC LINK ELECTROLYTE CAPACITORS - A method of operating an inverter including the steps of detecting the temperature of the at least one electrolytic capacitor; selecting at least one of a plurality of switching patterns based on the temperature of the at least one electrolytic capacitor; and generating a ripple current across the at least one electrolytic capacitor by operating the inverter from the at least one of the plurality of switching patterns for preheating of the at least one electrolytic capacitor. | 2014-01-09 |
20140008999 | BULK AMORPHOUS ALLOY PRESSURE SENSOR - Pressure sensing systems comprising bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys and pressure-sensitive switches containing bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys. The bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys are capable of repeated deformation upon application of pressure, and change their electrical resistivity upon deformation, thereby enabling measurement of the change in resistivity and consequently, measuring the deformation and amount of pressure applied. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009000 | CURRENT CONVEYOR CIRCUIT - A current conveyor circuit, which comprises: a first current transmitting route; a second current transmitting route, which has the same devices as the first current transmitting route; and at least one control circuit, to control the first current transmitting route and the second current transmitting route to enter a normal mode or a current splitting mode, wherein the first current transmitting route and the second current transmitting route are both enabled and can transmit current in the normal mode, where the first current transmitting route is enabled to transmit current but the second current transmitting route is disabled thus can not transmit current in the current splitting mode. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009001 | DIFFERENTIAL RETURN LOSS SUPPORTING HIGH SPEED BUS INTERFACES - Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward methods and apparatus that include a lead frame with a fixed external pin pitch. A differential signal path is provided that is characterized by bond-pad pitch range, wire length and wire diameter. The differential signal path carries signals in a frequency range between 5 GHz and 16.1 GHz with less than about 25 dB differential return loss (DDRL). Further, the signals are processed at a signal-processing node that is electrically coupled to the differential signal path by using the differential signal path to carry signals in a frequency range between 5 GHz and about 16.1 GHz. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009002 | POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND POWER RECEIVING APPARATUS - A piezoelectric transformer includes capacitance elements, an inductance element, a resistance, and an ideal transformer. A first resonance circuit includes the piezoelectric transformer, the capacitance of a capacitance element of a coupling electrode of a power receiving apparatus, and the capacitance of a capacitance element of a coupling electrode of a power transmitting apparatus. On the other hand, a second resonance circuit includes an equivalent output capacitance of the piezoelectric transformer and an inductance element. The frequency of a high-frequency high voltage that is generated by a high-frequency high-voltage generating circuit is set to a value between two resonance frequencies generated by a complex resonance of the first resonance circuit and the second resonance circuit. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009003 | Fuel Cell System with Variable Frequency Drive for Support Equipment - Various embodiments enable the operation of fuel cell system support equipment using variable frequency drives and power from fuel cells and/or grid power sources. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009004 | PORTABLE EMF SHIELD FOR LAPTOPS THAT PROTECTS ALL SURFACES OF THE LAPTOP - An electromagnetic field shielding device not only protects the lap of the user, but also their hands and face. The EMF shield has an EMF shield for the bottom of the laptop as well as a flexible, see-through, type-through EMF shield that extends over the screen and keyboard. The EMF shield of the present invention shields all areas of the laptop and protects the user from EMF radiation from laptops in the x, y and z axes, not merely a downward axis from the bottom of the laptop. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009005 | HAPTIC ACTUATORS - A haptic actuator ( | 2014-01-09 |
20140009010 | DYNAMOELECTRIC MACHINE SUPPORT SYSTEM - Various embodiments of the disclosure include a dynamoelectric machine support system. In some embodiments, a support system for a dynamoelectric machine is disclosed, the support system having: a housing; a skeletal frame attached to the housing and at least partially contained within the housing; and at least one adjustment mechanism for applying a force to the skeletal frame to modify a stiffness of the skeletal frame. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009011 | DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINE - Engaging protrusions of a lower end housing are axially snap-fitted into through holes, respectively, of a yoke housing to couple therebetween. Each of spacers is circumferentially placed between and is press-fitted between corresponding adjacent two of permanent magnets fixed to an inner peripheral surface of the yoke housing. Each spacer axially contacts a corresponding contact part of the end housing. A lower ball bearing and an upper ball bearing are supported by the lower end housing and an upper end housing, respectively, to rotatably support a shaft. A wave washer is axially positioned between the lower ball bearing and the lower end housing to exert an urging force between the lower end housing and the upper end housing through the shaft. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009016 | ARCHITECTURE OF INTERCONNECTED ELECTRONIC POWER MODULES FOR A ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE AND ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE COMPRISING SUCH ARCHITECTURE - An architecture of interconnected electronic power modules for a polyphase rotary machine, comprising electrically interconnected power modules ( | 2014-01-09 |
20140009017 | MOTOR - A motor is disclosed, the motor including a housing, a stator mounted on the housing, and including a stator core having a plurality of teeth, an insulator and a coil, a rotor core rotatatively disposed at a center of the stator and centrally having a space unit, and a magnet module mounted on a surface of the rotor core, wherein the magnet module includes a plurality of magnets each having a predetermined size, and a guide plate having an embossed unit accommodated by the plurality of magnets and attached to an inner surface of the magnet. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009018 | STARTER MACHINE PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT - A rotary electric starter machine including an electric motor, a housing surrounding the motor, and a pinion connected to the motor, at least one of the motor and the housing comprising a magnetically active portion of the machine, wherein the magnetically active motor portion is made of an enhanced performance steel material having a flux density at a given magnetizing force level that is at least about 20% less than the flux density at the given magnetic force level of a conventional low carbon steel material chosen from the group consisting of AISI 1008 and AISI 1010 steel. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009019 | SPINDLE MOTOR - A spindle motor includes a base member formed of a magnetic material; a lower thrust member installed in the base member; a shaft fixedly installed on at least one of the lower thrust member and the base member; a sleeve rotatably supporting the shaft by fluid dynamic pressure and disposed above the lower thrust member to form a thrust dynamic pressure bearing together with the lower thrust member at the time of rotation thereof; a rotor hub coupled to the sleeve to rotate together therewith; and an upper thrust member fixedly installed on the shaft to be positioned above the sleeve and forming a thrust dynamic pressure bearing together with the sleeve at the time of rotation of the sleeve, wherein upward thrust dynamic pressure generated between the lower thrust member and the sleeve is greater than downward thrust dynamic pressure generated between the upper thrust member and the sleeve. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009022 | AMORPHOUS DIVIDED-CORE STATOR AND AXIAL-GAP-TYPE MOTOR USING SAME - Provided are an amorphous split core stator, which maximizes an opposing area between a plurality of split cores and magnets, increases a fill factor of coils, and which is molded by using amorphous metallic powder to thereby minimize an eddy current loss (or a core loss), and an axial gap type motor using the same. The axial gap type amorphous split core motor includes: a rotating shaft whose both ends are rotatably supported; first and second annular yokes the center of each of which is combined with the rotating shaft and that are placed at an interval therebetween; first and second rotors having a plurality of magnets that are mounted on the inner surfaces of the first and second yokes with polarities opposite to each other; and a stator having a plurality of split cores that are placed between the first and second rotors and on each of which a coil is wound, in which the split cores are molded by using amorphous metallic powder. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009023 | PERMANENT MAGNET MOTOR - A permanent magnet motor ( | 2014-01-09 |
20140009026 | SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE WITH OPTIMIZED EXCITATION DEVICE FIXED TO THE STATOR - A synchronous machine has a rotor rotatable about an axis of rotation and a stator surrounding the rotor radially on the outside. When viewed in axial direction, the rotor has a number of rotor rings running tangentially around the axis of rotation. When viewed in tangential direction about the axis of rotation, the rotor rings each have a plurality of claws of soft-magnetic material. The claws are in the form of an L, defined by first and second limbs. An excitation device is fixed to the stator and has, for each rotor ring, a magnetic field generator which interacts with the respective rotor ring and is arranged radially inside the respective rotor ring. The magnetic field generator generates a magnetic field directed in the axial direction and is coupled magnetically to the second limb of the claws of the respective rotor ring in the region of the radially inner termination. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009027 | ARMATURE, METHOD FOR WINDING COIL, AND DC MOTOR - A plurality of teeth of an armature core arranged in a circumferential direction each include an inner winding portion in its proximal region and first and second branch portions that extend radially and branch off in a bifurcated manner from a distal end of the inner winding portion in the circumferential direction. After winding the first to ninth coils around the inner winding portions of all of the teeth, the tenth to eighteenth coils are wound sequentially around outer winding portions of adjacent ones of the teeth each including the first branch portion of one of the two adjacent teeth and the second branch portion of the other one of the adjacent teeth. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009028 | CORE WINDING METHOD AND STATOR - In a method for winding a core having an arch-like yoke portion, a tooth portion, and a tooth end portion by revolving a nozzle for feeding a conductive wire, when winding is performed in a bow-like area surrounded by an inner circumferential arc of the yoke portion and the chord thereof, upon winding on an end surface of the core, the nozzle moves so as to draw a convex-shaped trajectory proceeding from the tooth end portion side toward the yoke portion side with reference to the chord of the bow-like area, and upon winding on a side surface of the core, the nozzle returns from the yoke portion side to the tooth end portion side with reference to the chord of the bow-like area, and then moves along the side surface of the core. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009029 | Arrangement of Coil Wires in a Rotor of an Electric Motor - An armature for an electric motor, the armature comprising a plurality of teeth and a plurality of cavities, wherein each one of the cavities is arranged between two of the plurality of teeth, and wherein at least one of the plurality of cavities is configured and arranged for receiving coil windings adjacent to a wall portion of the at least one cavity, wherein the at least one of the plurality of cavities comprises a switching wire receptor. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009032 | LAMB WAVE DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A Lamb wave device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a piezoelectric function member and a supporting member. The piezoelectric function member has a piezoelectric substrate, IDT electrodes, and a cutout portion. The IDT electrodes are disposed on the upper surface of the piezoelectric substrate. The cutout portion is formed in the piezoelectric substrate, and includes a step face provided between the upper surface and the lower surface of the piezoelectric substrate. The supporting member has a supporting surface and a cavity. The supporting surface is bonded to the lower surface of the piezoelectric substrate, and is exposed in the cutout portion toward the upper surface of the piezoelectric substrate. The cavity is formed adjacent to the supporting surface, and faces the IDT electrodes through the piezoelectric substrate. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009033 | ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER WITH ACOUSTIC ISOLATOR AND CORRESPONDING MOUNTING METHOD - An ultrasonic transducer device is disclosed. The device includes a body and an ultrasonic transducer mounted onto the body. The ultrasonic transducer comprises a shoulder and an O-ring placed on the shoulder. The O-ring substantially covers the interface between the ultrasonic transducer and the body. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009038 | PIEZOELETRIC CERAMIC, METHOD FOR MAKING SAME, PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, ULTRASONIC MOTOR, AND DUST CLEANER - A barium titanate piezoelectric ceramic having good piezoelectric properties and mechanical strength and a piezoelectric element that includes the ceramic are provided. A method for making a piezoelectric ceramic includes forming a compact composed of an oxide powder containing barium titanate particles, sintering the compact, and decreasing the temperature of the compact after the sintering. The sintering includes (A) increasing the temperature of the compact to a first temperature within a temperature range of a shrinking process of the compact; (B) increasing the temperature of the compact to a second temperature within a temperature range of a liquid phase sintering process of the compact after (A); (C) decreasing the temperature of the compact to a third temperature within the temperature range of the shrinking process of the compact after (B); and (D) retaining the third temperature after (C). | 2014-01-09 |
20140009039 | POLYMER LAYER COMPOSITE WITH FERROELECTRET PROPERTIES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID COMPOSITE - The present invention relates to a polymer layer structure with ferroelectret properties, comprising a continuous first polymer layer ( | 2014-01-09 |
20140009040 | SPINDLE MOTOR - There is provided a spindle motor including: a stator rotatably supporting a rotor; and a stator core fixed to the stator and having a front end disposed to face a driving magnet included in the rotor and a coil wound therearound, wherein the stator includes a base member, an insertion groove being formed in the base member, and having a lower portion of the coil inserted therein. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009041 | ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE - Inner rings of bearings arranged at both ends of a rotor shaft are fixed to the rotor shaft, and outer rings of both of the bearings are arranged at bearing holding parts movably in an axial direction of the rotor. A preload imparting member is attached to one of the bearings, the preload imparting member being configured to bias the rotor shaft in one direction and to apply a biasing force to make a housing and a flange, which constitute a chassis, come close to each other. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009042 | ELECTRIC MOTOR AND CLOSING OR SUN PROTECTION INSTALLATION COMPRISING SUCH A MOTOR - The invention relates to an electric motor having a rotor and a coiled stator, the rotor including a shaft and two disks that are rotatably fixed to the shaft and provided with permanent magnets, a so-called outer portion of the stator extending from each disk axially parallel to a rotational axis of the rotor and radially beyond same, from the axis. The stator includes a plurality of disjointed bars consisting of a magnetically conductive material, certain parts of which form the outer portion of the stator. The stator also has a carrier structure holding the bars such that they are fixed in relation to each other, said carrier structure being mounted in such a way that it can rotate on the shaft, axially outside the two disks. The outer portion of the stator extends parallel to the rotational axis, axially outside the disks of the rotor, up to the carrier structure. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009043 | ENCODER AND MOTOR DEVICE - An encoder includes a rotary disc, a magnetic detection mechanism, an optical detection mechanism, a first detection signal generator, a second detection signal generator, and a multiple turn detector. The magnetic detection mechanism is to magnetically detect rotation of the rotary disc. The optical detection mechanism is to optically detect the rotation of the rotary disc. The first detection signal generator is configured to generate a first detection signal based on an output from the magnetic detection mechanism. The second detection signal generator is configured to generate a second detection signal having a predetermined phase difference from the first detection signal based on an output from the optical detection mechanism. The multiple turn detector is configured to detect a multiple turning amount of the rotary disc based on the first and second detection signals. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009046 | CABINET WITH A ROLL DOOR - A cabinet includes two opposite sidewalls and a roll door apparatus. Each sidewall longitudinally defines a number of cutouts. The roll door apparatus includes a first pole rotatably mounted between tops of the sidewalls, a roll door reeled about the first pole. The roll door has a first end mounted to the pole, and a second end opposite to the first end. A fixing piece extends from the second end of the roll door. Opposite ends of the fixing piece are engaged in two of the cutouts of the sidewalls. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009047 | CABINET FOR ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND AN ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - In a cabinet for electronic apparatus, even when Mg—Li alloy is employed to reduce weight of the cabinet and the cabinet is molded through presswork by using the Mg—Li alloy, neither a rough surface nor a crack appears in any bent portion of the cabinet. In a cabinet for electronic apparatus including at least one surface formed by conducting presswork for Mg—Li alloy, the surface has a plate thickness t (mm) in a range of 0.4≦t≦2.0, at least one bent portion between at least two of the surfaces has a radius of curvature r (mm) on an inside of the bent portion in a range of t≦r, and at least one side surface standing relative to a bottom surface selected from the surfaces has a height H (mm) in a range of 0≦H≦r+4. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009052 | Image Processing Apparatus - An image processing apparatus includes a cover configured to be movable between a first position, in which the top of the main body is covered, and a second position, in which the top of the main body is exposed; a supporting member configured to vertically move with respect to the main body so that the rotation center of the cover is moved between an ascent position and a descent position; a cam configured to rotate together with the cover such that a cam surface abuts on the main body, thereby vertically moving the supporting member, wherein the cam has a shape to displace the rotation center to the descent position when then the cover rotates to the first position and to displace the rotation center to the ascent position when the cover rotates to the second position so that interference of the cover is suppressed. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009053 | Track-Based Synchronous Interlinking Device - A track-based synchronous interlinking device comprising: a lower track on which a knurl pattern is designed; a central track completing slides relative to the lower track; an external track completing slides relative to the central track and comprising a knurl pattern; a synchronous interlinking device comprising (a) a roller bracket positioned at the central track and (b) a roller featuring flexibility and elasticity, pivoted to the roller bracket, and allowing its both sides to resist the lower track's knurl pattern and the external track's knurl pattern. As such, the present invention depends on the synchronous interlinking device to complete smooth and accurate relative slides based on a synchronous triple-track interlinking operation among the lower track, the central track and the external track. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009064 | LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE FIXTURE WITH AN IMPROVED THERMAL CONTROL SYSTEM - A light-emitting diode fixture comprises spaced-apart first and second housing portions. There is a cooling device disposed within the first housing portion. The cooling device is in fluid communication with the second housing portion. First and second printed circuit boards are disposed within the second housing portion. A light-emitting diode and a negative coefficient thermistor array are mounted on the first printed circuit board. The light-emitting diode and the negative coefficient thermistor array are each thermally coupled to a heat sink. A rectifier is mounted on the second printed circuit board. The rectifier is electrically connected in series with the negative coefficient thermistor array and the cooling device. Current used to power the cooling device flows from the rectifier through the negative coefficient thermistor array to the cooling device. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009065 | VEHICLE LAMP SYSTEM - A vehicle lamp system | 2014-01-09 |
20140009066 | LED Lamp Provided with a Variable-Geometry Beam Device - Lamp comprising:
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20140009067 | LED DRIVER, LIGHTING DEVICE AND LED BASED LIGHTING APPLICATION - An LED driver for powering an LED fixture includes a power converter for converting an input power such as a rectified mains supply to an output power for powering the LED fixture; a control unit arranged to control an output characteristic of the power converter; optionally, a network terminal connected to the control unit for connecting the control unit to a network, the control unit being arranged to receive a control signal from the network via the network terminal for controlling the output characteristic; an application terminal connected to the control unit for connecting the control unit to a lighting device; the control unit being arranged to: provide a polling signal to the lighting device; receive, in response to the polling signal, a control signal for controlling the output characteristic. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009070 | LED Lamp Fitted with a Safety Device - Lamp comprising
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20140009071 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTING OF AN ILLUMINATED LOGO - An application for a logo with an adjustable internal lighting includes an illuminated logo, a sensor and a circuit that controls the illuminated logo. The brightness and/or color of the illuminated logo are controlled by the circuit based upon ambient light and optionally, a user preference, operating mode and/or time-of-day. The sensor detects ambient light and signals the circuit to increase or decrease the brightness of the illuminated logo. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009072 | LIGHT EMITTING SYSTEM AND POWER CONTROL DEVICE THEREOF - A light emitting system includes a light emitting device having a forward voltage dependent on an ambient parameter, and a power control device including a current generator, a compensation voltage module, and a control signal generator. The current generator converts a control signal into a driving current for provision to the light emitting device, and provides a feedback voltage. The compensation voltage module obtains a compensation voltage according to the forward voltage, the feedback voltage, and a reference voltage. The control signal generator generates the control signal according to the compensation voltage for provision to the current generator. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009073 | Adjustment of Power and Frequency Based on Three or More States - Systems and methods for adjusting power and frequency based on three or more states are described. One of the methods includes receiving a pulsed signal having multiple states. The pulsed signal is received by multiple radio frequency (RF) generators. When the pulsed signal having a first state is received, an RF signal having a pre-set power level is generated by a first RF generator and an RF signal having a pre-set power level is generated by a second RF generator. Moreover, when the pulsed signal having a second state is received, RF signals having pre-set power levels are generated by the first and second RF generators. Furthermore, when the pulsed signal having a third state is received, RF signals having pre-set power levels are generated by the first and second RF generators. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009074 | LED LAMP STRING - The present invention relates to LED lamp string, comprising at least three conducting wires with insulating layers. One of the conducting wires is a positive conducting wire, and the others are negative conducting wires. A mounting part is provided on each negative conducting wire at every certain interval. A light emitting wafer is fixed to the mounting part. The light emitting wafer comprises a first electrode and a second electrode which are separately provided. The first electrode of the light emitting wafer connected with each negative conducting wire is electrically connected with the conductor of the same negative conducting wire. The second electrode is electrically connected with the conductor of the positive conducting wire via a wire. A transparent outer sealing gum encapsulating the mounting part, the light emitting wafer and the wire is provided on the LED lamp string. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009075 | Backlight Control Circuit with Under Current Detection and Start-up Control - The present invention discloses a backlight control circuit, comprising: a voltage supply circuit for receiving an input voltage and generating an output voltage under control by a control signal; at least one voltage comparison path respectively coupled to at least one light emission device path; a voltage operative amplifier circuit for generating the control signal according to a lowest voltage on the at least one voltage comparison path; and at least one under current detection circuit for detecting whether a corresponding one of the at least one light emission device path is in an under current status, whereby when anyone of the under current detection circuits detects the under current status, it sends an exclusion signal excluding a corresponding one of the at least one voltage comparison path from being an effective input of the voltage operative amplifier. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009076 | STRAIGHT TUBE LED ILLUMINATION LAMP - This straight tube LED illumination lamp includes the following: an LED element; a first plug having an input-output terminal and an empty terminal; a second plug having an input-output terminal and an empty terminal; a first rectifier that is connected to the input-output terminal of the first plug and the empty terminal of the second plug in order to convert alternating current to direct current; a second rectifier that is connected to the input-output terminal of the second plug and the empty terminal of the first plug in order to convert alternating current to direct current; and a bypass circuit through which current is flown back from either the first or second rectifier to the other rectifier. The bypass circuit has a current-limiting resistor to prevent the first and second rectifiers from being damaged. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009077 | LED LIGHTING DEVICE AND ILLUMINATING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An LED lighting device includes: a resistor R | 2014-01-09 |
20140009078 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOW-POWER LAMP COMPATIBILITY WITH A TRAILING-EDGE DIMMER AND AN ELECTRONIC TRANSFORMER - In accordance with these and other embodiments of the present disclosure, a system and method for providing compatibility between a load and a secondary winding of an electronic transformer driven by a trailing-edge dimmer may include predicting based on an electronic transformer secondary signal an estimated occurrence of a high-resistance state of the trailing-edge dimmer, wherein the high-resistance state occurs when the trailing-edge dimmer begins phase-cutting an alternating current voltage signal and operating the load in a high-current mode for a period of time immediately prior to the estimated occurrence of the high-resistance state. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009079 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOW-POWER LAMP COMPATIBILITY WITH A LEADING-EDGE DIMMER AND A MAGNETIC TRANSFORMER - A system and method for providing compatibility between a load and a secondary winding of a magnetic transformer driven at its primary winding by a trailing-edge dimmer may include determining from a magnetic transformer secondary signal a period of a half-line cycle of an output signal of the dimmer, determining from the magnetic transformer secondary signal an estimated occurrence of an end of a phase-cut angle of the dimmer, and generating a driving signal to the load based on the period and the estimated occurrence of the end of the phase-cut angle. A lamp assembly may include a lamp for generating light and a controller for controlling operation of the lamp, the controller comprising a timing control circuit for determining a period of a periodic signal received by the lamp assembly. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009082 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A TYPE OF TRANSFORMER TO WHICH A LOAD IS COUPLED - An apparatus may include a controller to provide compatibility between a load and a secondary winding of a transformer driven at its primary winding by a dimmer, wherein the controller is configured to: determine from a transformer secondary signal whether the transformer comprises a magnetic transformer or an electronic transformer; and select a compatibility mode of operation from a plurality of modes of operation based on the determination of whether the transformer comprises a magnetic transformer or an electronic transformer. A method for providing compatibility between a load and a secondary winding of a transformer driven at its primary winding by a dimmer may include determining from a transformer secondary signal whether the transformer comprises a magnetic transformer or an electronic transformer and selecting a compatibility mode of operation from a plurality of modes of operation based on the determination of whether the transformer comprises a magnetic transformer or an electronic transformer. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009083 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FAULT IN LIGHTING NETWORK - Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for controlling a fault in a lighting network The apparatus includes power selection units respectively provided in a plurality of lighting units connected to one another over a network, each power selection unit being configured to compare a reference voltage with an output voltage sensed from power supply signals input from power supply units respectively provided in a lighting unit, located ahead of a faulty lighting unit, and the faulty lighting unit if a fault occurs in the lighting unit, and to select supply power to be supplied to the faulty lighting unit. Lighting control units control driving of the faulty lighting unit using the selected supply power. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009084 | Forward Converter Having a Primary-Side Current Sense Circuit - A load control device for controlling the amount of power delivered to an electrical load (e.g, an LED light source) comprises an isolated forward converter comprising a transformer, a controller, and a current sense circuit operable to receive a sense voltage representative of a primary current conducting through to a primary winding of the transformer. The primary winding is coupled in series with a semiconductor switch, while a secondary winding is adapted to be operatively coupled to the load. The forward converter comprises a sense resistor coupled in series with the primary winding for producing the sense voltage that is representative of the primary current. The current sense circuit receives the sense voltage and averages the sense voltage when the semiconductor switch is conductive, so as to generate a load current control signal that is representative of a real component of a load current conducted through the load. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009085 | Load Control Device for a Light-Emitting Diode Light Source - A load control device for controlling the intensity of a light source (e.g., a light-emitting diode light source) reduces visible flickering in the light source when a target intensity of the light source is dynamically changing. The load control device includes a load regulation circuit operable to conduct a load current through the electrical load and to control the amount of power delivered to the electrical load. The load control device also includes a controller for adjusting the average magnitude of the load current to a target current. The controller pulse-width modulates the magnitude of the load current between a first current less than the target current and a second current greater than the target current. When the target current is dynamically changing, the controller is operable to adjust to the average magnitude of the load current towards the sum of the target current and a supplemental signal. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009086 | SINGLE-STAGE POWER SUPPLY WITH POWER FACTOR CORRECTION AND CONSTANT CURRENT OUTPUT - An example power supply includes an energy transfer element, a switch, and a controller. The switch is coupled to the energy transfer element to control a transfer of energy from an input to a galvanically isolated output of the power supply. The controller includes a delayed ramp generator, an integrator, an arithmetic operator, and a drive signal generator. The integrator generates a first signal responsive to integrating an input current of the power supply. The arithmetic operator generates a second signal responsive to the first signal and responsive to a ratio of a rectified input voltage to a dc output voltage of the power supply. The drive signal generator generates a drive signal in response to a delayed ramp signal and the second signal to control switching of the switch to provide power factor correction of the power supply and to provide a regulated current at the output. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009087 | ACTUATOR WITH ELECTRIC MOTOR AND MOTOR CONTROLLER - An actuator ( | 2014-01-09 |
20140009088 | DRIVING CIRCUIT FOR VIBRATION-TYPE ACTUATOR - An apparatus includes a vibration-type actuator and a driving circuit. The vibration-type actuator includes a vibration member and a moving member, wherein the vibration member includes an electro-mechanical energy conversion element and the moving member is configured to move relative to the vibration member. The driving circuit includes a capacitor and an inductor connected in series with the capacitor to the electro-mechanical energy conversion element. In an example, parameters of the driving circuit are set such that, when a series resonance frequency of the inductor and the capacitor is denoted by fs and a resonance frequency of the vibration member is denoted by fm, a condition 0.73·fm2014-01-09 | |
20140009089 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRIVING VOICE COIL MOTOR - There are provided an apparatus and a method for driving a voice coil motor (VCM), the apparatus including an instruction signal generating unit generating an instruction signal according to a digital signal generated from an input signal, and a driving unit driving the voice coil motor (VCM) by selecting a path for a driving current applied to the voice coil motor (VCM) according to the digital signal and controlling a duty of the driving current according to the instruction signal. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009092 | BATTERY SYSTEM, EQUALIZING APPARATUS, EQUALIZING SYSTEM, ELECTRIC-POWERED VEHICLE, ELECTRIC-POWERED MOVABLE EQUIPMENT, POWER STORAGE DEVICE, AND POWER SOURCE APPARATUS - An equalizing apparatus that includes discharging circuitry and charging circuitry. The discharging circuitry includes a plurality of discharging sections corresponding to the plurality of battery cells in the plurality of battery cell groups. The charging circuitry includes a first coil, a switching device, a plurality of second coils, a plurality of switching devices, and a plurality of diodes. Each of the plurality of second coils, switching devices, and diodes corresponds to a battery cell group. The first coil and second coil form a transformer. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009093 | CONTROLLER FOR MULTIPLE-PHASE ROTATING MACHINE - A controller for a multiple-phase rotating machine includes power converters for supplying alternating current to winding sets of the rotating machine. A pair of each electrical power converter and a corresponding winding set forms a system. The controller further includes a failure detector for detecting a failure in each system. The failure causes a braking current in the rotating machine. The controller further includes a control section for setting a d-axis current and a q-axis current to drive the power converter in each system. When the failure detector detects the failure in any one of the systems, the control section stops the power converter in the failed system and sets the d-axis current in the normal system in such a manner that an electric current in the failed system is reduced. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009094 | ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE CONTROL APPARATUS AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM USING THE SAME - Synthesized signal generation circuits are provided to correspond to a U-coil, a V-coil, a W-coil, respectively, and generate synthesized signals by synthesizing a first command signal and a second command signal generated by a command signal generation circuit. CPU output terminals output the synthesized signals. Signal wires are provided with one ends being connected electrically to the CPU output terminals, respectively, and other ends being connected electrically to IC input terminals of a driver IC, respectively. Gate signal generation circuits separate the synthesized signals applied to the IC input terminals to generate first gate signals as gate signals for high-side FETs and second gate signals as gate signals for low-side FETs. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009095 | CONTROL OF A BRUSHLESS MOTOR - A method of controlling a brushless motor that includes sensing a temperature and using the sensed temperature to define a current limit. A lower current limit is then defined for a lower sensed temperature. A winding of the motor is sequentially energised and de-energised, with the winding being de-energised when current in the winding exceeds the defined current limit. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009098 | INTERACTING COMPLEX ELECTRIC FIELDS AND STATIC ELECTRIC FIELDS TO EFFECT MOTION - Systems and methods of interacting complex electric fields and static electric fields to effect motion are disclosed. An example method includes producing an action force having a reaction force perpendicular to the action force by interacting a relative velocity electric field based on charge of a moving first charged object and a static charge on a second charged object in a different inertial frame of reference. Another example method includes producing an action force having a reaction force perpendicular to the action force by interacting an acceleration generated electric field based on acceleration of a first charged object and a static charge on a second charged object in a different inertial frame of reference. Another example method includes producing an action force having a reaction force perpendicular to the action force by interacting a scalar electric potential and static electric field. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009099 | METHOD OF PREHEATING A BRUSHLESS MOTOR - A method of preheating a brushless motor that includes sequentially energising and de-energising a phase winding over one or more drive periods. The phase winding is energised in the same direction throughout each drive period so as to lock a rotor of the motor at an aligned position. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009102 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SPEED DETECTION IN AN AC INDUCTION MACHINE - A system and method for determining rotor speed of an AC induction machine is disclosed. The system is programmed to estimate a rotor speed of the induction machine according to a linear speed estimation algorithm and based on name plate information (NPI) of the induction machine and parameters of the AC induction machine during operation thereof. The rotor speed estimation system is also programmed to estimate a rotor speed of the AC induction machine according to a frequency-domain signal processing algorithm and determine if the rotor speed estimated thereby is valid. If the rotor speed estimated by the frequency-domain signal processing algorithm is valid, then a tuned rotor speed of the AC induction machine is estimated according to the linear speed estimation algorithm and based, in part, on the rotor speed estimated by the frequency-domain signal processing algorithm. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009103 | SOLAR POWERED TABLETOP CHARGING STATION - The present invention relates to a table top, solar-powered charging/electricity providing to renewable devices having a shade structure for outdoor use. The invention having a base structure for stabilizing the device and for providing one or more compartments for storing items therein and/or providing a docking station or cellular phone charging station, a shade structure which contains one or more solar cells attached to an outer surface thereof, an attachment arm which connects the base and the shade structure, and various electronic components operative to convert solar energy into electricity. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009106 | LIMITING EXCESSIVE CURRENTS DURING CONNECTION OF A BATTERY OR CELL IN PARALLEL WITH OTHER BATTERIES, CELLS OR CAPACITIVE LOADS - Disclosed is a battery and load equalization circuit that prevents the in-rush of current when batteries and/or loads are initially connected in parallel. Various techniques are used including charging, discharging and use of DC to DC converters to equalize charges between batteries and between batteries and capacitive loads. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009107 | Dynamic Charging Device and Method Thereof - A dynamic charging device includes a detection module for generating a detection signal according to an input signal, a control module coupled to the detection module for generating a control signal according to the detection signal, and an output module coupled to the control module for dynamically adjusting amounts of the input signal according to the control signal and the input signal, so as to process a charging operation for a load module, wherein the input signal is an input current or a voltage source. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009112 | CHARGING DEVICE AND METHOD OF DELIVERING CURRENT TO A POWER STORAGE DEVICE - A charging device for a power storage device includes a current control device configured to selectively enable and disable current from being delivered to the power storage device. The charging device also includes an actuator that moves at least a first portion of the charging device from a first position to a second position, and a controller coupled to the actuator and the current control device. The controller determines whether a predetermined actuation condition is met, activates the actuator to move the at least a first portion of the charging device to the second position upon the determination that the predetermined actuation condition is met, and controls the current control device to enable current to be delivered when the at least a first portion of the charging device is in the second position. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009113 | LIGHT VEHICLES WITH ON-BOARD RAPID CHARGING SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A light vehicle is provided with a drive train that is powered by an electric motor. The electric motor receives power from a battery and may also receive power from an onboard generator. The onboard generator is a rapid charge generator that provides a direct current (DC) signal to provide a rapid charge to the battery while the light vehicle is either stationary or moving. The light vehicle may also be equipped with a vehicle management system that controls the charge and discharge of the battery. The vehicle management system may also monitor and control the operation of the on-board rapid charge generator and the electric motor. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009116 | BALANCE CORRECTION APPARATUS AND ELECTRIC STORAGE SYSTEM - Excess current is prevented from flowing through an electric storage cell. an inductor having an end electrically connected to a connection point between an end of the first electric storage cell and an end of the second electric storage cell; a first switching device electrically connected between another end of the inductor and another end of the first electric storage cell; a second switching device electrically connected between the other end of the inductor and another end of the second electric storage cell; and a current restricting device connected in series with the inductor, the current restricting device restricting a current flowing through the inductor once a magnitude of the current flowing through the inductor has exceeded a predetermined value are provided. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009117 | ELECTRICAL STORAGE SYSTEM AND MOBILE BODY - An electrical storage system includes: a plurality of electrical storage portions that are connected parallel to each other; a measurement portion that measures the full charge capacity of each of the electrical storage portions while switching an electrical storage portion that is a measurement target among the electrical storage portions; and a charge and discharge control portion that performs charge and discharge control on the electrical storage portions. The charge and discharge control portion makes other electrical storage portion other than the measurement target perform charge or discharge in a period of time during which the measurement portion measures the full charge capacity of the electrical storage portion that is the measurement target. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009118 | BATTERY ADAPTER - A battery adapter, the battery adapter comprising a body having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is configured so as to mechanically and electrically connect to an electrical device, and the second portion is configured so as to mechanically and electrically connect to a battery, wherein the electrical device and the battery are characterized by different form-fit factors; wherein the first portion is electrically connected to the second portion so that a battery connected to the second portion can power an electrical device connected to the first portion. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009119 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - Provided is an information processing device capable of easily determining the number of times of charge/discharge of each of a plurality of secondary battery packs, the information processing device including a charge/discharge execution unit ( | 2014-01-09 |
20140009122 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHARGING A LITHIUM BATTERY - The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for charging a lithium battery. According to one embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus for charging a lithium battery comprises: a lithium battery; a temperature sensor detecting the temperature of the lithium battery; a voltage detection unit detecting the voltage of the lithium battery; a central processing unit using the detected temperature of the lithium battery to determine the boost charging start voltage, which is a reference for starting the boost charging of the lithium battery, and to determine the pulse charging start voltage, which is a reference for starting the pulse charging of the lithium battery, and comparing the determined pulse charging start voltage with the detected voltage of the lithium battery so as to generate a pulse charging signal, a boost charging signal, or a multilevel constant current charging signal according to the result of the comparison; and a charging power control unit for charging the lithium battery through a pulse charging, boost charging, or multilevel constant current charging method according to the pulse charging signal, the boost charging signal, or the multilevel constant current charging signal. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009123 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING STATE OF HEALTH OF BATTERY - The present disclosure describes an apparatus and method for estimating state of health (SOH) of a battery. The apparatus for estimating state of health of a battery includes a sensing unit for measuring a battery voltage and current within a predetermined charging voltage range; a memory unit storing the battery voltage and current values measured by the sensing unit and SOH-based ampere counting values, obtained by an ampere counting experiment of a battery whose actual degradation degree is known; and a control unit for calculating an ampere counting value by counting the measured current values stored in the memory unit within the charging voltage range, and estimating a SOH value by mapping the SOH value corresponding to the calculated ampere counting value from the SOH-based ampere counting values stored in the memory unit. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009130 | Suppressing Oscillations in an Output of a Switched Power Converter - Embodiments of systems, methods and apparatuses of a switching voltage regulator are disclosed. One switching voltage regulator includes a series switch element, a shunt switch element, a PWM controller, and a mode controller. The PWM controller includes an error amplifier and a switching controller. The error amplifier generates an error signal based on a difference between a reference voltage and an output voltage. Further, the switching controller is operative to generate switch element control voltages based on the error signal, for controlling opening and closing of the series switch element and the shunt switch element, wherein the opening and closing of the series switch element and the shunt switch element generates a switching voltage. The mode controller is operative adjust a gain of the error amplifier over a selected range of frequencies based on a parameter indicative of a likelihood of oscillations in the output voltage. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009131 | VOLTAGE REGULATOR - A voltage regulator may be provided that includes a first circuit to receive at least one feedback signal from a buck converter and to provide at least one driving signal to the buck converter to provide an output voltage based on the at least one feedback signal, and a second circuit to control a super-capacitor to provide the output voltage when the first circuit is not using the buck converter to provide the output voltage. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009136 | CHARGE PUMP REGULATOR CIRCUIT - A charge pump regulator circuit includes an oscillator and one or more charge pumps. One or more oscillating signals are generated by the oscillator. Each oscillating signal has a frequency or amplitude or both that are variable dependent on a variable drive signal. For some embodiments having multiple oscillating signals, each oscillating signal is phase shifted from a preceding oscillating signal. For some embodiments having multiple charge pumps, each charge pump is connected to receive a corresponding one of the oscillating signals. Each charge pump outputs a voltage and current. For some embodiments having multiple charge pumps, the output of each charge pump is phase shifted from the outputs of other charge pumps. A combination of the currents thus produced is provided at about a voltage level to a load. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009137 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SINGLE WIRE VOLTAGE CONTROL OF A VOLTAGE REGULATOR - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for single wire voltage control of a voltage controller. A voltage controller is included and is in communication with a device, A single wire is connected between the voltage controller and the device for use by the device in controlling an output voltage of the voltage controller. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009142 | APPARATUS FOR MONITORING OF BRUSHES, IN PARTICULAR SLIPRING OR COMMUTATOR BRUSHES, ON ELECTRICAL MACHINES - An apparatus is disclosed for monitoring brushes, such as slipring or commutator brushes, on electrical machines. At least one electronic sensor is configured to be arranged in or on a brush apparatus of an electrical machine. This sensor is measuring the brush position at high speed and high resolution, and characterized in that it receives a brush position signal from the brushes in a contact-less fashion. Data is collected by a central unit which sends the data to a server computer. Client computers can consult data, and real time monitor the status of the machine. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009143 | Magnetic Transducer And Current Transducer For Measuring An Electrical Current - The invention concerns a magnetic transducer comprising a magnetic field sensor and an electronic circuit. The electronic circuit comprises at least one current source, a transformer, a fully differential preamplifier coupled to the transformer, a phase sensitive detector coupled to the preamplifier and a logic block configured to operate the magnetic field sensor(s) to provide an AC output voltage. The magnetic field sensor(s) is preferably either a Hall element or an AMR sensor or a fluxgate sensor. The invention further concerns a current transducer for measuring a current flowing through a cable, comprising at least one such magnetic transducer and a head with one or more ferromagnetic cores optimized to reduce the effects of external magnetic fields. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009160 | MRT-RF Push Pull Power Modules - A circuit arrangement including a plurality of amplifier stages to amplify an electrical RF signal for a magnetic resonance tomography device is provided. The plurality of amplifier stages is arranged on at least one circuit board. A circuit board of the at least one circuit board surrounds a cooling pipe. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009161 | TEST MACHINE AND THE TEST METHOD FOR LIGHT EMITTING DIODE BACKLIGHT DRIVER, AND, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR MONITOR POWER BOARD - A test machine and a test method for a Light Emitting Diode (LED) backlight driver and a manufacturing method for a monitor power board are disclosed. A switch-controlled LED-light-bar load is coupled to an LED backlight driver on a monitor power board. The switch-controlled LED-light-bar load includes a plurality of light bars and a plurality of switches. Each light bar has a plurality of the LEDs which are connected in series. Each switch is connected in parallel to a portion of the LEDs of one light bar such that an effective amount of the LEDs of each light bar is adjustable. The switches are controlled according to a monitor specification that the monitor power board is adapted to. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009162 | System and Method for Testing a Circuit - In an embodiment, a device comprises a circuit with at least one circuit element; measurement circuitry capable to test a state of the at least one circuit element during an operation of the circuit, the measurement circuitry comprising a first terminal configured to be coupled to a first node of the circuit via a first capacitor, a second terminal configured to be coupled to a second node of the circuit, wherein the measurement circuitry is configured to determine in situ an operating state of the at least one circuit element based on signals applied by the measurement circuitry to the circuit during the operation of the circuit. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009163 | APPARATUS FOR TESTING AN ARC FAULT DETECTOR - An apparatus for testing an arc fault detector comprises a housing ( | 2014-01-09 |
20140009164 | DEGRADATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE, SECONDARY BATTERY PACK, DEGRADATION MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A battery sensing section measures a voltage across a secondary battery. A current sensing section measures a current flowing through the secondary battery. A control section holds the value of an external impedance present in a discharge path outside the secondary battery, discharges the secondary battery from a first time to a second time at which an integrated discharge capacity based on a measured discharge current becomes equal to a predetermined discharge capacity reference value, calculates the internal impedance present in the secondary battery at the second time based on the measured voltage, calculates the second open voltage at the second time by multiplying the sum of the external impedance and the internal impedance by the measured discharge current, and calculates the recovered capacity of the secondary battery based on the first open voltage at the first time, the second open voltage and the discharge capacity reference value. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009165 | VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT DEVICE, VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT METHOD - A voltage measurement device that measures battery voltages of a plurality of single batteries connected in series has: a first voltage detection unit that detects the battery voltages; a storage unit that stores error information relating to a detection error between a voltage detected by the first voltage detection unit and a voltage detected by a second voltage detection unit of higher detection precision but lower detection speed than the first voltage detection unit; and a correction unit that, on the basis of the error information stored in the storage unit, corrects the battery voltages detected by the first voltage detection unit. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009166 | Monitoring Circuit with a Signature Watchdog - A method can be used for monitoring a processing circuit. The processing circuit generates a response to a request and the response is compared with an expected response. A pass pulse is generated when the response matches the expected response. The causing, comparing and generating steps are repeated a number of times A frequency at which pass pulses occur is evaluated. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009167 | EARTH DEVICE - An earth device is an earth device for earthing an object to be earthed. The earth device includes an earth-side wire, a detection-side wire which is normally out of conduction with the earth-side wire, an attachment member provided on one end portion of each of the earth-side wire and the detection-side wire and attached to the object to be earthed to provide conduction between the earth-side wire and the detection-side wire, an earth member for earthing provided on the other end portion of each of the earth-side wire and the detection-side wire, and a detection means connected to the detection-side wire to detect conduction in the detection-side wire. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009168 | DETECTING OPERATING CONDITIONS - An apparatus may include a delay line having a first delay value corresponding to first operating conditions of the apparatus and a second delay value corresponding to second operating conditions of the apparatus. A monitoring circuit may monitor a time taken for a first clock edge of a clock signal to propagate through the delay line. A determining circuit may determine whether operating conditions of the apparatus are acceptable in response to the time taken. | 2014-01-09 |
20140009169 | METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR DETECTING DEFECTS IN A PACKAGING MATERIAL - A method and a device for detecting defects in a packaging laminate having at least one conductive layer are provided. The method comprises the steps of grounding the conductive layer of the packaging laminate, arranging an electrode adjacent to the packaging laminate, applying a high voltage to the electrode by ramping the voltage from an initial value towards an upper predetermined value, and detecting a defect in the packaging material by registering dielectric breakdown between the electrode and the conductive layer of the packaging laminate. | 2014-01-09 |