15th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 15 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140097701 | APPLICATION OF NORMALLY-ON SWITCHING ELEMENTS/DEVICES IN A STACKED SWITCHING CIRCUIT - A stacked switching circuit with normally-on devices includes a first normally-on switch coupled between a first input rail and an output port, and is coupled to be switched in response to a first control signal. A second normally-on switch is coupled to the output port and is coupled to a normally-off switch in a cascode coupled configuration. A second terminal of the normally-off switch is coupled to a second input rail. The normally-off switch is coupled to be switched in response to a second control signal. Switching of the stacked switching circuit is coupled to provide chopped high frequency pulses through the output port. Current flow through the stacked switching circuit between the first input rail and the second input rail is blocked at startup. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097702 | METHOD AND CIRCUIT FOR REDUCING CURRENT SURGE - Systems and methods are provided for reducing surge current in power gated designs. In one aspect, a storage capacitor supplies a portion of the current used to power up a circuit. The storage capacitor may be charged from a power supply or other source. When the circuit is to be powered up, the circuit is connected to the power supply and the storage capacitor. As a result, current is supplied to the circuit from the power supply and the storage capacitor to power up the circuit. Because a portion of the current used to power up the circuit is supplied from the storage capacitor, the amount of current needed from the power supply to power up the circuit can be reduced, thereby reducing current surge through the power supply. The storage capacitor may be shared by multiple circuits. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097703 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND POWER CONTROL CIRCUIT THEREOF - A power supply system for supplying power to a chipset of an electronic device is provided. The power supply system includes a voltage converter, converting a supply voltage of a power supply into a predetermined voltage and supplying the predetermined voltage to the chipset, and a power control circuit connected between the voltage converter and the power supply. The power control circuit further includes a switch and a switch controller. The switch has a first terminal connected to the power supply, a second terminal connected to the voltage converter and a control terminal The switch controller, connected to the control terminal of the switch and the chipset, controls the switch to couple the power supply to the voltage converter according to the turning-on of the power supply system. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097704 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE TURN-ON TIME OF A DEVICE THAT INCLUDES A MAGNETIC CIRCUIT - The invention relates to a method and a system for controlling the switching time of a device that includes a magnetic circuit and a conductive winding. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097705 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A POWER SOURCE AND A DEVICE FOR DISCONNECTING A POWER SOURCE FROM A CONSUMER - The invention relates to a method for operating a power source, wherein in a first operating state a current supplied by the power source via a power supply line is fed to a consumer and wherein in a second operating state a feed of a current supplied by the power source via a power supply line to the consumer is interrupted by a separator. a separator associated with the power source sends an identifier via the power supply line to a control unit associated with the consumer, when the power source supplies current. The first operating state is executed when the control unit returns an expected signal within a predefined time interval (td) via the power supply line and the second operating state is executed when another signal or no signal is returned within a predefined time interval (td) via the power supply line. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097706 | XCL Power Producer - The XCL Power Producer works by moving molecules to said bodies and continues to move at uniform velocities acted upon vacuum pressures by force, which creates an acceleration of energy production. Produces 45,000 volts @ 300 amps every 4 minutes for a 14 year cycle, continually, as a main power source or back-up system. Clean, renewable, nonradioactive energy with zero emissions and few moving parts, installed at reduced footprints. This innovation of molecular energy has a capacitor, diploid magnetron technology, oscillator and photo cell, producing sign waves typically higher than alternating current technologies today, allowing the power to travel up to 1,891 miles. Due to its conservative use of oil and methane hydrate crystalline, it produces more energy at longer intervals, reducing costs of manufacturing, production, and consumption. Its production of negatively charged ions drives radioactive particulates out of our environment, including the body, within resonance fielding and reduces radiation pressure. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097707 | VOICE COIL MOTOR - The present invention provides a voice coil motor comprising a carrier, upper and lower spring plates, magnets, a base and a conductor. The carrier comprises a main body and a coil surrounding said main body. The upper spring plate is provided on the top of the main body and the lower spring plate is provided on the bottom of the main body. The lower spring plate comprises a lower securing portion and a lower actuating portion; the lower actuating portion is adjacent to the bottom of the base. The magnets are arranged outside of the coil; the conductor between the lower spring plate and the base comprises an attachment plate and two conductive legs. The attachment plate is attached to the lower securing portion and the two conductive legs are integrally formed with the attachment plate such that assembly of the voice coil motor is greatly facilitated. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097708 | Electromagnetic Reciprocating Engine - The invention relates to an electromagnetic reciprocating engine capable of efficiently converting electrical energy into mechanical energy. The electromagnetic reciprocating engine employs the repelling force generated by electromagnets and permanent magnets to achieve a reciprocating linear motion, which motion is converted to rotational power by a crankshaft. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097709 | POWER GENERATION SWITCH - A power generation switch includes: parallel beams including at least one magnetostrictive rod made of a beam-shaped magnetostrictive material; a coil wound around the rod; a first connecting part connecting two beams in the parallel beams together, at first ends of the parallel beams; a second connecting part connecting the two beams together at second ends of the parallel beams; a field part that produces magnetic flux to pass through the two beams in the same direction; and an operating part operable by a user. The first connecting part is a non-displaced fixed end. The second connecting part is a free end for free oscillation. The operating part applies external force to the second connecting part to cause free oscillation of the parallel beams, thereby causing a positive axial force in one of the two beams and a negative axial force in the other one of the two beams. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097710 | Spacer for Stabilizing and Insulating an End Winding - A spacer for mechanically stabilizing and electrically insulating an end winding in an electric motor includes an elastic nose having a free end. A planar, electrically insulating sheet is integrally formed at an end of the nose located opposite the free end. Such spacers are used in an electric motor having an iron core, whose teeth are surrounded by coils whose end windings laterally project from the iron core. The spacers are press-fitted inside openings formed by the end windings and the teeth, so that the end windings are covered by the sheet of the press-fitted spacer in the direction of an air gap of the electric motor in each case. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097711 | ONE PIECE ROTOR HUB/SHAFT FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE AND METHOD - A one piece rotor hub/shaft includes a hub portion having an outer annular surface, an axial end integrally formed with the outer annular surface, and a shaft section extends from, and is integrally formed with, the axial end. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097712 | ELECTRIC MOTOR - An electric motor includes: a shaft having an internal cooling medium passageway; a cooling medium supply portion provided inside a housing at a side of one end of the shaft and supplying a cooling medium to the internal cooling medium passageway; a rotation angle detection sensor attached at the side of the one end of the shaft and detecting a rotation angle of the shaft; a push member including a penetration hole through which the cooling medium supplied from the cooling medium supply portion passes and interposed between the cooling medium supply portion and the one end of the shaft to guide the cooling medium to the internal cooling medium passageway and pressing the rotation angle detection sensor from the side of the one end of the shaft; and a connector holding a terminal connected to a signal cable from the rotation angle detection sensor and attached to the housing. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097713 | ELECTRIC MOTOR WITH COOLANT SHIELD ASSEMBLY - An electric motor assembly includes a shield that extends about a sector of the winding head to be disposed axially outboard of the outer axial end of the winding head and radially inboard of the inner diameter portion of the winding head. The shield defines a reservoir in which the sector of the winding head is received. The reservoir is operable to receive the coolant for cooling the winding head. Additionally, the motor assembly includes at least one sealing member that substantially seals at least one of the slots formed in an inner diameter portion of the stator core. The sealing member is operable to contain the coolant within the corresponding longitudinal opening and the reservoir. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097714 | ELECTRICAL MOTOR - An electrical motor includes a motor case inside which an inner space is formed, a bearing disposed so as to pass through a wall of the motor case, a rotor shaft rotatably supported by the bearing, and an earth conductor fixed with the motor case and provided with a frame and an electrical conductor provided on the frame. The frame has an annular inner circumferential surface along an outer circumference of the rotor shaft and is fixed with the motor shaft. The electrical conductor is disposed on the inner circumferential surface of the frame so as to slidably contact its end with the rotor shaft. A bypass flow passage is provided between the earth conductor and the motor case. The inner space is communicated with an outside of the motor case via the bypass flow passage. According to the motor, its inside can be cooled without damaging the earth conductor. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097715 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COOLING A DRIVE END BEARING - Certain embodiments provide systems and methods for cooling a drive end bearing. The system may include an alternator including a drive end bearing, a drive end fan and a front housing face. The drive end fan may include a shaft aperture and auxiliary air flow inlet apertures positioned circumferentially around the shaft aperture. The front housing face may include auxiliary fins coupled to the drive end bearing. The auxiliary fins may protrude from the front housing face. The auxiliary fins may be arrayed axially on the front housing face. In various embodiments, the drive end fan is rotated to draw air through the auxiliary air flow inlet apertures and adjacent to at least a portion of auxiliary fins of the front housing face. The at least a portion of the auxiliary fins transfers heat from the drive end bearing to the air. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097716 | ELECTRIC MOTOR HAVING AIR TIGHTNESS TEST HOLES - Through a housing of an electric motor, an output shaft attached to a rotor penetrates. In this housing, an air tightness test hole of the electric motor which communicates with internal space of the electric space formed with the housing and a stator is formed. Further, an oil seal which blocks aeration between the internal space and an outside of the electric motor is attached to this housing. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097717 | FLUID DYNAMIC PRESSURE BEARING APPARATUS AND SPINDLE MOTOR - There is provided a fluid dynamic pressure bearing apparatus including a shaft, a bearing sleeve rotatably supporting the shaft, and a lubricating oil filled between the shaft and the bearing sleeve, wherein at least one of the shaft and the bearing sleeve is formed of a copper alloy containing 0.8 wt % to 5 wt % of lead, and a base oil of the lubricating is a member selected from the group consisting of monoester, dibasic acid diester, diol ester and mixtures thereof, and the lubricating oil contains 0.1 wt % to 1 wt % of condensed phosphate ester. The fluid dynamic pressure bearing apparatus is capable of suppressing the hydrolysis of the lubricating oil, and the wear of the shaft and the bearing sleeve. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097718 | BRUSHLESS MOTOR - Disclosed is a magnetic flux concentrated-type brushless motor performing field weakening control and reducing iron loss. The teeth of the stator are provided with a stator-side wide-width portion, and the rotor is provided with magnetic members having a rotor-side wide-width portion, and magnets disposed between the magnetic members. The motor is driven for a certain time in a low rate of rotation (LRR) section and a high rate of rotation (HRR) section. Field weakening control is performed in the HRR section. When the number of pairs of opposite poles of the rotor is P, a length of a radial line of the rotor-side wide-width portion R, a thickness of the stator-side wide-width portion Lt, a central angle of the stator-side wide-width portion τt, a central angle the rotor-side wide-width portion τr, and a central angle between any two neighboring magnets τM, the motor is set such that τr≦2.85×τm−2.65×τt and (Lt×P)/(ττ×R)≧τt/τm−0.6. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097719 | MOTOR FOR ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY VEHICLE - Discloses is a motor for an environmentally friendly vehicle. In particular, the motor includes a stator core including a first coating portion and a second coating portion. The first portion and the second coating portion are adjacent to each other, wound with a coil on an outside thereof and fixedly installed in a motor case and the first coating portion is thinner than the second coating portion. The motor also includes a rotor core configured to move between the first coating portion and the second coating portion depending upon a speed of the motor. A controller is configured to control an operation of an actuator to move the rotor between the first coating portion and the second coating portion to maximize the efficiency of the motor depending upon the speed of the motor. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097720 | Production of die cast rotors with copper bars for electric motors - A rotor core for an electric motor includes a stack of laminations having peripherally spaced openings receiving copper bars with opposite end portions projecting from the stack. The core is mounted on an arbor and is inserted into a mold on a vertical die cast press having a shot chamber. The mold has upper and lower mold members defining annular cavities receiving end portions of the bars. Molten copper or aluminum is poured into the shot chamber and forced upwardly by a shot piston through passages in the lower mold member and into the cavity around the lower end portions of the bars. The pressurized molten metal solidifies and shrinks around the bar end portions to form an endring for the rotor. The core, endring and arbor are inverted and confined in the mold, and the casting steps are repeated to form the opposite endring. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097721 | ROTOR APPARATUS AND METHODS OF IMPROVING MAGNETIZATION IN ELECTRIC MACHINES - Induction motors may have a rotor that includes a shaft and a plurality of rotor laminations. The plurality of rotor laminations may have a central bore sized to receive the shaft, and the shaft may have a laminated portion that extends throughout the central bore. In other embodiments, the plurality of rotor laminations may have a very small or no central bore, and the shaft may include first and second end pieces respectively attached on opposite sides of the plurality of rotor laminations. In some embodiments, the first and second end shaft pieces may be attached to the rotor laminations with a through bolt that passes through the rotor laminations via a central bore sized no larger than needed to receive the through bolt, allowing each of the rotor laminations to have a larger laminated surface area. Methods of assembling a rotor are also provided, as are other aspects. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097722 | ELECTROHYDRODYNAMIC (EHD) FLUID MOVER WITH COLLECTOR ELECTRODE LEADING SURFACE SHAPING FOR SPATIALLY SELECTIVE FIELD REDUCTION - In various electrohydrodynamic (EHD) fluid mover designs disclosed herein, electric field strength may be locally reduced in peripheral regions of an emitter-to-collector electrode gap. As a result, detrimental accumulations of silica, dust and other airborne contaminants can be reduced on surfaces in such peripheral regions, which may otherwise be susceptible to accumulations and/or difficult to clean or condition. In some cases, localized reduction in electric field near sidewall surfaces can provide desirable localized reductions in susceptibility to contaminant related spark or shunting current paths. In some cases, such as when a field blunting structure is employed and (as a result) a generally more uniform electric field pattern is provided locally, an engineered or purposeful local reduction both electric field strength and ion generation in peripheral regions of an emitter-to-collector electrode gap may be quite desirable. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097723 | MOUNTING FLEXURE CONTACTS - A device may comprise a flexure formed of a first semiconductor material. A first trench may be formed in the flexure. The first trench may separate the first semiconductor material into a first portion and a second portion thereof. An oxide layer may be formed in the first trench. The oxide layer may extend over a top portion of the first semiconductor material. A second semiconductor material may be formed on the oxide layer. The first trench and the oxide layer may cooperate to electrically isolate the first portion and the second portion from one another. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097724 | LIQUID-EJECTING HEAD, LIQUID-EJECTING APPARATUS, PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, AND PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL - A liquid-ejecting head includes a pressure-generating chamber communicating with a nozzle opening, and a piezoelectric element. The piezoelectric layer contains a perovskite complex oxide containing Bi, La, Fe, and Mn and is ferroelectric. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097725 | EFFICIENT COOLING OF PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS - A sealed piezoelectric transducer having a single, uniform, electrically insulating, heat-conducting layer of a soft, rubbery material filled with a fine, homogeneously-dispersed powder having high thermal conductivity. The material is placed in contact with the surfaces of the transducer and conducts the heat from the surfaces to an external heat sink. Since the thermally conductive powder is fully encapsulated in the rubbery material, its abrasive properties are neutralized. The softness of the material ensures that the vibration of the transducer does not transmit significant acoustic energy into the material, thereby avoiding the generation of parasitic heat. In addition, the layer fills the entire gap between the transducer and the heat sink, thereby removing any possibility of moisture-related arcing. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097726 | Spindle Motor - A spindle motor is provided, the motor comprising: a base plate, a PCB on the base plate, a bearing assembly arranged on the base plate, a stator coupled to a periphery of the bearing assembly, a rotor rotationally coupled to the bearing assembly, the rotor including a yoke and a magnet, and a rotation shaft rotationally coupled to the bearing assembly. The base plate includes a planar portion and a protruding portion arranged along with a periphery of the yoke, the protruding portion being apart from the yoke. The base plate is partially covered with the PCB in a region where the stator is arranged. And, a height from the planar portion to an upper surface of the protruding portion is smaller than a height from the planar portion to a lower surface of the periphery of the yoke. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097727 | SECURING STRUCTURE FOR FAN SENSING ELEMENT - A securing structure for fan sensing element includes a substrate and a stator. The substrate has a first face and at least one electronic element plug-in connected to the first face. The stator is correspondingly disposed on the substrate. The stator has a silicon steel sheet assembly, a first insulation support and a second insulation support. Two sides of the silicon steel sheet assembly are respectively connected to the first and second insulation supports. The second insulation support is formed with a cavity in a position where the electronic element is positioned, whereby the electronic element is received in the cavity. Accordingly, when assembling the stator and the electronic element, the displacement of the stator and the electronic element can be avoided. In addition, the windings are prevented from being damaged. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097728 | VIBRATION SUPPRESION CASING - A vibration suppression casing is suitable for a computing system including a chassis, a mainboard, and an electronic device. The mainboard is disposed in the chassis. The electronic device is disposed in the chassis. The computing system is adapted to generate a vibration wave while running The vibration suppression casing includes a case body and a vibration suppression unit. The case body is detachably attached to the chassis. The vibration suppression unit, disposed on the case body, includes a base, an elastic arm and a balancing weight. The base is securely disposed on the case body. The elastic arm has a first end and a second end opposite to each other. The first end is connected to the base. The balancing weight is disposed on the second end. The balancing weight moves in conjunction with the movement of the attached base, driven by the vibration wave. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097729 | HOUSING HAVING QUICK-DISMOUNTING STRUCTURE - A housing having a quick-dismounting structure includes a base plate, a covering plate and a switch module. The base plate has a retaining portion. The covering plate has one side against the retaining portion and a switch hole corresponding to the side. The switch module is rotatably disposed in the switch hole and including a holding portion exposed outside the switch recess, a hooking board extended from the holding portion toward the matching board, and an elastic element. The hooking board has a fastening end faced the retaining portion. When the holding portion is moved, the hook piece shifts accordingly and the hooking end is selectably hooked the retaining portion which then lock or disengage the covering plate, for dismounting the covering plate conveniently. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097730 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner is provided. The air conditioner may include a case, a first discharging port provided at a first side of the case and a second discharging port provided at a second side of the case, each selectively discharging air therefrom based on an operation mode of the air conditioner. A movable panel connected to the case may be movable between the first discharging port and the second discharging port. A transfer direction of the movable panel may also be determined based on the operation mode of the air conditioner. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097731 | Side cabinet and hutch system - A side cabinet and hutch system | 2014-04-10 |
20140097732 | SLIDING RAIL ASSEMBLY - A sliding rail assembly includes an outer rail, a middle rail, and an inner rail that are matched with one another, and a self-locking device matched with the inner rail. The self-locking device includes a fixed block and a sliding block moving with respect to the fixed block, a sliding slot provided for the sliding block to slide is disposed on the fixed block, and a sliding block limiting slot is disposed on the sliding block. A spring extends in the sliding slot, and has one end connected to the bottom of the sliding block, and the other end fastened to the fixed block. A clamping portion and a limiting slot are disposed on the fixed block to match with a sliding block clamping portion- and a sliding block limiting portion disposed on the sliding block. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097733 | REFRIGERATOR AND FILLER THEREOF - A filler to seal a gap between a plurality of doors is provided with a height adjustment portion, thereby enabling a height of the filler to be uniformly maintained regardless of deflection of the door. Accordingly, the filler may be smoothly operated regardless of deflection of the door, and cold air in a storage chamber may be prevented from escaping. The height adjustment portion has a truncated cone shape, and may be supported by a bottom surface of the storage chamber when the door is closed in a deflected state. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097734 | ARC-RESISTANT SWITCHGEAR ENCLOSURE WITH DOOR LATCH MECHANISM - An arc-resistant switchgear enclosure has an interior compartment with a door opening and a vent outlet. The door is mounted to close the door opening. The door receives pins that extend from the enclosure. The pins have stops thereon that are received by a keyhole in the latch member. The latch member can slide so as to position the pin in a large opening in the keyhole and unlatch the door or a narrow opening in the keyhole to latch the door. The latch members are ganged so that a handle operates all of the latch members. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097735 | CONSTRUCTION ARRANGEMENT INTRODUCED IN A REFRIGERATOR - The present utility model patent describes a novel construction arrangement introduced in a refrigerator that is free of snapping sounds. To that end, at least one film ( | 2014-04-10 |
20140097736 | High-Brightness, Long Life Thermionic Cathode and Methods of its Fabrication - An improved cathode comprises a cone-shaped emitter with a carbon-based coating applied to the emitter cone surface, in which there is a narrow annular gap between the emitter body and the carbon coating. The gap prevents direct contact between the carbon coating and the crystalline emitting material, thereby preventing damaging interactions and extending the useful lifetime of the cathode. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097737 | THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION FOR REFLECTOR, REFLECTOR PLATE, AND LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE ELEMENT - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a thermoplastic resin composition for a reflector plate with which it is possible to obtain a molded article having excellent moldability, high mechanical strength, excellent heat resistance and a high reflectance that is stable over time, and it is possible to obtain a reflector plate with which there is little reduction in reflectance due to heating. The thermoplastic resin composition for a reflector of the invention comprises 30 to 80 weight % of a thermoplastic resin (A) having structural units containing carbonyl groups and a melting point or glass transition temperature of 250° C. or higher, 10 to 50 weight % of an inorganic filler (B) containing an inorganic filler (B-1) that comprises a carbonyl structure and has an aspect ratio of 10 to 100, and 5 to 50 weight % of a white pigment (C). | 2014-04-10 |
20140097738 | LIGHTING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a lighting device includes a light source with a directivity and a light-transmitting cover including a light-transmitting area configured to emit light from the light source to the outside. The light-transmitting cover is in a dome shape and formed of a material doped with scattered fillers dispersed in a volume thereof. The light-transmitting cover includes a vertically elongated shape with an aspect ratio higher than 0.6, and having a transmittance of 70% or less. The aspect ratio is the quotient of a height of the light-transmitting area in an optical axis thereof divided by the width of a rear-end portion of the light-transmitting area. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097739 | SPARK PLUG - In a spark plug, at least either of a center electrode and a ground electrode has a tip which defines a gap, a tip provided on at least either of a center electrode and a ground electrode contains Ir, Rh and Ru in a total amount of 95 mass % or more with respect to the whole mass amount thereof, and the contents (Rh, Ru) of Rh and Ru (mass %) lie within an area which is surrounded by a line which connects point A (6, 1), point B (6, 15), point C (33, 18), point D (33, 4) and the point A (6, 1) in this order or lie on the line. The tip satisfies 1.5≦Has/Han≦2.2. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097740 | PLASMA-GENERATING DEVICE - A plasma-generating device includes an anode plate and a cathode plate spaced apart from the anode plate. The cathode plate includes a substrate and a hybrid diamond layer formed on the substrate. The hybrid diamond layer includes ultra-nanocrystalline diamond grains, an amorphous carbon disposed among and bonded to the ultra-nanocrystalline diamond grains, micro-crystalline diamond grains disposed among the ultra-nanocrystalline diamond grains, and a graphite phase disposed among the ultra-nanocrystalline diamond grains. Each of the micro-crystalline diamond grains is surrounded by the graphite phase. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097741 | FIELD EMISSION ELECTRON SOURCE AND FIELD EMISSION DEVICE - A field emission electron source includes a linear carbon nanotube structure, an insulating layer and at least one conductive ring. The linear carbon nanotube structure has a first end and a second end. The insulating layer is located on outer surface of the linear carbon nanotube structure. The first conductive ring includes a first ring face | 2014-04-10 |
20140097742 | PHOSPHOR ENHANCED LIGHT SOURCE FOR PRESENTING A VISIBLE PATTERN AND A LUMINAIRE - A phosphor-enhanced light source | 2014-04-10 |
20140097743 | DISPLAY PANEL, ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A DISPLAY PANEL - A method of manufacturing a display panel of an organic light emitting display device includes determining a plurality of pixel groups, the pixel groups corresponding to groups of pixels of the display panel, calculating aperture ratios for the pixels, respective aperture ratios being calculated by pixel group based on respective distances between a power unit and the pixel groups, and forming the pixels of the display panel to have the respective aperture ratios according to the corresponding pixel groups. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097744 | PHOSPHOR AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A phosphor and a light emitting device including the phosphor may be provided that emits light having a peak wavelength between a green wavelength band and a yellow wavelength band and has a triclinic system crystal structure of which the chemical formula is MSi | 2014-04-10 |
20140097745 | Organic EL Device - An organic EL device of the present invention includes: a base layer; a plurality of bottom electrodes arranged in a surface portion of the base layer at an interval in a lateral direction along a surface of the base layer; an organic layer which contains an organic light emitting material and is placed on the base layer so as to cover the plurality of bottom electrodes collectively and divided into a plurality of pixels respectively corresponding to the plurality of bottom electrodes; a top electrode opposed to the plurality of bottom electrodes with the organic layer interposed therebetween; and a gate electrode, which is placed at a region between mutually adjacent bottom electrodes in a planar view seen from the normal direction of the surface of the base layer, for turning off a parasitic transistor formed by cooperation of the top electrode and mutually adjacent bottom electrodes. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097746 | FLAT PANEL DISPLAY DEVICE - A flat panel display device to protect a display unit against an external shock. The flat panel display device includes a base substrate on which a display unit is formed, an encapsulation substrate combined to the base substrate to cover the display unit, and a metal sheet disposed in a space between the base substrate and the encapsulation substrate and adhered to the base substrate and the encapsulation substrate without a gap. The flat panel display device having such a structure is able to suppress an external shock from being directly transmitted to the display unit, thereby preventing the display unit, which is a key element, from being damaged by the external shock. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097747 | STABILIZED HIGH-VOLTAGE POWER SUPPLY - A stabilized high-voltage power supply is disclosed, having a general setup similar to a pulse-step modulator. The power supply comprises a plurality of DC power modules ( | 2014-04-10 |
20140097748 | SYSTEM FOR DETECTING SURROUNDING CONDITIONS OF MOVING BODY - This system for detecting the surrounding: conditions of a moving body forcibly changes the state of at least one of a plurality of lighting devices (change from an unlit stats to a lighting state or a blinking state, change in the emission color, or change in the luminance) installed inside the moving body if an object to which attention must be paid during traveling of the moving body is detected in the surroundings of the moving body. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097749 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND VEHICLE HEADLIGHT USING THE SAME - There are provided a light source apparatus and a vehicle headlight using the same. The light source apparatus includes a light emitting device array unit, a first detection unit, a driving unit, a second detection unit, and an interruption unit. A uniform quantity of light can be maintained and damage can be prevented. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097750 | FAULT TOLERANT LED BACKLIGHT FOR AN LCD DISPLAY - Disclosed are LED backlight subassemblies and LCD displays making use thereof. The backlight subassembly includes at least one string of serially connected LEDs in which single LED failures do not lead to a partial or complete loss of image content. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097751 | HYBRID IMPEDANCE MATCHING FOR INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA SYSTEM - In one aspect, a system includes a generator configured to generate and tune a frequency of a supply signal. The system includes an auto-matching network configured to receive the supply signal and to generate an impedance-matched signal for use in powering a plasma system. In some implementations, during a first stage of an impedance matching operation, the generator is configured to tune the frequency of the supply signal until the generator identifies a frequency for which the reactance of the generator and the reactance of the load are best matched. In some implementations, during a second stage of the impedance matching operation, the auto-matching network is configured to tune a tuning element within the auto-matching network until the auto-matching network identifies a tuning of the tuning element for which the resistance of the generator and the resistance of the load are best matched. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097752 | Inductively Coupled Plasma ION Source Chamber with Dopant Material Shield - A plasma ion source including a plasma chamber, gas inlets, an RF antenna, an RF window, an extraction plate, a window shield, and a chamber liner. The RF window may be positioned intermediate the RF antenna and the plasma chamber. The window shield may be disposed intermediate the RF widow and the interior of the plasma chamber and the chamber liner may cover the interior surface of the plasma chamber. During operation of the ion source, the window shield sustains ionic bombardment that would otherwise be sustained by the RF window. Fewer impurity ions are therefore released into the plasma chamber. Simultaneously, additional dopant atoms are released from the window shield into the plasma chamber. Ionic bombardment is also sustained by the chamber liner, which also contributes a quantity of dopant atoms to the plasma chamber. Dopant ion production within the plasma chamber is thereby increased while impurities are minimized. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097753 | LED Lighting system for self-dissipation of heat - A LED lighting system includes: a power unit for providing a power supply source for the lighting system, a LED circuit connected to the power unit for illuminating the light emitting diodes of the LED circuit, a heat control unit connected between the power unit and the LED circuit for controlling heat as produced, and a heat dissipating device thermally connected to the heat control unit for outwardly dissipating the heat produced by the lighting system for preventing light attenuation or damage of the light emitting diodes. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097754 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE LUMINANCE SYSTEM HAVING CLAMPING DEVICE - A light emitting diode luminance system includes a first power source, a voltage divider, a first switch, a clamping device, a plurality of current sources and a feedback circuit. The voltage divider is coupled to the first voltage source. The first switch is coupled to the voltage divider and a ground. The clamping device includes a plurality of transistors each coupled to a respective set of light emitting diodes and the voltage divider. The plurality of current sources is coupled to the plurality of transistors respectively. The feedback circuit is coupled to the plurality of transistors and the plurality sets of light emitting diodes. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097755 | Drivers and Driving Methods for a LED String, Capable of Providing LED Short Protection or Avoiding LED Flickering - The disclosure regards to drivers and driving methods for a LED string consisting of LEDs. The LED string and a current switch are coupled in series between a power line and a ground line. The power line is powered to regulate a signal representing a current passing through the LED string. An enable signal capable of switching the current switch is provided. Whether a predetermined event occurs is detected. When the predetermined event occurs, the enable signal is clamped to have a predetermined logic value, the current switch thereby being kept either open or short. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097756 | Method and Apparatus for Controlling Optical Power - A method can be used for controlling optical power. Output optical power of an optical source is monitored and it is determined whether a preset test control signal is received. When the preset test control signal is not received, a data signal is modulated to output light of the optical source and a bias current of the optical source is adjusted according to an output optical power monitoring result of the optical source to implement automatic power control. When the preset test control signal is received, a test is started and a test signal is superimposed to the data signal to form a superimposed signal. The superimposed signal is modulated to the output light of the optical source. The output optical power monitoring result of the optical source is ignored during the test period to maintain the bias current of the optical source at a preset target value. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097757 | MULTI-PURPOSE RECHARGEABLE LED LIGHTING DEVICE - An LED lighting device includes at least one LED light source emitting light, at least one rechargeable battery for supplying power when external power is not available, at least one electrical connector for connecting the rechargeable battery to external power source for recharging, and at least one control mechanism for switching the operation mode of the device. By setting the operation mode via the control mechanism, the LED light device can be used for more than one intended purposes such as regular lighting, emergency lighting, and flashlight. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097758 | WIRELESS LIGHTING DEVICE WITH CHARGING PORT - A wireless lighting module is disclosed. The wireless lighting module may include a light source, a controller configured to control illumination of the light source, a connector configured to provide power to an external device, and a battery configured to supply power to the light source, controller and connector. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097759 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR LIGHTING AISLES - A lighting fixture for lighting in a building includes processing electronics. The processing electronics are configured to cause the lighting fixture to provide increasing levels of illumination in response to state changes associated with sensed motion in the building. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097760 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF EVALUATING VISIBILITY THEREOF - A method of evaluating visibility of a plurality of sub-pixel structures in a panel having a plurality of red sub-pixels, green sub-pixels, and blue sub-pixels arranged in stripes, the method including establishing a target sub-pixel structure different from the stripe sub-pixel structure of the panel by combining the plurality of pixels, and evaluating a displayed image by using the target sub-pixel structure. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097761 | SOLID STATE LIGHTING DEVICE AND DRIVER CONFIGURED FOR FAILURE DETECTION AND RECOVERY - Systems and method for detecting failure in solid state light sources and recovering from the failure are provided. A light engine including a controller circuit and strings of solid state light sources emits light in response to drive current provided by a driver circuit. The controller circuit monitors an output voltage of the driver circuit, and detects a failure of one of the solid state light sources. The failure is associated with a change in the output voltage of the driver circuit. The controller circuit then transmits a first signal to the driver circuit in response to detecting a failure, and the driver circuit is configured to decrease the drive current in response to the first signal. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097762 | LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT DRIVE CIRCUIT - An LED drive circuit ( | 2014-04-10 |
20140097763 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF AN LED, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DRIVE CURRENT THEREOF - The present invention relates to an apparatus for controlling the operation of an LED and to a method for controlling the drive current thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to an apparatus for controlling the operation of an LED, which is capable of driving a direct current-operated LED module or an alternating current-operated LED module using alternating current power, and to a method for controlling the drive current of the apparatus. According to the present invention, the drive current of an LED array can be output in the form of a sine wave by a constant-current regulation or constant-power regulation even when input voltage varies, thus suppressing harmonics, improving the power factor, minimizing flicker, and preventing a temperature increase in the LED array and in an LED operation control circuit. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097764 | LIGHTING CIRCUIT AND LAMP - A lighting circuit ( | 2014-04-10 |
20140097765 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING BRIGHTNESS OF A DISPLAY BACKLIGHT - Devices and methods for controlling brightness of a display backlight are provided. A display backlight controller may control the brightness of the display backlight by changing a duty cycle of a PWM signal that drives the LED current. However, because of LED efficacy and response time, the final output brightness (NITS) may not be linear between 0% to 100%. The disclosed methods may be used to correct the brightness using a predetermined correction factor. Further, the minimum and maximum duty cycle of the output dimming duty cycle may be limited or corrected. In one example, a backlight controller receives an input duty cycle and determines a product of the input duty cycle and a maximum duty cycle to produce a reduced duty cycle. Moreover, the backlight driver may determine a corrected duty cycle using the correction factor. The final output duty cycle and LED current may then be determined. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097766 | Load Control Device and Lighting Apparatus - A load control device includes saturable devices, loads, a phase controller, a bypass unit, and a controller. Plural saturable devices are connected in series to each other. Plural loads are respectively connected to the saturable devices and are supplied with power via the saturable devices. The phase controller phase-controls an output voltage of an AC power supply so as to be supplied to the respective loads. The bypass unit can supply a reduced bypass current so as to bypass the phase controller from a zero cross point of each half cycle of an AC power supply voltage. The controller sets an output of the phase controller and controls the output thereof to a set output value, and stops the supply of the bypass current in a condition in which a firing angle (conduction phase) is equal to or more than the predetermined value. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097767 | REMOTELY CONTROLLED SMART LIGHTING SYSTEM - The disclosure provides a smart lighting system. The smart lighting system includes a lighting apparatus, a controller, and a remote control. The lighting apparatus is coupled to the controller and a power supply. The controller is connected to the remote control via a communication interface. The controller includes a user identification device (UID), a encryption system, and a dimmer. Via the encryption system, the UID is adapted to authenticate the signals transmitted from the remote control, and the dimmer modifies electrical currents from the power supply for the lighting apparatus according to the signal. The brightness of the lighting apparatus is thus modulated by the remote control. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097768 | TOUCH AND PROXIMITY SENSING DEVICE - A touch and proximity sensing device includes a circuit board and a sensed signal processing unit including only one sensed signal conversion engine. The circuit board includes a capacitor sensing electrode and a grounding conductor foil disposed on opposite surfaces of the circuit board, and has a proximity sensing electrode formed thereon. The grounding conductor foil is spaced apart from the proximity sensing electrode in a planar direction parallel to the surfaces of the circuit board. The sensed signal conversion engine is spaced apart from the capacitor sensing electrode and the proximity sensing electrode in the planar direction and detects electric sensed signals from the capacitor sensing electrode and the proximity sensing electrode. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097769 | PARTICLE ACCELERATOR AND METHOD OF REDUCING BEAM DIVERGENCE IN THE PARTICLE ACCELERATOR - An oscillating field particle accelerator and a method of reducing beam divergence in the particle accelerator are provided. The particle accelerator includes an intermediate electrode disposed within the particle accelerator between a source of charged particles and a second electrode of the particle accelerator. The charged particles are exposed to a first electric field extending between the source and the intermediate electrode prior to being exposed to a second electric field extending between the intermediate electrode and the second electrode. The magnitude of the first electric field is less than the peak magnitude of the second electric field, and may be less than or equal to a minimum magnitude of the second electric field occurring during a phase acceptance time period associated with a phase acceptance of the particle accelerator. The accelerated charged particles emerge from the second electrode as a non-diverging or reduced divergence particle beam. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097770 | MOTOR DRIVING APPARATUS WITH ROTATIONAL SPEED LIMITATION FUNCTION AND FAN APPARATUS WITH ROTATIONAL SPEED LIMITATION FUNCTION - A motor driving apparatus is applied to a fan and motor mechanism and a voltage supply unit. The motor driving apparatus includes a motor driving unit, a voltage division resistor, a first resistor, a first switch unit, a second resistor, a second switch unit, a third resistor, a third switch unit, a transistor switch, and a pulse width modulation unit. The first switch unit, the second switch unit, and the third switch unit are configured to select the rotational speed upper limitation of the fan and motor mechanism for suppressing noise. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097771 | ELECTRIC ACTUATOR DRIVE DEVICE - The present invention aims to respond a transient high instantaneous current that flows during acceleration of an electric actuator as well as to reduce the size and weight. The present invention is an electric actuator driver, including: an electric actuator ( | 2014-04-10 |
20140097772 | ELECTRIC MOTOR BRAKING USING THERMOELECTRIC COOLING - An electric motor controller includes controller electronics configured to control an electric motor. The electric motor controller also includes a thermoelectric cooler in thermal communication with the controller electronics. The thermoelectric cooler is configured to receive a braking current associated with braking of the electric motor and provide cooling to the controller electronics. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097773 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRONICALLY COMMUTATED ELECTRIC MACHINE - The invention relates to a method for operating a multi-phase electric machine ( | 2014-04-10 |
20140097774 | BACK ELECTROMAGNETIC FORCE (BEMF) SENSE SYSTEM - One embodiment includes a back-electromagnetic force (BEMF) sense system. The system includes a sense amplifier configured to measure an amplitude of a selected one of a plurality of phase voltages relative to a center tap voltage associated with a servo motor for the calculation of an associated BEMF voltage. The plurality of phase voltages can be provided to the sense amplifier via a respective plurality of control nodes. The selected one of the plurality of phase voltages on a respective one of the control nodes can be selected based on coupling the other of the plurality of control nodes associated with the other of the plurality of phase voltages to a voltage source configured to provide a predetermined voltage magnitude. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097775 | VARIABLE SPEED FAN MOTOR - A variable speed fan motor, including: a variable speed motor and a motor controller. The motor controller includes a microprocessor, an inverter circuit, a gear detection circuit, and a power supply unit. The gear detection circuit includes a plurality of Hall current sensing units. Each second power input line is connected with a first input end of each of the Hall current sensing units. Second input ends of the Hall current sensing units are connected in parallel, and are connected with a second AC input end of the power supply unit. An output end of the Hall current sensing unit is connected with an input end of the microprocessor. The microprocessor selects operating parameters according to an energized signal of the second power input lines and controls the variable speed motor to operate in accordance with the selected operating parameters. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097776 | ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE CONTROL APPARATUS AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A control unit controls driving of a motor by controlling a first inverter unit and a second inverter unit, specifically by controlling on/off operations of FETs. The control unit functions as an abnormality detection device. The control unit detects a short-circuit abnormality between a first winding set and a second winding set or between the first inverter unit and the second inverter unit, before starting to control driving of the motor, based on phase current values detected by current detectors when a high-side FET of the first inverter unit and a low-side FET of the second inverter unit are turned on. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097777 | DRIVING A ROTATING DEVICE BASED ON A COMBINATION OF SPEED DETECTION BY A SENSOR AND SENSOR-LESS SPEED DETECTION - Some of the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method comprising detecting, based on a sensor and a back electromagnetic force generated in a rotating device, a speed of the rotating device; and based on (i) the speed detected using the sensor or (ii) the speed detected using the back electromagnetic force, driving the rotating device. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097778 | WIRELESS MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEM - A wireless motor control system includes a connection device and a remote control device. The connection device has a pair of motor connection terminals and a pair of power connection terminals for connecting a motor and an electric power source. The connection device contains a second control circuit board having a processing element, and the processing element has a digital identity for interconnecting the connection device with a control element of the remote control device to form a unique signal transmission channel, and a Zigbee transmission method complied with IEEE 802.15.4 standard forms a group control network. With a relay and a current detector installed in the connection device, the power of the motor is disconnected immediately when there is an over-current. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097779 | FAN ARRAY VIBRATION CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A fan array vibration control system may include a fan array having a plurality of fans, and a control unit operatively connected to the fans. The control unit is configured to operate the plurality of fans and detect a phase relationship among the plurality of fans. The control unit is configured to reduce the phase relationship among the plurality of fans in order to reduce vibrations within the fan array. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097780 | ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATOR - An electromechanical actuator includes a drive motor having rotatable drive shaft. A magnetic element is disposed on the drive shaft. A rotary-to-linear motion converter is driven by the rotatable drive shaft and includes a non-rotating actuator body that is linearly movable in a traveling direction. A Hall-effect sensor is disposed in a stationary manner proximal to the magnetic element disposed on the drive shaft. A controller is in electronic communication with the Hall-effect sensor. The controller counts the number of impulses output by the Hall-effect sensor when the drive shaft rotates relative to the Hall-effect sensor, and turns off the drive motor after a predetermined number of impulses have been counted since the start-up of the non-rotating actuator body. The controller may also count the number of times that the current of the drive motor exceeds a predetermined maximum value and store this counted value in a memory element. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097781 | CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR FAN - A control circuit includes a temperature measuring module and a control module. The temperature measuring module includes a thermistor. The thermistor is arranged adjacent to an electronic element. The control module includes a monitoring chip and a register. The register stores a number of temperature values and duty cycle of a number of pulse width modulation (PWM) signals corresponding to the temperature values. The monitoring chip obtains temperature of the electronic element measured by the thermistor and outputs a PWM signal according to the measured temperature, to control a rotation speed of the fan. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097782 | MAGNETIC RADIAL BEARING WITH THREE-PHASE CONTROL - A magnetic radial bearing with low eddy current losses is made compact and easily actuable. For this purpose, a radial bearing with four coils (S | 2014-04-10 |
20140097783 | CONVEYING SYSTEM - A conveying system includes: a linear induction motor including a stator provided with a plurality of primary coils arranged along a conveying path and a mover provided movably along the conveying path; one or more first inverters that are provided corresponding to at least one of the primary coils in one or more areas requiring positioning on the conveying path to perform vector control with a sensor; one or more second inverters that are provided corresponding to at least of the primary coils in one or more areas requiring no positioning on the conveying path to perform V/F control; and a controller that is configured to output a speed reference to the first second inverters to control electric supply to the primary coils and to output the speed reference based on a feedback position received from a detector to the first inverter, to perform position control. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097784 | Rotor Control - A method for controlling a motor at low operational speed is disclosed, wherein the motor comprises a magnetic rotor and a stator arranged to produce a magnetic field responsive to an applied electric current, wherein the method comprises ramping up an electric current applied to a stator from an initial current level to a synchronisation current level over a period of time. The initial current level is less than a minimum current required by the stator to produce a magnetic field having magnetic flux of a sufficient magnitude for synchronising a position of the magnetic rotor with respect to the magnetic field. The synchronisation current level is greater than or equal to the minimum current required to produce a magnetic field having magnetic flux of a sufficient magnitude to synchronise the position of the magnetic rotor with the magnetic field. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097785 | ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRICALPOWER TO DRIVE AN INDUCTIVE LOAD - A method and system are disclosed for controlling electrical current through an inductive load. The electrical current is supplied by one of at least three selectable dual capacitor bank electrical circuits. The method includes storing electrical energy during a charge operating state in first and second capacitor banks of a first dual capacitor bank circuit. The stored electrical energy is then used to drive the inductive load when operating the first dual capacitor bank circuit in a drive operating state. After depleting the stored electrical energy from the first and second capacitor banks, the first dual capacitor bank transitions to a collection operating state that includes collecting electrical energy from the inductive load. A second and third dual capacitor circuits simultaneously transition among the charge operating state, the drive operating state, and the collection operating state during operation. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097786 | SELF-CHARGING ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Self-powered portable electronic devices are disclosed that have the capacity to generate their own electrical power, store electrical charge, and distribute electrical power to similarly designed devices in close proximity. Devices generate power in part using one or more non-solar thermal energy sources that have increased stability and efficiency compared to current solar cell powered devices. Devices comprise components including, control processors, data storage, energy storage, dedicated energy and power management processors, and thermophotovoltaic cells that convert thermal energy into electrical power. Devices are capable of transmitting and receiving energy, power, voice and data information using standard frequencies associated with portable devices. Additionally, the invention discloses methods, systems, and apparatuses comprising circuitry that can control power generation from multiple thermophotovoltaic cells and traditional power sources. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097787 | Active battery management system for a battery pack - A battery management system (BMS) for actively balancing the voltages and capacities of battery cells in a serial battery pack is provided. The BMS uses an array of synchronized voltage monitors to detect underperforming cells in the battery pack, and employs high speed parallel energy transfers to actively balance the voltages and capacities of cells which exceeds a preset threshold limit against the average voltage and capacity of the remaining cells in the battery pack as an integrated unit. The BMS works both in charging and discharging operations, and is particularly useful for improving the overall performance of the battery packs in applications which require frequent high energy output rate, deep discharging, and fast charging operations. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097788 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHARGING BATTERY - A method of charging a battery including at least one battery cell includes supplying a first current for charging the battery a first charge period, and supplying a second current for charging the battery for a second charge period, where the second current is less than the first current. The method also includes supplying a constant voltage for charging the battery for a set charge period. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097789 | CHARGING APPARATUS, CHARGING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CONNECTING CHARGING TERMINAL - An example of a charging apparatus includes a housing, a first movable member, and a second movable member. The first movable member is configured to be pressed down. The second movable member accommodates a charging terminal in the housing in a reference state, and when the first movable member has been pressed down, causes the charging terminal to protrude through an opening portion provided in the housing, so as to enter a terminal contact state. The first movable member and the second movable member are configured such that an amount of movement of the charging terminal during a period from the reference state to a predetermined intermediate state is smaller than the amount of movement during the same period in a case where the charging terminal moves from the reference state to the terminal contact state by an amount proportional to an amount of pressing down the first movable member. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097790 | BIDIRECTIONAL WIRELESS CHARGING/DISCHARGING DEVICE FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A bidirectional wireless charging/discharging device for the portable electronic device includes a logic control unit, a boost/buck unit, first and second reverse current suppressors, a control switch, and a receipt/transmission mode selection unit. The logic control unit includes an automatic mode selection resetting module. The reverse current suppressor provide function of reverse current prevention and switching. The boost/buck unit controls stepping up/down of voltage in a charging operation. The logic control unit detects if a load exists and controls the operations of the boost/buck unit and the reverse current suppressor and is used in combination with the control switch to control the performance of charging or discharging and is further used in combination with the receipt or transmission mode selection unit to select a desired mode of operation. The receipt/transmission mode selection unit is electrically connected to automatic mode selection resetting module. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097791 | AUTO RESONANT DRIVER FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSMITTER SENSING REQUIRED TRANSMIT POWER FOR OPTIMUM EFFICIENCY - An auto-resonant driver for a transmitter inductor drives the inductor at an optimal frequency for maximum efficiency. The transmitter inductor is magnetically coupled, but not physically coupled, to a receiver inductor, and the current generated by the receiver inductor is used to power a load. The system may be used, for example, to remotely charge a battery (as part of the load) or provide power to motors or circuits. A feedback circuit is used to generate the resonant driving frequency. A detector in the transmit side wirelessly detects whether there is sufficient current being generated in the receiver side to achieve regulation by a voltage regulator powering the load. This point is achieved when the transmitter inductor peak voltage suddenly increases as the driving pulse width is ramped up. At that point, the pulse width is held constant for optimal efficiency. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097792 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE RECHARGING AND OR SUPPLYING ELECTRICAL POWER - An electrical vehicle system recharges and sources electrical power in an electric vehicle. The electrical vehicle system includes a first drive and second drive unit electrically connected to a direct current bus. A converting circuit is serially connected to the first drive unit and the second drive unit and is electrically connected to a high voltage energy source and a low voltage energy source. The converting circuit electrically connects the high voltage energy source and the low voltage energy source through an inductive connection. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097793 | ADJUSTABLE DOCKING STATION WITH A SWAPPABLE CHARGING COMPONENT AND A METHOD FOR ITS USE - A docking station is disclosed, including a body, having a channel set in the top of the body and extending from one side to the other, and open at both sides, the channel having a floor that extends from front to back at a downward angle with respect to the horizontal, a back wall, and no front wall, a hole in the floor of the channel, and a charging component that may be placed within a hollow chamber beneath the channel and having a charging pin that extends through the hole into the channel when the body is so placed. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097794 | MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A STORAGE FOR ELECTRIC ENERGY - The invention relates to a motor vehicle having a storage for electrical energy, which store is coupled to a coil into which electrical energy can be induced from outside the motor vehicle during a charging process. The vehicle includes a housing in which the coil is arranged, the housing being made of plastic toward the underside of the motor vehicle, and an optical waveguide is arranged in particular between two walls of the housing. When light from a light source is coupled into the optical waveguide and a detector detects the light, damage to the housing can be detected and the induction of electrical energy into the coil at a charging station can optionally be interrupted in order to avoid hazards to persons. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097795 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS WITH TOUCH SCREEN USER INTERFACE - Disclosed herein are representative embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems for using and operating electric vehicle charging stations (“EVCSs”) or electric vehicle supply equipment (“EVSE”) having a touch screen. The touch screen display device can be used, for example, to facilitate user interface with the EVCS/EVSE. The touch screen display apparatus can provide a quick and efficient means for a user to input a wide variety of information. Also disclosed herein are representative embodiments of a network communication system for EVCSs or EVSE. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097796 | Universal Charger - A universal charger includes a portable charger housing, an universal charging arrangement, and an energy input device. The universal charging arrangement includes a charging circuitry for managing electricity charging of the rechargeable battery, and a plurality of charging terminals movably provided in the battery compartment of the portable charging housing, wherein the charging terminals are adapted to move in the battery compartment to accurately and adjustably align with the battery terminals of the rechargeable battery. The energy input device is electrically connected with the charging circuitry, which is capable of charging a wide variety of electronic devices by acquiring power through a convention USB port. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097797 | ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM - An energy storage system is disclosed. The energy storage system may include a power control module coupled to a plurality of energy modules each including a plurality of batteries. The plurality of batteries may be placed in a plurality of containers and arranged in a plurality of parallel strings. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097798 | BATTERY PROTECTION CIRCUIT MODULE DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a battery protection circuit module device. The battery protection circuit module device includes a charging unit, a battery protection circuit module, and a system. The charging unit includes first and second MOSFET switches, and supplies externally input power to a battery or a system. The battery protection circuit module includes the battery, third and fourth MOSFET switches configured to be selectively turned on and off, a resistor and a capacitor configured to supply the voltage of the battery to the PCM controller as driving power, and the PCM controller configured to control the third and fourth MOSFET switches. The system is operated using the voltage of the battery or externally input voltage. The third and fourth MOSFET switches of the battery protection circuit module are connected via a common drain structure and a common drain terminal is connected to an internal ground. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097799 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING BATTERY PACK - An apparatus for managing a battery pack for a vehicle includes a temperature measurement module for measuring temperature of the battery pack; a current measurement module for measuring a charge/discharge current of the battery pack when the measured temperature is not within a predetermined temperature range; a time measurement module for measuring the time while the measured charge/discharge current is over a predetermined current value; a storage module for accumulating and storing the measured time; and a control module for determining a state of the battery pack according to the accumulated and stored time and providing the state information to a user. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097800 | METHOD FOR CHARGING BATTERY AND CHARGE CONTROL DEVICE FOR BATTERY - A method for charging a battery is used for charging a solid secondary battery including a positive electrode active material layer, a negative electrode active material layer and a solid electrolyte layer formed between the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer. Specifically, the method for charging a battery includes a process for obtaining or estimating temperature of the solid secondary battery; and an over-discharge process for lowering voltage of the solid secondary battery to or below a rated voltage by performing over-discharge and/or making an external short circuit with respect to the solid secondary battery prior to a process for charging the solid secondary battery, provided that the temperature is equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature. | 2014-04-10 |