16th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130093346 | COMPENSATION CIRCUIT FOR CURRENT PEAKING REDUCTION IN NOTIFICATION APPLIANCES - A system and apparatus to reduce current peaking in notification appliances are described. The apparatus may include a current peaking compensation circuit comprising two or more transistors and one or more capacitors configured to reduce a start-up frequency of a pulse-width modulated signal during a first time period and to add a time constant decaying voltage across a resistor divider network to increase a reference voltage during the first time period. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093347 | Alternating Turn Off Timing Of A Fluorescent Lamp Starter Unit - A starter unit (for example, an RF-enabled and replaceable starter unit) has an ability both to turn on and to turn off a fluorescent lamp. The starter unit detects whether a ballast in the circuit with the fluorescent lamp is of a first type (for example, an L-type ballast) or is of a second type (for example, a C-type ballast). If the determination is that the ballast is of the first type, then the starter unit turns off the lamp in a first way (for example, using C-type timing and then using L-type timing alternatingly). If the determination is that the ballast is of the second type, then the starter unit turns off the lamp in a second way (for example, using only C-type timing). The same starter unit design is usable both in single-lamp fixtures and in multi-lamp fixtures where a mix of ballast types may be used. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093348 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING LIGHT SOURCE - A method, an apparatus and a system for controlling a light source are disclosed. The method comprises: receiving a dimming command, determining the dimming item specified by the dimming command ( | 2013-04-18 |
20130093349 | DRIVING CIRCUIT AND LAMPS - The invention relates to a driving circuit comprising a first bridge circuit, a second bridge circuit, a first protection device and a second protection device. The first bridge circuit comprising a first positive input terminal, a first negative input terminal, a first positive output terminal and a first negative output terminal is coupled to an AC voltage source to output a first voltage. The second bridge circuit comprising a second positive input terminal, a second negative input terminal, a second positive output terminal and a second negative output terminal is coupled to the AC voltage source to output a second voltage. The second and the first negative output terminals are both coupled to the ground potential. The first protection device is coupled between the second positive input terminal and the AC voltage source. The second protection device is coupled between the second negative input terminal and the AC voltage source. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093350 | AUTONOMOUS METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MINIMIZING THE MAGNITUDE OF PLASMA DISCHARGE CURRENT OSCILLATIONS IN A HALL EFFECT PLASMA DEVICE - An autonomous method for minimizing the magnitude of plasma discharge current oscillations in a Hall effect plasma device includes iteratively measuring plasma discharge current oscillations of the plasma device and iteratively adjusting the magnet current delivered to the plasma device in response to measured plasma discharge current oscillations to reduce the magnitude of the plasma discharge current oscillations. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093351 | WIRELESS REMOTE-CONTROLLED SEARCHLIGHT WITH DETACHABLE JUNCTION BOX - A wireless remote-controlled searchlight comprises a detachable junction box capable of being mounted onto or separated from the searchlight based on a user's own attempt, which detachable junction box comprises a PCB having a microcontroller and a RF receiver to input received RF signals transmitted from a wireless transmitter to the PCB; the searchlight is workable only if the detachable junction box mounted onto and electrically connected with the searchlight, but the searchlight is not workable and provides with function of anti-theft if the detachable junction box separated from the searchlight, and particularly the detachable junction box is portable so that the searchlight further provides with function of ease of maintenance or repair if the PCB or the RF receiver is out of order. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093352 | Opto-Electronic Devices And Methods - A method for amplifying an input optical signal includes the following steps: providing a light-emitting transistor device having a base region between collector and emitter regions; applying electrical signals with respect to the base, collector, and emitter regions to produce light emission from the base region of the light-emitting transistor device; and applying the input optical signal to the base region of the light-emitting transistor device to produce an amplified optical output from the base region. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093353 | APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING THE ILLUMINATION OF LED LIGHTING - The present invention relates to an apparatus for automatically controlling illuminance, which transmits a dimming signal based on the zero-crossing of AC power using an illuminance control electronic switch. An apparatus for automatically controlling illuminance of Light-Emitting Diode (LED) lighting according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a dimming control electronic switch for, if manipulation of a switch by a user is sensed during supply of Alternating Current (AC) power to an LED lamp, interrupting supply of the AC power during a preset period of time based on zero-crossing of the AC power, and an LED lamp control device for controlling illuminance of the LED lamp by detecting supply and interruption of the AC power. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093354 | MULTIPLE-LED EMITTER FOR A-19 LAMPS - An LED (light-emitting diode) high-power wide-angle A-19 lamp needs only a single LED emitter having multiple LEDs. The LED A-19 lamp includes a lamp envelop structure configured for transmission of light therethrough and a base structure coupled to a lower portion of the lamp envelop structure for coupling to an external power source. The dimensions of the lamp envelop structure and the base structure conform to requirement of a conventional A-19 lamp. The LED emitter includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed in a single recess in a substrate and a single lens disposed over the LEDs and the substrate. In a specific embodiment, the emitter is configured to consume electrical power of 30 Watts or higher and to provide light distribution at 130 degrees or wider at 50% peak intensity without additional secondary optical components. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093355 | LED DRIVING CIRCUIT - Disclosed is an LED driving circuit. The LED driving circuit includes a power supply, an LED array to receive a signal of the power supply, an IC connected to the LED array, and an inrush current restricting part to gradually increase an output current recognized in the IC. The inrush current restricting part comprises at least one of a frequency adjusting part and a current adjusting part. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093356 | Flyback Driver for Use in a Flyback Power Converter and Related Method - According to one embodiment, a flyback power converter comprises a primary circuit including a flyback driver, and an isolated output circuit responsive to the primary circuit. The isolated output circuit is used to power a load. The flyback driver is configured to identify a load current in the isolated output circuit from an input power to the primary circuit, and to regulate the load current according to the input power. In one embodiment, the flyback driver is configured to sense an input voltage to the flyback power converter, to identify an average current value corresponding to a current through a converter switch in the primary circuit, and to multiply the average current value and the input voltage to determine the input power to the primary circuit. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093357 | COLLECTIVE LED INTELLIGENT ILLUMINATION CONTROL DEVICE WITH POWER MEASURING AND MESSAGING FUNCTIONS - A collective LED intelligent illumination control device includes a power converter for providing the necessary working power supply to a plurality of LED lamps, and a multipurpose controller for dimming control of each said LED lamp which includes a power measurement module for measuring the power consumed by each LED lamp and recording the measured data, a scene mode input interface in conjunction with at least one existing wall switch for group switching and multi-step dimming controls, and a built-in network card and a Zigbee communication interface for communication with a remote server for remote power and dimming controls and collection of power consumption data of each said LED lamp and for wireless communication with surrounding sensors and equipment for predetermined data collection and controls. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093358 | DRIVING CIRCUIT OF LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AND GHOST PHENOMENON ELIMINATION CIRCUIT THEREOF - A driving circuit of a light emitting diode (LED) and a ghost phenomenon elimination circuit thereof are disclosed. The ghost phenomenon elimination circuit which includes a ghost phenomenon elimination unit and a counter unit may determine a black insertion period according to a gray scale clock signal, and output an enable signal to the ghost phenomenon elimination unit during the black insertion period. The ghost phenomenon elimination unit may pull up the voltage levels at current driving terminals of the driving circuit so as to prevent the ghost phenomenon from occurring. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093359 | LIGHTING DEVICE - A lighting device includes a tube, an insulating body, a first circuit substrate and a plurality of first light emitting diodes. At least one portion of the tube is light-permeable. The insulating body is disposed in the tube, and has a first surface and a second surface which is opposite to the first surface. The first circuit substrate is disposed on the first surface. The first light emitting diodes are disposed on and electrically connected with the first circuit substrate. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093360 | LED Light Fixture With Background Lighting - An illumination device with a number of light sources arranged in at least two groups of light sources that are individually controllable. The first group of light sources ( | 2013-04-18 |
20130093361 | Method for Operating a Semiconductor Lighting Device and Color Control Device for Carrying Out the Method - A method for operating a semiconductor lighting device, wherein the semiconductor lighting device comprises semiconductor light sources having at least two different colors and wherein, in order to adjust a color coordinate of the semiconductor lighting device, at least one brightness of the semiconductor light sources is set by means of a control and wherein the at least one brightness of the semiconductor light sources is adjusted by at least two controls, and wherein, upon reaching or exceeding at least one predetermined switchover point, a switchover is made between two of the controls. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093362 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING TUNABLE LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE WITH REMOTE WAVELENGTH CONVERSION - A tunable light emitting device includes a plurality of solid-state light sources, a dimmer switch configured to generate a range of output powers for the light emitting device, a control circuit configured to translate an output power generated by the dimmer switch into an on/off arrangement of the plurality of light sources, and a wavelength conversion component comprising two or more regions with different photo-luminescent materials located remotely to the plurality of solid-state light sources and operable to convert at least a portion of the light generated by the plurality of solid-state light sources to light of a different wavelength, wherein the emission product of the device comprises combined light generated by the plurality of light sources and the two or more regions of the wavelength conversion component. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093363 | USER INTERFACE AND A METHOD OF IMPLEMENTING A USER INTERFACE OF A CONFIGURABLE LIGHT TIMER - A user interface for implementing a configurable light timer controlling a light is disclosed. The user interface comprises an input portion for receiving timing characterization data, the input portion adapted to receive a portable memory device storing the timing characterization data; an actuator portion enabling a user to enter a current time on the timer; and a display responsive to the actuator portion to indicate the current time. A method of implementing a configurable light timer is also disclosed. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093364 | WIPER MOTOR CONTROL - The invention relates to a wiper motor control for controlling a wiper motor that moves a wiper arm in a pendulum motion between two turning positions, said wiper motor control being designed to control a speed of the wiper arm dependent on a position of the wiper arm. The speed of the wiper arm in turning regions, which comprise the turning positions, follows a specified progression independent of the speed of the wiper arm between the turning regions. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093365 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A CLOSING DEVICE, AND A CLOSING DEVICE - The invention relates to a method for operating a closing device, wherein a closing element ( | 2013-04-18 |
20130093366 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR POWER CONVERTER - To provide an upper limit of a generated voltage or generated torque, to thereby prevent the occurrence of an overvoltage or excessive torque during power generation, a control selection section ( | 2013-04-18 |
20130093367 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACTUATING AN ELECTRIC MACHINE IN THE MOTOR STARTING MODE - The present invention relates to a method ( | 2013-04-18 |
20130093368 | ELECTRIC DEVICES - Generally described, the present disclosure is directed to examples of electric devices that include first and second stator assemblies located within a rotor assembly. The configuration of the electric device, including the configuration of the first and second stator assemblies, results in the electric device generating a stronger magnetic field and therefore outputting a higher torque when current is provided to the second stator assembly and generating a weaker magnetic field and therefore outputting a higher rotational speed when current is provided to the first stator assembly. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093369 | CONTROLLING TORQUE RIPPLE IN INTERIOR PERMANENT MAGNET MACHINES - A system for controlling a vehicle, the vehicle including a permanent magnet (PM) synchronous motor, includes a controller. The controller is configured to control the motor with a motor current. In the presence of a predetermined condition, the motor current results in increased winding loss and reduced torque ripple with respect to optimal motor current for minimal winding loss. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093370 | PARAMETER ESTIMATING APPARATUS FOR PERMANENT MAGNET SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR DRIVING SYSTEM - A parameter estimating apparatus for permanent magnet synchronous motor driving system is disclosed, the apparatus estimating an inductance and a magnet flux linkage of a permanent magnet through a real-time magnetic flux estimation, whereby an operation performance of the PMSM can be enhanced. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093371 | MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE THAT CONTROLS d-AXIS CURRENT OF PERMANENT MAGNET SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR - A motor control device that performs vector control to control a q-axis current and a d-axis current of a permanent magnet synchronous motor independent from each other. The motor control device includes a q-axis current and d-axis current detection unit configured to detect a q-axis current and a d-axis current of a permanent magnet synchronous motor, a q-axis current command value generation unit configured to generate a q-axis current command value, a d-axis current command value generation unit configured to generate a d-axis current command value, in which an amount of rise in the temperature of permanent magnets in a steady state of the permanent magnet synchronous motor is a minimum, and a drive unit configured to drive the permanent magnet synchronous motor. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093372 | METHOD AND SYSTEM ESTIMATING ROTOR ANGLE OF AN ELECTRIC MACHINE - Position samples are stored from an encoder coupled to a permanent magnet electric machine. A data processor determines first changes in position between successive position samples and second changes between successive first changes in position. A data processor determines whether each first change in position is generally increasing, decreasing or constant. A corrective motion factor is applied to each stored position sample based on whether the first change in position is generally increasing or decreasing. The data processor estimates a final rotor angle of the electric machine based on a particular one of the position samples and a corresponding first change in position associated with the particular one of the position samples corresponding to a respective time. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093373 | Motor Driving Circuit and Correction Method - The present invention discloses a motor driving circuit for driving a motor, including an electrostatic discharge diode, having an input port and an output port coupled to a first DC power supply, a pulse width modulation source coupled to the input port of the electrostatic discharge diode to generate a pulse width modulation signal, and a driving module including a voltage detecting module comparing the pulse width modulation signal with a voltage of the output port of the electrostatic discharge diode to generate a voltage comparison result, a lock/restart module generating a shut-down signal according to the voltage comparison result, a control module generating a control signal according to the shut-down signal, and a bridge circuit switching the motor on or off by turning on or turning off an up-bridge circuit and a down-bridge circuit according to the control signal. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093374 | METHOD OF STARTING A BRUSHLESS MOTOR - A method of starting a brushless motor that includes a rotor, a stator having at least one phase winding, and a rotor-position sensor. The method involves exciting the winding and sensing a signal output by the sensor. If an edge of the signal is sensed during a first period, the winding is commutated in response to the edge. Otherwise, the method involves commutating the winding at the end of the first period, sensing the signal, and commutating the winding in response to a second of two edges of the signal sensed during a second period. Additionally, a control system that implements the method, and a motor assembly that incorporates the brushless motor and the control system. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093375 | METHOD OF POSITION SENSORLESS CONTROL OF AN ELECTRICAL MACHINE - A position sensorless control methodology for electrical machines using high frequency flux vector signal injection in the estimated rotor flux rotational reference frame is provided. In one aspect, the estimated position error function is derived directly from the stator flux equation without any simplification. The method is applicable for electrical generator motoring mode operation from standstill and power generation mode operation. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093376 | REGENERATIVE MEDIUM VOLTAGE INVERTER - Provided is a regenerative medium voltage inverter, the inverter being such that regenerative operation is enabled by changing structure of input terminal of a unit power cell at a series H-bridge medium voltage inverter, and a dynamic braking resistor is not required to reduce the size of a DC-link capacitor over that of a conventional medium voltage inverter. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093377 | PWM OUTPUT APPARATUS AND MOTOR DRIVING APPARATUS - A PWM output apparatus includes a calculating circuit configured to calculate an output width of a PWM output signal of a first signal and a second signal, which have phases different from each other, based on a command value of a PWM output. A comparing circuit compares the output width and a reference period which is set longer than a predetermined dead time period. A PWM output signal generating circuit outputs the PWM output signal to a dead time inserting block as a corrected PWM output signal, when a set/clear signal generating circuit outputs the set signal, and carries out a correction of setting the first signal of the PWM output signal to be inactive to output to the dead time inserting block as the corrected PWM output signal, when the set/clear circuit outputs the clear signal. The dead time inserting block corrects the corrected PWM output signal. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093378 | AUTOMATIC CHARGING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - The automatic charging system for an electric vehicle contains a battery module, an electrolytic cell electrically and a hydrogen/oxygen fuel cell, both electrically connected to the battery module. The battery module provides electricity to the electrolytic cell where water inside is electrolyzed into hydrogen and oxygen which is delivered to the hydrogen/oxygen fuel cell through a gas pipe. The hydrogen/oxygen fuel by chemical reaction produces electricity which charges the battery module and water which is delivered to the electrolytic cell through a water pipe. The battery module provides electricity to the power system and electrical system of the electric vehicle. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093379 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH GENERATOR UNIT - An electronic device includes a generator unit and a battery. The generator unit includes a fan assembly and a first winding, and the fan assembly includes a fan which has a plurality of fan blades made of magnetic material. The battery is electrically connected to the first winding. Rotation of the fan causes the first winding to cut magnetic lines of force generated by the fan blades, such that induction current is generated in the first winding due to electromagnetic induction and charges the battery. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093380 | SOLAR CHARGE CONTROLLER WITH TIME-VARIABLE CHARGING STATES AND TIME-EQUAL SHUNTING STATES - Solar powered battery charging circuitry is provided. A charge controller receives electrical energy from a photovoltaic panel. Timer circuitry provides a control signal. A duty cycle of the control signal is determined by way of comparing a time-varying capacitor voltage to a lesser threshold voltage and a greater threshold voltage. The control signal is characterized by time-variable charging states and time-equal shunting states. Transfer of electrical energy from the photovoltaic panel to the storage battery is regulated by a shunting element using the control signal. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093381 | ENERGY SAVING CABLE ASSEMBLY - A power charger circuit converts input energy to DC output energy, with the input energy flowing in a first direction such as via a cable having multiple conductors to provide the output energy, with the power charger including at least one switch having an open state and a closed state, the open state to interrupt the flow of input energy and the power charging circuit allowing for energy flow in a second direction opposite the first direction so that the switch may be moved to the closed state. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093382 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING THE PROVISIONING AND FUNCTIONALITY OF WIRELESS INSTRUMENTS - A system and method for enhancing the provisioning and functionality of wireless or portable devices, and more particularly a charging device configured to bi-directionally communicate to a database through the Internet or a private network to configure, update, and provision a wireless portable device while charging the portable or wireless device. Additionally, a system and method for alerting a user that the portable or wireless device requires a programmable action. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093383 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FAILURE OF BATTERY - An apparatus for detecting a failure of a battery includes a plurality of cell internal pressure sensors each provided in a corresponding one of a plurality of battery cells to measure internal pressure of the battery cells and generate and transmit pressure signals, a sensing unit for receiving the pressure signals to sense the internal pressure of the battery cells, a control logic unit for receiving the internal pressure data of each of the battery cells and determining a battery cell having cell internal pressure outside of a predetermined normal range of internal pressure of the battery cell as a failed cell, and a battery control unit for controlling charging or discharging of the other battery cells of the battery except for the failed cell while the failed cell is being repaired or replaced. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093384 | SECONDARY BATTERY STATE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, BATTERY CHARGER, SECONDARY BATTERY STATE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS MEASUREMENT METHOD - A secondary battery state management system of the present invention includes: a battery charger that charges a secondary battery; and a storage server that stores electrical characteristics information which is information that indicates the electrical characteristics during charging of the secondary battery. An electrical characteristics measuring means measures the electrical characteristics during charging. A measurement information storing means stores the history of the measured electrical characteristics information for each secondary battery. A battery state determining means compares the electrical characteristics information of the secondary battery being measured by the electrical characteristics measuring means with the electrical characteristics information of the same secondary battery stored in the measurement information storing means, and determines the state of the secondary battery. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093385 | MODE CHANGING POWER CONTROL - Methods and systems for controlling a power pack charging circuit. While a device is connected to an electrical charging source, a determination is made that an operating condition of a device satisfies a condition for halting charging of a power pack of the device. While the operating condition of the device satisfies the condition for halting charging of the power pack, a power pack output value is determined. While the operating condition of the device satisfies the condition for halting charging of the power pack, a power pack charging circuit output characteristic is set to an output value that is determined based upon the power pack output value to preclude charging of the power pack. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093386 | SLOT-TYPE INDUCTION CHARGER - A slot-type induction charger having light, thin, short and small characteristics is disclosed to include a power base holding therein a control module and a power-supplying coil module in a base member thereof for inducing an electric current, and an induction charging receiver set in the base member for receiving the induced electric current by electromagnetic induction from the power base for charging an electromagnetic device being connected to an electrical connector thereof. The power-supplying coil module and the power-receiving coil module each includes a magnetic conductor and a series of coils being alternatively and reversely wound around the magnetic conductor. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093387 | INDUCTIVE CHARGING DEVICE FOR A PORTABLE APPARATUS INCORPORATING A NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATION ANTENNA - An inductive charging device ( | 2013-04-18 |
20130093388 | INDUCTIVE CHARGING INCLUDING USE OF AFTER-MARKET ACCESSORIES - A system and method for inductive charging including use of after-market accessories. In accordance with an embodiment, the system comprises a receiver coil or receiver associated with a mobile device, and provided as a separable or after-market accessory for use with the mobile device. When the mobile device is placed in proximity to a base unit having one or more charger coils, the charger coil is used to inductively generate a current in the receiver coil or receiver associated with the mobile device, to charge or power the mobile device. In accordance with various embodiments, the receiver can be a component of or attached to a shell, case, or other cover of the mobile device, provided as an after-market accessory that replaces an original shell, case, or cover, or connected to a power input jack of the mobile device and/or to battery connectors within the mobile device. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093389 | INTELLIGENT INITIATION OF INDUCTIVE CHARGING PROCESS - A system for intelligent initiation of an inductive charging process. In accordance with an embodiment, the system comprises a receiver coil or receiver associated with a mobile device, and provided as a separable or after-market accessory for use with the mobile device. When the mobile device is placed in proximity to a base unit having one or more charger coils, the charger coil is used to inductively generate a current in the receiver coil or receiver associated with the mobile device, to charge or power the mobile device. The base unit and mobile device communicate with each other prior to and/or during charging or powering to determine a protocol to be used to charge or power the mobile device. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093390 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING FREEDOM, AND SUPPORT OF DIFFERENT VOLTAGES, PROTOCOLS, AND POWER LEVELS IN A WIRELESS POWER SYSTEM - A system and method for providing positioning freedom, and support of different voltages, protocols, and power levels in a wireless power system. In accordance with an embodiment, the system comprises a base unit having one or more transmitter coils; one or more components including a ferromagnetic, ferrite, or other magnetic material or layer, that modify the magnitude and/or phase of an electromagnetic field in one or multiple dimensions; and one or more components within the base unit and/or the mobile device, for positioning freedom, and support of different voltages, protocols, and power levels. In accordance with various embodiments, the base unit and mobile device can communicate with each other prior to and/or during charging or powering to determine a protocol to be used to charge or power the mobile device. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093391 | Variable Output Current Battery Charger and Method of Operating Same - A vehicle includes a battery charger system arranged to charge a traction battery. The battery charger system receives current from a power distribution system remote from the vehicle and outputs the current to the traction battery at a series of magnitudes to characterize a charge efficiency profile of the battery charger and power distribution systems. The battery charger system then charges the traction battery according to the charge efficiency profile. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093392 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE, BATTERY PACK, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, ELECTRICAL STORAGE APPARATUS, AND ELECTRICITY SYSTEM - A non-aqueous electrolyte battery includes: a cathode, an anode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte having a non-aqueous electrolyte solution. The non-aqueous electrolyte solution includes at least one kind of 1,3-dioxane derivative having a substituent group containing nitrogen or oxygen. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093393 | CHARGING CONTROL APPARATUS - Disclosed is a charging control apparatus including: a communication unit | 2013-04-18 |
20130093394 | CHARGING DEVICE FOR ELECTROMOTIVE VEHICLE - An AC-DC converter converts an alternating-current voltage, supplied from an external power supply, to a direct-current voltage higher than a peak voltage of the alternating-current voltage, and outputs the direct-current voltage to a first power supply line. In a normal control mode, a DC-DC converter steps down a voltage of the power supply line through on/off control over a switching element to charge a main battery. On the other hand, in an upper arm ON control mode, the DC-DC converter charge the main battery while the switching element is kept in an on state. On the basis of a state of external charging, a control device applies the upper arm ON control mode when a condition that upper arm ON control is applicable is satisfied, and applies the normal control mode when the condition is not satisfied. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093395 | Capacitor-based active balancing for batteries and other power supplies - A system includes multiple power supplies connected in series and an active balancing circuit. The active balancing circuit includes an LC resonance circuit and multiple switches configured to selectively couple different ones of the power supplies to the LC resonance circuit. The LC resonance circuit includes a capacitor, an inductor, and an additional switch. The capacitor is configured to store energy to be transferred between two or more of the power supplies. The additional switch is configured to selectively create a resonance between the capacitor and the inductor in order to reverse a discharge current direction through the capacitor. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093396 | POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A power management system capable of outputting AC voltages includes a plurality of power units, at least a first diode, a first polarity switch unit and a control unit. The power units are electrically connected to form a power unit string. Each power unit includes a battery module and a first switch device connected in serial. One end of the first diode is connected to one of the power units, and the other end thereof is connected to a first common node to form a discharge path. The first polarity switch unit is electrically connected to the first common node and the power unit string, and outputs a first operating voltage. The control unit is electrically connected to the first switch device and the first polarity switch unit to turn on/off the first switch device and control the output polarity of the first polarity switch unit. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093397 | ARRAY-TYPE BATTERY POWER MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND BATTERY POWER INTEGRATION UNITS THEREOF - An array-type battery power management apparatus includes at least two battery power management apparatuses. Each battery power management apparatus has a bus unit and at least one battery power integration unit. The battery power integration unit has a battery module and a charging-discharging module. The battery module has a first positive conductive terminal and a first negative conductive terminal. The charging-discharging module has a second positive conductive terminal and a second negative conductive terminal. The second positive conductive terminal is directly connected to the first positive conductive terminal and the second negative conductive terminal is directly connected to the first negative conductive terminal, thus directly electrically connecting to the battery module and the charging-discharging module. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093398 | BATTERY, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING BATTERY, BATTERY PACK, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, CAPACITIVE STORAGE DEVICE, AND POWER SYSTEM - A battery including cladding members in which a metal layer, an external resin layer, an inner resin are laminated; an electrode body which includes a positive electrode and a negative electrode; electrolyte which is accommodated in the cladding member; a positive electrode lead which is electrically connected to the positive electrode; and a negative electrode lead which is electrically connected to the negative electrode, the thickness of the heat sealed portions of both end portions of the positive electrode lead is formed larger than the thickness of the heat sealed portion on a center line in a width direction of the positive electrode lead, and the thickness of the heat sealed portions of both end portions of the negative electrode lead is formed larger than the thickness of the heat sealed portion on a center line in a width direction of the negative electrode lead. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093399 | METHOD FOR CHARGING A BATTERY BY CURRENT OR TEMPERATURE CONTROL - Method and charging device for charging a battery comprising the steps of introducing a charging current into the battery using a charging device, monitoring a cell temperature of the battery by means of a sensing device, detecting that the cell temperature has reached a given temperature range by comparing the temperature detected to a predefined cell temperature for the battery in a processing unit and instructing a control unit to successively reduce the charging current until the cell temperature reaches a predefined lower limit of the given temperature range. Thereafter, the charging current is maintained at the level at which the predefined lower cell temperature level has been reached. Alternatively, the charging device may use a predefined optimum cell temperature interval to which the current temperature of the cell battery is regulated by regulated the charging current. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093400 | MAXIMIZING LIFE OF CAPACITORS IN SERIES MODULES | 2013-04-18 |
20130093401 | Systems, Methods, and Apparatus for a Homopolar Generator Charger with Integral Rechargeable Battery - Systems, methods, and apparatus for providing a homopolar generator charger with an integral rechargeable battery. A method is provided for converting rotational kinetic energy to electrical energy for charging one or more battery cells. The method can include rotating, by a shaft, a rotor in a magnetic flux field to generate current, wherein the rotor comprises an electrically conductive portion having an inner diameter conductive connection surface and an outer diameter conductive connection surface, and wherein a voltage potential is induced between the inner and outer diameter connection surfaces upon rotation in the magnetic flux field. The method can also include selectively coupling the generated current from the rotating rotor to terminals of the one or more battery cells. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093402 | INDUCTIVE LOAD CONTROLLING DEVICE - An inductive load controlling device in which a target current value is reached in a short time while suppressing overshoot, undershoot, and ringing, including a target value filter that receives a target current value of electric current to be supplied to the load and exhibits differential characteristics using a plurality of filter parameters; an inductive load controlling section that controls load current to be supplied to the load based on a filter output from the target value filter; a parameter memory section that stores parameters for the filter corresponding to a plurality of selection conditions; a selection condition detecting section that detects the selection conditions; and a parameter selection processing section that selects the filter parameters fitting to the selection condition out of the parameter memory section based on the selection condition detected by the selection condition detecting section and delivers the filter parameters to the filter. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093403 | Methods and Circuits for Improving the Dynamic Response of a DC-DC Converter - Methods and circuits are described herein which may be used to improve the unloading transient response of a DC-DC converter. In some embodiments the transient response may be improved by improving the way MOSFET switches in the buck converter are controlled at the point in time when a current transient is detected, and subsequently during the transient, in such a way that the impact of the current transient is mitigated. In other embodiments an auxiliary current source is used to provide rapid transient response required by the overall power converter, leaving the main portion of the DC-DC converter to provide long term stability. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093404 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING SUPPLY MODULATOR - An apparatus and a method for recognizing an electric over-stress of a hybrid supply modulator including a linear regulator and an Switching Mode Power Supplier (SMPS), and protecting a network from the electric over-stress are provided. The hybrid supply modulator includes at least one sensing unit and at least one actuator unit. The at least one sensing unit senses at least one of a current and a voltage at one or more points defined in advance within a supply modulator network. The at least one actuator unit performs a protection action corresponding to at least one electric over-stress situation represented by the sensing result. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093405 | BUCK CONVERTER - A buck converter comprising a controller arranged to monitor an output voltage of the converter, the controller comprising: a comparator arranged to compare an output voltage at an output of the buck converter with a reference voltage, and a modification circuit within the comparator or connected to a modification signal input of the comparator and arranged to produce a correction signal to modify the operation of the comparator; and an output. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093406 | POWER REGULATOR AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - Methods and circuits related to power regulation are disclosed. In one embodiment, a power regulator for converting an input electrical signal to an output electrical signal to supply power to a load, can include: (i) a power stage having switching devices and a filter; (ii) a regulation signal generator for the switching devices that includes a feedback circuit and a PWM, the feedback circuit receiving an output signal from the power stage, the PWM receiving an output from the feedback circuit, and generating a PWM control signal; (iii) a constant time generator receiving the PWM control signal and generating a constant time signal based on the PWM control signal duty cycle; and (iv) a logic/driving circuit receiving the PWM control signal and the constant time signal, and controlling operation of the switching devices to modulate the output signal from the power stage, and maintaining a pseudo constant operation frequency. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093407 | DC-DC CONVERTER - Disclosed is a DC-DC converter, including: a switch unit configured to generate output voltage for driving a load; an output voltage monitoring unit including a reference voltage generator generating reference voltage and a reference voltage capacitor maintaining the reference voltage when power of the reference voltage generator is interrupted and configured to generate a signal for setting the output voltage as the reference voltage; a switch controlling unit configured to control the switch unit by being operated in a pulse width modulation (PWM) mode or a pulse frequency modulation (PFM) mode by using the signal of the output voltage monitoring unit; and a mode determining and power interrupting unit configured to set an operating mode of the switch controlling unit as the PWM mode or the PFM mode according to a magnitude of the load and interrupt power of the reference voltage generator when operated in the PFM mode. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093408 | Asymmetrical Coupled Inductors And Associated Methods - An asymmetrical coupled inductor includes a first and a second winding and a core. The core is formed of a magnetic material and magnetically couples together the windings. The core is configured such that a leakage inductance value of the first winding is greater than a leakage inductance value of the second winding. The coupled inductor is included, for example, in a multi-phase DC-to-DC converter. A DC-to-DC converter including a symmetrical coupled inductor includes at least one additional inductor electrically coupled in series with one or more of the coupled inductor's windings. A controller for a DC-to-DC converter including a first phase having an effective inductance value greater than an effective inductance value of a second phase is configured to shut down the second phase while the first phase remains operational during a light load operating condition. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093409 | OPTICAL CURRENT TRANSFORMER FOR GAS-INSULATED APPARATUS - At least one conductor is disposed in sealed vessel, which is filled with insulating gas, an hand hole is provided to a part of sealed vessel and is closed by a sealed cover, and optical fibers are disposed that form a closed loop surrounding conductor in sealed vessel. Optical fibers are hermetically led out of sealed vessel from sealed cover and are provided with at least a light source unit and an optical signal processor unit at the lead-out end. An airtight hollow tube disposed looping around leaving a predefined distance of separation is provided to conductor in sealed vessel, the end of tube is hermetically connected to sealed cover by sealing/bonding means, and optical fibers can be inserted in sealing/bonding means. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093410 | HIGH-VOLTAGE SENSOR WITH AXIALLY OVERLAPPING ELECTRODES AND LOCAL FIELD SENSORS - A voltage sensor includes an insulator with mutually insulated electrodes embedded therein. The electrodes are coaxial and cylindrical and overlap axially along part of their lengths. They are mutually staggered and control the surfaces of electric equipotential such that there is a substantially homogeneous electric field outside the insulator and a substantially homogeneous but higher field within a sensing cavity within the insulator. A field sensor is arranged within the sensing cavity to locally measure the field. This design allows for the production of compact voltage sensors for high voltage applications. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093411 | CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT - According to various embodiments, a circuit arrangement is provided which includes a bridge circuit having at least two field effect transistors and a measurement circuit configured to measure a forward voltage of a body diode of any one of the at least two field effect transistors resulting from a predefined current flowing through the field effect transistor. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093412 | AUTONOMOUSLY CALIBRATED MAGNETIC FIELD SENSOR - Magnetic field sensor including a magnetic field sensing circuit ( | 2013-04-18 |
20130093413 | SENSOR APPARATUS - A sensor apparatus for detecting a position of an axially movable camshaft is provided. The sensor apparatus includes a coil block including a detection coil wound along an axial direction of the camshaft to define a bore into which the camshaft is inserted, and a control unit electrically connected to the detection coil and designed to output a signal based on a change in inductance of the detection coil. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093414 | RELATIVE ANGLE SENSING DEVICE AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF RELATIVE ANGLE SENSING DEVICE - A relative angle sensing device that senses a relative angle between two rotary shafts is provided with: a hard magnetic body that is provided to one rotary shaft out of the two rotary shafts; a soft magnetic body that is provided to the other rotary shaft out of the two rotary shafts to be arranged in a magnetic field formed by the hard magnetic body, and forms a magnetic circuit together with the hard magnetic body; and a sensing unit that senses a magnetic flux density of the magnetic circuit. The soft magnetic body is formed by injection molding by using a material obtained by mixing a magnetic powder and a synthetic resin. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093415 | Angle Sensor - An angle sensor for sensing angular position of a rotatable shaft includes a drive gear, a measuring gear, and a sensor housing. The drive gear is connected to the shaft. The measuring gear is driven by the drive gear. The angular position of the shaft can be determined from an angular position of the measuring gear. The sensor housing has a bearing for the drive gear. The drive gear and the measuring gear are rotationally mounted about respective axes of rotation in the sensor housing with the drive gear being inside the bearing. The drive gear is forcibly pressed into a radial position inside the bearing by at least one spring. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093416 | Magnetic Field Sensor and Method Used in a Magnetic Field Sensor That Adjusts a Sensitivity and/or an Offset Over Temperature - A magnetic field sensor and a method associated with the magnetic field sensor provide gain correction coefficients and/or offset correction coefficients stored in the magnetic field sensor in digital form. The gain correction coefficients and/or offset correction coefficients can be used to generate analog control signals to control a sensitivity and/or an offset of an analog signal path through the magnetic field sensor. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093417 | MAGNETIC STUD FASTENER FINDER - Provided is a stud finder for determining the location of a stud within a wall. The stud finder includes a body having an internal compartment formed therein which is sized and configured to house a magnetic element therein. The stud finder is moveable along the wall to place the magnetic element in magnetic attraction with metallic fasteners (i.e., nails, screws, etc) disposed within the stud, such as for securing drywall to the stud. The magnetic attraction urges the magnetic element toward the metallic element to provide a visual indication as to the precise location of the metallic element, as well as the underlying stud. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093418 | Magnetic Tampering Detection and Correction in a Utility Meter - An arrangement for use in an electricity meter includes a sensor and a processing circuit. The sensor is supported directly or indirectly by a meter housing. The sensor is configured to measure a magnetic field in proximity to a current sensor of the electricity meter. The sensor is also configured to generate a measurement signal representative of, at least in part, a magnitude of the magnetic field. The processing circuit is operably coupled to receive first information representative of the measurement signal. The processing circuit is configured to obtain a first value representative of the magnetic field based on the first information, and determine a first adjustment value responsive to a determination that the first value exceeds the first threshold value. The processing circuit is further configured to generate energy consumption information based at least in part on the first adjustment value. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093419 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THERMAL MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF MAGNETIC MEDIA - An apparatus and method of testing a magnetic medium at temperatures of interest is disclosed. Properties of the magnetic medium are determined by focusing light from a source of polarized light on a magnetic surface of the magnetic medium; measuring polarization of resulting reflected light due to the magneto-optical Kerr effect, using, for example a measuring subsystem; and varying the light source to heat the magnetic material where incident to pre-defined temperatures, thereby allowing determination of the magnetic properties using the magneto-optical Kerr effect at said pre-defined temperatures. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093420 | HIGH-RESOLUTION SCANNING PRISM MAGNETOMETRY - Apparatus and methods which employ a primary source mirror to scan a conductive sample containing an electric current to determine the distribution of currents in the sample, providing location, total magnitude, and direction in three dimensions of each component of the electric current distribution, by means of measuring the magnetic field external to the sample. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093421 | MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A magnetic field measurement apparatus includes an irradiation portion, a gas cell, a measurement unit (polarization separation unit, light receiving portion, signal processing circuit), and a magnetic shield. The magnetic shield is formed in a elongated hollow shape having openings at both sides thereof. The gas cell, in which gaseous atoms are sealed, is disposed in a hollow area of the magnetic shield. The irradiation portion irradiates irradiation light including linearly polarized light adjusted so that the vibration direction of an electric field coincides with the axis direction of the magnetic shield onto the gaseous atoms sealed in the gas cell along a direction perpendicular to the axis of the magnetic shield. The measurement unit measures a rotational angle of a polarization plane of the irradiation light that has been irradiated by the irradiation portion and passed through the gaseous atoms. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093422 | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Logging Tool Having an Array of Antennas - Various disclosed nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) logging systems and methods employ an array of antennas to provide increased resolution without sacrificing signal-to-noise ratio. Certain method embodiments include: establishing a static magnetic field (B | 2013-04-18 |
20130093423 | Phase Unwrapping in Phase Contrast MR Imaging - Phase unwrapping is provided for phase contrast magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. The velocity values are unaliased. For a given location over time, a path over time through a directed graph of possible velocities at each time is determined by minimization of derivatives over time. The possible velocities are based on the input velocity, the input velocity wrapped in a positive direction, and the input velocity wrapped in a negative direction, so the selection to create the minimum cost path represents unaliasing of any aliased velocities. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093424 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE - A resonator system for electron spin resonance (ESR) is disclosed. The resonator system comprises: a generally planar resonator layer defining an open-loop gapped by a non-conductive gap in the layer, and a microwave feed, positioned configured for transmitting microwave to the resonator layer such as to concentrate, with a quality factor of at least 100, a magnetic field within an effective volume of less than 1 nL above the layer. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093425 | RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) COIL ARRAY FOR A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEM - A radio frequency (RF) coil array that includes an RF coil support structure, and a plurality of RF coils coupled to the RF coil support structure, the RF coil support structure configured to enable the plurality of RF coils to be positioned in an underlap configuration and repositioned to an overlap configuration. A medical imaging system and a method of manufacturing the RF coil array are also described herein. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093426 | POWER CONVERTER AND ELECTRODE COMBINATIONS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC SURVEY SOURCE - A marine electromagnetic survey source includes a power cable configured to couple to a high voltage power supply at one axial end and to a head unit at the other axial end. The head unit includes equipment configured to output a lower voltage at higher current than the current imparted thereto by high voltage power supply. The head unit has an electrically conductive exterior coupled to one output terminal of the equipment. An electromagnetic antenna cable having an electrode thereon is coupled to the head unit and configured to receive the output of another terminal of the head unit equipment. In some implementations, electromagnetic fields are induced in formations by conducting current to the equipment. Marine geophysical surveys are conducted utilizing such induction of electromagnetic fields. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093427 | WELDED CONTACTOR CHECKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A system includes a plurality of batteries, first and second relays, a relay control module, and a welding indication module. The batteries are electrically connected and collectively output power for an electric motor via first and second nodes. The first relay is connected between a first output of the batteries and the first node. The second relay is connected between a second output of the batteries and the second node. The relay control module controls the first and second relays. The welding indication module commands the relay control module to open the first relay during a diagnosis period, commands the relay control module to close the second relay during the diagnosis period, and indicates whether the first relay is welded closed based on a voltage between the first and second nodes during the diagnosis period. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093428 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR BATTERY TESTING - Methods and apparatus for testing electrical storage batteries monitor magnetic susceptibility of components of the storage batteries. In some embodiments, magnetic susceptibility of a plate in a lead-acid battery is determined to provide an indication of the state of charge of the battery. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093429 | BATTERY GAUGE ESTIMATION DEVICE - A battery gauge estimation device is disclosed, having an impedance element, a switch, a control circuit, a voltage detection circuit, and an estimation circuit. The impedance element is coupled between a first terminal and a second terminal of a battery, and the switch is coupled between the impedance element and the first terminal of the battery. The control circuit configures the switch to be intermittently conducted at a predetermined frequency. The voltage detection circuit detects the voltage difference between the terminals of the impedance element. The estimation circuit generates a remaining power estimation according to the detected voltage difference. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093430 | BATTERY STATE MEASURING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A battery state measuring method includes a voltage detecting step of detecting a transient open-circuit voltage of a secondary battery at an end of a fixed-length period starting at a termination of charging or discharging of the secondary battery, a parameter detecting step of detecting one or more parameters indicative of one or more battery states of the secondary battery at or prior to the end of the fixed-length period, and a prediction step of utilizing a relationship between the transient open-circuit voltage, the one or more parameters indicative of one or more battery states, and a stabilized open-circuit voltage of the secondary battery as observed after the end of the fixed-length period to obtain the stabilized open-circuit voltage that corresponds to the transient open-circuit voltage detected by the voltage detecting step and the one or more parameters detected by the parameter detecting step. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093431 | SENSOR READOUT WITH REDUNDANCY-CHECKING - A difference measurement circuit including a first port and a second port for connection to a first set of nodes and a second set of nodes of a sensor unit. The circuit further includes switching units for switching excitation signals emanating from excitation nodes from being applied to the first set of nodes via the first port to being applied to the second set of nodes via the second port and for switching differential measurement signals measured at sensing nodes from being obtained from the second set of nodes via the second port to being obtained from the first set of nodes via the first port. A corresponding method is described. The circuit further includes redundancy testing circuitry for evaluating the similarity or deviation between measurement signals obtained in different states of the switching units. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093432 | Disconnection Detection Circuit for Bridge Circuit and System Including Disconnection Detecting Means - In an existing disconnection detection circuit for a bridge circuit, consideration is not taken into the fact that an offset voltage or temperature characteristic of a bridge output is degraded. Provided is a disconnection detection circuit for a bridge circuit capable of suppressing a change in a characteristic of a sensor to a minimal extent. A disconnection detection circuit | 2013-04-18 |
20130093433 | Integrated Circuit Having Receiver Jitter Tolerance ("JTOL") Measurement - An integrated circuit capable of on-chip jitter tolerance measurement includes a jitter generator circuit to produce a controlled amount of jitter that is injected into at least one clock signal, and a receive circuit to sample an input signal according to the at least one clock signal. The sampled data values output from the receiver are used to evaluate the integrated circuit's jitter tolerance. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093434 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING CABLE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PORTS - Apparatuses and methods for analyzing at least one characteristic of a test signal coupled out from one of a plurality of cable lines by a coupling unit to determine whether that test signal has propagated directly to the coupling unit via a single cable line or has propagated indirectly to the coupling unit via one or more coupling paths between different cable lines. The determination of whether the test signal has propagated directly to the coupling unit via a single cable line or has propagated indirectly to the coupling unit via one or more coupling paths between different cable lines, may advantageously be used for operational or diagnostic purposes, e.g. to identify interconnections between ports in a network. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093435 | INSTRUMENTATION CIRCUIT FOR SHUNT-BASED METROLOGY MEASUREMENT - The present subject matter is directed to methods and apparatus for measuring current flow from a source at a first frequency using matched voltage drops in paired voltage drop circuits. The paired voltage drop circuits each comprise a fixed value component, such as a resistor, and an adjustable value component, such as an adjustable current source, coupled in series. The adjustable valued components are controlled based on differences in voltage drops produced by the voltage drop circuits based on a high-frequency signal, higher in frequency than the first frequency, applied to a control input for the adjustable value components. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093436 | ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD FOR SENSING THE RELATIVE POSITION OF TWO ITEMS USING COUPLED TUNED CIRCUITS - An electromagnetic method for sensing the relative position of two items using coupled tuned resonant circuits. Two co-resonant tuned circuits are attached to two items | 2013-04-18 |
20130093437 | CAPACITOR SENSOR CAPABLE OF CONTROLLING SENSITIVITY - There is provided a capacitor sensor capable of controlling sensitivity, wherein the capacitor sensor measures the magnitude and direction of a shear force applied to the sensor, as well as the magnitude of a normal force applied on the surface of the sensor, and consists of a single cell including a pattern electrode capable of varying its shape to control the sensitivity of the sensor. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093438 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE LAYER FOR TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM, TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM WITH PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE LAYER, TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE LAMINATE, AND TOUCH PANEL - A pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of the invention for transparent conductive film has a thickness of 10 μm to 100 μm, and is made from a water-dispersible acryl-based pressure-sensitive adhesive that is an aqueous dispersion containing a water-dispersible (meth)acryl-based polymer and a water-soluble basic component, wherein the water-dispersible (meth)acryl-based polymer comprises 100 parts by weight of an alkyl(meth)acrylate with an alkyl group of 4 to 14 carbon atoms, as a monomer unit, and 1 to 8 parts by weight of a carboxyl group-containing monomer as a copolymerized monomer unit, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer contains 200 ng to 500,000 ng of the water-soluble basic component per 1 cm | 2013-04-18 |
20130093439 | Capacitive Differential Quadrature Rotary Position Sensor - A rotary position sensor is provided that includes a sensing disc having an N-fold rotation symmetry and capacitive sensing pads arranged in an array pattern, where the array pattern has at least 4N-fold rotation symmetry, where N≧2, a scale disc disposed opposite the sensing disc, where the scale disc includes a pattern of conductive pads that have a sinusoidal-shape, where the pattern of sinusoidal-shaped conductive pads produce four sinusoidal capacitance waveforms in quadrature phase with the capacitive sensing pads as the sensing disc and the scale disc are rotated relative to one another to provide angular position information. to provide angular position information. This is achieved by making the overlapping area of the of the capacitive sensing pads change in a sinusoidal fashion with rotation. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093440 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A TYPE OF LOAD - The invention relates to a control apparatus ( | 2013-04-18 |
20130093441 | TESTING DEVICE FOR TESTING PLATES FOR ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS AND RELATIVE METHOD - A testing device ( | 2013-04-18 |
20130093442 | CASSETTE DETECTING DEVICE AND MEDIUM PROCESSING DEVICE USING THE SAME - A cassette detecting device and a medium processing device using the same are provided. The cassette detecting device comprises: a main board comprising a first input unit and detecting and outputting at least one of whether at least one cassette connected to the first input unit is mounted and its mounting position; and a plurality of cassettes storing a medium, comprising a second input unit connected to the main board, and determining the mounting position of a corresponding cassette according to a signal from the second input unit, each of the plurality of cassettes and the main board comprises a comparing unit for determining the mounting position of a cassette. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093443 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSING STATUS OF PARTS IN REAL TIME IN PLASMA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT - Apparatus and methods for diagnosing status of a consumable part of a plasma reaction chamber, the consumable part including at least one conductive element embedded therein. The method includes the steps of: coupling the conductive element to a power supply so that a bias potential relative to the ground is applied to the conductive element; exposing the consumable part to plasma erosion until the conductive element draws a current from the plasma upon exposure of the conductive element to the plasma; measuring the current; and evaluating a degree of erosion of the consumable part due to the plasma based on the measured current. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093444 | Remote Sensing of PD-Side Voltage in 4-Pair PoE Applications for Estimating Cable Resistance - Provided is a system and associated method for detecting a resistance of a cable. An example method may comprise applying power to a first end of a first and a second conductive pair of the cable, measuring a first voltage across the first end of the first and second conductive pairs of the cable, applying a current source across the first end of a third and a fourth conductive pair of the cable, measuring a second voltage across the current source, and determining a resistance of the cable using the measured first and second voltages. This method may be carried out in a physical arrangement where a second end of the first, second, third and fourth conductive pairs of the cable are connected to a first, a second, a third and a fourth input terminal of a powered device, respectively. | 2013-04-18 |
20130093445 | Voice-Activated Pulser - A voice-activated pulser can trigger an oscilloscope or a meter, upon a simple voice command, thereby enabling hands-free signal measurements. The pulser can also be used to control the circuit under test, activating it or changing parameters, all under voice control. The pulser includes numerous switch-selectable output modes that allow users to generate complex, tightly-controlled diagnostic sequences, all activated upon a voice command and hands-free. The invention includes a fast, robust command-interpretation protocol that completely eliminates the expense and complexity of word recognition. Visual indicators display the device status and various operating modes, and also confirm each output pulse. The device receives voice commands directly through an internal microphone, or through a detachable headset, and confirms each command with an acoustical signal in the headset. | 2013-04-18 |