| 17th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
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| 20130099659 | Organic Light Emitting Display Devices - An organic light emitting display device includes a plurality of first electrodes, a pixel defining layer, a first intermediate layer, a fluorine-containing layer, an emitting layer and a second electrode. The first electrodes are spaced apart from each other on a substrate. The pixel defining layer is disposed on the substrate. The pixel defining layer partially exposes the first electrodes. The first intermediate layer is disposed on the substrate, the pixel defining layer and the exposed first electrodes. The fluorine-containing layer is formed on a portion of the first intermediate layer overlapping an upper surface of the pixel defining layer. The fluorine-containing layer includes fluorine diffused from the pixel defining layer or the first intermediate layer. The emitting layer is at least partially disposed on a portion of the first intermediate layer not including the fluorine-containing layer thereon. The second electrode is disposed on the emitting layer. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099660 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An organic light emitting display (OLED) including a transparent substrate, a mirror layer, a transparent insulating layer, and an organic light emitting displaying layer is provided. The mirror layer is disposed on the transparent substrate and has a plurality of openings. The transparent insulating layer is disposed on the transparent substrate and covers the mirror layer. The organic light emitting displaying layer is disposed on the transparent insulating layer and has a plurality of pixel regions. The openings are aligned to the pixel regions respectively. In addition, a method for manufacturing the OLED is also provided. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099661 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE COMPONENT - A light-emitting diode component includes a primary source, a conversion layer forming a secondary source configured for absorbing the primary radiation at least in part and emitting a secondary radiation, an encapsulation layer, situated between the primary and secondary sources. The light-emitting diode component also includes a reflection layer (i) situated between the encapsulation layer and the conversion layer and having a face in contact with the encapsulation layer so as to form an interface with the encapsulation layer, the reflection layer (i) and the encapsulation layer being configured so that the interface allows the primary radiation originating from the primary source to pass and reflects the secondary radiation toward the outside of the light emitting diode. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099662 | METAL HALIDE LAMP WITH CERAMIC DISCHARGE TUBE - The present invention relates to a metal halide lamp with a ceramic discharge tube, which includes a ceramic discharge tube and two electrodes. The ceramic discharge tube includes a main discharge tube and two ceramic capillary tubes respectively located at two ends of the main discharge tube, the main discharge tube has a central protuberant part located in the middle thereof and two cylindrical parts respectively connected to two ends of the central protuberant part, the two cylindrical parts are respectively connected to the two ceramic capillary tubes. The shape of the ceramic discharge tube may, under the premise of maintaining high efficacy, effectively reduce the highest temperature in the center of the tube body, thereby greatly enhancing lamp reliability, and meanwhile with such structure, a fixed cold spot is also formed at a lower end of a discharge cavity formed at central protuberant part, so that a filler may always be fixedly deposited at the cold spot; in this way, the stability of the color temperature of the metal halide lamp with a ceramic discharge tube may be effectively improved. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099663 | MICROWAVE DRIVEN PLASMA LIGHT SOURCE - A lucent crucible of a Lucent Waveguide Microwave Plasma Light Source (LWMPLS) comprising a Light Emitting Resonator (LER) in form of a crucible ( | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099664 | AMALGAM TIP TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR AN ELECTRODELESS LAMP - A electrodeless lamp including a fluorescent discharge vessel, a tip, an amalgam, a lamp core, and a heater. The vessel contains a gas having a partial vapor pressure and a fluorescent material. The tip has an inner end engaging the vessel, and an opening in communication with the gas. The amalgam is positioned within the opening, in heat transfer relation with the tip. When the temperature of the amalgam decreases, mercury vapor in the gas condensates onto the amalgam, causing a decrease in the partial vapor pressure of the gas. The opposite occurs when the amalgam temperature increases. The lamp core generates a magnetic flux, causing an electrical discharge in the gas. The heater includes a positive temperature coefficient connected to a winding of the lamp core. The heater is in heat transfer relation with the tip and heats the tip when the electrodeless lamp is in a dimming mode. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099665 | EXTENDED OPTICS LED BULB - Disclosed is a light bulb which utilizes LEDs which replaces an incandescent light bulb in a fixture for incandescent light bulbs. The LED light bulb includes an optic which can be shaped to direct light to the side, and in different directions from the LED light source. Heat dissipation structures include a heat transfer column which extends from the LED to the base of the bulb, and fins which surround the optic or the support cone around the optic. A removable cover is enclosed which has openings for air circulation within the globe of the light bulb. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099666 | SELECTIVELY CONTROLLING THE RESISTANCE OF RESISTIVE TRACES PRINTED ON A SUBSTRATE TO SUPPLY EQUAL CURRENT TO AN ARRAY OF LIGHT SOURCES - A light emitting display includes a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) or other type of light sources mounted in a parallel-connected array that is supplied electrical current from a power bus. A voltage drop occurs along the power bus, where each successive LED is connected. To achieve either substantially equal current flow (or different desired levels of current flow) through the LEDs, a conductance of resistive traces that connect the LEDs to the power bus is selectively controlled. The resistive traces are formed by printing a resistive ink on the substrate. The conductivity of the ink used to form the resistive traces, their length, and/or the width or other cross-sectional size of the resistive traces may be selectively controlled to achieve the desired electrical current supplied to each light source, so that a uniform or desired light intensity is emitted by the LEDs. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099667 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE CAPABLE OF BEING CONTROLLED BY BLOW - An illumination device capable of being controlled by blow includes a casing, a light emitting module, a driving circuit board and a blow sensing module. At least one air hole is formed on a periphery of the casing. The light emitting module is disposed on a top of the casing. The driving circuit board is disposed in the casing and electrically connected to the light emitting module. The blow sensing module is disposed in the casing, electrically connected to the driving circuit board and used for sensing blow through the at least one air hole. The driving circuit board controls the light emitting module to emit light in different brightness according to a number of blows sensed by the blow sensing module. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099668 | LED LAMP WITH AN AIR-PERMEABLE SHELL FOR HEAT DISSIPATION - An LED lamp with an air-permeable shell for heat dissipation. The LED lamp comprises a lamp shell having a top end, a shell body and a bottom end. A LED light source module is bounded on the top end of the lamp shell. A screw base is jointed with the bottom end of the lamp shell. An AC/DC power conversion module is located inside the lamp shell. The lamp shell is made of thermal conductive materials and have air-permeable through holes formed on the lamp shell. With the air permeable lamp shell, the natural air convection surrounding the LED light source module is improved and the inside surface of the lamp shell also contributes to the heat dissipation. The contact surface of the lamp shell with the ambient air is significantly increased to enhance the effect of heat dissipation. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099669 | LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR USE IN MOTION PICTURE AND VIDEO PRODUCTION - A method of lighting especially suited for use in motion picture and video production including, in various embodiments, the steps: providing lighting modules, each having one or more manual controls for controlling light output characteristics such as the intensity and hue of light produced and each capable of wirelessly communicating with other lighting modules over a wireless data network; interconnecting the lighting modules on the wireless data network; and adjusting the light produced by all lighting modules through adjustments using any one of the networked lighting modules. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099670 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LED STRING SHORT CIRCUIT DETECTION AND PROTECTION - An apparatus for LED string short circuit detection constituted of: a constant current drive circuit; a plurality of LED strings, a first end of each of the plurality of LED strings coupled to a common output of the constant current drive circuit; a first sense resistor coupled between a second end of each of the plurality of LED strings and a chassis; a second sense resistor coupled between the chassis and a return of the constant current drive circuit; and a comparing circuit arranged to compare the amount of current flow through the first sense resistor with amount of current flow through the second sense resistor, the comparing circuit arranged to assert a fault signal in the event that the amount of current flow through the second sense resistor exceeds the current flow through the first sense resistor by a predetermined minimum value. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099671 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE AND DRIVING DEVICE - A power supply device includes a driving device. The power supply device supplies DC power to a light source unit having multiple light sources. The driving device determines whether a current flowing in the light source unit is outside a pre-set current range. When the current flowing in the light source unit is outside the pre-set current range, the driving device changes the number of light sources driven in the light source unit. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099672 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - The invention discloses an illumination system and a control method of illumination system. The illumination system includes a portable electronic apparatus, a lamp-controlling module and at least one lamp. The control method of an illumination system includes following steps: generating a wireless control signal according to a color distribution of a selected pattern; generating a lamp-controlling signal according to the wireless control signal; respectively adjusting a light-emitting state of the lamp according to the lamp-controlling signal. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099673 | CONFIGURABLE LIGHT TIMER AND A METHOD OF IMPLEMENTING A CONFIGURABLE LIGHT TIMER - A user interface of a configurable light timer is described. 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; a control circuit coupled to detect the portable memory device inserted into the configurable light timer; and an internal memory; wherein the timing characterization data is automatically downloaded to the internal memory after the portable memory device is detected in the configurable light timer. A method of implementing a configurable light timer is also disclosed. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099674 | METHOD OF REGULATING BLUE LIGHTING IN COMMAND CENTERS - Systems and methods for gathering data relating to time, personnel tasks, personnel awareness levels, and lighting and regulating the levels of white light or blue light in a command center to optimize personnel awareness, accuracy, and effectiveness. Systems and methods for optimum delivery of blue light for ambient, display and task or spot illumination via specialized fixtures, timing, and regulation to optimize alertness and efficiency in a 24-hour command center setting. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099675 | LIGHTING EFFECT DEVICE AND ELECTRIC DEVICE - A lighting effect device is provided, which is used for equipment with an operation surface that has a reflective characteristic. The lighting effect device includes at least a light supply unit for forming a light layer above the operation surface. The light layer is not crossed with the operation surface, where at least part of light of the light layer forms a visible lighting effect around an operator after reflected by the operator entering the light layer. The device requires less light sources and no position detection, so that the device is inexpensive and reliable. At the same time, a dodging layer and/or a reflective layer improve lighting effect and provide user a better experience. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099676 | ENERGY HARVESTING DEVICE USING ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE SIGNAL AND SENSOR SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are an energy harvesting device capable of generating electric energy by effectively obtaining an electromagnetic wave emitted from an indoor lighting device and a power control system of a lighting device capable of performing self-power generation by using the energy harvesting device as a power source. The energy harvesting device using an electromagnetic wave according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes: an interface unit made of a conductive material and configured to capture a conductive interference signal transferred through a conductive member of a lighting device; and a rectifier circuit unit configured to rectify the captured conductive interference signal to convert the rectified conductive interference signal to direct current power. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099677 | SOLID STATE ILLUMINATING SYSTEM - The present invention provides a solid state illuminating system having a centralized controlling module, coupled with a monitoring module and a power supplying module, for converting electricity from a second format to a third format so as to embed a PWM signal therein in accordance with a status signal obtained by an user via a monitoring module. Accordingly, the present invention is capable of supporting various kinds of potential dimming control method and has the advantage of low manufacturing cost without substantially adjustment to the present illumining system. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099678 | LIGHTING DEVICE, LIGHTING CONTROL DEVICE AND LIGHTING SYSTEM - A lighting device includes a pyroelectric sensor, a shutter and a lighting control unit. The lighting control unit is configured, when the lighting load is turned off, to turn the lighting load on if the pyroelectric sensor detects a change in infrared radiation. The lighting control unit is also configured, when the lighting load is turned on, to turn the lighting load off if a repetition count or time of a lighting retention time reaches a specified count or time, respectively, with no change in infrared radiation detected through the pyroelectric sensor within each lighting retention time per the passage of lighting retention time. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099679 | High Pressure Discharge Lamp With Auxiliary Lamp - A high pressure discharge lamp with auxiliary lamp comprises: a high pressure discharge lamp having an arc tube and at least one sealing portion, a pair of main electrodes, and a pair of feeders supplying power to the main electrodes; an auxiliary lamp having an airtight case, an inner electrode, and an outer electrode, wherein the inner electrode is arranged at a position so as to part the inner space to large and small spaces, the outer electrode is arranged at a position so as to face the large space, the auxiliary lamp as arranged as the large space faces the sealing portion. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099680 | LIGHT SOURCE DRIVING DEVICE - A light source driving device includes a light source unit, a driving unit, a voltage converting unit, a detecting unit, and a feed-back control unit. The driving unit is used to receive an input signal, and convert the input signal to a driving signal for output according to an enable signal and a feed-back signal. The voltage converting unit is used to convert the driving signal to a driving voltage, so as to output the driving voltage to a first end of the light source unit. The detecting unit is coupled to a second end of the light source unit, and used to detect an output current of the light source unit, so as to generate a detecting voltage. The feed-back control unit generates the feed-back signal according to the detecting voltage and a pulse width modulation signal. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099681 | Low Cost LED Driver With Improved Serial Bus - An LED driver IC for driving external strings of LEDs comprises a prefix register and a data register connected in series with each other and with the prefix and data registers in other driver ICs. The prefix and data registers of the driver ICs are connected in a daisy chain arrangement with an interface IC. The interface IC loads data identifying a functional latch into the prefix register and data defining a functional condition into the data register of each driver IC. The data in the data register is then transferred to the functional latch to control the functional condition within the LED driver IC. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099682 | Low Cost LED Driver With Improved Serial Bus - An LED driver IC for driving external strings of LEDs comprises a prefix register and a data register connected in series with each other and with the prefix and data registers in other driver ICs. The prefix and data registers of the driver ICs are connected in a daisy chain arrangement with an interface IC. The interface IC loads data identifying a functional latch into the prefix register and data defining a functional condition into the data register of each driver IC. The data in the data register is then transferred to the functional latch to control the functional condition within the LED driver IC. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099683 | LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE DRIVING APPARATUS FOR SUPPRESSING HARMONIC COMPONENTS - An LED driving apparatus for suppressing harmonic components is provided. First and fourth portions | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099684 | LED CURRENT CONTROL - Parallel light emitting diode channels may be controlled using a pulsed control signal input characterized by an input duty cycle and one or more current sense input signals. Each of the one or more current sense input signals is indicative of a current through a corresponding load channel of one or more load channels. One or more pulsed channel current control signals are provided to one or more corresponding dimming controls correspondingly coupled to the one or more load channels. Each of the dimming controls is configured to provide an output signal to a corresponding ON-OFF switch, each of which is coupled in series with a corresponding the load channels. The channel duty cycle of each channel current control signal is adjusted relative to the input duty cycle in response to the current sense input signals. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099685 | Flexible Tubular Lighting System - A flexible tubular lighting system is disclosed for use with an AC power source and includes a flexible strip having a first end and a second end, an AC power plug at one end for connecting to the AC power source, and a plurality of LEDs spaced within the flexible strip. A control console connects to the AC power supply for converting a portion of the AC power supply to a DC power supply and connects to the LEDs for controlling the turning on and off of the LEDs. Power transmission cables connect from the first end to the second end for carrying the AC power the length of the flexible strip. An AC power end plug is also provided to allow mating with an AC power plug, or another flexible strip. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099686 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (LED) DIMMING SYSTEM - A Light emitting diode (LED) dimming system comprises a voltage regulating converter, an input of which is connected to a power supply; a constant current module, an output of which is connected to an LED load constituted by one LED light or multiple serial LED lights; the output of the voltage regulating converter is connected with the input of the constant current module via a switch, and the switch is controlled to be on-off by an adjustable pulse signal. The invention has the advantages of high power factor and low electromagnetic interference, and easy implementation, etc. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099687 | AC LED DRIVE CIRCUIT - The present patent application discloses an AC LED drive circuit, comprising four rectifier diodes, a current constant diode and k groups of LED units in parallel; four rectifier diodes constitute a full bridge rectifier circuit; inputs of the bridge rectifiers are AC1 and AC2; the outputs of the bridge rectifiers are a circuit including n series connections by k parallel connections and then serially connected with a current constant diode. The present patent application employs four rectifier diodes and a current constant diode to drive the AC LED drive circuit of the LED so as to make the availability of LED up to 100%, thus improving the light efficiency and reducing the cost. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099688 | CONTINUOUS DIMMING AC LED DEVICE - A continuous dimming AC LED device is operated in association with a dimmer. When the dimmer adjusts brightness, the voltage supplied to the AC LED driver is reduced to decrease the brightness of an LED unit. When the supplied voltage is reduced to a working voltage required by the AC LED driver, a control unit detects the supplied voltage being lower than the working voltage, A control end of a voltage-controlled switch disconnects from the AC LED driver and connects to a power supply. Therefore, even the supply voltage is below the working voltage of the AC LED driver, the LED unit is prevented from being immediately turned off to maintain some brightness. With the dimmer, the brightness of the LED continuously and gradually. changes from full brightness to darkness, | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099689 | Current Monitor for Indicating Condition of Attached Electrical Apparatus - A current monitor is described that indicates a condition of attached electrical equipment. The current monitor can determine a predetermined range in which current being withdrawn by the attached electrical apparatus lies. Based on the determined range, corresponding display electronic elements, such as light emitting diodes (LEDs), can be activated. Activated LEDs of a particular color can indicate corresponding conditions of the electrical equipment. For example, activation of green LEDs can indicate normal functioning of the electrical equipment, activation of one or more amber/yellow LEDs can indicate that lubrication of the electrical equipment is required soon, and activation of one or more red LEDs can indicate that lubrication of the electrical equipment is required and that the electrical equipment may not be used to avoid damage/failure due to overheating of the electronic circuitry associated with the electrical equipment. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099690 | LED DRIVING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR DRIVING LED, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS THEREOF - A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display panel which displays an image, a LED module which provides backlight to the display panel, a LED driving unit which selectively uses current of an inductor to apply driving voltage to the LED module, a sensing unit which senses a current value of the inductor, and a switching control unit which adjusts the driving voltage according to sensing result by the sensing unit. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099691 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT DRIVE DEVICE AND LIGHTING FIXTURE WITH THE SAME - If a dimming ratio of a light source unit is higher than a first ratio, an ON width of a first switching device is increased with a second switching device kept off when the dimming ratio is increased, and also the ON width of the first switching device is decreased with the second switching device kept off when the dimming ratio is decreased. If a dimming ratio of the light source unit is lower than the first ratio, the ON width of the second switching device is regulated with the ON width of the first switching device held at a lower limit. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099692 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FAST COMPENSATION PROGRAMMING OF PIXELS IN A DISPLAY - Circuits for programming a circuit with decreased programming time are provided. Such circuits include a storage device such as a capacitor for storing display information and for ensuring a driving device such as a driving transistor drives a light emitting device according to the display information. To increase programming time, the pixel circuits may be pre-charged or a biasing current may be applied to charge and/or discharge a data line and/or the driving device. Aspects of the present disclosure allow for the biasing current to drain partially through the storage device to allow the portion of the biasing current applied to the driving device to remain small while the data line discharges. Furthermore, the present disclosure provides display architectures and operation schemes for display arranged in segments each including a plurality of pixel circuits. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099693 | CIRCUIT FOR FLASH LAMP - A circuit for a gas discharge system includes a pulse forming circuit, a discharge lamp, a circuit for recovering energy from the discharge lamp when a trigger to the lamp is turned off, a high voltage switch between the lamp and ground, and a two-part dissipating circuit across the switch. The system can provide a flat response with highly controllable pulse width. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099694 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND LIGHTING FIXTURE USING THE SAME - The lighting device in accordance with the present invention includes: a switching regulator including a switching element and an inductor and configured to supply a direct current to a DC light source; a control circuit unit for controlling the switching element in accordance with a dimming signal for determining an on period in which the DC light source is kept turned on and an off period in which the DC light source is kept turned off to adjust luminance of the DC light source; a current detection unit configured to output a detection value indicative of a current flowing through the inductor; and a superimposing circuit unit. The circuit control unit, in the on period, turns off the switching element when an input value received via the input terminal for receiving the detection value exceeds a first threshold, and turns on the switching element when the input value falls below a second threshold, and keeps turning off the switching element in the off period. The superimposing circuit unit is configured to keep the input value not less than the second threshold in the off period. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099695 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A FLUORESCENT LAMP - A method for operating a fluorescent lamp which is connected to a series resonant circuit with a resonant circuit inductance and a resonant circuit capacitance. The method includes applying an excitation AC voltage at an excitation frequency to the series resonant circuit using a half bridge circuit, which has an output to which the series resonant circuit is coupled, and which has a first and a second switch which are alternately switched on and off on the basis of a frequency signal. A current flowing through the resonant circuit is monitored for the presence of a critical operating state. The switched-on times of the first and second switches are shortened in comparison to switched-on times which are predetermined by the frequency signal, upon detection of a critical operating state. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099696 | SYSTEM FOR INDUCTIVELY POWERING AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - An inductive coupling system for delivering power from an induction assembly attached to a first side of a structure to a load assembly positioned on a second side of a structure. The induction assembly may couple with the load assembly so as to removably attach the load assembly to the second side of the structure. Furthermore, a triggering device in the load assembly may initiate the inductive coupling between the induction and load assemblies. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099697 | Multi-Channel Driver Equalizer - The disclosed multi-channel driver equalizer circuit matches currents in multiple strings of illumination devices at low current levels by using an analog equalizer to sequentially couple the output of a reference amplifier in series with each current source amplifier in a current limit loop of the driver equalizer circuit to correct the offsets of the current source amplifiers, resulting in the matching of string currents on average. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099698 | Lighting device - A light film apparatus having an illuminated graphics panel with at least two segments that can be individually powered. A controller manages a power which is delivered from a power supply to each of the segments, so that each of the segments is either powered on, powered off or powered to an intermediate level. With the independent control of power to the different segments, it is possible to create a three-dimensional appearance of a moving image from a generally two-dimensional panel arrangement. A housing can be mounted so that the graphics panel abuts or is closely mounted to a mounting surface. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099699 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - A power supply device containing a first board, a second board, an enclosure into which the first board and the second board are installed, a power supply unit which supplies power to an external load, a control circuit unit for controlling output current and/or output voltage from the power supply unit to the external load, the control circuit unit being embedded on the first board, a memory which stores control information, the memory being utilized in the control circuit unit for controlling the output current and/or the output voltage from the power supply unit, and an interface unit which is capable of receiving the control information from an external device and transmitting the control information to the memory, the interface unit being embedded on the second board which is physically separated from the first board. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099700 | PIXEL CIRCUIT FOR AN ACTIVE MATRIX OLED DISPLAY - A circuit arrangement for organic light-emitting diodes can be arranged in a two-dimensional matrix. It can in particular be used with microdisplays. It can allow a wide influencing of the brightness of the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the organic light-emitting diodes. Every organic light-emitting diode can be controlled by means of a storage circuit, a sense amplifier and a driver circuit using the circuit arrangement. The driver circuit can be formed by at least three transistors connected in series and a further output transistor whose drain is connected to the anode of the respective organic light-emitting diode. In this respect, the transistor acting as the driver can have a constant electric operating voltage LVDD applied at its source and a further likewise constant electric operating voltage V | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099701 | Low Cost LED Driver With Improved Serial Bus - An LED driver IC for driving external strings of LEDs comprises a prefix register and a data register connected in series with each other and with the prefix and data registers in other driver ICs. The prefix and data registers of the driver ICs are connected in a daisy chain arrangement with an interface IC. The interface IC loads data identifying a functional latch into the prefix register and data defining a functional condition into the data register of each driver IC. The data in the data register is then transferred to the functional latch to control the functional condition within the LED driver IC. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099702 | Low Cost LED Driver With Improved Serial Bus - An LED driver IC for driving external strings of LEDs comprises a prefix register and a data register connected in series with each other and with the prefix and data registers in other driver ICs. The prefix and data registers of the driver ICs are connected in a daisy chain arrangement with an interface IC. The interface IC loads data identifying a functional latch into the prefix register and data defining a functional condition into the data register of each driver IC. The data in the data register is then transferred to the functional latch to control the functional condition within the LED driver IC. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099703 | Electro-motive machine using halbach array electrons trapped in electromagnetic coils and using hybrid coils to harvest back electromotive force - A Halbach array is radially disposed in an environment optimized for efficiency and controlled for efficient generation and use of power in order to generate, establish, and maintain a desired level of rotational energy with enhanced efficiency and in order to make the most efficient use of electromotive forces and magnetic fields which are either intentionally created for the operation of the apparatus or which result from the operation of the apparatus. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099704 | Motor Control Circuit And Method That Reduce Speed Jitter Of An Electric Motor - Motor control circuits and associated methods to control an electric motor provide a plurality of drive signal channels at the same phase, resulting in reduced jitter in the rotational speed of the electric motor. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099705 | MOTOR DRIVING DEVICE HAVING REACTIVE CURRENT INSTRUCTION GENERATING UNIT - A motor driving device includes a converter that converts an input alternating current into a direct current, an inverter that inverts the direct current output by the converter into an alternating current for driving a motor, a voltage detecting unit that detects a voltage on a direct current output side of the converter, and a numerical control unit that causes the inverter to output a reactive current to increase electric power consumed in the motor, when the voltage detected by the voltage detecting unit exceeds a predetermined threshold. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099706 | Motor Control Circuit And Method That Synchronize A Speed Of An Electric Motor To An External Clock Signal - Motor control circuits and associated methods to control an electric motor provide an ability to synchronize a rotational speed of the electric motor with an external clock signal, resulting in reduced jitter in the rotational speed of the electric motor. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099707 | BRUSHLESS MOTOR CONTROL METHOD, BRUSHLESS MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS - A control device ( | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099708 | ANGLE DETECTION DEVICE, MOTOR DRIVING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is an angle detection device including plural sensors that output corresponding sinusoidal signals, wherein each of the sinusoidal signals varies sinusoidally depending on a rotational angle of a rotor of a motor, and each of the sinusoidal signals has a phase that depends on a position of the corresponding sensor; a vector generating unit that generates a vector represented by a result of mutually operating at least two of the sinusoidal signals; a vector rotation unit that rotates the vector by operating the vector and reference sine waves having corresponding phases; and an angle search unit that causes the vector rotation unit to sequentially rotate the vector until a phase of the vector becomes a predetermined phase, and that detects an angle between the vector prior to being rotated and the predetermined phase as the rotational angle of the rotor of the motor. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099709 | Circuit Protection Method and Motor Control Circuit - A circuit protection method for a motor control circuit includes determining whether the motor control circuit complies with an operating condition when the motor control circuit is in a start mode, a lock mode or a restart mode, and modulating a current outputted from the motor control circuit when the motor control circuit complies with the operating condition. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099710 | MOTOR CONTROL METHOD AND MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS FOR DENTAL HANDPIECE - The present invention relates to a motor control method for a dental handpiece provided with a motor that rotationally drives a cutting tool. The control method includes a step A of limiting the motor current to a first limit current I | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099711 | CONTROL CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR AN ELECTRIC MOTOR, IN PARTICULAR FOR DRIVING A WINDSHIELD WIPER - The invention relates to a control circuit ( | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099712 | MULTI-PRESSURE-QUANTITY FAN CONTROL SYSTEM AND COMPUTER SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - A multi-pressure-quantity fan control system for a computer system is provided. The multi-pressure-quantity fan control system includes a controller. The controller provides a pressure-quantity control signal to a fan of the computer system, in order to set the fan to operate in one of a first pressure-quantity setting and a second pressure-quantity setting, wherein under a predetermined rotating speed, the fan has a first pressure-quantity curve for the first pressure-quantity setting and a second pressure-quantity curve for the second pressure-quantity setting. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099713 | METHOD FOR INCREASING ROTATION SPEED OF SPINDLE MOTOR - A method is disclosed to increase a rotation speed of a spindle motor, which comprises: setting a predetermined rotation speed; increasing the rotation speed of the spindle motor to the predetermined rotation speed; recording a critical rotation speed of the spindle motor; decreasing the rotation speed of the spindle motor to the critical rotation speed and remaining at the critical rotation speed for a predetermined time; and increasing the rotation speed of the spindle motor to the working rotation speed for eliminating vibration noise. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099714 | HIGH EFFICIENCY ROLLER SHADE AND METHOD FOR SETTING ARTIFICIAL STOPS - The present invention advantageously provides a motorized roller shade that includes a shade tube, a motor/controller unit and a power supply unit. The motor/controller unit is disposed within the shade tube, and includes a bearing, rotatably coupled to a support shaft, and a DC gear motor. The output shaft of the DC gear motor is coupled to the support shaft such that the output shaft and the support shaft do not rotate when the support shaft is attached to the mounting bracket. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099715 | APPARATUS FOR OPENING AND/OR CLOSING A DOOR - An apparatus for opening and/or closing a door of a domestic appliance, such as, for example, an oven, a refrigerator and the like, has a drive apparatus for the automatic opening and/or closing of the door and an actuating device which is operable by a user for activating the drive apparatus in order to open or to close the door. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099716 | MOTOR DRIVING APPARATUS - There is provided a motor driving apparatus. The motor driving apparatus includes: a duty adjusting unit adjusting a duty of a PWM signal in response to a detection signal from a hall sensor, adjusting a duty value in a partial period of the entire duty period to be higher than a target duty value that is to be controlled and a duty value in another partial period thereof to be lower than the target duty value that is to be controlled, and adjusting an average duty value in the entire duty period to follow the target duty value; a signal generating unit receiving a PWM control signal and generating the PWM signal of which the duty is adjusted according to the adjustment of the duty; and a driving controlling unit controlling driving of a motor in response to the detection signal of the hall sensor and the PWM signal. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099717 | CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR AN ELECTRIC FAN FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - A control circuit for an electric fan, has a MOSFET transistor connected essentially in series with the motor of an electric fan between the two terminals of a first D.C. voltage source and having its source terminal connected to the motor; a transistor driving stage, having an input intended to receive a pulse-width modulation control signal and an output connected to the gate terminal of the MOSFET transistor, and a bootstrap capacitor connected between a second D.C. voltage source and the source terminal of the MOSFET transistor. A controlled electronic switch having a parallel-connected diode for conducting current from the bootstrap capacitor to the motor is arranged between the bootstrap capacitor and the source terminal of the MOSFET transistor. The electronic switch has a control input or gate connected to the output of the transistor driving stage. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099718 | RIPPLE COUNTER FOR MULTI-POLE MOTORS - An electric motor includes at least one first brush and at least one second brush, which are arranged in a stationary fashion and arranged to contact a commutator that rotates with a rotor. The commutator includes at least one cylindrical section with a circumferential surface on which a plurality of segments are arranged with insulating sections interposed between them. In order to detect the rotating speed and position of the rotor, the motor includes brushes with asymmetric circumferential widths or angles or a stator with an uneven magnetization. The motor is arranged to detect only one signal when the rotor rotates for an angle between two adjacent segments. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099719 | MACHINE TOOL - A machine tool includes a main axis | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099720 | INTEGRATED POWER SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS WITH ENERGY STORAGE ELEMENT - Systems and methods for controlling a hybrid power architecture to provide fuel or energy savings. Recharge time of an energy storage device (ESD) is reduced through the application of a controlled potential and ESD recharge time management over the life of the hybrid system through manipulation of the ESD charge state window of operation. Fuel or energy savings is achieved by controlling the partial-state-of-charge (PSOC) window of the ESD based on a recharge resistance profile of the ESD and by controlling a charging potential applied to the ESD based on a recharge current and/or the estimated recharge resistance profile of the ESD. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099721 | COMBINATION ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM FOR SOLAR, WIND AND OTHER "NON-DISPATCHABLE" ENERGY SOURCES SERVING VARIABLE LOADS IN VARIOUS CONDITIONS - A compound energy storage system made up of two energy storage devices of different characteristics. The first device is a deep cycle lithium ion battery (or similar characteristics) and the second device is deep cycle lead-acid battery (or similar). Both devices are connected in parallel with control circuitry that manages the charging/discharging of each device in such a way that maximizes lifetime of the combined energy storage system when powering a load. First device acts as primary power source and is cycled daily under normal conditions. Second device provides additional power for periods of extended power draw and low temperatures, when the first device is unable to deliver sufficient energy or unable to take a charge. Excess power from external energy source or reserved in one of the devices shall be used to power components that will control device temperature and optimize overall performance of the storage system. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099722 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC POWER TOOL - The present invention is a power supply device for electric power tool that supplies an electric power to an electric power tool. The power supply device includes: an adapter configured to be electrically connected to the electric power tool; and a fuel cell configured to generate an electric power to be supplied to the electric power tool through the adapter, by causing an oxidation reaction between a fuel and an oxidant. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099723 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CELL BALANCING - A method for balancing multiple battery cells which are grouped into multiple battery modules includes: obtaining cell parameters of the battery cells, respectively; calculating an average cell parameter for each of the battery modules according to the cell parameters; identifying a donator module and a receiver module from the battery modules based upon the average cell parameter; and transferring energy from the donator module to the receiver module to balance the battery cells. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099724 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROGRAMMING RECHARGEABLE BATTERY CHARACTERISTICS - A method and system for programming rechargeable battery characteristics is provided. The system having: a memory component for storing user profiles; a power management integrated circuit; and a processor for retrieving the user profiles and directing power from the battery to the power management integrated circuit in accordance with the user profiles. The method consists of: determining the type of battery; retrieving user profiles stored in a memory component; and adjusting the battery characteristics according to the user profiles. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099725 | CLIP-ON CHARGING SYSTEM WITH VARIABLE CHARGING RATES - A charger for charging a battery of an electronic device is provided. The electronic device has a charging clip that clips to a structure of the charger. The structure has a plurality of conductive strips disposed thereon. The number of conductive strips contacted by a charging contact on the charging clip determines the amount of current provided to the electronic device for charging. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099726 | System and Method for Charging of Battery - A battery charging system for charging a battery with a plurality of battery cells. The battery charging system includes a battery charger and a battery management unit. The battery management unit includes a plurality of balancing circuits for controlling charging of each battery cell. The battery charging system can charge the battery in different stages depending on the voltage of each battery cell. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099727 | CHARGE CAPACITY PARAMETER ESTIMATION SYSTEM OF ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE - A charge capacity parameter estimation system for an electric storage device capable of charging and discharging is provided, which can accurately estimate a charge capacity parameter indicative of a charge capacity of the electric storage device. The charge capacity parameter estimation system for a battery includes an ECU and a sensor unit. The ECU estimates that an actual charge capacity of the electric storage device is less than an estimated charge capacity, when a charging state of the electric storage device is detected, in a case where a generated voltage of a power generator is controlled such that the battery executes a discharging operation to an auxiliary equipment. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099728 | CHARGER DEVICE - A charger device includes a switch, a rectification circuit, a DC/DC converter, and an automatic disconnecting circuit. The automatic disconnecting circuit is connected to the switch, the battery, the rectification circuit, and the DC/DC converter. The automatic disconnecting circuit automatically disconnects the charger device from the alternating current power source when the battery is fully charged. The automatic disconnecting circuit includes an inductor, a first resistor, a capacitor, a second resistor, a third resistor, a comparator, a switch element and a relay. The relay comprises a coil and a normally-open switch. The normally-open switch turns on or off according to the switch element to control a connection between the charger device and the alternating current power source. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099729 | COIL STRUCTURE FOR WIRELESS CHARGING AND WIRELESS CHARGING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - The wireless charging apparatus according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a control unit performing a general control of a wireless charging process; a driving unit connected to the control unit to generate a wireless power signal to be transmitted according to the control of the control unit; a transmission coil unit connected to the driving unit as a coil structure in a dumbbel form and transmitting wireless power according to the wireless power signal, the turn loop having a major-axis side of which one side is longer than the other side and at least one area is formed in a form depressed inwardly; and a sensing unit connected between the transmission coil unit and the control unit to detect whether the wireless charging receiver is positioned corresponding to the transmission coil unit and transfer the detected state to the control unit. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099730 | MULTI WIRELESS CHARGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The multi wireless charging apparatus of the present invention includes a control unit generally controlling a wireless charging procedure; a plurality of wireless charging units electrically connected to the control unit; and folding units connecting between the wireless charging units, the folding units each having a void therein, which passes through both lateral surfaces thereof, and thereby to be folded up or down. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099731 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT OF ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS FOR CHARGING A VEHICLE BATTERY - An arrangement ( | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099732 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CHARGING POWER AND WIRELESS CHARGING APPARATUS FOR THE SAME - Disclosed is a method for advance detection of output power, before arrival at a boundary frequency between an inband and an outband during frequency tracking in a wireless charging apparatus, the wireless charging apparatus including a first resonator resonating at a lower-limit frequency of the inband and a second resonator resonating at an upper-limit frequency of the inband, to adaptively adjust the frequency based on the power values output from the first and second resonators, and to determine a power transmission control value corresponding to the adjusted frequency, thereby enabling frequency control and power control within the inband. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099733 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMITTER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A method and a wireless power transmitter for transmitting charging power to a wireless power receiver are provided. The method includes applying the charging power to the wireless power receiver; determining whether a current value of the charging power is greater than a predetermined threshold; and driving the overcurrent protection circuit upon a determination that the current value of the charging power is greater than the predetermined threshold. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099734 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMITTER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A method and apparatus for controlling wireless transmission to a wireless power receiver in a wireless power transmitter is provided. The method includes transmitting charging power to the wireless power receiver; detecting whether a predetermined power tracking triggering event for adjusting an applied transmission power according to power information of the wireless power receiver occurs; and adjusting, upon determining that the predetermined triggering event has occurred, the applied transmission power. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099735 | INDUCTIVE CHARGING WITH SUPPORT FOR MULTIPLE CHARGING PROTOCOLS - A system and method for inductive charging with support for multiple charging protocols. In accordance with an embodiment, the system comprises a base unit having one or more charger coils, for use in inductive charging; and one or more components within the base unit and/or a mobile device for supporting multiple different charging protocols, for use with the mobile device. When a mobile device having one or more receiver coils or receivers associated with, is placed in proximity to the base unit, the system determines a charging protocol for use with the charger coil to inductively generate a current in the receiver coil or receiver associated with the mobile device, to charge or power the mobile device. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099736 | BATTERY CHARGER WITH LIGHTED TERMINAL CLAMP - A vehicle battery charger includes a pair of battery terminal clamps and a light source disposed on one or both of the terminal clamps. The terminal clamps are coupled to a battery charging base unit via cabling and configured to be secured to terminals of a battery, in order to convey electrical power from a charging power supply disposed in the base unit to the battery. The light source, powered by a separate power supply than the charging power supply, is used to provide illumination of the battery so that the terminal clamps may be correctly attached to the battery terminals. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099737 | BATTERY CHARGER WITH AUXILIARY USB CHARGING OUTLET - A vehicle battery charger including a charging base unit, a charging power supply disposed in the base unit, and a universal serial bus (USB) port disposed in the surface of the base unit are provided. The charging power supply provides charging power that is conveyed via cabling and a pair of battery terminal clamps to a battery needing charging. A secondary power supply disposed in the base unit and coupled to the USB port provides electrical power for powering and/or charging an external device that is coupled to the USB port. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099738 | VEHICLE BATTERY CHARGER WITH IMPROVED CABLE STORAGE - A vehicle battery charger including a base unit configured to store various cables and clamps are provided. A battery charging cable and pair of battery terminal clamps coupled to the charging cable may be stored in a compartment formed in the base unit when not in use, the clamps secured to pegs mounted within the compartment and a cover closing over the compartment. A grid power cable that provides electrical power to the battery charger may be wrapped around a channel formed in the base unit and secured in the channel with a retainer when not in use. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099739 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT - An electronic control unit includes a pilot voltage setting circuit that changes a voltage of a pilot signal in a stepwise manner, a processor that controls the pilot voltage setting circuit to change the voltage of the pilot signal, an input buffer that is disposed in a stage preceding a pilot signal input port of the processor, and an input buffer voltage setting circuit that changes an input voltage of the input buffer so as to be within a recommended input voltage range of the input buffer based on the change in the voltage of the pilot signal. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099740 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT - A processor of an electronic control unit performs at least one of a first diagnosis process of determining whether or not a switching element is abnormal based on a signal output from an abnormality diagnosis circuit in a state where a first diagnosis voltage supply circuit is controlled to supply a first diagnosis voltage to a control line and a second diagnosis process of determining whether or not a pilot signal line is abnormal based on the signal output from the abnormality diagnosis circuit obtained in a state where a second diagnosis voltage supply circuit is controlled to supply a second diagnosis voltage to the pilot signal line. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099741 | IN-VEHICLE CHARGE CONTROL SYSTEM - In an in-vehicle charge control system, a charge control section controls a charge device to start charging a traveling battery when a set determination section determines that a charge plug of an external power source is set to a charge port of a vehicle and a location determination section determines that the vehicle is at a location other than a base. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099742 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT - An electronic control unit includes a processor performing a process necessary for a charging control based on a pilot signal, an input circuit disposed in a stage preceding an input port of the processor, and a pseudo-signal supply circuit supplying a pseudo-pilot signal to a pilot signal line under the control of the processor, and the processor performs a malfunction diagnosis for the input circuit based on a signal state of the input port when controlling the pseudo-signal supply circuit to supply the pseudo-pilot signal to the pilot signal line. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099743 | TRANSMISSION LINE DIRECTIONAL AWARENESS - An apparatus includes multiple taps coupled to a power line segment. The apparatus also includes circuitry coupled to a charging station and coupled to the multiple taps, with the circuitry being configured to discriminate between communication signals propagating on a power line segment in the direction from the first end to a second end of the power line segment and communication signals propagating on the power line segment in the direction from the second end to the first end. The circuitry includes a signal processing unit in communication with each of the taps, wherein the signal processing unit is configured to control a phase for at least a portion of a signal for at least a first of the taps relative to a phase for a corresponding portion of the signal for at least a second of the taps. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099744 | METHOD AND CONTROL UNIT FOR CHARGING A VEHICLE BATTERY - A vehicle battery is charged by an authorized charging station. A first cryptographically protected communication link is set up between a charging control unit of the vehicle and the charging station after successful preliminary verification of a digital certificate for the charging station by the charging control unit of the vehicle. A second communication link is then set up between the charging control unit and an authorization server for charging stations. The charging control unit transmits information from the preliminarily verified digital certificate to the authorization server via the second communication link, which information is used by the authorization server to carry out an authorization check on the respective charging station. An authorization check result is transmitted from the authorization server to the charging control unit via the second communication link, which result is used to control a charging of the vehicle battery. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099745 | EXTERNAL POWER SOURCE VOLTAGE DROP COMPENSATION FOR PORTABLE DEVICES - A portable electronic device has a connector with a first pin and a second pin, and a battery charging circuit having an input coupled to receive current through the second pin to charge a battery of the device. The portable device also has a controller to determine whether the connector is coupled to an external power source (EPS) having a power converter circuit that can provide the current. The controller on that basis drives the first pin to stimulate the power converter circuit to raise voltage on the second pin. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099746 | OPTIMIZED BI-DIRECTIONAL BALANCING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A battery balancing method and system which includes a plurality of cells connected in series, a balancer for each cell, a monitor configured to determine a state of charge (SOC) of each cell, and a microprocessor. The microprocessor iteratively calculates a SOC error for each cell, based on a theoretical balancing of the Min Q cell and the Max Q cell, until the SOC error is less than or equal to a first threshold; and iteratively re-calculates SOC error based on a net charge or discharge time for each balancer until the SOC error is less than or equal to a second threshold; and when the SOC error is less than or equal to the second threshold, instructs each balancer to physically balance each respective cell based on the respective calculated net charge or discharge time when the second threshold is met. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099747 | CHARGE/DISCHARGE SYSTEM FOR BATTERY PACK - A charge/discharge system is provided to shuttle electric energy in a battery pack made up of battery cells connected in series. The charge/discharge system includes an electric energy storage, a switch, and a charge/discharge controller. The charge/discharge controller selectively places the switch in a charging mode to charge electric energy from one or a selected number of ones of the battery cells to one or a selected number of other ones of the battery cells to minimize a variation in state of charge among the battery cells. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099748 | BATTERY MONITORING APPARATUS - A battery monitoring apparatus for monitoring a battery condition of an assembled battery. In the apparatus, a monitoring unit is powered by the assembled battery and transitions from a normal mode, in which power supply from the assembled battery to the monitoring unit is maintained, to a dark-current mode, in which the power supply is partially interrupted, in response to a mode-switching instruction signal from a control unit. Upon reception of a mode confirmation signal from the control unit during the normal mode, the monitoring unit transmits a response signal to the control unit. The control unit transmits the mode-switching instruction signal to the monitoring unit, and thereafter transmits the mode confirmation signal to the monitoring unit. Upon reception of the response signal to the mode confirmation signal from the monitoring unit, the control unit determines that the dark-current mode of the monitoring unit is malfunctioning. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099749 | LEAD-ACID BATTERY - A flooded-type lead-acid battery in which charging is intermittently carried out in a short period of time and high-rate discharge to a load is carried out in a partial state of charge, wherein the charge acceptance and service life characteristics under PSOC are improved by using a positive plate in which the total surface area of the positive active material per unit of the plate pack volume is set in a range of 3.5 to 15.6 m | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099750 | BIDIRECTIONAL POWER MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES - Power management techniques are disclosed. For instance, an apparatus may include a bidirectional voltage converter circuit, and a control module that selectively operates the bidirectional voltage converter circuit in a charging mode and a delivery mode. The charging mode converts a voltage provided by an interface (e.g., a USB interface) into a charging voltage employed by an energy storage module (e.g., a rechargeable battery). Conversely, the delivery mode converts a voltage provided by the energy storage module into a voltage employed by the interface. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099751 | CHARGE/DISCHARGE CONTROL APPARATUS - An estimation unit estimates the amount of power consumption for each unit period of time. A rechargeable battery control unit controls the rechargeable battery such that an exceeding amount of power worth the amount of power exceeding a target amount of power during a unit period of time is charged into the battery, and power is discharged from the battery during a time zone wherein the target amount of power is exceeded, on the basis of the result of the estimation. When the battery needs to be charged in excess of the upper-limit value, the control unit charges the battery up to the upper-limit value during a time zone wherein the amount of power consumption estimated is light, and the amount of power that exceeds the upper-limit value is charged during a time zone that is close to the time zone wherein the target amount of power is exceeded. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099752 | BATTERY SYSTEM FOR PROTECTING BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FROM ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES - Disclosed is a system for protecting a BMS from electromagnetic waves, and more particularly, to a system for protecting a BMS from electromagnetic waves to prevent voltage sensing errors due to the electromagnetic waves generated by current from a battery cell. The system includes: a battery having a plurality of battery cells; a power relay assembly intermittently charging and discharging the battery; a battery management system (BMS) connected to the battery cell via a voltage sensing wire to predict a battery's SOC; and a housing surrounding the battery and the power relay assembly with one side of the outside of the housing having a separate section for therein for receiving the BMS so as to partition the BMS and the battery in different spaces. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099753 | HIERARCHICAL BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A hierarchical battery-management system mainly comprises a monitoring and equalizing module, an intermediary module, and a decision and communication module. The monitoring and equalizing module electrically couples with the battery cells, the intermediary modules electrically couple with the monitoring and equalizing module and the decision and communication module. The decision and communication module electrically couples with a power system or an electronic/electrical apparatus, and a hierarchical management structure constructed by the intermediary module to screen data and to transmit meaningful cell data to meet real time managing requirements of the large battery set. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099754 | BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND BATTERY MANAGEMENT METHOD - The present invention relates to a battery management system and a battery management method. The battery management system for managing a battery including at least one cell comprises: an SOH (State of charge) estimating unit for determining estimation parameters for estimating an SOC of the battery; and a controller for updating a pattern table for estimating a pattern of use on a charge and discharge cycle of the battery, based on the estimation parameters. The pattern table includes a plurality of pattern counters, and the plurality of pattern counters correspond to a plurality of estimation ranges, respectively. The controller determines to which estimation range from among the plurality of estimation ranges the estimation parameters correspond, and updates a value of a pattern counter corresponding to the determined estimation range from among the plurality of pattern counters. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099755 | LITHIUM BATTERY PROTECTION CIRCUITRY - A lithium battery protection circuit coupled to a lithium battery is provided. The lithium battery protection circuit includes an over-charge protection circuit and a logic circuit coupled to over-charge protection circuit. The logic circuit has a first logic output and a second logic output. The lithium battery protection circuit also includes a level shift circuit coupled to the logic circuit through the first logic output and the second logic output, and the level shift circuit is configured to convert the first logic output and the second logic output to high voltage levels in an over-charge protection state. Further, the lithium battery protection circuit includes a substrate switching circuit coupled to the level shift circuit and a power transistor coupled between a negative end of the lithium battery and an external circuit negative electrode. The level shift circuit includes a first inverter coupled to the second logic output, a plurality of PMOS transistors, at least one of which has high source-drain voltage and low gate-source voltage, and a plurality of NMOS transistors, at least one of which is a low-voltage NMOS transistor. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099756 | BACKUP POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Backup power supply systems and methods are disclosed. An exemplary method includes providing at least one battery module having a first register with at least one battery parameter. The method also includes coupling an intelligent interface converter (IIC) between the at least one battery module and an electrical load, the IIC having a second register with at least one battery parameter. The method also includes communicating the at least one battery parameter to a user for reporting and management operations. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099757 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING CHARGING IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for controlling charging in an electronic device for managing the electronic device, to stably charge a battery is provided. The method includes setting alarm such that a wake up signal is generated after a time elapses when entry into a suspend mode is requested during charging a battery or in a charging stop state, entering the suspend mode, waking-up and determining a state of the battery wake up, and turning-on or -off the battery charging according to the determined state of the battery. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130099758 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CHARGE CURRENT IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - An apparatus and method enable a charging power supply for a battery charge in a portable terminal regardless of the charge capacity of a charge cable for an external power supply. The apparatus for controlling a charge current in the portable terminal includes a detector for detecting power supplied to a battery and a charge capacity of a charge cable when the charge cable is connected to supply external power, and a charge integrated circuit (IC) for resetting a charge capacity of the portable terminal according to the capacity of the charge cable and controlling the power supplied to the battery according to an operation of the detector, when the charge capacity of the charge cable detected by the detector is not equal to the charge capacity of the portable terminal. | 2013-04-25 |
