21st week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120126612 | AC-DC POWER SUPPLY UNIT AND ASSOCIATED DEVICE - An external power supply unit (PSU) for an appliance includes rectification circuitry operable to convert an AC voltage from mains power lines to a DC voltage output, decoupling circuitry operable to decouple a broadband data signal from the mains power lines, timing circuitry operable to provide a signal representative of the mains AC voltage timing, and conveyance circuitry operable to convey the DC voltage output, a ground reference signal, the signal representative of the mains AC voltage timing, and the broadband data signal to the appliance, wherein the conveyance circuitry has no more than four conductors. The timing circuitry may be further operable to modulate the signal representative of the mains AC voltage timing onto either the DC voltage output or the broadband data signal. The timing circuitry may be a zero-crossing detector. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126613 | MIXED SIGNAL CONVERSION, ISOLATION, AND TRANSMISSION FOR AEROSPACE MULTI-CHANNEL DATA AND POWER INTERFACE SYSTEMS - An electrical power distribution system for a vehicle may comprise two or more independently grounded buses. An evaluation system may selectively connectable to either of the buses. The evaluation system may comprise a primary side; and a secondary side isolated from the primary side. The primary side may be connected to transmit evaluation data to the secondary side. The primary side may be grounded at a primary grounding level. The primary side may be connectable to either of the buses so that, when connected, the grounding level of the primary side is equalized with a grounding level of the connected bus. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126614 | AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - The main electric power source is connected to a lower-voltage side of a DC/DC converter by a first switch, and an electrical double-layer capacitor and a regulator circuit is connected to a higher-voltage side of the DC/DC converter. In addition, permanent magnets are disposed on a rotor so as to generate a magnetic field that is in a reverse direction to excitation by a field coil inside a claw-shaped magnetic pole portion of the rotor. A power supply control circuit controls opening and closing of the first switch so as to be in an open state when the engine is at rest, and so as to be set to a connected state after the regulator circuit is operated to make the alternator generate electric power to precharge the electrical double-layer capacitor after the engine is started. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126615 | Production Line Capable of Supplying Electric Power - A production line includes a carrier board having a power socket that has a plurality of power lines and a plurality of conductive elements connected to the power lines, respectively; a track having a track body and a pair of track sidewalls; a plurality of electricity-collecting tracks provided on the track body for supplying different power signals; and a plurality of guarding units, each of which has a supporting frame perpendicularly provided on the track body and a covering sheet connected to the supporting frame for covering the electricity-collecting tracks, a plurality of crevices formed between each of the covering sheets; wherein each of the conductive elements has a contact end penetrating and extending into each of the crevices and flexibly contacting each of the corresponding electricity-collecting tracks so as to receive the different power signals and transmit the different power signals to the power lines of the power socket. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126616 | REFERENCE VOLTAGE GENERATION CIRCUIT AND METHOD - A reference voltage generation circuit includes: a bandgap reference circuit, generating a plurality of initial currents with different temperature coefficients; a base voltage generation circuit, combining the initial current into a combined current, and converting the combined current into one or more base voltages; a bias current source circuit, generating one or more bias currents based on at least one of the initial currents; and one or more regulating output circuit, each converting a respective one of the one or more bias currents into an increment voltage and adding the increment voltage to the base voltage to generate a respective output voltage. Each output voltage may have its respective temperature coefficient. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126617 | INDUSTRIAL COMPUTER SET, POWER CABINET AND SYSTEM CABINET - An industrial computer set is provided and includes a power cabinet and a plurality of system cabinets. The power cabinet includes a power conversion module and a power cable distribution tray. The power conversion module is coupled between mains electricity and the power cable distribution tray. The power conversion module is used for converting a high-voltage AC power into a high-voltage DC power. Each of the system cabinets includes a plurality of system units and a shunt module. The shunt module is coupled between the power cable distribution tray and the system units. The shunt module receives the high-voltage AC power from the power cable distribution tray, and shunts the high-voltage AC power to the system units. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126618 | DC-DC CONVERTER CIRCUIT - There is provided a DC-DC converter circuit with which conduction loss between switching elements is lower than in the conventional art, which affords an increase in power conversion efficiency. A DC-DC converter circuit includes a first switching element including a first semiconductor switch and a first diode, a second switching element including a second semiconductor switch and a second diode, an inductor connected between the cathodes of the first and second diodes, and a third switching element and a fourth switching element provided so as to face in mutually opposite directions on the anode sides of the first and second, wherein a first voltage supply is connected between the cathode side of the first diode and the anode side of the second diode, and a second voltage supply is connected between the anode side of the first diode and the cathode side of the second diode. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126619 | HYBRID POWER SOURCE - A hybrid power system is comprised of a high energy density element such as a fuel-cell and high power density elements such as a supercapacitor banks. A DC/DC converter electrically connected to the fuel cell and converting the energy level of the energy supplied by the fuel cell. A first switch is electrically connected to the DC/DC converter. First and second supercapacitors are electrically connected to the first switch and a second switch. A controller is connected to the first switch and the second switch, monitoring charge levels of the supercapacitors and controls the switching in response to the charge levels. A load is electrically connected to the second switch. The first switch connects the DC/DC converter to the first supercapacitor when the second switch connects the second supercapacitor to the load. The first switch connects the DC/DC converter to the second supercapacitor when the second switch connects the first supercapacitor to the load. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126620 | METHOD OF SUPPLYING POWER VENT/DIRECT VENT WATER HEATER BACKUP POWER WHEN THE MAIN POWER IS OFF AND THE BACKUP POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM THEREOF - A backup power supply system of a water heater includes a power transforming device and a controller. The power transforming device generates a DC current with an initial voltage through sensing the temperature change under a low battery condition. The controller examines the initial voltage of the DC current and gives command to which device to supply power to the water heater or to amplify the initial voltage of the DC current for maintaining the water heater's normal work. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126621 | LIGHTING SYSTEM - A system includes an electrical load and a power storage system. The system includes a control assembly which controls the flow of a first power signal to the electrical load and power storage system. The control assembly controls the flow of a second power signal between the power storage system and electrical load. The system includes a housing which carries the power storage system and control assembly. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126622 | Autotransformer Traction Power Supply System Equipped With 2x27.5KV Outdoor Modularized Electric Apparatus In Electrified Railway - An autotransformer (AT) traction power supply system equipped with 2×27.5 kV outdoor modularized electric apparatus comprises a traction substation located beside an electrified railway, which connects with an up and a down line traction network at output terminal, a parallel apparatus located in the middle and the end of a feeder in the up and down line traction network, which functions as parallel power supply operation, and an over-zone apparatus located around a neutral section insulator between feeders of the up and down line traction network of two adjacent traction substations, which functions as over-zone power supply operation. The parallel apparatus connected with an AT equipment is a modularized electric apparatus which comprises four parallel power supply units. The AT equipment comprises four integrated AT substations which include the first AT, the second AT and an AT modularized electric apparatus. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126623 | PORTAL FOR HARVESTING ENERGY FROM DISTRIBUTED ELECTRICAL POWER SOURCES - A modular portal system and method for harvesting energy from distributed power sources. The distributed power sources include renewable and nonrenewable energy sources, which are coupled to a backplane. The backplane receives modular preconditioner modules and inverter modules, which are inserted into module slots. The preconditioner modules receive power from the distributed power sources via backplane connections and output conditioned DC power to a DC bus on the backplane. The inverters are coupled to the DC bus, receive the DC power, and convert the DC power to AC power. The backplane also includes a controller for selectively coupling the energy harvesting system to a power grid. The AC power generated by the inverter is selectively applied to the power grid and to local loads. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126624 | HIGH EFFICIENCY WIDE LOAD RANGE BUCK/BOOST/BRIDGE PHOTOVOLTAIC MICRO-CONVERTER - Series strings of photovoltaic (PV) modules with integrated dc-dc microconverters that can function in buck, boost, or an intermediate bridge mode based on the load can harvest more energy than conventional central-inverter architectures, especially when the arrays are partially shaded or when the modules are mismatched. The integrated multi-mode dc-dc converter includes a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithm that can track the true MPP, even when a PV module becomes partially-shaded, without scanning the entire output voltage range. The algorithm compares power levels only at a voltage that occurs when a bypass diode bypasses a portion of an associated PV module, and multiples thereof. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126625 | POWER MANAGEMENT WITH OVER VOLTAGE PROTECTION - This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods to provide an internal supply rail with over voltage protection using a host power source, an external power source, and a switch configured to receive indications of host and external power source validity. In an example, the switch can be configured to provide the internal supply rail using the host power source when the indication of host power source validity indicates a valid host power source and the external power source when the indication of host power source validity indicates an invalid host power source and the indication of external power source validity indicates a valid external power source. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126626 | DEVICE FOR SUPPLYING ELECTRICAL ENERGY FROM A PLURALITY OF STRINGS OF PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES TO A POWER GRID - In a device for supplying electrical energy from a plurality of strings of photovoltaic modules to a power grid that includes a connection terminal for each string of the plurality of strings, wherein each connection terminal includes an over-current protection component including a power switch for selectively disconnecting the respective string. The device further includes a central insulation monitoring unit providing an insulation status of the entire plurality of strings, and the power switch of each over-current protection component includes an all-pole disconnecting power switch that can be opened and closed by a controller via a motor in response to the insulation status provided by the central insulation monitoring unit to select and selectively disconnect a string having an insulation failure. The device is further configured to supply electrical energy from the remaining strings of the plurality of strings having no insulation failure. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126627 | SOLAR ARRAY REGULATOR BASED ON STEP-UP AND DOWN CONVERSION AND SOLAR POWER SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAME - A solar array system includes at least one solar array and at least one solar array regulator. The solar array regulator has an input port to be connected to the solar array, and an output port to be connected to a power bus. The solar array comprises a switching voltage converter comprising a step-down (PC | 2012-05-24 |
20120126628 | FREQUENCY CONVERTER - The inventions relates to a system for conditioning of power from a turbine, the turbine comprising at least one turbine blade ( | 2012-05-24 |
20120126629 | Controller, power inverter, photovoltaic power supply system, and method for controlling deactivation of at least one photovoltaic module - Various embodiments may provide a controller for photovoltaic power supply, configured to be connected with one or more photovoltaic modules and configured to be connected with an AC grid terminal, wherein the controller is configured to monitor the status of the AC grid power and to generate a signal for deactivation of the photovoltaic modules if the AC power is off, wherein the controller is further configured to generate the signal such that it controls the activation of the at least one photovoltaic module with an active signal having a non-zero signal voltage level and such that it controls the deactivation of the at least one photovoltaic module with an inactive signal, wherein the deactivation of the at least one photovoltaic module results in that the connections between a plurality of photovoltaic modules are interrupted or that the photovoltaic modules are short circuited. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126630 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDUCTIVE WIRELESS SIGNALING - A transformer includes first and second semiconductor substrates. The first semiconductor substrate includes a first circuit, a first coil providing a first impedance, and a first capacitor coupled in parallel with the first coil. The second semiconductor substrate includes a second circuit, a second coil providing a second impedance and inductively coupled with the first coil, and a second capacitor coupled in parallel with the second coil. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126631 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - It is desired to provide a wireless power transmission system which it is possible to more surely prevent the leakage of a microwave. A wireless power transmission system includes: a power transmission antenna configured to output a microwave from an output plane; a power reception antenna arranged in a position opposing to said output plane of said power transmission antenna in power transmission and configured to receive the microwave outputted from said power transmission antenna by an input plane; and a shield section configured to electromagnetically shield a space between said power transmission antenna and said power reception antenna from an external space by a plurality of outer circumference coil springs provided in an area which surrounds said output plane of said power transmission antenna. The coil spring bends along a convex section compared with a wire member when there is the convex section in a hit part. Therefore, good electromagnetic wave shield efficiency is obtained. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126632 | MULTIPLE POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - A multiple power supply device including a power consuming unit, a plurality of power supply units, and a plurality of switching units is provided. The power consuming unit receives a plurality of power good signals, and outputs a plurality of power control signals accordingly. The power supply units output a plurality of working voltages respectively, and meanwhile output the power good signals. When the power consuming unit is in a working state and one of the power good signals is enabled, the power consuming unit enables the corresponding power control signal. When the power consuming unit is in a working state and a part of the power good signals are enabled, the power consuming unit enables one of the power control signals corresponding to the enabled power good signals. The switching units transmit the corresponding working voltage to the power consuming unit according to the enabled power control signal. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126633 | Power supply switch circuit - A power supply switch circuit according to an aspect of the present invention includes a first switch element that is connected between a first power supply line and a second power supply line and switches connection and disconnection between the first power supply line and the second power supply line according to a first enable signal; a second switch element that is connected between the first power supply line and the second power supply line and switches connection and disconnection between the first power supply line and the second power supply line; and a switch control circuit that includes at least one logic gate supplied with power from the second power supply line and controls the second switch element. The switch control circuit controls the second switch element based on a second enable signal supplied to the switch control circuit and on a voltage of the second power supply line. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126634 | LIGHT-CONTROLLED POWER APPARATUS - A light-controlled power apparatus includes an insulating housing, a plurality of conductive terminals and a light-controlled circuit. The conductive terminals are disposed in the insulating housing and partially stretch out of the insulating housing for connecting with an AC power supply. The light-controlled circuit is disposed in the insulating housing and includes a power module, a control module and a switch module having a relay and a driving circuit. The power module is connected with the conductive terminals for getting and dealing with an AC input voltage to output an output voltage. The control module includes a light-detecting unit for detecting environment illumination intensity and then sending out a corresponding first signal, a light-detecting power unit for regulating the output voltage and then providing a work voltage for the light-detecting unit, and a switch control circuit unit capable of getting a second signal reflecting standard illumination intensity. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126635 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH INTERFACE PROTECTION FUNCTION - An electronic device, includes a connection interface, a interface circuit, a multi-way switch and a controlling unit. The connection interface includes a power pin. The multi-way switch is connected between the connection interface and the interface circuit. The controlling unit is connected to the connection interface and the multi-way switch, and is used to detect whether the electronic device is connected to other electronic device by detecting the voltage of the power pin of the connection interface, and turn on the multi-way switch when detecting the electronic device is connected to other electronic device, and turn off the multi-way switch when detecting the electronic device is not connected to other electronic device. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126636 | PHASE DIFFERENCE DETECTION METHOD, PHASE DIFFERENCE DETECTION CIRCUIT, AND WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A method used by a phase difference detection circuit for detecting a phase difference between two signals includes shifting a detected phase difference between the two signals by an offset value, outputting the detected phase difference, and controlling the offset value such that the outputted detected phase difference falls within a phase difference range between a lower limit and an upper limit. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126637 | Permanent Magnet Rotors and Methods of Manufacturing the Same - A rotor for an electrical motor includes a spindle, a plurality of sintered permanent magnets arranged around the spindle, a compacted powdered soft magnetic material at least partially surrounding the plurality of sintered permanent magnets, and a plurality of discrete regions of compacted powdered non-magnetic material at least partially surrounding the plurality of sintered permanent magnets. The discrete regions of non-magnetic material are at least partially embedded in the soft magnetic material and the soft magnetic material and the non-magnetic material couple the plurality of sintered permanent magnets with the spindle. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126638 | AUTOMOTIVE ALTERNATOR RECTIFYING APPARATUS - The circuit board includes: a first resin-molded body; a second resin-molded body; and a plurality of terminals each including: a positive electrode terminal portion to which is connected a lead of the positive-side rectifying element to be connected thereto; a negative electrode terminal portion to which is connected a lead of the negative-side rectifying element to be connected thereto; and a trunk portion that links the positive electrode terminal portion and the negative electrode terminal portion. The plurality of terminals are each held between the first resin-molded body and the second resin-molded body so as to be separated from each other such that the trunk portion is disposed between mating surfaces of the first resin-molded body and the second resin-molded body, the positive electrode terminal portion is inserted through the second resin-molded body, and the negative electrode terminal portion is inserted through the first resin-molded body. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126639 | STATOR HOUSING ASSEMBLY HAVING OVERMOLDED MAGNETS - A permanent magnet electric motor has a stator and a rotor. The stator includes a stator housing having opposed axial ends and magnets affixed to an inner surface of the stator housing, and overmold material overmolded around the plurality of magnets to securely hold the plurality of magnets to the inner surface of the stator housing. The thickness of the overmold material, as measured from the inner surface of the stator housing to an inner surface of the overmold material, is greater at edges of the magnets than at a center of the magnet. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126640 | ROTARY ACTUATOR - A rotary actuator includes a stator on which a sensor surface is arranged and a rotor configured to rotate about the stator. The rotor forms an actuating surface for the sensor surface. An interval fixing device such as a rotationally fixed sliding disk is arranged between the actuating surface and the sensor surface. A spring is configured to press the sensor surface towards the actuating surface. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126641 | STATOR COOLING DEVICE - A stator cooling device configured with a cylindrical stator main body that uses a rotation axis of a rotary electric machine as a central axis. A fixed portion is formed on an outer peripheral portion of the stator main body so as to protrude outward in a radial direction of the stator main body. A cooling medium flow passage includes an injection hole through which cooling medium is injected. The fixed portion is configured above a horizontal plane that passes through the central axis, and a peak portion that is farthest in the fixed portion from the central axis as viewed in an axial direction of the central axis. The injection hole opens toward the fixed portion above the outer peripheral portion of the stator and toward the first vertical plane side with respect to a second vertical plane that is a vertical plane that passes through the peak portion. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126642 | ELECTRIC MOTOR - An electric motor has a rotor, stator, and covers. A stator coil is a pre-wound coil inserted into slots of a stator core from its inner side. A no-lead-wire side coil end portion of the stator coil protrudes radially inward. A no-lead-wire side coolant chamber is liquid-tightly defined by the cover covering the no-lead-wire side coil end portion and a seal plate(s) that is attached from or on a radially inner side of the stator core so as to cover an opening between the inner peripheral edge of the cover and the inner peripheral edge of the stator core. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126643 | APPARATUSES USEFUL FOR COOLING WINDINGS OF ROTOR ASSEMBLIES - Braces that can be placed in the gap between adjacent rotor field windings to help secure the rotor field windings in place during operation and that help cool those windings. Rotor assemblies with cooling ducts, such as rotor body cooling ducts and pole body cooling ducts, that help cool rotor field windings. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126644 | WATERPROOF AND DUSTPROOF MOTOR HEAT DISSIPATION STRUCTURE AND FAN DEVICE USING THE SAME - A fan device includes a housing, a fan wheel assembly, a stator and an enclosure unit. The fan wheel assembly is located within the housing and includes a rotor and a plurality of blades. The stator is connected to a circuit board, and the enclosure unit encloses the stator and the circuit board therein, and is located within the housing. The enclosure unit has at least an extension portion located corresponding to the blades. Heat produced by the stator and the circuit board is transferred to the extension portion and then carried away therefrom by airflow that is sucked into the housing by the blades and blown to the extension portion, so as to cool the extension portion and produce a heat dissipation effect to the stator and the enclosure unit. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126645 | Frequency Converter for Controlling an Electric Motor - A frequency converter assembly includes a frequency converter, a motor, and an intermediate component. The frequency converter includes a converter housing with an opening. The motor includes a motor having a motor housing with a terminal block. The intermediate component is attached to the motor housing around the terminal block and is attached to the converter housing such that the intermediate component is between the housings with the terminal block being accessible through the opening of the converter housing. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126646 | INTERMEDIATE CONNECTION MEMBER, STATOR AND MOTOR - An intermediate connection member which electrically connects an output terminal of a bus bar installed inside a motor case with an external connection terminal located in a distance from the output terminal. The intermediate connection member preferably includes both of a terminal member which is connected to the output terminal and a connecting line which is connected to the external connection terminal. The connecting line is defined by binding a plurality of wire rods together. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126647 | Motor power connection box and three-phase motor - A motor power connection box including a housing, in which electrical motor connecting contacts and also power connectors are provided, and which further includes an electrical contacting arrangement adapted to connect the power connectors to the electrical motor connecting contacts according to specified power functions, and which includes a cover capable of being fitted on the housing. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126648 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE STATE OF A SAFETY BEARING OF A MACHINE - The invention relates to a method for monitoring the state of a safety bearing ( | 2012-05-24 |
20120126649 | SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR DYNAMOELECTRIC MACHINE - A connection ring assembly and connection ring support system for a dynamoelectric machine is provided. The connection ring assembly includes a plurality of connection rings, and a clamp element disposed around a portion of the connection rings. The clamp element provides axial and tangential support to the plurality of connection rings. The connection ring support system includes one or more primary spring bars connected to the connection ring assembly. The primary spring bars permit radial and tangential movement of the connection ring assembly. One or more secondary spring bars are connected to the primary spring bars, and permit axial movement of the connection ring assembly. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126650 | CONCENTRIC MOTOR POWER GENERATION AND DRIVE SYSTEM - An apparatus is provided and includes a hub, including first and second opposing faces, a first sidewall fixed at opposite ends thereof to the first and second opposing faces to define a first interior between the first and second opposing faces and a second sidewall fixed to one of the first and second opposing faces to define a second interior within the first interior, a first assembly, disposed within the second interior, to generate current from input mechanical energy and a second assembly, electrically coupled to the first assembly and disposed within the first interior, to generate mechanical energy from current associated with the current generated by the first assembly. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126651 | ELECTRIC MOTOR - It comprises stator including stator core having yoke and a plurality of teeth protruded from yoke, which is formed with slots between adjacent teeth, and rotor having rotor core and permanent magnet formed with a plurality of magnetic poles, which confronts tip ends of teeth via gaps, wherein rotor core is formed by rotor core materials circumferentially equally divided into the predetermined number of divisions, and the least common multiple being N for the number of slots and the number of magnetic poles and the least common multiple being M for the number of slots and the number of divisions, then N is equal to M. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126652 | Rotor Structure For A Fault-Tolerant Permanent Magnet Electromotive Machine - A rotor structure for a permanent magnet electromotive machine is provided. A back-core lamination is disposed around a plurality of permanent magnets. The back-core lamination comprises a plurality of high-reluctance regions arranged to attenuate asynchronous magnetic flux components while avoiding synchronous magnetic flux components. The asynchronous and synchronous magnetic flux components result from spatial harmonic components of a plurality of fractional-slot concentrated windings of a stator of the machine. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126653 | AXIAL-FLUX THIN-PLATE MOTOR - An axial-flux thin-plate motor is disclosed, which includes: a stator formed of an annular disk of silicon steel and comprising a plurality of teeth formed on one side of the annular disk, a plurality of insulation sleeves, each insulation sleeve having a shape which matches each tooth, and a plurality of coils, each coil formed around outside of each insulation sleeve, the coils connected and grouped to form n-phase windings in accordance with a phase number n of the motor; and a rotor formed of a ferromagnetic disk with a plurality of permanent magnets embedded on one side of the ferromagnetic disk. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126654 | PERMANENT MAGNET BRUSHLESS MOTOR - A permanent magnet brushless motor is provided. The motor includes a stator having a tubular-shaped member and a plurality of tooth members extending radially inwardly from the tubular-shaped member. Each tooth member has an arcuate-shaped convex surface disposed proximate to an interior region defined by the stator. Each arcuate-shaped convex surface is defined by a first radius that is rotated about a respective center point that is disposed radially outside of the stator. The motor further includes a rotor disposed within the interior region of the stator. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126655 | PERMANENT-MAGNET-LESS MACHINE HAVING AN ENCLOSED AIR GAP - A permanent magnet-less, brushless synchronous system includes a stator that generates a magnetic rotating field when sourced by an alternating current. An uncluttered rotor disposed within the magnetic rotating field is spaced apart from the stator to form an air gap relative to an axis of rotation. A stationary excitation core spaced apart from the uncluttered rotor by an axial air gap and a radial air gap substantially encloses the stationary excitation core. Some permanent magnet-less, brushless synchronous systems include stator core gaps to reduce axial flux flow. Some permanent magnet-less, brushless synchronous systems include an uncluttered rotor coupled to outer laminations. The quadrature-axis inductance may be increased in some synchronous systems. Some synchronous systems convert energy such as mechanical energy into electrical energy (e.g., a generator); other synchronous systems may convert any form of energy into mechanical energy (e.g., a motor). | 2012-05-24 |
20120126656 | ROTOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A ROTOR ASSEMBLY - A rotor assembly for an electric device includes a laminated stack of electric steel sheets defining a plurality of longitudinally extending grooves. A conductor bar is disposed within each of the grooves. Each of the conductor bars includes a first end and a second end extending longitudinal outward from opposing axial end surfaces of the laminated stack. The first end and the second end of the conductor bars include a macro-sized locking feature. A first end ring is cast in place over the first ends of the conductor bars, and a second end ring is cast in place over the second ends of the conductor bars. The macro-sized locking feature in the first ends and the second ends of the conductor bars mechanically interlocks with the cast in place first end ring and second end ring respectively. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126657 | ROTOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A ROTOR ASSEMBLY - A rotor assembly for an electric device includes a laminated stack of electric steel sheets defining a plurality of longitudinally extending grooves. A conductor bar is disposed within each of the grooves. Each of the conductor bars includes a first end and a second end extending longitudinal outward from opposing axial end surfaces of the laminated stack. The first end and the second end of the conductor bars include a textured surface having micro-sized surface irregularities. A first end ring is cast in place over the first ends of the conductor bars, and a second end ring is cast in place over the second ends of the conductor bars. The textured surface in the first ends and the second ends of the conductor bars mechanically interlocking with the cast in place first end ring and second end ring respectively. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126658 | ROTOR CORE FOR ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE - A rotor core for a rotary electric machine includes a plurality of ring-shaped core plates. The core plates are formed by joining arc-shaped segments. The core plate segments each include a protruding portion that is formed on one surface of each of the segments and has an end in the circumferential direction that is arc-shaped, and a recessed portion that is formed on the other surface and has an end in the circumferential direction that is arc-shaped, and to which the protruding portion of the core plate segment of another layer is fitted when the core plates are laminated. An interference fit is provided between the protruding portion width of the core plates and the recessed portion of the core plates in the radial direction and a loose fit is provided in the circumferential direction. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126659 | FULL ROUND STATOR ASSEMBLY AND ELECTROMAGNETIC MACHINE HAVING HIGH SLOT FILL - An electromagnetic machine has a rotor and a stator core. The stator core has a plurality of radially-extending teeth and a plurality of bridges having opposite ends secured to corresponding teeth. Stator windings are positioned at least partially in slots between the teeth. Each of the bridges is in a compressed configuration and includes a midsection radially offset from the ends. In a method of making an electromagnetic machine, stator windings are wound around the teeth of the stator core while the stator core is in an expanded configuration in which each of the slots is relatively wider and the configuration of the stator core is changed after winding, for example by compressing or otherwise deforming the bridges, to a compressed configuration in which each of the slots is relatively narrower. The bridges hold the teeth in the expanded configuration facilitating high slot fill without using a segmented stator. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126660 | ROTOR LAMINATION COMPRESSION SLEEVE FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE - An electric machine including a stator, and a rotor lamination assembly configured and disposed to rotate relative to the stator. The rotor lamination assembly includes a plurality of laminations that define an outer diametric surface. A rotor lamination compression sleeve extends about the outer diametric surface of the rotor lamination assembly. The rotor lamination compression sleeve exerts a compressive radial force on the rotor lamination assembly. The rotor lamination compression sleeve is configured and disposed to expand when subjected to a centrifugal force while still maintaining a compressive radial force. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126661 | Replaceable Ground Ring For Slip Ring Assembly - The present invention relates to slip ring assemblies with separately replaceable ground rings. Also provided are separately replaceable ground rings and methods of replacing such rings in slip ring assemblies, as well as kits for performing the same. The rings, assemblies, methods, and kits of the present invention are particularly useful in wind turbines and other applications where accessibility poses significant obstacles to maintenance operations. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126662 | POWER GENERATING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A power generating device includes a first substrate having a first electrode and a first positioning electrode being chargeable with a first polarity on a first surface, and a second substrate movable within a predetermined range from a static position in the planar direction of the first substrate and having a second electrode and a second positioning electrode being chargeable with a second polarity opposite to the first polarity on a second surface opposing the first surface. Overlapping the first positioning electrode and the second positioning electrode at least partially in plan view of the first substrate in the static position can cause the second substrate to return to the static position due to electrostatic attraction generated between the first positioning electrode and the second positioning electrode. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126663 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTROMECHANICAL CONVERTER - The present invention relates to a method for producing an electromechanical, for example piezoelectric, transducer, comprising the steps of: A) applying a monolayer of spacer elements ( | 2012-05-24 |
20120126664 | VIBRATOR ELEMENT, SENSOR UNIT, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF VIBRATOR ELEMENT, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SENSOR UNIT - A vibration gyro device has a base part and a pair of drive vibrating arms and a pair of detection vibrating arms respectively extended from both ends in a Y-axis direction of the base part. Further, adjustment vibrating arms extended from respective ends of connecting parts respectively extended from both ends in an X-axis direction of the base part in parallel to the drive vibrating arms are provided. At the end sides of the respective adjustment vibrating arms, spindle parts as wider parts are provided. On principal surfaces of the respective adjustment vibrating arms, adjustment electrodes as membranes for adjustment of leakage output of the vibration gyro device are provided. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126665 | METHOD FOR INFLUENCING, DAMPING, OR SUPPRESSING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OCCURRING DURING OPERATION IN A TURBOMACHINE BLADE, A TURBOMACHINE BLADE USEFUL FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD, AND A PIEZOELECTRIC DAMPING ELEMENT - In a method for influencing, in particular damping or suppressing, mechanical vibrations occurring during operation in a turbomachine blade ( | 2012-05-24 |
20120126666 | POWER GENERATING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND TRANSPORTATION APPARATUS - A power generating device which includes a transformation member that is transformed by receiving a transformation force in a transformation direction, a first piezoelectric device that is disposed on the transformation member, a second piezoelectric device that is disposed on the transformation member, an inductor comprising a resonance circuit including the first piezoelectric device, a switch that is disposed in the resonance circuit, and a control unit that controls the switch to be in a conductive state for a predetermined period by detecting a voltage generated in the second piezoelectric device as the second piezoelectric device is transformed in response to the transformation force being applied to the transformation member. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126667 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING ELECTRICAL ENERGY FROM THE KINETIC ENERGY OF WAVES - The invention relates to a method for obtaining electrical energy from the kinetic energy waves. According to said method, a device is provided in the water, comprising an electroactive polymer that can expand with the action of the waves. When the electroactive polymer expands, an electrical charge is applied at a specific time for a specific time interval. Said electrical charge is removed during the relaxation of the polymer, except for a residual charge. According to said method, the variables of the electrical target charge required for the operation of the method, and the time intervals for the beginning and end of the charging and discharging of the electroactive polymer are determined. The invention also relates to a system for obtaining electrical energy and to a computer program product comprising commands that can be implemented by a microprocessor for carrying out the calculations in the method according to the invention. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126668 | PIEZOELECTRIC RESONATOR ELEMENT AND PIEZOELECTRIC RESONATOR - A piezoelectric resonator element includes a piezoelectric substrate formed of an AT-cut quartz crystal substrate in which the thickness direction thereof is a direction parallel to the Y′ axis; and excitation electrodes disposed so as to face vibrating regions on both front and rear principal surfaces of the piezoelectric substrate. The piezoelectric substrate includes a rectangular excitation portion in which sides parallel to the X axis are long sides thereof, and sides parallel to the Z′ axis are short sides thereof; and a peripheral portion having a smaller thickness than the excitation portion and formed around the excitation portion. Each of side surfaces of the excitation portion extending in a direction parallel to the X axis is present in one plane, and each of side surfaces of the excitation portion extending in a direction parallel to the Z′ axis has a step. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126669 | COMPOSITE SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The composite substrate is a substrate used to manufacture an acoustic wave device, and includes a support substrate, a piezoelectric substrate, and a adhesive layer with which the support substrate and the piezoelectric substrate are bonded to each other. In the composite substrate, assuming that a surface of the piezoelectric substrate that is bonded to the support substrate is defined as a first surface and a surface at the side opposite to the first surface is defined as a second surface, the piezoelectric substrate is formed such that the first surface is inside the second surface when the first surface is projected onto the second surface in a direction perpendicular to the second surface. In other words, the composite substrate has an outer peripheral surface that is formed such that the circumference thereof increases toward the top surface of the piezoelectric substrate. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126670 | SPINDLE MOTOR - A spindle motor is provided, the motor including: a base plate; a PCB Printed Circuit Board arranged on an upper surface of the base plate; a bearing assembly coupled to the base plate; a stator coupled to a periphery of the bearing assembly; and a rotor rotationally coupled to the bearing assembly, wherein the base plate is formed with a foreign object inflow prevention fence to inhibit inflow of foreign objects into the stator and the base plate. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126671 | TRIDIMENSIONAL SHOW CABINET WITH EXPLOSION-PROOF FILM - The present invention discloses a stereo displaying cabinet with an explosion-proof film comprising: an outer frame with a transparent layer; an automotive explosion-proof film layer which is attached to the transparent layer of the outer frame; a stereo rack, wherein several displaying units are formed by several shelves; a base plate with a light source assembly at the rear of the shelves, wherein several light source units are secured on the base plate; a baffle which is disposed between the base plate with the light source assembly and the stereo rack; wherein the outer frame is connected to the base plate with a removable fit; the photic layer of the explosion-proof film is located at the side of the light source units. The stereo displaying cabinet according to the present invention can both attain the two objects of planar display and stereo display, having an excellent advertisement displaying effect. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126672 | CASING OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING BASE PLATE AND SUPPORTING POST - A casing includes a base plate and a supporting post extending upwardly from the base plate. The base plate and the supporting post are integrally formed as a single monolithic piece from the same material. The supporting post axially defines a fixing hole therein. The fixing hole has an opening at a top free end of the supporting post. The fixing hole includes a first section adjacent to the opening, a second section far from the opening and spaced from the first section, and a chamfer section between the first section and the second section. The first section has a diameter larger than that of the second section. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126673 | SERVER RACK - A server rack includes a main body, a pair of rails, and a pair of air guiding members. The main body includes two opposite sidewalls, each of which include a first flange defining a number of first through holes and define an air hole. The rails define a channel communicating with the air holes in the main body. Each air guiding member covers the corresponding air hole and includes a second flange that contacts corresponding first flange and defines a number of second through holes. A portion of the second though holes in each second flange and the corresponding first through holes are inserted by fasteners and the other second through holes and the corresponding first through holes without the fasteners inserted are reserved for directing cooling air to the channel via the air guiding members and the air holes. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126674 | Tool wagon - A tool wagon, includes: a wagon body and a working platform. The wagon body has a front side, a rear side, and two flanks including several drawers positioning on the front side. The drawer can be pulled and closed horizontally. The working platform is positioned on a top of the wagon body, including two trays and a tool shelf. The trays are capable of being pulled and closed toward said flanks respectively and each has several storage compartments and a head cover. The storage compartments are positioned on top of the trays and for placing different kinds of tools, especially small tools. The tool shelf is positioned below the two trays and above the drawers. When the two trays are close, the tool shelf is hidden in the tool wagon, so a usable area of the working platform is expanded. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126675 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device including a casing, a cover, a latching member, and a limiting member is provided. The casing has a space and a stopping portion on an inner wall of the casing and in the pace. The cover is detachably assembled to the casing for covering the space. The latching member on the inner wall of the casing and in the space has a body moving relative to the casing between a first position and a second position and a limiting portion with a limiting route. The stopping portion is in a moving path of the latching member. The limiting member is assembled to the casing and interferes with the limiting portion. When the limiting member interferes with the limiting portion, the body is limited at the first position and a third position between the first position and the second position relative to the casing. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126676 | Hands free waste container - A kitchen trash container system wherein a trash container drawer is movable within and without an enclosure, such as a kitchen sink cabinet. A latch type member is positioned at the lower portion of the drawer, activation of the latch member by a user causing the trash drawer to move outwardly with the assistance of a spring member from the cabinet along a pair of rail members. When the trash container drawer reaches it outward extent, trash can be removed or deposited in the container. Thereafter, the user pushes the trash drawer into position within the cabinet. A pulley type system within the enclosure connects the drawer to a member positioned at the rear of the enclosure to move and the drawer between open and closed positions. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126677 | Device for movable furniture part, and piece of furniture - The invention is a device for a movable furniture part, such as a door, shutter or drawer, that includes a first attachment part fitted on a basic structure and connected, via an articulation mechanism, to a second attachment part fitted on the movable furniture part that pivots the movable furniture part, and a damping device for damping the relative movement during pivoting of the movable furniture part. The damping device includes a damper housing and an internal part accommodated on the damper housing that are movable in relation to one another, where the damper housing or the internal part serves as a contact part which contacts, at least temporarily, a portion of the device during pivoting of the furniture part. An adjusting arrangement adjusts the damping. The adjusting arrangement is mounted to a predefined fitting position that is changeable and the damping device is secured in the predefined fitting position. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126678 | Apparatus for Retaining an Object - An apparatus including:
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20120126679 | REFRIGERATION UNIT HAVING A STORAGE SHELF - A refrigeration device, in particular a household refrigerator, includes at least one internal container having at least one storage shelf. An edge strip or framing element is attached along at least one edge portion of the storage shelf. Seated on the edge strip or framing element of the storage shelf along part of or all of its longitudinal extent is at least one outer profiled strip and connected by at least one snap connection, plug-in connection and/or clamp connection. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126680 | Refrigerator and receptacle assembly thereof - A refrigerator including a receptacle provided in a storage chamber of a main body so that the receptacle is moved forward from and backward into the storage chamber, a cover hingedly provided at the receptacle, and an interlocking unit to interlock forward and backward motions of the receptacle and hinged rotation of the cover when the receptacle is moved forward by a predetermined distance. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126681 | HIGH-FREQUENCY PLASMA SPARK PLUG - High-frequency plasma spark plug includes an insulator which has an axial hole extending in the axis direction, a center electrode inserted into a distal end side of the axial hole, a terminal electrode inserted into a rear end side of the axial hole, and being electrically connected to the center electrode, and a cylindrical main fitting mounted on an outer periphery of the insulator. With respect to a coaxial cable, the inner conductor is connected to the terminal electrode and the outer conductor is connected to the main fitting. High frequency power generated by a predetermined high-frequency power source is supplied via the coaxial cable thus generating high frequency plasma. The main fitting includes a large diameter portion which bulges radially outward and a connection portion which is brought into contact with the outer conductor. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126682 | SPARK PLUG WITH CERAMIC ELECTRODE TIP - A spark plug ( | 2012-05-24 |
20120126683 | SPARK PLUG - A spark plug exhibits excellent load life performance even when the resistor thereof has been thermally compacted at slightly varied heating temperatures. The spark plug includes an insulator having an axial hole extending therethrough along the axial direction; a center electrode inserted into a front end portion of the axial hole; a terminal electrode inserted into a rear end portion of the axial hole; a resistor disposed in the axial hole to be located between the center electrode and the terminal electrode, and containing at least an electrically conductive material and glass. The resistor contains 15.0 or more mass % of SiO | 2012-05-24 |
20120126684 | LIQUID METAL ION GUN - A liquid metal ion gun | 2012-05-24 |
20120126685 | LAMP FOR INCANDESCENT-LIKE COLOR QUALITY - A low pressure discharge lamp comprises a phosphor composition configured to provide a total light emission having characteristics within specified parameters, including color point above or substantially on the Planckian locus in the CIE standard chromaticity diagram; CCT of from about 2500 kelvin to about 3600 kelvin; general color rendering index Ra(8) of at least about 80; and special color rendering index R′a(14) of from about 72 to about 87. These novel lamps result in incandescent-like color quality while also having favorable efficacy. Also disclosed are phosphor blends which enable the achievement of such lamps. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126686 | FLOURESCENCE MATERIAL AND WHITE LIGHT ILLUMINATION ELEMENT - A fluorescence material and a white light illumination element are provided. The white light illumination element includes a light emitting diode (LED) chip, a first fluorescence material, and a second fluorescence material. The LED chip is configured on a substrate and emits an exciting light. The first fluorescence material and the second fluorescence material are configured on the LED chip. A composition of the first fluorescence material includes an aluminum nitride oxide doped with at least one of europium (Eu) and manganese (Mn). A first emitted light emitted by the first fluorescence material after the first fluorescence material absorbs the exciting light emitted from the LED chip and a second emitted light emitted by the second fluorescence material after the second fluorescence material absorbs the exciting light emitted from the LED chip are mixed to generate a white light. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126687 | NITRIDE PHOSPHOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE USING THE SAME - A phosphor and a manufacturing method thereof, and the light emitting device using the same are provided, wherein the composition formula of the phosphor is I | 2012-05-24 |
20120126688 | ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE - An organic electroluminescent device comprising: a substrate; a first electrode disposed over the substrate for injecting charge of a first polarity; a second electrode disposed over the first electrode for injecting charge of a second polarity opposite to said first polarity; an organic light emitting layer disposed between the first and the second electrode; and an encapsulant disposed over the second electrode, wherein the second electrode and the encapsulant are transparent to light emitted by the light emitting layer, wherein a cavity is provided between the encapsulant and the second electrode, and wherein an anti-reflective coating is provided on at least one side of the encapsulant for reducing reflection of light emitted by the light emitting layer so as to improve out-coupling of light from the device, said anti-reflective coating being transparent to light emitted by the light emitting layer. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126689 | Method For Producing An Organic Radiation-Emitting Component And Organic Radiation-Emitting Component - A method for producing an organic radiation-emitting component is provided, comprising the following steps: A) providing an organic radiation-emitting layer sequence ( | 2012-05-24 |
20120126690 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE - As an organic electroluminescence device that has an excellent emission characteristic, suppresses a change in chromaticity when driving at a high temperature and has excellent durability, the organic electroluminescence device includes on a substrate a pair of electrodes and a light emitting layer disposed between the electrodes, in which the light emitting layer contains a compound represented by the following Formula (1) and a specific metal complex is provided. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126691 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE - The organic electroluminescence device has, on a substrate thereof, a pair of electrodes and at least one organic layer including a light emitting layer between the electrodes, wherein the light emitting layer contains a phosphorescent complex material containing a specific monoanionic bidentate ligand and the device contains, in a layer sandwiched between the light emitting layer and a cathode, a compound represented by the following formula (1): | 2012-05-24 |
20120126692 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE - An organic electroluminescence device which has on a substrate a pair of electrodes and a light emitting layer sandwiched between the electrodes, characterized by containing in the light emitting layer a compound represented by the following formula (1) and a particular indium complex; | 2012-05-24 |
20120126693 | LIGHTING DEVICE - A highly reliable lighting device is provided at low cost by using a simple structure and a simple process. A lighting device with improved convenience, which has a shape suitable for a purpose and can respond to diversified applications is provided. A light-emitting panel which includes a light-emitting element provided over a flexible substrate and including an electroluminescent (EL) layer (the panel is also referred to as an “EL film”) is put in a glass housing. The EL film is flexible and thus can be provided in a variety of forms in accordance with the shape of the glass housing. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126694 | MERCURY-FREE HIGH INTENSITY GAS-DISCHARGE LAMP - The invention describes a mercury-free high intensity gas-discharge lamp ( | 2012-05-24 |
20120126695 | COLOR CONTROL FOR LOW WATTAGE CERAMIC METAL HALIDE LAMPS - The invention relates generally to ceramic metal halide lamps. More particularly, the invention relates to low wattage ceramic metal halide lamps having enhanced color control. In one embodiment according to the invention, such lamps may be characterized by a shank length (SL) to shank diameter (SD) ratio of between 5.1 and 15.5. Further, the lamp exhibits a sigma CCT of less than about 100° K. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126696 | METAL HALIDE LAMP - A metal halide lamp having a luminous tube formed of translucent alumina as translucent ceramic in which additives of halides are sealingly included to emit at least red, blue and green light components, wherein an energy rate of a red light component is set to 55% to 75% and an energy ratio of a blue light component is set to 15% to 25%. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126697 | CROSSOVER POINT REGULATION METHOD FOR ELECTRO-STATIC FOCUSING SYSTEMS - System that focuses electron beams in an electro-static area to a laminar flow of electrons with uniform distribution of current density and extraordinary demagnification includes a housing having a first interior portion and a second interior portion electrically insulated from the first interior portion. The second interior portion has an electric field-free space. An electrode system is disposed in the first interior portion and includes a cathode assembly and at least one anode assembly. The cathode assembly generates an electron beam that passes through each anode assembly and then into the electric field-free space in the second interior portion. A position of a crossover point on a longitudinal axis maybe regulated by varying dimensions of a substantially cylindrical portion of the anode assembly and a substantially cylindrical portion of a near-cathode electrode assembly. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126698 | LED ANTI-COLLISION LIGHT HAVING A XENON ANTI-COLLISION LIGHT POWER SUPPLY - Methods and systems for easily integrating a light-emitting diode (LED) light assembly with an existing xenon power supply. An exemplary system includes a xenon power supply that includes an energy storage device and a device that commands the energy storage device to discharge the stored energy and transmit a trigger signal after a predefined amount of time since at least one of a previous discharge or a beginning of initial charge of the energy storage device. The LED light assembly includes one or more LEDs and a current regulator that receives the discharge from the storage device and regulates current to the LEDs based on LED requirements. The LED light assembly also includes a processing device that receives the trigger signal, resets and begins a timer upon reception of the trigger signal and deactivates the current regulator when the timer has reached predefined threshold. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126699 | LED Light Bulb with Battery Backup and Remote Operation - An LED lighting device is presented for both general illumination and emergency backup lighting. The device has an outer bulb shell with air vents to release heat. A metal threaded base is adapted to fit into a standard incandescent bulb socket and to allow electrical current to flow into the device. Housed within the outer bulb shell, and removably connecting the shell to the metal base is a lighting assembly. The lighting assembly is a cylindrical structure comprising bright LEDs arranged along its outer surface, some of which are powered via wall outlet power from the metal base of the device, while others utilize an internal battery power source housed within the assembly. The battery powered LEDs may be remotely activated by a remote control means. Use of the remote control sends a signal to a signal receiving means on or within the device that directs the backup LEDs to illuminate. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126700 | Integrated Exit Signs and Monitoring System - A monitoring system has integrated exit signs, which preferably have electroluminescent elements. The signs connect to internal wiring of a building, but local power sources can provide emergency power if building power is lost. Controllers on the signs communicate with a central workstation using building wiring and/or wireless communication. The controllers have one or more automated features for monitoring operation of the exit signs and the surrounding environment. These automated components, including an intensity sensor, an ambient light sensor, a temperature sensor, a smoke detector, a camera, a speaker, a microphone, a motion detector, an RFID detector, and the like. Because the signs are widely distributed throughout the building, operators can get detailed information of the building environment, security, fire, smoke, temperature, etc. The exit signs can store this information locally and can communicate useful information using a communication link to the central workstation. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126701 | System And Apparatus For Cathodoluminescent Lighting - A cathodoluminescent lighting system has a light emitting device having an envelope with a transparent face, a cathode for emitting electrons, an anode with a phosphor layer and a conductor layer. The phosphor layer emits light through the transparent face of the envelope. The system also has a power supply for providing at least five thousand volts of power to the light emitting device, and the electrons transiting from cathode to anode are essentially unfocused. Additional embodiments responsive to triac-type dimmers with intensity and color-changes in response to dimmer control. A power-factor-corrected embodiment is also disclosed. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126702 | LIGHT SOURCE TEMPERATURE MONITOR AND CONTROL - A light source comprising a light emitter; a heat sink coupled to the light emitter; and a temperature sensor substantially adjacent to the light emitter. A first thermal time constant associated with the temperature sensor is less than a second thermal time constant associated with a radiation surface of the heat sink. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126703 | DRIVING APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD OF LED DEVICE - A driving apparatus of an LED device is provided. The LED device includes a plurality of LED channels, and each LED channel includes a plurality of LEDs connected in series. A power converter has an output terminal connected to a first terminal of each LED channel, and converts an input voltage into an output voltage to output the output voltage to the output terminal. A plurality of current controllers correspond to the plurality of LED channels, respectively. Each current controller is connected to a second terminal of a corresponding LED channel, and controls a current of the corresponding LED channel. The voltage sensor outputs a sensed voltage corresponding to the output voltage of the output terminal. The fault controller determines whether to stop operation of the power converter by comparing the sensed voltage with a reference voltage. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126704 | MODULATABLE LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE - Described is an (organic) light-emitting diode ((O)LED) wherein the light-emitting layer comprises a blend of an electroluminescent semiconducting material with a ferro-electric material. Either of the electrodes forms a modulatable injection barrier with the ferro-electric material, the modulation requiring a voltage V | 2012-05-24 |
20120126705 | LIGHTING CONTROL DEVICE HAVING A TOUCH SENSITIVE USER INTERFACE - The present invention relates to a control device adapted to control properties of light emitted from a light source. The control device may comprise a touch-sensitive user interface adapted to visually indicate a range of available values representing at least one of the properties and to enable a user to control the represented property on the basis of a location touched on the touch-sensitive user interface. The controlled property may be adjusted by means of a communication unit adapted to communicate to the light source control signals corresponding to user input. The user interface may comprise at least one discontinuity-indicating element adapted to visually indicate a step discontinuity in the range of available values representing the at least one property. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126706 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE INCLUDING DOPPLER SENSOR - An illumination device includes a cover; a lamp including a light emitting unit; and a doppler sensor including a receiving unit, disposed on the same side as the lamp with respect to a first plane including a surface of the cover facing the lamp. In a cross section that intersects the receiving unit and is orthogonal to a central axis of the light emitting unit, “θ” between a boundary line of a detectable range of the receiving unit close to the lamp and a normal to the first plane, “d” between the central axis and the first plane, “r” of the light emitting unit; “y” between the first plane and the receiving unit; and “x” between the receiving unit and a second plane that includes the central axis of the light emitting unit and is orthogonal to the first plane satisfy the following equation. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126707 | DETERMINISTICALLY CALCULATING DIMMING VALUES FOR FOUR OR MORE LIGHT SOURCES - An intelligent light source deterministically calculates luminous flux levels of individual color sources of four or more light sources without a look-up table to determine the luminous flux levels. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126708 | LED DRIVE CIRCUIT AND LED ILLUMINATION APPARATUS - An LED drive circuit that is connectable to a phase control type of light adjuster and receives a voltage based on an a.c. voltage to drive an LED load, the LED drive circuit has a structure which includes:
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20120126709 | Lighting System having a Power Supply Apparatus, Control Apparatus for a Lighting System, and Method for Controlling a Lighting System - A lighting system comprising a power supply apparatus ( | 2012-05-24 |
20120126710 | CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR DRIVING LIGHT SOURCES - Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide circuits and methods for driving light sources, e.g., a light-emitting diode (LED) light source. In one embodiment, a lamp includes a rectifier rectifying an AC voltage to a rectified AC voltage, an LED light source, and a switch coupled to the LED light source in series controlling a current through the LED light source according to a predetermined current reference. The LED light source and the switch coupled in series receive the rectified AC voltage while the switch is controlled linearly. | 2012-05-24 |
20120126711 | PLANAR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A sensor circuit or a display apparatus from which a highly accurate sensor output can be obtained includes a photodiode, a capacitor that is connected to the photodiode via an accumulation node and accumulates charges according to an electric current in the photodiode; a sensor switching element transistor that causes the accumulation node and an output line to be conductive with respect to each other in response to a readout signal and outputs an output signal according to the potential of the accumulation node to the output line; a variable capacitor that is provided between the accumulation node and an input electrode, and whose capacitance varies when a pressure is applied by a touching operation; and a control switching element transistor to which a control signal for switching conduction and non-conduction between the variable capacitor and the accumulation node is input. | 2012-05-24 |