29th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130181523 | Chip Level Integration of a Boosted Class-D Amplifier and Integrated LED Flash Driver - A single integrated circuit includes a single boost converter, a first circuit, a second circuit, and a controller. The single boost converter supplies power to the first and second circuits. The controller receives an operational mode signal and in response to the operational mode signal, drives the single boost converter to respectively provide power to the first and second circuits. When the first and second circuits are simultaneously active, the controller manages an operation of the first circuit so that proper operation of the second circuit is maintained. The first circuit may be an LED flash driver, and the second circuit may be an audio amplifier, such as a Class-D audio amplifier. The controller manages an operation of the audio amplifier so that a sufficient amount of current is supplied to the LED flash driver for proper operation of the LED flash driver. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181524 | ADVANCE POWER-SAVING POWER SOCKET FOR POWER SAVING SYSTEM - An advance power-saving power socket for power saving systems includes a socket body which includes an extension cord and has a master socket and at least one slave socket, wherein the slave sockets are connected in parallel with each other at first, and then connected in series with a slave socket temperature sensitive switch and linked with both ends of the power input end on the slave socket control loop. So the master socket is connected in series with the parallel-connected master socket temperature sensitive switch and first heater, and then connected in parallel with the power input end, so as to use the working temperature produced by the current flowing through the first heater of the master socket control loop for controlling over the closed or open state of the slave socket control loop and shunt the current of the master socket control loop. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181525 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A HIGH SPEED, HIGH VOLTAGE PULSE POWER GENERATOR - A pulse generator system and method, including an inductive storage device configured to perform a charging process using a high current received from a first power supply; and a switch that is powered by a second power supply and configured to receive a step signal through a gate driver for controlling a repetition rate of the inductive storage device charging process and a pulse repetition frequency (PRF) of an output pulse. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181526 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A power supply system provided with a plurality of battery units, a power converter connected to parallel connection lines and including a bidirectional DC/AC converter circuit or a bidirectional voltage converter circuit, and a master controller for controlling the power converter, wherein the master controller: receives a switch state signal expressing that selection switches are actually closed; causes the power converter to operate after at least a prescribed standard number of the selection switches are closed; calculates target charge/discharge power according to the number of storage battery control units connected to the power converter on the basis of the switch state signal; and controls the power converter in such a manner that the target charge/discharge power is reached. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181527 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY COLLECTION AND CONVERSION - A circuit for an energy collection system is provided that includes one or more strings that are configured to couple to an electrical load. Each of the one or more strings comprises one or more string members that are coupled to each other in series. Each of the one or more string members comprises (i) a connection to receive an output from an energy output device, and (ii) an inverter configured to convert the output of the energy output device into alternating current (AC) energy. The circuit includes a controller that controls the output that is provided by the one or more strings by controlling the individual string member. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181528 | REDUNDANT CONTROL SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR PARALLEL INVERTER INSTALLATIONS - Systems, methods, and devices are provided for redundant control of parallel inverter installations. In one example, a parallel uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system may include several inverter feed paths and several UPS controllers. The inverter feed paths may supply double-conversion power to a load. The UPS controllers may be communicatively coupled to one another via at least two redundant data busses. The UPS controllers may operate in conjunction with one another to control the plurality of feed paths. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181529 | Power Converter Circuit with AC Output - A power converter circuit includes output terminals configured to receive an external AC voltage. At least one series circuit has at least two converter units. Each converter unit includes input terminals configured to be coupled to a DC power source. Output terminals provide an AC output current. The at least one series circuit is connected between the output terminals of the power converter circuit. A voltage measurement circuit is connected between the output terminals of the power converter circuit and configured to provide at least one measurement signal that includes information related to phase and frequency of the external AC voltage. At least one of the converter units is configured to receive the at least one measurement signal and is configured to regulate the generation of the AC output current dependent on the at least one measurement signal. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181530 | Power Converter Circuit with AC Output - A power converter circuit includes output terminals configured to receive an external voltage. A series circuit includes a number of converter units, each including input terminals configured to be coupled to a DC power source and output terminals configured to provide an output current. The series circuit is connected between the output terminals of the power converter circuit. A synchronization circuit is configured to generate a synchronization signal. The power converter circuit can be operated in a normal operation mode. In the normal operation mode, the synchronization circuit is configured to generate the synchronization signal dependent on the external voltage. In the normal operation mode, at least one converter unit of the plurality of converter units is configured to receive the synchronization signal and to regulate a generation of the output current such that a frequency and/or a phase of the output current is dependent on the synchronization signal. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181531 | Power Converter Circuit with AC Output - A power converter circuit includes output terminals configured to receive an external voltage. A series circuit with a number of converter units is connected between the output terminals of the power converter circuit. Each converter unit includes input terminals configured to be coupled to a DC power source and output terminals configured to provide an output current. At least one converter unit of the converter units includes a signal generator configured to receive a synchronization signal and to generate a continuous synchronization signal from the synchronization signal. The power converter circuit can be operated in a normal operation mode. In the normal operation mode, the at least one converter unit is configured to regulate generation of the output current such that a frequency and/or a phase of the output current are dependent on the continuous synchronization signal. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181532 | HIGH-VOLTAGE POWER CONVERTER - The present invention relates to a high-voltage power converter comprising a number of controllable switching valves, each switching valve comprising a plurality of series connected switching units, the high-voltage power converter further comprising a resonance circuit comprising a link inductor and a link capacitor, and a plurality of clamping circuits connected in series, each clamping circuit comprising a clamping capacitor and a clamping switching unit. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181533 | POWER CONVERTER FOR A SOLAR PANEL - A solar array power generation system includes a solar array electrically connected to a control system. The solar array has a plurality of solar modules, each module having at least one DC/DC converter for converting the raw panel output to an optimized high voltage, low current output. In a further embodiment, each DC/DC converter requires a signal to enable power output of the solar modules. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181534 | THROUGH-CHIP INTERFACE (TCI) STRUCTURE FOR WIRELESS CHIP-TO-CHIP COMMUNICATION - A transformer for RF and other frequency through-chip-interface (TCI) applications includes multiple chips in wireless electronic communication with one another in three-dimensional integrated circuit, 3DIC, technology. Each of the chips includes an inductor coil and a matching network that matches the impedance of the inductor coil. The matching network is electrically coupled between the inductor coil and further components and circuits formed on the chip. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181535 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER - A wireless power transmitter can include a transmitting coil configured to wirelessly transmit power to a receiving coil. The wireless power transmitter can include a shield residing on a given side of a substrate spaced apart from the transmitting coil. The shield can be configured to filter an electric field induced by the transmitting coil. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181536 | ICPT SYSTEM, COMPONENTS AND DESIGN METHOD - A method for removing the effects of metallic objects in an inductively coupled power transfer system by providing a metallic casing around transmitting and/or receiving coils and compensating for their effect in the design of transmitting and/or receiving circuits. Whilst incurring some loss in performance this design reduces variability due to different metallic influences in an operating environment. Power transmitters and receivers and a system including the power transmitter and the power receiver are also disclosed. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181537 | POWER RECEIVING DEVICE, POWER TRANSMITTING DEVICE AND CONTROL DEVICE - There provided a power receiving device connectable with a first load circuit operating according to AC power from a power transmitting device in which the power receiver receives the AC power from the power transmitting device via magnetic coupling, the impedance adjuster is capable of converting at least one of voltage and current of the AC power received at the power receiver, the controller controls increase in output voltage of the power transmitting device, the AC power is supplied to the first load circuit via the impedance adjuster when the first load circuit is connected to the power receiving device, and the controller controls the impedance adjuster such that an input impedance of the impedance adjuster is lower than an input impedance of the first load circuit during at least a part of a time period where the output voltage of the power transmitting device is increased. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181538 | System for Medical Treatment - The present invention refers to a system for medical treatment comprising a medical device and a separate hand-held device. The medical device comprises an energy-receiving unit and the separate hand-held device comprises a housing and an energy-transfer unit to transfer energy to be used at least in part for performing medical treatment to the energy-receiving unit of the medical device when the energy-receiving unit and the energy-receiving unit are in an energy-transfer position. The system further comprises at least one position sensor adapted to detect at least when the energy-transfer unit and the energy-receiving unit are in the energy-transfer position. The system further comprises a controller for controlling the energy-transfer unit such that the transfer of energy needed for medical treatment from the energy-transfer unit to the energy-receiving unit is enabled only when the energy-transfer unit and the energy-receiving unit are in the energy-transfer position. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181539 | ADAPTIVE WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for wireless power transfer is provided. The system includes a monitoring function to monitor control parameters and an input source that supplies power to a wireless power transmitter, wherein the wireless power transmitter operates with a wireless power receiver to supply a charging current to a load. A controller can be configured to receive the control parameters from the monitoring function and to control an adjustable operating point for the wireless power transmitter which controls the charging current delivered to the load via the wireless power receiver, wherein the controller commands a maximum power operating point for the wireless power transmitter when the input source is detected at or above a predetermined threshold and commands a reduced power operating point for the wireless power transmitter when the input source to the wireless power transmitter is detected below the predetermined threshold. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181540 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - In a multi-core semiconductor device, a data bus between CPUs or the like consumes a larger amount of power. By provision of a plurality of CPUs which transmit data by a backscattering method of a wireless signal, a router circuit which mediates data transmission and reception between the CPUs or the like, and a thread control circuit which has a thread scheduling function, a semiconductor device which consumes less power and has high arithmetic performance can be provided at low cost. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181541 | WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER - Disclosed is an apparatus for use in wireless energy transfer, which includes a first resonator structure configured to transfer energy non-radiatively with a second resonator structure over a distance greater than a characteristic size of the second resonator structure. The non-radiative energy transfer is mediated by a coupling of a resonant field evanescent tail of the first resonator structure and a resonant field evanescent tail of the second resonator structure. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181542 | DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING ELECTRIC POWER FROM A WALL TO A WING FASTENED TO SAID WALL IN A HINGED MANNER - A device for transmitting electrical power from a wall to a wing attached thereto about a hinge axis includes a wall part fastened to the wall. A wing part is fastened to the wing. A primary coil arranged on the wall part comprises an end side, a primary coil winding and a primary coil housing with ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic properties. The primary coil housing is open on an end side facing the wing part and substantially covers the primary coil winding on an opposite end side. A secondary coil arranged on the wing part comprises a secondary coil winding and a secondary coil housing with ferrimagnetic or ferromagnetic properties. The secondary coil housing is open on an end side facing the wall part and substantially covers the secondary coil winding on an opposite end side. The end sides of the primary coil and the secondary coil face each other. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181543 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING SIGNALS BETWEEN A WALL AND A LEAF FASTENED TO THIS WALL USING HINGES AROUND A HINGE AXIS - A method for transmitting a signal between a wall and a leaf hinged to the wall around an articulation axis includes providing a first signal transmission coil comprising a face side on the wall or on the leaf. A second signal transmission coil comprising a face side is provided on the wall or on the leaf. A carrier voltage is modulated via the signal to be transmitted so as to obtain a modulated carrier voltage. The modulated carrier voltage is applied to the first signal transmission coil so as to generate a secondary voltage modulated by the signal to be transmitted in the second signal transmission coil via an inductive coupling. The first signal transmission coil and the second signal transmission coil are arranged symmetrically with respect to the articulation axis and to face each another on their respective face sides. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181544 | EMERGENCY STOP METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOTS - An emergency stop system for an autonomous mobile robot includes a base unit connected to the robot and an element engageable by a user extending from the base unit. The element is movably held by the base unit in an operation mode position. The base unit includes a mechanism for detecting the presence of the element in the operation mode position and triggering an emergency stop of the robot when the element is moved out of the operation mode position by the user. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181545 | DRIVE DEVICE CAPABLE OF GENERATING A DRIVING OUTPUT BASED ON A MAGNETIC FIELD - A drive device capable of generating a driving output based on a magnetic field includes multiple magnetic and conductive strips adjacently but electrically isolatively positioned on a face. One of the magnetic and conductive strips has a current input end, while another has a current output end. The magnetic and conductive strips are magnetizable in the same direction to form a magneto-conductive section. Multiple bridging conductor members are bridged between opposite ends of the adjacent magnetic and conductive strips to together form a coil structure. When current flows with the angle contained between the direction of the current flowing through the magnetic and conductive strips and the magnetization direction not zero, the magnetic lines are conducted and concentrated on the magneto-conductive section to achieve a net Lorentz force for pushing the drive device. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181546 | LINEAR MOTOR FOR LIFTING AND LOWERING SUCTION NOZZLE, AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MOUNTING APPARATUS - The linear motor includes: a frame; a slider having an mounting portion to allow the suction nozzle to be coupled thereto, wherein the slider is support by the frame in a movable manner in an up and down direction; a plurality of permanent magnets fixed to the slider while being aligned in the up and down direction; a spring member installed between the frame and a region of the slider spaced from the fixation position of the permanent magnets in the up and down direction, to bias the slider upwardly; a coil supported by the frame in such a manner as to be opposed to the permanent magnets; and an encoder supported by the frame in side-by-side relation with the coil in the up and down direction and adapted to detect a movement of the slider. The encoder and the spring member are arranged side-by-side in a horizontal direction. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181547 | ELECTRIC MOTOR COMPRISING IRON CORE HAVING PRIMARY TEETH AND SECONDARY TEETH - An electric motor includes a rotor including an iron core and a plurality of windings, and a stator including a plurality of permanent magnets forming a plurality of poles. The iron core has a plurality of primary teeth around each of which a winding is wound and a plurality of secondary teeth around each of which no winding is wound. The primary teeth and the secondary teeth are formed alternately with each other. The electric motor is configured such that a ratio between the number of poles formed by the permanent magnets of the stator and the number of phases formed by the windings of the rotor is 4m:3n (m and n are any natural numbers, excluding the case where m:n=2:3 is satisfied). | 2013-07-18 |
20130181548 | LINEAR ACTUATOR - A linear actuator is provided with an outer tube and an inner tube inserted in the outer tube so as to be free to slide. The linear actuator is also provided with a rod erected at a central axis part of the inner tube and forming an annular space between the rod and the inner tube, a rod guide which slides along an inner surface of the outer tube and guides the rod along an axial direction, a plurality of permanent magnets arranged along the axial direction in the rod, and a plurality of coils retained by the outer tube so as to face the permanent magnets. A cooling fluid is filled in an internal space formed between the outer tube and the inner tube. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181549 | High Torque Low Inductance Rotary Actuator - An electromechanical rotary actuator includes a rotor and a stator having one or more slots into which one or more coils are placed. The stator includes a rotor position restoring means which overcomes cogging outside a desired rotation range. The rotor position restoration means may include one or more restoring magnets or optionally include a contoured cavity within the stator proximate the rotor. One stator includes teeth having contoured ends forming a portion of the aperture within which the rotor operates. Distal ends of the teeth form a relatively large gap compared to typical actuators, wherein the gap is sized to the rotor magnet. An actuator desirably having a high torque constant, low coil resistance and a low coil inductance is provided. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181550 | ELECTRIC MOTOR - A housing assembly for an electric motor having a rotor shaft rotatable about an axis includes a housing cover and a housing case. The housing cover defines a first bearing seat for rotatably supporting a first portion of the rotor shaft. The housing case defines a second bearing seat for rotatably supporting a second portion of the rotor shaft. At least one of the housing cover and the housing case includes a plurality of mounting lugs substantially circumferentially evenly spaced about the shaft axis for mounting the electric motor to a surface. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181551 | PERMANENT MAGNET ROTOR WITH FLUX CONCENTRATING POLE PIECES - A permanent magnet machine is provided including a stator and a rotor, the rotor being adapted to rotate relative to the stator, the rotor including a plurality of permanent magnets separated in the circumferential direction from each other by radially extending rotor pole pieces for concentrating the magnetic flux from the permanent magnets, the stator having a structure that defines radial limits of an air gap between the stator and the rotor for communicating magnetic flux between the stator and the rotor, wherein at least some of the permanent magnets extend radially outside the radial limits of the air gap as defined by the stator structure. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181552 | SUPERCONDUCTING ELECTRICAL MACHINE HAVING A CONNECTION DEVICE FOR AXIAL EXPANSION COMPENSATION OF A WINDING FORMER - A superconducting electrical machine includes a rotor with a rotor outer housing surrounding a winding support having a superconducting winding. The rotor has on a torque-transmitting side a first, rigid connection device between the winding support and the rotor outer housing and on the opposite side a second connection device which compensates for axial expansion of the winding support. The second connection device has an axially extending connection element which is on one end connected rigidly to the winding support and which has on the opposite free end an axially moving, radially force-fitting connection to a centering holding element of the rotor outer housing. The holding element includes a bushing through the rotor outer housing, through which the free end of the connection element of the second connection device passes. The superconducting winding is cooled and thermally insulated. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181553 | FAULT-TOLERANT ELECTRICAL MACHINE - An electrical machine with a rotor or the stator including a plurality of discrete field modules, and the other one of the rotor and the stator including a plurality of armature coils connected to different power converters. Each field module includes one or more field coils which can be activated independent of the field coils of the neighbouring field modules. When at least one of the field coils is inactivated, e.g. because of a defect, each of the power converters is allowing less power to pass through when an armature coil connected to it is moving over an inactivated field coil, and more power to pass through when the armature coil connected to it is moving over an activated field coil. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181554 | MOTOR ASSEMBLY AND PUMP APPARATUS - A motor assembly ( | 2013-07-18 |
20130181555 | STATOR FOR ELECTRIC ROTATING MACHINE - A stator coil includes first to fourth in-slot portions and first and second turn portions. Both the first and third in-slot portions are received in one slot of a stator core, while both the second and fourth in-slot portions are received in another slot. The first and second turn portions both protrude from an axial end face of the stator core and respectively connect the pair of the first and second in-slot portions and the pair of the third and fourth in-slot portions. The second turn portion is located inside the first turn portion. When viewed along an axial direction of the stator core, the first and second turn portions extend so as to cross each other with a reference line C interposed therebetween; the reference line C is defined to extend along a circumferential direction of the stator core through an intersection between the first and second turn portions. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181556 | ELECTRIC MOTOR - A bobbin for supporting a winding on electric motor stator laminations includes a first flange member and a second flange member substantially parallel to the first flange member. A winding hub includes an inner hub portion coupled to the first flange member and a flared portion connecting the inner hub portion to the second flange member such that a winding span defined between the first flange member and the flared portion tapers from the second flange member to the inner hub portion. An inner surface of the winding hub defines a bobbin aperture for receiving stator laminations of the motor. A rib member is coupled to the inner surface and extends into the aperture for engaging the laminations. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181557 | FLUID INJECTING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE SAME, AND MOTOR MANUFACTURED USING THE SAME - There are provided a fluid injecting method capable of easily injecting oil into a motor and an apparatus for implementing the same, and a motor manufactured using the same. The fluid injecting method includes: connecting a shaft and a sleeve to each other to thereby assemble a bearing assembly; disposing at least one bearing assembly under a dispenser in a state in which the bearing assembly is tilted at a predetermined angle; and injecting a fluid into the bearing assembly. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181558 | ROTATING DEVICE - A rotating device comprises a stator configured to rotatably support a rotor via a lubricant. A first zonal region is formed on an inner surface of a sleeve. A plurality of grooves along a direction that crosses the first zonal region are formed on the first zonal region from each of both sides of the first zonal region. A groove formed from one side of the first zonal region is formed so that the closer a position in the groove is to the other side of the first zonal region, the shallower and the narrower the groove at the position will be. A groove formed from the other side is formed so that the closer a position in the groove is to the one side, the shallower and the narrower the groove at the position will be. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181559 | ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE, BEARING ATTACHING AND DETACHING JIG, AND BEARING REPLACEMENT METHOD - To provide a rotary electric machine including a stator iron core, a rotor including a lamination core that is arranged within the stator iron core and is constituted by laminating electromagnetic steel plates and iron core holders that cover both ends of the lamination core, a frame including a cylindrical portion that encloses the stator iron core and the rotor and a rotor-shaft supporting unit that extends in the direction of a rotor shaft and supports the rotor shaft, and cartridges that are detachably attached to the rotor-shaft supporting unit and rotatably support the rotor shaft, in which on the iron core holder and the iron core holder, recessed portions are circumferentially provided, into which end portions of jigs that are inserted through the rotor-shaft supporting unit to enable the cartridges to be detached and attached are fitted. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181560 | Electric Machine having Two Rotors and at least Two Bearings - An electric machine is provided. The electric machine includes at least one stator, a shaft, movable in rotation around an axis of rotation, two rotors, each being interdependent of the shaft, at least two bearings, able to support both rotors and the shaft. A single bearing is located between both rotors along the axis of rotation. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181561 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPENSATING A LINE SYNCHRONOUS GENERATOR - A three-phase line synchronous generator with an exciter and generator stage. The exciter stage includes an exciter stator having n poles and an exciter rotor having n poles and disposed for rotation within the exciter stator, and the generator stage includes a generator stator having n poles and a generator rotor having n poles. The generator rotor being mechanically coupled to the exciter rotor and disposed for rotation within the generator stator, wherein the poles of the stators, or the poles of the rotors, are angularly displace by one pole pitch. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181562 | DUAL-ROTOR MACHINE - A dual rotor machine having a stator includes at least one excitation element, a first rotor located between the at least one excitation element and an axis, the first rotor configured to rotate about the axis, and a second rotor on the other side of the at least one excitation element from the axis, the second rotor configured to rotate about the axis. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181563 | Electric Motor - An electric motor, comprising motor first and second sections, said motor first and second sections including each a rotor and a stator rotatable relative to each other, said stators including each a plurality of coils disposed in a substantially annular configuration therearound, said rotors including each a plurality of permanent magnets disposed in a substantially annular configuration therearound; said rotors being substantially coaxial and facing each other, said rotors being rotatable independently from each other; said rotors being magnetically coupled to each other so that a rotation of a first one of said rotors causes a rotation of the other one said rotors. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181564 | ROTOR AND MOTOR - Magnets may be embedded in first recessed portions of a rotor core, and at least one stopper is each attached to an axial end of the rotor core. The rotor core may include second recessed portions each including a locking portion arranged to project inward therein. The stopper may include a base portion arranged to close the first recessed portions, and elastically deformable hook portions each arranged to be inserted into a separate one of the second recessed portions to be engaged with the locking portion. The rotor core may include first plates and second plates placed upon one another. Each first plate may include first locking elements each defining an opening, while each second plate may include second locking elements each defining a larger opening. The locking portions may be defined by arranging the second plates axially inward and placing the first plates upon the second plates. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181565 | SCULPTED FIELD POLE MEMBERS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME FOR ELECTRODYNAMIC MACHINES - A method, apparatus, article of manufacture and system for producing a field pole member for electrodynamic machinery are disclosed to, among other things, reduce magnetic flux path lengths and to eliminate back-iron for increasing torque and/or efficiency per unit size (or unit weight) and for reducing manufacturing costs. For example, a field pole member structure can either reduce the length of magnetic flux paths or substantially straighten those paths through the field pole members, or both. In one embodiment, a method provides for the construction of field pole members for electrodynamic machines. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181566 | ROTOR AND MOTOR INCLUDING THE SAME - A rotor is and a motor including the rotor and a stator are provided. The rotor includes a rotor core and rotor poles. The rotor poles are arranged circumferentially around the rotor core, and each of the rotor poles is formed in an asymmetric shape. The stator is spaced apart from the rotor and includes slots configured for a coil to be wound therearound. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181567 | HYBRID SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS AND CURRENT-ENERGIZED SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS SUITABLE FOR VEHICLE DRIVES - Laminated rotor ( | 2013-07-18 |
20130181568 | BRUSHLESS STARTER GENERATOR - A brushless starter generator includes a wound field generator having a rotor that includes a damper winding, wherein the damper winding includes a plurality of poles. Also included is at least one pole face disposed within each of the plurality of poles, wherein the at least one pole face comprises a slot opening. Further included is at least one damper bar relatively entirely filling the slot opening. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181569 | BUS BAR, MOTOR, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THESE - A bus bar which electrically connects end portions of a plurality of conductive lines and a method for manufacturing the bus bar are such that an intermediate region of a single wire rod is folded to define a plurality of terminal forming portions extending to a lateral direction of the wire rod. The whole wire rod including the terminal forming portion is rolled. The rolled wire rod is bent into a certain shape. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181570 | ROTOR OF INDUCTION MOTOR, AND INDUCTION MOTOR USING SAME | 2013-07-18 |
20130181571 | Structure for Electrical Machines - An improved structure for electrical machines generally comprises a plurality of stator modules, a supporting member, and at least one outer rotor. The stator modules are interconnected to form a stator core and define a total of seventy-two slots. The supporting member is fixedly mounted with the stator modules at a circumference thereof. The outer rotor is provided with a plurality of magnetic members for magnetically interaction with the stator modules. Thereby, the stator core thereof can be fabricated in a modularized way, so that the disadvantage of having to cut out a large central part of a stator core, as in conventional structures, can be overcome; moreover, the stator core thereof can cooperate with a rotor that employs iron-oxides magnets, to achieve a high power output and to increase the good rate of product. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181572 | ACTUATOR - Provided is an actuator simultaneously having better deformation response characteristics and larger generative force. The actuator includes a pair of opposing electrodes and an intermediate layer disposed therebetween. The intermediate layer contains at least an electrolyte and includes at least a polymer fiber layer. The polymer fiber layer includes a plurality of polymer fibers crossing each other and intertwined three-dimensionally. The polymer fiber layer has fused portions at intersections of the polymer fibers. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181573 | Individually identifiable surface acoustic wave sensors, tags and systems - A surface-launched acoustic wave sensor tag system for remotely sensing and/or providing identification information using sets of surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensor tag devices is characterized by acoustic wave device embodiments that include coding and other diversity techniques to produce groups of sensors that interact minimally, reducing or alleviating code collision problems typical of prior art coded SAW sensors and tags, and specific device embodiments of said coded SAW sensor tags and systems. These sensor/tag devices operate in a system which consists of one or more uniquely identifiable sensor/tag devices and a wireless interrogator. The sensor device incorporates an antenna for receiving incident RF energy and re-radiating the tag identification information and the sensor measured parameter(s). Since there is no power source in or connected to the sensor, it is a passive sensor. The device is wirelessly interrogated by the interrogator. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181574 | HIGH FREQUENCY ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER AND MATCHING LAYER COMPRISING CYANOACRYLATE - In one aspect, matching layers for an ultrasonic transducer stack having a matching layer comprising a matrix material loaded with a plurality of micron-sized and nano-sized particles. In another aspect, the matrix material is loaded with a plurality of heavy and light particles. In another aspect, an ultrasound transducer stack comprises a piezoelectric layer and at least one matching layer. In one aspect, the matching layer comprises a composite material comprising a matrix material loaded with a plurality of micron-sized and nano-sized particles. In a further aspect, the composite material can also comprise a matrix material loaded with a plurality of heavy and light particles. In a further aspect, a matching layer can also comprise cyanoacrylate. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181575 | Piezoelectric Based MEMS Structure - In one embodiment, a method of deforming a MEMS structure includes providing a base layer, providing a first piezoelectric slab operably connected to a surface of the base layer, determining a desired deformation of the base layer, applying a first potential to a first electrode operably connected to the first piezoelectric slab, applying a second potential to a second electrode operably connected to the first piezoelectric slab, and deforming the base layer with the first piezoelectric slab using the applied first potential and the applied second potential based upon the determined desired deformation. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181576 | HANDLER AND TEST APPARATUS - A handler includes a supporting section, a holding section configured to hold an IC chip, and a position changing section between the supporting section and the holding section and configured to change the position of the IC chip held by the holding section. The position changing section includes a two-dimensional moving section that is movable in a predetermined direction, a pivoting section that is pivotable with respect to the two-dimensional moving section, and a piezoelectric actuator configured to move the two-dimensional moving section with respect to the supporting section. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181577 | ULTRASONIC PROBE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An ultrasonic probe including a matching layer providing conductivity via an electrode formed on a surface contacting a piezoelectric material, and a manufacturing method thereof. The method of manufacturing an ultrasonic probe includes forming kerfs on a surface of the matching layer, forming an electrode on the surface of the matching layer at which the kerfs are formed, or on an opposite surface thereof, and mounting the surface provided with the electrode on the piezoelectric material. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181578 | Piezoelectric Power Generator - A piezoelectric power generator that includes a first elastic body, which deforms along a first direction x upon receiving a stress, and a piezoelectric power-generating element. A second elastic body is arranged on a y1 side of the first elastic body and a piezoelectric element is fixed to a y1-side surface of the second elastic body. When the first elastic body bends into a shape that is concave toward the y1 side, the second elastic body receives a stress from the first elastic body. When the first elastic body bends into a shape that is convex toward the y1 side, the second elastic body does not receive a stress from the first elastic body. The piezoelectric power generator further includes a vibration suppressing member that is arranged between the first elastic body and the second elastic body and suppresses bending mode vibration of the second elastic body. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181579 | BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR - Provided is a bulk acoustic wave resonator (BAWR). The BAWR may include an air cavity disposed on a substrate, a bulk acoustic wave resonant unit including a piezoelectric layer, and a reflective layer to reflect a wave of a resonant frequency that is generated from the piezoelectric layer. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181580 | PIEZOELECTRIC RESONATOR ELEMENT, PIEZOELECTRIC RESONATOR, AND ACCELERATION SENSOR - A piezoelectric resonator element includes: a resonating arm extending in a first direction and cantilever-supported; a base portion cantilever-supporting the resonating arm; and an excitation electrode allowing the resonating arm to perform flexural vibration in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction. In the piezoelectric resonator element, the resonating arm includes an adjusting part adjusting rigidity with respect to a bend in a third direction that is orthogonal to the first and second directions. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181581 | Piezoelectric Multilayer Actuator - A piezoelectric multilayer actuator includes a stack of piezoelectric layers arranged one above another and first electrode layers and second electrode layers arranged alternately one above another between said piezoelectric layers. The electrode layers extend into the stack from a first and a second lateral face of the stack and overlapping in the stack. The first lateral face holds a first contact element in electrical contact with the first electrode layers and the second lateral face ( | 2013-07-18 |
20130181582 | DRIVE ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRIC DEVICE - Drive assemblies for electric devices, such as vehicles, include an electric motor that includes a rotor assembly and a stator assembly positioned within the rotor assembly. The stator assembly is fixed to a stationary axle and includes a pole and a coil around the pole. The rotor assembly is supported on the fixed stationary axle by bearings. The rotor assembly includes a housing to which a plurality of magnets are attached. A drive mechanism, such as a sprocket, pulley or gear is provided on the housing of the rotor assembly and rotates with the housing. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181583 | MOUNTED DISPLAY CASE - Display cases are designed to be mounted on at least one vertical support, such as a wall, pillar, or series of poles. The display cases include a display drawer that has a closed position within the display case and an open position beneath the display case. The display cases can be single sided, having a display drawer only on its front side, or double sided, having a first display drawer on its front side and a second display drawer on its rear side. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181584 | CASE AND MOUNT SYSTEM FOR HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A protective case for a handheld electronic device is provided. The protective case can include a removable mounting system comprised of an interlocking member and a plurality of mounting bases. The protective case may further include a non-slip member to prevent the device from slipping on a surface and a magnet for attaching the device to a magnetic surface. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181585 | ENCLOSED CONTROL HEAT-REGULATION DEVICE - An enclosed control device for heat regulation includes a housing and a heat dissipation mechanism. The heat dissipation mechanism includes at least one heat dissipation member mounted on the housing and a heat dissipation fan mounted in the housing. A cooling runner is defined in the at least one heat dissipation member. An inlet and an outlet are defined in the at least one heat dissipation member. The inlet and the outlet communicate with the cooling runner. The inlet is connected to a cooling liquid source to recycle cooling liquid in the cooling runner. The heat dissipation fan is placed opposite to the at least one heat dissipation member, such that air in the housing is also recycled and flowed into the at least one heat dissipation member. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181586 | ROTATING DEVICE FOR RECEIVING AND HANDLING GOODS - The present invention relates to a rotating device ( | 2013-07-18 |
20130181587 | GALLEY UNIT AND GALLEY MONUMENT - The invention relates to a galley unit for containing items of food or other items. The galley unit comprises a cabinet, a first and a second front door arranged to close the cabinet, a first guiding rail and a second guiding rail extending both in a lateral direction for guiding the first and second front doors. The first and second front doors are arranged to be slideable in the first and second guiding rails, wherein the first guiding rail is mounted in a top wall of the cabinet and the first front door is provided with the second guiding rail for a sliding engagement of the second front door. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181588 | DRAWER SLIDE AND LOCKING MECHANISM - A drawer slide with lock mechanism has an elongated outer slide member extendably coupled to an inner slide member. A latch arm or pin is fixed to the inner slide member for latching by a lock mechanism fixed to the outer slide member. The lock mechanism uses a latch receiver that rotates with respect to the lock mechanism and is in a travel path of the latch arm. A lever arm rotates with respect to the lock mechanism and is positionable to block rotation of the latch receiver in a locked position to retain the latch arm. A motor drives a cam to position the lever arm to free the latch receiver from the locked position. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181589 | PINCH-RELIEF HINGED ASSEMBLIES AND CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS INCLUDING PINCH-RELIEF HINGED ASSEMBLIES - Hinged assemblies, and children's products including at least one hinged assembly, include a base member and a hinged member operatively and pivotally coupled to the base member to define a hinge. The hinge is configured to release if an obstruction is positioned between the hinged member and the base member while the hinged member is being closed and if a closing torque is greater than or equal to a release torque. The hinge also may be configured to not release when an opening torque is applied when the hinged member is in its open position even when the opening torque is greater than the release torque. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181590 | Combination Drawer - A combination drawer includes a front panel module, a rear panel, two side panel modules and a plurality of bottom panels. The front panel module includes a first outer plate combined with a first inner plate. The front panel module has two opposite ends each provided with a first bent portion which has at least one first connecting section. The rear panel has two opposite ends each provided with a second bent portion which has at least one second connecting section. Each of the side panel modules includes a second outer plate combined with a second inner plate. Each of the side panel modules has two opposite end faces each provided with at least one third connecting section connected with the first connecting section of the front panel module and the second connecting section of the rear panel respectively. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181591 | PRE-FABRICATED BACKSPLASH PANEL, PRE-FABRICATED BASE, PRE-FABRICATED CABINETS AND METHOD OF INSTALLING A PRE-FABRICATED ENVIRONMENT - The present document describes a pre-fabricated base for receiving a pre-fabricated cabinet having a bottom surface and a corresponding mating portion extending from the bottom surface comprising a semi-rigid frame for installation on a surface, the semi-rigid frame having an internal surface and an external surface; at least two adjustable supporting portions mounted on at least one of: the internal surface of the semi-rigid frame and the external surface of the semi-rigid frame for horizontally leveling the semi-rigid frame; and a male/female portion extending from the external surface of the semi-rigid frame for removably receiving the corresponding mating portion of the cabinet. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181592 | REFRIGERATOR - An exemplary refrigerator that can comprise a housing sized to be placed on a countertop and a door associated with the housing. The door can have an inner surface that contacts an opening surface of the housing when closed, wherein a significant portion of the inner surface is provided within a plane, and at least a part of the inner surface includes a curve that protrudes from the plane. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181593 | CERAMICS SUBSTRATE FOR MOUNTING LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A ceramics substrate for mounting a light-emitting element includes a ceramic sintered body, the ceramic sintered body having a mounting section on which a light-emitting element is mounted, in a surface portion on a mounting section side of the ceramic sintered body, a ratio of crystal grains having a crystal grain size of 0.2 μm to 1.0 μm in equivalent circle diameter being in a range of 45% to 80%, a ratio of crystal gains having a crystal grain size of 2.0 μm to 6.0 μm in equivalent circle diameter being in a range of 5% to 15%, and a ratio of crystal grains having a crystal grain size of more than 6.0 μm in equivalent circle diameter being 2.7% or less. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181594 | SOCKET AND LUMINAIRE - A socket is configured to hold a straight tube type lamp including an earth pin including a leg portion, and a holding portion formed at a distal end of the leg portion, formed into an oval shape and having a diameter larger than that of the leg portion. The socket includes a socket body, a guiding device, and terminals. The socket body includes an insertion port having a dimension larger than a short diameter dimension of the oval shape of the holding portion of the earth pin and a notched portion communicating from the insertion port to a predetermined holding position P where the earth pin is held and allowing the leg portion of the earth pin to be inserted therethrough. The guiding device is configured to guide the holding portion to the predetermined holding position P by a rotation of the earth pin between the insertion port and the predetermined holding position P. The terminals hold the holding portion of the earth pin at the predetermined holding position P. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181595 | Plasma Cell for Providing VUV Filtering in a Laser-Sustained Plasma Light Source - A plasma cell for use in a laser-sustained plasma light source includes a plasma bulb configured to contain a gas suitable for generating a plasma, the plasma bulb being substantially transparent to light emanating from a pump laser configured to sustain the plasma within the plasma bulb, wherein the plasma bulb is substantially transparent to at least a portion of a collectable spectral region of illumination emitted by the plasma, and a filter layer disposed on an interior surface of the plasma bulb, the filter layer configured to block a selected spectral region of the illumination emitted by the plasma. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181596 | SPARK PLUG ELECTRODE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, SPARK PLUG, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SPARK PLUG - A spark plug includes at least one of a center electrode or a ground electrode that is produced by the steps of: mixing a matrix metal with carbon so that the carbon content of the resultant mixture is adjusted to 80 vol. % or less; subjecting the mixture to powder compacting or sintering, to thereby form a core; placing the core in a cup formed of nickel or a metal containing nickel as a main component; and subjecting the cup to cold working. The thus-produced electrode exhibits favorable thermal conductivity and good heat dissipation, by virtue of the small difference in thermal expansion coefficient between the core and an outer shell. The spark plug including the above electrode exhibits excellent durability. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181597 | SPARK PLUG ELECTRODE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, SPARK PLUG, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SPARK PLUG - A spark plug is provided having at least one of a center electrode or a ground electrode. The electrode comprises: a core formed of a composite material containing a matrix metal, the matrix metal being copper or a metal containing copper as a main component, and carbon dispersed in the matrix metal in an amount of 10 to 80 vol. %, the carbon having a thermal conductivity higher than that of the matrix metal. The electrode also contains an outer shell which surrounds the core and which is formed of nickel or a metal containing nickel as a main component. The thus-produced electrode exhibits favorable thermal conductivity and good heat dissipation, by virtue of the small difference in thermal expansion coefficient-between the core and an outer shell. The spark plug including the above electrode exhibits excellent durability. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181598 | DISCHARGE ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A discharge element includes a first electrode that is made of a plastically-deformable conductive material and that has an internal space and an opening communicating with the internal space, a base that is made of an insulating material and that is air-tightly joined to the opening so that the internal space of the first electrode becomes an airtight space, and a second electrode that is made of a conductive material and that is inserted into the internal space via the base so as to form a spark gap between itself and the first electrode. Therefore, it is possible to provide the discharge element that realizes a high production yield, a simple structure, and a cost reduction and a simple manufacturing method of the discharge element. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181599 | DC Voltage-Operated Particle Accelerator - A DC voltage-operated particle accelerator for accelerating a charged particle from a source to a target includes a first electrode arrangement and a separate second electrode arrangement. The first electrode arrangement and the second electrode arrangement are disposed in such a way that the particle successively runs through the first electrode arrangement and the second electrode arrangement. Each of the electrode arrangements is designed as a high-voltage cascade. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181600 | INNER COUPLING ELECTRODELESS LAMP - An inner coupling electrodeless lamp comprises a glass bulb and a power coupler. A cold end of the glass bulb is provided with an amalgam. The glass bulb includes an external portion and an inner portion. A gas discharging cavity that is annularly airtight is defined by the envelopment of the external portion and the inner portion. The gas discharging cavity is full of inert gas. A coupling cavity is defined in the inner portion. The power coupler includes a radiating post, a ferrite core, and a winding sequentially situating from an interior to an exterior thereof. The power coupler is disposed in the coupling cavity. At least one diffuse reflection layer that is made of a material falling in a 250˜2000 nm spectrum scope and containing a high diffuse reflection rate larger than 30% is disposed between an inner wall of the inner portion and an external surface of the coupler. The material for making the diffuse reflection layer adopts a non-conducting electricity material that resists a high temperature higher than 100° C. The diffuse reflection layer reflects the visible light and the ultrared ray back to the annularly airtight gas discharging cavity, so that the visible light and the ultrared ray are leaked out of the external surface of the glass bulb. Thereby, the original visible light unable to be used becomes usable, so that the illuminant efficiency is promoted, the operating temperature is decreased, and the using life is extended. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181601 | LIGHT-MIXING MULTICHIP PACKAGE STRUCTURE - A light-mixing multichip package structure includes a substrate unit, a light-emitting unit, a package unit, and a frame unit. The substrate unit includes a substrate body. The light-emitting unit includes a plurality of first and second light-emitting groups. The first and the second light-emitting groups are disposed on the substrate body and electrically connected to the substrate body in series. Each first light-emitting group includes a plurality of first parallel connection units electrically connected in parallel, and each first parallel connection unit includes at least one blue LED chip, and each second light-emitting group includes at least one red LED chip. The package unit includes a phosphor resin body disposed on the substrate body to cover the first and the second light-emitting groups. The frame unit includes a surrounding light-reflecting frame surrounding the first and the second light-emitting groups and the phosphor resin body. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181602 | Organic Light Emitting Display Apparatus and Method of Manufacturing Organic Light Emitting Display Apparatus - An organic light emitting display apparatus includes a substrate, an organic light emitting portion comprising a plurality of organic light emitting devices formed on the substrate, and an encapsulation portion for encapsulating the organic light emitting portion. The encapsulation portion includes a porous layer formed on the organic light emitting portion, a planarization layer formed on the porous layer, and a barrier layer formed on the planarization layer. The porous layer prevents impurities from being concentrated at a part of the porous layer. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181603 | Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Devices Comprising Nanocrystals - The present invention provides light-emitting diode (LED) devices comprises compositions and containers of hermetically sealed luminescent nanocrystals. The present invention also provides displays comprising the LED devices. Suitably, the LED devices are white light LED devices. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181604 | HIGH-PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMP HAVING A CAPACITIVE IGNITION AID - A high-pressure discharge lamp having an ignition aid may be provided, having a discharge vessel that is surrounded by gas, wherein the discharge vessel includes two ends having fusings in which electrodes are secured, wherein an ignition aid is fastened on at least one fusing, wherein the ignition aid has a local field amplifier in the form of a tip or a curved part, wherein the ignition aid is configured to cause a corona discharge in the surrounding gas which emits UV radiation into the discharge vessel. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181605 | DISPLAY PANEL - A display panel includes a substrate, a plurality of first signal lines, a plurality of second signal lines, a plurality of pixel units, a plurality of transmitting lines, and a driving chip. The transmitting lines are disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the second signal lines. The driving chip includes a plurality of first pins, a plurality of second pins, and a driving circuit. The first pins are electrically connected to the first signal lines, and the second pins are electrically connected to the transmitting lines. The first pins and the second pins are disposed alternately and evenly, such that the first signal lines and the transmitting lines do not intersect each other. The transmitting lines are disposed on the substrate evenly. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181606 | INNER COUPLING TUBULAR TYPE ELECTRODELESS LAMP - An inner coupling tubular type electrodeless lamp comprises a glass bulb, an amalgam, and a power coupler. The glass bulb includes an external portion and an inner portion. A gas discharging cavity that is annularly airtight is defined by an envelopment of the external portion and the inner portion. A coupling cavity is defined in the inner portion. The power coupler includes a radiating post, a ferrite core, and a winding sequentially situating from an interior to an exterior thereof. The power coupler is disposed in the coupling cavity. Two ends of the coupling cavity are intercommunicated with each other as well as the exterior. The external portion of the glass bulb adopts the elongated tube. Wherein, a length of the ferrite core of the power coupler is not smaller than a half length of the coupling cavity. A length of the winding is measured from one-fifth to four-fifth of the length of the coupling cavity to evenly distribute an electromagnetic field. At least one diffuse reflection layer that is made of a material falling in a 250˜2000 nm spectrum scope is disposed between an inner wall of the inner portion (the side near the power coupler) and an external surface of the power coupler. Wherein, the material for making the diffuse reflection layer adopts a non-conducting electricity material that resists a temperature higher than 100° C. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181607 | ELECTRIC LIGHT BULB TYPE LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - An electric light bulb type light source apparatus includes a base, an insulated power source circuit, a light source unit, a light source drive circuit, a speaker, a speaker drive circuit, a plurality of substrates, and a casing. The insulated power source circuit has a transformer that insulates a primary side circuit from a secondary side circuit, converts a voltage to a first DC power source voltage, and outputs the first DC power source voltage. The light source drive circuit drives the light source unit by using the first DC power source voltage output from the power source circuit. The speaker drive circuit drives the speaker by using the first DC power source voltage output from the power source circuit. On the plurality of substrates, the power source circuit, the light source drive circuit, and the speaker drive circuit are mounted. The casing contains the plurality of substrates. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181608 | ELECTRONIC BALLAST - The electronic ballast includes: a square wave generator that includes a plurality of switching elements to convert a DC input voltage to an AC square wave output voltage; a transformer that includes a driving winding, a plurality of control windings, at least one inductive winding and at least one control driving circuit. The control windings controls the plurality of switching elements to turn on alternately; a resonant circuit that constitutes a resonant loop together with the driving winding is electrically connected with an output terminal of the square wave generator to drive the light emitting element. The control driving circuit is connected with two terminals of the inductive winding in parallel and receives a control signal to control a voltage across the inductive winding so as to control conducting time of at least one of the switching elements. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181609 | Fault Management for Streetlights - The subject matter included in this disclosure can be embodied in a method that includes receiving information representative of a location and status of a streetlight included in a network of streetlights, and detecting, using a computing device, a fault condition of the streetlight, based on the status information. The method also includes determining, using the computing device, a corrective action to resolve the fault condition, and transmitting information related to the corrective action, including instructions for a human personnel to follow, for resolving the fault condition. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181610 | LIGHT SENSING MODULE AND CALIBRATION METHOD FOR DRIVING CURRENT OF LIGHT SOURCE - A calibration method for a driving current of a light source adapted to sequentially calibrate at least an optical navigation device, each including a light sensing device, a memory unit and a driving unit. The driving unit is electrically connected to the memory unit and a light source configured to receive a reflection light. The calibration method includes steps of: driving the light source to provide a beam through configuring the driving unit to supply a first driving current to the light source; configuring the light sensing device to generate a sensed light value; obtaining a second driving current through modulating the value of the first driving current according to the sensed light value; and recording the value of the second driving current in the memory unit and driving the light source to provide the beam according to the second driving current. A light sensing module is also provided. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181611 | Constant Temperature Light Emitting Diode Lighting System - A power management system for a lighting system including at least one lighting emitting diode is disclosed. In one embodiment, the light emitting diode(s) of the lighting system are operated under a constant temperature. In another embodiment, the light emitting diode(s) of the lighting system are operated under a constant temperature difference to the ambient temperature. A thermal feedback loop is employed to achieve the constant temperature or the constant temperature difference. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181612 | LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A light emitting apparatus having a plurality of light sources comprises a brightness sensor; a first malfunction detecting unit configured to detect any malfunction of each of the light sources; a second malfunction detecting unit configured to detect any malfunction of the brightness sensor; a storage unit configured to store a target value of a detected value of the brightness of each of the light sources; and a control unit configured to determine a light emission control value of each of the light sources so as to decrease a difference between the target value and the detected value of the brightness of each of the light sources; wherein the control unit allows the light emission control value to be set to a fixed value if the malfunction of at least any one of the light source and the brightness sensor is detected. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181613 | OPTO-ELECTRONIC MEASURING ARRANGEMENT WITH ELECTRO-OPTICAL BASIC COUPLING - An opto-electronic measuring arrangement being independent from extraneous light includes a transmission light source and a compensation light source which sequentially emit light on a clocked phase basis. The emitted light is respectively phase-shifted. The light sources can be controlled such that the clock-synchronous signal difference between different phases becomes zero. A basic coupling light source transmits light directly to the optical receiver without the light being influenced by the measuring object. The basic coupling control current is so that a desired sensitivity of the measuring arrangement is achieved and/or a desired operating point can be set. The controllable current source for generating a clocked transmission control current and the controllable basic coupling current source for generating a clocked basic coupling control current are phase-synchronously clocked. The controllable compensation current source for generating a clocked compensation control current is clocked with the inverted clock signal of the clock generator. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181614 | Managing Streetlights - This disclosure describes systems and techniques for managing streetlights. The subject matter included in this document is embodied in a method that includes receiving, at a computing device, information representative of a location and status of a streetlight included in a network of streetlights. The method also includes presenting a representation of the streetlight in a graphical user-interface in accordance with the received location and status information, and receiving information representing a selection of the streetlight for inclusion in a group of streetlights from the network. The method further includes initiating delivery of one or more control signals to the group of streetlights. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181615 | DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is a display device, the device including a light emitting part including a first electrode, an organic light emitting layer and a second electrode for radiating light of a first wavelength, a pixel part stacked on the light emitting part to radiate light of a second wavelength using a reflective light, and a capping layer arranged between the light emitting part and the pixel part to reflect the light of the first wavelength and to transmit the light of the second wavelength, whereby legibility, color reproduction range and power consumption can be enhanced. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181616 | Control Circuit and Illuminating Device - The present invention relates to a control circuit for an illuminating device, characterized in that the control circuit comprises a detecting unit, a central control unit and an illumination mode control unit, the detecting unit detects ambient brightness and generates a detection signal, the central control unit controls the illumination mode control unit, according to the detection signal, to generate a plurality of first driving signal enabling the illuminating device to operate in a first illumination mode or a plurality of second driving signal enabling the illuminating device to operate in a second illumination mode. The control circuit can automatically adjust the illuminating device to be in different operation modes according to different ambient brightness. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181617 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPACE VACANCY SENSING USING GAS MONITORING - A system and method are disclosed for using gas detection techniques to determine if a room is vacant or occupied, and to activate, dim or deactivate lighting based on a detected occupancy status. The system and method may monitor a concentration of a first gas using a gas sensor such as a CO | 2013-07-18 |
20130181618 | Organic Electroluminescent Display Device - The present invention overcomes image defects such as the brightness inclination or smears by reducing the line resistance of a power source bus line which supplies electricity to organic EL elements. A plurality of pixels which are arranged in a matrix array is connected to power source lines, and the plurality of power source lines are connected to a power source bus line. Both ends of the power source bus line are connected to a power source part via a FPC. By supplying electricity to both ends of the power source bus line from the power source part, the line resistance of the power source bus line can be reduced. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181619 | HIGH EFFICIENCY LEDS AND LED LAMPS - In various embodiments, lighting systems include an electrically insulating carrier having a plurality of conductive elements disposed thereon, a light-emitting array, and at least one power source. The light-emitting array is disposed over the carrier and includes a plurality of light-emitting strings, each light-emitting string comprising a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) electrically connected in series. Each LED has at least two electrical contacts, and each electrical contact is electrically connected to a conductive element by a solder. The power source provides power to the light-emitting strings. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181620 | MULTI-OUTPUT SELF-BALANCING POWER CIRCUIT - The present invention relates to a multi-output self-balancing power circuit. In one embodiment, a multi-output self-balancing power circuit can include: a transformer formed by a primary winding and n (e.g., greater than 2) series connected secondary windings; n output circuits corresponding to the n secondary windings, where each of the n output circuits can include a rectifier diode and a filter capacitor, and a load can be parallel coupled with the filter capacitor; n output circuits series coupled between a first output terminal of a first secondary winding and a second output terminal of an n | 2013-07-18 |
20130181621 | RECONFIGURABLE LED ARRAYS AND LIGHTING FIXTURES - An optimum LED lighting fixture and regulation method are disclosed for reconfigurable LED arrays used for general illumination applications in AC utility power systems. The method describes a double reconfiguration scheme of a plurality of LED arrays connected in parallel, and where each array comprises some LED pairs formed with two branches of LED lamps capable of changing their interconnection. The first reconfiguration comprises changing the interconnection of the LED pairs to either parallel or series, and the second, comprises changing the number of active LED arrays within the plurality. The method comprises changing the number of active LED arrays as a way of having the magnitude of the current through said plurality to follow the magnitude of the applied voltage. The performance deficiencies of the prior arts are overcome by proposing and LED lighting fixture with higher energy efficiencies, higher power ratings, and lower harmonics generation. In addition, the simplicity of the concept allows for high degree of integrations that can make practical the implementation of driverless LED lighting fixtures. | 2013-07-18 |
20130181622 | UNIVERSAL TRY ME MODULE - A universal module capable of being removably coupled to each of a plurality of distinct products for demonstrating a functionality is described. In the universal module an activation switch is operatively coupled to a DC power source. An external electrical connector is operatively coupled to the DC power source and the activation switch. An external electrical connector is configured to removably couple the universal module to an external circuit of one of the plurality of distinct products. The circuit has an integrated circuit that is operatively coupled to the DC power source, the activation switch and the external electrical connector. When the external electrical connector is coupled to the external circuit and the activation switch is activated, the integrated circuit outputs a voltage from the DC power source through the external electrical connector to enable a functionality of a coupled product for a predetermined period of time. | 2013-07-18 |