36th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130229056 | AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - An auxiliary equipment system includes at least one auxiliary load bus configured to receive electric power having a voltage within a first voltage tolerance range. The auxiliary equipment system also includes at least one electric power supply conduit coupled to at least one electric power source. The electric power supply conduit is configured to transmit electric power having a voltage within a second voltage tolerance range. The second voltage tolerance range is greater than the first voltage tolerance range. The auxiliary equipment system further includes at least one controlled series transformer coupled to the auxiliary load bus and to the electric power supply conduit. The controlled series transformer is configured to receive electric power having a voltage within the second voltage tolerance range and transmit electric power having a voltage within the first voltage tolerance range. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229057 | CONTROL APPARATUS - Provided is a control apparatus for an ancillary service that utilizes storage batteries. The control apparatus, which is for controlling charging/discharging between a power storage unit and a power grid, and of discharging from the power storage unit to a load, allots the rechargeable batteries to a power-grid power-storage section that is for controlling discharging to the power grid on the basis of the amount of economical profit to be raised by this control and/or the state of rechargeable batteries contained in the power storage unit, and to a load power-storage section that is for controlling discharging to the load, to control discharging from the power-grid power-storage section to the power grid, and discharging from the load power-storage section to the load. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229058 | Switching Converter and Control Method - A switching converter includes an input end, N output ends, an inductor, a charging/discharging control unit, an energy distribution control unit and a logic control unit. The input end is utilized for receiving an input voltage. The N output ends are utilized for outputting N output voltages. The inductor is utilized for storing energy of the input voltage. The charging/discharging control unit and the energy distribution control unit are respectively utilized for generating a charging/discharging control signal and N energy distribution control signals to control a charging switch and N output switches according to the N output voltages, wherein the i-th distribution control signal is corresponding to the i-th output voltage signal to the N-th output voltage signal. The logic control unit is utilized for generating the charging switch control signal and N output switch control signals according to the charging/discharging control signal and the N energy distribution control signals. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229059 | ELECTRIC POWER CONTROL DEVICE AND ELECTRIC POWER CONTROL SYSTEM USING SAME - A controller installed at each consumer side comprises: a power generation amount acquisition unit acquiring the amount of electricity that has been generated in a solar cell; a power selling amount acquisition unit acquiring the amount of electricity for sale that has been allowed to flow into an electric power system by reverse power flow, among the electricity generated in the solar cell; and a power selling suppression control unit configured to set a threshold value for the amount of the electricity for sale, as proportional to the amount of the generated electricity acquired by the power generation amount acquisition unit, and configured to suppress the reverse power flow into the electric power system so that the amount of the electricity for sale is set to the threshold value or less. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229060 | MULTI POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A multi power supply system includes a power supply, a power source, a control unit, a first conversion unit, and first and second switch elements. The control unit provides a timing signal indicative of a duty cycle to the first conversion unit. The first conversion unit provides an output voltage according to the duty cycle and an output voltage of the power source, so the multi power supply determines whether the first switch unit or the second switch unit is turned on according to the output voltage of the first conversion unit. Thus, the power supply and the power source can alternately supply power for the multi power supply system. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229061 | INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM PRIMARY TRACK TOPOLOGIES - A multiphase IPT primary track conductor arrangement comprising a first phase conductor and a second phase conductor, the conductors being arranged substantially in a plane and so as to overlap each other and being arranged such that there is substantially balanced mutual coupling between the phase conductors. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229062 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMITTER, WIRELESS POWER RECEIVER, AND METHOD OF WIRELESSLY RECEIVING POWER - Disclosed are a wireless power transmitter, a wireless power receiver, and a method of wirelessly receiving power. The wireless power receiver includes a receiving unit receiving the power from the wireless power transmitter using resonance, and a rectifying unit rectifying the power received therein from the receiving unit to supply the power to a load side. The rectifying unit changes an output impedance of the wireless power receiver in order to change an input current of the wireless power transmitter. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229063 | Wireless Power Transmission System - A wireless power transmission system includes an electronic device and an array display device. The array display device includes a display surface and an array substrate. The array substrate has a substrate and an array which is disposed at one side of the substrate. The array substrate emits an electric power signal coupled to the electronic device from the display surface. The electronic device manages the electric power signal for operation. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229064 | APPARATUS FOR HARVESTING LEAKAGE ENERGY - Disclosed is an apparatus for harvesting leakage energy. The apparatus for harvesting leakage energy includes: an energy harvesting unit configured to harvest energy leaked while energy radiated from a transmitting unit of an energy transmitting apparatus is transmitted to a receiving unit of an energy receiving apparatus; and a harvesting circuit module configured to supply energy harvested by the energy harvesting unit to a load. In accordance with the embodiment of the present invention, energy efficiency of overall system can be increased by harvesting the leakage energy without affecting performance of a wireless power transmission system. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229065 | MAGNETIC SHIELD - A magnetic shield for shielding adjacent coils of an ICPT system. One or more conductors are configured to distribute induced eddy currents from the surface of the shield to below the surface and thus reduce heating due to eddy currents. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229066 | WIRELESS POWER SYSTEM WITH SELECTABLE CONTROL CHANNEL PROTOCOLS - A wireless power system includes a wireless power transmit and receive units. The wireless power transmit unit includes a wireless power transmit circuit that generates a wireless power magnetic field and a transmit unit transceiver that transceives a communication regarding the wireless power magnetic field in accordance with a control channel protocol. The wireless power receive unit includes a wireless power receive circuit, a transceiver, and a processing module. The wireless power receive circuit converts the wireless power magnetic field into a voltage. The receive unit processing module is operable to: identify the control channel protocol; determine whether the receive unit transceiver is capable of communication using the control channel protocol; and, when the receive unit transceiver is capable of communication using the control channel protocol, coordinate configuration of the receive unit transceiver to transceive the communication regarding the wireless power magnetic field via the control channel. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229067 | CONNECTOR HAVING WIRELESS CONTROL CAPABILITIES - A connector for connecting a source of low-voltage DC power to a low-voltage DC powered device includes a line-side interface arranged for releasably and electrically coupling the connector to the source of low-voltage DC power, a line-side interface arranged for electrically coupling the connector to the low-voltage DC powered device, a power controller electrically coupled to the line-side interface and the load-side interface and operarable to control a bringing of power to the load-side interface from the line-side interface, and an RF receiver electrically coupled to the power controller for receiving a first signal from a device external to the connector and for generating, in response thereto, a second signal for controlling operations of the power controller. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229068 | HIGH RELIABILITY, HIGH VOLTAGE SWITCH - A high reliability, high voltage electronically controllable switch is created from a combination of relays of different types, with different characteristics, such as an electromechanical relay and an optoelectronic relay. The relays are closed and/or opened in accordance with a sequence that avoids actuating an electromechanical relay of such a compound switch to close or open under conditions that degrade the operating life of the electromechanical relay, even if the compound switch is hot switched under high voltage conditions. The switching sequence ends with the relays in a state that provides low on resistance, low crosstalk, low capacitance and/or low leakage. The switch can be relatively compact, enabling construction of an instrument serving as a switch matrix for an automatic test system. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229069 | CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT HAVING AN EMERGENCY STOP SWITCH OF A HOIST - The invention relates to a circuit arrangement comprising a hoist controller ( | 2013-09-05 |
20130229070 | VIBRATION GENERATOR - A vibration generator includes a housing, a vibrating body arranged inside of a circumferential wall portion of the housing, and a band-like leaf spring arranged between the vibrating body and the circumferential wall portion. The leaf spring includes a connection portion connected to the vibrating body, an attachment portion attached to the circumferential wall portion of the leaf spring and an intermediate portion formed between the connection portion and the attachment portion to extend around the vibrating body. The connection portion and the attachment portion are arranged at one transverse side and the other transverse side of the vibrating body along a direction intersecting a vibration direction of the vibrating body. The intermediate portion is arranged in a vibration-direction outer region of the vibrating body and formed in a single layer to extend across the vibration direction of the vibrating body. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229071 | ELECTRIC MOTOR - An electric motor has a stator, a shaft and a rotor. The stator has an annular yoke portion; a plurality of stator teeth inwardly extending from the yoke portion; stator windings wound on the stator teeth; and a molded member made of heat conductive plastic material. The molded member has a plurality of fins arranged on an outer wall of the yoke portion, a covering portion disposed in the spaces between adjacent stator teeth, and two connecting portions respectively located at axially outer end faces of the yoke portion and connected to the covering portion and the fins. The covering portion covers an inner wall of the yoke portion and the stator windings, and connects to the fins via the connecting portions. Heat generated by the stator windings is transmitted to the fins via the covering portion and the connecting portions, where it is dissipated. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229072 | Cooling Structure for Cooling Electric Motor for Vehicle - In an electric motor for a vehicle ( | 2013-09-05 |
20130229073 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A MOTOR WITH A VERTICAL OIL MIST CONFIGURATION - The present disclosure describes an electric motor that includes a case and a shaft at least partially disposed within the case. A bearing mechanism may also be disposed within the case, and the bearing mechanism may have a first side and a second side opposite the first side. An oil mist inlet may be positioned adjacent to a first side of the bearing mechanism and be in fluid communication with the bearing mechanism. An oil mist outlet may be positioned adjacent to the second side of the bearing mechanism and be in fluid communication with the bearing mechanism. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229074 | Rotor Assembly Having Ball Nut Cartridge - In one arrangement, a motor assembly includes a housing defining a housing chamber, a stator disposed within the housing chamber, and a rotor assembly disposed within the housing chamber. The rotor assembly includes a spindle housing defining a spindle housing chamber extending along a longitudinal axis of the spindle housing and a set of magnets disposed about an outer periphery of the spindle housing and in proximity to the stator. The rotor assembly includes a ball nut cartridge disposed within the spindle housing chamber of the spindle housing and a securing mechanism configured to secure the ball nut cartridge to the spindle housing. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229075 | MOTOR HAVING A SEAL ASSEMBLY - A motor having a seal assembly includes a motor housing having a rotatable shaft disposed therein. Also included is a first seal operably coupled to the rotatable shaft and having an engagement portion, wherein the first seal is configured to rotate in conjunction with the rotatable shaft. Further included is a second seal disposed in the motor housing and having a guiding portion, wherein the engagement portion of the first seal guidably rotates within the guiding portion of the second seal forming at least one labyrinth seal, and wherein at least one of the first seal and the second seal comprise an insulated material. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229076 | Miniature Motor and Bearing Arrangement - Electric miniature motor, comprises bearings; stationary assemblies having end faces; and metallic configurations for seating the bearings are formed at the end faces. At least one of the bearings is a roller bearing wherein the outer diameter of the roller bearing is smaller than the inner diameter of the corresponding configuration for seating the bearing; and the roller bearing is connected by at least one welded joint to the configuration. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229077 | Miniature Motor and Bearing Arrangement - Electric miniature motor comprises bearings; stationary assemblies having end faces; metallic configurations for seating the bearings are formed at the end faces of the stationary assemblies; and at least one of the bearings is a roller bearing wherein an inner ring of the roller bearing is connected by at least one welded joint to a shaft of the motor. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229078 | CONTROL FOR ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINERY - An example rotating electrical machine includes a stator assembly, a rotor, and a controller. The stator assembly has two or more stator control coils and is centered on a Z axis that is perpendicular to an XY plane defined by mutually perpendicular X and Y axes. The rotor is configured to rotate about a rotational axis that is nominally collinear with the Z axis and has a magnet array that provides a magnetic field configured to pass through the stator control coils. The controller is configured to control the stator control coils to selectively generate magnetic fields that interact with the magnetic field of the magnet array to: control rotation of the rotor about the second axis; and one or both of: control translation of the rotor in the XY plane; and control rotation of the rotor about the X axis and the Y axis. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229079 | MAGNETIC BEARING CONTROL DEVICE AND EXHAUST PUMP HAVING MAGNETIC BEARING CONTROL DEVICE - To provide a magnetic bearing control device that identifies a movable range of an eddy current gap sensor configuring a magnetic bearing and a center of the movable range and easily controls a rotor shaft and other controlled shafts, which are lifted by the magnetic bearing, in a central position of a protective bearing. The magnetic bearing control device has a first function for detecting an X-axis direction movable limit position of the rotor shaft; a second function for identifying a center of an X-axis movable range of an X-axis eddy current gap sensor (−X sensor, +X sensor) based on the X-axis direction movable limit position detected by the first function; a third function for detecting a Y-axis direction movable limit position of the rotor shaft; a fourth function for identifying a center of a Y-axis movable range of a Y-axis eddy current gap sensor (+Y sensor, −Y sensor) based on the Y-axis direction movable limit position detected by the third function; and a fifth function for turning an excitation current of a Y-axis electromagnet (+Y electromagnet, −Y electromagnet) OFF when the first function detects the X-axis direction movable limit position and the second function identifies the center of the X-axis movable range, and turning an excitation current of an X-axis electromagnet (+X electromagnet, −X electromagnet) OFF when the third function detects the Y-axis direction movable limit position and the fourth function identifies the center of the Y-axis movable rage. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229080 | Rotary Continuous Permanent Magnet Motor - A rotary magnetic motor having a rotor configured to magnetically interact with a stator to obtain rotation of the rotor about its axis. The stator has a magnetic structure of a generally involute shape around the axis of rotation. The stator magnetic structure has a plurality of permanent magnets defining a first magnetic face of a first polarity. The rotor has a magnetic structure of a generally circular shape around the axis and inside the stator magnetic structure. The rotor has a plurality of permanent magnets defining a second magnetic face of a second polarity. The magnetic attraction and repulsing of the aligned magnetic faces with a progressively narrowing radial gap, resulting from the involute shape, rotate the rotor inside the stator. A magnetic pulse mechanism discharges a magnetic pulse of the first polarity to provide an additional pull to continue the rotation of the rotor through its full cycle. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229081 | POWER MAGNETIC PLANETARY GEAR SET - A power magnetic planetary gear set uses stator of a motor to provide electrically generated magnetic sections. The electrically generated magnetic sections are variable under the excitation control of coils and driver so that either the outer stator or the sun stator of the magnetic planetary gear set may be stationary and still provide self-revolutionary magnetic forces toward the planet gears disposed therebetween. The planet gears are also mounted on planet arms so as to revolve on their own axes and have orbital revolution with respect to the sun stator. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229082 | PERMANENT MAGNET MOTOR - A permanent magnet motor has a stator and a rotor surrounded by the stator. The stator includes a stator core having twelve teeth and coils wound around the teeth. The rotor includes a shaft and a magnet core group secured to the shaft. The magnet core group includes eight rotor core segments and eight ferrite permanent magnets. Each magnet is sandwiched between adjacent rotor core segments and is polarized in the circumferential direction of the rotor. The magnets are alternately magnetized such that adjacent rotor core segments have opposite polarities. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229083 | Structure for Brushless Motors - An improved structure for brushless motors comprises a stationary part and a rotary or movable part mounted relative to the stationary part. The rotary part includes a frame and a plurality of magnets disposed, one after another, along one surface of the frame and attached to the surface of the frame adjacent to the stationary part, wherein each of the magnets has a curved surface so as to define a series of gaps between the curved surfaces of the magnets and the surface of the frame of the rotary or movable part. With the present invention, the airgap between the stationary part and rotary or movable part would be more uniform, and the motor can be manufactured more easily. Also, when running the motor, cogging or no-current torque can be reduced or eliminated, so that the motor can be operated more smoothly. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229084 | TURBINE GENERATOR STATOR CORE ATTACHMENT TECHNIQUE - A stator core ( | 2013-09-05 |
20130229085 | BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR - A brushless DC motor, comprising a stator having paired stator teeth, a rotor having paired magnetic poles and a rotating shaft fixed in the center of the rotor, wherein each of the stator teeth is wound with a winding, in each cross section of the stator, the connecting line between the intersection point of a tooth top arc of the stator tooth and the tooth axis of the stator tooth and the center of the tooth top arc can form a mechanical eccentric angle θ with the tooth axis of the stator tooth, which is more than 0 degree and smaller than 90 degrees. The tooth top circle of the stator tooth is designed to be an arc, which is eccentric relative to the rotating center of the rotor, such that the brushless DC motor can eliminate the starting “dead point” and start successfully. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229086 | System Incorporating Current Path Between Conductive Members - An electrical system having a current path formed in a region between first and second electrodes. When a low pressure is sustained in the region, and a plasma is generated in a portion of a gap between the electrodes, current flows across the gap from the first electrode to the second electrode. In one embodiment the system is operable as a motor or a generator, having a first electrode and a member including a second electrode which is rotatable with respect to the first electrode. In another embodiment a first conductor is positioned to carry current toward or away from a first terminal at a high temperature, and a second conductor is spaced apart from the first terminal to carry current toward or away from a second terminal when the second conductor is at a low temperature relative to the temperature of the first region. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229087 | Vibration Driven Power Generation Element and Method of Manufacture Thereof - A vibration driven power generation element according to the present invention includes: a three dimensionally shaped movable comb tooth electrode comprising a plurality of comb teeth of which interiors are filled with an insulating material, and having an SiO | 2013-09-05 |
20130229088 | HAPTIC MODULE USING PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT - Disclosed is a haptic module using a piezoelectric element. The haptic module comprises a base, a vibration member which is mounted on the upper portion of the base so as to be vertically movable, a piezoelectric element which couples to the vibration member, a power portion for applying power to the piezoelectric element, and a panel member which is mounted to the upper portion of the vibration member. According to the present invention, vertical movement of the vibration member effectively sends force to the panel member by means of the piezoelectric element to facilitate the vertical movement and enhance driving force, and thereby enhances the feeling of vibration or clicking of the panel member | 2013-09-05 |
20130229089 | POWER COLLECTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD - A power collector structure connected to a base is repetitively deformed or bent. The power collector structure is bar-like, and is connected to the base in an essentially rigid manner. A power collector for converting mechanical energy to electric power is connected to the power collector structure. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229090 | PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING POWER GENERATION AMOUNT OF PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT - Provided is a piezoelectric generating element having an electrode on an outer surface of a piezoelectric ceramic body, wherein the piezoelectric ceramic body has a relative permittivity of 110 to 1700, an elastic compliance of 15 to 150 pm | 2013-09-05 |
20130229091 | CONTINUOUS PIEZOELECTRIC FILM INCLUDING POLAR POLYMER FIBERS - A continuous piezoelectric film can include a plurality of fibers, each fiber including a polypeptide, wherein molecules of the polypeptide have electric dipole moments that are aligned such that the piezoelectric fiber provides a piezoelectric effect. The continuous piezoelectric film has at least one piezoelectric constant d | 2013-09-05 |
20130229092 | ELECTRICITY GENERATING AXLE AND ELECTRICITY GENERATING HUB FOR A VEHICLE - A generating axle for a vehicle. The generating axle can include a hollow, tubular housing, a shaft rotatably disposed within the housing, at least one armature carried by the shaft, and at least one permanent magnet carried by the housing, wherein the at least one armature and the at least one permanent magnet are disposed such that a current is induced in the armature when the shaft is rotated with respect to the housing. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229093 | DISK DRIVE DEVICE - A disk drive device includes: a base member; a hub on which a recording disk is placed; a bearing unit arranged on the base member for rotatably supporting the hub; and a spindle drive unit for rotationally driving the hub, wherein the spindle drive unit includes a stator core having salient poles, a coil wound around each of the salient poles, and a magnet having a plurality of magnetic poles arranged in a circumferential direction opposed to the salient poles, the hub includes an outer cylindrical portion formed of a magnetic material and engaged with an inner periphery of the recording disk, and an inner cylindrical portion fixing an outer periphery of the magnet, the number of magnetic poles is an even number in a range of 10 to 16, and the number of salient poles is a multiple of 3 in a range of 12 to 24. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229094 | MODULAR DESK - A modular desk includes a first module, such as a file cart, a second module, such as a storage cabinet, and a bridge extending between the modules. An access opening is defined below the bridge and between the modules, and a desk chair may fit into the access opening. A hinge joins one side of the bridge to one of the modules for pivotal movement. One, or more, pin(s), on the underside of the bridge, remote from the hinge, fit selectively into sockets on the other module to lock the modules together. However, the bridge can be pivoted, so that the modules may be shifted relative to one another into different configurations of a desk. Stabilizers are located within a recess at the upper end of one of the modules, and are manually withdrawn beyond the top surface of the module to support the expanse of the bridge without tilting, thereby forming a continuous, unbroken work surface for the desk. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229095 | PLASTIC HOUSING FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES, IN PARTICULAR FOR REMOTE CONTROLS - The plastic housing connects two housing parts with only a plurality of pins on one of the housing parts and a plurality of the sleeves correlated with the pins with boreholes. The diameters of the pins are at the same time larger than the diameters of the boreholes. Furthermore, the distances between the adjacent pins and the distances between the boreholes correlated with the pins are unequal by such an extent that the pins can be inserted in the correlated boreholes, but the pins and the boreholes are braced against one another as the result of the unequal distances in a connecting plane . In this way, a simple and secure connection is created between the housing parts and the flexural and torsional rigidities of the entire housing are improved. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229096 | ENCLOSURE - An enclosure, suitable for use in a telecommunications or data communications network, is of generally cuboidal shape. The enclosure includes an upper frame assembly that extends across an upper region of the enclosure, a lower frame assembly that extends across a lower region of the enclosure, and first, second, third and fourth upright frame members connectible between the upper frame assembly and the lower frame assembly in a plurality of different positions in the regions of the sides of the enclosure to provide different configurations of the enclosure and upright mounting angles. In a first configuration the first and second upright frame members are disposed in a front region of the enclosure at opposite sides thereof and the third and fourth upright frame members are disposed in a rear region of the enclosure at opposite sides thereof. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229097 | WATERPROOF STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRONIC UNIT - A waterproof structure for an electronic unit includes a sub-case that defines an accommodating portion that accommodates a first terminal, and has a cable guiding hole that communicates with the accommodating portion. A potting resin filled in the accommodating portion is also filled in a space between a cable and the cable guiding hole. The cable includes a first sheath that covers a conductor and is made of a first resin material, and a second sheath that covers the first sheath. The second sheath and the potting resin are made of a second resin material that is different from the first resin material. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229098 | Modular Rapid Access Illuminated Drawer Safe With Dual Access Methods - A modular drawer safe possessing upper indentions and lower protrusions allowing multiple units in varying sizes to be secured together. The drawer safe uses biometric recognition for its primary locking control and a manual keyed back-up. A multicolored illumination ring situated around the fingerprint reader provides low-level light as a visual point of reference and changes to green light when an authorized fingerprint is scanned or red light if an unauthorized or misread fingerprint is scanned. The drawer opens under its own spring or pneumatically driven motive force. Supplemental illumination within the drawer compartment consist of multiple pairs of red low-level illumination and brighter white illumination. All electrical components are powered by line voltage with an integral battery backup. AC power can be daisy-chained between multiple units thus only requiring a single receptacle to provide power to all components. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229099 | Sheet Assembly For Cabinet - A sheet assembly for a cabinet includes sheets having a plurality of horizontal sheets and a plurality of vertical sheets. Each horizontal sheet includes a first insertion/coupling section. Each vertical sheet includes a second insertion/coupling section engaging one of the first insertion/coupling sections. One of a pair of the first and second insertion/coupling sections includes an insertion groove. The other of the pair of the first and second insertion/coupling sections includes a buckling slot. The sheet assembly includes a plurality of buckle devices each having a fixed seat, a lever, and a buckle. The fixed seat is fixed to one of the first and second insertion/coupling sections having the insertion groove. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229100 | Device Kickstand - A device kickstand is described. In at least some implementations, a kickstand is rotatably attached to a mobile computing device. The kickstand can be rotated to various positions to provide support for different orientations of the computing device. In at least some implementations, hinges are employed to attach a kickstand to a mobile computing device. One example hinge utilizes preset hinge stops that enable the kickstand to be placed at different preset positions. Another example hinge exerts pressure on an edge of the kickstand, providing stability and vibration dampening to the kickstand. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229101 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - [Object] To provide a light source device which allows the lighting starting properties of a high-pressure discharge lamp to be reliably improved without increasing the entire length of the light source device and exposing an auxiliary lamp to the outside. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229102 | SPARK PLUG - A spark plug includes a terminal for receiving an electrical charge, a firing electrode on a firing end of the spark plug, and a conductor electrically coupling the terminal and firing electrode. The spark plug further includes a casing, an electrical insulator, and a ground electrode. The casing is at least partially formed from an electrically conductive material and is configured to be electrically coupled to a ground. The electrical insulator separates the conductor from the casing. The ground electrode is positioned proximate to the firing electrode, but separated from the firing electrode by a spark gap. The ground electrode includes an extension projecting from the casing such that the firing electrode is closer to the ground electrode than the firing electrode is to the casing. There is substantially no air gap between the interior of the casing and the electrical insulator from the firing end of the spark plug. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229103 | ADJUSTABLE BEAM LAMP - A lamp device having first and second ends comprising a glass lens positioned on the first end of the lamp and a socket positioned on the second end of the lamp. The lamp is configured with a parabolic reflecting surface lining the interior side walls of a top portion of the lamp and an array of LEDs or other light emitting device positioned within that the top portion of the lamp. The array of LEDs or other light emitting device are operatively connected to the socket in order to receive power. The lamp may also be configured to facilitate movement of the glass lens closer to and further away from the array of LEDs or other light emitting device in order to shorten or lengthen the focal point of the light beam created by the array of LEDs or other light emitting device. Alternatively, the lamp may be configured to facilitate movement of the array of LEDs or other light emitting device closer to and further away from the glass lens in order to shorten or lengthen the focal point of the light beam created by the array of LEDs or other light emitting device. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229104 | Lighting Apparatus with Light-Emitting Diode Chips and Remote Phosphor layer - A lighting apparatus with light-emitting diode chips and a remote phosphor layer includes a plurality of LED chips, a cover, a heat sink, a first end cap, a second end cap, at least one PCB, and a LED driver. The plurality of LED chips is positioned on the at least one PCB and electronically connected with the LED driver. The LED driver is electrically connected with male contacts which traverse through the first end cap and the second end cap. The at least one PCB is enclosed with the cover, the heat sink, the first end cap, and the second end cap. The blue light and ultraviolet light from the plurality of LED chips coverts into white or yellow light from a phosphor layer of the cover, where the phosphor layer is remotely positioned from the plurality of LED chips. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229105 | VARIABLE FIELD EMISSION DEVICE - A field emission device is configured as a heat engine, wherein the configuration of the heat engine is variable. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229106 | LUMINESCENT MATERIAL - According to one embodiment, the luminescent material emits light having an luminescence peak within a wavelength range of 550 to 590 nm when excited with light having an emission peak in a wavelength range of 250 to 520 nm. The luminescent material has a composition represented by the following formula 1. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229107 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE - An organic light-emitting display device including: a substrate; an organic emission unit that is formed on the substrate and includes a laminate of a first electrode, an organic emission layer, and a second electrode; at least one organic layer that is formed on the substrate; and at least one inorganic layer that is formed on the substrate, contacts the organic layer in a planar direction, and contacts an environmental element to surround at least one border of the environmental element. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229108 | PACKAGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVE ELEMENT - A package of an environmental sensitive element including a flexible substrate, an environmental sensitive element, a flexible sacrificial layer and a packaging structure is provided. The environmental sensitive element is disposed on the flexible substrate. The flexible sacrificial layer is disposed on the environmental sensitive element, wherein the environmental sensitive element includes a plurality of first thin films and the flexible sacrificial layer includes a plurality of second thin films. The bonding strength between two adjacent second thin films is substantially equal to or lower than the bonding strength between two adjacent first thin films. Further, the packaging structure covers the environmental sensitive element and the flexible sacrificial layer. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229109 | LOW-VOLTAGE, MULTI-BEAM KLYSTRON - A low-voltage, multi-beam radio frequency source that operates at a voltage less than or equal to approximately 20-40 kV and that generates at least 600 kW at a pulse width of approximately 5-30 ms. The RF source includes an electron gun having a cathode configured to generate a plurality of beamlets. An input cavity and output cavity are common to the plurality of beamlets. A plurality of gain cavities are provided between the input and output cavities, each having a plurality of openings corresponding to the plurality of beamlets. The cathode may include 10-20 beamlet cathodes formed in a ring, each being configured to generate a single beamlet and each having beamlet optics independent of each other. A beam collector having a plurality of openings corresponding to each of the beamlets may be provided within the output section, where the openings have no RF coupling to each other. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229110 | LOCOMOTIVE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY - A light apparatus for use with a power source and a control switch, the control switch including an input node, an output node and at least first and second independently selectable current paths between the input and output nodes, the first selectable current path having a resistance value that is greater than the second current path, controlling light intensity as a function of which of the current path is selected, at least one light source, a controller linked to the control switch and determining the selected path and generating a control signal and a light driver linked between the output node and the light source, the driver receiving the control signal and adjusting the current applied to the light source as a function of the control signal. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229111 | MEDICAL LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - It is an object to provide a medical light source device capable of securing a long illumination time required to use in operations in the medical field, and the medical light source device that is worn on the body of an operator to apply light to a target portion of the medical treatment is to cause an illumination section | 2013-09-05 |
20130229112 | Integrated Occupancy and Ambient Light Sensors - Technologies are generally described herein for controlling and using integrated occupancy and ambient light sensors. In some examples, a lighting device includes an illumination source, a light sensor, and a transceiver. A determination can be made to determine if the illumination source is operating in an on mode of operation or an off mode of operation. In response to determining that the illumination source is operating in the off mode of operation, an instruction can be received at the lighting device to pulse operation of the illumination source to emit a light pulse. The lighting device can also be configured to receive an instruction to compressively sense, using the light sensor, a light level associated with an area illuminated by the light pulse. The lighting device can output data indicating the light level compressively sensed by the light sensor. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229113 | LIGHTING SYSTEM AND LIGHTING CONTROL DEVICE EQUIPPED FOR THE LIGHTING SYSTEM - A lighting system includes a lighting load and a lighting control device. The lighting control device is configured to adjust a light output of the lighting load to a first light output corresponding to a first correlated color temperature and a first illuminance in a first time slot, and to decrease the light output of the lighting load up to a second light output corresponding to a second correlated color temperature and a second illuminance with the passage of time in a second time slot after the first time slot. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229114 | LED LIGHTING SYSTEM - A system and method involving lighting fixtures, a control network, a controller and other devices such as light sensors, input devices and network adapters for coordinating precise brightness and color schedules among the lighting fixtures while maintaining a high color reliability including provisions for managing a plurality of lighting fixtures. The lighting fixtures contain lighting elements selected such that when controlled properly, operating along a daytime locus, the resultant light output closely resembles sunlight on a cloudless day in spectral characteristics, and wherein the total flux of blue light can be adjusted from a relative level of 1-100% the maximum blue flux of the lighting fixture by controlling individual lighting elements. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229115 | Methods for Disaggregated Sensing of Artificial Light and Daylight Distribution - A method, configuration unit ( | 2013-09-05 |
20130229116 | LIGHTING SYSTEM WITH RADAR DETECTION - In a lighting system (SLS), a radar arrangement (RU | 2013-09-05 |
20130229117 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A display device capable of displaying a picture of vivid colors maintaining a good balance of colors and a good balance of light-emitting brightnesses of the EL elements. The widths of the detour wirings supplying current to the power source feed lines are increased for those EL elements into which a current of a large density flows. This constitution decreases the wiring resistances of the detour wirings, decreases the potential drop through the detour wirings, and suppresses the amount of electric power consumed by the detour wirings. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229118 | USING TWO THERMAL SWITCHES TO CONTROL A HYBRID LAMP - A lamp assembly provides both instant light through use of an incandescent/halogen light/lamp source and an energy saving type light provided by a compact fluorescent light/lamp source. Both light sources are enclosed within a common envelope or outer bulb. First and second thermal sensors are provided in the lamp envelope at spaced locations to monitor the temperature of the lamp. When the sum of these two temperatures reaches a preselected value, power to the incandescent lamp source is terminated. Alternatively, when the difference these two temperatures reaches a preselected value, power to the incandescent lamp source is terminated. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229119 | Dimmable Solid State Lighting System, Apparatus and Method, with Distributed Control and Intelligent Remote Control - Exemplary systems, methods and apparatuses for a distributed solid-state lighting system are disclosed. An exemplary system comprises a central power source, and one or more terminal lighting apparatuses. An exemplary central power source comprises: an AC/DC rectifier coupled to a DC/DC converter to convert an AC input power to a first DC voltage level; a central user interface to receive user input for a selected brightness level; and a central controller to provide a first control signal to the DC/DC converter to provide a second DC voltage level corresponding to the selected brightness level. A terminal lighting apparatus may comprise: a plurality of LEDs; a current (or power) source or regulator; and a terminal controller which, in response to the second DC voltage level, provides a second control signal to the current source or regulator to provide a selected current level of the LEDs corresponding to the selected brightness level. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229120 | Solid State Lighting System, Apparatus and Method with Flicker Removal - Exemplary systems, methods and apparatuses for a distributed solid-state lighting system are disclosed. An exemplary apparatus includes a plurality of light emitting diodes; a plurality of first switches to switch a selected segment of light emitting diodes into or out of a series light emitting diode current path; a first terminal controller to control switching of corresponding segments of light emitting diodes into the series light emitting diode current path; a second switch coupled in series with each segment of light emitting diodes; and a second terminal controller to turn the second switch on and off at a frequency generally at least about four to one thousand times the AC line frequency or in response to a random or pseudo-random signal. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229121 | POWER SUPPLY FOR ILLUMINATION AND LUMINAIRE - A power supply for illumination includes a detection circuit and a control circuit. The detection circuit compares an AC voltage whose phase is controlled with a first threshold voltage so as to detect a variation in a conduction state of phase control in the AC voltage, and compares the AC voltage with a second threshold voltage lower than the first threshold voltage so as to detect a zero-cross point of the AC voltage, thereby detecting a conduction period of the phase control. The control circuit outputs an output current according to the duration of the conduction period. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229122 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE INCLUDING LEDS AND A SWITCHING POWER CONTROL SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is an illumination device having at least one LED and a power converter with a switching element for connection to an existing fluorescent lamp fixture including a conventional ballast. The illumination device includes a feedback circuit operable to provide a switching signal to the switching element according to a duty cycle, the feedback circuit configured to: increase the value of the duty cycle to decrease an output current signal through the at least one LED; and decrease the value of the duty cycle to increase the output current signal through the at least one LED. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229123 | LIGHTING-DIMMING DEVICE CHOPPING POWER WAVEFORMS FOR ADJUSTING BRIGHTNESS - A lighting-dimming device has a dimming module with an encoding function and at least one light module with a decoding function and controlled by the dimming module. The dimming module is designated with a required brightness and address command by a user. A triode AC switch of the dimming module is controlled to chop a power based on the required brightness and address command. The chopped power is transmitted to the light module to control the brightness of the light module. In the chopped power, only a part of cycles of the power is chopped and most of the power waveforms are maintained. Therefore, a high power factor is maintained. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229124 | Dimmable Solid State Lighting System, Apparatus, and Article Of Manufacture Having Encoded Operational Parameters - Exemplary systems, methods, apparatuses and articles of manufacture for a distributed solid-state lighting system are disclosed. An exemplary article of manufacture comprises a plurality of machine-readable data fields optically encoding a plurality of operational parameters utilized in a system comprising a central power source, and one or more terminal lighting apparatuses. An exemplary central power source includes an optical scanner for input of the operational parameters, and a central controller to provide a first control signal to a DC/DC converter to provide a DC voltage level corresponding to a selected brightness level. A terminal lighting apparatus may comprise: a plurality of LEDs; a current (or power) source or regulator; and a terminal controller which, in response to the DC voltage level, provides a second control signal to the current source or regulator to provide a selected current level of the LEDs corresponding to the selected brightness level. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229125 | TUNABLE MULTI-LED EMITTER MODULE - A light-emitting diode (LED) emitter module includes a substrate having a plurality of base layers of an electrically insulating material, a plurality of electrical contacts disposed on a top one of the base layer, and a plurality of electrical paths coupled to the electrical contacts, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of electrical paths is disposed between the base layers. The emitter module also includes two or more groups of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), each group having one or more LEDs, and each of the LEDs is coupled to an electrical contact. The electrical paths are configured for feeding separate electrical currents to the groups of LEDs. The emitter module also includes a memory device containing information associating a plurality of output light colors with a corresponding plurality of combinations of electrical currents, each combination specifying an electric current for each of the two or more groups of LEDs. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229126 | Electronic Ballast with Power Factor Correction - According to an exemplary implementation, an electronic ballast includes an input filter coupled to a resonant tank. The resonant tank is configured to generate a resonant current. The input filter is configured to receive an AC input voltage and to generate an AC input current from the resonant current by smoothing the resonant current. The electronic ballast also includes a half-bridge configured to feed the resonant tank so as to generate the resonant current and to receive a supply voltage that is in phase with the AC input voltage. The electronic ballast can also include a controller configured to control a power factor of the electronic ballast by switching the half-bridge. The controller can be configured to adjust a shape of the AC input current by adjusting switching of the half-bridge to thereby adjust a power factor of the electronic ballast. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229127 | Computer Lighting Control - The present invention relates to a method and system that provides independent control over lighting within a computer case. Each inverter module is provided with its own switch to facilitate independent control of illumination. Preferably, the switches are located in a bus that fits within a drive bay and the inverter is directly mounted onto the housing that contains the switch. In another embodiment, the inverter is integrated in a printed circuit board that is inserted into the card slots (e.g. ISA, VESA, PCI, and PCI-Express card slot) on the mother board of the computer. Therefore, the on and off of CCFL inverter can be controlled by software application through the ISA, VESA, PCI, or PCI-Express bus. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229128 | Circuit arrangement and method for operation of a high-pressure discharge lamp below its nominal power - In various embodiments, a method for operating a high-pressure discharge lamp below its nominal power is provided, wherein the high-pressure discharge lamp is operated at nominal power with an alternating current having a predetermined operating frequency, and the lamp voltage is measured during a half-cycle at least at the start of a half-cycle and at the end of a half-cycle. The method may include: reducing the present operating frequency below an upper limit; and changing the current shape of the alternating current to a monopitch roof-shaped current shape, which is dependent on the difference in the lamp voltages at the end and at the start of the half-cycle. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229129 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DRIVING AN HID LAMP - A method for driving and dimming an HID lamp ( | 2013-09-05 |
20130229130 | POWER CONVERTER AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE USING THE POWER CONVERTER - A power converter includes a mounting substrate, a one-piece-type connector including an input connector and an output connector, the input connector and the output connector being formed in one-piece and arranged side by side; and a case made of an electrically conductive material. The one-piece-type connector includes lead terminals configured to connect the input cable and the output cable to a power converting circuit and an electrically conductive ground connection portion electrically connected to the case through an electrically conductive member. The ground connection portion includes a shield surface arranged to extend along at least a portion of a side surface of the output connector. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229131 | VOLTAGE MONITORING CIRCUIT - A voltage monitoring circuit includes: a ripple filter configured to output an output voltage from which a ripple component included in an input voltage, which is input from a voltage source, has been removed; a load configured to operate with the output voltage as a supply voltage and output a first signal through the operation; a comparator configured to compare an electric potential of the output voltage with an electric potential of the first signal and output a second signal when the electric potential difference is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value; and a control circuit configured to reduce the electric potential of the first signal under the condition that the second signal is input thereto. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229132 | SYSTEM FOR REMOTE CONTROL THROUGH COMPUTING CLOUD - A system for remote control includes a user device configured to run an application that receives a user input; a remote device including a controller and a controlled device; and a computing cloud being connected to the user device and the remote device through the Internet and configured to convert the user input received at the user device to a command. The controller is configured to receive and execute the command and thereby control the controlled device accordingly. The application is a non-customized application. The controlled device includes a plurality of cascadable LED cubes. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229133 | ADDRESSABLE ARRAY OF FIELD EMISSION DEVICES - Field emission devices are configured in addressable arrays. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229134 | DISCONTINUOUS LINEAR MOTOR SYSTEM - A linear motor system includes a discontinuous linear motor and motor control device. The discontinuous linear motor includes a mover and a plurality of individual motors spaced from each other along a movement path of the mover. Each of the individual motors functions as an armature on a primary side of one independent linear motor. A sensor, arranged to act as a linear scale, is disposed for each individual motor and detects a position of the mover. The motor control device includes a plurality of individual motor control units and a multiple unit controller to comprehensively control the individual motor control units. The individual motor control units control the individual motors disposed in curved path sections, and each of the individual motor control units includes a curved-line correspondence corrector to correct a detection value obtained from the sensor according to a relationship between a curved line of the path and a position of the sensor. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229135 | DRIVE SYSTEMS INCLUDING SLIDING MODE OBSERVERS AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - At least one example embodiment discloses a drive system including a motor including a rotor, the motor configured to receive a measured current, a controller configured to generate a voltage command for the motor, a sliding mode observer configured to determine an estimated current for the motor based on the voltage command, determine a difference between the measured current and the estimated current, and determine a switching control vector and an estimator configured to estimate a rotor position based on the switching control vector, the switching control vector being determined based on the difference and adaptive parameters of the sliding mode observer, the controller being further configured to control the motor based at least in part on the estimated rotor position. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229136 | SELECTIVELY LOWERING RESISTANCE OF A CONSTANTLY USED PORTION OF MOTOR WINDINGS IN AN ELECTRIC MOTOR - Dynamic reconfiguration-switching of motor windings in a motor is optimized between winding-configurations by selectively lowering resistance of a constantly used portion of one of the motor windings. Acceleration is traded off in favor of higher velocity upon detecting the electric motor in the electric vehicle is at an optimal angular-velocity for switching to an optimal lower torque constant and voltage constant. The total back electromotive force (BEMF) is prohibited from inhibiting further acceleration to a higher angular-velocity. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229137 | POSITION CONTROL DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC MOTOR - Position control device for electric motor inputs deviation signal between angle command and angle detection value to position control section and calculates angular velocity command, inputs deviation signal between this angular velocity command and angular velocity detection value to speed control section and calculates torque current command, and controls, according to this torque current command, the electric motor current control section. The Position control device has disturbance observer section which inputs the torque current command and the angular velocity detection value and estimates signal corresponding to disturbance torque; rate-of-change limitation section which has limiter inputting disturbance observer output value by this disturbance observer section and performing rate-of-change limitation of upper and lower limit values of the angle command; and target value filter section which is configured by control gain equivalent to the speed control section and through which the angular velocity command from the position control section passes. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229138 | REFLECTION ENCODER, SERVO MOTOR, AND SERVO UNIT - Reflected light can be effectively utilized by increasing a light receiving area. Incremental light receiving element groups are separated and arranged in the circumferential direction of a rotating unit while placing a light source therebetween. First and second absolute light receiving element groups are arranged at both sides of the outside and inside of the light source in the radial direction of the rotating unit. As a result, first and second absolute light receiving elements are continuously arranged, and also the incremental light receiving element groups and the absolute light receiving element groups can be arranged to surround the periphery of the light source from four directions. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229139 | MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE AND OUT-OF-STEP DETECTING METHOD OF STEPPING MOTOR - There is provided a motor control device configured to control an energization state of a coil of each phase for driving a stepping motor having multiple phase coils. The motor control device includes a measuring unit configured to measure a back electromotive voltage induced at a coil of a phase for which energization is stopped, among the multiple phase coils, an acquiring unit configured to acquire temperature information on temperature of the stepping motor or on temperature corresponding to the temperature of the stepping motor, and a detecting unit configured to detect whether the stepping motor is out of step or not based on a result obtained by the measuring unit and the temperature information acquired by the acquiring unit. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229140 | REGULATING CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR REGULATING ROTARY SPEED, DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM CODE - A regulating circuit that regulates rotary speed of a pulse-width modulated fan includes a measuring device that determines a period duration (T | 2013-09-05 |
20130229141 | STRUCTURAL BOLLARD ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE - The invention disclosed herein is directed to electric vehicle (“EV”) infrastructure, which includes a customizable charging station that comprises a modular bollard assembly having a structural tubular form that is secured to an electrical vehicle supply equipment to provide fuel to an EV. The modular bollard assembly is optionally fashioned with expansion elements, such as a solar canopy, which accommodate EV infrastructure requirements. The invention also includes methods of determining and manufacturing EV infrastructure based upon data pertaining to demographic, energy, EV, financial and geographic metrics. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229142 | POWER SOURCE FOR COMPLETION APPLICATIONS - Methods and apparatus are provided for continuously powering tools downhole for extended periods of time, such as for the life of the producing well. Batteries may power the downhole tools, but traditionally, the batteries may last up to 2 years, and in some cases, up to 5 years may be reached with an optimized data sampling rate and power management scheme. After that time, operations may be halted temporarily for replacing the batteries. According to embodiments of the present invention, in contrast, rechargeable batteries may be utilized downhole to provide power to operate the tools, and rather than halting operations and retrieving the rechargeable batteries to the surface for recharging, reserve batteries may be used for recharging the rechargeable batteries. In many cases, these well tools may be designed to operate for a long period of time (e.g., around 10-20 years), depending on the life of the producing well. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229143 | MULTI-PARTY COMMUNICATION CONTROL SYSTEM AND CHARGE PROCESS OF DC CHARGING SYSTEM - A multi-party communication control system and charge process of a DC charging system is provided. According battery pack information transmitted by a battery control system, a multi-party communication control device determines a charge current or a charge voltage and a voltage-controlled charge mode required by a battery pack. The multi-party communication control device then translates the charge voltage or the charge current to a CHAdeMO language that is next transmitted to a CHAdeMO charger. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229144 | SECONDARY-BATTERY MONITORING DEVICE AND BATTERY PACK - A secondary-battery monitoring device capable of realizing highly reliable overcurrent detection and a battery pack having it are provided. When an overcurrent flowing to a secondary battery is to be detected by utilizing a current detection voltage generated via on-resistance of a discharge-control switch and a charge-control switch, a voltage correction circuit that generates a correction voltage having a characteristic varied by positive slope or negative slope along with increase in a power supply voltage is provided, and the correction voltage is added to the detection voltage or a reference power supply voltage with the polarity that cancels out the slope of voltage variation caused in the detection voltage, and then the voltage is input to a comparator circuit. In this manner, variation in the overcurrent determination current is reduced. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229145 | BATTERY CHARGER - A battery charger includes an input supply terminal configured to receive a supply signal, a battery terminal configured to be connected to a battery and at least one output terminal, a switch arranged in the electrical path between the battery terminal and at least one output terminal, an element configured to store an information representative of an alarm condition of the battery and to open the switch when the alarm condition occurs, with the supply signal being absent and the battery supplying the at least one output terminal, and to close the switch when the supply signal is received at the input supply terminal. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229146 | BATTERY CHARGER - A battery charger which includes an input supply terminal configured to receive a supply signal, a battery terminal configured to be connected to a battery, at least one output terminal and an electrical path between the battery terminal and the output terminal, at least one device for the detection of one alarm condition of the battery or the battery charger. The battery charger includes circuitry configured to enable the at least one detection device at timing intervals when the battery supplies the at least one output terminal. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229147 | STATIONARY ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STATIONARY ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM - A stationary electric power system including a low profile secondary battery that includes a battery body including an electric power generating element accommodated in an exterior package member. The low profile secondary battery includes a spacer disposed between the battery body and other battery body when the other battery body is stacked on the battery body. The spacer fixes the battery body in a predetermined position. The battery body and the spacer are connected with each other through an elastic body. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229148 | SELF-ALIGNING DATA CONNECTIVITY FOR CHARGER - A charger includes a planar charging surface, a magnet, a charging circuit and a data circuit. The charging surface has at least two data contact tracks for electrical connection to data contacts of a chargeable device when disposed on the planar charging surface. The data circuit includes the data tracks, a data port, and electrical connection between the data contact tracks and the data port. The charging circuit has a charging feature configured to apply a driving current to the chargeable device through the charging surface. The magnet is configured to align the chargeable device such that the data contacts of the chargeable device align with the data contact tracks. When aligned via the magnet, the data contacts of the chargeable device contact the data contact tracks of the charging surface, thereby permitting data transfer between the chargeable device and an external device connected to the data port. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229149 | DISPATCHING VEHICLE-TO-GRID ANCILLARY SERVICES WITH DISCRETE SWITCHING - Techniques for controlling dispatch of electric vehicles (EVs) to perform vehicle-to-grid regulation of power of an electric grid are presented. An aggregator component can individually control transitioning respective EVs of a set of EVs between a charging state and a not-charging state. The aggregator component includes a dispatch controller component (DCC) that can employ a defined dispatch algorithm for EVs to facilitate enabling the DCC to perform unidirectional regulation. The DCC can switch EV charging stations on and off using remote switches to meet a system regulation signal. The DCC can use the dispatch algorithm to make determinations regarding which EV to switch using charging priorities, in accordance defined power regulation criterion(s). The aggregator component can reduce communication signals used to adjust dispatch by sending switching signals to only those EVs of the set of EVs that are changing their charging state at a given time. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229150 | POS TERMINAL AND METHOD USED FOR A POS TERMINAL - A POS terminal, includes a battery box having a box-side commercial power source circuit to supply power from a commercial power source; a battery charge circuit to charge batteries by power supplied from the box-side commercial power source circuit; a battery discharge circuit to discharge the batteries to a POS terminal main body side; and a charge and discharge changeover switch which connects a battery discharge circuit to the batteries to cause the batteries to be discharged when the battery box is attached to a POS terminal main body, and connects a battery charge circuit to the batteries to cause the batteries to be charged when the battery box is detached from the POS terminal main body. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229151 | BATTERY PACK - The battery pack includes: a charging terminal receiving power from a charger while connected to the charger; a battery connected to the charging terminal and recharged by power from the charger via the charging terminal; a protective circuit performing a protective operation of detecting an overcharge of the battery by using power from the battery while receiving a driving signal, and terminating the protective operation when receiving no driving signal; an activation terminal receiving an activation signal from the charger while connected to the charger; an activation circuit connected to the activation terminal and configured to output the driving signal to the protective circuit while receiving the activation signal from the charger via the activation terminal; and an auxiliary activation circuit connected to the charging terminal and configured to provide the driving signal to the protective circuit while the battery receives power from the charger via the charging terminal. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229152 | POWER SUPPLY STACK REPLACEMENT METHOD, CONTROL DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM - A power supply stack replacement method includes: discharging or charging power supply stacks of a power supply device in which the power supply stacks are electrically connected in parallel with each other until the SOC of each of the power supply stacks becomes a predetermined value; and replacing a targeted power supply stack among the power supply stacks of which the SOC is the predetermined value through the charging or discharging with a replacement power supply stack. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229153 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EQUIVALENT RAPID CHARGING WITH DIFFERENT ENERGY STORAGE CONFIGURATIONS - The invention provides for an energy storage system that has a first plurality of battery cells that each are capable of a first C-rate. The plurality of battery cells can be charged at an equivalent rate on a kWh/minute basis as a second plurality of battery cells that each are capable of second C-rate, with the second C-rate being higher than the first C-rate. The first plurality of battery cells may have an energy storage capacity which is approximately twice the energy storage capacity for the second plurality of cells. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229154 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING STATE OF CHARGE OF A LITHIUM ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL HAVING A LITHIUM PHOSPHATE TYPE POSITIVE ELECTRODE - A method and system are provided for estimating state of charge of a cell having a positive electrode, for example of a lithium phosphate type, the charge profile of which includes a range of state of charge between about 30 and about 90% in which variation of voltage is 10 times less rapid than for a state of charge higher than 90%. Determination of state of charge for a state of charge greater than 90% is based on either the use of a calibration relationship between cell voltage and state of charge when a current is passing through the cell that is less than a predetermined threshold value and its voltage has stabilized, or on the use of coulometry the result of which is corrected taking into account the accuracy of the current sensor. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229155 | ACCUMULATOR COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF GALVANIC CELLS - In accordance with the invention, an accumulator comprises at least two galvanic cells that are electrically connected. The accumulator furthermore comprises a control device and at least one measuring device. The measuring device is suitable to determine at least one reading for at least one first functional parameter of a galvanic cell. The accumulator comprises a memory device which is assigned to the control device. The memory device is suitable for storing at least one target value of a first functional parameter. The accumulator furthermore comprises a computing unit. The computing unit is suitable for assigning at least two measured values and one pertinent target value to a first computed result. The measured values are the measured first functional parameters, respectively of at least two galvanic cells of the accumulator. The target value is a predetermined value in respect to the first functional parameter. The control device is suitable for initiating a predetermined action as a function of the first computed result. | 2013-09-05 |