46th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090278432 | SLIDING GUIDE RAIL SYSTEM FOR A DRAWER - A sliding guide rail system for slidably opening and closing a drawer within an article of furniture or other equipment, the system comprises a mounting bracket ( | 2009-11-12 |
20090278433 | Flat Discharge Lamp - A flat discharge lamp includes a projection formed on an outer surface of a case body. The projection forms a thick portion, which is relatively thick, in the case body. An intake-outtake port is formed in the thick portion so that it can receive a chip tube having an outer diameter of a size larger than or the same as a gap. The large chip tube can be coupled to a hermetic case without any limitations resulting from the gap of a discharge chamber ( | 2009-11-12 |
20090278434 | Liquid Metal Wetting of Micro-Fabricated Charge-Emission Structures - Described is a micro-fabricated charged particle emission device including a substrate and a plurality of charged particle emission sites formed in the substrate. A path extends between each emission site and a source of liquid metal. Each path is coated with a wetting layer of non-oxidizing metal for wetting the liquid metal. Exemplary non-oxidizing metals that may be used to provide the wetting layer include gold and platinum. The wetting layer is sufficiently thin such that some liquid metal is able to flow to each emission site despite any chemical interaction between the liquid metal and the non-oxidizing metal of the wetting layer. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278435 | Lamp with outer tube | 2009-11-12 |
20090278436 | Ionization Vacume gauge - An ionization vacuum gauge includes a cathode, an anode and an ion collector. The anode is surrounding the cathode. The ion collector is surrounding the anode. The cathode, the anode and the ion collector are concentrically aligned and arranged in that order. The anode comprises a carbon nanotube structure including a plurality of carbon nanotubes. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278437 | PLASMA LIGHT EMITTING STRING, AND PLASMA LIGHT EMITTING STRING DISPLAY DEVICE EMPLOYING SUCH PLASMA LIGHT EMITTING STRINGS - A light emitting string is produced by forming a fluorescent layer on a fluorescent layer support member having an opening and configured such as to protect the fluorescent layer, and inserting the fluorescent layer support member into a minute tube. Therefore, when the fluorescent layer support member is inserted into the minute tube, the fluorescent layer is prevented from contacting the interior wall of the minute tube. This prevents the chipping, the separation and the cracking of the fluorescent layer, thereby improving the yield in production of plasma light emitting strings. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278438 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - This invention provides a plasma display panel in which a blue fluorescent material layer is provided isolatedly from a green fluorescent material layer to prevent the green fluorescent material from being deteriorated. The plasma display panel includes fluorescent material layers of a plurality of colors provided between a pair of substrates. The fluorescent material layers are partitioned on a color to color basis with a barrier rib having predetermined width and height. Discharge is generated in the area partitioned by the barrier rib to perform display. At least one of the width and the height in the barrier rib for partitioning the blue fluorescent material layer from the green fluorescent material layer adjacent to the blue fluorescent material layer, is larger than that in the other barrier ribs. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278439 | Lamp Tube having Bent Segments - A lamp tube includes a lamp tube body, which are formed with bent segments by being heated, bent and then cooled at potions thereof desired to be bent. In this manner, luminance efficiency and lifetime of the lamp tube are effectively improved and prolonged. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278440 | Dispersion-type electroluminescent element and method for manufacturing the same - A dispersion-type EL element formed on a thin or flexible transparent plastic film and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The dispersion-type electroluminescent element is a dispersion-type electroluminescent element with at least a transparent conductive layer, a phosphor layer, a dielectric layer, and a rear electrode layer sequentially formed on a transparent plastic film surface, in which a thickness of the transparent plastic film is less than 50 μm, and the transparent conductive layer is formed by applying compression processing to an applied layer formed by applying a transparent conductive layer forming application liquid mainly composed of conductive oxide particles and a binder on the transparent plastic film surface and then, curing the compressed layer. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278441 | Luminescence conversion of led - A luminescence conversion of LED, which uses a blue emitting chip and two illuminating substances, whereby one emits a red and the other a yellow to green. Both illuminating substances are separated upstream from the chip. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278442 | ARYLAMINE COMPOUND AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE - Objects of the invention are to provide a compound of a single molecular species having excellent hole injection/transport property suitable for highly efficient and highly durable organic EL device and excellent amorphousness, and provide a highly efficient and highly durable organic EL device using the compound. This invention relates to an arylamine compound having a molecular weight of 1,500 to 6,000 represented by the following general formula ( | 2009-11-12 |
20090278443 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT PANEL AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICE - An organic electroluminescent panel has excellent reliability of luminance of emitted light, and an organic electroluminescent display device includes such an organic electroluminescent panel. The organic electroluminescent panel includes a structure in which the first electrode, an organic layer including at least a light-emitting layer, the second electrode are stacked in this order on a substrate having a surface on which an organic insulating film is formed, wherein the organic electroluminescent panel further includes an inorganic insulating film, the inorganic insulating film covers the organic insulating film and the first electrode, the inorganic insulating film has an opening in a display region and an opening in a non-display region, and the opening in the display region is formed on the first electrode. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278444 | STABLE BLUE PHOSPHORESCENT ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES - Novel combination of materials and device architectures for organic light emitting devices is provided. An organic light emitting device, is provided, having an anode, a cathode, and an emissive layer disposed between the anode and the cathode. The emissive layer includes a host and a phosphorescent emissive dopant having a peak emissive wavelength less than 500 nm, and a radiative phosphorescent lifetime less than 1 microsecond. Preferably, the phosphorescent emissive dopant includes a ligand having a carbazole group. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278445 | CROSSLINKABLE HOLE-TRANSPORTING MATERIALS FOR ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICES - Crosslinkable compounds useful for making hole-transporting materials for organic light-emitting devices, hole-transporting layers made from the crosslinkable compounds, and light-emitting devices that include the hole-transporting layers. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278446 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - There is provided a green-light-emitting device which has a high emission efficiency and a long continuous operational life, and which includes a pair of electrodes including an anode and a cathode; and a layer including an organic compound disposed between the pair of electrodes, wherein the layer includes a first compound represented by the general formula (I): | 2009-11-12 |
20090278447 | ORGANIC LUMINESCENT DEVICE AND BENZO[k]FLUORANTHENE COMPOUND - An organic luminescent device having organic-compound layers is provided which takes on luminous hues with very good purity and has optical power with high efficiency, high luminance and a long life. At least one of the organic-compound layers contains a benzo[k]fluoranthene compound represented by the following general formula (1): | 2009-11-12 |
20090278448 | LUMINOUS PANEL - The invention relates to a luminous panel ( | 2009-11-12 |
20090278449 | FLEXIBLE ORGANIC ELECTRO-LUMINESCENCE DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A flexible organic electro-luminescence device is adapted to improve its flexibility and to completely and substantially exclude the intrusion of external moisture and/or oxygen. The flexible organic electro-luminescence device includes: a substrate of a thickness of about 0.05 mm˜0.2 mm; a planarization layer on the substrate; a thin film transistor on the planarization layer; a passivation layer on the planarization layer and the thin film transistor, with a contact hole exposing a drain electrode of the thin film transistor; a reflective layer on the passivation layer; an anode electrode on the reflective layer, electrically connected to the drain electrode of the thin film transistor; a bank layer on the edge region of the anode electrode and the passivation layer, including an organic material; an organic light emitting layer on the anode electrode; a cathode electrode on the bank layer and the organic light emitting layer; and a seal layer on the cathode electrode, including an organic film, an inorganic film, an adhesive film and a protective film. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278450 | ORGANIC EL DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ORGANIC EL DEVICE - A top emission organic EL device includes a substrate; a reflective layer formed on the substrate; a transparent first electrode formed on the reflective layer; a functional layer containing an organic light-emitting layer and formed on the transparent first electrode; a transparent second electrode formed on the functional layer; an optical length adjustment layer formed on the transparent second electrode; and a transflective layer formed on the optical length adjustment layer. In the organic EL device, an optical resonator is formed between the reflective layer and the transflective layer. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278451 | Triarylamine-based compound, method of preparing the same, and organic light emitting device using the triarylamine-based compound - A triarylamine-based compound of formula 1, a method of preparing the same, and an organic light emitting device including the triarylamine-based compound of formula 1: | 2009-11-12 |
20090278452 | Double-sided emission type organic light emitting diode display - A double-sided emission type OLED display includes a first substrate, a plurality of rear emission type OLEDs on the first substrate, a second substrate coupled to the first substrate, a plurality of front emission type OLEDs on the second substrate, and a third substrate coupled to the second substrate. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278453 | LUMINESCENT GOLD(III) COMPOUNDS FOR ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICES AND THEIR PREPARATION - A class of luminescent gold(III) compounds containing a tridentate ligand with one strong σ-donating group having the chemical structure depicted by generic formula (I): | 2009-11-12 |
20090278454 | OLED DISPLAY ENCAPSULATED WITH A FILTER - The invention is directed towards an encapsulated electronic device, comprising a substrate; an electronic device on a first surface of the substrate; a first thin-film layer of a first inorganic material having a first optical property on the thin-film electronic device; and a second thin-film layer of a second inorganic material having a second optical property which is different from the first optical property on the first thin-film layer and wherein at least one of the first layer or the second layer is also an encapsulation layer and wherein the first thin-film layer and the second thin-film layer form at least a portion of an optical filter. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278455 | METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR THE REDUCTION AND CONTROL OF MOISTURE AND OXYGEN IN OLED DEVICES - Novel uses and methods of use for inorganic and macroreticulate polymer bonding to metals to control moisture and oxygen in OLED, and other like devices, are provided. Materials having color change capacity are also provided for the removal of moisture from an OLED, where the material changes color upon reaching its capacity and thereby signals the user that the OLED is no longer protected from moisture damage. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278456 | Mercury source - The invention relates to a mercury source for a low-pressure discharge lamp comprising an amalgam body which is arranged on a front surface of a wire or enclosed in a perforated structure. The amalgam body or the perforated structure is provided with a protective coating with a getter effect. The invention enables a simple production process to be implemented with low costs in terms of materials. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278457 | METAL HALIDE LAMP - The invention relates to a metal halide lamp ( | 2009-11-12 |
20090278458 | OUTDOOR LIGHTING DEVICE - An outdoor lighting device includes first and second LED arrays, first and second electric power supply systems, and a heat conducting substrate for the second electric power supply system. The first LED array works when natural wind blows. The first electric power supply system includes a fan and an electric power generator. The electric power generator is mechanically connected to the fan and configured for converting the kinetic energy of the fan into electric power for the first LED array. The second LED array works when the first LED array does not work. The second electric power supply system includes a solar cell panel for converting solar energy into electric power for the second LED array. The solar cell panel is arranged above the heat conducting substrate, and a space exists between the solar cell panel and the heat conducting substrate, thereby facilitating heat dissipation of the heat conducting substrate. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278459 | INDUCTION COIL, A PLASMA GENERATOR AND A PLASMA GENERATING METHOD - The plasma generator of our invention comprises of the induction coil which is symmetric with respect to the reference plane between two terminal ends. Plasma processing gas is supplied to a predetermined space, and high frequency electricity is supplied to the induction coil, thereby the plasma generator generates plasma in the space. The reference plane passes between the two terminal ends and through longitude axis of the induction coil. The plasma generator can generate plasma with high quality of homogeneous. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278460 | System in Package High Power Highly Efficient Diode Lamp - A system in package, high power, and highly efficient diode lamp is provided. The diode lamp includes a heat-conducting/heat-dissipating module, a LED light module, an optical module, and a control circuit module. The heat-conducting/heat-dissipating module includes a heat-conducting device and at least one heat-dissipating fin. The LED light module is disposed on a flat portion of the heat-conducting device. The optical module focuses the light emitted by the LED light module. The control circuit module is used to control the LED light module. When the diode lamp is electrically connected to a power supply, the control circuit module selectively controls the LED light module to emit the light. The heat generated during the operation of the LED light module is conducted from the flat portion of the heat-conducting device to the at least one heat-dissipating fin, and then it is dissipated by the at least one heat-dissipating fin. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278461 | Adaptive Front Light System Having High Heat-Dissipation Efficiency - An adaptive front lighting system (AFLS) having a high heat-dissipation efficiency increases heat-dissipation efficiency of a light emitting diode (LED) to improve durability in headlamps which use LEDs as a light source and have a variable illumination angle according to conditions. The AFLS includes a lamp housing, a reflector installed in the lamp housing and rotatable around a rotational axle formed at the lamp housing, a light source installed in the reflector to emit light, an external heat sink installed at an external surface of the lamp housing so as to dissipate heat towards outside of the lamp housing, and/or a heat conduction member connecting the light source and the external heat sink so as to transfer the heat of the light source to the external heat sink. The heat conduction member is flexibly transformed in response to a movement of the reflector and the light source. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278462 | Light sensing apparatus and method for luminaire calibration - A light sensing apparatus and method for luminaire calibration are provided. Since the lighting frequencies of LEDs are modulated in sequence and a light sensing unit is activated and deactivated periodically, the light intensity received from each LED channel can be measured in sequence. In particular, only the light signals from one channel at one time can be sensed. Further, the received light signals for each channel are compared with the ideal value, and the result can be used for LEDs' calibration. According to the preferred embodiment of the invention, the sensing apparatus includes a plurality of LEDs, regulators, and single light sensing unit for retrieving the light intensities without any switching circuit should be installed. After that, the signals will be transmitted into a driving controller that can switch the light sensing unit, and the light sensing unit can measure the light intensities in a specific period. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278463 | POWER INTERRUPTION PROTECTION STRUCTURE FOR LED STRING LIGHT - A power interruption protection structure for an LED string light implements a Zener diode connected between an anode and a cathode inside or outside a casing of each of plural monochromatic or polychromatic LEDs that are connected in series to form the LED string light. In case of a burnout or breakdown of one of the LEDs, the Zener diode provided at the malfunctioning LED serves to instantly restore electrical conduction, allowing the LED string light to function normally without interruption. Accordingly, failure of one or some of the LEDs does not affect the LED string light as a whole. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278464 | Christmas light string combining tungsten lamps with LED lamps - The present invention is to provide a kind of decoration light string structure combining of tungsten filament lamps and LED lamps, which is characterized in a decoration lamp string with single power plug and combining of wrapped tungsten filament lamp string and LED lamp string to form a curtain lamp configuration. The decoration light string is thus equipped with two kinds of light source effects of the traditional tungsten filament lamp and LED lamp. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278465 | POWER CONVERSION UNIT FOR LED LIGHTING - A power conversion unit converts an AC voltage into substantially constant DC current. The power conversion unit can be placed into an end cap of an LED lighting unit, to power LED modules. The power conversion unit uses capacitors and a bridge rectifier to perform the power conversion. The capacitors and bridge rectifier are selected to configure the power conversion and to produce the desired variable voltage substantially constant DC current. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278466 | Fluorescent lamp driving circuit - A fluorescent lamp driving circuit is provided. The fluorescent lamp driving circuit collects a pulse-width-modulation and a MOS switch in a single package. The pulse-width-modulation for driving multiple lamps only needs two pins to achieve feedback control and protection control. Thereby the pins required by the pulse-width-modulation are decreased substantially, and the electronic elements needed for feedback and protection control are also reduced, and the overall circuit design is simplified. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278467 | DIMMABLE ELECTRONIC BALLAST FOR ELECTRODELESS DISCHARGE LAMP AND LUMINAIRE - A dimmable electronic ballast for an electrodeless discharge lamp comprises an inverter circuit, a resonance circuit, an induction coil and a start circuit. The start circuit has a variable time constant. The start circuit sweeps a drive frequency of the inverter circuit through a time constant for start or restart so that the voltage applied across the coil is raised from voltage lower than start voltage and restart voltage for starting and restarting the lamp to voltage higher than the start voltage and the restart voltage. The time constant for start during a start period for starting the lamp is larger than the time constant for restart during a restart period for restarting the lamp. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278468 | Device and Method for Operating a High-Pressure Discharge Lamp - A device for operating a high-pressure discharge lamp ( | 2009-11-12 |
20090278469 | METHOD OF LIGHTING HIGH PRESSURE MERCURY LAMP, LIGHTING DEVICE FOR THE SAME, LAMP SYSTEM AND PROJECTION DISPLAY UNIT - An object of the present invention is to provide a lighting method and the like that can prevent a lamp temperature of each individual high-pressure mercury lamp from being beyond a proper temperature range of a halogen cycle. The lighting method maintains a discharge of the high-pressure mercury lamp that has a function of the halogen cycle. The control is performed as follows. From when the high-pressure mercury lamp is lighted up to when a lamp voltage Vla reaches a first voltage value V | 2009-11-12 |
20090278470 | COLOR NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A system and method for color navigation through a CIELAB color space with coordinates hue (H), lightness (L), chroma (C), with intervals ΔH, ΔL, ΔC such that the perceptual color difference AE1Nv, defined according to the formula: AZW=̂{AL)2+{fc(H)−ACf+[AH)2, is constant for steps in direction C and L and for steps in direction H along boundary of color space. fc(H) is a proportionality factor between 0 and 1 depending on hue. For hue values between red (H | 2009-11-12 |
20090278471 | CIRCUIT DEVICE FOR LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE DRIVING AND STABILIZING SYSTEM - A circuit device for an LED's driving and stabilizing system includes an AC/DC controllable driving voltage source, a feedback driving controller, an LED demodulation driving controller controllable driving voltage source, an external regulator, and an LED modular device. While various internal conditions or factors of the circuit device may be obtained through integrally or partially setting and computing, the circuit device may also be externally connected to an input signal source according to the characteristics of different attributive conditions to thereby achieve the function of automatic regulation, enabling the LED modular device connected thereto and having been used over a long period of time to have lowered brightness attenuation rate, reduced power loss, reduced heat generation, and accordingly, extended the LED's lifespan. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278472 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A NETWORK OF WIRELESS BALLAST-POWERED CONTROLLERS - Autonomous lighting subsystems include ballast-powered wireless nodes for receiving control signals to control lighting devices. Autonomous lighting subsystems may be networked with other autonomous lighting subsystems to control various building-devices, including but not limited to lighting ballasts, occupancy sensors, daylight harvesters, and building automation control devices. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278473 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DRIVING AN ARRAY OF LIGHT SOURCES - An illumination system ( | 2009-11-12 |
20090278474 | LOW-PROFILE PATHWAY ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - A luminaire to illuminate surfaces comprises a housing, a mounting fixture and a light source. The housing includes a base having a bottom surface positionable on a surface to be illuminated, an interior, and at least one window providing access between the interior and an exterior of the housing. The mounting fixture extends at least approximately perpendicularly downward with respect to the bottom surface of the base to secure the housing into a peripheral portion of the surface to be illuminated. The light source has a principal axis of emission that is directed outwardly through the window of the housing at a downwardly oriented angle with respect to the bottom surface of the base such that, when in use with the luminaire mounted to the surface to be illuminated, the principal axis of emission of the light source is directed at a portion of the surface to be illuminated. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278475 | HEARTBEAT EMULATING LIGHTED DEVICE - A heartbeat emulating lighted device includes a base layer having an upper surface and a lower surface. A control circuit and light source are coupled with the base layer, and the control circuit and light source are capable of illuminating the base layer and outputting a first light pulse output and a second light pulse output, such that a systole and a diastole of a human heartbeat is visually represented. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278476 | DEVICE FOR GENERATING LIGHT - An illumination system ( | 2009-11-12 |
20090278477 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LIGHT-EMISSION OF A LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE LIGHT SOURCE - A method for controlling light-emission of a light-emitting diode (LED) light source whose heat is dissipated by a thermal module is provided. The method includes following steps: providing a constant current source to drive the LED light source and obtaining a reference voltage correspondingly; monitoring and obtaining a dynamic voltage of the LED light source; and comparing the dynamic voltage with the reference voltage and adjusting a heat-dissipating power of the thermal module in real time to make the dynamic voltage of the LED light source approach the reference voltage. By monitoring the dynamic voltage of the LED light source and adjusting the heat-dissipating power of the thermal module in real time, light power of the LED light source can be maintained. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278478 | DC voltage converter - A DC voltage converter used for producing a driving voltage to drive a load comprising a step-up circuit and a modulation circuit is provided. The step-up circuit is used for receiving an input voltage and boosting the input voltage to produce an output voltage. The output voltage is controlled according to a feedback voltage indicative of state of the load. The modulation circuit is electrically connected to the step-up circuit and transforms the output voltage into the driving voltage with a higher voltage level so as to further increase the voltage level of the already boosted output voltage. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278479 | NETWORKED, WIRELESS LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM WITH DISTRIBUTED INTELLIGENCE - A programmable lighting control system integrates time-based, sensor-based, and manual control of lighting and other loads. The system includes one or more groups of controlled lighting areas, which may be, for example, floors of a building. Each group may have one or more lighting zones, which may be, for example, individual rooms or offices on a building floor. Each lighting zone includes occupancy and/or daylight sensors that may be wirelessly coupled to a gateway of the group. Each gateway is coupled to a network, such as, for example, a local area network (LAN). Control software, residing on a computer (e.g., a personal computer or a server) coupled to the network and accessible via the network, remotely communicates with and controls the lighting zones either individually, groupwise, or globally. Each lighting zone can also be locally controlled at the gateway and can function independently of the control software and the gateway. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278480 | Aircraft simulating Lighting fixture - A light fixture is provided which is in the form of a simulated aircraft, preferably simulating as accurately as practical a particular known, existing, actual aircraft, such as a military jet, commercial jet, commercial propeller plane, military or civilian helicopter, glider, ultralight, hang glider, or drone. The simulated aircraft has at least one primary light source (e. g. a white LED) which performs a volume lighting function, and at least one secondary light source which performs an aesthetic, educational, and/or nightlight function (e. g. a red LED simulating a jet afterburner). The simulated aircraft may be mounted on a support shaft which extends to a base, which in turn mounts various electrical components, and may have associated indicia which simulates a cockpit control panel. The cockpit-simulating indicia may be backlit to provide an aesthetic function, for providing an educational function, and/or for providing a nightlight function, or a digital photo frame could be provided. The base may include one or more actual functioning instruments (e. g. a clock and compass). | 2009-11-12 |
20090278481 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR EFFICIENTLY CONTROLLING A HUB MOTOR - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for an efficient hub motor. A stator is attached to a shaft. Coils are embedded in the stator in a circular pattern. Two rotors are rotatably coupled to the shaft with the stator between them. Permanent magnets are embedded in each rotor. Each permanent magnet and each core has a similar cross-sectional shape. The permanent magnets are positioned in a circular pattern corresponding to the coils. The permanent magnets are positioned so that when a coil aligns with a permanent magnet a next coil aligns between two magnets. Shorting bars connect exterior edges of the permanent magnets. A sequence control connects each coil so that current flows in a coil in one direction and the sequence control disconnects the coil and reconnects the coil with current flowing in the opposite direction in response to a set of permanent magnets aligning with a coil. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278482 | SERVOMOTOR CURRENT CONTROL METHOD, CURRENT CONTROL PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM, SERVOMOTOR, AND INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - A method of controlling a current by supplying a d-axis current in order to prevent a voltage saturation includes: defining an amount of the d-axis current as Id=|Idmax|·sin θ; continuously comparing a voltage command value with the voltage command value threshold Vo in a predetermined cycle; extracting a predetermined number No of latest: comparison results in terms of time; setting a phase angle θ to be 0° when a number N of the comparison results out of the predetermined number No of the comparison results is equal to or less than an integer Nb; and increasing the phase angle θ depending on largeness of the number N when the number N is more than the integer Nb. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278483 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES - A motor control apparatus for an electric vehicle has an AC motor system including a power conversion unit and a motor/generator. The power conversion unit performs conversion between DC power and AC power to drive the motor/generator. The motor control apparatus further includes a decoupling control section configured to perform decoupling control, which restricts interference between system voltage control and motor torque control, by correcting a control state amount of one of the system voltage control and the motor torque control by a control state amount of the other of the system voltage control and the motor torque control. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278484 | FAN CONDUCTED NOISE REDUCTION - A power circuit has an input circuit for coupling to a power supply to receive input current. One or more fans are driven with current pulses from an output circuit. Commutation noise from the current pulses back to the power supply is minimized. The commutation noise may be minimized by providing an isolated current source, by staggering the phase of pulses to multiple motors to increase the frequency and filter out the commutation noise, or by a combination thereof. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278485 | Device and Method for Determining the Rotational Position of a Rotor in an Electric Machine - The invention relates to a device and a method for determining the rotational position of the rotor of an electric machine that has star-connected pole winding phases. The device is equipped with a unit for applying voltage pulses ( | 2009-11-12 |
20090278486 | Motor Controlling Method for Rotating a Lift Arm of an Adjustable Bed according to a Predetermined Bending Angle of the Lift Arm - In an adjustable bed, a bending angle of a lift arm is precisely adjusted according to generated signals corresponding to a wheel rotated by a motor of the adjustable bed or according to a current state related to the wheel. The signals are generated according to whether light is obstructed by gratings, according to whether a magnetic force is detected, or according to a change of a magnetic field. The current state is current resistance of a variable resistor disposed near the wheel. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278487 | FAN CONTROL CIRCUIT - A fan control circuit for controlling a fan to dissipate heat from an electrical device includes a comparator and an electrical switch. The comparator has a comparator input terminal, a comparator reference terminal, and a comparator output terminal. The comparator input terminal is connected to a power source via a first resistor and is also connected to the electrical device to receive a working current draw of the electrical device. The comparator reference terminal is receiving a reference voltage. The comparator output terminal is capable of outputting a comparison result between a voltage received by the input terminal and the reference voltage. The electrical switch has a control terminal, a first terminal, and a second terminal. The control terminal is connected to the comparator output terminal of the comparator to receive the comparison result. The first terminal is connected to the power source via a resistor. The second terminal is grounded and connected to the terminal via a fan. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278488 | METHOD FOR DISCHARGE BALANCING OF A BATTERY ARRAY - A method for discharge balancing for a battery array including a plurality of partitions of battery cells | 2009-11-12 |
20090278489 | LOSSLESS DYNAMIC BATTERY EQUALIZER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method dynamically equalizes battery voltages with low inherent power losses in a string of series connected electrochemical batteries. The method includes charging/discharging a group of batteries using magnetic storage in a transformer with bipolar magnetic excursion, individually isolated circuits and pulsed energy transfer. A method also exchanges current between batteries using direct current transfer between them and limiting inductance. Using this method, battery voltage may be measured from an isolated circuit, thus enabling information transfer to a central monitoring system. The method also has the benefit of providing an estimation of battery internal resistance from isolated circuits in the series of batteries. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278490 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE POWER MANAGEMENT OF OPERATIVELY CONNECTED BATTERIES RESPECTIVELY ON A HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND A HOLDER FOR THE HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A handheld electronic device in conjunction with a holder for the handheld electronic device that together form an electronic device. The handheld electronic device includes a first battery and the holder includes a second battery and a charging apparatus. When the handheld electronic device and the holder are electrically connected together, such as when the handheld electronic device is received in a cavity formed in the holder the charging apparatus charges the first battery on the handheld electronic device from the second battery on the holder when the first battery charge has been depleted to a given level and the second battery charge is above a second given level. Alternatively, if the first battery charge is above a third given level the first battery charges the second battery if the second battery is not fully charged. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278491 | INTEGRATED SIDE VIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRICAL PORT FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - An electrical port is integrated within a side view mirror assembly of an automotive vehicle. The electrical port is electrically connected with a charging system of the vehicle. The electrical port may be coupled with a power source remote from the vehicle to power the charging system. The electrical port may be concealed or exposed depending on a position of the side view mirror assembly. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278492 | CHARGING SYSTEM - A charging system that significantly increases the anti-theft capability of a charging subject. The charging subject includes a rechargeable battery. The rechargeable battery of the charging subject is connected to a power supply of a house by power lines. An authentication management device performs authentication of the charging subject by communicating with the charging subject through the power lines and permits charging of the rechargeable battery with the power supply of the house only when the authentication is established. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278493 | Intra-package battery charging apparatus and process for distributed products - The invention described herein represents a significant improvement in retail product differentiation. A retail battery charging method and apparatus comprises a battery charger element that is powered by electricity from a retailer's infrastructure and a battery element that is contained within a product's packing and whereby the battery is charged by the retailer while it is being display upon retail shelving such that when purchased by a consumer, the battery is fully charged for immediate use. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278494 | Universal electrical interface for providing power to mobile devices - A charging system that comprises circuitry adapted to devices to be charged, including a power receiver module embedded in or molded into a form-fit case, e.g., gel-skin, that attaches physically and electrically to the device to be charged and that effectively receives power conductively from a power delivery surface of a recharging pad on which the devices are placed. An embodiment may include a method or device whereby a simplified, common interface provides power to mobile devices via electrical contact for a range of positions and orientations of the mobile device. In some embodiments, the range of positions may be automatically partially constrained mechanically such that power is transferred for all possible remaining orientations. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278495 | CHARGING AND SECURITY STATION FOR MULTIPLE WIRELESS TABLETS - A charging station ( | 2009-11-12 |
20090278496 | SERIES-CONNECTED RECHARGEABLE CELLS, SERIES-CONNECTED RECHARGEABLE CELL DEVICE, VOLTAGE-BALANCE CORRECTING CIRCUIT FOR SERIES-CONNECTED CELLS - [Object] There is provided series-connected rechargeable cells in which a large number of cells are series-connected and that makes it possible to improve performance on operations such as assembly or exchange and to perform speedy and smooth voltage-balance correcting for all cells. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278497 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER - An apparatus for controlling a power source, and which includes a power source unit including a plurality of power cells connected in parallel, a balancing unit coupled to the plurality of power cells of the power source unit, and a controller configured to control the balancing unit to balance operational characteristics of the plurality of power cells. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278498 | Energy Storage System - An energy storage system includes a battery charger and energy storage devices. The battery charger is connected to a DC/AC current source. The energy storage devices are coupled between the battery charger and subsystems respectively. Each of the energy storage devices includes a magnetic capacitor (MCAP) and an over current protection device (OCPD). MCAPs are charged by the battery charger and supply the electric power to subsystems connected the energy storage devices. OCPDs detect current from MCAPs to subsystems and protect subsystems from excessive currents of voltages. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278499 | METHOD AND ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT FOR EFFICIENT BATTERY WAKE UP CHARGING - A method for efficiently charging a battery. The method includes producing a first signal having a voltage level dependent on the voltage of the battery comparing the voltage level of the first signal with a settable voltage representative of a maximum battery charging current, and producing a second signal representative of a charging current to be provided to the battery, the second signal having a voltage level selected to be the lower voltage level between the first signal and the settable voltage. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278500 | AUTOMOTIVE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME - A battery control module monitors discharge voltages associated with a traction battery of an automotive vehicle. The battery control module cycles the traction battery at a discharge-voltage dependent charge/discharge profile to generate heat within the traction battery. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278501 | Smart battery protector with impedance compensation - A battery protector with internal impedance compensation comprises: a logic circuit and delay module, an overcharge comparator, and an over-discharge comparator. The overcharge comparator has a positive terminal connected with a first adjustable reference signal and the over-discharge comparator has a negative terminal connected with a second adjustable reference signal and both of the other terminals of comparator are fed by the same partial voltage of the same voltage divider, which has two terminals, respectively, connected with the two electrodes of the battery. The first adjustable reference signal and the second adjustable reference are varied with the charging current or discharging current and the internal impedance of the battery. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278502 | Method for controlling the end of the discharge of a rechargeable battery - The method for controlling the end of discharge of a rechargeable battery according to the invention comprises determining (F | 2009-11-12 |
20090278503 | THIN-FILM BATTERY EQUIPMENT - In one aspect, a method of making an apparatus includes forming a thin-film battery; affixing a device to the thin-film battery while the thin-film battery is in a substantially discharged state; and subjecting the thin-film battery to a high temperature that exceeds a temperature rating of the thin film battery before the thin-film battery is charged. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278504 | DIGITAL CASSETTE CHARGING APPARATUS, DIGITAL CASSETTE CHARGING SYSTEM, AND DIGITAL CASSETTE CHARGING METHOD - There is provided a digital cassette charging apparatus including: a charging unit loadable with plural types of digital cassette each comprising a rechargeable battery, the charging unit capable of charging the rechargeable batteries of the plural types of digital cassette at the same time; an identification unit for identifying each of the respective types of the plural digital cassettes that have been loaded in the charging unit; a storage unit stored with a charging profile for each of the digital cassettes, the charging profile representing the charging characteristics of the rechargeable battery; and a control unit for reading out from the storage unit the respective charging profile corresponding to the type of digital cassette identified by the identification unit from the plural types of digital cassette, and for controlling the charging unit based on the respective read-out charging profile. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278505 | BATTERY-CONTAINING UNIT AND CHARGING BASE - A battery-containing unit and a charging base are a battery-containing unit includes a lithium ion battery, and a charging base to which the battery-containing unit to be charged is placed. The battery-containing unit includes a charging circuit that converts an alternating current produced in an energized coil into a direct current, and a transmitter that detects the voltage of the lithium ion battery and transmits a voltage signal to the charging base. The charging base includes a receiver that receives the signal from the transmitter and detects the voltage signal, and a high frequency power supply that provides AC power to the energizing coil The power supply of the charging base detects the voltage of the lithium ion battery through the receiver and the transmitter, and is controlled to charge the lithium ion battery so that the voltage of lithium ion battery does not exceed a predetermined voltage. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278506 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC POWER MANAGEMENT OF A MOBILE DEVICE - The present relates to a system and method for dynamic power management of a mobile device. The mobile device has a plurality of loads and a battery charger electrically connected to a voltage rail. The method comprises monitoring the plurality of loads to determine when at least one of the loads will become active or inactive, determining a minimum required output voltage level to be provided by the voltage converter based on active loads and the at least one load that will become active or inactive and device operation; and adjusting an input voltage level via the voltage converter to provide the minimum required output voltage level on the voltage rail in advance of the at least one load becoming active or after the at least one load becomes inactive. The method further monitors the input voltage level, and determines whether the input voltage level is below a first predetermine threshold. When the input voltage level falls below the first threshold, the method reduces the output voltage level provided by the voltage converter thereby reducing a charging rate of the battery charger. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278507 | CHARGING METHOD AND DEVICE - A charging method for a battery includes: enabling a charging device to charge the battery with a first charging voltage having a value that is increasing and a first charging current having a value that is constant; and when it is determined that the value of the first charging voltage is equal to a maximum charging voltage value of the battery, enabling the charging device to charge the battery with a second charging voltage having a value that is equal to a maximum charging voltage value of the battery, and a second charging current having a value that is decreasing. A charging device for realizing the charging method is also disclosed. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278508 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHARGING BATTERIES - A method for charging batteries, in particular lithium batteries, includes the steps of connecting a battery electrically to a battery-charging apparatus, dispensing electric power to the battery by means of the battery-charging apparatus, and regulating the electric current and voltage dispensed by the battery-charging apparatus to the battery. The regulating step includes the steps of detecting the voltage at the terminals of the battery and regulating the voltage dispensed by the battery-charging apparatus, during a phase of constant-voltage battery charging, depending on the voltage detected at the terminals of the battery, to compensate for parasitic voltage drops existing between the battery ( | 2009-11-12 |
20090278509 | BATTERY CHARGING AND ISOLATION SYSTEM FOR GAS ENGINE - A control system is adapted to control an internal combustion engine, which has a battery for electric start operation and a mechanical starter for manual start operation. The control system includes a transformer configured to generate a high voltage output for providing a spark, and a power regulation circuit having an input adapted to receive the high voltage output and generate a low voltage supply. A battery charging circuit includes a switching element adapted to receive the low voltage supply and operatively couple the low voltage supply to the battery to charge the battery. The battery charging circuit includes a disconnecting circuitry diode operatively coupled to the switching element so that if a voltage level of the battery falls below a predetermined value, the disconnecting circuitry diode turns off the transistor to electrically disconnect the battery from the low voltage supply and disable the electric start operation. The mechanical starter is configured to start the engine if the battery is insufficiently charged to drive the electric motor to start the engine. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278510 | System for generating electrical power - Described is a system for generating electrical power, which system includes a turbine that is mechanically connected to a generator, which in turn is connected via a multiphase transformer to a load. In at least one embodiment, at least two counter-connected switching devices of the converter are assigned to each phase of the transformer. The transformer is provided on the side facing the converter with two winding arrangements in a star connection. Each of the windings of the first winding arrangement is connected to the switching devices belonging to one phase and switched in one direction. Each of the windings of the second winding arrangement is connected to the switching devices belonging to one phase and switched in the opposite direction. The star points of the two winding arrangements are connected via a direct current choke. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278511 | METHOD FOR REDUCING THE REACTIVE POWER REQUIREMENT OF A FUNDAMENTAL FREQUENCY CLOCKED POWER SUPPLY SIDE CONVERTER UNDER NO LOAD AND WITH LOW MOTOR LOADING - The invention relates to a method for reducing the idle current requirement of a base frequency clocked supply side converter ( | 2009-11-12 |
20090278512 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A MATCHING NETWORK - An apparatus, system and method are described that enable an impedance of a plasma load to be matched with a power generator. In some embodiments the apparatus includes a power output adapted to apply power that is utilized to energize a plasma; a sensor adapted to sample power applied at the power output so as to obtain power samples; and an impedance control output configured to provide, responsive to the power samples, an impedance-control signal that enables an impedance matching network connected to the output of the power generator and to the impedance control output to match, responsive to the an impedance-control signal, the impedance of the plasma to the operating impedance of the power generator. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278513 | Enhancement mode III-nitride switch with increased efficiency and operating frequency - According to one exemplary embodiment, an efficient and high speed E-mode III-N/Schottky switch includes a silicon transistor coupled with a D-mode III-nitride device, where the silicon transistor causes the D-mode III-nitride device to operate in an enhancement mode. The E-mode III-N/Schottky switch further includes a Schottky diode coupled across the silicon transistor so as to improve efficiency, recovery time, and speed of the E-mode III-N/Schottky switch. An anode of the Schottky diode can be coupled to a source of the silicon transistor and a cathode of the Schottky diode can be coupled to a drain of the silicon transistor. The Schottky diode can be integrated with the silicon transistor. In one embodiment the III-nitride device is a GaN device. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278514 | Feedback power control system for an electrical component - A feedback power control system includes: a multiplying unit receiving a work voltage corresponding to a voltage drop of an electrical component, and a feedback voltage corresponding to a work current flowing through the electrical component, and outputting a measuring voltage corresponding to a consumed power of the electrical component and having a value equal to a product of a value of the work voltage and a value of the feedback voltage; a control unit receiving the measuring voltage from the multiplying unit, and a reference voltage, and outputting a control voltage corresponding to a voltage difference between the measuring voltage and the reference voltage; and a regulating unit providing the feedback voltage to the multiplying unit, and including an amplifier that receives the feedback voltage from a series connection of transistor and a resistor coupled to the electrical component, and the control voltage from the control unit and that controls operation of the transistor. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278515 | MULTIPLE OUTPUT VOLTAGE REGULATOR - A multiple output voltage regulator includes a voltage regulator amplifier, a first device, and a second device. The voltage regulator amplifier includes a first input configured to receive a reference voltage and an output. The first device includes a first terminal, a second terminal, and a control terminal. The control terminal of the first device is coupled to the output of the voltage regulator amplifier, the first terminal of the first device is coupled to a power supply terminal, and the second terminal of the first device is coupled to a second input of the voltage regulator amplifier (to provide negative feedback) and is configured to be coupled to one side of a first load. The second device includes a first terminal, a second terminal, and a control terminal. The control terminal of the second device is coupled to the output of the voltage regulator amplifier, the first terminal of the second device is coupled to a power supply terminal, and the second terminal of the second device is configured to be coupled to one side of a second load. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278516 | TRANSIENT RECOVERY CIRCUIT FOR SWITCHING DEVICES - A transient recovery circuit for switching devices. The transient recovery circuit includes a detecting circuit for detecting a rapid transient in an output voltage of a switching device by detecting a rate of the output voltage transient; an auxiliary controlling circuit in a feedback loop of the switching device for correcting the output voltage by changing a bandwidth of the feedback loop if the rapid transient is detected; and an initializing circuit for initializing the feedback loop to expected operating points in a continuous conduction mode after correcting the output voltage. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278517 | Regulator with Device Performance Dynamic Mode Selection - A voltage regulator device and accompanying methods are provided for providing efficient voltage regulation to an electronic device. Efficient regulator | 2009-11-12 |
20090278518 | VOLTAGE REGULATOR - A voltage regulator is disclosed that includes first and second output transistors each outputting a current from the input terminal to the output terminal of the voltage regulator; and a control circuit part controlling the operations of the first and second output transistors to equalize a voltage proportional to an output voltage with a reference voltage. The control circuit part includes first and second error amplifier circuits each amplifying and outputting the difference between the proportional and reference voltages. The second error amplifier circuit consumes a smaller amount of current than the first error amplifier circuit. The control circuit part controls the output voltage by controlling the operations of the first and second output transistors using the first error amplifier circuit or controlling the operation of the second output transistor using the second error amplifier circuit in accordance with a control signal externally input to the control circuit part. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278519 | BUS LOOP POWER INTERFACE AND METHOD - A bus loop power interface ( | 2009-11-12 |
20090278520 | Power Converter with Capacitive Energy Transfer and Fast Dynamic Response - A converter circuit and related technique for providing high power density power conversion includes a reconfigurable switched capacitor transformation stage coupled to a magnetic converter (or regulation) stage. The circuits and techniques achieve high performance over a wide input voltage range or a wide output voltage range. The converter can be used, for example, to power logic devices in portable battery operated devices. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278521 | Power Supply Device And Electronic Appliance Therewith - In a power supply device of the present invention, a clamp circuit increases the upper limit value of an error voltage stepwise after the device is started up. This makes it possible to shorten the rise time of an output voltage and to reduce the maximum current at start-up. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278522 | LOW POWER METHOD OF RESPONSIVELY INITIATING FAST RESPONSE TO A DETECTED CHANGE OF CONDITION - A voltage signal is monitored in comparison to another voltage signal by a differential amplifier. When the first voltage signal value drops below the second voltage signal value an output signal is boosted in response. The output signal returns to a previous state without boost. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278523 | NON-CONTACT POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE, POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A non-contact power transmission device for supplying electric power to a secondary coil from a primary coil by electromagnetically coupling the primary coil to the secondary coil, includes a temperature detection element that detects temperature and a detection section that detects rise of temperature based on a first temperature at a first clock time and a second temperature at a second clock time detected by using the temperature detection element. When a degree of the rise of temperature is greater than a reference value, the non-contact power transmission device stops supplying of the electric power from the primary coil. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278524 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MAPPING - A module is provided for identifying outlets on a common power circuit. The module comprises a connector adapted to electrically couple with an outlet, a signal generator electrically connected to the connector and adapted to send a signal through the connector into a power circuit in response to a predetermined discrete event, an indicator; and logic electrically connected to the connector and the indicator and adapted to detect a signal from another apparatus propagated on a common circuit and activate the indicator in response to the signal. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278525 | Electronic Monitoring of the On-Board Power Supply System of a Motor Vehicle with Respect to Voltage Peaks or Voltage Drops - A process is provided for the electronic monitoring of the on-board power supply system, or parts of the on-board power supply system, of a motor vehicle with respect to voltage peaks or voltage drops. The value of the electric voltage is continuously recorded, and a comparator circuit continuously compares a first earlier voltage value with a subsequently determined second voltage value. The comparator circuit keeps available for a predetermined time period the highest voltage value recorded up to that point-in-time. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278526 | CURRENT DETECTING DEVICE - A current detecting device is provided having a plurality of Hall elements, a board on which the Hall elements are surface-mounted, and a core which surrounds a pass-through section through which a bus bar, through which a current to be detected flows, is passed and which has, at a part of the core, an opening in which the Hall element is placed, wherein the plurality of Hall elements are placed in series along a direction of a magnetic field line formed in the opening when a current flows through the bus bar. With such a structure, a core size of the current detecting device which uses the Hall element is reduced. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278527 | PRECISION AC CURRENT MEASUREMENT SHUNTS - A more precise and cost effective means than previously commercially available for measuring alternating currents up to 100 amperes in the frequency range from direct current to 100 kilohertz can be measured with precision approaching 0.001% employs a shield around a resistive network. The shield is electrically isolated from the resistive network, but acts as a heat sink to draw heat generated by the resistive network away, promoting fast stabilization times. The shield also provides electrical shielding from outside interference allowing the geometric arrangement of elements in the resistive network to minimize induced inductance and capacitance. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278528 | SENSOR FOR DETERMINING THE ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUID MEDIA, AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - Sensor for determining the electrical conductivity of liquid media comprising a multilayer layered structure ( | 2009-11-12 |
20090278529 | DUAL POLE MAGNET STRUCTURE HAVING TWO MAGNETS 90 DEGREES OUT OF PHASE FOR POSITION SENSING IN AN ACTUATOR - An increment sensor assembly includes a magnet structure having at least two dual pole magnets that are magnetized 90 degrees out of phase. The magnet structure is mounted to an output shaft rotatable about an axis of rotation. At least one Hall effect sensor is associated with each magnet to determined polarity change of the magnet structure per quadrant. | 2009-11-12 |
20090278530 | SENSOR SYSTEM - Disclosed is a sensor array for evaluating the signals of a magnetically sensitive sensor, in which the changes in the magnetic field caused by a moved transmitting element ( | 2009-11-12 |
20090278531 | Integrated Circuit for Controlling an Electric Motor - An integrated circuit for controlling an electric motor, which has a primary component with a coil and a permanently magnetic secondary component cooperatively connected via an air gap to the primary component, has a semiconductor substrate in which are integrated a microcontroller and/or a pre-amplifier for controlling the coil of the electric motor. For detecting the position of the permanently magnetic secondary component, at least two magnetic field sensors with their measurement axes aligned crosswise relative to each other are integrated in the semiconductor substrate. | 2009-11-12 |