51st week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110309698 | Electric Motor Assemblies Including Stator and/or Rotor Cooling - An electric motor assembly including a stator having a stator core and windings around the stator core is disclosed. The stator core has opposing ends and an outer surface extending between the opposing ends. The electric motor assembly also includes a housing having an inner surface enclosing at least a portion of the stator, and at least one fluid passage between the outer surface of the stator core and the inner surface of the housing. The fluid passage permits a coolant in the fluid passage to contact one or more portions of the outer surface of the stator core to remove heat from the stator core during operation of the electric motor assembly. Additional motor assemblies including stator and/or rotor cooling features are disclosed. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309699 | ELECTRIC MACHINE-COOLING - An electric machine ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110309700 | CONNECTING MOLDING FOR AUTOMATION OF THREE-PHASE MOTOR WINDING - The present invention relates to a connection molding for automation of a three- phase motor winding, which specifically comprises: a fixed coil part fixed inside of a main body, a coil part installed within the fixed coil part, a central shaft fixed to the main body and passing through the coil part, and a connector part coupled to the top of the coil part so that the coil of the coil part is connected thereto and the central shaft passes and is coupled therethrough. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309701 | MOTOR ASSEMBLY - A motor assembly includes a flexible base mount having an axial tube, a rigid outer mounting shell member inserted into and retained to the axial tube by retaining and retained members disposed therebetween, a stator winding subassembly surrounding the outer mounting shell member and supported by resting on a surrounding ledge of the axial tube, a plug member engaging in a socket cavity of the outer mounting shell member, a flexible inner mounting shell member inserted into the outer mounting shell member, a rotating shaft of a rotor subassembly received in the inner mounting shell member and rotatably born by an antifriction bearing, and an upper positioning ring resting on the bearing. Leakage of lubricant and deformation of the inner mounting shell member can be prevented. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309702 | ELECTRO-ACTUATED MAGNETIC BEARINGS - Techniques are generally described for adjusting a magnetic field in a magnetic bearing by moving permanent magnets in real time. Some example devices or systems include a magnetic bearing comprising electro-actuators adapted to move permanent magnets relative to a rotor to balance the rotor. For instance, in one example, each electro-actuator includes electro-active material adapted to deform in response to being exposed to an electrical field. This deformity causes permanent magnets attached to a surface of each electro-actuator to move relative to a rotor to balance the rotor. In many examples, a measurement circuit may be coupled to each electro-actuator and adapted to measure a capacitance of each electro-actuator. The capacitance measurement may be used to determine an adjustment signal to adjust the magnetic field in real time. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309703 | MOTOR FOR SELECTIVE INTERACTION OF THE MAGNETIC FIELDS OF PERMANENT MAGNETS - The motor includes a central rotor rotating about a main shaft, with several first permanent magnets distributed around its periphery, having the same pole on an outer side; a plurality of satellite rotors arranged around the central rotor, each rotating about a corresponding secondary shaft parallel to the main shaft, with various second permanent magnets distributed around its periphery, having the same pole as the first permanent magnets on an outer side; a mechanical drive system to force the central rotor and satellite rotors to rotate in opposite directions, the first and second permanent magnets being arranged facing each other during rotation; and a plurality of magnetic screens, each being arranged between the central rotor and one of the satellite rotors in an upstream portion of the trajectory of the first and second permanent magnets. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309704 | Energy source machine of permanent magnets and elevated weights rotating - The present invention is an energy source machine comprising in one version of the embodiment of the present invention a vertically rotating base on a spindle held by a frame. The base comprises sliding cross rods, switchable permanent magnets and weight-units. When a rod becomes vertical it slides by the magnetic force of the respective magnet. As the rod slides it elevates its respective weight-units, one above the spindle and one under the spindle. Since the weight-unit above the spindle moves away from the spindle and the weight-unit under the spindle moves toward the spindle, a potential energy is created above the spindle. As the weight-unit above the spindle falls the potential energy is converted to kinetic energy and as the weight-units continue to rotate the kinetic energy becomes rotary energy that can be converted to electricity. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309705 | MOTOR ROTOR AND A MOTOR HAVING THE SAME - A motor rotor includes an annular body and a plurality of magnetic bodies installed on an inner lateral surface of the annular body in an irregular manner, to prevent a rotating motor from generating a cogging effect, disperse the frequency of the cogging torque, and reduce the amplitude. Accordingly, noises generated while the motor is operating are reduced, the periodicity of a cogging torque is changed, and cogging torque is reduced. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309706 | PERMANENT MAGNET ELECTRIC MOTOR - According to one embodiment, a rotor | 2011-12-22 |
20110309707 | MOTOR - There is provided a motor including a rotor and a stator arranged outside the rotor in the radial direction. The rotor includes a rotor core, a plurality of magnets arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the rotor core and functioning as one magnetic pole, and salient poles integrated with the rotor core, each arranged between adjacent magnets and at a distance from the magnets. The salient poles function as the other magnetic pole. A stator has a stator core having a plurality of teeth extending in the radial direction of the stator and arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction, and multi-phase coils attached to the teeth. The plurality of salient poles are arranged to have center portions arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction, and each have an outer surface extending in the circumferential direction in a range of a predetermined opening angle having an axis of the rotor as a center. A first opening angle serving as an opening angle of an outer surface of a first salient pole is different from a second opening angle serving as an opening angle of an outer surface of a second salient pole. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309708 | MULTI-WINDING HOMOPOLAR ELECTRIC MACHINE - A multi-winding homopolar electric machine and method for converting between mechanical energy and electrical energy. The electric machine includes a shaft defining an axis of rotation, first and second magnets, a shielding portion, and a conductor. First and second magnets are coaxial with the shaft and include a charged pole surface and an oppositely charged pole surface, the charged pole surfaces facing one another to form a repulsive field therebetween. The shield portion extends between the magnets to confine at least a portion of the repulsive field to between the first and second magnets. The conductor extends between first and second end contacts and is toroidally coiled about the first and second magnets and the shield portion to develop a voltage across the first and second end contacts in response to rotation of the electric machine about the axis of rotation. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309709 | ROTATING MACHINE PROVIDED WITH COIL AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE ROTATING MACHINE - In a rotating machine, a recording disk is mounted on a hub. A base rotatably supports the hub through a bearing unit. A core is fixed to the base and includes an annular portion and a salient pole radially extending therefrom. A coil is formed by winding a wire around the salient pole. The wire is pulled out to the back surface of the base through a pull-out hole provided in the base and soldered to a wiring. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309710 | Core and motor having the same - Disclosed is a core including a plurality of core layers in a laminated structure formed through one-directional press shearing and having an insulating layer formed on the surface thereof prevented from being damaged by burrs formed through the press shearing when a winding coil is wound on and around the core, and a motor having the core. The core for a motor includes: a plurality of core plates having a laminated structure formed through one-directional press shearing; and a chamfered portion formed on at least some of the corners of a face opposed to one face of the core plate to which force is applied by the press shearing. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309711 | Separable Tooth Tip Armature Construction - In a process of producing a stator forming part of a rotary motor arrangement, a multiplicity of laminations are joined together to produce a first stack of laminations defining teeth, slots between adjacent teeth, and a yoke section connecting the teeth together. Coil elements are then mounted on the teeth so that the coil elements are disposed in the slots between the adjacent teeth, and a second stack of laminations is fitted onto an inner diameter of the first stack of laminations and fixed in place to function as tooth tips. At least part of the second lamination stack is then bored out or otherwise removed to dispose of all but a thin layer of the second stack of laminations bridging adjacent teeth defined by the first stack of laminations. A rotary motor stator produced by such a process is also described. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309712 | STATOR WITH INTERMEDIATE TEETH - A stator for an electrical machine, the stator including a plurality of stator teeth distributed in a non-uniform pattern with a short and long tooth spans along a circumference of the stator, wherein each stator slot between two stator teeth distanced by a long tooth span including an intermediate tooth for carrying a magnetic flux. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309713 | Spindle Motor - A spindle motor is provided, the motor including a bearing assembly including a bearing housing that further includes a housing body and a plurality of staircase sills formed at a periphery of the bearing housing, and a bearing disposed inside the bearing housing; a stator including a core that further includes core pieces formed with through holes at which each of the staircase sills is hitched, and a coil wound on the core; a rotation shaft inserted into a rotation shaft hole of the bearing; and a rotor including a yoke coupled to the rotation shaft and a magnet secured at an inner lateral surface of the yoke to face the core. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309714 | ACTUATING DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR FOR A HEATING ELEMENT VALVE - An actuating device for a heating element valve has a drive motor with a motor shaft, an actuator, and a rotation-linear conversion drive. The conversion drive is coupled on the drive side to the motor shaft and on the output side to the actuator and converts a rotational movement of the motor shaft into a linear movement of the actuator. The rotation-linear conversion drive further has a cam disc on the output side which is provided on its outer circumferential periphery with a plurality of step segments each having a substantially constant distance from the axis of the cam disc. The step segments are connected via connecting segments with a variable axle spacing. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309715 | DIELECTRIC INSULATION MEDIUM - A dielectric insulation medium. The insulation medium is characterized in that it comprises a fluoroketone having from 4 to 12 carbon atoms. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309716 | FERROELECTRET TWO-LAYER AND MULTILAYER COMPOSITE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention relates to a method for producing double or multilayer ferroelectret with defined cavities by: structuring at least one first surface of a first polymer film ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110309717 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL COMB-DRIVE ACTUATOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A two-dimensional comb-drive actuator and manufacturing method thereof are described. The two-dimensional comb-drive actuator includes a supporting base, a frame and a movable body. The supporting base has first comb electrodes and the frame has internal comb electrodes and external comb electrodes. The external comb electrodes of the frame are interdigitated to the first comb electrodes of the supporting base. The movable body has second comb electrodes which are interdigitated to the internal comb electrodes of the frame. The thicknesses of the second comb electrodes of the movable body are unequal to the internal comb electrodes of the frame and the external comb electrodes of the frame are unequal to the first comb electrodes of the supporting base. The two-dimensional comb-drive actuator utilizes a conducting layer for the above-mentioned comb electrodes in order to increase the rotation angle and operation frequency thereof. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309718 | CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - When an external terminal electrode of a ceramic electronic component such as a laminated ceramic capacitor is formed by plating, plating growth may be also caused even in an undesired location. The ceramic surface provided by a component main body is configured to include a high plating growth region of, for example, a barium titanate based ceramic, which exhibits relatively high plating growth, and a low plating growth region of, for example, a calcium zirconate based ceramic, which exhibits relatively low plating growth. The plating film constituting a first layer to define a base for an external terminal electrode is formed in such a way that the growth of a plated deposit deposited with conductive surfaces provided by exposed ends of internal electrodes as starting points is limited so as not to cross over a boundary between the high plating growth region and the low plating growth region toward the low plating growth region. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309719 | SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A surface acoustic wave element has a small energy loss and when it is used in a filter device, suppresses a spurious component occurring near the resonant frequency of a principal response and improves the frequency characteristic near the pass band of the filter device. The surface acoustic wave element includes a piezoelectric substrate, a comb-shaped electrode, and an insulating film. The comb-shaped electrode is disposed on the piezoelectric substrate. The insulating film is disposed so as to cover the piezoelectric substrate and the comb-shaped electrode. Where λ is the wavelength of an elastic wave that propagates in the piezoelectric substrate and h is the difference between the maximum and minimum values of a thickness dimension from the top surface of the piezoelectric substrate to the top surface of the insulating film, 0.01≦h/λ≦0.03 is satisfied. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309720 | PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A piezoelectric device employs solder on a roughened surface to improve bonding of electrical contacts with the device package. The device package includes a base, a crystal frame and a lid. The base includes connecting electrodes on a side of the base adjacent the crystal frame. The base has a through hole and a through hole electrode formed in the through hole in electrical contact with the connecting electrodes. The through hole is sealed with a sealing material and a first external electrode layer, which is electrically connected to the through hole electrode, is formed on an outside surface of the base opposite the piezoelectric plate. A second external electrode layer is formed to cover the first external electrode layer and the sealing material. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309721 | Small Scale Smart Material Actuator and Energy Harvesting Apparatus - A micro-scale, smart material actuator having an overall length smaller than 10 mm comprising a multilayer piezoelectric stack housed in a mechanical amplifier made up of a fixed supporting member, a movable supporting member connected to compliant links attached to one or more actuating arms such that, when a suitable electric current is applied to the piezoelectric stack, the resulting expansion is translated through the movable supporting member, thereby causing movement in the actuating arms A method of generating electricity from motion using such an actuator is also disclosed in which the actuating arms are connected to a source of mechanical motion and the piezoelectric stack is connected to an electrical load, whereby the mechanical motion causes the piezoelectric stack to generate electrical charge that is then discharged into the load. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309722 | VIBRATION-TYPE DRIVING APPARATUS - A vibration-type driving apparatus including: a vibrator holder wherein a plurality of vibrators each having at least an electro-mechanical energy conversion element and a elastic member having a contact portion formed therein are connected to a vibrator holding member, for generating an ellipsoidal movement of the contact portion, to move, relative to the vibrator, a driving member contacting the contact portion, wherein the plurality of vibrators are connected to a surface of the holding member at a side at which the contact portion contacts the driving member, and on a surface of the vibrator holding member opposite to the side at which the contact portion contacts the driving member, a pressing member is placed to set the contact portion to be pressed and contacted to the driving member. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309723 | BLADELESS WIND POWER GENERATOR - In a first embodiment, a wind to energy conversion system is constructed out of a number of modular power units ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110309724 | MOTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a motor, particularly, to a spindle motor and a method of manufacturing the same, in which a base plate is integrated with a bearing housing an insert molding or insert injection method at the same time when the bearing housing is made of resin, thereby being capable of securing the verticality of a bearing and a pivot assembled with the bearing housing and the base plate, reducing the manufacturing cost, and improving the efficiency of a manufacturing process. The motor of the present invention includes a rotor, a pivot configured to have one end connected to the rotor, a bearing configured to rotatably support the outer circumferential face of the pivot, and a bearing housing made of resin and configured to comprise a first concave groove for receiving the bearing and a second concave groove for supporting the other end of the pivot. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309725 | WIRING COMPONENT OF ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE FOR VEHICLE - A wiring component of a rotating electrical machine for a vehicle, includes a segment wire provided at the rotating electrical machine formed in an annular shape, made of a conductive wire rod and arranged in a circumferential direction of the rotating electrical machine, wherein the segment wire includes a main body portion having a first straight portion, a second straight portion formed at each end portion of the main body portion by bending in a radial direction of the rotating electrical machine so as to have an obtuse angle between the first straight portion and the second straight portion and an upright portion formed at the second straight portion by bending in a rotational axis direction of the rotating electrical machine, and wherein the upright portions of the segment wires being adjacent to each other are in conduction with each other. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309726 | ELECTRIC MACHINE- MODULAR - An electric machine ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110309727 | Board Module And Printer - There is provided a board module to be mounted on an electronic apparatus for adding functions to the electronic apparatus. A second board extends perpendicularly from a first board. The second board is locked to the first board at an abutting end which abuts on the first board. A plate-shaped board fixing member pinches and fixes a fixed end of the second board, which is parallel to the abutting end. The board fixing member is arranged parallel to the first board. The board fixing member is formed with a slit-shaped opening into which the fixed end is inserted, a pair of pinching projections protruding from an opening edge of the opening and pinching the fixed end from both front and rear surfaces of the second board, and a pair of slits being located adjacent to the pair of pinching projections, respectively and being parallel to the opening. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309728 | Case for Portable Electronic Device - A case for an electronic device protects the electronic device. The case has a lower case portion and an upper case portion, which assemble together to protect the electronic device. A back of the case can include a back opening to expose a camera lens and flash of the electronic device or first and second back openings. The first back opening exposes the camera lens. The second back opening exposes the flash. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309729 | EJECTION DEVICE FOR A DISPLACEABLE FURNITURE COMPONENT - An ejection device for a furniture component moveably housed in or against a furniture body. The ejection device includes a swivellably housed lever. A first castor is attached to a free end of the lever, and a second castor is attached to the lever at a distance from the free end. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309730 | DRAWER LATCH - A drawer latch assembly. The assembly provides a catch member which is mechanically connected but a separate component from the drawer handle. The drawer handle and catch operate in a concerted pivoting motion and pivot about a common fastener. The drawer handle provides a pair of arms which extend through the front wall of the drawer and have terminal end portions which include the cut out segment which locates and receives a portion of the latch member. In this manner the latch and terminal end portions of the arms are keyed together which alleviates stress on the pivot point and allows for easy repair of the arrangement in the event that either the handle or the catch become damaged. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309731 | PANEL INSTALLATION SYSTEM - The present invention provides a supporting system for furniture, comprising; a rail ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110309732 | RAIL DEVICE AND REFRIGERATOR USING THE SAME - The invention provides a refrigerator with a rail device having a bracket which is fixed to an inner surface of an inner box, and a first rail, a second rail and a third rail which are arranged in such a manner that longitudinal directions are identical and have an elongated shape, and supporting a storage container so as to be movable forward and backward. The second rail has flanges protruding right and left in upper and lower sides in the longitudinal direction, the lower flange is held to the first rail so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction, the first rail is bonded to the bracket, and has flanges extended to a height going beyond the lower flange of the second rail in right and left sides in the longitudinal direction, and the third rail holds the flange on the second rail so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction, and supports the storage container. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309733 | Electrical lamp having an outer bulb - An electrical lamp having an elongate inner bulb made of silica glass is provided. The electrical lamp may include a central part which is closed at two sides by fusings to which externally tubular extensions adjoin, the fusings containing foils, and the inner bulb having a longitudinal axis and an illuminant being accommodated in the inner bulb, and the inner bulb being surrounded by an outer bulb made of silica glass, wherein at the level of the end of the foils the fusings have beads which protrude radially outwards, an end region respectively of the outer bulb being connected to the bead, so heat is dissipated from the foil. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309734 | LED LAMP AND A HEAT SINK THEREOF HAVING A WOUND HEAT PIPE - The present invention relates to a LED lamp and a heat sink thereof having a wound heat pipe. The LED lamp includes the heat sink, a LED module and a lamp base electrically connected to the LED module. The heat sink includes a heat-conducting base, a heat-dissipating fin set and a wound heat pipe. The heat-dissipating fin set includes a plurality of heat-dissipating fins arranged at the outer periphery of the heat-conducting base. The heat-dissipating fins form an accommodating space. The wound heat pipe includes an evaporating section brought into thermal contact with the heat-conducting base and a condensing section brought into thermal contact with the heat-dissipating fins. The LED module abuts against the heat-conducting base and the evaporating section. By this structure, the heat-conducting path is shortened, the heat-conducting speed is accelerated, and the heat is rapidly and uniformly distributed to the heat-dissipating fins to improve the heat-dissipating efficiency. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309735 | LIGHT BULB USING SOLID-STATE LIGHT SOURCES - A light bulb has a light guide configured as a hollow body surrounding an internal volume. The light guide is open at its proximal and distal ends, and has inner and outer surfaces and an end surface at the proximal end that provides a light input edge. A solid-state light source is optically coupled to the light input edge of the light guide such that light from the solid-state light source travels in the light guide by total internal reflection. The solid-state light source is thermally coupled to a housing at the proximal end of the light guide. The housing contains vents for air flow and convection cooling through the internal volume. Light-extracting optical elements at least one of the inner surface and the outer surface of the light guide are for extracting light from the light guide. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309736 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a light emitting device includes a first lead, a light emitting element, a second lead and a molded body. The first lead includes a die pad portion having a major surface and a recess provided in the major surface, and a bent portion bent toward above the major surface. The light emitting element is bonded to a bottom surface of the recess. The second lead with one end portion is opposed to one end portion of the first lead. The molded body covers the light emitting element, the bent portion, the die pad portion, and the one end portion of the second lead, and is made of a resin. A position of barycenter of the molded body is set between a lower surface of the die pad portion and a plane including an upper end of the bent portion. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309737 | ELECTRON-EMITTING DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME, AS WELL AS MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - The electron-emitting device is configured such that an inclination angle θ | 2011-12-22 |
20110309738 | ENHANCED UV-EMITTING FLUORESCENT LAMP - An enhanced UV-emitting fluorescent lamp is described that provides a UV spectral emission for simultaneously tanning of the human skin and promotion of vitamin D production in the human body. The lamp contains a phosphor layer having a phosphor blend of three rare-earth-activated phosphors: SrB | 2011-12-22 |
20110309739 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An organic light-emitting device including: a substrate; a first electrode disposed on the substrate; a second electrode disposed on the substrate and comprising silver (Ag); an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode; an electron injection layer between the emission layer and the second electrode and comprising a mixture of an alkali metal-containing compound and a first metal; and a capping layer disposed on the second electrode. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309740 | Plasma display panel and method of manufacturing same - A plasma display panel equipped with a front substrate and a back substrate facing each other to form a discharge space. On the discharge space side of the front substrate there are disposed a metal oxide layer and magnesium oxide crystal particles. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309741 | Plasma display panel and method of manufacturing same - A plasma display panel equipped with a front substrate and a back substrate facing each other to form a discharge space. On the discharge space side of the front substrate there are disposed a metal oxide layer and magnesium oxide crystal particles. Among the magnesium oxide crystal particles there are magnesium oxide crystal particles having a particle diameter of at least 3500 angstroms. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309742 | Plasma display panel and method of manufacturing same - A plasma display panel equipped with a front substrate and a back substrate facing each other to form a discharge space. On the discharge space side of the front substrate there are disposed a metal oxide layer and magnesium oxide crystal particles. The magnesium oxide crystal particles are arranged to be protruding closer to the discharge space than the surface of the metal oxide layer. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309743 | Plasma display panel and method of manufacturing same - A plasma display panel equipped with a front substrate and a back substrate facing each other to form a discharge space. On the discharge space side of the front substrate there are disposed a metal oxide layer and magnesium oxide crystal particles. The magnesium oxide crystal particles are arranged on the discharge space side of the metal oxide layer, or alternatively, part of the magnesium oxide crystal particles are disposed within the metal oxide layer. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309744 | LIGHT SOURCE | 2011-12-22 |
20110309745 | LED Light Tube and Replacement Method - The LED light tube is adapted to replace a fluorescent light tube which is mounted in a fluorescent light tube fixture. These fixtures have first and second socket end mounts and each end mount mechanically accepts a bi-pin or other common connector for the fluorescent light tube. The fluorescent fixture is supplied with a main power line. In the present invention, the main power line may carry 110 to 277 volts. However, the present invention utilizes main power feed only to the first socket end mount of the fluorescent fixture and further maintains an open circuit between the main line power and the second socket end mount. The LED light tube includes an elongated tubular structure substantially the size and length of the fluorescent light tube and extends between the first and second end mounts of the fixture. Within an end region of the tubular structure and adjacent the first tube end mount, an internal power supply converts the main line power to LED bank power. The tubular structure of the LED light includes an elongated semi-spherical substantially transparent top cover mounted atop a printed circuit board substrate. The substrate supports a plurality of LEDs thereon. The transparent cover and the LED supporting substrate extends the length of the tubular structure other than the end region where the internal power supply is located. The tubular structure also includes an elongated hemispherical metal cover mounted below the printed circuit board substrate and beneath the plurality of LEDs as a heat sink for the LED replacement light. An electrical system within the tubular structure supplies the LED bank power to the plurality of LEDs on the substrate. The method of replacing the fluorescent light tube includes connecting the main line power to the first socket end mount in the fluorescent light fixture and opening an electric circuit between the main line power and the second socket end mount. The elongated tubular structure, having the size and length of the fluorescent light tube, has end caps complementary to the first and second end mounts and carries a plurality of LEDs therein. The tube has an elongated hemispherical transparent tube cover and the metal cover. An internal power supply converts the main line power to LED bank power and the method supplies the LED bank power to the LEDs on the substrate. The method also includes illuminating LEDs along the length of the elongated tubular structure except for the end region where the internal power supply is located. Heat is dissipated from the LEDs by the hollow space between the substrate and the metal cover as well as via the metal cover itself. The method includes electrically isolating the substrate from the metal cover. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309746 | MODULAR LIGHT EMITTING DIODE SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE ILLUMINATION - A light emitting diode (LED) unit is therefore provided, comprising: an LED module, comprising: a plurality of LEDs; LED drive circuitry that drives the LEDs; an LED control bus that carries LED illumination control information to the LED drive circuitry; and a housing that at least partially surrounds LED module components; a power supply and control module, comprising: a power supply that converts a first voltage level to a second voltage level; a microcontroller that receives illumination instructions from an external source; an LED drive controller that receives lighting instructions from the microcontroller and transmits LED illumination information to the LED drive circuitry; a housing that at least partially surrounds power supply and control module components; an interface that connects the LED drive controller to the LED control bus. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309747 | EXTENDING SERVICE LIFE OF LIGHTING FIXTURES - A device may include a power source, two or more lamps for providing light, and a controller. The controller may be configured to periodically select a first combination of one or more of the lamps, provide power from the power source to the first combination of the lamps, select a second combination of one or more of the lamps, and switch the power from the first combination of the lamps to the second combination of the one or more of the lamps after a period of time has elapsed. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309748 | RF MATCHING NETWORK OF A VACUUM PROCESSING CHAMBER AND CORRESPONDING CONFIGURATION METHODS - A RF matching network is described, and which includes a 1 | 2011-12-22 |
20110309749 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING TRAVELING SPARK IGNITER AT HIGH PRESSURE - An ignition circuit and a method of operating an igniter (preferably a traveling spark igniter) in an internal combustion engine, including a high pressure engine. A high voltage is applied to electrodes of the igniter, sufficient to cause breakdown to occur between the electrodes, resulting in a high current electrical discharge in the igniter, over a surface of an isolator between the electrodes, and formation of a plasma kernel in a fuel-air mixture adjacent said surface. Following breakdown, a sequence of one or more lower voltage and lower current pulses is applied to said electrodes, with a low “simmer” current being sustained through the plasma between pulses, preventing total plasma recombination and allowing the plasma kernel to move toward a free end of the electrodes with each pulse. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309750 | Illuminant device with enhanced heat dissipation ability - An illuminant device designed to activate a light source selectively in a plurality of lighting modes. The illuminant device includes a plurality of circuit boards having thermal conductivity and a plurality of lighting circuits each of which is operable to activate the light source in a selected one of the lighting modes. The lighting circuits are mounted on the circuit boards so that when the light source is being activated, the circuit boards will be different in temperature thereof from each other due to heat generated in at least one of the lighting circuits which is activating the light source. The illuminant device also includes a connector which couples the lighting boards together to transfer the heat therebetween, thereby enhancing the dissipation of the heat. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309751 | HEAT SINK SYSTEM - The improved heat sink system for a lighting fixture includes a conductive mount configured to selectively receive and retain a lighting subassembly. An inner heat sink couples to the conductive mount and is positioned to encompass the lighting assembly. A plurality of cooling fins couple to and extend away from the inner heat sink. An outer heat sink couples to the cooling fins and is offset from the inner heat sink to permit air flow therebetween and over the cooling fins. This enables air convection cooling of the inner heat sink, the outer heat sink and the cooling fins simultaneously to draw heat energy away from the lighting subassembly. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309752 | APPLIANCE WITH AN IMPROVED SOLID STATE DEVICE LIGHTING - An appliance includes a cabinet, a solid state lighting device assembly integrated in the cabinet, and a power controller coupled to the solid state lighting device assembly for supplying electrical power to the solid state lighting device lighting assembly. The power controller is configured to provide a pulse modulated power signal to the solid state lighting device assembly that has a duty cycle. Each solid state lighting device in the solid state lighting device assembly cycles on and off in accordance with duty cycle. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309753 | MODULATED LIGHT DETECTION SYSTEM - A lighting system distinguishes between light from natural and manmade sources to prevent the system's light source from being inadvertently deactivated due to light received from manmade light sources. A sensor converts received light into electrical energy. The system light source and/or some other external light source can emit light with a modulation. The system includes a modulation detector that can detect the modulation in the electrical energy received from the sensor. A system controller selectively adjusts the flow of electrical energy to the system light source responsive to the electrical signals from the sensor. The controller adjusts the flow of electrical energy in response to the non-modulated component of the electrical signals from the sensor. The controller does not adjust the flow of electrical energy in response to the modulated component of the electrical signals from the sensor. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309754 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISCRIMINATING MODULATED LIGHT IN A MIXED LIGHT SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus are disclosed for providing optical emission feedback control for an illumination system comprising mixed light including light from a first light source ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110309755 | Optoelectronic Device - An optoelectronic device for emitting mixed light in a first and a different second wavelength range comprises a first or second semiconductor light source ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110309756 | Road Lamp Dimming Control Device - A road lamp dimming control device comprises a signal processor, a power supplier, a driver and a light emitting module. The single processor is used for receiving an inputted electric current and a control signal. The control signal is decoded into a dimming control signal that then is transmitted to the power supplier. The power supplier converts the inputted electric current into constant current based upon the dimming control signal. The driver receives the constant current to drive the light emitting module to allow the light emitting module having different brightness based upon the control signal, thereby performing multi-stage variation. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309757 | ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FOR DRIVING LEDS IN DISSIMILAR COLOR STRING LENGTHS - An electrical circuit is disclosed. The electrical circuit comprises a plurality of color strings coupled in series, where each color string has at least one lamp, preferably a light emitting diode. The color strings may be of dissimilar length and may contain light emitting diodes of different colors. In one embodiment, a switch coupled in parallel with one of the color strings is configured to shunt power away from the color string to a power supply. In another embodiment, a switch coupled in parallel with one of the color strings is configured to shunt power away from the color string to one or more other color strings. In several embodiments, passive storage elements are utilized to store shunted power. In another embodiment, a current injector is configured to inject or remove current from a node adjacent to a color string. In several embodiments the invention is implemented as a light emitting diode driver integrated circuit or chip. Methods are disclosed for producing a desired light output utilizing color strings that may be of dissimilar length and that may contain light emitting diodes of different colors. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309758 | DRIVING CIRCUIT FOR LED LAMP - A driving circuit for an LED lamp including no more than 4 strings each having an input and an output terminals outputs a DC voltage of no more than 70V to the input terminals. The driving circuit includes constant current circuits each coupled between the output terminal of a corresponding string and ground. An on-off control signal controls whether the constant current circuits work to control whether the LED lamp works. A dimming control signal controls a duty cycle of working of to the constant current circuits to control a brightness of the LED lamp. The driving circuit further includes an overvoltage protection circuit and a switch. When a voltage at one input terminal is too high or a short circuit occurs in one string, the overvoltage protection circuit outputs an overvoltage control signal and accordingly the switch forces the on-off control signal to control the constant current circuits not to work. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309759 | Adaptive Current Regulation for Solid State Lighting - Exemplary embodiments provide an apparatus, system and method for power conversion to provide power to solid state lighting, and which may be coupled to a first switch, such as a dimmer switch. An exemplary system comprises: a switching power supply; solid state lighting; a first adaptive interface circuit to provide a resistive impedance to the first switch and conduct current from the first switch in a default mode; and a second adaptive interface circuit to create a resonant process. An exemplary apparatus comprises: a switching power supply; and an adaptive interface circuit comprising a resistive impedance coupled in series to a reactive impedance to conduct current from the first switch in a first current path in a default mode, and further comprising a second switch coupled to the reactive impedance to conduct current from the first switch in a second current path, with the adaptive interface circuit further damping oscillation when the first switch turns on. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309760 | LED Illumination systems - An illumination system includes a power supply having a boost converter operating in the discontinuous conduction mode, a flyback converter operating in the critical conduction mode, and a switch coupled to the flyback converter. Several light emitting diodes receive power from the power supply. The boost converter may include a boost inductor (L | 2011-12-22 |
20110309761 | LAMP TUBE WITH DETACHABLE POWER RECTIFIER MEMBER - A lamp tube includes a encapsulation and a power rectifier member. The power rectifier member includes a power rectifier to convert alternating current (AC) energy into direct current (DC) energy. A first holder defining a first cavity for receiving the power rectifier, and a second cavity for detachably receiving and electrically connecting with one end of the encapsulation; and a first side cover detachably connected to the first holder to cover the first cavity. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309762 | CONVERTER FOR SUPPLYING PULSED POWER TO LIGHT SOURCE - Converters ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110309763 | Alternating turn off timing of a fluorescent lamp starter unit - A starter unit (for example, an RF-enabled and replaceable starter unit) has an ability both to turn on and to turn off a fluorescent lamp. The starter unit detects whether a ballast in the circuit with the fluorescent lamp is of a first type (for example, an L-type ballast) or is of a second type (for example, a C-type ballast). If the determination is that the ballast is of the first type, then the starter unit turns off the lamp in a first way (for example, using C-type timing and then using L-type timing alternatingly). If the determination is that the ballast is of the second type, then the starter unit turns off the lamp in a second way (for example, using only C-type timing). The same starter unit design is usable both in single-lamp fixtures and in multi-lamp fixtures where a mix of ballast types may be used. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309764 | GENERATOR OF EXCESS ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY - What is claimed is the generator of the excess electromagnetic energy (“generator”) for the illuminating gas discharge (fluorescent) lamps for the advertising devices, the interior spaces, the open spaces, etc. The basis of the generator is the Kriuk antenna (Ukrainian Patent No. 79626), with the Earth's electromagnetic field being excited in the limited (local) area around the said antenna and with the gas molecules in the gas discharge lamps being ionized until the light is generated. Owing to the fact that the electromagnetic field of the Kriuk antenna is limited spatially and that the Earth's electromagnetic field is relatively unlimited spatially, the excess electromagnetic energy is produced; that is to say that the coefficient of the energy conversion is greater than unity. It has been established by the experimental means that this coefficient is no less than for times unity (>400%), that is no less than the coefficient of the energy conversion of the known heat pumps (≈400%). The subjective estimation of the magnitude of the luminous flux from the gas discharge lamps with the objective monitoring of the magnitude of the energy consumption demonstrates that the said coefficient results in the magnitude of the order of twenty times unity (≈2000%). | 2011-12-22 |
20110309765 | LED DISPLAY DEVICE PROVIDING CURRENT CORRECTION AND CORRECTION METHOD THEREOF - An LED display device providing current correction includes a number of LED modules, a microprocessor, and a storage unit storing a standard voltage value. The correction sequence begins with each of the plurality of LED modules entering a work state in sequence, outputting a feedback voltage indicating work current of one of the LED modules to the microprocessor in sequence, comparing the feedback voltage with the standard voltage, adjusting the current of the LED module if the feedback voltage does not equal the standard voltage. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309766 | REMOTE CONTROL AND ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS DISPOSED IN AN ENERGY SAVING LIGHTING APPARATUS AND A CONTROL SYSTEM OF THE SAME - The present invention provides a remote control and adjustment apparatus disposed in an energy saving lighting apparatus and a control system of the same. The remote control and adjustment apparatus of the invention includes a RF wireless transceiver, a processing module and a power module. The wireless transceiver can receive a first signal from a remote controller. The processing module can receive the first signal from the wireless transceiver, and generate a second signal or generate and send a third signal according to the first signal. Particularly, the second signal includes at least a control parameter, and the processing module can control the energy saving lighting apparatus operating based on the control parameter. Additionally, the power module can provide electric power for the operation of the remote control and adjustment apparatus. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309767 | LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT DRIVE DEVICE - A light-emitting element drive device capable of expanding a dimming range of a light-emitting element, enabling a constant minimum dimmed luminance to be obtained irrespective of individual differences between devices. A burst signal generating circuit | 2011-12-22 |
20110309768 | TEXTILE WITH PATTERN-LIGHTING EFFECT - A textile includes a plurality of opaque filaments, a plurality of transparent and light-guiding filaments and a lighting module. The opaque filaments are spaced from each other in a first direction, and the transparent and light-guiding filaments are spaced from each other in a second direction. The opaque filaments and the transparent and light-guiding filaments are woven as a textile. The transparent and light-guiding filaments selectively have a light-dispersion dot formed by a laser-engraving method and the light-dispersion dots are constructed as a predetermined pattern portion. The lighting module is disposed on ends of the transparent and light-guiding filaments. The light-dispersion dots have uniform structure so as to form a uniform lighted area. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309769 | POWER CONTROL DEVICE FOR LED LIGHTING AND LIGHTING SYSTEM - A lighting system including a power control device for controlling illuminance of a lighting fixture by outputting current to drive the lighting fixture and controlling the current, a plurality of lighting fixtures each driven to be lit by the power control device, and a switch device incorporating an energy self-supplying unit converting an operating force of a switch button into electric energy. The power control device includes a first circuit section having a receiver for receiving a wireless signal having a predetermined frequency and a control signal generating circuit for generating a control signal according to the number of times of reception of the wireless signal and operated by a first power system and a second circuit section operated by a second power system and outputting current according to the control signal from the first circuit section, and the second power system is not operated when not outputting current. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309770 | LED LAMP HEAD WITH VARIABLE BRIGHTNESS - A lamp head is configured to be electrically coupled solely to a power-supply element and a return element. A power voltage carried by the power-supply element is regulated by a control element. The lamp includes at least one LED configured to emit light, and a first circuit coupled to the at least one LED and configured to adjust the brightness of the light emitted by the at least one LED solely in response to adjustments made to the power voltage by the control element. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309771 | PROPORTIONAL REMOTE CONTROL - Disclosed is a proportional controller that utilizes a deflected metal cantilever that provides a progressive change in capacitance for a given deflection that is used to generate a proportional control signal. In addition, a efficient step-up converter | 2011-12-22 |
20110309772 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LUMINESCENT DISPLAY - A ruggedized luminescent display system for displaying electronic images or light from a surface of an object, according to various aspects of the present invention, may comprise a resilient transmissive material disposed within a cavity of the object and may have a surface that is configured to be substantially flush with an outer surface of the object. A light source may be disposed within the object and may emit light through the resilient transmissive material such that the light may be visible from the outer surface of the object. The light source may be electrically coupled to an integrated circuit board with a control system comprising a microcontroller that may control the emission of light from the light source in response to a signal. The microcontroller may receive the signal from a motion sensor that may be electrically coupled to the integrated circuit board and configured to detect the motion of the object. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309773 | HOSPITAL LIGHTING WITH SOLID STATE EMITTERS - A solid state light emitting-based illumination system which, when energized, exhibits a correlated color temperature (CCT) in the range of between about 3300° K and about 5300° K, and exhibits a COI of less than 3.3 is provided. The system comprises two or more solid state elements, and is configured to provide a total light that appears white when energized, the combined light having preselected spectral fraction values such that when combined the emission meets the specified CCT and COI standards. A method for combining individual solid-state light emitters is also provided. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309774 | TEXTILE WITH LIGHTING EFFECT - A textile includes a plurality of opaque filaments, a plurality of transparent and light-guiding filaments, a lighting module and a printed colorful layer. The opaque filaments are spaced from each other in a first direction, and the transparent and light-guiding filaments are spaced from each other in a second direction. The opaque filaments and the transparent and light-guiding filaments are woven as a textile. The printed colorful layer is formed on the surfaces of the opaque filaments and the transparent and light-guiding filaments. When the lighting module provides light in the transparent and light-guiding filaments, the transparent and light-guiding filaments are lighted as a lighting area. Therefore, the printed colorful layer is also lighted, and the colors and patterns thereof are shown. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309775 | Method and Apparatus for Contorlling a Linear Motion System - A method of controlling a linear motion system has a linear synchronous motor comprising a stator and at least two carrier units moveable in relation to the stator, the stator comprising a number of coil units, each of the at least two carrier units comprising a magnetic unit including an array of alternate-pole magnets having a regular magnet pole-pitch, wherein in order to form a train the at least two carrier units are arranged relative to each other so that the mutual distance between two identically poled magnets of two different magnetic units is an integer multiple of the magnet pole-pitch. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309776 | SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT DEVICE INCLUDING SWITCHING ELEMENT - A semiconductor circuit device includes a semiconductor circuit including a switching element, a temperature monitoring unit, and a control unit. The temperature monitoring unit detects or estimates a temperature of a component connected to an inside or an outside of the semiconductor circuit. Here, the temperature of the component changes in accordance with a frequency of a current flowing through the component, and the frequency of the current flowing through the component changes in accordance with a switching frequency of the switching element. The control unit adjusts the switching frequency of the switching element such that the temperature of the component is equal to a target temperature. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309777 | VEHICULAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN INVERTER DURING MOTOR DECELERATION - Methods and systems for operating an inverter having a plurality of high switches and a plurality of low switches coupled to an electric motor are provided. An event indicative of deceleration of the electric motor is detected. The inverter is alternated between a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation during the deceleration of the electric motor. In the first mode of operation, each of the plurality of high switches is activated and each of the plurality of low switches is deactivated or each of the plurality of low switches is activated and each of the plurality of high switches is deactivated. In the second mode of operation, each of the plurality of high switches is deactivated and each of the plurality of low switches is deactivated. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309778 | Power converting device with reduced switching loss - A power converting device is disclosed that can reduce switching loss occurring in a voltage source inverter that drives an AC motor. It is possible to supply DC power to the voltage source inverter from both a voltage source rectifier, which converts AC power from an AC generator into DC power, and a battery. A first switching circuit is inserted between the voltage source rectifier and the AC generator, and the battery is connected to the output side of the voltage source rectifier. A second switching circuit is inserted between the battery and the voltage source inverter. A third switching circuit and a reactor are inserted in series between the input side of the voltage source inverter and the input side of the voltage source rectifier. At least one of an upper arm and a lower arm of the voltage source rectifier can be chopper controlled. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309779 | VEHICULAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN INVERTER DURING MOTOR DECELERATION - Methods and systems for operating an inverter coupled to an electric motor are provided. The inverter has a plurality of high switches and a plurality of low switches coupled to the electric motor. An event indicative of deceleration of the electric motor is detected. The inverter is alternated between a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation during the deceleration of the electric motor. In the first mode of operation, each of the plurality of high switches is activated and each of the plurality of low switches is deactivated. In the second mode of operation, each of the plurality of low switches is activated and each of the plurality of high switches is deactivated. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309780 | SEAL LEAKAGE AND SEAL OIL CONTAMINATION DETECTION IN GENERATOR - Detection of, among other things, seal leakage(s) and/or seal oil contamination for a gas cooled generator are provided. Detectors according to some embodiments of the invention provide mechanisms of early detection of cooling gas, e.g., hydrogen, leakage through leakage sources as well as low purity and high cooling gas consumption problems in a gas cooled generator. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309781 | Motor Control Device And Motor Drive System - Provided is a motor control device including a voltage specifying unit which generates a specified voltage signal indicating a target value of an applied voltage to a motor on the basis of a specified current signal indicating a target value of supplied current to the motor, so as to control the motor in accordance with the specified voltage signal. An update unit is further provided, which sequentially updates a specified field current signal that is a field current component of the specified current signal to be given to the voltage specifying unit on the basis of difference information between a value of the specified voltage signal and a limit voltage value defined as an upper limit value of the applied voltage. The update unit includes a low pass filter. The specified field current signal after the update is generated on the basis of a signal obtained by passing the specified field current signal before the update through the low pass filter and the difference information. Otherwise, the specified field current signal after the update is generated on the basis of a signal obtained by passing an intermediate signal derived from the specified field current signal before the update and the difference information through the low pass filter. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309782 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING A MOVEMENT-CONTROLLED MACHINE WITH AN ELECTRONICALLY COMMUTATED DRIVE MOTOR - In a method and device for monitoring a movement-controlled machine, such as a manipulator, having an electronically commutated drive motor for which a commutation angle is provided based on its detected real position and a control variable, in particular a predetermined desired position, a limit value is determined for a rate of change in particular a time derivative of the real position of the drive motor, and the commutation angle is predetermined such that the rate of change of the commutation angle does not exceed a limit value. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309783 | STEPPING MOTOR DRIVE DEVICE - A stepping motor drive device includes: a first pulse generation circuit that generates pulses at rising or falling edges of a first clock signal; a second pulse generation circuit that generates pulses at rising and falling edges of a second clock signal; a first mask circuit that outputs or masks the output of the first pulse generation circuit depending on whether the second clock signal is normal; a second mask circuit that outputs or masks the output of the second pulse generation circuit depending on whether the first clock signal is normal; a logic circuit that logically combines the outputs of the mask circuits; a step position control circuit that determines the step position of a motor according to the output of the logic circuit; and a motor drive section that supplies a current to the motor according to the output of the step position control circuit. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309784 | COUNTER ELECTRO-MOTORIC FORCE BASED FUNCTIONAL STATUS DETECTION OF AN ELECTRO-MOTOR - The present invention relates to a circuit for detecting a functional status of an electro-motor. Typical electro-motors need additional components to identify the functional status of the motor. This means additional weight for such motors determining the functional status. According to the present invention a circuit is provided using a part of a motor as a sensor for detecting the functional status of the electro-motor. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309785 | 3T-Y WINDING CONNECTION FOR THREE PHASE MULTIPLE-SPEED MOTOR - A three-phase, multi-speed electric induction motor assembly is configured to include a controller to change motor speeds. The motor assembly includes a stator core assembly, a pair of main winding coil groups corresponding with each phase, and a pair of selectable extra winding coil groups corresponding with each phase. During the lower-speed operation, the controller connects a first set of three leads to a power source such that only the main coil groups are energized. During the higher-speed operation, the controller connects a second set of three leads to the power source such that both the main coil groups and the selectable extra coil groups are energized. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309786 | GREEN ELECTRIC VEHICLE UTILIZING MULTIPLE SOURCES OF ENERGY - An electrically powered, engineless, self-standing, green electric vehicle comprising at least one electric motor connected to a drive axel and a plurality of rechargeable batteries to provide stored electrical energy to said motor. The said motor is propelled and the said batteries are recharged by multiple sources of energy. The vehicle may include a wind collection and acceleration system used to drive at least one wind turbine or alike to generate electricity. It may also include solar and thermal receptors means to generate electricity from solar and thermal sources. In addition, the vehicle may include at least one electric generator means connected to another axel where the rotation of the axel with transmission gearing means increase the rotational speed of the generator means to produce electricity. The vehicle may also include management control means to regulate and combine all electrical power sources and selectively direct electrical power to the said electric motor for power or the said batteries for recharge. The vehicle is capable of running without driving distance limitations under all weather conditions, day or night, without the use of fossil fuels such as diesel, gasoline, liquid gases; and without the use of alcohol or ethanol, or any other liquid gases or fuels, and without introducing toxic emissions and harmful gases to the environment. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309787 | TERMINAL DEVICE AND CHARGING CONTROL METHOD - A terminal device including a solar battery panel; a panel temperature-detection unit configured to detect a temperature measured near the solar battery panel; a power generation-state determination unit configured to detect an illuminance measured near the solar battery panel; a battery temperature-detection unit configured to detect a temperature measured near a secondary battery charged through power generated through the solar battery panel; a control unit configured to estimate a change in the temperature detected through the battery temperature-detection unit based on the temperature detected through the panel temperature-detection unit and the illuminance obtained through the power generation-state determination unit, and determine a remaining time when the estimated temperature measured near the secondary battery reaches a temperature at which the charging of the secondary battery is stopped; and a notification unit configured to provide notification about the remaining time determined through the control unit. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309788 | WATERCRAFT COVER HAVING INTEGRATED SOLAR POWERED CHARGING COMPONENT AND MATEABLE ASSEMBLY - Disclosed herein is a vehicle or watercraft cover that includes a solar battery charging component integrated therewith or attached thereto. Also disclosed is a kit for easily adapting a vehicle or watercraft to connect with a solar battery charging component. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309789 | CHARGER WITH DATA STORAGE - A particular charger configured to be electrically coupled and communicatively coupled to a particular portable electronic device is described. The particular charger includes an AC/DC converter, a controller, a charger memory, a charger cable, and an authentication module. The controller provides a means for processing the data from the particular portable electronic device memory by synchronizing the device memory with the charger memory. The illustrative portable electronic device is a wireless handset. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309790 | ELECTRICAL POWERED VEHICLE - A secondary self-resonant coil is installed at substantially the central region of the bottom face of the vehicle body, receiving electric power from a power feeding apparatus in a non-contact manner by resonating with a primary self-resonant coil of a power feeding apparatus provided external to the vehicle, via an electromagnetic field. In a power reception mode from the power feeding apparatus, high voltage is generated at the wire end of the secondary self-resonant coil, causing generation of a high electric field around the wire end. In order to keep the wire end distant from an ECU that is an electric apparatus located closest to the secondary self-resonant coil, the secondary self-resonant coil is arranged such that the wire end is located at a side (−Y direction) opposite to the side (+Y direction) where the ECU is deviated relative to the bilateral symmetric axis of the vehicle body. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309791 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHARGING TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE WITHOUT CONTACT WIRE - A charging method is used for a transportation vehicle without a contact wire. The transportation vehicle is configured so that when a vehicle ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110309792 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS CHARGING SYSTEM - An electronic apparatus includes a housing having a predetermined face; a power receiver that receives electric power in a contactless manner by way of the predetermined face; a secondary battery that is charged by electric power received by the power receiver; a front-back detection unit that detects whether or not the predetermined face faces a charger; and an alarm unit that notifies that the predetermined face is situated at a position inappropriate for charging when the front-back detection unit detects that the predetermined face does not face the charger. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309793 | CHARGING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CHARGING SYSTEM - A charge control device includes a charge power detection unit for detecting charge power supplied to a power storage device; a target value determination unit for determining a target value of the charge power to the power storage device; a feedback control unit for correcting the target value based on a difference between the charge power and the target value to generate the power command value; a supply power detection unit for detecting supply power output from the charger; and a charge abnormality monitoring unit for, in a case where the charge power is decreased below a first threshold value and the supply power is decreased below a second threshold value, confirming a diagnosis that an abnormality occurs in the charger when the target value falls within an abnormality detectable range, and suspending performing a diagnosis of an abnormality in the charger when the target value is out of the abnormality detectable range. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309794 | HANDHELD ROTATIONALLY RECHARGEABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A rotationally rechargeable electrical apparatus includes an electronic device with a back, a center of mass and a battery. An electrical generator at the back of the device has a rotor secured to the device and a stator having a flat contact surface extending parallel to the back of the device. The rotor and stator are rotatably connected together so that they can rotate relatively about an axis that extends perpendicular to the contact surface and passes through the center of mass. A voltage regulating circuit is connected electrically between the generator and the battery so that when the apparatus is placed on a support so that the contact surface frictionally engages the support and the device is spun about the axis, the generator produces an electrical output that is conditioned by the regulator circuit to charge the battery. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309795 | System and Method for Balancing Voltage of Individual Battery Cells Within a Battery Pack - Systems and methods for actively balancing battery cells are disclosed. In one example, a charge is supplied to different battery cells at different times during a battery discharge cycle. The method may reduce instantaneous current draw within a battery pack. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309796 | System and Method for Managing Charge Within a Battery Pack - Systems and methods for a managing charge within a battery pack are disclosed. In one example, flyback transformers manage charge in a second current path. The system and method can improve battery efficiency and performance at least during some conditions. | 2011-12-22 |
20110309797 | Management Unit And Method For Managing Electric Energy Stored In A Battery Comprising A Number Of Series-Connected Cells - A management unit and method for managing electric energy stored in a battery composed of a number of series-connected cells, the management unit having: a main equalizing circuit, which forms the primary of an electric transformer and has a constant alternating-current generator powered by the battery and which feeds alternating current of constant intensity through the main equalizing circuit; and, for each cell of the battery, a secondary equalizing circuit, which forms the secondary of the electric transformer, is connected parallel to the cell, has a one-way electronic device which imposes electric current flow to the cell in one direction only, and is connected to a drive device that can be activated to zero the voltage applied to the cell by the secondary equalizing circuit. | 2011-12-22 |