20th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140132127 | OUTDOOR UNIT FOR AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS AND AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - [Object] To provide an outdoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus, which solves a manufacturing problem in that a grip is not easily taken out from a mold, and an air-conditioning apparatus including the outdoor unit. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132128 | ROTATING AND SEGMENTED SHELVING FOR A REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator with rotating and segmented shelving has a cabinet with at least one round internal compartment, a shaft centered within the compartment, and segments connecting to the shaft. The invention may also provide a motor connected to the shaft for rotating it and the shelving. Preferably, the shaft has a square cross section that receives up to four segments in a common plane. The shaft uses connections that receive the segments. Alternatively, the shaft has a round cross section for up to six segments upon a common plane. Each segment has a narrow nose that fits into the connection upon the shaft and an opposite wide edge outwardly towards the cabinet. Alternatively the cabinet or a door is at least partially transparent. A user may arrange shelf segments at different planes, thus accommodating foods and beverages of varying heights. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132129 | CABINET ASSEMBLY AND CABINET SYSTEM - A cabinet assembly is provided with a cabinet body sized to be received under a stationary countertop. A plurality of wheels is mounted to the cabinet body for transportation of the cabinet body. A countertop panel is mounted upon the cabinet body. At least one countertop leaf is provided for generally coplanar extension of the countertop panel when disconnected from the stationary countertop. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132130 | STORAGE SYSTEM - A storage system includes a plurality of shelves, an aisle and a plurality of ladders. The plurality of shelves includes a pair of fixed shelves and at least one mobile shelf located between the pair of fixed shelves. The aisle is selectively configured to be located between two of the plurality of shelves. The plurality of ladders are spaced apart from and stored at an end of the at least one mobile shelf for slidable access into the aisle. Each ladder engages with a pair of fixed rails that span at least a length of the fixed shelves. A number of ladders correspond with a number of selectively defined aisles. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132131 | Fashion Accessory Internal Door Storage Cavity - A storage device mounted within a door frame is disclosed for storage and organization of fashion accessories or similar articles is provided. The device comprises an outer door supported by the door frame, an interior door enclosing a hollow door interior for storage of articles, and at least one interior panel within the hollow door interior to separate an interior cavity therein and limit access thereto via a hidden locking mechanism. The interior panel provides separation of the internal cavity from the hollow door interior, increases surface area of the hollow door interior, and segregates a hidden interior cavity therein. The back wall of the interior cavity also provides a location for further hooks and shelving for storage. The device may be provided within the interior of a larger door, or as a door insert adapted to be incorporated into an existing door. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132132 | GLASS-PLASTIC LAMINATE DEVICE, PROCESSING LINE AND METHODS THEREFOR - A laminate including a glass sheet ( | 2014-05-15 |
20140132133 | COVER FOR PACKAGING AND SUPPORTING TABLET COMPUTER - A cover for packaging and supporting a tablet computer has a lower casing for protecting a tablet computer; an upper cover rotatably connected to the lower casing for protecting the screen of the tablet computer from damage; the upper cover being formed with at least one foldable line area for folding the upper cover along the foldable line area; wherein the upper cover is used as a cover and a supporter; the upper cover rotates along the lower casing with an angle greater than 180 degrees; the lower casing is folded along the foldable line areas so as to be formed as a supporter of the lower casing for supporting the tablet computer therein. Thus the computer can stand; and the angle between the upper cover and the lower casing is adjustable so as to control the standing height of the tablet computer. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132134 | CABLE PASS-THROUGH PANEL FOR ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ENCLOSURE - An electronic equipment enclosure includes a frame structure and at least one panel secured to the frame structure. The at least one panel includes one or more panel knockouts arranged therein. Each panel knockout is configured to be removable from the at least one panel to provide a pass-through opening for a cable. The at least one panel further includes a split brush assembly seated in place of a removed one of the one or more panel knockouts. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132135 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE CLOSING OF A DOOR OF A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, IN PARTICULAR FOR A WASHING MACHINE, SUCH AS A DISHWASHER | 2014-05-15 |
20140132136 | DISHWASHER - The present invention relates to a dishwasher ( | 2014-05-15 |
20140132137 | MULTIFUNCTION PRINTER - A multifunction printer including a machine body, a first cover, a second cover, a third cover and a fixing element is provided. The first cover and the second cover are hinged, and the second cover and the third cover are hinged and the third cover is hinged on the machine body, wherein the second cover is installed between the first cover and the third cover. The fixing element is installed in the second cover to lock the third cover or unlock the third cover. When the first cover is opened relative to the second cover, the third cover is locked each other by the fixing element. When the first cover is closed relative to the second cover, the third cover is unlocked by the fixing element. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132138 | ARRANGEMENT FOR A METER CABINET, DISTRIBUTION CABINET, SWITCH CABINET OR EMPTY HOUSING - An arrangement is disclosed for a meter cabinet, distribution cabinet or empty housing, including a frame and a door, wherein the frame can carry a door and the door is attached pivotally to the frame on its hinge side. The door may be aligned in relation to its frame quickly and without problems, with an adjustment device for aligning the door in the closed condition, the adjustment device being associated with the frame. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132139 | TRACK-BEARING CABINET FASTENER - A track-bearing cabinet fastener comprising: a track holder with a baseplate; a clamping device provided with (a) a clamping box which is securely fixed at the baseplate for development of an accommodating space inside and comprises through slots at both top and bottom sides through which the accommodating space is accessed and two ports at its front side, one of which abuts a hook piece, (b) a clamping block which is held in the accommodating space and resisted by springs and comprises two protruded resisting parts located at its front side and corresponding to the ports, and (c) a clamping plug securely fixed behind the clamping box and the clamping block and closely contacting the springs by which the protruded resisting parts extend into the ports. As such, the track holder can be assembled, positioned and operated easily and safely. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132140 | Cabinet Shelf Organization System - A cabinet shelf organization system for improving flexibility in installation and positioning of cabinet shelves within a cabinet housing. The cabinet shelf organization system generally includes a cabinet housing with either a built-in or retroactively installed support insert. The support insert includes a grid-like arrangement of rows and columns of apertures. Cabinet shelves may be selectively arranged and installed within the cabinet housing by utilizing fastening rods extending through the cabinet shelves to anchor each shelf to corresponding apertures on the support insert in the desired location. The support insert may either be built in to the back wall of the cabinet housing or may be secured thereto through use of upper and lower mounts. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132141 | REFRIGERATOR AND LOWER HINGE MODULE OF THE SAME - A refrigerator, with respect to the refrigerator having a plurality of doors to open/close a storage compartment, capable of adjusting the height of the plurality of doors as to adjust the height difference that occurs between the plurality of doors. A lower hinge module of the refrigerator includes a hinge shaft being inserted into a lower portion of the door, a worm wheel coupled to the hinge shaft so as to be ascended/descended while supporting the weight of the door, and a worm engaged with the worm wheel to rotate the worm wheel. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132142 | REFRIGERATOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INNER DOOR THEREOF - A refrigerator provided with an inner panel molded through injection molding while an accommodation groove in which an installation member is accommodated is formed at the inner panel, and as a gasket is installed at an installation groove of the installation member, the use of a complex mold such as a slide core is minimized while making it easy to install the gasket at the inner panel. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132143 | REFRIGERATOR AND METHOD OF FABRICATING INNER DOOR THEREOF - A refrigerator includes a storage compartment, an inner door including an opening having a size corresponding to the size of the storage compartment, a plurality of door guards disposed in the opening, and an outer door that opens or closes the opening, wherein the inner door includes inner sidewalls that are disposed at both sides of the opening and are flat from an inlet of the opening to an outlet of the opening without any curve. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132144 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator in which an opening having a size corresponding to the size of a refrigerator compartment is provided in a refrigerator compartment door and an outer door to open/close the opening is rotatably coupled to the refrigerator compartment door so that a plurality of door guards provided in a space corresponding to the size of the refrigerator compartment may be used by only opening/closing the outer door, and the refrigerator compartment door and the outer door may be rotated on one hinge shaft and the outer door has an auto closing structure so that the outer door may be automatically closed when a predetermined portion of the outer door is opened. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132145 | LATCH ASSEMBLY AND REFRIGERATOR OR HOME APPLIANCE INCLUDING THE SAME - A refrigerator including a home bar is provided. The refrigerator may include a latch assembly that releasably couples a door of the home bar to a door of the refrigerator to selectively provide access to an interior of the home bar without opening the main refrigerator door. The latch assembly may include a holder provided in one of the home bar door or the main refrigerator door, and a latch provided in the other of the home bar door or the main door. The latch may be selectively coupled to the holder to lock and unlock the home bar door. The latch locks the holder by changing elastic rotation of the latch in one direction into elastic restoring rotation in a second, reverse direction as the holder is moved forward into the latch. The latch unlocks the holder as the holder is moved farther forward, and the latch and the holder are decoupled from each other while the latch is elastically rotated in response to backward motion of the holder out of the latch. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132146 | REFRIGERATOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INNER DOOR THEREOF - A refrigerator including a storage compartment, an inner door having an opening in a size corresponding to the storage compartment, a plurality of door guards provided at the opening, and an outer door to open/close the opening, the refrigerator further including a plurality of reinforcing members to prevent the inner door having the opening from being distorted. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132147 | APPLIANCE HEIGHT ADJUSTING ASSEMBLY - A rack height adjusting assembly for use in an appliance having at least one inner bar attached to an interior wall of the appliance, each inner bar having an inner and outer end, the assembly comprising at least one guide bar having a distal and proximal end and adapted to be movably attached to a corresponding inner bar, each guide bar adapted to be releasably positioned at its proximal end to the outer end of the corresponding inner bar, each guide bar and each corresponding inner bar adapted to define a continuous track, said track defining a first and second horizontal section, said first and second horizontal sections being positioned at different heights, and a rack adapted to move along the continuous track between a retracted and extended position, said retracted position corresponding to said first horizontal section and said extended position corresponding to said second horizontal section. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132148 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (OLED) DISPLAY - An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display is disclosed. In one aspect, the display includes a substrate having a light emission area and a non-emission area outside the light emission area, an organic light emitting unit formed on the light emission area and a blocking unit that is disposed on the non-emission area to surround the organic light emitting unit. The OLED display further includes a coating unit formed to coat an external surface of the blocking unit and an encapsulation unit formed by alternately stacking at least one first thin film and at least one second thin film on an area surrounded by the blocking unit so as to encapsulate the organic light emitting unit. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132149 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An organic light emitting display apparatus includes a base substrate, a light emitting unit on the base substrate and including an organic light emitting element, a driving unit on the base substrate, a sealing substrate opposite from the base substrate, and a sealing unit between the base and sealing substrates and enclosing the light emitting unit, the sealing unit being at least partially on the driving unit. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132150 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - A display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a display panel displaying an image, a window positioned on the display panel and protecting the display panel, and a protection film attached under the display panel and reflecting light transmitted from the outside. The protection film may comprise a first base layer, a metal layer positioned on the first base layer, and, optionally, a second base layer formed on the metal layer. The base layers may be formed of an organic polymer, and the metal layer may be formed of a metal that imparts light reflectivity. A method for manufacturing such a display device is also presented. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132151 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING THERMAL ENERGY RADIATION DETECTABLE BY A THERMAL IMAGING UNIT - A thermal radiation marker adapted to emit radiation within the thermal portion of the infrared spectrum. According to some embodiments of the invention, the thermal radiation marker may include an incandescent filament and a glass or quartz enclosure. The incandescent filament may be adapted to produce radiation at least within the thermal portion of the infrared spectrum. The glass or quartz enclosure may include at least a portion that is substantially thin, and may enclose pressurized inert gas and the incandescent filament surrounded by the inert gas. At least a portion of the glass or quartz enclosure may be sufficiently thin so as to enable good transmittance therethrough for thermal radiation approximately in the 3-5 μm wavelength band. The pressurized inert gas enclosed within the glass or quartz enclosure and surrounding the incandescent filament may enable a regenerative cycle to take place within the enclosure. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132152 | LIGHTING APPARATUS - A lighting apparatus having a magnetron configured to generate microwaves, a waveguide including a wave guide space configured to introduce and guide the microwaves and an aperture to discharge the microwaves, a resonator to which the microwaves are transmitted through the aperture, and a bulb located in the resonator, the bulb encapsulating a light emitting material and configured to emit light based on the transmitted microwaves is provided. The apparatus also includes a reflective member or optical member located in the resonator such that light emitted from the bulb towards the aperture is reflected away from the aperture. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132153 | LIGHTING APPARATUS - A lighting apparatus is provided that includes a magnetron configured to generate microwaves having a predetermined frequency, a waveguide including a first wave guide space configured to introduce and guide the microwaves and a second wave guide space expanded from the first wave guide space, a resonator to which the microwaves are transmitted from the waveguide and a bulb located in the resonator, the bulb encapsulating a light emitting material and being configured to emit light in response to the transmitted microwaves. The second wave guide space is located in a transmission path of the microwaves transmitted from the magnetron to the resonator. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132154 | COORDINATED WEARABLE LIGHTING SYSTEM - A coordinated lighting system capable of affixation to a wearable garment is provided. According to more particular aspects of the invention, the system includes: a controller and a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) arranged as a chain, at least one of the plurality of LEDs operatively connected to the controller. The controller is configured to: determine at least one of (a) a quantity of the plurality of LEDs and (b) an arrangement of the plurality of LEDs; and generate one or more lighting instructions based on the at least one of (a) the quantity of the plurality of LEDs and (b) the arrangement of the plurality of LEDs. A method for providing a coordinated lighting system is also provided. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132155 | DEVICE FOR CONTACTLESS CURRENT GENERATION, IN PARTICULAR BICYCLE DYNAMO, VEHICLE LIGHTING SYSTEM AND BICYCLE - A device for contactless current generation, in particular bicycle dynamo, on a rotatable counter element, in particular wheel rim, with at least one movably mounted rotor element ( | 2014-05-15 |
20140132156 | LED DEVICE WITH VOLTAGE-LIMITING UNIT AND SHUNT CURRENT-LIMITING RESISTANCE - A LED device with a voltage-limiting unit and a shunt current-limiting resistance where the voltage-limiting unit is connected in series with the current-limiting resistance then connected in parallel with two ends of a LED, so as to constitute the light-emitting unit, thereby when plural of the light-emitting units are connected in series (including connected in series and parallel), the current of LED loaded with higher end voltage passing through the voltage-limiting unit is prevented to be high when subject to abnormal high voltage. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132157 | SPARK GAP HAVING A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUAL SPARK GAPS CONNECTED IN SERIES AND PRESENT IN A STACKED ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a spark gap having a plurality of individual spark gaps connected in series and present in a stacked arrangement, spaced apart from each other by insulating spacers ( | 2014-05-15 |
20140132158 | Synchronized Ambient Light Sensor and Display - An electronic device may be provided that has a display. The display may produce light using a backlight unit or using an array of light-emitting display pixels. An ambient light sensor may be mounted under an active area of the display to measure ambient light that is transmitted through the display. The display may be periodically disabled to prevent the display from producing light that interferes with the ambient light sensor. Display pixels may be coupled to a common cathode switch that can be periodically opened or the backlight in a display with a backlight can be periodically turned off. Control circuitry for periodically disabling the display while enabling the ambient light sensor may be implemented using a display driver integrated circuit mounted to a display. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132159 | LIGHT-INDUCED LUMINOUS KEYBOARD - A light-induced luminous keyboard includes a keyboard main part, a power supply, and a first circuit, a second circuit and a third circuit parallel to each other. The above circuits include two transistors and a negative coefficient photoresistor. While being played in a decreasing light intensity environment, the light-induced luminous keyboard has an increased resistance of a negative coefficient photoresistor and thus an increased voltage is divided for the negative coefficient photoresistor, the point that the base of the first transistor is connected with the first circuit is in a high level, thus the first transistor is available, the point that the base of the second transistor is connected with the second circuit is drawn down to zero volt, the second transistor is available, the luminous apparatus is turned on and the keyboard illuminates. Therefore, automatic illumination of the keyboard is implemented dependent on environmental light intensity. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132160 | Method for Reducing Standby Power Consumption - The present invention provides a method for reducing standby power consumption, which includes providing an LED driving chip; connecting an integrator to a brightness control terminal of the driving chip, connecting the integrator to a comparator, connecting the comparator to a field-effect transistor, connecting the field-effect transistor to the driving chip; connecting the driving chip to a first power source, connecting a high voltage switch terminal of the driving chip via a resistor to a second power source, connecting the brightness control terminal and the integrator to a control source, and connecting the integrator to a reference voltage; and conducting the first and second power sources, the control source, and the reference voltage to allow the integrator and the comparator to pull down voltage of the high voltage switch terminal of the driving chip according to the conduction of the field-effect transistor by a signal of the brightness control terminal. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132161 | Method for Using Constant Current Driving Chip to Generate Different Currents to Drive Light Bar and Driving Circuit Thereof - The present invention provides a method for using a constant current driving chip to generate different currents to drive light bars and a driving circuit thereof. The method includes ( | 2014-05-15 |
20140132162 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND EMITTING DRIVER FOR THE SAME - A light emitting driving apparatus includes light emitting driving blocks respectively having a first node applied with a second light emitting power source voltage, a second node applied with the first light emitting power source voltage, the second node being coupled to a relay signal output terminal outputting a relay signal, a third node applied with the first light emitting power source voltage, and applied with a third light emitting power source voltage, the third node being coupled to a reverse light emitting signal output terminal outputting a reverse light emitting signal, a first transistor turned on by a voltage of the first node to transmit the second light emitting power source voltage to a light emitting signal output terminal, and a second transistor turned on by a voltage of the second node to transmit the first light emitting power source voltage to the light emitting signal output terminal. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132163 | HIGH-VOLTAGE LED MULTICHIP MODULE AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING AN LED MULTICHIP MODULE - An LED multichip module may include a plurality of LED chips, which have electrical terminals and are connected in series via electrical connections, and have a designated operating voltage, wherein at least one short-circuiting connection is provided, which connects two of the terminals or connections electrically conductively to one another, and the short-circuiting connection bypasses at least one of the LED chips or a resistor, with the result that the operating voltage is in the range of between 150 V and 350 V. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132164 | EMERGENCY LIGHTING CONVERSION FOR LED STRINGS - Emergency lighting devices and methods are disclosed. An emergency lighting device includes a passive resonant converter circuit configured to be coupled to an emergency lighting module and to an input end of a group of solid state emitters, at which the group of solid state emitters receives a normal operation current from an LED driver. The passive resonant converter circuit is configured to receive an emergency operation current from the emergency lighting module and to provide a converted emergency operation current to the group of solid state emitters at an emergency input of the group of solid state emitters in response to the emergency operation current. The emergency lighting module may be a fluorescent emergency lighting module. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132165 | Light Emitting Device Array Billboard and Row Switch Circuit and Control Method Thereof - The present invention discloses a light emitting device array billboard and a row switch circuit and a control method thereof. The light emitting device array billboard includes a light emitting device array circuit, plural row switch circuits, plural column driver circuits, and a control circuit. The light emitting device array circuit includes plural light emitting devices arranged by columns and rows. Each row switch circuit determines whether to electrically connect a row conduction voltage to the corresponding row node or to discharge charges at the corresponding row node through a discharging path according to a row selection signal. Each column driver circuit determines whether or not to electrically connect a column conduction voltage to the corresponding column node according to a column selection signal. The control circuit provides the row selection signal and the column selection signal to the row switch circuits and the column driver circuits. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132166 | Circuit for Vehicle Lamps - The present invention provides a circuit for driving a vehicle lamp, comprising a dummy load. Multiple unidirectional conduction electronic components are coupled to the dummy, operable for conducting a current path to enable a current to flow through the dummy load. Each of multiple LED strings is coupled to each of the multiple unidirectional conduction electronic components, respectively. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132167 | FLORESCENT BALLAST TO DC POWER SYSTEM - A lighting element for use in a light fixture optionally utilizing a ballast. The lighting element includes a light emitting diode having a set of input pins on opposing ends of a housing. The input pins are configured to engage the light fixture. The lighting element also includes an electronic unit in communication with the light fixture to receive an alternating current. The electronic unit has a solid state core to convert alternating current to direct current. The electronic unit is configured to regulate power to the light emitting diode. The electronic unit is coupled to the light emitting diode within the housing between the input pins, acting as a singular structure. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132168 | Power Supply Device and Lighting Equipment Provided with Power Supply Device - A power supply device according to one embodiment is configured to control a lighting of semiconductor light-emitting elements, wherein a dimming signal is canceled during a predetermined time period (T) from a timing immediately after power-ON, so as to light on light-emitting diodes to have a predetermined light amount, for example, a minimum light amount. After an elapse of the predetermined time period (T), cancellation of the dimming signal is released to light on the light-emitting diodes to have a light amount instructed by the dimming signal. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132169 | CONTROLLED CONVERTER ARCHITECTURE WITH PRIORITIZED ELECTRICITY SUPPLY - The present invention relates to a power converter architecture and its operation principle that supplies an electric load with a controlled direct voltage from both a local direct current electricity source as well as an alternating current (AC) mains with maximum power conversion efficiency. For the case that the local electricity source can not provide enough electricity to the local load it is additionally supplied with electricity from the AC mains. In other case electricity is also feed into the AC grid when a local source can provide more electricity than needed to supply local loads. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132170 | Power Supply Device and Lighting Equipment Provided with Power Supply Device - A power supply device according to one embodiment is configured to control a lighting of semiconductor light-emitting elements, wherein a dimming signal is canceled during a predetermined time period (T) from a timing immediately after power-ON, so as to light on light-emitting diodes to have a predetermined light amount, for example, a minimum light amount. After an elapse of the predetermined time period (T), cancellation of the dimming signal is released to light on the light-emitting diodes to have a light amount instructed by the dimming signal. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132171 | Power Supply Device and Lighting Equipment Provided with Power Supply Device - A power supply device according to one embodiment is configured to control a lighting of semiconductor light-emitting elements, wherein a dimming signal is canceled during a predetermined time period (T) from a timing immediately after power-ON, so as to light on light-emitting diodes to have a predetermined light amount, for example, a minimum light amount. After an elapse of the predetermined time period (T), cancellation of the dimming signal is released to light on the light-emitting diodes to have a light amount instructed by the dimming signal. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132172 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIMMING CONTROL USING TRIAC DIMMERS - System and method for dimming control of one or more light emitting diodes. An example system includes one or more signal processing components configured to receive a first signal associated with a TRIAC dimmer, process information associated with the first signal, determine whether the TRIAC dimmer is in a first condition or a second condition, generate a second signal based on at least information associated with the first signal, and send the second signal to a switch. The one or more signal processing components are further configured to, if the TRIAC dimmer is determined to be in the first condition, generate the second signal to cause the switch to be opened and closed corresponding to a modulation frequency. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132173 | Method for Multiplying Current of LED Light Bar and Associated Driving Circuit Thereof - The present invention provides a method for multiplying current of an LED light bar, which includes (1) providing a constant current driving chip that includes driving modules each having first to three pins and resistors; (2) providing an LED light bar, a power source, and a PWM control source; (3) connecting an end of one resistor to the third pin of one driving module and an opposite end grounded, connecting the first pin of the driving module to the negative terminal of the light bar, connecting the second pin of the driving module to the PWM control source, and connecting the positive terminal of the light bar to the power source; (4) repeating step (3) as necessary to have multiple driving modules electrically connected to the light bar; (5) activating the power source and the PWM control source to allow the driving modules to simultaneous drive the light bar. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132174 | PIXEL DRIVER CIRCUITS - An active matrix OLED pixel driver circuit comprises: a power supply connection to receive a power supply; an OLED drive connection to drive an OLED; an OLED drive transistor having an input, output and control connection, wherein said input connection is coupled to said power supply connection and said output connection is coupled to said OLED drive connection; a gate capacitor having a first plate coupled to said control connection of said OLED drive transistor and a second plate coupled to a common capacitor connection; a first select transistor having an input connection, an output connection coupled to said first plate of said gate capacitor, and a control connection coupled to a first pixel select connection of said OLED pixel driver circuit; an input capacitor having a first plate coupled to said input connection of said first select transistor and a second plate coupled to said common capacitor connection; and a second select transistor having an input connection, an output connection coupled to said first plate of said input capacitor, and a control connection coupled to a second pixel select connection of said OLED pixel driver circuit. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132175 | LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A light-emitting element includes a light-emitting section and a driving circuit that drives the light-emitting section. The driving circuit includes at least (A) a drive transistor that is a p-channel field effect transistor, (B) an image-signal writing transistor that is a p-channel field effect transistor, (C) a light-emission control transistor that is a p-channel field effect transistor, and (D) a capacitor. Each of the drive transistor, image-signal writing transistor, and light-emission control transistor is provided in an n-type well formed in a p-type silicon semiconductor substrate. A first source/drain region of the drive transistor is electrically connected to the n-type well in which the drive transistor is formed. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132176 | HIGH-PRECISION LED CONTROL CIRCUIT, METHOD AND LED DRIVER THEREOF - In one embodiment, a light-emitting diode (LED) driver can include: (i) a reference voltage control circuit configured to provide a reference voltage signal in response to an enable signal; (ii) a current control circuit configured to control an output current of the LED driver in response to the reference voltage signal; and (iii) the LED driver being configured to drive an LED load when the enable signal is active. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132177 | WHITE LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (LED) LIGHTING DEVICE DRIVEN BY PULSE CURRENT - A white LED lighting device driven by a pulse current is provided, which consists of blue, violet or ultraviolet LED chips, blue afterglow luminescence materials A and yellow luminescence materials B. Wherein the weight ratio of the blue afterglow luminescence materials A to the yellow luminescence materials B is 10-70 wt %:30-90 wt %. The white LED lighting device drives the LED chips with a pulse current having a frequency of not less than 50 Hz. Because of using the afterglow luminescence materials, the light can be sustained when an excitation light source disappears, thereby eliminating the influence of LED light output fluctuation caused by current variation on the illumination. At the same time, the pulse current can keep the LED chips being at an intermittent work state, so as to overcome the problem of chip heating. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132178 | Light Emitting Diode Module - A light emitting diode module includes a circuit board, a light-emitting-diode (LED) unit, a light-adjusting unit and a conductive trace. The LED unit is directly mounted on the circuit board. The light-adjusting unit is directly mounted on the circuit board at a position distinct from a mounting portion of the LED unit on the circuit board, and is operable to adjust electric current flowing through the LED unit. The conductive trace is disposed on the circuit board for electrically connecting the LED unit to the light-adjusting unit. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132179 | SWITCHED MODE POWER SUPPLY - The present application relates to switched mode power supplies and provides a method of control in which control is effected at the midpoint of the period in which the input switch is conducting. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132180 | Lighting Control Device, Lighting Control System and Program Product - A lighting control device displays a plurality of graphics in a plurality of lighting devices on a screen of a monitor in correspondence with an installation layout of the plurality of lighting devices having a color control function, and displays a color indicator by superimposing the color indicator on the screen using a created or selected color. The device allocates a color of the color indicator displayed on the screen to all or a part of the plurality of graphics displayed on the screen, for each scene, displays a thumbnail of the plurality of graphics corresponding to the installation layout of the plurality of lighting devices using the color allocated by the color allocation unit. Information on the color allocated to each of the graphics by the color allocation unit is stored in a storage device, for each scene. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132181 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALTERING AND COORDINATING ILLUMINATION CHARACTERISTICS - A method of controlling illumination, including transmitting location information from a communication device to a computer; receiving illumination data with the communication device, where the illumination data is generated by the computer based at least in part on the location information; and transmitting an illumination signal from the communication device to a wearable accessory containing at least one light source, where the illumination signal is based at least in part on the received illumination data and is operable to actuate the at least one light source. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132182 | FEEDBACK CIRCUIT FOR NON-ISOLATED POWER CONVERTER - A feedback circuit for a power converter (e.g., a non-isolated converter) is disclosed. The feedback circuit may include a sense circuit coupled to receive an output current of the converter. A sense voltage may be generated across the sense circuit and a voltage-to-current converter may be used to convert the sensed voltage into a feedback signal representative of the output current. The voltage-to-current converter may include a variable shunt regulator, resistor, and transistor. A voltage across the shunt regulator may change in response to a change in voltage across the sense circuit, and the feedback signal may change in response to a change in the voltage across the shunt regulator. A controller may be coupled to receive the feedback signal from the feedback circuit and may control switching of a power switch to regulate the output current based at least in part on the feedback signal. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132183 | Method for guiding a human to a reference location, and lighting system comprising a plurality of light sources for use in such method - The invention provides a method for intuitively guiding a human to a reference location, such as an emergency exit, with a lighting system comprising a plurality of light sources along a pathway to the reference location. The lights shine with an intensity dependent upon the distance to the reference location, in particular the intensity of the light increases with decreasing distance to the reference location. The location of the emergency can be determined through emergency sensors, so that the intensity of the light sources is then controlled to lead away from the danger to the nearest safe exit. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132184 | Power Supply Circuit with a Control Terminal for Different Functional Modes of Operation - A method of operation for flyback power converter includes operating a controller of the flyback power converter in a regulation mode when a control signal is below a first threshold. The control signal is provided as an input to a terminal of the flyback power converter. When the control signal is below a second threshold and above the first threshold, the controller is operated in a limiting mode. The controller is operated in an external command mode when the control signal is below a third threshold and above the second threshold. Lastly, when the control signal is above the third threshold, the controller is operated in a protection mode. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132185 | System And Method For Variable Speed Motor Control With A Single Control Signal - In a motor control system, a controller generates a single control signal for a motor control unit in a first electric motor and another motor control unit in a second electric motor. The motor control units in the first and second electric motors operate the first and second electric motors at a first rate in response to the control signal being at a first level. The motor control unit in the first electric motor operates the first electric motor at a second rate and the motor control unit in the second electric motor operates the second electric motor at a third rate in response to the control signal being at a second level, the third rate being different than the second rate. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132186 | AMPLITUDE CONTROL FOR VIBRATING RESONANT SENSORS - A system is provided for controlling the amplitude of a vibrating resonant sensor through a drive signal applied to the resonator. The system comprises a controller that provides the drive signal to a forcer coupled to the resonator to excite the resonator into vibration at its resonant frequency. The system further comprises a buffer having an input node that receives charge of a pickoff capacitor of the resonator that is a measure of the resonator vibration and a current reference waveform. The buffer provides an output that is a difference signal that represents an error of the resonator vibration that corresponds to a difference between the measured resonator vibration and the current reference waveform, wherein the controller adjusts the drive signal in order to null the difference signal. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132187 | METAL ELASTIC MEMBER, MINIATURE MACHINE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MINIATURE MACHINE, SWING CONTROL DEVICE AND SWING CONTROL METHOD - A metal elastic member to be used for beams | 2014-05-15 |
20140132188 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A VOLTAGE INVERTER SUPPLYING POWER TO A MULTIPHASE ELECTRICAL MOTOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A system for controlling a voltage inverter, or supplying power to a multiphase electric motor of an automobile vehicle, including: a mechanism generating values of power supply voltages for each phase of the electric motor, together with an amplitude value of the power supply voltages; a phase-splicing determination mechanism; and a controller controlling the phase splicing cooperating to control transmission to the voltage inverter of duty cycles generated by determining the duty cycles, as a function of values of power supply voltages for each phase of the electric motor, and also of the amplitude value of the power supply voltages. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132189 | MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME, AND MOTOR CONTROL METHOD - Disclosed herein are a motor control apparatus, an image forming apparatus, an image forming apparatus including the same, and a motor control method, by which position error of a motor and a control value for compensating for the position error are calculated and reflected in feedback control, thereby quickly removing position error of the motor. The motor control apparatus includes a detector to detect rotation of a motor to output a feedback signal, a measurer to measure speed and phase difference of the feedback signal and a target signal applied to the motor and to measure position counts by counting rising edges or falling edges of the target signal and feedback signal using a reference clock signal, and a calculator to calculate speed error of the motor from the measured speed of the target signal and feedback signal, to calculate position error of the motor from the measured position counts of the target signal and feedback signal, and to calculate control values for compensating for the speed error, the position error, and the phase difference. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132190 | VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD OF VEHICLE - A vehicle converts DC power from a power storage device into AC power by an inverter to run by driving a three-phase motor generator. A switching unit is provided at a path electrically connecting the motor generator and the inverter. The switching unit includes a relay corresponding to each phase. Each relay is configured to connect a coil of a corresponding phase in the motor generator to a corresponding driving arm in the inverter, or to a connection node of capacitors connected in series between direct current side terminals of the inverter. When short-circuit failure is detected at a switching element of any one of the phases in the inverter, an ECU switches the relay of the corresponding phase in the switching unit to the side of the connection node. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132191 | POWER FACTOR CORRECTION APPARATUS, POWER SUPPLYING APPARATUS AND MOTOR DRIVING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - There are provided a power factor correction apparatus capable of driving a main switch and an auxiliary switch using a single driving signal, and a power supplying apparatus and a motor driving apparatus having the same, the power factor correction apparatus including: a power factor correction unit having a main switch switching input power to correct a power factor of the input power and an auxiliary switch turned on before the main switch is turned on to form a transfer path for surplus power; and a control unit controlling operations of the main switch and the auxiliary switch based on a single input signal. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132192 | POWER CONTROL FOR ELECTRICAL APPLICATIONS OVER LONG CABLES - This disclosure is drawn to methods, systems, devices and/or apparatus related to power control in applications over long cables. Specifically, the disclosed methods, systems, devices and/or apparatus relate to power control that considers the maximum power available at the end of a long cable (or from a battery) to a load over a broad range of load conditions. Some example systems may include a power supply located at the Earth's surface and a power converter coupled to the power supply via a cable having a first end coupled to the power supply and a second end coupled to the power converter. Some example power converters may be configured to measure the power being consumed by the electrical load in the well, and adjust operating parameter(s) of the electrical load based, at least in part, on the maximum power available at the second end of the cable. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132193 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A fuel cell system ( | 2014-05-15 |
20140132194 | CONTROL APPARATUS OF MACHINE TOOL INCLUDING FEED SHAFT MOTOR AND MAIN SPINDLE MOTOR - A control apparatus includes a converter for converting an AC voltage to a DC voltage, a feed shaft motor inverter for converting the DC voltage to an AC voltage for a feed shaft motor, a main spindle motor inverter for converting the DC voltage to an AC voltage for a main spindle motor, a power outage detection unit for detecting a power outage of the AC power supply, a voltage detection unit for detecting the DC voltage, and a control unit which, upon power outage of the AC power supply side, outputs a feed shaft motor deceleration command to the feed shaft motor inverter and outputs, to the main spindle motor inverter, a main spindle motor acceleration command when a DC voltage is greater than an upper limit and a main spindle motor deceleration command when the DC voltage is less than a lower limit. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132195 | ELECTRIC BOOSTER CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for control of an electric booster. The apparatus includes a sensing unit to sense information about at least one of displacement and velocity variation of a ball screw, a control unit to receive the information, the control unit including a preset range of reference Wall Pattern position and reference Wall Pattern velocity, a determination unit to determine whether the information is within at least one of the range of reference Wall Pattern position and the range of reference Wall Pattern velocity, and a ball screw initial position setting unit to set a current position of the ball screw contacting a rear wall of the master cylinder to an initial position of the ball screw when it is determined that the information is within the range of reference Wall Pattern position and the range of reference Wall Pattern velocity. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132196 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR PROPULSION UNIT WITH DECOUPLED CONTROLS - A method of controlling an electric motor including a rotor and a stator, sensors for measuring currents flowing in the rotor and in the stator, a mechanism determining setpoints of current, and a mechanism processing the signals from the measurement sensors, the method including: determining intermediate signals by a transformation according to which stator voltages and rotor voltages of the electric motor are expressed in a decoupled reference system as a function of the signals received from the processing means, and determining signals for regulating voltage as a function of the currents flowing in the rotor and in the stator of the electric motor satisfying the setpoints of current as a function of the intermediate signals obtained by transformation. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132197 | Electric Actuator For Automobile - In an electrical actuator, the number of piece of an inverter is made one in order to miniaturize a control circuit suitable to a mechanically and electrically integrate type, a motor is configured to include two independent three-phase windings thereinside, and motor relays are disposed at neutral points of the independent three-phase windings. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132198 | Control for Multi-Phase Induction Motor - A method of controlling operation of a multi-phase induction motor may include transmitting a low-speed operation signal by a master computer to a control signal board for low-speed operation of the motor; the control signal board receiving the low-speed operation signal, and in response to the low-speed operation signal, the control signal board sensing that the master computer is not simultaneously transmitting a high-speed operation signal, and in response to receiving the low-speed operation signal and not simultaneously receiving the high-speed operation signal, closing contactors in a power section to transmit power to the motor for low-speed operation, whereby the motor is connected to a source of multi-phase power and operates at low-speed; and the control signal board transmitting a first feedback signal to the master computer that the motor is connected to the source of multi-phase power and is running at low speed. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132199 | METHOD FOR STARTING A SINGLE-PHASE INDUCTION MOTOR, STARTING DEVICE FOR A SINGLE-PHASE MOTOR AND STARTING SYSTEM THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a starting device for a single-phase induction motor, comprising a stator (M) with an running winding (B | 2014-05-15 |
20140132200 | APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING PARAMETER IN INDUCTION MOTOR - An apparatus for estimating a parameter of an induction motor is provided. The estimating apparatus receives an output from a current controller and d and q-axis currents in a synchronous reference frame applied to an induction motor, calculates an error of rotor resistance, and obtains a difference between the rotor resistance and nominal rotor resistance to calculate stator resistance therefrom. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132201 | WIRELESS OPTICAL CHARGING AND POWER SUPPLY - Techniques for charging electronic devices are presented. A charger controller component controls supplying power to an electronic device having a solar cell component using optical charging. The charger controller component detects a shape and position of the electronic device located on a charger substrate component. The charger controller component identifies a subset of a plurality of light sources associated with the charger substrate component that correspond to the shape and position of the electronic device, and controls illumination of the light sources to illuminate the subset of light sources. The illumination of the subset of light sources provides optical waves to the electronic device that are converted to electrical energy to charge a power component of the electronic device. An optical processing element can employ an array of lenticular lens or microlens that can expand coverage of each light source and enhance uniformity of the illuminated area. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132202 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING CHARGING OF SECONDARY BATTERY - There is provided a method and apparatus for controlling charging of a secondary battery. The apparatus includes a receiving unit, a sensing unit and a charging controller. The receiving unit receives a full-charge time of the secondary battery from a user terminal. The sensing unit monitors a charging state of the secondary battery. The charging controller controls charging of the secondary battery, using the full-charge time and the charging state. Accordingly, the charging of a secondary battery is controlled to be completed at a full-charge time desired by a user, thereby preventing deterioration of the secondary battery. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132203 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHARGING AN ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORE FROM AN AC VOLTAGE SOURCE - Apparatus for charging an electrical energy store from an AC voltage source. The apparatus includes a rectifier device with a capacitor interconnected in parallel with the rectifier device A current controller device is interconnected with the rectifier device. A converter device is interconnected with the current controller device. The converter device includes at least one first half-bridge having two switches connected in series, An inductor is interconnected with a connection point of the switches of the first half-bridge Depending on the voltage of the AC voltage source and a current through the inductor a switch of the current controller device and one of the switches of the first half-bridge of the converter device are switchable by means of a controller in such a manner that a current for charging the electrical energy store drawn from the AC voltage source and a voltage of the AC voltage source are substantially in phase. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132204 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING POWER SOURCE STATE AND TERMINAL SUPPORTING THE SAME - A method for processing a power source state and a terminal supporting the same, wherein the terminal includes a power source configured to supply a specific electric power; a charger IC configured to collect power source information transmitted from a charger to the power source; a gauge IC configured to collect charging information of the power source and to generate gauging information to display a fuel gauge indicating a charging state of the power source based on the power source information transmitted by the charger IC; a control unit configured to display the fuel gauge based on the gauging information transmitted by the gauge IC; and a display unit configured to display the fuel gauge. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132205 | ADAPTER FOR FOLDABLE BATTERY CHARGER - An adapter for a portable battery charging apparatus having two or more battery charging interfaces on separate panels. Wires electrically couple the battery charging apparatuses to a charger unit. The wires are routed for flexibility to fold and unfold the panels. The adapter is configured to nest between two panels of the battery charging apparatus when the panels are stacked together in a compact folded state. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132206 | Portable Battery Charger with Inductive Charging - A portable battery charger with inductive charging has a housing, an output inductive coil beneath the surface of the housing to transmit power to a portable device also having a coil therein, and a battery within the housing connected to the output coil, wherein the output coil operates at the battery voltage and transmits power from the battery to the portable device. The charger may also have an input inductive coil beneath the surface of the housing to receive power from a source, and transmit the power to the battery, and the output coil and the input coil may be the same coil. A method of charging the battery of a portable device comprises the steps of aligning the input coil of a portable device adjacent to with an output coil of a charger using magnets positioned near the respective coils, and inductively charging the device battery without connecting the device to the charger. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132207 | ALIGNMENT SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS ELECTRICAL POWER TRANSFER - A system to provide alignment between a source resonator and a capture resonator. The source resonator is configured to emit a magnetic charging signal or a magnetic beacon signal. The source resonator is coupled to an electrical power source that provides current to the source resonator. The source resonator emits the charging signal when the current exceeds a first threshold and emits the beacon signal when the current is below a second threshold. The capture resonator is configured to receive the charging signal and provide electrical power based on the charging signal. The system also includes a magnetic sensor configured to receive the beacon signal and provide a location signal indicative of a relative location between the transmit and capture resonators to a controller that provides an alignment signal indicative of a movement required to align the source resonator and the capture resonator. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132208 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ALIGN A SOURCE RESONATOR AND A CAPTURE RESONATOR FOR WIRELESS ELECTRICAL POWER TRANSFER - A system and a method to provide alignment between a source resonator and a capture resonator. The system and method may be used to align a vehicle having a capture resonator to the source resonator of a wireless inductive battery charging system for an electric vehicle. The system includes a display device, a sensor to determine a location of the source resonator relative to the capture resonator, and a controller in communication with the source resonator, the capture resonator, the sensor, and the display device. The controller is programmed to determine a relative distance and a relative direction between the source resonator and the capture resonator, determine a transfer efficiency of electrical power between the source resonator and the capture resonator. The display device is configured to indicate the relative distance and the relative direction between the source resonator and the capture resonator and indicate the transfer efficiency. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132209 | CHARGING APPARATUS AND WIRELESS CHARGING APPARATUS - There is provided a charging apparatus and a wireless charging apparatus that facilitate display of a fully charged state using a monochromatic display device. The charging apparatus and the wireless charging apparatus include a power supply unit supplying a charging power, a charging unit supplying the charging power to an external charging target device, a charging control unit controlling a charging state of the charging unit, a display unit that displays the charging state under the control of the charging control unit and, when the charging target device is in a fully charged state, stops an operation of displaying the charging state, and a delay unit that delays stopping the operation of the display unit that displays the charging state, for a previously set period of time, when the charging target device in the fully charged state is recharged. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132210 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHARGING OR POWERING DEVICES, SUCH AS ROBOTS, ELECTRIC VEHICLES, OR OTHER MOBILE DEVICES OR EQUIPMENT - In accordance with various embodiments, described herein are systems and methods for enabling efficient wireless power transfer and charging of devices and/or batteries, including in some embodiments freedom of placement of the devices and/or batteries in one or multiple (e.g. one, two or three) dimensions, and/or improved features such as ease of use and compatibility. Exemplary applications include beam inductive or magnetic charging and power for use in, e.g., mobile, electronic, electric, lighting or other devices, batteries, power tools, kitchen, military, medical, industrial tools or systems, robots, trains, buses, trucks and/or vehicles, and other environments. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132211 | CORDLESS CHARGING APPARATUS - A cordless charging apparatus is provided. The cordless charging apparatus includes a charging pad, an electronic device including a charging module which is disposed on the charging pad and is electrically conducted so as to cordlessly charge a battery with electric power, and a dispersing member which is disposed in the charging pad and disperses heat generated in the charging module to the charging pad. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132212 | POWER RECEIVING DEVICE, POWER TRANSMITTING DEVICE, VEHICLE, AND CONTACTLESS POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A power supply system includes: a power transmitting device that includes a power transmitting unit; and a vehicle that includes a power receiving unit, and contactlessly transfers electric power between the power transmitting device and the vehicle through electromagnetic resonance. When there is an abnormality that a power receiving mechanism of the vehicle cannot receive electric power, a vehicle ECU causes the power transmitting device to stop power transmission, opens a relay and further discharges remaining electric power by the discharging unit. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132213 | BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A battery management system for use in an electric vehicle is provided. The battery management system has: a battery module, configured to provide power to drive the electric vehicle; and a charging module, configured to detect a type of a USB device coupled to the battery management system, and charge the USB device by using power from the battery module according to the type of the USB device. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132214 | ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE - An electrically powered vehicle includes: a rechargeable power storage device; an external charging structure configured to charge the power storage device using a power source external to the vehicle; and a control device that controls the charging of the power storage device such that a value of state of charge of the power storage device does not exceed an upper limit value of the value of state of charge during the charging of the power storage device by the external charging structure, the upper limit value being defined in association with a fully charged state of the power storage device. The control device increases the upper limit value in accordance with progression of deterioration of the power storage device. The control device changes an amount of change for the upper limit value in accordance with a temperature change of the power storage device. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132215 | Charging Device Having a Bidirectional Auxiliary Power Supply Unit - A charging device is provided for an external alternating current voltage source and a motor vehicle equipped with a high-voltage battery, wherein the motor vehicle has a low-voltage battery, a link circuit capacitor and a charging electronics unit with a charging voltage input and a supply voltage input. The charging device is designed such that the vehicle has a bidirectional auxiliary power supply with two interfaces. The first interface of the auxiliary power supply is connected in parallel with the link circuit capacitor and in parallel with the charging voltage input of the charging electronics unit, and the second interface of the auxiliary power supply and the low-voltage battery are connected in parallel with the supply voltage input of the charging electronics unit. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132216 | TECHNIQUES FOR SERIAL INTERFACE CHARGING - Techniques for serial interface charging are described. An apparatus may comprise, for example, a serial interface such as a thunderbolt interface and a charger control circuit coupled to the serial interface, the charger control circuit arranged to operate in a charging mode or an on-the-go (OTG) mode based on information received from the serial interface. Another apparatus may comprise, for example, a serial interface such as a thunderbolt interface and a charger circuit coupled to the serial interface, the charger circuit arranged to operate in a first charging mode or a second charging mode based on information received from the serial interface, the information comprising characteristics of a device coupled to the serial interface. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132217 | ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM - An energy storage system that includes a battery module including a plurality of battery cells, a battery management module connected to the battery cells through a plurality of first wires, detecting voltages of the battery cells and performing first cell balancing operations of the battery cells, and an external balancing module connected to the battery cells through a plurality of second wires, discharging the battery cells to a predetermined voltage and performing second cell balancing operations of the battery cells. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132218 | SYSTEM OF BATTERIES OF ACCUMULATORS WITH SIMPLIFIED SUPERVISION - A system of batteries of accumulators includes electrochemical accumulators in series, a power connection connecting either a load or recharging power supply across the accumulators, a control device connected to the accumulators by the power connection, measuring circuits, each of which is attached to a respective accumulator and configured to measure voltage across its terminals, and communication circuits, each of which is attached to an accumulator and configured to induce a voltage drop across its terminals when the measured voltage crosses a threshold. The control device identifies this drop in voltage. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132219 | VEHICLE BATTERY FIELD DISCHARGE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - System and methods for discharging a battery system in a vehicle are presented. In certain embodiments, a battery system included in a vehicle may include a high voltage cell stack and at least one access point configured to selectively couple the high voltage cell stack with a discharging system connector associated with a discharging system. The at least one access point may include a receptacle configured to receive the discharging system connector and selectively couple the discharging system connector across the high voltage cell stack to allow for electrical energy to be discharged from the cell stack to an external discharging system. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132220 | CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINATION AND CONTROL OF SIGNAL TRANSITION RATES IN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS - A charge/discharge input is for respectively supplying charge to, or drawing charge from, an electrochemical cell. A transition modifying circuit is coupled between the charge/discharge input and a terminal of the electrochemical cell and includes at least one of an inductive constituent, a capacitive constituent and a resistive constituent selected to generate an adjusted transition rate on the terminal sufficient to reduce degradation of a charge capacity characteristic of the electrochemical cell. A method determines characteristics of the transition modifying circuit. A degradation characteristic of the electrochemical cell is analyzed relative to a transition rate of the charge/discharge input applied to the electrochemical cell. An adjusted transition rate is determined for a signal to be applied to the electrochemical cell that will reduce the degradation characteristic. At least one of an inductance, a capacitance, and a resistance is selected for the transition modifying circuit to achieve the adjusted transition rate. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132221 | COMPOSITION, ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE, AND RELATED PROCESS - A positive electrode composition is provided. The positive electrode composition includes at least one electroactive metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, vanadium, niobium, molybdenum, nickel, iron, cobalt, chromium, manganese, silver, antimony, cadmium, tin, lead, copper, zinc, and combination thereof, an alkali metal halide, and aluminum, present in an amount of at least 0.5 weight percent, based on the weight of the positive electrode composition. Optionally, an amount of sodium iodide of up to about 1.0 weight percent, based on the weight of the sodium halide in the positive electrode composition, is included. The composition may be included in a positive electrode with a molten electrolyte salt comprising the reaction product of an alkali metal halide and an aluminum halide. An energy storage device including the composition is provided, as well as a method of operating the device. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132222 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING VOLTAGE OF SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING BLENDED MATERIAL IN ELECTRODE - Disclosed is an apparatus for estimating a voltage of a secondary battery which includes a cathode comprising a first cathode material and a second cathode material with different operating voltage ranges, an anode comprising an anode material and a separator for separating the cathode from the anode. The apparatus comprises a control unit configured to estimate a voltage of a secondary battery based on a circuit model including a first cathode material circuit, a second cathode material circuit and an anode material circuit, each circuit modeled to change its voltage according to State Of Charge (SOC) of the electrode material corresponding the circuit and a current flowing through the circuit. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132223 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISCHARGING A BATTERY AND DETERMINING A CONDITION OF THE BATTERY - A method and apparatus for determining the condition of a rechargeable battery determines a dynamic impedance of the battery while discharging the battery, and determines a battery condition category based on the dynamic impedance. The battery can be discharged in a manner that recovers the stored energy being discharged from the battery. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132224 | Interrupting the Charging Status of a Rechargeable Battery - Interrupting the charging status of a rechargeable battery comprises providing a timer operable electrical extension cord. The extension cord comprises a conducting cable or media capable of transmitting electric current providing desired extended operative connection between at least a power input connector to a power source or one or more electrical sockets at one end of the conducting media and a power output connector at other end of the conducting media to any intermittently operable or charge dependent electrically operable unit. The extension cord includes a timer for continuously tracking the desired time duration for which the switch is to be either in an on state or in an off state. The timer cooperates with a controller to trigger a corresponding change in a switching state of the extension cord. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132225 | System and Method for Charging of a Rechargeable Battery - A method of charging a battery ( | 2014-05-15 |
20140132226 | POWER SOURCE SYSTEM, VEHICLE INCLUDING POWER SOURCE SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER SOURCE SYSTEM - A first opening/closing device is configured to include a precharging relay and a limiting resistor connected in series between a first power storage unit and a first pair of power lines. A second opening/closing device is configured not to include the precharging relay and the limiting resistor. When precharging a capacitor using a second power storage unit, a control device controls opening/closing of first to fourth opening/closing devices so as to form an electric conduction path extending between the second power storage unit and the capacitor via the precharging relay and the limiting resistor. | 2014-05-15 |