37th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130234556 | Rotor for Magnetic Motor - Rotor formed by groups of materials ( | 2013-09-12 |
20130234557 | ROTOR FOR ELECTRIC MOTOR INCLUDING ROTATIONAL SHAFT AND YOKE SECURELY FITTED ON THE ROTATIONAL SHAFT - According to the present invention, in a rotor of an electric motor including a rotational shaft and a yoke fitted on an outer circumferential surface of the rotational shaft, fitting between an inner circumferential surface of the yoke and the outer circumferential surface of the rotational shaft is interference fit. Further, fitting between a convex portion (or concave portion) formed on the outer circumferential surface of the rotational shaft and a concave portion (or convex portion) formed on the inner circumferential surface of the yoke is also interference fit. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234558 | ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An acoustic wave device includes a first electrode film arranged on a top surface of a piezoelectric substrate and defining electrodes including IDT electrodes and a second electrode film arranged to extend from the top surface of the piezoelectric substrate to a portion of a top surface of the first electrode film. The second electrode film defines electrodes including a wiring electrode | 2013-09-12 |
20130234559 | PIEZOELECTRIC RESONATOR - An apparatus ( | 2013-09-12 |
20130234560 | VIBRATION WAVE DRIVING APPARATUS - A vibration wave driving apparatus including: a vibrator in which a first elastic body, a second elastic body and an electrical-mechanical energy converting element provided between the first and the second elastic bodies are arranged in a direction of a rotation axis; a rotor performing a rotational motion due to the vibration excited to the first elastic body by applying a driving signal to the electrical-mechanical energy converting element; an output transmitter rotating synchronously with the rotor; and a shaft passing through the vibrator, the rotor and the output transmitter in the direction of the rotation axis, wherein the output transmitter has a fitting portion to which the shaft or a flange fixed to the shaft is fitted, and wherein a portion of the fitting portion of the output transmitter and a portion of the first elastic body are overlapped in a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234561 | High Speed Smart Material Actuator with Second Stage - A smart material actuator apparatus having a smart material device, compensator, movable supporting member, two mechanical webs, two actuating arms, and a second stage assembly. Application of an electrical potential causes the smart material device to expand, thereby moving the actuating arms. That movement causes resilient strips to urge a second stage attachment surface in a direction substantially parallel to the smart material device. Optional dampening assemblies may be added where high speed operation is desired, and an optional valve assembly may be attached where an actuated valve, such as a high speed actuated air valve, is needed. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234562 | Multiple Arm Smart Material Actuator with Second Stage - An actuator apparatus comprising a smart material device, a compensator, a movable supporting member, at least three mechanical webs, at least three actuating arms, and a second stage assembly is disclosed wherein the mechanical webs comprise a first resilient member attached to the compensator and a second resilient member attached to said movable supporting member. A piezoelectric or smart material device is affixed between the first mounting surface and the compensator. The actuating arms comprise a first actuating arm end attached to one mechanical web and a second actuating arm end attached to the second stage assembly. The second stage assembly comprises resilient strips having a first end attached to the actuating arm and a second end attached to a second stage attachment surface. Application of an electrical potential causes the smart material device to expand, thereby urging the movable supporting member away from the compensator and causing the first and second resilient members to flex. This in turn causes the actuating arms to move. The resilient strips urge the second stage attachment surface in a direction substantially parallel to the smart material device. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234563 | HIGH-EFFICIENCY COMPACT MINIATURIZED ENERGY HARVESTING AND STORAGE DEVICE - An energy harvesting and storage system includes an array of piezoelectric electrodes, in which the piezoelectric electrodes generate electrical energy from mechanical displacements of the piezoelectric electrodes; and an array of capacitor electrodes disposed in proximity to the piezoelectric electrodes, in which the array of capacitor electrodes stores a portion of the energy generated by the piezoelectric electrodes. An energy system includes a substrate including an array of micro-post electrodes connected to a cathode layer of the substrate; an isolation material covering the array of micro-post electrodes; and an anode layer including electrodes filling the remaining region between the isolation material-covered micro-post electrodes, in which the anode layer, electrodes, isolation material, micro-post electrodes, and substrate are monolithically coupled. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234564 | PEROVSKITE OXIDE FILM AND FERROELECTRIC FILM USING THE SAME, FERROELECTRIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PEROVSKITE OXIDE FILM - A perovskite oxide film is formed on a substrate, in which the perovskite oxide film has an average film thickness of not less than 5 μm and includes a perovskite oxide represented by a general formula (P) given below: | 2013-09-12 |
20130234565 | PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR, OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND RADIO-CONTROLLED TIMEPIECE - Provided are a piezoelectric vibrator, an oscillator, an electronic device, and a radio-controlled timepiece capable of preventing lowering of an electrical characteristic of a routing electrode during the frequency adjustment with respect to a piezoelectric vibrator whose frequency can be adjusted by irradiating a laser beam onto a weight metal film formed on a distal end of a vibrating arm portion. In a piezoelectric vibrator, a routing electrode is arranged in an offset manner toward one side with respect to a center line of a base substrate in the lateral width direction, and a piezoelectric vibrating piece is arranged in an offset manner toward a side opposite to the routing electrode with respect to the center line of the base substrate in the lateral direction. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234566 | MOTOR INTEGRATED TO ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a first structural part, a first electronic substrate correspondingly mounted on the first structural part, and a motor. The motor includes a second structural part and a second electronic substrate, a base directly formed on the second structural part, a rotor having at least one load, and a stator. The first and second structural parts are integrally made. The first and second structural parts are combined to a single electronic structural part. The stator has a plurality of winding coils and a driving circuit directly shaped on the second electronic substrate respectively for driving the rotor. The first and second electronic substrates are integrally made. The first and second electronic substrates are combined to a single electronic substrate. Alternatively, the driving circuit is directly shaped in the second electronic substrate. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234567 | ELECTRIC MACHINE FOR THE MOTORIZED ADJUSTMENT OF MOVABLE PARTS IN THE MOTOR VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE ELECTRIC MACHINE - An electric machine ( | 2013-09-12 |
20130234568 | STEPPER MOTOR WITH COMMON SOLENOID CURRENT DRIVER - A stepper motor assembly includes a unipolar winding stepper motor, four drivers, and a transmission control module. The stepper motor has four coil parts. Each driver has a transistor connected to one of the coil parts. Each driver is operable to drive a phase of the stepper motor, where first and second phases are opposites of each other and third and fourth phases are opposites of each other. The transmission control module houses the four transistors. A transmission is also disclosed that includes the disclosed stepper motor assembly. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234569 | DIRECT CURRENT MOTOR - A direct-current motor comprises: a stator including a shell, a main magnetic pole, and an exciting coil; a rotator disposed inside the stator; a brush holder disposed at an end of the shell; first and second carbon brushes disposed on the brush holder and contacted with the rotator, respectively; a current-direction controller disposed on the brush holder and connected with the first and second carbon brushes and first and second ends of the exciting coil, respectively, to control a direction of a current supplied to the exciting coil; and a cover disposed at the end of the shell to enclose the brush holder. The motor is compact in structure, small in volume, and occupies a small mounting space, and the work load of sealing and insulating is reduced, thus reducing the cost and improving the manufacture efficiency. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234570 | HOUSING HAVING A CARRIER DEVICE - A housing includes a housing body defining a receiving space, having a lateral opening, and including two fixed plates one of which is formed with a latch hole. A carrier device includes a carrier frame rotatably connected between the fixed plates and rotatable into and out of the receiving space through the lateral opening and having at least one first connection part, at least one locking member releasably engaged to the latch hole and including a second connection part slidably connected to the first connection part, and at least one resilient biasing element configured to bias the locking member toward the latch hole. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234571 | COMPUTER CASE - A computer case for installing computer parts such as a motherboard therein is provided. Two casings (including a first casing and a second casing) of the same size, specification and type are assembled opposite to each other to form a complete case. In this way, the manufacturing cost can be greatly saved, and the finished product can be further equipped with panels or baffle plates of different specifications or types according to user requirements, so as to meet the manufacturing requirements for high customization. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234572 | COMPUTER ENCLOSURE - A computer enclosure includes a chassis and a number of supporting members. The chassis includes a bottom wall and two opposite sidewalls. A number of receiving slots are defined in a junction of the bottom wall and each sidewall. A pole extends from the chassis toward each receiving slot. Each supporting member is rotatably mounted to the pole. An inner wall of each receiving slot forms two positioning portions. A latching portion extends out from the rotating portion, to engage with one of the positioning portions. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234573 | APPLIANCE WITH A BRACKET FOR SUPPORTING A HINGE - A washing machine appliance is provided with a door rotatably mounted to a cabinet of the appliance with a hinge. The hinge is supported by a bracket that extends between a front panel of the appliance and a flange. By extending between the front panel and the flange, the bracket can provide robust support for the hinge. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234574 | APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING DOOR ROBUSTNESS IN A DISHWASHER - A dishwasher for treating dishes according to a cycle of operation includes a tub having an open face, a door selectively moveable to open and close the open face, and comprising spaced interior and exterior panels having peripheral edges that are coupled along at least a portion of the peripheral edges by a peripheral wall to collectively define a door interior, and a controller mounting bracket located within the door interior. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234575 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AN ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT CABINET USABLE FOR STORING RESERVE POWER BATTERIES - An electronic equipment cabinet is provided. The cabinet includes a plurality of sidewalls and a plurality of shelves. The sidewalls include a pair of opposing sidewalls. Each of the opposing sidewalls includes a plurality of shelf mounting points. The shelves are configured to be received at the shelf mounting points such that the shelves are configurable to accommodate components. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234576 | Modular Furniture Building Block - A modular furniture building block for providing a modular furniture unit that can be combined with other units to construct or reconstruct any piece of furniture or structure. The modular furniture building block generally includes modular block panels that have a plurality of slots on the surface and/or sides and a plurality of cartridges to connect multiple block panels together at their slots. Multi-port receivers may be attached to the slots and the block panels may be connected by the cartridges via the multi-port receivers. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234577 | SERVER CABINET - A server cabinet for receiving a server includes two sidewalls forming two rails to support the server. A fixing board perpendicularly extends from a rear side of each sidewall toward the other sidewall and longitudinally defines a number of through holes. Each fixing board includes a blocking member. The blocking member includes a main portion, two curved claws extending from top and bottom ends of the main portion to be engaged in two through holes of the fixing board, and an extension piece extending from a side of the main portion to block a rear side of the server. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234578 | DOOR LOCKING DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRIC HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, IN PARTICULAR A DISHWASHER, AND ELECTRIC HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE PROVIDED THEREWITH - A door locking device includes a supporting frame, a latch rotationally carried about a first axis by the supporting frame, a receiver for a locking tooth of the latch and first elastic element for rotating the latch between a first steady position in which, in use, with the door being closed, the tooth of the latch engages the receiver, and a second steady position, in which the tooth does not engage the receiver. The supporting frame is shaped to be fixed, in use, to one side of an access opening of the electric household appliance, integral with a casing of the latter; and the receiver has at least one seat carried, in use, by an edge of the door facing, in use, the side of the access opening provided with the supporting frame; moreover, the first axis is transversally movable with respect to itself, relatively to the supporting frame. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234579 | SERVER CABINET - A cabinet for receiving a server includes two opposite sidewalls, two movable frames slidably mounted to rear sides of the sidewalls, and a pair of rails mounted to front sides of the sidewalls. Each rail forms a supporting piece for supporting a server together with the supporting piece of the fixing member. Each movable frame has a blocking member for blocking a rear side of the server. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234580 | SPARK PLUG WITH GROUND ELECTRODE PLATEAU AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A ground electrode is provided having a ground electrode body, the ground electrode body having an anchored end and a non-anchored end opposite the anchored end. The ground electrode includes a plateau extending from a surface of the ground electrode body adjacent the non-anchored end. In illustrative embodiments, the plateau is formed by removing a portion of the ground electrode body near the non-anchored end. The plateau is configured to be exposed around its periphery. A noble metal tip is fixably attached to the plateau. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234581 | SHORT-CIRCUIT PREVENTION IN AN RF SPARK PLUG - A spark plug including: a central electrode including an upper end and a lower end; an insulating part including an upper portion and a lower portion and surrounds the central electrode so that the lower end of the central electrode extends beyond the lower portion of the insulating part; and a cap including an upper portion and a lower portion that has an end section and that surrounds the insulating part so that the lower portion of the insulating part extends beyond the lower portion of the cap. The insulating part includes an annular groove, on the external periphery thereof, on the lower end of the cap, and the lower end section of the cap is placed in the groove. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234582 | FIELD EMISSION APPARATUS AND HAND-HELD NONDESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION APPARATUS - In the present invention, heat dissipation is improved by extending the creepage distance in a vacuum vessel according to the size of a flange portion, without lengthening the vacuum vessel in the direction in which an electron beam is emitted. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234583 | HIGH COLOR RENDERING INDEX FLUORESCENT LAMP WITH MULTI-LAYER PHOSPHOR COATING - Described are methods and apparatus for providing fluorescent lamps having a two-layer phosphor coating that includes a base coating and a top coating that economically provides a high color rendering index (CRI) of at least 87 with improved brightness. In an embodiment, a low-pressure discharge lamp includes a light transmissive envelope having a basecoat phosphor layer disposed on an inner surface, wherein the basecoat phosphor layer includes less than ten percent weight of a rare earth phosphor. Also included is a topcoat phosphor layer on a surface of the base coat phosphor layer that includes a blend of at least red, green, green-blue and blue emitting rare earth phosphors, and a fill gas composition within the light transmissive envelope. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234584 | WHITE LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A white light emitting device according to an embodiment includes: a light emitting element having a peak wavelength in a wavelength range of 430 nm or more and 470 nm or less; a first fluorescent material emits light with a first peak wavelength of 525 nm or more and 560 nm or less; a second fluorescent material emits light with a second peak wavelength longer than the first peak wavelength; and a third fluorescent material emits light with a third peak wavelength of 620 nm or more and 750 nm or less, which is longer than the second peak wavelength. The first fluorescent material and the second fluorescent material has a composition of MSi | 2013-09-12 |
20130234585 | LUMINESCENT MATERIAL - According to one embodiment, the luminescent material shows a luminescence peak in a wavelength range of 570 to 670 nm when excited with light having an emission peak in a wavelength range of 250 to 520 nm. The luminescent material includes a host material having a crystal structure substantially same as the crystal structure of Sr | 2013-09-12 |
20130234586 | Nitride-Based Red-Emitting Phosphors in RGB (Red-Green-Blue) Lighting Systems - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to nitride-based, red-emitting phosphors in red, green, and blue (RGB) lighting systems, which in turn may be used in backlighting displays and warm white-light applications. In particular embodiments, the red-emitting phosphor is based on CaAlSiN | 2013-09-12 |
20130234587 | CERAMIC BODY FOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES - Some embodiments disclosed herein include a ceramic body including a first region and a second region. The first region may include a host material and first concentration of a dopant that is effective to produce luminescence. The second region may include the host material and second concentration of the dopant. In some embodiments, the first region has an average grain size that is larger than an average grain of the second region. The ceramic body may, in some embodiments, exhibit superior internal quantum efficiency (IQE). Some embodiments disclosed herein include methods for the making and using the ceramic bodies disclosed herein. Also, some embodiments disclosed herein lighting apparatuses including the ceramic bodies disclosed herein. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234588 | PHOSPHOR AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, PHOSPHOR-CONTAINING COMPOSITION, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, ILLUMINATING DEVICE, DISPLAY, AND NITROGEN-CONTAINING COMPOUND - To provide a new phosphor of which fluorescence contains much red light component and has a large full width at half maximum, the crystal phase represented by the formula [I] is included in the phosphor. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234589 | Red-Emitting Nitride-Based Phosphors - A red-emitting phosphor comprises a nitride-based composition represented by the chemical formula M | 2013-09-12 |
20130234590 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An display device comprising a plurality of pixel define units is disclosed. Each pixel define unit comprises patterned pixel define sections, a first electrode layer, an emission layer and a second electrode layer. The patterned pixel define section has a first lateral surface and a second lateral surface opposite to the first lateral surface. The first electrode layer comprises a first sub-electrode and a second sub-electrode. The first and second sub-electrodes are spaced apart from each other and respectively disposed on the first and second lateral surfaces. The emission layer is disposed on the first electrode layer. The second electrode layer is disposed on the emission layer. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234591 | WHITE LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A white light emitting device of an embodiment includes: a light emitting element having a peak wavelength in a wavelength range from 430 to 470 nm both inclusive, a first fluorescent material formed over the light emitting element, and emitting light having a first peak wavelength of 530 to 580 nm both inclusive and having a first half width, and a second fluorescent material formed over the light emitting element, and emitting light having a second peak wavelength that is longer than the first peak wavelength and ranges from 570 to 620 nm both inclusive, and having a second half width that is 100 nm or less and is equal to or narrower than the first half width. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234592 | Circuit for Retro-Lighting a Display - There is described a circuit for retro-lighting a display, comprising a group of white light-emitting diodes connected in series between a first node and a second node and a circuit for driving said group of series-coupled light-emitting diodes comprising: a power supply providing a positive voltage supplied to the first node; and a charge pump converter providing a negative voltage obtained from the positive voltage, said negative voltage being supplied to the second node. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234593 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE LIGHTING - A system for controlling a lighting system for a vehicle includes an ambient light sensor operable for detecting a level of ambient light and a lighting circuitry. The system also includes a logical control unit that receives input signals from a vehicle control unit, a user input device and the ambient light sensor. The logical control unit controls a voltage on the lighting circuitry to provide a minimum voltage based on the one or more input signals. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234594 | INTELLIGENT LED DRIVE POWER - An intelligent LED drive power has an EMI filter, two AC/DC constant current units, a microcontroller, a switch unit, two state detect circuits and an assistant power. The input and output of the constant current units are alternatively connected to the output of the EMI filter and the LED light source through the switch unit. The inputs of each state detect circuits are separately connected to the output of one of the constant current units. The outputs of each state detect circuit are separately connected to the microcontroller input; the microcontroller output is connected to the switch unit input; the assistant power input is connected to the EMI filter output. The assistant power output is connected to the microcontroller. The switch controls the two AC/DC constant current units by detecting the mains supply input voltage and the AC/DC constant current unit output voltage and current. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234595 | Emergency Lighting Device - An emergency lighting device includes a backup power supply for illuminating a light during a power loss. The lighting device includes a transmitter, which transmits a signal to a receiver during a power outage. When the receiver receives the signal, the source of power switches from the primary power source, e.g., AC utility power, to a backup power source, e.g., DC battery power. The lighting device may include an LED lamp in which AC-LEDs are selectively illuminated when primary power source is delivered and DC-LEDs which are selectively illuminated during a power outage. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234596 | Light Emitting Diodes Driven by High Intensity Discharge Ballast - A method for using an electronic ballast circuit configured to operate a high intensity discharge (HID) lamp. Multiple light emitting diodes (LEDs) are attached to the current output of the electronic ballast circuit, and current is driven from the current output to light said LEDs. Optionally, prior to driving current through the LEDs, the impedance of the current output is sensed; and the current is driven through the LEDs to light the LEDs upon detection of an impedance significantly lower than an impedance characteristic of the HID lamp. Ignition appropriate to ignite the high intensity discharge is not performed when LEDS are attached to the current output. Alternatively, a signal is provided to disconnect the LEDs during a high voltage output for ignition of the high intensity discharge (HID) lamp. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234597 | PLASMA SHIELD DEVICE AND PLASMA SOURCE APPARATUS - The plasma shield device ( | 2013-09-12 |
20130234598 | Wireless Lighting Control System - A lighting device includes a DC/DC power converter, a controller/processor electrically connected to the DC/DC power converter, a light emitting diode (LED) current control circuit communicably coupled to the controller/processor and electrically connected to the DC/DC power converter, and two or more LEDs comprising at least a first color LED and a second color LED electrically connected to the LED current control circuit. The LED current control circuit provides an on/off signal having a cycle time to each LED in response to one or more control signals received from the controller/processor such that the two or more LEDs produce a blended light having a specified color based on how long each LED is turned ON and/or OFF during the cycle time. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234599 | Lighting System Combining Natural and Artificial Light - A system for lighting an interior of a building according to one example embodiment includes a curb positioned on an exterior of the building for receiving natural light. A light duct is positioned within the curb having a reflective inner surface for transferring the natural light. A light fixture is connected to an outlet of the light duct such that both natural light and artificial light are emitted from the light fixture to the building interior. A photo sensor is positioned in the building interior to sense an illumination level therein. A controller in communication with the photo sensor and the light fixture is programmed to adjust the amount of light emitted by a dimmable light source in the light fixture in response to fluctuation in the illumination level sensed in the building interior in order to maintain a desired illumination level. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234600 | LED FLUORESCENT LAMP - A light-emitting diode (LED) fluorescent lamp which can replace a typical fluorescent lamp is provided. The LED fluorescent lamp includes an LED array including a plurality of LEDs connected in series; first through fourth connection pins; first through fourth capacitors connected to the first through fourth connection pins, respectively; a first diode having an commonly connected to second ends of the first and third capacitors and a cathode connected to a first end of the LED array; a second diode having an anode connected to a second end of the LED array and a cathode commonly connected to second ends of the second and fourth capacitors. The LED fluorescent lamp can replace a typical fluorescent lamp without a requirement of the installation of additional equipment or the change of wiring. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234601 | LIGHTING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR LIGHTING - A lighting device comprises groups of solid state light emitters, a sensor and circuitry. If the emitters are illuminated, the sensor is exposed to combined light from the groups, and senses only a portion of the combined light. The circuitry adjusts current applied to at least one of the emitters based on an intensity of the light sensed. Also, a device comprising emitters, a circuit board and a sensor, at least one of the emitters being positioned on the first circuit board and the sensor being spaced from the circuit board. Also, a lighting device comprising emitters, a sensor, and circuitry which adjusts current applied an emitters based on detection by the first sensor, the circuitry comprising a differential amplifier circuit. Also, a lighting device, comprising light emitters and circuitry which adjusts current applied to only some of the emitters based on ambient temperature. Also, methods of lighting. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234602 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLOR TUNING LIGHT OUTPUT FROM AN LED-BASED LAMP - Systems and methods for using an LED-based lamp for reproducing a target light are disclosed. A color-space searching technique is introduced here that enables the LED-based lamp to be tuned to generate light at a specific CCT by adjusting the amount of light contributed by each of the LED strings in the lamp. The target light is decomposed into different wavelength bands, and light generated by the LED-based lamp is also decomposed into the same wavelength bands and compared. The color-searching techniques allow the LED-based lamp to closely emulate a black body radiator given the limitations of the physical specification of color string in the LED strings. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234603 | LIGHT SOURCE LUMINAIRE SYSTEM LIGHT ELEMENT CONTROL - Disclosed is a light source having a plurality of light elements and a control system for controlling the light elements. The control system includes a plurality of light element controllers, each connected to a respective light element, and arranged to obtain light element data; and a bus interface, which is connected to the light element controllers via a light source bus. The bus interface provides the light element controllers with a general command, and the light element controllers generate light element drive signals on basis of the general command and the light element data. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234604 | Lighting Control System - In a lighting control system according to an embodiment, a storing unit stores a correspondence relation in which at least one of a plurality of type | 2013-09-12 |
20130234605 | Hybrid Outdoor Streetlamp Assembly - An outdoor light assembly is structured as a generally vertically oriented pole and includes a lamp atop the pole, a solar panel array atop the lamp, a wind turbine attached to a generator, and a battery. The wind turbine drives the generator and the generator and the solar panel array both output electrical energy stored to the battery. The battery delivers the stored energy to the lamp. The wind turbine is housed within a cage defined in the pole at a midpoint in a vertical extent of the pole and generally coaxial with the pole. The solar panel array atop the lamp is substantially hidden from below by the pole and the lamp. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234606 | Method and System for Adjusting Power Supply and Display Screen Brightness of Electronic Device with Thin-Film Solar Panel - A method and system for adjusting power supply and display screen brightness of an electronic device with a thin-film solar panel are introduced. The method includes configuring the electronic device with a first threshold level and a second threshold level, wherein the first threshold level and the second threshold level are voltage levels or current levels; attaching the thin-film solar panel to a casing of the electronic device for enabling the electronic device to convert an external light into a transformed voltage or current; and determining whether the transformed voltage or current lies between the first threshold level and the second threshold level to decide whether to allow the display screen to operate at an existing brightness level thereof continuously. The method and system enable the electronic device to receive the external light for supplementing power supple and sense the external light for adjusting power level. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234607 | LED LIGHTING CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD BASED ON VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION - Disclosed herein is an LED lighting control apparatus and method based on visible light communication. The LED lighting control apparatus includes lighting information collection means for collecting status information about lighting means and environmental information about surroundings of the lighting means, and transmitting the collected information to lighting control means. The lighting information collection means includes a visible light reception processing unit for receiving the status information about the lighting means contained in a visible light signal emitted from the lighting means, a lighting information analysis unit including a plurality of environmental information sensors for detecting the environmental information about the surroundings of the lighting means, the lighting information analysis unit analyzing the environmental information detected by the environmental information sensors, and a lighting information control unit for collecting the status information and the analyzed environmental information and transmitting the collected information to the lighting control means. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234608 | IGNITION SYSTEM - A superior ignitability is realized assuredly by specifying at least either of a relation in magnitude between absolute values of a plus-side voltage and a minus-side voltage and a relation in magnitude between absolute values of a plus-side current and a minus-side current when alternating current power is introduced. An ignition system includes a spark plug, a discharging power supply which applies a voltage to a spark gap of the spark plug to thereby generate an electric spark discharge and an alternating current power supply which introduces alternating current power to an electric spark generated by the electric spark discharge to generate an alternating current plasma. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234609 | LED LIGHTING DEVICE - When a pulsating current is applied to an LED string included in an LED lighting device, and the number of LEDs caused to light up is changed, the LED lighting device is in efficient, since there are LEDs lighting up for a long period of time and LEDs lighting up only for a short period of time. The LED string includes LED string | 2013-09-12 |
20130234610 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-STATE SWITCH NETWORKS - A multi-state switch network is provided that includes a serially connected diode pair configured to receive a single control signal at a control node. The serially-connected diode pair is configured to control a pair of switches. Moreover, the single control signal is operative to drive the serially connected diode pair to a first state, a second state, or a third state based at least in part on a state of the single control signal. Furthermore, the single control signal is operative to alternatively turn ON a first diode of the diode pair and turn OFF a second diode of the diode pair when the state of the single control signal is a first state, turn OFF the first diode and turn ON the second diode when the state of the single control signal is a second state, and turn OFF the first diode and turn OFF the second diode when the state of the single control signal is a third state. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234611 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - Light emitting devices. A light emitting device including a power source; and a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) arrays coupled to the power source unit; and at least one delay unit. Each delay unit is coupled to a corresponding light emitting diode array of the light emitting diode arrays. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234612 | BLEND DIMMING CIRCUITS AND RELEVANT METHODS - The present disclosure relates to blend dimming circuits and methods for driving light loads. In one embodiment, a method can include: converting an external sinusoidal AC power supply to a phase-missing DC voltage signal; detecting a conduction angle of the phase-missing DC voltage signal to generate a first control signal representing the conduction angle; generating an analog dimming signal based on the first control signal; generating, by a PWM dimming circuit, a PWM dimming signal based on the analog dimming signal and a light load feedback signal; regulating light load brightness by PWM dimming when the conduction angle is greater than a threshold angle; regulating the light load brightness by PWM and analog dimming when the conduction angle is less than the threshold angle; and enabling a power stage circuit when the first control signal is active to regulate the brightness of the light load. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234613 | Power Conversion and Control Systems and Methods for Solid-State Lighting - A power conversion and control system suitable for use with solid-state lighting and conventional TRIAC dimmer switching includes an alternating current to direct current (AC-DC) converter configured to convert AC power from the AC mains to DC power and a controller configured to control dimming of a light-emitting load depending on the magnitude of a distorted AC voltage from an external TRIAC dimmer switch relative to the magnitude of the DC voltage Vdc produced by the AC-DC converter. To prevent the TRIAC in the external TRIAC dimmer switch from turning off in situations where the AC-DC converter is disconnected from the AC mains or not drawing any current from the AC mains, the power conversion and control system may further include circuitry that maintains the current through the TRIAC above its minimum holding current. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234614 | REPLACEABLE ELECTRICAL BALLAST TUBE - A replaceable electrical ballast tube is disclosed to be applied to a lamp holder with an electrical ballast. The tube includes a capacitor, a rectifier, a current limiting unit and a light-emitting module. The capacitor is connected in parallel with the electrical ballast to filter an AC voltage generated by the electrical ballast with high frequency and high voltage. The rectifier is connected in parallel with the capacitor to rectify the AC voltage to a DC voltage. The current limiting unit converts the DC voltage to a corresponding DC current. The DC current is provided to the light-emitting module to generate light. Accordingly, the tube can be directly used in the lamp holder of a traditional fluorescent lamp without changing the wiring of the lamp holder. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234615 | High Power Dimmer and Dimming System Having Switchable Power Modes, Dimming Device and Method for Transmitting Power and Dimming Commands - A dimming system is composed of a dimmer having switchable power modes and at least one lighting device. When the dimmer is in a non-dimming bypass mode, an input power is directly transmitted to the at least one lighting device with the dimmer being bypassed so that the circuit in the dimmer consumes no power. When the dimmer is in a dimming mode, an output selector of the dimmer outputs a dimming output power having a dimming command therein to each one of the at least one lighting device for each lighting device to decode the dimming command embedded in the dimming output power and perform a dimming operation according to the dimming command. As the dimming operation lasts briefly, the power consumed by the dimmer is extremely small. Accordingly, no heat dissipation issue arises and the present invention is applicable to all sorts of high power lighting devices. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234616 | POWER SUPPLY FOR LIGHTING AND LUMINAIRE - According to one embodiment, a power supply for lighting includes a rectifying circuit, a smoothing capacitor, and a current control circuit. The rectifying circuit rectifies a phase-controlled alternating-current voltage supplied to between a pair of input terminals. The smoothing capacitor is connected to a high-potential terminal and a low-potential terminal of the rectifying circuit. A first electric current flows to the current control circuit in a period when an absolute value of the alternating-current voltage is lower than a specified value. After a second electric current larger than the first electric current flows when the absolute value of the alternating-current voltage increases to be equal to or larger than the specified value, the current control circuit is shut off to reduce a current value to be smaller than the second electric current until the absolute value of the alternating-current voltage decreases to be lower than the specified value. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234617 | CURRENT CONTROL SYSTEM - A current control system, and method for controlling current, and a lighting system including the same, are provided. The current control system includes front end circuitry to receive an input voltage and provide a regulated DC voltage to current source circuitry via a first input voltage terminal. Dimming interface circuitry provides a pulse width modulation signal to conversion circuitry, which uses the pulse width modulation signal to generate an analog voltage. The conversion circuitry sends the analog voltage to the current source circuitry via a second input voltage terminal. The current source circuitry uses the regulated DC voltage and the analog voltage to create an output current. The output current drives a load, which, in the lighting system, is one or more solid state light sources. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234618 | Single Input Power Wire - Multi Function Control - A multifunction control circuit is responsive to a condition of the input power to selectively activate alternative functionality. In one embodiment, a μC is configured to monitor the input voltage, looking for a gap in the input voltage of a pre-determined duration, which indicates to the μC that the second (or additional) function is desired. This embodiment of the control circuit includes a 5 volt regulator configured to ensure sufficient power to the μC during an interruption of input power intended to present a function change signal. Alternatively, the control circuit may be constructed to monitor a change in the polarity of the input power and change functionality in response to changes in the polarity of applied voltage. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234619 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF LEDS - An illumination system ( | 2013-09-12 |
20130234620 | LED Driver Circuits and Methods - An LED driver circuit that can regulate the input signal voltage so that the driver circuit can be used over wide input voltage range or at predetermined voltages. Discrete components are used to drive an LED array with a constant current. The LED driver circuit includes a dynamic current regulator. The dynamic current regulator includes a resistor and capacitor in parallel to provide dynamic current regulation to a switching mode power supply circuit that controls the LED illumination. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234621 | POWER SUPPLY THAT MAINTAINS AUXILIARY BIAS WITHIN TARGET RANGE - A power supply includes a switch configured to control flow of current output from an inductor to an output of the power supply. The switch receives a switching signal from a control circuit. An auxiliary bias is generated to power the control circuit. A bias circuit outputs a bias signal that is used to generate the auxiliary bias. The bias circuit senses a level of the auxiliary bias to control output of the bias signal. Output of the bias signal may be controlled to maintain the level of the auxiliary bias at a target level or within a target range. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234622 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, AND ILLUMINATION APPARATUS AND SYSTEM USING SAME - A light emitting device includes multiple types of solid state light emitting elements having different peak wavelengths from each other; and a wavelength converter including phosphors that convert a wavelength of light emitted from each of the solid state light emitting elements. The phosphors include two or more of a first phosphor, a second phosphor, and a third phosphor. The first phosphor is excited by light emitted from a solid state light emitting element having a relatively long peak wavelength, and the second phosphor is excited by light emitted from a solid state light emitting element having a relatively short peak wavelength. The third phosphor is excited by light emitted from any of the solid state light emitting elements. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234623 | Constant Current Output Sink Or Source - A constant current output sink or source eliminates a current limiting series resistor for a light emitting diode (LED) and maintains a constant light intensity from the LED for all operating and manufacturing variables of a digital device since the current through the LED is maintained at a constant value. The constant current output sink or source may be programmable for selection of a constant current value from a plurality of constant current values available. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234624 | DISPLAY PANEL, DISPLAY UNIT, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A display panel is provided with a plurality of pixels each including: a plurality of light emitting devices connected in parallel to one another, wherein each of the light emitting devices includes a transparent electrode, a reflecting electrode, and an organic layer interposed between the transparent electrode and the reflecting electrode, and the organic layer has a light emitting layer; a pixel circuit driving the light emitting devices; and a plurality of wiring lines connecting each of the light emitting devices and the pixel circuit directly to each other, wherein each of the wiring lines is provided in a same plane as the reflecting electrode, and has a width smaller than a width of the reflecting electrode. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234625 | LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM USING MOTION AND SOUND - A lighting control system uses both motion and sound inputs to control indoor lighting. In the event that a person's motion initially causes the lighting to be energized, the lighting will not be deenergized even if the person's activity is low motion because certain sounds such as doors closing, typing on a keyboard, etc. prevent the lights off timeout from triggering. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234626 | Output Stage Circuit for Gate Driving Circuit in LCD - Output stage circuit is added to the gate driving circuit of the LCD. The output stage circuit moderates the falling slope of the gate driving signal so as to reduce the feed-through phenomenon. The output stage circuit includes a discharge circuit which discharges the voltage of the gate driving signal with programmable speeds. The discharge circuit has a plurality of discharge units which are turned on sequentially and designed with different driving abilities. At beginning of falling of the gate driving signal, the discharge circuit discharges the gate driving signal with lower driving ability so that the gate driving signal falls with a lower speed. As time passes, the falling speed of the gate driving signal increases by the increasing of the driving ability of the discharge circuit. The entire falling period of the gate driving signal is prolonged by the output stage circuit and the feed-through phenomenon is eased. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234627 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASYMMETRICAL COAST CONTROL OF AN ENDODONTIC MOTOR - An apparatus for controlling asymmetrical coasting of an endodontic reciprocating motor includes a controller operatively connected to the endodontic motor. The controller may include a processing unit that is configured to direct the rotation of the endodontic motor in the forward direction for a coast time and configured to direct the rotation of the endodontic motor in the reverse direction for a coast time. The forward coast time is separately calculated from the reverse coast time. A method for asymmetrically coasting a reciprocating endodontic motor includes rotating an endodontic motor in a forward direction and calculating a forward coast time for the forward direction and coasting the endodontic motor in the forward direction for the calculated forward coast time. After coasting the endodontic motor in the forward direction, the endodontic motor is rotated in a reverse direction. The reverse coast time is different than the forward coast time. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234628 | ELECTROMAGNETIC VIBRATION EXCITER SYSTEM WITH ADJUSTABLE ELECTRO-VISCOELASTIC SUSPENSION DEVICE - The electromagnetic vibration exciter system with an adjustable electro-viscoelastic suspension device comprises an electromagnetic vibration exciter, a power amplifier and an adjustable electro-viscoelastic suspension device, which acts as the suspension device of the electromagnetic vibration exciter. The adjustable electro-viscoelastic suspension device contains a displacement sensor detecting the displacement of the moving component, a first adjustable amplifier and a second adjustable amplifier, a differentiator, an adjustable phase shifter, an adder and a proportioner. The linearity of the stiffness and damping of the exciter system is excellent, which can be adjusted as need through the adjustment of gain of the adjustable amplifier, the proportioner, the adjustable phase shifter. This invention has adjustable and linear parameters and it is also easy to be realized. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234629 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE - An electric vehicle includes a rechargeable battery, a wheel, a motor coupled to the wheel, a motor driver coupled to the motor and coupled to the battery, the motor driver being configured to drive the motor by discharging the battery in response to a motor driving signal during each of a plurality of supply periods and perform charging of the battery using recovery charging current generated by the motor during a plurality of idle periods, each of the idle periods being between two adjacent ones of the supply periods, and a controller coupled to the motor driver, the controller being configured to supply the motor driving signal to the motor driver during each of the supply periods, and control the motor driver to charge the battery during each of the idle periods. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234630 | PROGRAMMABLE MOTOR AND METHOD - An electronically commutated motor is programmed by applying a low frequency mains supply ( | 2013-09-12 |
20130234631 | METHOD OF DETERMINING THE ROTOR POSITION OF A PERMANENT-MAGNET MOTOR - A method of determining the position of a rotor of a permanent-magnet motor. The method uses two different schemes to determine the position of the rotor. A first scheme is used when the rotor rotates within a first speed range, by sequentially exciting and freewheeling a winding of the motor, measuring a parameter that depends on the rate of change of current in the winding, and comparing the parameter against a threshold. A second scheme is used when the rotor rotates within a second speed range, by generating a voltage signal that is proportional to the voltage across the winding, generating a further voltage signal that depends on the rate of change of current in the winding, and comparing the two signals. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234632 | IN-VEHICLE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE VOLTAGE-REDUCING DEVICES - An in-vehicle power supply system includes a DC power source, a steering power converter, a steering drive control unit, a plurality of voltage-reducing devices, and a voltage-reducing control unit. The steering power converter converts electric power supplied from the DC power source, and provides the electric power converted to a steering assist motor. The steering drive control unit is supplied with electric power from the DC power source, and controls the steering power converter. The voltage-reducing devices are coupled in parallel to each other between the DC power source and the steering power converter. Each of the voltage-reducing devices reduces a power source voltage of the DC power source and generates a reduced voltage when being operated. The voltage-reducing control unit determines operation state or non-operation state of each of the voltage-reducing devices such that at least one of the voltage-reducing devices is in operation at a time. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234633 | METHOD OF DETERMINING THE ROTOR POSITION OF A PERMANENT-MAGNET MOTOR - A method of determining the position of a rotor of a permanent-magnet motor. The method includes sequentially exciting and freewheeling a winding of the motor. The winding is freewheeled for a freewheel period in response to current in the winding exceeding a current limit. The method also includes measuring a parameter that corresponds to either the magnitude of current in the winding at the end of the freewheel period or the interval between the start or end of the freewheel period and the time at which current in the winding exceeds the current limit. The measured parameter is then compared against a threshold and the rotor is determined to be at a predetermined position when the measured parameter is less than or greater than the threshold. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234634 | Controlling A Multiphase Brushless DC Motor For STaging And Driving A Remote-Control Vehicle - Control of rotational speed of a motor is provided using an apparatus and method that provides a staging and a driving mode. A processor controls speed of the motor in three different modes to provide different control that is appropriate for different situations. Control-input indications are received by a processor indicating that a stepping mode is selected. In stepping mode, a sequence of commutation states are chosen in succession at a given stepping frequency for a given control selection. In an active-holding mode, the same phase in the commutation sequence is pulsed at low power to hold a motor location. In a closed-loop motor-control mode, the commutation state is sensed and state transition time is controlled relative to neutral timing. These modes may be used to advantage to simulate a drag race. An operator controls a remote-control vehicle in a stepping mode to drive toward a first beam at a drag start line. When the first beam at the start line is broken, but a second beam is not broken, the ESC begins to perform motor control to actively hold the vehicle in position until the race starts. After the race starts, the ESC receives a control-input indication to drive the motor in a closed-loop motor-control mode. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234635 | DRIVING APPARATUS FOR MULTIPLEX-WINDING MOTOR - Provided are a current detection apparatus having sensor sections detecting motor currents flowing in the windings for the phases of the winding groups, a control apparatus calculating voltage instructions with respect to each winding group, based on the motor current detected by each sensor section, a voltage application apparatus applying voltage to each winding group, based on the voltage instructions, and a failure detection apparatus detecting whether or not each sensor section has failed. The control apparatus, when the failure detection apparatus has detected failure of some of the sensor sections, in accordance with the detection, calculates a voltage instruction with respect to the winding group corresponding to the failure of the sensor section, based on motor current with respect to another winding group detected by the sensor section that can normally detect current. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234636 | SPLIT LAMINATED DC BUS STRUCTURE - An apparatus and method for mounting additional components, such as capacitors, to a DC bus of a motor drive. In one aspect, a motor drive includes an enclosure defining an interior, an input for receiving input electrical power from a power source, an output for providing output electrical power to a load, an intermediate DC circuit including a DC bus located in the interior of the enclosure, and a modular capacitor bus electrically coupled with the intermediate DC circuit, the modular capacitor bus including at least one capacitor mounted thereto. The modular capacitor bus is mountable as a unit to the DC bus. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234637 | ELECTRIC WIRE, COIL, DEVICE FOR DESIGNING ELECTRIC WIRE, AND ELECTRIC MOTOR - An electric wire includes a conductive portion | 2013-09-12 |
20130234638 | POWER CONVERTER FOR DRIVING SWITCHED RELUCTANCE MOTOR - An upper bridge of the power converter drives a half of phase windings. A lower bridge of the power converter drives the other half of the phase windings. For example, an upper neutral point of a star-connected upper phase windings is connected to a lower neutral point of a star-connected lower phase windings via a connection switch. A current-absorbing leg absorbs a current from the upper neutral point. A current-supplying leg supplies a current to the lower neutral point. Preferably, the power converter has an asymmetric bridge mode, a dual Miller mode and an accelerated bridge mode by means of switching the connection switch, the current-absorbing leg and the current-supplying leg. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234639 | SENSORLESS LOST/FOUND ROTOR DETECTION FOR PERMANENT MAGNET MOTORS - Various methods of detecting a found rotor, a lost rotor, a locked rotor and a caught rotor after a power disruption using flux estimates are disclosed. Also disclosed are permanent magnet motor controllers and assemblies suitable for performing one or more of these methods. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234640 | SENSORLESS CONTROL OF A BRUSHLESS PERMANENT-MAGNET MOTOR - A method of controlling a brushless permanent-magnet motor. The method includes generating a first signal having a voltage that is proportional to a voltage across a winding of the motor, and generating a second signal having a voltage that is proportional to a current in the winding. The second signal is then differentiated to generate a third signal, and the voltages of the first signal and the third signal are compared. An output signal is generated in response to the comparison, the output signal having an edge whenever the voltages of the first signal and the third signal correspond. The winding is then commutated at times relative to the edges in the output signal. Additionally, a control system that implements the method, and a motor system that incorporates the control system. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234641 | CONVERTER SYSTEM - The present disclosure discloses a converter system, which at least includes the first and second back-to-back converters. The first back-to-back converter includes a first rectifier module and a first inverter module. The first rectifier module is used to convert a first AC voltage to a first DC voltage. The first inverter module is used to convert the first DC voltage to a second AC voltage. The second back-to-back converter includes a second rectifier module and a second inverter module. The second rectifier module is used to convert the first AC voltage to a second DC voltage. The second inverter module is used to convert the second DC voltage to the second AC voltage. The converter system can suppress the circular current through the synchronous operation of the first and second rectifiers or the synchronous operation of the first and second inverters. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234642 | MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE - A motor control device that controls motion of a control target including a motor and a vibratable element includes a generating unit configured to generate, according to state information representing a state of the control target related to a vibration characteristic of the control target, a first parameter representing the vibration characteristic of the control target, a first calculating unit configured to calculate a second parameter corresponding to a temporal change amount of the first parameter generated by the generating unit, a second calculating unit configured to calculate, using a motion target value, the first parameter, and the second parameter, model torque such that the control target does not excite vibration, and a developing unit configured to develop, according to the model torque calculated by the second calculating unit, a torque command such that the motion of the control target follows the motion target value. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234643 | SPINDLE POSITIONING DEVICE - An acceleration command calculator | 2013-09-12 |
20130234644 | Rechargeable battery set integrated into pants belt - A rechargeable battery set integrated into pants belt. The belt includes a front elongate belt strip member, a rear elongate belt strip member, a plurality of rechargeable batteries, a plurality of battery retaining cover plates, a belt buckle, a female mini jack, a voltage regulator circuit and a mini jack to smart phone connection cable. The mini jack to smart phone connection cable is capable of extending from the voltage regulator circuit at one end the female receptacle of a standard cell phone enabling the phone to be charged by the rechargeable batteries located within the pants belt. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234645 | PORTABLE MODULAR SUN-TRACKING SOLAR ENERGY RECEIVER SYSTEM - A portable solar energy generation system has a solar energy receiver having a plurality of solar cells for converting solar energy into a DC voltage. A solar tracking mechanism enables the solar energy receiver to track a position of the sun with respect to the solar cells and to position the solar cells responsive thereto. Power circuitry generates at least one output voltage to power an electronic device responsive to the DC voltage. A housing contains each of the solar energy receiver, the solar tracking mechanism and the power circuitry in a portable configuration. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234646 | Electric Power Supply Adapter Device for Electric Golf Cars and Electric Utility Vehicles - An electric power supply adapter device that plugs into a charging receptacle of an electric golf car or electric utility vehicle used to power an electronic apparatus. The main components consist of input electric connectors positioned in the housing and adapted to fit a charging receptacle of an electric golf car or electric utility vehicle, a DC converter module to convert input power from the charging receptacle of an electric golf car or electric utility vehicle into the required DC output power, and an output electric connector adapted to receive an electronic apparatus and to transmit the DC output power from the DC converter module to the electronic apparatus. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234647 | METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING ENERGY BETWEEN AT LEAST TWO ENERGY STORAGE CELLS IN A CONTROLLABLE ENERGY STORE - In a method for transferring energy between at least two energy storage cells in a controllable energy store that serves to control and to supply electrical energy to an n-phase electric machine, which energy store has n power supply arms which each have at least two series-connected energy storage modules which each include at least one electrical energy storage cell with an associated controllable coupling unit, and are connected to one respective phase of the electric machine, in a charging phase, all coupling units of those energy storage modules which are to be used as an energy source are controlled in such a way that the respectively associated energy storage cells are connected into the respective power supply arm. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234648 | LOW TEMPERATURE FAST CHARGE - An automated charge preparation method periodically determines critical parameters for the set of relevant operating conditions, determines whether fast charging is possible, applies fast charging when possible, otherwise applies a dynamically scaled charging rate that is optimized based upon current critical parameters (while optionally heating the individual battery cells as long as fast charging is not available) to reduce/eliminate a risk of lithium-plating. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234649 | BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR - In some embodiments, a battery management system configured to control electrical charging of a battery of a user computing device when the user computing device is electrically coupled to an external charging unit. The external charging unit can be configured to provide electrical power to the user computing device. The battery management system can include: (a) a context analyzer module configured to run on a first controller and further configured to determine one or more optimal procedures to charge the battery of the user computing device; and (b) a determination module configured to run on the first controller and further configured to determine a first charging procedure to charge the battery based on the one or more optimal procedures and further configured to manage charging of the battery of the user computing device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234650 | CHARGER HAVING A RETRACTABLE SEAT - A charger having a retractable seat has a body and a seat. The body has a receiving slot formed therein to communicate with an opening formed through one side of the body. The seat is movably mounted in the receiving slot and has a blocking portion formed on one end of the seat extendable beyond the opening of the body for holding an electronic device between the blocking portion and the body. A first multi-sectional position limiting member formed in at least one inner wall of the receiving slot slidably engages the second multi-sectional position limiting member at multiple positions of the first multi-sectional position limiting member so that users can pull the seat a length out of the receiving slot to properly carry an electronic device on the seat in accordance with the size of the electronic device. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234651 | PROGRAMMABLE CABIN CONDITIONER FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONDITIONING A CABIN OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A programmable cabin conditioner for an electric vehicle includes a power charging system configured to provide power to a battery of the electric vehicle. Also included is a cabin conditioning system configured to receive input from a user to provide a desired cabin conditioning environment prior to a departure time, wherein the cabin conditioning system is operated during operation of the power charging system and subsequent to a fully charged state of the battery. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234652 | CHARGING A BATTERY BASED ON STORED BATTERY CHARACTERISTICS - The described embodiments include a power-management unit that receives and stores a representation of a temperature state of a battery pack from a battery-monitoring mechanism in a battery pack. For example, an interface circuit (such as a single-wire-interface or SWI circuit) may receive the information from the battery-monitoring mechanism via a signal line, and the information may be stored in a memory (such as a non-transitory computer-readable memory). This stored information is then used by a temperature-monitoring mechanism or circuit to determine the temperature state of the battery pack, which may be used to control or gate charging of a battery in the battery pack. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234653 | Systems, Methods, and Apparatus for a Homopolar Generator Charger with Integral Rechargeable Battery - Systems, methods, and apparatus for providing a homopolar generator charger with an integral rechargeable battery. A method is provided for converting rotational kinetic energy to electrical energy for charging one or more battery cells. The method can include rotating, by a shaft, a rotor in a magnetic flux field to generate current, wherein the rotor comprises an electrically conductive portion having an inner diameter conductive connection surface and an outer diameter conductive connection surface, and wherein a voltage potential is induced between the inner and outer diameter connection surfaces upon rotation in the magnetic flux field. The method can also include selectively coupling the generated current from the rotating rotor to terminals of the one or more battery cells. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234654 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRICITY ACCUMULATION APPARATUS, ELECTRICITY ACCUMULATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CHARGING AND DISCHARGING ELECTRICITY ACCUMULATION APPARATUS - An electricity accumulation device has a dedicated charge terminal that connects to a distributed power generation system such as a solar power generation system and a grid-dedicated discharge terminal that connects to the power grid, a grid-dedicated charge terminal that connects to the power grid and a discharge terminal for discharging to an electric load such as an electric apparatus. The electric power charged to the electricity accumulation device can be made between an electric power generated by the distributed generation and an electric power generated by the power grid, by providing an electric power measurement device for each charge terminal and each discharge terminal that connects to the distributed generation, and thus charge and discharge control can be performed. | 2013-09-12 |
20130234655 | CHARGER, ADAPTER AND CHARGING SYSTEM - The charger includes: a connector to be connected to a battery; an identification unit configured to perform an identification process of judging whether the battery being connected to the connector is a compliant battery allowed to be directly connected to the connector or a non-compliant battery allowed to be indirectly connected to the connector, and output a result of the identification process; a main charging unit configured to charge the compliant battery according to a main charging condition appropriate to the compliant battery; an auxiliary charging unit configured to charge the non-compliant battery according to an auxiliary charging condition which does not cause a harmful effect on the non-compliant battery; and a control unit configured to receive the result from the identification unit, and, when the result indicates the compliant battery, activate the main charging unit, and, when the result indicates the non-compliant battery, activate the auxiliary charging unit. | 2013-09-12 |