44th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130285491 | ELECTRO-MECHANICAL KINETIC ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATION - An electro-mechanical kinetic energy storage device includes an input port, an output port, and a tertiary port separate from and magnetically coupled to the input port and the output port. The input port is configured to receive a first input electrical energy from a first electrical source for inducing mechanical energy into the electro-mechanical kinetic energy storage device. The output port is configured output a first converted electrical energy to a first load in which the outputted electrical energy is generated from the induced mechanical energy. The tertiary port is configured to receive a second input electrical energy from a second electrical source for inducing the mechanical energy, and output a second converted electrical energy to a second load, the second converted electrical energy generated from the induced mechanical energy. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285492 | MOTOR - The axial direction of a worm wheel is defined as a motor short-transverse direction, and a plane orthogonal to the motor short-transverse direction is defined as a motor flat plane. An imaginary plane contacting a first end of a sensor magnet in a motor short-transverse direction and parallel with the flat plane is defined as a first imaginary plane. An imaginary plane contacting a second end of the sensor magnet in the motor short-transverse direction and parallel with the flat plane is defined as a second imaginary plane. A control circuit board is provided with a rotation detecting element that detects rotation of the rotary shaft of the motor. The control circuit board is arranged to be parallel with or inclined relative to the flat plane, and is provided between the first and second imaginary planes. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285493 | EXPLOSION-PROOF BRAKING DEVICE FOR AN EXPLOSION-PROOF ELECTRIC MOTOR - An explosion-proof braking device is described, which is configured to be connected to the front flange of an explosion-proof electric motor, the braking device comprising: a shaft ( | 2013-10-31 |
20130285494 | LINEAR ACTUATOR - The present invention relates to a linear actuator ( | 2013-10-31 |
20130285495 | Motor - A motor includes a base, a stator, and a rotor. The base includes a shaft tube having an open end and receiving an inner assembly. The stator is mounted to an outer periphery of the shaft tube. The rotor is rotatably coupled to the inner assembly. The stator includes an insulating bobbin unit having an extension extending in a radial direction to the open end of the shaft tube. The extension includes an engagement hole. The shaft tube includes a positioning member having an engaging section engaged in the engagement hole. The insulating bobbin unit is fixed by an end of the engaging section. The engagement stability of the stator is enhanced by engagement of the positioning member of the base and the insulating bobbin unit. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285496 | Miniature Motor and Bearing Arrangement - Electric miniature motor comprises bearings; stationary assemblies having end faces; and metallic configurations disposed at the end faces for seating the bearings. At least one of the bearings is a sleeve bearing of sintered material inserted into a massive ring of weldable material, the outer diameter of which is smaller than the inner diameter of the corresponding configuration for seating; and the ring is connected by at least one welded joint to the configuration for seating. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285497 | MAGNETIC DRIVE APPARATUS - A primary disc and the secondary discs are each fitted with magnetic means, typically in the form of permanent magnets of the same polarity, located along a radial line from the centre point of the discs, and arranged generally transverse to the axis of rotation of the respective disc. These magnets are also located at or adjacent to the periphery of the disc(s). The magnets are embedded into each of the primary and secondary discs such that the faces of the magnets are flush with the exterior faces of the primary and secondary discs. In some embodiments, the magnets on the primary and secondary discs are arranged so as to be parallel, with their respective elongate, straight side edges aligned. Such an arrangement can result in less slippage between the discs which hold the magnets, and can assist in handling some misalignment which may occur between these discs during use, thus allowing smoother operation. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285498 | ROTOR OF BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR - Disclosed herein is a rotor of a brushless direct current motor including magnets, a core in which the magnets are accommodated, a rotating shaft inserted into the core, and a pair of cover members inserted into the rotating shaft to cover both ends of the core, respectively. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285499 | ROTOR MAGNET ENGAGEMENT ASSEMBLY - A rotor magnet engagement assembly includes a rotor base plate, a first magnetic interpole element, and a second magnetic interpole element. The first magnetic interpole element and the second magnetic interpole element are attached to the rotor base plate in such a manner that a gap is provided between the first magnetic interpole element and the second magnetic interpole element. The first magnetic interpole element, the second magnetic interpole element, and the rotor base plate form a recess, wherein the recess is adapted to receive a magnet in such a manner that the magnet is fixed to the rotor base plate. It is further described a method for manufacturing a rotor magnet engagement assembly, a rotor magnet arrangement, a rotor for an electromechanical transducer, and an electromechanical transducer. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285500 | ROTOR FOR A MOTOR AND A MOTOR - A first rotor and a second rotor in which first steel plates in which a plurality of first through holes into which magnets are inserted are formed circumferentially apart from each other are laminated such that the first through holes are axially continuous, a second steel plate in which second smaller through holes are formed. circumferentially apart from each other and is laminated axially at one end side, and the magnet inserted into each of the first through holes of the first and second rotor, The first and second rotor are connected to the same shaft such that the second steel plates serve as the outer sides in the axial direction and the position in the circumferential direction of each of the first through hole is shifted. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285501 | WIND TURBINE GENERATOR WITH MOVABLE STATOR SUBUNITS - A generator ( | 2013-10-31 |
20130285502 | Single-Layer Coil With One Bent Endwinding and One Straight Endwinding - The present invention provides an improved single-layer coil for a rotating or linear electrical machine. The coil has a first endwinding that is substantially straight to a longitudinal axis of the coil and a second endwinding that is bent relative to the longitudinal axis of the coil. The coil therefore has differently shaped endwindings with one end | 2013-10-31 |
20130285503 | Commutator Motor - A commutator motor has a stator, brushes and a rotor. The rotor has a shaft, a rotor core fixed to the shaft, a number of coils wound about the rotor core and a commutator fixed to the shaft next to the rotor core. The commutator has a base and a number of commutator bars fixed to the base in sliding contact with the brushes. The rotor core includes a number of pole bodies extending substantially radially outwards. Each pole body includes a connecting surface at an axial end of the rotor core. The commutator base includes a number of connecting arms extending substantially radially outwards and contacting the connecting surfaces of corresponding pole bodies. At least two of the coils are wound around a corresponding pole body and the connecting arm contacting the connecting surface of this pole body. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285504 | SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE - A surface acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric substrate, an IDT electrode provided on the piezoelectric substrate, a first dielectric layer, and a second dielectric layer. The first dielectric layer is provided on the piezoelectric substrate and made of silicon oxide. The second dielectric layer is provided on the first dielectric layer and has an acoustic velocity greater than that of the first dielectric layer. A third dielectric layer is provided between the first dielectric layer and the piezoelectric substrate, and arranged to cover a surface of the piezoelectric substrate and an upper surface and side surfaces of the IDT electrode. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285505 | ACTUATOR APPARATUS, TEST APPARATUS, AND TEST METHOD - Provided is an actuator apparatus including: an actuator that is provided with a driving voltage at one end and a reference potential at the other end to enable driving; a first setting section that is connected to the one end of the actuator and sets an operating speed of the actuator; a second setting section that is provided between the one end of the actuator and the reference potential, and sets the driving voltage of the actuator. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285506 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - To reduce attenuation of vibration in provision of a tactile sensation when both of a piezoelectric element for providing a tactile sensation and a piezoelectric element for transmitting sound are provided to a panel, an electronic device | 2013-10-31 |
20130285507 | VIBRATION POWER GENERATING ELEMENT AND VIBRATION POWER GENERATING DEVICE USING SAME - A vibration power generating element comprises: a substrate provided with a supporting part and a cantilever that is swingably supported by the supporting part; and a power generation part formed at the cantilever and generating AC power in response to swing of the cantilever. The power generation part is provided with first and second piezoelectric converters apposed at a region that overlaps the cantilever at one surface side of the substrate. The vibration power generating element is further provided with a common electrode and individual electrodes. The common electrode is electrically connected to a lower electrode shared by the first and second piezoelectric converters. The individual electrodes are individually connected to upper electrodes of the first and second piezoelectric converters, respectively. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285508 | VIBRATING ELEMENT, SENSOR UNIT AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A vibrating element includes a base, drive vibrating arms, detection vibrating arms, and adjustment vibrating arms. The drive vibrating arms are driven to make bending vibration in a predetermined plane. The following expressions (1) and (2) are satisfied: | 2013-10-31 |
20130285509 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ACTUATOR UNIT AND SLEEVE FOR RECEIVING A PIEZOACTUATOR - The invention relates to a method for producing an actuator unit comprising a piezoactuator ( | 2013-10-31 |
20130285510 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING PIEZOELECTRIC COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND PIEZOELECTRIC POWER GENERATING DEVICE - The invention relates to a method for fabricating piezoelectric composite material comprising steps of mixing a piezoelectric ceramic powder, an adhesive, a cross-linking agent, a lubricant and a plasticizer to form a slurry; extruding the slurry to form a piezoelectric ceramic green fiber; sintering the piezoelectric ceramic green fiber to form the piezoelectric ceramic fiber; arranging the piezoelectric ceramic fiber in a mold according to a predetermined volumetric content; and adding a polymer into the mode to form a polymer matrix of piezoelectric composite material. A piezoelectric power generating device including a piezoelectric power generating element made of the piezoelectric composite material is also provided. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285511 | ACTUATOR UNIT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ACTUATOR UNIT, AND SLEEVE FOR ACCOMMODATING A PIEZOACTUATOR - The invention relates to an actuator unit, which comprises a piezoactuator ( | 2013-10-31 |
20130285512 | PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT - A piezoelectric element includes a metal substrate, an alumina layer, a lower electrode, a piezoelectric layer, and an upper electrode. The metal substrate includes iron as a main component and includes at least aluminum and chromium. The alumina layer is formed on the metal substrate, and the lower electrode is formed on the alumina layer. The piezoelectric layer is formed on the lower electrode, and the upper electrode is formed on the piezoelectric layer. The alumina layer is mainly formed of particles in a γ-alumina phase. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285513 | CONTROL DEVICE AND MOTOR UNIT INCLUDING CONTROL DEVICE - A control device for a motor unit includes: a housing including a bottom wall, a side wall and an accommodation space formed so as to be surrounded by the side wall; a heat sink including a first heat dissipation wall portion upright from the bottom wall in the accommodation space, the first heat dissipation wall portion upright having a first heat dissipation principal surface; a first board portion mounted on the first heat dissipation principal surface and having a first principal surface; and a circuit board including a power element mounted on the first principal surface. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285514 | GROUNDING ROPE GUIDE FOR A DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINE - A shaft grounding apparatus including a grounding rope in electrical contact with ground, and an adjustable rope guide configured to guide the grounding rope on an electrically conductive surface of a rotating shaft of an electric machine. The adjustable rope guide includes a plurality of articulating segments configured to provide the adjustable rope guide with a variable radius of curvature to closely follow a radius of curvature of the rotating shaft. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285515 | EXTERNAL ROTATION TYPE POWER GENERATION DEVICE HAVING BIASED POWER GENERATOR - The present invention is to installed one or more than one power generators inside a hub capable of being driven to rotate, the rotation shaft of the power generator and the shaft core of the hub are arranged at different shaft with a biased manner, the hub ( | 2013-10-31 |
20130285516 | ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT CASING - A casing for electronic equipments is disclosed. The casing includes a first region and a second region. The first region is formed by a foamed layer provided between an outer rigid layer and an inner rigid layer. The foamed layer isolates the outer rigid layer from the inner rigid layer. The second region is formed by a single layer of material, and the single layer of material is joined to the outer rigid layer, the formed layer and the inner rigid layer. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285517 | THERMALLY EFFICIENT REFRIGERATOR DOOR AND FRAME - A door frame for a refrigerator display case that includes an inner metal member, an outer metal member, and first and second single plastic modules sandwiched between the inner and outer metal members. The inner and outer metal members and first and second plastic modules cooperate to define first and second door openings. The first and second single plastic modules each include a jamb middle plastic section, a header middle plastic section, a sill middle plastic section and a mullion middle plastic section. The first and second single plastic modules are adhered to the inner metal member and the outer metal member, and the first mullion plastic section and the second mullion plastic section are not adhered to one another. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285518 | PANEL SLIDING HARDWARE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A display case panel mounting system includes a mounting bracket, sliding panel mount, and a slider. The sliding panel mount may include a first slide profile and a second slide profile. The mounting bracket may be capable of connecting to a display case and the slider may connect to the mounting bracket and the first slide profile to facilitate rotational movement of the sliding panel mount. The second slide profile may engage the first slide profile to facilitate linear movement of the second slide profile with respect to the first slide profile. A panel clamp may connect to the second slide profile to receive a panel for the display case to facilitate rotational movement and linear movement of the panel and various orientations of the panel. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285519 | APPARATUS FOR CONCEALING A PRODUCT - Apparatus ( | 2013-10-31 |
20130285520 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND PANEL ASSEMBLY THEREOF - A panel assembly includes a first panel having a body and a mating portion formed at an end of the body. The body includes a first surface and an opposite second surface, and the first surface includes several first hooking members and several protruding tabs. A second panel includes a first side and an opposite second side, the first side includes several resilient tabs and several second hooking members. Each resilient tab defines a receiving hole, and the second panel further has a top surface and a bottom surface that includes a protruding portion at the second side. The mating portion of the first panel is snugly received in the chamber, the first hooking members engage the second hooking members, and each of the tabs of the first panel is received in one of the receiving holes of the resilient tabs, thereby coupling the second panel to the first panel. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285521 | SERVER CABINET - A server cabinet includes a housing, a switch, and two fastening members. The housing includes two posts. The switch includes two opposite sidewalls. Each fastening member includes a fastening plate with a first end of the fastening plate fastened to a corresponding post, a connection plate slantingly extending from the fastening plate, and two mounting plates respectively extending from a second end of the fastening plate and a distal end of the connection plate and perpendicular to the fastening plate. The mounting plates of each fastening member are fastened to a corresponding sidewall. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285522 | MOUNTING DEVICE FOR EXPANSION CARD - A mounting device includes a chassis and a mounting member. The chassis includes a rear plate, a side plate connected to the rear plate, and a bracket located on the rear plate. The bracket includes a top wall and a mounting piece. The mounting member includes a pressing plate and a mounting plate. The mounting piece defines a mounting hole. The mounting member is located between the side plate and the mounting piece. A first end of the mounting plate is secured to the side plate. A second end of the mounting plate is engaged in the mounting hole. The pressing plate and the top wall are configured for sandwiching a mounting tab of an expansion card. The mounting plate is elastically deformable to press the pressing plate towards the top wall. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285523 | PERSONAL STORAGE DEVICE WITH CHARGING CAPABILITY - Described is a lightweight and durable storage device comprising a main enclosure of rigid material with interior partitions (FIG. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285524 | HOUSING WITH INTEGRAL PROTECTIVE COVER AND VOLUME KEY - A housing includes a main body and an outside layer. The main body defines an opening. The outside layer is bonded by molding to the main body. The outside layer and the main body includes different materials. The outside layer includes a protective cover. One end of the protective cover is bent relative to the main body, and another end of the protective cover is releasably latched in the main body for selectively covering or exposing the opening | 2013-10-31 |
20130285525 | FOLDING DEVICE - A folding device includes a housing, a cover, at least one pivoting member, a torsion spring, and at least one resisting member. The cover folds down on the housing. The pivoting member is fixed to the cover. The pivoting member has a pivot. The pivot is rotatably inserted into the housing to pivot the cover on the housing. The torsion spring provides a constant elastic force for opening and supporting the cover. The at least one resisting member resists against the pivoting member to prevent the pivot disengaging from the housing. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285526 | FOLDING DEVICE - A folding device includes a housing, an inner space, an inclined bottom side, a cover, and a holding assembly. The housing has an upper side. The inner space is under the upper side. The inclined bottom side is concaved from the upper side into the inner space to form a receiving recess. A part of the inner space is occupied by the receiving recess. The cover is pivotable about the housing, such that the cover is capable of folding down on the housing. The holding assembly includes a first holding member fixed on the cover, and a second holding member fixed on housing. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285527 | REFRIGERATOR AND HANDLE ASSEMBLY METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein are a refrigerator which increases convenience in assembly of a handle and reduces generation of scratches on doors and drawers in assembly of the handle, and a handle assembly method thereof. The refrigerator includes doors rotatably combined with a main body, a handle combined with each door to open and close each door, a first handle fixing unit assembled with each door to fix the handle to each door and provided with an inclined part fixed to the handle by a fastening unit, a second handle fixing unit assembled with each door to fix the handle to each door and combined with the handle in a sliding manner, a first connector assembled with the handle and fastened to the first handle fixing unit by the fastening unit, and a second connector assembled with the handle and combined with the second handle fixing unit in the sliding manner. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285528 | REFRIGERATOR - Disclosed is a refrigerator including a main body provided with a storage chamber; a door to respectively open and close the storage chamber; a control unit installed the door to select an operation; a reception part provided in the door to receive the control unit; and an installation hole provided on a side end of the door to cause the control unit to be inserted into the reception part. The control unit is installed through the side end of the door, which is deviated from a user's line of sight. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285529 | Thermal Solution for LED Bulbs - A light bulb ( | 2013-10-31 |
20130285530 | LED BULB CAPABLE OF MATING WITH LIGHT BULB SOCKETS HAVIGN DIFFERENT CONFIGURATIONS - An LED bulb includes a bulb body and an adapter detachably connecting with the bulb body. The bulb body has two pins function as a negative electrode and a positive electrode. The two pins are for inserting into and electrically connecting with a bi-pin socket connector for light bulb, such as MR16 socket connector. The adapter includes a junction seat, a first connector, a second connector, and a bulb cap. Metallic threads are formed on the bulb cap. The first connector is received in the junction seat and electrically contacts the threads. The second connector extends through the junction seat and the bulb cap to make a bottom end thereof being exposed. The adapter is able to engage and electrically connect with an Edison screw socket connector, for example, E-10 socket connector. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285531 | LED LIGHT BULB WITH LIGHT SCATTERING OPTICS STRUCTURE - A LED light bulb ( | 2013-10-31 |
20130285532 | SPARK PLUG, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SPARK PLUG - A spark plug comprises an insulator having a axial hole penetrating in a direction of an axis, a central electrode provided on the front end side of the axial hole, a tubular metal shell that holds the insulator, and a ground electrode including a surface layer and a core material that is surrounded by the surface layer and has a larger thermal conductivity than that of the surface layer. The metal shell of the spark plug has a protruding portion in which at least a part of the metal shell protrudes toward the front end side in the direction of the axis. The ground electrode has an end surface at one end portion thereof joined to the inside of the protruding portion and the other end portion thereof facing the central electrode. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285533 | ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR A SPARK PLUG - An electrode material that may be used in spark plugs and other ignition devices including industrial plugs, aviation igniters, glow plugs, or any other device that is used to ignite an air/fuel mixture in an engine. In one embodiment, the electrode material is a ruthenium-based material that includes ruthenium (Ru) as the single largest constituent on a wt % basis, and at least one of rhenium (Re) or tungsten (W). The electrode material may further include one or more precious metals and/or rare earth metals. The electrode material may be used to form the center electrode, the ground electrode, firing tips, or other firing tip components. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285534 | SPARK PLUG - A spark plug includes an insulator having an axial hole, a first inner circumferential surface, a second inner circumferential surface whose diameter is greater than that of the first inner circumferential surface, and a ledge portion connecting the first and the second inner circumferential surfaces. The spark plug also includes a center electrode having a large-diameter portion, a projection portion, and a circular columnar leg portion that projects into a space surrounded by the first inner circumferential surface. The spark plug includes a seal portion which fixes the center electrode within the axial hole. When C | 2013-10-31 |
20130285535 | METAL HALIDE LAMP - The present invention is to provide a novel ultraviolet irradiation metal halide lamp which can produce more intense light of ultraviolet region with a wavelength near 365 [nm]. This lamp is a metal halide lamp to produce mainly light of ultraviolet region. In order to produce light with a high spectrum in ultraviolet region, particularly, light of a wavelength of 350 to 380 [nm], at least mercury (Hg) and an iron are sealed into this lamp together with a rare gas. The sealed iron into the lamp is supplied by iron iodide (FeI | 2013-10-31 |
20130285536 | WAVELENGTH CONVERTER AND SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - According to an embodiment, a wavelength converter includes a resin allowing light emitted from a light source to pass through, a plurality of particle-shaped fluorescent substances dispersed in the resin, and fillers dispersed in the resin with a particle diameter smaller than the fluorescent substance. The fluorescent substances absorb the light emitted from the light source and emits fluorescence having a wavelength different from a wavelength of the light emitted from the light source; and a distribution of the fillers has higher density near the fluorescent substance than a density at a middle position between the fluorescent substances adjacent to each other. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285537 | HIGH RESOLUTION DISPLAY ARCHITECTURE - An arrangement for a high resolution active matrix display includes organic emissive layers of distinct colors each deposited across continuous regions so as to include more than one pixel emissive region. Color filters are situated to partially block light from at least some of the emissive regions such that primary additive colors are transmitted from distinct subsets of pixels. The emissive layers may be deposited in alternating parallel stripes along rows or columns of the display, or may be oriented perpendicularly with respect to one another such that the emissive layers overlap in the emissive regions of at least some pixels. In some examples, red, green, and blue of pixels are arranged in regular patterns across the display and with the emissive regions for the blue pixels forming a relatively larger area of the display than either the red or green pixels. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285538 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An organic light emitting display device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The organic light emitting display device includes: a substrate including a display portion displaying an image as a plurality of sub-pixels that are arranged, and a non-display portion extending at an edge of the display portion; and a sealant formed along a periphery of the display portion, wherein an organic film having an emissive layer is formed on the plurality of sub-pixels, and an emissive layer storage unit storing an emissive layer coated on the non-display portion is formed between the display portion and the sealant. By forming the emissive layer storage unit by removing at least a part of a pixel defining layer on an edge of the substrate, a raw material of the emissive layer coated on the non-display portion on the substrate is easily processed via the emissive layer storage unit. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285539 | FLAT PANEL DISPLAY DEVICE, ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FLAT PANEL DISPLAY DEVICE - A flat panel display device includes a transparent display panel including a transparent area transmitting light incident on one surface of the transparent display panel to the other surface opposite to the one surface; a first anti-reflective film which is formed over the one surface of the transparent display panel and has a moth eye structure; and a second anti-reflective film which is formed over the other surface of the transparent display panel and has a moth eye structure. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285540 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An organic light emitting display device (OLED) includes: a substrate; a first anode layer disposed on the substrate and including a plurality of first projections; a second anode layer formed on the first anode layer and including a plurality of second projections; an organic emission layer formed on the second anode layer; and a cathode layer formed on the organic emission layer. As a result, the anodes are formed to have a double projection structure to enhance light extraction efficiency. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285541 | SEALING FOR PANELS OF AN ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DISPLAY AND LIGHTING APPARATUS - An organic EL display device or a lighting device is covered by sealing the top and bottom, left and right, front and back, that is the entire body and periphery of the panel, with an air-impermeable sealing resin. Dipping the substrate plate or printing the sealing resin onto the substrate plate is applied to the substrate plate excluding the display area and light emitting area of the organic EL panel to block intrusion of air and moisture that affect the life of the organic EL element. With this, the life of an organic EL panel can be extended, and large screen size and mass production of panel can be also easily accomplished. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285542 | METAL HALIDE LAMP - It is an object of the present invention to provide a metal halide lamp in which arc discharge in the initial stage of lamp lighting can be stabilized. A metal halide lamp includes a translucent outer tube with a base formed at one end thereof and a light-emitting portion disposed in the outer tube. This metal halide lamp is configured as a vertical mounting type such that the base thereof looks toward the upper side. The discharge tube has mercury and metal halides enclosed therein. Assuming that a lamp rated power is P [W], then a mercury concentration d(Hg) [μmol/cm | 2013-10-31 |
20130285543 | DISCHARGE LAMP WITH AN OUTER BULB SURROUNDED BY A WIRE MESH AS EXPLOSION PROTECTION - A bushing for a high-pressure discharge lamp, which is suitable for connecting an electrode in the interior of a ceramic discharge vessel to a supply lead in a gastight manner on the exterior of the discharge vessel, wherein the bushing is an electrically conductive ceramic composite consisting of a mixture of LaB | 2013-10-31 |
20130285544 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RADIO-FREQUENCY CONTROLLABLE LED LAMP FIXTURE ANTENNA - An apparatus and system for incorporating an unshielded antenna into an LED fixture are provided, such that the LED fixture can be individually controlled through RF signals, such as those propagated by a home automation system or other RF-based lighting control systems. An LED fixture is provided that includes an antenna that is coupled to an electronic control board of the LED fixture and extends to a region external to the heat sink of the LED fixture. By extending the antenna in this manner, RF signals can be received and transmitted by the control board of the LED fixture with significantly reduced attenuation. In one embodiment, the antenna is routed from the control board to an optical assembly support frame for the LED fixture. The optical assembly support frame can either provide a structure along which to guide the antenna or can comprise the antenna itself. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285545 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT FOR LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES - Embodiments of the invention provide lighting systems that employ light-emitting diode (LED) chips as active lighting elements. Heat management components for the LED chips employed in the lighting sources are provided. In embodiments of the invention, LED chips are cooled by one or more heatspreaders and heat sinks attached to a substrate that houses the LED chip and/or the topside of the LED chip. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285546 | SENSING TYPE LIGHTING DEVICE WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC WIRELESS COMMUNICATION MODULE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A sensing type lighting device includes a lighting main body, a sensing element, and an electromagnetic wireless communication module. The lighting main body includes a controlling circuit and a light source set. The sensing element and the electromagnetic wireless communication module are disposed within the lighting main body. A controlling method for a sensing type lighting group includes the following steps. Firstly, a first lighting device with a first sensing element and a first electromagnetic wireless communication module is provided. Then, a second lighting device with a second electromagnetic wireless communication module is provided. According to an environmental sensing result of the first sensing element, a communication channel between the first and second electromagnetic wireless communication modules is established. Consequently, a light intensity of the first lighting device and/or the second lighting device is correspondingly controlled. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285547 | LED Lamp Replacement of Low Power Incandescent Lamp - An LED lamp that can take the place of incandescent lamps. An elevated light source is positioned above a screw-type base. A first plurality of LEDs is connected in a series on one side of a flat substrate and a second plurality of LEDs, equal in number to the first, is connected in series on an opposite side of the substrate. Each LED of the first and second plurality of LEDs is mounted proximate a heat sink and a drive circuit is provided for the LEDs, with the drive circuit being located proximate and electrically connected to the screw base. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285548 | Lighting Control Device for Vehicle, Lighting Control System for Vehicle, and Lighting Control Method for Vehicle - A lighting control device for a vehicle according to the embodiment includes a display unit; a control device reception unit which receives non-lighted state information of a light source of a lighting system; and a control device control circuit which changes a display state of the display unit based on the non-lighted state information. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285549 | WIRE HARNESS ASSEMBLY AND LIGHTING UNIT - Provided is a wire harness assembly configured to be lightweight while reducing burden on a first control means, and a lighting unit comprising the wire harness assembly. A wire harness assembly for connecting a plurality of lighting loads to a control unit that outputs a control signal for controlling the plurality of lighting loads independently is provided with: a first wire harness connected to the control unit and including a power-supply line, a ground line, and a signal line for multiplex transmission of the control signal output from the control unit to each of the lighting loads; a second wire harness including a first electric line commonly connected to one ends of the plurality of lighting loads, and a plurality of second electric lines connected to the other ends of the plurality of lighting loads individually; and a relay connector connecting the first wire harness to the second wire harness. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285550 | LIGHTING CIRCUIT - A lighting circuit comprises a first rectifying diode (D1), a second rectifying diode (D2), a third rectifying diode (D3), a fourth rectifying diode (D4), a first group of LEDs (LED11, . . . , LED1n), a second group of LEDs (LED21, . . . , LED2n), a third group of LEDs (LED31, . . . , LED3n), and a fourth group of LEDs (LED41, . . . , LED4n). The first group of LEDs (LED11, . . . , LED1n) is connected between the anode and the cathode of the first rectifying diode (D1); the second group of LEDs (LED21, . . . , LED2n) is connected between the anode and the cathode of the second rectifying diode (D2); the third group of LEDs (LED31, . . . , LED3n) is connected between the anode and the cathode of the third rectifying diode (D3); the fourth group of LEDs (LED41, . . . , LED4n) is connected between the anode and the cathode of the fourth rectifying diode (D4). | 2013-10-31 |
20130285551 | Method for Improving Uniformity of High-Frequency Plasma Discharge by Means of Frequency Modulation - A method for improving the uniformity of high-frequency discharge plasma by means of frequency modulation is disclosed. In a plasma discharge chamber, there is a pair of parallel electrodes. A high-frequency power supply is adopted to feed the electrodes. The frequency range of the electromagnetic field is 13.56 MHz˜160 MHz. Discharge gas is input to form plasma. The frequency of the fed-in high-frequency electromagnetic field is under automatic tuning control, and keeps changing cyclically without stop in the course of plasma discharge. The range of the frequency change may fall into either a portion of or the entire range of 13.56 MHz˜160 MHz and makes the locations with higher plasma density on the plane in parallel with the electrodes and in the plasma discharge space changed cyclically. In a time slot longer than one frequency change cycle, the average plasma density between the parallel electrodes is uniform. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285552 | ION GENERATION IN MASS SPECTROMETERS BY CLUSTER BOMBARDMENT - The invention relates to devices and methods in mass spectrometers for the generation of ions of heavy molecules, especially biomolecules, by bombarding them with uncharged clusters of molecules. The analyte ions which are generated or released by cluster bombardment of analyte substances on the surface of sample support plates show a broad distribution of their kinetic energies, which prevents good ion-optical focusing. In the invention, the kinetic energies are homogenized in a higher-density collision gas. The collision gas is preferably located in an RF ion guide, more preferably an RF ion funnel, which can transfer the ions to the mass analyzer. The collision gas may be introduced with temporal pulsing, coordinated or synchronized with the pulsed supersonic gas jet. The collision gas may be pumped off again before the next supersonic gas pulse. In an advantageous embodiment, the collision gas can originate from the supersonic gas jet itself. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285553 | System And Method For Single Conductor Power, Control, And Feedback System - To control multiple electronic circuits organized in a series configuration, this document introduces a single-wire power, control, and feedback system. Specifically, individually controlled electronic circuits are arranged in a series configuration that is driven by a control unit located at the head of the series. The head-end control unit provides both electrical power and control signals down a single wire to drive all of the electronic circuits in the series in a manner that allows each electronic circuit to periodically draw power from the single wire and receive control information. Each electronic circuit in the series may communicate back to the head-end control unit by drawing power or not during a specified time slot. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285554 | FLICKERING ILLUMINATION CONTROL TECHNIQUES - According to certain inventive techniques, a method for operating a flickering illumination control device including an electrical input and an electrical output includes receiving an input voltage at the electrical input. A non-flickering output voltage may be provided at the electrical output. While receiving the input voltage and while providing the non-flickering output voltage, a first interruption in current flowing through the electrical output may be detected. In response to the first interruption, a flickering output voltage is provided at the electrical output. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285555 | Automated Reporting System for Obstruction Lighting Outages - The present invention is a device which automatically reports an obstruction lighting outage creating or canceling a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) without the need for human intervention. This system greatly reduces the time between detection of a lighting outage and notification of aviation authorities, thus minimizing hazards to air traffic. In addition, this device will create a new NOTAM and cancel the original NOTAM just prior to the original NOTAM expiring if the problem has not been fixed before the original NOTAM expires. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285556 | POLICY-BASED OLN LIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A policy-based OLN (outdoor lighting network) light management system including a central control apparatus ( | 2013-10-31 |
20130285557 | INTELLIGENT DECORATIVE DISPLAYS WITH AMBIENT ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD SWITCHING - A system and method of controlling self powered decorative devices using EMF emanating from, for example, a light string on a Christmas tree. The decorative devices sense the presence of EFM from the light string and actuate in response thereto and turn off when the field disappears, thereby saving energy. In an alternate embodiment, the EMF source is capable of modulation and the slave decorations are coded and tuned to specific EMF characteristics, such as frequency. The master EMF source transmits the EMF of different characteristic thereby causing the coded slave decorations to operate in a synchronized matter. The system may also be responsive to music or other inputs to create special decorative effects. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285558 | INTEGRATED POWER OUTAGE LIGHTING SYSTEM CONTROLLER - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for systems and methods that provide for a power outage lighting management within an environment, comprising a power outage detection device adapted to detect a power outage condition and to wirelessly transmit power outage indication data to a plurality of lighting systems within the environment, where at least one of the plurality of lighting systems include an LED light source that is powered by an internal power source. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285559 | FLUORESCENT SCREEN AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING SAME - A fluorescent screen includes a phosphor layer including a phosphor that absorbs excitation light to emit fluorescence, a reflecting layer that is provided on one surface of the phosphor layer so as to transmit the excitation light and to reflect, to the phosphor layer, a part of fluorescence that is emitted from the phosphor and that exits from the one surface; and a plurality of holes that penetrates the reflecting layer. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285560 | TERMINAL APPARATUS, BACKLIGHT CONTROL METHOD, AND BACKLIGHT CONTROL PROGRAM - A terminal apparatus includes a display device; a first sensor configured to detect a proximity state of being in proximity to an object different from the terminal apparatus; a second sensor configured to detect vibrations; and a processor, wherein the processor determines whether or not a first detection value acquired from the first sensor indicates that the terminal apparatus is in the proximity state, turns off a backlight of the display device in accordance with the first detection value, and acquires, when it is determined that the first detection value does not indicate that the terminal apparatus is in the proximity state, a second detection value from the second sensor, determines whether or not the second detection value, which has been acquired, indicates that the terminal apparatus is vibrating, and turns off the backlight of the display device in accordance with the second detection value. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285561 | ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICE, METHOD OF DRIVING ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Provided is an electro-optic device including: a first pixel circuit that is provided corresponding to a position where one scanning line and a first data line are intersect with each other; a second pixel circuit that is provided corresponding to a position where the one scanning line and a second data line are intersect with each other; a first level shift unit circuit that shifts electric potential of a first data signal so as to compress electric potential amplitude of the first data signal with a first compression rate, and supplies the signal to the first data line; and a second level shift unit circuit that shifts electric potential of a second data signal so as to compress electric potential amplitude of the second data signal with a second compression rate different from the first compression rate, and supplies the signal to the second data line. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285562 | Color-Temperature-Tunable Device - A method of operating a color-temperature-tunable device is described. The method drives a first light emitting diode (LED) chip with a first driving current from a first power source. The first LED chip is configured to emit a first light having a first peak wavelength. The method also drives a second LED chip with a second driving current from a second power source. The second LED chip is configured to emit a second light having a second peak wavelength. The method further maintains a total driving current, which includes the first driving current and the second driving current, approximately constant. The second peak wavelength is different from the first peak wavelength. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285563 | Power Supply Device, Luminaire, Control Method for the Power Supply Device, and Control Method for the Luminaire - According to one embodiment, a control circuit detects power supply voltages converted by switching elements for conversion and subjects the switching elements for conversion to feedback control. The control circuit subjects all of a switching element for power factor improvement and a plurality of the switching elements for conversion to switching control at different switching frequencies. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285564 | AC DRIVEN SOLID STATE LIGHTING APPARATUS WITH LED STRING INCLUDING SWITCHED SEGMENTS - A diode selection circuit for a light emitting apparatus according to some embodiments includes a plurality of light emitting devices coupled in series. The diode selection circuit includes a comparator configured to receive a rectified AC input signal and a reference voltage and to generate a control signal in response to comparison of the rectified AC input signal with the reference voltage, a voltage controlled current source configured to supply a current to the plurality of light emitting diodes that is proportional to the rectified AC input signal, and a switch configured to receive the control signal and to shunt current away from at least one of the plurality of light emitting devices in response to the control signal. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285565 | Multi-Channel Two-Stage Controllable Constant Current Source and Illumination Source - A multi-channel constant current source particularly suitable for driving an array of light-emitting diodes as an illumination apparatus provides a power source stage voltage regulator for providing a variable voltage using pulse width modulation as an input to a plurality of constant current driver channels to regulate the constant current provided. Pulse width modulation thus allows both the power source stage and the constant current driver operating frequencies to be decoupled and individually optimized to maintain efficiency while emulating dimming effects of, for example, incandescent bulbs, over a full range of light output flux. Pulse width modulation can also be employed in the constant current channel drivers to avoid chromaticity shift during dimming. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285566 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DRIVING APPARATUS - There is provided a light emitting diode (LED) driving apparatus capable of simplifying a peripheral circuit and reducing manufacturing costs by driving two LED channels by a single field effect transistor (FET). The light emitting diode driving apparatus includes: a power supplying unit switching input power according to a control and including a transformer transforming the switched power into a preset driving power to supply the driving power; a light emitting diode unit including at least one light emitting diode group including first and second light emitting diode arrays each having at least one light emitting diode, the first and second light emitting diode arrays being connected to an output terminal of the transformer to form a single loop and receiving the driving power to emit light; and a controlling unit controlling power switching of the power supplying unit. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285567 | Light-Emitting Device and Luminaire - According to one embodiment, a light-emitting device includes a light source section including a plurality of series circuits, in each of which a plurality of light-emitting elements are connected in series, the plurality of series circuits being connected in parallel, and a substrate on which the light-emitting elements of the light source section are mounted. The light-emitting elements of the series circuits different from one another are mounted adjacent to one another. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285568 | LED LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, TERMINAL COUNT CONVERTER, AND ILLUMINATION APPARATUS - An LED light-emitting device includes: a three-terminal LED circuit which includes a first LED group constituted by a single light-emitting diode or a plurality of light-emitting diodes connected in series, a second LED group constituted by a single light-emitting diode or a plurality of light-emitting diodes connected in series, and an LED common terminal shared by anodes of the first LED group and the second LED group or cathodes thereof, and which has three terminals including both end terminals of the LED groups; and a three-terminal regulator circuit which includes a first regulating unit constituted by a unidirectional current regulator circuit, a second regulating unit constituted by a unidirectional current regulator circuit, and a regulator circuit common terminal connected with the first regulating unit and the second regulating unit and shared by anodes or cathodes thereof so as to exhibit a reverse polarity with respect to the three-terminal LED circuit. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285569 | Memory Based Illumination Device - The invention contained herein provides electrical circuits and driving methods to operate a memory cell comprising a capacitance coupled to a breakover conduction switch such as a thyristor, DIAC or one or more complementary transistor pairs. The memory cell comprises a cell capacitance for storing a memory state and for capacitively coupling an applied voltage to the switch. During operation, pulses are applied to write, read or maintain the cell's memory state. An illumination cell comprises an LED, OLED or electroluminescent material in series with each memory cell. Breakover conduction charge passes through the switch and the emissive element to charge the cell capacitance. A memory array of breakover conduction memory cells may be organized into rows and columns for reading and writing an addressable array memory cells. An organic light emitting display memory array may be fabricated using organic light emitting devices and/or materials. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285570 | LED DRIVING CIRCUIT, LED DRIVING DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD - A LED driving circuit applied to a LED module includes a read address generating unit, a memory cell and a driving unit. The read address generating unit receives a clock signal and outputs a reading signal. The memory cell is coupled to the read address generating unit and generates an output signal in accordance with the reading signal. The driving unit is coupled to the memory cell, receives the output signal and the clock signal and outputs a driving signal to the LED module. A LED driving device and a driving method are also disclosed. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285571 | LED Backlight drive circuit, LCD Device and Driving Method - The invention provides an LED backlight drive circuit, an LCD device and a driving method. The LED backlight drive circuit comprises a plurality of LED lightbars which are arranged in parallel connection, and a detection module; a comparison unit is arranged in said detection module, the comparison ends of the comparison unit are respectively coupled to the output ends of the LED lightbars, and the reference end thereof is coupled with an adjustable reference voltage module. In the invention, because the comparison unit is used, and the reference end of the comparison unit is coupled to an adjustable reference voltage module, different reference voltages are selected in accordance with different output end voltages of the LED lightbars of the LCD device. If the voltage difference between the output end voltage of the LED lightbar and the reference voltage is controlled within a reasonable range, the comparison accuracy can be effectively improved. The maximum voltage difference of the LED lightbar is fed back to the power source end of the drive circuit to regulate the output of the power source. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285572 | LED DRIVER CIRCUIT AND METHOD - A driver circuit for driving at least one LED includes a data input for receiving set point data at a first data rate and at a first bit resolution, an LED output for driving the at least one LED with LED driving values at a second data rate and at a second bit resolution, and a processing device arranged for determining from the set point data by interpolation at least part of the LED driving values. The second data rate is higher than the first data rate, the processing device being arranged to interpolate in time. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285573 | CONTROLLED AREA LIGHTING FOR USE IN MINING ENVIRONMENTS - Systems and methods for controlling lighting in a mining environment. One system includes at least one light emitting diode and a controller. The controller is configured to communicate with the at least one light emitting diode and change the light emitting diode from a first operating mode to a second operating mode. In the first operating mode, the at least one light emitting diode provides area lighting, and, in the second operating mode, the at least one light emitting diode conveys information to personnel located in the mining environment. The controller changes the light emitting diode from the first operating mode to the second operating mode based on status information received from at least one device included in the mining environment. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285574 | CONTROL OF NETWORK LIGHTING SYSTEMS - The invention relates to the control of networked lighting systems, particularly large scale networked lighting systems, and more specifically to an efficient transmission of messages to control luminaries of a networked lighting system. A basic idea of the invention is to provide an efficient and flexible multicast, particularly group cast message that addresses several or a group of luminaires, and that can control the addressed luminaries in an efficient way by compressing the distributed light settings using a function in order to reduce the communicational overhead. An embodiment of the invention relates to a method for controlling a networked lighting system comprising the steps of—selecting several controllable luminaries of the networked lighting system (S | 2013-10-31 |
20130285575 | Backlight circuit control method, backlight circuit and booster circuit - A method for controlling a backlight circuit, a backlight circuit and a boost circuit are provided by the present invention. The method comprises: acquiring a current backlight brightness level of a terminal; determining a minimum voltage required by a Light Emitting Diode (LED) to reach the backlight brightness level; and regulating a boost circuit to provide the minimum voltage for the LED. By way of the present invention, the endurance ability of the terminal is improved. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285576 | Illumination system, illumination method and lighting controller - The invention relates to an illumination system comprising a luminaire which is configured to provide light according to a plurality of preset combinations of illumination level and color temperature, controlled via a control protocol. The system further comprises a user interface comprising means to (manually) select the illumination level and color temperature from said plurality of preset combinations. The number of preset combinations is at least three. The control protocol comprises transition times for transitions between said preset combinations, said transition times being in the range of about 2 seconds to about 5 minutes. The invention further relates to an illumination method using the illumination system and to a controller uploaded with said preset lighting settings. The use of the system in dependence on the activity, time of day or atmosphere in the classroom has been proven to improve the learning behavior of children. It therefore is a learning tool for teachers. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285577 | DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER SELF-SENSING USING PLANE APPROXIMATION - The present invention provides a method for obtaining feedback parameters related to the state of a dielectric elastomer (DE). The method comprises introducing a small-scale oscillation to the voltage difference between electrodes of the DE, monitoring or repeatedly measuring several measurable electrical characteristics of the DE, deriving other relevant data from the measurements, deriving an equation for a plane of best fit through the relevant data when defined as orthogonal axes, and deriving the feedback parameters from coefficients of the plane equation. The method thus provides important feedback regarding the capacitance, leakage current and/or electrode resistance of the DE. Also disclosed are a computer program and a system adapted to perform the method. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285578 | METHOD FOR DRIVING LINEAR ACTUATOR - An amplitude control unit ( | 2013-10-31 |
20130285579 | ACTUATOR DRIVER - A actuator driver includes a digital filter configured to perform phase compensation of a digital torque command signal using a fed-back digital signal; a digital PWM generator configured to generate a plurality of pulse-width modulated PWM control signals in response to an output of the digital filter; at least one H bridge configured to select and output a first or second terminal voltage in response to the plurality of PWM control signals; first and second continuous time ΔΣ A/D converters configured to convert the first and second terminal voltages from analog to digital, respectively; and a feed-back filter configured to decimate outputs of the first and second continuous time ΔΣ A/D converters to feed back the digital signal to the digital filter. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285580 | QUICK CHANGE BATTERY ARRANGEMENT FOR MOTORIZED SHADE - The present invention advantageously provides a motorized roller shade that includes a shade conduit having an outer surface upon which a shade is attached and an inner surface defining an inner cavity. The motorized shade also comprises a motor disposed within the inner cavity along with a controller coupled to the motor that controls the motor. The motorized roller further comprises a power supply sleeve having an interior space, wherein the power supply sleeve is disposed within the inner cavity, wherein the power supply sleeve is coupled to the motor. The sleeve may be accessed by an access port that extends between the outer surface and the inner surface. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285581 | PASSIVE HIGH-VOLTAGE DC BUS DISCHARGE CIRCUIT FOR A VEHICLE - A vehicle includes a rechargeable energy storage system (RESS), an electric traction motor, a traction power inverter module (TPIM), a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) bus that electrically connects the RESS to the TPIM, a passive discharge circuit connected across the positive and negative rails of the bus, and a microprocessor. The circuit includes a semiconductor switch. The microprocessor provides an output signal at a first voltage level that opens the switch and prevents discharge of the HVDC bus when the microprocessor is operating normally, and at a default second voltage level that closes the switch in the presence of a predetermined vehicle condition to thereby discharge the HVDC bus. An optocoupler may receive the output signal, and a zener diode may be in electrical parallel with an output side of the optocoupler. The switch may be an insulated gate bipolar transistor or a thyristor in different embodiments. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285582 | AC MOTOR DRIVE DEVICE - A circuit switching element is provided that switches a step-up/step-down bidirectional chopper circuit, arranged between a DC bus and a power storage element, to a first chopper circuit or to a second chopper circuit, whose step-up and step-down characteristics are in a complementary relation. The first and second chopper circuits are used together at a time of charge and discharge. Accordingly, an AC motor drive device having mounted therein a power storage system is obtained, in which the power storage system can perform charge and discharge to and from the power storage element, regardless of a bus voltage and can increase energy use efficiency. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285583 | DRIVE WITH CONNECTABLE LOAD ELEMENT - A drive with an electric machine which can be operated as a motor for generating a positive drive force and as a generator for generating a negative drive force (braking force), a rechargeable battery, which supplies power to the electric machine in the motor operating mode and can be recharged by the electric machine in generator operating mode, and devices including a load resistor for limiting the charging of the rechargeable battery. The limiting devices also have devices for generating a flow which dissipates heat upstream of the load resistor. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285584 | MOTOR DRIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Disclosed herein are a motor driving apparatus and method. The motor driving apparatus includes: an inverter including a main driver sequentially activating N phases and a spare driver activating a spare phase substituting for a faulted phase among the activated N phases; a detecting unit detecting the respective output signals of the N phases; a switching unit performing switching so that the spare phase is connected to the faulted phase of the exited N phases; and a controlling unit driving the inverter to determine whether or not a fault is generated and control the switching unit so that the faulted phase is connected to the spare phase. Therefore, since the motor may be driven without replacing the inverter, a cost may be reduced, and since the motor may be driven without a change in the number of phases, the motor may be efficiently and stably driven. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285585 | POWER INVERTER SUITABLE FOR A VEHICLE - A power inverter comprises at least a box-shaped housing; and a power module, a smoothing capacitor, a base plate made of a flat plate, and a rotating electric machine control circuit board arranged in order in the housing. The base plate is arranged with the fringes fixed to the inner wall surfaces of the housing, and the smoothing capacitor and rotating electric machine control circuit board are fixed. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285586 | INVERTER CONTROL DEVICE, ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR, AND ELECTRIC DEVICE - An inverter control device of the present invention operates by synchronous commutation in which a commutation signal waveform is output with an electric angle of less than 180 degrees at a predetermined frequency according to a target rotation speed of a brushless DC motor. In order to maintain an induced voltage phase of a brushless DC motor at a predetermined phase with respect to an output voltage of an inverter circuit unit, even in an operation by the synchronous commutation, the output voltage of the inverter circuit unit is changed according to a change in state of the induced voltage phase of the brushless DC motor to continue a running state of the motor. Therefore, a more stable motor operation can be performed during synchronous running by the forced commutation. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285587 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING CONTROL DEVICE - A electric power steering control device equipped with a motor having a resolver detection unit comprises: an ambient temperature detecting means ( | 2013-10-31 |
20130285588 | MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE - A motor control device includes: a frequency instruction setting section for outputting a plurality of frequency instructions; an AC voltage instruction generation section for generating and outputting an AC voltage instruction based on each of the frequency instructions; a voltage application section for applying voltage to a motor based on the AC voltage instruction; a current detection section for detecting motor current flowing in the motor; and a type determination section for determining the type of the motor based on a transfer characteristic of the motor calculated from the motor current, the AC voltage instruction, and the frequency instruction. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285589 | ELECTRIC MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - An upper-level control device includes a communication control unit that transmits a command, which is used after a command that is currently executed and includes an execution order, to an electric motor control device during electric motor control devices respectively perform driving controls of electric motors, and each of the electric motor control devices includes a command storage unit configured to store a plurality of commands, a communication control unit that stores the command received from the upper-level control device in the command storage unit in the execution order, and a command-follow-up control unit that performs a follow-up control of the electric motors based on the command. When the command storage unit is fully filled with the commands, the communication control unit stores a newly received command in the command storage unit by overwriting the newly received command in an area where an executed command is stored. | 2013-10-31 |
20130285590 | Reference Angle Detecting Device - A reference angle detecting device includes a control shaft connected to a controlled object, an electric motor causing the control shaft to rotate via a worm gear mechanism, a stopper disposed on a motion track of a worm wheel, an angle sensor that can detect a rotation angle of the control shaft, and a controller. The stopper includes a spring member which is elastically deformable in an operation direction of the worm wheel. The controller drives the electric motor to operate so that the worm wheel may face the stopper, and stores the rotation angle at a time point when a change rate ω of the rotation angle θ detected by the angle sensor changes to a value less than a predetermined threshold ω | 2013-10-31 |