Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100103585 | INDUCTIVE AND CAPACITIVE COMPONENTS INTEGRATION STRUCTURE - An inductive and capacitive components integration structure includes a magnetic core including a first and a second outer leg, and a third inner leg between the first and second outer legs, a first and a second winding respectively wound on the first and second outer legs, and a third winding wound on the third inner leg. The first and second windings are electrically coupled and comprise a first inductive winding. The first inductive winding does not generate any effective magnetic flux through the third inner leg. The third winding forms a second inductive winding. At least one of the first, second and third windings is a composite winding and comprises at least one embedded capacitor. | 04-29-2010 |
20100141168 | CLASS-E AMPLIFIER AND LIGHTING BALLAST USING THE AMPLIFIER - An amplifier comprises a power source, a load network comprising a load and a resonance circuit, an input branch having a first end electrically coupled to the power source and a second end electrically coupled to the load network, and an active switch having one terminal electrically coupled to the second end of the input branch. The input branch including at least one parallel-LC-circuit configured to provide an infinitely large impedance at harmonics of a determined order. | 06-10-2010 |
20130119882 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRIVING LIGHT EMITTING DIODES - A system having an alternating current (AC) driven LED unit, an AC voltage regulator, and a controller is provided. The AC driven LED unit includes a first LED and a second LED coupled in reverse parallel. The AC voltage regulator is operable to receive AC voltage originating from an AC voltage source, regulate the AC voltage according to control signals from the controller, and apply regulated AC voltage to the AC driven LED unit, so as to enable the first LED and the second LED to emit light according to the regulated AC voltage. In addition, a method is provided for driving the LED by regulating the AC voltage. By regulating the AC voltage using the AC voltage regulator, benefits of restraining voltage fluctuations, reducing THD, improving power factor, providing dimming control, and mitigating flicker phenomenon can be achieved. | 05-16-2013 |
20130197733 | CONTROL METHOD FOR IDLING ANTI-ROLLBACK OF PURE ELECTRIC VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a control method for idling anti-rollback of pure electric vehicle, which comprises the following steps: determining whether an anti-rollback control is needed by the current state of the vehicle or not with the vehicle controller according to the brake pedal, the handbrake device and the accelerator pedal; If needed, judging whether the working condition of the anti-rollback control is satisfied by the current states of the power battery, the motor controller, and the motor or not with the vehicle controller; If not satisfied, stopping the motor to output a torque; If satisfied, driving the motor to output the torque for the anti-rollback control. With this pure electric vehicle, the control method for idling anti-rollback of pure electric vehicle can be suitable for the pure electric vehicle, the pure electric vehicle uses the motor alone to drive the vehicle, therefore is very different from conventional cars in the control of the torque and the speed regulation, thus the present invention can be suitable for starting an electric vehicle at idle, prevents effectively an electric vehicle on a slope from rolling back, has a simple and quick processing procedure, and a stable and reliable performance, and lays a solid foundation for further development and application of the electric vehicle technology. | 08-01-2013 |
20140104911 | CIRCUIT FOR SYNCHRONOUSLY SWITCHING SERIES CONNECTED ELECTRONIC SWITCHES - A circuit includes first and second electronic switches, first and second excitation circuits, and first and second inductors. The first and second electronic switches are electrically coupled in series. The first and second excitation circuits are used for respectively controlling the first and second electronic switches to be turned on and turned off and are configured to synchronously switch the first and second electronic switches. The first inductor is electrically coupled between the first excitation circuit and the first electronic switch, for transmitting the switch control signal of the first excitation circuit to the first electronic switch. The second inductor is electrically coupled between the second excitation circuit and the second electronic switch, for transmitting the switch control signal of the second excitation circuit to the second electronic switch. | 04-17-2014 |
20140177120 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FAULT PROTECTION - A protection system includes a control module, a switch, and an inductive device. The control module is used to provide control signals and switching signals based at least in part on a detected signal measured by a detecting device. The control signals include a first control signal corresponding to a normal mode and a second control signal corresponding to a fault mode. The switch is switched on and off according to the switching signals. The inductive device is coupled with the switch. The inductive device is controlled to be operated with a first inductance in response to the first control signal provided from the control module and a second inductance in response to the second control signal provided from the control module. | 06-26-2014 |
20140177294 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPRESSING RESONANCES IN POWER CONVERTERS - Systems and methods for suppressing resonances in power converters are provided. A power converter ( | 06-26-2014 |
20140218833 | SHORT CIRCUIT PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR INSULATED GATE BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR - An assembly includes an insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT), a gate driver and a short-circuit protection circuit. The gate driver is adapted to supply voltage to a gate terminal of the IGBT. The short-circuit protection circuit includes an IGBT short-circuit detector for determining whether the IGBT is short-circuited, and a supply voltage regulator for regulating the supply voltage in response to the IGBT short-circuit detector determining that the IGBT is short-circuited. | 08-07-2014 |
20140346891 | DEVICE AND METHOD TO BREAK THE CURRENT IN POWER TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A direct current (DC) circuit breaker for power transmission or distribution system includes a current sensor for sensing current of a system, a controller, a physical switch, and multiple switch modules. The multiple switch modules are electrically coupled to the current sensor and the physical switch in series. Each switch module includes multiple base elements electrically coupled in parallel. Each base element includes a first silicon carbide (SiC) metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) and a second SiC MOSFET electrically coupled in an opposite series connection mode. The first and second SiC MOSFETs are configured in a synchronous rectification mode by channel reverse conduction control. The controller controls the multiple switch modules to connect current in the system, and break current of the multiple switch modules according to sensed current signals from the current sensor. | 11-27-2014 |