06th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150035431 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is an organic light-emitting display apparatus. The organic light-emitting display apparatus includes a substrate, an organic light-emitting unit formed on the substrate and including a stacked structure of a first electrode, an intermediate layer, and a second electrode, an organic layer formed on the organic light-emitting unit, a first adhesion promoting layer formed on the organic layer, and a first inorganic layer formed on the adhesion promoting layer and including a low temperature viscosity transition (LVT) inorganic material. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035432 | CONTROLLED, DYNAMIC LIGHTING OF INTERIOR OF APPLIANCE - An apparatus, system, and method of illumination relative to an appliance. A programmable controller activates one or more light sources automatically based on a trigger or sensed condition. The controller dynamically adjusts the one or more light sources in a closed loop fashion. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035433 | VEHICLE ACCESSORY CONTROL ARRANGEMENT - An illustrative inventory of vehicle accessory control components includes a plurality of first circuit boards and a plurality of second circuit boards. The first circuit boards each have a substrate with a plurality of circuit elements supported on the substrate. The first circuit board substrates have an overall perimeter shape including an outer edge profile and a plurality of first deviations from the outer edge profile. The second circuit boards each have a substrate with a plurality of circuit elements supported on them. The second circuit board substrates have the overall perimeter shape including the same outer edge profile as the first circuit board substrates. The second circuit board substrates include a plurality of second deviations from the outer edge profile. At least one portion of the second deviations is different than the first deviations of the first circuit boards. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035434 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING EXTERIOR LIGHTING OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A system for controlling the exterior lighting of a motor vehicle has a switch unit having a rotary switch which can be rotated clockwise and counter-clockwise to sequentially activate a plurality of operating modes of the vehicle lights. The rotary switch is a continuously adjustable rotary encoder, and a plurality of indicator lights are arranged around the rotary encoder, each of the operating modes is respectively assigned a mode indicator light. The operating mode selected by the rotary encoder is displayed by the corresponding indicator light. The rotary encoder has a plurality of latched positions that correspond to the plurality of indicator lights. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035435 | LIGHT SWITCH UNIT FOR CONTROLLING EXTERIOR LIGHTING OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A light switch unit for controlling the exterior lighting (such as headlights) of a motor vehicle. A rotary actuator can be rotated from a predefined home position into at least one deflected position, different lighting modes being assigned to the home position and to the at least one deflected position; the rotary actuator being mechanically biased to return automatically, after the rotation into the at least one deflected position, to the home position after which the lighting mode which is assigned to the respective deflected position initially remains activated. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035436 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION - An apparatus for generating electromagnetic radiation includes an envelope, a vortex generator configured to generate a vortexing flow of liquid along an inside surface of the envelope, first and second electrodes within the envelope configured to generate a plasma arc therebetween, and an insulative housing associated surrounding at least a portion of an electrical connection to one of the electrodes. The apparatus further includes a shielding system configured to block electromagnetic radiation emitted by the arc to prevent the electromagnetic radiation from striking all inner surfaces of the insulative housing. The apparatus further includes a cooling system configured to cool the shielding system. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035437 | LED LIGHTING SYSTEM - A lighting system is provided having a movement system, a light source repositionable via the movement system, a sensor, a controller, and a communication system. The controller may control characteristics of the light emitted by the light source, rotation of the panel by the movement system, and receiving signal information from the sensor. The communication system exchange data between the controller and an external device, the light source and the movement system being remotely controllable by logic received using the controller via the communication system. The light source, the movement system, the controller, the sensor, and the communication system are installable in a drone. Wearable apparatus may be used with the system. Objects may be tracked and illuminated. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035438 | OVER-TEMPERATURE PROTECTING APPARATUS AND OVER-TEMPERATURE PROTECTING METHOD THEREOF - An over-temperature protecting apparatus and an over-temperature protecting method thereof are provided. The method includes following steps: detecting the temperature of the over-temperature protecting apparatus to obtain an adjusting signal and outputting the adjusting signal to a current detection pin of the control chip; adjusting the duty-ratio of the pulse-width modulated signal by the control chip output from the gate output pin according to the adjusting signal received by the current detection pin. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035439 | ELECTRIC LAMP - In various embodiments, an electric lamp includes a light source having at least two supply lines configured to supply electrical energy to the light source, and an outer bulb surrounding the light source. The outer bulb is filled with inert gas. The lamp further includes a disconnection mechanism arranged within the outer bulb. At least one of the supply lines is interrupted in the event that the disconnection mechanism is tripped. The disconnection mechanism has a switch. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035440 | DETECTOR CONTROLLED ILLUMINATING SYSTEM - An illuminating device coupled with sensors or an image acquisition device and a logical controller allows illumination intensity and spectrum to be varied according to changing user needs. The system provides illumination to areas according to the principles of correct lighting practice for the optimal performance of visual tasks in the most efficient, cost effective manner. Aspects of the invention include: lighting fixtures which adapt to ambient lighting, movement, visual tasks being performed, and environmental and personal conditions affecting illumination requirements at any given instant. Lighting fixtures have spatial distribution of spectrum and intensity, providing both “background” room lighting, and “task” lighting. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035441 | ILLUMINATION APPARATUS AND LIGHTING DEVICE USED THEREBY - An illumination apparatus includes light sources differing from one another in terms of light-emission color and voltage drop when identical current flows therein, switches in one-to-one correspondence with the light sources, a DC power supply circuit, and a control circuit. The control circuit performs a first control of the switches through a time division control method such that an on-period of each switch is not overlapped with that of any other switch. The control circuit also performs a second control to individually control at least one of a target current magnitude, flowing through each switch in the switched-on state, and a target on-period length of each switch, and to adjust a ratio of the plurality of light sources in terms of a product of the target current magnitude and the target on-period length. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035442 | Controlling Current Flowing Through LEDs in a LED Light Fixture - An alternating current (“AC”)-powered light emitting diode (“LED”) driver is described herein for driving one or more arrays of series-connected LEDs. The LED driver includes a first transistor that includes a collector-emitter path connected in series with at least one LED of an array of series-connected LEDs. The LED driver also includes a second transistor configured to selectively activate the first transistor based on a level of current through the array of series-connected LEDs. The array of series-connected LEDs has a turn-on voltage. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035443 | LIGHTING APPARATUS FOR USE WITH CONTROLLED CURRENT DRIVERS - An apparatus includes a bus configured to be coupled to a controlled current source and at least one light emitting device coupled to the bus. The apparatus further includes a voltage regulator circuit configured to regulate a voltage at the bus and a current regulator circuit configured to control a current through the at least one light emitting device. The current regulator circuit may be used to control a color output of the apparatus. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035444 | LED LIGHTING DEVICE - A control circuit performs ON/OFF control for a switching element so that LED current flowing in an LED unit is within a rated current range. In the case where the LED unit is lit, a voltage applied between both ends of series connection of a reactor and the LED unit becomes a first bus voltage, when the switching element is ON, and becomes a voltage lower than the first bus voltage, that is determined based on the first bus voltage and a second bus voltage, when a switching element is OFF. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035445 | LUMINESCENT SYSTEM AND ORGANIC EL DEVICE - The present invention aims to provide a luminescent system enabling contactless power supply, having a high ratio of light emission region, and securing a desired quantity of emitted light. The luminescent system is constituted by an organic EL device and a fixed-side wall surface. The device is formed by stacking an electrode layer of an anode side, an organic light-emitting layer, and a transparent electrode layer of a cathode side on a substrate and being sealed by a sealing part. Electrodes with a planar expanse are stacked on a face near the wall surface and are arranged so as to overlap a light emitting region where the organic light-emitting layer is disposed. Electrodes with a planar expanse are embedded in the wall surface. A power unit is electrically connected between the electrodes. The electrodes of the device and of the wall surface are opposite each other across a flooring material. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035446 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND LUMINAIRE - A lighting device that lights up an LED and includes a DC power source, a buck converter and a control circuit. The buck converter includes a switching element, an inductor and a diode. The control circuit includes a current detection circuit that detects an electric current flowing through the switching element, a voltage detection circuit that detects a voltage across the inductor, a delay circuit that generates a delay time according to the voltage detected by the voltage detection circuit, and a drive circuit that generates and outputs a control signal to the switching element, the control signal turning OFF the switching element after a lapse of the delay time generated by the delay circuit from when the electric current detected by the current detection circuit reaches a predetermined current command value. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035447 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND LUMINAIRE - A lighting device includes a DC/DC converter (step-down chopper circuit) and a control circuit that includes a correction circuit. The correction circuit corrects the timing at which a switching element included in the DC/DC convertor is turned OFF based on a voltage value across a solid-state light-emitting element (LED unit). The correction is made such that an average value of a current flowing through an inductor included in the DC/DC converter is within a predetermined range regardless of a voltage value across the solid-state light-emitting element. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035448 | PIXEL CIRCUIT, DRIVING METHOD OF THE SAME, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A pixel circuit, a driving method, and a display apparatus, wherein the pixel circuit includes: a first switch transistor having a source connected to a data signal terminal, and a gate connected to a first control signal terminal; a first capacitor having a first terminal connected to a drain of the first switch transistor; a second capacitor having a first terminal connected to a second voltage signal terminal, and a second terminal connected to a second terminal of the first capacitor; a third capacitor having a first terminal connected to the first control signal terminal, and a second terminal connected to a gate of a driving transistor; a second switch transistor having a source connected to the gate of the driving transistor, a drain connected to a drain of the driving transistor, and a gate connected to the first control signal terminal; and a third, fourth, fifth and sixth switch transistors. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035449 | DRIVER FOR ARRAYS OF LIGHTING ELEMENTS - A lighting system is disclosed comprising an excitor which drives at least one reactor. The excitor is an electrical waveform generator that creates an AC waveform at a frequency between about 50 kHz and about 100 MHz. The reactor is an under-damped resonant circuit that includes a network of lighting elements. Reactive components are distributed among the lighting elements. These reactive components can regulate the current and voltage to individual lighting elements. The drive system is particularly useful for arrays of low-voltage lighting elements such as LEDs. It is fault tolerant in that the failure of individual elements need not affect the operation of remaining elements, and elements can be added and removed without affecting the serviceability of other elements. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035450 | SOLID STATE LIGHTING CONTROL - This invention generally relates to solid state lighting control, and more particularly to a dimmer interface circuit and a method for reducing ringing on a drive signal to a solid state lighting device. An embodiment is a dimmer interface circuit for controlling brightness of a solid state light emission device, the interface circuit having an input to receive a brightness control voltage from a dimmer circuit and comprising: a voltage converter to provide a converter output voltage and having an inductive component and a charge store, the charge store controllably coupled to receive charge from the inductive component to thereby convert the brightness control voltage to the converter output voltage; and control circuitry comprising: an input to receive a voltage level indication of the brightness control voltage; an input to receive a voltage level indication of the converter output voltage; a comparison circuit to compare a said received brightness control voltage level indication and a said received converter output voltage level indication; and a transition detector to detect a transition of the brightness control voltage, said transition for turning a said solid state light emission device on, wherein the control circuitry is configured to control the voltage converter dependent on a said comparison of said level indications received at a time of a said transition in a first cycle of the brightness control voltage, such that a difference between the brightness control voltage and the converter output voltage at a time of a said transition in a second, later said cycle is closer to a target voltage difference or target voltage difference range than a said difference at the time of the transition in the first cycle. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035451 | ADJUSTABLE LIGHT FIXTURE - Methods and apparatus for controlling a light fixture having at least one adjustable attribute are described. In one embodiment, a light fixture having at least one adjustable attribute comprises a housing, a light source disposed within the housing, a cover secured to the housing that allows at least some light from the light source to pass, a light control circuit, coupled to the light source and disposed within the housing, for detecting a state change of a switch and for providing a control signal for varying an attribute of the light fixture, and the switch, coupled to the light control circuit and disposed within the housing, comprising contacts that are opened and closed in response to a non-mechanical stimulus external to the housing. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035452 | LED LIGHTING SYSTEM - The invention relates to LED lighting system comprising a power supply circuit and one or more LED modules. The power supply circuit is equipped with input terminals (K | 2015-02-05 |
20150035453 | LIGHTING DEVICE, LUMINAIRE, METHOD FOR DESIGNING LIGHTING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHTING DEVICE - A lighting device that is connected to a DC power source and supplies an electric current to a solid-state light-emitting element (LED) whose forward voltage ranges from Vfmin to Vfmax includes a DC/DC converter (buck converter) and a control unit. The DC/DC converter includes a switching element. The control unit turns OFF the switching element by peak current control, and when the solid-state light-emitting element to be connected to the lighting device has a forward voltage of Vfmax, turns ON the switching element in fixed cycles such that the DC/DC converter operates in BCM. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035454 | Lighting Control Method and Device - The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for controlling an illumination device, such as a light bulb, LED light, or the like. In one embodiment, a lighting control adapter is described, comprising a male base for physically attaching the lighting control adapter to a light fixture and for receiving power from the light fixture via a light switch connected to the light fixture, a female socket for receiving a base of an illumination device, a switching circuit for providing switchable power to the illumination device, and a processing circuit coupled to the switching circuit, for detecting one or more power toggles of the power received by the male base, and for controlling illumination of the illumination device based on the detection of one or more detected toggles. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035455 | SINGLE WIRE SERIAL INTERFACE - A single wire serial interface for power ICs and other devices is provided. To use the interface, a device is configured to include an EN/SET input pin. A counter within the device counts clock pulses sent to the EN/SET input pin. The output of the counter is passed to a ROM or other decoder circuit. The ROM selects an operational state for the device that corresponds to the value of the counter. In this way, control states may be selected for the device by sending corresponding clock pulses to the EN/SET pin. Holding the EN/SET pin high causes the device to maintain its operational state. Holding the EN/SET pin low for a predetermined timeout period resets the counter and causes the device to adopt a predetermined configuration (such as off) until new clock pulses are received at the EN/SET pin. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035456 | DRIVE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE TRAILER MANEUVERING DRIVE - Disclosed are drive systems for a vehicle trailer maneuvering drives, some embodiments having a motor unit and a voltage source for supplying the motor unit, wherein the motor unit comprises a brushed electric motor with motor shaft and a motor controller that may include a speed detection unit for detecting the speed of the motor shaft and a control and regulating unit for the motor, for its voltage supply. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035457 | FURNITURE ARRANGEMENT AND A METHOD FOR THE PARALLEL CONTROL OF AT LEAST TWO ELECTROMOTIVE FURNITURE DRIVES OF A FURNITURE ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a furniture arrangement ( | 2015-02-05 |
20150035458 | LINEAR MOTOR SYSTEM - A linear motor system includes a stator, a mover, and a controller. The stator includes a plurality of armature coil units arranged so as to be spaced apart from one another at certain intervals. The mover includes a permanent magnet. The controller is configured to sequentially select, as a power-feeding target, an armature coil unit opposing the mover from among the plurality of armature coil units, perform, for the power-feeding target, computation for power-feeding control on the basis of a speed command, and sequentially feed power to the armature coil unit. The controller includes a power-feeding-switching compensation function of performing switching compensation when the power-feeding target is switched to a next armature coil unit. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035459 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND POWER SYSTEM AND MOTOR CONTROLLER FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - An electric vehicle and a power system and a motor controller for an electric vehicle are provided. The power system includes a power battery; a charging-discharging socket; a bidirectional DC/DC module connected with the power battery; a driving control switch connected with the power battery and the bidirectional DC/DC module; a bidirectional DC/AC module connected with the driving control switch and the power battery; a motor control switch connected with the bidirectional DC/AC module and a motor; a charging-discharging control module connected with the bidirectional DC/AC module and the charging-discharging socket; and a controller module connected with and configured to control the driving control switch, the motor control switch and the charging-discharging control module according to a current operation mode of the power system. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035460 | ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVEN PUSHERS FOR AUTOMATED CLIPPING PACKAGING APPARATUS - Methods, devices and computer program products automatically package an object, such as, for example, whole muscle meat pieces, in a covering material, such as, for example, netting. The devices include a pusher assembly, an electric motor, preferably a servo motor with a gear box, that drives a linear drive assembly. The devices can include a programmably adjustable index and/or speed profile for the pusher assembly. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035461 | ELECTRIC MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE AND ELECTRIC MOTOR CONTROL METHOD - An electric motor control device that performs a voltage phase control includes a voltage generator configured to calculate a d-q axis voltage command value, a stabilization filter having first to fourth filters determined based on a transfer characteristic from an applied voltage to an output electric current and configured to remove resonance characteristics in the d-q axis electric current, and a voltage application unit configured to apply an AC voltage to the electric motor based on the final d-q-axis voltage command value. The stabilization filter is configured to generate the final d-axis voltage command value based on a result obtained by using the first and second filters for each of the d-axis and the q-axis voltage command values and generate the final q-axis voltage command value based on a result obtained by using the third and fourth filters for each of the d-axis and the q-axis voltage command values. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035462 | MOTOR CONTROLLER - A motor controller includes an inverter portion having an upper switching element and a lower switching element which are connected in series, and an inverter control portion generating control signals and controlling a drive of each switching element. The inverter control portion generates the control signals such that (i) different phases of the upper switching element and the lower switching element are synchronously energized and intermittently turned on, (ii) a pulse-width modulation period of the upper switching element is equal to a pulse-width modulation period of the lower switching element, (iii) an on-period of one of the upper switching element and the lower switching element is greater than an off-period of the other one of the upper switching element and the lower switching element, and (iv) the off-period is in a time period from a time point the on-period starts to a time point the on-period completes. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035463 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - A SBW-ECU prohibits driving of an electric motor by turning off power supply to the motor by a drive prohibition device, when a diagnosis part of a by-wire control circuit determines that a shift-by-wire system is abnormal or a monitor circuit determines that the by-wire control circuit is abnormal. In this case, the motor is stopped from rotating by execution of power supply phase fixation processing, by which a power supply phase of the motor is fixed without switchover, when the motor is driven to rotate at the time of determination of abnormality of the shift-by-wire system. Then the prohibition device prohibits driving of the motor by stopping the power supply to the motor. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035464 | INVERTER DEVICE AND POWER STEERING DEVICE - An inverter device includes a switch circuit configured by series-connecting two N-channel semiconductor switching elements in opposite directions so that the switch circuit makes or breaks electrical connection between a DC power supply and an inverter circuit and a control circuit carrying out a protecting operation in which when the control circuit output a control signal to control switching of the inverter circuit and an operating condition is met, the control circuit stops output of the control signal to turn off all switching elements configuring the inverter circuit and the switch circuit. In the protecting operation, the switch circuit is turned off after output of the control signal has been stopped. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035465 | ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE CONTROL APPARATUS AND ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE SYSTEM - A rotating electrical machine control apparatus includes a position information generator and a controller, where a reset request is given from the controller, the position information generator stores position information in accordance with a first signal indicating the rotation position of a rotating electrical machine in a position storage portion, and thereafter updates the position information stored in the position storage portion on the basis of a second signal. The controller gives a reset request to the position information generator, and determines an abnormality of the position information on the basis of the position information obtained before and after the reset request is given. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035466 | DISTRIBUTED GAP INDUCTOR FILTER APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - The invention comprises a high frequency inductor filter apparatus coupled with an inverter yielding high frequency harmonics and/or non-sixty Hertz output. For example, an inductor/converter apparatus is provided that uses a silicon carbide transistor to output power having a carrier frequency, modulated by a fundamental frequency, and a set of harmonic frequencies. A filter, comprising an inductor having a distributed gap core material and optional magnet wires, receives power output from the inverter/converter and processes the power by passing the fundamental frequency while reducing amplitude of the harmonic frequencies. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035467 | PERMANENT MAGNET INDUCTOR FILTER APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - The invention comprises a high frequency inductor filter apparatus coupled with an inverter yielding high frequency harmonics and/or non-sixty Hertz output. For example, an inductor/converter apparatus is provided that uses a silicon carbide transistor to output power having a carrier frequency, modulated by a fundamental frequency, and a set of harmonic frequencies. A filter, comprising an inductor having a distributed gap core material and optional magnet wires, receives power output from the inverter/converter and processes the power by passing the fundamental frequency while reducing amplitude of the harmonic frequencies. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035468 | CONTROL METHOD IMPLEMENTED IN A VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE - The invention relates to a method of control implemented in a variable speed drive, said method comprising the following steps of:
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20150035469 | SENSING PM ELECTRICAL MACHINE POSITION - An electrical machine includes a stator having a stator winding and a secondary transformer coil. A rotor is operatively connected to rotate relative to the stator, wherein the rotor includes a plurality of embedded permanent magnets. A primary transformer coil is wound on the rotor and is operatively connected to form a rotating transformer with the secondary transformer coil. An inverter/active rectifier component is operatively connected to the stator winding and the secondary transformer coil to control the stator winding based on a sense in the secondary transformer coil received from the primary transformer coil. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035470 | ELECTRIC POWER ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE - An electric power assembly for a vehicle is disclosed. An electric motor includes a stator and a rotor being rotatable about a pivot axis relative to the stator. An inverter is coupled to the electric motor and includes a power switching device that outputs an electrical signal from the inverter at a first frequency and having interference at a second frequency. The second frequency is a byproduct of the electrical signal creating the first frequency. The stator is electrically connected to the inverter to receive the first frequency such that the stator produces a first magnetic field. A frequency filter is attached to the rotor and directs the portion of the electrical signal having the second frequency to the rotor such that the rotor produces a second magnetic field that interacts with the first magnetic field to rotate the rotor about the pivot axis relative to the stator. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035471 | FIELD WINDING TYPE SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR - A field winding type synchronous motor comprises a stator, a rotor with field windings, a brushless exciter, and a rectification circuit rectifying an output of the brushless exciter. A first circuit in parallel with the field windings includes a discharge resistor and a first switching device with a backward diode. The discharge resistor and the first switching device are connected in series. A second switching device is provided in one of the DC lines connecting the first circuit and the rectification circuit. The first switching device is controlled by a potential obtained by resistor dividing of an induced voltage in the field windings and a connection from the potential via a diode to anode adjacent to the rectification circuit on the one of the DC lines with the second switching device thereon. The second switching device is closed in a synchronous speed. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035472 | REEL TYPE POWER BANK - A reel type power bank includes a predetermined shaped housing with an accommodating space, at least one rechargeable battery installed on a side of the accommodating space, a control circuit board electrically coupled to rechargeable battery and having a DC-to-DC power conversion circuit for regulating an output voltage of the rechargeable battery, a USB output interface coupled to DC-to-DC power conversion circuit, and a reel built in the housing, and installed on a side of the control circuit board, and including a winder and a charging cable wound around the winder. The charging cable has an outer end coupled to a USB plug and an inner end extended from the winder and out of the storage case, and electrically coupled to the DC-to-DC power conversion circuit, such that the charging cable can be pulled out for use or wound and hidden into the housing of the power bank. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035473 | INTELLIGENT CHARGING SYSTEM AND CHARGING ASSEMBLY - An intelligent charging system includes a charging device, a battery pack, an electric tool powered by the battery pack, and a terminal device capable of communicating with the charging device and having a network communication function on its own. The charging system provides effective information chains between the integral parts, achieves remote operation or setting, improves utilization rate of the charging system, and facilitates the user to use an apparatus obtaining electrical energy from the charging system in a planned manner. The charging assembly helps the user to use the terminal device to control the charging procedure. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035474 | INTEGRATION OF WIRELESS CHARGING UNIT IN A WIRELESS DEVICE - Described herein are techniques related to one or more systems, apparatuses, methods, etc. for implementing a wireless charging and a wireless connectivity in a device. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035475 | Systems and Methods for Identifying and Monitoring a Battery Charger - A charger includes a first terminal, a second terminal and a third terminal. The first terminal and the second terminal are configured for providing an output power to a battery module. The charger also includes a signal generation unit configured for generating an identity signal which indicates an identity of the charger. The charger is configured for outputting the identity signal to the battery module via the third terminal. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035476 | MULTIPORT USB CHARGER - A universal serial bus charging device for charging connected electronic devices is presented. The universal serial bus includes a microprocessor and a power supply configured to output a total charging current. The universal serial bus charging device further includes a plurality of low voltage ports in communication with the microprocessor and electrically coupled to the power supply. Each of the plurality of low voltage ports are capable of connecting with the electronic devices and providing the electronic devices a device charging current. The microprocessor is configured to enumerate the connected electronic devices and communicate to each of the enumerated electronic devices the device charging current available through its respective low voltage port connection. The available device charging current for each enumerated electronic device is determined by the microprocessor as a function of a total charging current and the enumerated electronic devices. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035477 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF FAST BATTERY CHARGING WITH UNIVERSAL HIGH POWER INPUT SOURCE - Methods, electronic devices and USB charger apparatus are presented for fast USB charging, in which a high voltage master of the device detects a connected high voltage charger and selectively connects a current circuit to source or sink a current to or from one USB cable data signal conductor while providing a non-zero voltage to the other USB cable data signal conductor to configure the charger apparatus to provide charging power at a particular high voltage level above a nominal voltage level. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035478 | CHARGING-PORT CONTROL DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A charging-port control device for an electric vehicle includes a charging port engaged with a charging connector, a locking mechanism configured to limit release of an engagement state between the charging connector and the charging port, and a lock state control unit configured to control the locking mechanism to a lock state or an unlock state. The lock state control unit includes a first mode for controlling the locking mechanism to the lock state only when a charge request is being outputted from a vehicle side and a third mode for maintaining a full-time unlock state. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035479 | BATTERY CHARGER - A portable battery charger for charging a portable battery. The battery charger has a body defined by an outer surface, a top surface, and a bottom surface. The outer and bottom surfaces are shaped and sized to be insertable into a receptacle. The charger also has a battery-charging slot extending into the body from the top surface for receiving and charging the battery, and a power input for transferring electrical power to the body. The charger also has an energy storage housed within the body and in electrical communication with the battery-charging slot and the power input, for storing and transferring the electrical power. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035480 | POWER RECEIVING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER RECEIVING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A power receiving apparatus receives power wirelessly transmitted by a power transmission apparatus, and stores the received power. The power receiving apparatus includes a communication unit configured to transmit and receive a control signal in a wireless power transmission system. The power receiving apparatus switches a supply source of power to the communication unit when a power storage capacity is less than a threshold value. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035481 | NON-CONTACT POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE, MAGNETIC INDUCTION-TYPE POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, MAGNETIC INDUCTION-TYPE POWER COLLECTOR, AND MOVING OBJECT USING SAME - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a non-contact power transmission device, a magnetic induction-type power supply device, a magnetic induction-type power collector, and a moving object using same. Embodiments of the present invention provide a non-contact power transmission device, a magnetic induction-type power supply device, a magnetic induction-type power collector, and a moving object using same, the non-contact power transmission device comprising: a power collector having a power collector core, and a boob power collector cable that winds around the power collector core; and a power supply unit comprising a power supply core having a holder section and protrusions on the center portion of the holder section and around the perimeter of the holder section, and a power supply cable wound in such a manner that electric currents flow in two different directions with respect to the protruding center portion, wherein the power collector is located in the opposite direction from the protruding portion. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035482 | NON-CONTACT CHARGING SYSTEM - A non-contact charging system includes a charging device and a mobile object. The charging device includes a transmitter. The transmitter is provided at a predetermined position in a charging area and has a power transmission surface to transmit electric power using a magnetic field. The mobile object includes a receiver. The receiver is provided in the mobile object and has a power reception surface to receive the electric power from the charging device through the transmitter. The power transmission surface faces the power reception surface when the mobile object enters the charging area. At least one of the power transmission surface and the power reception surface is tilted relative to ground in the charging area in a longitudinal direction of the mobile object. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035483 | ELECTRICAL CABLE ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - An electrical cable assembly is provided with an electrical connector sized to be received into an electrical outlet. A cable is in electrical communication with the electrical connector. A lockable connector is in electrical communication with the cable. An adapter receptacle is sized to receive the lockable connector for electrical communication with the lockable connector. The lockable connector is lockable within the adapter receptacle. A vehicle connector assembly is in electrical communication with the adapter receptacle and is sized to be received by a vehicle receptacle to convey current to the vehicle receptacle. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035484 | SELF-CHARGING ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND AIRCRAFT, AND WIRELESS ENERGY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A method and system for efficient distribution of power using wireless means, and a system and method for wireless power distribution to provide electric devices, such as vehicles with a way to continuously and wirelessly collect, use and charge their power systems and thereby use the transmitted power for operation. The system and method allows a hybrid, simplified and less costly way to charge devices, such as vehicles so that the devices continuously operate while charging/recharging. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035485 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - An electric vehicle supply equipment receives an external AC power source. The electric vehicle supply equipment includes a relay apparatus and a controller. The relay apparatus has a master relay, an auxiliary relay, and a controllable switch. The master relay is connected to a master power loop. The controllable switch is connected in series to the auxiliary relay to form a series path and connected to an auxiliary power loop. When the controller detects the external AC power source, the controller turns on the auxiliary relay. Afterward, when the controller detects that the external AC power source is in a zero-crossing condition, the controller drives the controllable switch to be turned on. Accordingly, the relays are controlled in coordinated timing, and further the external AC power source is detected, thus implementing the zero-voltage and zero-current turning on of the relay apparatus. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035486 | CHARGE CONTROLLER FOR VEHICLE - An electric vehicle is able to be charged from a power source via a supply side controller. The supply side controller retrieves and acquires vehicular information from the electric vehicle as an electric connection is established with the electric vehicle. The supply side controller stores the retrieved vehicular information. The vehicular information may contain charging information used for a charging control and non-charging information not used for the charging control. An information device, such as a smart phone, requests to supply the vehicular information. In response to the request, the supply side controller supplies the stored vehicular information to the information device without accessing the battery charger and the vehicular functional device. Accordingly, it is possible to supply the vehicular information without rebooting the controller on the vehicle in response to the request from the information device. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035487 | EQUALIZATION DEVICE FOR ASSEMBLED BATTERY - An equalization device for equalizing voltages of battery cells connected in series includes equalization switches, resistors, and a control circuit. Each equalization switch has energization terminals interposed between terminals of a corresponding battery cell. A current path between the energization terminals conducts when a control voltage not less than a threshold voltage is applied between control terminals of the equalization switch. Each resistor is connected between the control terminals of the corresponding equalization switch. The control circuit switches an equalization execution state and an equalization stop state in accordance with an equalization signal provided for each battery cell. In the execution state, the control circuit passes an electric current through the corresponding resistor to generate the control voltage not less than the threshold voltage. In the stop state, the control circuit causes the corresponding resistor to generate the control voltage less than the threshold voltage. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035488 | CHARGING SYSTEM - A charging control device includes a control unit and a monitoring unit. The control unit performs at least one of controlling charging to a rechargeable battery and monitoring a state of a rechargeable battery, while outputting a state signal which indicates an operation state of the control unit. The monitoring unit determines whether or not the operation state of the control unit is a predesignated specified operation state based on the state signal outputted from the control unit. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035489 | CHARGING AND DISCHARGING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A charging and discharging system is disclosed. The charging and discharging system includes a first cell assembly and a second cell assembly. The first battery cell assembly includes a first cell, a first connecting piece, and a second connecting piece. The second cell assembly includes a second cell, a third connecting piece, and a fourth connecting piece. The first connecting piece and the second connecting piece connect the first cell to a circuit board. The third connecting piece and the fourth connecting piece connect the second cell to the circuit board. A length of the third connecting piece and the fourth connecting piece is greater than a total length of the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece. A resistivity of the third connecting piece and the fourth connecting piece is smaller than a length of the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035490 | BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A battery system has a battery module including a number M of series-connected batteries. The battery system is further provided with a number N (12015-02-05 | |
20150035491 | ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEM HAVING INDIVIDUALLY CONTROLLABLE CELLS - Described embodiments include a system and a method. A system includes at least two individually controllable electrochemical cells configured to output electric power. Each individually controllable cell includes an electrolyte, and a first working electrode configured to transfer electrons to or from the electrolyte. Each individually controllable cell includes a second working electrode configured to transfer electrons to or from the electrolyte. Each individually controllable cell includes a gating electrode spaced-apart from the second working electrode and configured if biased relative to the second working electrode to modify an electric charge, field, or potential in the space between the electrolyte and the second working electrode. The system includes a control circuit coupled to apply a respective biasing signal to each gating electrode of each controllable cell of the at least two controllable cells. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035492 | ADJUSTING DEVICE, BATTERY PACK, AND ADJUSTING METHOD - An adjusting device that is connected to a load and to a plurality of storage battery units that are connected together in parallel and that adjusts voltage differences among the plurality of storage battery units includes: for each of the storage battery units, a switch that is provided between a storage battery unit and the load that is turned ON during detection intervals for detecting current from the storage battery unit, a detection means that detects the current supplied from each of the storage battery units during the detection interval, and an adjusting means that, based on the detection results of the detection means, controls the ON/OFF states of switches during the adjustment intervals for adjusting voltage differences such that the voltage differences among the plurality of storage battery units are decreased. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035493 | BI-DIRECTIONAL SWITCHING REGULATOR AND CONTROL CIRCUIT THEREOF - The present invention discloses a bi-directional switching regulator and a control circuit thereof. The bi-directional switching regulator includes a power stage, an operation circuit controlling the power stage, and a power path management circuit. The power path management circuit includes a power path switch electrically connected between the output terminal and the battery, and a power path controller controlling the power path switch. The operation circuit generates the operation signal according to the output voltage or a battery voltage of the battery, and the charging current, so that: (1) a voltage difference between the output voltage and the battery voltage is ICHG*R, wherein ICHG represents the charging current and R represents a conduction resistance when the power path switch is fully conductive; or (2) the output voltage is determined by a higher one of a predetermined voltage level and the sum of ICHG*R plus the battery voltage. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035494 | ELECTRICITY STORAGE SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SECONDARY BATTERY PACKS, AND SECONDARY BATTERY PACK - In an electricity storage system that has a plurality of secondary battery packs, at the time of switching the object that is to be charged from a first secondary battery pack to a second secondary battery pack that has voltage across terminals lower than that of the first secondary battery pack, by causing a current-limiting circuit of the second secondary battery pack to operate, forms a path for the flow of a charging current for charging secondary batteries that are provided in the second secondary battery pack, and starts charging of the second secondary battery pack while limiting the charging current to a fixed value or less by means of the current-limiting circuit. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035495 | BATTERY CONTROL SYSTEM AND BATTERY PACK - A battery control unit ( | 2015-02-05 |
20150035496 | MULTILAYERED BUS BAR - An example multilayered bus bar includes, among other things, a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and a third conductive layer. The second conductive layer is sandwiched between the first and third conductive layers. A polarity of the second conductive layer is different than a polarity of the first and third conductive layers. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035497 | Voltage Regulator - Provided are improvements for systems and methods of alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC) power regulation. The system improvements include a regulation circuit that controls a silicon controlled rectifier circuit. Method improvements include one or more of SCR load sharing, adaptive voltage droop compensation, and/or voltage rebound compensation. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035498 | ACTIVE CONTROL PROCEDURES FOR THE CONNECTION OF VERY CAPACITIVE LOADS USING SSPCs - Procedures for the connection of a very capacitive load to a voltage bus of an electric distribution system, by using a solid state power controller, where the current through the SSPC is controlled actively by maintaining one of its parameters (the current and/or the derivative of the current) constant during the entire connection time of said very capacitive load or during each one of a set of stretches of said connection time. The invention also refers to SSPCs structured to carry out said procedures. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035499 | METHOD FOR USING AN ELECTRIC UNIT - A power plant, and a method for using an electrical unit therefor are disclosed, wherein, an electrical machine can be connected to a power network via a converter and a block transformer. A method is disclosed for using the electrical unit, wherein the converter disconnects the block transformer from the machine in the event of a malfunction of the block transformer. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035500 | method for operating a power supply unit for an electrical system of a motor vehicle - A method for operating a power supply unit for an electrical system of a motor vehicle, the power supply unit having an electric generator having a stator having a stator winding and a rotor having a rotor winding, as well as a field current controller assigned to the rotor winding for selecting the setpoint of the current flowing through the rotor winding; the electric generator being set into rotation without a current being specified by the rotor winding, thereby generating a starting voltage; at least one component of the power supply unit or of the vehicle electrical system being energized by the starting voltage. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035501 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING TORSIONAL OSCILLATION IN WOUND FIELD SYNCHRONOUS GENERATOR MACHINES - A method for controlling torsional oscillation includes detecting angular position of a wound field synchronous generator machine, extracting information indicative of torsional oscillation, selecting synchronous torsional oscillations, compensating for the synchronous torsional oscillations with an exciter signal, and controlling field current in the wound field synchronous generator using the exciter signal. A damping controller includes a damping module with a synchronous selective compensator and a synchronous notch filter for generating torsional oscillation compensation signals for asynchronous torsional oscillation. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035502 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Aspects include a power supply system. The system includes an oscillator system configured to generate a clock signal at a clock node. The oscillator system includes a comparator configured to compare a first variable voltage at a first comparator node and a second variable voltage at a second comparator node. The first and second variable voltages can have respective magnitudes that are based on a state of the clock signal. The system also includes a pulse-width modulation (PWM) generator configured to generate a PWM signal based on an error voltage and the clock signal. The system further includes a power stage configured to generate an output voltage based on the PWM signal. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035503 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - One aspect includes power supply systems. The system includes an error amplifier system configured to generate an error voltage based on a feedback voltage of the power supply system relative to a reference voltage. The system also includes a PWM generator comprising a comparator configured to generate a PWM signal based on the error voltage and a ramp signal. The system further includes a power stage configured to generate the output voltage based on the PWM signal, the power stage comprising a transconductance amplifier configured to generate a temperature-compensated sense current associated with a magnitude of an output current associated with power stage. The ramp signal being generated based on the temperature-compensated sense current. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035504 | SWITCHING REGULATOR INPUT CURRENT SENSING CIRCUIT, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A Buck switching regulator includes first Buck switching regulator circuitry is operable to generate a first output voltage from an input voltage and operable to generate a first sensed voltage having a value that is proportional to an output current being provided by the first Buck switching regulator circuitry. The first Buck switching regulator circuitry receives an input current and operates at a first duty cycle determined by a duty cycle signal. Input current sensing circuitry includes second Buck switching regulator circuitry coupled to the first Buck regulator switching circuitry to receive the duty cycle signal and to receive the first sensed voltage as an input voltage to the second Buck switching regulator circuitry. The second Buck switching regulator circuitry is operable responsive to the duty cycle signal to generate a second output voltage from the first sensed voltage. The second output voltage has a value that is proportional to the input current being supplied to the first Buck switching regulator circuitry. Such a Buck switching regulator can be utilized in a variety of different types of electronic systems, such as laptop computer systems, and can also be used in charging systems in laptop computer and other types of electronic systems. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035505 | SLOW START FOR LDO REGULATORS - Techniques for generating a control voltage for a pass transistor of a linear regulator to avoid in-rush current during a start-up phase. In an aspect, a digital comparator is provided to generate a digital output voltage comparing a function of the regulated output voltage with a reference voltage, e.g., a ramp voltage. The digital output voltage is provided to control a plurality of switches selectively coupling the gate of the pass transistor to one of a plurality of discrete voltage levels, e.g., a bias voltage or a ground voltage to turn the pass transistor on or off. In another aspect, the digital techniques may be selectively enabled during a start-up phase of the regulator, and disabled during a normal operation phase of the regulator. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035506 | LOW DROP-OUT VOLTAGE REGULATOR - The voltage regulator comprises a regulation loop ( | 2015-02-05 |
20150035507 | DUAL MODE VOLTAGE REGULATOR WITH DYNAMIC RECONFIGURATION CAPABILITY - A dual mode voltage regulator according to one embodiment includes a passive regulator circuit; a switching regulator circuit; and a controller circuit configured to monitor operational parameters of the dual mode voltage regulator and selectively couple either the passive regulator circuit or the switching regulator circuit between an input voltage port and an output load. The selective coupling is based on the monitoring of parameters including current through the output load, voltage at the input voltage port and voltage at the output load as well as the availability of a system clock signal. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035508 | MODE SELECTION CIRCUIT AND SWITCH CONTROL CIRCUIT INCLUDING THE MODE SELECTION CIRCUIT AND MULTI FUNCTIONS PIN - A mode selection circuit generates a mode voltage according to a clamping current flowing when a voltage of a multi-pin is clamped to a predetermined clamping voltage, and selects one of a plurality of mode signals according to the mode voltage. The mode voltage is controlled according to a passive element connected to the multi-pin. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035509 | CONTROL CIRCUIT AND DC-DC CONVERTER - To provide a control circuit in a DC-DC converter, which includes transistors with the same conductivity type. The control circuit generates a pulse signal (GS), and includes a hysteresis comparator, a logic unit, a digital-analog converter circuit, and a comparator. The hysteresis comparator converts a signal (FB) based on an output voltage of the DC-DC converter into a digital signal (comp). The logic unit generates, in accordance with the signal comp, a pulse width modulation signal (pwm) determining a pulse width of the signal GS. The logic unit also divides a reference clock signal to generate an m-bit (m is greater than or equal to 2) second digital signal. The digital-analog converter circuit converts the m-bit second digital signal into an analog signal to generate a 2 | 2015-02-05 |
20150035510 | SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY CONTROL CIRCUIT - A switching power supply control circuit has a switching element, a smoothing circuit, and a switching control circuit configured to control the switching element. The switching control circuit includes I-V converter configured to multiply an output current flowing into the switching element by a predetermined conversion coefficient and generating an I-V conversion voltage, an amplifier configured to amplify the sum of the I-V conversion voltage and an offset voltage and generating a current detection signal, a first DAC configured to convert a digital compensation value computed from an output voltage of the smoothing circuit to an analog converted value, a first analog comparator configured to compare the current detection signal with the analog converted value and generating a first comparison result signal, and a driver configured to control the switching element on the basis of the first comparison result signal. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035511 | LOW POWER SWITCHING MODE REGULATOR HAVING AUTOMATIC PFM AND PWM OPERATION - A circuit and method for operating a switching mode power supply. A clock is driven by a current source to generate pulses at a fixed frequency using pulse width modulation for normal load demands. For light load demands, the current to the clock is reduced, and therefore the clock generates pulses at a lower, variable frequency and fixed duration using pulse frequency modulation. Thus, depending on the load condition, either fixed frequency pulses or fixed duration pulses are automatically provided to a power stage for conversion to an output voltage. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035512 | Charge Pump and Switch Control Circuit - A charge pump includes: a first diode that is connected to a first node; a second diode that is connected to a second node; a pump capacitor that is connected to a third node to which the first diode and the second diode are connected; a power supply capacitor that is connected to the pump capacitor; a third diode that is connected between the pump capacitor and the power supply capacitor; and a zener diode that is connected in parallel to the third diode and the power supply capacitor. A power supply device decreases a ripple of an output current using a ripple reduction signal. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035513 | REFERENCE CURRENT GENERATOR - Exemplary embodiments are related to current generators. A device may include a first integration path for charging a first integration capacitor during a first phase and a second integration path for charging a second integration capacitor during a second phase. The first integration capacitor may be configured for charging a capacitor coupled to an amplifier during the second phase and the second integration capacitor may be configured for charging the capacitor during the first phase. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035514 | DC-DC CONVERTER AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A DC-DC converter with low power consumption and high power conversion efficiency is provided. The DC-DC converter includes a first transistor and a control circuit. The control circuit includes an operational amplifier generating a signal that controls switching of the first transistor, a bias circuit generating a bias potential supplied to the operational amplifier, and a holding circuit holding the bias potential. The holding circuit includes a second transistor and a capacitor to which the bias potential is supplied. The first transistor and the second transistor include a first oxide semiconductor film and a second oxide semiconductor film, respectively. The first oxide semiconductor film and the second oxide semiconductor film each contain In, M (M is Ga, Y, Zr, La, Ce, or Nd), and Zn. The atomic ratio of In to M in the first oxide semiconductor film is higher than that in the second oxide semiconductor film. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035515 | DC-to-DC Converter Input Stage with Capacitive Current Limit - A power converter may have an input stage that includes a pair of transformer coils, switching circuitry to energize the pair of transformer coils according to an input supply voltage provided by an input source, and a limiting circuit coupled between the pair of transformer coils to cause the input stage to stop drawing current from the input source once the amount of charge drawn from the input source reaches a specific value. An output stage of the power converter may receive energy from the pair of transformer coils, and convert the received energy into an output supply voltage. The pair of transformer coils may continue providing energy stored in a leakage inductance of the pair of transformer coils to the output stage for at least a period of time, once the limiting circuit has caused the input stage to stop drawing current from the input supply. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035516 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COUNTING OBJECTS - In the field of the counting of objects, a use is provided of a photosensitive assembly comprising at least one photodiode or one photoresistor, and a source of uniform illumination for illuminating the assembly, the establishment of a reference current supplied by the photosensitive assembly for an illuminated region of this assembly corresponding to a given fraction of the surface of the assembly, the disposition of objects to be counted against the photosensitive assembly, the illumination of the assembly by the source, the objects masking a part of the surface of the assembly, measurement of the current supplied by the assembly, and determination of a ratio between measured current and reference current to deduce the proportion between the surface area of photosensitive element illuminated and the surface area masked by the objects disposed. From this ratio, information on the number of objects disposed on the photosensitive assembly is extracted. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035517 | VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH MAGNET EQUIPPED POINTER - A vehicle instrument panel assembly configured to determine an orientation angle of a stepper motor actuated pointer of the assembly. The assembly includes a pointer, a stepper motor, a magnet, and a sensor. The pointer is movable about an axis to point to indicia on a display surface of the assembly. The stepper motor is coupled to the pointer via a reduction gear arrangement. The magnet is fixedly coupled to the pointer such that a magnetic field direction generated by the magnet corresponds to an angle of the pointer. The sensor is configured to determine the magnetic field direction of the magnet and output a signal indicative of the angle of the pointer. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035518 | PERMANENT MAGNET INCLINOMETER FOR AN INDUSTRIAL MACHINE - Permanent magnet inclinometer for an industrial machine. The industrial machine includes a component that includes a first permanent magnet and a second permanent magnet. A circular magnetic sensor array senses a first magnetic flux associated with the first permanent magnet and a second magnetic flux associated with the second permanent magnet. The sensor array includes a first magnetic sensor that senses the first magnetic flux and a second magnetic sensor that senses the second magnetic flux. The controller receives a first flux signal related to the first magnetic flux and a second flux signal related to the second magnetic flux, analyzes the first flux signal to identify a first peak magnetic flux, and analyzes the second flux signal to identify a second peak magnetic flux. The controller then determines the inclination of the component based on the first peak magnetic flux and the second peak magnetic flux. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035519 | SENSOR FOR INDICATING A POSITION OR A CHANGE IN POSITION OF A COUPLING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SENSOR - Sensor having a primary coil, two secondary coils as well as an evaluator. An excitation signal may be applied to the primary coil. An output signal depending on a position of a coupling element may be induced in each secondary coil. An evaluator is configured to evaluate the output signals in order to evaluate a phase offset between the output signals. Further, the evaluator is configured to provide a sensor output signal indicating the position or change in position of the coupling element. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035520 | CALIBRATION AND MONITORING OF AN ANGLE MEASURING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICAL MACHINES - An electrical machine includes an angular position transducer for identifying a first rotation angle of a rotor; a stator winding for generating a magnetic field; a voltage measuring instrument for sensing a pole wheel voltage at the ends of the stator winding upon a rotation of the rotor; and an identification circuit for identifying a second rotation angle from the pole wheel voltage and for identifying an angle difference between the first and the second rotation angle. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035521 | PORTABLE METAL DETECTOR - The present invention relates to a portable metal detector adapted for detection of dangerous metallic items carried by individuals, for example during access to a departure lounge in an airport, comprising a casing which houses a transmitter/receiver winding, the casing being extended by a gripping and handling handle, and a processor which feeds a loop of the winding to generate a magnetic field and which detects perturbations of the magnetic field caused by the environment, characterised in that the detector comprises a sensor for detecting orientation of the detector in a vertical position of the handle and which, when the detector is in a vertical position, activates a single dynamic detection mode of the winding whereas, when the detector is in another position, it activates a static operating mode of the winding. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035522 | Device For Direct Microwave Measurement of Permeability as a Function of High DC Voltage - A sample holder and a coaxial method of measuring the permeability of magnetoelectric materials as a function of applied DC voltage are described. The sample holder reduces electromagnetic radiation losses as compared to conventional devices. The connections in the sample holder are electrically isolated from measuring equipment, preventing damage. A complementary algorithm to analyze the signal from the sample and calculate the permeability of the sample is described. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035523 | NON DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION SCANNING PROBE WITH SELF-CONTAINED MULTI-AXIS POSITION ENCODER - A scanning probe for an industrial nondestructive evaluation (NDE) ultrasound or eddy current scanning system. The scanning probe gathers reflected waveform data indicative of internal characteristics of the test object. The scanning probe also includes a self-contained multi-axis position encoder that correlates both multi-dimensional probe underside translation and rotation motion across the test sample surface with the multi-dimensional spatial location on the test object surface. The position encoder compensates for probe rotation that would otherwise negatively impact probe position determination accuracy. A data acquisition system combines sets of positional and waveform data for processing by an NDE analyzer. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035524 | MAGNETIC SENSOR, MAGNETIC HEAD, AND BIOMAGNETIC SENSOR - A magnetic sensor includes a channel layer, a magnetization free layer placed on a first section of the channel layer, and a magnetization-fixed layer placed on a second section of the channel layer. A thickness of the channel layer of the first section is different from a thickness of the channel layer of the second section and a resistance of an interface between the channel layer and the magnetization free layer is lower than a resistance of an interface between the channel layer and the magnetization-fixed layer. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035525 | PORTABLE DETECTOR FOR METALS DETECTION INCLUDING AN ADVANCED SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC STANDBY - The present invention relates to a portable detector ( | 2015-02-05 |
20150035526 | MAGNETIC SENSOR INCLUDING A LORENTZ FORCE TRANSDUCER DRIVEN AT A FREQUENCY DIFFERENT FROM THE RESONANCE FREQUENCY, AND METHOD FOR DRIVING A LORENTZ FORCE TRANSDUCER - A magnetic-field sensor, including: a die, a current generator in the die. The current generator generating a driving current. A Lorentz force transducer also in the die and being configured to obtain measurements of magnetic field based upon the Lorentz force is coupled to the current generator. The transducer having a resonance frequency. The current generator is such that the driving current has a non-zero frequency different from the resonance frequency. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035527 | SENSOR COMPRISING A MAGNET AND A HALL-EFFECT PROBE - The invention relates to a sensor ( | 2015-02-05 |
20150035528 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PROVIDED WITH DIRECTION SENSOR ELEMENTS - A semiconductor device is provided with a substrate including a main surface and a back surface that face in opposite directions to each other in a thickness direction, and first, second and third direction sensor elements having different detection reference axes from each other. The substrate is formed with a recessed portion that is recessed from the main surface toward the back surface side. The first direction sensor element is disposed at least partially within the recessed portion. The second direction sensor element is disposed so as to overlap with the main surface as viewed in the thickness direction. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035529 | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Tool With External Magnets - Methods and systems are provided that enable logging while drilling NMR measurements to be made with magnets placed outside of the drill collar and magnetically permeable members to control the magnetic field gradient. A set of magnets can be disposed on and/or embedded on a drill collar, with an antenna disposed axially therebetween. Alternatively, a set of magnets and an antenna disposed therebetween can be disposed on a sleeve that is slid onto a recess in a drill collar. Additionally, a permeable member can be axially positioned between the set of magnets for affecting the depth of investigation. | 2015-02-05 |
20150035530 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME FREQUENCY CORRECTION FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - Systems and methods for estimating frequency drifts in magnetic resonance signals acquired with a magnetic resonance imaging (“MRI”) system are provided. In one example, the frequency drifts are estimated from phase-correction data that are obtained during an echo-planar imaging (“EPI”), or other multiecho imaging, scan. The systems and methods of the present invention provide for efficiently and accurately computing frequency drift values that can be used for real-time, prospective frequency drift correction. | 2015-02-05 |