28th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130175912 | Container Having Sliding Support Assemblies For Supporting Dunnage - A container for holding product therein during shipment and being returned for reuse has a body, track assemblies attached to opposite sides of the body, and a plurality of support assemblies extending between the track assemblies. Outer members of the support assemblies have notches which enable the support assemblies to slide along the track assemblies to move parts supported by dunnage suspended by the support assemblies. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175913 | ANGLE ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS OF IMAGE DISPLAY MODULE - An angle adjustment apparatus of an image display module includes a display panel configured to have image display devices arranged and disposed therein; fixture frames disposed on the upper and lower sides of the display panel, respectively; rotation frames disposed on one side and the other side of the display panel, respectively; and step angle adjustment units disposed between the auxiliary frames of the display panel and the rotation frames and configured to adjust an angle of the rotation frames by stepwise moving the rotation frames at a constant angle when the rotation frames are rotated. The angle adjustment apparatus can reduce the time taken to install and dismantle image display modules because the angle adjustment work of an image display module is easy and can adjust the angle of the image display module precisely by moving the image display modules at a constant angle stepwise. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175914 | TWIN-SHAFT HINGE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH THE TWIN-SHAFT HINGE - A twin-shaft hinge comprises a twin-shaft body, a first shaft, a first brake lining, a second shaft and a second brake lining: the twin-shaft body has mounting holes opened at its both flanks, each of which has retainers outside its opening's both sides, and a hold-down groove in one mounting hole and between two retainers; the first shaft has a pivot part, a holder linking the pivot part, and a stopper between the pivot part and the holder; the second shaft has a pivot part and a holder only; the first brake lining or the second brake lining is coupled with a pivot part and inserted into a mounting hole for one stopper. With the twin-shaft body, the first shaft, and the second shaft mutually coordinating, a first device body on one electronic device is turned to a second device body's rear side. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175915 | ELECTRIC LUMINOUS BODY HAVING HEAT DISSIPATER WITH AXIAL AND RADIAL AIR APERTURE - The present invention is characterized in that the heat generated by the electric illumination device cannot only be dissipated to the exterior through the surface of the heat dissipater, but also enabled to be further dissipated by the air flowing capable of assisting heat dissipation through the hot airflow in a heat dissipater with axial and radial air apertures ( | 2013-07-11 |
20130175916 | MULTICHIP PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND LIGHT BULB OF USING THE SAME - A light bulb includes a base unit, an electrical connecting unit, a light-emitting unit, and a lamp cover unit. The base unit includes a base body connected with the electrical connecting unit. The light-emitting unit includes a substrate body disposed on the base body, a plurality of blue and red light emitting groups disposed on the substrate body and electrically connected with the substrate body, and a phosphor resin body formed on the substrate body to cover the blue and red light emitting groups. Each blue light emitting group includes a plurality of blue light emitting elements electrically connected with each other in series, and each red light emitting group includes a plurality of red light emitting elements electrically connected with each other in series. The lamp cover unit includes a light-permitting cover disposed on the top side of the base body to cover the light-emitting unit. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175917 | SPARK PLUG AND METAL SHELL FOR SPARK PLUG - An adhesion of a nickel plating layer to a metal shell is improved, and an effect of improving a corrosion resistance by providing the nickel plating layer is sufficiently exerted. A spark plug | 2013-07-11 |
20130175918 | FIELD EMISSION ANODE PLATE, FIELD EMISSION LIGHT SOURCE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR LIGHT SOURCE - A field emission anode plate ( | 2013-07-11 |
20130175919 | Transparent OLED device with high intensity - The present invention relates to an organic light emitting device (OLED) ( | 2013-07-11 |
20130175920 | LIGHT-EMITTING ARRANGEMENT - The invention provides a light-emitting arrangement ( | 2013-07-11 |
20130175921 | ELECTRODELESS LAMPS WITH EXTERNALLY-GROUNDED PROBES AND IMPROVED BULB ASSEMBLIES - An electrode-less plasma lamps, comprising generally of a bulb containing a gas-fill that is excited to produce light using radio-frequency (RF) energy. In specific embodiments, the use of grounded coupling-elements with integrated bulb assemblies simplifies manufacturability, improves resonant frequency control, and enables the use of solid, partially filled, and hollow lamp bodies. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175922 | SPARK PLUG AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAME - A spark plug having excellent load life performance, and a method of manufacturing the same, the spark plug having a connecting portion which electrically connects a center electrode and a metallic terminal within the axial hole of an insulator, the connecting portion including a resistor whose porosity is 5.0% or less. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175923 | ELECTRIC LIGHT BULB TYPE LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - An electric light bulb type light source apparatus includes a light source unit, a power source substrate, a drive substrate, a base, and a casing. On the power source substrate, a power source circuit is mounted, and the power source substrate has one of a through hole and a cutout. On the drive substrate, a drive circuit of at least the light source unit is mounted, and the drive substrate includes a part disposed in the one of the through hole and the cutout of the power source substrate. The base is used to supply power to the power source substrate. The casing is configured to contain the light source unit, the power source substrate, and the drive substrate, and the casing has a translucent cover. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175924 | LIGHT SOURCE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - Light for motor vehicles and the like provided with a lighting device comprising a pair of power supply lines flowed through by a primary supplying current, two or more lighting branches each comprising one or more light sources adapted for being flowed through by a secondary supplying current; and an electronic control circuit configured to determine the secondary current flowing through each lighting branch; limit the primary supplying current to a predetermined minimum value when the secondary current flowing through at least one of said lighting branches is lesser than a predetermined threshold current; control the simultaneous transition of the light sources from a pre-lighting state to a complete-lighting state, when each of the secondary currents flowing through the lighting branches is greater than or equal to the predetermined current threshold. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175925 | LIGHTING SYSTEM - To satisfy the need for refitting the lighting of a vehicle without the need to modify the controlling system of the vehicle, the present invention proposes a lighting system which comprises an electrical element ( | 2013-07-11 |
20130175926 | ON-VEHICLE LIGHT DISTRIBUTION CONTROL SYSTEM - An on-vehicle light distribution control system ( | 2013-07-11 |
20130175927 | PLASMA TREATMENT APPARATUS USING LEAKAGE CURRENT TRANSFORMER - Provided is a plasma treatment apparatus using a leakage current transformer, the apparatus, including: a chamber which provides a closed space in which plasma is formed, and receives a treated sample in an inner part thereof; an exhaust unit for forming the inner part of the chamber in a vacuum state; plasma generation electrodes fixed in the chamber, positive and negative poles of which are installed to be opposed to each other; a variable power supply which is installed in an outer part of the chamber and supplies a power source to the plasma generation electrodes; and a leakage current transformer which is installed between the variable power supply and the plasma generation electrodes and adjusts voltage and current applied to the plasma generation electrodes. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175928 | HYBRID PLASMA REACTOR - A hybrid plasma reactor includes a first plasma chamber for providing a first ring-shaped plasma discharge space, second plasma chambers providing a second plasma discharge space connected to the first plasma discharge space and coupled to magnetic flux channels, a hybrid plasma source including magnetic cores, which partially surround the first plasma chamber and have magnetic entrances forming the magnetic flux channels, and primary winding coils wound in the magnetic cores and complexly generating ring-shaped transformer-coupled plasma in the first plasma discharge space and magnetic flux channel coupled plasma in the second plasma discharge space, and an AC switching power supply for supplying plasma generation power to the primary winding coils. The hybrid plasma reactor can complexly generate magnetic flux channel coupled plasma and transformer coupled plasma so that it has a high control capability for plasma ion energy and a wide operation region from a low-pressure region to a high-pressure region. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175929 | METHOD AND CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT FOR REGULATING A LED CURRENT FLOWING THROUGH A LED CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT, AND ASSOCIATED CIRCUIT COMPOSITION AND LIGHTING SYSTEM - Consistent with an example embodiment there is a method for regulating a LED current (ILED) flowing through a LED circuit arrangement at a mean LED current level. The method includes establishing an oscillating converter current (IL), establishing a first and a second current control indicator representative of a flow of a converter current (IL); regulating a peak and valley current level of the converter current in dependence on the first current control indicator; controlling a converter current period (T) of an oscillation of the converter current in dependence on the second current control indicator to be within a period control range (Tref) and feeding at least part of the converter current to the LED circuit arrangement. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175930 | Illuminated Pet Bed Device - Disclosed is an illuminated pet bed having a pressure activated night light that allows a pet to locate their bed in low light and deactivate the light once the pet is positioned thereon for sleeping. The device includes a power source connection, a control interface, and a light source within the bed. At least one switch energizes or deactivates the light source based on input from the pet, owner, or the ambient environment. In a preferred embodiment, there is provided a first pressure switch, a second light sensor switch, a third timer switch, and manual override (“ON” and “OFF”) switches. The pressure switch is a normally closed switch that breaks continuity between the power and the light source when the pet is positioned on the bed, while the other switches are related to manual control or activation of the light during certain periods. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175931 | Triac Dimming Control System - A triac dimming control system processes the output of a triac based dimmer, generates a dimming control signal based on the output, and provides dimming at a load output based on the dimming control signal. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175932 | DRIVER IC OF DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF GENERATING LOGIC VOLTAGE USING DRIVER IC - A driver integrated circuit of a display apparatus generates a logic voltage in a power environment in which an analog voltage and a logic input/output voltage are irregularly inputted to the driver integrated circuit. The driver integrated circuit includes a first power generating unit that generates a first reference current and a first reference voltage based on the analog voltage, a second power generating unit that generates a second reference current and a second reference voltage based on the logic input/output voltage, and a logic voltage generating unit that generates a logic voltage in response to the first reference current and voltage or the second reference current and voltage according to an application order of the analog voltage and the logic input/output voltage. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175933 | Light Emitting Element Driving Device - A light emitting element driving device, which flashing-drive a plurality of light emitting element arrays connected in parallel by switching elements connected in series with each of the plurality of light emitting element arrays, the light emitting element driving device including: a current detection unit configured to detect respective currents flowing through each of the plurality of light emitting element arrays as currents of the light emitting element arrays; a selection unit configured to select the smallest current of the light emitting element arrays of the detected currents obtained by the current detection unit; and an output voltage control unit configured to control output voltage supplied to the plurality of light emitting element arrays so that the current of the light emitting element arrays selected by the selection unit becomes a preset reference current value. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175934 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A light emitting device includes light emission units, a voltage generator, a lighting selector, and a drive control unit. Each light emission unit includes light emitting component groups each of which includes a light emitting component array and a drive switch. The light emitting component array includes light emitting components that are connected in series. The drive switch is connected in series to the light emitting component array to drive the light emitting component array. The lighting selector selects the light emitting component group that is to be lit on according to brightness intensity required for each light emission unit. The drive control unit controls each drive switch independently according to the selection by the lighting selector and controls to light on each light emitting component group independently and controls the voltage generator to generate a common drive voltage. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175935 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMPENSATING CURRENT DEVIATION - An apparatus and method for compensating for a current deviation are provided. A current is applied through a light emitting diode (LED) array to which LEDs are connected. A current deviation is compensated among each respective string of the LED array using at least one constant current circuit connected to each of the respective strings. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175936 | HIGH EFFICIENCY LED DRIVER AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a high efficiency LED driver and driving method thereof. In one embodiment, a high efficiency LED driving method configured for a LED device can include: (i) receiving a DC bus voltage and generating a driving voltage for the LED device through a power switch; (ii) comparing the DC bus voltage against a sum of the driving voltage and a first reference voltage; (iii) where when the DC bus voltage is greater than the sum of the driving voltage and the first reference voltage, generating a first output current; (iv) where when the DC bus voltage is greater than the driving voltage and less than the sum of the driving voltage and the first reference voltage, generating a second output current; and (v) matching an average current of the first output current and the second output current with a corresponding driving current. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175937 | WIRELESS POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR LIGHTING AND LIGHTING APPARATUS - A wireless power supply system for lighting includes: a power transmission unit including a power transmission coil; and a power reception unit including a power reception coil. The power transmission coil generates an AC magnetic field in response to a supplied AC power. The power reception coil receives an electric power from the power transmission unit through an electromagnetic induction due to the AC magnetic field generated by the power transmission coil. The power reception unit further includes a power circuit and a receive-side control section. The power circuit receives an output power from the power reception coil and to perform Buck-Boost operation so as to output a predetermined electric power to a lighting load. The receive-side control section controls the Buck-Boost operation of the power circuit. The power circuit is configured to be capable of boosting and stepping-down of the output power from said power reception coil. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175938 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - A light source apparatus is provided. The light source apparatus comprises an electric-conductive terminal, a control circuit, a first light source device, and a second light source device. The electric-conductive terminal defines a receiving space. The control circuit is disposed within the receiving space of the electric-conductive terminal and is electrically connected to the electric-conductive terminal. The first light source device and the second light source device are both electrically connected to the control circuit. When the control circuit detects a switching signal, the control circuit enables the first light source device to change from a first brightness to a second brightness and enables the second light source device to change from a third brightness to a fourth brightness. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175939 | BALLAST WITH AN ARC QUENCHING CIRCUIT - An arc detection circuit that detects an occurrence of arcing between ballast and a lamp is provided. A transformer has a primary side connected between the ballast and the lamp to receive lamp current and conduct the lamp current from the ballast to the lamp during normal operation. A secondary side of the transformer produces a transformer voltage as a function of the lamp current received by the primary side. The produced transformer voltage is less than a threshold value during normal operation and greater than the threshold value during an occurrence of arcing between the ballast and the lamp. The arc detection circuit reduces the produced transformer voltage and provides it to the ballast so as to shut down the ballast operation. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175940 | SUPPLEMENTAL DIMMING CIRCUIT FOR ELECTRONIC LED DRIVER - A supplemental dimming circuit for an electronic led driver comprising a universal control section has a VCC3 startup and low conduction period circuit for providing a current during start-up and during low conduction periods; a CC hold current circuit for providing a hold current for the dimmer at low conduction periods; a latch circuit for providing a current draw latch on; and a PWM synchronized dimming circuit for providing a PWM signal dependent on the conduction period of the dimmer in real time. The supplemental dimming circuit also has a socket and a plug. The universal control section is on a daughter board that is pluggable to the socket. The VCC3 startup and low conduction period circuit creates a low AC voltage dummy load, which is a resistive load. The CC hold current circuit creates a low AC current dummy load that is a constant current load. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175941 | VOLTAGE-DRIVEN PIXEL CIRCUIT, DRIVING METHOD THEREOF AND DISPLAY PANEL - A voltage-driven pixel circuit, a driving method thereof and a display panel including the voltage-driven pixel circuit are disclosed. The voltage-driven pixel circuit comprises a driving transistor, a retaining transistor, a switching transistor, a compensating transistor, a storage capacitance and an OLED device. The technical solutions disclosed here compensate for the unevenness of the threshold voltage of the N-type TFT transistors and OLED efficiently. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175942 | VOLTAGE MULTIPLIER CIRCUIT - A multiplier circuit for a voltage Vdc applied to a first input of the circuit, comprising:
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20130175943 | Intelligent Lighting System for Sporting Apparatus - A lighting system for sports equipment is disclosed that includes one or more color-emitting light sources, which can be, for example, red-green-blue light-emitting diodes or flexible video displays, and a computer-based controller configured to vary emissions of said light sources. The sports equipment may be a snow board, snow skis, a skate board, water skis, and a wake board. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175944 | DETECTION OF THE POSITION OF AN ELV DIMMER FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF AN ISOLATED ELECTRICAL LOAD - A system and process for controlling power delivered to an electrical load, such as lighting system, to controllably effect operation of the load (e.g., intensity of illumination). In at least some embodiments, the system and process interpret a user-adjustable setting of a typical electronic low voltage (ELV) dimmer control device that is otherwise isolated from facility AC power. An electrical stimulus, such as a relatively low power AC or DC voltage, is applied at one or more externally accessible terminals of the ELV dimmer control. An electrical response of the dimmer control to the stimulus is measured at one or more externally accessible terminals of the dimmer control. The electrical response varies according to the applied electrical stimulus and a user-adjustable setting of the dimmer control. An indication of the setting of the user-adjustable control is determined from the measured electrical response, and used to correspondingly dim a lighting source. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175945 | CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR PREHEATING FILAMENTS AND BALLAST - A circuit for preheating filaments may include: a transistor; a first winding, one terminal of which being electrically connected with a collector of the transistor, and the other terminal being connected to an input of a power source; a second winding, one terminal of which being electrically connected with an emitter of the transistor, the other terminal being electrically connected with a base of the transistor, and the second winding being coupled with the first winding in a self-excitation mode; one or more load windings respectively connected with the filaments in series, and each of which being coupled with the first winding in a flyback mode; and a delay switch, configured to change into an on state from an off state when a trigger signal with a predetermined delay is received, so as to turn off the transistor. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175946 | POWERLINE COMMUNICATION CONTROL OF LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (LED) LIGHTING FIXTURES - A powerline communication control system for controlling a lighting unit, such as an LED lighting unit, including a master controller for receiving lighting unit control inputs from a lighting controller and generating corresponding lighting unit command outputs in a lighting system command format and transmission mode and superimposing the lighting unit command outputs onto the power distribution system and at least one lighting slave unit for receiving the lighting command signal, separating the lighting command signal from the power signal and for providing lighting unit control commands to the at least one lighting unit to control illumination thereof. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175947 | DIMMING PROTOCOL DETECTION FOR A LIGHT FIXTURE - In some examples, a dimming protocol detection technology includes methods and apparatuses. In other examples, the technology includes a dimmer configured to transmit a dimming input signal. The dimming input signal is in a dimming protocol. The technology further includes a light fixture. The light fixture includes a plurality of lights and a dimming protocol detection module configured to detect the dimming protocol received in the dimming input signal. The dimming protocol is detected from a plurality of dimming protocols. The light fixture further includes a light dimming control module configured to control the plurality of lights based on the detected dimming protocol. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175948 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING ILLUMINATION APPARATUS - A method of controlling an illumination apparatus includes a malfunction detecting step for detecting a malfunction of an organic electroluminescence element based on its electrical characteristic, a short-circuit malfunction restoration step for applying a short-circuit malfunction restoration pulse to an element that is determined to be a short-circuit malfunction, a short-circuit malfunction restoration determination step for determining whether the element that is determined to be the short-circuit malfunction is restored, a malfunctioning element determination step for storing into a storage, when an element that is determined to be the short-circuit malfunction is not restored, individual information including identification information on the element as a malfunctioning element, and a turn-on control step for controlling the turn-on state of a light-emitting surface based on a state of distribution of the malfunctioning organic electroluminescence elements. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175949 | LIGHT SOURCE SYSTEM CAPABLE OF ADJUSTING COLOR TEMPERATURE - A light source system capable of adjusting color temperature includes the steps: disposing at least one first and second LED (light emitting diode) chips on an electrical isolation substrate; disposing a first driving circuit and a second driving circuit on the electrical insulation substrate to electrically connected to the first and second LED chips; using at least one fluorescent plastic body containing fluorescent powder to cover the first LED chip; using a driving unit to generate a first driving signal and a second driving signal transmitted to the first and second driving circuits so as to drive the first and second LED chips to emit light; and using at least one transparent packaging plastic body to cover the fluorescent plastic body and the second LED chip to provide protection and second order optic. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175950 | ELECTRONIC BALLAST WITH POWER THERMAL CUTBACK - An electronic ballast with power thermal cutback including an electronic ballast operably connected to provide power to a lamp, the electronic ballast having a PFC converter (HO) operable to receive a PFC input voltage ( | 2013-07-11 |
20130175951 | CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR LIGHT EMITTING DIODE OF DISPLAY - A control circuit for light emitting diode (LED) of display includes a central processing unit (CPU), an AND gate, and a driving circuit. The CPU comprises a general purpose input output (GPIO) contact which outputs an instant high level voltage when a battery is installed into a portable electronic device. The AND gate includes a first input contact connected to the GPIO contact, a second input contact connected to a system power supply, and a first output contact. The system power supply outputs a low level voltage when the electronic device is powered off and outputs a high level voltage when the electronic device is powered on. The driving circuit includes a second output contact connected to an anode of the LED, a feedback contact connected to a cathode of the LED and an enable connected to the first output contact. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175952 | MEMS ACTUATOR DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED TEMPERATURE SENSORS - An electro-thermal actuator which includes a unit cell comprising at least one thermal bimorph, the thermal bimorph comprising at least two materials of different thermal expansion coefficient bonded together, the unit cell having a first end and a second end; and at least one temperature sensor located on the at least one thermal bimorph for measuring a temperature of the at least one thermal bimorph and determining a position of the unit cell. The basic structure can be expanded to 1-D, 2-D and 3-D positioners. The bimorphs can also be coupled to an active yoke which is in turn anchored to a plate, in order to reduce the parasitic heat effects on displacement of the tip of the bimorph. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175953 | Sequential pulse firing of multiple motors in an flywheel array - A method of initiating sequential pulse firing of a motor to reduce energy consumption in machines that have both rotational and linear kinetic energy stored in them by pulsing the motor at variable frequency without reducing total kinetic energy in the machine below a predetermined level. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175954 | DYNAMIC RECONFIGURATION-SWITCHING OF WINDINGS IN AN ELECTRIC MOTOR USED AS A GENERATOR IN AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE - For an electric motor used as a generator in an electric vehicle for dynamic braking, employing a dynamic reconfiguration-switching of motor windings upon the generator exceeding one of a maximum usable constraint of a first rechargeable battery in order to reduce a voltage constant of the electric motor thereby limiting one of a produced voltage and a produced power. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175955 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SENSORLESS CONTROL OF AN ELECTRIC MOTOR - Methods and systems for controlling an electric motor are provided. An estimated rotor flux angular position error is generated based on estimated back electromotive force (EMF) values, and based on the estimated rotor flux angular position error, an estimated rotor flux angular position, an estimated electrical synchronous frequency and/or an estimated rotor frequency can be generated. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175956 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO CONTROL BLDC MOTOR - An apparatus and method to control a brushless direct current (BLDC) motor, which accurately detect driving current. To this end, the BLDC motor control apparatus includes a BLDC motor, a driver to generate driving current to drive the BLDC motor, a current measurer to measure the driving current, a pulse width modulator to change a driving voltage to drive the BLDG motor; and a controller to control the BLDC motor. The controller detects the amount of the driving current in synchronization with pulse width modulation of the pulse width modulator and determines current with a minimum change due to a variation of counter electromotive force, among currents flowing through a plurality of coils, as the driving current, thereby accurately detecting the driving current. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175957 | SINGLE-PHASE BRUSHLESS MOTOR - A single-phase brushless motor includes a plurality of coils configured to be driven with a single phase, a sensor which detects a magnetic pole change according to the rotation of a rotor, and an energization mechanism which drives the rotor at a predetermined rotational speed. The energization mechanism is arranged to switch between a rectangular wave energization in which a voltage applied to the coil represents a rectangular waveform and a pseudo-sine wave energization in which the applied voltage represents a waveform of a pseudo-sine wave. The switching between the rectangular wave energization and the pseudo-sine wave energization is performed by gradually changing the waveform. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175958 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSMITTING AND/OR UTILIZING HVDC POWER IN A SUBMARINE ENVIRONMENT - Systems and methods for transmitting and/or utilizing high voltage DC (HVDC) electric current in a submarine environment. The systems and methods may include the use of a submarine hydrocarbon pipeline to transmit both the HVDC electric current and a fluid stream. The systems and methods also may include the use of the HVDC electric current to do mechanical work within the submarine environment. Additionally or alternatively, the systems and methods may use a pressure-compensated electronics apparatus (PCEA) to receive the HVDC electric current and to produce a conditioned electric current therefrom. The systems and methods further may include controlling a pressure within the PCEA, controlling a temperature of electronic equipment contained within the PCEA, providing the conditioned electric current to a submarine energy consuming device, controlling the operation of the submarine energy consuming device, and/or producing, processing, and/or transmitting hydrocarbons with the submarine energy consuming device. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175959 | DRIVER FOR SWITCHING ELEMENT AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ROTARY MACHINE USING THE SAME - In a driver, a charging module stores negative charge on the gate of a switching element via a normal electrical path to charge the switching element upon a drive signal representing change of an on state to an off state. This shifts the on state of the switching element to the off state. An adjusting module changes a value of a parameter correlating with a charging rate of the switching element through the normal electrical path as a function of an input signal to the driver. The input signal represents a current flowing through the conductive path, a voltage across both ends of the conductive path, or a voltage at the gate. A disabling module disables the adjusting module from changing the value of the parameter if the drive signal represents the on state of the switching element. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175960 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING CURRENT COMMANDS USED TO CONTROL OPERATION OF AN ELECTRIC MACHINE - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, systems and apparatus for mapping torque to current to generate current commands used to control operation of an electric machine. Based on a DC input voltage, lookup tables (LUTs) are selected. Each of the selected LUTs includes a plurality (B) of first entries that correspond a particular input value of an angular rotation speed of the electric machine, and a set of coefficients are output from each of the selected LUTs that can be applied within a first polynomial function to generate a plurality of first polynomial functions each having a different sets of coefficients. A plurality of particular output values for a first current command are generated via the plurality of first polynomial functions. The particular output values for the first current command can be interpolated to generate a final output value for the first current command. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175961 | ELECTRIC POWER TOOL - An electric power tool is configured to control power supply to a motor based on an operational amount of the variable speed switch, and further configured to perform in an intermittent control mode in which power supply to the motor is varied intermittently in the same manner as if an ON operation and an OFF operation of the variable speed switch were repeated. It is also able to perform in a continuous control mode in which power supply to the motor is varied based on the operational amount of the variable speed switch. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175962 | WIPER PARK SWITCH INPUT SIGNAL NOISE REJECTION CIRCUIT - A wiper system is provided and may include a wiper that operates between a parked state and a use state, a motor associated with the wiper that selectively moves the wiper between the parked state and the use state, and a switch that generates a signal identifying whether the wiper is in the parked state or the use state. The wiper system may also include a controller in communication with the switch. The controller may include a second-order filter and a comparator, whereby the controller passes the signal through the second-order filter and the comparator to differentiate between the parked state and the use state. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175963 | MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS - A motor control apparatus that controls a motor which switches an operating position of a control object and that is powered from a power source through a switching portion which is turned on or off by an operating portion includes a control portion executing a return control after an abutment control. The control portion maintains the switching portion on until the return control is completed so as to continue powered from the power source, when the operating portion is operated to turn the switching portion off in a time period from when the abutment control is started to when the return control is completed. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175964 | ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR - An electric compressor capable of following temperature changes of a power element even if a temperature measurement unit is disposed separately from the power element. In the electric compressor, the temperature measurement unit ( | 2013-07-11 |
20130175965 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING A TORQUE OF A THREE-PHASE DRIVE MOTOR FOR A VEHICLE - A method for estimating a torque of a three-phase motor for a vehicle includes measuring a respective current strength in at least two of three phase lines, wherein the three-phase motor is supplied with power by a converter, and wherein the three phase lines lead from the converter to the three-phase motor of the vehicle, measuring a respective voltage at each of the three phase lines, determining a rotating field frequency as a function of the measured current strengths or the measured voltages; and determining an estimated value for the torque as a function of the measured current strengths, the measured voltages and the determined rotating field frequency. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175966 | DYNAMIC RECONFIGURATION-SWITCHING OF WINDINGS IN A MOTOR USED AS A GENERATOR IN A TURBINE - For a motor used as a generator, employing a dynamic reconfiguration-switching of motor windings upon the generator, used in a turbine, exceeding a maximum usable constraint of a first direct current (DC)-to-alternating current (AC) inverter in order to reduce a voltage constant of the motor thereby limiting one of a produced voltage and a produced power. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175967 | MOTOR CONTROLLER - A motor controller comprising multiple types of interfaces assigned automatically, including a mother circuit board and a daughter circuit board. The daughter circuit board is plugged into the mother circuit board to form electric connection. The mother circuit board has a power circuit, a microprocessor unit of the mother circuit board, a rotor position sensing unit, a power inverter unit, and an analog sensing unit. The daughter circuit board includes a signal interface circuit. The mother circuit board further has a serial digital communication unit. The signal interface circuit includes a microprocessor of the daughter circuit board, and a serial digital communication unit of the daughter circuit board. The microprocessor unit of the mother circuit board communicates with the microprocessor of the daughter circuit board via the serial digital communication unit of the mother circuit board and the serial digital communication unit of the daughter circuit board. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175968 | MULTISTAGE CONTROL METHOD OF FLOW CONTROL VALVE USING DC MOTOR - A multistage control method of a flow rate control valve which is opened or closed when a DC motor rotates. The method includes dividing angular speed limit areas of the DC motor depending on stages based on limit values so that angular speed values of the DC motor are to be scheduled depending on the stages and controlling the DC motor to rotate at a determined angular speed value depending on a corresponding angular speed instruction to the DC motor within one angular speed limit area. When the angular speed value of the DC motor is outside a limit value of the corresponding angular speed limit area, the DC motor rotates at a determined angular speed value until reaching outside a limit value of the corresponding limit area depending on a corresponding angular speed instruction to the DC motor within an angular speed limit area of the next stage. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175969 | SERVO CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A servo control apparatus and method, the servo control apparatus including an input unit configured to receive an execution command with respect to one of a first control mode and a second control mode that are configured to control a motor, a plurality of detection units each configured to detect sensing data required for executing each of the first control mode and the second control mode, and a control unit configured to receive a feedback of the plurality of pieces of sensing data detected through the plurality of detection units while executing the first control mode, determine a point of time when a control mode is needed to be changed if the execution command with respect to the second control mode is input through the input unit, and check the sensing data required for executing the second control mode among the plurality of sensing data that are fed back. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175970 | CURRENT CONTROL GAIN ADJUSTING METHOD FOR PM MOTOR, CURRENT CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL DEVICE - The present invention includes a voltage applying step of applying an applied voltage including a DC component and a plurality of frequency components to a PM motor, a motor current detecting step of detecting a motor current flowing depending on the applied voltage, and a current control gain adjusting step of calculating a current control gain based on frequency characteristics of the applied voltage and the motor current. In this manner, a stable current control gain having a high current response can be adjusted within a short period of time. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175971 | Photovoltaic Module - A photovoltaic module including a photovoltaic panel and an electrical circuit connected thereto. The photovoltaic panel may include multiple bus bars connected to an input of the electrical circuit. The electrical circuit may include at least one input bypass circuit connected across the bus bars at the input of the electrical circuit. Circuitry may include a switch connected between the input and the output of the electrical circuit. The circuitry may function to disconnect the photovoltaic panel from the output of the electrical circuit. An output bypass circuit is connected to the output of the electrical circuit. The output of the electrical circuit is connectable to a second like electrical circuit of a second like photovoltaic module. The output bypass circuit may be an active bypass circuit which draws power from the output of the electrical circuit. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175972 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed is a method for controlling a fuel cell system including a fuel cell and a secondary battery, to variably control an output power of the fuel cell. The method includes the steps of: (i) charging the secondary battery with the output power or discharging the secondary battery, depending on an amount of power supplied to a load and the output power; (ii) detecting a remaining capacity CR of the secondary battery; (iii) switching stepwise the output power, depending on the remaining capacity CR; (iv) detecting the number of cycles of the charging and discharging of the secondary battery; and (v) correcting conditions for switching the output power, on the basis of the detected number of cycles of the charging and discharging. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175973 | BUDDY CHARGING FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES - A system for charging power source of a recipient electric vehicle using an accelerated charge flow from a power source of a donor vehicle, the system comprising; recipient power source provided with an accessible recipient charge receptacle; donor power source provided with an extendable donor charge receptacle adapted to resiliently engage the recipient charge receptacle; a pack controller, in each donor and recipient vehicle, electrically connected to the acceptor and donor power sources and adapted to combine the functions of a battery pack protection circuit, battery charger, current and voltage regulator, a data monitor and a communication circuit associated with the charge transfer from the donor to acceptor vehicle facilitating regulated and informed power transfer; and a buck-booster electrically connected to the recipient and donor receptacles of the battery in each vehicle, configured to balance relative electrical potentials of the donor to the recipient vehicle. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175974 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHARGING A PLUG-IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A charging system and method that may be used to automatically apply customized charging settings to a plug-in electric vehicle, where application of the settings is based on the vehicle's location. According to an exemplary embodiment, a user may establish and save a separate charging profile with certain customized charging settings for each geographic location where they plan to charge their plug-in electric vehicle. Whenever the plug-in electric vehicle enters a new geographic area, the charging method may automatically apply the charging profile that corresponds to that area. Thus, the user does not have to manually change or manipulate the charging settings every time they charge the plug-in electric vehicle in a new location. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175975 | BATTERY SYSTEM FOR MOVABLE OBJECT AND CONTROLLING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A battery system for a movable object is mounted on the movable object having a charger and a load unit including a plurality of loads electrically driven for different purposes. The battery system is provided with a plurality of battery packs, a power control circuit for changing a connection state between the battery packs and the charger and a connection state between the battery packs and the load unit, a memory unit for storing operation information, an estimation unit for estimating a power consumption pattern in the operation cycle based on the operation information and a controller for switching the power control circuit to cover the power consumption by the load unit according to the power consumption pattern. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175976 | Battery Management System - A battery management system for the propulsion batteries of an electric vehicle comprises means for voltage sensing, temperature sensing, voltage limit sensing, and current limit sensing. Charge control is employed for optimal system operation and ensures cell balancing by detecting the lowest charged cells in a cell stack and charging those cells first, thereby ensuring that all cells charge uniformly. Charge control is accomplished on a battery management circuit board associated with battery cells in a battery box, while control of the battery management board is governed by a system controller board through a controller area network interface. The system controller board uses data from the battery management board to govern charge characteristics of the batteries, and supply data and control functions to a driver interface computer. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175977 | CURRENT SELECTABLE USB CHARGER - A current selectable USB charger includes a USB (universal serial bus) connector, a crossover switch, a pair of voltage dividers and a power supply. The power supply provides preferably a +5 volt DC voltage to the pair of voltage dividers. The pair of voltage dividers includes a first voltage divider and a second voltage divider, each being formed of a pair of series-connected resistors. The voltage on the junction of the series-connected resistors of the first voltage divider is selectively provided, through the crossover switch, to one of the D− pin and the D+ pin of the USB connector. The voltage on the junction of the series-connected resistors of the second voltage divider is selectively provided, through the crossover switch, to one of the D+ pin and the D− pin of the USB connector. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175978 | BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A battery charging system includes an adapter and a control device. The adapter is connected between an AC voltage source and a battery. The adapted converts the AC voltage source into a DC voltage to charge the battery. The control device is connected to the adapter and the battery. The control device includes a charge-setting module, a charging current control module, and a charging voltage control module, A plurality of different charging modes is stored in the charging setting module. The charging current control module controls a charging current of the adapter charging the battery according to a chosen charging mode. The charging voltage control module controls a charging voltage of the adapter charging the battery according to the chosen charging mode. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175979 | CONNECTOR WITH EMBEDDED CHARGING INTEGRATED CIRCUITS - A connector with embedded charging integrated circuits mainly has an insulating housing, an insulating base, a plurality of connecting terminals, a PCB, a charging IC, and a plurality of forwarding terminals. A tongue portion extends outward from one side of the insulating housing, a plurality of terminal slots are disposed in the tongue portion. The connecting terminals, the forwarding terminals and the charging IC electrically connect with the PCB. The insulating base is to carry the PCB, and the connecting terminals are accommodated in the terminal slots while the insulating base assembles with the insulating housing. While the connector receives electrical energy provided by the motherboard of an external device, the charging current provided by the motherboard is transmitted to the charging IC through the forwarding terminals, the charging current processed and improved by the charging IC is output via the connecting terminals to speed up the charging. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175980 | Method and System for Distinguishing Between Charging Ports - Disclosed is a method for use by a device to distinguish between a Charging Downstream Port (“CDP”) and a Dedicated Charging Port (“DCP”). The method comprises detecting that the device is attached to a charging port, and determining whether the charging port is the CDP or the DCP without causing a host coupled to the CDP to be able to detect the device if the charging port is the CDP. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175981 | WIRELESS CHARGING DEVICE FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Disclosed is a wireless charging device for portable electronic device. The portable electronic device has a circuit device that includes a battery. The wireless charging device includes: a wireless transmission unit and a logic control unit, a step-up/step-down unit, first and second reverse current protectors, and at least a supercapacitor electrically connected between the circuit device and the wireless transmission unit. The first and second reverse current protectors function to prevent reverse current and to switch. The step-up/step-down unit controls step-up conversion in discharging and step-down conversion in charging. The logic control unit detects if a load exists on an opposite side of the wireless transmission unit and controls the operations of the step-up/step-down unit and the first and second reverse current protectors. The supercapacitor absorbs surge occurring in each charging operation to prevent accumulated damage caused by the charging operations. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175982 | Rechargeable Energy Storage Apparatus - Rechargeable energy storage apparatus is disclosed in which the form factors of batteries and power packs are emulated by apparatus of the invention. Preferred embodiments of the invention provide energy storage capabilities equal or superior to those of conventional batteries or power packs. The rechargeable energy storage apparatus also provides wireless charging capabilities and data functionality. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175983 | EFFICIENCY AND FLEXIBILITY IN INDUCTIVE CHARGING - A system and method for improved efficiency and flexibility in inductive charging. In accordance with an embodiment, the system comprises a base unit having one or more primary coils, wherein each primary coil is configured so that when a current is passed through it, a magnetic field is generated in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of the primary coil; one or more secondary coils or receivers associated with one or more mobile device; and one or more components within the base unit and/or the mobile device, for improving efficiency and/or flexibility in inductive charging. When the one or more mobile device is placed in proximity to the base unit, the perpendicular magnetic field is used to inductively generate a current in the one or more secondary coils or receivers associated therewith, to charge or power the device. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175984 | MOBILE TERMINAL POWER RECEIVING MODULE UTILIZING WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION AND MOBILE TERMINAL RECHARGABLE BATTERY INCLUDING MOBILE TERMINAL POWER RECEIVING MODULE - A mobile terminal power receiving module | 2013-07-11 |
20130175985 | RAPID CHARGE, ON-THE-GO TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM - A rapid charge, on-the-go transportation system that (a) a plurality of roadways; and (b) a plurality of fast-charging, electrical energy sources placed along the roadways that are configured to charge plug-in, hybrid diesel, heavy duty trucks as they travel along the roadways. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175986 | WIRELESS ELECTRONIC DEVICE DOCKING SYSTEM - A wireless electronic device docking system includes an electronic device having a recessed area disposed on a working surface of the electronic device, the recessed area to receive a portable computer device. The docking system includes a wireless module to wirelessly charge the portable computer device when the portable computer device is disposed within the recessed area. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175987 | CHARGING APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A charging apparatus for an electric vehicle, the electric vehicle is parked on a power transmission unit provided on the ground, a power receiving unit provided on a lower surface of a vehicle body of the electric vehicle is aligned with the power transmission unit, and the power receiving unit receives electric power energy aerially fed from the power transmission unit to charge a battery mounted on the electric vehicle in a non-contact manner, and the charging apparatus includes a shielding unit for shielding an operation surface of the power receiving unit from outside without hindering power transmission and receiving action. A rolling screen is preferable as the shielding unit. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175988 | VEHICLE INTERFACE WITH NON-LOCAL RETURN TO GROUND - A vehicle interface is contemplated to be operable with an Electronic Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) system and a vehicle charging system to facilitate vehicle charging related operations. The vehicle interface may include a noise compensation configured to facilitate compensating for noise within the reference signal resulting from the reference circuit. The vehicle interface may be configured to adapted to common mode interference and other influences resulting from connections between the vehicle interface and EVSE being referenced to earth ground and connections between the vehicle interface and other vehicle electronics being reference to a vehicle chassis ground. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175989 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION ENCLOSURE AND MOUNTING APPARATUS - In various embodiments, a charging station apparatus has a mounting plate mountable to a support structure for supporting the charging station enclosure. The plate may include fastener openings adapted to pass fasteners therethrough to secure the plate to the support, and fastener receivers to receive fasteners to mount the enclosure to the plate. In one embodiment, a charging station apparatus has an enclosure with a flange, and a mounting plate with a curved support edge adapted seat within the flange, and may be adapted to slidingly engage the support edge. The plate may include one or more leveling edges. In some embodiments, the enclosure has a rear wall with an electrical conduit opening and wiring exclusion spacers adjacent to the opening. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175990 | System for Charging a Rechargeable Battery of an Electric Vehicle - An electric vehicle includes an electric machine, a generator generating a first AC output current, an internal combustion engine driving the generator, and a first electric plug-in charging device. When the engine is started, the generator supplies the battery with charging power. The first plug-in charging device is geometrically configured to be connectable with single phase AC power mains to supply the battery with charging power in a vehicle deactivated state. The first plug-in charging device is configured for a maximum electric power voltage load of 240 volts and a maximum current strength of 32 amperes. A second electric plug-in charging device is integrated into the vehicle. A DC charging station is connectable to the second charging device in the deactivated state so the DC charging station is usable either exclusively or simultaneously with the single phase AC power mains for charging the battery. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175991 | CHARGING DEVICE - The invention relates to a roller test bench-type charging device comprising driveable rollers for charging an electric energy store in a motor vehicle, in particular in an electric or hybrid vehicle, such that the energy store of a motor vehicle which is placed on said device and the wheels of an axle of which are connected to the rollers in a force-transmitting manner is charged via the motor vehicle alternator or a motor vehicle electric motor designed as a generator. A universal charging device can thereby be provided. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175992 | USB WALL PLATE CHARGER - A USB wall plate charger for charging an external electronic device is mountable to a common 120 volt AC wall outlet, and includes a power supply to convert the 120 volts AC to +5 volts DC, and a charging profile configuration circuit. A charging profile selection switch is provided for the user to select a desired charging profile that is compatible with the electronic device to be charged. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175993 | TABLET STORAGE AND CHARGING CART - A tablet storage and charging cart includes a mobile cabinet formed of a horizontal base frame, two opposing upright frames and one or a number of horizontal partition panels and defining therein a plurality of storage compartments, a plurality of tablet racks set in the storage compartments for holding tablet PCs individually, and a transmission control system, which includes a power management device electrically connectable to an external power source for power input and one or a number of connector modules electrically coupled with the power management device, each connector module having multiple USB sockets and multiple transmission cables respectively electrically connected to the USB sockets and adapted for electrically connecting the USB sockets to storage tablet PCs. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175994 | BATTERY RESIDUAL AMOUNT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING BATTERY RESIDUAL AMOUNT MEASUREMENT PROGRAM, AND BATTERY RESIDUAL AMOUNT MEASUREMENT METHOD - The present invention provides a battery residual amount measurement system including: a current detection section that defects a current value of current discharged from a battery that is an object of measurement: a first storage section that stores reference undischargeable amounts that are determined in advance in accordance with ambient temperatures of the battery and current values of current discharged from the battery; and a calculating section that when a discharging operation is carried out at the battery, acquires, from the first storage section, the reference undischargeable amount that corresponds to an ambient temperature of the battery and the current value detected by the current detection section, and calculates a battery residual amount on the basis of a undischargeable amount that is calculated and computed on the basis of the acquired reference undischargeable amount and a nominal battery capacity of the battery. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175995 | Battery with Cell Balancing - A battery includes at least one battery module line, a sensor means for determining a charging stage of a battery cell, and a control unit. The battery module line includes a plurality of battery modules mounted in series, each module having at least one battery cell and a coupling unit. The at least one battery cell is mounted between a first input and a second input of the coupling unit, and the coupling unit is configured (i) to switch the at least one battery cell between a first terminal of the battery module and a second terminal of the battery module, on a first control signal, and (ii) to connect the first terminal to the second terminal on a second control signal. The sensor means is connectable to the at least one battery cell of each battery module. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175996 | CHARACTERIZING BATTERY DISCHARGE UNDER DIFFERENT LOADS - A storage battery may be characterized from measurements of voltage versus time for different loads. Each measurement for a given load value may be fitted to a corresponding discharge function. The corresponding discharge functions may be applied to specific end voltage values to determine discharge time data for given loads. The discharge data may be interpolated to provide additional data points for discharge time to a particular voltage as a function of load. The resulting set of discharge time data may be fit to a discharge time function. The discharge time function may be used to fill in voltage versus time curves for intermediate load values to produce a computer model for time to a particular voltage. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175997 | SECONDARY BATTERY SYSTEM AND CHARGE AND DISCHARGE METHOD FOR THE SAME - A secondary battery has a progressively degrading SOC that is an SOC at which the battery performance degrades during storage, and is charged and discharged by a controller. An information processor holds a first threshold value set in advance and lower than the progressively degrading SOC of the secondary battery, and a second threshold value set in advance and higher than the progressively degrading SOC, makes the controller continue an operation to charge the secondary battery from the first threshold value to the second threshold value at the time of charging the secondary battery based on the value of the SOC of the secondary battery detected by the controller, and makes the controller continue an operation to discharge the secondary battery from the second threshold value to the first threshold value at the time of discharging the secondary battery based on the value of the SOC of the secondary battery detected by the controller. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175998 | BATTERY DEPOWER FOR AUTOMOBILE BATTERIES - Methods and systems for depowering an automotive battery in a controlled manner. The methods comprise (i) providing a depowering medium comprising one or more non-ionic electric conductors (for example, a carbon conductor) dispersed in a substantially non-ionic aqueous medium; (ii) contacting terminals of the battery with the depowering medium; and (iii) maintaining contact between the depowering medium and terminals for a period of time sufficient to depower the battery. The systems comprise (i) the depowering medium; and (ii) a container configured to receive a battery and the depowering medium such that the battery body is contacted with the depowering medium prior to the terminals. | 2013-07-11 |
20130175999 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DE-ENERGIZING BATTERY PACKS - Systems and methods for de-energizing battery packs in vehicles that receive at least a portion of their motive power from electricity generated from a battery are provided. By way of example, one embodiment includes a battery de-energizer that is configured to electrically couple to a port or receptacle, such as the service disconnect receptacle, on the vehicle and discharge the electrical energy stored in the battery pack. Another embodiment includes a battery management unit (BMU) designed to monitor one or more sensors to determine if a crash has occurred. If a crash is determined, the BMU electrically couples a battery de-energizer circuit to the battery pack to discharge the electrical energy stored in the battery pack. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176000 | BATTERY CHARGING - A method and system for controlling charging of a rechargeable battery to obtain a desired state of battery charge. In one embodiment the method comprises assessing an indicator of state of battery charge to determine current battery charge and determining the desired state of battery charge at a predetermined point in an expected battery load pattern. Then receiving an indication of an operational characteristic of an available charge source per time slot to charge the rechargeable battery until the predetermined point and calculating in which of the time slots to charge the battery in order to charge the rechargeable battery to the desired state of battery charge by the predetermined point in the expected battery load pattern to optimise a charging characteristic to the predetermined point. A device and computer program produce is also disclosed, to run continuously, subject to configured parameters, to optimise charging characteristics. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176001 | METHOD FOR CHARGING A BATTERY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - In a method for charging a battery of a motor vehicle, with the battery having a plurality of electrochemical cells, all electrochemical cells are charged with a predefined charge current over a predefined charge time, when the battery is charged for the first time. After the first-time charging, a battery state of each electrochemical cell is determined, with a deviation from a target charge state being stored for each cell. Thereafter, the cells are then balanced. In subsequent charging processes, a charge current and/or charge time for future charging processes is determined for each electrochemical cell in dependence on the stored deviation from the target charge state following the first-time charging. Charge currents and charge times for individual cells are adjusted in this manner to the specific properties thereof such that an optimal charge state of the battery is ensured without the need for separate balancing in subsequent charging processes. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176002 | CONTROL PILOT VEHICLE INTERFACE WITH NON-LOCAL RETURN TO GROUND - A vehicle interface is contemplated to be operable with an Electronic Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) system and a vehicle charging system to facilitate vehicle charging related operations. The vehicle interface may include one or more switches and a charger controller configured to facilitate communications between the EVSE system and the vehicle charging system. The vehicle interface may be configured to adapted to common mode interference and other influences resulting from connections between the vehicle interface and EVSE being referenced to earth ground and connections between the vehicle interface and other vehicle electronics being reference to a vehicle chassis ground. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176003 | ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION - An electrical installation of an arc furnace for melting metals may include a power factor correction unit and a control unit for driving the power factor correction unit, wherein at least one control parameter is variable within a predetermined control parameter range. In this case, a restricted control parameter subrange is predetermined for the control parameter and the electrical installation comprises an operating unit, by means of which the control parameter is adjustable within the control parameter subrange. Thus, the flexibility of the electrical installation may be increased and the operator may have more room for manoeuvre with respect to operation and maintenance of the installation in comparison with conventional arrangements. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176004 | SWITCHING MODE POWER SUPPLY - The present disclosure discloses a switching mode power supply with constant peak current mode control. During the operation of the switching mode power supply, in one hand, the current flowing through a high-side switch is sensed and compared to a current reference signal to control the turning off of the high-side switch; in the other hand, the output voltage is sensed and compared to a voltage reference signal to control the turning on of the high-side switch. In addition, the current reference signal may be adjusted to a lower value when the switching mode power supply enters light load condition. By using the above control method, the system performance is highly increased. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176005 | DC/DC CONVERTER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The DC/DC converter includes a power unit, an output detection unit, a control unit and a compensation unit. The output detection unit detects an output stage of the power unit. The control unit provides a driving signal based on the output stage for the power unit to control the operation of the power unit. When the power unit operates in an intermittent working mode, the compensation unit provides a compensation signal for the control unit, and the control unit adjusts the driving signal according to the compensation signal, so that during at least one duty cycle an output power of the power unit in the intermittent working mode is higher than an output power of the power unit at a switching moment from a normal mode (continuous working mode) to the intermittent working mode, thereby when the load is not changed, the average number of driving signals is reduced. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176006 | High Bandwidth PSRR Power Supply Regulator - A voltage regulator includes a power device formed by an NMOS transistor having a drain terminal coupled to an input voltage, a source terminal providing an output voltage and a gate terminal receiving a gate drive signal; and an integrated AC/DC control loop configured to access the output voltage and to generate the gate drive signal based on a value of the output voltage in relation to a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage. The AC control portion generates a gate drive control signal which is AC coupled to the gate terminal of the power device as an AC component of the gate drive signal. The DC control portion controls a DC voltage level of the gate drive signal. The AC control portion is powered by the input voltage while the DC control portion is powered by a high supply voltage greater than the input voltage. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176007 | LOW-DROPOUT REGULATOR OVERSHOOT CONTROL - Representative implementations of devices and techniques control regulator output overshoot. An offset signal is provided to a component of the regulator during at least a portion of the regulator start-up. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176008 | Soft Start Circuit and Power Supply Device Using the Same - The present invention discloses a soft start circuit for a power supply device comprising an external P-type transistor for charging an output capacitor to provide an output voltage. The soft start circuit includes a current source, for providing a discharge current; and a disabling means, coupled to the current source, for discharging an equivalent total parasitic capacitor of the external P-type transistor during an activation period according to the discharge current. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176009 | SMART LOW DROP-OUT VOLTAGE REGULATOR AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - The present disclosure discloses a low drop-out voltage regulator and an electronic device comprising the same. The present disclosure also discloses a method for converting a power supply voltage to a regulated output voltage. The low drop-out voltage regulator comprises a pass device controllable to convert a power supply voltage to a regulated output voltage; and a controller configured to receive an input signal and to provide a driving signal to the control terminal of the pass device based on the input signal, wherein when the input signal is within a predetermined range, the driving signal turns the pass device ON, and the power supply voltage charges the output voltage; and wherein when the input signal is without the predetermined range, the driving signal turns the pass device OFF, and the power supply voltage stops charging the output voltage. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176010 | High-Efficiency Base-Driver Circuit For Power Bipolar Junction Transistors - A system or module has a 3-or-more layer current-controlled switching device, such as a bipolar power transistor, for driving a load and a base driver circuit coupled to drive it. The driver has a buck-converter configuration for efficiently driving the switching device. In an embodiment, the driver has an inductor, the inductor having a first terminal coupled to a base of the bipolar junction transistor, a high-side switching device coupled to drive a second terminal of the inductor; and a rectification device coupled to the second terminal of the inductor. The driver also has a control circuit for providing a sequence of pulses through the high-side switching device when a control signal indicates the bipolar junction transistor is to be turned on. | 2013-07-11 |
20130176011 | DCDC CONVERTER WITH CONVERTER MODULES THAT CAN BE DYNAMICALLY ENABLED OR DISABLED - Provided is an apparatus comprising a DCDC converter having a plurality of converter modules each configured to convert current from a first voltage level to another voltage form. In accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure, the converter modules are configured to be dynamically enabled or disabled such that only each converter module that has been enabled converts current for an output of the DCDC converter. Any inefficiency that would have been introduced by converter modules that are not needed are mitigated or eliminated altogether. The effect is that efficiency can be improved during low load conditions when there is no need to enable all of the converter modules. | 2013-07-11 |