28th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100176662 | Power supply apparatus - A power supply apparatus includes a power supply circuit and a module that has a replaceable or detachable structure. The power supply apparatus copes with an equipment that uses a single-phase A.C. power by connecting a single-phase power reception module to the power supply apparatus, and copes with an equipment that uses a three-phase A.C. power by connecting a three-phase power reception module to the power supply apparatus. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176663 | SORTING SYSTEM WITH LINEAR SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR DRIVE - The present invention relates to a sorting system including a conveyor comprising a plurality of carts for carrying articles, in particular for sorting articles such as parcels and baggage. The conveyor has a linear synchronous motor drive system with stators arranged along a track which the carts follow. Reaction elements are mounted on each of the carts. The reaction elements each comprise an even or an uneven number of permanent magnets arranged on a plate-like carrier. The magnets on reaction elements of adjacent carts are arranged to form arrow of magnets with alternating polarity, said row having two neighbouring magnets. At least one of the two neighbouring magnets has a reduced dimension in the transport direction, and the two neighbouring magnets are situated at a transition between adjacent carts. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176664 | Electromechanical Generator for Converting Mechanical Vibrational Energy Into Electrical Energy - An electromechanical generator for converting mechanical vibrational energy into electrical energy, the electromechanical generator including a cantilever spring having a fixed end, a free end and a central portion therebetween, a mount for the cantilever spring to which the fixed end is fixed, a mass located at the free end of the cantilever spring, the mass including either a coil or at least one magnet defining a region of magnetic flux, wherein at least one of the fixed end and the free end of the cantilever spring is substantially stiffer than the central portion of the cantilever spring. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176665 | Vibration Motor - A vibration motor comprises a permanent magnet supported by a spring and an electromagnet. The electromagnet generates an alternating second magnetic field which exerts a torque on the permanent magnet and causes said permanent magnet to rotate and vibrate. The supporting spring transfers the vibration energy from the permanent magnet to the housing and ultimately to the user. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176666 | ELECTRIC MOTOR, ROTARY ACTUATOR AND ROTARY APPARATUS - A rotary actuator including: a housing that rotatably supports thereinside a rotor shaft of an electric motor; an eccentric shaft portion that is provided on a protruding end portion of the rotor shaft that protrudes outside the housing; an external gear that is rotatably supported on the eccentric shaft portion via a bearing; an internal gear that is fixed to an outer surface of the housing and meshes with the external gear; and a transmitting portion that is provided on the external gear, and transmits rotation force to an external output shaft. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176667 | ELECTRICAL MACHINE HAVING A SUPERCONDUCTING ROTOR WINDING - The invention relates to an electric machine ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100176668 | Stator - A stator that includes a cylindrical stator core, which has a plurality of slots that are provided at predetermined intervals in a circumferential direction and open toward an inner peripheral surface of the stator core; and a coil, which has a coil end portion protruding from an axial end of the stator core. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176669 | Liquid Cooling Arrangement for Electric Machines - A liquid cooling arrangement for electric machines uses a continuous cooling tube associated with a heat storing element. The cooling tube has a serpentine configuration and the heat storing element includes longitudinal slots starting from both longitudinal ends of the heat storing element. Accordingly, it is possible to slightly deform the heat storing element to properly position it into the internal stator of an electric machine. An internal biasing assembly may be used to force the external surface of the heat storing element to the internal surface of the stator. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176670 | Machine cooling scheme - A motor, generator, or other machine with an improved rotor and stator structure providing radial slots in the rotor and stator can create an improved cooling scheme, or airflow pattern. Such a cooling scheme can be adapted for both totally enclosed and open drip proof motors, generators, and other machines easily, such that the two types of machines may share manufacturing facilities. The improved airflow pattern can provide for a cooling material to first flow in an axial direction along the axis of the rotor, then in a radial direction from the center of the machine outward, then again in an axial direction, and finally in a radial direction. At the end of the airflow pattern, in totally enclosed machines, the cooling material may flow radially inwards and begin the cycle again, whereas in open drip proof machines, the cooling material may flow radially outward again and exit the machine. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176671 | AUTOMOTIVE ALTERNATOR - A positive-side heatsink and a negative-side heatsink that constitute a rectifier are disposed inside a case at a rear end of a rotor so as to be separated axially such that front surfaces of a positive-side base portion and a negative-side base portion face each other. The negative-side heatsink is disposed such that radiating fins that are disposed so as to project from a rear surface of the negative-side base portion are positioned radially outside a cooling fan so as to face a coil end of a stator coil. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176672 | ELECTRIC MOTOR, ROTARY ACTUATOR AND ROTARY APPARATUS - A rotary actuator including: a housing that rotatably supports thereinside a rotor shaft of an electric motor; an eccentric shaft portion that is provided on a protruding end portion of the rotor shaft that protrudes outside the housing; an external gear that is rotatably supported on the eccentric shaft portion via a bearing; an internal gear that is fixed to an outer surface of the housing and meshes with the external gear; and a transmitting portion that is provided on the external gear, and transmits rotation force to an external output shaft. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176673 | END SHIELD AND INNER BEARING CAP ASSEMBLY - An explosion proof motor including a stationary assembly and a rotatable assembly is described. The stationary assembly includes a stator that defines a stator bore. The rotatable assembly includes a rotor and a rotor shaft extending substantially axially through the stator bore. The explosion proof motor includes a frame configured to at least partially surround the stator. The frame defines an interior and an exterior of the motor. The explosion proof motor also includes at least one end shield positioned at an end of the frame and a bearing cap positioned proximate to the interior side of the end shield. The explosion proof motor also includes a flame path gap defined between the end shield and the bearing cap. The flame path gap includes at least one section that extends substantially parallel to the rotor shaft. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176674 | Gear Trains Employing Magnetic Coupling - A first movable element includes a first Halbach array permanent magnet array. A second movable element placed in operable proximity to said first Halbach array includes a second Halbach array permanent magnet array. The first Halbach array is configured to transmit torque upon movement to the second movable element by magnetic force, wherein the torque is transferred with no physical contact occurring between the first movable element and the second movable element. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176675 | ELECTRIC ROTATING MACHINE, MAINLY FOR THE STARTER OF AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - A DC electric rotating machine, mainly for the starter of an automotive vehicle. The machine includes a stator including a wound structure forming a plurality of poles extending along the circumference of the stator, a rotor, and a set of brushes adapted for the electric supply of the rotor by commutation of the electric current in sections of the rotor. The wound structure of the stator includes a plurality of slots between two central parts of consecutive poles of the stator, these slots being formed in a magnetic body of the stator. At least one of the slots including at least one conducting segment forming a winding of an electrical coil. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176676 | SMALL MOTOR OF QUADRANGULAR EXTERNAL SHAPE - The side wall of a motor casing is formed into a quadrangular shape such that four flat side portions, and arcuate corner portions located at respective corners are continuously joined together. A field magnet having a quadrangular external shape is formed such that four flat side portions, and four arcuate corner portions located at respective corners are continuously joined together. The arcuate corner portions of the motor casing and the arcuate corner portions of the field magnet extend along respective circles having a center located at the center of a motor shaft, and the central angles of the arcuate corner portions fall within a range of 15° to 35° inclusive. The field magnet is press-fitted or bonded into the motor casing such that the corner portions of the field magnet come into close contact with the corner portions of the motor casing. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176677 | ELECTRIC ROTATING MACHINE WITH SALIENT POLES - A DC electric rotating machine, such as a starter of an automotive vehicle, includes a stator with salient poles having at least four poles distributed uniformly over the circumference of the stator, a rotor disposed inside the stator, a set of brushes adapted for the electric supply of the rotor, and at least two geometrically opposed salient poles. Each pole includes at least one substantially radial slot in a plane parallel to the axis of rotation of the rotor and preferably passes through the axis of the rotor. By minimizing the reaction fields of the armature, utilization of the magnetic material of the parts of the stator is balanced and a harmful armature reaction effect, which increases saturation of the polar parts of the inductor and which leads to reduction in the driving magnetic torque, is mitigated. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176678 | ELECTRIC MOTOR - An electric motor includes a stator and a rotor. The stator has a housing and a single ceramic permanent magnet disposed in the housing. The magnet has a C-shaped cross section. During assembly the magnet is resiliently deformed to allow the magnet to be inserted into the housing. The inner diameter of the housing is less than the outer diameter of the magnet in its relaxed state such that once inserted in the housing the magnet is kept resiliently deformed by the housing. The magnet thus generates a radial force acting on the inner surface of the housing which results in the magnet being firmly retained in the housing. A slot is formed between opposing circumferential ends of the magnet. The slot extends from one axial end of the magnet to the other axial end. Preferably, a spacer is pressed into the slot and an interlock structure is arranged between the spacer and the housing to prevent the magnet from moving relative to the housing. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176679 | MAGNETIC FLUX CONTROLLABLE ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE SYSTEM - A rotor surface has magnetic salient poles and island-shaped magnetic poles alternately in circumferential direction, and the island-shaped magnetic pole is constituted so that a magnetic flux coming from an external source does not flow through. A magnetic excitation part magnetizes the island-shaped magnetic poles and the magnetic salient poles collectively in the same direction, and then control a flux amount flowing through an armature. The armature has armature coils that face the magnetic salient pole and the island-shaped magnetic pole simultaneously so that driving torque fluctuation or power generation voltage waveform distortion is controlled. The magnetic excitation part changes magnetization state of a field magnet irreversibly, or changes an excitation current to an excitation coil to control a flux flowing through the armature. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176680 | Permanent magnet motor - There is provided a permanent magnet motor capable of reducing cogging torque and torque ripple while suppressing a decrease in motor output. In a permanent magnet motor | 2010-07-15 |
20100176681 | TOOTHED ROTOR EQUIPPED WITH FERROMAGNETIC INTERPOLAR ELEMENTS OF OPTIMIZED WIDTH AND ROTARY MACHINE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A ROTOR - A rotating electrical machine rotor which comprises: a rotary shaft; two field spiders which have the same diameter ranging between 90 and 120 mm and which are mounted centred on the shaft, each field spider comprising a circular radial plate; prongs extending axially toward the other field spider so as to nest tangentially between two adjacent axial peripheral prongs of the other field spider; an interpolar tangential space left between the opposing parallel lateral faces of two consecutive prongs of each field spider; and at least one ferromagnetic interpolar element the width (Lf) of which is defined orthogonal to the lateral faces of the adjacent prongs. According to the invention, the active width (Lf) of the ferromagnetic element is between 5 mm and 6 mm. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176682 | PERMANENT MAGNET TYPE ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE - A permanent magnet type rotary electric machine has a rotor having a rotor core and permanent magnets buried into the rotor core by being incorporated into respective permanent magnet slots. The permanent magnet slot per one pole is divided at least into four slots along an outer circumferential direction in the rotor core, and in respective rest core-portions between adjacent divided permanent magnet slots in the rotor core, a width of a first rest core-portion at the middle of each pole and a width of a second rest core-portion between adjacent poles of different polarities are formed larger than that of the others. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176683 | WOUND FIELD ELECTRICAL MACHINE FLAT BRAIDED WIRE MAIN ROTOR CROSSOVER ASSEMBLY - A high speed aircraft generator may utilize a prefabricated crossover subassembly to interconnect field coils. The crossover may include two attachment leads interconnected with a section of braided wire. The braided wire may remain free of brazing filler metal after the crossover subassembly is brazed into position between field coils of the generator. Consequently, the crossover may remain flexible and may have reduced susceptibility to fatigue failure that may otherwise result from circumferential relative displacement of the field coils from one another during changes of rotational speed of the field coils. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176684 | DYNAMOELECTRIC MACHINE - An AC generator comprises a shaft, a rotor secured to the shaft, a stator with a stator core provided to surround the outer circumference of the rotor and having a plurality of slots formed to extend in the axial direction while spaced apart in the circumferential direction, and a front bracket and a rear bracket surrounding the stator core while clamping the circumferential edge portion of the stator core from the opposite sides in the axial direction using a plurality of clamping means. A pair of front stays formed in the front bracket are secured to a vehicle by means of bolts penetrating a pair of through holes formed, respectively, in the pair of front stays. The pair of through holes are formed at such positions as the perpendicular bisector of a line connecting the centers intersects the axis of the shaft, and one clamping means is provided on the shaft side perpendicular bisector. With such an arrangement, generation of magnetic noise can be prevented without increasing the weight of the bracket and thereby the overall weight. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176685 | Electric Motor of Parrallel Cycles - A motor arrangement between the movable body and the commutation system comprising movable body coils assembling, wherein said movable body coils assembling are energized for short periods of time of an electric cycle in order to initiate a movement at the movable body. The current applied to the coils assembling is stopped during a passive phase in order to complete a rotary motion based primarily to the magnetic relation between the static body and the movable body, more particularly the magnetic relation between the coils assembling and the permanent magnets in order to reduce the heat and energy consumption and therefore increasing the motor life. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176686 | PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR EMPLOYING SWITCH - One embodiment of the present invention features a circuit for driving a piezoelectric actuator, comprising a first transmission line to provide an input signal having a time-varying voltage; a second transmission line to provide a predetermined voltage current; a piezoelectric element; and a switch coupled to the second transmission line and the piezoelectric element, the switch configured to electrically connect and disconnect the predetermined voltage current to and from the piezoelectric element based on the input signal. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176687 | VIBRATORY ACTUATOR AND DRIVE UNIT INCLUDING THE SAME - Damage of a piezoelectric element due to deformation of a piezoelectric element beyond an elastic limit is prevented. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176688 | PROBE FOR ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A probe for an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The probe includes a backing layer having a first electrode part, a piezoelectric member connected to the first electrode part, a sound matching layer having a second electrode part connected to the piezoelectric member, and a PCB connected to the first and second electrode parts. The probe is configured to allow easy and rapid connection between the piezoelectric member and the PCB while providing improved durability and uniformity to a connected part between the piezoelectric member and the PCB, thereby enabling easy and rapid manufacture of the probe while preventing deterioration in performance caused by defective connection between the piezoelectric member and the PCB. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176689 | PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS - Apparatus for transmitting motion to a moveable body comprising: a first bar having ends; two articulated arms, each comprising first and second arms connected at a joint having an axis about which the first and second arms rotate, wherein the first arms are of equal length, the second arms are of equal length and the second arm of each articulated arm is connected to a different end of the bar at a joint having an axis about which second arm and bar rotate; a mount connected to the first arm of each articulated arm at a joint having an axis about which first arm rotates; a second bar coupled to each articulated arm at a joint having an axis about which the second bar rotates; and a piezoelectric motor coupled to the first bar controllable to apply a force selectively in either direction along the bar's length; wherein, the joints are configured so that all the axes are substantially parallel and the first arms are parallel and the second arms are parallel for all rotations about the axes. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176690 | VIBRATORY ACTUATOR AND DRIVE DEVICE USING THE SAME - A vibratory actuator is provided in which a movable body can be stably driven even when a groove is formed in an abutment body by the friction between the driver element and the abutment body. An ultrasonic actuator ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100176691 | ACTUATOR COMPRISING AN ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER - The invention relates to an actuator for converting between mechanical and electrical energy comprising -at least two electrodes; and -an electroactive polymer, comprising aromatic moieties in the chain and flexible moieties in the chain, the polymer further comprising side groups bound to the chain, which side groups are selected from the group consisting of polar side groups and side groups comprising an aromatic moiety. The invention further relates to a novel electroactive polymer comprising polar side groups bound to the chain. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176692 | AUTONOMOUS POWER GENERATION UNIT FOR AUXILIARY SYSTEM ON AN AIRBORNE PLATFORM - A stand-alone power generation device that provides power to an auxiliary system on an airborne platform, includes a piezoelectric energy harvesting device and an energy storage unit, including a battery and a power conditioner. The device extracts energy generated by turbulent airflow around the platform and stores the energy to meet future power requirements. The piezoelectric energy harvesting device is located on a portion of an inner surface of an outward shell of the platform. The stand-alone power generation device is electrically connected to the auxiliary system. The stand-alone power generation device also includes a router that connects the power generation unit to the platform electrical distribution system. Excess power generated by the device may be delivered to the platform electrical distribution system for use by other platform systems. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176693 | ENERGY TRANSDUCER AND METHOD - The invention is an energy transducer that utilizes a material's internal energy as an energy source by operating in a cycle where there is a net loss in the material's internal energy without the need to raise the temperature of the material above ambient temperature. The invention is accomplished by the use of selected materials in which the material's mechanical strain, magnetization or electric polarization can be controlled by cross coupling forces, and where the cross coupling coefficients are not equal to each other in finite operating regions. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176694 | PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY CONVERTER HAVING A DOUBLE MEMBRANE - A first dynamically deflectable membrane structure has two electrode layers and one piezoelectric layer for converting mechanical capacity into electrical capacity, and vice versa. The first membrane structure is mechanically coupled to extra weight. Mechanical and electrical capacities are provided which reduce a non-linear portion of a resetting force of the membrane structure. A second membrane structure is mechanically counter-coupled to the first membrane structure such that both membrane structures are mechanically biased in opposite directions by the extra weight. In this manner, a linearization of the resetting forces occurs as a function of the membrane deflection. The piezoelectric energy converter can generate an electrical capacity of, for example, 0.4 watts to 10 watts. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176695 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING POSITION OF ROTATION OF MOTOR - A magnetic absolute sensor for a geared motor comprises a dipole magnet and hall elements. The dipole magnet is fixed to a hollow portion of a hollow rotor shaft. A bracket attached to an end plate of a motor housing is coaxially inserted from the rear end side of the hollow portion. The dipole magnet is inserted from the front side in a cylindrical portion of the bracket. The hall elements are arranged at an interval of 90 degree on the circular inner periphery surface of the cylindrical portion. The hall elements face the circular outer periphery surface of the dipole magnet with a fixed gap therebetween. It is not necessary to increase a motor shaft length in order to incorporate the magnetic absolute sensor. The flux of a motor driven magnet is blocked by the hollow rotor shaft and the hall elements are not adversely affected. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176696 | CONTROL CIRCUIT MEMBER AND MOTOR - A control circuit member provided in a motor is disclosed. The motor includes a motor main body having a rotary shaft and a gear housing integrated with the motor main body. The control circuit member includes a circuit substrate on which a rotation detecting element is mounted and a substrate support member. The circuit substrate is accommodated in a circuit accommodating portion in the gear housing. The substrate support member supports the circuit substrate inside the circuit accommodating portion. The control circuit member is configured to be insertable into the circuit accommodating portion along the axial direction of the rotary shaft. The circuit substrate is configured to be arrangeable inside the circuit accommodating portion while being inclined with respect to the axial direction of the rotary shaft, so as to cause the rotation detecting element to approach the detector magnet. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176697 | MODULAR FURNISHING SYSTEM AND COMPONENTS AND FURNITURE BUILT USING THEM - A modular furniture system that comprises a first modular three-dimensional component having x, y, z dimensions of about 18 inches by about 18 inches by about 18 inches and a horizontal member, a second three-dimensional modular component having a horizontal member and arrangable with the first modular component to form modular furniture, and a connector that has a planar middle section with a first protruding section integral with a first side of the middle section and a second protruding section integral with a second side of the middle section. The first and second protruding sections protrude substantially perpendicular relative to the planar middle section. The connector is adapted to connect together the first and second modular components. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176698 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a body, a cover, and a latch mechanism. The latch mechanism is configured for latching the cover to the body, and unlatching the cover from the body. The latch mechanism includes a fastening portion, and a latching portion. The fastening portion and the latching portion are installed in the cover and the body correspondingly. The fastening portion is operatively engageable with the latching portion for cooperatively latching the cover to the body. When the cover is latched to the body, the latching portion extends out of the cover and engages with the fastening portion, and when the cover is unlatched from the body, the latching portion disengages with the fastening portion and is retracted in the cover. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176699 | MEDICATION CABINETRY - An exemplary embodiment includes a cabinet having at least one drawer with selectable access for storing items, such as medications. A slidable cover with a first opening allows for closure and/or access to items in an interior of the drawer. The cabinet further includes an actuator coupled to the cover and a controller coupled to the actuator to control movement of the first opening relative to the drawer interior in response to signals generated from a user interface. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176700 | SELF-CLOSING SLIDE ASSEMBLY WITH DAMPENING MECHANISM - A slide assembly with a self-closing mechanism that includes a dampening mechanism. In one arrangement, the slide assembly includes an inner slide segment slidably coupled to an outer slide segment. The self-closing mechanism is configured to move the inner slide segment towards a retracted position when the inner segment is moved to within a predetermined distance from the retracted position. The slide assembly can also include a latch which is engaged during the closing process and functions to trigger the self-closing and dampening. In an arrangement, the slide assembly has a maximum width dimension of about 0.4 inches or less, taking into account normal manufacturing variations. In an arrangement, a movable portion of the self-closing mechanism slidably engages a bearing race of the outer segment. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176701 | REFRIGERATOR AND/OR FREEZER - The present invention relates to an arrangement for guiding a cable from a body of a furniture element or appliance to a closure element, which can be swivelled relative to the body by means of a hinge and by means of which the body can be closed, wherein the arrangement includes at least one first holding member and at least one second holding member for guiding the cable, wherein the first holding member is arranged on a first part of the hinge and wherein the second holding member is arranged on a second part of the hinge, which is movable relative to the first part of the hinge. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176702 | REFRIGERATOR - Provided is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a main body defining a storage compartment, a refrigerator door for opening or closing the storage compartment, and a basket height-adjustably provided on the refrigerator door. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176703 | REFRIGERATOR - Provided are a refrigerator and a refrigerator shelf apparatus configured with a shelf detachably mounted to a drive unit, and the drive unit capable of driving the shelf upward and downward according to electronic controlling by a controller provided on the shelf. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176704 | REFRIGERATOR - Provided is a refrigerator including a sliding storage member that is height adjustable through a vertically moving shelf with a multi-level configuration, and which can be selectively withdrawn from inside a storage space to the outside, where a user can improve usability of storage space in the refrigerator by selectively adjusting the height of the vertically moving shelf. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176705 | LIGHT OUTPUT DEVICE - A light output device comprises a substrate arrangement with a light source device integrated into the structure of the substrate arrangement. The substrate arrangement comprises first and second optically transmissive substrates, an insulating layer in which the light source device is embedded and provided between the substrates, and a thermally conductive layer provided on at least on of the substrates. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176706 | High Power LED Lamp - A high-power LED lamp, including: a shell, a light-emitting assembly, heat dissipating fins, the light-emitting assembly includes a reflective bowl, a LED and a lens, characterized in that, the heat dissipating fins are radially installed in the channel of the shell, the outer end of each heat dissipating fins is connected with the inner wall of the shell, with the inner end linked to the outer wall of a circular cylinder, all of the front end faces of the heat dissipating fins form a cone-shaped concave torus, the reflective bowl is provided on the cone-shaped concave torus; the axis of the circular cylinder coincides with the axis of the shell, the front end face of the circular cylinder is planar, and the LED and the lens are installed on the surface. Compared with the prior art, the radially fenced-shaped heat-dissipating fins communicating from the front to the rear are provided in the shell, which will be more conducive to the air ventilation around the heat-dissipating fins, as well as heat transfer, and remove the heat generated by the LED nodes in time to improve the effect of heat dissipation. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176707 | High pressure discharge lamp - A high pressure discharge lamp having a hermetically sealed portion on opposite sides of an arc tube made of quartz glass and in which a pair of opposed electrodes is located is improved so that electrode rod warping is prevented even when the lamp is repeatedly lit and unlit. Electrode rods extending from the electrodes pass through a center hole in a respective quartz glass body which is positioned and fastened onto each the electrode rods with an infrared reflection membrane composed of a heat-resistant metal being provided on the inner surface of the center hole of the quartz glass body separating the electrode rod from the quartz glass body. The quartz glass body is integrated with the quartz glass forming the hermetically sealed portion and is positioned against a step formed at the boundary between large and small diameter portions of the electrode rod. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176708 | X-RAY EMITTING FOIL WITH TEMPORARY FIXING BARS AND PREPARING METHOD THEREFORE - The invention describes an emitter device ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100176709 | Lamp base - The invention relates to a lamp base ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100176710 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A plasma display panel has a front substrate including a plurality of display electrode pairs, a dielectric layer, and a protective layer, and a rear substrate including a plurality of data electrodes, a barrier rib, and a phosphor layer. The front substrate and rear substrate are faced to each other so that the display electrode pairs and the data electrodes intersect, and a hydrogen-absorbing material containing palladium inside is disposed. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176711 | Light Emission Device - A light emission device includes a first substrate having a plurality of recesses having a longitudinal axis extending in a first direction on a front surface of the first substrate; a first electrode in each of the plurality of recesses and having a longitudinal axis extending in the first direction; an electron emission part on the first electrode; a plurality of second electrodes extending in a second direction and crossing the plurality of recesses; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a third electrode and a phosphor layer on a rear surface of the second substrate facing the first substrate; an adhesive member on the second electrode and on the front surface of the first substrate; and a spacer contacting the adhesive member to maintain a space between the first and second substrates. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176712 | LIGHT EMISSION DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A light emitting device and a display device having the same that are capable of being manufactured by a simplified manufacturing method and having an improved alignment characteristic of members constituting an electron emission unit of the light emitting device. In one embodiment, the light emitting device includes a first substrate assembly including a first substrate having first recess portions and second recess portions, electron emission regions, first electrodes coupled to the electron emission regions, and second electrodes; and a second substrate assembly facing an inner surface of the first substrate. Here, each of the first recess portions has a first depth, each of the second recess portions has a second depth smaller than the first depth, the first electrodes are positioned within the first recess portions, and the second electrodes are positioned within the second recess portions. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176713 | PHOSPHOR PARTICLE GROUP AND LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - Provided is a phosphor particle group of divalent europium-activated oxynitride green light emitting phosphor particles each of which is a β-type SiAlON substantially represented by a general formula: EuaSibAlcOdNe, where 0.0055≦a≦0.4, b+c=12, d+e=16, wherein 60% or more of the phosphor particle group is composed of the phosphor particles in which a value obtained by dividing a longer particle diameter by a shorter particle diameter is greater than 1.0 and not greater than 3.0. A high-efficiency and stable light emitting apparatus using a β-type SiAlON, which includes a light converter using the phosphor particle group, and a phosphor particle group therefor are also provided. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176714 | FLUORESCENT PARTICLE AND INORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - An inorganic electroluminescence device includes a first electrode, a dielectric layer disposed on the first electrode, an inorganic light emitting layer disposed on the dielectric layer, and a second electrode disposed on the inorganic light emitting layer. The inorganic light emitting layer includes a fluorescent particle. The fluorescent particle includes a ZnS mother body and a nano-wire disposed on a surface of the ZnS mother body. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176715 | QUANTUM DOT WHITE AND COLORED LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICES - A light-emitting device comprising a population of quantum dots (QDs) embedded in a host matrix and a primary light source which causes the QDs to emit secondary light and a method of making such a device. The size distribution of the QDs is chosen to allow light of a particular color to be emitted therefrom. The light emitted from the device may be of either a pure (monochromatic) color, or a mixed (polychromatic) color, and may consist solely of light emitted from the QDs themselves, or of a mixture of light emitted from the QDs and light emitted from the primary source. The QDs desirably are composed of an undoped semiconductor such as CdSe, and may optionally be overcoated to increase photoluminescence. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176716 | NOVEL COMPOUND AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE USING THE COMPOUND - A novel mono(benzo[k]fluoranthene) compound having a molecular structure containing at least one condensed ring aromatic group which is tricyclic or more at any of 7- to 9-positions of benzo[k]fluoranthene. Also an organic light emitting device including at least a pair of electrodes formed of an anode and a cathode, and a layer formed of an organic compound, the layer being interposed between the pair of electrodes, in which the layer formed of an organic compound contains a compound represented by the following structural formula. An organic light emitting device in which the layer is a light emitting layer. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176717 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE - An organic light emitting display device, comprising: a first insulating layer formed on a substrate; a plurality of patterns formed on the first insulating layer, the patterns and the first insulating layer together forming a surface having a corrugated cross-section; a first electrode formed on the patterns and the first insulating layer, the first electrode having a thickness less than a height of the patterns; an organic light emitting layer formed on the first electrode in a light emitting region; and a second electrode formed on the organic light emitting layer. The light completely reflected by internal surfaces of the first and second electrodes is externally emitted due to a mode mismatch phenomenon in an edge portion of a pattern thereof, thereby increasing a light emission rate of the display device. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176718 | Polymer and organic photoelectric device including the same - A polymer represented by the following Formula 1: | 2010-07-15 |
20100176719 | Display Device - To improve an image quality of an organic EL display by utilizing characteristics of a dual emission type organic light emitting element. A display device includes a first substrate over which a plurality of organic light emitting elements are provided and a second substrate over which an organic light emitting element is provided. The first and second substrates are facing each other. At least either the organic light emitting elements provided over the first substrate or the organic light emitting element provided over the second substrate emit/emits light toward both surfaces of the first or second substrate. Light emitting regions of the organic light emitting elements provided over the first substrate are overlapped with a light emitting region of the organic light emitting element provided over the second substrate as seen from the second substrate. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176720 | DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE DISPLAY DEVICE - It is an object of the invention to provide a technique to manufacture a display device with high image quality and high reliability at low cost with high yield. The invention has spacers over a pixel electrode layer in a pixel region and over an insulating layer functioning as a partition which covers the periphery of the pixel electrode layer. When forming a light emitting material over a pixel electrode layer, a mask for selective formation is supported by the spacers, thereby preventing the mask from contacting the pixel electrode layer due to a twist and deflection thereof. Accordingly, such damage as a crack by the mask does not occur in the pixel electrode layer. Thus, the pixel electrode layer does not have a defect in shapes, thereby a display device which performs a high resolution display with high reliability can be manufactured. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176721 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A plasma display panel including rear glass substrate having address electrode, insulating layer, barrier rib and a phosphor layer thereon. Insulating layer does not contain lead. An average value of a void ratio of a region at a depth of up to 50% from rear glass substrate in a thickness of insulating layer ranges from 5% to 15%. A plasma display panel having a long lifetime and high productivity is achieved. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176722 | HIGH-PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMP - A high-pressure discharge lamp may include a ceramic discharge vessel that encloses a discharge volume and at whose ends capillaries are fitted, an electrode system being led through in each capillary and sealed there, use being made of at least one electrode system that is based on tungsten and has an electrode head made from tungsten as first segment and a shaft made from tungsten as second segment, as well as a multipartite leadthrough having a pin projecting on the outside at the end of the capillary, wherein the multipartite leadthrough has a central cylindrical leadthrough part made from tungsten as third segment of the electrode system inside the capillary, which adjoins the second segment, as well as a fourth multipartite segment inside the capillary, consisting of a core pin that is made from tungsten, has a diameter of at most 300 μm and is partially surrounded by a tubular sleeve, the pin being connected to the projecting pin, a gap remaining between the sleeve and projecting pin, and the end of the capillary being sealed by means of solder glass up to at least the beginning of the sleeve. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176723 | HIGH PRESSURE MERCURY LAMP - To devise a UV light source which has an increased UV irradiance in the short wavelength range, prevents blackening of the light emission tube and a decrease of the irradiance and has a long durability, a high pressure mercury lamp of the direct current type is provided, comprising a light emission tube, a cathode and an anode arranged at a distance oppositely to each other inside said light emission tube, said cathode having a shape of a truncated cone with a flat part at a tip end thereof, mercury filled inside said light emission tube in an amount of 0.05 to 0.10 mg/mm | 2010-07-15 |
20100176724 | LED Tubular Lighting Fixture - A tubular LED lighting fixture comprises: a heat sink shell; a printed circuit board supported on the shell and having an upper surface and a bottom surface, longitudinally extending laterally spaced wiring on the upper and bottom surfaces, and, transverse heat pipes running through the printed circuit board; a plurality of LEDs connected in series across the laterally spaced upper surface wiring and spacedly mounted along the printed circuit board; a high frequency electronic driver mounted in the shell and connected in series with the LEDs; voltage limiting devices mounted across the laterally spaced bottom surface wiring of the printed circuit board and in parallel with the LEDs; a lens bonded to the shell covering the printed circuit board for directing and delivering light from the LEDs, the shell and lens forming a tube for enclosing the LED bearing printed circuit board; the tube so formed having sealed ends to form a watertight fixture; and, input wires extending from the high frequency electronic driver through at least one of the tube sealed ends. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176725 | High-Pressure Discharge Lamp With Improved Ignitability - Disclosed is a high-pressure discharge lamp in which an ignition device that generates high-voltage pulses in the lamp is integrated into the lamp. The ignition device is composed at least of a spiral pulse generator and a charging resistor, said charging resistor being made of an LTCC material. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176726 | HIGH-PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMP WITH IMPROVED IGNITION QUALITY AND IGNITION DEVICE FOR A GAS DISCHARGE LAMP - A high-pressure discharge lamp may include a discharge vessel; an ignition device which is configured to generate high-voltage pulses in the lamp and contains at least one spiral pulse generator being integrated in the lamp, wherein the charging voltage of the ignition device has the opposite polarity to the open-circuit voltage of an operating apparatus, this charging voltage is likewise provided by the operating apparatus, and the sum of the two voltages is applied to the ignition device. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176727 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A CERAMIC SPIRAL PULSE GENERATOR AND CERAMIC SPIRAL PULSE GENERATOR - A method for producing a ceramic spiral pulse generator is provided. The method may include providing a film composite comprising at least one ceramic green film and at least one metal layer; winding the film composite to form a spirally wound winding; laminating the winding; and sintering the laminated winding so as to create a spiral pulse generator. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176728 | HIGH-PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMP COMPRISING A HIGH-VOLTAGE IMPULSE GENERATOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HIGH-VOLTAGE IMPULSE GENERATOR - A coating method for coating a spiral pulse generator with a ferritic layer, wherein the spiral pulse generator is surrounded by a ferritic compound that is cured by heat or UV radiation. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176729 | IMPROVED LED ARRAY - An LED array and a method for controlling such an array is described. The array includes one or more LED-optical sensor pairs in which the optical sensor measures the light output of the associated LED. In some forms of the invention, the optical sensors are provided with filters to attenuate light at a wavelength different to that of the LED associated with that optical sensor. In some forms of the invention, the LED-optical sensor pairs are at least partially shielded from extraneous light. In one form of the invention a plurality of sets of LEDs is provided, each set outputting light having a different frequency and each set being controllable to provide a desired light output. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176730 | Illumination Apparatus - An illumination apparatus includes an adapter that is detachably and electrically connectable to a socket for a recessed light fitting; a power supply unit in the adapter to supply power; a light emitting device driver in the adapter that generates driving power from the power supplied by the power supply unit; a controller that controls the light emitting device driver; and a light emitting device illumination unit including a plurality of light emitting devices, the light emitting device illumination unit being connectable to the adapter and the light emitting devices receiving the driving power from the light emitting device driver. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176731 | Adaptor and Illumination Apparatus - An adaptor includes a power connection unit electrically connected to a power line that may be extended from an AC plug; a power supply unit electrically connected to the power connection unit, configured to supply power; a light emitting device driver that generates driving power from the power supplied by the power supply unit; and a controller that controls the light emitting device driver. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176732 | DIRECTION CONTROLLABLE LIGHTING UNIT - A direction controllable lighting unit ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100176733 | Automated Dimming Methods and Systems For Lighting - Automated control systems and methods for lighting systems are described herein. In certain embodiments, the control systems include either an improved dimmable ballast, an improved dimmer circuit, or both. The control systems are suitable for various applications including a light harvesting system and a security lighting system. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176734 | Method and device for driving light-emitting diodes of an illumination device - A method for driving series-connected light-emitting diodes of an illumination device, in particular an illumination device for film, video and photographic recordings with a pulse-width-modulation of the light-emitting diode current, is provided. In the method the pulse-width-modulated light-emitting diode current is detected and a current sensor signal is derived and fed to a microprocessor, which outputs a drive signal for the pulse-width-modulation and for the setting of the light-emitting diode voltage applied to the light-emitting diodes, depending on the detected current sensor signal. The current-time integral of the pulse-width-modulated light-emitting diode current flowing through the light-emitting diodes is determined and a controllable voltage source for setting the light-emitting diode voltage is driven in such a way that a predetermined pulse-width-modulated light-emitting diode current flows through the light-emitting diodes. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176735 | LED light string assembly with constant current circuit - An LED light string assembly has a plug, an extension socket, a light string connected between the plug and the extension socket, and at least one constant current circuit connected to the light string. The constant current circuit has a first input capacitor, a second input capacitor, a first diode, a second diode and a filter capacitor. The first input capacitor is connected in series to the second input capacitor between a first AC terminal and the cathode of the first diode. The second diode is connected between the first diode and the second AC terminal. The filter capacitor is connected between the cathode of the first diode and the second AC terminal. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176736 | METHOD OF DRIVING A LIGHT SOURCE, LIGHT SOURCE ASSEMBLY FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A method of driving a light source includes; converting an externally supplied direct current voltage into a first alternating current voltage, boosting the first alternating current voltage to a second alternating current voltage having a higher voltage than the first alternating current voltage, turning on the light source using the second alternating current voltage, detecting an arc noise detection voltage by adding arc noise generated from a high voltage terminal of the light source and arc noise generated from a low voltage terminal of the light source, and blocking the high voltage from being provided to the light source based on the detected arc noise detection voltage. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176737 | DISCHARGE LAMP BALLAST HAVING AN AUTO-TRANSFORMER FOR HIGH VOLTAGE DETECTION - A lamp ballast is provided requiring less size and cost for powering a discharge lamp. An inverter circuit converts a DC voltage from a DC power source into a voltage having a determined frequency, and supplies the converted voltage to the discharge lamp inserted between a pair of output ends of the inverter. A resonant circuit includes an auto-transformer and a resonant capacitor, and supplies an output voltage corresponding to a frequency of the rectangular wave voltage of the power supply circuit to the discharge lamp. A voltage detection circuit detects an output voltage of the resonant circuit based on a potential of the resonant capacitor. A control circuit has a startup control mode to set the frequency of the rectangular wave voltage based on the detected voltage from the voltage detection circuit, wherein the output voltage of the resonant circuit exceeds a starting voltage of the discharge lamp. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176738 | DEVICE FOR DRIVING A GAS DISCHARGE LAMP | 2010-07-15 |
20100176739 | DISCHARGE LAMP OPERATING DEVICE, ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A series circuit comprising a diode and a resistance is connected in parallel to a filament, and a series circuit comprising a diode and a resistance is connected in parallel to a filament. The filaments are preheated by a preheating current supplied from secondary windings of a preheating transformer, via preheating capacitors. Detection circuits detect DC voltage components of the preheating capacitors. Comparators compare the DC voltage components of the preheating capacitors with a reference voltage. The comparators cause a control circuit to protect the inverter circuit if an abnormality of the filaments is detected. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176740 | FEEDFORWARD CONTROL OF SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT SOURCES - A control method for a semiconductor light source may include operating the semiconductor light source with short, powerful pulses by an operating device; storing the characteristic light decrease of the semiconductor light source depending on the power introduced into the semiconductor light source in the operating device; and altering power introduced during the pulse in such a way that the emitted quantity of light of the semiconductor light source substantially remains constant over the pulse duration. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176741 | LIGHT WITH REMOVABLE HEAD AND COVER - A light may comprise a light body having an opening for receiving an electrical power source, and a head including a light source and having an end for engaging the light body. A head for a light may comprise a light source, a reflector, an end for engaging a light body; and an insulating member. At least three concentric and/or coaxial electrical contacts of the head are enclosed by the head and light body when the head and light body are engaged. One of the three concentric electrical contacts may provide an electrical connection to the light source and one of the three concentric electrical contacts may be for making an electrical connection to an electrical power source. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176742 | Illumination Apparatus and Driving Method Thereof - An illumination apparatus according to the embodiment includes: an adapter that is detachably and electrically connected to an illumination apparatus (lamp)_socket; a power supply unit that is installed in the adapter to supply power; a light emitting device driver that is installed in the adapter and generates driving power from power supplied by the power supply unit; a light emitting device illumination unit including a plurality of light emitting devices that are connected to the adapter and are driven by receiving driving power from the light emitting device driver; a lamp information generator that is installed in the light emitting device illumination unit; and a controller that controls the light emitting device driver according to the lamp information of the lamp information generator. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176743 | Illumination Apparatus - An illumination apparatus includes an adapter that is detachably and electrically connected a fluorescent lamp socket; a power supply unit in the adapter to supply power; a light emitting device driver that generates driving power from the power supplied by the power supply unit; a controller that controls the light emitting device driver; and a light emitting device illumination unit that emits light according to the driving power from the light emitting device driver and that is electrically connects the power supply unit to another fluorescent lamp socket. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176744 | Illumination Apparatus and Driving Method Thereof - An illumination apparatus includes an adaptor that is detachably and electrically connectable to a socket of the illumination apparatus; a power supply unit at the adapter and that supplies power; a light emitting device driver that receives power from the power supply unit and that generates driving power; a controller that controls the light emitting device driver; an interface that communicates with the controller; and a light emitting device illumination comprising a plurality of light emitting devices that emit light according to the driving power from the light emitting device driver. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176745 | LIGHT SOURCE DRIVING APPARATUS - A light source driving apparatus for sequentially driving a plurality or light sources is provided. The light source driving apparatus includes a light source power supply for supplying a power source necessary for driving the plurality of light sources, a light source controller for generating a control signal to sequentially turn on and off the plurality of light sources, a soft starter connected between the light source power supply and the light sources, for delaying the power source generated from the light source power supply for a first determined time and supplying the delayed power source to the light sources, and a control signal delayer connected between the light source controller and the light sources, for delaying an ON signal of the control signal generated from the light source controller for a second predetermined time and supplying the delayed signal to the light sources. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176746 | Method and Device for Remote Sensing and Control of LED Lights - A control system is disclosed for determining an actual temperature of a light emitting diode. The control system uses conductor that supply power to the light emitting diode to supply a pulse to the light emitting diode. The pulse is determined along with a reaction caused by the pulse and the information gained is used in determination of the light emitting diode die temperature which can then be used in controlling current to the light emitting diode to control the temperature of the light emitting diode. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176747 | OUTPUT BUFFER AND SOURCE DRIVER USING THE SAME - An output buffer and a source driver using the same are provided. The output buffer includes an input stage module, a first output stage module, a second output stage module, and a first control module. The input stage module generates a first bias signal via a first connection terminal according to a driving signal and a output signal. The first output stage module generates the output signal in response to the first bias signal via an output terminal of the output buffer. The second output stage module generates a second bias signal in response to the first bias signal via a second connection terminal, and controls a first switch in the second output stage module. The first control module selectively connects a first current source to the output terminal of the output buffer or to the second connection terminal of the second output stage module according to an indication signal. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176748 | TRANSMITTER AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE CONVERTING SUPPLY VOLTAGE TO DRIVE VOLTAGE - A transmitter includes a voltage conversion circuit converting supply voltage externally supplied into drive voltage and outputting the drive voltage; and an optical output unit which is supplied with the drive voltage and outputs an optical signal, wherein the voltage conversion circuit and the optical output unit are included in a same module. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176749 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE WITH CLOCK SIGNAL EMBEDDED SIGNALING - A display device includes a display panel, a timing controller generating a timing controlling signal having a plurality of states, each state representing both data information and clock information, and a source driver receiving and decoding the timing controlling signal to recover the data information and the clock information for generating a clock signal and a data signal for driving the display panel. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176750 | MULTI-MODE PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICE - A portable lighting device, such as a flashlight, with a mechanical power switch and multiple operating modes is provided. The mechanical power switch is disposed in series with the controller for the lighting device and acts as the user interface to the controller to change modes of operation. Because the mechanical power switch is in series with the controller, the portable lighting device does not consume battery power when the mechanical switch is open. A state machine coupled to the controller is polled by the controller each time it is powered up to determine the operational mode of the lighting device. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176751 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AS WELL AS LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND LIGHTING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A semiconductor light-emitting device of the present invention includes at least one conductor A, that is patterned electrode, | 2010-07-15 |
20100176752 | EVENT BASED AMBIENT LIGHTING CONTROL - In controlling an ambient lighting element, a host event is detected, a light script associated with the detected event is retrieved and the retrieved light script is rendered in correspondence with the detected event. A user may associate the light script with the event and/or an event type that corresponds to the event. A default association of events and/or event types may be provided, although these default associations may be modified by the user. An event type that corresponds to the event may be identified and a light script associated with the identified event type may be rendered in response to the detected event. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176753 | INDUCED VOLTAGE CONTROL DEVICE, ITS CONTROL METHOD, CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM ORBIT CONTROL DEVICE, AND ITS CONTROL METHOD - [PROBLEMS] To provide an induction voltage control device ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100176754 | ELECTRIC DRIVE UNIT FOR A WATER-BEARING DOMESTIC APPLIANCE - An electric drive unit for a water-bearing domestic appliance having a converter to provide a supply voltage from a multiphase voltage system; a control device to control the converter in order to operate a first electric motor connected to the multiphase voltage system; a load-current-carrying DC link arranged upstream of the converter; and an electrical device connected to at least part of the multiphase voltage system or the load-current-carrying DC link via a connection device, wherein the electrical device has a second electric to operate a hydraulic pump and/or a blower and/or a valve. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176755 | POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Power conversion systems and methods are provided for driving a plurality of motor loads, in which an autotransformer receives AC input currents and provides a plurality of multiphase outputs at a non-zero phase angle relative to one another, and the individual multiphase outputs are provided to corresponding motor drives with rectifiers to convert the multiphase outputs to DC electrical power, and inverters to convert the DC power to AC to drive corresponding motor loads. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176756 | BRUSHLESS MOTOR - To further improve the stability of drive control for the start period of a motor without complicating a circuit configuration. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176757 | CONTROLLER FOR MOTOR DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEM - In a control of an AC motor that uses a PWM control and a rectangular-wave control, when switching is conducted from the rectangular-wave control to the PWM control, a current command generated in a current command generation unit is corrected so as to smooth the variations in a time axis direction on the basis of a target torque command value by taking the final current state in the rectangular-wave control immediately prior to switching as an initial value, thereby generating a current command after the correction. An inverter is current feedback-controlled based on the current command after the correction. As a result, the continuity from the current state immediately prior to switching of the rectangular-wave control can be ensured for the current command in the PWM control. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176758 | Motor Driving Circuit - A motor-driving-circuit comprising: a first to-fourth-transistors; a drive-control-circuit to control a energization-state of a motor coil so as to be a driving-state where either one group of a groups of the first-and-fourth-transistors and the second-and-third-transistors is on and the other group is off, or so as to be a regeneration-state where the first-and-third-transistors are off and the second-and-fourth-transistors are on; a set-current-detection-circuit; an overcurrent-detection-circuit; and an overcurrent-protection-circuit to output a regeneration-instruction-signal for shifting the energization-state to the regeneration-state if an overcurrent-state does not occur and output a drive-stop-signal for stopping driving the coil if the overcurrent-state occurs, when a current amount flowing through the coil has reached a set-level in the driving-state, the drive-control-circuit shifting the energization-state to the regeneration-state to be maintained for a predetermined time period and thereafter returning the energization-state to the driving-state when the regeneration-instruction-signal is output, and turning off the first-to-fourth-transistors when the drive-stop-signal is output. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176759 | Control Valve Coil Temperature Controller - A method of actuator coil temperature control for actuators that are not continuously operated, wherein when an actuation current is not being applied to the actuator coil, a) sensing a parameter indicative of the resistance of the actuator coil as an indication of the temperature of the actuator coil, b) if the sensed parameter indicates the temperature of the actuator coil is below a first predetermined limit, then initiating a series of successive actuation current pulses to the actuator coil, each actuation current pulse being terminated before actuation of the actuator occurs, and c) periodically repeating a) and b). | 2010-07-15 |
20100176760 | SYSTEM FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER AND CHARGE MANAGEMENT - A charging system for an intelligent consumer device is presented. The charging system includes a monitoring program executed by the intelligent consumer device that displays data related to the charge state of a battery pack. An intelligent charger provides solar generated power and data to the intelligent consumer device regarding performance of the solar panel. The power management application may be downloaded to the intelligent consumer device from the internet. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176761 | Battery Charging Device - The peripheral edge of the upper face | 2010-07-15 |