33rd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120206004 | Dual-mode counter-rotating-to-traditional electric motor and system - Disclosed is a counter-rotating electric motor that includes an outer rotational component, an oppositely rotating inner rotational component, a force output system coupled to the outer rotational component, another force output means coupled to the inner rotational component, and an assembly for reversibly halting one of the rotational components, thereby converting the counter-rotating electric motor into a traditional motor. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206005 | MAGNET CARRIER FOR A POLE HOUSING - The invention relates to a magnet carrier ( | 2012-08-16 |
20120206006 | ROTOR OF AN ELECTRIC MACHINE - In a rotor of an electric machine, which rotor consists of individual segments which each have a first part which is in contact with a second cooperating part wherein the first part of an individual segment and the second cooperating part of an adjacent individual segment are positively interlocked in the radial and circumferential directions resulting in a self-supporting annular structure of the assembled rotor. The individual sections have openings accommodating permanent magnets which are fixed in the openings by wall sections bent into the openings during assembly of the segments for fixing the permanent magnets in the openings as the individual segments are joined to form a ring. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206007 | ROTOR CORE FOR ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A cylindrical rotor core | 2012-08-16 |
20120206008 | Method for Manufacturing an Inner Rotor for a Rotary Electric Machine - A method for manufacturing an inner rotor for a rotary electric machine, the rotor comprising a plurality of pole pieces surrounding a shaft, each pole piece being made from a stack of metal sheets ( | 2012-08-16 |
20120206009 | STATOR FOR MOTOR - The present invention relates to a stator for a motor having a stator core having an annular back yoke and teeth protruded annularly in a radial direction from the back yoke, a plurality of coils adapted to be wound on the teeth, and an insulator adapted to cover the stator core and the coils for insulation and having supporting ends formed sequentially to have different heights so as to support the plurality of coils thereon, thereby preventing the plurality of coils from being in contact with one another and locking projections formed at both sides or one side of the supporting ends so as to prevent the coils from escaping from the supporting ends, wherein each of the supporting ends has a stepped groove formed at a position spaced apart by a predetermined distance from the locking projections so as to allow the nozzle of the coil winding machine to be accessed thereto, and a total of the depth of the stepped groove and the height of each of the locking projections is larger than the radius of the nozzle. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206010 | BRUSH HOLDER APPARATUS - A brush holder apparatus is disclosed. In one embodiment, the brush holder apparatus includes: a first support member; a second support member affixed to the first support member; a brush retainment member affixed to the first support member and extending substantially parallel with the second support member; and a cam member operably connected to the second support member, the cam member configured to retain a brush against the brush retainment member. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206011 | NOISE AND VIBRATION MITIGATION SYSTEM FOR NUCLEAR REACTORS EMPLOYING AN ACOUSTIC SIDE BRANCH RESONATOR - A method of designing/making an acoustic side branch resonator structured to be coupled to a standpipe of, for example, a nuclear power plant, wherein the acoustic side branch resonator includes a plurality of wire mesh elements for damping purposes. The method includes determining a resonant frequency of the standpipe, determining an active length of the acoustic side branch resonator using the resonant frequency, and determining a particular number of the wire mesh elements to be used in the acoustic side branch resonator and a pitch of each of the wire mesh elements using momentum and continuity equations of a compressible fluid. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206012 | ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FABRICATION OF THE SAME - A fabricated electromechanical device is disclosed herein. An exemplary device includes, a substrate, at least one layer of a high-transconductance material separated from the substrate by a dielectric medium, a first electrode in electrical contact with the at least one layer of a high-transconductance material and separated from the substrate by at least one first supporting member, a second electrode in electrical contact with the layer of a high-transconductance material and separated from the substrate by at least one second supporting member, where the first electrode is electrically separate from the second electrode, and a third electrode separated from the at least one layer of high-transconductance material by a dielectric medium and separated from each of the first electrode and the second electrode by a dielectric medium. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206013 | MODES OF OPERATION OF PIEZOELECTRIC MOTOR - A piezoelectric motor ( | 2012-08-16 |
20120206014 | PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS USING MICRO-DOME ARRAYS - An ultrasonic piezoelectric transducer device includes a transducer array consisting of an array of vibrating elements, and a base to which the array of vibrating elements in the transducer array are attached. The base include integrated electrical interconnects for carrying driving signals and sensed signals between the vibrating elements and an external control circuit. The base can be an ASIC wafer that includes integrated circuitry for controlling the driving and processing the sensed signals. The interconnects and control circuits in the base fit substantially within an area below the array of multiple vibrating elements. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206015 | ACOUSTIC RESONATOR STRUCTURE COMPRISING A BRIDGE - An acoustic resonator comprises a first electrode a second electrode and a piezoelectric layer disposed between the first and second electrodes. The acoustic resonator further comprises a reflective element disposed beneath the first electrode, the second electrode and the piezoelectric layer. An overlap of the reflective element, the first electrode, the second electrode and the piezoelectric layer comprises an active area of the acoustic resonator. The acoustic resonator also comprises a bridge adjacent to a termination of the active area of the acoustic resonator. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206016 | PIEZOELECTRIC MICROMECHANICAL ENERGY HARVESTERS - The present invention comprises systems, apparatuses, and methods for harvesting ambient mechanical energy at a lower frequency and transforming the harvested energy into electrical energy at a higher frequency. Transforming the energy from relatively lower input frequency energy to relatively higher output frequency energy can help realize greater efficiencies found at higher frequencies. Because the input plane of the ambient mechanical energy is not always predictable, some embodiments of the present invention comprise both in-plane and out-of-plane energy harvesters that produce an electrical output in multiple planes. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206017 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ENERGY HARVESTING | 2012-08-16 |
20120206018 | RESONATOR AND OSCILLATOR - A resonator according to the embodiment includes: a substrate; a flat layered body which is formed above the substrate and is formed with at least a lower electrode, a piezoelectric film and an upper electrode; an anchor portion which fixes the layered body above the substrate; a cut-out portion inside the layered body; a tuning fork vibrator which is formed in the cut-out portion, has both ends supported by the layered body and is formed with at least a lower electrode, a piezoelectric film and an upper electrode; and an envelope which envelopes the layered body and the tuning fork vibrator in a noncontact fashion, and prevents an external force from being applied to the layered body and the tuning fork vibrator. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206019 | PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A piezoelectric element includes a substrate, and a lower electrode layer, a piezoelectric layer, and an upper electrode layer sequentially formed on the substrate. The substrate has a linear thermal expansion coefficient higher than that of the piezoelectric layer, and the piezoelectric layer includes a polycrystalline body having an in-plane stress in a compressive direction. Thus, the piezoelectric element realizes the piezoelectric layer having a high orientation in a polarization axis direction, high proportionality of a displacement amount with respect to an applied voltage, and a large absolute value of the displacement amount. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206020 | PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE - A piezoelectric device capable of adjusting shape/position of connection electrodes is provided to accommodate a first or second oscillating plate (piezoelectric). The second oscillating plate is shorter than the first oscillating plate, each oscillating plate includes an excitation and an extraction electrodes. The extraction electrode is electrically connected with a connection electrode via conductive adhesive agent in a package. The package includes a carrier section, carrying the first or the second oscillating plate thereon. The connection electrode is disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the carrier section. When the extraction electrode of the first oscillating plate is electrically connected with the connection electrode, the excitation electrode on one side of the first oscillating plate is not electrically connected with the connection electrode on the other side. The extraction electrodes of the second oscillating plate can be electrically connected with the connection electrodes. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206021 | ULTRASOUND PROBE - Disclosed herein is an ultrasound probe including a plurality of piezoelectric elements forming a laminate, a plurality of internal electrodes formed at the lamination interface, an external electrode formed on the front or the rear surface of the laminate. The ultrasound probe includes a plurality of piezoelectric elements forming a laminate, a plurality of internal electrodes interposed among the piezoelectric elements, and an external electrode formed on the front or rear surface of the laminate, wherein the external electrode includes a first external electrode and a second external electrode disposed to have a space therebetween. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206022 | ELECTRIC MOTOR HAVING AN END FRAME - An electro-dynamic machine including a rotor shaft extending along an axis and a bearing rotatably supporting the rotor shaft for rotation about the axis. An inner housing has an outer surface and defines a bearing bore. The bearing bore receives and supports the bearing. An outer housing surrounds the inner housing. A plurality of non-radial ribs extends from the outer housing to the inner housing. The non-radial ribs are coupled to the inner housing substantially tangential to the outer surface. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206023 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A BUILDING CLOSURE - A method for operating a building closure having the shape of an overhead sectional door or of a garage door including at least one spring-loaded counterweight device and an electrical drive device is disclosed. A control unit simultaneously monitors the position of the building closure and a motor current for the drive device. When the building closure is in an open or a closed position, the motor current is reduced and maintained at a level to residually energize the drive device to reliably maintain the building closure in a desired position. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206024 | SERVO MOTOR MANUFACTURING METHOD, SERVO MOTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, SERVO MOTOR, AND ENCODER - This disclosure discloses a servo motor manufacturing method, includes a disk position adjusting that adjusts a position of a rotating disk with respect to a shaft, in a case where said rotating disk to which at least one concentric pattern is formed around a disk center is to be fixed to said shaft of a motor, wherein in said disk position adjusting, said concentric pattern is used as a scale of a linear encoder to adjust an eccentricity of said rotating disk. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206025 | ALTERNATOR FOR VEHICLE - It is configured in such a manner that a convex portion ( | 2012-08-16 |
20120206026 | Concealed Security Cabinet - The invention can include a cabinet having shelves in the front, a base with a rotation device, a mirror or backer on the back and a concealed locker between the backer and the shelves. The locker can be accessed through the manipulation of a magnetic locking mechanism or other mechanical mechanism that normally secures the backer in a closed position such that it looks like the backer is built into the back of the cabinet and no internal locker exists. To access the locker, a magnetic key is placed in proximity to the locking mechanism which causes the lock to release and allows the owner to swing open the mirror and access the interior of the locker. The existence of the locker is further veiled by the hidden hinges and locking mechanism so that a person unfamiliar with the device would not realize a locker was concealed therein. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206027 | INTEGRATEABLE DOMESTIC APPLIANCE - A domestic appliance, in particular a dishwasher, includes a container for receiving items to be processed, and at least one load limiter which is held directly or indirectly on the container and constructed to absorb a load. The load limiter is provided with at least one open or enclosed recess for engagement of at least one tab assigned to an outer region of the container in a mounted position of the at least one load limiter. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206028 | METER BOX COVER - A meter box cover including a first portion that engages an inner surface of an opening in a lid of a meter box to prevent the passage of the cover through the opening and a second portion that extends through the opening and beyond an outermost surface of the opening in the lid of the meter box. The meter cover blocks substantially an entirety of the opening and the second portion prevents the cover from being displaced within the opening. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206029 | INDIVIDUAL LOCKER ASSEMBLY FOR REFRIGERATORS - The individual locker assembly for refrigerators is intended for use in the workplace to permit employees to secure their perishable foods and beverages for lunches and snacks. The locker assembly is also suitable for installation in refrigerator units in medical offices and the like for the secure storage of controlled medications and the like that must be refrigerated. The locker assembly is assembled from top, bottom, side, and rear panels, and a series of intermediate shelves and dividers installed therein defining a plurality of individual storage compartments. Vertical panels include spring-biased pins that engage mating holes provided in the upper and lower interior panels of the refrigeration unit, to secure the assembly in place. Each compartment has its own lockable door. The locks may be combination units, key locks, external hasps and padlocks, or other lock types as desired. Integral locks may include provision for coin operation, if desired. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206030 | HYBRID COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMP FIXING METHOD - A lamp assembly provides both instantlight through use of an incandescent/halogen lamp source and an energy saving type light provided by a compact fluorescent lamp source. Both light sources are fixed within the assembly by a fixing mechanism that spaces the lights sources from each other such that heat from one source does not negatively affect the second light source or any other portion of the assembly. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206031 | Lighting Device - The lighting device includes a substrate, a light-emitting element formed over one of surfaces of the substrate, and a rear surface metal layer formed on another surface of the substrate, which is opposite to the surface over which the light-emitting element is formed. The light-emitting element has a structure in which an organic compound layer containing a light-emitting substance is provided between a pair of electrodes. The substrate has a layered structure of an organic insulating layer and a metal layer including at least one internal metal layer. The internal metal layer is thermally bonded to the rear surface metal layer through a via hole formed in the organic insulating layer. The resistance of the via hole is lower than that in the case of thermal bonding not through the via hole. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206032 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NEAR-FIELD LIGHT GENERATING ELEMENT AND NEAR-FIELD LIGHT GENERATING ELEMENT - A U-shaped groove and a V-shaped groove are formed onto a cladding disposed on a substrate, a core and a metal structure are formed inside the grooves, respectively, and then the substrate surface is planarized. Further, after a cladding is formed again, the substrate is cut and the cut surface is polished such that the metal structure inside the V-shaped groove has a predetermined thickness, thereby forming a scattering body. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206033 | UPPER ELECTRODE AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - Plasma uniformity can be improved. An upper electrode | 2012-08-16 |
20120206034 | RED PHOSPHOR MATERIAL AND PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - The instant application describes a red phosphor material including Y(P | 2012-08-16 |
20120206035 | LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT - Provided is a light-emitting element with high external quantum efficiency, or a light-emitting element with a long lifetime. The light-emitting element includes, between a pair of electrodes, a light-emitting layer including a guest material and a host material, in which an emission spectrum of the host material overlaps with an absorption spectrum of the guest material, and phosphorescence is emitted by conversion of an excitation energy of the host material into an excitation energy of the guest material. By using the overlap between the emission spectrum of the host material and the absorption spectrum of the guest material, the energy smoothly transfers from the host material to the guest material, so that the energy transfer efficiency of the light-emitting element is high. Accordingly, a light-emitting element with high external quantum efficiency can be achieved. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206036 | Lighting Device - The lighting device includes a layer containing a light-emitting organic compound which is provided over a substrate; a first barrier layer covering the layer containing a light-emitting organic compound; a second barrier layer provided over the first barrier layer; a sealant provided between the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer; a resin layer including a desiccant which is surrounded by the first barrier layer, the second barrier layer, and the sealant; and a resin substrate which is provided over the second barrier layer and has a first uneven structure on a surface in contact with the second barrier layer and a second uneven structure on a surface in contact with the air, and the second uneven structure has a larger height difference than the first uneven structure. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206037 | NOVEL ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT COMPOUNDS AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE USING THE SAME - Provided are a novel organic electroluminescent compound and an organic electroluminescent device using the same. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206038 | Lighting Device - Provided is a lighting device capable of displaying a desired image without an element such as a TFT in a light-emitting portion of the lighting device. The lighting device includes a light-emitting portion in which a plurality of light-emitting segments arranged in matrix and each including an EL layer between a pair of electrodes (an anode and a cathode). The area of a light-emitting region is varied as appropriate so as to obtain a desired light-emitting luminance from the light-emitting region in each the light-emitting segment; accordingly, gray-scale display can be performed and a still image can be displayed only by 1 external power source. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206039 | PHOSPHOR DISTRIBUTION IN LED LAMPS USING CENTRIFUGAL FORCE - A method of manufacturing an LED lamp is disclosed. The method includes admixing an uncured curable liquid resin and a phosphor, dispensing the uncured admixture on an LED chip, centrifuging the chip and the admixture to disperse the phosphor particles in the uncured resin, and curing the resin while the phosphor particles remain distributed. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206040 | DISCHARGE LAMP BULB - A discharge lamp bulb has: an outer tube formed by sealing two ends of an arc tube-surrounding portion by first seal portions, the outer tube being made of quartz glass; a ceramic arc tube mounted inside the arc tube-surrounding portion; electrodes that are supported so as to be opposed to each other inside the arc tube by the second seal portion; lead wire assemblies connected to the electrodes and fixed to the first seal portions; and an electrically insulating plug that includes a metal terminal and that holds the outer tube. One of the inside lead wires is provided with a stress-relieving portion. A hollow cylindrical portion that houses the stress-relieving portion therein and that holds a periphery of the stress-relieving portion is provided integrally with the outer tube. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206041 | APPARATUS FOR FASTENING THE BURNER OF A DISCHARGE LAMP - The invention relates to a method and apparatus for fastening the burner of a discharge lamp to a housing or plug portion, comprising a sleeve to be clamped around the outer bulb of the burner and an annular base which can be fastened to the housing or plug portion of the electronic ballast unit and which has at least three tabs that are orientated in the direction of the center point of the annular base and may be biased against the sleeve. Furthermore the invention relates to a discharge lamp including a burner, the outer bulb of which is provided with a sleeve, via which the outer bulb is fastened to a housing or plug portion of an electronic ballast unit by means of an annular base, with tabs integrally moulded onto the base being spring-biased against the sleeve and being welded onto the same. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206042 | LED DEVICE WITH VOLTAGE-LIMITING UNIT AND VOLTAGE-EQUALIZING AND CURRENT-LIMITING RESISTANCES - The present invention provides a LED device with voltage-limiting unit and voltage-equalizing and current-limiting resistances, in which a LED is connected in parallel with a voltage-limiting unit, and a current-limiting resistance is connected in series between the LED and the voltage-limiting unit, and two ends of each LED are connected in parallel with an voltage-equalizing resistance for forming a light-emitting unit, so that a light-emitting unit set can be structured through connecting two or more than two of the mentioned light-emitting units in series or in series-parallel in the same polarity; with the two ends of each LED being connected in parallel with the voltage-equalizing resistance, the end voltage of each light-emitting unit can be evenly stabilized; and the current-limiting resistance is connected in series between the connection joints of the LED and the voltage-limiting unit for limiting the shunt current passing through the voltage-limiting unit. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206043 | VEHICLE HEAD LAMP LIGHT DISTRIBUTION CONTROLLER - A vehicle head lamp light distribution controller includes an ADB controller configured to: detect a position of a vehicle present ahead of a subject vehicle; determine whether the vehicle ahead of the subject vehicle is a preceding vehicle or an oncoming vehicle; set a threshold vehicle position based on whether the vehicle ahead of the subject vehicle is a preceding vehicle or an oncoming vehicle; compare the threshold vehicle position and the detected vehicle position; and switch light distribution of head lamps of the subject vehicle based on the comparison between the threshold vehicle position and the detected vehicle position. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206044 | EMERGENCY LIGHTING BALLAST DEVICE WITH A PLURALITY OF BALLAST OUTPUTS FOR FLEXIBLE LAMP CONNECTION CONFIGURATIONS - An emergency lighting ballast device includes a housing; a circuit disposed within the housing and configured to receive a battery supply voltage and to process the battery supply voltage for driving one or more fluorescent lamps; and at least three ballast outputs providing at an exterior of the housing, each ballast output being directly connected to a different electrical component of the circuit than the other ballast outputs and being configured to be selectively connected to the one or more fluorescent lamps to supply power from the circuit to the one or more fluorescent lamps | 2012-08-16 |
20120206045 | HALL-EFFECT PLASMA THRUSTER - A Hall effect plasma thruster including an annular discharge channel around a main axis presenting an open downstream end and defined between an inner wall and an outer wall, at least one cathode, a magnetic circuit for creating a magnetic field in the channel, a pipe for feeding ionizable gas to the channel, an anode, and a manifold placed in the upstream end of the channel. The manifold is connected to the pipe and enables the ionizable gas to flow into the ionization zone of the channel in concentric manner around the main axis. The anode acts as a manifold, and the manifold includes a directional mechanism that gives rise at an outlet from the manifold to swirling motion of the gas around the main axis. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206046 | Laser module - A laser module capable of being connected onto a circuit board includes a main body having a front opening, a rear opening, and an inner wall, a focusing lens connected in the front opening, a housing mounted to the exterior of the main body and enclosing the main body, with one end of the housing corresponding to the focusing lens having a through hole and the other end having an opening to accommodate the insertion of the main body into the housing. The laser module also includes a laser diode press-fitted onto the inner wall of the main body from the rear opening of the main body and aligned with the focusing lens as well as electrically connected to the circuit board, an image lens aligned with the focusing lens, an air-tight structure to seal the image lens inside the housing, a temperature sensor positioned under the laser diode as well as disposed on and electrically connected with the circuit board, and a temperature control plate positioned under the laser diode and the temperature sensor as well as disposed in the rear opening of the main body. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206047 | CURRENT SENSING TRANSISTOR LADDER DRIVER FOR LIGHT EMITTING DIODES - Ladder network circuits for controlling operation of light emitting diodes (LEDS) based upon current sensing. The circuits include a number of light sections connected in series. Each light section includes an LED device comprising at least one LED junction, a current sensing feedback circuit coupled to the LED device, and a switch coupled to the current sensing feedback circuit and the LED device for controlling activation and current through the LED device. The current sensing feedback circuit is configured to generate a sensing signal indicative of current through the LED device, generate a feedback signal based upon the sensing signal, and provide the feedback signal to the switch. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206048 | LED DEVICE WITH VOLTAGE-LIMITING UNIT AND SHUNT CURRENT-LIMITING RESISTANCE - The present invention provides a LED device with the voltage-limiting unit and the shunt current-limiting resistance wherein a voltage-limiting unit is connected in series with a current-limiting resistance then connected in parallel with two ends of a LED, so that to constitute the light-emitting unit, thereby when plural of the light-emitting units are connected in series (including connected in series and parallel), the current of LED loaded with higher end voltage passing through the voltage-limiting unit is prevented to be overly high when subject to abnormal high voltage. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206049 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - Provided are a display device and an operating method thereof. The display device includes a display panel which includes a plurality of first, second, and third display pixels and a plurality of unit cells. The first, second, and third display pixels include a plurality of organic light emitting materials for displaying first, second, and third colors, respectively. Each of the unit cells includes one light sensing pixel adjacent to the first, second, and third display pixels. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206050 | Detector Controlled Illuminating System - An illuminating device coupled with sensors or an image acquisition device and a logical controller allows illumination intensity and spectrum to be varied according to changing user needs. The system provides illumination to areas according to the principles of correct lighting practice for the optimal performance of visual tasks in the most efficient, cost effective manner. Aspects of the invention include: lighting fixtures which adapt to ambient lighting, movement, visual tasks being performed, and environmental and personal conditions affecting illumination requirements at any given instant. Lighting fixtures having spatial distribution of spectrum and intensity, providing both “background” room lighting, and “task” lighting. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206051 | OBJECT-SENSING LIGHTING NETWORK AND CONTROL SYSTEM THEREFOR - Disclosed herein is an object—sensing lighting network and an intelligent control system therefore. The control system dynamically determines the at least one lighting fixture's relationship to a plurality of other lighting fixtures. The light output level of a light source of the at least one lighting fixture is based at least partially on the at least one lighting fixture's relationship to the other lighting fixtures. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206052 | LED DEVICE WITH SHARED VOLTAGE-LIMITING UNIT AND INDIVIDUAL EQUALIZING RESISTANCE - The present invention relates to a LED device with shared voltage-limiting unit and individual voltage-equalizing resistance, wherein two ends of a LED set constituted by a plurality of same-polarity series LEDs are in parallel connected with a shared voltage-limiting unit, and two ends of individual LED are respectively in parallel connected with an voltage-equalizing resistance for providing an overvoltage protection to the LEDs. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206053 | LED DEVICE WITH VOLTAGE-LIMITING UNIT AND VOLTAGE-EQUALIZING RESISTANCE - The present invention provides a LED device with voltage-limiting unit and voltage-equalizing resistance in which a light-emitting unit is structured through a LED being connected in parallel with a voltage-limiting unit in the same polarity, and two ends thereof being further connected in parallel with an voltage-equalizing resistance, so that when plural sets of the light-emitting units are connected in series or in series-parallel in the same polarity, the end voltage of each set is stabilized by the voltage-equalizing resistance connected in parallel with the two ends of the LED and the voltage-limiting unit. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206054 | LED DRIVING CIRCUIT - An LED (Light Emitting device) driving circuit is disclosed, the circuit characterized by: at least two LED strings ( | 2012-08-16 |
20120206055 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DRIVING APPARATUS - A light-emitting-diode (LED) driving apparatus is provided, and which includes a power switch having a first terminal coupled to a first node and a second terminal coupled to a second node, wherein an LED string is coupled between a DC voltage and the first node; a first resistor coupled between the second node and a ground potential; and a control chip for generating a driving signal in response to a voltage on the second node and a bandgap voltage during an activation phase of the LED driving apparatus, so as to switch the power switch and thus making the LED string to be operated under a constant current for producing light, and further comparing a detection voltage obtained in response to a voltage on the first node with a predetermined voltage, so as to stop generating the driving signal when the detection voltage is greater than the predetermined voltage. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206056 | CONSTANT-CURRENT-DRIVE LED MODULE DEVICE - A constant-current-drive LED module device includes a rectifier configured to receive and rectify an alternating current power source; a unidirectional LED module unit configured to connect to one end of the rectifier; and a constant current unit configured to connect between the unidirectional LED module unit and the other end of the rectifier to control constant current. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206057 | METHOD OF DRIVING LIGHT SOURCE, LIGHT SOURCE MODULE FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE LIGHT SOURCE MODULE - A method of driving a light source includes receiving an alternating current (“AC”) voltage from outside, generating a first direct current (“DC”) voltage based on the AC voltage, generating a second DC voltage, corresponding to a difference between a driving voltage of a light source part and the first DC voltage, based on the first DC voltage, and outputting a sum of the first DC voltage and the second DC voltage to the light source part | 2012-08-16 |
20120206058 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL CIRCUIT, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT - An electronic device including a light emitting element. A capacitor is coupled to the light emitting element. A measurement circuit measures a change amount in charge of the capacitor. A control circuit controls a light emission amount of the light emitting element in accordance with a difference of the change amount in the charge and a reference value. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206059 | TWO LEVEL LIGHTING BALLAST - A two level lighting ballast is provided, which includes a self-oscillating inverter circuit and a control circuit. The inverter includes an input; an output to selectively provide current to energize a lamp; a switching circuit operating at a switching frequency; a feedback transformer; and an impedance component. The feedback transformer is connected to the output, and drives the switching circuit based on the lamp current. The impedance component is connected in parallel with the feedback transformer, and is operated by the control circuit. When the control circuit enables the impedance component, the switching circuit operates in a first frequency range, and a first lamp current is provided. When the control circuit disables the impedance component, the switching circuit operates in a second frequency range, and a second lamp current is provided. The first frequency range is lower than the second, and the first lamp current is greater than the second. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206060 | INDUCTIVE ELECTRONIC MODULE AND USE THEREOF - An inductive electronic module, comprising a core element having an inner limb ( | 2012-08-16 |
20120206061 | TWO LIGHT LEVEL CONTROL CIRCUIT - A ballast to power a lamp includes two switches, each to selectively connect the ballast to respective high voltage terminals, each having two states (ON and OFF). The ballast also includes a converter circuit that provides a voltage to energize the lamp, and a detector circuit. The detector circuit includes two inputs, each coupled to a respective switch; two resistors, each coupled to a respective input; two outputs, each connected to the converter circuit; a transistor network; and a capacitor. One output provides the converter circuit with power, and is connected to the input via the resistors. The other provides the converter circuit with a control signal, indicating a voltage level so as to power the lamp to a particular light level, depending on the switches' states. The transistor network detects a differential voltage between the inputs, generating the control signal as a result. The capacitor smoothes the control signal. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206062 | TIME-DOMAIN REDUCTION OF FLICKER AND POWER CONSUMPTION IN LED LIGHTING - In accordance with certain embodiments, a power signal for driving an LED lighting system is analyzed on a timeslice basis, and the signal is adjusted (e.g., on a timeslice basis) to compensate for deviations therein. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206063 | LED Current Regulator - A circuit includes a plurality of first current-regulator portions, and a second current-regulator portion. The circuit further includes a plurality of switches coupled to the second current-regulator portion. The plurality of switches is configured to sequentially and selectively couple and decouple the first current-regulator portions to the second current-regulator portion to sequentially form a plurality of current regulators. The current regulators are configured to regulate current flow through light emitting diodes (LEDs), which are respectively associated with the first current-regulator portions. The circuit provides for substantially equal luminosity generation by the LEDs via the relatively lowering of voltage and current mismatch between the formed current regulators. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206064 | Hybrid Power Control System - A hybrid power control system for providing dynamic power control to illumination systems in which a power source can supply any one of a range of AC or DC voltages. One or more switch mode power supplies incorporating one or more linear and switch mode regulator circuits combined to dynamically control current, voltage and power to the illumination system. A microprocessor or other integrated circuit device to receive and send control information in order to regulate the power to a light emitting device One or more output drive stage(s) capable of delivering a wide dynamic current range, channel bonding and protection circuitry compatible with standard or common anode illumination systems. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206065 | LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AND USING THE SAME - An apparatus includes a load circuit operatively coupled to a controller circuit through a drive circuit. The drive circuit provides a drive signal to the load circuit in response to receiving a digital indication from the controller circuit. The load circuit includes first and second light emitting sub-circuits connected in parallel. The first and second light emitting sub-circuits provide first and second spectrums of light, respectively. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206066 | EL DISPLAY PANEL, EL DISPLAY DEVICE PROVIDED WITH EL DISPLAY PANEL, ORGANIC EL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING EL DISPLAY PANEL - An EL display panel | 2012-08-16 |
20120206067 | ORGANIC EL MODULE - Provided is an organic EL module wherein it is possible to prevent voltage drop by lowering the wiring resistance, and to improve the brightness of an organic EL element. The organic EL module is provide with: a light-emitting display unit ( | 2012-08-16 |
20120206068 | HOLE FORMATION METHOD, MULTILAYER WIRING, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, DISPLAY ELEMENT, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND SYSTEM CONTAINING VIA HOLE FORMED BY THE HOLE FORMATION METHOD - A hole formation method including applying a pillar-forming liquid to a base material, to thereby form a pillar; applying an insulating film-forming material to the base material on which the pillar has been formed, to thereby form an insulating film; removing the pillar to form an opening in the insulating film; and heat treating the insulating film in which the opening has been formed. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206069 | PARTICLE ACCELERATOR HAVING WIDE ENERGY CONTROL RANGE - A particle accelerator system for producing a charged particle beam having pulses of charged particles that have different energy levels from pulse to pulse. The system enables independent adjustment of the RF power delivered to first and second accelerating sections thereof without adjustment of the RF power generated by an RF source. Such independent adjustment enables the RF power provided to the first accelerating section to be maintained at a level appropriate for optimal particle capturing therein and for producing a tightly bunched beam of particles having different energy levels from pulse to pulse, while enabling the RF power provided to the second accelerating section to be varied in order to vary the energy levels of the charged particles of the charged particle beam from pulse to pulse. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206070 | FIRST-FAIL-SAFE ELECTROMOTIVE FURNITURE DRIVE - A first-fail-safe electromotive furniture drive includes at least one drive unit having at least one motor; at least one actuating device having at least two actuating units, each of which includes a motor contact element and a safety contact element; at least one supply unit; and at least one safety device. The furniture drive is equipped with a reporting device for displaying the functioning and a failure of the at least two actuating units and the safety device. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206071 | REGENERATIVE BRAKING SAFETY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A centrifuge includes a regenerative braking safety system including an electrical system reversibly coupled to a power source. A motor is coupled to the electrical system. The motor is capable of driving a rotor using power delivered through the electrical system, and is further capable of supplying the electrical system with recovered energy. The recovered energy is electrical energy converted from kinetic energy of the rotor during regenerative braking of the motor. The safety system includes a power cut-off configured to disable the effect of regenerative braking of the motor when the electrical system is decoupled from the power source. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206072 | EXTERNAL DISTURBANCE DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TWO-PHASE MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEMS - A system includes a power control module, a period determination module, and a control module. The power control module controls current through stator coils of a motor to rotate a rotor. The period determination module determines a first length of time between a first set of induced stator coil voltages and determines a second length of time between a second set of induced stator coil voltages. The control module determines whether an external disturbance disturbs rotation of the rotor based on a difference between the first and second lengths of time. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206073 | Method and System for Measuring a Characteristic of an Electric Motor - A control system for an electric motor having a first control device arranged to control current in a first coil set for generating a first torque on a rotor and a second control device arranged to control current in a second coil set for generating a second torque on the rotor, the system comprising a controller arranged to instruct the first control device to control current in the first coil set to generate a torque on the rotor to allow rotation of the rotor; and means for measuring a characteristic associated with the second coil set resulting from the rotation of the rotor from the torque generated by the first coil set while substantially no current is flowing in the coils of the second coil set. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206074 | Method and Apparatus for Load Dependent Speed Control of a Motor - A variable speed power converter controls the speed of a load in a material handling system as a function of the torque required to move the load. While the power converter is running, the torque being produced in the motor is determined. The power converter then determines the maximum rotational speed of the motor as a function of the torque currently being produced and of the torque-speed curve of the motor. The power converter then commands the motor to rotate at this maximum rotational speed. The power converter periodically monitors the torque being produced and adjusts the maximum rotational speed of the motor throughout the run. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206075 | POWER INVERTER AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING CONTROLLER - A power inverter is provided that can apply to an AC rotary machine three-phase voltages of high amplitudes and low distortion while suppressing ohmic loss attributed to current detection resisters. The power inverter includes a superimposed voltage command computing means for computing and outputting a superimposed voltage command depending on the difference between a maximum value and a minimum value of three-phase voltage commands; a voltage command modification means for adding the superimposed voltage command to each of the three-phase voltage commands and outputting modified three-phase voltage commands; and a power output means for outputting the three-phase voltages based on the modified three-phase voltage commands. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206076 | MOTOR-DRIVING APPARATUS FOR VARIABLE-SPEED MOTOR - An object of the invention is to provide a motor-driving apparatus for driving a variable-speed motor, which increases a motor torque and efficiency at a high rotation speed. The motor-driving apparatus has a three-phase inverter and a boost DC/DC converter, which are operated the single-phase-switching method. The three-phase inverter consists of a nine-switch inverter applying the three-phase voltage to two three-phase windings of the motor. The single-phase-switching method reduces a switching power loss of the nine switch inverter largely. The boost DC/DC converter boosting a battery voltage reduces a copper loss of the inverter and the motor, too. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206077 | APPARATUS FOR CALCULATING ROTATIONAL POSITION OF ROTARY MACHINE - In a system, a superimposing element sets a command value vector of a high-frequency voltage signal and superimposes the high-frequency voltage signal with the command value vector on an output voltage of an inverter. The high-frequency voltage signal has a frequency higher than an electrical angular frequency of a rotary machine. The command value vector is correlated with a measured high-frequency component value of a current signal flowing in the rotary machine. A calculating element calculates a rotational angle of the rotary machine based on the measured high-frequency component value of the current signal flowing in the rotary machine. A reducing element controls at least one of the inverter and a direct voltage power supply to reduce a difference due to the dead time between the command value vector and a vector of a high-frequency voltage signal to be actually superimposed on the output voltage of the inverter. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206078 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SPEED OF A MOTOR BASED ON DWELL - In a method of controlling speed of a brushless, direct current (BLDC) motor based on dwell, an indication of a desired speed of the BLDC motor is received. A dwell is determined based on a magnitude of a voltage corresponding to the indication of the desired speed. A pulse-width modulation (PWM) pulse having a pulse length corresponding to the determined dwell is applied to a stator of the BLDC motor to adjust a rotational speed of a rotor of the BLDC motor to the desired speed. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206079 | ENERGY CONVERTER AND ELECTROMECHANICAL APPARATUS - An energy converter includes magnetic coils of N phases (N is an integer of 3 or more), and a PWM drive circuit for driving the magnetic coils of N phases, wherein the magnetic coil of each phase can be independently controlled by the PWM drive circuit. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206080 | MOTOR DRIVING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MOTOR OUTPUT ACCORDING TO POWER CHARACTERISTICS OF AC POWER SUPPLY - A motor driving control apparatus includes a motor driving unit which drives a motor and a driving control unit which supplies to the motor driving unit a command value for the motor driving unit to drive the motor. A power characteristic acquiring unit acquires a power characteristic of an AC power supply that supplies power to the motor. A control parameter determining unit determines based on a voltage characteristic of the AC power supply whether, during driving of the motor, the voltage of the AC power supply drops to a level that adversely affects the driving of the motor, and if positive, the control parameter determining unit sets a control parameter so that the voltage of the AC power supply does not drop below that level and supplies the control parameter to the driving control unit in order for the driving control unit to determine the command value. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206081 | PARTIAL ARC CURVILINEAR DIRECT DRIVE SERVOMOTOR - A partial arc servomotor assembly having a curvilinear U-channel with two parallel rare earth permanent magnet plates facing each other and a pivoted ironless three phase coil armature winding moves between the plates. An encoder read head is fixed to a mounting plate above the coil armature winding and a curvilinear encoder scale is curved to be co-axis with the curvilinear U-channel permanent magnet track formed by the permanent magnet plates. Driven by a set of miniaturized power electronics devices closely looped with a positioning feedback encoder, the angular position and velocity of the pivoted payload is programmable and precisely controlled. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206082 | MULTI-PHASE OUTER-ROTOR-TYPE VARIABLE FREQUENCY INDUCTION MOTOR FOR A CEILING FAN - A multi-phase outer-rotor-type variable frequency induction motor for a ceiling fan includes: an outer rotor disposed in a housing that includes a plurality of blade-mounting parts, and including a stator-mounting part that is surrounded by an outer rotor body which is combined with the housing, the outer rotor body being formed with a plurality of slots in which conductive elements are respectively disposed; a stator disposed in the stator-mounting part, and including a central shaft pivotally connected to the housing, a stator core extending in radial directions from the central shaft, and a winding set that is disposed to wind in winding slots formed in the stator core, and that is configured into a multi-phase winding arrangement; and a control unit operable to control frequency of a power signal fed by the control unit to the winding set. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206083 | WINDING SWITCHING APPARATUS AND WINDING SWITCHING SYSTEM - A winding switching apparatus includes a winding switching device and a drive circuit. The winding switching device is configured to switch a plurality of windings of an AC motor. The drive circuit is configured to control the winding switching device. The winding switching device includes a winding switch, a diode bridge, and a capacitor. The diode bridge includes a positive-side DC output terminal, a negative-side DC output terminal, and AC input terminals. The AC input terminals corresponds to respective phases of the AC motor. The positive-side and negative-side DC output terminals are respectively connected to positive-side and negative-side DC buses provided in an inverter. The AC input terminals are respectively connected to winding-switching terminals corresponding to the respective phases of the AC motor. The AC input terminals are respectively connected to phase terminals provided in the winding switch. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206084 | Reserve Power Source for Munitions - A method of sustaining a production of power. The method including: initiating a reserve power source of two or more reserve power sources upon a predetermined event; storing at least a portion of a supply of electrical energy from the reserve power source in at least one electrical energy storage device; and repeating the initiating for another reserve power source of the two or more reserve power sources upon determining that the electrical energy stored in the at least one electrical energy storage device is less than a predetermined value. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206085 | CARBON NANOTUBE SOLAR POWER COLLECTION DEVICE - Various embodiments of the present invention contemplates a variety of methods and techniques for fabricating a carbon nanotube (CNT) signal modulator for reducing, eliminating, or enhancing the resonance interaction between photonic elements, and a photonic transmission device that may incorporate the signal modulator. These fabrication techniques can be used to create a nanoantennas, rectennas, and efficient solar energy devices. For example, a photonic collection device can include an array of carbon nanofibers (CNFs), CNTs, nanowires or other suitable conducting material, each having functional antenna forms that are capable of harvesting electromagnetic radiation and directing electrons to a rectifying barrier to generate a DC current. Each CNF in the array can have a diameter and length suitable to allow for the havesting electromagnetic radiation within a range of desired wavelengths. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206086 | SECONDARY BATTERY CHARGING DEVICE AND SECONDARY BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM - A secondary battery charging system includes a secondary battery charging device and a power generation device that generates a charging current. The secondary battery charging device controls the charging a secondary battery, which has a protection timer that counts a first elapsed time from a start of charging. The secondary battery charging device includes a charging switch that controls a supply of the charging current, a time management timer portion that counts a second elapsed time starting from a point at which the charging switch becomes conductive and performs a charging stop determination and that counts a third elapsed time starting from a point at which the charging switch is cut off and performs a charging start determination, and a charging control portion that causes the charging switch to be conductive or cut off based on results of the charging stop determination and the charging start determination. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206087 | STANDALONE PORTABLE SOLAR POWER SYSTEM - A standalone portable solar power system includes a trailer, solar panels mounted on rotating beams, a battery, a battery management system, an inverter and a power outlet. The trailer can be towed and the first and second groups of solar panels are locked in a vertically orientation for transportation. At the use site, the trailer can be positioned with the rotating beams parallel with the equator and the solar panels rotated to captures the maximum amount of sunlight. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206088 | BATTERY PACK AND CHARGING SYSTEM INCLUDING BATTERY PACK - A battery pack and a charging system including the battery pack are disclosed. According to one aspect, when the battery pack is charged, magnets are used to fix the battery pack in a correct position within a charger, thereby improving charging efficiency. The battery pack includes at least one first magnet and a second magnet having an opposite magnetic pole from that of the first magnet. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206089 | Advertising Device with Charging Base - An advertising device, having a charging base for charging multiple various electronic devices is provided. The advertising device includes a three dimensional advertising member; a base member configured for supporting the advertising member; a plurality of charging connectors disposed along the periphery of the base member; an illumination source disposed at an internal position of the base member; and a power distribution assembly for providing power to the illumination source and the plurality of charging connectors. In addition, the advertising device includes a notifying unit and a receiver fob associated with each charging connector. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206090 | Charging device using magnets - A charging device using magnets is disclosed. The charging device using magnets includes a sleeve and a charging pad. The sleeve includes a connector connected to the charging terminal of a mobile terminal, and a plurality of magnetic terminals connected to the connector. The charging pad includes magnetic electrodes which magnetically come into contact with the respective magnetic terminals of the sleeve, and supplies charging power to the magnetic terminals using the magnetic electrodes. The magnetic electrodes of the charging pad are configured such that magnetic forces are attenuated due to magnetic fields of coils or such that repulsive forces are generated between the magnetic electrodes of the charging pad and the magnetic terminals of the sleeve which come into contact with the magnetic electrodes. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206091 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND DEVICES IN THE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication system including a first device and a second device that are connected by a single signal line in which serial communication is performed by using a first level, a second level and a middle level between the first level and the second level, wherein the first device transmits a clock to the second device by repeating the first level and the middle level; the second device transmits information to the first device based on whether the second device outputs the second level during each period of the middle level in the clock; and when the second device does not transmit information, the first device transmits information to the second device based on whether the first device outputs the second level during each period of the middle level in the clock. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206092 | CHARGING APPARATUS AND VEHICLE - A charging apparatus that enables power line communication to be performed even via a charging apparatus. This charging apparatus is provided in a vehicle having an electrical storage apparatus that stores power supplied to a power supply inlet, a wheel driving section that rotates a wheel by means of power stored in the electrical storage apparatus, and an in-vehicle device that is connected to the storage apparatus via a power line; and has an AC/DC conversion section that converts power supplied from the power supply inlet from alternating-current to direct-current and outputs this to the electrical storage apparatus, and a capacitor that causes a power line communication signal input from the power supply inlet to bypass the AC/DC conversion section. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206093 | CHARGING APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC ENERGY STORES, SUPPLY STATION, AND METHOD FOR CHARGING ELECTRIC ENERGY STORES - A charging apparatus for electric energy stores includes a holding device configured to accommodate one or a plurality of electric energy stores, or rechargeable electric energy stores for vehicles, a charging and charge control device configured to charge, in a controlled manner, the electric energy store(s) accommodated in the holding device, and an air-conditioning device configured to control the temperature inside the holding device. The air-conditioning device is further configured to adjust the air inside the holding device to the surrounding conditions with respect to the dew point. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206094 | ELECTRIC MACHINE - The invention relates to an electric machine ( | 2012-08-16 |
20120206095 | Charge balancing system - A method, circuit, and topology are provided for utilization of this circuit in Li-Ion or any other battery that benefits from balancing between individual cells. The whole system is characterized as having high efficiency (and thus low heat losses) compared to previous art implementations. The actions of the circuit are continuous and bi-directional in respect to each cell. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206096 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS POWER - The present invention is a wireless power system which includes components which can be recharged by harvesting wireless power, wireless power transmitters for transmitting the power, and devices which are powered from the components. Features such as temperature monitoring, tiered network protocols including both data and power communication, and power management strategies related to both charging and non-charging operations, are used to improve performance of the wireless network. Rechargeable batteries which are configured to be recharged using wireless power have unique components specifically tailored for recharging operations rather than for providing power to a device. A wireless power supply for powering implanted devices benefits from an external patient controller which contains features for adjusting both power transmission and harvesting provided by other components of the wireless power network. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206097 | INDUCTIVELY COUPLED POWER AND DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - An inductively coupled power and data transmission system include a main power source, apparel having an electrical conductor in electrical communication with the main power source, the apparel having a first inductively couplable power and data transmission sub-system to regulate power to the primary coil or coils and transmission of power and data by the primary coil or coils and reception of data by the primary coil or coils, and an independent device having a second inductively couplable power and data transmission sub-system so as to regulate reception of power and data by the secondary coil or coils and transmission of data from a secondary processor by the secondary coil or coils. The first and second primary coils transfer said power and data during inductive coupling, at electromagnetic radiation frequencies, between the first primary coil or coils and the secondary coil or coils. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206098 | WIRELESS CHARGING SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AND CHARGING METHOD FOR SAME - The present invention relates to a wireless charging system for an electric vehicle and to a charging method for same, in which electric power is wirelessly supplied to the electric vehicle through a plurality of wireless transceiving panels to charge a battery, and only the wireless transceiving panel that is opposite the electric vehicle at an optimum condition in consideration of the type and parked position of the vehicle selectively operates to perform a wireless transceiving operation, thereby maximizing wireless charging efficiency. For this purpose, the present invention provides a wireless charging system for an electric vehicle and a charging method for same, wherein the wireless charging system comprises: a power control device installed in a wireless charging station to control each wireless power-transmitting device; a wireless power-transmitting device and a ground near field wireless communication module, which are installed in a parking area; a plurality of wireless power-transmitting devices installed on the ground of the parking area to select and operate a portion of wireless transmitting panels opposite the vehicle in accordance with electric vehicle charging information; a plurality of wireless receiving panels installed in the lower portion of the electric vehicle such that the panels are movable in the upward and downward directions; and a wireless power receiver, a wireless charging terminal, a near field communication module and a charge controller installed within the electric vehicle, thereby performing optimized wireless charging in accordance with the selection of a driver made via the wireless charging terminal. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206099 | VEHICULAR CHARGE CONTROL APPARATUS AND VEHICULAR CHARGE CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicular charge control apparatus in a vehicle controls a charge operation to the vehicle from an external power supply facility, by using a charge intention determination unit for determining whether a user of the vehicle has an intention to charge, a plug connection state determination unit for determining whether a charge plug is connected to the vehicle when the user's intention to charge is determined by the charge intention determination unit, and a notification execution unit for executing a predetermined notification process when loss of connection to the charge plug is determined by the plug connection state determination unit. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206100 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT - An electric vehicle supply circuit comprises input wiring including a hot conductor and a neutral conductor to connect the electric vehicle supply circuit to a power source having a hot conductor and a neutral conductor, and a charge circuit interrupting device arranged to disconnect the hot conductor and the neutral conductor if the power source is wired incorrectly. A monitor circuit may operate as a polarity detector if the power source is wired incorrectly, or as a grounding monitor circuit if the power source is wired correctly. Another electric vehicle supply circuit includes a monitor circuit to to detect whether a power source is wired correctly, and an indicator to communicate to a user whether hot and neutral conductors of the power source are wired correctly. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206101 | BATTERY PACK - An apparatus may comprise a battery system. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206102 | BATTERY, BATTERY PACK, BATTERY CHARGER, AND BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a battery. The battery includes a contactless communication control block configured to execute contactless communication as a transponder and a reader/writer which are based on electromagnetic induction. The battery further includes an antenna configured to execute the contactless communication as the transponder; and an antenna configured to execute the contactless communication as the reader/writer. The battery further includes a battery control block configured to control a charge operation of a cell block. The contactless communication control block communicates, in a contactless manner, a charge state of the cell block supplied from the battery control block. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206103 | Parallel Circuit of Accumulator Lines - A circuit for connecting a first accumulator line to a second accumulator line from an accumulator is described. The accumulator is provided for charging and discharging electrical energy via the accumulator lines. Each accumulator line has a positive pole and a negative pole for charging and discharging electrical energy. The circuit has at least one first switch which is provided for disconnecting and connecting two similar poles of the two accumulator lines. | 2012-08-16 |