37th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 62 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210288415 | RECONFIGURABLE, FLEXIBLE MULTI-USER ELECTRONICALLY STEERED ANTENNA (ESA) TERMINAL - A Reconfigurable, Flexible Multi-User (RFMU) electronically steered antenna (ESA) includes a top panel and a number of side panels that enable many contacts simultaneously with varying gain requirements from a single, in situ, installation. The top panel includes multiple subarrays and can communicate with flyover satellites, and the side panels can communicate with satellites flying past a side of the ESA. The top panel and the side panels can achieve a beam steering that covers a full or partial, variable gain, hemispheric field-of-view (FoV). The RFMU ESA terminal top and side panels are scalable using flexible modular building blocks. This enables increased contacts, increased gain or a combination thereof sized to meet desired performance. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288416 | SPRING-CLAMP TERMINAL BLOCK - A spring-clamp terminal block for connecting an electrical conductor, with a bus bar, a clamping spring, a housing and a lever, wherein the lever has a bearing plate with a partially circular outer contour for mounting the lever in a counter bearing, and wherein the lever has a follower which is designed to move the clamping arm out of a closed position into an open position when the lever is actuated. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288417 | LOW PROFILE EDGE CONNECTOR AND SYSTEM USING SAME - An edge connector is configured to connect to a circuit board. The edge connector includes a base wall, a first terminal mount extending upwardly from the base wall, the first terminal mount having a plurality of passageways, terminals mounted in the passageways, a second terminal mount extending upwardly from the base wall, the second terminal being spaced from the first terminal mount, the second terminal mount having a plurality of passageways extending therethrough, terminals mounted in the passageways of the second terminal mount, and a moveable latch extending from the upper surface of the base wall, the latch positioned between the first and second terminal mounts. Each terminal mount extends along part of the length of the base wall such that a platform is formed by the upper surface of the base wall rearwardly of the terminal mounts. A latch protection wall extends from each terminal mount to the rear end of the base wall, and the latch protection walls are proximate to the latch. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288418 | COMBINATION CIRCUIT BOARD RETENTION AND INTERCONNECT - An interconnect assembly includes a main body being formed of flexible material and extending between a first end and a second end, the main body having a thickness defined by a top surface and a bottom surface. The interconnect assembly also includes a first connection port located proximate the first end. The interconnect assembly further includes a second connection port located proximate the second end. The interconnect assembly yet further includes a copper trace having a first contact and a second contact, the first contact disposed on the top surface and located adjacent to the first connection port, and the second contact located on the top surface and adjacent to the second connection port. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288419 | POWER CONNECTOR - A power connector for an aircraft solid state power controller includes a first portion including a socket configured for receiving an electric plug, which is inserted into the socket in a receiving direction (R). The controller also includes a second portion comprising a connection surface configured for mating with a complementary connection surface of a complementary connection element. At least one opening is formed within the connection surface. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288420 | ENERGY SAVING USB RECEPTACLE - Provided herein is technology relating to providing power over a universal serial bus (USB) connection and particularly, but not exclusively, to devices, methods, and systems related to a (USB) technology for reducing energy consumption by a USB receptacle. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288421 | CIRCUIT BOARD FIXING STRUCTURE - A circuit board fixing structure comprising a first fixing element and a first circuit board is provided. The first fixing element includes a shaft, a first flange and a second flange. One end of the shaft is provided with a receiving portion. The first flange is connected with a side surface of the shaft. The second flange is connected with the side surface of the shaft and is spaced apart from the first flange. The first circuit board is fixed on a surface of the first flange away from the second flange. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288422 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND WIRE HARNESS ASSEMBLY WITH COMPRESSION CONTACTS - A wire harness assembly including a first connector, a second connector, and conductors extending between the first connector and the second connector. Contacts are provided on the second connector. The contacts have termination sections which are mounted on the second connector, compliant sections which extend from the termination sections, and substrate engagement sections which extend from the compliant sections. The substrate engagement sections have curved contact sections which are configured to be positioned in mechanical and electrical engagement with circuit pads of a mating printed circuit board. Embossments are provided on the curved contact sections to provide additional strength and stability to the curved contact sections. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288423 | CARD EDGE CONNECTOR WITH STRENGTH MEMBER, AND CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY - A miniaturized card edge connector providing reliable operation. A connector may have a reinforcing member comprising a main body, a first connector engaging portion and a second connector engaging portion. The first connector engaging portion and the second connector engaging portion extend from the main body in a first vertical direction and are spaced apart in a transverse direction. The first connector engaging portion and the second connector engaging portion are configured to be engaged to both sides of a card slot of the electrical connector. The reinforcing member may effectively protect the insulating body of the electrical connector against deformation or even damage. The reinforcing member can strengthen the connection between the electrical connector and the circuit board to ensure their stable connection. Since the reinforcing member itself is multifunctional and is convenient for mounting, the assembly period may be shortened and the product cost may be lowered. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288424 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING A ROW OF RIGHT-ANGLE CONTACTS FORMED WITH BEARING PORTIONS FOR EASE OF MANUFACTURING - A method of making a contact module of an electrical connector which includes a front tongue and an upper and lower rows of contacts with contacting portions exposed to two opposite surfaces of the tongue is characterized by the steps of: forming a first insulator to the lower row of contacts to have a base, a lower upright portion, and a rear mounting portion; mounting the upper row of contacts to the first insulator by inserting tails of the upper row of contacts through the mounting portion of the first insulator until respective bearing portions of the upper row of contacts bear against the mounting portion; removing a carrier strip from the bearing portions of the upper row of contacts; and molding a second insulator with the upper and lower rows of contacts and the first insulator to expose the upper and lower contacting portions. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288425 | COMPRESSIBLE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS WITH DIVERICATED-CUT SECTIONS - A compressible electrical contact, manufactured from a tube, includes a first contact end, a second contact end opposing the first contact end, and a medial portion disposed between the first contact end and the second contact end. The medial portion includes a plurality of divaricated cut sections based on at least one divaricating pattern cut into the tube. The at least one divaricating pattern preferably includes an upper tapered section and a lower tapered section such that a plurality of tapered slots are formed after the tube is cut and when the compressible electrical contact is substantially compressed. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288426 | SINGLE-ROW ELECTRICAL WIRE STRUCTURE - A single-row electrical wire structure includes a first circuit board and a wire assembly. A board-to-board connector is on the first circuit board. The first circuit board includes a first group of contacts arranged into a single row. A distance between center portions of adjacent two contacts of the first group of contacts forms a width. The wires assembly includes a plurality of high-speed signal pairs and at least one low-speed signal pair respectively connected to the first group of contacts. A first spacing between a contact in the first group of contacts corresponding to a first high-speed signal pair of the high-speed signal pairs and a contact in the first group of contacts corresponding to a second high-speed signal pair of the high-speed signal pairs adjacent to the first high-speed signal pair is at least equal to or greater than 2 times of the width. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288427 | CONNECTION TERMINAL - In a connection terminal including a box-shaped connection portion having an insertion opening into which a mating connection portion is inserted, and an elastic piece that is elastically deformable, is arranged inside the connection portion, with an free end arranged on a side of the insertion opening, and has a contact portion that comes into contact with the mating connection portion, the connection portion is provided with a protective wall protruding toward an inside of the connection portion and arranged adjacent to the free end of the elastic piece, and a side of the free end of the elastic piece is arranged so as to intersect an extension line connecting a protruding end of the protective wall and an opening edge of the insertion opening facing the protruding end. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288428 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A POSITIONING ASSEMBLY HAVING A GUIDE BAR AND AN ELASTIC COMPONENT - An electronic device includes a first connection module, a second connection module, and a positioning assembly. The positioning assembly includes a guide pin, a guide post, a guide bar, and an elastic component. The guide pin is fixed on a first surface of the first connection module, and the guide post is fixed on a second surface of the second module. The electronic device includes a positioning assembly which serves to position components during the installation of the electronic device. The positioning assembly provides space for positional adjustment to the first component and the second component and the elasticity of the elastic component avoids crushing or handling damage to the first component and the second component. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288429 | TERMINAL MODULE AND MATING ASSEMBLY THEREOF - A terminal module includes: a conductive terminal to be contacted and cooperated with a mating terminal, the conductive terminal including a base and a mating end at a front of the base, the mating end including a contact portion to be contacted and cooperated with the mating terminal and a front end portion at a front end of the contact portion; and a plastic part, wherein the plastic part is arranged at the front end portion so that a gap between the contact portion of the conductive terminal and the mating terminal is less than 0.1 mm after cooperated. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288430 | ELECTRICAL TERMINAL AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - In some embodiments, an electrical terminal includes a contact formed and a hood surrounding the contact. The contact and hood have cooperating retention features for securing the contact to the hood, and the hood provides strengthening features for improving the mechanical properties of the contact. The electrical terminal is mounted in a connector assembly. The electrical terminal has features which prevent or minimize damage to a seal of the connector assembly. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288431 | ELECTRICAL POP OUT DEVICE - An electrical pop out device has an shroud and a pop out housing configured to be inside the shroud in a retracted position and to extend outside the shroud in an extended position. A guidance mechanism connects the pop out housing with the shroud and allows movement of the pop out housing with respect to the shroud between a retracted position and an extended position. The electrical pop out device includes an electrical connection for powering an electrical/electronic device in the pop out housing and/or charging a battery of the electrical/electronic device in the pop out housing. The electrical pop out device may also include audio, video and/or data connections for the electrical/electronic device in the pop out housing. In some embodiments, the electrical/electronic device is portable and the pop out housing is detachable from the shroud. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288432 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING STABLY MOUNTED OUTER SHELL - An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing having a front tongue with two opposite surfaces; an upper and lower rows of contacts with contacting portions exposed to the two opposite surfaces of the tongue; and a primary shell enclosing the insulative housing to together with the tongue define a mating chamber, wherein the insulative housing includes a pair of side steps and a pair of side protrusions; and the primary shell includes a pair of side wings sitting on the pair of side steps, each side wing having a notch engaging a corresponding side protrusion. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288433 | CONNECTOR - A base of a connector defines an accommodation portion for accommodating a card-type device. The base has holding portions with surfaces directed to the accommodation portion. The holding portions hold held portions of terminals 40. Heat conductive members are provided on the surfaces of the holding portions. The heat conductive members are sandwiched between the card-type device and the holding portions when the card-type device is connected to the connector 10. In this way, heat conductive paths, which include the conductive members, are formed between the card-type device and held portions of the terminals 40. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288434 | LOCKING COMBINATION OUTLET MODULE AND POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT INCORPORATING THE SAME - An outlet module including a module housing comprising a base surface and a sidewall extending therefrom to at least partially surround an interior region. Multiple outlet cores extend from the base surface and at least one latch lever is pivotably coupled to the sidewall and adjacent a corresponding one of the multiple outlet cores. The latch lever is moveable between a first position, wherein the at least one latch lever is capable of engaging a mating plug and a second position, wherein the at least one latch lever is disengaged from the plug. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288435 | DRIP-PROOF STRUCTURE, CONNECTOR WITH DRIP-PROOF STRUCTURE AND ELECTRIC CONNECTION BOX - A drip-proof structure includes an upper wall of a connector body and an inclined face, the connector body being configured to be mounted to protrude in a canopy-like fashion from a panel-like object extending in a vertical direction and to extend in a traverse direction for a length equal to or greater than a width of a component mount area located below to block liquid from falling onto the component mount area, the inclined face being provided on an upper face of the upper wall and extending from a tip portion side to the panel-like object side of the connector body, the inclined face being inclined downward, with respect to the traverse direction, from a top position toward a side edge of the upper face to a terminal position positioned with a gap from the side edge to guide liquid received by the upper wall to the terminal position. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288436 | CONNECTOR - There is provided a connector including: a housing; and a terminal-equipped electric wire assembled to the housing. The terminal-equipped electric wire includes: a terminal; an electric wire; and a flexible conductor provided between the terminal and the electric wire. The flexible conductor is divided into a plurality of divided conductor portions along an axial direction of the flexible conductor. The divided conductor portions are bent in different directions from each other. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288437 | CONNECTION ASSEMBLY WITH RAPID AND SECURE FASTENING - A connection assembly including a first connector comprising a post, and a second connector. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288438 | Magnetic Cable Adapters and Connectors and Methods of Installing Cables Implementing Same - A magnetic adapter for a cable connector includes a main body having an opening, a compression surface exposed within the opening and configured to compress a biasing retention clip of the cable connector, at least one locking surface configured to secure the biasing retention clip in a second non-locking position; and at least one magnet adjacent the opening. When the biasing retention clip is positioned within the opening, the compression surface causes the biasing retention clip to move from a first locking position where the retention clip is in a fully biased position to the second non-locking position where the retention clip is compressed. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288439 | CONNECTOR - A connector | 2021-09-16 |
20210288440 | Electrical Connector having a Locking Clip - The invention relates to an electrical connector ( | 2021-09-16 |
20210288441 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND ELECTRICAL WIRE CONNECTION METHOD THEREFOR - An electrical connector and an electrical wire connection method for connecting electrical connectors with each other are provided. The electrical connector includes a conductive body, a conductive material, and a cable member. One of two ends of the conductive body includes an insertion portion, the other end of the conductive body includes a wire-connection post, and the wire-connection post has a groove. The conductive material is disposed in the groove. The cable member includes core wires inserted into the groove. The conductive medium is distributed over the space between the core wires and the groove. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288442 | Galley Insert Power Connector Assembly with Spring Assemblies - A system may include an aircraft galley insert configured to be installed within an aircraft galley insert bay, a mounting plate attached to a rear of the aircraft galley insert, and a power connector assembly attached to the mounting plate. The power connector assembly may include compressible spring assemblies that compress as the power connector assembly is mated with a corresponding power connector assembly of the aircraft galley insert bay. The power connector assembly may self-align with the corresponding power connector assembly of the aircraft galley insert bay when the aircraft galley insert is installed within the aircraft galley insert bay. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288443 | FLOATING HEADER AND CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY - A connector assembly includes an outer conductive body having a first end configured to mate with a corresponding electrical connector, and a conductive center contact arranged within the outer conductive body. The center contact comprises a first end configured to mate with the corresponding electrical connector and a second end electrically connecting with a first electrical contact of a circuit board. An outer contact is slidably attached to a second end of the outer conductive body and electrically connects with a second electrical contact of the circuit board. An elastic element is provided for biasing the outer contact in a direction away from the outer conductive body and toward the circuit board. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288444 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM HAVING CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A connector assembly includes a connector module having a connector body with side edges and end edges. The connector body has contact channels holding contacts. The connector assembly includes a mounting frame having side walls and an end wall opposite a window between the side walls. The window is open to and provides access to a passage that receives the connector module. The mounting frame includes a connector module support structure for supporting the connector module in the passage that defines a confined space oversized relative to the connector body of the connector module to allow a limited amount of floating movement in the confined space in a lateral direction that is perpendicular to the mating direction. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288445 | CORD RESTRAINT FOR ELECTRICAL CORDS - A device and method for holding an electrical cord, such as a cellular phone charging cord, so that the electrical cord is easily restrained, located and retrieved. The device may be constructed of a flexible body that may be in any desirable shape. The body is provided with a slit that extends some distance, and in some embodiments, approximately halfway through the body. An electrical cord can be inserted through the slit. At the center of the body, the slit is enlarged to form a channel for receiving the cord. With the cord thus secured within the channel, the body makes the cord easier to find and less likely to slip or fall off of a surface where the cord is to be placed. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288446 | SIGNAL TRANSMISSION CONNECTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention relates to a signal transmission connector connected to an electronic device, for transmitting an electrical signal, and includes a signal shielding unit in which multiple conductive particles are dispersed within an elastic insulating material in order to shield an external noise signal, a plurality of signal transmission units spaced apart within the signal shielding unit in a form in which the multiple conductive particles are arranged in a thickness direction within the elastic insulating material in such a way as to be connected to terminals of an electronic device, and a plurality of insulation units each disposed to surround the signal transmission unit between the signal transmission unit and the signal shielding unit in order to insulate the plurality of signal transmission units and the signal shielding unit. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288447 | CORNER EMI SPRINGS FOR A RECEPTACLE CAGE - A receptacle cage assembly includes a receptacle cage having first and second side walls extending from a top wall at first and second corners. A gasket has EMI springs electrically connected to the receptacle cage and a panel in a panel opening including top EMI springs and first and second side EMI springs. A first corner EMI spring is located outward of the first corner of the receptacle cage to engage the panel at a first corner of the panel opening. A second corner EMI spring is located outward of the second corner of the receptacle cage to engage the panel at a second corner of the panel opening. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288448 | ANTI-NOISE COMPONENT - An anti-noise component is an anti-noise component for a connector including a plug provided on an end portion of a coaxial cable and a jack provided at an opening of a metal housing of an electronic device, the anti-noise component including a cylindrical first conductive member into which the plug is inserted, and a cylindrical second conductive member into which the first conductive member is inserted, wherein a holding portion for the plug is formed on an inner circumferential portion of the first conductive member, an external thread portion is formed on an outer circumferential portion of the first conductive member, an internal thread portion is formed on an inner circumferential portion of the second conductive member, the external thread portion can be screwed into engagement with the internal thread portion, a flange portion is formed at a first end of the second conductive member, and a joining portion to be joined to an outer face of the metal housing is formed on the flange portion. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288449 | CAPACITOR-BASED CONNECTOR FOR COAXIAL CABLE - A gas turbine engine includes a housing including a first component providing an AC signal into an input cable. The input cable extends to an input conductive plate. The input conductive plate is in contact with a dielectric plate, and an output conductive plate is attached to an opposed side of the dielectric plate. The output connective plate extends to an output cable extending to a second component, such that a capacitance based connection is provided between the input and output cables, to communicate from first component sensor to the second component. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288450 | POWER PLUG FOR MONITORING APPLIANCE PERFORMANCE - A power plug for coupling an electrical appliance to an electrical power supply, comprising: a current sensor, configured to measure current supplied through the plug to the electrical appliance; a voltage sensor, configured to measure voltage supplied through the plug to the electrical appliance; a processor configured to determine power consumption data from data relating to the current and voltage measurements made by the current and voltage sensors and monitor the performance of the electrical appliance using the power consumption data; and a transmitter, configured to transmit information relating to the performance of the electrical appliance. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288451 | PLUG LOAD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH LOAD IDENTIFICATION - The present disclosure relates to a plug load management system having automatic and dynamic load detection, meaning it has the ability to identify devices that are plugged into outlets of a building and determine the location of the plug load down to the specific outlet. When a device is moved, the plug load management system can determine this change and update accordingly. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288452 | SMART PLUG - Disclosed herein are control devices comprising: a power input port; a power output port; a detector, wherein the detector is in signal communication with both a local area network and the internet; and a switch configured to control the power flow between the input port and the output port. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288453 | CONNECTOR - A service plug ( | 2021-09-16 |
20210288454 | SEPARABLE LOADBREAK DESIGN WITH ENHANCED RATINGS - A new and improved separable loadbreak connector system capable of providing higher switching and fault close ratings by various means of dividing the arc energy within the connector system. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288455 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGE PORT ILLUMINATION MODULE - A charge port module for an electric vehicle (EV) includes a charge port body having a first side, a second side, and an interface for mounting to an EV body. The module also includes a receptacle on the charge port body first side and configured to accept a charging plug. The module additionally includes an electrical connector on the charge port body second side, in electrical communication with the receptacle, and configured to engage an EV electrical system. The first side of the charge port body defines a channel. The module also includes a cartridge configured to slidingly engage the channel. The cartridge includes a cartridge body defining an access opening configured to facilitate charging plug access to the receptacle after the cartridge has engaged and has seated in the channel. A light element is arranged on the cartridge body and configured to illuminate the receptacle. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288456 | STRUCTURE FOR FIXING CONNECTOR - A structure for fixing a connector to a fixing portion includes the connector and the fixing portion. The fixing portion includes a bracket and a fitting portion. The bracket is erected on the fixing portion. The connector includes a lock portion configured to, when the bracket is inserted into the lock portion by attaching the connector to the fixing portion, lock the bracket. The fitting portion is configured such that a part of the connector is fitted into the fitting portion when the connector is attached to the fixing portion. The bracket may be integrally molded with the fixing portion molded with a resin. The fitting portion may have a hole portion running along a fitting direction in which the connector is attached to the fixing portion, and a slit may be formed in the fitting portion. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288457 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH SHIELDING GASKET - A electrical connector includes an inner conductor having a first mating end configured to be coupled to an electrical component and a second mating end and an outer conductor having a first mating end configured to be coupled to the electrical component and a second mating end. The outer conductor has a bore receiving the inner conductor. The inner conductor is coaxial with the outer conductor. A shielding gasket is separate and discrete from the outer conductor and coupled to the first mating end of the outer conductor. The shielding gasket has an outer surface facing the electrical component and configured to interface with the electrical component. The shielding gasket provides perimeter shielding around the first mating end of the inner conductor. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288458 | Pool Cleaning System, Pool Cleaning Device, and Pool Cleaning Transportation Cart - A pool cleaning system for use in cleaning pools. The pool cleaning system contains a pool cleaning cart, a pool vacuum head, and a vehicle mounting bracket. The pool cleaning cart is designed to easily move various pool cleaning equipment from site to site. The pool vacuum head is configured to be attachable to a pole and be used to clean one or more surfaces of the pool located under the surface of the water. The mounting bracket is configured to allow the pool cleaning cart to secure to a vehicle. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288459 | LASER SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A laser system includes a random phase plate in an optical path between a solid-state laser device and an excimer amplifier. Cells of a predetermined shape are periodically arranged on the plate, each cell being a minimum unit region of an irregular pattern, regions of depressions or projections in units of the cells being randomly arranged. When a traveling direction of a laser beam is a Z direction, a discharge direction is a V direction, a direction orthogonal to the V and Z directions is an H direction, an in-plane direction of the plate corresponding to the V direction is a first direction, an in-plane direction of the plate corresponding to the H direction is a second direction, lengths of the cell are d | 2021-09-16 |
20210288460 | LASER AMPLIFIER - A laser amplifier includes a planar optical waveguide for laser amplification, and an input optical system for inputting signal light to a core layer of the planar optical waveguide. The input optical system includes: a collimating lens for converting output light from a signal light source into parallel light; an anamorphic prism for reducing the beam width in a first direction of output light from the collimating lens; and a cylindrical lens for collecting output light from the anamorphic prism in a second direction, and output light from the cylindrical lens is input to the core layer. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288461 | LASER LIGHT SOURCE - A laser light source includes: a resonance unit with a light emitter; and an optical negative feedback unit. The resonance unit includes: a first waveguide; a first reflector to input the reflected light to the first waveguide; a second waveguide; a second reflector connected to the second waveguide; and a ring resonator between the first waveguide and the second waveguide. The light from the first reflector is blocked from the ring resonator and partially transmitted to a first end of the first waveguide opposite to a second end connected to the light emitter and the first reflector. The optical negative feedback unit includes: a third waveguide to which the light transmitted to the first end of the first waveguide is inputted; and a third reflector connected to the third waveguide. The light from the third reflector is inputted to the first waveguide via the third waveguide. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288462 | System For Optimizing A Laser - A system for producing single-frequency or near-single-frequency operation of a laser beam includes a laser for emitting a laser beam at each one of a plurality of cavity lengths, A detector is configured to receive at least a portion of the laser beam emitted, and generate a signal. A computer system is configured to identify at least one beat note in the signal for each of at least one of the plurality of cavity lengths, the at least one beat note indicating the presence of one or more higher-order transverse modes, longitudinal modes, or both, in the received at least the portion of the laser beam emitted at the at least one of the plurality of cavity lengths. The cavity is adjusted to one of the plurality of cavity lengths for eliminating or minimizing the at least one beat note. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288463 | LASER DEVICE - Provided is a laser device according to embodiments of the inventive concept comprising a substrate including a gain region, a phase control region, and a tuning region arranged along a first direction, the substrate having an air gap which extends from the phase control region to the tuning region, an upper clad layer on the substrate, a waveguide structure extending in the first direction between the upper clad layer and the substrate, a first upper electrode disposed on the upper surface of the upper clad layer of the tuning region, and a lower electrode disposed on a lower surface of the substrate and extending from the gain region to the tuning region, wherein the air gap may have a larger width than the waveguide in a second direction crossing the first direction. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288464 | SEMICONDUCTOR RADIATION SOURCE - A semiconductor radiation source includes at least one semiconductor chip that generates radiation; and at least one capacitor body, wherein the semiconductor chip and the capacitor body are stacked on top of each other, the semiconductor chip directly electrically connects in a planar manner to the capacitor body, the semiconductor chip is a ridge waveguide laser, and a ridge waveguide of the semiconductor chip is arranged on a side of the semiconductor chip facing away from the capacitor body. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288465 | ELEMENT STRUCTURE AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - This element structure includes a heat dissipation member, a support member provided on the heat dissipation member and including therein a stress relaxation layer in a stacking direction, and a functional element provided on the support member. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288466 | DRIVER FOR HIGH SPEED LASER DIODE - Various embodiments of a laser driver are described herein. In an embodiment, a laser driver system includes: an external set of inductors including a first external inductor and a second external inductor; an internal set of inductors including a first internal inductor and a second internal inductor; and a DC-to-DC convertor configured to bias a first output path defined by the first external inductor and the first internal inductor and a second output path defined by the second external inductor and the second internal inductor. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288467 | BEAM PROJECTOR MODULE FOR PERFORMING EYE-SAFETY FUNCTION USING TEMPERATURE, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An embodiment provides a beam projector module that includes: a light source configured to output light; a substrate configured to support the light source; an optical device configured to reduce the light in terms of intensity output to a predetermined space; a frame configured to space the optical device apart from the light source by a predetermined distance, the frame forming a closed space with the substrate and the optical device; a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the frame; and a processor configured to control an output of the light source. The processor is configured to operate the light source in an eye-safety mode when a temperature drop rate of the frame exceeds a reference value. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288468 | AUGMENTED SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS WITH SPONTANEOUS EMISSIONS BLOCKAGE - A device and a method to produce an augmented-laser (ATLAS) comprising a bi-stable resistive system (BRS) integrated in series with a semiconductor laser. The laser exhibits reduction/inhibition of the Spontaneous Emission (SE) below lasing threshold by leveraging the abrupt resistance switch of the BRS. The laser system comprises a semiconductor laser and a BRS operating as a reversible switch. The BRS operates in a high resistive state in which a semiconductor laser is below a lasing threshold and emitting in a reduced spontaneous emission regime, and a low resistive state in which a semiconductor laser is above or equal to a lasing threshold and emitting in a stimulated emission regime. The BRS operating as a reversible switch is electrically connected in series across two independent chips or on a single wafer. The BRS is formed using insulator-to-metal transition (IMT) materials or is formed using threshold-switching selectors (TSS). | 2021-09-16 |
20210288469 | TWO-SEGMENT DBR LASER AND MONOLITHICALLY INTEGRATED ARRAY LIGHT SOURCE CHIP - This application provides a two-segment DBR laser and a monolithically integrated array light source chip, and relates to the field of optical communications. The two-segment DBR laser includes a grating region, a gain region, and a broadband reflector. The grating region and the broadband reflector are respectively disposed at two ends of the gain region. The grating region includes a first bottom liner, a first support structure, a first ridge waveguide structure, and a first heater. The first ridge waveguide structure is fastened by the first support structure and suspended in midair above the first bottom liner, and the first bottom liner, the first support structure, and the first ridge waveguide structure jointly form a cavity. The first heater is located on a surface that is of the first ridge waveguide structure and that faces away from the cavity. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288470 | Multi-Wavelength Distributed Feedback Laser - In one embodiment, a distributed feedback laser includes a laser comprising a waveguide, the waveguide having a variable width from a first end to a second end, the laser to generate optical energy of a plurality of lasing wavelengths. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288471 | Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Device with Epitaxial Index Guide - A semiconductor vertical resonant cavity light source includes an upper and lower mirror that define a vertical resonant cavity. An active region is within the cavity for light generation between the upper and lower mirror. At least one cavity spacer region is between the active region and the upper mirror or lower mirror. The cavity includes an inner mode confinement region and an outer current blocking region. An index guide in the inner mode confinement region is between the cavity spacer region and the upper or lower mirror. The index guide and outer current blocking region each include a lower and upper epitaxial material layer thereon with an epitaxial interface region in between. At least a top surface of the lower material layer includes aluminum in the interface region throughout a full area of an active part of the vertical light source. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288472 | LASER EMITTING UNIT AND LIDAR DEVICE USING THE SAME - A vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) array, comprising: a first sub-array includes a plurality of VCSEL units arranged along a first axis, and wherein the first sub-array includes: a first VCSEL unit includes a first upper contact and a first bottom contact; and a second VCSEL unit includes a second upper contact and a second bottom contact; a first contact electrically connected to the first upper contact and the second bottom contact; and a second contact electrically connected to the second upper contact and the first bottom contact, wherein the first VCSEL unit is operated when a first voltage is applied to the first contact and a second voltage smaller than the first voltage is applied to the second contact, and wherein the second VCSEL unit is operated when the second voltage is applied to the first contact and the first voltage is applied to the second contact. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288473 | SPARK PLUG HOUSING INCLUDING AN ELECTROPLATED OR A CHEMICALLY APPLIED NICKEL-CONTAINING PROTECTIVE LAYER AND A SILICON-CONTAINING SEALING LAYER, AND A SPARK PLUG INCLUDING THIS HOUSING, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THIS HOUSING - A housing for a spark plug. The housing includes a bore along the longitudinal axis X of the housing, as the result of which the housing has an outer side and an inner side, and an electroplated or chemically applied nickel-containing protective layer situated on at least one portion of the outer side of the housing and a sealing layer situated on the nickel-containing protective layer. The sealing layer contains silicon. A first intermediate layer is applied between the housing and the nickel-containing protective layer and/or a second intermediate layer is applied between the nickel-containing protective layer and the sealing layer and/or a cover layer is applied on the sealing layer. The sealing layer may be free of chromium. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288474 | SWITCHING DEVICE ARRANGEMENT - The present invention relates to a switching device arrangement, comprising a plurality of switching devices, which are mounted in common on a mounting profiled rail, in particular a top hat rail, wherein the switching devices are connected to a bus system comprising at least one data bus and/or energy bus for transferring control signals and/or for supplying energy, wherein the bus system is integrated at least partially into the mounting profiled rail and the switching devices have bus connections for connecting to the bus system in the mounting profiled rail. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288475 | FRONT CONNECTED SWITCHGEAR ASSEMBLY HAVING AN INTEGRATED ARC FLASH VENTING SYSTEM - A switchgear assembly is provided with an integrated arc flash venting system. The switchgear assembly comprises a circuit breaker section including an arc flash vent stack having blow open flaps disposed on a switchgear roof to exhaust arc flash gases and contaminants away from a front of the circuit breaker section, towards a rear of the circuit breaker section and a top of the circuit breaker section. The circuit breaker section includes a circuit breaker compartment having a back wall with a back vent opening for the passage of all the arc flash gases and contaminants. The circuit breaker section further includes a bus compartment. All of the arc flash gases and contaminants pass through the back vent opening in the circuit breaker compartment and into the bus compartment which forms a single pathway for channeling all of the arc flash gases and contaminants to the arc flash vent stack. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288476 | LOCKOUT TAGOUT ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING SAME - Lockout tagout assemblies, systems, and methods are disclosed. Exemplary lockout tagout assemblies include a base, an arm moveable with respect to the base, and a member extending at an angle from the arm. The member can engage with a circuit breaker in an off position to retain the circuit breaker in the off position. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288477 | GAS-INSULATED SWITCHGEAR - A gas-insulated switchgear includes: a plurality of circuit breakers extending along a first direction and aligned in rows along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; one end rising portions raised from one end of the plurality of circuit breakers along a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction; other end rising portions raised from another end of the plurality of circuit breakers along the third direction; and a plurality of connection busbars connecting the other end rising portions together or connecting the one end rising portions together. Two lines through which the connection busbars pass are set between the one end rising portions and the other end rising portions. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288478 | J-Hook Device for Untwisting Wire - A J-hook device for untwisting wire is provided The device includes a knurled J-hook section; a shaft section connected to the knurled J-hook section; and a shank section connected to the shaft section. The shank section is adaptable to fit within a drill chuck. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288479 | WIRE GUIDE DEVICE - A wire guide device includes a first divided part and a second divided part that can be combined in a width direction. In a combined state, the first divided part and the second divided part form an insertion hole | 2021-09-16 |
20210288480 | ELECTRICAL WIRE GUIDING APPARATUS - An electrical wire guiding apparatus | 2021-09-16 |
20210288481 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LIFTING A BUNDLE OF SUB-CONDUCTORS - A bundle lifter for lifting a sub-conductor bundle having a plurality of spaced-apart sub-conductors, includes a base platform adapted for rotational mounting onto a single point conductor lifter, four sub-conductor wire cages mounted on the platform to support a sub-conductor thereon, each wire cage adapted to releasably hold a single sub-conductor and to swivel relative to the platform, wherein when the wire cages are positioned under the sub-conductor bundle, the wire cages are swivelled to align their corresponding rollers with a corresponding sub-conductor for rolling support of the sub-conductor on the roller as the bundle lifter is elevated on the support upwards from under the sub-conductor bundle to simultaneously pick each sub-conductor in the bundle into its wire cage for translation of the bundle from an original position to a new position spaced apart from the original position. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288482 | WIRE GUIDE DEVICE - A wire guide device is to be arranged at an end portion of a cable guide, and is internally provided with an insertion hole through which a wire is passed. The wire guide device includes a first divided part and a second divided part that can be combined in a width direction that intersects a direction in which the insertion hole is formed. The first divide part and the second divided part include locking portions that are locked to each other in the combined state, division faces that are opposed to each other in the width direction, and restriction portions (vertical movement restriction portions, and slide restriction portions) that are provided separately from the locking portions and abut against each other to restrict positional shift of the division faces. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288483 | FILLER ASSEMBLY FOR CABLE GLAND - A dispenser apparatus for a curable liquid material is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a flexible bag defining a first compartment for accommodating a first component of a curable liquid material, and a second compartment for accommodating a second component of the curable liquid material and adapted to communicate with the first chamber to enable mixing of the first and second components to initiate curing of the curable liquid material. A first clamp temporarily prevents mixing of the first and second components, and an elongate nozzle communicates with the second compartment to dispense the mixed curable liquid material therefrom. A second clamp temporarily prevents passage of the curable liquid material from the second compartment to the nozzle. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288484 | PROTECTION AGAINST AC VOLTAGE CONDITIONS - A protective circuit can include an AC line configured to provide power from an AC source, and a first protection circuit coupled to the AC line and implemented to be electrically parallel with a load circuit. The first protection circuit can be configured to be in an inactive state to be substantially non-conducting when a voltage across the load circuit is in a normal range or an active state to be substantially conducting when the voltage across the load circuit has an overvoltage value greater than the normal range to shunt power away from the load circuit. The protective circuit can further include a second protection circuit implemented to be electrically between the AC source and the load circuit. The second protection circuit can be configured to block power from the AC source in response to a condition resulting from the first protection circuit being in the active state. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288485 | POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT FOR A BREAKING CIRCUIT - The present invention relates to a power supply circuit ( | 2021-09-16 |
20210288486 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD, AND CIRCUIT BOARD - A power supply system includes a first circuit board mounting a power source circuit and an electronic fuse and a second circuit board mounting a power consumption circuit and a switch. When the electronic fuse detects an overcurrent due to a failure occurring in the power consumption circuit, the power supply system immediately cuts out an overcurrent flowing through the power consumption circuit while changing the switch from an open state to a short-circuited state according to a fault signal output from the electronic fuse. Accordingly, it is possible to safely separate the first circuit board and the second circuit board, and therefore it is possible to replace the second circuit board with another circuit board mounting a normal power consumption circuit. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288487 | MOTOR DRIVE DEVICE, BLOWER, COMPRESSOR, AND AIR CONDITIONER - A motor drive device includes a reactor, a converter circuit, a capacitor, an inverter circuit, and overcurrent determination units. The converter circuit converts a first AC voltage output from an AC power supply into a DC voltage. The capacitor smooths a second voltage on the DC side of the converter circuit. The inverter circuit converts DC power stored in the capacitor into AC power. One of the overcurrent determination units determines overcurrent based on a detected value of the first AC current, flowing between the AC power supply and the converter circuit. Another overcurrent determination unit determines overcurrent based on a detected value of the second DC current, flowing between the converter circuit and the capacitor. The converter and inverter circuits stop operating when the determination result of one of the overcurrent determination units indicates an overcurrent. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288488 | TRANSFORMER RECTIFIER UNIT POWER QUALITY PROTECTION - A system includes a transformer rectifier unit (TRU) having three inputs, a first AC bus configured to supply power to a first of the three inputs, a second AC bus configured to supply power to a second of the three inputs, and a third AC bus configured to supply power to a third of the three inputs. The system includes a power quality sense device electrically connected to each of the first, second and third AC busses. The system includes an electrically held contactor electrically connected between the TRU and the power quality sense device. The electrically held contactor is configured and adapted to be switched ON or OFF depending on whether the power quality sense device is energized or de-energized. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288489 | Modular FACTS Devices with External Fault Current Protection Within the Same Impedance Injection Module - An apparatus for injecting impedance into a high voltage (HV) transmission line is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a plurality of modular flexible alternating current transmission systems (FACTS) based impedance injection units (IIUs), each modular FACTS based IIU without fault current protection. The apparatus further comprises a fault current protection module external to the modular FACTS based IIUs. The fault current protection module is coupled to the modular FACTS based IIUs to provide fault current protection to the modular FACTS based IIUs. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288490 | Current-Limiting Circuit - A current-limiting circuit for limiting the magnitude of an alternating current. The circuit includes a coil unit and a capacitor unit, which are connected electrically in series, and a bridging device for electrically bridging the capacitor unit on occasion of an overcurrent. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288491 | SURGE PROTECTION APPARATUS HAVING EMBEDDED FUSE - A surge protection apparatus may include an input terminal; an output terminal, the output terminal electrically coupled to the input terminal; a ground terminal, the ground terminal electrically coupled to the input terminal and output terminal: a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) fuse, the PTC fuse connected in electrical series between the input terminal and output terminal; a crowbar device, the crowbar device electrically connected to the ground terminal and output terminal, wherein the crowbar device is in electrical series with the PTC fuse between the input terminal and ground terminal; and a central frame portion, the central frame portion electrically coupled to the input terminal, output terminal and ground terminal, wherein the crowbar device is disposed on a first side of the central frame portion and the PTC fuse is disposed on a second side of the central frame portion, opposite the first side. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288492 | SAFE AND RESILIENT ENERGY DISTRIBUTION FOR A HIGHLY EFFICIENT MICROGRID - A microgrid with a high voltage direct current (HVDC), source, a high voltage alternating current (HVAC) source respectively, for efficiently and safely distributing power to decentralized loads, includes: at least a main or central HVDC, respective HVAC, power supply connectable in input to an AC grid and in output to a main DC, respective AC, distribution network, and loads system in output, having an energy reserve means, and including a main fault isolator or main FI; the main DC, respective AC, distribution network, and loads system including a maintrunk bus, and subtrunks buses and/or front end local loads cells connected in parallel to the maintrunk bus, and including, at each branching of a subtrunk and a load or of a subtrunk of order (N−1) and a subtrunk of order N, a local fault isolator or local FI; and a smart main controller including microcontrollers, for smartly operating adjacent local FIs. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288493 | OPTIMIZATION OF POWER GENERATION FROM POWER SOURCES USING FAULT PREDICTION BASED ON INTELLIGENTLY TUNED MACHINE LEARNING POWER MANAGEMENT - A power source fault prediction and control system includes a plurality of power sources, such as generator sets connected in parallel, a controller, and a data acquisition and analysis module. The data acquisition and analysis module is configured to receive sensor data from a sensor, analyze the sensor data, predict a future fault scenario at a first time, and optionally send an instruction to the controller to change an operational parameter of a respective power source, such as the generator set. The instruction is configured to delay the fault scenario to a second time after the first time. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288494 | Smart Power Splitters for High Voltage Outlet - Systems and methods for managing power distribution from in-home electrical wiring are disclosed. In one embodiment, a power splitter device includes a an electrical input source connection with a first input line and a second input line for two hot phases of alternating current electricity, a primary electrical output and a secondary electrical output, the primary electrical output having a first primary output line and a second primary output line and the secondary electrical output having a first secondary output line and a second secondary output line, a first, second, third, and fourth current sensor, a first relay and a second relay, and a control logic microprocessor configured to receive measurements of current, determine an overcurrent condition based upon measurements of current over a period of time and disconnect power from the secondary electrical output connection based upon a determined overcurrent condition. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288495 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADJUSTING POWER CONSUMPTION BASED ON A DYNAMIC POWER OPTION AGREEMENT - Examples relate to adjusting load power consumption based on a power option agreement. A computing system may receive power option data that is based on a power option agreement and specify minimum power thresholds associated with time intervals. The computing system may determine a performance strategy for a load (e.g., set of computing systems) based on a combination of the power option data and one or more monitored conditions. The performance strategy may specify a power consumption target for the load for each time interval such that each power consumption target is equal to or greater than the minimum power threshold associated with each time interval. The computing system may provide instructions the set of computing systems to perform one or more computational operations based on the performance strategy. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288496 | PROVIDING COMPUTATIONAL RESOURCE AVAILABILITY BASED ON POWER-GENERATION SIGNALS - Example embodiments for providing computation resource availability based on power-generation signals are presented herein. An embodiment may involve receive information indicative of power-generation economic signals at a first control system and identifying at least one of: (i) a change in a power-generation economic signal that exceeds a predefined threshold change, (ii) a power-generation economic signal that is below a predefined lower threshold limit, or (iii) a power-generation economic signal that is above a predefined upper threshold limit. Responsive to the identification, the embodiment involves performing at least one of: (i) adjusting a rate of power use by a flexible datacenter, and (ii) providing an indication of computation resource availability to a second control system. The flexible datacenter may include a behind-the-meter power input system, a power distribution system, and computing systems configured to receive power from the behind-the-meter power input system via the power distribution system. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288497 | Control System for Power Transmission Within a Structure - A system of electrical distribution within a building, which selectively energizes power sockets only when an appliance is connected to the socket and in need of power. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288498 | AC ESSENTIAL BUS DELTA CURRENT AND OVER CURRENT PROTECTION SCHEME - A system includes a first AC bus configured to supply power from a first generator. A second AC bus is configured to supply power from a second generator. An AC essential bus tie contactor (AETC) selectively connects between an AC essential bus and the first and second AC busses. An AETC controller is connected to switch the AETC between a first state connecting the AC essential bus to the first AC bus and a second state connecting the AC essential bus to the second AC bus. A sensor system is configured to detect at least one of delta current and overcurrent in the AC essential bus and in at least one of the first AC bus and the second AC bus. The sensor system is operatively connected to the AETC controller for switching the AETC between the first state and the second state based on input from the sensor system. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288499 | METHOD OF OPERATING A POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method of operating a node of a power distribution system in an optimised manner so as to minimise transmission losses on an external power bus. A power generator feeds in electrical energy via an inverter capable of carrying out Volt/VAR control under the command of an optimiser associated with a supervised learning model such as a support vector machine. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288500 | METHOD AND WIND TURBINE FOR DAMPING LOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATIONS IN AN ELECTRICAL SUPPLY GRID - Provided is a method for damping low frequency oscillations, in particular subsynchronous resonances, in an electrical supply grid by way of at least one decentralized production unit connected to the electrical supply grid, in particular a wind turbine or a wind farm, comprising the steps: feeding electrical power by way of the at least one production unit and supplementing the feeding by way of a supplementary component for damping the low frequency oscillations, wherein the supplementary component is determined depending on a simplified model of a synchronous machine. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288501 | ENERGY GENERATION LOAD COMPENSATION - An inverter energy system supplies power to a site. The inverter energy system comprises a number of solar strings, each solar string including a solar panel(s) as a renewable energy source and an inverter. The inverter energy system is connected to a mains power supply (grid) and to a site load (sub circuits). The forward or reverse power flow into or out of the mains power supply is monitored at a monitoring point at the site. A rate limit is set for power flow into and/or or out of the mains power supply. The supply of power from the inverter energy system is controlled so that the power flow into or out of the mains power supply is within the set rate limit. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288502 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF POWER PRODUCTION - A distributed energy management system includes a photovoltaic (PV) source, and a plurality of controllable loads in communication with the PV source. The plurality of controllable loads include a first controllable load including a first interactive plug associated with a first connected state timer and a first disconnected state timer, and a second controllable load including a second interactive plug associated with a second connected state timer and a second disconnected state timer. The PV source is configured to determine a maximum PV power, determine a difference between the maximum PV power and a current PV power, responsive to determining that the difference is less than or equal to a threshold power, set the reference AC voltage as a first voltage, and responsive to determining that the difference is greater than the threshold power, set the reference AC voltage as a second voltage greater than the first voltage. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288503 | Photovoltaic Power Device and Wiring - Various implementations described herein are directed to employing photovoltaic strings including a photovoltaic power device with a specialized wiring configuration, which enables high string efficiency without incurring excessive wiring costs. Implementations may include a cable built into photovoltaic generators that carry one portion of the current, and other portions of the current may be carried by direct-current (DC) or alternating-current (AC) cables bypassing the photovoltaic generators. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288504 | POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CONVERTER CIRCUIT, AND PROGRAM - The converter circuit includes an inverter. The converter circuit receives DC power from a DC power supply (such as a solar cell or a storage battery unit), has the DC power converted into AC power by at least the inverter, and outputs the AC power to a load or a power grid. When acquiring information that two or more types of power curtailment causes have arisen, a control circuit makes the converter circuit limit power output to a maximum degree of power curtailment out of two or more degrees of power curtailment according to specifics of the two or more types of power curtailment causes. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288505 | POWER DISTRIBUTION ASSEMBLY - A power distribution assembly that includes a planar substrate, a set of switchable elements arranged on the planar substrate, a conductive bus bar underlying the planar substrate and interconnected with the set of switchable elements, and a set of power connections. The power distribution assembly distributes power from a power source to one or more loads. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288506 | Power system of electric vehicle - A dual inverter is connected to a double-ended three-phase coil of a three-phase motor. The dual inverter is operated as a rectifier for rectifying a grid voltage. The dual inverter is connected to a DC power supply including a bi-directional DCDC converter for changing a power-supply voltage. Each of three H-bridges of the dual inverter consists of a PWM-leg and a fixed potential leg, which are regularly changed. An upper arm switch is continuously turned on. A cold battery supplies a single-phase AC current to the three-phase motor in order to produce an alternating magnetic field. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288507 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module includes: a battery unit configured to apply a voltage to an object, the battery unit including a plurality of first cells; a first additional voltage part configured to assist an application of a voltage to the object by the battery unit; a first switcher configured to switch between a first state in which the first additional voltage part is not included in a current path between the battery unit and the object, and a second state in which the first additional voltage part is included in the current path; and a controller controlling the first switcher to switch from the first state to the second state before a voltage output by the battery unit becomes lower than a first lower limit when the battery unit is in a discharging state of applying a voltage to the object. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288508 | POWER-SUPPLY CONTROL DEVICE AND MOVABLE BODY - A power-supply control device includes a processor that performs a battery abnormality recognizing process and a control process. In the control process, the processor performs a first power-supply control operation of enabling supply of electric power from a secondary battery to a first load by a first connection circuit and supply of electric power from a secondary battery to a second load by a second connection circuit and, when an abnormality of the secondary battery is recognized in the battery abnormality recognizing process, performs a second power-supply control operation of controlling the first relay into a disconnected state to stop the supply of electric power from the secondary battery to the first load by the first connection circuit and maintain the supply of electric power from the secondary battery to the second load by the second connection circuit. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288509 | ALTERING BATTERY CHARGING RATE BASED ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY - In an approach for selecting a battery charging rate, a processor, responsive to an electronic device with a rechargeable battery being connected to a battery charging device, identifies a current battery status of the rechargeable battery. A processor determines a disconnect time of the battery charging device. A processor determines a charge level required. A processor determines a charging profile based on the current battery status, the disconnect time of battery charging device, and the charge level required. A processor sends the charging profile to the battery charging device. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288510 | BREAKAWAY MOBILE DEVICE CONNECTION PORT - Disclosed is a breakaway mobile device connection port for a vehicle. The breakaway mobile device connection port includes a socket within a surface of a vehicle, formed by one or more flexible retention members coupled to the surface. The port further includes a ball-type bearing positioned partially within the socket, a female connector positioned in the bearing outside the socket and configured to receive a male connector, and a harness cable coupled to the bearing, linking the female connector to an electrical system or data system of the vehicle. The bearing is configured to swivel on at least one axis within the socket, and an impact force on the male connector that exceeds a first threshold value causes the bearing to be pushed completely into the socket. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288511 | CHARGE AND DISCHARGE CONTROL METHOD, BATTERY-MOUNTED DEVICE, MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT METHOD, MANAGEMENT SERVER, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - With a charge and discharge control method according to one embodiment, measurement data regarding a parameter relating to a battery of a battery-mounted device at the time of battery charge or discharge, is acquired. Furthermore, with the charge and discharge control method, a control instruction relating to the charge and discharge of the battery and corresponding to at least a result of a diagnosis of a deterioration state of the battery based on the measurement data, is received from the outside of the battery-mounted device. With the charge and discharge control method, the charge and discharge of the battery is controlled based on the received control instruction. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288512 | HYBRID BATTERY SYSTEM - A stationary hybrid battery back-up system incorporates two different battery units that differ in terms of recharging efficiency, cycle life, power capability, depth of discharge threshold, temperature threshold, internal impedance threshold, charger rate efficiency and/or stand-by efficiency. The battery back-up system of the present invention comprises an auxiliary power supply that can be used to charge the first and second batteries and/or provide power to a load. When the operating voltage of the system drops, due to a power failure of a power source, the control system may couple the first and/or second battery unit to a load. The control system may have voltage threshold limits wherein it engages the first and second battery units to support the load demand. The first and second battery units may be charge by the auxiliary power supply when the operating voltage is above a threshold level. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288513 | CHARGING CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS - A charging control method and apparatus are provided. The electronic device can include a first circuit board, a second circuit board, and a charge pump chipset. The second circuit board is provided on the first circuit board. The charge pump chipset includes at least two charge pump chips on the first circuit board and at least two charge pump chips on the second circuit board connected in parallel. One charge pump chip on the first circuit board and at least one charge pump chip on the second circuit board are controlled to be in a working state at the same time. In response to a temperature of the charge pump chip in the working state on the first circuit board being higher than a threshold, any charge pump chip on the first circuit board with the temperature lower than the threshold is switched to the working state. | 2021-09-16 |
20210288514 | Direct Current Power Distribution Method, Device and System - Disclosed in the present disclosure are a direct current power distribution method, a direct current power distribution device and a direct current power distribution system. The method includes: determining working modes of a direct current power distribution system, correspondingly obtaining, under different working modes, working parameters of the direct current power distribution system, and regulating operation of the direct current power distribution system according to the working parameters to achieve an electric energy balance of a power consumption side, a power generation side of a power grid, and an energy storage side. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, by the regulating of the direct current power distribution system, an electric energy balance among the power consumption side, the power generation side of the power grid, and the energy storage side is achieved. | 2021-09-16 |