38th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130241485 | GRID TIE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method of tying a power user, such as a Plug in Hybrid Electric Vehicle into a grid system. A grid tie system can include a grid, a smart meter, an inverter, one or several power storage units, a charge controller, a dc switcher, and a charger. A grid tie system can further include a connector for connecting with the power user. A grid tie system can further include control features to monitor, manage, and regulate power generation and power consumption. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241486 | POWER CONTROL UNIT FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A power control unit for an electric vehicle is provided with: a first electric power converter used during traveling and cooled by a first surface of a cooling section; and a second electric power converter used during charging from an electric power source outside the vehicle and cooled by a second surface of the cooling section. The first electric power converter and the second electric power converter are arranged at positions superposed on each other when viewed in the direction from the first surface to the second surface. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241487 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack features a housing with a battery cell positioned within the housing. A pair of terminals attached to the battery cell and are adapted to provide power to a cap lamp and/or other device(s). Charging circuitry is positioned within the housing and attached to the battery cell. The charging circuitry provides a charging current to the battery cell when the battery pack is connected to a charger. A microprocessor is positioned within the housing and operatively connected to the charging circuitry. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241488 | PORTABLE POWER SUPPLY - In one aspect, the present disclosure describes an apparatus that may include a battery unit including one or more lithium-ion battery cells, and a charging unit configured with a first automatic shut-off, where the automatic shut-off is responsive to detection of an upper threshold voltage level of the battery unit. The apparatus may include an inverter configured with a second automatic shut-off, where the second automatic shut-off is responsive to detection of a lower threshold voltage level of the battery unit, and an input connection functionally connected to the charging unit. The apparatus may be configured to isolate the battery unit from the inverter responsive to detecting both (a) the input connection is disconnected from an input voltage source, and (b) the inverter is shut off. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241489 | Cell Phone Docking Charger - The present invention discloses a cell phone docking charge that is used on a wall receptacle. To improve an existing cell phone docking charger that requires a transmission line, a cell phone recharge connector and a charging unit of the present invention are combined. The recharge connector and an AC plug are rotatable separately and can be rotated out for containing, so as to facilitate carrying by a user. The recharge connector is equipped with plural types and can be rotated open at various angles. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241490 | BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF THEREOF - A battery charging system includes a battery pack having a plurality of battery cells and a pack terminal, a passage that accommodates a circulation therethrough of a temperature conditioning fluid for the battery pack, the passage includes an inflow part through which the temperature conditioning fluid is introduced and an outflow part through which the temperature conditioning fluid is discharged, an inner control unit that measures a state of the battery pack to supply an inner fluid to the passage, and an outer charging unit that charges the battery pack and that supplies an outer fluid to the passage. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241491 | BALANCED BATTERY PACK SYSTEM BASED ON TWO-WAY ENERGY TRANSFER - The invention relates to the technical field of cell balancing system, in particular to a balanced battery pack system based on two-way energy transfer, which comprises battery modules, battery management units, a BMS (Battery Management System) master-control unit and a high-voltage two-way DC/DC circuit module, wherein the battery modules are connected with an internal power bus and an internal CAN (Controller Area Network) bus through the battery management units. The balanced battery pack system based on two-way energy transfer utilizes the high-voltage two-way DC/DC circuit module and the public internal power bus and performs centralized control on the number of balanced channels in the whole battery pack through the BSM master-control unit to realize energy transfer, thus achieving the balancing between various single cells in the whole battery pack and between the battery modules. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241492 | POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT AND BASE STATION - A power supply circuit comprising: a load; a resistor coupled the load; a first secondary battery; a second secondary battery; a switch configured to switch between a first state in which the first secondary battery and the second secondary battery are charged and a second state in which load current is supplied from the first secondary battery and the second secondary battery to the load based on current flowing through the resistor; and a shunt regulator configured to control the switch. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241493 | ELECTRICITY STORAGE DEVICE AND VEHICLE - An electricity storage device includes: a first battery stack ( | 2013-09-19 |
20130241494 | IN-SITU BATTERY HEALTH DETECTOR AND END-OF-LIFE INDICATOR - Some embodiments provide a system that monitors a battery in a portable electronic device. During operation, the system applies a pulse load to the battery and determines an impedance of the battery by measuring a voltage of the battery during the pulse load. Next, the system assesses a health of the battery based on the impedance. Finally, the system uses the assessed health to manage use of the battery in the portable electronic device. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241495 | ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An energy storage system and a method of controlling the energy storage system. The energy storage system includes a bidirectional inverter for outputting generation power of the power generation system and power of a battery to the grid, and an integrated controller for controlling an output power of the bidirectional inverter by using predicted generation power of the power generation system calculated based on weather such that charging or discharging of the battery is conducted while maintaining an allowable range of remaining battery capacity. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241496 | Power Supply Device - Provided is a power supply device which uses a simplified device configuration to reliably detect anomalies such as fused contacts, and which eliminates overcharging and secondary battery hazards caused by overcharging. The power supply device ( | 2013-09-19 |
20130241497 | BATTERY, CENTER PIN, BATTERY PACK, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, ELECTRIC TOOL, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, ELECTRICAL STORAGE APPARATUS AND ELECTRICITY SYSTEM - A battery includes a spirally wound electrode body including a positive electrode and a negative electrode spirally wound, a center pin provided in the hollow portion of the spirally wound electrode body, and an exterior body configured to house the spirally wound electrode body and the center pin. The center pin includes at least one end having a plurality of cut-out portions. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241498 | LITHIUM STARTER BATTERY AND SOLID STATE SWITCH THEREFOR - Apparatus for increasing the efficiency of a starter battery for a starter motor of an internal combustion engine in a battery pack arrangement with one or more lithium based cells. The invention includes a solid state switching configuration for high powered battery systems for protecting against over-charging, over-discharging and short circuiting of batteries, especially starter batteries for internal combustion engines. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241499 | BATTERY PACK - An electrical combination. The electrical combination comprises a battery pack configured to be interfaced with a hand held power tool, a control component, and a semiconducting switch. The transfer of power from the battery pack to the hand held power tool is controlled by the control component and the switch based on one of a battery pack state of charge and a respective state of charge of one of a plurality of battery cells. A discharge current of the battery pack is regulated based on the switch being controlled into one of a first state and a second state by the control component to selectively enable the transfer power from the plurality of battery cells to the hand held power tool. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241500 | CHARGE CONTROL CIRCUIT - A charge control circuit includes a resistance module, a voltage comparing module, and a charge control module. The resistance module includes a thermistor, and the resistance of the thermistor varies according to the temperature of a battery. The voltage comparing module is connected to the resistance module. The voltage comparing module compares the voltage of the thermistor with upper and lower voltage limits to determine whether the temperature of the battery is in the charge temperature range. If the voltage comparing module determines the voltage of the thermistor is outside the allowed range, the comparing module outputs a control signal to control the charge control module to stop charging the battery. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241501 | Charging System - The present invention discloses a charging system for charging a capacitor. The charge system includes a unit gain buffer, driven by a driving voltage, having a positive input terminal for receiving a target voltage and a negative input terminal coupled to an output terminal, at least one independent voltage source, for providing at least one voltage, a first switch coupled between the unit gain buffer and the capacitor, at least one second switch coupled between the at least one independent voltage source and the capacitor, and a switch control waveform generator, coupled to the first switch and the at least one second switch, for sequentially turning on at least one of the first switch and the at least one second switch for at least one of the unit gain buffer and the at least one independent voltage source to sequentially charge the capacitor. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241502 | Regulating Generators Using Battery Charge Information - According to one embodiment, an electrical system comprises a generator, a battery, and a regulator. The generator is operable to provide electrical energy at a plurality of voltage levels. The battery is in electrical communication with the generator. The regulator is operable to compare a charge level of the battery to a reference charge level, determine a voltage level for the generator based on the comparison, and provide a signal indicative of the determination toward the generator. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241503 | Last Gasp Hold-Up Circuit Using Adaptive Constant On Time Control - A hold-up circuit coupled to a first node to receive an input voltage and to provide a hold-up voltage includes an inductor, a constant on-time buck-boost control circuit configured to drive a high-side power switch and a low-side power switch to operate in a buck mode and a boost mode of operation, and an energy storage capacitor. When the input voltage is greater than a predetermined threshold, the buck-boost control circuit is configured in the boost mode to drive the low-side power switch with constant on-time pulses and to charge the energy storage capacitor under non-synchronous operation. When the input voltage is less than a predetermined threshold, the buck-boost control circuit is configured in the buck mode to drive the high-side power switch with constant on-time pulses and to drive the low-side power switch under synchronous operation to provide the hold-up voltage to the first node. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241504 | SELF-CALIBRATING, STABLE LDO REGULATOR - A substantially unconditionally stable LOD regulator includes has first and second current paths. The first current path provides a reference current. The second current path receives an input voltage for developing a differential current with respect to the reference current based on the input voltage. The second current path has a sense resistor for sensing the differential current. A first current source biases the first and second current paths. A third current path senses the differential current and develops the input voltage in response thereto to control the differential current. A second current source biases the second current path. A first voltage follower circuit receives a first voltage on a first side of the sense resistor to provide an analog voltage output, and a second voltage follower circuit receives a second voltage on a second side of the sense resistor to provide a digital voltage output. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241505 | VOLTAGE REGULATOR WITH ADAPTIVE MILLER COMPENSATION - A voltage regulator with adaptive Miller compensation includes a first amplifier and a second amplifier. An adaptive compensation circuit includes serially connected compensation capacitor and a compensation transistor coupled to the second amplifier. A bias circuit generates a proper bias control voltage to dynamically control the adaptive compensation circuit in a manner that the adaptive compensation transistor operates in a deep triode region with weakly-inverted channel or strongly-inverted channel. An output circuit generates an output voltage according to which the feedback voltage is generated. The resistance of the compensation transistor varies according to a load of the voltage regulator under control of the bias control voltage. The bias circuit generates a mirror current that copies at least a portion of a current flowing in the output circuit, and the bias control voltage is then generated according to the mirror current. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241506 | POWER CONTROL CIRCUIT AND LOOP ANALYZING APPARATUS COMPRISING SAME - A power supply control circuit includes a main controller, a current detection unit electronically connected to the main controller, and a mode switch unit electronically connected to the main controller. The current detection unit cooperates with the main controller in detecting a value of an output current of a power supply circuit. The main controller determines whether the power supply circuit is operating in a discontinuous conduction mode or in a continuous conduction mode according to the value of the output current of the power supply circuit, and controls the mode switch unit to switch the power supply circuit to the continuous conduction mode when the power supply circuit operates in the discontinuous conduction mode. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241507 | SWITCHING REGULATOR - A switching regulator includes a switching element to generate an output voltage, a reference voltage source to generate a reference voltage, a soft-start circuit to set the reference voltage increasing gradually within a range, an error amplifier circuit to generate an error difference voltage indicating an error difference between the reference voltage and feedback voltage of the output voltage of the switching regulator, a switching circuit to generate a switching signal to control the switching element in response to the error difference voltage, and a current limiting circuit to generate a limiting signal indicating a comparison result between an current into the switching element and a limit being set to increase within a range, wherein the switching circuit controls a duty cycle of the switching signal so that the current through the switching element does not exceed the limit in response to the limiting signal. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241508 | VOLTAGE REGULATOR - In a voltage regulator having: a reference voltage generation circuit which generates a reference voltage; an amplifier which amplifies and outputs a difference between the reference voltage and a divided voltage obtained by dividing a voltage output from an output transistor and controls a gate of the output transistor; an external terminal which receives a signal which externally turns on/off a circuit; and a start-up circuit which transmits the reference voltage to the amplifier, the improvement including: a voltage detection circuit which detects the voltage output from the output transistor; and a switch circuit which is connected to the start-up circuit and interrupts a current which flows through the start-up circuit in response to a signal from the voltage detection circuit. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241509 | CONTROLLER WITH POWER SAVING FOR POWER CONVERTERS AND METHOD FOR THE SAME - The present invention proposes a controller with power saving for a power converter. The controller includes a delay circuit, a detection circuit, an output circuit, a counter circuit, a wake-up circuit and a PWM circuit. The delay circuit determines a delay time. The detection circuit activates the delay circuit whenever an output load of the power converter is lower than a light-load threshold. The output circuit generates a power-saving signal to cease a regulation of the power converter after the delay time ends. The regulation of the power converter is resumed once the output load increases during the regulation of the power converter is being ceased. The counter circuit coupled to the delay circuit is counted by the delay circuit to determine a sleep period. The output circuit generates the power-saving signal to cease the regulation of the power converter after the sleep period ends. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241510 | DYNAMIC CONTROL LOOP FOR SWITCHING REGULATORS - In accordance with an embodiment, a regulator includes a controller, a driving unit, a digital-to-analog converter, and a comparator. The controller is configured to output a digital reference voltage and to output a control signal responsive to a comparison signal. The driving unit is configured to generate an output voltage at a first node responsive to the control signal. The digital-to-analog converter is configured to generate an analog reference voltage responsive to the digital reference voltage. The comparator is configured to generate the comparison signal based on the analog reference voltage and the output voltage. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241511 | SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY WITH FIXED OFF TIME MODE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a controller used in a switching power supply. The controller comprises an oscillator, a first comparison circuit and a logic circuit. The oscillator generates a slope compensation signal and a clock signal. The first comparison circuit generates a first comparison signal in accordance with a current sensing signal, a feedback signal and the slope compensation signal. The logic circuit generates a control signal to control the main switch based on the clock signal and the first compensation signal. If the on time of the main switch is longer than the predetermined time period, the slope compensation signal will have a first slew rate during the predetermined time period and a second slew rate out of the predetermined time period, wherein the second slew rate is smaller than the first slew rate. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241512 | STEP-UP SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY - A hysteresis control step-up switching power supply includes a switching element. Current flowing through the switching element does not continue to increase indefinitely. The switching element is turned off when a detected value of an output voltage increases to a reference voltage, or when the output of a current detector circuit that detects that a current flowing through the switching element increases to a reference current value. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241513 | POWER CONVERTER WITH AVERAGE CURRENT LIMITING - In a control method for a buck power converter, an output voltage is generated according to a pulse width modulation signal and an input voltage; an error signal is generated by sampling the output voltage and differencing the sampled output voltage and an output voltage reference; a duty ratio that defines a duty cycle of a pulse width modulation signal is determined by a control law; the pulse width modulation signal is generated by providing the duty ratio to a digital pulse width modulator; a steady state or a load transient is detected; and an average inductor current is monitored and a difference between the average inductor current and a specific inductor current limit is accumulated in order to generate an offset value which is subtracted from the output voltage reference. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241514 | FULL-BRIDGE CONVERTER WITH DIGITAL PULSE MODULATION (DPWM) FOR DRIVING A LOAD - A method is described for driving a full-bridge circuit ( | 2013-09-19 |
20130241515 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a voltage hold circuit that raises a second boosted voltage with rise of an output voltage of a booster circuit that generates a first boosted voltage and then maintains the second boosted voltage at a point when the output voltage reaches a hold voltage level after that, and a first switch that short-circuits a first output terminal through which the first boosted voltage is output and a second output terminal through which the second boosted voltage is output until the output voltage reaches the hold voltage level. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241516 | SWITCHING REGULATOR - A switching regulator includes a ripple generating circuit that generates a ripple voltage signal having a voltage that increases when a first switch element is on and decreases when a second switch element is on, or a voltage that decreases when the first switch element is on and increases when the second switch element is on, a comparator that compares the ripple voltage signal to a reference voltage, and generates a comparison signal indicating the comparison result, and a switch element control circuit that generates, according to the comparison signal, a control signal to switch on and off of the first switch element and a control signal to switch on and off of the second switch element, and applies the control signals to the first and second switch elements, respectively, wherein the ripple generating circuit generates the ripple voltage signal based on the control signals. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241517 | POWER CIRCUIT HAVING THREE-TERMINAL REGULATOR - A power circuit includes a power input port, a power output port, and a three-terminal regulator. A voltage regulating circuit and a charge/discharge circuit are connected to the power output port. The three-terminal regulator detects a voltage value of the output port and enables the input port if the detected voltage value is less than a predetermined voltage value and disables the input port if the detected voltage value is not less than the predetermined value. If the input port of the three-terminal regulator is enabled, the charge/discharge circuit is charged by the current provided by a power supply connected to the power input port. If the input port of the three-terminal regulator is disabled, the charge/discharge circuit discharges to an electronic device connected to the power output port with the voltage regulating circuit. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241518 | SWITCHED CAPACITOR VOLTAGE REGULATOR WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY OVER A WIDE VOLTAGE RANGE - In some embodiments, a voltage regulator device may include a switched capacitor voltage regulator to receive an input voltage and to provide an output voltage to a load, and a control unit to receive information related to a desired output voltage for the switched capacitor voltage regulator and to determine a desired input voltage for the switched capacitor voltage regulator based on the desired output voltage and selected operation mode or modes of switched capacitor voltage regulator. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241519 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING A BOOST CONVERTER - Methods and systems are provided for control operation of a boost converter. The boost converter includes an input, an output, and a plurality of paths electrically connecting the input to the output. The boost converter also includes a plurality of switches disposed along the paths to control current flow between the input and the output. The system includes a controller. The controller receives a desired current to be supplied at the output. The controller determines which of the paths to utilize based at least in part on the desired current. The controller controls the switches based at least in part on the determination of which of the paths to utilize. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241520 | POWER MANAGEMENT CHIPS AND POWER MANAGEMENT DEVICES INCLUDING THE SAME - A power management chip and a power management device including the power management chip. The power management chip includes at least one power switch and a driver unit for generating a driving signal for driving the at least one power switch, the driver unit including one or more circuit units formed on a same substrate as the at least one power switch. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241521 | VOLTAGE STABILIZING CIRCUIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A voltage stabilizing circuit includes an input terminal that receives an external input voltage, a three terminal voltage regulator including an input pin and an output pin; and a voltage reduction unit. The voltage reduction unit reduces the external input voltage and outputs the reduced external input voltage to the input pin. The three terminal voltage regulator regulates the reduced external input voltage to a stabilized supply voltage, and outputs the stabilized supply voltage through the output pin for powering a load. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241522 | Curvature Compensated Band-Gap Design Trimmable at a Single Temperature - A band-gap reference circuit is compensated for temperature dependent curvature in its output. A voltage across a diode with a fixed current is subtracted from a voltage across a diode with a proportional to absolute temperature (PTAT) current. The resultant voltage is then magnified and added to a PTAT voltage and a diode's voltage that has a complementary-to-absolute temperature (CTAT) characteristic, resulting in a curvature corrected hand-gap voltage. This allows for the band-gap reference circuit to be trimmed at a single temperature. This allows the circuit to be made with only a single trimmable parameter, which, in the exemplary circuits, is a resistance value. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241523 | Curvature Compensated Band-Gap Design - A bandgap reference circuit is compensated for temperature dependent curvature in its output. A voltage across a diode with a fixed current is subtracted from a voltage across a diode with a proportional to absolute temperature (PTAT) current. The resultant voltage is then magnified and added to a PTAT voltage and a diode's voltage that has a complementary-to-absolute temperature (CTAT) characteristic, resulting in a curvature corrected bandgap voltage. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241524 | BAND GAP REFERENCE CIRCUIT - A band gap reference circuit includes an output circuit configured to output a reference voltage based on a reference current generated by a voltage difference between a forward voltage of a PN junction of a first semiconductor device and a forward voltage of a PN junction of a second semiconductor device, and a adder/subtractor circuit configured to add or subtract a correction current with respect to the reference current. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241525 | REFERENCE VOLTAGE CIRCUIT - A constant current flowing through a first depletion transistor whose gate and source are connected to each other is caused to flow through a second depletion transistor having the same threshold as the first depletion transistor, to thereby generate a first voltage between a gate and a source of the second depletion transistor. The constant current of the first depletion transistor and a constant current flowing through a third depletion transistor whose gate and source are connected to each other are caused to flow through a fourth depletion transistor. A threshold of the fourth depletion transistor is the same as that of the third depletion transistor but different from that of the first depletion transistor, and hence a second voltage is generated between a gate and a source of the fourth depletion transistor. A reference voltage is generated based on a voltage difference between the first and second voltages. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241526 | REFERENCE VOLTAGE GENERATING CIRCUIT AND REFERENCE VOLTAGE SOURCE - The present invention provides a reference voltage generating circuit capable of improving a temperature dependence characteristic by a simple configuration. The reference voltage generating circuit includes: a reference voltage generating circuit element including a first diode characteristic element and a second diode characteristic element, a density of a current flowing through the second diode characteristic element being different from a density of a current flowing through the first diode characteristic element, the reference voltage generating circuit element being configured to output a reference voltage generated based on a difference between voltages respectively applied to the first diode characteristic element and the second diode characteristic element; a first adjusting circuit element configured to adjust a first-order temperature coefficient of the reference voltage; and a second adjusting circuit element configured to adjust a second-order temperature coefficient of the reference voltage. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241527 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INDUCTIVE LOAD SWITCHING - An electronic device for inductive load switching is described. The electronic device includes a voltage sensor module that monitors a voltage waveform. The electronic device also includes a current sensor module that monitors a current waveform. The electronic device additionally includes a computing module coupled to the voltage sensor module and to the current sensor module that determines a power factor based on the voltage waveform and the current waveform. The electronic device further includes a controller module coupled to the computing module that switches off an inductive load based on the power factor. The electronic device has dimensions for fitting within a wall box. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241528 | POLYPHASE CONVERTER WITH MAGNETICALLY COUPLED PHASES - Polyphase converter, comprising a plurality of electrical phases ( | 2013-09-19 |
20130241529 | CALIBRATION OF NON-CONTACT CURRENT SENSORS - Calibration of a non-contact current sensor provides improved accuracy for measuring current conducted through a conductor such as an AC branch circuit wire. In a calibration mode, a predetermined DC current is injected through a conductor integrated in the non-contact current sensor. The magnitude of the magnetic field is measured using a sensing element of the non-contact current sensor. Then, when operating in measurement mode, a current conducted in a wire passing through the non-contact current sensor is determined by correcting the output of the non-contact current sensor using the result of the measurement made in the calibration mode. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241530 | Measuring Device for Determining and/or Monitoring at Least One Process Variable - A measuring device for determining and/or monitoring at least one process variable, comprising: a sensor unit; a first electronics unit which has a first microcontroller, and a second electronics unit which has a second microcontroller, and which is connected with the first electronics unit via a galvanically isolated transmission unit for energy- and data transmission. The first microcontroller produces at least one signal, which can vary in at least one characteristic, and supplies the signal to the transmission unit, that the signal controls the energy- and data transmission, that the first microcontroller and/or the second microcontroller determines at least one current operating parameter, and that the first microcontroller sets at least one characteristic of the signal as a function of the operating parameter. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241531 | Wide Range, High Resolution Frequency Monitor - A frequency monitor provides high resolution frequency monitoring over a range of input signal frequencies by measuring the time period of the signal to produce a raw frequency value and then filtering the raw frequency value with a low pass filter to remove an error component caused by quantization effects at high input signal frequencies. The system automatically accommodates changes in the input frequency eliminating a need for manual adjustment of the system based on anticipated measured frequencies. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241532 | Power Management Arrangement and Method in a Utility Meter - A method of controllably disconnecting a utility power service from a load includes generating in a metrology circuit of a meter metering information regarding electrical power provided to the load from the utility power service. The meter includes a service switch having a controller to controllably interrupt a connection between the utility power service and the load. The method also includes connecting an energy storage device to the controller responsive to a service disconnect command. The method further includes connecting at least a portion of the metrology circuit to the energy storage device and disconnecting a meter power supply from the portion of the metrology circuit responsive to a power interruption detection signal. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241533 | CIRCUIT BOARD, CURRENT-MEASURING DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MEASURING A CURRENT OF A CIRCUIT BOARD - A circuit board includes a substrate and a conductive trace. An electronic element is electrically coupled with the conductive trace. A pair of holes pass through the substrate and are disposed respectively at two opposite sides of the conductive trace and adjacent to the conductive trace. A current-measuring device may be adapted for passing through the holes and surrounding the conductive trace. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241534 | CLOSED-LOOP CURRENT TRANSDUCER WITH SWITCHED MODE AMPLIFIER - A closed-loop current transducer for measuring a current (Ip) flowing in a primary conductor ( | 2013-09-19 |
20130241535 | Method for Verifying an Electrical Connection Between a Generator and an Inverter - A method of verification of an electrical connection between a generator and an inverter by a cable is disclosed. The method includes placing a handheld device with a current detection sensor in vicinity of a cable. A command to change a current is transmitted from the handheld device to the inverter to generate a current signature within an inverter-generator connection cable. A sensor signature is detected by the current detection sensor and compared to the current signature caused by the command to change a current. A verification signal based on the comparison is generated. The method may be used to compile a wiring plan between a plurality of generators and a plurality of inverters. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241536 | Magnetic Logic Units Configured to Measure Magnetic Field Direction - An apparatus includes circuits, a field line configured to generate a magnetic field based on an input, a sensing module configured to determine a parameter of each circuit, and a magnetic field direction determination module configured to determine an angular orientation of the apparatus relative to an external magnetic field based on the parameter. Each circuit includes multiple magnetic tunnel junctions. Each magnetic tunnel junction includes a storage layer having a storage magnetization direction and a sense layer having a sense magnetization direction configured based on the magnetic field. Each magnetic tunnel junction is configured such that the sense magnetization direction and a resistance of the magnetic tunnel junction vary based on the external magnetic field. The parameter varies based on the resistances of the multiple magnetic tunnel junctions. The magnetic field direction determination module is implemented in at least one of a memory or a processing device. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241537 | MAGNETIC SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - A sensor system method of production includes forming first and second structures of the magnetoresistive system, heating the first and second structures, applying a magnetic field in a reference direction to the first and second structures, and cooling the first and second structures to fix a reference magnetization in the first and second structures in the reference direction. The structures are heated to near or above a blocking temperature, whereby the shape anisotropy of the first structure forces the reference magnetization to rotate into a first new orientation and the shape anisotropy of the second structure forces the reference magnetization to rotate into a second new orientation whereby the reference magnetization in the first and second structures rotate in opposite directions. The rotated reference magnetizations of the first and second structures are pinned in the respective new orientation. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241538 | ROTATION ANGLE DETECTOR - A rotation angle detector includes: a magnet attached to a rotating shaft and magnetized in a certain direction orthogonal to an axis of the rotating shaft; and a non-rotary magneto-electric transducer placed to be opposed to an end surface of the magnet, and configured to detect a rotation angle of the rotating shaft in cooperation with the magnet through magneto-electric transduction. A concave curved surface is formed in the end surface of the magnet in order to make a magnetic flux of a magnetic field facing the end surface of the magnet closer to the magnet and flattened. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a rotation angle detector which is compact in size and has a stable accuracy for detecting the rotation angle, by making the curvature of the magnetic flux near the end surface of the magnet small and placing the magneto-electric transducer in that location. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241539 | Rotary Position Sensor - A sensor assembly for sensing a movable object which, in one embodiment, includes a housing defining an interior cavity. A rotor is retained in the cavity. The rotor defines a central bore and a magnet is mounted in an off-center pocket defined by the rotor. The rotor is coupled to the shaft of the movable object whose position is to be measured. A sensor is also retained in the cavity in a relationship at least partially overlying the magnet and adapted to sense at least the direction of the magnetic field generated by the magnet to generate an electrical signal indicative of the position of the movable object. In another embodiment, the rotor and sensor are mounted in separate interior housing cavities separated by an interior housing wall. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241540 | Apparatus, Sensor Circuit, and Method for Operating an Apparatus or a Sensor Circuit - A sensor system comprises a sensor element adapted to sense at least one physical quantity, wherein the sensor element is adapted to generate a sensor signal in response to the at least one physical quantity, an evaluation circuit adapted to detect a manipulation of the sensor system based on the sensor signal and stored reference values and to output an indication signal in response to a detected manipulation and a package, the package housing at least the sensor element and the evaluation circuit. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241541 | Eddy Current Inspection Device, Eddy Current Inspection Probe, and Eddy Current Inspection Method - Provided is an eddy current inspection device, an eddy current inspection probe and an eddy current inspection method that make it possible to detect defects existing in deeper parts of test objects. Three or more odd number of excitation coils are arranged at even intervals in a circumferential direction on a postulated circumference. Excitation currents applied to the excitation coils are controlled so that the phase difference between excitation currents applied to adjacent ones of the excitation coils arranged in the circumferential direction on the postulated circumference equals one cycle divided by the number of excitation coils. A magnetic field generated according to an eddy current occurring in the test object due to a magnetic field caused by the application of the excitation currents to the excitation coils is detected by use of a detector arranged on a postulated plane containing the postulated circumference but inside the postulated circumference. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241542 | XMR MONOCELL SENSORS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Embodiments relate to magnetoresistive (xMR) sensors. In an embodiment, an xMR stack structure is configured to form two different xMR elements that can be coupled to form a locally differential Wheatstone bridge. The result is a highly sensitive magnetic sensor with small dimensions and robustness against thermal drift and sensor/encoder pitch mismatch that can be produced using standard processing equipment. Embodiments also relate to methods of forming and patterning the stack structure and sensors that provide information regarding direction in addition to speed. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241543 | SENSOR AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF A SENSOR - A method of manufacture of a sensor, the method comprising, in a first fabrication facility, forming one or more components of the sensor on a substrate; and in a second fabrication facility depositing a sensor layer, such as a magnetoresistive sensor, onto the substrate or over the one or more components. Otherwise contaminating effects of depositing magnetoresistive materials can thus be confined to the second fabrication facility, permitting more advanced fabrication equipment and techniques to be employed in the first fabrication facility. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241544 | FREQUENCY DOUBLING OF XMR SIGNALS - Embodiments relate to sensors, such as speed sensors and angle sensors, that use a modulated supply voltage to approximately double output signals of the sensors because the sensor element and the supply voltage exhibit the same frequency. In embodiments, the sensor element is an xMR element, and the modulated supply voltage is generated on-chip, such as by another xMR element. Direct frequency doubling of the output signal of the sensor element therefore can be obtained without additional and complex circuitry or signal processing. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241545 | MAGNETIC SENSOR - A magnetic sensor includes a plurality of magnetoresistive elements that are formed by stacking a magnetic layer and a non-magnetic layer on a substrate and that exhibit a magnetoresistive effect and a soft magnetic member that converts a vertical magnetic field component into a horizontal magnetic field component. The soft magnetic member is formed of a plurality of first and second soft magnetic portions respectively extending in an X1-X2 direction and a Y1-Y2 direction, combined together in the shape of a lattice. The magnetoresistive elements have a sensitivity direction in the Y2 direction and include a magnetoresistive element located on a Y1 side portion side of the first soft magnetic portion and a magnetoresistive element located on a Y2 side portion side of the first soft magnetic portion, respectively receiving horizontal magnetic field components from the Y1 direction and Y2 direction. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241546 | 3D MEMS MAGNETOMETER - A micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) magnetometer includes first fixed electrodes, second fixed electrodes, a mobile element to rotate about a first rotation axis along a first direction and translate along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, mobile electrodes extending from the first mobile element and being interdigitated with the first fixed electrodes to form first sensor assemblies, a rotation element coupled to the mobile element to rotate about a second rotation axis along the second direction, the rotation element having a surface opposite the second fixed electrodes to form second sensor assemblies, the second fixed electrode being displaced from the surface of the rotation element along a third direction, and a trace having sections along the first direction and offset from the first rotation axis and along the second direction and offset from the second rotation axis. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241547 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE APPARATUS HAVING RECEIVE COILS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A MAGNETIC RESONANCE APPARATUS - A magnetic resonance apparatus includes receive coils and a receiver device for processing magnetic resonance signals received by coil elements of the receive coils. The receive coils are subdivided into at least a first group having at least one receive coil and a second group having at least one receive coil. The receive coils of the first group are connected to the receiver device via a hardwired communications link, and the receive coils of the second group are each connectable or connected to the receiver device via a wireless communications link. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241548 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INFLUENCING AND/OR DETECTING MAGNETIC PARTICLES - The present invention relates to an apparatus ( | 2013-09-19 |
20130241549 | TRAVELING WAVE MRI IN HIGH BO FIELD STRENGTHS - In an MRI scanner, the transmission and reception of RF excitation and detected signal waves is accomplished using far field excitation instead of conventional near field excitation. By superimposing two counter-propagating waves from the same source in the MRI sample interference fringes are recorded in the sample in such a way that the relative phase between the two propagation wave vectors determines the periodicity of the maxima and minima in the interference fringe pattern. The complete fringe pattern, known as a spatial hologram, contains both the phase and amplitude information of the information-bearing wave. When exposed to a replica of the original reference wave, the fringe pattern acts as a diffraction grating, reproducing the information-bearing field propagating at the same relative phase. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241550 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUSCEPTIBILITY TENSOR IMAGING - The present disclosure provides a method and system for quantifying and making images of tissue anisotropy property based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The systems and methods provided herein utilize orientation distribution of magnetic susceptibility to characterize magnetic susceptibility anisotropy (MSA) inside biological tissues. This MSA may be intrinsic property of the tissue or may be induced by the presence of external agents. In certain embodiments, the MSA is displayed as an orientation distribution function of susceptibility and/or may be described by mathematical quantities such as tensors (e.g., symmetric or asymmetric second order or higher order tensors) and spherical harmonics. In other embodiments, the MSA is characterized using a second order tensor named apparent susceptibility tensor (AST). | 2013-09-19 |
20130241551 | ULTRA-LOW-FIELD NUCLEAR-MAGNETIC-RESONANCE DIRECT MYOCARDIAL ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY DETECTION METHOD AND ULTRA-LOW-FIELD NUCLEAR-MAGNETIC-RESONANCE DEVICE - Provided are ultra-low-field nuclear-magnetic-resonance myocardial electrical activity detection method and an ultra-low-field nuclear-magnetic-resonance device. The ultra-low-field nuclear-magnetic-resonance device includes magnetic shielding means; high-sensitivity magnetic field measuring means disposed adjacent to a measurement target disposed inside the magnetic shielding means; and bias magnetic field generating means for providing an external measurement bias magnetic field, corresponding to a proton magnetic resonance frequency (nuclear magnetic resonance frequency) corresponding to a frequency of periodic myocardial activity of a lesion desired to be measured, to the measurement target. The high-sensitivity magnetic field measuring means measures a magnetic resonance signal generated from the measurement target. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241552 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTRAST-ENHANCED IMAGE ACQUISITION METHOD - Disclosed are an MRI apparatus and an image contrast enhancement method capable of acquiring an image with enhanced contrast between different tissues while reducing an imaging time even if a SPEC-IR pulse is used as an RF pre-pulse. An echo signal is measured from an object, which includes a first tissue having a first resonance frequency and a second tissue having a second resonance frequency, using a pulse sequence having a RF pre-pulse unit which is provided with an RF pre-pulse having the first resonance frequency for negatively exciting longitudinal magnetization of the first tissue and a measurement sequence unit which measures an echo signal before the longitudinal magnetization excited by the RF pre-pulse is recovered to equal to or greater than zero. A contrast enhancement process for enhancing either tissue relative to the other tissue is performed on an image of the object reconstructed using the echo signal on the basis of phase information of the image to acquire a contrast-enhanced image. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241553 | METHOD OF CHARACTERIZING - The invention relates to a method of characterizing the RF transmit chain of a magnetic resonance imaging scanner ( | 2013-09-19 |
20130241554 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING METHOD - A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a magnetic resonance data acquisition unit and a cerebrospinal fluid image data generation unit. The magnetic resonance data acquisition unit consecutively acquires a plurality of magnetic resonance data for generating a plurality of cerebrospinal fluid image data, each corresponding to a different data acquisition time, after a labeling pulse is applied. The cerebrospinal fluid image data generation unit generates the plurality of cerebrospinal fluid image data based on the plurality of magnetic resonance data. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241555 | PET-MRI APPARATUS - In a PET (Positron Emission Tomography)-MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) apparatus of an embodiment, a magnet that is a seamless structure generates a static magnetic field in a bore having a cylindrical shape. First detectors and second detectors are each formed in a ring shape and detect gamma rays emitted from positron emitting radionuclides injected into a subject. The first detectors and the second detectors are disposed with a space therebetween in an axial direction of the bore so as to interpose the magnetic field center of the static magnetic field therebetween. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241556 | DETUNING APPARATUS FOR A RECEIVE COIL FOR A MAGNETIC RESONANCE DEVICE INCLUDING A NUMBER OF COIL ELEMENTS - A detuning apparatus for a receive coil for a magnetic resonance device includes a number of coil elements. The coil elements may be selectively connected to a receive channel of a data processing apparatus by way of a switching apparatus. Each of the coil elements includes at least one detuning assembly such as, for example, a PIN diode that may be switched between a detuning state and a receive state by way of a continuous switching signal. A controller is provided to switch the switching apparatus and to generate the switching signals. The detuning apparatus has first diplexers connected upstream of the switching apparatus for injecting switching signals for switching the detuning assembly for coil elements to be detuned dynamically. The detuning apparatus also includes detuning modules for each of the coil elements to switch the detuning assembly to the detuning state if there is no switching signal present. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241557 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE COIL WITH OVERLAPPING COIL ELEMENTS - A magnetic resonance coil for transmitting and/or receiving magnetic resonance signals is provided. The magnetic resonance coil includes at least two overlapping coil elements. Coil conductors of the at least two overlapping coil elements intersect in intersection regions and are arranged on a support. Mutually overlapping coil elements of the at least two overlapping coil elements are arranged on different sides of the support. The support is formed from at least three layers of a support material. A cavity that is filled with air or a filler material, the dielectric constant of the filler material being lower than the dielectric constant of the support material, is provided in the intersection regions in a middle layer of the at least three layers. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241558 | Magnetic Resonance Tomograph with Cooling Device for Gradient Coils - A magnetic resonance tomography device includes at least three coil layers. The at least three coil layers are each operable to generate a gradient magnetic field in one of three directions. One cooling layer is arranged between a first and a second of the at least three coil layers. Another cooling layer is arranged between the second and a third of the at least three coil layers. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241559 | Electromagnetic Receiver Assembly for Marine Electromagnetic Surveying - Disclosed is an electromagnetic receiver assembly for marine electromagnetic surveying, the electromagnetic receiver assembly comprising an elongated housing and receiver electrodes mounted at separate points along the elongated housing. An embodiment may include an electromagnetic receive assembly that includes an elongated housing, wherein the elongated housing defines an interior chamber. The electromagnetic receiver assembly may further include receiver electrodes configured to be in contact with water when in operation, wherein the receiver electrodes are mounted at separate points along the elongated housing. The electromagnetic receiver assembly may further include sensor electronics disposed in the interior chamber and electrically coupled to the receiver electrodes. The electromagnetic receiver assembly may be configured for deployment on or near a bottom of a body of water. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241560 | INDUCTION LOGGING SIGNALS AND ANTENNA SYSTEMS - An apparatus for estimating a property of an earth formation penetrated by a borehole includes: a carrier configured to be conveyed through the borehole; a transmitter antenna disposed at the carrier and configured to emit electromagnetic energy into the earth formation; a controller configured to control electrical current of frequency f transmitted to the transmitter antenna, wherein the transmitted electrical current is non-sinusoidal having a first section with a uniform positive slope and a second section with a uniform negative slope; a receiver antenna configured to receive a signal from the formation indicative of the property; and a processor configured to receive the signal from the receiver antenna and to estimate the property using the received signal. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241561 | INDUCTION LOGGING SIGNALS AND ANTENNA SYSTEMS - An apparatus for estimating a property of an earth formation penetrated by a borehole includes: a carrier configured to be conveyed through the borehole; a transmitter antenna disposed at the carrier and configured to emit electromagnetic energy; a direction guidance antenna configured to receive the electromagnetic energy from the transmitter antenna and direct the electromagnetic energy into the formation and to receive a signal from the formation indicative of the property; a receiver antenna configured to receive the signal from the direction guidance antenna; and a processor configured to receive the signal from the receiver antenna and to estimate the property using the received signal. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241562 | ARRAY TEST DEVICE, METHOD FOR TESTING AN ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE - A method for testing an array for a pixel circuit of an organic light emitting diode display, which includes a first transistor that transmits a driving current corresponding to a data signal to an organic light emitting diode according to a scan signal and at least one capacitor, uses an array test device having a control device and a driver. The method includes performing a first irradiation of electron beams to an exposed portion of a first electrode of the at least one capacitor before manufacturing of the organic light emitting diode is completed, calibrating the control device of the array test device based on secondary electrons output by the at least one capacitor, performing a second irradiation of electron beams to an anode of the pixel circuit, and detecting whether the first transistor is normally operated based on an output amount of secondary electrons output by the anode. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241563 | Method for Detecting a Fault of an Operating Switch for initiating a Vehicle Function of a Vehicle and Operating Switch for Carrying Out the Method - A method for detecting a fault of an operating switch connected to an evaluating unit by at least one signal. The switch having at least a first switch circuit for initiating a vehicle function. A signal that specifies the switch position is sensed by the evaluating unit. The first switch circuit is connected to a first potential of the vehicle electrical system and to the signal line to form a first contact branch. The first switch circuit is bridged by a diode device in the non-conducting direction with respect to the first potential, the evaluating unit generates a test voltage, which is greater than the first potential, the test voltage is applied to the signal line, and, the potential being applied to the signal line of the first contact branch is evaluated by means of the evaluating unit in order to detect a fault. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241564 | Method for Determining a Charge State of a Battery - The disclosure relates to a method for determining a charge state of a battery having a battery management unit. In a first operating state of the battery management unit, a battery current is regularly detected by the battery management unit. The battery management unit switches to a second operating state when the battery current exceeds a predetermined current threshold value. In the second operating state, information about the charge state of the battery is collected. Furthermore, a battery having a battery management unit is described, which is configured to carry out the method according to the disclosure. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241565 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING VEHICLE BATTERY PARAMETERS - A method and system for accurately estimating one or more vehicle battery parameters, such as state-of-charge (SOC). In an exemplary embodiment, a battery control module gathers standard battery readings for estimating SOC at a relatively slow sampling rate. The battery control module receives adjustment data from one or more control modules located around the vehicle, where the control modules gather readings at faster sampling rates and then provide the information to the slower battery control module. The adjustment data from the faster control modules is representative of energy consumption and/or generation events that occur in between the readings taken by the battery control module at the slower sampling rate, and enable the method to make a more accurate and complete estimate of SOC. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241566 | SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT, BATTERY MONITORING SYSTEM, AND DIAGNOSIS METHOD - A semiconductor circuit, battery monitoring system, diagnostic program and diagnosis method are provided enabling appropriate self-diagnosis of a measurement unit. An output value (A-B) output through respective power supply lines V (Vn, Vn−1), a cell selector switch, and a level shift circuit from an AD converter and an output value (B) of a directly input reference voltage B output from the AD converter are summed together. Diagnosis is made that no abnormality such as a defect has occurred when the summed value is substantially the same as a reference voltage A. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241567 | Method for Determining the Life Expectancy of at least One Battery Cell, Battery comprising a Plurality of Battery Cells, and Motor Vehicle - A method for determining the life expectancy of at least one battery cell, according to which a value of at least one physical variable acting on the battery cell and/or a number of executions of at least one process taking place in the battery cell is determined, and the value of the physical variable and/or the number of executions of processes is used as a basis for determining the life expectancy. The physical variable and/or the number of executions of processes taking place in the battery cell is determined for a plurality of operating cycles, and the frequency of the occurrence of defined values of the physical variable and/or the frequency of the number of executions of at least one defined process is stored. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241568 | RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT FOR BATTERY CELLS - A power supply is disclosed that is configured for installation in a motor vehicle. The power supply comprises an energy source and a system for accurately measuring the internal resistance of the energy source during the operation of the power supply, without a distortion that would normally result from discharge of the energy storage device. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241569 | ARC RESISTANCE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION DEVICE, ARC RESISTANCE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM, AND ARC RESISTANCE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION METHOD - The present device includes a high frequency induction thermal plasma generation unit | 2013-09-19 |
20130241570 | Monitoring device and monitoring method for rotary encoder - Disclosed is a monitoring device for a rotary encoder electronically connectable to the monitoring device. A pulse generating unit generates a comparison pulse signal by extracting a portion corresponding to a specific phase range from a first pulse included in a first pulse signal output from the rotary encoder. The rotary encoder detects rotation of a rotating body and outputs the first pulse signal and a second pulse signal, the first pulse signal and the second pulse signal having a phase difference from each other. A determining unit determines an abnormality of the rotary encoder, based on a state of a pulse of the comparison pulse signal at a specific timing of a second pulse included in the second pulse signal. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241571 | High Voltage Testing Device and High Voltage Testing Method Thereof - A high voltage testing device for testing a coaxial cable including a central conductor and a shield conductor surround a periphery of the central conductor with an insulating material and applying a high voltage between the central conductor and the shield conductor of the coaxial cable, includes a cable connecting part that respectively connects two electrodes of an output of a tester which outputs a high voltage to the central conductor and the shield conductor of the coaxial cable. The cable connecting part includes a core wire short-circuiting part which electrically short-circuits between one end and the other end in the longitudinal direction of the central conductor of the coaxial cable and a shield wire short-circuiting part which electrically short-circuits between one end and the other end in the longitudinal direction of the shield conductor of the coaxial cable. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241572 | SHIELD INSPECTION DEVICE AND SHIELD INSPECTION METHOD - A grouping unit groups closely arranged wirings to be protected from among a plurality of wirings to be protected by means of a shield and arranged on a circuit board. A division unit divides, for each of the grouped groups, a region around the group on the circuit board into a plurality of divided regions. A determination unit determines the existence of a shield for each of the divided regions. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241573 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING AND USING INCIDENT FIELD TRANSFER FUNCTIONS OF ELECTRICAL STIMULATION SYSTEMS - A method of estimating response of a medical lead to an electromagnetic field includes providing a medical lead having a proximal end, a distal end, a plurality of electrodes disposed along the distal end, a plurality of terminals disposed along the proximal end, and a plurality of conductors extending along the medical lead and electrically coupling the electrodes to the terminals; individually applying a test field at each of a plurality of test positions along the medical lead using at least one excitation probe; for each application of the test field, determining a response to the application of the test field at one or more of the electrodes or terminals; generating a transfer function using a combination of the responses determined for the applications of the test field; and using the transfer function to estimate a response of the medical lead to an electromagnetic field. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241574 | SEAFOOD PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTIC ESTIMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods for estimating a physical characteristic of a seafood product are provided. In one system, the estimate is based on a slope defined by a ratio of changes in peak resonant amplitude and frequency of an electromagnetic resonant circuit in loaded and unloaded states. In another system, a first probe of a plurality of probes is driven with a test signal when the plurality of probes is loaded by a seafood product and the estimate is based on received test signals at one or more of the other probes. In another system, the estimate is based on the loading effect of a seafood product on an electromagnetic resonant circuit, which is also used to read an ID from an RFID associated with the seafood product. The systems and methods may be used for individual specimens, or to determine an average estimate for multiple specimens at one time. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241575 | ELECTRIC MACHINE - An electric machine includes a first active part, which has a plurality of active part segments disposed one behind the other in a direction of movement of the electric machine, with each of the active part segments including a position measuring device, and a second active part with a measuring device for identifying the respective position measuring device. Each position measuring device has at least one position measuring unit having a dielectric constant, wherein the dielectric constant of the position measuring unit in one of the active part segments is different than the dielectric constant in an adjacent one of the active part segments. The measuring device includes at least one measuring unit to determine the dielectric constant of the position measuring units. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241576 | SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR DETECTING AN APPROACHING AND/OR CONTACTING OBJECT, AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A SENSOR ASSEMBLY - A sensor assembly and method for producing a sensor assembly for detecting an approaching and/or contacting object. The sensor assembly includes at least one sensor support surface having a first flat side and a second flat side, a proximity and/or contact sensor, which is connected to the first flat side and/or to the second flat side of the sensor support surface, a decoration support medium having a first support flat side and a second support flat side, and a decoration layer, which is connected to the first support flat side and/or to the second support flat side of the decoration support medium and/or is an integral part of the decoration support medium. The decoration support medium includes a glass or plastic film or panel which is back-molded on the first support flat side thereof and/or on the second support flat side, directly or indirectly, using an injection molding material. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241577 | CAPACITANCE TYPE SENSOR - A capacitance type sensor includes a sensor body part having a first detection electrode and a second detection electrode, which are arranged to face a detection object. The first detection electrode and the second detection electrode are arranged in a partially overlapping manner to form an overlap section. An area size of the overlap section between the first detection electrode and the second detection electrode decreases when the sensor body part deforms from a pressure exerted onto the sensor body part, in comparison to the area size of the overlap section when the sensor body part is in a normal state without deformation. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241578 | CAPACITANCE TYPE SENSOR - A capacitance type sensor includes a detection electrode, a reference electrode, and a sub-reference electrode for distinguishingly detecting a detection object. The sub-reference electrode has a reference voltage applied thereto and is displaceable relative to the detection electrode due to a pressure exerted from the detection object. A voltage application device applies a detection voltage to form an electric field in a space defined with the reference electrode device. A capacitance detector of the sensor detects a first capacitance and a second capacitance, and a detection unit of the sensor distinguishingly detects the detection object based on the first capacitance and the second capacitance. The first capacitance is measured between the detection electrode and the reference electrode, and the second capacitance is measured between the detection electrode and the sub-reference electrode. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241579 | INPUT DEVICE - An input device includes a capacitive sensor, which detects an operator's approach or touch and an operating body which is movably supported with respect to the capacitive sensor. At least a portion of the operating body has a conductive material portion exposed to a surface, a capacitive coupling portion opposing the conductive material portion regardless of the movement of the operating body is provided on the side unmovable with respect to the capacitive sensor, and the capacitive coupling portion is grounded. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241580 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING OF MATERIALS - A method and a device for material testing, in particular on trees and timbers, is characterized in that a measurement and preferable recording (storage) of the mechanical penetration resistance of at least two motor ( | 2013-09-19 |
20130241581 | Electrode for Use in Measuring Dielectric Properties of Parts - A plate of substantially uniform thickness is formed from an electrically conductive material. The plate has a top surface defined to support a part to be measured. The plate has a bottom surface defined to be connected to a radiofrequency (RF) transmission rod such that RF power can be transmitted through the RF transmission rod to the plate. The plate is defined to have a number of holes cut vertically through the plate at a corresponding number of locations that underlie embedded conductive material items in the part to be measured when the part is positioned on the top surface of the plate. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241582 | ARC RESISTANCE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION DEVICE, ARC RESISTANCE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM, AND ARC RESISTANCE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION METHOD - The present device includes a high frequency induction thermal plasma generation unit | 2013-09-19 |
20130241583 | DEVICE FOR TESTING SHORT CIRCUIT PROTECTION FUNCTION OF POWER SUPPLY - A device for testing short circuit protection functions of a plurality power supply units of a power supply includes a short circuit control module, a controller and an oscilloscope. The short circuit control module includes a number of driving circuits and a number of short circuits corresponding to the driving circuits. Each driving circuit is electrically connected to one of the power supply units by the corresponding short circuit. The controller is electrically connected to the driving circuits. The controller controls one or more of the driving circuits to drive the corresponding short circuits to short-circuit the corresponding power supply units. The oscilloscope is electrically connected to each power supply unit. The oscilloscope displays waveforms of output voltage of the short-circuit power supply units. | 2013-09-19 |
20130241584 | POWER-ON TEST APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR TESTING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A test apparatus for executing a power-on test of an electronic device includes a setting module, an activation module, a controller, and a USB connector. The setting module includes a plurality of input keys. The activation module activates a power supply-on pin of a motherboard of the electronic device. The controller is electronically connected to the input keys and the activation module, the controller drives the activation module to activate the power supply-on pin, and controls a number of times of activation of the power supply-on pin according to a predetermined number of power-on events. The USB connector electronically connects the controller to the electronic device, the USB connector receives power-on and power-off confirmation signals from the electronic device, and transmits the signals to the controller. | 2013-09-19 |