44th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 65 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210344122 | BASE STATION ANTENNAS HAVING RADIATING ELEMENTS FORMED ON FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATES AND/OR OFFSET CROSS-DIPOLE RADIATING ELEMENTS - A base station antenna includes an array that has a plurality of sub-arrays, each sub-array including at least one radiating element, wherein a first of the sub-arrays includes a first radiating element that is formed in a flexible substrate that is mounted on a rigid support. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344123 | Polarization-Independent Spatial Power Divider For A Two-Port Millimeter-Wave Antenna - A two-port antenna system is proposed that uses a polarization-independent spatial power divider to align the beams from two orthogonally oriented dual-polarized feeds. This antenna system is compatible with fully polarimetric radar and provides high port isolation. It simultaneously provides a common aperture for transmit and receive to minimize radar parallax. The spatial power divider is designed using a combination of all-dielectric metamaterial techniques and the concept of miniaturized-element frequency selective surfaces, and is fabricated on a silicon wafer using standard microfabrication technology. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344124 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A communication device includes a first antenna element, a second antenna element, a 180-degree hybrid circuit having a first port configured to generate a sum signal from multiple input signals and a second port configured to generate a difference signal from multiple input signals, a first phase shifter coupled with the 180-degree hybrid circuit to carry out a phase shift by a first phase value, and a second phase shifter coupled with the 180-degree hybrid circuit to carry out a phase shift by a second phase value. The first antenna element is connected to the first port of the 180-degree hybrid circuit while the second antenna element is connected to the second port of the 180-degree hybrid circuit. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344125 | OUTER CONDUCTOR ELEMENT, PLUG CONNECTOR ARRANGEMENT AND ASSEMBLY METHOD FOR A PLUG CONNECTOR ARRANGEMENT - An outer conductor contact element for a plug connector arrangement, having a fixing stop which engages behind a cable-side end face of a support sleeve and along a longitudinal axis (L) of the plug connector arrangement, and the cable-side end face is remote from a front, free end of the outer conductor contact element, and the fixing stop is formed in the outer conductor contact element by a male connector-side edge of a material cut-out in the outer conductor contact element that is proximate to a front, free end of the outer conductor contact element. Alternatively, or in addition, the fixing stop is formed by a separate stop element that is fastened to an inner wall of the outer conductor contact element. Alternatively, or in addition, the fixing stop is formed by a stamped shaping in the outer conductor contact element. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344126 | Field Terminable Single Pair Ethernet Connector - A communication connector has an outer housing with an opening, a shielding wrap at least partially enclosing the outer housing, and a contact carrier assembly configured to be interested into the opening of the outer housing. The contact carrier assembly at least partially encloses at least two contacts each with an insulation displacement contact (IDC). The contact carrier assembly also has an integrated wire cap that utilizes a hinge feature to press cable conductors of a cable into their respective IDCs. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344127 | CONTACTING DEVICE FOR THE RESILIENT CONTACTING OF A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD WITH A CONTACT ELEMENT FOR A SOLENOID OR A SENSOR FOR A VEHICLE SYSTEM, VEHICLE SYSTEM WITH A CONTACTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONTACTING DEVICE - A contacting device for resiliently contacting a printed circuit board with a contact element for a solenoid or a sensor for a vehicle system, including a contacting apparatus, including: a helical spring element, which is formed such that it can be clamped in between the printed circuit board and the contact element; and a printed-circuit-board fastening element with a fastening surface and a centering surface opposite the fastening surface, wherein the fastening surface is formed such that it is fastened or can be fastened on the printed circuit board and, in an operating state of the contacting device, at least one portion of the centering surface is arranged so as to protrude into an interior-space portion of an interior space of the spring element in order to guide and/or to center the spring element. Also described are a related vehicle system, a method, a device, and a storage medium. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344128 | PLUG CONNECTOR FOR FLEXIBLE CONDUCTOR FILMS - A plug connector for flexible conductor films having film-insulated conductors, having a plug connector housing, in which at least one plug contact element is arranged, and having a coupling region, in which blades electrically conductively connected to the at least one plug contact element penetrate and fix at least one film-insulating conductor by producing an electrical contact, wherein the plug connector housing comprises two housing parts that can be fitted together, whose first housing part supports the blades and the at least one plug contact element electrically conductively connected to them, and whose second housing part receives and supports the flexible conductor film and has the at least one blade receiver adjusted to the blades, whose boundary surfaces are formed in such a way that at least one part of the blades is bent when fitting the two housing parts together in the direction of the film-insulated conductor, wherein at least one part of the blades is formed flexibly. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344129 | CONTACT-MAKING DEVICE FOR MAKING ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD BY A COIL FORMER FOR A SOLENOID VALVE FOR A BRAKE DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE, SOLENOID VALVE COMPRISING A CONTACT-MAKING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONTACT-MAKING DEVICE - A contacting device for electrical contacting of a printed circuit board with a coil body for a solenoid valve for a brake device for a vehicle, including: a helical electrically conductive contact spring which is configured to be contacted or being contactable with the printed circuit board at a first spring end and configured to be contacted or being contactable with the coil body at a second spring end, situated opposite the first spring end, to enable a resilient electrical contacting of the printed circuit board with the coil body; and a pin which is receivable or has been received in an interior space of the contact spring, the pin being configured to support the contact spring from the interior space in a received state received in the interior space. Also described are a related solenoid valve, method, and computer readable storage medium. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344130 | CLOSED LOOP COMPRESSED CONNECTOR PIN - A connector includes connector pins that have a loop of conductor. The connector connects a first printed circuit board (PCB) to a second PCB with compression of the connector pins between the two boards. In response to compression of the connector, the connector pins make electrical contact with themselves through the loop, while also connecting pads of the first PCB to pads of the second PCB. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344131 | DUAL-BACKPLANE STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - The present disclosure provides a dual-backplane structure and electronic device using the same. The dual-backplane structure includes: a first backplane having an opening, and the front side of the first backplane includes at least one connector connected with a connector of the second assembly surface on a main board of a control module; a second backplane disposed on the back of the first backplane, the front side of the second backplane includes a connector connected with a connector of the first assembly surface on a main board of a control module; the back side of the second backplane includes a plurality of hard disk connectors for connecting with the hard disk module. At least one connector on the front side of the second backplane is connected with the connector corresponding to the first assembly surface on the main board through the opening of the first backplane. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344132 | SHIELDED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SYSTEM WITH INTERNAL SPRING COMPONENT - A shielded electrical connector system for electrically and mechanically connecting a component to a power source is disclosed. The connector system includes a male connector assembly with a male terminal, a non-conductive internal male housing that receives the male terminal, and a conductive external male housing that receives an extent of the internal male housing. This terminal includes a receiver and side walls with a contact arm that extends across an aperture in the side wall. An internal spring member with at least one spring arm resides within the male terminal receiver. A female connector assembly includes a female terminal with a receptacle that receives both the male terminal and the spring member. A non-conductive internal female housing receives the female terminal and an extent of the male connector assembly. A conductive external female housing that receives: (i) an extent of the internal female housing, (ii) an extent of the internal male housing, and (iii) an extent of the external male housing. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344133 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING IDENTICAL ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS - An electrical connector assembly includes first and second electrical connectors that are identical in structure. The first electrical connector includes a first housing component having a terminal recess provided therein, a second housing component having a terminal recess provided therein, and a wire terminal assembly including an electrical terminal that is supported by the terminal recesses provided in the first and second housing components of the first electrical connector. The second electrical connector also includes a first housing component having a terminal recess provided therein, a second housing component having a terminal recess provided therein, and a wire terminal assembly including an electrical terminal that is supported by the terminal recesses provided in the first and second housing components of the second electrical connector. The electrical terminal of the first electrical connector and the electrical terminal of the second electrical connector engage one another. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344134 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - An electrical connector assembly that can quickly and easily be secured to two electrically conductive structures, such as a flat flexible conductor having multiple electrically conductive traces and a printed circuit board having multiple electrically conductive traces, without the use of specialized tools and/or methods is disclosed. The electrical connector assembly includes a housing having a plurality of slots defined therein. An electrical contact is disposed within each of the plurality of slots. Each electrical contact includes a first portion engaged with the housing, a second portion adapted to engage the first electrically conductive structure when inserted within the housing, and an intermediate portion located between the first portion and the second portion and adapted to engage the second electrically conductive structure when inserted within the housing. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344135 | Retaining System For DMC-M Low Profile Modules - An assembly includes an electrical connector module to be mounted into a cavity of a housing and a clipping bar securing the electrical connector module when mounted in the cavity. The clipping bar is inserted into a trench of the housing and abuts against a clipping lug of the electrical connector module. The clipping bar is releasably secured in the trench. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344136 | CONNECTOR WITH CAP - A connector includes a connector housing and a cap. The connector housing has a terminal accommodating portion formed with a bottomed tubular cavity. The cap has a cap body configured to cover an opening portion of the cavity, a tubular portion vertically provided on a rear surface of the cap body and configured to be fitted into a tubular inner surface of the cavity in a fitting direction, a contact portion facing an opening edge portion of the cavity, provided on the cap body, and located outward than a root of the tubular portion in a radial direction of the cap body, and a recessed portion provided on the rear surface of the cap body between the root of the tubular portion and the contact portion. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344137 | UNDERWATER MATEABLE AND UN-MATEABLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A receptacle unit of a connector for sealably engaging and disengaging contacts therein can include one or more closed inner chambers. At least one of the one or more inner chambers being configured to contain a receptacle contact. Each receptacle contact can be configured to engage a plug contact of a plug unit of a connector. A closed cavity can be at least partially in contact with each inner chamber. The closed cavity can contain a deformable material. At least a portion of the closed cavity can be configured to be movable with respect to another portion of the closed cavity to permit balancing of pressure of the deformable material within the closed cavity to pressure outside of the closed cavity. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344138 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY APPLIED TO HIGH-VOLTAGE INTERFACE - A connector assembly applied to a high-voltage interface includes a first connector and a second connector to be connected to each other. The first connector has an accommodating groove. A socket is provided in the accommodating groove. The socket has an electrical connection hole, an elastic holding portion, and a first engaging portion. The second connector has a plug-in portion corresponding to the accommodating groove. The plug-in portion is provided with a conductive probe corresponding to the electrical connection hole and a second engaging portion corresponding to the first engaging portion. The accommodating groove, the electrical connection hole, the plug-in portion and the conductive probe are all parallel to the same axis, so that the first connector and the second connector are connected to each other in a sliding manner. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344139 | Hermetic Terminal and Pressure-Resistant Container - The hermetic terminal includes a metal base that is provided with at least one sealing hole, a lead that is inserted in the sealing hole provided on the metal base, an insulating material that hermetically seals the metal base and the lead, and a heat insulating member that is provided to cover at least a partial surface of the hermetic terminal which is located inside a pressure-resistant container after the hermetic terminal is fixed to the pressure-resistant container and comes into contact with refrigerant sealed in the pressure-resistant container. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344140 | CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR WEARABLE DEVICE CHARGING AND WIRED CONTROL - Methods and devices for wired charging and communication with a wearable device are described. In one embodiment, a symmetrical contact interface comprises a first contact pad and a second contact pad, and particular wired circuitry is coupled to the first and second contact pad to enable charging as well as receive and transmit communications via the contact pads as part of various device states. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344141 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING THE SAME - An electrical connector includes an insulating seat and at least one conductive terminal provided therein. The insulating seat includes a rear wall and two side walls, surroundingly forming a mating space. Each side wall includes an extending arm and an elastic arm. The elastic arm has a first arm extending forward from the extending arm and a second arm bending reversely from the first arm and extending backward. The second arm is connected to the rear wall. An opening slot is formed between the first arm and the extending arm and runs forward therethrough. A through slot is formed between the second arm and the first arm. A buckling portion is formed at a side of the second arm away from the first arm to correspond to the through slot and the opening slot in a left-right direction. The conductive terminal has a contact portion exposed to the mating space. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344142 | PLUG CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING THE SAME - A plug connector is used to be inserted into a socket connector. The plug connector includes: an insulating body, including a main body portion and a locking arm extending from the main body portion; and at least one mating terminal provided in the insulating body. Two locking portions are formed by laterally protruding from left and right sides of the locking arm. Each locking portion is used to be locked with a clip portion of the socket connector, and is located in front of a connecting location of the locking arm and the main body portion. A pressing portion is formed between the two locking portions by protruding upward from the locking arm, and aligning with the locking portions in a left-right direction. The at least one mating terminal is provided with at least one mating portion to mate with at least one conductive terminal of the socket connector. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344143 | CIRCUIT BOARD AND CABLE HARNESS PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - In this circuit board | 2021-11-04 |
20210344144 | REAR CAMERA SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE WITH A TRAILER - A vehicle plug for transmitting power and signals between a vehicle and a trailer includes a power conductor and one or more video signal conductors. The power conductor is configured to provide power to one or more electrical components of the trailer, the one or more electrical components of the trailer includes one or more video cameras. The one or more video signal conductors are configured to receive video signals from the one or more video cameras of the trailer. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344145 | WIRELESS MONITORING OF ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector includes a male electrical plug, a female socket, a housing, and a control system. The male electrical plug, which is supplied with power, is electrically connected to the female socket. The housing contains the male electrical plug, the female socket, and a control system. The control system includes a temperature sensor and a transceiver with the temperature sensor sensing a temperature at a location within the housing and the transceiver transmitting a signal representative of the temperature to an alarm device remotely located from the electrical connector. The electrical connector can include one or more switches that are remotely controllable by the alarm device to interrupt the electrical connection between the male plug and the female socket. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344146 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR INCLUDING A MOVABLE TERMINAL HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL SECURING PORTION WITH A PAIR OF SIDE ARMS INSERT-MOLDED WITH AN INSULATIVE BASE - An electrical connector includes: an insulative base; a fixed terminal secured to the insulative base; and a movable terminal including a securing portion fixed to the insulative base, a contacting portion in touch with the fixed terminal, and a tail opposite to the contacting portion, wherein the securing portion has a pair of side arms bent toward the fixed terminal and insert-molded with the insulative base. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344147 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector ( | 2021-11-04 |
20210344148 | MULTI-PORT USB CABLE WITH CABLE RETENTION AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING - A USB cable that includes a cable coupling element selected from a first connector, a printed circuit board, or a device, as well as a multi-port connector that includes a multi-port connector including a housing, at least two ports defined by the housing, at least two female USB connectors disposed within the housing, and at least two retention arms extending from the housing. The USB cable also includes conductors electrically coupling the first connector to the at least two female USB connectors and a jacket extending between the first connector and the multi-port connector, wherein the conductors are at least partially disposed within the jacket. In another USB cable, in addition to or as an alternative to the retention arms, each of the at least two female USB connectors is spaced at least 10 mm from the opening of the port through which the female USB connector is accessible. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344149 | ADAPTER FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present invention provides an adapter for connecting an electronic device, the adapter comprising an adapter mechanism and a fixing mechanism, wherein the adapter mechanism comprises an adapter controller, an electric connection plug that can be plugged into the electric plug-in interface so as to be electrically connected to the electric plug-in interface, a connecting wire electrically connected to the adapter controller and the electric connection plug, | 2021-11-04 |
20210344150 | ADAPTER HOUSING AND ADAPTER - The present application relates to the technical field of adapter devices, and in particular to an adapter shell and an adapter. The adapter shell, used for providing a circuit board, comprises: a first shell, a second shell and a sliding plate. The first shell comprises a first bottom plate and a first annular lateral plate. The second shell comprises a second bottom plate and a second annular lateral plate. The sliding plate is movably connected to the second bottom plate, and the sliding plate and the second annular lateral plate are respectively positioned on two sides of the second bottom plate. The first annular lateral plate and the second annular lateral plate are detachably connected to each other in a sleeved manner to form a placing cavity for providing the circuit board. A plate face of the second bottom plate is provided with a communication hole in communication with the placing cavity and used for taking and placing parts, and the sliding plate detachably covers a hole opening of the communication hole. According to the present application, the parts in the placing cavity can be cleaned and maintained via the communication hole after the sliding plate is opened. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344151 | Quick Release Junction Box Assembly - A quick release junction box assembly includes a junction box that is positionable above a ceiling in a building. A socket is positioned in the junction box, a female electrical plug is integrated into the socket and the female electrical plug is electrically coupled to the wires for receiving voltage and voltage from the wires. A plug is slidably insertable into the socket and the plug is placed in electrical communication with the building's electrical system when the plug is inserted into the socket. A locking mechanism is movably integrated into the plug to releasably engage the socket when the plug is inserted into the socket. A light fixture is coupled around the plug and the light fixture receives the electrical voltage from the building's electrical system when the plug is inserted into the socket. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344152 | FLEXIBLE CONNECTOR MECHANISM FOR LIGHT ELECTRICAL VEHICLES - Examples of the present disclosure describe a flexible connector mechanism that may be used to form an electrical connection and/or a communication link between one or more devices. The flexible connector mechanism may comprise one or more interface components that may each comprise one or more contact portions. The interface components may be configured to be selectively coupled to one or more corresponding components of a coupleable object. The flexible connector mechanism may also comprise a flexible portion that enables the interface components to be manipulated along one or more planes or axes. The flexibility of the flexible portion may enable the interface components of the flexible connector mechanism to be adjusted into, and maintained in, an optimal (or operable) position when coupled to a coupleable object in motion. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344153 | Contact Ring and Contact System - A contact system comprises a ground cylinder, a shielding cylinder press-fit with the ground cylinder, and a contact ring disposed between the ground cylinder and the shielding cylinder. The contact ring includes a strip of electrically conductive material defining a plurality of projections on at least one longitudinal side. The projections electrically contact the ground cylinder and the shielding cylinder for establishing an electrically conductive connection therebetween. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344154 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, INLET UNIT AND WELDING METHOD - An electronic device includes an inlet including a ground terminal having a first surface and a second surface opposite from the first surface, a first casing metal plate configured to hold the inlet and contacting the first surface of the ground terminal, and a second casing metal plate contacting the second surface of the ground terminal. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344155 | ELECTRICAL CABLE HAVING AT LEAST ONE CONSOLIDATED END - An electrical cable having at least one consolidated end may be made of a multi-stranded conductor or a plurality of conductive leaves. At least one end of the multi-stranded conductor or plurality of conductive leaves is ultrasonically welded together. The end of the multi-stranded conductor or plurality of conductive leaves ultrasonically welded together may further include a sleeve or cap substantially enclosing the end of the multi-stranded conductor or plurality of conductive leaves. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344156 | CONNECTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A connector device having a multiple of connector connection terminals of differing connector frontage forms is such that when there is a change in a disposition of a connector frontage, or when using a different connector connection terminal, there is a need to newly prepare a molding die for the whole device. Because of this, the invention includes a first step of fabricating an integrally molded article including a connector connection terminal, forming a connector housing by integrating a multiple of integrally molded articles fabricated in the first step, and forming a connector frontage corresponding to each integrally molded article. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344157 | Pulse Stretcher and Method - An apparatus ( | 2021-11-04 |
20210344158 | LASER SYSTEM WITH ISOLATED OPTICAL CAVITY - In various embodiments, laser resonator modules produce output beams via manipulation of input beams on opposite sides of the module. The input beams are emitted by one or more beam emitters that may be cooled using a liquid coolant cavity. The liquid coolant cavity may be isolated from optical elements utilized to manipulate the input beams, at least in part, by an isolation wall protruding from the base plate of the resonator module. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344159 | Single Crystal Fiber - Provided is a single-crystal fiber including a waveguide structure for a wavelength to be subjected to optical amplification, in which at least one end of the single-crystal fiber is planar, an angle θ between a normal to a facet of the single-crystal fiber and an optical axis of the single-crystal fiber satisfies a relationship of θ=90°−tan | 2021-11-04 |
20210344160 | HIGH-POWER, SINGLE-MODE FIBER SOURCES - An optical apparatus includes one or more pump sources situated to provide laser pump light, and a gain fiber optically coupled to the one or more pump sources, the gain fiber including an actively doped core situated to produce an output beam, an inner cladding and outer cladding surrounding the doped core and situated to propagate pump light, and a polymer cladding surrounding the outer cladding and situated to guide a selected portion of the pump light coupled into the inner and outer claddings of the gain fiber. Methods of pumping a fiber sources include generating pump light from one or more pump sources, coupling the pump light into a glass inner cladding and a glass outer cladding of a gain fiber of the fiber source such that a portion of the pump light is guided by a polymer cladding surrounding the glass outer cladding, and generating a single-mode output beam from the gain fiber. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344161 | TM-DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIER UTILIZING WAVELENGTH CONDITIONING FOR BROADBAND PERFORMANCE - A multi-stage thulium-doped (Tm-doped) fiber amplifiers (TDFA) is based on the use of single-clad Tm-doped optical fiber and includes a wavelength conditioning element to compensate for the nonuniform spectral response of the initial stage(s) prior to providing power boosting in the output stage. The wavelength conditioning element, which may comprise a gain shaping filter, exhibits a wavelength-dependent response that flattens the gain profile and output power distribution of the amplified signal prior to reaching the output stage of the multi-stage TDFA. The inclusion of the wavelength conditioning element allows the operating bandwidth of the amplifier to be extended so as to encompass a large portion of the eye-safe 2 μm wavelength region. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344162 | Method and Apparatus for Measuring Optical Pulses - A pulse analysis system or method includes a frequency filter that receives an ultrafast pulse under test and disperses the pulse under test over a frequency range. The frequency filter separates the pulse under test into component frequency slices and provides the frequency slices to a detector coupled to a digitizer, which processes the digitized signal and collects a sonogram characteristic of the pulse under test. The frequency slices are arranged to overlap. Ptychography is performed on the sonogram to obtain characteristics of the pulse under test. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344163 | Method, Device And System For Dynamically Controlling Gain Of Raman Optical Fiber Amplifier - Disclosed are a method, device and system for dynamically controlling a gain of a Raman optical fiber amplifier. The method comprises: determining whether a target gain falls within a gain mask range; if the target gain falls within the gain mask range, directly locking a gain to the target gain; and if the target gain falls outside the gain mask range, locking the gain to a corresponding maximum gain in the gain mask range, and gradually increasing the locked gain according to a preset first step length until the target gain is reached or until at least one pump laser reaches a maximum output power. The invention enables an optical fiber amplifier to respond quickly to a change in an input optical signal, ensures gain stability, and ensures that no power overshoot or undershoot occurs in the non-switched optical channels in an optical path. Moreover, the invention minimizes an amount of time required to complete switching between gains. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344164 | MANUFACTURABLE MULTI-EMITTER LASER DIODE - A multi-emitter laser diode device includes a carrier chip singulated from a carrier wafer. The carrier chip has a length and a width, and the width defines a first pitch. The device also includes a plurality of epitaxial mesa dice regions transferred to the carrier chip from a substrate and attached to the carrier chip at a bond region. Each of the epitaxial mesa dice regions is arranged on the carrier chip in a substantially parallel configuration and positioned at a second pitch defining the distance between adjacent epitaxial mesa dice regions. Each of the plurality of epitaxial mesa dice regions includes epitaxial material, which includes an n-type cladding region, an active region having at least one active layer region, and a p-type cladding region. The device also includes one or more laser diode stripe regions, each of which has a pair of facets forming a cavity region. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344165 | LASER DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A laser device includes a substrate, a first waveguiding layer, an active layer, a second waveguiding layer, a contact layer, an insulating layer, a light-transmissive conducting layer, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The first waveguiding layer, the active layer, the second waveguiding layer, and the contact layer form an epitaxy structure having a first platform and a second platform. The first platform has multiple holes to form a photonic crystal structure. The insulating layer is over an upper surface and a sidewall surface of the first platform, and over an upper surface of the second platform. The sidewall surface passes through the contact layer, the second waveguiding layer, and the active layer. The light-transmissive conducting layer connects to the photonic crystal structure through an aperture of the insulating layer. The first electrode has an opening corresponding to the aperture. The second electrode is under the substrate. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344166 | THERMALLY-CONTROLLED PHOTONIC STRUCTURE - In some implementations, a thermally-controlled photonic structure may include a suspended region that is suspended over a substrate; a plurality of bridge elements connected to the suspended region and configured to suspend the suspended region over the substrate, where a plurality of openings are defined between the plurality of bridge elements; and at least one heater element having a modulated width disposed on the suspended region. The at least one heater element having the modulated width may include at least one section of a greater width and at least one section of a lesser width. The at least one section of the greater width may be in alignment with an opening of the plurality of openings and the at least one section of the lesser width may be in alignment with a bridge element of the plurality of bridge elements. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344167 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTICAL FEEDBACK STABILIZED SEMICONDUCTOR FREQUENCY COMBS - According to various embodiments, a system for stabilizing operation of semiconductor laser frequency combs via optical feedback is disclosed. The system includes an external cavity having a beam-splitter, polarizer, and mirror or partially reflective element mounted on a translational stage. The external cavity and a laser facet of the semiconductor laser form an external optical resonator for coupling light to a laser cavity. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344168 | NANOLASER BASED ON DEPTH-SUBWAVELENGTH GRAPHENE-DIELECTRIC HYPERBOLIC DISPERSIVE CAVITY - The disclosure provides a nanolaser based on a depth-subwavelength graphene-dielectric hyperbolic dispersive cavity, comprising a pumping light source and the depth-subwavelength graphene-dielectric hyperbolic dispersive cavity; wherein the depth-subwavelength graphene-dielectric hyperbolic dispersive cavity is a spherical or hemispherical hyperbolic dispersive microcavity formed by alternately wrapping a dielectric core with graphene layers and dielectric layers. Because the graphene plasmon has unique excellent performances, such as an electrical adjustability, a low intrinsic loss, a high optical field localization, and a continuously adjustable resonance frequency from mid-infrared to terahertz, compared with a common metal-dielectric hyperbolic dispersive characteristic, a graphene-dielectric hyperbolic dispersive metamaterial used by the disclosure not only may highly localize an energy of an electromagnetic wave in a more depth-subwavelength cavity, but also may reduce an ohmic loss and improve a quality factor. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344169 | ELECTRICALLY PUMPED PHOTONIC-CRYSTAL SURFACE-EMITTING LASER - An electrically pumped photonic-crystal surface-emitting laser, the epitaxy structure has a first mesa, the first mesa has multiple air holes and forming a photonic crystal structure, the epitaxy structure further has a second mesa, the second mesa and photonic crystal structure is facing the same direction; a first metal electrode arranged on the insulating layer, and covering the photonic crystal structure; a second metal electrode arranged on the second mesa and protruding out of the groove, making the first metal electrode and the second metal electrode face the same direction; and further make the first metal electrode connect to the first connecting metal and make the second metal electrode connect to the second connecting metal for making the photonic crystal structure become flip chip. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344170 | INTEGRATED LASER DETECTOR - A PIC has first, second and third elements fabricated on a common substrate. The first element includes a structure supporting efficient coupling of one or more free-space optical modes of incident light into one or more waveguide guided optical modes. The second element includes an on-chip interferometer having an input optically coupled to the waveguide guided optical modes; one or more arms; one or more outputs; and a phase tuner configured to change optical path length in one or more of the arms. The third element includes one or more light detecting structures optically coupled to the one or more outputs of the second element, such that variation in optical power in the one or more outputs is detected, allowing an assessment of coherence characterizing the light incident on the first element of the PIC to be provided. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344171 | SURFACE EMITTING LASER DEVICE AND A LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - An embodiment relates to a surface emitting laser device and a light emitting device including the same. The surface emitting laser device according to the embodiment includes: a first emitter having a first aperture and a first insulating region; a second emitter having a second aperture and a second insulating region and disposed adjacent to the first emitter; a third emitter having a third aperture and a third insulating region and disposed adjacent to the first emitter and the second emitter; and a first trench region disposed between the first emitter and the third emitter. The first trench region is disposed inside a virtual triangle connecting a center of the first aperture of the first emitter, a center of the second aperture of the second emitter, and a center of the third aperture of the third emitter. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344172 | OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - There is provided a configuration which includes: a burying layer which has a current narrowing window where portions protruding onto a top part of a ridge stripe are opposed to each other with an interval therebetween narrower than a width of the top part; and a diffraction grating in which a λ/4 phase shifter is placed at an intermediate portion in a light traveling direction; wherein a sectional shape of the current narrowing window varies depending on a position in the light traveling direction so that, at a region where the λ/4 phase shifter is placed, a resistance of a current path from a second cladding layer to a first cladding layer through the current narrowing window is minimum. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344173 | FABRICATION OF SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES - The invention relates to a method for fabricating a semiconductor structure. The method comprises fabricating a photonic crystal structure of a first material, in particular a first semiconductor material and selectively removing the first material within a predefined part of the photonic crystal structure. The method further comprises replacing the first material within the predefined part of the photonic crystal structure with one or more second materials by selective epitaxy. The one or more second materials may be in particular semiconductor materials. The invention further relates to devices obtainable by such a method. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344174 | MULTI-LAYER METALLIZATION FOR MULTI-CHANNEL EMITTER ARRAY - A method for fabricating an array of emitters may include providing a first metallization layer for a first set of emitters of a first channel, wherein the first metallization layer comprises a first interchannel portion positioned between the first set of emitters and a second set of emitters of a second channel. The method may include depositing a dielectric layer on the first interchannel portion of the first metallization layer. The method may include providing a second metallization layer for the second set of emitters, wherein the second metallization layer comprises a second interchannel portion positioned between the first set of emitters and the second set of emitters, and wherein the second interchannel portion of the second metallization layer at least partially overlaps the first interchannel portion of the first metallization layer. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344175 | ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION PANEL - An electric power distribution panel is provided. The electric power distribution panel includes a first input bus, a second input bus, a plurality of brackets and a plurality of circuit breaker modules. The first and second input buses are coupled to a first power source and a second power source respectively. The plurality of brackets is electrically connected to the first and second input buses. The plurality of circuit breaker modules are assembled to the plurality of brackets respectively. Each of the plurality of circuit breaker modules includes a circuit breaker and an adapter detachably assembled to the circuit breaker. In each of the plurality of circuit breaker modules, the circuit breaker is electrically connected to the first input bus when the adapter is removed from the circuit breaker, and the circuit breaker is electrically connected to the second input bus when the adapter is assembled to the circuit breaker. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344176 | MULTI-ORIENTATION POWER SUPPLY ENCLOSURE - Provided in this disclosure is a reversible power supply enclosure. A base component defines a body of the power supply enclosure. The base component includes a base surface and side surfaces formed along opposing edges of the base surface. An offset flange is formed along the base surface. A closed end component is connected to the base component and includes a second offset flange. The offset flanges displace the base component the predetermined distance from the mounting surface. A cover component includes a primary surface and a perpendicular secondary surface for enclosing the base component. A lip portion substantially surrounds the peripheries of the primary and secondary surfaces, thereby enabling the power supply enclosure to be reversibly mounted in either a vertical orientation or a horizontal orientation such that both orientations provide a moisture-resistant power supply enclosure. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344177 | Integrated Systems Facilitating Wire and Cable Installations - Pulling eyes are provided with integrated wiring systems suitable for installing conductors or cables. The pulling eyes may include body portions that define interior cavities that are sized to snugly engage outside portions of the conductors or cables. The body portions are sized to be deformably crimped onto the outside portions of the conductors or cables. The pulling eyes may also include head portions joined to the body portions, with the head portions defining apertures for receiving a strength member for installing the conductors or cables. These apertures place the interior cavities in communication with the exteriors of the pulling eyes. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344178 | WIRE PULLER LIFT DOLLY - Apparatus adapted for use with an existing wire tugger includes a primary frame, a slide frame configured to receive the wire tugger, and a jack that causes the slide frame and existing wire tugger to move up and down, thereby enabling a user to position the upper end adapter of the existing wire tugger proximate to an overhead wire pull location. The system enables the existing wire puller to be transported and physically oriented to address a broader range of overhead wire pulling applications on jobsites. A wheeled cart facilitates traversing throughout jobs and vertical wire-puller mounting, thereby mitigating space constraints while allowing for easier set-up and a broader range of uses. Various interchangeable end adapters facilitate temporary coupling and stabilization with respect to different conduit sizes. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344179 | ASSEMBLY FOR PROTECTING AND SECURING A WIRING HARNESS - An assembly, configured to be mounted on a structure, includes a duct in the form of a hollow tubular body of which an inner space defines a zone for receiving a wiring harness. The duct is flexible and includes a longitudinal slot. The assembly includes attachment lugs rigidly connected to the duct and configured to be assembled to the structure. The assembly includes, at longitudinal edges of the duct, on either side of the slot, a pair of recesses with one recess per longitudinal edge. The receiving zone is compartmentalized into two longitudinal channels by a longitudinal separator extending from a longitudinal base of the duct to the slot. The separator has a recess in the same cross-section as the pair of recesses of the duct. The assembly includes a clamping member configured to be inserted into the pair of recesses of the duct and the recess of the separator. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344180 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE - A cable container is provided on a right side surface or a left side surface of a device body of an ultrasound diagnostic device. The cable container is configured to include a container body having an opening that opens upward. An upper end of a front side wall of the container body has a notch that serves as a passage through which a probe cable extends from the inside of the container body toward the outside of the container body. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344181 | FLIPTOP INTEGRATED LATCH - An integrated latching mechanism includes a slider button extending along a first direction, curved elastic arms that extend from the slider button in a second direction and then curve back in an direction opposite thereto, a locking part contiguous with the slider button and extending away from the slider button and the elastic arms in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction. In response to ends of the elastic arms being held at fixed positions and an external force urging the slider button in a direction opposite to the third direction, the locking part moves in the same direction, and the urging of the slider button distorts the elastic arms such that upon removal of the external force, the elastic arms move the slider button and the locking part in the third direction. The elastic arms, slider button, and locking part form a single piece of elastic material. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344182 | Pluggable Electrical Outlet System - Pluggable electrical outlet system is provided including a recessed wall box which may interchangeably receive various mating sockets to provide a universal outlet system. The pluggable electrical outlet system further includes a junction box for distributing power lines, a circuit break box with universal connectors, and extenders. The extenders are configured to run power from the circuit breaker and the junction boxes to the recessed wall boxes. The recessed wall box comprises a female connector structured to interchangeably receive a male connector located on each of the series of sockets. The pluggable electrical outlet system allows homeowners to customize and update outlets throughout a home or other building in which the system is installed. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344183 | CABLE GLAND INCLUDING INTERNAL DAM - A cable gland includes an internal dam. The internal dam includes a plurality of filaments to inhibit curable liquid from flowing through the dam and between the dam and one or more conductors of a cable. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344184 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR CABLE AND CABLE ACCESSORY CONDITION MONITORING DEVICES - Devices are described that support, house, and protect an electrical cable monitoring system that is electrically coupled to an electrical cable. An example support structure includes an elongate body including an interior surface extending along and concentric to an axis of the electrical cable. The body is configured to engage a cable accessory disposed on the electrical cable. The support structure includes a first electrode attached to the interior surface and configured to operatively couple to the cable accessory. The support structure includes a second electrode attached to the body and configured to operatively couple to the shielding layer. The support structure includes a monitoring device attached to the interior surface and operatively coupled to the first and second electrodes. The monitoring device is configured to monitor one or more conditions of the electrical cable or the cable accessory. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344185 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND IDENTIFYING ARCING - Systems and methods for detecting and identifying arcing are disclosed. A method of detecting arcing includes obtaining data indicative of voltage and data indicative of current, determining a waveform of a cycle of a primary load current according to the data indicative of current, determining at least one noise signal according to the determined waveform of a cycle of the primary load current and the data indicative of current, determining a probability density of the noise signal according to a time window, and comparing the probability density of the noise signal with at least one model probability density. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344186 | ACTUATING APPARATUS FOR TRIGGERING AT LEAST ONE PYROFUSE, AND ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE COMPRISING A PYROFUSE OF THIS KIND - The present invention relates to an actuating apparatus for triggering at least one pyrofuse, comprising a supply voltage connection for connection to a supply voltage, at least one triggering output for connecting the at least one pyrofuse and applying a triggering current to the pyrofuse, a signal input for receiving a triggering signal which indicates a state which extends the triggering, and at least one actuating circuit, which can be connected to the supply connection, for providing the triggering current at the triggering outlet in accordance with the received triggering signal, wherein said actuating circuit comprises a field-effect transistor stage for connecting the supply voltage through to the triggering output in accordance with the received triggering signal. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344187 | ACTIVE DISCONNECT DEVICE - A disconnect device includes a mounting plate having a thermally conductive substrate applied onto the mounting plate. A first layer of an electrically conductive material is applied onto the substrate. A semiconductor switch supported on the first layer connects or disconnects an input power source to or from a load. A second layer of an electrically conductive material applied onto the substrate is electrically isolated from the first layer. An electronic sensing, control and protection circuit is supported on the second layer and is connected to the semiconductor switch to control operation of the semiconductor switch. A control unit in communication with the electronic sensing, control and protection circuit via an electrically isolated control path provides control and communication between the electronic sensing, control and protection circuit and the semiconductor switch. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344188 | PROTECTION CIRCUIT - A protection circuit including an inrush current detector operable to detect an inrush current from a DC link is disclosed herein. The inrush current detector includes a transistor switch that is turned on in normal operation of the protection circuit. The protection circuit operates to detect when the voltage across the transistor switch exceeds a threshold voltage in response to a detected inrush current, and in response operates to turn off the transistor switch. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344189 | VOLTAGE REGULATOR - A squib driver circuit for deployment of a deployable restraint in a vehicle. The safety restraint may have a minimum firing voltage. The voltage regulator may regulate the input voltage to be the minimum firing voltage at the input terminal. The squib driver circuit may be formed on a single chip. The squib driver circuit may include a high side driver and a low side driver. An input terminal for receiving an input voltage used to fire the deployable restraint. The high side driver may supply current from the input terminal to the deployable restraint. The low side driver may supply current from deployable restraint to the electrical ground. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344190 | DIFFERENTIAL PROTECTION DETERMINATION METHOD - Provided is a determination method of differential protection suitable for an electricity transmission line with multi-terminal T-connection. The determination method includes: sampling and calculating all phase currents, and calculating a maximum fault component current Δİ | 2021-11-04 |
20210344191 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CABLE SHIELD FAULT DETECTION AND PROTECTION - Described are system and method embodiments for shield fault detection to protect the cable, components and other circuits connected to the cable shield, and to avoid high short circuit currents flowing from a power source to ground during unexpected events. A threshold voltage detector and a slope detector may be used to sense the voltage on a shield pin switchably coupled to ground via a shield ground. Method embodiments to distinguish the shield ground switch current caused by a shield fault from normal operation are also discussed. In certain situations, a weak ground path is established first to sense or identify a valid attachment on the cable before establishing a strong ground path. The disclosed embodiments, separately or in combination, may effectively detect shield fault with improved performance. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344192 | SURGE PROTECTION DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A surge protection device includes: an impedance device, a voltage-limiting surge protector, and a switching surge protector. The impedance device is connected in parallel with the voltage-limiting surge protector. A parallel branch of the impedance device and the voltage-limiting surge protector is connected in series with the switching surge protector to form a discharge channel of a lightning impulse current. A series branch of the impedance device and the switching surge protector forms a discharge channel of a follow current. The surge protection device and system of the present invention can effectively improve the capability to withstand multiple pulses and prevent failure of arc-quenching. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344193 | COMBINED POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE VOLTAGE ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD) PROTECTION CLAMP WITH CASCODED CIRCUITRY - A system and method for combining positive and negative voltage electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection into a clamp that uses cascoded circuitry, including detecting, by an electrostatic discharge protection system, a voltage pulse on an input pin of an integrated circuit (IC) controller, the IC controller coupled between a power supply node and a ground supply node; determining, by the ESD protection circuit, an ESD event on the input pin based on the voltage detected on the input pin; and/or controlling, by the ESD protection circuit during the ESD event, one or more clamps to transport the voltage pulse from the input pin of the IC controller to the power supply node. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344194 | POWER DISTRIBUTION USING HYDRA CABLE SYSTEMS - Systems and methods are provided for reliable redundant power distribution. Some embodiments include micro Automatic Transfer Switches (micro-ATSs), including various components and techniques for facilitating reliable auto-switching functionality in a small footprint (e.g., less than ten cubic inches, with at least one dimension being less than a standard NEMA rack height). Other embodiments include systems and techniques for integrating a number of micro-ATSs into a parallel auto-switching module for redundant power delivery to a number of devices. Implementations of the parallel auto-switching module are configured to be mounted in, on top of, or on the side of standard equipment racks. Still other embodiments provide power distribution topologies that exploit functionality of the micro-ATSs and/or the parallel micro-ATS modules. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344195 | CONTROL METHOD FOR DIRECT CURRENT ELECTRICAL DEVICE AND DIRECT CURRENT ELECTRICAL DEVICE - A control method for a direct current electrical device and a direct current electrical device. The method includes: acquiring input parameters of a power supply of the direct current electrical device (S | 2021-11-04 |
20210344196 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING POWER FLOW BASED ON OPERATION CONSTRAINTS - Provided are method and device for adjusting a power flow based on operation constraints. The method includes: establishing a power flow adjusting model comprising an objective function and constraints; acquiring active power and reactive power of each node by using a two-stage optimization of active and reactive powers. In this method, the power flow adjusting model is divided into the active power optimization sub-model and the reactive power optimization sub-model. The active power optimization sub-model, where the linearized power flow constraint and the tie line section active power constraint are considered, may be regarded as quadratic programming. The reactive power flow optimization sub-model is solved on the basis of the active sub-model, and the AC power flow constraint, the grid voltage range constraint, and the pilot bus voltage setting value constraint are considered. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344197 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATOR CONTROL - A power quality monitor (PQM) module includes a solid-state semi-conductor switch having a voltage input, two signal inputs and two voltage outputs. A voltage input line is electrically connected to the voltage input. A PQM signal input line is operatively connected to at least one of the two signal inputs. A voltage output line is electrically connected to one of the two voltage outputs to provide power to a load. A method of controlling a GCB includes opening a solid-state semi-conductor switch when a PQM signal is powered at a first logic voltage. The method includes closing the solid-state semi-conductor switch when a PQM signal is powered at a second logic voltage lower than the first logic voltage to allow a voltage from a GCU to go to the GCB. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344198 | Reactive Power Control Method for an Integrated Wind and Solar Power System - A method of operating a power generation system ( | 2021-11-04 |
20210344199 | LOAD RE-BALANCING ON A MULTI-PHASE POWER SYSTEM - A system for load balancing on a multi-phase power line connected to a single phase lateral power line, includes a contactor configured to selectively connect each phase of the multi-phase power line to the single phase lateral power line. There is a phase change device connected in parallel with the contactor and a controller. During the phase change state, the controller connects the input of the phase change device to the multi-phase power line and connects the output of the phase change device the single phase lateral power line. The controller causes the phase change device to output a voltage to the single phase lateral line initially aligned with the first phase and then rotated to align with the second phase and causes the contactor changes connection to the second phase of the multi-phase power line and disconnect the phase change device from the power lines. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344200 | BUILDING MANAGEMENT AND APPLIANCE CONTROL SYSTEM - The present disclosure is directed to energy storage and supply management system. The system may include one or more of a control unit, which is in communication with the power grid, and an energy storage unit that stores power for use at a later time. The system may be used with traditional utility provided power as well as locally generated solar, wind, and any other types of power generation technology. In some embodiments, the energy storage unit and the control unit are housed in the same chassis. In other embodiments, the energy storage unit and the control unit are separate. In another embodiment, the energy storage unit is integrated into the chassis of an appliance itself. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344201 | POWER SYSTEM - A power system includes a photovoltaic cell panel, a first power conversion device converting the DC power from the photovoltaic cell panel into AC power, and outputting the AC power to an electric power grid, a DC-side switch device provided between the photovoltaic cell panel and the first power conversion device and opening upon a trouble, a storage battery, and a second power conversion device connected to a connection point between the photovoltaic cell panel and the DC-side switch device and controlling charging and discharging of the storage battery. The second power conversion device includes a normal charging control mode for charging the storage battery based on a command signal from the system host monitor. Disconnection charging control mode may be executed when the DC voltage of the connection point exceeds a predetermined threshold value even if the command signal does not instructs the normal charging control mode. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344202 | DEVICE FOR SUPPRESSING POTENTIAL INDUCED DEGRADATION AND SYSTEM - Provided are a device for suppressing potential induced degradation and a system. The device includes a rectification circuit, a non-isolated voltage conversion circuit and at least one capacitor. An input terminal of the rectification circuit is connected to an output terminal of a converter, the rectification circuit is configured to rectify an alternating current outputted by the converter into a direct current, the non-isolated voltage conversion circuit is configured to perform voltage conversion on the direct current outputted by the rectification circuit, and the voltage conversion is boost conversion or voltage reverse conversion. The capacitor is connected in parallel with an output terminal of the direct current, and either a positive electrode or a negative electrode of the capacitor is grounded. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344203 | HYBRID POWER GENERATION SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF HYBRID POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - The hybrid power generation system includes a renewable energy power generation device and a rotary power generation device connected to a common alternating-current power system. In the system, if renewable energy or an output fluctuates, a correction value calculated based on the fluctuation amount is added to a control parameter as a feedforward component, controlling the rotary power generation device. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344204 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE AND CHARGING METHOD - A power storage device | 2021-11-04 |
20210344205 | HW AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING SAFETY PROTOCOL IN WIRELESS CHARGERS - An over-voltage protection circuit and methods of operation are provided. In one embodiment, a method includes monitoring a voltage at an output of a rectifier, a voltage at an output of a voltage regulator, or a combination thereof. The method further includes determining the over-voltage condition based on the monitoring; and in response to determining the over-voltage condition, regulating the voltage at the output of the rectifier in accordance with a voltage difference between the voltage at the output of the rectifier and the voltage at the output of the voltage regulator. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344206 | BAG WITH POCKET AND WIRELESS BATTERY CHARGER FOR MOBILE PHONES - A wireless charger system for mobile electronic devices comprising, in combination, a pocket suitable for receiving a mobile electronic device inside it; such pocket ( | 2021-11-04 |
20210344207 | CHARGE CABLE DEADZONE MITIGATION - A charging cable is configured to rotate freely while attached to a cable plug on a chargeable device. The plug has contact pads separated by an insulator, and the matching cable head has pins for contacting the pads of the plug. There may be a ‘deadzone’ position where one or more pins of the cable head rest of the separator and do not make contact with the charge pads on the cable plug. The examples include pins in the cable head for redundant charging paths that are complimentary such that only one of the power paths will be on at any given time. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344208 | EV Charging System for Micromobility Vehicles Having a Battery Management System with Control and Discharge Electronics - A micromobility vehicle charging system for charging a lithium titanate battery pack is provided. The system is configured to be interposed between a vehicle battery pack and an electrical connector for electric vehicles. The system includes a charging unit configured to charge a battery pack having a plurality of rechargeable cells, the charging unit configured to monitor the charging state and status of each cell during both charging and discharging. A balancing unit electrically coupled to the charging unit is configured to balance voltage across each rechargeable cell of the plurality of rechargeable cells. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344209 | AUTOMATIC CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SOLAR SUPERCAPACITOR POWER SUPPLY - An automatic control method and device for a solar supercapacitor power supply, including: obtaining a current state of a power supply device and a capacitor voltage of an energy storage element; if the capacitor voltage exceeds an initial discharge voltage in a pure charging state, the power supply device switches to a power supply state and begins to discharge; if the power supply device has been switched to the power supply state and the capacitor voltage is lower than the termination discharge voltage, the power supply device is switched to the pure charging state wherein, the initial discharge voltage is higher than the termination discharge voltage, and a charge and discharge with hysteresis effect is achieved. The method and device provided by the disclosure can achieve the charge and discharge with hysteresis effect of the power supply device. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344210 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD - An electronic device includes a connection unit and a control unit. The control unit enables a power supply path for supplying power from a first battery connected to an external device to the electronic device and enables a power supply path for supplying power from a second battery connected to the external device to a predetermined functional unit of the external device, in a case where the first battery or the second battery connected to the external device is not charged. The control unit disables a power supply path for supplying power from the second battery connected to the external device to the predetermined functional unit and enables a power supply path for supplying power from the electronic device to the first battery or the second battery, in a case where the first battery or the second battery connected to the external device is charged. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344211 | SYSTEM WITH A PLURALITY OF TYPE-C PORTS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A system can include: a plurality of Type-C ports configured to connect with a plurality of external devices; a plurality of power conversion circuits having a dual-directional power transmission function, where each power conversion circuit is connected between a power supply terminal of the system and a corresponding Type-C port, in order to perform voltage conversion; and where each power conversion circuit is controlled to operate in different modes according to power information of each of the plurality of external devices. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344212 | BATTERY MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD USING NON-DESTRUCTIVE RESISTANCE ANALYSIS - The present disclosure relates to a battery management apparatus and method, and more particularly, to a battery management apparatus and method using non-destructive resistance analysis for analyzing the change of resistance of a battery cell. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, even if the EIS (Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy) analysis is not used, the resistance change rate of the battery cell may be calculated non-destructively using the QV curve and the Q-dV/dQ curve of the battery cell. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344213 | POWER MANAGEMENT DURING SYSTEM STARTUP AT LOW TEMPERATURES - Apparatuses, systems, devices, and methods for power management during system startup at low temperatures are disclosed. An apparatus includes a battery for an electronic device. The battery includes one or more cells. The apparatus includes a thermal insulation element configured to insulate heat that the battery. The thermal insulation element is coupled to the battery to prevent at least a portion of the heat that the battery generates from being dissipated from the battery during startup of the electronic device. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344214 | Dual Drive Electric Vehicle with Unlimited Range Drive capabilities - Our system describes Unlimited Range Drive (URD) capabilities of an electrical automotive vehicle using machine learning technique, assisted by newly designed intelligent battery modules (IBM-R, IBM-D/R) and newly invented high voltage continuous variable power plant (CVPP), our intelligent battery and power plant modules work in harmony and continuously provide feedback to each other, causing a high voltage battery to recharge while other high voltage battery is in use to drive a vehicle, this charging/recharging process and dynamically switching high voltage battery in use is continued until physical life of batteries is exhausted which may be 10 to 15 years, dynamic coordination of the modules with dynamic switching of battery in use archives Unlimited Range Drive (URD) capabilities which may exceed more than 1 million miles drive on a single high voltage battery charge, our URD system provides clean environment and cost effective more than 1 million miles drive solution. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344215 | Power Saving Modes for Subsystems in Solar Powered Aircraft - The technology relates to power saving modes for subsystems in solar powered aircraft. An onboard subsystem of an aircraft includes a first processor configured to monitor a state of the subsystem and generate state data; a heating component configured to heat the subsystem to at least a minimum viable temperature; an operational component; and a hardware controller configured to control power to the heating component, the first processor, and the operational component, at least during a preservation mode and a monitoring mode. The subsystem draws a moderate amount of power when the heating component is on and a minimum threshold amount of power in the preservation mode. The subsystem draws a moderate amount of power in the monitoring mode in order to generate and communicate state data by the first processor, a moderate amount of power being lower than the higher amount of power required to operate the operational component. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344216 | DC/DC CONVERTER SYSTEM AND PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM - A DC/DC converter system includes a current sensor sensing a current flowing from a photovoltaic panel to a power converter device, and a DC/DC converter provided between a battery facility and the power converter device and configured to convert first DC power output from the battery facility into second DC power. The DC/DC converter includes a first operation mode in which the second DC power is generated to allow an output current and an output voltage to simulate the photovoltaic-cell current-voltage characteristics according to a current value sensed with the current sensor. The DC/DC converter may also include a second operation mode executing a boost operation of increasing a potential at a connection node, and a third operation mode in which a voltage at the connection node is converted to charge the battery facility. The DC/DC converter can selectively switch among the first, second, and third operation modes. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344217 | DATACENTER CURRENT INJECTION FOR POWER MANAGEMENT - Datacenter current injection for power management is disclosed. A controller for managing power control modules and current sensing for a datacenter power infrastructure unit is provided. At least three power control modules coupled to the controller are each connected to each phase of a three-phase datacenter power grid. Current sense inputs for each phase of the datacenter power grid are coupled to the controller. At least three battery modules are coupled to a corresponding power control module. The coupling provides an energy path between a battery module and phase of the three-phase datacenter power grid. The coupling is managed by the controller. Each power control module includes a battery charging unit and a current mode grid tie inverter unit. The current mode grid tie inverter unit enables current injection into each phase of the three-phase datacenter power grid at constant voltage and in-phase AC frequency for the phase. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344218 | POWER SUPPLY UNIT - A power supply unit for supplying power to a device has a rechargeable, main battery; a charging arrangement for charging the main battery; a non-rechargeable back-up battery; load terminals for connection to a load; and a control unit for controlling supply of power to the load primarily from the main battery and secondarily from the back-up battery. The device is, in particular, a single bay, stand alone parking meter. In the event that the main battery runs low, the control unit is configured to supply power to the load from both the main battery and the back-up battery or only from the back-up battery. The back-up battery is easily replaceable, and the power supply unit has a bay, with connectors for receiving the back-up battery. The main battery is charged from solar panels. A communication device is provided to communicate status messages wirelessly to a control system. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344219 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH LOAD CONTROL - Systems and methods for managing loads on a power grid are provided. The load control system includes one or more energy sources connected to a common bus and a first device connected in series between the common bus and a first load. The first device may be an automatic transfer switch. The first device may include switching hardware configured to connect and disconnect the first load from the common bus and a load control circuit configured to cause the first load to disconnect from the common bus after a pre-determined amount of time detecting a trigger. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344220 | RESERVE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A reserve power supply system for providing a supplemental source of electrical power to a main power source. The system includes a backup battery and a switch that can be controlled to couple the backup battery to the main power source when reserve power is needed. The system also includes a sensor to detect when the backup battery should be engaged and a system control unit. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344221 | POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND POWER MANAGEMENT METHOD - A power management system for providing a mechanism of power transaction between two or more facilities connected to a power grid, the system includes a controller configured to extract, from the two or more facilities, a power selling facility other than a power purchasing facility by an input from a user terminal corresponding to the power purchasing facility which is one of the two or more facilities, and calculate a score indicating a value of the power transaction based on a communication time in a communication path between the power selling facility and the power purchasing facility, and a notification unit configured to notify the user terminal of the score. | 2021-11-04 |