Selective Or Optional Sources Patents (Class 307/80)
  • Patent number: 11955839
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dual-input circuit, adopting a contactor as a switching device, and being more suitable for medium and high-power applications. In addition, the adopted contactor is a single double-pole double-throw contactor with an interlocking function. In this way, the circuit is safe, simple, and easily controllable, and space utilization can be further improved. In addition, the adopted contactor further is of a magnetic attraction type, with lower power consumption for long-term work. In the present invention, either one of two inputs is set as a main input and the other is set to a backup input by default, so that the present invention can be more flexibly applied and is more applicable. To enable switching when both or only either one of the two inputs has an input voltage, the present invention further adopts a single dual-input auxiliary power supply to reduce a required space and further reduce costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Anhui Dynamic Power CO., Ltd
    Inventors: Chuntian Wang, Jianhua Zhu
  • Patent number: 11923712
    Abstract: A battery formation apparatus includes a DC-DC conversion module, an additional power supply, and a control circuit. Low-voltage and high-voltage terminals of the DC-DC conversion module are electrically connected to the control circuit and a DC bus, respectively. The DC-DC conversion module is configured to, when a battery unit discharges into the battery formation apparatus, convert a first voltage input into a second voltage greater than the first voltage, and output the second voltage. The additional power supply is electrically connected to the control circuit, and configured to output an additional voltage. The control circuit is electrically connected to the battery unit, the low-voltage terminal of the DC-DC conversion module, and the additional power supply. The control circuit is configured to serially connect the low-voltage terminal of the DC-DC conversion module, the battery unit, and the additional power supply when the battery unit discharges into the battery formation apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhanliang Li, Huanle Zhou, Meng Li, Xiyang Zuo, Yu Yan, Zhimin Dan
  • Patent number: 11923773
    Abstract: A voltage regulator module is provided. The switch circuit assembly includes two switch circuits and an input capacitor. Respective input terminals of the two switch circuits are connected with each other in parallel. The input capacitor is electrically connected with the respective input terminals of the two switch circuits in parallel and disposed between the two switch circuits. The plurality of conductive members have a first conductive member, a second conductive member and a third conductive member. The first conductive member and the third conductive member are configured to deliver an electric energy. The second conductive member is configured to deliver a signal. One end of each conductive member is electrically connected with corresponding switch circuit, and the other end of the first conductive member and the third conductive member is electrically connected with the load. The switch circuit assembly and the magnetic assembly are stacked with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Yahong Xiong, Shaojun Chen, Da Jin, Qinghua Su
  • Patent number: 11871162
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a projection system and an operation method thereof. The projection system includes a central control platform and a projection apparatus. The central control platform generates a sequence signal according to a self-defined setting. The projection apparatus is coupled to the central control platform and includes a power circuit, a first processing circuit, and an optical engine module. The power circuit passes the sequence signal through an energy storage element to generate a power supply. The first processing circuit performs an operation based on the power supply to generate a decoding result according to the sequence signal. The optical engine module obtains image information according to the decoding result and generates a display image according to the image information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Yun-Lin Miao, Shao-Chi Lin
  • Patent number: 11870238
    Abstract: A protection apparatus includes an interface, a protection switch, a direct current bus, and a controller. The apparatus is connected to at least two photovoltaic units via the interface, the at least two photovoltaic units are coupled to the direct current bus inside the apparatus to form at least two branches, and each branch is connected to at least one photovoltaic unit. The protection switch is configured to disconnect all or some of the photovoltaic units from the direct current bus, to enable a maximum of three photovoltaic units to be directly connected in parallel. According to the apparatus, a photovoltaic unit and a line are protected with a low power loss when a photovoltaic power generation system is faulty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiufeng Zhang, Yanzhong Zhang
  • Patent number: 11819960
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to communicate via a weld cable are disclosed. An example welding accessory includes a first port to receive input power via a first weld cable, a power converter to convert the input power to output power, a second port to output the input power via a second weld cable, and one or more output switches to selectively divert the input power from the power converter to the second port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Robert Ryan, James Andrew Byrne, Richard Mark Achtner, Anthony Van Bergen Salsich
  • Patent number: 11794605
    Abstract: A power calculation apparatus predicting and calculating an amount of power suppliable from a vehicle having a battery to a power grid via a connection apparatus, the power calculation apparatus includes a microprocessor and a memory connected to the microprocessor. The microprocessor is configured to perform: predicting a position of the vehicle after a predetermined duration; predicting a degree of likelihood of connection of the vehicle to the connection apparatus after the predetermined duration, based on a predicted position of the vehicle after the predetermined duration and the connection apparatus; and predicting the amount of power suppliable from the vehicle to the power grid after the predetermined duration, based on the degree of likelihood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Sakurai, Hiroyuki Kanazawa, Jun Kudo, Ayano Otogasako, Thomas Stephen Pontefract
  • Patent number: 11799314
    Abstract: A method for adjusting a release voltage of a power system. The power converter has a power input terminal for receiving a bus voltage, a first resistor coupled between the power input terminal and a sense terminal, a second resistor coupled between the sense terminal and a reference ground, and a bi-directional converter having a first terminal coupled to the power input terminal. The bi-directional converter converts the bus voltage received at the first terminal to a first voltage at a second terminal or converts the first voltage to the release voltage at the first terminal. The method is adjusting the release voltage by changing the ratio of the first resistor to the second resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Chengdu Monolithic Power Systems, Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong Zhou
  • Patent number: 11766952
    Abstract: In the case where a predetermined condition related to a load is satisfied in a first state in which electric power is supplied from a second power supply source to the load via a second electric circuit and not supplied to the load via a third electric circuit when electric power cannot be supplied from a first power supply source to the load, a control unit controls a converting unit and a switching unit to establish a second state in which electric power is supplied from the second power supply source to the load via the second electric circuit and the third electric circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tatsunori Mori, Hikaru Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11764596
    Abstract: A hot plugging type power module including a circuit board, a main battery, an assistant battery, a main control unit, and a detection unit is provided. The main battery is demountably disposed at the circuit board and coupled to the main control unit. The assistant battery is disposed at the circuit board. The main control unit is disposed at the circuit board and selectively and electrically connected to the main battery and the assistant battery. The main control unit detects a capacity of the main battery and the assistant battery. The detection unit is disposed at the circuit board and coupled to the main control unit and the main battery and is adapted for detecting a relative position between the main battery and the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: PEGATRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Shen Lo, Chia-Lin Wu, Chien-Hui Chien
  • Patent number: 11757361
    Abstract: A DC/DC converter system includes a bidirectional DC/DC converter converting between voltage levels at first and second ports and a control system for controlling the DC/DC converter. The bidirectional DC/DC converter includes a first conversion stage connected to the first port and a second conversion stage interfaced with the first conversion stage and connected to the second port. The control system includes outer and inner control loops. The outer control loop compares a command for one of a voltage level, a current level or power at one of the first and second ports to an actual value of voltage level, current level or power level and outputs an interface current command based on the comparison. The inner control loop compares the interface current command to an actual interface current at an interface of the first and second conversion stages, and controls a switching signal duty value based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: DYNAPOWER COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Apurva Somani, Xiaorong Xia, Anup Thapa, Gysler Castelino
  • Patent number: 11754627
    Abstract: Method and device for monitoring an electrical load connected to a power supply, with first and second current paths, each having an actuating element, the current transmission capacity of which is alterable by an actuating signal, wherein the operating state of each actuating element is characterized by a voltage drop and the actuating signal. An open-loop control device is configured to activate the actuating elements, at least at measuring intervals spaced apart from one another in time, and evaluate values of the electrical variables obtained for detecting a malfunction of the actuating element, wherein one of the two variables is held at a prescribed value, and the values of the other variable are correlated with one another. A field-effect transistor is activated such that the transistor is not connected through, but rather that a greater voltage drops across the transistor than would be the case in the connected through state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Turck Holding GmbH
    Inventor: Johannes Vom Stein
  • Patent number: 11722325
    Abstract: A power supply system that includes a pluggable and replaceable modular power interface card and a separate main chassis component that can include AC to DC power conversion and regulation circuitry, a digital voltage display, and one or more card slots for receiving the power supply card. The modular power interface card can provide power to a network device that is connected thereto. The modular power interface card can include an isolation and protection unit that includes a voltage suppression subunit and a high voltage protection subunit, fusing, and a path to earth ground. The modular power interface card plugs into the main chassis and can be quickly replaced in the event of damage or failure, and can include light emitting diodes (LEDs) to indicate whether the remote device being powered is consuming current, which is useful during troubleshooting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Trango Networks, LLC
    Inventor: Christopher A. Gustaf
  • Patent number: 11715974
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for a versatile UPS. The versatile UPS is operative to provide power to a load and to an interconnected network for delivering electricity from producers to consumers (i.e., an electricity grid, or simply, “a grid”). The versatile UPS has a plurality of switches providing for a multiplicity of switching states. The output to the load, the grid, or both is dependent, at least in part, on the switching states. Related systems, methods and apparatus is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Solaredge Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Natan Schecter, Yehuda D. Levy, Aryeh Zafranski, Alexander Savernin, Anatoly Granaturov, Tomer Kugman
  • Patent number: 11625055
    Abstract: A linear regulator which has a pass device coupled between an input voltage level and an output node, a voltage divider circuit for generating a feedback voltage that depends on an output voltage at the output node, and an operational amplifier for controlling the pass device, the operational amplifier receiving the feedback voltage and a reference voltage at its inputs is presented. The operational amplifier has: an input stage that receives the feedback voltage and the reference voltage at its inputs, an amplifier stage that receives an output of the input stage at its input, and a current injection circuit for sourcing current into an intermediate node between the input stage and the amplifier stage, or sinking a current from the intermediate node. The disclosure further relates to a corresponding method of operating a linear regulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Dialog Semiconductor (UK) Limited
    Inventors: Carlos Azevedo, Ambreesh Bhattad, Frank Kronmueller, Mahir Uka, Benedikt Wolf
  • Patent number: 11611274
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to start converter into a pre-biased voltage. The disclosed methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture provide an apparatus comprising: an error amplifier including a feedback network and a differential difference amplifier (DDA), the DDA coupled to a power converter, a voltage generator, and the feedback network coupled to the third input of the DDA, the fourth input of the DDA, and the output of the DDA; a multiplexer coupled to the voltage generator, the second input of the DDA, and the first input of the DDA; a first switch coupled in parallel to the feedback network; a second switch coupled to a delay cell and an oscillator; and a trigger including an output, the trigger coupled to the voltage generator, the power converter, and the output of the trigger coupled to the multiplexer, first switch, and the second switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Stefan Wlodzimierz Wiktor, Brian Thomas Lynch
  • Patent number: 11569395
    Abstract: A solar power generator includes a support, a plurality of first electrodes disposed on one side of the support, a solar cell module mounted to the support, and a plurality of second electrodes disposed on the opposite side of the support. The solar cell module is electrically connected to a pair of the first electrodes via a transmission line for module connection. Three pairs of the second electrodes are electrically connected one-to-one to three pairs of the first electrodes via a transmission line for passage of current. Three of the second electrodes are electrically connected to one of the first electrode via the transmission line for passage of current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuyoshi Seki
  • Patent number: 11557994
    Abstract: Systems and apparatuses include a circuit structured to: identify a first source object, a second source object, and a load bus object; determine locations of the first source object, the second source object, and the load bus object on a one-line topology; receive operational parameters of the first source object, the second source object, and the load bus object; define, using the one-line topology, a first route including objects electrically connected between the first source object and the load bus object; define, using the one-line topology, a second route including all objects electrically connected between the second source object and the load bus object; and control operation of the first route and the second route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Cummins Power Generation Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin J. Aufderhar, Paul R. Dahlen, Dennis G. McDonald
  • Patent number: 11543870
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a power system that includes a set of power devices and addressing lines. The set of power devices are electrically connected to a main power source, a standby power source and a server node. The addressing lines are electrically connected to the set of power devices, so that the set of power devices can correspond to a plurality of different addressing signals respectively. The set of power devices are switched at different times based on the different addressing signals, so that one of the main power source or the standby power source supplies power to the server node though the set of power devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Te-Chih Peng, Ming-Hsiang Lo, Sung-Yueh Chen
  • Patent number: 11539326
    Abstract: This application discloses a photovoltaic direct-current breaking apparatus, including a positive connection terminal and a negative connection terminal for connecting a photovoltaic string and a photovoltaic energy converter, a first diode, a first switch, a convector circuit, and an energy absorption circuit, where the first switch, the convector circuit, and the energy absorption circuit are connected in parallel. The convector circuit can effectively avoid arc discharge and ablation generated when the first switch cuts off a direct-current circuit between the photovoltaic string and the photovoltaic energy converter. The first diode can effectively bypass energy stored by an energy storage device in the photovoltaic energy converter, helping reduce required specifications of a semiconductor device in the convector circuit. The energy absorption circuit can also effectively reduce required specifications of the semiconductor device and a varistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI DIGITAL POWER TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xun Wang, Yanzhong Zhang
  • Patent number: 11502533
    Abstract: A power conveyor circuit for an energy harvesting system includes an input port configured to be electrically coupled to a sensor to receive an input signal from the sensor at an input power level and an output port configured to 5 be electrically coupled to a load. A switch mode power path circuit is coupled to the input port and the output port to receive the input signal from the sensor received at the input port and to provide an output signal to the output port at an output power level equal to the input power level times a transfer efficiency. A method of making the power conveyor circuit and an energy harvesting system including the power conveyor circuit are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: INTRINSIX CORP.
    Inventors: Edward Paul Coleman, Walter A. Budziak
  • Patent number: 11469612
    Abstract: A power delivery system for data center. Servers are divided into server clusters, and each server cluster is served by multiple power source with multiple inputs from a power supply module. Each power supply module includes a local bus and a local controller which controls connections on the local bus to deliver utility power to its assigned server cluster or backup power to any of the server clusters. Each of the power supply modules has a battery storage system with switchable connections to the local bus and to an inter-system bus, and a PV system with switchable connections to the local bus and to an inter-system bus. The battery storage system may be charged from the utility power or the PV system. The inter-system bus is connected to all of the server clusters, such that power flowing in the inter-system bus can be delivered and dispatched to power any server cluster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: BAIDU USA LLC
    Inventor: Tianyi Gao
  • Patent number: 11420616
    Abstract: Onboard engine control for vehicles is disclosed herein. An example method includes determining a moving average of duty cycle periods for a power component of a vehicle for recent power load events, each of the duty cycle periods having both on-time portions and off-time portions; and when the on-time portions of the moving average are above a predetermined percentage, an engine of the vehicle remains in an on-state condition, further wherein when a current off-time period of the power component exceeds a value equal to a predetermined multiplier applied to the off-time portions, the engine is placed in an off-state condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart Salter, Zeljko Deljevic, Anthony Spoto, Michael Irby, Ben Chen
  • Patent number: 11420532
    Abstract: Methods and systems for monitoring and optimizing utilization of batteries for electric vehicles are described. Data of battery usage of electric vehicles are monitored using battery monitoring sensors at the electric vehicles for a plurality of users who share use of electric vehicles. Battery usage metrics are determined for the batteries of the electric vehicles based on the data of battery usage and determining user impact metrics based on measured quantities relating to driving of the electric vehicles for the plurality of users, the user impact metrics being indicative of degrees of driving severity placed on the vehicles associated with use habits of particular users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Robert J. Scaringe
  • Patent number: 11418181
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide for a circuit comprising a switch coupled between a first node and a second node, a first transistor having a gate terminal, a drain terminal coupled to the second node, and a source terminal coupled to a ground terminal, a logic gate having a first input, a second input coupled to a third node, and an output coupled to the gate terminal of the first transistor, and a comparator having a first input coupled to the second node, a second input coupled to a fourth node, and an output coupled to the first input of the logic gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Bradford Lawrence Hunter, Karthik Nandimandalam Venkata, Quanqing Hu
  • Patent number: 11316363
    Abstract: Pulsed power loads (PPLs) are highly non-linear and can cause significant stability and power quality issues in an electrical microgrid. According to the present invention, many of these issues can be mitigated by an Energy Storage System (ESS) that offsets the PPL. The ESS can maintain a constant bus voltage and decouple the generation sources from the PPL. For example, the ESS specifications can be obtained with an ideal, band-limited hybrid battery and flywheel system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignees: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, Michigan Technological University
    Inventors: Wayne W. Weaver, Rush D. Robinett, III, David G. Wilson
  • Patent number: 11314273
    Abstract: Disclosed is a power supply switching circuit comprising: a first switch pair configured to selectively connect a first power supply node to an output node; a second switch pair configured to selectively connect a second power supply node to the output node; and a switch control circuit configured to: respectively control first and second switches of the first switch pair by a first control signal and a second control signal; respectively control first and second switches of the second switch pair by a third control signal and a fourth control signal; and selectively connect one of the first power supply node or the second power supply node to the output node by at least one of (a) the first and second control signals or (b) the third and fourth control signals. At least one of the second control signal or the fourth control signal is powered via the output node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: u-blox AG
    Inventor: Filippo Neri
  • Patent number: 11303138
    Abstract: A battery case is operable with an electronic device such as a cellular telephone. The battery case has a battery that can be used to supply power to the electronic device. The battery case is configured to receive power from a power supply that is coupled to a mains power supply using a wired path or to receive power from a wireless charging mat or other wireless power transmitting device. Circuitry in the battery case may include direct-current-to-direct-current power converter circuitry, current sensor circuitry, switching circuitry, and other circuitry for controlling currents and voltages in the battery case and communicating with other electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Lior Ben-Yehoshua, Brian R. Luc, Glenn D. Henshaw, Michael B. Vaughn
  • Patent number: 11270616
    Abstract: Disclosed are a display apparatus and a method of controlling the same, the display apparatus including: a display, a first connector connectable to a first power source, a second connector connectable to a second power source, a first converter configured to convert power supplied from the first power source, a second converter configured to supply operation power to the display based on power converted by the first converter or power supplied from the second power source, and a selector configured to connect the first connector and the first converter or the second connector and the second converter based on a power connection state of the first connector and the second connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.. LTD.
    Inventors: Moonyoung Kim, Jeongil Kang
  • Patent number: 11258275
    Abstract: An industrial truck including a battery and a battery management system connected to the battery and powered by the battery. The battery includes a plurality of battery stacks each having battery cells connected in series with each other, characterized by a control unit adapted to selectively connect one or more of the battery stacks to the battery management system or to disconnect it from the battery management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: JUNGHEINRICH AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Nils Von Thienen, Christian Czerkies, Hans-Peter Claussen
  • Patent number: 11258287
    Abstract: A predictive power control system includes a battery configured to store and discharge electric power, a battery power inverter configured to control an amount of the electric power stored or discharged from the battery, and a controller. The controller is configured to predict a power output of a photovoltaic field and use the predicted power output of the photovoltaic field to determine a setpoint for the battery power inverter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Con Edison Battery Storage, LLC
    Inventors: Mohammad N. ElBsat, Michael J. Wenzel, Brett M. Lenhardt
  • Patent number: 11256219
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are related to a system, a method, and a non-transitory computer readable medium for operating an energy plant having a plurality of subplants that operate to produce one or more resources consumed by a building based on ranks. In one aspect, the system obtains rank identifiers indicating ranks of the plurality of subplants. In one aspect, the ranks indicate a priority of each subplant with respect to production of a resource relative to other subplants that produce the resource. In one aspect, the system determines resource allocation of the plurality of subplants according to the ranks of the plurality of subplants. The system may operate the plurality of subplants according to the resource allocation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Ryan C. Beaty, Graeme Willmott, Jared W. Fread, Shawn A. Schlagenhaft
  • Patent number: 11239299
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an array substrate and a method for manufacturing the same. The array substrate includes a substrate having first regions for forming pixels and second regions located between the first regions, light shielding portions located within portions of the second regions adjacent to the first regions on the substrate, and pixel defining portions located within the second regions. At least a side surface of the light shielding portion adjacent to the first region is not covered by the pixel defining portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wenjun Hou
  • Patent number: 11226647
    Abstract: A supply module includes an electrical control input and an electrical supply input as well as an electrical control output and an electrical supply output, as well as a control line arranged between the control input and the control output, which is designed for the transmission of control information, wherein at least one supply line group is assigned to the electrical supply input, which group includes a supply feed line and a supply outlet line, which are each extended between the electrical supply input and the electrical supply output, and which includes a switching module which is coupled to the control line and which has a feed switch arranged in the supply feed line, wherein a consumer output is formed for an electrical supply of an external consumer and is connected via an output feed line to the supply feed line and via an output drain line to the supply outlet line, the output feed line being connected between feed switch and the electrical supply output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: FESTO SE & CO. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Herzog, Timo Dreesmann
  • Patent number: 11218021
    Abstract: A load controller according to an embodiment includes a switching unit, a power source unit, and a control unit. The switching unit controls supply of power from an AC power supply to a load by selectively connecting or disconnecting the load to/from the AC power supply. The power source unit converts AC power supplied from the AC power supply into DC power. The control unit operates with the DC power supplied from the power source unit and controls the switching unit. The power source unit includes a constant-voltage source and a constant-current source. The constant-voltage source keeps a DC voltage to be output to the control unit a constant voltage. The constant-current source keeps a DC current to be supplied via the constant-voltage source to the control unit a constant current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shusaku Goto, Kengo Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 11203262
    Abstract: A power distribution unit (PDU) for use with an electrically powered accessory is disclosed. The PDU includes at least one power input configured to receive electrical power from an electrical supply equipment and/or a second power source. The PDU also includes an accessory power interface configured to provide power to the electrically powered accessory. The PDU further includes a vehicle power interface configured to provide power to a vehicle electrical system of the vehicle. Also the PDU includes at least one switch configured to selectively connect the at least one power input to a power bus, and selectively connect the power bus to at least one of the accessory power interface and the vehicle power interface. The PDU also includes a controller configured to control the at least one switch to provide power to the electrically powered accessory and/or the vehicle electrical storage device of the vehicle electrical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Thermo King Corporation
    Inventors: Ryan Wayne Schumacher, Nicholas Allan Cregan, Mark D. Leasure, Michael James Vanous
  • Patent number: 11183938
    Abstract: In accordance with presently disclosed embodiments, a hybrid power conversion system and method are provided. The hybrid power conversion system integrates multiple power sources. An isolated DC/DC converter manages power transfer between the power sources and the DC/DC converter and the power sources are connected such that a full power rating converter is not required. One of the power sources may comprise one or more battery strings, which may be selectively coupled to a DC/AC inverter. In one embodiment, the battery strings may be connected to a lead acid battery. Based on controller instructions, the isolated DC/DC converter replaces the power flow of the lead acid battery with the battery strings. In another embodiment, one or more battery strings may be selectively connected in series with a photovoltaic (PV) panel providing power to a load. When connected to the load, each of the battery strings may provide an incremental step up in power, boosting PV panel power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Toshiba International Corporation
    Inventors: Da Jiao, Yu Liu, Mark Douglas Rayner
  • Patent number: 11183917
    Abstract: A power converter as provided includes: a control circuit configured to receive a first electric energy supplied to the control circuit from an energy storage device, receive a second electric energy supplied to the control circuit from a power grid equipment, and be powered on with a third electric energy which is the first electric energy or the second electric energy, and output a control signal; and a power conversion circuit configured to receive the control signal and perform power conversion between the energy storage device and the power grid equipment according to the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Meng Li, Zhimin Dan, Yizhen Hou
  • Patent number: 11161427
    Abstract: In a management server, a first acquirer acquires contract information regarding electricity supply between an electricity supplier and a manager of the installation place of an electric outlet supplied with electricity from the electricity supplier. A second acquirer acquires charge result information of a user's vehicle charged up with electricity supplied through the electric outlet. A deriver derives an amount of payment to the manager based on the contract information acquired at the first acquirer and the charge result information acquired at the second acquirer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nariaki Amano, Naoki Yamamuro, Masato Endo, Yukiya Yamane
  • Patent number: 11144972
    Abstract: A method relating to pricing under a contractual service agreement between a customer and a service provider, where the service provider provides maintenance services on a generating unit for a fee. An output of the generating unit is produced by a generator to which the generating unit is operably connected. The method comprising: determining a usage period for the generating unit; monitoring the output of the generating unit during the usage period and, therefrom, designating an output level for the generating unit for the usage period; calculating the fee for the usage period pursuant to a variable pricing plan, the variable pricing plan comprising a price for calculating the fee that varies depending on the designated output level of generating unit for the usage period; and billing the calculated fee to the customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mark Stewart Schroder, Jeffrey Richard Lucas, Sergey Anatolyevich Tikhonovsky
  • Patent number: 11128141
    Abstract: It is described a control system for a microgrid for the production and distribution of electric power coming from multiple electric power sources of the intermittent and/or random and/or programmable and/or accumulation-system type, said microgrid control system being organized with a hierarchical control structure on two levels, comprising a first control level for power conversion systems (PCS) of electric power coming from said multiple electric power sources, a second control level for a microgrid controller (MC) adapted to cooperate with said first control level, said second control level being adapted to control electric power to be supplied to a distribution network (on-grid condition) and/or to be supplied as the primary generation to power up isolated loads (off-grid condition) and/or to control intelligent distributed electric power accumulation systems (ACC), said second control level for the microgrid controller (MC) comprising: a monitoring system (MON), adapted to interface with physical si
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Electro Power Systems Manufacturing S.r.l.
    Inventors: Gabriele Marchegiani, Luisa Frosio, Daniele Rosati, Claudio Rosati
  • Patent number: 11114841
    Abstract: A PV module, which includes PV+ and PV? output ports. An output capacitor Cout is connected to PV+ or PV? port through an electric switch. One end of a power inductor L1 is connected to OUT?, and the other end is grounded. The power inductor L1 is connected with a resonant capacitor C1 and an impedance resistor R2 in parallel. One end of a blocking capacitor C2 is used as the PLC+ port, one end of a blocking capacitor C3 is used as the PLC? port, and signal sources are connected to OUT+ and OUT? in parallel and send “Keep Alive” signals based on SunSpec communication protocol. PLC+ port and PLC? port are connected to a signal coupling input port of a control IC, and the control IC controls the electric switch. When the signal is decoded and extracted, the electric switch will remain on, otherwise it will be off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Inventors: Weihui Wang, Xiangchun Deng
  • Patent number: 11101662
    Abstract: A photovoltaic system with an inverter, at least one solar panel for providing electrical power, and electrical wiring for coupling electrical power from the at least one solar panel to the inverter. Also included is a transmitter for transmitting a messaging protocol along the electrical wiring, where the protocol includes a multibit wireline signal. Also included is circuitry for selectively connecting the electrical power from the at least one solar panel along the electrical wiring to the inverter in response to the messaging protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Il Han Kim, Xiaolin Lu
  • Patent number: 11101638
    Abstract: Provided herein are semiconductor dies including multiple controllers for operating over an extended temperature range. In certain embodiments, a semiconductor die includes multiple circuit modules, a temperature sensor that generates a detected temperature signal, an interface that communicates with an external host, a primary controller coupled to the interface and operable to control the circuit modules, and a secondary controller coupled to the interface. In response to the detected temperature signal indicating that the temperature of the semiconductor die exceeds a threshold temperature, the primary controller enables the secondary controller, which in turn disables the primary controller and at least a portion of the plurality of circuit modules to reduce heat dissipation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company
    Inventor: Rajiv Nadig
  • Patent number: 11084391
    Abstract: A charging station for charging electrical vehicles and comprising battery pack(s). The battery pack(s) comprise(s) batteries coupled in series and a control unit for controlling the batteries individually. Each battery (1) comprises battery cell(s) with a battery inlet line and a battery outlet line, an electrical circuit element arranged to lead from the battery inlet line to the battery outlet line to form an electrical path leading around the battery cell, and one switch. The switch is arranged in the battery outlet line or the battery inlet line and is switchable between first and second positions. The control unit is connected to the switch of each battery and is adapted for controlling the switch to switch between the first position, in which an electrical power is lead through the battery cell, and the second position, in which the electrical power is lead through the electrical circuit element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: NERVE SMART SYSTEMS, APS
    Inventor: Jesper B. Rasmussen
  • Patent number: 11005358
    Abstract: A DC collection system for a PV power plant contains a large number of feeders. When a fault occurs, the fault current rapidly increases, causing electronic devices to block to protect themselves. This blockage presents a challenge to the protection of the DC collection system because of extremely short data windows. To address this challenge, a protection method based on active control of DC/DC converters is disclosed. The fault current control principle is analyzed and derived so that DC/DC converters can provide an injected low-amplitude and controllable post-fault stable current signal. The disclosed protection method is designed based on identifying the direction of the injected signal. Simulation results indicate that the fault section can be accurately identified and that the disclosed protection method performs efficiently against transition resistance and noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: North China Electric Power University
    Inventors: Ke Jia, Tianshu Bi, Rui Zhu
  • Patent number: 10998769
    Abstract: A power transmission circuitry transmits power wirelessly to a plurality of power reception circuitry simultaneously. The power transmission circuitry includes, a communication circuit that wirelessly receives information on receiving power of the plurality of power reception circuitry, and a transmitting power control circuit that controls transmitting power based on the information on receiving power of the plurality of power reception circuitry received by the communication circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Atsushi Muramatsu
  • Patent number: 10998722
    Abstract: A main power load signal and a main voltage reference signal correlated to a main power signal. A sub power load signal and a sub voltage reference signal correlated to a sub power signal. A reference voltage is provided and a boost voltage is determined according to a control signal. The main voltage reference signal and the sub voltage reference signal are compared, and when the first comparison result complies with a predetermined condition, a difference between the main voltage reference signal and the sub voltage reference signal is obtained to be further compared with the reference voltage. Then the control signal is determined. The main power load signal and the sub power load signal are compared, and then one of the sub voltage reference signal and the boost voltage is selected as a power source voltage of the sub power control circuit or the load sharing control circuit to generate an adjustment signal for determining current and voltage of the sub power signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: ALPHA NETWORKS INC.
    Inventor: Pengfei Song
  • Patent number: 10998733
    Abstract: Power conversion systems and an associated control methods are disclosed. The system includes a plurality of converters connected in parallel on an AC side, each converter includes an AC side for being coupled to a power grid, a DC side for being coupled to a DC source, and a first terminal and a second terminal on said DC side. The outputs on the AC side of all the converters are connected to a common output point, the first terminals of the different converters of the system being grounded, and the second terminals of said converters being independent to one another. Each source is therefore adapted and configured to work independently of the rest of the sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: INGETEAM POWER TECHNOLOGY, S.A.
    Inventors: Juan Luis Agorreta Malumbres, Roberto Gonzalez Senosiain, Julian Balda Belzunegui, Alvaro Miranda Ordobas
  • Patent number: 10985586
    Abstract: An electric power supply system of an electrical vehicle includes a first battery, a battery controller managing the first battery, a second battery supplying second power having a voltage lower than a voltage of the first power, and a control electric power supply management device including a joining line that is able to draw a current from each of a first and a second power supply lines. The control electric power supply management device transmits, depending on a magnitude in voltage level between first and second voltages, one of the first and second powers to the battery controller from one of the first and second power supply lines via the joining line. The first and second voltages are respectively applied to the joining line from the first and second power supply lines when the currents are to be drawn from the first and second power supply lines, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yutaka Sato, Yoshiyasu Kobayashi