Abstract: A power electronics module has a metal substrate, a printed circuit card carried on one of the faces of the substrate, and components, at least some of which are power components, mounted on the card. The card also carries electrical interconnection tracks between the components themselves and with external power supply. Conductive bridges of a shape enabling each of them to extend over a power component mutually interconnect short segments of interconnection tracks, that carry power current.

Abstract: A receiver includes circuits (17) for wireless reception of pressure-signal frames configured so as to forward the frames to processing circuits (15) that also process frames representative of other signals and controlled in consequence by frame-discrimination circuits (12, 13, 14). A transmitter is also disclosed that includes circuits for controlling transmission of a frame header with a duration at least equal to that of the header of a tire-pressure monitoring TPMS frame.

Abstract: An electrical component is provided with a flexible strip (10) of connection conductors (11-16), which comprises two conductors (11, 16) for testing continuity, which are connected by the component and extending along the edges of the strip (10).

Abstract: To make a multiband transmitter-receiver without having to greatly increase the number of oscillators used for the modulation and demodulation of signals located in frequency bands that are very different from one another, a pair (13, 14) of programmable frequency dividers is used, installed in a transmission circuit comprising a transmission frequency oscillator (3, 30), a single transition frequency oscillator and an intermediate frequency oscillator. To go from a use (11) in one band to a use in another hand, it is enough, by means of a microprocessor (15), to modify the division coefficients of the programmable dividers by using infradyne and supradyne dividers.

Abstract: The generator having two pairs of differential PWM outputs (11 -12, 21 -22), comprises i) a microprocessor (1) having one normal PWM output, ii) two assemblies (10, 20), each having two outputs (11 -12, 21 -22) and linked by an input to the normal PWM output (2) of the microprocessor (1), each assembly (10, 20) having one of its two outputs (11 -12, 21 -22) which corresponds to the PWM output (2) of the microprocessor (1), iii) means (B) for inverting the two outputs (11 -12, 21 -22) of each assembly (10, 20).

Abstract: The invention concerns a valve controlling device with linear displacement along an axis comprising a number of actuators equal to that of the valves. Each actuator has a ferromagnetic blade fixed to a valve push rod and at least a return spring whereof one end is supported against the rod and the other end is supported against fixed anchoring means, adjustable in position relative to a housing of the actuator. A passage is provided between the actuators of the two adjacent valves to allow through an adjusting tool.

Abstract: A mobile telephone provided with a camera is made. This telephone is capable of modifying its parameters through a reading of bar codes. The telephone has software for the reading and interpretation of bar codes. This method is designed for the low-cost, mass programming of mobile telephones.

Abstract: The electromagnetic valve actuator has a valve drive armature and return springs provided to hold the valve in a determined rest position substantially halfway between two extreme positions namely a valve closed position and a valve open position. An electromagnetic unit has a ferromagnetic core placed on both sides of the armature and a power supply circuit. The power circuit calculates the velocity with which the armature approaches each of its extreme positions by measuring the current flowing through the electromagnetic unit and it applies a current to the electromagnetic unit which servo-controls variation of the velocity for compliance with a determined reference profile.

Abstract: The module including an aluminum-based metal substrate (10) and at least one copper-based bar (12) constituting an equipotential connection which is fixed to the substrate via an insulating layer. A power component (16) is in direct contact with the bar via a surface area that is smaller than the area of the insulating layer. A printed circuit card (18) mounted on the bar(s) and projecting therefrom carries low heat-dissipation components of the module.

Abstract: A cross linkable composition includes a copolymer part being composed of a copolymer of ethylene and an organic acid salt of an alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl radical including 26% to 42% by weight of monomer, representing 50% to 90% by weight of the polymer phase; and an acrylonitrile-butadiene copolymer having 25% to 50% by weight acrylonitrile, representing 10% to 50% by weight of the polymer phase. It further has carbon black having a specific surface area of less than 170 m2/g, representing 40% to 75% by weight of the polymer phase and additives such as antioxidants, anti-coppers, peroxides, silanes, in quantities that generally remain below 5% of the polymer phase.

Abstract: The device for measurement of current exchanged between a battery (1) and electrical circuits (19) of a portable telephone includes a current sensor (21), connecting the battery (1) to the circuits (19), connected to a first input (22) of first integrating circuits (22-27), integrating the current measurement and controlling a comparator (28, 29, 34) detecting the crossing of a high threshold (Vs+) through the integral of the current and applying to a second input (23) of the first integrating circuits (22-27) a calibrated feedback signal to recall below the high threshold (Vs+), second integrating circuits (12-17) to integrate the feedback signals, providing a measurement of the current exchanged. The invention applies well to mobile telephones.

Abstract: The motor has a stator and a rotor. One of the elements has coils constituting a three-phase winding and an electronic control module having inputs connected to rotor position sensors and to a speed reference signal (Vc), and including a power circuit for powering the phases from a DC source under the control of a processor. The processor causes the phases to be powered at variable duty ratio so as to regulate speed in a first mode without overlap in time between the periods in which the various phases are powered with voltage pulses, and in a second mode in which there is 33% overlap of power to two phases, and it causes a changeover from the first mode to the second mode when the duty ratio reaches a predetermined value lying in the range 70% to 100%, and a changeover from the second mode to the first mode when the duty ratio falls below another predetermined value.

Abstract: Detection and transmission modules respectively fitted on several wheels of the vehicle are set up to transmit a detection signal incorporating an indication of a state of the wheel. The sensed signal is compared with several waveforms, respectively stored in relation to wheel positions, in order to select a wheel position for which the stored waveform matches the sensed signal. After pre-processing the sensed signal and identifying extrema of the pre-processed signal, the comparison between the sensed signal and a waveform comprises applying a time transform to the pre-processed signal to align first and second extrema of the pre-processed signal with first and second extrema of said waveform and computing a distance between the transformed signal and said waveform. The wheel position selected is the one for which the computed distance is minimum.

Abstract: The apparatus for estimating the richness of the mixture admitted into each of the n combustion chambers of an engine having injectors comprises a sensor (26) supplying an output signal that varies in substantially linear manner with richness and that is placed at the junction point between the exhausts from the chambers, and also comprises calculation means. These means store a model of the behavior of the exhaust at the junction point based on the assumption that the richness at the junction point is a weighted sum of contributions from the exhausts from the individual chambers, with the weighting coefficient being smaller with increasing age of the combustion in the chamber, and serving on each pass through top dead center to estimate the air/fuel ratio on the basis of the measured values and of the model.

Abstract: In order to prevent microcurvatures in the optical fibers when the cable is subjected to temperature variations in the range from approximately −40° C. to approximately +85° C., a cable with N optical fibers (FO) each having a core (1) and a coating (2) with coefficients of thermal expansion/compression &agr;1 and &agr;2, Young's modulus in traction E1 and E2 and sections S1 and S2 comprises a retaining sheath (3) enveloping the optical fibers buried in a filling material (4) having a coefficient of thermal expansion/compression &agr;4, Young's modulus in traction E4 and section S4. The sheath (3) satisfies the condition: (&agr;3.E3.S3)≦[(&agr;1.E1.S1)+(&agr;2.E2.S2)](N/14)+(&agr;4.E.4.S4) in which &agr;3, E3 and S3 are respectively the coefficient of thermal expansion/compression, the Young's modulus in traction and the section of the sheath.

Abstract: In order to prevent microcurvatures in the optical fibers when the cable is subjected to temperature variations in the range from approximately −40° C. to approximately +85° C., a cable with N optical fibers (FO) each having a core (1) and a coating (2) with coefficients of thermal expansion/compression &agr;1 and &agr;2, Young's modulus in traction E1 and E2 and sections S1 and S2 comprises a retaining sheath (3) enveloping the optical fibers buried in a filling material (4) having a coefficient of thermal expansion/compression &agr;4, Young's modulus in traction E4 and section S4.

Abstract: The leakage current in a circuit for charging a battery is eliminated by placing a switch in series with the resistor connecting the emitter and the base of a transistor. When this switch is open the current can no longer flow through and there is therefore no longer any leakage current. This switch is controlled by a microprocessor through a bus and the battery can be charged in pulsed mode. Furthermore, the circuit has no protection diode against reverse voltage and over voltage.

Abstract: The electrical link device comprises an enclosure (1, 9) containing a fluid insulator (2), a conductive link bar (3) disposed inside the enclosure and having one end fixed in leakproof manner to an insulating elastomer sleeve (12) that passes through the wall of the enclosure in leakproof manner, the link bar (3) being connected inside the enclosure to a pluggable connection member (6) surrounded by a conductive screen (15), the elastomer sleeve (12) also including a conductive deflector (16) flush with the inside surface of the insulating sleeve at a distance from the conductive screen (15).

Abstract: To enable the insertion of an integrated circuit (8) between the contact terminals of a smart card (4) connecter (3) in a mobile telephone (1) and to simplify the manufacture of such a connector, an unoccupied location (7) is produced by making the connector out of two elements (5, 6), each supporting a group of flat contact terminals (3 1-3 3, 3 4-3 6) with contact surfaces (4 1-4 3, 4 4, 4 6) of the smart card.

Abstract: A radio-telephone terminal includes connection structure which connects to a radio-telephone network, a telephone handset and a data adaptation circuit arranged to be connected to a data transmission apparatus. The adaptation circuit is integrated into the terminal and can include a microprocessor arranged to manage vocal telephone communications and the data passing through the adaptation circuit.