Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that operate to correct the electrical characteristics of an electric distribution system based on analysis at a particular point in the system, for example, at a customer's meter. To do so, the subject characteristic may be measured at the meter. The subject characteristic may be provided to a power inverter controller, which responds by modifying the characteristic of the inverter output to achieve the desired measurement at the meter.

Abstract: Exemplary substrate support assemblies may include an electrostatic chuck body defining a substrate support surface. The support assemblies may include a support stem coupled with the electrostatic chuck body. The support assemblies may include an electrode embedded within the electrostatic chuck body proximate the substrate support surface. The support assemblies may include a ground electrode embedded within the electrostatic chuck body. The support assemblies may include one or more channels formed within the electrostatic chuck body between the electrode and the ground electrode.

Abstract: A semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type is coated with a semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type. A buried region of the second conductivity type is formed an interface between the semiconductor substrate and the semiconductor layer. First and second wells of the first conductivity type are provided in the semiconductor layer. A second region of the second conductivity type is formed in the first well. A third region of the second conductivity type is formed in the second well. The first well, the semiconducting layer, the second well and the third region form a first lateral thyristor. The second well, the semiconductor layer, the first well and the second region form a second lateral thyristor. The buried region and semiconductor substrate form a zener diode which sets the trigger voltage for the lateral thyristors.

Abstract: A switching power regulator and method for recovering the regulator from an unregulated state while preventing overshoot of an output voltage is provided. The regulator includes a dropout detector, a sample-and-hold circuit, a voltage offset circuit and a soft start circuit. When the regulator enters an unregulated state, the dropout detector detects when a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal stops toggling. The sample-and-hold circuit and soft start circuit are used to effectively clamp the voltage at the output of an error amplifier. This causes the output of the error amplifier to regulate around a desired voltage so that the regulator recovers from the unregulated state with little or no overshoot of the output voltage. In another embodiment, a method for recovering from the unregulated state is provided.

Abstract: A controller of a current resonance switching power supply apparatus configured to supply a constant output voltage to a load. The current resonance switching power supply apparatus includes a resonance circuit, and generates a feedback signal indicative of an error between the output voltage and a target voltage. The controller includes a load current detection circuit that receives a part of a resonance current of the resonance circuit, performs averaging and outputs a load current signal, and a standby detection circuit that receives the feedback signal and the load current signal, and determines that the load is in a standby mode upon detecting that the load current signal is lower than a first threshold and the feedback signal is lower than a second threshold, and is in a normal mode upon detecting that the feedback signal continues to be higher than the second threshold for more than a predetermined time.

Abstract: Three-phase interleaved LLC and CLLC resonant converters, with integrated magnetics, are described. In various examples, the primary sides of the phases in the converters rely upon a half-bridge configuration and include resonant networks coupled to each other in delta-connected or common Y-node configurations. The secondary sides of the phases can rely upon a full-bridge configurations and are coupled in parallel. In one example, the transformers of the phases in the converters are integrated into one magnetic core. By changing the interleaving structure between the primary and secondary windings in the transformers, resonant inductors of the phases can also be integrated into the same magnetic core. A multi-layer PCB can be used as the windings for the integrated magnetics.

Abstract: An overvoltage protection apparatus and method. The overvoltage protection apparatus includes: a determining unit, having an input end connected to an input end of the apparatus and an output end connected to an input end of a soft-start unit, and configured to determine whether an input voltage at the input end of the apparatus exceeds a preset protection voltage; and the soft-start unit, having an input end connected to the input end of the apparatus and an output end connected to an output end of the apparatus, where if the determining unit determines that the input voltage does not exceed the preset protection voltage and remains stable in a preset delay time, the soft-start unit delivers the input voltage to the output end of the apparatus; and otherwise, the soft-start unit does not deliver a voltage signal to the output end of the apparatus.

Abstract: Holding apparatus 100 for electrostatic holding of component 1, in particular a silicon wafer, includes plate-type base body 10 with plurality of projecting burls 11, the front surfaces 12 of which span a burl support plane for component 1, and electrode device 20 arranged in layered form in spacings between burls 11 and has plastic insulating layer 21 connected with base body 10, electrode layer 22 and dielectric layer 23, whereby electrode layer 22 is arranged between insulating layer 21 and dielectric layer 23, whereby a predetermined gap spacing A is set between the burl support plane and a top side of dielectric layer 23, and dielectric layer 23 includes an inorganic dielectric and is embedded at least in part into insulating layer 21. Methods for producing holding apparatus 100 for electrostatic holding of component 1, in particular a silicon wafer, are also described.

Abstract: A stator of a rotating electric machine includes a stator and a stator coil. The stator core has a plurality of slots. The stator coil is inserted into the plurality of slots. The stator coil includes two or more conductors. The two or more conductors are arranged such that a gap is generated between adjacent crossing conductors, the gap having a shape of a parallelogram.

Abstract: In a method for controlling a relay with a relay contact, switching as an opening operation or a closing operation at the relay is temporally captured with respect to accurate opening or closing of the relay contact in comparison with a switching voltage zero crossing of a switching voltage to be switched. An actual switching time is determined and is corrected by means of further capturing of switching operations. A microcontroller is used for this purpose, and the signals can be digitally captured, that is to say at an A/D input.

Abstract: Provided is an arc protection system in which an arc remover does not operate in a case of a phase-to-phase short circuit fault or a ground/earth fault among arc faults in a distribution panel, the arc protection system including a sensor configured to sense an arc fault of a distribution panel, an arc removing unit configured to ground a fault current, and a control unit connected to the sensor and configured to measure a short circuit current value of the distribution panel, wherein when the arc fault is sensed and the short circuit current value corresponds to a three-phase short circuit current, the control unit drives the arc removing unit, and when the short circuit current value is smaller than the three-phase short circuit current, the control unit does not drive the arc removing unit.

Abstract: Provided is multi-phase interleaving control in a power supply device, the control allowing the pulse widths ?T of respective phases to overlap one another, so as to be adaptable to wideband pulse power control. In applying dead beat control to the multi-phase interleaving, constant current control is performed using combined current of the respective phase current values, and the pulse widths ?T(k) is computed under this constant current control, thereby preventing variation of the pulse widths ?T(k) between the phases, and achieving stable power control. Accordingly, the pulse power control becomes adaptable to wideband. Furthermore, wideband control is possible also in two-level pulse power control that performs control by switching at high frequency between High-level power and Low-level power.

Abstract: A stator assembly including at least one pair of c-shaped stator cores, each c-shaped stator core having a bobbin, and a winding wound around each bobbin, wherein the windings on each adjacent pair of c-shaped stator cores are wound in opposite directions.

Abstract: A voltage regulator system includes a switch system including a power switch to conduct an output current through an inductor based on an input voltage and a switching signal to generate an output voltage at a load. A feedback system generates a PWM signal based on the output voltage and based on a variable reference voltage. A gate driver system generates the switching signal based on the PWM signal. The gate driver system controls the switch system to increase the output voltage at output voltage slopes in each of startup stages during startup of the voltage regulator system. A sampling system samples the output current and the output voltage during the startup of the voltage regulator system to measure each slope of the output voltage slopes at each of the respective startup stages during the startup of the voltage regulator system.

Abstract: The invention relates to a synchronous converter (10) comprising a transformer (11A, 11B) having a predefined winding ratio, which couples a supply-side (12) and a load side (13) of the synchronous converter (10), which are each allocated limit current intensities (15?, 15?, 24?, 24?); detection means (14), which are configured to detect a current intensity (15) on one side (12) from the supply side (12) and the load side (13); conversion means (16), which are configured to provide the limit current intensities (24?, 24?) from the other side (13) from the supply-side (12) and the load side (13), converted via the predefined winding ratio, as corresponding limit current intensities (15*, 15**) on the one side (12); and comparison means (17), which are configured to compare the detected current intensity (15) with the limit current intensities (15?, 15?) of the one side (12) and with the corresponding limit current intensities (15*, 15**) on the one side (12).

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a first domain including a first high power source line, a first low power source line, and a first power clamp circuit; a second domain including a second high power source line, a second low power source line, and a second power clamp circuit; a third power clamp circuit provided between the second high power source line and the first low power source line; a first relay circuit that receives a signal from the first domain and outputs the signal to the second domain; and a second relay circuit that receives a signal from the second domain and outputs the signal to the first domain, wherein the first relay circuit and the second relay circuit have a circuit portion that is connected to the second high power source line and the first low power source line.

Abstract: A switched mode power converter has an energy transfer element that delivers an output signal to a load. A power switching device coupled to the primary side of the energy transfer element regulates a transfer of energy to the load. A secondary controller is coupled to receive a feedback signal and output a pulsed signal in response thereto. A primary controller is coupled to receive the pulsed signal and output a drive signal in response thereto, the drive signal being coupled to control switching of the power switching device. A compensation circuit generates an adaptively compensated signal synchronous with the pulsed signal. The adaptively compensated signal has a parameter that is adaptively adjusted in response to a comparison of the feedback signal with a threshold reference signal. The parameter converges towards a final value that produces a desired level of the output signal.

Abstract: A mobile electrostatic carrier (MESC) provides a structural platform to temporarily bond a semiconductive wafer and can be used to transport the semiconductive wafer or be used to perform manufacturing processes on the semiconductive wafer. The MESC uses a plurality of electrostatic field generating (EFG) circuits to generate electrostatic fields across the MESC that allow the MESC to bond to compositional impurities within the semiconductive wafer. A dielectric thin film is superimposed across the bonding surface of MESC in order to adjust the relative permittivity between the semiconductive wafer to the MESC. This adjustment in the relative permittivity allows the MESC to further adhere the semiconductive wafer to the MESC.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrostatic chuck includes a ceramic dielectric substrate, a base plate, and a first porous part. The ceramic dielectric substrate has a first major surface and a second major surface. The base plate supports the ceramic dielectric substrate and includes a gas feed channel. The first porous part is provided between the base plate and the first major surface. The ceramic dielectric substrate includes a first hole part. The first porous part includes a porous section, and a first compact section being more compact than the porous section. As projected on a plane perpendicular to a first direction from the base plate to the ceramic dielectric substrate, the first compact section is configured to overlap the first hole part, and the porous section is configured not to overlap the first hole part.

Abstract: The earth leakage circuit breaker of the present disclosure includes a leakage current detection unit outputting a leakage current detection signal; a conversion unit outputting the leakage current magnitude of a fundamental wave component, a ratio of a third harmonic component, and a ratio of a positive pole peak current value to a negative pole peak current value; and a control unit comparing the leakage current magnitude of a fundamental wave component, the ratio of a third harmonic component, and the ratio of a positive pole peak current value to a negative pole peak current value with predetermined reference values to determine whether a leakage current of the alternating current component is generated or a leakage current of the direct current component is generated and to thereby output a trip control signal when it is determined that the leakage current of the direct current or alternating current component is generated.