Abstract: A combined mixer and filter circuitry is disclosed. The combined mixer and filter circuitry comprises a mixer comprising a first input, a second input and an output. The combined mixer and filter circuitry further comprises a filter comprising an active inductor and a first capacitor. The active inductor comprises a transistor having a first terminal, a second terminal and a third terminal and a resistor connected between the first terminal of the transistor and a voltage potential. The first capacitor is connected between the third terminal and a signal ground and the second terminal of the transistor is connected to the second input of the mixer.

Abstract: A switch assembly includes a PIN diode connected between an antenna port and a receive port, a first shunt FET device connected between the receive port and ground, a first series FET device connected between the antenna port and a transmit port, a second shunt FET device connected between the transmit port and ground, and a plurality of bias control contacts configured to receive a corresponding plurality of bias control voltages to forward bias the first shunt FET device and the first series FET device into an ON state and to reverse bias the PIN diode and the second shunt FET device into an OFF state in a transmit mode, and to reverse bias the first shunt FET device and the first series FET device into the OFF state and to forward bias the PIN diode and the second shunt FET device into the ON state in a receive mode.

Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling power flow to and from an energy storage system are provided. One energy storage system includes an energy storage device and a bidirectional inverter configured to control a flow of power into or out of the energy storage device via a plurality of phases. The energy storage system further includes a controller configured to control the bidirectional inverter based on a load condition on one or more phases. The controller is configured to control the bidirectional inverter to store power generated by a generator set in the energy storage device and transmit power from the energy storage device to a load driven by the generator set in response to detecting a load imbalance between the phases.

Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods for power demand management are described herein. In some embodiments the system uses demand response bidding to reduce or increase the load of a power system. Day ahead or real-time bids may be performed. In other embodiments, a virtual power plant is disclosed that dynamically aggregates multiple power assets to provide demand response services, frequency response services, and fast ramp services to the grid.

Abstract: Disclosures herein are related to improving energy transfer with vehicles.

Abstract: A multilayer filter may include a plurality of dielectric layers stacked in a Z-direction. A first conductive layer may overlie one of the dielectric layers, and a second conductive layer may overlie another of the dielectric layers and be spaced apart from the first conductive layer in the Z-direction. A first via may be connected with the second conductive layer at a first location. A second via may be connected with the second conductive layer at a second location that is spaced apart in a first direction from the first location. The first conductive layer may overlap the second conductive layer at an overlapping area to form a capacitor. At least a portion of the overlapping area may be located between the first location and the second location in the first direction. The second conductive layer may be free of via connections that intersect the overlapping area.

Abstract: A high frequency generator having dual outputs comprises: a high frequency amplifying unit configured to amplify a DC voltage of a predetermined level, and output a first and a second high frequency amplification signal; a combiner configured to combine the first high frequency amplification signal and the second high frequency amplification signal, and output a high frequency power signal; a high frequency sensor disposed on output side of the combiner, configured to detect an electrical signal flowing the output side of the combiner, and output an electrical detection signal; a controller configured to output multiple control signals by using an externally applied control signal and the electrical detection signal; and a switching unit disposed between the combiner and the plasma chamber, and controlled by a switching control signal outputted from the controller to output the high frequency power signal to a first high frequency power output signal through a first output terminal and to output the high freq

Abstract: Recharging of battery backup units in a power supply system employs sequences of charging cycles segments and non-charging segments to reduce the additional power draw induced by recharging of the battery backup units. A method of operating a power supply system includes independently controlling recharging of battery backup units by using respective sequences first BBU charging segments and first BBU non-charging segments so that at least one of the charging segments for one of the battery backup units overlaps one of the non-charging segments of another of the battery backup units.

Abstract: A source injection mixer includes an FET, an IF matching circuit between an IF port and a gate of the FET, and that matches impedance of the IF port and impedance of the gate as viewed from the IF port, a shorting stub of which one end is connected to a source of the FET and another end is grounded, and shorter than ¼ of an electric length at a frequency of LO signals, an LO matching circuit between an LO port and the source of the FET, and that matches impedance of the LO port and impedance of the source as viewed from the LO port, and an RF matching circuit between an RF port and a drain of the FET, and that matches impedance of the RF port and impedance of the drain as viewed from the RF port.

Abstract: A circuit includes a first inverter and a second inverter. The first inverter is coupled to an input terminal. The input terminal receives an input signal varying in a first voltage domain. The second inverter is coupled between the first inverter and an output terminal. The second inverter generates an output signal varying in a second voltage domain. The first inverter includes a first PMOS transistor and a first NMOS transistor. The first PMOS transistor is biased by a first input tracking signal generated from the input signal. The first input tracking signal varies in a third voltage domain. The first NMOS transistor is biased by a second input tracking signal generated from the input signal. The second input tracking signal varies in the second voltage domain.

Abstract: A microwave-rectifying circuit for rectifying AC power is equipped with: an input line into which AC power is inputted; multiple branch lines which branch off from the branching point on the output side of the input line into n lines; rectifiers which rectify the AC power flowing through the branch lines and are positioned in each of the multiple branch lines; and phase shift units which are provided upstream from the rectifier in at least n?1 branch lines among the multiple branch lines, and shift the phase of the AC power in a manner such that relative to the AC power which flows through one branch line and arrives at the corresponding rectifier, the AC power which flows through each of the other n?1 branch lines and arrives at the corresponding rectifier exhibits a phase difference of k×180/n°.

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a power converter that converts supplied direct current power and supplies the converted direct current power to a load device. A first voltage detector detects a first voltage that is a voltage of the power supply line. A second voltage detector detects a second voltage that is a voltage of the power converter on a side where a power supply source is provided. When a first contactor is closed and brought into a state allowing current to flow through the first contactor, if a decreasing amount of the first voltage from a first time ago to a present time is greater than or equal to a first threshold and a decreasing amount of the second voltage from a second time ago to the present time is greater than or equal to a second threshold, a contactor controller opens the first contactor.

Abstract: A front end module includes: a first antenna terminal; a second antenna terminal; a switch including a plurality of first side terminals on a first side and a plurality of second side terminals on a side opposite to the first side, each of the first side terminals being connected to one of the first antenna terminal and the second antenna terminal; a first filter connected to the first antenna terminal; a second filter connected to the first antenna terminal; a third filter connected to one of the second side terminals; and a fourth filter connected to one of the second side terminals. The third filter and the fourth filter are connected to one of the first antenna terminal and the second antenna terminal.

Abstract: A phase shifter and a liquid crystal antenna are provided. The phase shifter includes a first substrate and a second substrate opposite to each other, and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate includes a first base plate and a first electrode at a side of the first base plate proximal to the liquid crystal layer. The second substrate includes a second base plate and a second electrode at a side of the second base plate proximal to the liquid crystal layer. The phase shifter further includes an auxiliary capacitor connected to the first electrode.

Abstract: A reconfigurable analog filter includes a transimpedance amplifier configured to convert a current signal into a voltage signal, an input capacitor configured to form a current-mode low pass filter together with an input impedance of the transimpedance amplifier, a variable load circuit including at least one switch configured to selectively close a circuit path to provide a resistor and/or a capacitor as a load of the transimpedance amplifier according to a control signal, and a low pass filter configured to filter the voltage signal.

Abstract: Provided is an energy level conversion circuit for a portable energy storage apparatus, and includes a motherboard circuit to connect a plurality of sub-board circuits in series through female connectors, wherein the sub-board circuits receive input of direct current (DC) power, convert it to a preset energy level and output it, and the sub-board circuits connected or inserted into the motherboard circuit through the female connectors, and including a switching unit which is switched by a pair of switching pulses (P1, P2) applied from the motherboard circuit, so that when each switching transistor (Q1, Q2) is on/off, power transformed through a transformer is outputted through secondary side transformer tap connection terminals (T1, T2), wherein the sub-board circuits are connected in series through a female connector unit of the motherboard circuit, so that DC power whose energy level is converted as much as the number of the sub-board circuits is outputted through the motherboard circuit.

Abstract: A voltage equalization method for use in a radiofrequency switch having multiple transistors connected in series and the radiofrequency switch. In the voltage equalization method, capacitors are additionally provided as parasitic capacitances between source electrodes and drain electrodes of transistors (M1-MN) connected in series to compose a radiofrequency switch, and voltage drop uniformity is implemented for the transistors (M1-MN) by adjusting the parasitic capacitances of the transistors (M1-MN). By means of different combinations of the positions, sizes, and spacing of metal bars on a first metal layer (1) and on a second metal layer (2), the parasitic capacitances between the source electrodes and the drain electrodes of the transistors (M1-MN) can be finely adjusted, thus increasing the voltage drop uniformity of the transistors (M1-MN). The method uses less transistors to accomplish the design of the radiofrequency switch.

Abstract: A first filter of a multiplexer includes a ladder filter structure of acoustic wave resonators. An imaginary line obtained by connecting second ends of electrode fingers included in one comb-shaped electrode among a pair of comb-shaped electrodes of each resonator intersects a reference line that is a straight line extending in an acoustic wave propagation direction. When an angle defined by the reference line and the imaginary line of a first series resonator is represented by a first slant angle, an angle defined by the reference line and the imaginary line of a parallel resonator is represented by a second slant angle, and an angle defined by the reference line and the imaginary line of acoustic wave resonators is represented by a third slant angle, at least one of the first slant angle and the second slant angle is larger than the third slant angle.

Abstract: An signal switching integrated-circuit die includes an array of switch cells, control signal contacts, data input contacts and data output contacts. Switch control signals are received from an external control-signal source via respective control signal contacts, inbound data signals are received from one or more external data-signal sources via respective data input contacts and outbound data signals are conveyed to one or more external data-signal destinations via respective data output contacts. The array of switch cells receives the control signals directly from the control signal contacts and response to the control signals by switchably interconnecting the data input contacts with selected ones of the data output contacts.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods of assembling a resonator, and methods of tuning a resonator are provided. An example apparatus may include at least one resonator, at least one input tap coupled to the at least one resonator via capacitive coupling, and at least one tuning element that comprises at least one plate of material. At least a portion of the at least one tuning element may be configured to be positioned between the at least one resonator and the at least one input tap. The at least one tuning element may be configured to be positioned between the at least one resonator and the at least one input tap by at least one spring retention element.