Abstract: Electric machines and related methods are generally described. In some embodiments, an electric machine may be integrated with a thermal management system for high specific power output performance. The construction and operational parameters of the systems may be 5 precisely designed to achieve high specific power outputs between 10 kW/kg and 25 KW/kg. The thermal management system may include a heat exchanger integrated directly into the electric machine for enhanced thermal transport out of the system. A fluid (e.g., air) may flow through various flow paths throughout the system to increase cooling of the system.

Abstract: An amplifier circuit is provided for amplifying a radio frequency signal within one frame of a radio frequency signal by using multiple discrete voltages supplied from the tracker circuit. The amplifier circuit includes a power amplifier and an RC series circuit including a resistor and a capacitor that are connected in series between the ground and a voltage supply path between the tracker circuit and the power amplifier.

Abstract: A tracker circuit includes a pre-regulator circuit configured to convert an input voltage into a regulated voltage using a power inductor, a switched-capacitor circuit configured to generate a plurality of discrete voltages, based on the regulated voltage, and a power modulation circuit configured to select at least one voltage from the plurality of discrete voltages and output the at least one voltage to a first output terminal. Further, the tracker circuit includes one or more bypass paths configured to bypass at least the switched-capacitor circuit and the power modulation circuit, and to provide a second supply voltage from the pre-regulator circuit to a second output terminal, the second supply voltage is output by the second output terminal.

Abstract: In an exemplary aspect, a tracker circuit is provided that includes a first switch circuit configured to generate a plurality of discrete voltages, based on an input voltage, a second switch circuit configured to select at least a first voltage from the plurality of discrete voltages as a supply voltage, a filter circuit that is connected to the second switch circuit and is configured to filter the supply voltage and generate a filtered supply voltage that is provided to an amplifier via a voltage supply path between the filter circuit and the amplifier, and a third switch circuit including a capacitor and a switch that are connected in series between a ground and the voltage supply path.

Abstract: A tracker module includes a module laminate configured to provide interconnections to circuit components arranged on the module laminate, at least one integrated circuit arranged on the module laminate, and a first output terminal and a plurality of second output terminals that are configured to output signals externally of the tracker module. The at least one integrated circuit includes a first supply modulator and at least one switch in a switched-capacitor circuit. The switched-capacitor circuit is configured to generate a plurality of discrete voltages, the plurality of discrete voltages being supplied to the plurality of second output terminals to output. The first supply modulator is configured to generate a first power supply by selecting at least one of the plurality of discrete voltages, the first power supply is provided to the first output terminal to output.

Abstract: A power supply circuit includes a switched-capacitor circuit configured to generate, based on an input voltage, a plurality of discrete voltages; a first supply modulator configured to select, based on a first envelope signal of a first radio frequency signal, at least a first discrete voltage from the plurality of discrete voltages to output to a first power amplifier; and a second supply modulator configured to select, based on a second envelope signal of a second radio frequency signal, at least a second discrete voltage from the plurality of discrete voltages to output to a second power amplifier. The first power amplifier is configured to amplify the first radio frequency signal. The second power amplifier is configured to amplify the second radio frequency signal. The first radio frequency signal is a cellular network signal. The second radio frequency signal is a wireless local area network signal.

Abstract: A hockey skate includes a fiber-reinforced, composite frame, or an injected plastic frame, including a boot form and integral pedestals that serve as a blade-holder. The pedestals are integral with the bottom of the boot sole and are optionally spaced relatively far apart to provide a long span between them. An optional bridge assembly may be used to connect the blade to the pedestals. The bridge assembly may provide increased stiffness and vibration damping, as well as customized fit options.

Abstract: A hockey skate includes a fiber-reinforced, composite frame, or an injected plastic frame, including a boot form and integral pedestals that serve as a blade-holder. The pedestals are integral with the bottom of the boot sole and are optionally spaced relatively far apart to provide a long span between them. An optional bridge assembly may be used to connect the blade to the pedestals. The bridge assembly may provide increased stiffness and vibration damping, as well as customized fit options.

Abstract: A hockey skate includes a fiber-reinforced, composite frame, or an injected plastic frame, including a boot form and integral pedestals that serve as a blade-holder. The pedestals are integral with the bottom of the boot sole and are optionally spaced relatively far apart to provide a long span between them. An optional bridge assembly may be used to connect the blade to the pedestals. The bridge assembly may provide increased stiffness and vibration damping, as well as customized fit options.

Abstract: A hockey skate includes a fiber-reinforced, composite frame, or an injected plastic frame, including a boot form and integral pedestals that serve as a blade-holder. The pedestals are integral with the bottom of the boot sole and are optionally spaced relatively far apart to provide a long span between them. An optional bridge assembly may be used to connect the blade to the pedestals. The bridge assembly may provide increased stiffness and vibration damping, as well as customized fit options.

Abstract: A hockey skate includes a fiber-reinforced, composite frame, or an injected plastic frame, including a boot form and integral pedestals that serve as a blade-holder. The pedestals are integral with the bottom of the boot sole and are optionally spaced relatively far apart to provide a long span between them. An optional bridge assembly may be used to connect the blade to the pedestals. The bridge assembly may provide increased stiffness and vibration damping, as well as customized fit options.

Abstract: A hockey skate includes a fiber-reinforced, composite frame, or an injected plastic frame, including a boot form and integral pedestals that serve as a blade-holder. The pedestals are integral with the bottom of the boot sole and are optionally spaced relatively far apart to provide a long span between them. An optional bridge assembly may be used to connect the blade to the pedestals. The bridge assembly may provide increased stiffness and vibration damping, as well as customized fit options.

Abstract: An emergency lighting power supply includes a rechargeable battery; ballast circuitry configured to supply power to an external light, battery charging circuitry configured to charge the battery, and a controller. The controller determines an amount of time the rechargeable battery has discharged to supply power, via the ballast circuitry, to the external light. If the amount of time is less than a threshold, the controller causes the battery charging circuitry to supply a first current to charge the battery for a first charging period that is proportional to the amount of time, and causes the battery charging circuitry to supply a second current to charge the battery subsequent to the end of the first charging period.

Abstract: SSC energy buffer circuit includes a switching network and a plurality of energy storage capacitors. The switching network may operate at a relatively low switching frequency and can take advantage of soft charging of the energy storage capacitors to reduce loss. Efficiency of the SSC energy buffer circuit can be extremely high compared with the efficiency of other energy buffer circuits. The SSC energy buffer architecture exhibits losses that scale with the amount of energy buffered, such that a relatively high efficiency can be achieved across a desired operating range. Improvements in SSC energy buffer circuits include, in various implementations, the use of ground reference gate drive, the elimination of a separate precharge circuit through control of at least a portion of the switches of the SSC energy buffer circuit, and/or optimized ratio of capacitance values of two or more capacitors in an SSC energy buffer circuit.

Abstract: A hockey skate includes a fiber-reinforced, composite frame, or an injected plastic frame, including a boot form and integral pedestals that serve as a blade-holder. The pedestals are integral with the bottom of the boot sole and are optionally spaced relatively far apart to provide a long span between them. An optional bridge assembly may be used to connect the blade to the pedestals. The bridge assembly may provide increased stiffness and vibration damping, as well as customized fit options.

Abstract: An emergency lighting power supply includes a rechargeable battery; ballast circuitry configured to supply power to an external light, battery charging circuitry configured to charge the battery, and a controller. The controller determines an amount of time the rechargeable battery has discharged to supply power, via the ballast circuitry, to the external light. If the amount of time is less than a threshold, the controller causes the battery charging circuitry to supply a first current to charge the battery for a first charging period that is proportional to the amount of time, and causes the battery charging circuitry to supply a second current to charge the battery subsequent to the end of the first charging period.

Abstract: An emergency lighting power supply includes a rechargeable battery; ballast circuitry configured to supply power to an external light, battery charging circuitry configured to charge the battery, and a controller. The controller determines an amount of time the rechargeable battery has discharged to supply power, via the ballast circuitry, to the external light. If the amount of time is less than a threshold, the controller causes the battery charging circuitry to supply a first current to charge the battery for a first charging period that is proportional to the amount of time, and causes the battery charging circuitry to supply a second current to charge the battery subsequent to the end of the first charging period.

Abstract: High power output may be obtained from a photovoltaic (PV) system by controlling each photovoltaic cell of a solar array individually to operate at its maximum power point. Each cell may have associated power electronics and control circuitry that may be integrated together on a chip which may be advantageously implemented in CMOS, enabling reductions in cost and size. A perturb and observe algorithm may be used to find the maximum power point by measuring the power produced at different operating points, and modifying the operating point in the direction of increased power production. In one aspect, performance of a perturb and observe algorithm may be improved in the presence of noise.

Abstract: An emergency lighting power supply includes a rechargeable battery; ballast circuitry configured to supply power to an external light, battery charging circuitry configured to charge the battery, and a controller. The controller determines an amount of time the rechargeable battery has discharged to supply power, via the ballast circuitry, to the external light. If the amount of time is less than a threshold, the controller causes the battery charging circuitry to supply a first current to charge the battery for a first charging period that is proportional to the amount of time, and causes the battery charging circuitry to supply a second current to charge the battery subsequent to the end of the first charging period.

Abstract: A hockey skate includes a fiber-reinforced, composite frame, or an injected plastic frame, including a boot form and integral pedestals that serve as a blade-holder. The pedestals are integral with the bottom of the boot sole and are optionally spaced relatively far apart to provide a long span between them. An optional bridge assembly may be used to connect the blade to the pedestals. The bridge assembly may provide increased stiffness and vibration damping, as well as customized fit options.