Abstract: A power supply and method of controlling power supplied to a light source are disclosed. The power supply includes a dimming-control voltage generator configured to generate a dimming-control voltage based on first and second adjustment values; a dimming controller configured to output a dimming control signal for controlling analog dimming and pulse width modulation (PWM) dimming of a light source based on the dimming-control voltage; and a driver configured to control the analog dimming and the PWM dimming of the light source based on the dimming control signal.

Abstract: Provided are a display system including a plurality of display apparatuses and a control method of the same. The display system including a plurality of display apparatuses comprises a first display apparatus configured to display an image to constitute a multi-screen, and receive power from a single power source; and a second display apparatus configured to display an image to constitute the multi-screen, and receive power from the single power source, wherein the second display apparatus starts operation after the first display apparatus enters a normal driving state.

Abstract: Disclosed is a display apparatus including an image processor configured to process an image signal, a display configured to display an image based on the image signal, a controller configured to control the display of the image, and a power supply configured to supply actuating power to the controller, the power supply including a power circuit configured to receive alternating current (AC) power and output the actuating power by a switching mode, a noise reducer configured to reduce high-frequency noise due to the switching mode, and a discharging circuit configured to supply a residual voltage of the noise reducer to the power circuit when the AC power is input, and discharge the residual voltage of the noise reducer when the AC power is shut off. Thus, it is possible to decrease power consumption caused when the residual voltage of the noise reducer is discharged.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for supplying power to an electronic device are provided. The apparatus includes a power converter, a main converter, and a sub converter. The power converts includes a rectifier configured to convert alternating current (AC) power into direct current (DC) power, and a smoothing condenser connected to an output terminal of the rectifier. The main converter is connected with an output terminal of the power converter and configured to supply power to a first component of the electronic device. The sub converter is connected with the output terminal of the power converter, and configured to supply power to components other than the first component, and to stop supplying the power in response to a momentary power interruption or a voltage dip occurring in the AC power.

Abstract: A power supply configured to include a switch which performs a switching operation in accordance with a preset period in a standby mode, a transformer which supplies voltage from a primary side to a secondary side in response to the switching operation of the switch, and a constant-voltage controller which controls voltage supplied to the system by regulating the voltage at the secondary side of the transformer, the constant-voltage controller including a blocking diode which shuts off current flowing from an output of the power supply to the constant-voltage controller in an off-section of the switch. Thus, the power consumption is decreased in the off-section, thereby having an effect on reducing the standby power.

Abstract: Disclosed are a two-stage noise filter, in which two filters are integrated, and an electronic device including the same. The two-stage noise filter includes a core configured to include a primary side and a secondary side opposite to the primary side; a first filter configured to include a first coil wound on the primary side of the core and a second coil wound on the secondary side of the core; a second filter configured to include a third coil wound on the primary side of the core in series with the first coil and a fourth coil wound on the secondary side of the core in series with the second coil; and an impedance balancer configured to keep a balance of impedance between the first and second filters.

Abstract: A display apparatus, a power supply and a power supply method are disclosed. A power supply for a display apparatus includes a switching driver configured to perform a switching operation and output an operation voltage; a first charger/discharger configured to set timing of the switching operation; and a controller configured to control the switching driver to disable the switching operation until a voltage previously charged in the first charger/discharger is discharged up to a first voltage, when the display apparatus is in a power saving mode.

Abstract: A system and method is provided for modeling brain dynamics in normal and diseased states.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a hollow fiber membrane and a hollow fiber membrane module including the same, and the hollow fiber membrane is characterized in that any one selected from the group consisting of the inner diameter and the outer diameter of the hollow fiber membrane and a combination thereof is changed. The hollow fiber membrane induces turbulence of a fluid flow at the inside and outside of the hollow fiber membrane and, thus, improves flow uniformity, thereby maximizing performance of the hollow fiber membrane module including the hollow fiber membrane.

Abstract: A backlight unit, the backlight unit including a light-emitting diode (LED) module; a switching element connected to the LED module; and a controller configured to supply a driving voltage to the LED module, control a switching operation of the switching element, provide a constant current to the LED module, sense an operational error in the switching element, and control the driving voltage of the LED module in response to the sensed operational error.

Abstract: A power cable, and an imaging apparatus and an electronic device including the power cable are provided. Power and grounding of the imaging apparatus and the electronic device may be controlled even while the power cable is plugged into a power outlet. The power cable includes a power input including a first input terminal, a second input terminal, and a first ground terminal; a power output including a first output terminal, a second output terminal, and a second ground terminal connected to the first input terminal, the second input terminal, and the first ground terminal, respectively; a first switch that may disconnect the first input terminal from the first output terminal; and a second switch that may disconnect the first ground terminal from the second ground terminal.

Abstract: A control circuit is provided. The control circuit includes a load switch, and a controller configured to transfer a turn-on signal which is increased step by step to the load switch, and perform a soft start operation which turns on the load switch. In response to the load switch being turned on, the control circuit restricts an inrush current flowing in the load switch.

Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device may include a frame portion on which at least one semiconductor chip is arranged; a plurality of leads electrically connected to the semiconductor chip; and a mold portion formed on the frame portion to surround a part of the frame portion on which the semiconductor chip and the plurality of leads are arranged, wherein a gap between closest portions of the respective leads is at least 2.9 mm.

Abstract: A hollow fiber membrane module is disclosed. In particular, technology for achieving a reduction in pressure deviation of channels generated when an external fluid passes through a case, thereby achieving a uniform flow rate of the fluid through each channel.

Abstract: A medical product containing either an active ingredient of propolis which is a natural antibiotic or a grapefruit seed extract, and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The medical product is impregnated with a solution of CAPE (caffeic acid phenethyl ester) or pinocembrin, which is an active ingredient of propolis having antibacterial effects, to increase the antibacterial activity of the medical product due to antibacterial compounds contained in the active component, or the medical product is impregnated with a solution of a grapefruit seed extract such that the extract can exhibit antibacterial activity in the medical product.

Abstract: A power supply, a power control method and a display apparatus having the same, for controlling a standby mode, are provided. The power supply of an electronic apparatus includes: a rectifier configured to rectify a current of alternating current (AC) power input as input power, into a direct current (DC); a power factor correction (PFC) circuit configured to correct a power factor of a DC voltage converted by the rectifier; a switching circuit configured to convert the DC voltage output by the PFC circuit into a predetermined operating voltage and a standby voltage and supply the operating voltage and the standby voltage to the electronic apparatus; and an output controller configured to control the PFC circuit and the switching circuit to convert the DC voltage into the predetermined operating voltage and standby voltage by the switching circuit and supply the operating voltage and the standby voltage to the electronic apparatus.

Abstract: A power supply apparatus and a display apparatus are provided. The power supply apparatus including: a rectifier configured to receive alternating current (AC) power to output a rectified current; a first converter configured to perform a switching operation with respect to the rectified current to output a first output voltage; and a controller configured to control the first converter in order to perform the switching operation so that the first output voltage reaches a first target value in a first period of the input AC current, and not to perform the switching operation in a second period of the input AC power.

Abstract: A display apparatus including: a display; a driver including an amplifier configured to detect a current of the display and to generate a constant current control signal, and a transistor configured to adjust the current supplied to the display in accordance an output voltage of the amplifier; and a controller configured to monitor the current of the display and a dropout voltage of the transistor, and control the amplifier so that a pulse width modulation (PWM) duty ratio is decreased in response to the dropout voltage being equal to or higher than a reference voltage.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for supplying power to a device. The apparatus includes a transformer configured to output a predetermined voltage to a device varying in load; a switch configured to switch on and off the voltage output from the transformer in accordance with pulse width modulation (PWM) signals; a PWM signal supplier configured to supply the PWM signal to the switch; a feedback circuit which detects the output from the transformer and applies a control signal to the PWM signal supplier; and an output voltage controller which detects a load current of the device, and adjusts the control signal of the feedback circuit by adjusting the output detected by the feedback circuit in accordance with the detected load current.

Abstract: Disclosed are an electronic apparatus and a power controlling method thereof, the electronic apparatus including a system portion configured to operate with a received voltage, and a power supply including a pulse width modulation (PWM) generator to generate a PWM signal, a converter to transfer voltage from a primary side to a secondary side in accordance with an output voltage of the PWM generator, and an output portion to supply voltage at the secondary side as standby voltage to the system portion, the PWM generator receives feedback on the standby voltage at the secondary side of the converter, the PWM signal is turned on/off in accordance with levels of the standby voltage at the secondary side, and voltage being supplied to components, except, when the PWM signal is turned off, voltage at the secondary side is only supplied to a component that monitors the feedback of the standby voltage.