Abstract: An apparatus for a quasi variable frequency motor controller is includes a DFC module that applies a first frequency to a motor as part of a discrete frequency control (“DFC”) method for motor starting. The first frequency includes a discrete frequency in a plurality of discrete frequencies of the DFC method and each discrete frequency includes a frequency lower than a fundamental frequency of an alternating current (“AC”) voltage source providing power to the motor. The apparatus includes a torque module that determines when motor torque generated by the motor reaches a negative torque threshold and a next frequency module that applies a second frequency to the motor in response to the torque module determining that the motor torque has reached the negative torque threshold. The second frequency is a next frequency in the DFC method.

Abstract: An ice shaving machine includes a base, a main body mounted on the base and having a platform provided with a shaving blade, a limit module mounted on the platform, and a rotation disk mounted in the main body. The limit module has an inner periphery provided with a receiving space. Thus, the ice block is limited by the limit module so that the ice block will not produce vibration during rotation to keep the stability and safety of the ice shaving machine during operation. In addition, the limit module has a central point the same as that of the platform so that when the ice block is received in the receiving space of the limit module and is shaved by the shaving blade, the force from the ice block is distributed evenly and smoothly on the shaving blade.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a switch module that selectively turns on a switch to connect an input power conductor connected to a voltage source to a motor in a sequence. The switch for each phase is turned on for a portion of a cycle of a fundamental frequency of the voltage source. A source phase module determines a phase of the AC voltage source, a back-EMF phase module determines a phase of a back-EMF of the motor, and a torque module determines when a phase difference between the phase of the AC voltage source and the phase of the back-EMF is within a phase range indicative of a positive motor torque. A pulse module enables the switches in response to the phase difference having a phase within the phase range and disables the switches in response to the phase difference having a phase not in the phase range.

Abstract: An apparatus for a quasi variable frequency motor controller is includes a DFC module that applies a first frequency to a motor as part of a discrete frequency control (“DFC”) method for motor starting. The first frequency includes a discrete frequency in a plurality of discrete frequencies of the DFC method and each discrete frequency includes a frequency lower than a fundamental frequency of an alternating current (“AC”) voltage source providing power to the motor. The apparatus includes a torque module that determines when motor torque generated by the motor reaches a negative torque threshold and a next frequency module that applies a second frequency to the motor in response to the torque module determining that the motor torque has reached the negative torque threshold. The second frequency is a next frequency in the DFC method.

Abstract: An ice shaving machine includes a bottom board, a drive unit located above the bottom board, a limit bracket secured on the bottom of the drive unit, a shaving frame detachably connected with the limit bracket, and a base frame detachably connected with the shaving frame. The limit bracket has a bottom provided with a plurality of first locking grooves. The shaving frame has an interior provided with a receiving chamber. The shaving frame has an upper end provided with a plurality of first locking pieces that are detachably locked in the first locking grooves of the limit bracket and a lower end provided with a plurality of second locking pieces. The base frame has a top provided with a plurality of second locking grooves that are detachably locked onto the second locking pieces of the shaving frame.

Abstract: Various embodiments of a battery detector are provided. In one aspect, a battery detector of a portable electronic device is applied to a battery module without an identification (ID) terminal. When the portable electronic device receives a direct current (DC) voltage provided by an external transformer to conduct a startup procedure, the battery detector detects whether the battery module is connected to the portable electronic device or not, and prevents the portable electronic device from conducting erroneous operations.

Abstract: The present techniques generally relate to a system and methods for remotely monitoring the interior of a closed electrical enclosure for localized heating (e.g., hot spots). In general, the monitoring system includes features designed to detect one or more hot spots within a dim or dark environment, determine the location of the hot spot within the enclosure, determine a temperature range of the hot spot, and/or notify (e.g., alarm or alert) an operator upon detection of the hot spot. The monitoring system may include one or more temperature sensitive elements configured to determine the heating of potential hot spots within the electrical enclosure. Further, the foregoing features may be designed to allow one or more electrical enclosures to remotely communicate with computer equipment (e.g., workstation or general purpose computers) over a wireless network.

Abstract: The invention provides a flexible base material and a flexible electronic device. The flexible base material includes a flexible substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. A first organic composite barrier layer is deposited on the first surface of the flexible substrate, wherein the first organic composite barrier layer applies a first stress to the flexible substrate. An anti-curved layer is deposited on the second surface of the flexible substrate, wherein the anti-curved layer applies a second stress to the flexible substrate, and wherein the second stress applied by the anti-curved layer cancels off more than 90% of the first stress.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a compound barrier layer, including: a first barrier layer disposed on a substrate; and a second barrier layer disposed on the first barrier layer, wherein the first barrier layer and second barrier layer both include a plurality of alternately arranged inorganic material regions and organo-silicon material regions and the inorganic material regions and the organo-silicon material regions of the first barrier layer and second barrier layer are alternatively stacked vertically.

Abstract: A driver circuit has a pad that may be utilized for programming a core circuit or receiving a data signal. A trace high circuit receives a pad voltage signal from the pad, and outputs a trace high voltage approximating a higher voltage of the pad voltage signal and the power supply voltage. A level shifter and a first inverter output a pull high control signal generated by inverting and level shifting a programming control signal. An ESD blocking circuit selectively blocks the pad voltage signal from reaching the core circuit depending on the pad voltage signal and the level-shifted programming control signal. A pull high circuit receives the pull high control signal and the power supply voltage, and outputs the power supply voltage to the core circuit when the pull high control signal is lower than the power supply voltage.

Abstract: An ice shaving machine includes a drive unit, a limit plate secured on the drive unit, and a shaving frame detachably combined with the limit plate. The drive unit includes a rotation disk. The limit plate has a through hole and a plurality of locking grooves. The shaving frame has a receiving chamber and a shaving blade. The shaving frame has a connecting lug detachably locked onto the limit plate. The connecting lug has a passage connected to the receiving chamber and has a plurality of locking pieces that are detachably locked in the locking grooves of the limit plate. Thus, the shaving frame can be rotated to remove from the limit plate so that the shaving frame is detached and cleaned easily and conveniently.

Abstract: An ice shaving machine includes a drive unit, a limit plate secured on the drive unit, and a shaving frame detachably combined with the limit plate. The drive unit includes a rotation disk. The limit plate has a through hole and a plurality of locking grooves. The shaving frame has a receiving chamber and a shaving blade. The shaving frame has a connecting lug detachably locked onto the limit plate. The connecting lug has a passage connected to the receiving chamber and has a plurality of locking pieces that are detachably locked in the locking grooves of the limit plate. Thus, the shaving frame can be rotated to remove from the limit plate so that the shaving frame is detached and cleaned easily and conveniently.

Abstract: In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a composite graded refractive index layer structure is provided. The composite graded refractive index layer structure includes a substrate and a composite graded refractive index layer with varying compositions of zinc oxide and silicon oxide formed on the substrate, wherein the composite graded refractive index layer has a first surface where light penetrates thereinto and a second surface where light exits therefrom, and the composite graded refractive index layer has refractive index values which reduce from the first surface to the second surface. The present disclosure also provides an encapsulation structure including the composite graded refractive index layer structure.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a laminate structure, including a substrate having a surface; a poly(p-xylylene) film over the surface of the substrate; and an interposer layer between the substrate and the poly(p-xylylene) film. The interposer layer is bonded to both the substrate and the poly(p-xylylene) film in a covalent manner, and a ratio of Si—C bonds and Si—X bonds in the interposer layer is in a range from about 0.3 to about 0.8, wherein X is O or N.

Abstract: A plasma apparatus including a chamber, an electrode set and a gas supplying tube set is provided. The chamber has a supporting table. The gas supplying tube set is disposed in the chamber and located between the supporting table and the electrode set. The gas supplying tube set includes at least one outer gas supplying tube and at least one first inner gas supplying tube. The first inner gas supplying tube is telescoped within the outer gas supplying tube. The outer gas supplying tube and the first inner gas supplying tube both have a plurality of gas apertures, and an amount of the gas apertures of the outer gas supplying tube is greater than an amount of the gas apertures of the first inner gas supplying tube.

Abstract: A loading prediction method, applicable to an electronic device, includes the following steps. Multiple resource loading records of the electronic device at multiple time periods are recorded, respectively. A predicted time point is received. A time difference between the predicted time point and a current time point is calculated. The predicted time point is greater than the current time point on a timeline. Whether the time difference is less than a threshold value is determined. A regression-based prediction according to the resource loading records is performed when the time difference is less than the threshold value. A clustering-based prediction according to the resource loading records is performed when the time difference is not less than the threshold value.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a compound barrier layer, including: a first barrier layer disposed on a substrate; and a second barrier layer disposed on the first barrier layer, wherein the first barrier layer and second barrier layer both include a plurality of alternately arranged inorganic material regions and organo-silicon material regions and the inorganic material regions and the organo-silicon material regions of the first barrier layer and second barrier layer are alternatively stacked vertically.

Abstract: An item designation machine receives a seller-generated description of an item available for sale. The description is received from a seller of the item. The item designation machine identifies a proposed designation of the item based on the description of the item and presents the proposed designation to the seller. Where the seller refuses the proposed designation and selects a primary designation of the item distinct from the proposed designation, the item designation machine receives the selection from the seller and identifies the proposed designation as a secondary designation of the item. The item designation machine stores the primary and secondary designations in an item record within an item database of the network-based publication system. The item record indicates that the item is a specimen of the primary and secondary designations. The item designation machine lists the item as available for sale.

Abstract: The invention relates to a remote controlled positioning system, a control system and a display device thereof. The remote controlled positioning system includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, a backlight source, a plurality of infrared ray (IR) sources and a directional remote controller. The LCD panel includes a plurality of display areas. The plurality of IR sources is disposed behind the LCD panel, wherein the IR sources are correspondingly disposed according to the positions of the display areas to respectively emit infrared rays to pass through the LCD panel. The directional remote control receives the infrared rays emitted by the infrared ray sources to obtain positional information pointed to a position of the LCD panel by the directional remote control.

Abstract: Upon detection of a suspicious file, a client computer sends feedback data to an anti-malware service over the Internet. Files that are not suspicious or that are known clean are not reported; files that are known malware are acted upon immediately without needing to report them to the anti-malware service. Upon detection, no alert or warning is provided to the user of the client computer. The anti-malware service correlates data from other detection engines on the client computer or from other client computers and determines whether the file is malware or not. A new virus pattern is generated if the file is malware and includes the virus signature of the file; the new virus pattern is distributed back to the client computers. If not malware, no action need be taken, or, the virus signature of the file is removed from existing pattern files.