Abstract: A laundry weight sensing method. A motor is consecutively turned on and off plural times, the number of pulses output from a counter electromotive force detector according to counter electromotive force of the motor when the motor is finally turned off is counted, and a laundry weight is sensed using the counted number of pulses.

Abstract: A machine room cooling structure of an oven which relatively enlarges the inner volume of a cooking room by lowering the height of the machine room is provided. The machine room cooling structure includes a fan forcibly blowing air of the machine room, a motor driving the fan, an exhaust duct guiding air of the machine room to an area in front of the oven, and a support bracket to install the motor at a suction hole of the exhaust duct, the support bracket includes a base unit, a motor combining unit on which a core of the motor is placed, and bridge parts connecting the base unit and the motor combining unit, and the motor combining unit is formed such that the height of the lower end of the core is equal to or lower than the height of the upper end of the exhaust duct.

Abstract: A solar battery is partially attached to each blade of a blind. The position of each blade is adjusted based on position information such that each blade tracks sunlight. Electric energy obtained by the generation of electricity using an indoor illumination source is used to charge a battery. In addition to the generation of electricity, some of the blades are folded to let in light.

Abstract: A power conditioner includes a main converter to transform a voltage outputted from a power source into a first transformed voltage and output the first transformed voltage to supply power to a power using point; and an auxiliary converter to transform the first transformed voltage outputted from the main converter into a second transformed voltage and output the second transformed voltage to supply power to balance-of-plant (BOP) elements including driving devices of the power source. The main converter includes a first winding to transform the voltage outputted from the power source into the first transformed voltage and output the first transformed voltage to supply power to the power using point; and a second winding to transform the voltage outputted from the power source into a third transformed voltage and output the third transformed voltage to supply power directly to the BOP elements, thereby bypassing the auxiliary converter.

Abstract: A power conditioner includes a main converter to transform a voltage outputted from a power source into a first transformed voltage and output the first transformed voltage to supply power to a power using point; and an auxiliary converter to transform the first transformed voltage outputted from the main converter into a second transformed voltage and output the second transformed voltage to supply power to balance-of-plant (BOP) elements including driving devices of the power source. The main converter includes a first winding to transform the voltage outputted from the power source into the first transformed voltage and output the first transformed voltage to supply power to the power using point; and a second winding to transform the voltage outputted from the power source into a third transformed voltage and output the third transformed voltage to supply power directly to the BOP elements, thereby bypassing the auxiliary converter.

Abstract: A power conditioner includes a main converter to transform a voltage outputted from a power source into a first transformed voltage and output the first transformed voltage to supply power to a power using point; and an auxiliary converter to transform the first transformed voltage outputted from the main converter into a second transformed voltage and output the second transformed voltage to supply power to balance-of-plant (BOP) elements including driving devices of the power source. The main converter includes a first winding to transform the voltage outputted from the power source into the first transformed voltage and output the first transformed voltage to supply power to the power using point; and a second winding to transform the voltage outputted from the power source into a third transformed voltage and output the third transformed voltage to supply power directly to the BOP elements, thereby bypassing the auxiliary converter.

Abstract: A laundry weight sensing method. A motor is consecutively turned on and off plural times, the number of pulses output from a counter electromotive force detector according to counter electromotive force of the motor when the motor is finally turned off is counted, and a laundry weight is sensed using the counted number of pulses.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a photovoltaic-thermal hybrid apparatus. The photovoltaic-thermal hybrid apparatus includes at least one condenser to change a direction of some incident solar energy therein in a radial direction and emit some incident solar energy outside, a solar cell disposed at least one side of the condenser, and a frame to surround the condenser, the frame having a cooling channel to cool the solar cell disposed at at least one side therein.

Abstract: A solar battery is partially attached to each blade of a blind. The position of each blade is adjusted based on position information such that each blade tracks sunlight. Electric energy obtained by the generation of electricity using an indoor illumination source is used to charge a battery. In addition to the generation of electricity, some of the blades are folded to let in light.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a photovoltaic-thermal hybrid apparatus. The photovoltaic-thermal hybrid apparatus includes a plurality of photovoltaic-thermal modules. Each photovoltaic-thermal module includes at least one condenser, a solar cell disposed at at least one side of the condenser, a frame to surround the condenser and the solar cell, and a channel disposed in the frame to cool the solar cell. The photovoltaic-thermal modules are arranged adjacent to one another, and the channel of each photovoltaic-thermal module is connected to the channel of at least one neighboring photovoltaic-thermal module.

Abstract: A photovoltaic power generation system including a solar cell module having a plurality of layers and a sun tracking device to change an incident angle of solar energy upon the solar cell module. The sun tracking device is mounted at one of the layers such that the sun tracking device is combined with the solar cell module into a module.

Abstract: A power conditioner for supplying controlled power generated from a power source such as a fuel cell or a solar battery to a load. The power conditioner includes a main converter converting the output voltage of the power source; an auxiliary converter converting the output voltage of the main converter to a voltage that is supplied to BOP elements; and a direct connecting line connecting the output voltage of the power source to the auxiliary converter bypassing the main converter. Accordingly, because the voltage for the power to be supplied to the BOP elements is converted only once, the power loss can be significantly reduced compared to the power loss from a conventional power conditioner.

Abstract: A power conditioner for supplying controlled power generated from a power source such as a fuel cell or a solar battery to a load. The power conditioner includes a main converter converting the output voltage of the power source; an auxiliary converter converting the output voltage of the main converter to a voltage that is supplied to BOP elements; and a direct connecting line connecting the output voltage of the power source to the auxiliary converter bypassing the main converter. Accordingly, because the voltage for the power to be supplied to the BOP elements is converted only once, the power loss can be significantly reduced compared to the power loss from a conventional power conditioner.

Abstract: A power conditioner includes a main converter to transform a voltage outputted from a power source into a first transformed voltage and output the first transformed voltage to supply power to a power using point; and an auxiliary converter to transform the first transformed voltage outputted from the main converter into a second transformed voltage and output the second transformed voltage to supply power to balance-of-plant (BOP) elements including driving devices of the power source. The main converter includes a first winding to transform the voltage outputted from the power source into the first transformed voltage and output the first transformed voltage to supply power to the power using point; and a second winding to transform the voltage outputted from the power source into a third transformed voltage and output the third transformed voltage to supply power directly to the BOP elements, thereby bypassing the auxiliary converter.

Abstract: The system includes a fuel cell to generate DC electricity by reacting oxygen with fuel, an inverter to convert the DC electricity generated by the fuel cell to AC electricity, a DC output terminal to output the DC electricity, and an AC output terminal to output the AC electricity, the AC output terminal being connected to an electricity system.