Abstract: A stick figure structure for conveying information to observer of the structure. The stick figure structure may have a torso member, left and right leg members, left and right arm members, and a head member configured to resemble a stick figure. The stick figure structure's members may be further configured to convey information to observers. The stick figure structure may support a sign or a banner. One or more stick figure structures may be located along a route to convey direction information to observers of the structures. Two or more stick figure structures may be arranged to jointly support a sign or a banner or to form a barricade.

Abstract: A fast lossless power MOSFET gate capacitance (C) driver uses a 3-winding transformer (T) to secure clamping (N, Vc, D) of the turn-on voltage level by coupling of the winding (N1) in the capacitance charging circuit to that (N) across the clamping potential (Vc) in series with a clamping diode (D). A similarly coupled winding (N2) in the discharging circuit can ensure clamping of the turn-off level, both rise and fall starting at zero current and being sinusoidal. Alternatively, a high Q constant current charge can be used with the charging circuit switch (S1) DC isolated from the capacitance and using the magnetising current built up in the transformer. Instead of clamping the turn-off level, the discharging circuit can be switched (S2) during magnetising current build-up (S1) using a separate inductance to reverse the capacitance voltage in a half-wave resonant circuit.

Abstract: An full bridge Zero-Voltage-Switched DC/DC converter with the four MOSFET snitches feeding the primary winding (T1) of the output transformer (T1) through a series inductance (L) and a series DC blocking capacitance (C) uses two MOSFET asynchronous rectifiers ((Q2) in its full wave output section. Each ((Q2) is serially connected between the output transformer (T1) and the output shunt capacitance (C') through the primary winding (T21) of a transformer detecting its drain current. The secondary winding (T22) of the detector transformer is shunted by a pair of resistances (R1/R'1) each in series with the base-emitter junction of a bipolar transistor (Q1/Q'1), the two transistors of complementary polarity forming a totem-pole branched across an auxiliary winding (T12) of the output transformer. The totem-pole output coupled (R2) to the gate of the MOSFET (Q2) switches its state upon the drain current value crossing the adjustable (R1/R'1) low value of the detector transformer magnetising current.