Abstract: A glass-tube heater includes a glass tube, a cap, and a temperature display unit. The glass tube is provided therein with an off-water protection sensor or a tipping switch, a control circuit board, one of a TRIAC and a relay, and a heating element. The control circuit board includes a control unit (which is an MCU or a comparator). All the components that are disposed in the glass tube are electrically connected to form a control circuit. Devices for temperature control, detection, and heating are all disposed inside the glass tube. The off-water protection sensor is operable to detect if being removed out of water for controlling the heating element to carry out heating or not, thereby ensuring quick termination of heating upon removal out of water. The tipping switch is operable to control the heating element from heating in case of excessive tipping of the heater.

Abstract: An off-water shutdown protection mechanical heater includes a tube and a cap mounted to an end of the tube. The tube includes therein an off-water protection transducer, one of a relay and a TRIAC, a circuit board including a bimetal plate, and a heating element. When he off-water protection transducer detects a situation of being immersed in water, the one of the relay and the TRIAC turns on to conduct electricity and the bimetal plate detects a temperature of water and undergoes deformation by the temperature to control the heating element to generate heat or not; and when the off-water protection transducer detects a situation of being removed out of water, the one of the relay and the TRIAC turns off to cut off electricity, making the heating element not generating heat. The off-water protection transducer ensures that electricity is quickly cut off upon removal out of water.

Abstract: An off-water protection heater with controller includes a controller, a tube, and a cap mounted to an end of the tube. The controller includes a control circuit and one of a relay and a TRIAC. The control circuit includes a control unit (an MCU or a comparator). The tube is provided, in an interior thereof, with an off-water protection transducer and a heating element. The off-water protection transducer is electrically connected to the control unit or is electrically connected, together with the control unit, to the one of relay and TRIAC. By using the off-water protection transducer to detect a situation of being removed out of water or not, the heating element is controlled to generate heat or not in order to ensure electricity being quickly cut off upon removal out of water thereby saving energy and preventing excessively high temperature and unloaded heating as being removed out of water.

Abstract: A glass-tube heater includes a glass tube, a cap, and a temperature display unit. The glass tube is provided therein with an off-water protection sensor or a tipping switch, a control circuit board, one of a TRIAC and a relay, and a heating element. The control circuit board includes a control unit (which is an MCU or a comparator). All the components that are disposed in the glass tube are electrically connected to form a control circuit. Devices for temperature control, detection, and heating are all disposed inside the glass tube. The off-water protection sensor is operable to detect if being removed out of water for controlling the heating element to carry out heating or not, thereby ensuring quick termination of heating upon removal out of water. The tipping switch is operable to control the heating element from heating in case of excessive tipping of the heater.

Abstract: Provided is a microfluidic device, having at least one fluid compartment, an aerator, at least one connecting tube, and a peristaltic pump. The at least one fluid compartment has a base frame, a culture layer, and a flow layer. The culture layer has a base layer and an intermediate layer, and the intermediate layer has at least one opening formed through the intermediate layer to form at least one culture chamber. The flow layer has a top frame layer, a fluid layer, and a transparent layer. The top frame layer has two channels and a hollow. The fluid layer has at least one fluid chamber which communicates with the at least one culture chamber of the culture layer. The at least one connecting tube connects the two channels of the top frame layer of the fluid compartment, the aerator, and the peristaltic pump.

Abstract: A structure of an aquarium heater with off-water overheat protection, wherein a control box with a control circuit is set inside. The control circuit includes: setting a temperature-control module; connecting with an electric heater; and connecting with either an overheat sensor or an off-water protection sensor; wherein the control circuit consists of a single chip, an electric relay box, and a plurality of resistors, capacitors, diodes, and transistors to constitute a complete electric circuit. Therefore, saving the electric energy and avoiding the conditions which the heating temperature is too high or the electric heater is emptily burned to damage because of the off-water can be achieved through the overheat sensor senses the temperature or the off-water protection sensor senses weather the electric heater is off water or not, and then the temperature-control module does the temperature comparison to control the electric heater to heat or not.

Abstract: Provided is a microfluidic device, having at least one fluid compartment, an aerator, at least one connecting tube, and a peristaltic pump. The at least one fluid compartment has a base frame, a culture layer, and a flow layer. The culture layer has a base layer and an intermediate layer, and the intermediate layer has at least one opening formed through the intermediate layer to form at least one culture chamber. The flow layer has a top frame layer, a fluid layer, and a transparent layer. The top frame layer has two channels and a hollow. The fluid layer has at least one fluid chamber which is respectively corresponding to the at least one culture chamber of the culture layer. The at least one connecting tube connects the two channels of the top frame layer of the fluid compartment, the aerator, and the peristaltic pump.

Abstract: A high voltage tolerant I/O circuit of an electronic device is disclosed, including a voltage reducing circuit, a first node, a first transistor, a second transistor, and a control logic. The voltage reducing circuit is coupled with a signal pad and utilized for generating a reduced voltage according to an external voltage. When an internal voltage generated by an internal circuit of the electronic device is greater than the reduced voltage, the first node outputs the internal voltage as a first voltage. When the internal voltage is less than the reduced voltage, the first node outputs the reduced voltage as the first voltage. The first transistor is coupled with the signal pad and the first node. The second transistor is coupled with a second terminal of the first transistor and a fixed-voltage terminal. The control logic operates according to the first voltage to control switching operations of the second transistor.

Abstract: A signal generating circuit for a real time clock device is disclosed, having an oscillating circuit, a voltage detecting circuit, and a control circuit. The oscillating circuit is used for generating oscillating signals. The voltage detecting circuit is used for detecting a voltage level coupled with the signal generating circuit. The control circuit is coupled with the oscillating circuit and the voltage detecting circuit. When the voltage level detected by the voltage detecting circuit locates in a predetermined range, the control circuit configures the oscillating circuit to generate the oscillating signals with a larger current at a first interval and to generate the oscillating signals with a smaller current at a second interval. The control circuit further generates a clock signal according to the oscillating signals at a third interval.

Abstract: A high voltage tolerant I/O circuit of an electronic device is disclosed, including a voltage reducing circuit, a first node, a first transistor, a second transistor, and a control logic. The voltage reducing circuit is coupled with a signal pad and utilized for generating a reduced voltage according to an external voltage. When an internal voltage generated by an internal circuit of the electronic device is greater than the reduced voltage, the first node outputs the internal voltage as a first voltage. When the internal voltage is less than the reduced voltage, the first node outputs the reduced voltage as the first voltage. The first transistor is coupled with the signal pad and the first node. The second transistor is coupled with a second terminal of the first transistor and a fixed-voltage terminal. The control logic operates according to the first voltage to control switching operations of the second transistor.

Abstract: A signal generating circuit for a real time clock device is disclosed, having an oscillating circuit, a voltage detecting circuit, and a control circuit. The oscillating circuit is used for generating oscillating signals. The voltage detecting circuit is used for detecting a voltage level coupled with the signal generating circuit. The control circuit is coupled with the oscillating circuit and the voltage detecting circuit. When the voltage level detected by the voltage detecting circuit locates in a predetermined range, the control circuit configures the oscillating circuit to generate the oscillating signals with a larger current at a first interval and to generate the oscillating signals with a smaller current at a second interval. The control circuit further generates a clock signal according to the oscillating signals at a third interval.

Abstract: A thermostat controller to maintain optimal water temperature in an aquarium includes a single chip to constantly check if the temperature at the input maintains at the preset level and to regulate output signals; a sensor to detect temperature and transmit detected signals to the single chip; an electric heating device subject to the control by output from the single chip; a display to indicate temperature, and an alarm to warn abnormality.

Abstract: An electronic heater structure includes a tube body, a heating wire disposed on the bottom of the interior of the tube body and a temperature controlling circuit. The temperature controlling circuit employs a thermosensitive resistor for detecting the temperature and controlling the activation time of the heating wire. The temperature controlling circuit employs a relay for controlling whether the heating wire is powered on or off. An upper cap of the tube body is integrally formed with a projecting chamber for placing a thermosensitive resistor therein. The relay and the thermosensitive resistor are isolated from each other by a circuit board. The tube body is vacuumized to remove the thermoconductive medium therein. Except for the heating wire, the temperature controlling circuit itself will not generate high heat and emit electro-magnetic interference and the detection portion with the thermosensitive resistor can extend into the water to accurately detect the water temperature.

Abstract: A method for processing heating wire of aquarium heater and an aquarium heater made by the method. The method includes a step of prior to sealing the heating wire, coating the heating wire with a thin insulative voltage-resistant and heat-resistant layer, whereby even though the outer protective skin of the heater is broken and water infiltrates therethrough, the insulative layer can still effectively avoid leakage of electricity and ensure safety. The aquarium heater includes: a heating wire wound on a heat-resistant insulative medium, the heating wire being processed and coated with an insulative layer of vaseline prior to sealing; a conductive metal wire connected to two ends of the heating wire; and an outer insulative protective skin coated on the heating wire and the conductive wire.