Abstract: A switch mode power supply includes an input, an output, and a power converter coupled between the input and the output. The power converter includes a transformer having a primary side and a secondary side, and a clamping circuit. The clamping circuit has a switching device coupled to the primary side of the transformer. The power supply further includes a control circuit coupled to the switching device. The control circuit includes at least one isolation component. The control circuit is configured to receive a signal from the secondary side of the transformer via the at least one isolation component, and control the switching device coupled to the primary side of the transformer in response to the signal received from the secondary side of the transformer via the at least one isolation component. Other example power supplies, power converters, control circuits, etc. are also disclosed.

Abstract: A switch mode power supply includes an input, an output, and a power converter coupled between the input and the output. The power converter includes a transformer having a primary side and a secondary side, and a clamping circuit. The clamping circuit has a switching device coupled to the primary side of the transformer. The power supply further includes a control circuit coupled to the switching device. The control circuit includes at least one isolation component. The control circuit is configured to receive a signal from the secondary side of the transformer via the at least one isolation component, and control the switching device coupled to the primary side of the transformer in response to the signal received from the secondary side of the transformer via the at least one isolation component. Other example power supplies, power converters, control circuits, etc. are also disclosed.

Abstract: A process of preparing an aluminum alloy includes the following steps: first adding and completely melting a ZL101 Al-Si ingot and then covering the melt next adding one of modifiers Te and Sb and then performing heat preservation; finally adding one or more of rare earth elements La, Ce, Y and transition metal element Hf and then performing heat preservation. The ZL101 Al-Si alloy melt after the treatments can be casted into an ingot or a part after refining.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are presented for sampling low side inverter phase currents, in which current sampling is selectively delayed in a given PWM cycle by a non-zero sampling delay time value from a nominal sample time if the middle pulse width value is less than a non-zero first threshold to facilitate adequate signal settling for accurate current measurement, and if a middle total continuous on-time near the end of the given PWM cycle is less than a non-zero second threshold, the middle total continuous on-time is selectively extended by adding a non-zero adjustment offset time value to a middle pulse width value for a next PWM cycle.

Abstract: The present invention provides an aluminum alloy refiner, which is characterized by being an amorphous alloy comprising 40 to 60 parts of Zr, 25 to 45 parts of Cu, 1 to 15 parts of Al, 1 to 10 parts of Pd and 1 to 10 parts of Nb in terms of mass fraction. The refiner provided by the present invention can be used to favorably refine crystal grains as well as improve the mechanical property of the aluminum alloy to a certain extent. Moreover, the intermediate alloy improves the strength and plasticity of the alloy, and a refined A356 aluminum alloy is very suitable for the manufacturing of automobile wheels.

Abstract: The present invention provides an aluminium alloy refiner. The aluminium alloy refiner is characterized by comprising 7 to 10 parts of Ti, 2 to 3 parts of B and the balance of Al by weight, for example, 8 parts of Ti, 3 parts of B and 89 parts of Al by weight. The aluminium alloy refiner is prepared by rapid solidification. After the refiner is added to A356.2 aluminium alloy, the grain size of the alloy is significantly reduced than that of the aluminium alloy treated by a conventional refiner. Moreover, the solubility of metals in liquid may be increased due to rapid solidification, such that the refiner is more easily absorbed by the aluminium alloy melt after being added to the aluminium alloy.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of refining aluminum alloy, which is characterized in that aluminum-based nanometer quasicrystal alloy is used as an aluminum alloy refiner to refine the aluminum alloy; the aluminum-based nanometer quasicrystal alloy does not comprise Si, Fe or Cr; the aluminum-based nanometer quasicrystal alloy consists of (1) Al; (2) Mn and (3) La and/or Ce. The refiner selected in the invention is rare earth-containing alloy which has a strong refinement ability on the aluminum alloy, and is nanometer quasicrystal; after adding the rare earth-containing alloy to melt, the element distribution of the rare earth-containing alloy is more uniform than that of traditional alloy; and nanometer quasicrystal particles substantially increase the number of heterogeneous nucleation particles and improve the grain refinement effect of the aluminum alloy.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are presented for sampling low side inverter phase currents, in which current sampling is selectively delayed in a given PWM cycle by a non-zero sampling delay time value from a nominal sample time if the middle pulse width value is less than a non-zero first threshold to facilitate adequate signal settling for accurate current measurement, and if a middle total continuous on-time near the end of the given PWM cycle is less than a non-zero second threshold, the middle total continuous on-time is selectively extended by adding a non-zero adjustment offset time value to a middle pulse width value for a next PWM cycle.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process of preparing an aluminum alloy, comprising the following steps: a first step of adding a ZL101 aluminum ingot and covering the melt after complete melting said alloy; a second step of adding one of modifiers Te and Sb and then performing heat preservation; and a third step of adding one or more of rare earth elements La, Ce, Y and Hf and then performing heat preservation. The ZL101 alloy melt after the treatment can be casted into an ingot or a part after refining, and a high-toughness ZL101 Al—Si alloy can be obtained after cooling. By adopting the combined effect of the rare earth elements and the long-acting modifiers, the present invention realizes controllable morphology of ?-Al and eutectic Si, and inhibits the formation of ?-Al dendrites and the generation of the long strip shape eutectic Si in a solidification process, thus the high-toughness ZL101 Al—Si alloy is prepared.