Abstract: An electron-emitting device includes a lower electrode, an emitter section formed from a dielectric material, and an upper electrode having fine through holes formed therein. When a drive voltage is applied between the lower electrode and the upper electrode, the electron-emitting device emits electrons from the emitter section through the fine through holes of the upper electrode. A protective film of oxide (e.g., silicon oxide) is formed on the upper surface of the emitter section. Thus, the upper surface of the emitter section is protected from attack of ionized gas molecules produced during electron-emitting operations. As a result, the upper surface of the emitter section becomes unlikely to be metalized, and thus, the amount of emitted electrons is unlikely to drop with the number of electron-emitting operations.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image display device including: plural pixels arranged two-dimensionally; and a thin film electron emitter that has a lower electrode formed of one of data lines, an electron acceleration layer formed by an anodic oxidation of a surface of the lower electrode, and an upper electrode stacked on the electron acceleration layer to emit electrons thereby provided in each of the plural pixels, in which a ratio of hydrate-alumina to the total of the hydrate-alumina and anhydrous-alumina contained in the electron acceleration layer (the anodic oxide film) arranged in each of the pixels in regulated in a range from 0.25 to 0.42.

Abstract: The invention provides an image display apparatus with high productivity, which can control a peak of a discharge current even if an electric discharge occurs between an electron beam source and a fluorescent surface, and a method of manufacturing the apparatus. An image display apparatus has a metal back layer which is made electrically discontinuous by an unevenness formed by exposure of a shape of a fluorescent particle of a fluorescent substance layer, or by elimination of the smoothing layer, and a fluorescent surface with a fluorescent substance layer arranged in a specified order.

Abstract: A metal-complex compound which comprises a tridentate chelate ligand having a specified partial structure. An organic electroluminescence device which comprises one or more organic thin film layers having at least one light emitting layer sandwiched between a pair of electrodes, wherein the organic thin film layer comprises the metal-complex compound, which emits light by applying an electric voltage between the pair of electrodes. The present invention provides an organic EL device which emits blue light of high purity and of short wavelength together with a metal-complex compound realizing the organic EL device.

Abstract: An organic EL element that is an electroluminescence element has at least an organic layer held between a pair of electrodes. At least an electrode made of material having a higher volume resistivity, of the pair of electrodes, is formed in a flat form. The organic layer is provided with a plurality of non-light emitting portions. The non-light emitting portions are provided so that a larger number of non-light emitting portions exist per unit area at a position physically closer to the position of a terminal portion at which the electrode made of material having the higher volume resistivity is connected to an external connection terminal. As a result, the level of current passing per unit area is substantially uniform at each position on the element.

Abstract: A dual screen organic electroluminescent display made by encapsulating two organic electroluminescent screens is provided. Every organic electroluminescent display comprises a transparent substrate, an organic electroluminescent unit, and a chip bonding pad. The organic electroluminescent unit is electrically connected to the chip bonding pad, and both the organic electroluminescent unit and the chip bonding pad are located on the same surface of the transparent substrate. The width of a UV encapsulating glue layer, which is located between the organic electroluminescent unit and the chip bonding pad, is between 0.5 to 10 mm.

Abstract: An organic EL panel is provided which enables transparent sealing accompanied by low moisture permeability, and can be used also for sealing a top emission panel without deterioration for a long period of time even in the case of a panel having a narrow frame area. In an organic EL panel produced by covering the face of a supporting substrate 1, which is provided with an organic EL element 101, via an adhesive layer 8 by a sealing substrate 9 to permit sealing, a first partition 4 that protrudes toward the sealing substrate 9 is formed on one face of the supporting substrate 1 so as to surround the circumference of the organic EL element 101, and further, a second partition 10 that protrudes toward the supporting substrate 1 is formed on the face of the sealing substrate 9 opposing to the one face of the supporting substrate 1 so as to surround the circumference of the organic EL element 101.

Abstract: An electroluminescent device 1 comprising a functional region 5, which emits light having a first spectral distribution 7, and comprising a filter layer 10, which is arranged in the beam path 6 of the functional region 5 and absorbs spectral subranges of the light of the first spectral distribution, with the result that light having a second spectral distribution is emitted by the device 1.

Abstract: An electroluminescent device may be constructed with a first electrode and a second electrode which are spaced apart from each other and face each other, an inorganic light emitting layer formed between the first and second electrodes, a dielectric layer formed on an inner surface of the second electrode, and a field emission layer which is formed on at least one of an upper or lower surface of the inorganic light emitting layer and which is made from nanorods having a large aspect ratio.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention is an organic electroluminescent element including a first electrode, a second electrode, an organic luminescent medium layer including an organic luminescent layer and one or more other layer, wherein the first electrode faces the second electrode, wherein the organic luminescent medium layer is between the first electrode and the second electrode, and wherein an inorganic barrier layer is between the organic luminescent medium layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is an organic light emitting diode display capable of preventing a phenomenon of Newton's rings by maintaining a constant gap between a first substrate and a second substrate, and a method for fabricating the same. The organic light emitting diode display includes a first substrate including at least of pixel selected from the group consisting of a plurality of red, blue and green subpixels; and a second substrate arranged to be overlapped with the first substrate and having black matrixes respectively formed in positions corresponding to the subpixels and interfaces of the subpixels, wherein the organic light emitting diode display has a spacer between the first substrate and the second substrate.

Abstract: A phospholuminescent composition is provided that includes a phosphor having a composition represented by SrxBa2-xSiO4:Eu, wherein 0?x?2. The phospholuminescent composition also includes a magnesium salt added to the phosphor. The composition has such excitation spectra that a value of an intensity at a wavelength of 440 nm or an intensity at a wavelength of 360 nm ranges from 0.82 to 0.85.

Abstract: A light-emitting element is provided with: a pair of plate electrodes at least one of which is transparent or translucent; a light-emitting layer containing an inorganic phosphor, which is sandwiched between the electrodes; and at least one layer of a dielectric layer made from a ferroelectric polymer material, which is sandwiched between the electrodes in addition to the light-emitting layer.

Abstract: A plasma display device includes: a dielectric layer on which a plurality of through-holes of a dielectric layer is disposed in a matrix shape; upper and lower electrode layers formed at both upper and lower surfaces of the dielectric layer; upper and lower substrates disposed on the outer surface of the upper and lower electrode layers; and a third electrode layer having a plurality of third electrodes which are formed between the upper substrate and the upper electrode layer, or the lower substrate and the lower electrode layer, and are insulated from the upper and lower electrode layers. Accordingly, a plasma display device can be realized which has stability and efficiency of a micro discharge. In addition, each pixel can concurrently carry out a sustain discharge by applying an alternating voltage to upper and lower electrodes forming sustain electrodes.

Abstract: Provided is a gas excited emitting device, which emits light by exciting a gas. The device includes: a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other with a constant distance and forming a space in which an excitation gas is filled; a plurality of electrodes disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; and an electron emission source, and at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate is a plastic substrate.

Abstract: A plasma display apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The plasma display apparatus includes a plasma display panel, an electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding layer positioned on the plasma display panel, and a filter positioned on the EMI shielding layer. The filter includes an adhesive layer positioned on the EMI shielding layer and a base film layer positioned on the adhesive layer.

Abstract: For improvement in the performance of a PDP, a dielectric layer, deposited on the inner face of the front glass substrate of the PDP and covering row electrode pairs, is formed of a dielectric material having a relative dielectric constant of 9 or less, and a protective layer overlying the dielectric layer includes a magnesium oxide crystal causing a cathode-luminescence emission having a peak within a wavelength range of 200 nm to 300 nm upon excitation by electron beams, and discharge gas filling the discharge space includes 10% or more xenon by volume.

Abstract: An anode electrode 10 is composed of a straight elongated cylindrical body, and the outer periphery of the cylindrical body is covered with a dielectric body 12. Further, a cathode portion 20 has a straight semicylindrical shape. A cathode 25 surrounds the anode, and the anode and cathode are disposed parallel to each other in the longitudinal direction. Further, the cathode comprises a cathode wire group 16. Both ends of the cathode wire group are fixed to both ends 20D in the longitudinal direction of the semicylindrical body constituting the cathode portion, so that a plurality of wires become parallel to each other. A reflective surface for reflecting irradiation in a vacuum ultraviolet region is formed on the surface 20S of the cathode portion at the side facing the anode.

Abstract: A glass tube for lamp includes: a tubular glass section having open ends; and a ceramics film that covers at least a portion of an inner surface of the glass section in an area that forms a light emission section of the lamp.

Abstract: With respect to a vacuum tube having a reduced pressure vessel containing an electric discharge gas sealed therein, problems such as the lowering of discharge efficiency owing to an organic material, moisture or oxygen remaining in the reduced pressure vessel have taken place conventionally. It has been now found that the selection of the number of water molecules, the number of molecules of an organic gas and the number of oxygen molecules remaining in the reduced pressure vessel, in a relation with the number of molecules of a gas contributing the electric discharge allows the reduction of the adverse effect by the above-mentioned remaining gas. Specifically, the selection of the number of molecules of the above electric discharge gas being about ten times that of the above-mentioned remaining gas or more can reduce the adverse effect by the above-mentioned remaining gas.

Abstract: There is provided a surface light source device containing 50 ppm or less of water, 50 ppm or less of nitrogen, 30 ppm or less of oxygen, 20 ppm or less of carbon monoxide, and 20 ppm or less of carbon dioxide as impurities in its discharge space. Accordingly, the surface light source device with the impurity standards has improved brightness.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing light includes a chamber that has a plasma discharge region and that contains an ionizable medium. The apparatus also includes a magnetic core that surrounds a portion of the plasma discharge region. The apparatus also includes a pulse power system for providing at least one pulse of energy to the magnetic core for delivering power to a plasma formed in the plasma discharge region that forms a secondary circuit of a transformer. The plasma has a localized high intensity zone.

Abstract: The invention herein described is a device and method for the remote lighting of a single lamp within a circuit of lights. The device also can be installed to control the entire circuit, as is commonly done with light circuits today. The device of the current invention can be easily installed as an aftermarket device. It is operated by a common household flashlight, or a laser pen, and is not dependent upon a dedicated and programmable remote control unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a circuit arrangement for operating at least one electric lamp and at least one LED including: an inverter having a bridge circuit having at least one first bridge transistor and one second bridge transistor arranged in series with one another, a center point of the bridge circuit being defined between the first and second bridge transistors; a lamp supply unit for supplying the electric lamp with energy from the bridge circuit, which includes a supply line with an inductance, via which the center point (M) of the bridge circuit is coupled to a first connection for the electric lamp; the lamp supply unit including an LED supply unit, which is designed to supply the at least one LED with energy. Moreover, it relates to an operating method for at least one electric lamp and at least one LED using such a circuit arrangement.

Abstract: A semiconductor device having a configuration hardly generating variations in the current value due to a deteriorated EL element is to be provided. A capacitance element is disposed between the gate and the source of a driving TFT, video signals are inputted to the gate electrode, and then it is in the floating state. At this time, when the gate-source voltage of the driving TFT exceeds the threshold, the driving TFT is turned on. Suppose an EL element is deteriorated and the anode potential rises, that is, the source potential of the driving TFT rises, the potential of the gate electrode of the driving TFT, being in the floating state by coupling of the capacitance element, is to rise by the same amount. Accordingly, even when the anode potential rises due to the deteriorated EL element, the rise is added to the gate electrode potential as it is, and the gate-source voltage of the driving TFT is allowed to be constant.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for generating and sustaining a glow discharge plasma in a plasma discharge space comprising at least two spaced electrodes. The method and apparatus are arranged for performing the steps of introducing in the discharge space a gas or gas mixture under atmospheric pressure conditions, energizing the electrodes by applying an AC energizing voltage (Va) to the electrodes, and controlling the energizing voltage (Va) such that at plasma generation a sharp relative decrease of displacement current is provided.

Abstract: An LED lighting device can compensate a brightness change and a color change caused by a temperature change and exhibit an in-plane uniform luminance and color. A lighting device includes: at least one line connected in parallel, a constant voltage source for applying a constant voltage to the line, an ON/OFF controller, and a current detector for measuring a value of current flowing in the line. The line is formed by one or more light-emitting diodes and a switch for turning ON/OFF the current flowing in the light emitting diodes connected in series. According to the current value of each of the lines measured by the current detector, the ON/OFF controller controls the ON/OFF period of the switch of each of the lines.

Abstract: There is provided a high-intensity discharge lamp lighting apparatus to be loaded with a plurality of types of high-intensity discharge lamps and connected with any one of the lamps to be lighted, and the apparatus comprises a power conversion circuit for converting power supplied from a DC power source to supply the power to a high-intensity discharge lamp and a lighting control circuit for controlling the supply power of the power conversion circuit, wherein the type of the connected high-pressure discharge lamp is determined based upon a change rate of an electric characteristic of the high-intensity discharge lamp during a specific period, and the connected high-intensity discharge lamp is lighted with a desired electric characteristic selected based upon the determination result, thereby enabling discrimination of types of rated power of the plurality of types of lamps by the same detection method and the same control method irrespective of states in starting of the lamps, and by enabling the discriminat

Abstract: An integrated power adapter, a portable electronic device with an integrated power adapter, and multichip modules are described.

Abstract: Circuitry and methodology for providing LED dimming control in a LED driving system having a switching regulator for providing power supply to drive the LED. The switching regulator includes a switching circuit to which an oscillation signal is applied to control switching of the switching circuit. A dimming control input is supplied with a pulse-width modulation (PWM) dimming control signal to provide PWM dimming control of the LED. The dimming control input applies the PWM dimming control signal to control switching of the switching circuit. A synchronizing circuit is provided for synchronizing the oscillation signal to the PWM dimming control signal.

Abstract: An electronic circuit. The electronic circuit includes a pass transistor having a channel coupled between an input node and an output node. An error circuit is coupled thereto and configured to control the amount of current flowing through the pass transistor. The electronic circuit may further include a feedback node. A current limiting circuit is coupled to both the feedback node and the error circuit. The current limiting circuit is configured to limit an amount of current provided to the pass transistor by the error circuit based on a on a feedback voltage present on the feedback node and a current through a current mirror circuit, and therefore limits the output current provided by the electronic circuit.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for protecting a discharge lamp lighting device from damage due to mis-wiring of a source of electrical power to the discharge lamp lighting device. The protection apparatus includes a detector, a comparer and an inhibitor. The detector samples at least one monitor point associated with the discharge lamp lighting device to obtain at least one detection voltage. The comparer compares the at least one detection voltage with a reference voltage. The inhibitor inhibits an operation of the discharge lamp lighting device when the comparer determines that a mis-wiring of the source of electrical power to the discharge lamp lighting device exists.

Abstract: A method and system for adaptively controlling a hybrid vehicle comprises a recorder for recording a historical load or duty cycle of vehicle during or after operation of the vehicle. A classifier classifies the historical load in accordance with a load category. A controller assigns at least one of a current control curve and a slew rate control curve associated with the load category for a defined time period after the recording of the historical load or if the vehicle is presently operating generally consistent with the load category. At least one of the current control curve and the slew rate control curve, or data representative thereof, are used to control an operation of an electric drive motor of the vehicle for the defined time period.

Abstract: A rotor is provided with slits each of which serves as a flux barrier blocking a magnetic flux. A direction shown by an arrow is a forward direction along which the rotor rotates when a vehicle moves forward. Each of the slits has a width tapering down from a trailing position toward a leading position with respect to the forward direction. The rotation in a reverse direction opposite to the forward direction shown by the arrow causes larger magnetic flux linkage than the rotation in the forward direction, and hence generates high torque and high counterelectromotive force. Therefore, in the reverse direction, the rotor cannot serve as a motor to produce an output unless high voltage is applied thereto. Accordingly, the torque generated in the reverse direction is used for regenerative operation. It is thereby possible to provide a vehicle drive system capable of exhibiting performance in a well-balanced manner between power running and regenerative operation, and a vehicle provided with the same.

Abstract: An over-unity motor-generator is provided. The over-unity motor-generator includes a motor circuit unit, a motor-generator unit for generating an electric energy by rotating by an electric energy, and a generator circuit unit for commutating an alternating current generated from the motor-generator unit and outputting a direct current.

Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a motor control apparatus capable of ensuring a control function even for a large inertia moment ratio.

Abstract: A method for starting a sensorless, electronically commutatable direct current motor, having a permanent-magnetically excited rotor in which the stator carries a three-phase stator winding, whose regulated supply of current from a direct voltage source is already made possible from the standstill state.

Abstract: A power tool having an electronically commutated DC motor capable of providing various operating modes ranging from a maximum efficiency operating mode to a maximum power operating mode. The motor has a rotor having permanent magnets mounted in recesses in a back iron of the rotor. In one embodiment the motor has three phase windings, each having at least a pair of coils. The phase windings are connected in either a delta or a wye configuration via electromechancial or electronic switching components, or a combination of both, by a controller within the tool. The coils in each phase winding can also be switched between series and parallel configurations to configure the motor to provide its various operating modes. In one embodiment a dual wound motor is disclosed that has its phase coils dynamically or statically switchable between series and parallel configurations.

Abstract: An air treatment apparatus that includes an electrode assembly, a voltage supply, a current sensing device operably coupled to the electrode assembly, and a voltage control device coupled the current sensing device and the voltage supply. The voltage control device is configured to regulate the level of voltage based on the level of current flowing through the current sensing device to maintain the voltage and current in the electrode assembly within designated ranges.

Abstract: A mobile device comprising: a hard disk; a motor for spinning the hard disk; and a system for regenerating energy using the hard disk. The system for regenerating energy using the hard disk may include: a switch connected to the motor such that when the switch is in a first position, power flows from a power storage device to the motor to drive the motor and when the switch is in a second position, power flows from the motor based on kinetic energy of the spinning hard disk to the power storage device. The system for regenerating energy using the hard disk may be manufactured/combined with the hard disk and motor separately from the mobile device such that the system for regenerating energy may include the hard disk and motor.

Abstract: A power supply unit includes an input-side rectifying circuit (4), an inverter (8) and an output-side rectifying circuit (12), which include power semiconductor devices. The power supply unit is powered during a powering period, and the powering is interrupted during a pausing period. The powering and pausing periods alternate. A fan (18) is driven during each powering period to cool the power semiconductor devices. A temperature detector (30) measures the temperature of the power semiconductor devices and develops a measured-temperature representative signal. A setter (38) produces a reference value, which decreases over the pausing period from the measured-temperature representative signal at the beginning of the pausing period to an intended-temperature representative signal representing the temperature to be attained by the power semiconductor devices at the end of the pausing period.

Abstract: A window convenience and security system operates to change the position of a window or door in a structure in response to control information such as detected weather conditions, detected hazardous airborne particles, presence of people, stored time schedules, signals transmitted over a cellular network or voice using voice recognition circuitry.

Abstract: Torque control capability is provided to a position controlled robot by calculating joint position inputs from transformation of the desired joint torques. This is based on calculating the transfer function 1/E(s), which relates the desired joint torque to joint position. Here E(s) is a servo transfer function D(s) or an effective servo transfer function D*(s). The use of an effective servo transfer function D*s) is helpful in cases where joint nonlinearities are significant. The effective servo transfer function D*(s) is defined with respect to an ideal joint transfer function G*(s)=1/(Ieffs2+beffs), where Ieff is an effective moment of inertia and beff is an effective damping coefficient.

Abstract: In a state wherein a solenoid switching valve in a gas passage in communication with air chambers is closed, an assist device produces an assisting driving force by compression or expansion of a gas as a knee joint (specific joint) of a leg bends or stretches, and applies the produced assisting driving force to the knee joint. In a valve-open state of the solenoid switching valve, no assisting driving force is produced. The solenoid switching valve is constructed of a solenoid switching valve having a self-holding feature, and installed in the gas passage such that a pressure difference between air chambers acts in a valve closing direction of a valve element in a predetermined period during which the solenoid switching valve is closed. This arrangement effectively reduces the power consumption of the solenoid switching valve by a simple construction.

Abstract: A controller, for force-controlling a drive source of a controlled object, having a position control circuit inside a force control circuit in order to define a relative position of the controlled object to a workpiece, and a contact force occurred between the workpiece and the controlled object, the controller including a first data acquiring portion for acquiring a time constant of the position control circuit based on a position command value to the drive source and an actual position value, during operations of the controlled object; a second data acquiring portion for acquiring a rigidity value for the controlled object and the workpiece based on a force data obtained when the controlled object is brought into contact with the workpiece; and an automatic gain calculating portion for calculating a force control gain of the force control circuit from the time constant of the position control circuit acquired by the first data acquiring portion and the rigidity value acquired by the second data acquiring po

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a driver for an induction motor which performs an operation at an acceleration suitable for the magnitude of a load and is excellent in efficiency, without an acceleration failure. The driver for an induction motor includes a slip frequency estimate value arithmetic operation section 15 for arithmetically operating a slip frequency ?s? of an induction motor 12, and a maximum torque generation slip arithmetic operation section 16 for arithmetically operating a slip frequency ?smax at which a maximum torque is generated. When the slip frequency ?s? exceeds a predetermined value ?smaxTH(=0.96?smax, etc.) corresponding to the slip frequency ?smax at which the maximum torque is generated, a speed change rate arithmetic operation section 17 and a speed change rate correcting section 18 reduce a rate of increase in a speed command ?r*.

Abstract: Temperature compensation methods and equipment for charging electric storage batteries are described. Control over battery charging includes measurement of battery temperature at the commencement of a charging event, and use of inflection analysis of a charger voltage-time curve to detect the attainment of a distinctive signal point in the event. To compensate for the variations with initial battery temperature on the relation of the signal point to a different battery condition of interest, control of a charging event includes use of the measured battery temperature to obtain from a controller memory information about the applicable values of process parameters pertinent to those temperature-variable process factors. The temperature of a battery charger which includes such controls preferably is used as a workable approximation to battery temperature, so that batteries of conventional construction can benefit from use of the disclosed methods and equipment.

Abstract: A reprogramming system such as an electric control unit (ECU) mounted on a hybrid vehicle so controls that an auxiliary battery is charged from the main battery when a voltage of the auxiliary battery is lower than an executable voltage which is a necessary voltage of adequately performing a reprogramming process. Further, the ECU controls that the main battery is charged when the voltage of the main battery is lower than a chargeable voltage which is a necessary voltage of adequately charge the auxiliary battery with an electric power. A reprogramming system mounted on the hybrid vehicle performs the reprogramming process of replacing a program stored in an internal memory unit of the ECU with a new program transferred from a reprogramming device when the voltage of the auxiliary battery is not less than an executable voltage.

Abstract: An adapter electrically connectable to a battery pack, with a first portion for attachment to a power tool, the first portion having a shroud and at least one upwardly-extending terminal pin at least partly surrounded by the shroud, and a second portion for slidably receiving the battery pack, at least one of the second portion and the battery pack having a groove for slidably receiving a rail disposed on the other of the second portion and the battery pack. The center of gravity of the combined battery pack and adapter is disposed at a distance (along the X axis) from the at least one terminal pin of between about 5.6 centimeters and about 26.3 centimeters, and at a distance (along the Y axis) from a top of the shroud of between about 81.0 centimeters and about 83.5 centimeters.

Abstract: A device is disclosed herein for providing AC power to a toy, flashlight, stationary device, or similar load normally powered by one or more disposable batteries. The device comprises a substitute cell adapted for insertion in the toy in place of the battery normally used. The substitute cell includes a cylindrical shell properly sized to replace the normal batteries with conductive terminals configured identically to the battery, a flexible electrical cable leading from the terminals to a power unit. The power unit comprises a power supply accepting household AC voltage and providing a DC output equal in voltage to that supplied by the batteries being replaced. In addition, this substitute shell can be opened and a charged lower sized battery can be inserted instead of using the power supply, if desired, e.g. use a C battery inserted in the device to replace a D battery. The device can accommodate a plurality of different types of battery sizes in a parallel or series arrangement.