Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for regulating the room temperature in a room or in a plurality of rooms, the room temperature can be regulated by regulating the mass flow of a heat-carrying fluid flowing through a heat exchanger according to a determined current room temperature. In accordance with some embodiments, a temperature sensor in the room can be dispensed that can determine the current room temperature, in each case the mass flow of the heat carrying fluid through the heat exchanger and the flow temperature prevailing at the input to the heat exchanger and the return temperature prevailing at the output of the heat exchanger are measured, and that a temperature assigned to the determined values of the mass flow, the flow temperature and the return temperature is output as the current room temperature and used for regulation.

Abstract: A system and method for controlling a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in a dwelling is provided. The system includes a plurality of wireless thermostats disposed throughout multiple zones within the dwelling and operable to control climate conditions in the corresponding zones. The system further includes a primary power source operable to supply power to thermostats for operating in a high-power mode when operatively connected thereto. The thermostats each include a secondary power source operable to supply power to the thermostats for operating in a low-power mode when the corresponding thermostat is not powered by the primary power source. Thermostats operating in the high-powered mode are operable to receive and repeat signals originating from one or more thermostats operating in the low-power mode.

Abstract: To provide a voltage regulator capable of maintaining the accuracy of an output voltage even if it is set to an arbitrary output voltage. A voltage regulator includes an output transistor comprised of an NMOS transistor having a backgate grounded, an error amplifier circuit configured to amplify and output a difference between a divided voltage obtained by dividing an output voltage outputted from the output transistor and a reference voltage and thereby to control a gate of the output transistor, a constant voltage circuit, and a transistor having a gate inputted with a voltage of the constant voltage circuit, a drain connected to the gate of the output transistor, and a source connected to a source of the output transistor.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for estimating current. A current source is configured to generate a current and a pulsed sense enable signal is generated. An estimate of the current is generated and the estimate of the current is updated based on a first signal that is configured to couple the current source to an electric power supply and a second signal that is configured to couple the current source to aloud. A system includes the current source and a current prediction unit. The current source is configured to generate a current. The current prediction unit is coupled the current source and is configured to generate the estimate of the current and update the estimate of the current based on the first signal and the second signal.

Abstract: Systems and methods for coordinating selective activation of a multiplicity of emergency power generation equipment over a predetermined geographic area for distribution and/or storage to supply a microgrid of electrical power for a substantially similar geographic area.

Abstract: Methods and systems of network voltage regulating transformers are provided. A network voltage regulating transformer (NVRT) may provide voltage transformation, isolation, and regulation. A NVRT may further provide power factor corrections. Multiple NVRTs may operate autonomously and collectively thereby achieving an edge of network voltage control when installed to a power system. A NVRT comprises a transformer, a VAR source, and a control module. The input current (i.e., the current through the primary side of the transformer), the output current (i.e., the current through the secondary side of the transformer), and/or the output voltage (i.e., the voltage across the secondary side of the transformer) may be monitored.

Abstract: One aspect is a method that includes applying a plurality of incrementally varying voltage targets to a plurality of power phase converters operating in parallel between a source voltage rail and a load voltage rail. A phase temperature of each of the power phase converters is monitored. The phase temperature of each of the power phase converters is compared to a thermal adjustment limit. One or more of the power phase converters are adjusted to reduce an associated output current based on determining that at least one of the power phase converters exceeds the thermal adjustment limit. Power phase converter adjustments can be performed in a balanced manner such that a net sum voltage at the load voltage rail is substantially unchanged after the adjustments.

Abstract: An electronic circuit for converting power from a floating source of DC power to a dual direct current (DC) output is disclosed. The electronic circuit may include a positive input terminal and a negative input terminal connectible to the floating source of DC power. The dual DC output may connectible to the input of an inverter. A positive output terminal connected to the positive input terminal of the inverter and a negative output terminal and a ground terminal which may be connected to the input of the inverter. A series connection of a first power switch and a second power switch connected across the positive input terminal and the negative input terminal. A negative return path may include a first diode and a second diode connected between the negative input terminal and the negative output terminal. A resonant circuit may connect between the series connection and the negative return path.

Abstract: A temperature insensitive sub-nA current reference is presented with pA-range power overhead. The main concept is to linearly reduce the gate voltage of a sub-threshold-biased MOSFET as temperature increases, in order to compensate for exponential dependence of drain current on temperature. For example, a MOSFET-only, 20 pA, 780 ppm/° C. current reference that consumes 23 pW is disclosed, marking the lowest reported power among current references. The circuit exploits sub-threshold-biased MOSFETs and a complementary-to-absolute temperature (CTAT) gate voltage to compensate for temperature dependency. The design shows high immunity to supply voltage of 0.58%/V and a load sensitivity of 0.25%/V.

Abstract: A power supply circuit 1 includes an output circuit that generates an output voltage by performing a power supply operation based on an input voltage, an output terminal to which, after start-up of the power supply operation, the output voltage is applied, and a control circuit that causes a test current to flow between the output terminal and a ground. The control circuit detects, as a test voltage, a voltage at the output terminal in a test period in which the test current is caused to flow. When the test voltage at a predetermined judgment timing is lower than a judgment voltage, the control circuit judges that an output capacitor is connected and thus enables the power supply operation.

Abstract: An input unit for an operating element that can be actuated by pressure or rotation includes a housing having a recess portion, a carrier having a detent projection, and an input member (e.g., an actuator). The carrier is displacable relative to the housing. The input member is rotatably mounted on the carrier to be rotatable. The input member has a body with a cavity therein and a detent curve body movably arranged in the cavity such that the detent curve body is displaceable relative to the body of the input member. A first end of the detent curve body has a detent curve engaging the detent projection of the carrier. A second end of the detent curve body is adjacent to the housing part and has projections. The input member further has a spring that acts on the detent curve body to press the detent curve against the detent projection.

Abstract: An input device is disclosed. In various embodiments, the input device includes a spring having a free end and a fixed end. A force transducer having a transducer beam is coupled to the free end of the spring in a manner such that a free end of the transducer beam extends away from the free end of the spring.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a household appliance (1) comprising a control panel (2), a push-pull type and rotary knob (3) which is disposed to the control panel (2), a casing (5) which is produced from plastic, fixed to the back side of the control panel (2) and which forms a housing for the knob (3), and which has a cylindrical side wall (4), more than one light source (8) which provides the periphery of the knob (3) to be illuminated by emitting light, a printed circuit board (9) whereon the light sources (8) are integrated and a light guide (14) which transmits the light received from the light sources (8) to the periphery of the knob (3).

Abstract: A mounting assembly and method for attaching a vehicle pedal assembly to a vehicle floor. A main bracket is provided wherein the main bracket having an upper surface, the main bracket is mounted to a vehicle floor. An aperture provided through the upper surface of the main bracket. A first insert mounted within the insert, the first insert configured to securely connect to the aperture of the main bracket. A second insert mounted to a bottom surface of a pedal housing, the second insert mounted within the first insert to securely connect the main bracket to the pedal housing. The first insert and the second insert rotated into a secured position.

Abstract: The present invention relates to communication technology and provides a display method and an electronic device capable of solving the problem associated with limited operation space due to a small screen of an electronic device. In particular, the method comprises: detecting a trigger event when the first display unit displays a first content and the second display unit is in a first power consumption state; determining whether the trigger event satisfies a predetermined condition to obtain a determination result; generating a switching instruction when the determination result indicates that the trigger event satisfies the predetermined condition; and switching the second display unit from the first power consumption state to a second power consumption state and displaying the first content on the second display unit in response to the switching instruction. The first power consumption state has a lower power consumption than the second power consumption state.

Abstract: A spread spectrum clock generation circuit includes a generation unit configured to generate and output a spread spectrum clock based on an input reference clock, a monitoring unit configured to monitor a difference between the number of pulses of a reference clock input to the generation unit after a reference time and the number of pulses of a spread spectrum clock output from the generation unit after the reference time, and a control unit configured to control a frequency of a spread spectrum clock to be generated by the generation unit so as to make the difference fall within a predetermined range.

Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for internal shock isolation in an information handling system. The method includes directing a tool to mold an outer frame of an information handling system, and directing the tool to mold an inner frame of the information handling system. The inner frame has a perimeter less than the perimeter of the outer frame. The method further includes directing the tool to construct a first plurality of braces in an interspatial area. The interspatial area is between the perimeter of the inner frame and the perimeter of the outer frame.

Abstract: A display device has a display panel; a first holding member holding a plurality of sides of the display panel from a front surface side; a first shock-absorbing member disposed between the front surface side of the display panel and the first holding member, at least at a side of a lower end section of the display panel; a second holding member holding the plurality of the sides from the rear surface side; a second shock-absorbing member disposed between the rear surface side of the display panel and the second holding member, at least at the side of the lower end section of the display panel; and a supporting member supporting a portion of the lower end section. The force against the display panel from the first shock-absorbing member and the second shock-absorbing member is smaller in the vicinity of the supporting member than in other portions.

Abstract: An electronic device having an expansion interface includes a shell, a button, a circuit board, switch and a voltage adjusting unit. The shell defines a through hole. The button is movably received in the through hole. The button includes a first electroluminescent portion and a second electroluminescent portion. The switch is electrically connected to the circuit board and is activated by the button to control whether to load a same voltage to the first electroluminescent portion and a second electroluminescent portion to drive them to emit light of equal brightness. The voltage adjusting unit changes the voltage loaded to the second electroluminescent portion to drive the second electroluminescent portion to emit light having a different brightness from the light emitted from the first electroluminescent portion when an expansion device is connected to the expansion interface.

Abstract: A housing includes a main portion and at least one insulating portion. The main portion includes two portions, an inner surface and an outer surface opposite to the inner surface. The inner surface defines at least one groove. The outer surface defines at least one gap that is coupled to the at least one groove. The at least one insulating portion is corresponding to the at least one groove and each insulating portion is filled in one groove. The two portions of the main portion are positioned at two sides of the at least one gap and the two portions are insulated by the at least one gap and the at least one insulating portion.

Abstract: A wearable device may include: a strap including a substantially polygonal opening and a buckle formed at one end thereof; a buckle part configured to fasten opposite ends of the strap to each other by binding the opposite ends of the strap; and a body configured to be coupled to the opening by being fitted into the opening or decoupled from the opening. The body may include a front surface and a rear surface, and a display having a substantially polygonal shape when viewed from the top on the front surface, and a biometric sensor disposed on the rear surface.

Abstract: A heat dissipation structure of wearable electronic device includes a wearable main body and a wearable strap body connected with the wearable main body. The wearable main body includes a receiving space, a circuit board and multiple electronic components arranged on the circuit board. At least one of the electronic components is a heat source. The wearable strap body has a heat conduction section and a protection section enclosing the heat conduction section. A section of the heat conduction section is exposed to an interior of the receiving space without being enclosed by the protection section. The exposed section of the heat conduction section is in contact with the corresponding heat source on the circuit board so as to greatly enhance the heat dissipation performance of the wearable electronic device.

Abstract: A foldable display is disclosed. In one aspect, the foldable display includes a base substrate including a flexible area and a rigid area disposed at one or more sides of the flexible area. The foldable display also includes an image display device provided on the base substrate. The base substrate includes a matrix and a textile implanted in the matrix. The textile includes a flexible part corresponding to the flexible area and a rigid part corresponding to the rigid area. The rigid part is weaved differently from the flexible part.

Abstract: A stretchable display is disclosed. In one aspect, the stretchable display includes a display unit that is stretchable and a rotation member arranged below the display unit and connected to the display unit. The rotation member is configured to tension the display unit. The stretchable display further includes a fixing member arranged below the rotation member and defining a rotation axis. The rotation member is further configured to rotate about the rotation axis so as to tension the display unit.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing having a base plate and a sidewall, the sidewall having a shape bent and extended from an end of the base plate, a duct in the base plate that is parallel to a surface of the base plate and having an external end open to the sidewall of the housing, an electronic part placed on an internal surface of the base plate to cover at least a portion of the duct, and a waterproof sheet disposed between the duct and the electronic part to protect the electronic part.

Abstract: A carrier includes a frame defining a first space configured to accommodate a first type of hard disk drive, and an adjusting mechanism slidably coupled to the frame. The adjusting mechanism is transitionable between: (i) a first configuration in which the adjusting mechanism is located outside the first space defined by the frame, and (ii) a second configuration in which the adjusting mechanism is located inside the first space, the adjusting mechanism and the frame cooperatively define a second space configured to accommodate a second type of hard disk drive different from the first type of hard disk drive.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are computing devices, and methods of manufacturing computing devices, that have a cooling fan and integrated thermal transfer unit. A centrifugal fan unit includes a rotatable hub, a plurality of blades disposed on the rotatable hub, and a motor coupled to the rotatable hub. The motor causes the rotatable hub to rotate about an axis such that airflow proceeds outward from the centrifugal fan unit along trajectories that are perpendicular to the axis. One or more thermal transfer units have first portions that are coupled to the one or more heat sources and second portions that collectively at least partially surround the centrifugal fan unit.

Abstract: An apparatus including a tube to encase a fluid, a first portion of the tube disposed in a base portion of a mobile computing device, a second portion of the tube disposed in a display portion of the mobile computing device, the second portion of the tube including metal and a pump coupled to the tube and operable to circulate the fluid in the tube. A mobile computing device including a base portion; a display portion; a tube to encase a fluid, a first portion of the tube disposed in the base portion, a second portion of the tube disposed in the display portion and including metal, the base portion and the display portion coupled by a hinge; and a pump coupled to the tube and operable to circulate the fluid in the tube.

Abstract: A heat dissipating apparatus and an electronic device having the same are provided. The electronic device includes a body, an internal circuit board provided in the body and including at least one heat generating element, and a heat diffusion type heat dissipating module provided in the body and stacked on a surface of the internal circuit board, so as to diffuse heat generated by the heat generating element toward a low temperature region having a temperature lower than a temperature of the at least one heat generating unit. The heat diffusion type heat dissipating module has a sheet shape which extends from the heat generating element toward a circumference surface of an inside of the body so that the heat is transferred from the heat generating element to the low temperature region.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer programs, embodied in or as a memory management module, are disclosed for thermally controlling memory to increase its performance. One exemplary embodiment includes a memory, one or more processors, and a thermoelectric cooling device. The one or more processors access the memory via a memory controller electrically coupled to the memory. The thermoelectric cooling device is configured to thermally control the memory in response to a predicted change in temperature of the memory.

Abstract: The economical load distribution adjusting device 10 acquires an optimal hydroelectric output, optimal demand, and optimal power price from the supply-demand planning device 23, acquires the planned hydroelectric output planned by the water level planning devices 21, and acquires a planned demand planned by the hot water tank temperature control devices 22. The economical load distribution adjusting device 10 reduces the power price of the time at which the planned hydroelectric output exceeds the optimal output and makes the water level planning devices 21 replan the hydroelectric output, and raises the power price of the time at which the planned demand exceeds the optimal demand and makes the hot water tank temperature control devices 22 replan the amount of demand.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments enable parallel control of multiple uninterruptable power modules (“UPMs”) connecting multiple power sources to a bus in parallel. A UPM may be comprised of at least one controller coupled to at least one inverter, and the UPM may be configured to convert the DC voltage output from a DC source to an AC voltage, such as an AC voltage suitable for output to an AC bus. A UPM may receive a power sharing command and control its at least one inverter based at least in part on the received power sharing command to output a voltage to a bus.

Abstract: A variety of data storage devices, methods and systems are implemented for control of memory associated with backup functionality. One such data storage device includes a power circuit that provides main power. The data storage device has a first solid-state memory circuit that maintains data in the absence of electrical power. A second memory circuit is subject to data loss in the absence of electrical power. A storage circuit stores energy and provides the stored energy to the second memory circuit in response to a loss of main power. A test circuit discharges a portion of the stored energy to provide output data indicative of power-providing capabilities of the storage circuit. A memory controller controls data transfers to the data storage device by temporarily storing data destined for the first solid-state memory circuit and setting the amount of memory available for temporary storage in response to the output data.

Abstract: Methods and systems for detection of a status of a device connected to a USB port of a UPS are described herein. The method includes detecting whether a device is connected to the USB port, based on the detection, receiving, at the UPS, information from the device; determining whether the device is configured as a host device supplying power, a host device requiring power or a peripheral device, and based on the determination, configuring the USB port of the UPS.

Abstract: Described is an apparatus which comprises: an input for providing a first voltage signal; a level translator, coupled to the input, to translate the first voltage signal to a second input voltage, the second input voltage having a voltage level higher than a voltage level of the first voltage signal; and an open loop reference core coupled to the level translator, the open loop reference core to receive the second input voltage and to generate an output indicating whether the first voltage signal is above or below a reference level.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a processor includes a plurality of cores including a first core. The first core includes a first plurality of accumulator logics, each accumulator logic of the first plurality of accumulator logics to store corresponding first core telemetry data. The processor also includes a power management unit (PMU) to request telemetry data from the first core and in response to receive the first core telemetry data stored in at least one accumulator logic of the first plurality of accumulator logics. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A computing system is associated with power consumption based on Power over Ethernet (PoE). Power consumption is compared to a threshold, and a signal is asserted that power consumption is to be limited based on the comparison to the threshold.

Abstract: Provided are a scalable monitoring apparatus and method for detecting a race when a multicore-based parallel program is executed.

Abstract: A control method and an electronic device using the control method are described. The control method includes, when the processing unit is in a first state, the communicating unit receives current network data; the communicating unit determines whether a communication state of the network data satisfies a predetermined condition; if the communication state does not satisfy the predetermined condition, then the communicating unit stores the current network data into a cache module of the communicating unit; and if the communication state satisfies the predetermined condition, then the communicating unit transmits the current network data to the processing unit, so that the processing unit changes from the first state to a second state, wherein power consumption in the first state is lower than that in the second state.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a main system, a sub system, and a response availability information storage unit. The response availability information storage unit stores response availability information indicating in which communication protocol the response data is generable by the main system. The sub system causes the main system not to recover to a normal state when the main system is in an energy saving state and the electronic device receives the information request data from the outside, if the sub system determines that the response data is not generable by the main system, based on the communication protocol of the information request data and the response availability information stored in the response availability information storage unit, and even if the response data is not generable by the sub system.

Abstract: A method of managing power state transitions for an interactive workload includes storing one or more parameters, each representing an electrical operating characteristic that controls power consumption of the processing unit, receiving a first user input requesting execution of a task by the processing unit, in response to receiving a second user input, modifying at least one of the one or more parameters, and executing the task in the processing unit while operating the processing unit according to the at least one modified parameter.

Abstract: Embodiments provide a method comprising using a link to couple an electronic device to a host, wherein the electronic device is operable in at least one of a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation; while the electronic device is operating in the first mode of operation, supplying, to a first component of the electronic device, power received from a power source; and while the electronic device is operating in the second mode of operation, (i) supplying, to the first component of the electronic device, power received from the host via the link, and (ii) not supplying, to the first component of the electronic device, power received from the power source.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus is connected to a plurality of input/output devices. The information processing apparatus includes an arithmetic processing device configured to perform a computation, and a plurality of communication devices each configured to perform a communication between the plurality of input/output devices and the arithmetic processing device. The information processing apparatus further includes a determination unit configured to determine a communication device whose power consumption is controllable, among the plurality of communication devices, and a managing unit configured to suppress power consumption of the communication device determined by the determination unit.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for interfacing dynamic hardware power managed blocks and software power managed blocks is disclosed. In one embodiment, and integrated circuit (IC) may include a number of power manageable functional units. The functional units maybe power managed through hardware, software, or both. Each of the functional units may be coupled to at least one other functional unit through a direct communications link. A link state machine may monitor each of the communications links between functional units, and may broadcast indications of link availability to the functional units coupled to the link. Responsive to a software request to shut down a given link, or a hardware initiated shutdown of one of the functional units coupled to the link, the link state machine may broadcast and indication that the link is unavailable.

Abstract: A system and method for selecting devices for which power states and/or mode of operation may be adjusted can be implemented based on power supply availability, cost of power consumption at certain periods of the day or year, environmental conditions, priority of applications, and business objectives are disclosed.

Abstract: In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a computing device is provided. The computing device includes an interface module and a power management module. The interface module is to provide a user interface that facilitates enabling and disabling of an always on feature, and further facilitates configuration of a permissible advanced configuration and power interface (ACPI) S3 state period. The power management module to receive a request to enter an ACPI S3 state, determine whether the always on feature is enabled, and in response to determining that the always on feature is enabled, determine whether the computing device is within a user-defined permissible ACPI S3 state period. In response to determining that the computing device is within the user-defined permissible ACPI S3 state period, the power management module is to set a wake event and cause the computing device to enter the ACPI S3 state.

Abstract: A fluid analyzing system comprises an electronic control module and a telematics device. The electronic control module is coupled with an asset. The electronic control module is configured for initiating acquisition of a sample of a fluid of the asset and initiating a microfluidic analysis of the sample in response to occurrence of an analysis trigger. The analysis trigger comprises an operating characteristic of the asset. The telematics device coupled is coupled with both the asset and the electronic control module. The telematics device is configured for wirelessly transmitting results of the microfluidic analysis to an asset management system located remotely from the asset and the telematics device.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for generating a heads-up-display to assist users during performance of media manipulation operations. According to one embodiment, a transient heads-up-display is displayed during a media manipulation operation to assist the user in the media manipulation operation. The heads-up-display may, for example, depict three frames of a video clip when an audio clip is being positioned, on a timeline, relative to the video clip. The three frames that are depicted in the heads-up-display may be the frames located at the current starting position, cursor position, and ending position, of the audio clip. As the audio clip is being moved during the positioning operation, the three frames depicted in the heads-up-display change accordingly.

Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes a display module including a window glass, a touch panel, and a display panel; a display holding frame that secures the display module, the display holding frame having a screw accepting part on a rear surface which is opposite to the display panel; a cabinet case, which encloses the display holding frame, and which has a screw hole corresponding to the screw accepting part of the display holding frame; and a bolt or screw inserted into the screw accepting part of the display holding frame through the screw hole in the cabinet case.

Abstract: A method and system is provided that controls an external output function of a mobile device according to control interactions received via the microphone. The method includes, activating a microphone according to preset optional information when the mobile device enters an external output mode, performing an external output operation in the external output mode, detecting an interaction based on sound information in the external output mode, and controlling the external output according to the interaction.