Patents Issued in August 17, 2017
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Publication number: 20170237295Abstract: A power transmission device that transmits electric power to a power reception device in a contactless manner includes a power transmission coil unit, an electrical device connected to the power transmission coil unit, and an enclosure storing the power transmission coil unit and the electrical device. The enclosure includes an installation wall, an outer wall, a partitioning wall, and a cover portion closing an opening formed in a power transmission surface of the outer wall and allowing transmission of electric power by the power transmission coil unit. The partitioning wall is provided to partition the space in the enclosure into a coil-unit storing portion in which the cover portion is located and the power transmission coil unit is stored, and an electrical-device storing portion in which the electrical device is stored. The outer wall and the partitioning wall are made of metal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2015Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Hiroaki YUASA
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Publication number: 20170237296Abstract: A system for inductive power transfer that may selectively transmit power in a plurality of modes based on characteristics of a power receiver and determine which transmitter coils to drive based on received signal strength information. The inductive power transfer transmitter may detect characteristics of the power receiver in order to control the mode of the power transfer and selectively control which transmitter coils are driven based on signal strength information received from a power receiver. The power transmitter may have slugs formed of a magnetically permeable material within common coil winding openings and the transmitter coils may consists of a plurality of parallel windings.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2015Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: PowerbyProxi LimitedInventors: Aaron Rex KEITH, Arunim KUMAR, Junbo ZENG, Lewis Freeth HARPHAM, Paul David MARSON, Sander VOCKE, Ya-Ting WANG
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Publication number: 20170237297Abstract: A power supply with a multi-bridge topology configured to provide multiple different bridge topologies during operation. The power supply includes a plurality of half-bridge circuits connected to a controller. The controller can selectively configure the power supply between a plurality of different bridge topologies during operation by controlling the half-bridge circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Benjamin C. Moes, Matthew J. Norconk, Joshua B. Taylor, Colin J. Moore
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Publication number: 20170237298Abstract: Techniques are described for accumulating data regarding the charging environment and power delivery efficiency at various regions in the environment under various transmission conditions. In some embodiments, this data may be utilized to generate efficient and sophisticated power transmission schedules; however, this data may also be leveraged for the manipulation of the standing waves within the environment. This allows for two discrete and powerful applications: creation of null zones and conversely the generation of high power regions. These regions may also be referred to as ‘power nulls’ and ‘energy balls’ respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: Ossia Inc.Inventors: Hatem Zeine, Dale Mayes, Benjamin Renneberg, Anas Alfarra
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Publication number: 20170237299Abstract: The present invention relates to a Yagi antenna and a wireless power transmission apparatus comprising the same, and the Yagi antenna includes a wireless power transmitting coil and first and second slabs made of a metamaterial having a CHDR structure in which cube-shaped resonators are arranged at a predetermined interval. The first slab is positioned at a rear side of the power transmitting coil and serves as a reflector that reflects an electromagnetic wave generated at the power transmitting coil, and the second slab is positioned between the power transmitting coil and a power receiving coil and serves as a super lens that focuses the electromagnetic wave generated at the power transmitting coil. The wireless power transmission apparatus improves efficiency of wireless power transmitted to the power receiving coil by using the Yagi antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2015Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF ULSAN FOUNDATION FOR INDUSTRY COOPERATIONInventor: Hyoung Suk YOO
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Publication number: 20170237300Abstract: Systems according to the present disclosure provide one or more surfaces that function as heat or power radiating surfaces for which at least a portion of the radiating surface includes or is composed of “fractal cells” placed sufficiently closed close together to one another so that a surface (plasmonic) wave causes near replication of current present in one fractal cell in an adjacent fractal cell. A fractal of such a fractal cell can be of any suitable fractal shape and may have two or more iterations. The fractal cells may lie on a flat or curved sheet or layer and be composed in layers for wide bandwidth or multibandwidth transmission. The area of a surface and its number of fractals determines the gain relative to a single fractal cell. The boundary edges of the surface may be terminated resistively so as to not degrade the cell performance at the edges.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventor: Nathan Cohen
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Publication number: 20170237301Abstract: In one embodiment, a computing device includes: a power receiving unit to receive energy wirelessly from a power transmitting unit via a receive coil; a load modulation logic to modulate a load coupled to the receive coil to cause a message to be transmitted to the power transmitting unit via a first channel coupled to the receive coil; and a wireless communication circuit to communicate with the power transmitting unit via a second channel. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2016Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Yuval Elad, Shahar Porat, Alex Nayshtut
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Publication number: 20170237302Abstract: A wireless-power-transfer system includes a transmitter circuit and a receiver circuit. The transmitter circuit includes a primary series-resonant capacitor connected to an oscillator-controlled drive stage that provides fixed-frequency output and a transmitting coil connected to the primary series-resonant capacitor. The transmitting resonant frequency is below the fixed frequency of the oscillator-controlled drive stage. The receiver circuit includes a receiving coil, a secondary series-resonant capacitor connected in series with the receiving coil, and a secondary parallel-resonant capacitor connected in parallel with the receiving coil. The receiving resonant frequency increases as a nonlinear capacitance of the at least one rectifier decreases when the rectifier-circuit DC output increases.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2015Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventor: Jeffrey John SORGE
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Publication number: 20170237303Abstract: A sheet-metal part or sintered part (10) for a stator or a rotor has a connection part (11) from which teeth (12) disposed at regular intervals project away. Each tooth has at least one first tooth segment (22) as well as at least one second tooth segment (23) produced from different magnetizable materials (M1, M2). In this way, the materials (M1, M2) can be used in targeted manner with regard to their magnetic and/or mechanical properties, in the region of the tooth (12), to optimize the magnetic and/or mechanical behavior of the tooth (12) and consequently of the sheet-metal part or sintered part (10). In particular, at least one first tooth segment (22) has a saturation magnetization BS1 greater than that of the remainder of the sheet-metal part or sintered part (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2015Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventor: Jürgen Fahrenbach
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Publication number: 20170237304Abstract: A stator for a rotary electric machine includes an annular yoke, and teeth projecting from the yoke in a stator radial direction. Both ends of each of the teeth in a stator axial direction include reduced-width parts. The width of each of the reduced-width parts is smaller than the width of the remaining part of each of the teeth. Stator coils each is wound around each of the teeth in concentrated winding, and includes at least one curved portion in a coil end portion. The curved portion corresponds in position to at least part of the reduced-width parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2015Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshinori OKOCHI, Hiroyuki HATTORI
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Publication number: 20170237305Abstract: An electric generator comprises a substantially flat magnet having a series of alternating north and south polarities, the magnet having an upper surface, a lower surface and opposing edges. A first metal plate formed on the upper surface of the magnet, and a second metal plate formed on the lower surface of the magnet. A pair of wires is connected to one of the first or second metal plates and an edge of the magnet, the pair of wires capturing for use energy or power produced by the electric generator.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2015Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventor: Bahram Raeen
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Publication number: 20170237306Abstract: An electric machine for a motor vehicle includes a rotor, and a stator interacting with the rotor. The stator includes a laminated core, a coil carrier configured for a flow of a cooling fluid there through, and a coil assembly having a plurality of stator coils and arranged in the coil carrier. The coil carrier has an enclosed configuration so as to form a fluid seal against the laminated core and the rotor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: AUDI AGInventor: Peter Juris
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Publication number: 20170237307Abstract: A rotor for a reluctance machine and a method of producing a rotor for a reluctance machine is provided. The rotor is formed as a soft magnetic element which is cylindrical in shape. The soft magnetic element has recesses for forming flux barriers, one or more flux barriers being at least partially filled with a filler material, and the filler material of said flux barriers extending up to the rotor periphery and forming part of the rotor periphery.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2015Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: KSB AktiengesellschaftInventors: Daniel GONTERMANN, Boris JANJIC, Michael KOENEN, Jochen SCHAAB, Axel SCHUNK
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Publication number: 20170237308Abstract: A moisture resistant rotor sleeve includes a plurality of stacked laminations forming a sleeve having an outer periphery, an inner periphery, and spaces between adjacent laminations. The rotor sleeve also includes a sealant coupled to the inner periphery such that the outer periphery is free of sealant. The sealant seals the spaces to prevent fluid from traveling through the spaces of the sleeve between the inner periphery and the outer periphery.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Daniel S. Figgins, Jeffrey A. Hall
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Publication number: 20170237309Abstract: A stator capable of preventing the displacement of insulators and securely positioning the insulators at given positions. A stator includes a stator core formed with slots; a coil wound around the stator core, the coil comprising a coil side and a coil end, the coil end arranged outside the slot; and insulators provided in the slots. Each insulator includes a coil side-insulation part arranged between wall surfaces of a slot and a first coil side and electrically insulating the wall surfaces from the first coil side; and a coil end-insulation part formed in one piece with the coil side-insulation part and arranged outside the first slot. The coil end-insulation part is arranged between a first coil end and a second coil end and electrically insulates the first coil end from the second coil end.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: FANUC CORPORATIONInventor: Shinichi Kinoshita
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Publication number: 20170237310Abstract: A plurality of coil groups are each configured by connecting a tip portion of a first conductor terminal and a tip portion of a second conductor terminal that is subject to connection therewith using a connecting conductor, and the connecting conductors include: a pair of connecting portions that are respectively disposed so as to contact the tip portion of the first conductor terminal and the tip portion of the second conductor terminal that is subject to connection therewith in a circumferential direction of the tip portions so as to be parallel to the tip portions, and that are joined together with the tip portions; and a linking portion that links the pair of connecting portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2014Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Masashi NAKAMURA, Akihiro YAMAMURA, Shinkichi SAWA, Masaya INOUE
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Publication number: 20170237311Abstract: An object of the present invention is to reduce an inductance of a power circuit, reduce a switching loss and a noise level and improve a voltage-use ratio of a battery power in a redundant-type electronic control device. An electronic control device that controls a motor has power modules 11a, 11b to drive the motor. Power terminals 32pua, 32pva and 32pwa of the power module 11a are arranged in positions that are close to and face power terminals 32nub, 32nvb and 32nwb of the power module 11b, which are opposite to the power terminals 32pua, 32pva and 32pwa of the power module 11a in polarity. Power terminals 32nua, 32nva and 32nwa drawn from a longitudinal end portion 311 of the power module 11a are arranged in positions that are close to and face power terminals 32pub, 32pvb and 32pwb drawn from a longitudinal end portion 311 of the power module 11b which are opposite to the power terminals 32nua, 32nva and 32nwa of the power module 11a in polarity.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2015Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Toshihiko SAKAI, Takuro KANAZAWA, Ryoichi KOBAYASHI
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Publication number: 20170237312Abstract: An actuator comprising a housing defining an interior cavity for a motor, gear assemblies, and a printed circuit overlying the motor and the gear assemblies. An elastomeric seal band is located between the housing and the cover for sealing the interior cavity of the housing. The seal band includes a plurality of compressible elastomeric beads that abut against the cover and exert a force against the printed circuit board respectively for preventing the vibration of the printed circuit board in the housing. A plurality of curved clips are received in respective clip brackets formed on the housing and the cover respectively for clamping a cover to the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: CTS CorporationInventors: William Shelby Stewart, Eric David Andrina, Lei Zhao
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Publication number: 20170237313Abstract: Described herein is a device comprising members in a kinematic relationship. The kinematic relationship is at least partially governed by at least one magnetically induced force that introduces a force threshold that, in effect, provides a threshold to part movement and confers a degree of hysteresis, preventing movement until a sufficiently large energizing force is applied. The effect may be further altered by use of an additional magnetically induced force interaction with at least one further member to urge or slow movement once started and/or to prevent movement once a new position is reached.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2015Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Andrew Karl DIEHL, Christopher James ALLINGTON
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Publication number: 20170237314Abstract: An electric motor assembly includes a rotor, a stator, and a gear assembly. The gear assembly includes a drive gear, a ring gear, and an intermediate gear disposed between and engaging each of the drive gear and the ring gear. The gear assembly further includes a carrier supporting the intermediate gear and being fixed relative to the stator so as to be stationary relative thereto. The ring gear is rotatable relative to the carrier and the stator.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: Nidec Motor CorporationInventors: William D. Moore, Joshua M. Biro, Richard J. Fadler, Matthew D. Allen, Philip S. Johnson, Michael E. Moore, John M. Tucker
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Publication number: 20170237315Abstract: An electric motor-attached speed reducer includes a first member, an electric motor, a speed reduction mechanism, and a second member. The electric motor is arranged to produce rotational motion with respect to the first member. The speed reduction mechanism is arranged to transfer the rotational motion obtained from the electric motor while reducing the speed thereof. The second member is arranged to rotate relative to the first member at a rotation rate resulting from the speed reduction. A first bearing is arranged between the first and second members. A second bearing is arranged between the first member and a rotor of the electric motor. The speed reduction mechanism includes a flexible third bearing arranged between a non-perfect circular cam and a flexible external gear. The second bearing is arranged to radially overlap with a rotor holder at a first axial position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Tsuyoshi HIROKAWA, Kosuke MIZUIKE
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Publication number: 20170237316Abstract: The present invention relates to a rotor shaft arrangement (1) for a rotor (R) of an electric motor, having a hollow shaft (2) for accommodating a rotor body (K), and a cooling body (3) which is arranged in the hollow shaft (2) and is in thermal contact radially with the hollow shaft (2) and has an axially continuously open structure (S), and therefore a cooling medium in the hollow shaft (2) can flow axially through the cooling body (3). Furthermore, the present invention relates to a rotor (R) with the rotor shaft arrangement (1) according to the invention and also to an electric motor with corresponding rotor (R). The invention also relates to a method for producing the rotor shaft arrangement (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventor: Robert Filgertshofer
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Publication number: 20170237317Abstract: A compressor system (1) includes a motor including a rotor (31) that rotates and a stator (32), a compressor configured to compress a working fluid by rotating together with the rotor (31), a heat exchanger (61) configured to cool a cooling medium that has circulated inside the stator (32) or in a gap (33) between the stator (32) and the rotor (31), and a cooling flow path (64) through which the cooling medium is supplied to the heat exchanger (61) and the cooling medium cooled by the heat exchanger (61) is circulated again inside the stator (32) or in the gap (33) between the stator (32) and the rotor (31).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2015Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Satoshi MIZUKAMI
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Device And Method For Cooling An Energy Conversion Apparatus Having A Rotor And At Least One Turbine
Publication number: 20170237318Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cooling systems. The teachings thereof may be embodied in apparati for cooling an energy conversion apparatus having an electric machine comprising a rotor rotating around a central shaft and at least one first turbine arranged on the same shaft. The cooling apparatus may include at least one first internal cavity of the shaft for transporting coolant into a region within the rotor. The first internal cavity may extend axially through the first turbine and through an axial intermediate space between the first turbine and rotor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2015Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Tabea Arndt, Anne Bauer, Michael Frank, Jörn Grundmann, Peter Kummeth, Wolfgang Nick, Marijn Peter Oomen, Peter van Hasselt -
Publication number: 20170237319Abstract: A fuse component configured to provide overcurrent protection for an electric motor comprises a spiral fuse portion and a magnetic core. The spiral fuse portion encloses at least a part of the magnetic core, so that the fuse component is also configured to function as a choke of the electric motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Rui Feng QIN, Xin Hui GUAN, Tao QU, Zhong WAN, Yong Bin LI, Xiao Wu XIE, Kwong Fai CHU
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Publication number: 20170237320Abstract: A manufacturing method of a laminated core includes forming a first blanking member by blanking a band-shaped metal plate along a predetermined first blanking shape and forming a second blanking member by blanking the metal plate along a predetermined second blanking shape. The first blanking shape has a first-yoke corresponding region corresponding to a first yoke portion and a plurality of first-teeth corresponding regions corresponding to a plurality of first teeth portions. The second blanking shape has a second-yoke corresponding region corresponding to a second yoke portion and a plurality of second-teeth corresponding regions corresponding to a plurality of second teeth portions. The plurality of second-teeth corresponding regions are located between the plurality of first-teeth corresponding regions in a width direction one by one. The second teeth-corresponding region is located closer to one first-teeth corresponding region than a virtual straight line.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventor: Akihiro URABE
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Publication number: 20170237321Abstract: Provided is a stator of a rotary electric machine in which a bonding portion of ends of coil segments is formed at a coil end of the stator without being inflated toward the opposite side to a stator core, and the coil end can be minimized in an axial direction. The stator of the rotary electric machine includes a stator core (10) having a plurality of slots and a coil segment (30) which is disposed in the stator core to form a stator winding (3). The ends of the coil segments are overlapped in the axial direction, and bonded through the bonding portion. The bonding portion is formed in a shape such that the bonding portion is melted and flows down from the end (6a) of the coil segment on the opposite side to the stator core toward the end (5a) of the coil segment on a side near the stator core.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2015Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Yuichiro BABA, Kenichi NAKAYAMA, Manabu OSHIDA, Shin ONOSE
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Publication number: 20170237322Abstract: According to one embodiment, an induction motor includes a stator and a rotor. The stator has a stator coil disposed at a stator core having a plurality of stator slots. The rotor has a rotor core rotatably provided with respect to the stator. The rotor core includes a plurality of rotor teeth and a rotor slot formed between the plurality of rotor teeth and having a rotor conductor disposed therein. The rotor teeth include a teeth main body and a flange. The teeth main body extends in a radial direction of the rotor core. The flange extends in a rotating direction of the rotor core from a distal end of the teeth main body. Then, a recessed surface is formed on at least part of an outer circumferential surface of a radial outer side in the flange.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Makoto MATSUSHITA, Daisuke Misu, Norio Takahashi, Katsutoku Takeuchi, Fumiaki Ito, Toshio Hasebe
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Publication number: 20170237323Abstract: A rotor assembly is provided in which a solid rotor ring is formed at either end of a stack of laminated discs, the solid rotor rings yielding improved electrical and mechanical characteristics in a low weight assembly. The solid rotor rings are fabricated by brazing slugs between the end portions of the rotor bars, the braze joints contacting a large percentage (at least 90%) of the rotor bar end portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: Tesla, Inc.Inventors: David Lyons, Jeffrey B. Straubel, Erik Shahoian, Rudy Garriga
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Publication number: 20170237324Abstract: A plurality of slots are disposed in a stator iron core. A plurality of stator coils are formed into coils having a rectangular cross sectional shape. The stator coils are inserted into each of the slots in a double-layer winding system such that a lower coil is inserted on an interior side of one slot of the plurality of slots and an upper coil is inserted on an entry side of another slot of the plurality of slots. Each of the slots is provided with a space that enables the lower coil to be rotated on the interior side of the slot when the upper coil is lifted up from another slot.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2014Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Hideo TERASAWA, Kenichi NAKAGAWA
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Publication number: 20170237325Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a motor/generator comprising: a rotor adapted to rotate about a longitudinal axis, the rotor comprising a first partial toroidal magnetic cylinder defining a semi-circular tunnel, wherein the plurality of magnets forming the first partial toroidal magnetic cylinder have substantially all like poles facing inward toward the semi-circular tunnel, the semi-circular tunnel having an entrance and an exit forming an open throat defined by a space between the entrance and the exit, and a stator positioned about the longitudinal axis within a rotational path of the rotor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventor: Fred E. Hunstable
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Publication number: 20170237326Abstract: The present invention provides a device comprising a housing; a shaft mounted rotatably in or on the housing and having at least one shaft end extending through a side wall of the housing; one, two or more magnetic segments coupled to the rotatable shaft and comprising first magnets; and second magnetic segments which are coupled to the housing and extend between the first magnetic segments in radial direction and which are provided with second magnets, wherein the first magnets are electromagnets and the second magnets are permanent magnetic segments, or vice versa.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2015Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventor: Beremundo Elsio Cicilia
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Publication number: 20170237327Abstract: In the outer rotor-type axial gap brushless motor of the present invention, each of a plurality of coils provided to a stator is constituted by winding a band-shaped conductor member via an insulating member such that the width direction of the conductor member runs along the axial direction of the coil, and each coil has a through passage which penetrates in the axial direction of the coil and which is included between prescribed turns in a portion of the coil that corresponds to the outer side in the radial direction of the stator relative to a core portion of the coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2015Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)Inventors: Kenichi INOUE, Hiroaki KAWAI, Koji INOUE, Takashi HIEKATA, Kazuhide SEKIYAMA
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Publication number: 20170237328Abstract: A power generator composing of a plurality of magnetic oscillators connected in series for producing electricity in a cheaper way and is more environmentally friendly for producing a clean energy. The magnetic oscillators may also be implemented to be a magnetic transformer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2016Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventor: Yen-Hwang Chiang
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Publication number: 20170237329Abstract: A liner motor based on radical magnetic tubes includes: a dynamicer (mover, QDZ) and a stator (STA), the structure of the stator (STA) is: a stator magnetic tube (SCG) is nested into the inner wall of a pure iron tube (DTG), the stator magnetic tube (SCG) provides a radial magnetic field, a stator tube (DZGD) is formed within the stator magnetic tube (SCG), the dynamicer can travel in the stator tube; the dynamicer iron core is a tube of a radial magnetic field and installed on a tubular coil skeleton, on which winding the dynamicer coil to form the dynamicer main body; the sliders (HDZ) are installed on both ends of the dynamicer main body load.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Qixing Chen, Qiyu Luo
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Publication number: 20170237330Abstract: A switching cell for a chain link includes a first side including a first terminal and a second terminal, a second side including a third terminal and a fourth terminal, a first switching unit, a second switching unit, and a first and a second capacitor unit. The first terminal is connected to the second terminal via the first capacitor unit. The first capacitor unit has its positive side facing the first terminal. The third terminal is connected to the fourth terminal via the second capacitor unit. The second capacitor has its positive side facing the fourth terminal. The second terminal is connected to the fourth terminal via the second switching unit. The switching cell also includes a third capacitor unit, and the first terminal is connected to the third terminal via a first series connection including the first switching unit and the third capacitor unit. The third capacitor unit has its positive side facing the third terminal. A switching module includes at least one such switching cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2014Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Alireza NAMI, Christopher TOWNSEND
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Publication number: 20170237331Abstract: A method of controlling a multilevel converter, a computer program and a controller for a converter is provided. The method includes determining a transition voltage from a control period to a following control period, analyzing the switching cells of each phase leg, selecting capacitors to provide the transition voltage and synthesize the output voltage for the following control period, and connecting the selected capacitors during the following control period. The analyzing of each switching cell includes analyzing a first switching leg and a second switching leg of the switching cell. The method includes determining whether a change of state of the first switching leg would contribute to the direction of the transition voltage, and determining whether a change of state of the second switching leg would contribute to the direction of the transition voltage, and determining the internal conditions of each of the first and the second switching leg that are determined as contributing to the transition.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2014Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Christopher TOWNSEND, Hector ZELAYA DE LA PARRA
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Publication number: 20170237332Abstract: In a power converter, switch-off of the synchronous rectification switch while the auxiliary switch is on causes the first capacitance of the main switch and the second capacitance of the synchronous rectification switch to resonate with the inductance of the second magnetic component. A parameter obtainer detects a voltage across a selected one of the main switch and the synchronous rectification switch, and obtains a parameter indicative of a corresponding one of rising and falling waveforms of the voltage across the selected switch while the selected switch is switched. A controller controls a switching control signal for the auxiliary switch to adjust switch-on timing of the auxiliary switch as a function of the parameter obtained by the parameter obtainer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicants: DENSO CORPORATION, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORP. OITA UNIVERSITYInventors: Masaya TAKAHASHI, Nobuhisa YAMAGUCHI, Kimihiro NISHIJIMA
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Publication number: 20170237333Abstract: A circuit arrangement for filtering an electric current, wherein the circuit arrangement is arranged between a power source providing the electric current and a load; and the electric current includes a first current component and a second current component. The circuit arrangement includes a first circuit arranged to receive and filter the first current component, a current control device arranged to receive and regulate the second current component so as to provide a regulated current to the load, and a control circuit arranged to provide a control signal to the current control device so as to control regulation of the second current component. The control circuit is further arranged to detect one or more operation parameters associated with the current control device, and to determine the control signal based on the one or more detected operation parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2016Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Kewei Wang, Shu Hung Henry Chung
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Publication number: 20170237334Abstract: An active filter is connected in parallel to a rectifier circuit between a set of AC input lines and a pair of DC buses. The active filter includes a capacitor, a pair of current limiting elements and an inverter. One in the current limiting elements is disposed between one end of the capacitor and one in the DC buses. Other in the current limiting elements is disposed between other end of the capacitor and other in the DC buses. At least one of the current limiting elements is disposed in an orientation to be forward with respect to a DC voltage outputted by the rectifier circuit. The inverter includes: a set of AC-side terminals connected to the set of AC input lines; and a pair of DC-side terminals connected to both ends of the capacitor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2015Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Reiji KAWASHIMA, Takayuki FUJITA
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Publication number: 20170237335Abstract: It is an object to provide a technique where a snubber capacitor having an appropriate capacitance is usable. A power module includes: a third lead having one end electrically connected to a first connection point and the other end exposed from a package, where the third lead is shorter than a first lead; and a fourth lead having one end electrically connected to a second connection point and the other end exposed from the package, where the fourth lead is shorter than a second lead. A snubber capacitor is attachable to and detachable from the other ends of the third lead and fourth lead.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2016Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Tetsujiro TSUNODA
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Publication number: 20170237336Abstract: A control circuit for a step-up converter includes a soft start module configured to control states of N transistor pairs of the step-up converter, where N is an integer greater than two. A driver module is in communication with the soft start module and configured to generate a first signal when N transistor pairs of the step-up converter are ready to switch. A first charging circuit is configured to charge (N-1) capacitors of the step-up converter to an input voltage of the step-up converter in response to the first signal and to generate a second signal when charging is complete. A second charging circuit is configured to sequentially charge the (N-1) capacitors of the step-up converter to (N-1) predetermined voltage values in response to the first signal and the second signal and before operation of the step-up converter begins.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Serhii Mikhailovich ZHAK, Mark Anthony BELCH, Brett A. MIWA, David HARRINGTON, Jonathan KING
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Publication number: 20170237337Abstract: A method for adapting a dead time between the beginning of ab opening process of a first switching element and the beginning of a closing process of a second, serially connected switching element in a switching regulator of a switching power supply unit. The method includes the following steps: a measurement voltage across the second switching element is measured, and the dead time is varied such that the deviation of the measured measurement voltage from a target value of the measurement voltage is minimized or limited. The first and second switching elements are actuated using the thus ascertained dead time. There is also described a device for carrying out such a method. The device includes a measuring unit, a processing unit, and a control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2015Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: DIEGO ANTONGIROLAMI, GOERAN SCHUBERT
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Publication number: 20170237338Abstract: An electronic circuit includes: a rectification circuit that rectifies an AC voltage input from an AC power supply; a power factor correction circuit that includes a first switching element and that shapes a current which is input, by the first switching element being driven, from the AC power supply to the rectification circuit; an auxiliary circuit that reduces switching loss in the first switching element by drawing the current from the rectification circuit before the first switching element is turned off so that the current that flows through the first switching element is reduced; and a control circuit that allows the auxiliary circuit to operate for a certain period in a half cycle of the AC power supply, and that does not allow the auxiliary circuit to operate for the other period, which is other than the certain period, in the half cycle of the AC power supply.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2015Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Sadaharu MORISHITA, Koji TAKATORI, Masahito SHOYAMA, Haruomi TAKASHITA
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Publication number: 20170237339Abstract: The present application relates to switching power supplies and in particular to AC to DC switch mode power supplies, to methods of power factor correction for same and to devices and circuits that may be used generally in same. The application describes a number of multi-level approaches and circuits.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2015Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: George Young, Trong Tue Vu
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Publication number: 20170237340Abstract: A resonant induction wireless power transmission apparatus having intrinsic line power factor correction provides a method of wireless transmission with a near unity power factor, low harmonic distortion load at the line connection point without employing specific power factor correction circuitry. The apparatus provides a transmission frequency inverter operated with a rectified sinusoidal supply voltage instead of a conventional direct current voltage. The resonant induction transfer coil pair is transformed into an impedance inverter by addition of two series connected resonating capacitors of specific value. The impedance inverter raises the secondary side voltage under conditions of light loading and in this way forces line frequency source current and secondary side load current to be proportional, thereby maintaining near unity line load power factor and low harmonic current distortion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2015Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Bruce Richard LONG, Andrew W. DAGA
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Publication number: 20170237341Abstract: A tunable DC voltage generating circuit includes: a resonance circuit including an inductor and an input capacitor coupled in a series connection, and arranged to operably receive an input signal and to operably generate a resonance signal at an output node between the inductor and the input capacitor; a rectifying circuit coupled with the output node and arranged to operably rectify the resonance signal; a current control unit coupled with an input of the rectifying circuit and coupled with the inductor or the input capacitor in a parallel connection; a stabilizing capacitor coupled with an output of the rectifying circuit and arranged to operably provide a DC output signal having a voltage level greater than that of the input signal; and a control circuit arranged to operably adjust a current passing through the current control unit according to a setting signal to thereby manipulate the DC output signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: Richtek Technology CorporationInventors: Kuo-Chi LIU, Wei-Hsin WEI
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Publication number: 20170237342Abstract: A switched-capacitor DC-to-DC converter includes a logic cell and a capacitor cell vertically overlapping with the logic cell. The logic cell has a plurality of active elements disposed over a first substrate. The capacitor cell has a capacitor over a second substrate. A first interlayer insulation layer disposed over the first substrate is bonded to a second interlayer insulation layer disposed over the second substrate. A first through via connected to any one of interconnection patterns of the logic cell and a second through via connected to a lower electrode pattern of the capacitor cell are connected to each other through a first external circuit pattern. A third through via connected to an upper electrode pattern of the capacitor cell and a fourth through via connected to another one of the interconnection patterns of the logic cell are connected to each other through a second external circuit pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventor: Jae Ho HWANG
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Publication number: 20170237343Abstract: The embodiment of the present invention discloses a loop compensation circuit and a switching power supply circuit. The loop compensation circuit can comprise: a voltage detection circuit, a control chip and a RC circuit, and the voltage detection circuit is coupled to a voltage generation circuit, and employed to detect a variation of an output voltage of the voltage generation circuit; the control chip is respectively coupled to the voltage detection circuit and the RC circuit, and employed to detect a response speed of the loop compensation circuit and to adjust a parameter of the RC circuit according to the response speed of the loop compensation circuit and the variation of the output voltage of the voltage generation circuit for adjusting the response speed of the loop compensation circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2015Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xianming ZHANG, Dan CAO
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Publication number: 20170237344Abstract: A switching power supply in an integrated circuit, an integrated circuit comprising a switching power supply, and a method of assembling a switching power supply in an integrated circuit are disclosed. In one embodiment, the invention provides a three-dimensional switching power supply in an integrated circuit comprising a device layer. The switching power supply comprises three distinct strata arranged in series with the device layer, the three distinct strata including a switching layer including switching circuits, a capacitor layer including banks of capacitors, and an inductor layer including inductors. This switching power supply further comprises a multitude of connectors electrically and mechanically connecting together the device layer, the switching layer, the capacitor layer, and the inductor layer. The switching circuits, the capacitors and the inductors form a switching power supply for supplying power to the device layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Paul S. Andry, Leland Chang, Evan G. Colgan, John U. Knickerbocker, Bucknell C. Webb, Robert Wisnieff