Patents Issued in February 20, 2020
  • Publication number: 20200059090
    Abstract: A method forms an air gap metal tip structure for (ESD) protection. The method forms an air chamber, from an upper substrate and a lower substate disposed below the upper substrate, within which a first metal tip and a second metal tip are disposed. The first and second metal tips are disposed along at least one horizontal axis parallel to the upper and lower substrates. The chamber includes a portion between points of the metal tips, such that oxygen trapped in the chamber is converted into ozone responsive to an arc between the metal tips to dissipate the arc, and the ozone is decomposed back into the oxygen responsive to an arc absence between the metal tips to maintain the ESD protection for subsequent arcs. An under fill level is disposed between the lower and upper substrates, and above one or more layers having the first and second metal tips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Qianwen Chen, Yang Liu, Dongbing Shao, Zheng Xu
  • Publication number: 20200059091
    Abstract: An air gap metal tip structure is provided for (ESD) protection. The structure includes first and second metal tips disposed along at least one horizontal axis that is parallel to a upper substrate and a lower substrate. The structure includes an air chamber formed between the upper and lower substrate within which the first metal tip and the second metal tip are disposed. The air chamber includes a portion between points of the metal tips. The structure includes an under fill level disposed between the lower and upper substrates, and above one or more layers having the metal tips. Oxygen trapped in the air chamber is converted into ozone responsive to an arc between the metal tips to dissipate the arc, and the ozone is decomposed back into the oxygen responsive to an absence of the arc between the metal tips to maintain the ESD protection for subsequent arcs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Qianwen Chen, Yang Liu, Dongbing Shao, Zheng Xu
  • Publication number: 20200059092
    Abstract: An ESD protection circuit includes at least two unidirectional conduction units arranged between an IO node of an integrated circuit and a positive voltage node, where a first connection node is between the at least two unidirectional conduction units; at least two unidirectional conduction units arranged between the IO node and a negative voltage node, where a second connection node is between the at least two unidirectional conduction units; and a voltage tracking circuit. The input of the voltage tracking circuit is electrically connected to the IO node and the output of the voltage tracking circuit is electrically connected to at least one of the first connection end and the second connection end. By reducing the voltage difference between the IO node and the first connection end or between the IO node and the second connection end, the parasite capacitance associated with the unidirectional conduction unit can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Hsiang-Yu LEE, Shang CHIN, Ping-Tsun LIN, Chia-Cheng LEI, Yu-Chieh LIN
  • Publication number: 20200059093
    Abstract: Disclosed are a dynamic lightning protection method and system. The method includes detecting lightning in real time and tracking a position of a thunderstorm; and performing dynamic lightning protection and control on an electrical grid according to an electrical grid control strategy before the thunderstorm reaches or affects the electrical grid. Further disclosed is a dynamic lightning protection system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Chong TONG, Yunfeng CAI, Ziyang ZHANG, Qing WANG, Kang DAI, Wei YIN
  • Publication number: 20200059094
    Abstract: An aggregation comprises: loads that draw electricity, and a hierarchy including a root dispatch engine at the top of the hierarchy, downstream dispatch engines each servicing downstream points comprising further downstream dispatch engines or loads, and the loads at the bottom of the hierarchy. Each downstream dispatch engine sends draw dispatches to its downstream points such that the total draw computed by summing the draw dispatches equals a draw dispatch received by the downstream dispatch engine from the dispatch engine above it in the hierarchy. The sent draw dispatches also satisfy downstream point draw constraints communicated to the downstream dispatch engine from its downstream points. In a method, a baseline long-term draw dispatch is determined for the aggregation, and the baseline long-term draw dispatch is modulated over a shorter time interval based on a short-term draw requirement to determine a draw dispatch for the aggregation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Jason W. Black, Bradley C. Glenn, Eric Rehberg
  • Publication number: 20200059095
    Abstract: There is disclosed a controller (112) for a power electronic network element (110) of a power transmission network (100), wherein the controller (112) is configured to vary a control parameter of the network element (110) which at least partly determines a ripple profile in a transmission line of the network. The controller (112) is configured to vary the control parameter between at least a first value and second value to cause the ripple profile in the transmission line to change; and the controller is configured to vary the control parameter periodically or in response to a signal indicating a threshold temperature at a hotspot location along the transmission line. A method of optimising control parameters for a power transmission network (100) is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Andrzej Adamczyk, Rosemary King, Antonios Tzimas
  • Publication number: 20200059096
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, according to one embodiment, includes: setting a target power demand corresponding to a consumer, and performing a process. The process includes: determining an actual power demand presented to a utility by the consumer, and determining a current error. The current error is the difference between the actual power demand and the target power demand. A determination is also made as to whether the actual power demand is adjustable in a direction that reduces the current error. In response to determining that the actual power demand is adjustable in the direction that reduces the current error, the current error is reduced by adjusting the actual power demand. Moreover, in response to determining that the actual power demand is not adjustable in the direction that reduces the current error, the target power demand is modified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Raphael I. Arar, Sandeep Gopisetty, Hovey R. Strong, JR.
  • Publication number: 20200059097
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing energy elasticity services via distributed virtual batteries are provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Ranjini Bangalore, Prakash Murali, Dilip Krishnaswamy, Shivkumar Kalyanaraman
  • Publication number: 20200059098
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for optimizing energy management. A quantity of renewable power that will be generated by renewable energy generation sources can be forecasted. The energy demand for a building or a cluster of buildings can be forecasted. A pricing model for buying energy from a grid can be determined. A quantity of energy to import from the grid or export to the grid can be scheduled based on the quantity of renewable energy forecasted and the state of charge or health of battery energy storage system, current and future operations of building HVAC, lighting and plug loads system, the forecasted energy demand for the building, and the pricing of the energy from the grid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Bing Dong, Zhaoxuan Li, Jeff Qiang Xu
  • Publication number: 20200059099
    Abstract: The device includes an electric energy source to which an inverter is power-connected, whose output is three-phase with symmetrical power distribution. It further includes an inter-phase power transfer module which is power-connected to the inverter and comprises at least one first power board including at least three power transistors. The inter-phase power transfer module has a data interface and has a first output with asymmetrical power distribution into three phases, wherein the first output is further connected to a distinctive nodal point, this distinctive nodal point being power-connected to a load. Through a measuring module, the PLC control system is also connected to the distinctive nodal point, the PLC control system being further connected also to the inverter and the data interface. This arrangement ensures that the power supplied to the load reflects in each phase the power consumed by the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Milan Turena, Ludvik Dolecek, Jaroslav Stasek
  • Publication number: 20200059100
    Abstract: A power control apparatus capable of stable transition of a set voltage is provided. A power control apparatus includes a DC to DC converter connected to a DC bus line, a communication unit that communicates with another power control apparatus, and a control unit that controls power interchange with the other power control apparatus through the DC bus line, in which the control unit controls at least a control mode and a droop rate, the control mode includes a first mode for controlling a voltage of the DC bus line, a second mode for controlling a current flowing through the DC bus line, and a third mode for stopping the power interchange, and when the control mode is shifted from the first mode to the second mode or the third mode, the control unit controls the droop rate to be set to a predetermined value other than 0%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: DAISUKE KAWAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200059101
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method, an apparatus, and a medium for calculating capacities of a plurality of photovoltaic power stations. The method includes: receiving a plurality of historical weather data sets from the plurality of weather monitoring stations; determining a scene year based on the plurality of historical weather data sets; receiving an actual generating capacity of each photovoltaic power station predicted by a power system dispatch center; extracting weather data of each photovoltaic power station in the scene year from the corresponding historical weather data set; obtaining an available generating capacity of each photovoltaic power station in the scene year based on the weather data; and determining a capacity of each photovoltaic power station in the scene year according to the actual generating capacity and the available generating capacity of each photovoltaic power station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Jian ZHANG, Xin TIAN, Xueliang LI, Ning ZHANG, Jian WU, Long ZHAO, Yan WANG, Zhijie ZHENG, Hong MOU, Yuan WANG, Xiaoming LIU, Jie ZHANG, Xiaonan GAO, Jianing ZHANG, Dong LIU, Ying MOU, Shanjie JIA, Bo LI, Yi ZHU, Xiaohai GAO, Xin WEI, Jia WEI
  • Publication number: 20200059102
    Abstract: A wind park for feeding power into a supply network at a connection point is provided. The wind park includes wind turbines for generating the power, a DC network for transmitting the power to the connection point, an inverter configured to transform electrical DC voltage into an AC voltage for feeding the power into the supply network, at least one DC-DC converter for feeding the power into the DC network. The DC-DC converter includes a switching device and a transformer with primary and secondary sides. The primary side is coupled to the at least one wind turbine via the switching device and the secondary side is coupled to the DC park network via at least one rectifier. The DC-DC converter is configured to apply a DC voltage of changing polarity to the primary side by the switching device to transform a DC voltage of the at least one wind turbine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Johannes BROMBACH, Christian STRAFIEL
  • Publication number: 20200059103
    Abstract: A power system and a power conversion device are interconnected via an interconnection switch. A user load is provided between the power conversion device and the interconnection switch. In parallel with the interconnection switch, a series circuit composed of a load disconnection switch and a voltage maintenance load for maintaining voltage of the user load at the time of system momentary power interruption is connected. Control is performed such that, when momentary power interruption occurs, the interconnection switch is turned off and the power system and the power conversion device are connected via the voltage maintenance load, and at the time of recovery from the momentary power interruption, the interconnection switch is turned on, further the power system and the power conversion device are connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kikuo IZUMI, Tatsuya OKUDA, Masahiro SUGAHARA
  • Publication number: 20200059104
    Abstract: The invention provides a charging apparatus and an operating method thereof. The charging apparatus includes a power conversion circuit, a feedback circuit, an identifier control circuit, and a low voltage trickle control circuit. The feedback circuit generates a feedback signal for the power conversion circuit, and the power conversion circuit correspondingly adjusts a charging power according to the feedback signal. The power conversion circuit provides the charging power to charge a battery device. The identifier control circuit determines whether to control the feedback circuit to change the feedback signal according to identifier information of the battery device. The low voltage trickle control circuit determines whether to control the feedback circuit to change the feedback signal according to a voltage of the charging power. When the low voltage trickle control circuit controls the feedback circuit to change the feedback signal, the feedback circuit ignores control of the identifier control circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Chicony Power Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuo-Kuo Huang, Yuan-Jing Liu
  • Publication number: 20200059105
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to utility poles that house a vertical stack of batteries to store energy. The utility pole in one configuration is a small cell pole. In one arrangement, the small cell pole stores sufficient energy to operate for several day during a power failure. In a further arrangement, a plurality of battery storage poles operate as a source and/or sink for a local electricity grid to balance the operation of the grid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: KENNETH MICHAEL HOGANSON
  • Publication number: 20200059106
    Abstract: A battery management system having and configurable batteries are disclosed. The battery management system generally includes (a) one or more cell control units, each configured to control and/or balance a charge in a plurality of battery cells, and (b) a master controller in electrical communication with cell control unit(s). The cell control unit(s) as a whole include one or more switches, configured to be electrically connected to a first one of a plurality of battery cells, and a resistor, capacitor or inductor electrically (i) connected to one switch and (ii) connected or connectable to a second battery cell. The master controller is configured to open or close each switch. The configurable battery generally includes a plurality of battery cells and switches configured to connect or disconnect the battery cells in a configurable or predetermined manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Thin Film Electronics ASA
    Inventors: Christer KARLSSON, Per BRÖMS
  • Publication number: 20200059107
    Abstract: An energy storage apparatus includes a plurality of energy storage devices connected in series, a voltage detection circuit that detects voltages of the plurality of energy storage devices, and a discharge circuit that discharges the energy storage devices individually, and a BMU having a control unit, in which the control unit discharges only an energy storage device having a highest voltage among the plurality of energy storage devices. Further, charging is stopped when a first duration elapses in a state that a cell voltage of the energy storage device having the highest voltage exceeds a first voltage threshold, or charging is stopped when a second duration elapses in a state that the cell voltage of the energy storage device having the highest voltage exceeds a second voltage threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Atsushi FUKUSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20200059108
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit may include a recharge switch and a Wireless Recharge/MST unit. The recharge switch is connected with a battery through an intermediate node and provides a current path for wirely charging the battery in a wired charging mode. The Wireless Recharge/MST unit is connected between the intermediate node and a ground. The Wireless Recharge/MST unit disconnects the intermediate node and the ground in the wired charging mode, provides a wireless charging current to the battery through the intermediate node in a wireless charging mode, and is supplied with a current for generating a magnetic signal from the battery through the intermediate node in a magnetic secure transmission (MST) mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sungwoo LEE, Hyoungseok OH, Kwang Chan LEE
  • Publication number: 20200059109
    Abstract: A driver circuit includes two high-side switches and a single low-side switch, output inductor, and output capacitor. By having multiple high-side switches, the driver can regulate power from multiple charging devices. The high-side switches share a channel with an input capacitor for that channel and the channels are connected to the low-side switch at a common node. When the capacitor for one of the channels becomes charged quickly, the capacitor of the other channel will balance itself with the charged capacitor. To avoid damaging the high-side switches, a low-impedance bridge and driver circuit is connected between the channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Siew Hoon, Kevin Scoones, Jairo D. Olivares, Kai Zhu
  • Publication number: 20200059110
    Abstract: Disclosures of the present invention describe a multifunction wireless charging pad, which not only have functions of mouse pad and wireless charging, but also can transmit data to any kinds of wireless chargeable electronic devices by Bluetooth communication or near field communication. The multifunction wireless charging pad mainly consists of a body, a circuit module, and at least one lighting unit. During the using of this multifunction wireless charging pad, when one wireless chargeable electronic device such as a mouse or a smart phone is positioned on the multifunction wireless charging pad for electricity charging, a main controlling unit in the circuit module controls the lighting unit to emit a corresponding situation light, such that the charging state and/or the operation state of the wireless chargeable electronic device is able to be found out by reading the variation of the situation light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: YI-AN PAN
  • Publication number: 20200059111
    Abstract: A direct current power supply system includes at least one first input source, a second input source, a phase shifting transformer set, a rectifier set and a monitoring module. The phase shifting transformer set is for converting a medium voltage alternating current of the first input source and/or the second input source to a low voltage alternating current. The rectifier set is for rectifying the low voltage AC to a low voltage DC. The phase shifting transformer set and the rectifier set are disposed either in a power supply housing, or in two adjacent power supply housings. The monitoring module includes a phase shifting transformer monitoring unit for retrieving at least one of temperature data, voltage data and current data of the phase shifting transformer set and a rectifier monitoring unit for retrieving at least one of temperature data, voltage data and current data of the rectifier set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Delta Electronics,Inc.
    Inventors: Xingkuan GUO, Xinmin BAI
  • Publication number: 20200059112
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery pack system includes a charging base and rechargeable battery packs. The charging base includes an electrical connector for receiving electrical power and a set of electrical contacts. The rechargeable battery packs each include a rechargeable battery, electrical circuitry, and an inductive coil for wirelessly transmitting power to an electronic device. The rechargeable battery packs each include a first set of electrical contacts to electrically contact the charging base for receiving electrical power from the charging base when the battery pack is stacked on top. The rechargeable battery packs further include a second set of electrical contacts for providing electrical power to another rechargeable battery pack when the other rechargeable battery pack is stacked on top. The second set of electrical contacts is activated for providing the electrical power to the other rechargeable battery pack only after receiving a proper identity code from the other rechargeable battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER R. LANGLOIS, JOHN P. FITZGERALD, JOSHUA K. PETERSON, WILL A. BOEHNER
  • Publication number: 20200059113
    Abstract: A wireless power system may have a wireless power transmitting device and wireless power receiving devices. The wireless power transmitting device has wireless power transmitting circuitry with coils to transmit wireless power to wireless power receiving devices. The wireless power receiving devices are placed on the wireless power transmitting device in an order. Batteries in the wireless power receiving devices are charged based at least partly on the order. Power allocation is based on utilization factor information such as information on a power draw associated with each of the power receiving devices. Measurement circuitry in the wireless power transmitting device is used to gather impedance images from the coils. Changes in the impedance images are used to temporarily halt power transmission. Power transmission is resumed depending on whether in-band communications are lost or are maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Srinivasa V. Thirumalai Ananthan Pillai, Marco Rondinini, Michael A. Cretella, Daniel Ye, Cortland S. Tolva
  • Publication number: 20200059114
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery pack includes a rechargeable battery, electrical circuitry, and an inductive coil for wirelessly transmitting power to an electronic device. The rechargeable battery pack further includes a first set of electrical contacts to interface with electrical contacts of a charging base. The rechargeable battery pack is programmed to transmit a first data communication including a first identification code to the charging base through the first set of electrical contacts and receive first electrical power from the charging base if the identification code is verified. The rechargeable battery pack includes a second set of electrical contacts positioned on a top surface of the rechargeable battery pack for providing second electrical power to a second instance of the rechargeable battery pack. The second electrical power provided to the second instance of the rechargeable battery pack is a portion of the first electrical power received from the charging base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER R. LANGLOIS, JOHN P. FITZGERALD, JOSHUA K. PETERSON, WILL A. BOEHNER
  • Publication number: 20200059115
    Abstract: A charging device housed on board a motor vehicle includes at least one “WPC” inductive primary antenna, having a charging frequency, and a second “A4WP” resonant primary antenna, having a resonant frequency at least 1000 times higher than the charging frequency, a ferromagnetic body situated below and joined to the inductive antenna. The method for charging a mobile terminal includes: equipping the ferromagnetic body and inductive antenna beforehand with a system able to move the ferromagnetic body and inductive antenna with respect to the resonant antenna, moving the ferromagnetic body associated with the inductive antenna with respect to the resonant antenna, depending on the resonant frequency of the resonant antenna when the mobile terminal is charged by the resonant antenna, and moving the ferromagnetic body associated with the inductive antenna depending on the charging efficiency of the inductive antenna when the mobile terminal is charged by the inductive antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicants: Continental Automotive France, Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Youri VASSILIEFF, Mohamed CHEIKH
  • Publication number: 20200059116
    Abstract: A radio frequency energy-harvesting apparatus is applied to a radio frequency energy-transmitting apparatus with a location detection function. The radio frequency energy-harvesting apparatus includes a direct current signal receiving-processing unit, a rectification and harmonic generation unit, and a radar wave receiving-transmitting unit. The rectification and harmonic generation unit is electrically connected to the direct current signal receiving-processing unit. The radar wave receiving-transmitting unit is electrically connected to the rectification and harmonic generation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Tzuen-Hsi HUANG, Sheng-Fan YANG, Chun-Cheng CHEN, Pei-Jung CHUNG, Chun-Yi LU
  • Publication number: 20200059117
    Abstract: An RF signal generator wirelessly transferring power to a wireless device includes, in part, a multitude of generating elements generating a multitude of RF signals transmitted by a multitude of antennas, a wireless signal receiver, and a control unit controlling the phases and/or amplitudes of the RF signals in accordance with a signal received by the receiver. The signal received by the receiver includes, in part, information representative of the amount of RF power the first wireless device receives. The RF signal generator further includes, in part, a detector detecting an RF signal caused by scattering or reflection of the RF signal transmitted by the antennas. The control unit further controls the phase and/or amplitude of the RF signals in accordance with the signal detected by the detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Seyed Ali Hajimiri, Florian Bohn, Behrooz Abiri
  • Publication number: 20200059118
    Abstract: The invention relates to a high-performance shielding sheet, preparation method thereof and coil module comprising the same. The high-performance shielding sheet includes at least one sheet which include: at least one shielding layer with low coercive force and low remanence formed of a soft magnetic material; and at least one adhesive layer disposed on at least one side of the shielding layer; and wherein the shielding layer includes a plurality of graphical slits, and the plurality of graphical slits divide the shielding layer into a plurality of graphical fragments; and wherein the plurality of graphical slits are filled with the adhesive layer, enabling the plurality of graphical fragments to be separated from each other and have a good insulation property. The advantages include: improving the electric charging conversion rate, increasing the charging efficiency, reducing the transmission loss, and increasing the uniformity of the electromagnetic wave transmission medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Kexin Xu, Tao Lin, Changhe Wu, Jin Wang, Qingwen Guo, Huixin Hu, Fei Ma, Xu Yang, Yunfang Huo, Jianghua Qian
  • Publication number: 20200059119
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for operating a wireless power transmitter where the wireless power transmitter is configured to generate a magnetic flux for wirelessly charging a remote wireless power receiver. The wireless power transmitter receives a signal from the remote wireless power receiver that indicates a voltage level at which to charge the remote wireless power receiver. The wireless power transmitter determines a current level to be supplied to a coil of the wireless power transmitter based on the voltage level at which to charge the remote wireless power receiver and one or more properties of the wireless power transmitter. And the wireless power transmitter generates the magnetic flux by energizing the coil of the wireless power transmitter at the determined current level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Sanjaya Maniktala
  • Publication number: 20200059120
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for a wireless charging apparatus. The wireless charging apparatus includes a layer or sheet of polymeric or similarly compliant material. The wireless charging apparatus includes an inductive loop embedded within the layer or sheet of polymeric material. The inductive loop has a first shape and a first size. The wireless charging apparatus includes one or more actuators. The one or more actuators are configured to move or shape the layer or sheet of polymeric material and the inductive loop. The wireless charging apparatus includes a controller. The controller is configured to determine a second shape or a second size for the inductive loop. The controller is configured to move or adjust the one or more actuators to form the inductive loop into a second shape or a second size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Ercan M. Dede, Chungchih Chu, Paul Schmalenberg
  • Publication number: 20200059121
    Abstract: A wireless charging device includes a power source (106) configured to generate a direct current (DC) voltage signal. Also, the wireless charging device includes a driver unit (108) configured to receive the DC voltage signal and convert the DC voltage signal to a first alternating current (AC) voltage signal. Further, the wireless charging device includes a transmitting unit (110) including a resonant capacitor (114) and a resonant coil (116), coupled to the driver unit (108), wherein the transmitting unit (110) is configured to receive and transmit the first AC voltage signal. Additionally, the wireless charging device includes a control unit (112) configured to detect a receiver device (104) based on a change in at least one of a capacitive voltage across the resonant capacitor (114) and an inductive voltage across the resonant coil (116) if the receiver device (104) is positioned within a predetermined distance from the transmitting unit (110).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Sivabalan MOHAN, Somakumar RAMACHANDRAPANICKER, Kumar Arun RAGHUNATHAN, Rajendra NAIK, Kutubuddin Adnan BOHORI
  • Publication number: 20200059122
    Abstract: A rotor includes a rotor core in which magnetic steel plates widening in a radial direction with respect to a central axis of the rotor core are laminated in an axial direction, and magnets provided to the rotor core. Each of the magnetic steel plates includes a base portion positioned outside the central axis in the radial direction and piece-shaped portions each spaced by a gap from an outer side in the radial direction of the base portion and arranged in a circumferential direction of the base portion at predetermined intervals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroshi KITAGAKI, Takeshi HONDA
  • Publication number: 20200059123
    Abstract: Provided is a motor rotor having a magnet attachment structure that can be used in a severe environment, for example. A motor rotor comprises: a rotary shaft; an annular magnetic body; a metal member; and an annular magnet that surrounds the magnetic body. The magnetic body has two surfaces that face each other in the rotary shaft direction, and a protruding part that protrudes from one surface of the two surfaces in the rotary shaft direction. The protruding part surrounds the rotary shaft. The magnet has two surfaces that face each other in the rotary shaft direction. The metal member is disposed on one surface of the magnet. The metal member surrounds the protruding part. The metal member is interposed between the protruding part and the one surface of the magnetic body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Hirotake NISHINO
  • Publication number: 20200059124
    Abstract: A bus bar unit includes a bus bar holder, a U-phase bus bar group, a V-phase bus bar group, and a W-phase bus bar group each including a first layer bus bar located on one side of the bus bar holder in an axial direction and extending along a plane perpendicular to the axial direction, a second layer bus bar located on one side of the first layer bus bar in the axial direction and extending along the plane perpendicular to the axial direction, and an external connection terminal connected to the first layer bus bar and the second layer bus bar and extending from the first layer bus bar and the second layer bus bar toward one side in the axial direction. The first and second layer bus bars of each of the U-phase bus bar group, the V-phase bus bar group, and the W-phase bus bar group extend to opposite sides from each other in a circumferential direction from the external connection terminal connected thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Yoshiaki YAMASHITA, Shunsuke TAKAHASHI, Takao ATARASHI
  • Publication number: 20200059125
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electric machine comprising a rotor (1) and a stator (2) having a wall (3) opposite the rotor, said stator comprising a multiplicity of radial slots arranged circumferentially along said stator. Said slots are provided with apertures (6) opening into said inner wall that are closed by closing means (7, 8) so as to form a multiplicity of closed slots (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Benjamin GAUSSENS, Julien BOISSON, Luca FAVRE, Davide BETTONI, Wissam DIB
  • Publication number: 20200059126
    Abstract: A bus bar unit includes a bus bar holder provided on one side in an axial direction of a stator disposed in an annular shape around a central axis extending in a vertical direction, a bus bar extending along a plane perpendicular to the axial direction and fixed to the bus bar holder, and an external connection terminal connected to the bus bar and extending upward from the bus bar. The bus bar includes a wire and a terminal connector located on one end thereof and connected to the external connection terminal, and a lead wire connector located on the other end thereof and connected to a lead wire extending from the stator. The lead wire connector is U-shaped or substantially U-shaped. The lead wire connector includes a first end located on the external connection terminal side and a second end located on the opposite side of the first end. The second end includes an extension extending in a direction away from an opening of the lead wire connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Shunsuke TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20200059127
    Abstract: A bus bar unit includes a bus bar holder, a bus bar extending in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction and fixed to the bus bar holder, and an external connection terminal connected to the bus bar and extending to one side in the axial direction from the bus bar. The external connection terminal has a plate shape. The external connection terminal includes a first plate portion extending toward one side in the axial direction and a second plate portion that is positioned on a base end side of the first plate portion, is provided with a connection portion connected to the bus bar, and faces a direction different from the first plate portion. The first plate portion and the second plate portion are connected to each other in a bending line extending in the axial direction, and the second plate portion extends from one surface side to the other surface side of the first plate portion when viewed in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Yoshiaki YAMASHITA, Shunsuke TAKAHASHI, Takao ATARASHI
  • Publication number: 20200059128
    Abstract: A motor includes a rotor, a stator surrounding an outer side of the rotor in a radial direction and including a coil, and a bus bar of a wire electrically connected to the coil and having conductivity, wherein the stator is provided with a hole extending in an axial direction, the bus bar includes stretched portions extending in the axial direction, and each of the stretched portions is disposed in the hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Shunsuke TAKAHASHI, Hiroshi TANGE, Yoshiaki YAMASHITA, Takashi SEGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200059129
    Abstract: A motor includes a rotor, a stator, and first bus bars electrically connected to the stator on one axial direction side of the stator. The stator includes a stator core including a core back extending in a circumferential direction, teeth extending radially from the core back, and coils defined by winding a conducting wire, each of which is mounted on the teeth. A first conducting wire and a second conducting wire which are two respective ends of the conducting wire extend to one axial direction side from each of the coils. The first bus bars are neutral point bus bars connecting two or more first conducting wires as neutral points. The second conducting wire is connected to a power supply that supplies power to the stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Yoshiaki YAMASHITA, Shunsuke MURAKAMI, Kosuke OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20200059130
    Abstract: A drive motor for a laundry appliance includes a stator having a plurality of windings that extend around teeth of the stator. A rotor is in electromagnetic communication with the stator. The rotor is coupled to a drive shaft that extends through the stator. When the winding of the stator is electrically energized, the rotor rotates relative to the stator at a predetermined range of rotational frequencies that includes a baseline natural frequency of the rotor. A harmonic-modulating member is attached to the rotor that modulates the baseline natural frequency of the rotor to be a modulated natural frequency. The predetermined range of rotational frequencies is free of the modulated natural frequency of the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mark J. Christensen, Mihir Kikale, Eduardo Abraham Lopez Benitez, Sushil Sakharam Paradhe
  • Publication number: 20200059131
    Abstract: A vehicle seat actuator includes an electric motor and a gear set that connects the drive motor to the seat and transmits the output of the motor to the vehicle seat. The drive motor and gear set are each disposed in an individual, dedicated housing component. The individual housing components are then assembled together to provide the actuator. The housing components are maintained in the assembled configuration using snap fit mechanical fasteners. Each snap-fit fastener includes a receiving portion provided on one housing component and a retaining portion provided on the other housing component. The receiving portion may be a blind hole formed in the drive motor housing that is partially obstructed by an elastic member, while the retaining component is a latch that protrudes from an outer surface of the gear housing and forms a snap-fit engagement with the elastic member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Luis Angel Ramirez Ortiz, Pablo Daniel Molina Cardozo, Alex Martin
  • Publication number: 20200059132
    Abstract: An efficient compact form factor for the hand powered mechanically driven flywheel electric generator for charging a smartphone or other personal device, in which the electric generator including a rotor and a stator, in which said rotor includes a plurality of alternating permanent magnetic fields arranged in a circular array such that a series of poles are established about the rotors circumference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Mark H. Nuytkens
  • Publication number: 20200059133
    Abstract: A first bearing box has, in one end face perpendicular to a direction along a rotor shaft and farther from a fan, an air outlet for air taken in through an air inlet to exit. A flow channel is defined between an outer peripheral surface of a cylindrical portion of the first bearing box continuous with the end face and a frame. A value obtained by dividing a distance between an outer periphery of blades in the fan and the air outlet by an outer radius of the blades is greater than or equal to a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuro OKUBO, Hideo TERASAWA
  • Publication number: 20200059134
    Abstract: A detection part of a temperature detection element is mounted to ends of drawn portions which are further protruded in the axial direction than coil end portions. The detection part and the ends of the drawn portions provided with the detection part are covered with a covering member. The ends of the drawn portions provided with the detection part and covered with the covering member are inserted into a through hole of a wall member which is disposed so as to axially face an axial end face of a stator core. In this case, the detection part is located at a position deeper (on the rear side) than a position of a stator core side opening of the through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyuki SHINKAI, Takashi SATOU, Takeo MAEKAWA
  • Publication number: 20200059135
    Abstract: An electric rotating machine includes a machine housing having a mixed condensation chamber, a rotor accommodated in the machine housing, and a stator accommodated in the machine housing in adjacent relationship to the mixed condensation chamber. A cooling device includes a first assembly to expose at least a part of the stator and/or the rotor to a vaporization coolant which vaporizes when contacting the part so as to effect a vaporization cooling, and a second assembly to dispense a liquid condensation coolant into the mixed condensation chamber for contacting the vaporization coolant so as to effect a mixed condensation of the vaporized vaporization coolant with the liquid condensation coolant in the mixed condensation chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: MARK TOBIAS ZEGENHAGEN
  • Publication number: 20200059136
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a frame device of iron core of static electrical machine having outwardly-extended heat dissipation fin and/or heat dissipation hole, in which a frame device is formed with an outwardly-extended heat dissipation fin structure and/or formed with heat dissipation holes at locations defined on adjacent surfaces between the frame device and an iron core with magnetic loops, so that the heat dissipation hole can be served to enlarge the heat dissipation area, directly exposed to an ambient gaseous or liquid environment, of the iron core with the magnetic loops of a static electrical machine, and the outwardly-extended heat dissipation fin structure can be served to enlarge the heat dissipation area to the exterior, thereby allowing the heat dissipation performance of the iron core with the magnetic loops, clamped and fastened by the frame device, to the gaseous or liquid environment to be further enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Publication number: 20200059137
    Abstract: An SR motor includes a rotor including N rotor salient poles where N is an integer of 2 or more, a stator including M stator salient poles where M is an integer of 3 or more, a shaft rotatably connected to the rotor, a sensor magnet that is fixed to an outer circumference of the shaft and includes an S pole and an N pole alternately arranged in the circumferential direction of the shaft, and three magnetic sensors opposed to the sensor magnet. The number of poles of the sensor magnet is N.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Yuichi TAKANO, Keita FUKUSHIMA, Tomohiro FUKUMURA
  • Publication number: 20200059138
    Abstract: An embodiment relates to a sensing device comprising: a rotor; and a stator arranged on the outer side of the rotor, wherein the stator comprises a stator holder and a stator ring arranged on the stator holder; the stator ring comprises a body, a plurality of teeth formed to protrude from the inner peripheral surface of the body, and a protrusion part formed to protrude from the outer peripheral surface of the body; and, when seen in the radial direction, the protrusion part is arranged between the teeth and comprises at least two protrusions arranged to be spaced from each other. Accordingly, the coupling force between the stator holder and the stator ring can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Sung Min KIM
  • Publication number: 20200059139
    Abstract: A motor stator assembly, a synchronous motor and a passenger transport device are provided by the present disclosure. The motor stator assembly includes: a stator base disposed axially around a motor drive shaft, the stator base having a receiving space and two stator end faces, and the receiving space being disposed between the two stator end faces and disposed along a circumferential outer side of the stator base; and a plurality of coil assemblies each inserted in the receiving space in a radial direction of the stator base. According to the motor stator assembly, the synchronous motor and the passenger transport device of the present disclosure, by providing a plurality of coil assemblies inserted in the stator base, the maintenance or replacement can be performed as needed, the maintenance is convenient, and less time-consuming, and also has reliable performances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Lib Li