Voltage Patents (Class 307/130)
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Publication number: 20120175972Abstract: A battery saver device including a microcontroller that measures a voltage of a battery; a battery control module coupled to the microcontroller and including one or more transistors that electronically connect a device load to the battery when the transistors are in an active mode, and the microcontroller is further provided to turn off the transistors when the voltage of the battery falls below a predetermined threshold voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2011Publication date: July 12, 2012Inventor: Guo Qing REN
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Publication number: 20120169142Abstract: Disclosed herein is a TPMS transmission module having a power saving function, the TPMS transmission module including: a micom outputting a switch turn-off control signal when a vehicle having the TPMS transmission module mounted therein is stopped; a switch supplying a power when the switch is turned on and blocking the supply of the power when it is turned off; an energy generator generating and outputting an electric power when a tire rotates; and a switch controller turning on the switch when the electric power of a predetermined voltage or more is generated in the energy generator and turning off the switch when a switch turn off control signal is output from the micom.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2011Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kyungno Lee, Kang Joo Kim, Jong Hyeong Song, Hae Seung Hyun, Seung Do An, Jong Woo Han
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Patent number: 8212389Abstract: A capacitor 16 is charged by turning on a switching element 12, and when a relay 18 is operated, by turning off the switching element 12 and turning on a switching element 13, a constant-voltage power supply 11 and the capacitor 16 are series-connected, and a switching element 14 is turned on to cause the series circuit of the constant-voltage power supply 11 and the capacitor 16 to be connected to a relay coil 20, so that the voltage resulting from addition of the output voltage of the constant-voltage power supply 11 and the charging voltage of the capacitor 16 is supplied to the relay coil 20, whereby causing the relay 18 to be turned on, after which the capacitor 16 is gradually discharged by means of the relay coil 20.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2008Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventor: Naohisa Morimoto
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Patent number: 8207636Abstract: A solid state power control includes a sensor to detect when the power control is not connected to a power source. Disconnecting the power source turns off an output stage in the power control. If the power control receives a command to turn on its output stage while the power source is disconnected from the power control or otherwise not present, logic in the power control prevents the command from reaching the output stage. When the power source is connected or reconnected to the power control, the output stage remains off until the logic detects a zero crossing in the power source, thereby preventing high inrush currents into the power control. Suppressing high inrush currents caused by power source reconnection ensures that any current trip circuitry in the power control will be activated only by short circuit conditions and not by abnormal inrush currents.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2004Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Hamilton Sundstand CorporationInventor: Eric Alan Henderson
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Patent number: 8203335Abstract: An inductive proximity switch device has inductive elements including at least one transmitter coil and at least one receiver coil disposed on a common substrate. The inductive elements are arranged in one or more metalizing layers on the common substrate, and an evaluation circuit is coupled to at least one of the plurality of the inductive elements.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2008Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AGInventor: Martin Feldtkeller
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Publication number: 20120139477Abstract: Embodiments include a power supply arrangement where major components including an off-line switched power supply are shut off when not in use. When a load is coupled to the power supply arrangement, components are enabled so as to provide power to the load.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2010Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: Motorola, Inc.Inventors: John W. Oglesbee, Michael D. Geren, Dipti V. Desai, John E. Herrmann
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Patent number: 8183719Abstract: A drive circuit for a DC latching device includes a battery, a storage element, and a plurality of switches connecting the battery to the storage element for charging the storage element from the battery and discharging the storage element into the coil of a DC latching device. The drive circuit further includes components for determining a state of the DC latching device. The drive circuit may include components for terminating the discharge of the storage element into the coil of the DC latching device in response to determining that the DC latching device has changed states to add reliability to the system and reduce energy consumption.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2009Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Hunter Industries, Inc.Inventors: Lucian Scripca, Peter J. Woytowitz
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Patent number: 8169252Abstract: A low voltage drop unidirectional electronic valve constituted of: a first terminal; a second terminal; a first electronically controlled switch coupled between the first terminal and the second terminal; and a first charge pump arranged to close the first electronically controlled switch when the voltage potential at the first terminal is greater than the voltage potential at the second terminal by a first value. The first charge pump is arranged in a closed loop with the first electronically controlled switch so as to continuously maintain the voltage potential at the first terminal greater than the voltage potential at the second terminal by the first value.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2010Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Microsemi CorporationInventors: Shawn Anthony Fahrenbruch, George Liu
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Patent number: 8159092Abstract: The present invention concerns an electrical installation or device equipped with a power supply unit comprising a voltage converter having primary and secondary parts respectively defining a primary side and a secondary side of this electrical installation or device. This power supply unit comprises a power management unit arranged on said primary side, the primary part of the converter being associated with a control circuit also arranged on said primary side and controlling the electrical energy flowing in the primary power path of said primary part. The control circuit receives from the power management unit at least a first control signal for switching OFF the electrical energy in said primary power path, said power supply unit entering a very low power mode (“Power-down” mode) when said first control signal is set to OFF so that the converter is not supplied anymore.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2009Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: EM Microelectronic-Marin S.A.Inventors: Daniel Luthi, Jean-Noël Divoux, Steffen Schmid, Siegfried Kern
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Publication number: 20120074776Abstract: An electronic switch control system, including an alternating voltage source, an electronic switch, a load, a control circuit, an alternating voltage source being electrically associated to a first conduction terminal of the electronic switch, a second conduction terminal of the electronic switch being associable to a load, the load being associated to a second power terminal. The control circuit includes first, second and third electric potential terminals, and is arranged to command the electronic switch by way of a trigger terminal. The control circuit is electrically associated to a voltage regulator block that is electrically associable to the electronic switch by way of first and third electric contact terminals and first and second conduction terminals respectively, the voltage regulator block being arranged to provide a minimum electrical voltage (Vmin) to run the control circuit in at least a conduction instant of the electronic switch.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2010Publication date: March 29, 2012Inventors: Marcos Guilherme Schwarz, Nerian Fernando Ferreira
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Publication number: 20120074793Abstract: There is provided a peripheral device capable of being connected to a host device through a connection cable including a power line. This peripheral device comprises: a first power terminal capable of being connected to the power line of the connection cable; a power circuit connected to a second power terminal different from the first power terminal and for supplying power to an internal circuit; a start signal generating circuit for generating a start signal causing the power circuit to start supplying power to the internal circuit, when power has been supplied to the first power terminal through the connection cable; and a feedback circuit for allowing the start signal to remain activated when power has been supplied to the internal circuit from the power circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2011Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicant: Buffalo Inc.Inventors: Nobuhiro TAMURA, Masao Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 8143749Abstract: A dual current switch detection circuit with selective activation is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the switch detection circuit comprises an input node coupled to a switch to receive an input signal from the switch, a first current source coupled to the input node, a second current source coupled to the input node, and a detection circuit having an input coupled to the input node and an output coupled to the second current source to selectively activate the second current source.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2008Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventor: Justin Joseph Rosen Gagne
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Publication number: 20120062042Abstract: A start-up circuit includes an energy storage device operable to selectively power a load. A switch controls a flow of current from the energy storage device to the load. The switch preventing a flow of current to the load in an OFF state. A voltage comparison device is configured to turn the switch ON to permit a flow of current to the load in response to a charge of the energy storage device exceeding a predefined voltage threshold. The voltage comparison device maintains the switch in an OFF state in response to the charge of the energy storage device being below the predefined voltage threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2010Publication date: March 15, 2012Inventor: David M. Burke
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Publication number: 20120032513Abstract: A battery management circuit, a battery module and a battery management method are provided. The battery management circuit includes a conduction circuit and a control circuit. The battery management is coupled to a rechargeable battery cell and has a first conduction path passing through the rechargeable battery cell and a second conduction path without passing through the rechargeable battery cell. The control circuit is coupled to the rechargeable battery cell and the conduction circuit, and conducts selectively the first conduction path or the second conduction path of the conduction circuit so as to avoid over charging or over discharging of the rechargeable battery cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2011Publication date: February 9, 2012Applicant: ENERGY PASS, INC.Inventors: ROBERT Y.H. TSU, CHING LONG LIN
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Publication number: 20120032528Abstract: A communication system in which an operating voltage can be selected from a plurality of interface voltages enables an interface voltage to be switched in a stable manner during operation of the system. When the interface voltage is to be switched, a host device (1) and a slave device (2) perform the switching while maintaining the signal level of buses in a stable manner. This structure enables the communication system to switch an interface voltage using a small number of signal lines.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2011Publication date: February 9, 2012Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Masayuki TOYAMA, Takaharu YOSHIDA, Keisuke SAKAI
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Patent number: 8102080Abstract: A control system for determining a magnitude of a voltage and controlling an application of the voltage to at least one load device of an appliance is disclosed. The control system includes a threshold-crossing circuit configured to receive a representation of the voltage and to provide an output signifying the voltage crossing a predetermined voltage threshold; and a processor which receives the output from the threshold-crossing circuit and determine the magnitude of the voltage based on the output and a line frequency based on the period of the output, determines an initial cooking profile from a group of cooking profiles based on a user selected initial setting for controlling the application of the voltage to the at least one load device, and adjusts the application of the voltage to the at least one load device based on the determined magnitude of the voltage.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2009Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Julia Fonseca, Robert Marten Bultman, Bobby Hayes
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Patent number: 8084892Abstract: An object is to provide a duplex power supply for auxiliary machines. A power supply device includes a switching section that is connected to a direct-current link between a generator-side inverter and a grid-side inverter via an auxiliary machine power inverter for converting direct-current power supplied from the direct-current link into alternating-current power to form a first path, that is connected somewhere between a power-converting section and a utility grid to form a second path, and that is connected to auxiliary machines to form a third path, and the switching section switches between connection of the third path to the first path and connection of the third path to the second path.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2010Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Akira Yasugi
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Patent number: 8084893Abstract: A semiconductor device controls a switching power supply. The semiconductor device includes a current inflow terminal; a starter circuit to cause a starting current to flow from the current inflow terminal to a power supply terminal to charge a capacitor externally connected to the power supply terminal; a control unit which controls the starter circuit to turn on to charge the capacitor with the starting current and controls the starter circuit to turn off to perform brown-out detection; a comparator which detects a brown-out state while the starter circuit is turned off; and a brown-out detection unit which receives output signals from the comparator and the control unit as inputs. The brown-out detection is performed while the starter circuit is off, so that the current inflow terminal for the starter circuit is used in common as a voltage detection terminal for detection of the brown-out state.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2009Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: Fuji Electric Systems Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masanari Fujii
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Multi-voltage vehicle electrical supply system for a motor vehicle and method for operating the same
Patent number: 8076794Abstract: A multi-voltage vehicle electrical system for a motor vehicle is provided, including at least one multi-voltage generator, a first energy store, whose energy may be fed into a first low-voltage vehicle electrical system branch having low-voltage consumers, and a second energy store, whose energy may be fed into a second high-voltage vehicle electrical system branch having high-voltage consumers, as well as at least one controllable switching device, using which the energy generated by the multi-voltage generator may be distributed to the first and the second vehicle electrical system branches, the first and the second energy stores being connected in series to one another and the first vehicle electrical system branch being connected to a node between the first and the second energy store and to a reference potential of the first energy store.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2008Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Hartmut Proebstle, Michael Roesler, Joerg Merwerth, Thomas Christ -
Patent number: 8063516Abstract: An electronically controlled four quadrant MOSFET based switch in which a pair of drivers are provided in cooperation with a MOSFET. A first one of the drivers is arranged such that when current flow through the MOSFET is to be enabled responsive to a first condition of the control signal, the gate of the MOSFET is driven with an appropriate voltage, and when current flow through the MOSFET is to be disabled responsive to a second condition of the control signal, the gate is driven towards a limit voltage. A second one of the drivers is arranged such that when current flow through the MOSFET is to be enabled the body diode connection of the MOSFET is driven towards the potential of the MOSFET source, and when current flow through the MOSFET is to be disabled the body diode connection is driven towards the limit voltage.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2010Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Microsemi CorporationInventor: Bruce Ferguson
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Patent number: 8054120Abstract: An integrated circuit, comprises a wakeup terminal; a supply voltage terminal configured to receive a supply voltage; and a power control circuit. The power control circuit comprises an enable circuit coupled to the wakeup terminal and configured to generate a voltage monitoring enable signal as a response to a wakeup signal received at the wakeup terminal, and a voltage monitoring circuit for generating a supply voltage level indication signal. The voltage monitoring circuit is coupled to the supply voltage terminal and comprises an operation switch controlled by the voltage monitoring enable signal. The voltage monitoring circuit is configured to determine if the supply voltage is above a threshold voltage and set the supply voltage level indication signal accordingly. The integrated circuit further comprises processing circuitry, with the supply voltage level indication signal controlling the switching between a normal operation state and a standby state of the processing circuitry.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2009Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: STMicroelectronics Design & Application GmbHInventors: Manfred Huber, Peter Heinrich
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Patent number: 8049373Abstract: In a cooling system used in cooling of a heater housing box, the present invention presents an apparatus for stabilizing power supply of heater housing box cooling apparatus capable of changing over a plurality of taps provided in the winding of a power transformer before the output voltage exceeds an allowable voltage range when turning on alternating-current power supply. For this purpose, first resistor 1 for elevating slowly the output voltage of the power transformer when turning on the alternating-current power supply is provided at the secondary side of the power transformer, direct-current voltage V1 rectified and smoothed from the output voltage is delayed by the charging time of a first capacitor, and an electronic controller for operating a tap changeover relay for automatically changing over the plurality of taps provided in the power transformer is started before the output voltage exceeds the allowable voltage range.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2006Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventor: Kouichi Ishikawa
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Patent number: 8035254Abstract: An integrated circuit controller for a power converter to be coupled to a distribution network is disclosed. An example integrated circuit controller according to aspects of the present invention includes a switching control circuit that outputs a drive signal to control switching of a switch to regulate an output of the power converter. The integrated circuit controller also includes a cable drop compensator that outputs a compensated reference voltage signal to the switching control circuit in response to a switching signal. The switching signal is responsive to the drive signal. The compensated reference voltage signal is representative of a voltage value that is responsive to a distribution voltage across the distribution network and a load voltage across a load to be coupled to the distribution network. The switching of the switch is responsive to the compensated reference voltage signal and a feedback signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2008Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Power Integrations, Inc.Inventors: Alex B. Djenguerian, Erdem Bircan
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Publication number: 20110234173Abstract: A smart battery device includes an adapter, a switch electrically connected to the adapter, a battery pack electrically connected the switch, a sense resistor electrically connected to the battery pack and the adapter, an analog preprocessing circuit electrically connected to the battery pack and the sense resistor for digitizing analog signals measured at the battery pack and the sense resistor to form digital signals, and an adaptive control circuit electrically connected to the analog preprocessing circuit for receiving the digital signals, and electrically connected to the switch for selectively turning the switch on or off according to the digital signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2010Publication date: September 29, 2011Inventors: Chin-Hsing Kao, Chun-Ming Chen, Tien-Chung Tso
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Patent number: 8022579Abstract: A circuit for dynamically increasing the drop-out voltage of an electromechanical automatic transfer switch (ATS) into a brownout voltage range is provided. The automatic transfer switch includes a first input, a first coil connected to the first input, and a first, normally-open auxiliary contact in magnetic communication with the first coil. The circuit includes a first resistor adapted to connect to the first, normally-open auxiliary contact, and a first transformer having a primary winding connected to the first resistor, and a secondary winding adapted to connect to the first coil. An operating voltage across the first coil is reduced a proportional amount by a secondary voltage across the secondary winding when the first, normally-open auxiliary contact is closed.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2008Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Steven Mark Groff, Trung Le
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Publication number: 20110221401Abstract: An approach is provided for a power factor compensating method to compensate other electronic devices that use a common power source in order to improve power factor from the perspective of a power company. The other electronic device is a type of a non-linear load, and the method enables a compensator to receive a supply voltage from the power source commonly connected to the traditional electronic devices and disables a load of the compensator for a period. The period corresponds to a range that makes an overall supply current more proportional to the supply voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2011Publication date: September 15, 2011Inventors: Richard Landry Gray, Po Ming Tsai
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Patent number: 8013475Abstract: An integrated circuit arrangement includes a semiconductor body having a substrate and at least one substrate terminal. At least one semiconductor component is integrated in the semiconductor body and is connected between a first supply terminal and a second supply terminal. The first supply potential is higher than the second supply potential during normal operation of the semiconductor component and the first supply potential is lower than the second supply potential during reverse voltage operation of the semiconductor component. A switch is adapted to couple at least one of the substrate terminals to the first supply terminal during reverse voltage operation and to the second supply terminal during normal operation.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2007Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Bernhard Wotruba, Andrea Logiudice, Andrea Scenini, Salvatore Pastorina
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Patent number: 8013473Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide multiple input voltage regulation in which one regulator is selected for operation based on input power conditions. In one example, a dual input voltage regulator system in a combination smart card selects between contact and contactless (e.g., RF) operation based on which power source provides the highest available voltage level. A single transistor drop architecture provides low drop-out voltage regulation capability without substantially increased transistor size. In some implementations, multiplexed control of the regulators for each of a number independent power source inputs may be arranged to substantially reduce or prevent reverse current flow through regulators connected to inactive power inputs.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2006Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Atmel CorporationInventors: Louis Frew, Colin Bates
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Patent number: 8004121Abstract: A connection cable is disclosed for controlling a voltage-controlled generator such as an electrosurgery generator from a controlling device such as a robotic surgery system. The cable includes a first connector adapted to connect to a voltage-controlled generator and a second connector adapted to connect to a controlling device. Within the cable is a voltage divider interdisposed between the first connector and the second connector. The voltage divider is configured to divide a reference voltage provided by the voltage-controlled generator into at least one control voltage which is selectable by the controlling device. The cable additionally includes a plurality of electrical wires which operatively connect the first connector, the second connector and the voltage divider.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2010Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: TYCO Healthcare Group LPInventor: Joe D. Sartor
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Patent number: 7977824Abstract: A device for switching in and out a load with respect to an alternating voltage feeder has two mechanical switches connected in series in a current path between the load and the feeder and each having a by-pass branch with at least one member with ability to block current therethrough in at least a blocking direction and conduct current therethrough in at least one direction. A unit is adapted to control a procedure of a switching out and switching in by synchronization with the current in the feeder and the voltage of the feeder, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2009Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: ABB Research Ltd.Inventors: Stefan Halen, Ola Jeppsson, Edgar Dullni, Hans Begge
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Publication number: 20110163613Abstract: Of a wireless communication system, an RF tag which can operate normally even when a communication distance is extremely short, like the case where the RF tag is in contact with a reader/writer, whereby the reliability is improved. The RF tag which communicates data by wireless communication includes a comparison circuit which compares electric power supplied from outside with reference electric power and a protection circuit portion which is operated when the electric power supplied from outside is higher than the reference electric power in the comparison circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2011Publication date: July 7, 2011Inventors: Kiyoshi Kato, Asami Tadokoro
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Patent number: 7973425Abstract: A power strip device includes a power plug, a master power outlet, multiple slave power outlets and a control circuit. The control circuit includes an inductor, a reed switch and a switching circuit. Under the control of the control circuit, the power strip device allows the slave power outlets to be automatically turned on or off simultaneous with the master power outlet being turned on or off.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2007Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Primax Electronics Ltd.Inventor: Kuang-Che Chen
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Patent number: 7966839Abstract: A system for controlling a heating and cooling system for use on a machine includes a condenser, an evaporator assembly, an electric motor driven compressor, and a master controller operable to determine and regulate an operational speed of the compressor. The master controller includes a plurality of control algorithms each receiving respective dynamic input information and outputting a respective controller speed request based upon the respective dynamic input information.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2005Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Ryan Patrick McEnaney, Brian Todd Morrical, John Jay Bernardi, Timothy Allen Goldammer
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Publication number: 20110133571Abstract: A protection circuit having: a connecting terminal which is connected to an external circuit and which inputs and outputs a charging/discharging current of a secondary battery to and from the external circuit; a voltage detection unit for detecting an output voltage of the secondary battery; a current detection unit for detecting a discharging current of the secondary battery; a power consumption calculation unit for calculating power consumption of the external circuit by multiplying a value of the output voltage detected by the voltage detection unit by a value of the discharging current detected by the current detection unit; and an external protection unit for executing external protection processing of protecting the external circuit when the power consumption calculated by the power consumption calculation unit exceeds a power threshold set to a value that is not less than a maximum value of power consumption of the external circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2010Publication date: June 9, 2011Inventors: Yoshikazu Kiyohara, Toshiyuki Nakatsuji, Takahisa Otsu
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Patent number: 7948201Abstract: An induction motor control device includes an inverter circuit for driving an induction motor by outputting a command voltage, a current detector for detecting an output current, a magnetic flux estimation observer for generating an estimated magnetic flux, an estimated current, and a phase command for the motor using the command voltage and the output current, a primary angular speed estimator for estimating a primary angular speed using the estimated magnetic flux, a slip compensator for calculating a slip angular frequency using the output current, a first angular speed estimator for estimating a first angular speed using the primary angular speed and the output current, a second angular speed estimator for estimating a second angular speed using the output current, the estimated magnetic flux, and the estimated current, and a resistance estimator for estimating a secondary resistance value of the motor using the first and second angular speeds.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2009Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa DenkiInventor: Masanobu Inazumi
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Publication number: 20110095624Abstract: The present invention discloses a single wire transmission interface comprising: a signal detection circuit detecting level switchings of a transmission signal from a single wire, and generating an enable signal and a decoded signal corresponding to the transmission signal, the level switchings including first switchings from a first level to a second level and second switchings from the second level to the first level, wherein the enable signal starts according to one first switching of the transmission signal, and stops when no first switching occur in a predetermined period after one second switching of the transmission signal, and wherein rising edges (or falling edges) of the decoded signal correspond to the first switchings of the transmission signal; a counter, under enablement by the enable signal, counting a number of the rising edges (or the rising edges) of the decoded signal or the first switchings of the transmission signal, and generating a count; a single short pulse generator generating a shorType: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2009Publication date: April 28, 2011Inventors: NIEN-HUI KUNG, KWAN-JEN CHU
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Patent number: 7932641Abstract: A method and structure for preventing operation of a circuit in a high current operating region by disabling a start-up circuit until a power supply headroom is detected at a predetermined voltage level.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2007Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Bradford L. Hunter, Joseph A. Iadanza
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Patent number: 7923869Abstract: A power adapter includes a primary side for receiving power from a mains power supply; a secondary side for providing operating and/or charging power, derived from the primary side, to an electronic device connected to the secondary side; presence logic for determining whether the electronic device is connected to the secondary side; and switching logic for turning off the primary side automatically when the presence logic determines the electronic device is not connected. The power adapter thus shuts itself down if no electronic device is attached, and automatically starts itself up when a device is connected to the power adapter and is thus needed. The power adapter may also include voltage detection logic that detects when the device is fully charged. The power adapter also shuts itself down when an attached electronic device becomes fully charged, and automatically starts itself up when the charged state of the electronic device falls below a predetermined level.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2008Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications ABInventors: Fredrik B{dot over (a)}genholm, Stefan Sörensson, Idris Omerovic, Henrik Heringslack
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Patent number: 7923856Abstract: A method for causing, in a power distribution network, an oscillation allowing data to be transmitted, includes connecting at least one capacitive load in series with a modulation circuit between two wires of the network. The amplitude modulation circuit includes at least one Zener diode and at least one switch. A short make pulse is applied to the switch such that it is conductive and short-circuits the Zener diode by modulating the amplitude of the network voltage. The duration of the make pulse is such that the amplitude modulation of the network voltage causes a response of the network in the form of a high-frequency oscillation of the network voltage.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2008Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: WattecoInventors: Paul Bertrand, Michel Gaeta, Franck Hieramente
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Patent number: 7911185Abstract: A battery-voltage detection circuit comprising: a first-capacitor; an operational-amplifier; a second-capacitor; a voltage-application-circuit to sequentially apply one and the other-battery-terminal-voltages to the other-first-capacitor-end; a discharge circuit to allow the second-capacitor to discharge before the other-battery-terminal-voltage is applied to the other-first-capacitor-end; a constant current circuit to output a constant-current causing predetermined-speed-discharge of electric charge accumulated in the second-capacitor in response to a discharge-start-signal input after voltage is applied to the other-first-capacitor-end; a comparator; and a measurement-circuit to measure a time-period from a time when the discharge-start-signal is input until a time when an comparator-output-signal changes to one logic level as a time-period corresponding to a battery-voltage, at least one of the operational-amplifier and the comparator being provided with an offset so that the comparator-output-signal changType: GrantFiled: January 22, 2009Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignees: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Sanyo Semiconductor Co. Ltd.Inventor: Yoshiaki Yonezawa
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Patent number: 7911259Abstract: A voltage switching circuit selects a voltage from among a plurality of input voltages in response to a selection signal and outputs the selected voltage from an output terminal. The voltage switching circuit includes a first PMOS transistor that outputs a power supply voltage for operating a logic circuit of an output terminal. A second PMOS transistor outputs a first voltage higher than the power supply voltage to the output terminal. A third PMOS transistor outputs a second voltage lower than the power supply voltage to the output terminal. A well potential control section controls well voltages of the first and third transistors to be the power supply voltage where the power supply voltage and the second voltage are output to the output terminal, and controls the well voltages of the first and third transistors to be the first voltage where the first voltage is output to the output terminal.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2007Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.Inventor: Tomohiro Oka
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Patent number: 7893566Abstract: A circuit that automatically, seamlessly connects the higher (or the lower) of two power supplies to an output is described. The circuit does not incur a one diode drop when the two power supplies are at about the same voltage levels, and the unused power supply draws no stand-by current. Cross coupled transistor and cross coupled inverters are employed.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2009Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: Fairchild Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Roy L. Yarbrough, Julie Stultz, Steven M. Macaluso
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Patent number: 7888822Abstract: The present invention provides a power-saving laser pointer mouse including a battery, a micro-controller and a laser diode. The power-saving laser pointer mouse can be operated in multi-stage power-saving modes according to the voltage value of the battery. The lighting time interval of the laser diode is adjusted by the micro-controller according to the voltage value of the battery. When the voltage value of the battery is reduced, the lighting time interval of the laser diode is shortened so as to achieve the power-saving purpose.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2008Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: Primax Electronics Ltd.Inventors: Chun-Nan Su, Hung-Ming Lin, Yi-Guang Chen
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Patent number: 7880341Abstract: A switching device for a transformer allows stable power supply without power interruption when a secondary winding voltage of the transformer is changed in the case of voltage drop on a distribution line due to a load characteristic. The switching device having an uninterruptible power supply function includes a plurality of switches operated by an external signal, a current circulation unit for multiple switches electrically connected to a large-current path of the switches to perform a switch-on function in place of the switches upon switching on and off between the switches, and a control unit electrically connected to the switches and current circulation unit to read voltage values and to apply signals to the switches depending on the voltage values to sequentially switch the switches. Accordingly, the switching device can stably supply power to power consumption sources without power interruption.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2007Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Korea Electric Power CorporationInventor: Dong Yeol Shin
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Patent number: 7880340Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a radiation-triggered shutdown circuit that disables a critical aspect of the integrated circuit rendering the integrated circuit non-functional when the integrated circuit receives a predetermined radiation dose. That ensures integrated circuits including the radiation-triggered shutdown circuit are ITAR compliant.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2007Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.Inventor: Roy Mark Miller
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Patent number: 7875998Abstract: A power control circuit includes an isolation circuit for receiving a separate image signal and outputting a start signal, and a driving circuit for outputting a direct current (DC) power to start a power module. The other power control circuit includes a first signal generating circuit, for generating a first signal; a second signal generating circuit, for receiving a DC power and outputting a second signal upon receiving a first signal; a driving circuit, for outputting a DC power to start a power module after receiving the second signal; an isolation circuit, for receiving the separate image signal and outputting a start signal; and a control circuit, for outputting a DC power to start the power module after receiving the start signal. The operation of the power control circuit can be suspended, when the display device is in a standby state, thereby reducing power consumption in the standby state significantly.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2006Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Amtran Technology Co., LtdInventor: Yuan-Ko Ting
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Patent number: 7872846Abstract: A protective circuit (30) for intrinsically safe electromagnetic actuators operating at the voltage of a power supply approved for underground mining, for switching electrohydraulic valves in underground mining, comprising a coil (11) connected to a first potential (2) and a second potential (3) of the power supply and associated with at least two spaced apart short-circuit means (12) connected in parallel with the electromagnetic actuator coil (11) for short-circuiting ting the coil in the event of a reversal of the potential of the coil voltage. In accordance with the present invention the protective circuit comprises a semiconductor switch (T3) which is inserted between the coil (11) and the second potential (3) and, in the event of a voltage reduction or potential reversal, isolates the coil (11) from the second potential, so that the discharge from the coil (11) has no adverse effect on the energy supply system or the intrinsic safety.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2006Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: Bucyrus Europe GmbHInventors: Jens Titschert, Achim Sondermann
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Patent number: 7859132Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for safely connecting a device to a power source. The invention includes a power bus switch that operates to selectively allow operational power to flow from a power supply to a load. The operational power is independent of auxiliary power which may be separately provided to the load. A detection module determines whether an input impedance of the load is greater than a minimum impedance threshold in response to the load being connected to the power supply. A switch module causes the power bus switch to allow operational power to flow to the load in response to the detection module determining that the input impedance is greater than the minimum impedance threshold. Thus, if the load has an acceptable input impedance level, then operational power may be provided to the load without risk of failure to the power system.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2008Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Chu R. Chung, Cecil C. Dishman, Jen-Ching Lin, Randhir S. Malik
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Patent number: 7851948Abstract: A semiconductor device includes that a first power line supplied with first power supply voltage, a second power line supplied with second power supply voltage, a third power line electrically connected to a internal circuit; a first switch configured to electrically connect or disconnect the first power line and the third power line, a second switch configured to electrically connect or disconnect the second power line and the third power line, and a control circuit controlling the second switch to electrically connect the first power line and the third power line following a predetermined period after the first power line and the third power line are electrically connected each other based on the first switch.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2008Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventor: Kenichi Kawasaki
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Patent number: 7834484Abstract: A connection cable is disclosed for controlling a voltage-controlled generator such as an electrosurgery generator from a controlling device such as a robotic surgery system. The cable includes a first connector adapted to connect to a voltage-controlled generator and a second connector adapted to connect to a controlling device. Within the cable is a voltage divider interdisposed between the first connector and the second connector. The voltage divider is configured to divide a reference voltage provided by the voltage-controlled generator into at least one control voltage which is selectable by the controlling device. The cable additionally includes a plurality of electrical wires which operatively connect the first connector, the second connector and the voltage divider.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2007Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: TYCO Healthcare Group LPInventor: Joe D. Sartor