Power Circuit Controlled Patents (Class 307/140)
  • Patent number: 12087533
    Abstract: A method for controlling an electromagnetic actuator including: applying a first control strategy in which first and third switches are kept in a closed state, whereas a second switch is switched between its open and closed states; detecting an occurrence of overconsumption of current in a coil of the actuator, by detecting that voltage measured on a control bus has exceeded a predefined voltage limit or by detecting that a duty cycle of the second switch has dropped below a threshold value; and in response, applying a second control strategy, instead of the first control strategy, in which the third switch is periodically opened in order to decrease the current supplied to the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventor: David Lanes
  • Patent number: 12061235
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a shared transfer switching system with built in relay testing ability, for transferring power received by a load from a preferred AC power source to an alternate AC power source, or transferring power being received by the load from the alternate AC power source to the preferred AC power source. The system selectively controls various ones of the relays used to apply power from either the preferred or alternate power sources to the load, such that the relays are switched from open to closed states at controlled times, while voltage measurements are made at select locations between the relays. The system can identify which specific ones of a plurality of relays associated with each of the preferred and alternate power sources has properly opened and closed, and thus verify that all of the relays needed to switch between the preferred and alternate power sources are operating properly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Vertiv Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Cooper, Kevin R. Ferguson, Grant Young, Anthony Bryan McDonald
  • Patent number: 12062873
    Abstract: A receptacle including a housing having a front cover, an outlet located on the front cover, and a light configured to project light through the front cover. The receptacle further including a photo sensor, a motion detector, and a controller. The photosensor is configured to detect light and output a light signal corresponding to the detected light. The motion detector is configured to detect motion and output a motion signal corresponding to the detected motion. The controller includes a memory and an electronic processor. The controller is configured to receive the light signal, receive the motion signal, compare the light signal to a light signal threshold, compare the motion signal to a motion signal threshold, and activate at least one selected from a group consisting of the light and the outlet, when the light signal crosses the light signal threshold and the motion crosses the motion signal threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Mark Anthony Mozdzer, Felix Omar Perez, John Edward Brower
  • Patent number: 11907442
    Abstract: An information handling system mouse includes a motion power switch that applies power to the mouse when the mouse is moved in a powered down state to restart the mouse processing resource and position sensor. When a mouse is inactive for predetermined conditions, such as an idle time, the processing resource enables the motion power switch and cuts off power to the mouse. The motion power switch consumes no power until motion of the mouse closes a circuit that reactivates the processing resource to manage the mouse power state. The result is a mouse idle state with no power use and a rapid wake to an operational state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Peng Lip Goh, Deeder M. Aurongzeb
  • Patent number: 11870285
    Abstract: Methods and systems that selectively controls whether a battery is electronically connected to or disconnected from operational circuitry of an electronic device are described. The switching circuitry electronically connects the battery with operational circuitry in response to external electric power being available to the operational circuitry, thereby allowing the battery to be available as a backup source of electrical power for the operational circuitry when external electric power is lost. Methods and systems also electronically disconnect the battery from the operational circuitry in response to a loss of external electric power to the operational circuitry. As a result, undesirable battery drainage is avoided if the device is left in storage or is not being used for an extended period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Mobile Tech, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Logan Blaser
  • Patent number: 11862408
    Abstract: An electrical circuit includes a contact with a pair of switchable electrodes, the contact configured to cycle through make and break transitions while conducting current. The electrical circuit further includes an arc suppressor, at least one sensor, and a controller circuit. The arc suppressor is coupled across the pair of switchable electrodes and is to extinguish an arc formed across the pair of switchable electrodes during the make and break transitions of the contact. The at least one sensor is coupled to the pair of switchable electrodes and is configured to generate sensor data. The controller circuit includes a plurality of registers and is configured to detect a fault condition associated with the contact based on the sensor data. The controller circuit further sequences contact opening of the contact based on the detected fault condition and a timing value stored in at least one register of the plurality of registers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Arc Suppression Technologies
    Inventors: Reinhold Henke, Robert Thorbus
  • Patent number: 11756748
    Abstract: Systems and methods for contact erosion mitigation are provided. To perform contact erosion mitigation, an order of opening/closing poles and/or contact relays of particular poles is altered, resulting in a sharing of potential arcing conditions amongst the poles/contact relays of these poles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Randall S. Langer, David Elmiger
  • Patent number: 11683030
    Abstract: Driver circuitry for driving a power semiconductor switch having a control input and main terminals is described. The driver circuitry includes control terminal driver circuitry coupled to the control input and configured to provide a drive signal, a sense terminal coupled to the main terminal, a current mirror coupled to the sense terminal to mirror a current input into the sense terminal during turn-off, a first current comparator configured to compare a current signal received from the current mirror to a first current threshold and output a first signal representative of the comparison, and a second comparator configured to compare a signal received from the sense terminal to a turn-on threshold and output a second signal representative of the comparison. The turn-on threshold represents a highest voltage of the main terminal during turn-on. The first current threshold represents a highest voltage of the main terminal during turn-off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Jan Thalheim
  • Patent number: 11678425
    Abstract: A dimmer includes a sole intensity actuator structured to be used for at least one of: adjusting light intensity based on a first user input during normal operation; or entering configuration mode based on a second user input and adjusting an end trim value based on a third user input; a sole intensity potentiometer coupled to the sole intensity actuator and comprising a variable resistor, the sole intensity potentiometer structured to measure an input voltage based on variable resistance, and a controller coupled to the sole intensity potentiometer and a driver circuit coupled to a bidirectional switching device, the controller structured to control dimmer operation, comprising receiving an input voltage signal and transmitting a dimming signal to the driver circuit, the dimming signal based at least in part on the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Hoon Lee, Gayatri Pandit, Swapnil Suresh Sabde, Rahul Sakhare, Saivaraprasad Murahari, Haidong Harry Zhang, Shifang Sophia Sophia Zhang, Lili Lily Du, Kun Kevin Zhong
  • Patent number: 11531055
    Abstract: Disclosed are an facilitating debugging electronic device, system and method, reasonably integrates the power-supply interface and the signal interface of the electronic device, matches the conventional output end of the electronic device with the master device, realizes the debugging of electronic devices including semi-finished products of PACKAGE (SMD)/PCBA/COB modules and electronic products, partly overcomes the technical problem of the increase of product volume and cost, which caused by setting different interfaces on electronic devices for various testing, burning and correcting purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Inventor: Tit Tsang Chong
  • Patent number: 11416436
    Abstract: A device is provided having a communication interface and a Fountain code decoding unit, set up to reconstruct a configuration data record from a plurality of data packets received via the communication interface, wherein the device is set up to configure or to reconfigure itself using the reconstructed configuration data record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventor: Thomas Huehn
  • Patent number: 11264802
    Abstract: A method for controlling a renewable energy power plant comprising a plurality of renewable energy generators, the method comprising: carrying out the following steps dynamically: determining a reactive power capability value of the power plant based on the generated active power of each of the renewable energy generators within the power plant; determining a reactive power exchange limit value based on a measured grid voltage level; and controlling the power plant so that the generated reactive power does not exceed the lower of the determined reactive power capability value and the determined reactive power exchange limit value that are determined dynamically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
    Inventors: Manoj Gupta, Janakiraman Sivasankaran, Anoop Vijay Tiwari
  • Patent number: 11196222
    Abstract: Disclosed is a data cable connector for a field device of process automation, wherein the data cable connector has a field device part and a data cable part. The field device part includes one or more magnetically activated switches. The data cable part includes a magnet. The field device is configured to determine from the states of the magnetically activated switches whether the data cable part is connected with the field device part, and if so, in what orientation. Based on the states of the magnetically activated switches, the field device may enable and disable communication circuits within the field device including any PHY circuits and modems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser SE+Co. KG
    Inventors: Brian Hartman, Gautham Karnik, Matthew Krygier, Tareq Al Qaisi
  • Patent number: 11150271
    Abstract: Devices that consume power may be individually and uniquely associated with a blockchain wallet into which funds may be transferred. The device can be provided with a client application that executes within the device to determine an energy provider and the cost rate of energy supply. The client application calculates a value of energy consumption by the device and creates a blockchain transaction to transfer a funds value for the energy consumption from the device's blockchain wallet to a wallet of the energy provider. By providing devices that can self-manage their electricity supply and the accounting thereof, billing of power can be decentralized from a meter that meters all supply to a premises to individual devices. The requirement for a central billing entity, billing address, etc. can also be removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paulo Henrique Almeida Cavoto, Argemiro Jose de Lima, Alan Braz, Heloisa Caroline De Souza Pereira Candello, Fabrizio Nascimento Caldas
  • Patent number: 11146088
    Abstract: A power control circuit and a power control method are provided. The power control circuit includes a battery unit, a power controller and a switch circuit. The power controller is configured to provide a control signal. The switch circuit is coupled between the battery unit and the power controller. The switch circuit includes a diode component. The diode component is configured to receive the control signal. The switch circuit is configured to cut off a power transmission path of the battery unit in response to a voltage difference between a first terminal and a second terminal of the diode component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventor: Shang-Hui Chen
  • Patent number: 11139815
    Abstract: A first input circuit is connected to a first input terminal and a second input terminal in a package. A second input circuit is connected to the first input terminal and the third input terminal in the package. A third input circuit is connected to the first or second input terminal and a third input terminal in the package. A first output circuit is connected to a first output terminal and a first connection line in the package. A second output circuit is connected to a second output terminal and the first connection line in the package. A third output circuit is connected to a third output terminal and the first connection line in the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshinobu Akutagawa
  • Patent number: 11062740
    Abstract: A memory device is provided. The memory device comprises a memory array and circuitry configured to determine one or more settings for the memory array corresponding to a powered-on state of the memory device, to store the one or more settings in a non-volatile memory location, and in response to returning to the powered-on state from a reduced-power state, to read the one or more settings from the non-volatile memory location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan S. Parry, George B. Raad, James S. Rehmeyer, Timothy B. Cowles
  • Patent number: 10952292
    Abstract: Certain aspects involve lighting systems in which an intensity can be selectively modified. For instance, a lighting system includes a light source and a programmable device. The programmable device is configured to detect an input resistance and cause a particular current to flow through the light source, thereby causing the light source to emit a particular lumen intensity corresponding to an input resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Towfiq M. Chowdhury, Feng Chen
  • Patent number: 10939040
    Abstract: An audio/video (A/V) recording and communication doorbell, including a camera, a speaker, a microphone, a power manager, a battery, an AC/DC rectifier, and a DC/DC converter. The doorbell is configured for connection to an external AC power source through the AC/DC rectifier and the DC/DC converter. The power manager is configured to draw power, up to a threshold power, from the AC power source and to draw supplemental power from the battery such that the power drawn from the AC power source never exceeds the threshold power. The present A/V recording and communication doorbell can thus be connected to an existing household AC power supply and an existing doorbell signaling device without causing inadvertent sounding of the signaling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James Siminoff, Changsoo Jeong, John Modestine, Trevor Phillips, Mark Siminoff, Robert Tso, Stuart Westerman
  • Patent number: 10855597
    Abstract: Techniques and devices for channel coding real time wireless traffic are described herein. The techniques include initiating communication in an opportunistic network, receiving network performance metrics indicating a Quality of Service or a Quality of Experience, determining a channel coding based on the network performance metrics, and transmitting channel coded data. Network performance metrics may include indications of packet loss, packet delay, or packet delay jitter. Channel coding algorithms may include turbo encoding, Chase combining, or transmission time interval (TTI) bundling. Using channel coding may allow the recovery of lost or delayed data packets in an opportunistic environment where real time transmission cannot be scheduled or cannot be guaranteed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Ming Shan Kwok
  • Patent number: 10849206
    Abstract: A remote control device may be configured to be mounted over the toggle actuator of a light switch and to control a load control device via wireless communication. The remote control device may include a base portion and a rotating portion supported by the base portion so as to be rotatable about the base portion. The remote control device may include a control circuit and a wireless communication circuit. The control circuit may be operably coupled to the rotating portion and to the wireless communication circuit. The control circuit may be configured to translate a force applied to the rotating portion of the remote control device into a control signal and to cause the communication circuit to transmit the control signal to the load control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Matthew J. Swatsky, Chris Dimberg, Timothy S. Majewski, Robert C. Newman, Jr., Daniel Curtis Raneri
  • Patent number: 10848198
    Abstract: A circuit interrupt device provides a controller and method thereof that is programmed to receive a plurality of data sequences, each data sequence containing a set of data points corresponding to a waveform of line current flowing through the circuit interrupt device. The controller performs spectral reduction on the plurality of data sequences using a finite series transform to reduce bandwidth requirement and transmits a spectrally reduced version of the plurality of data sequences to an external system using reduced bandwidth. The data can then be processed and converted to meta data for monitoring and tracking purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Andi Jakupi
  • Patent number: 10750599
    Abstract: A wiring device and method that control an amount of power delivered to a load, which maintain function even if a line connection and a load connection are reverse wired. Designed circuitry comprising steering diodes in both a line and a load wire direct a power source to an AC/DC power supply. The wiring device comprises a housing, a line terminal nominally designated for receiving electrical power from a power source, a load terminal nominally designated to feed electricity to a load, a neutral terminal, a line wire electrically connected to the line terminal, a load wire electrically connected to the load terminal, and a means for controlling an amount of power delivered to the load. Embodiments of the present invention include automated universal lighting controls, dimers, timers, and wired lighting devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Inventors: Mark Simpkins, Keith Lashley, Matthew Henson, Mitchell Davis
  • Patent number: 10693364
    Abstract: A power supply board includes: first and second power supply circuits; first and second terminals configured to supply the electric power from the first and second power supply circuits to the head, respectively; a first line connected to an output terminal of the first power supply circuit; a second line connected to an output terminal of the second power supply circuit; and a branched line branched form the first line to be connected to an input terminal of the second power supply circuit and supplies the electric power from the first power supply circuit to the second power supply circuit. An input power source is connected to an input terminal of the first power supply circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Fumika Hatta
  • Patent number: 10666125
    Abstract: A photovoltaic power generation system, having a photovoltaic panel, which has a direct current (DC) output and a micro-inverter with input terminals and output terminals. The input terminals are adapted for connection to the DC output. The micro-inverter is configured for converting an input DC power received at the input terminals to an output alternating current (AC) power at the output terminals. A bypass current path between the output terminals may be adapted for passing current produced externally to the micro-inverter. The micro-inverter is configured to output an alternating current voltage significantly less than a grid voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Solaredge Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Ilan Yoscovich, Meir Gazit, Tzachi Glovinsky, Yoav Galin
  • Patent number: 10644508
    Abstract: A method of controlling electrical power supply through at least one electrical power supply output of an electrical supply device includes receiving switching time and/or duration data. The received switching time and/or duration data are processed with one or more of clock times and calendar dates to provide switching time and/or duration comprising at least one supply on period and at least one supply off period. Electrical power supply through the at least one electrical power supply output is controlled in accordance with the switching time and/or duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: SMARTSWITCH PTY LTD
    Inventor: Rob Bennett
  • Patent number: 10608833
    Abstract: A control system for controlling a power line network having a power line, at least one electric appliance and at least one controller includes a central control unit, configured to realize programmable controls over the appliance by the controller with signals transmitted through the power line. An on-site control unit includes at least one modulator and at least one demodulator coupled with the central control unit. Each modulator is configured, upon receiving a first control signal from the controller, to generate and transmit a second control signal to the central control unit that is configured, upon receiving the second control signal, to generate and transmit a third control signal to the demodulator. Each demodulator is configured, upon receiving the third control signal, to generate and transmit a fourth control signal to the appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hong Wang
  • Patent number: 10586666
    Abstract: A light switch cover for converting a standard toggle switch into a remote-controlled toggle switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: ECOLINK INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Bailey, Eric Wang, Jerry Huang
  • Patent number: 10588203
    Abstract: A light source driving device includes: a light emission control unit configured to control light emission of a light source in response to an instruction signal; a communication circuit which receives a first instruction signal instructing first light emission control for visible light communication; and a timer which starts to measure waiting time for executing the first light emission control, triggered by the reception of the first instruction signal. The light control unit starts the first light emission control of the light source in response to an instruction signal at the end timing of the waiting time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro Kishimoto, Shojiro Kido, Yukinori Uchida
  • Patent number: 10581321
    Abstract: A multiplier signal, and multiplier circuits and methods are provided to improve the total harmonic distortion (THD) and power factor (PF) for a flyback type power factor correction (PFC) circuit. The multiplier signal has a “pulled-up” waveshape that is configured to compensate for the “push-down” effect of varying off times of an electronic switch of the PFC on a line current of the PFC. The multiplier circuit is configured to reduce the multiplier signal during a first operational mode of the multiplier circuit and is further configured to maintain a typical multiplier signal during a second operational mode. The first operational mode occurs before a first phase angle and after a second phase angle during each half-cycle of a power source coupled to the PFC circuit. The second operational mode occurs between the first and second phase angles during each half-cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Universal Lighting Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Wei Xiong
  • Patent number: 10488881
    Abstract: A power supply circuit includes: a primary capacitor configured to temporarily store the energy from an energy harvester; a storage element configured to store the energy for supply to a load; a buck converter configured to charge the storage element with the energy stored in the primary capacitor; a secondary capacitor configured to connect to the primary capacitor to operate in a first state where the voltage between both terminals of the primary capacitor is applied to both terminals of the secondary capacitor and a second state where the voltage between both terminals of the primary capacitor is not applied to both terminals of the secondary capacitor; and a control circuit configured to operate with the secondary capacitor as a power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Misato Nabeto, Keiki Matsuura, Yui Kimura
  • Patent number: 10483796
    Abstract: A power control system includes a socket module inserted into a wall socket, and a remote control module electrically connected to a switchable socket. The socket module provides mains electricity from the wall socket to an electric device connected thereto upon receiving a power-on signal, and does not provide mains electricity upon receiving a power-off signal. The remote control module is charged by mains electricity from the switchable socket that is in a conductive state, and operates with electricity stored therein to wirelessly transmit the power-on signal when the switchable socket is switched to the conductive state and to wirelessly transmit the power-off signal when the switchable socket is switched to a non-conductive state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Vision Automobile Electronics Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tien-Bou Wan
  • Patent number: 10470281
    Abstract: Eight Applications Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) for use in stand-alone end products and other devices requiring a 24 hour memory. They have a real-time clock as well as memory that stores On and Off Switch closures with the ability to repeat them. They also have power management to allow them to operate by receiving their power through the load they are switching. They also have LED drivers to indicate the function being performed. They can store a resolution of two minute or one minute intervals of On and Off Switch closures per 24 hour period depending upon the amount memory integrated into the ASIC. Only a few external components are required to create end products and/or utilize these ASICs in another product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Inventor: Joseph Charles Conway
  • Patent number: 10461539
    Abstract: Control of grid voltage in a power grid. A power transformer converts alternating current (AC) electrical power at a higher voltage on the primary leads to AC electrical power at a lower grid voltage on the secondary leads. An auxiliary AC/AC power converter converts input AC electrical power at the input conductors to output AC electrical power at the output conductors, The auxiliary AC/AC power converter converts substantially less electrical power than the AC electrical power converted by the power transformer. The secondary leads of the power transformer are series-connected to the output conductors of the auxiliary AC/AC power converter. Input conductors of the auxiliary AC/AC power converter are parallel-connected to either (i) the primary leads of the power transformer, or (ii) the secondary leads of the power transformer. The output alternating voltage of the auxiliary AC/AC power converter adds to the output alternating voltage of the power transformer to control the grid voltage in the power grid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Vollspark Ltd.
    Inventor: Liran Katzir
  • Patent number: 10460645
    Abstract: A power supplying system and a power module are provided. The power supplying system includes a power supplying apparatus configured to supply power to a display apparatus, and process an image signal received from outside and transmit the processed image signal to the display apparatus, and a power module configured to supply power to an external apparatus, wherein the power module is configured to be docked with the power supplying apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-yong Joo, Jeong-il Kang
  • Patent number: 10409245
    Abstract: The system generally includes a crosspoint switch in the local data collection system having multiple inputs and multiple outputs including a first input connected to the first sensor and a second input connected to the second sensor. The multiple outputs include a first output and a second output configured to be switchable between a condition in which the first output is configured to switch between delivery of the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal and a condition in which there is simultaneous delivery of the first sensor signal from the first output and the second sensor signal from the second output. Each of multiple inputs is configured to be individually assigned to any of the multiple outputs. Unassigned outputs are configured to be switched off producing a high-impedance state. The local data collection system includes multiple multiplexing units and multiple data acquisition units receiving multiple data streams from multiple machines in the industrial environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Howard Cella, Gerald William Duffy, Jr., Jeffrey P. McGuckin
  • Patent number: 10389345
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide IGBT circuit modules with increased efficiencies. These efficiencies can be realized in a number of ways. In some embodiments, the gate resistance and/or voltage can be minimized. In some embodiments, the IGBT circuit module can be switched using an isolated receiver such as a fiber optic receiver. In some embodiments, a single driver can drive a single IGBT. And in some embodiments, a current bypass circuit can be included. Various other embodiments of the invention are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: EAGLE HARBOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy Ziemba, Kenneth E. Miller, John G. Carscadden, James Prager
  • Patent number: 10348297
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a high power compact alternate current voltage reducing power strip which comprises an input end and an output end; a high power bidirectional thyristor circuit is positioned between the input end and the output end; the high power bidirectional thyristor circuit controls output voltage at the output end according to voltage level at the input end; the high power bidirectional thyristor circuit performs control by a relay control circuit in cooperation with a sampling drive trigger circuit; the relay control circuit is controlled by a rectifier filter comparison sampling circuit; the rectifier filter comparison sampling circuit performs rectification, filter, sampling and comparison on power supply from the input end, so that power fulfilling the voltage requirement is directed to the operating sockets at the output end, thereby ensuring power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Inventor: Hongsheng Wu
  • Patent number: 10338553
    Abstract: The system generally includes a crosspoint switch in the local data collection system having multiple inputs and multiple outputs including a first input connected to the first sensor and a second input connected to the second sensor. The multiple outputs include a first output and a second output configured to be switchable between a condition in which the first output is configured to switch between delivery of the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal and a condition in which there is simultaneous delivery of the first sensor signal from the first output and the second sensor signal from the second output. Each of multiple inputs is configured to be individually assigned to any of the multiple outputs. Unassigned outputs are configured to be switched off producing a high-impedance state. The crosspoint switch includes a third input that is configured with a continuously monitored alarm having a pre-determined trigger condition when the third input is unassigned to any of the multiple outputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Howard Cella, Gerald William Duffy, Jr., Jeffrey P. McGuckin
  • Patent number: 10340105
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus is disclosed. The power supply apparatus to supply power to an electronic apparatus includes a first relay and a second relay which are turned on and off to control power supply with respect to the electronic apparatus, and a processor configured to control a switching operation of the first relay and the second relay based on at least one of a connection detection signal indicating connection of the power supply apparatus and the electronic apparatus, and a power on/off signal indicating a power on/off command with respect to the electronic apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jeong-il Kang
  • Patent number: 10277032
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a fiducial node DC voltage based DC voltage droop control method with dead-band for HVDC grids. Two levels of DC voltage control e.g. primary and secondary DC voltage regulation are introduced to realize load sharing and DC voltage control in HVDC grids. In the process of primary DC voltage regulation, the power flow regulation ability of the entire HVDC grids can be significantly improved, and the DC voltage and stability of the HVDC grids will be quickly controlled and guaranteed for the benefit of droop characteristic. Secondary DC voltage regulation is achieved by by introducing the load-DC voltage controller. In the process of secondary DC voltage regulation, the burden of accommodating power imbalance by the DC voltage fiducial node will be alleviated, thus improving the ability to resist disturbances of the entire HVDC grids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Zhejiang University
    Inventors: Zheng Xu, Liang Xiao, Gaoren Liu, Huangqing Xiao
  • Patent number: 10218176
    Abstract: A method and a device for controlling a local voltage are provided. The method includes: obtaining a first voltage value of a high-voltage side bus in a local transformer substation; determining a control strategy according to a starting threshold value for a voltage enhancement control, a starting threshold value for an under-voltage load shedding and the first voltage value of the high-voltage side bus; and performing the control strategy to control a charging power of an electric vehicle charging station corresponding to the local transformer substation, so as to control the local voltage of the local transformer substation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignees: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF GUANGDONG POWER GRID CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qinglai Guo, Hongbin Sun, Boming Zhang, Wenchuan Wu, Huaichang Ge, Mingye Zhang, Yongwang Zhang, Wei Zhao, Guoying Lin
  • Patent number: 10210217
    Abstract: A provision method provides plurality of pieces of advice pertaining to household appliances of a user on a tablet 103. A priority of each piece of advice is changed by determining whether an advice-specific standard for the user the reference that piece of advice is met by an auto-log or overall user information. The pieces of advice are displayed in accordance with determination results. The format of display according to determination results is a list of advice sorted by priority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yoshitake, Hideo Umetani, Kentaro Nakai, Keigo Aso, Shunsuke Kuhara
  • Patent number: 10198061
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a storage includes a nonvolatile memory and a controller configured to control the nonvolatile memory. The storage is supplied with first power from a power supply unit. The controller is configured to change power supplied from the power supply unit from the first power to second power based on a power control command transmitted from a host. The power control command includes a first parameter identifying the storage and a second parameter indicative of the second power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Sawai, Hiroshi Murayama, Hiroshi Nishimura, Shinichi Kanno, Hideki Yoshida
  • Patent number: 10135547
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to control devices configured for use with computing devices. More specifically, the present invention relates to methods and devices for shortening wireless reconnection time by determining the presence of an object or body near a device. When the control device detects an object or body in proximity to the device, the control device may automatically establish a wireless connection with a host devices, such that when the control device receives any user interactions, the wireless connection has already been established, preventing loss of data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Christophe Hemes, Francesco Spina, Olivier Gay, Gilles de Preux, Olivier Bodenmann, Paolo Cremonino, Laurent Mealares
  • Patent number: 10114438
    Abstract: A chassis determines a steady state power consumption of each node in the chassis based upon real-time monitoring of power consumption of the nodes. The chassis also determines a power allocation for each node based upon the steady state power consumptions for the nodes. The chassis also determines a total power allocation for the chassis based upon the steady state power consumptions for the nodes. The chassis also determines a source and amount of input power for the chassis based upon the total power allocation for the chassis. The steady state power consumption of a node may be determined by sampling the power consumption of the node during a window period, and setting the steady state consumption of the node to a range if the values of the samples during the window period are within the assigned range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS, LP
    Inventors: Santosh K. Sahu, Krishna Kumar P.K., Rama B. Bisa, Tandava V. K. Popuri, Roger W. Foreman
  • Patent number: 10091885
    Abstract: An electrical power conversion system for converting a high voltage from a HV electrical power supply to a low voltage is disclosed. In an embodiment, the electrical power conversion system includes at least one power converter and at least one RC network including a plurality of resistive components and a plurality of capacitive components electrically connected in series. In an embodiment, the at least one RC network is in series connection with the at least one power converter and the at least one RC network and at least one power converter are arranged to be connected across a line potential of the HV electrical power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: David Russell Murray, Brett Watson
  • Patent number: 9992037
    Abstract: A method according to an embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for automatically mapping a smart plug and an electronic device connected thereto in a home gateway. The method may comprise the steps of: deleting pre-stored mapping information when a signal received from the smart plug satisfies a condition requiring remapping to the electronic device; configuring a mapping candidate group on the basis of data included in the signal received from the smart plug and information stored for the electronic device when a status change notification signal is received from a predetermined electronic device within a preconfigured time; and when it can be determined that one particular electronic device from among the configured candidate group has been mapped to the smart plug, automatically mapping the corresponding electronic device and the smart plug in a state that the corresponding electronic device is connected to the smart plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yunjae Lim, Dongik Lee
  • Patent number: 9966778
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a first switch unit being connected between an electrical load and a battery, a second switch unit being connected between the electrical load and the battery, and being connected in parallel with the first switch unit, a first control unit that controls the first switch unit so as to control supplying power from an external apparatus to the electrical load and charging the battery with power supplied from the external apparatus to the electronic apparatus, and a second control unit that controls the second switch unit based on whether power is supplied from the external apparatus to the electronic apparatus. In a case where power is not supplied from the external apparatus to the electronic apparatus, the second control unit controls the second switch unit to supply power from the battery to the electrical load via the second switch unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroo Imazu, Yasusaburo Degura
  • Patent number: 9958925
    Abstract: A control system (300) allows recognized standard premise electrical outlets, for example NEMA, CEE and BS, among others to be remotely monitored and/or controlled, for example, to intelligently execute blackouts or brownouts or to otherwise remotely control electrical devices. The system (300) includes a number of smart receptacles (302) that communicate with a local controller (304), e.g., via power lines using the TCP/IP protocol. The local controller (304), in turn, communicates with a remote controller (308) via the internet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Zonit Structured Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Steve Chapel, William Pachoud