Control Of Current Or Power Patents (Class 307/31)
  • Patent number: 12388268
    Abstract: A system includes an electrical connection system configured to transmit electric power to a plurality of devices associated with a structure and a control system associated with the structure. The control system is configured to receive data indicative of a respective priority associated with the plurality of devices and operate the electrical connection system to control flow of electric power to the plurality of devices based on the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Andre Rene Buentello, Dustin Bowen Bitter, Brennen Michael Ricks, Jose L. Romero, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12381488
    Abstract: An embodiment vehicle includes a DC/DC converter having a first power terminal connected to a first electrode of a first battery, a second power terminal connected to a first electrode of a second battery, and a load terminal connected to a first end of an electric load, and including a switching circuit, a transformer, and a rectifier circuit, and a controller configured to set an operation mode of the DC/DC converter to a low-voltage DC/DC converter (LDC) mode or a state-of-charge (SOC) balancing mode, wherein the DC/DC converter is configured to step down a voltage of the first power terminal through the switching circuit, the transformer, and the rectifier circuit and output the voltage to the load terminal when the LDC mode is performed and to control power transfer between the first and second power terminals through the switching circuit when the SOC balancing mode is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Tae Jong Ha, Jun Young Lee, Dae Woo Lee, Byung Gu Kang
  • Patent number: 12365255
    Abstract: A direct current fast charge (DCFC) system and associated method that lower standby power dramatically when the DCFC system is not in operation, and that provide a reset capability for communication needs. The DCFC system utilizes an appropriate load disconnection switch and an associated control and communication circuit, timer circuit, and automatic turn on system. This improves the reliability of the electronics by removing voltage stress during the standby mode. The DCFC system prevents energy waste, and therefore provides a “green” alternative to conventional DCFC systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Ming Li, Yang Liu, Tyler Erikson, Lixiang Wei, Steven E. Schulz
  • Patent number: 12341428
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating electrical power, including providing a generator configured to generate a first voltage, providing a voltage converter configured to operably down-convert the first voltage output to a second voltage output to provide a first amount of power to a set of electrical loads, and changing a power demand for at least a subset of the set of electrical loads, wherein the changed power demand increases the power demanded. To meet the increased power demand, the voltage converter is controlled to operably down-convert the first voltage output to the second voltage output to provide a second amount of power to the set of electrical loads. The second amount of power is greater than the first amount of power. The power-generating capabilities of the generator are not modified between providing the first amount of power and providing the second amount of power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: GE Aviation Systems LLC
    Inventors: Arthur Vorwerk Radun, Xiaochuan Jia, Manish Ashvinkumar Dalal
  • Patent number: 12316207
    Abstract: A DC-DC boost converter includes an inductor coupled between an input voltage and an input node, a first path coupled between the input node and a first output node at which a first output voltage is generated, and a second path coupled between the input node and a second output node at which a second output voltage is generated. The DC-DC boost converter operates in a first operating phase where the first path boosts the first output voltage and where the second path is kept from boosting the second output voltage by the second path being coupled to the first path, and operates in a second operating phase where the second path boosts the second output voltage and where the first path is kept from boosting the first output voltage by the second path not being coupled to the first path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Aldo Vidoni, Andrea Barbieri, Franco Consiglieri
  • Patent number: 12283833
    Abstract: A stylus includes a charging circuit, a battery, a power management integrated circuit, and a reset circuit. A charging port of the charging circuit and the battery are electrically connected to the power management integrated circuit through the reset circuit. The reset circuit is configured to: disconnect a path between the charging port and the power management integrated circuit and disconnect a path between the battery and the power management integrated circuit when the charging port is powered on, and connect the path between the charging port and the power management integrated circuit and connect the path between the battery and the power management integrated circuit after a specific period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuheng Tong, Zhanwu Li
  • Patent number: 12274119
    Abstract: Provided are a display substrate and a display device. The display substrate includes a display region and a peripheral region surrounding the display region. The peripheral region includes a first edge extending in a first direction, a second edge extending in a second direction and a transition edge between the first edge and the second edge, and the first direction and the second direction intersect. The display substrate includes a base substrate and an encapsulation layer located on the base substrate, the display substrate further includes multiple through holes, the through holes are located between the base substrate and the encapsulation layer, the through holes include a first through hole located at the transition edge, the first through hole includes first target through holes, and length directions of the first target through holes intersect with the first direction and the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Erjin Zhao, Zhiliang Jiang, Qingqing Yan
  • Patent number: 12261533
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure describe power converters. A power converter in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure may comprise a first stage, a second stage electrically coupled to the first stage, the second stage including an energy transfer element, and a sensor. The sensor may include a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit and the second circuit may respond differently to an output of the energy transfer element. The sensor may be configured to selectively provide power to the first stage based on a difference in response of the first circuit and the second circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Daryll Plaza Bonavente, Rahul Prabhakar Joshi
  • Patent number: 12221006
    Abstract: Management methods and systems for energy and charging requests of an electric vehicle charging field are provided. First charging data corresponding to at least one first charging operation is received by a server from each of electric vehicle charging stations in a charging field via a network during a first predetermined period, wherein the charging data includes at least a charging start time, a charging period, and an output power. According to the first charging data corresponding to the at least one first charging operation received from each of the electric vehicle charging stations during the first predetermined period, the server generates an energy prediction data of the charging field in a second predetermined period, wherein the energy prediction data includes at least an energy consumption estimation of the charging field at a specific time point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: NOODOE GROUP INC.
    Inventors: John C. Wang, Yu-Ting Liou, Yi-An Hou, Chun-Hung Kung
  • Patent number: 12212137
    Abstract: A system includes a central controller for determining at least one parameter for a load connector of a load. The system also includes a central transceiver for transmitting a signal relating to the least one parameter of the load connector. The load connector comprises input terminals for connecting to power lines of a power distribution network, output terminals for connecting to the load, a switch for connecting/disconnecting the input terminals to/from the output terminals, a connector transceiver for receiving the signal, a voltage sensor for measuring a voltage across the input terminals, and a connector controller. The connector controller may determine a voltage disconnect threshold for the load connector based on the at least one parameter. The connector controller may control the switch to connect the output terminals to the input terminals based on a voltage measurement and the voltage disconnect threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Solaredge Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Amir Peri, Alon Zohar, Yakir Loewenstern, Ilan Yoscovich
  • Patent number: 12190942
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a nonvolatile memory device may include an operational amplifier comparing a reference voltage with a voltage of a feedback node; a first feedback network circuit generating a first output voltage by dividing an input voltage in response to an output voltage of the operational amplifier, and transmitting a voltage corresponding to the first output voltage to the feedback node in response to a first feedback signal, a second feedback network circuit generating a second output voltage by dividing the input voltage in response to the output voltage of the operational amplifier, and transmitting a voltage corresponding to the second output voltage to the feedback node in response to a second feedback signal, and a third feedback network circuit generating a third output voltage by dividing the input voltage in response to the output voltage of the operational amplifier, and transmitting a voltage corresponding to the third output voltage to the feedback node in response to a t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seongjin Kim, Jayang Yoon, Chiweon Yoon, Cheonan Lee, Kichang Jang
  • Patent number: 12174681
    Abstract: An electronic device comprising: a power supply apparatus including a first converter configured to generate driving power and a second converter configured to generate first standby voltage and second standby voltage; and a main body operated based on the driving power and the second standby power received from the power supply apparatus. The second converter is configured to: during a normal mode operation and a standby mode operation, obtain the first standby voltage and adjust the first standby power based on the obtained standby power; and during the standby mode operation, obtain the second standby voltage; and in response to the obtained second standby voltage being equal to or less than a reference level, perform the normal mode operation to control the first standby voltage to be maintained at a first voltage level and control the second standby voltage to be maintained at a second voltage level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Duhee Jang, Kangmoon Seo, Sanghoon Lee, Jungho Lee
  • Patent number: 12170478
    Abstract: A power delivery sub-system included in a computer system employs a primary voltage regulator circuit that generates a primary supply voltage on a primary power supply node. The power delivery sub-system also includes multiple bypass voltage regulator circuits that source corresponding bypass currents to a local power supply nodes in an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit includes multiple circuit blocks coupled to corresponding ones of the local power supply nodes, and multiple local voltage regulator circuits coupled to the primary power supply node. When a voltage level of a given local power supply node drops below a threshold value, a corresponding local voltage regulator circuit sources a supply current to the given local power supply node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander B. Uan-Zo-li, Shuai Jiang, Jamie L Langlinais, Per H. Hammarlund, Hans L Yeager, Victor Zyuban, Sung J. Kim, Wei Xu, Rohan U. Mandrekar, Sambasivan Narayan, Mohamed H. Abu-Rahma, Jaroslav Raszka, Robert O. Bruckner
  • Patent number: 12170485
    Abstract: Embodiments of a switching regulator include a single inductor or two inductors connecting an input circuit and a multi-output end circuit that may drive different loads at different respective voltage levels. The input circuit may include a plurality of input switches, and may boost an input voltage or a ground voltage via operation in one of a plurality of selected modes such as a buck mode, a boost mode and a boost-buck mode, to thereby provide an applied voltage to the one or more inductors. Each selected mode may be based on a target voltage for one of a plurality of unit output ends (output load driving sections) in the multi-output end circuit. Output voltages may be monitored and on-times of switches controlled in the multi-output end circuit to maintain the output voltages in respective target ranges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Nomiyama, Jong Beom Baek
  • Patent number: 12159738
    Abstract: The subject matter described herein provides systems and techniques for the integration of TLVR technology in a vertical power VR module. A multiple-secondary TLVR topology using a controlled leakage inductance in the place of a separate compensation inductor, Lc, may be employed for the vertical power VR module. In addition, the capacitance inside the device to which the TLVR based vertical power VR module supplies power, rather than an output capacitance board, may be used in order to allow the module to be a single layer. Example structures that may include one or more primary windings and/or one or more secondary windings for each of possibly multiple linked phases of the TLVR based module are provided. The windings may be formed using traditional copper windings or printed circuit board (PCB) copper trace winding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Chenhao Nan, Houle Gan, Runruo Chen, Qiong Wang, Xin Li
  • Patent number: 12150222
    Abstract: A scalable DC power distribution and control system suitable for commercial buildings includes one or more power and control hubs. Each DC power and control power hub provides power and control for any suitable distributed DC loads such as light-fixtures. AC power from the electric utility is applied to the power and control hub and is converted to DC power for distribution to DC loads within the space using low-voltage cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: The Watt Stopper, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey T. Davis, Jonathan P. Cartrette
  • Patent number: 12150209
    Abstract: This document describes techniques for detecting and providing user notification of mismatched devices. A device mismatch of a pair of wireless devices may be detected. A wireless indication of the device mismatch may be provided to another wireless device. That wireless device may provide a user notification that the pair of wireless devices are mismatched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Jason Giles, Ariane Cotte, Sriram Hariharan, Robert D. Watson, Sarang S. Ranade, David C. Graham
  • Patent number: 12149066
    Abstract: The present disclosure suppresses increase in device cost in a DC power distribution system that can disconnect a distribution line on which a short-circuit failure has occurred, from an output path. This DC power distribution system includes: a plurality of power conversion devices; one DC busbar; a plurality of distribution lines; a plurality of first current interruption portions respectively connected to input sides of the power conversion devices; a plurality of second current interruption portions connected between the power conversion devices and the DC busbar; and a plurality of third current interruption portions respectively provided on the distribution lines. Interruption current values of the third current interruption portions are set to smaller values than a maximum allowable current value of the power conversion device in which short-circuit current will reach the maximum allowable current value in a shortest time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Fukuno, Hayato Takeuchi, Takaharu Ishibashi, Takushi Jimichi
  • Patent number: 12088318
    Abstract: In a communication apparatus, an analog circuit includes a circuit element to be connected to a first conductor, and processes a differential signal. A communication circuit receives, via a connection circuit, a differential signal processed by the analog circuit, and generates a signal for which the potential of a second conductor is used as a reference potential based on the received differential signal. An inductor is connected between the first conductor and the second conductor. The connection circuit includes a circuit element different from a capacitor. The analog circuit (21), the connection circuit, the communication circuit, the inductor, the first conductor, and the second conductor are housed in a conductive housing box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi Watanabe, Makoto Mashita
  • Patent number: 12074533
    Abstract: A rectifier modulates a signal in a rectifier by turning on a low side field effect transistor to produce a load at a coil network in response to a low side field effect transistor in an alternative diagonal being on. The system measures signal quality to determine a necessary modulation depth for ASK communication; then determines a switching time and magnitude of a ballast signal to apply to the low side field effect transistor to achieve that modulation depth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
    Inventors: John Walley, Marc Keppler, Jim Le
  • Patent number: 12068600
    Abstract: A reconfigurable power circuit (400) includes a single one-way DC to DC power converter (220, 221). The reconfigurable power circuit is configurable by a digital data processor as one of three different power channels (230, 232, and 234). Power channel (230) provides output power conversion. Power channel (232) provides input power conversion. Power channel (234) provides bi-directional power exchange without power conversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: GALVION SOLDIER POWER, LLC
    Inventors: David N. Long, Nicholas J. Piela, David J. Butler
  • Patent number: 12062986
    Abstract: A dual path and mode start-up circuit includes a high-voltage start-up circuit, an auxiliary start-up circuit, a capacitor, and a sensing circuit. The high-voltage start-up circuit has high-voltage input and output voltage nodes and is configurable to be operated in a first or second mode of operation. The auxiliary start-up circuit has auxiliary input and output voltage nodes. The auxiliary output voltage node, the high-voltage output voltage node, and the capacitor are in signal communication. The sensing circuit is configured to sense a voltage level at the capacitor and to configure the high-voltage start-up circuit to operate in the first mode of operation if the voltage level at the capacitor is less than a first threshold voltage level, and configure the high-voltage start-up circuit to operate in the second mode of operation if the voltage level at the capacitor is greater than a second threshold voltage level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Appulse Power Inc.
    Inventors: Arshan Naji, Aleksandar Radic
  • Patent number: 12046905
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a method for providing a grid regulation service, including: determining a preferred operating point for use with one or more grid regulation resources of a first type; determining a predicted regulation up capacity and a predicted regulation down capacity of the one or more grid regulation resources of the first type for the grid regulation service period; commencing the grid regulation service period based on an indication; performing a grid regulation service during the grid regulation service period by varying a power delivery rate of the one or more grid regulation resources of the first type; and enabling one or more grid regulation resources of a second type to participate in the grid regulation service during the grid regulation service period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Nuvve Corporation
    Inventor: Gregory Poilasne
  • Patent number: 12045076
    Abstract: Voltage supply system with boost converter and charge pump. A voltage supply system can include a boost converter controllable to receive an input voltage at an input node and generate an output voltage when the output voltage is greater than or equal to the input voltage. The voltage supply system can include a charge pump controllable to receive the input voltage at the input node and generate the output voltage when the output voltage is less than the input voltage. The voltage supply system can further include a controller configured to receive a control signal and control the boost converter or the charge pump to generate the output voltage at an output node based on the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: David Steven Ripley
  • Patent number: 12039918
    Abstract: A voltage controller of a display system includes a gate high voltage detector for detecting a gate high voltage, and a gate low voltage detector for detecting a gate low voltage. The gate high voltage and the gate low voltage are supplied to a gate driver, and the gate high voltage is greater than the gate low voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Himax Technologies Limited
    Inventor: Han-Wen Huang
  • Patent number: 12027858
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for controlling a load aggregator for a grid includes receiving a predicted power demand over a horizon of time steps associated with one of at least two buildings, aggregating the predicted power demand at each time step to obtain an aggregate power demand, applying a learnable convolutional filter on the aggregate power demand to obtain a target load, computing a difference between the predicted power demand of the one building with the target load to obtain a power shift associated with the one building over the horizon of time steps, apportioning the power shift according to a learnable weighted vector to obtain an apportioned power shift, optimizing the learnable weighted vector and the learnable convolutional filter via an evolutionary strategy based update to obtain an optimized apportioned power shift, and transmitting the optimized apportioned power shift to a building level controller associated with the one building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignees: Robert Bosch GmbH, Carnegie Mellon University
    Inventors: Jonathan Francis, Bingqing Chen, Weiran Yao
  • Patent number: 12019495
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus may include a power management circuits, a switch circuit and a power controller. The power controller configured to sequentially drive the power management circuits in accordance with a drive sequence, and control the switch circuit to apply, to the output terminals, the output voltage of a normally operated power management circuit as the driven power management circuit among the power management circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Woong Sik Shin, Seong Chan Kim
  • Patent number: 12002973
    Abstract: A surrogate component for a test system is described that includes a body having a first shell, a second shell coupled to the first shell, and a wiring harness. The first shell includes a plurality of exit holes and the second shell includes a first connection interface and a second connection interface. The wiring harness passes through at least one of the plurality of exit holes of the first shell and includes at least one data communication line coupled to the first connection interface and at least one power line coupled to the second connection interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY
    Inventors: David Anthony Skalny, Craig William Schmehl
  • Patent number: 12002433
    Abstract: Disclosed is a brightness adjustment method, a device and a display apparatus. The method comprises: acquiring a brightness adjustment instruction and a target display brightness value of a display panel, a display brightness value representing backlight brightness of the display panel; adjusting a duty cycle of the light-emitting control signal based on the target display brightness value of the display panel; driving LEDs of a corresponding row in a backlight source to emit light by the adjusted light-emitting control signal. Each time the duty cycle of the light-emitting control signal needs to be adjusted, a duty cycle of each pulse cycle of a part of N pulse cycles of the light-emitting control signal is selected for corresponding adjustment, thus backlight brightness adjustment accuracy of the display panel is effectively improved, and an adjustable range of backlight brightness of the display panel is wider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: CHIPONE TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Aqiang Liu
  • Patent number: 11960264
    Abstract: A load control system may control an electrical load in a space of a building based on one or more parameters regarding the physical condition of an occupant. The parameters may be gathered by one or more sensing devices. The sensing devices may be included in a mobile device. A system controller may receive the parameters and may automatically control the electrical loads in response to the parameters. The system controller may control the electrical load to attempt to adjust the physical condition of the occupant in response to the sensed parameters. The system controller may control the electrical load to provide an alert, an alarm, and/or a warning in response to the sensed parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Rhodes B. Baker, Jason C. Killo, Galen Edgar Knode, Sanjeev Kumar, Brent Protzman, Daniel Curtis Raneri, Greg Edward Sloan
  • Patent number: 11955902
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a power regulating unit and a transport refrigeration device using the same, and belongs to the technical field of power supplies. The power regulating unit of the present disclosure comprises: a rectifier module configured to perform a rectification operation on an AC input to obtain a first DC signal; a controller configured to control the rectification operation of the rectifier module based on corresponding parameter information for reflecting fluctuations of the AC input to prevent the first DC signal obtained from being affected by the fluctuations; a first output port configured to output the first DC signal; a first DC-DC conversion module configured to convert the first DC signal into a second DC signal; and a second output port configured to output the second DC signal. The power regulating unit of the present disclosure can provide multi-mode DC outputs and the DC outputs are stable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yiming Wen, Jack Linhui Chen
  • Patent number: 11934246
    Abstract: Object Provided is a power supply device and the like capable of improving convenience. Solving means A power supply device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure include a power supply unit that supplies power to an electromedical device, a first impedance control unit disposed on a path of a circulation path of the power between the power supply unit and the electromedical device, excluding an input path for inputting an electrical signal obtained in the electromedical device to another device, and a second impedance control unit disposed on the input path of a path between the power supply unit and the other device. An impedance state of each of the first and second impedance control units transitions in accordance with a supply state of the power to the electromedical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: JAPAN LIFELINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hisao Miyamoto, Yusuke Oshima
  • Patent number: 11882632
    Abstract: A multi-channel power supply system including a power supply circuit configured to generate a drive signal for powering a plurality of color channels based on an input power signal, a first current control circuit coupled to a first color channel of the plurality of color channels and configured to adjust a first channel current of the first color channel based on the drive signal and a first reference signal, and a channel controller configured generate the first reference signal based on a color temperature according to a black body curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: ERP POWER, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Archer, Louis Chen, James H. Mohan
  • Patent number: 11881775
    Abstract: A system and method for generating a low supply voltage and a high supply voltage from an input voltage, wherein the dependency of the high supply voltage magnitude on the magnitude of the input voltage is removed and the resulting high supply voltage magnitude is a multiple of the low supply voltage magnitude. The low supply voltage and the high voltage may be implemented in a power converter of a communication system comprising a plurality of subscriber line interface circuits (SLICs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Microchip Technology inc.
    Inventor: Jason Rabb
  • Patent number: 11848618
    Abstract: Pulse sharing control to enhance performance in multiple output power converters is described herein. During a switching cycle, an energy pulse is provided to more than one port (i.e., output) using pulse sharing transfer. Pulse sharing transfer may enhance performance by reducing audible noise due to subharmonics and by reducing a root mean square current of one or more secondary currents. A primary switch is closed to energize an energy transfer element via a primary current. Energy may be shared among a first load port on a first circuit path via a first secondary current and among a second load port on a second circuit path via a second secondary current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Yi Li, Antonius Jacobus Johannes Werner, David Michael Hugh Matthews
  • Patent number: 11817711
    Abstract: A system includes an electrical connection system configured to transmit electric power to a plurality of devices associated with a structure and a control system associated with the structure. The control system is configured to receive data indicative of a respective priority associated with the plurality of devices and operate the electrical connection system to control flow of electric power to the plurality of devices based on the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Andre Rene Buentello, Dustin Bowen Bitter, Brennen Michael Ricks, Jose L. Romero, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11811263
    Abstract: The present invention provides a power conversion method, apparatus, and device, and a medium. The power conversion apparatus comprises: a configurable input interface, a power conversion circuit, and a configurable output interface. The configurable input interface is provided to configure a first electrical connection mode between an input power supply and the power conversion circuit, and to electrically connect the input power supply to the power conversion circuit. The configurable output interface is provided to configure a second electrical connection mode between a load and the power conversion circuit, and to electrically connect the load to the power conversion circuit. The power conversion circuit is provided to perform corresponding power conversion according to a parameter of the input power supply and a parameter of the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES, INC. OF ZHUHAI
    Inventors: Jing Wang, Shiyong Jiang, Wu Wen, Keqin Liu, Peng Ren
  • Patent number: 11803164
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and system are provided to coordinate, manage, and optimize the electrical loads across all subsystems behind a given meter. In this approach, which is sometimes referred to herein as intelligent demand optimization, the optimized capacity needs of each subsystem are assessed in real-time, along with the available capacity of the meter and the current billing period peak. Power is then distributed dynamically to each subsystem to reduce the overall peak.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: DemandQ, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan Keating, Jonathan Stahl, Gerardo Ventura, Sital Khatiwada
  • Patent number: 11778708
    Abstract: A scalable DC power distribution and control system suitable for commercial buildings includes one or more power and control hubs. Each DC power and control power hub provides power and control for any suitable distributed DC loads such as light-fixtures. AC power from the electric utility is applied to the power and control hub and is converted to DC power for distribution to DC loads within the space using low-voltage cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: The Watt Stopper, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey T. Davis, Jonathan P. Cartrette
  • Patent number: 11770098
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining a state of charge (SOC) schedule for an energy storage device and a time-dependent forecast of electrical energy production by a renewable electrical energy generation resource; generating a time-varying charge/discharge control signal for the electrical energy storage device based on the time-dependent forecast of electrical energy production, wherein the time-varying charge/discharge control signal is configured to maintain an average SOC of the energy storage device as low as possible while satisfying the SOC schedule; and controlling charging and discharging of the energy storage device with the time-varying charge/discharge control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: 8ME NOVA, LLC
    Inventors: Lukas Hansen, Philippe Garneau-Halliday, Gautham Ramesh, Bora Akyol, Brandon Carpenter, Rahul Mondal
  • Patent number: 11770121
    Abstract: A power switch device driver with energy recovery is discussed. The power switch device adopts four switches and one inductor with appropriate control to insure the switching speed and save the power loss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jian Jiang, Di Han, NaiXing Kuang, Zhijun Ye
  • Patent number: 11770023
    Abstract: A method for wirelessly providing power to a LED includes: receiving an AC input voltage having a first frequency via a cable; generating a first rectified voltage at a first node from the AC input voltage, the first node coupled to a first filtering non-electrolytic capacitor; powering a driver with the first rectified voltage; wirelessly transmitting power by driving a first resonant tank with the driver with a driving voltage at a second frequency higher than the first frequency, the driving voltage having a sinusoidal envelope at the first frequency and approximating a square-wave at the second frequency; receiving the wirelessly transmitted power with a second resonant tank; generating a second rectified voltage at second node from a voltage across the second resonant tank, the second node coupled to a second filtering capacitor; generating a DC voltage from the second rectified voltage; and powering the LED with the DC voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Spark Connected LLC
    Inventors: Petru Emanuel Stingu, Malek Ramezani, Kenneth Moore, Ruwanga Dassanayake, Yulong Hou
  • Patent number: 11764576
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises an acquisition unit configured to acquire information according to the usage circumstances of the portable electric generator; an estimation unit configured to estimate a type of an electrical device that is connected, based on a measurement result with respect to a voltage and a current when the portable electric generator supplied electric power that is included in the information according to the usage circumstances; and a calculation unit configured to calculate a rental fee associated with an electric power amount supplied by the portable electric generator at the rental destination, using a billing coefficient corresponding to an electrical device estimated by the estimation unit, and the measurement result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Matsunaga, Sho Takada, Mitsuhiro Ito, Nobuyuki Sasaki, Ryo Oshima, Mio Oshima
  • Patent number: 11745594
    Abstract: A method for a dynamic inductive wireless power transmission includes providing an AC/DC power converter that receives three-phase power and provides regulated DC output current, connecting a trunk cable to the AC/DC power converter output and to multiple power transmitter modules. The trunk cable connects inputs of the power transmitter modules in series. The power transmitter modules transmit inductive wireless power over an air gap. The method includes providing a system controller that detects a vehicle containing a receiver coil and confirms if the vehicle should receive the inductive wireless power from the multiple power transmitter modules, and includes configuring the system controller to communicate with the AC/DC power converter to maintain the regulated DC output current at a constant value and transmit the inductive wireless power to the vehicle through the multiple power transmitter modules when the vehicle should receive the inductive wireless power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Utah State University
    Inventors: Hongjie Wang, Regan A. Zane
  • Patent number: 11743991
    Abstract: The invention provides an automotive lighting device for an automotive vehicle. This device comprises a voltage regulator, a temperature sensor and a controlled light group. The controlled light group comprises a plurality of light sources and a light driver, the light driver comprising terminals and being configured to selectively activate or deactivate current flow in each terminal, in such a way that each light source is connected to one of the terminals. The controlled light group is fed by a voltage output value of the voltage regulator, the temperature sensor is arranged to sense a temperature in a zone of the lighting device and send information to the voltage regulator and the voltage regulator comprises a control driver to modify the voltage output value when receiving information from the temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Jose Ramon Martinez Perez, Jose Luis Lopez Leon, Juan Jose Santaella Hernandez
  • Patent number: 11743059
    Abstract: A power over Ethernet (PoE) power supplying method where power sourcing equipment (PSE) and a powered device exchange link layer discovery protocol data units (LLDPDUs). Each of the LLDPDUs includes two power values. Each of the power values indicates requested or allocated power for one of two sets of cable pairs of the Ethernet twisted pair connecting the PSE and the powered device. Accordingly, the supplied powers to the powered device at sets of cable pairs are independent from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yan Zhuang, Shiyong Fu, Hua Chen, Xiuju Liang, Jincan Cao, Rui Hua
  • Patent number: 11736012
    Abstract: A voltage converter circuit includes a capacitor having a first end selectively connected to an input power source through a first input switch and a second end selectively connected to the input power source through a second input switch, and a single inductor configured to generate an output voltage in response to a voltage of a node between the single inductor and the first input switch, selectively connect the input power source through the first input switch at the node, and connect the first end of the capacitor at the node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yeunhee Huh
  • Patent number: 11711007
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for harvesting ringing energy. In an example aspect, the apparatus includes a bootstrap circuit. The bootstrap circuit includes a bootstrap capacitor and a bootstrap switch. The bootstrap switch includes a first terminal configured to accept an input voltage. The bootstrap switch also includes a second terminal coupled to the bootstrap capacitor. The bootstrap switch additionally includes a body diode comprising an anode coupled to the first terminal and a cathode coupled to the second terminal. The bootstrap switch is configured to be in an open state to charge the bootstrap capacitor via the body diode. The bootstrap switch is also configured to provide a voltage at the second terminal of the bootstrap switch. The voltage is greater than an average of the input voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Troy Lynn Stockstad, Yi-Cheng Wan, Marko Koski, Ajay Kumar Kosaraju
  • Patent number: 11709187
    Abstract: An absence of voltage detection system has an isolation module connected to a voltage source to be detected an I/O accessory module connected to the isolation module wherein the I/O accessory module is configured to allow remote activation of the isolation module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: Rachel M. Bugaris, Michael J. Ellis, Donald L. Wallace
  • Patent number: 11705820
    Abstract: Apparatus for power conversion are provided. One apparatus includes a power converter including an input circuit and an output circuit. The power converter is configured to receive power from a source for providing power at a DC source voltage VS. The power converter is adapted to convert power from the input circuit to the output circuit at a substantially fixed voltage transformation ratio KDC=VOUT/VIN at an output current, wherein VIN is an input voltage and VOUT is an output voltage. The input circuit and at least a portion of the output circuit are connected in series across the source, such that an absolute value of the input voltage VIN applied to the input circuit is approximately equal to the absolute value of the DC source voltage VS minus a number N times the absolute value of the output voltage VOUT, where N is at least 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: VICOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Patrizio Vinciarelli, Andrew D'Amico