Smoothing Type (e.g., Direct Current Power Supply Filters Or Decoupling Filters) Patents (Class 333/181)
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Patent number: 7773953Abstract: Provided is a wireless transceiving apparatus for variability of signal processing band, in which at least one resonator of an analog processor and a VCO are simultaneously controlled using a frequency synthesizer, and a frequency of the VCO and a resonance frequency of the analog processor are controlled to have a rational number ratio, thereby capable of varying the signal processing band. The wireless transceiving apparatus includes: an analog processor having a plurality of resonators on a path of transmission/reception signals, for performing analog signal processing; a digital processor for performing digital signal processing on an output signal of the analog processor or data to be transmitted to the analog processor; and a frequency synthesizer for providing a local oscillation (LO) frequency and a controlling signal to the resonators of the analog processor so as to vary a signal processing band of the analog processor.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2005Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Seon-Ho Han, Mun-Yang Park, Hyun-Kyu Yu, Cheon-Soo Kim
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Publication number: 20100182100Abstract: An EMC active filter capable to maintain a low earth leakage current at all times, thus being compatible with RCD devices. The filter of the invention has an especially simple inductor's structure, where typically the power conductors pass straight through the filter, without windings, and most of the components can be implemented in a modular shunt circuit. Preferably the filter is realized by connecting the shunt module by an IDC device to the phase conductors, or directly to the line and load terminal, thus avoiding cutting and splicing high-current cables. The particular protection circuit of the filter prevents in-rush current at power on, and limits earth leakage current even in case of a fault in the line.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2010Publication date: July 22, 2010Inventor: Andrew Cecil TUCKER
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Publication number: 20100164650Abstract: A controller and an output filter for a power converter, and a power converter employing at least one of the same. In one embodiment, the controller includes an error amplifier with first and second input terminals coupled to one of an operating characteristic and a reference voltage of the power converter, and a switch configured to couple the first and second input terminals to one of the operating characteristic and the reference voltage as a function of a power conversion mode of the power converter. In one embodiment, the output filter includes an output filter capacitor with a first terminal coupled to a first output terminal of a power converter, and an output filter inductor coupled between a second terminal of the output filter capacitor and a second output terminal of the power converter.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2008Publication date: July 1, 2010Inventors: Ahmed Mohamed Abou-Alfotouh, Mirmira Ramarao Dwarakanath, Jeffrey Demski
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Publication number: 20100156564Abstract: There is provided a filter circuit that includes: a flying capacitor which maintains polarity when switching from an input terminal to an output terminal, and the polarity of which is reversed when switching from the output terminal to the input terminal; a first capacitor that is provided in parallel with the flying capacitor, at the input terminal of the flying capacitor; and a second capacitor that is provided in parallel with the flying capacitor, at the output terminal of the flying capacitor. The flying capacitor is switched from the input terminal to the output terminal with a delay of a predetermined time after the switching from the output terminal to the input terminal, and the flying capacitor is switched from the output terminal to the input terminal with a delay of a predetermined time after the switching from the input terminal to the output terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2009Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Sachio IIDA, Atsushi YOSHIZAWA
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Publication number: 20100127797Abstract: In a pulse-width-modulation (PWM) direct current (DC) steady-state output circuit, there are included an electrode switch and a resistor-capacitor (RC) integrating filter. The electronic switch has a signal input end, via which a PWM signal is input, and a high-level end. The RC integrating filter includes at least one RC filtering unit and a first protection unit. There can be (1+n) order(s) of the RC filtering unit(s) with a first-order RC filtering unit connected to the electronic switch and the first protection unit and the RC filtering unit(s) at the rest order(s), if any, being sequentially connected to the first-order RC filtering unit one by one. When the electronic switch has signals input thereto, the RC integrating filter makes feedback compensation to enable output of a steady-state DC level.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2008Publication date: May 27, 2010Inventor: Po-Sheng Huang
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Patent number: 7714683Abstract: An inductance device comprises a magnetic core, a coil a conductor and a dielectric member. The coil is made of turns of insulated conductive wire. The conductor is distinct from the coil and is insulated from the magnetic core. The dielectric member is disposed between the conductor and the coil. The dielectric member, the conductor and the coil constitute a capacitor. The inductance device is used in, for example, a filter device or a noise filter.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2007Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: NEC TOKIN CorporationInventors: Masahiko Takahashi, Hiroshi Ono, Satoshi Arai, Teruhiko Fujiwara
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Publication number: 20100070141Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes an integrated circuit, a capacitor, and first and second wires. The integrated circuit has a terminal connected to a power supply line or a signal line. The capacitor eliminates noise on the power supply line or the signal line. The first wire connects a first end of the capacitor to the terminal of the integrated circuit. The second wire connects a second end of the capacitor to a reference potential. A length of the first wire is substantially equal to a length of the second wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2009Publication date: March 18, 2010Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Tatsuki Tanaka, Makoto Sakai, Takashi Inamoto
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Patent number: 7659797Abstract: EMC filter, connectable between a supply network and an electric operated appliance to reduce conduction noise between said supply network and said appliance, comprising one voltage regulator having an output terminal whose potential is kept close to the earth potential, in order to reduce the voltage drop, at mains frequency, across a “Y” capacitor or an active shunt module. In this way the leakage current to earth is sensibly reduced. The device of the invention is especially useful in corner-earthed three-phase lines or in conjunction with RCD devices.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2009Date of Patent: February 9, 2010Assignee: Schaffner EMV AGInventor: Andrew C. Tucker
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Publication number: 20100019862Abstract: A low pass filter includes a differential mode filter and a common mode filter. The common mode portion of the filter includes at least one inductor and one capacitor, as well as a damping circuit with at least one capacitor. The low pass filter has a reduced weight, which is useful in circumstances in which weight is a significant factor, such as in aircraft.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2008Publication date: January 28, 2010Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand CorporationInventors: Frank Z. Feng, Dwight D. Schmiu, Donal E. Baker, John Huss, Curtis B. White, Jamal Shafii, Mark F. Stunkel
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Patent number: 7649431Abstract: There is provided a multi-layered band pass filter capable of improving a stop characteristic out of a pass band and reducing the entire size of the filter.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2007Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yun Hee Cho, Yun Hwi Park
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Publication number: 20100007440Abstract: A power supply circuit includes a first resistor and a first capacitor. One end of the first resistor is connected to a system power. The other end of the first resistor is connected to the anode of the first capacitor. The cathode of the first capacitor is connected to a digital analog converter A (DACA) VDD pin of a north bridge on a motherboard. The system power provides a stable power signal for the DACA VDD of the north bridge via the first resistor and the first capacitor. Thereby the display no longer ripples when the resolution of the display is adjusted to a certain value.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2008Publication date: January 14, 2010Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: KE-YOU HU
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Publication number: 20100008018Abstract: Systems and apparatus are provided for capacitor segments for use in a vehicle. A capacitor segment comprises an inner conductor configured to receive a first potential and having a generally L-shaped longitudinal cross-section. An outer conductor is configured to receive a second potential, and is electrically insulated from the inner conductor. The outer conductor comprises a first section having a generally L-shaped longitudinal cross-section aligned with the inner conductor, and a second section coupled to the first section and having a generally L-shaped lateral cross-section. The second section and the inner conductor define an inner region. A capacitor is located in the inner region and coupled to the inner conductor and the second section. The capacitor segment is configured such that current flows through the capacitor in a first direction, and current flows through the second section in a second direction that generally opposes the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2008Publication date: January 14, 2010Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Mark D. KORICH, David TANG, Mark L. SELOGIE
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Patent number: 7623001Abstract: An electromagnetic interference eliminating apparatus includes a multi-stage filter that is composed of inductors, capacitors and resistors, and an active filter. The multi-stage filter receives an input signal and provides an eliminating band to eliminate the noise in the input signal. The active filter is connected with the multi-stage filter for buffering the input signal that has been eliminated and exactly outputting an output signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2008Date of Patent: November 24, 2009Assignee: Universal Scientific Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wei-Hao Yeh, Wen-Hung Wang
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Publication number: 20090278625Abstract: A broadband filter filtering noise over a first conductive wire, a second conductive wire, and a third conductive wire includes a differential-mode filtering circuit connected to both the first conductive wire and the second conductive wire and a common-mode filtering circuit connected to both the first conductive wire and the second conductive wire. The differential-mode filtering circuit includes two inductors and two capacitors for filtering differential-mode noise of different frequencies. The common-mode filtering circuit includes two inductors and six capacitors filtering common-mode noise of different frequencies.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2009Publication date: November 12, 2009Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTDInventors: HE-PING CHEN, KUO-WEI HUNG, HONG-HAO KANG
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Patent number: 7589605Abstract: A coupled winding cancels parasitic inductance of first and second capacitors. In an EMI filter having common mode capacitors and a differential capacitors, first and second windings cancel parasitic inductance of the common mode and differential capacitors.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2006Date of Patent: September 15, 2009Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: David J. Perreault, Brandon J. Pierquet
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Publication number: 20090206951Abstract: An electronic device comprising: a wiring substrate having a first power-supply wiring to which a first power-supply potential is applied and a second power-supply wiring to which a second power-supply potential lower than the first power-supply potential is applied; a microcomputer having first and second power-supply terminals in which the first power-supply terminal is connected to the first power-supply wiring and the second power-supply terminal is connected to the second power-supply wiring; and a connector connected to the first and second power-supply wirings, wherein an inductor element for correcting an impedance error of the first and second wirings is connected in series to either one of the first and second power-supply wirings. According to such configuration, unnecessary electromagnetic radiation posed by a common current can be suppressed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2005Publication date: August 20, 2009Inventors: Atsushi Nakamura, Toru Hayashi, Yuichi Mabuchi
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Publication number: 20090206952Abstract: A regulated delay line device includes main regulator coupled to a node, and a plurality of delay branches coupled to the node to receive a voltage output to the node by the main regulator. Each of the plurality of delay branches includes a micro-regulator and a delay line. The delay line is coupled to the micro-regulator such that unfiltered noise is removed locally at each delay branch by a corresponding micro-regulator.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2008Publication date: August 20, 2009Inventors: Daniel Dreps, Daniel Friedman, Seongwon Kim, Hector Saenz, Glen Wiedemeier
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Publication number: 20090189713Abstract: A method and system for reducing the noise level of a power supply system with the implementation of a voltage controlled decoupling capacitor in an electrical circuit. Voltage variations of the power supply caused by switching currents are detected by a voltage sensor control circuit. The voltage sensor circuit compares a stable reference voltage with the varying voltage level of the power supply in order to generate a sensor control voltage. When applied to the decoupling capacitor, the control voltage adjusts the capacitance of the voltage controlled capacitor. The adjusted capacitance allows the voltage controlled decoupling capacitor to compensate for the effects of the voltage variations by supplying an increased quantity of charge to various circuit components. Thus, the voltage controlled capacitor is able to efficiently reduce noise within the power supply system.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2008Publication date: July 30, 2009Inventor: Yaping Zhou
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Publication number: 20090184770Abstract: Provided is circuitry for biasing a transistor amplifier with a DC-voltage signal, the transistor amplifier having a first input terminal, a second input terminal, and an output terminal coupled to the second input terminal. The circuitry includes a sensor capacitor connected to the first input terminal and an impedance transistor arranged in parallel with said capacitor, the transistor and capacitor forming a low-pass filter. The circuitry also includes a biasing circuit configured to controllably vary a DC-voltage signal for operatively biasing the amplifier, the biasing circuit including a cascaded current arrangement configured to subdivide a reference current into smaller currents for selectively generating voltage potentials for biasing the impedance transistor to adjustably filter a noise component of the DC-voltage signal via the low-pass filter before the DC-voltage signal is provided to the first input terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2009Publication date: July 23, 2009Applicant: KONTEL DATA SYSTEM LIMITEDInventors: Ping Wai Li, Cong Ke Li, Wei Wang
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Publication number: 20090179710Abstract: An electromagnetic interference eliminating apparatus includes a multi-stage filter that is composed of inductors, capacitors and resistors, and an active filter. The multi-stage filter receives an input signal and provides an eliminating band to eliminate the noise in the input signal. The active filter is connected with the multi-stage filter for buffering the input signal that has been eliminated and exactly outputting an output signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2008Publication date: July 16, 2009Inventors: Wei-Hao Yeh, Wen-Hung Wang
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Patent number: 7561008Abstract: A filter package includes a pair of spaced circuit boards; a magnetic core between the circuit boards; a plurality of windings on the core extending to at least one of the boards; and a plurality of conductor bars mechanically fastening and electrically interconnecting the circuit boards.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2006Date of Patent: July 14, 2009Assignee: Azure Dynamics, Inc.Inventor: Donald J. Lucas
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Patent number: 7557676Abstract: A signal transmission circuit has first to fourth inductors, and first and second varistors. The first and second inductors are magnetically coupled to each other. The first varistor is connected to ground and located posterior to the first inductor and is electrically connected to the first inductor. The third inductor is located between the first inductor and the first varistor and is electrically connected to the first inductor. The second varistor is connected to ground and located posterior to the second inductor and is electrically connected to the second inductor. The fourth inductor is located between the second inductor and the second varistor and is electrically connected to the second inductor.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2005Date of Patent: July 7, 2009Assignee: TDK CorporationInventors: Toshio Tomonari, Toshihiro Kuroshima
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Publication number: 20090167461Abstract: There is provided a noise eliminating wire harness capable of enhancing a noise elimination performance. In the wire harness 31, an intermediate portion of a sheath 34 of a wire 33 is removed to expose a conductor 35, thereby forming a conductor connection portion 36, and a capacitor 39 is directly connected to this conductor connection portion 36. The capacitor 39 is directly connected to the conductor connection portion 36 without using any wire serving as a branch wire. The capacitor 39 is connected to the conductor connection portion 36 in perpendicularly intersecting relation thereto. The capacitor 39 is connected to the wire 33 in such a condition that there is not provided any portion extending side by side with the wire 33.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2007Publication date: July 2, 2009Inventors: Kazuyuki Oiwa, Akira Baba
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Publication number: 20090160579Abstract: A digital signal processor includes a component for processing a digital signal, a power line for supplying a power to the component, and a decoupling capacitor connected between the power line and a ground. The decoupling capacitor has an equivalent series resistance larger than zero and not larger than 25 m? at 100 kHz and an equivalent series inductance larger than zero and not larger than 800 pH at 500 MHz. This digital signal processor does not generate a lot of digital noise, and has a small, thin size.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2006Publication date: June 25, 2009Inventors: Hiroshi Serikawa, Kenji Kuranuki, Junichi Kurita, Tsuyoshi Yoshino, Katsuyuki Nakamura, Hiroshi Fujii
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Publication number: 20090146755Abstract: An EMI filter for use between a power source and an electronic product is formed of at least one planar element including a pair of opposed coreless spiral planar windings, and a planar capacitor. This enables the integration of common mode and differential mode filters into integrated planar structures. Furthermore the planar EMI filter may be combined with an active filter element to provide a hybrid EMI filter comprising both passive and active elements with superior performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2008Publication date: June 11, 2009Applicant: CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONGInventors: Xun LIU, Chi Kwan LEE, Ron Shu Yuen HUI
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Patent number: 7528680Abstract: An electrical filter has at least four terminals, two inductances and two capacitors. The first inductance is connected between the first terminal and the second terminal, and a second inductance is connected between the third terminal and the fourth terminal. The first capacitance is connected between the first terminal and a reference potential, and the second capacitance is connected between the third terminal and the reference potential. The first inductance and the second inductance form a transformer having a coupling coefficient of a magnitude such that the filter acts as a low-pass filter for differential signals and common mode signals, a cutoff frequency for differential signals being higher than a cutoff frequency for common mode signals.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2007Date of Patent: May 5, 2009Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Herbert Kebinger, Wolfgang Klein
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Publication number: 20090058558Abstract: One end of a power-supply bus is connected to a power supply through a ferrite bead. The power-supply bus is connected to power-supply terminals. The power-supply terminals are connected at positions in such a manner that a terminal with a higher intensity is connected closer to the other end of the power-supply bus. Ground terminals are connected to ground. Capacitors are bypass capacitors or decoupling capacitors, for example, and connected between respective power-supply terminals and ground.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2007Publication date: March 5, 2009Inventor: Takashi Okano
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Patent number: 7498895Abstract: A noise filter eliminates noise generated by a noise generating source in an outdoor unit in an air conditioner. Power is supplied from a power source to an indoor unit via the outdoor unit. A choke coil is formed by winding power source lines and indoor/outdoor lines inter unit lines around a common magnetic body. The number of turns of the power source lines and that of the indoor/outdoor lines are preferably set so as to be almost proportional to their impedances. Due to this arrangement, noises of the lines can be cancelled while maintaining balance of influences on the magnetic field of the choke coil.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2003Date of Patent: March 3, 2009Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Masafumi Hashimoto, Sumio Kagimura, Hiroshi Dohmae
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Patent number: 7492240Abstract: An integrated capacitor and inductor device for separate use as a capacitor and inductor. The device has a four-terminal arrangement having separate capacitor and inductor terminals, which allows connection as two independent circuit elements within one physical package. The device includes a hollow vessel having an exposed integrated capacitor element, in which the exposed integrated capacitor element comprises at least a portion of the hollow vessel. The device also includes a coil winding at least partially within the hollow vessel, electrically communicating with the integrated capacitor element. The integrated capacitor and inductor device may be configured in a plurality of shapes, using different materials to maximize the effects of electric and magnetic fields.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2006Date of Patent: February 17, 2009Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Chahee P. Cho, William A. Lynch, Thong N. Ly, Richard A. McConnell
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Publication number: 20080309431Abstract: An EMI filter for use between a power source and an electronic product is formed of at least one planar element including a pair of opposed coreless spiral planar windings, and a planar capacitor. This enables the integration of common mode and differential mode filters into integrated planar structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2007Publication date: December 18, 2008Applicant: CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONGInventors: Ron Shu Yuen HUI, Chi Kwan LEE, Xun LIU
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Publication number: 20080297275Abstract: A low current leakage circuit for power source lines that include a first power line at one potential and a second power line at another potential with respect to the first power line and that carry energy to power a device is provided. The low leakage circuit may include a filter circuit connected in parallel with the device and between the first power line and the second power line. The filter circuit may have a junction in circuit with a local ground and a switch may be connected in series between the junction and the local ground. A method of reducing current leakage in a filter circuit for power source lines carrying energy for powering a device is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2007Publication date: December 4, 2008Inventors: Robert Keith Hollenbeck, Justin Brubaker, Bruce Calvin Ley
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Patent number: 7459995Abstract: A small-sized noise suppression circuit capable of suppressing noise in a wide frequency range is realized. A noise suppression circuit has first and second inductors inserted in series in a first conductive line, and a series circuit configured to have a third inductor and a first capacitor connected in series. One end of the series circuit is connected to a junction of the first and second inductors and the other end is connected to a second conductive line. Even when a coupling coefficient k between the first and second inductors is smaller than 1, by adjusting the value of the inductance of the third inductor in accordance with the value of the coupling coefficient k, an attenuation characteristic which is almost the same as or similar to that in an ideal state is obtained.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2005Date of Patent: December 2, 2008Assignee: TDK CorporationInventor: Mitsunari Suzuki
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Patent number: 7459996Abstract: A filter comprises a receptacle including a positive terminal pin, a negative terminal pin and a ground terminal pin; a filter box installed at one side of the receptacle; the filter box being installed with electric elements; a filter cover serving to seal theses electric elements within the filter box; a ground terminal pin being installed at another side of the filter box; the electric elements and grounding terminal being connected to the positive terminal pin, negative terminal pin and ground terminal pin so as to form a filtering circuit; a positive electrode of the filtering circuit being welded with a positive conductive wire and a negative conductive wire; a metal casing having a receiving groove for being engaged to the filter box and the receptacle; and an isolating cover being engaged to the metal casing; thereby the teeth piercing into a periphery of the isolating cover.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2006Date of Patent: December 2, 2008Assignee: High & Low Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chia-Ho Lin
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Patent number: 7453331Abstract: A polyphase line filter includes a first filter branch between a first filter input and a first filter output, the first filter branch comprising a series connection of at least two inductances wound onto different legs of a multi-leg filter core, and a second filter branch between a second filter input and a second filter output, the second filter branch comprising a series connection of at least two inductances wound onto the different legs of the multi-leg filter core. An inventive polyphase line filter has a smaller setup volume, a smaller power dissipation and is less expensive than conventional polyphase line filters. In connection with electronical appliances having internal B2 or B6 rectifier circuits and subsequent smoothing by capacitors, the inventive polyphase line filter provides for a smoothed direct current downstream of the rectifier and for a strongly reduced ripple current in the smoothing capacitors of a consumer.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2007Date of Patent: November 18, 2008Assignee: Brinkmann GmbH & Co. KgInventor: Thorsten Engelage
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Patent number: 7453330Abstract: A line filter has a filter unit, which has an input and an output and also a current-compensated choke and a capacitance network. The choke has several phase windings on a common core. Each phase winding is connected in series with a phase conductor. The capacitance network has capacitors, which are each connected between a phase conductor and a neutral conductor. Another choke is provided in series to the neutral conductor, which is wound separately from the core.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2007Date of Patent: November 18, 2008Assignee: Epcos AGInventors: Kurt Beil, Christian Paulwitz
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Publication number: 20080266025Abstract: A power line communications device with auxiliary filtered power output is disclosed which permits the coverage of a power line communications, PLC, system to be widely extended by means of using a high-impedance filter integrated into the actual communications equipment, in such a way that avoids the problems inherent to the use of PLC technology in an adverse environment such as that which results from connection of electrical apparatus in the same socket as power line communications equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2008Publication date: October 30, 2008Inventors: Jorge Vicente Blasco Claret, Antonio Poveda Lerma
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Patent number: 7423490Abstract: An n-stage RF choke comprises a series connection of two or more inductors connected in series between a source and a load. The inductor closest to the source has the largest inductance and the inductance closest to the load has the smallest inductance. The inductances of any inductors between the inductor closest to the supply and the inductor closest to the load decrease as a function of distance from the supply. The junctions between the inductors in the series connection are shunted to ground by capacitors connected in series with resistors that provide a matched termination for increasing bandwidth by lowering circuit Q factors and eliminating resonant frequencies. The capacitor closest to the supply has the largest capacitance and the capacitor closest to the load has the smallest capacitance. Any intermediate capacitors decrease in capacitance as a function of distance from the supply. Such an arrangement provides a high impedance that isolates the load from the supply at a wide range of frequencies.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2006Date of Patent: September 9, 2008Assignee: Rockwell Scientific Licensing, LLCInventors: Yin Tat Ma, Jonathan Bruce Hacker
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Patent number: 7403403Abstract: A noise suppressor capable of preventing degradation in an attenuation characteristic by a parasitic component so as to obtain a favorable attenuation characteristic is provided. The noise suppressor includes a first winding wire disposed on a first current-carrying wire and a series circuit including a capacitor and a second winding wire which are connected to each other in series. The first winding wire and the second winding wire are magnetically coupled to each other. The inductance xL of the whole second winding wire is smaller than the inductance LL of the whole first winding wire (xL<LL). Moreover, it is desirable that the inductance xL of the whole second winding wire is equal to or smaller than the inductance LL1 per turn in the first winding wire (xL?LL1).Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2006Date of Patent: July 22, 2008Assignee: TDK CorporationInventor: Yoshihiro Saitoh
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Publication number: 20080164959Abstract: A DC-DC converter includes a switching circuit controlled to convert an input DC voltage to a voltage having a repetitively varying waveform, a first low-pass filter circuit that includes a first capacitor and which smoothes the output voltage from the switching circuit, a control circuit applying feedback control to the switching circuit to regulate the output voltage from the first low-pass filter circuit, and a second low-pass filter circuit including a second capacitor, for smoothing the output voltage from the first low-pass filter circuit, with the second capacitor selected to have a lower value of equivalent series resistance than the first capacitor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2008Publication date: July 10, 2008Applicant: DENSO CorporationInventor: Atsunori Okubo
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Patent number: 7397322Abstract: A radiation noise suppression circuit for a differential transmission line includes a differential transmission line which has plus line signal wiring to which a plus line signal of a differential signal is applied, and minus line signal wiring to which a minus line signal of the differential signal is applied, and connects a differential driver and a differential receiver. Plus line signal GND wiring and minus line signal GND wiring which are connected between the differential driver and the differential receiver are wired along the differential transmission line. A distance between the plus line signal wiring and the plus line signal GND wiring is substantially equal to a distance between the minus line signal wiring and the minus line signal GND wiring.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2005Date of Patent: July 8, 2008Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seiji Hamada, Hirotsugu Fusayasu, Shinichi Tanimoto, Ryo Matsubara
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Patent number: 7385466Abstract: A first transmission line for transmitting a first signal and a second transmission line for transmitting a second signal, which has the reverse phase of the first signal, are connected in series with a common mode choke coil. A third transmission line and fourth transmission line are each connected in series with the common mode choke coil, and transmit the first and second signals. A semiconductor device is connected in series with the third and fourth transmission lines, so as to transmit and receive the first and second signals. One end of a first terminator is connected in parallel with the first transmission line, and the other end is connected to the common mode choke coil. One end of a second terminator is connected in parallel with the second transmission line, and the other end is connected to the common mode choke coil. The noise eliminating capability of the common mode choke coil is increased by means of this structure.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2005Date of Patent: June 10, 2008Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Suenaga, Osamu Shibata, Yoshiyuki Saito
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Patent number: 7382216Abstract: A noise filter includes a capacitor having a hot side input terminal, a hot side output terminal, a ground side input terminal, and a ground side output terminal. A circuit board includes a hot side input electrode connected to the hot side input terminal, a hot side output electrode connected to the hot side output terminal, a ground side input electrode connected to the ground side input terminal, and a ground side output electrode connected to the ground side output terminal. The impedance of the ground side input terminal seen from the ground side output electrode is larger than both the impedance of the ground side output terminal seen from the ground side output electrode and the impedance of the hot side output terminal seen from the ground side output electrode. For this purpose, a stray capacitance formed between the ground side input electrode and the ground side output electrode is reduced by increasing a gap therebetween. Accordingly, excellent noise-reducing characteristics are provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2004Date of Patent: June 3, 2008Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., LtdInventors: Kenichi Saito, Hisato Oshima, Takaaki Ooi, Toshinori Murakami, Yoshimi Tanaka
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Patent number: 7378900Abstract: EMI filter 20 includes input terminal Vin, output terminal Vout, resistor component R1 and diodes D1 and D2. Resistor component R1 is composed of polycrystalline resistor component Rp and ring resistor components R11 and R12. Polycrystalline resistor component Rp is connected between input and output terminals Vin and Vout. Ring resistor components R11 and R12 are provided on one and the other sides of polycrystalline resistor component at a prescribed distance, respectively. Further, diode D1 has cathode and anode electrodes connected to input terminal Vin and reference potential Vss, respectively. Likewise, diode D2 has cathode and anode electrodes connected to output terminal Vout and reference potential Vss, respectively. Ring resistor components R11 and R12 are rectangular in shape to electromagnetically couple to polycrystalline resistor component Rp.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2006Date of Patent: May 27, 2008Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventor: Tomoki Inoue
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Publication number: 20080100400Abstract: A filter package includes a pair of spaced circuit boards; a magnetic core between the circuit boards; a plurality of windings on the core extending to at least one of the boards; and a plurality of conductor bars mechanically fastening and electrically interconnecting the circuit boards.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2006Publication date: May 1, 2008Inventor: Donald J. Lucas
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Publication number: 20080094153Abstract: An inductor device or filter such as an electromagnetic interference (EMI) filter which includes an inductor provides cancellation of parasitic capacitance of the inductor and extends high frequency performance of the inductor or filter by providing the inductor using split windings and including capacitors to couple signals corresponding to those which are passed by the equivalent parallel capacitance of the inductor to another split winding or an inductor in the ground return path. Cancellation of parasitic capacitance is provided for differential mode and common mode split windings where the split windings may be either inductively coupled or not. Forming the split windings as a bifilar winding to increase coupling coefficient further improves performance and allows cancellation (as distinct from parasitic capacitance reduction) and avoidance of resonance in circuits in which an inductor is not permitted in the ground return path.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2006Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventors: Shuo Wang, Fred C. Lee
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Patent number: 7362162Abstract: The invention is directed to a network filter that comprises at least one phase input and a protective conductor in which each phase input is connected via a filter inductance to a corresponding phase output, in which the input side of each filter inductance is connected to the protective conductor via a filter capacitor, and in which an auxiliary inductance is connected between each filter capacitor and the protective conductor, permitting the inductances in the filter to be kept small, potentially realized by simply slipping a ferrite core over a conductor.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2001Date of Patent: April 22, 2008Assignee: EPCOS AGInventors: Christian Paulwitz, Manfred Karasek
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Patent number: 7352594Abstract: The rectification stage (18) having: an autotransformer (40) for twelve-phase rectification; two rectifiers (50A, 50B) each of which is connected at the input to three separate phases of the autotransformer (40); two interphase inductors (51A, 51B); and a filtration stage (54) which receives at the input the centre points of the two interphase inductors (51A, 51B). The two interphase inductors (51A, 51B) have a common core (52) which defines a magnetic circuit and all the windings of the two interphase inductors (51A, 51B) are wound on this common core for the magnetic coupling thereof.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2006Date of Patent: April 1, 2008Assignee: TechnofanInventor: Christophe Cester
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Patent number: 7348862Abstract: An RJ 45 connector for unshielded CAT5 cable has electromagnetic-interference-suppression circuitry to meet the Class B conducted and radiated emissions standard. The connector comprises, in addition to signal-conditioning transformers, a current-blocking ferrite and a plurality of pairs of common-mode filters, one pair for each conductor of each active twisted pair of the cable. Each pair of filters is connected in series with each other between a conductor of an active twisted pair and a transformer winding, and meets or exceeds the impedance, reactance, and resistance curves of FIGS. 2-4. The ferrite is connected in series with each conductor of each inactive pair of the cable and across a capacitor to ground, and meets or exceeds the impedance, reactance, and resistance curves of FIGS. 5-7.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2005Date of Patent: March 25, 2008Assignee: Avaya Technology Corp.Inventor: David Norte
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Publication number: 20080055018Abstract: In a semiconductor device, a monitoring circuit monitors and detects a quantity of noise in the semiconductor device. A control circuit has capacitances and controls connections to the capacitances such a decoupling capacitance value provided between a first power supply and a second power supply is dynamically adjusted based on the detected noise quantity.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2007Publication date: March 6, 2008Applicant: NEC Electronics CorporationInventors: Takashi UMAMICHI, Katsunori Shirai
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Patent number: 7331698Abstract: An illumination device (1,10,20,41) for illuminating an examination room (33) of an imaging medical examination device (31) has illuminants (7,21,55), which emit light when energized and can be electrically connected to a power source via connecting means (5A,5B,15A, . . . 15D), at least two of the illuminants (7,21,55) being connected by means of an electrical supply line (8) and the electrical supply line (8) having at least one high frequency filter (9,11) for reducing the interaction of the supply line (8) with a high frequency field.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2005Date of Patent: February 19, 2008Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Wolfgang Gösswein, Ludwig Kreischer, Markus Petsch