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Rex: Geno 'head and shoulders' above last year, all players conditioned
Geno Smith is already "head and shoulders" above where he was last year, Rex Ryan said as he arrived to camp on Wednesday (Waszak, July 23).
Still, Ryan wouldn't put a timetable on when he would announce who would be the starting quarterback.
Ryan said this is the best QB situation he's had since he's been here. This is Rex's sixth season as head coach of the Jets.
Ryan also said that all players have passed conditioning tests. The reason Willie Colon and Antwan Barnes were both placed on the active/physically unable to perform list earlier was just so the Jets could be "smart with them."

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Front and center on the small stage at River's Edge Theater rests a double bed, on and around which two couples — well, three — revolve. It's a fitting set to portray the story of two marriages disrupted by an affair.
The four characters in Orange Flower Water (directed by Doug Ford) experience the love, anger, lust, disgust, passion, apathy, confusion, desperation and hope found in romantic bonds and their dissolution. If that sounds intense, it is. This isn't an easy play, and it isn't necessarily a cathartic one, but it isn't without reward.
The one-act begins slowly, with each of the cast members meandering by the bed, lingering over it and the memories it holds. Each actor then sits on a chair at the side of the stage. It's an effective setup. They unobtrusively wait for their scenes, maintaining the mood while observing the action before them — or, during more intimate or difficult moments, averting their eyes.
At the start, Cathy (Helena Cosentino) is blissfully unaware that her husband, David (Doug Dresslaer), is having an affair with Beth (Alli Tunnell). Does Beth's husband, Brad (Andy Penn), suspect? Brad's unsettling scene with David along the sidelines at their kids' sports match makes you wonder.
The scenes jump from monologues to dialogues, from lovemaking to confrontation. Breakups can be ugly, and partners ready to move on aren't always nice. Those left behind must struggle to understand.
In some cases, the audience struggles, too. It's a complicated intersection, sex and love, that Orange Flower Water addresses. (At one point, Beth asks David if it's just about the sex. Is it?) While the play takes on the pleasure and the pain of relationships, it doesn't always make clear what's wrong in the marriages, why characters have fallen out of love (or if they ever were in love), and what has finally driven them to leave spouses and children.
At the dress rehearsal I attended, the nonequity cast was hardworking. Penn, as Brad, was particularly affecting, moving from anger to pleading and back, sometimes within the same scene. He makes Brad's pain apparent in a heartwrenching monologue spoken to Beth.
Craig Wright's 90-minute play starts to feel long toward the end, and some emotional transitions come too abruptly and don't ring true. Yet I wanted to see what a character's next decision would be. (Here, as in life, choices aren't usually logical — just like the reasons that couples break up or get together in the first place.) Wright's resolution ultimately is too tidy, wounding a play that otherwise stays true to its considerable hurt. Even so, the small She & Her Productions has ambitiously taken on a big subject. Its execution isn't completely successful, but it's a worthwhile, hopeful endeavor.


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Phrases That Are Holding You Back
I've been writing in the world of personal growth for a few years, and I've picked up some reoccurring themes. There are many phrases that are thrown around by virtually every writer that have now become commonplace in our lives and everyday conversations, and unfortunately they're doing more harm than good. What happens when we say these phrases, is that we spend our time striving instead of living, and before we know it years have passed us by. Today I'm calling out four phrases I hear regularly, and am sharing why you should have a second look at how it fits into your life moving forward.
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Roundup: St. John volleyball beats Eagle's View
Published: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 11:52 p.m.
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St. John defeated Eagle's View Academy, 25-19, 25-16, 25-18, in the regional quarterfinal in Jacksonville on Tuesday.
Ashley LaBorde had 5 aces, 12 kills and 15 digs for St. John, while Hanna Marcus had 3 aces, 15 kills, 4 blocks and 5 digs.
Saints junior Kelly VanFleet scored her 1000th career assist and aided the team with 1 ace, 33 assists and 6 digs.
St. John (15-12) will play next Tuesday in the regional semifinals against Gainesville Oak Hall.
West Port 2, Lake Weir 2: At West Port, the Wolf Pack did not take a shot until 45 minutes into the game but was able to end the night in a tie when Ashlyn Delheim's shot deflected off the goalie and was put into the goal by a header from Donna Moore.
West Port tied the game earlier at 1-1 with a goal by Genesis Mappe off a free kick.
Goalie, Ebony Thompson, led the Pack with 15 saves.
Lake Weir will have their next match against The Villages.
Belleview 8, North Marion 0: At Belleview, the Varsity Rattlers began their season with a shutout.
Courtney Slater and Melody Paugh scored three goals apiece.
Vilma Rosario had a goal and an assist while Paige Hustosky had a goal and two assists.
Belleview (1-0) will play tonight at Citrus.
The Villages 2, Dunnellon 0: At The Villages, Lindsey Soto had 22 saves in a loss for the Tigers.
Dunnellon (0-1) will be back in action next Tuesday against North Marion.
CFCC Basketball: The Central Florida Community College men's basketball team opened its season with a 98-82 road-win over St. Petersburgh on Tuesday.
Ricardo Ratliffe scored 29 points for the Patriots, which came into the game ranked No. 1 in the country. Justin Cecil brought the Patriots a total of 25 points, four of which were three-pointers.
Travis Johnson added 18 points and Rashon Tadd had 11 points.
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High school sports: What it really costs to play high school football
Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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The mom sat uncomfortably in the parent meeting listening to the costs associated with playing high school football. As coaches discussed the numbers, she started to worry.
"I was afraid I couldn't afford it," said the mother of three boys, one of whom plays football in the Granite District. "I started adding the costs up in my head, and I started to panic."
Football was her oldest son's favorite sport, but her budget was so tight that coming up with an extra $300 or $400 would be difficult. Another mom said the associated costs necessary to compete continued throughout the school year, and the pressure to pay was immense. In fact, she's still paying for one trip that she put on a credit card a year ago.
"When they ask for $100 here or $100 there, I didn't realize it was going to get up to that much," said another mom, whose daughter participated in sports in the Canyons District. "I felt pressure. I didn't really want to say, 'I can't afford it.' "
These mothers aren't alone in their worry or confusion. As the popularity and profile of high school sports continues to grow, so too have the costs.
So just how much does it cost to play high school sports? Who decides what costs are fair and reasonable? And who ensures that children who can't afford to pay can still play?
The Deseret News investigated these issues as they relate to the state's highest-profile and most profitable sport — football.
Revenues and costs
A successful football program can translate into success and additional resources for a lot of other programs at the 103 Utah schools that participate in the sport.
"High school football is the beast, just like college football is the beast," said Mike Fraser, a former football coach and Granite District's assistant superintendent over school accountability services. "A great program funds a whole lot of things at the school. If you are a high school that has a really poor football program, you're lucky if your gates cover your costs. Your athletic programs are at a distinct disadvantage."
Conversely, determining what it actually costs to play high school football is difficult. That's because not only does it depend on where a student attends school, it also depends on what other "optional" costs are involved.
And while state laws protect and provide options for students without the means to pay, there is little if any enforcement of that law. There is also confusion about what the law requires of public schools' extracurricular programs.
The Deseret News asked nine school districts to summarize the costs of their football programs at each school. Of the 39 schools surveyed, only Murray, Enterprise and Provo high schools did not respond to the requests.
For families who have kids playing high school football, there are two primary costs: district fees and optional fees.
The district-approved or imposed fee is usually listed on fee schedules, which are available on school websites and are often mailed to parents before students register for school.
In all but the Salt Lake District, those fees were the same for every school within a district. The lowest fee reported was $35 at West High. Davis District's $65 was the lowest standardized fee, while the Jordan District was the most expensive, charging a $175 participation fee.
These district fees are approved by each local school board and can be waived if students qualify.
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I was seeing this guy for about a month, I know it isn't long at all but we spent all our time together. We got along so well right from the start, we met at an event and hit it off and he asked me for my number and we started texting right away and went to a movie the next evening, it went great... Show More
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Sounds like you need to make a choice here. You can either wait for him to go out there and have some experiences with other girls that will help him decide what he wants, or you can move on. The simple fact is, sometimes when we get out of long relationships we think the answer is to go out and "meet" different people. It's natural curiosity, but if he's telling you that sexual curiosity has no part in that, then he's not telling the truth. If you go out and date other people, sex will become an issue at some point. It's only natural to want to have sexual experiences with other people, especially if you've only really been with one or two people. So, his primary reason may not be motivated by sex, but sex does figure into it. I've been around long enough to know when someone is telling you something when they're trying to save your feelings and that is exactly what this guy is doing.
Does this make him a bad person? Certainly not. It sucks that he let things get taken this far, knowing from the beginning that he was not looking for a serious attachment. Did you do something wrong? No, I don't think that you did. You sound like that type of person that prefers having a relationship with some longevity as opposed to entertaining brief, pointless flirtations with multiple people---and there is NOTHING wrong with that. You want something that will last and he wants to go out and have a few experiences hoping that that will show him what he's been missing and point him in the right direction. But, to be honest, no one else is going to be able to give him what he's looking for. He's not going to find peace of mind from someone else, the only person that can give that to him is him.
Now, should you wait for him? Honestly, that is a question only you can answer. Who knows how long it will take for him to figure out what he wants. My advice? Don't hinge your happiness on this guy. There are plenty of other men out there that truly do know how to treat a lady and I don't think that you should wait around when you could be with someone who knows what he wants. Granted, at 19 years old, you still have a bit of growing up to do, but there is no reason for you to put your life on hold for this guy. Wipe away your tears and bring that chin up. You've been through a lot and you have so much to offer a man who is ready for it. Don't let pessimistic thinking get you down. Because if you do, this will only be one more experience that will make you think all men treat you badly. You need to break that circle of thinking. Once you let those feelings go, it will open the door for the right guy. You get what you put out. You create your reality. Change the way you think about men, and you will find that men approach you in relationships will change.
I know, this probably seems like cold comfort now, but just give it a little time and thought. Things will change and good things will happen, if you let them.
Thank you, yes I do agree with what you are saying and I've been thinking the same things, I just needed some more opinions. He says he still wants to hang out and talk and my plan is to probably do that and be open to whatever happens in the meantime, if someone asks me out I would be open to going out and doing something with them. He isn't going to fill any void he has just by being with more girls than one, idon't think that being with multiple people will help any more than one nice perso
Just remember that if you do choose to hang out with this guy, it's not going to lessen your attachment to him. In fact, it's only going to make it that much harder for you to be open to dating anyone else. I'm 28 years old, I've been around the block a few times to know. It only complicates things to be around someone you have feelings for but can't truly be with.


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While much ado has been made about the fact that Team USA's uniforms for the London Olympics are made in China, less attention has been given to the record number of foreign teams' uniforms not only manufactured, but also designed, by domestic companies.
Leading the pack is home-grown label Peak, which sponsors seven countries that will participate in 20 events in London, a major backer at the Games after Nike and Adidas. Because the design process takes months - it may take up to a year until manufacturing is complete - Peak had to turn away 10 countries that approached it for the 2012 Games.
Next up is Li-Ning, named after and founded by the Chinese Olympic champion, which sponsors teams from eight countries and more than 600 individual athletes from 17 countries across the five continents - one for every Olympic ring.
Other companies with foreign clients include Adivon, Qiaodan, Erke, 361 and Xtep. A far greater number of domestic companies manufacture uniforms, apparel and merchandise developed at home and abroad.
"The phenomenon indicates domestic sportswear companies are rapidly growing and earning a say on the international stage," says Jian Jie, senior sponsorship products manager of Li-Ning's sports resources products department.
"It also shows that brand influence becomes increasingly important in the sportswear field and 'made in China' is gradually transforming to 'created in China'. The alliance between a domestic brand and an international brand can internationalise Chinese brands and generate greater access to the partner's market.
"The alliance during the Olympics can also increase the exposure of the domestic brand, promote its brand value and further its recognition at home and abroad. Through cooperation with the foreign brands, domestic brands can also improve."
Li-Ning's International Legion sponsors Argentina's basketball team; Spain's basketball team; and the badminton teams from Singapore, New Zealand and Australia. The track and field teams from Zimbabwe and Eritrea also wear Li-Ning. The company also made Sweden's ceremonial uniforms.
It became China's first sportswear brand to sponsor a foreign Olympic team when it sponsored France in 2000.
Liu Xiang, deputy director of Peak's brand management centre's PR department, says: "Chinese sportswear brands are gaining influence internationally thanks to an increasingly powerful China and the country's sports achievements.
"Brands with rich sponsorship resources and marketing systems like Peak will receive more international attention."
Stavros Michaelides, public relations and marketing administrative officer of the Cyprus National Olympic Committee, says the reason the committee went with Peak is simple: "We got a better offer from Peak."
The committee's treasurer Damianos Hadjidamianou explains that Cyprus' delegation is small, with 13 athletes and about 100 people in total, including coaches and officials.
"That makes it hard for big companies to design our materials," he says.
Michaelides explains Cyprus didn't request specific designs for every team but, rather, a generic design for all sports.
Hadjidamianou says: "Not only the style but also the quality of Peak's uniforms is superb. The time of delivery is also very prompt. Whenever they say they'll deliver, they do it earlier than they say. That matters a lot to us."
He says Cyprus didn't even talk to another sponsor because the committee was more than satisfied with its uniforms for the 2008 Games and other international sports events.
The press attache of Team Slovenia Brane Dmitrovic says the committee initiated cooperation with Peak last year and plans to extend it.
"Extensive discussions have shown we share common views on the development of sport, we appreciate the same values and we want to provide the best possible conditions for athletes to achieve peak performance, which includes sports equipment," Dmitrovic says.
"The collection is a mixture of Slovenian national sports design guidelines and Chinese high-production technology. The design in green, blue and white represents three natural beauties of Slovenia: green - beautiful nature and landscape; blue - sea; and white - snow with mountains.
"This combination of colors is very unique and very noticeable. (It) also includes an outline of Mount Triglav - the highest Slovenian mountain."
Zheng Hao, manager of the design department of general stores of Peak's Beijing R&D center, says: "It's rare to see uniforms that combine traditional clothing culture with modern technology. It's challenging to integrate historic cultures with sports, but we tried our best - and we did it."
Peak's Liu explains that upon sealing a sponsorship, the company researches the country's history, culture, economy, religion, customs and languages.
"We respect different clients' cultures in the design process," Liu says.
Adivon, which designed for Syria, Cote d'Ivoire and Lesotho for the London Games, also incorporates its clients' cultures in its creations, chief brand officer Liu Feng says.
The countries it created for this year fit its brand identity - "new heroism" - which it developed in late 2011.
"It redefines the concept of heroes, while advocating happiness in sports," Liu Feng says.
"Never judge a hero on the basis of success or failure, or numbers of medals. We chose to sponsor these three countries because we found new heroism in them - Syria, in particular. Syria has suffered years of war and lacked sports environment and facilities, but its athletes still compete in many big events, which best interprets new heroism.
"We also hope that through these three teams, we can bring the new heroism concept to other countries to inspire a new generation."
Adivon solicited ideas from the public and finally chose a shirt called "Peace", the concept of which came from a Syrian studying in China.
"The unstable situation in Syria, and the peace and friendship represented by the Olympics, inspired the Syrian student, who put 'peace' in different languages on the shirt to advocate world peace," Liu Feng says.
"The idea was well-received, and our designers integrated the idea into Adivon's new logo. Thus, the simple but meaningful Peace T-shirt was created and became popular in the market."
But it's not only designers who are innovating. Manufacturers are, too.
Costco Wholesale in the US selected Jiaxing Cloud Dragon Garment Co to produce 127,000 Olympic garments for fans in 17 countries in North America and Europe during the London Games because of the manufacturer's innovations in embroidery, equipment and fabric.
General manager Ren Long explains the company had to develop new fabric varieties for the order. The most impressive innovation, which it made for another order, is carbon fiber heated from inside by lithium batteries.
Peak's creative solution to the design versus manufacturing gap is to produce 40 percent of the wares it develops.
"Once our factory in Shandong province is completed, we'll manufacture more by ourselves," Liu Xiang says.
The ideal ratio of design to manufacture is 50-50, he adds.
"The balance can help us control costs and cope with market fluctuations," Liu Xiang says.
"The cost of self-manufacturing is now roughly equal to the cost of contracting our outside manufacturers, thanks to our strict cost-control system. But self-manufacturing makes us more flexible in face of market fluctuations.
"We can increase or decrease our orders according to market demand to avoid production shortages or excessive stock."
Liu Xiang explains that, while many Chinese brands cut expenses and shrink their scope to focus on the domestic market, Peak's input in this Olympics is 10 times that of 2008.
"With the help of this Olympics, Peak intends to expand its international influence and become the leading sportswear brand in the seven (sponsored) countries," he says.
"Only by entering the international market and joining the global competition will Chinese brands become stronger and be able to compete with top international brands."
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Mechanical actuators are used in a variety of applications for controlling the operation of various mechanical components or devices in systems. The term actuator here is used to denote an apparatus which has an electrically powered drive mechanism providing mechanical power to an output element which applies the mechanical force for operating the component. The output element is continuously movable toward either of first and second extreme positions responsive to electrical actuator power of first and second types respectively supplied to the drive mechanism. These actuators have a power supply of some type which provides electrical power across first and second power terminals. These actuators also have a control circuit or controller receiving electrical power from the power supply's power terminals for selectively converting electrical power from the power supply responsive to an externally provided control signal, into electrical actuator power of the first and second types. The controller supplies to the drive mechanism the type of electrical actuator power which drives the output element in the direction desired.
The description following is intended to address both linear and rotary actuators, and the invention can easily be applied to both. Those familiar with the principles of kinetics understand that it is easy to transform linear force into torque and torque into linear force by the use of a rack and pinion, a cam and follower, or a crank arm. In a typical actuator, the drive mechanism includes an electric motor and a gear train of some kind for multiplying the force or torque available from the motor which is to be supplied as the actuator's output. The output element of rotary actuators will typically have a maximum rotation of less than one complete revolution. Rotary actuators now available for controlling devices such as valves and air dampers use small electric motors which drive through speed reduction gear trains having a ratio of a thousand to one or more. Thus, to move the actuator output element from one extreme excursion to the other, a motor having a shaft speed of a few thousand RPM will typically have to run for a few tens of seconds.
There are many different types of systems which employ these actuators. For example, burner systems have fuel valves and air supply dampers for controlling the flow of these fluids to the burner's combustion chamber. Actuators are customarily used to operate these components. Chemical plant systems frequently have large numbers of actuator-operated valves for controlling flow of fluids by which the processes of these plants are implemented. In most of these systems, a system controller prescribes a sequence of operation for the system components including the actuators. The controller commands the actuators to operate the components which they control at selected times. If the sequence and timing of operation for actuators is not properly executed, there may well be safety and quality implications for the system. For example, it is well known that if the fuel control valves of a burner system are not closed and opened at the proper times, potentially dangerous conditions may result.
In many systems, the actuators each have a setting or position which provides for safety or prevents damage should the operating sequence be interrupted. One example might be in burners, where if the controller fails, it is important to immediately close the fuel valves. A frequent cause of controller failure is loss of power for the system. Such situations may arise because of a generalized blackout involving the electrical mains, a tripped circuit breaker, or a failure of the actuator's power supply. This situation has particular implications for electrically powered actuators since once electrical power is lost, electrical power is no longer available to operate the components which they control. In the past this situation has been addressed by providing an alternative energy store such as a spring or battery which provides power for returning the component to its safety position when power to the actuator is lost. Newer actuator designs use a capacitor instead of a spring to store energy for returning the controlled component to its safety position when power is lost.
Capacitors have been used for interim power supplies in a variety of systems for a long time. One common example is the use of a capacitor to provide bridge power to the station frequency memory during battery replacement in small portable radios of the type having synthesized tuning. This avoids the need each time the batteries are replaced, for the user to reprogram the possible 10 or 15 station frequencies previously recorded in the memory. There are also actuators now described in the literature which use a capacitor to provide interim power in the case of a power outage. These actuators use a separate charging circuit for the capacitor, and an automatically operated power switch to select either the normal power supply or in the case of a power outage, the capacitor as the source for the motor current.
An alternative design avoids the need for a separate capacitor charging circuit and a separate switch for selecting the motor current source. Such an alternative design is compatible with electrically operated actuators of the type mentioned above which have
a) a power supply having first and second power output terminals, and which provide thereat, electrical power for the actuator drive mechanism, and
b) a control circuit receiving electrical power from the power supply's power output terminals for selectively converting electrical power from the power supply responsive to an externally provided control signal, into electrical actuator power of the first and second types and for supplying the electrical actuator power to the drive mechanism.
The improvement includes a diode junction having first and second terminals, with the first terminal connected to the power supply's first power output terminal. A capacitor is connected between the diode junction's second terminal and the power supply's second power output terminal. Conductors provide power present at the capacitor terminals to the control circuit. A sensor is connected to detect presence of power supplied by the power supply, and provides a power outage signal responsive to absence of power at the power supply's power terminals. The control circuit is further modified to include an override circuit which receives the power outage signal. Responsive to the power outage signal, the control circuit overrides whatever is selected by the control signal, and instead supplies current from the capacitor as power of the first type to the drive mechanism. This change in the design seems to minimize the parts count. I believe these changes have the potential to reduce cost and improve reliability of the actuators which incorporate them.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the major components of an actuator incorporating the invention.
FIG. 2 is a circuit schematic in which the invention is incorporated.
In the block diagram of FIG. 1, a power supply 15 receives 24 volt AC power at terminals 11 and 12. A smoothed and regulated DC voltage is provided across first and second power output terminals 19 and 21, with terminal 19 at a higher voltage potential than terminal 21. First power output terminal 19 is connected to the anode of a diode 18 which serves as a diode junction. The cathode of diode 18 is connected to a power input terminal 40 of a motor drive control circuit 27 through which is provided electrical power to a motor 32. A power storage capacitor 22 is connected between terminals 21 and 40. A sensor element 17 has input terminals connected to terminal 19 and terminal 40. When sensor 17 detects that voltage at terminal 19 has fallen below that at terminal 40, then sensor 17 provides a power outage signal on connector 25 to an override circuit 20. Override circuit 20 may be considered to be a part of control circuit 27.
Motor 32 is in this embodiment a DC motor having a shaft 35 whose direction of rotation depends on the type of the power voltage provided on paths 29 and 30. A first type of power voltage causes motor 32 to rotate its output shaft 35 in a counterclockwise direction, and is defined as the case where path 29 carries a DC voltage positive with respect to path 30 voltage. A second type of power voltage, where path 30 carries a DC voltage positive with respect to path 29, causes motor 32 to rotate its shaft 35 in a clockwise direction. Shaft 35 is typically connected to a reduction gear train Of the type discussed in the Background section above. In other types of motors, direction of rotation may be controlled by other characteristics of a non-DC power voltage. At any rate, motor 32 should be chosen to provide an amount of speed and torque allowing the actuator of which it forms a part to provide the required maximum level of torque output and the proper speed of operation for the controlled device. The power supply 15 should be able to provide at least the current and voltage required for this speed and torque. The power supply 15 should be sized to provide motor 32 with electrical power of the appropriate voltage and have tile necessary current capacity for rated torque output. Preferred designs for a motor 32 require current input in the range of 25 to 100 ma. and a voltage range of 10 to 20 volts. Capacitor 22 is chosen with a size sufficient to provide current at such a voltage for several tens of seconds when charged to the open circuit voltage of power supply 15. Such current flows and durations require a capacitance for capacitor 22 in the range from about one-half to two or three farads. These larger sizes of capacitors are typically now available in only 5.5 or 11 v. types, so to get the desired voltage and capacitance rating, a number of capacitors must be connected together in a series-parallel arrangement according to well known principals of electrical theory.
Control circuit 27 receives a control signal on paths 23 and 24 which specifies whether power is to be supplied to the motor 32 or not, and the type of power to be supplied to motor 32. In one embodiment of this invention, when a positive voltage potential is applied to terminal 24, the power voltage from terminals 21 and 40 is switched internally by control circuit 27 to make path 29 positive with respect to path 30 so that motor 32 will rotate its shaft 35 counterclockwise. When a positive voltage is applied to path 23 and zero volt is applied to path 24, or path 24 is allowed to float, control circuit 27 switches the power voltage to make path 30 positive with respect to path 29, and motor 32 to rotate its shaft 35 clockwise.
When power is applied to terminals 11 and 12 of power supply 15, the DC voltage provided on terminal 19 not only provides power to control circuit 27, but also charges a capacitor 22 connected between terminal 40 and terminal 21. After capacitor 22 has been completely charged, it becomes essentially invisible to the system as long as power from power supply 15 is present at terminals 19 and 21. Should power be lost at terminals 19 and 21, voltage at terminal 19 will fall very quickly to near zero volt, back biasing diode 18 because of the voltage on capacitor 22 which its charge maintains. In response, sensor 17 provides the power outage signal on path 25 to override circuit 20. Override circuit 20 simulates a counterclockwise direction control signal on paths 23 and 24 within control circuit 27, causing control circuit 27 to provide power of the first type to motor 32, which will be recalled as the condition of path 29 positive with respect to path 30. This first type of power is supplied by capacitor 22 for so long as sufficient charge remains on it after which the motor 32 ceases rotating its shaft 35 due to lack of power. As was discussed above, the size of capacitor 22 should be large enough to assure that sufficient current will flow for the entire time required for motor 32 to return the controlled component or device to its safety position. In this way, it is possible for a motor 32 which forms a part of an actuator to be driven in a preselected direction upon loss of power to the actuator, allowing the actuator to return the device which it controls to a preferred position.
In the detailed schematic of FIG. 2, the individual subsystems providing inputs to the control circuit 27 have been enclosed in dashed lines. Turning first to power supply 15, a diode 50 receives AC voltage from terminal 12 at its anode and provides half wave rectified DC voltage to a first terminal of a resistor 53. Resistor 53 along with a second series resistor 57 and a filter capacitor 54 form a smoothing circuit which removes some of the ripple from the voltage provided by diode 50. A voltage regulator 59 along with resistors 62 and 64 further smooths and regulates the voltage and provides to terminal 19 a DC voltage of a fixed level and having only a very small ripple.
It is next helpful to briefly discuss the operation of the motor drive control circuit, which comprises all of the components shown in FIG. 2 which are not within one of the spaces enclosed with dotted lines. When it is desired to drive motor 32 in the counterclockwise direction, 24 volts AC is applied to counterclockwise drive path 24 and zero volt is applied to path 23, or path 23 is allowed to float. When it is desired to drive motor 32 in a clockwise direction, voltages of the opposite sense are applied to paths 23 and 24. When no movement of motor 32 is desired, zero volt is applied to both paths 23 and 24. When 24 volts AC is applied to one of the paths 23 and 24, the voltage is rectified by the diode 81 or 93 receiving the voltage and then applied to the one of the voltage dividers comprising either resistors 84 and 86 or resistors 95 and 107. The reduced voltage from the voltage divider involved is partially filtered by capacitor 89 or 109 and applied to the +input terminal of comparator 119 or 120. Comparators 119 and 120 receive their operating power from terminal 40. A voltage divider comprising resistors 111 and 112 applies a DC voltage to the -input terminal of both comparator 119 and 120. The resistors 111 and 112 are chosen such that the voltage on a -terminal of comparators 119 or 120 is less than the voltage created at the +terminal of comparator 119 or 120 by a 24 volt AC signal on path 23 or 24. As is well known, a comparator 119 or 120 will provide as an output signal at terminal 122 or 123, a positive DC voltage level slightly below the Operating power voltage provided by terminal 40, when the comparator's +input terminal is positive with respect to its -input terminal. When such a comparator's -input terminal is positive with respect to its +input terminal, the output terminal provides a voltage of approximately zero volt.
Accordingly, one can see that the output of comparator 119 is a positive DC voltage and the output of comparator 120 is zero volt when 24 volts AC is applied to path 24 and zero volt is applied to path 23. When the voltages applied to paths 23 and 24 are reversed then the voltages provided by output terminals 122 and 123 are similarly reversed. The voltages provided by output terminals 122 and 123 control the conduction states of the transistors 132-135 which are wired in a bridge configuration. When a positive voltage is present on output terminal 122 and zero volt is present on output terminal 123, transistors 132 and 134 conduct, and power path 29 connects to the positive voltage at terminal 40 through diodes 124 and 125. By convention, this polarity of motor 32 power is power of the first type and causes output shaft rotation in the counterclockwise direction. When a positive output voltage is present on path 123, then transistors 133 and 135 conduct, and path 30 is connected thereby to the positive voltage at terminal 40, causing clockwise rotation of motor 32. Diodes 141-144 provide protection for transistors 132- 135 against the inductive surge which results when power is removed from motor 32. Diodes 124 and 125 place the collectors of transistors 132 and 135 at approximately 1.2 volts below the voltage at terminal 40, allowing the voltage provided by comparators 119 and 120 to drive transistor 132 or 135 into saturation. Resistor 150 provides a connection to ground for the collectors of transistors 133 and 134, and limits the current supplied to motor 32.
The capacitor 22 connected between terminal 40 and ground (terminal 21) is charged by the current flow from voltage regulator 59. During normal operation, the current supplied by power supply 15 charges capacitor 22 through diode 18 to one diode drop below the maximum voltage provided by power supply 15. Diode 18 provides a diode junction across which is present a voltage indicating presence or absence of power at terminal 19. Whenever the voltage at terminal 40 exceeds the voltage at terminal 19, then it can be inferred that power has been lost at terminal 19. Sensor 17 is seen as comprising a gate circuit formed of a current limiting resistor 66 and a transistor 69. In this embodiment, resistor 66 provides the voltage at terminal 19 to the base of transistor 69, the resistor 66 terminal connected to terminal 19 thus serving as one voltage input terminal to sensor 17. The emitter of transistor 69 is connected to terminal 40 and forms a second voltage input terminal for sensor 17. Should the voltage at terminal 19 fall to a level more than about one diode drop below that of terminal 40, transistor 69 begins to conduct. This is the situation where a power outage has occurred. In case of a power outage, voltage at terminal 19 will fall quite rapidly causing the voltage on connector 25 to rise to approximately the capacitor 22 voltage at terminal 40. This positive voltage on connector 25 and at a power status input terminal 72 of override circuit 20 comprises the power outage signal.
Override circuit 20 receives the power outage signal on path 25 at its power status input terminal 72. The voltage at terminal 72 is dropped through a resistor 74 and a diode 77 to a level compatible with the voltages provided by the control signal on paths 23 and 24 for comparators 119 and 120 after rectification by diode 81 or 93. The cathode of diode 77 is connected to the cathode of diode 81 at junction 83. When the power outage signal is present, the voltage at terminal 40 pulls up the voltage at junction 83 to cause the voltage at output terminal 122 to become positive. Diodes 77 and 81 create in essence a wired OR situation at junction 83, at which the voltage will always be the higher of the two voltages at the anodes of diodes 77 and 81. The voltage which the power outage signal acting through diode 77 creates at junction 83 comprises a first part of an override signal provided to control circuit 27 by override circuit 20. At the same time, the voltage at junction 83 is further dropped by the voltage divider comprising resistors 91 and 102, and this divided voltage is applied to the base of an NPN transistor 98. The collector and emitter of transistor 98 are placed across resistor 107 with the emitter connected to ground such that when the voltage on its base rises due to the presence of the power outage signal on path 25, transistor 98 impedance drops to a very low level. Resistor 107 is shorted by the low impedance of transistor 98 which pulls the +input terminal of comparator 120 to near zero volt and below the divider voltage supplied to the -input terminals of the comparators. The ground level voltage which transistor 98 applies to the +terminal of comparator 120 forms a second part of the override signal provided by override circuit 20. Thus, the power outage signal applied to override circuit 20 forces the voltage at terminal 122 to its most positive level and the voltage at terminal 123 to near zero volt, irrespective of the voltages applied to control terminals 23 and 24.
One can see that when a power outage signal is not present on path 25, diode 77 allows the signals on paths 23 and 24 to control the operation of the motor in the normal fashion described above. When the power outage signal's relatively high DC voltage is applied to the override circuit 20 on path 25, the voltage on the +input terminal of comparator 119 is higher than the voltage on the -input terminal. Accordingly the positive DC voltage level is present on path 122, and transistor 132 conducts. At the same time, the lower positive DC voltage applied to the base of transistor 98 causes it to conduct, pulling the voltage at the +input terminal of comparator 120 to below the voltage at the -input terminal thereof. This produces the zero volt level at the output terminal of comparator 120, and transistor 134 also conducts. The reader can see that this is the same condition as that which exists when the motor 32 is commanded to drive in the counterclockwise direction. The charge stored in capacitor 22 is conducted by diodes 124 and 125 and these conducting transistors 132 and 134 to motor 32, causing its shaft to turn in the counterclockwise direction.
Thus, when power is lost at terminal 19 for any reason, the voltage condition created across diode 18 is detected by sensor 17 and motor 32 is driven by the charge stored in capacitor 22 in the counterclockwise direction. As mentioned above, capacitors currently available are capable of storing sufficient charge to drive a small motor for at least several tens of seconds at normal torque loads. This is adequate to return to -a preferred position, most devices controlled by the actuator of which the capacitor and motor is a part. One can also see that the direction of return on power outage is strictly a matter of choice, and can be changed by something as simple as reversing the power leads at motor 32.
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Seven of Germany's players, including Golden Boot contender Thomas Muller, are sick as the team prepares for its quarterfinal matchup against France on Friday, The Daily Mail reported.
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Made this for my Middle Granddaughter for Christmas.
Bags Purses, Bags Totes Purses
Made this for my oldest Granddaughter for Christmas. Laptop bag.
Laptop Bags, Laptops Bags
Made this for my Youngest daughter for Christmas. She loved it. Have to make the straps longer though.
Crafts Ideas, Youngest Daughters, Straps Longer, Crafty Ideas
Made her the hat to match it. She loved it too.
Hats, Matching, Purse, Awesome, Gifts, Things, Wear
Made this purse for my Oldest Daughter for Christmas. She loved it.