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Dame Barbara: New Carry On films may struggle to achieve success of originals
Replicating the success of the Carry On franchise will be difficult to achieve, star of the original comedy films Dame Barbara Windsor has said.
In May two Carry On films were announced after a 24-year absence - Carry On Doctors and Carry On Campus.
A total of 30 Carry On films were made between 1958 and 1978, with their innuendo-laden humour and sending up of British institutions reaching a peak of popularity in the 1960s.
The films, still regularly screened on TV, established the careers of some of Britain's best-loved comedy actors, including Kenneth Williams, Dame Barbara, Sid James and Hattie Jacques and were all directed by Gerald Thomas.
Speaking at a charity lunch she was hosting for children's charity Variety, 79-year-old Dame Barbara told the Press Association: "I just wish them all the luck because it would be something to find a Kenny Williams and a Sid James and the rest of it."
The ex-EastEnders actress questioned whether the new films would be able to replicate the talent on show in the originals, saying: "I've never known such talented people in all my life. Quite frightening.
"They didn't just do what you saw them do. Have they got those kind of actors who say 'well I don't just do that but I can do this as well'. Have they got that?
"And the producers who did them, boy, two takes and that was it. Top whack.
"They were so talented," she added.
The first new film of the franchise, Carry On Doctors, will be written by Susan Nickson and Tim Dawson - the duo behind BBC sitcom Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps.
Pressed on whether The Great British Bake Off's move from the BBC to Channel 4 is similar to the new Carry On instalments, Dame Barbara said: "I do agree on that. It's a hard call, I'd want to stay with the original, that's me."
On the Bake Off move, she said: "I think you're just making it a bit flaky. It's BBC through and through.
"Channel 4 are very good and they do great stuff. They'll have great people come into it, I'm sure they will, but there's nothing like the original."
The actress was speaking at the Radisson Blu Hotel in West London where she hosted 120 disadvantaged and disabled schoolchildren from London, Surrey and Kent as part of Variety's 50th anniversary celebrations.
Of the charity she has worked with for more than 30 years, Dame Barbara said: "They came along and asked me and I said I'd love to.
"You are made aware when you go into showbusiness of charity and you think here I am doing what I love to do and getting paid for it and so it's so easy to get into charity.
"You don't have to give a lot of time, just yourself."


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6th February, 2003
It has been alleged
that the menu served at the birthday dinner, organized
for IAS officer Priyanabrata Patnaik at the Bhubhaneswar
club on the 17th January 2003, included endangered waterfowl
meat. A long list of influential individuals from the
bureaucratic, political and business arena and some
journalists attended the dinner.
The accusation suggests that nearly
100 birds, of species protected under Indian law, were
purchased from poachers, who operate around Chilka Lake,
to serve at the dinner party. The species that were
apparently on the menu included gadwalls, shoevellers,
wigeons, pochards and pintails. Chilka Lake is a designated
Ramsar site of international importance. The prevalence
of local poaching, fueled by markets like that in Bhubhaneswar,
continues to deplete the rich bird life at this lake.
Renowned conservationist and the State
Coordinator of the Indian Bird Conservation Network,
Biswajit Mohanty has demanded a CBI inquiry to identify
the people responsible. Presently, the Chief Wildlife
Warden of the state has been commissioned by the Orissa
government to look into the allegations. However, it
is felt that only an agency independent of the state
government would be able to do justice to the inquiry
which involves the state's bureaucracy.
This dinner is not the first of its
kind. A few years ago a high profile dinner in Andhra
Pradesh had faced similar accusations.
Poaching & Illegal Wildlife Trade Investigations

subset: commoncrawl


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A horse has died after after a gang of children allegedly savagely battered it with a fence post.
The children, aged between nine and 12, are believed to have launched the merciless attack on 11-year-old Caesar, leaving him with multiple injuries including a badly broken jaw.
He was taken to Liverpool University's Leahurst Veterinary Hospital on the Wirral where vets tried for a week to save him.
But Caesar had suffered horrendous injuries and had to be put down. It is believed that Caesar's injuries were caused by a metal fence pole that had been pulled from the ground.
He belonged to Sarah Whitehead and was in a field at Castle Hill Farm near Knutsford in Cheshire. His owners were said to be devastated by the loss of their beloved horse.
"They are absolutely bereft by this shocking, shocking attack. It is such mindless and senseless cruelty," said a friend.
"For a horse to be attacked in a field by a bunch of yobs is one thing but to be beaten to death by children is much more shocking. Everyone in the horse world is stunned that young children could have been responsible."
Police have begun an investigation into the incident, which allegedly happened during a meeting of a car rally club on land at Castle Hill Farm on July 21.
One eyewitness told police they saw about four young children running around the field on the farm.
But a police source said: "No one has come forward who actually saw the horse being assaulted by any of the children. However it soon became clear the animal had suffered a serious injury to its jaw from what is believed to be a metal fence post.
"Obviously this is a shocking incident and we are endeavouring to find out exactly what happened."
Leewood Motor Club, a member of the National Autograss Sport Association, was holding one of its meetings that day at the farm. It said in a statement that it could not comment due to the police investigation.
Inspector Catherine Mitchell said the investigation was ongoing but stressed that it had not yet been clearly established how the injuries were caused.
"Inquiries are continuing into what actually happened to the horse and if anyone was responsible for inflicting the injuries," she said.
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Please join me this Friday June, 1 at Groveland Gallery for the opening of The Clearest Way.
Clara Ueland and Abigail Woods Anderson have both made beautiful work and I can't wait to see how the lovely and talented ladies at the gallery put all of our work together.
Cynthia Levine is a fiscal year 2012 recipient of an Artist Initiative grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity <exhibition> is made possible in part by a grant from the MInnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature and by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts


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|07th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 18
|Patent application number
|ILLUMINATION APPARATUS METHODS AND SYSTEMS - The present invention provides apparatus and methods for controlling the illumination throughout an area where even and constant lighting is not required. The invention includes one or more light sources, such as luminaires, the status of which is controlled by a controller responsive to a sensor for detecting a parameter of interest. Preferably the sensor detects motion of a subject moving through the area of controlled illumination. Each independent controller may receive and transmit signals indicative of the status of one or more nearby light source for determining and controlling the lighting status of the light source with which it is in controlling communication. The determining by the controller is preferably carried out by a programmed microprocessor. The communication between controllers may be wireless. The signals communicated among controllers may be hierarchical for determining whether a response is required and what the response might be.
|Motion Activated Toilet Bowl Lighting Device - A motion activated toilet bowl lighting device includes a body member having inner, outer, top, and bottom walls that define an interior area. The inner wall includes an inwardly annular configuration complementary to a toilet bowl rim outer surface. The lighting device includes an attachment arm displaced from the inner wall. A bridge connects the top wall to the attachment arm such that the inner wall, attachment arm, and bridge sandwich the toilet rim. A motion detector is positioned on the outer wall and a light is positioned on the attachment arm. A light sensor is positioned on the body member. A battery and timer are situated in the interior area. The light is energized when the light sensor detects lower than a predetermined amount of ambient light and when the motion detector detects movement, the light being de-energized when the timer expires.
|Plasma Supply Arrangement Having Quadrature Coupler - A plasma supply arrangement for supplying power to a plasma load has a quadrature coupler which has at least one capacitance and at least one inductivity and which is suitable for coupling together two HF power signals of the same frequency which are phase-shifted relative to each other by 90°, an HF power signal being supplied respectively at a first useful signal connection and at a second useful signal connection of the quadrature coupler as a useful signal, to form a coupled HF power which can be output as a useful signal at a third useful signal connection, at least one useful signal connection being configured for a first impedance. The quadrature coupler has a fourth useful signal connection which is configured for a second impedance which is higher than the first impedance, or has only three useful signal connections.
|CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR DRIVING LED LIGHT SOURCES - A driving circuit for controlling power of a light-emitting diode (LED) light source includes a transformer, a switch controller, and a dimming controller. The transformer has a primary winding that receives input power from an AC/DC converter and a secondary winding that provides output power to the LED light source. The switch controller coupled between an optical coupler and the primary winding receives a feedback signal indicative of a target level of a current flowing through the LED light source from the optical coupler, and controls input power to the primary winding according to the feedback signal. The dimming controller coupled to the secondary winding receives a switch monitoring signal indicative of an operation of a power switch coupled between an AC power source and the AC/DC converter, and regulates the output power by adjusting the feedback signal according to the switch monitoring signal.
|DRIVER CICRUIT APPARATUS FOR AN LED STRING, LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A driver circuit apparatus for light emitting diodes comprises a current mirror (
|LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE CONTROL CIRCUIT - In a control circuit for a light-emitting device, a reference voltage generation circuit detects a full-wave rectified voltage and generates a first voltage as well as generating a second voltage by converting the rectified voltage into a DC voltage. A voltage corresponding to a difference between the first voltage and the second voltage or a voltage corresponding to a ratio of the first voltage to the second voltage is generated as a reference voltage by a subtraction circuit or by a division circuit, respectively. As a result, a change in amplitude of the reference voltage can be suppressed when amplitude of the rectified voltage is varied due to a variation in an AC input voltage supplied from an AC power supply.
|METHOD AND APPARATUS TO FACILITATE COUPLING AN LED-BASED LAMP TO A FLUORESCENT LIGHT FIXTURE - Methods and apparatus to facilitate coupling a light-emitting diode (LED)-based lamp to an electronic or inductive fluorescent light fixture (typically with ballast). An LED-based lamp may include circuitry that simulates an electrical behavior of a fluorescent lamp, and can be installed and operate in the fixture without any modification to the fixture. The LED-based lamp may also include one or more LEDs that are controlled by the circuitry.
|METHOD AND APPARATUS OF CONTROLLING DISCHARGE LAMP AND DISCHARGE LAMP SYSTEM - A method and a device for controlling a discharge Lamp, and a discharge lamp system are disclosed herein. The method includes the operations of: when the lamp current changes, determining a percentage of change of the lamp current according to a synchronous signal and obtaining a second lamp current after a discharge lamp current changes according to the percentage of change of the lamp current and a first lamp current; obtaining a modulating signal according to a current difference between the first lamp current and the second lamp current; and generating a pulse voltage signal according to the modulating signal. The pulse voltage signal transits from a first voltage to a second voltage during the time period when the lamp current is transited from a first lamp current to a second lamp current during a transition time.
|LIGHT UNIT AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A light unit includes: an integrated power ("IP") board which receives power supply and converts the power supply into a high voltage and a supply voltage; a lamp; and a terminal board ("T board") which receives the high voltage from the IP board to turn on the lamp, receives the supply voltage from the IP board to transfer the supply voltage to the IP board, in which the IP board transfers the high voltage to the T board after the IP board receives the supply voltage from the T board.
|LED DRIVER - A light-emitting diode (LED) driver is provided. The LED driver, providing a drive voltage for driving an LED circuit according to an input voltage, includes a current regulator, a dimming signal generator, and a boost converter. In response to a pulse width modulation (PWM) dimming signal, the current regulator enables the LED circuit in a first PWM period and disables the LED circuit outside the first PWM period. The dimming generator generates a prolonged PWM dimming signal according to the PWM dimming signal. The prolonged PWM dimming signal has a prolonged period, a length of which is associated with a level of an input voltage. In response to the prolonged PWM dimming signal, the boost converter is enabled in a second PWM period and maintains a level of the drive voltage according to the input voltage.
|DIMMING REGULATOR INCLUDING PROGRAMMABLE HYSTERETIC DOWN-CONVERTER FOR INCREASING DIMMING RESOLUTION OF SOLID STATE LIGHTING LOADS - A system providing deep dimming of a solid state lighting (SSL) load includes a hysteretic down-converter, a shunt switch, a controller and a comparator. The down-converter controls average current value and amplitude of ripple of SSL current using amplitude modulation (AM) dimming control. The shunt switch controls magnitude of the SSL current using pulse width modulation (PWM) dimming control. The controller generates first and second PWM signals for controlling upper and lower current levels at which the down-converter operates based on the SSL current and voltage across the SSL load, and generates a third PWM signal for controlling the shunt switch based on a dimming level load set by a dimmer. The comparator circuit compares first and second analog signals corresponding to the first and second PWM signals with the SSL current, and drives the down-converter in response to the comparison. The SSL current is based on both the AM dimming control and the PWM dimming control.
|Driver of Promoting Pixel Charging Ability of Thin Film Transistor and Method Thereof - Disclosed is related with a LCD technology, and particularly to a driver of promoting pixel charging ability of a thin film transistor and a method thereof. The driver of promoting pixel charging ability of a thin film transistor comprises a thin film transistor, a first capacitor and a second capacitor. The source of the thin film transistor is coupled to the first capacitor and the second capacitor respectively. As the drain voltage switches from positive polarity to negative polarity or from negative polarity to positive polarity, a voltage different between a source voltage stored by the thin film transistor and the first capacitor voltage is higher than a predetermined value. The present invention is capable of promoting the charge current and the pixel charging ability. Meanwhile, the requirement of the metal line width can be diminished to improve aperture ratio and raise transmittance of product.
|DC/DC CONVERTER, CONTROL CIRCUIT THEREOF AND LIGHTING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A control circuit of a DC/DC converter stabilizing driving a current while supplying a driving voltage to a load comprises a current detection circuit for comparing a current detection signal indicative of a current flowing through a switching transistor of the DC/DC converter with a predetermined threshold to generate an OFF signal, a timer circuit for generating an ON signal that is asserted after a predetermined time period has elapsed since an assertion of the OFF signal, a pulse generation circuit for generating a pulse signal, and a driver for driving the switching transistor based on the pulse signal, where the timer circuit includes a first capacitor, a current source for generating a charging current, an arithmetic circuit for generating a threshold voltage, and an first comparator configured to compare a voltage of the first capacitor and the threshold voltage.
|BALLASTED LAMP SOCKET FOR A COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMP - A ballasted lamp socket for a gas discharge lamp, such as a compact fluorescent lamp, is adapted to replace an Edison screw-in lamp socket in a ceiling mounted light fixture, or a table or floor lamp. The ballasted lamp socket comprises a lamp-receiving portion adapted to be coupled to the gas discharge lamp, an enclosure mechanically coupled to the lamp-receiving portion, a dimming ballast circuit electrically coupled to the lamp-receiving portion and housed within the enclosure, and first and second electrical connections. The ballast portion is adapted to receive an AC line voltage and to generate a high- frequency AC voltage for driving the gas discharge lamp and controlling the light intensity of the gas discharge lamp between a high-end intensity and a low-end intensity. The first and second electrical connections are operable to receive the AC line voltage and to provide the AC line voltage to the ballast circuit.
|PULSED OPERATION OF A DISCHARGE LAMP - A discharge lighting assembly and a method of operating a discharge lamp
|Lighting Device Controlling Circuit Module - The present invention relates to a lighting device controlling circuit module, comprising: a first bridge rectifier unit, a second bridge rectifier unit, a power factor correction unit, a controlling unit, a feedback unit, at least one switching unit, and at least one boost/buck unit. The lighting device controlling circuit module of the present invention can be made as an electronic chip for easily being integrated into an LED fluorescent lamp, therefore, a user can replace the traditional fluorescent lamp with the LED fluorescent lamp having the lighting device controlling circuit module so easily, and the user does not need to identify which two contacts of the LED fluorescent lamp are used as the power-inputting terminal before replacing the traditional fluorescent lamp by the LED fluorescent lamp.
|Background Light Effects LED Light Fixture With Light Guided Second Light Sources - The present invention relates to an illumination device comprising:
|Methods, Apparatus and Articles of Manufacture to Calibrate Lighting Units - A system and appertaining method calibrate a color LED light unit comprising at least first-, second-, and third-color LEDs, comprising: a) defining a target color on a color map to calibrate; b) selecting initial calibration coefficients associated with the target color; c) storing the initial or updated calibration coefficients in a non-volatile memory of the light unit; d) controlling the light unit to drive the LEDs to attempt to emit the target color, producing an attempted color, utilizing the calibration coefficients; e) measuring the attempted color to determine if it matches the target color within a predefined tolerance; f) if the attempted color matches the target color, then terminating the method; g) if the attempted color does not match the target color, then performing the following; h) selecting a color component; i) adapting at least one calibration coefficient associated with the selected color component; and j) performing (c)-(i) again.
|BIAS VOLTAGE GENERATION USING A LOAD IN SERIES WITH A SWITCH - A power supply includes a load connected in series with a switch. The power supply uses the load in series with the switch to maintain a substantially constant voltage. The voltage may be used as a voltage bias and supplied to a controller module that is used to control switching of the switch. The load is operable to maintain a substantially constant voltage at an input terminal of the load and also to function as a current sink. The load may also perform an additional function, such as provide auxiliary lighting or operate as a cooling mechanism for the power supply and/or a lighting system that includes the power supply.
|CURRENT-CONTROLLED STAGES, CONSTANT CURRENT CONTROL SYSTEMS, AND CURRENT CONTROL METHODS FOR DRIVING LEDS - Disclosure has current-controlling stages, backlight systems and control methods for driving LEDs. A disclosed current-controlling stage has a current controller and a feedback apparatus. The current controller is coupled to a light-emitting device, for making the driving current through the light-emitting device substantially a predetermined value. The current controller has a control node, at which a control voltage substantially controls the driving current. The feedback apparatus influences a compensation voltage based on the control voltage to keep the control voltage substantially around a first predetermined value. The compensation voltage substantially determines an output power of a voltage-controlling stage.
|LIGHTING DEVICE - The disclosed lighting device gradually adjusts from an incandescent bulb color having a 30% dimming rate to a daylight color having a 100% dimming rate. The overall dimming rate is changed to a linear shape, and the ratio of the dimming rates of the incandescent bulb color and the daylight color is adjusted. When changing from the incandescent bulb color to the daylight color, the color is changed to an intermediate color that mixes the incandescent bulb color and the daylight color, and then ultimately is changed to the daylight color, and so it is possible to change the dimming rate without causing discomfort or annoyance in humans, and a comfortable and natural light environment is achieved.
|FAST REIGNTION OF A HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE LAMP - Embodiments of the present invention provide for the rapid reignition of a high intensity discharge lamp. In one embodiment of the invention, an apparatus for a fast reigntion of a high intensity discharge lamp is disclosed. The apparatus is comprised of a ballast operatively coupled to the lamp that is configured to receive power from a power supply. The apparatus is also comprised of a timer circuit that enters a timing phase and produces a quantum of timing information when the lamp ceases receiving power from the power supply. This timer circuit does not require external power during the timing phase. The apparatus is additionally comprised of a control circuit that receives the timing information and permits the ballast to reignite the lamp based on the information.
|LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A light-emitting device includes: a substrate; the metal film at the mounting region on the substrate; a light-emitting part including a plurality of light-emitting elements disposed on the metal film; metal members formed on the substrate, respectively including pad parts and wiring parts, forming a positive electrode and a negative electrode configured to apply a voltage to the light-emitting element through the wiring parts, respectively; and a plating wire connected to the metal film, extended to a side face of the substrate. The metal film and the metal members are independently disposed. The wiring part of the positive electrode and the wiring part of the negative electrode are formed at a circumference of the mounting region. The metal members are formed apart from the circumferential edge of the substrate on the side of the mounting region of the substrate.
|Laser Light Source Module - A laser light source module that does not emit laser light when taken out of a device or that does not emit laser light when the device is modified by removing a portion of the device is installed and used in a case and is provided with: a laser unit that includes a memory unit that stores a password and that operates when an input password that is entered matches a password stored in the memory unit; a password-setting mechanism that generates different data according to the state of the case; and a password-generating circuit that generates an input password that matches the password stored in the memory unit by means of data generated by means of the password-setting mechanism when the casie is in a normal state.
|DRIFT-TUBE LINEAR ACCELERATOR - A drift-tube linear accelerator that passes an injected particle beam through inside a plurality of cylindrical drift-tube electrodes arranged in a cylindrical cavity in a particle beam traveling direction and accelerates the particle beam by a radio-frequency electric field generated between the plurality of cylindrical drift-tube electrodes, wherein at least part of a focusing device for focusing the particle beam is disposed inside an end drift-tube electrode that is arranged nearest the injection side of the cylindrical cavity among the plurality of cylindrical drift-tube electrodes, with the focusing device being positionally adjustable independently of the end drift-tube electrode.
|Drive System and Machine - The present invention relates to a drive system with energy recovery for driving a machine, in particular for driving a crane, wherein the drive system includes at least one fuel cell unit, at least one capacitive energy storage unit and at least one drive motor, and wherein the fuel cell unit and the energy storage unit are connected in parallel and feed at least one drive motor. According to the invention, the capacitive energy storage unit is dimensioned such that the differential voltage occurring during operation between the fuel cell unit and the capacitive energy storage unit is minimized to such an extent that the current caused by the voltage within the parallel connection of fuel cell unit and energy storage unit does not exceed a defined safe limit value, wherein the fuel cell unit and the energy storage unit are directly coupled with each other and with the remaining drive components without DC/DC converter. The invention furthermore relates to a machine which includes the drive system according to the invention.
|FAN CONTROL SYSTEM - A fan control system includes a fan and a fan control circuit. The fan control circuit includes a connector, a control unit, a switch unit, and a delay unit. The control unit is connected to the connector to receive a rotation speed control signal, and connected to the fan. The switch unit is connected to the connector to receive a voltage signal, and connected to the control unit. The delay unit is connected to the connector to receive the rotation speed control signal, and connected to the switch unit. When the delay unit receives the rotation speed control signal, the delay unit outputs a control signal to turn on the switch unit after a time delay, the voltage is transmitted to the control unit through the switch unit, the fan operates, the control unit controls rotation speed of the fan according to the rotation speed control signal.
|MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE - A motor control device has a drive circuit that drives an electric motor with a battery as a power supply, a switch element that is provided between the battery and the drive circuit, the switch element supplying a current from the battery to the drive circuit when being turned on, the switch element cutting off the current from the battery to the drive circuit when being turned off, a rotation speed detector that detects a rotation speed of the electric motor, and a controller that operates the drive circuit to control the electric motor. The controller turns on the switch element when the rotation speed of the electric motor, which is detected by the rotation speed detector, is greater than or equal to a first predetermined value during stopping of the control of the electric motor.
|METHOD FOR REDUCING THE STARTING CURRENT OF A MULTI-PHASE MACHINE OPERATED BY BLOCK COMMUTATION - In a method for reducing the starting current of a multi-phase machine operated by block commutation, which includes a battery, one high side switch for each phase, a low side switch and a phase winding as well as a rotor, the high side switch assigned to one current phase or the low side switch assigned to one current phase is held in the closed state, and the low side switches or the high side switches assigned to the other current phases are alternately controlled.
|MOTOR DEVICE AND POWER TOOL - A motor device includes an electric motor operated when supplied with power from a rechargeable battery, a voltage detection unit that detects voltage of the rechargeable battery, a determination unit that performs an abnormality determination based on a comparison of the voltage of the rechargeable battery, which is detected by the voltage detection unit, and a determination value, a control unit that controls the operation of the electric motor in accordance with the determination result of the determination unit, and a temperature detection unit that detects the usage environment temperature. The determination unit changes the determination value in accordance with the temperature detected by the temperature detection unit and performs the abnormality determination based on the changed determination value.
|MULTISENSORY CONTROL OF A PATIENT-LIFTING-DEVICE - Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some multisensory implementations, a patient-lifting-device is controlled by voice recognition, keyboard text input, synaptic control and/or a tongue tactile input commands.
|Energy Recapturing Apparatus - An energy recapturing apparatus is disclosed for use with a ceiling fan that includes a housing defining an interior area and having a rotatable fan blade assembly. The apparatus includes a combined motor/generator situated in the housing interior space, the motor/generator being operatively connected to the fan blade assembly to apply energy to rotate the fan blade assembly when energized and to receive kinetic energy from rotation of the fan blade assembly when de-energized. A switch is electrically connected to the motor/generator to selectively energize or de-energize the motor/generator. The motor/generator is configured to generate electricity from the kinetic energy received from the fan blade assembly. An electricity storage device is electrically connected to the motor/generator and configured to store electricity generated by the motor/generator. A controller causes stored electricity to be transferred to the motor/generator upon its activation.
|ROTARY MACHINE CONTROL APPARATUS - A current sensor detects a bus current flowing to an inverter. An estimation section uses actual currents id and id outputted from a d-q conversion section as initial values, estimates currents flowing in a motor/generator and calculates estimated currents ide and iqe. A UVW conversion section converts the estimated current ide and iqe to three phase currents. A selection section inputs, as currents flowing in each phase of the motor/generator, three out of outputs of the UVW conversion section and the bus current. The bus current is used as the current of one phase, if a voltage vector representing an operation state of the inverter is an effective voltage vector.
|MOTOR DRIVE DEVICE, BRUSHLESS MOTOR, AND MOTOR DRIVE METHOD - The disclosed device comprises a duty calculator for calculating a duty command value (Dty), a duty limiter for limiting the duty command value (Dty) to a value according to a limit value (L), a current flow monitor for determining that there is an overcurrent if a current value (Idet) flowing through a winding exceeds a predetermined threshold value (Ithr), and a limit value generator for generating the limit value (L). The limit value generator updates the limit value (L) at predetermined time intervals and for a value corresponding to a difference between the threshold value (Ithr) and the current value (Idet) at a time in order to decrease the current value (Idet) during a period in which the overcurrent is determined.
|MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE - A power supplied by an AC power supply is used as an input to a rectifying circuit, and an output of the rectifying circuit is used as an input to a smoothing capacitor having a capacitance of about 1/100 of the capacitance of conventionally used capacitance. The capacitor is provided between a positive electrode node and a negative electrode node located between bus lines of output of rectifying circuit. Diodes constituting a rectifying circuit are connected respectively with phase outputs of an inverter. The rectifying circuit is connected to the negative electrode node through a capacitor. The rectifying circuit is connected such that an electric current flows only in the direction from an output of the inverter to the capacitor. The load is connected in parallel with capacitor.
|METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING BOOTSTRAP-SUPPLY CHARGING IN A MOTOR CONTROLLER AT ENERGIZED MOTOR AND MOTOR CONTROLLER USING SUCH A METHOD - The present invention relates to a motor controller employing bootstrap-capacitor supplies and in particular to the situation where the bootstrap supplies have to be charged, while the motor controller is connected to a spinning and energized motor. The present invention introduces a method of recharging based on choosing a recharging sequence from a set of recharging sequences, where the choice depends on the state of the connected motor and in particular on the back-EMF voltages of the motor.
|METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING A DEAD TIME OF BRUSHLESS DIRECT CURRENT MOTOR DURING A PHASE CHANGE - A method and apparatus for dynamically adjusting a dead time of a BLDC motor during a phase change detect the winding current of the BLDC motor during the dead time, and terminate the dead time when the winding current is detected to be substantially or close to zero. Thus, the method and apparatus can optimize the dead time and switch the BLDC motor between two phases at a zero-current point, without reducing the maximum rotation speed of the BLDC motor.
|Sensor-Less Driving Method of Permanent Magnet AC Motor - A permanent-magnet AC motor comprises a motor and a controller coupled to the motor. The motor includes a winding. The controller includes a drive model configured to provide a drive current. Waveform of the drive current is spatially symmetrical. The winding has a waiting zone having electrical angle of 30° and a driving zone having electrical angle of 150° in each half electrical cycle when the motor is in operation. The driving zone is equally divided into five driving sub-zones.
|MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE - A motor control device has a drive circuit that drives an electric motor with a battery as a power supply, a switch element that is provided between the battery and the drive circuit, the switch element supplying a current from the battery to the drive circuit when being put into an on state, the switch element cutting off the current from the battery to the drive circuit when being put into an off state, a voltage detector that detects a voltage at the drive circuit, and a controller that operates the drive circuit to control the electric motor. The controller turns on the switch element when the voltage at the drive circuit, which is detected by the voltage detector, is greater than or equal to a first predetermined value during stopping of the control of the electric motor.
|LIFT APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - A lifting apparatus for a lift system is disclosed. The apparatus includes a) a motor adapted for providing a lifting force, b) at least one connector operatively connected to the motor, the connector adapted for connecting a load-bearing component to the motor, c) an information receiver for receiving a load limit information about the load-bearing component, d) a motor controller electrically coupled to the motor and the information receiver, wherein the motor controller is adapted to limit the lifting force of the motor based on the load limit information received by the information receiver.
|METHOD OF FAN SPEED CONTROL - In a method of fan speed control, a flow value corresponding to airflow amount through a fan during operation of the fan is detected with a fan controller. The flow value and a preset value are subsequently compared, and when the flow value is less than the preset value, a pulse-width-modulation (PWM) signal is outputted to increase rotation speed of the fan.
|MOTOR CONTROLLER - To stably control a driving object to approach and contact a pressure object at a low impact, to suppress a vibration generated when the driving object presses the pressure object, and to enable a motor controller to operate based on a simple command, a regression torque controller of the motor controller limits a torque-control velocity command to up to a velocity limit value vlim defined based on a contact velocity between a driving object and a pressure object and outputs the torque-control velocity command, and a velocity controller of the motor controller calculates a torque command so that a motor velocity can follow the torque-control velocity command output from the regression torque controller.
|APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ACTUATOR - Provided is an actuator control apparatus including: an observer configured to estimate a state of a load based on a state equation including at least one modeled load parameter; a controller which outputs a signal for controlling the load; a compensation unit which compensates for the signal output from the controller; and an estimator configured to estimate a change of a load parameter, to decide a gain of the compensation unit based on the estimated change of the load parameter, and to update the modeled load parameter.
|PHOTOVOLTAIC CAPACITOR FOR DIRECT SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGE - A method and device for harvesting and storing solar energy is provided. The device converts solar energy to electrical energy via the photovoltaic effect. The device includes a pair of electrodes, at least one of which is transparent to allow solar energy to pass through. A medium is disposed between the electrodes which exhibits a combination of photovoltaic and ferroelectric properties. When solar energy passes through the transparent electrode and is received by the medium, electron-hole pairs establish a voltage potential between electrodes in the device via the photovoltaic effect. The voltage potential may be retained and the mobile charge may be stored in the absence of solar energy via the ferroelectric effect.
|PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL ARRANGEMENTS - Apparatus comprise a photovoltaic cell arrangement having a front surface and a rear surface, and first and second conductor patterns formed on different ones of the front and rear surfaces. The first conductor pattern comprises at least one loop, and the apparatus comprises at least a first terminal connected to the second conductor pattern, and second and third terminals connected to different ends of the at least one loop of the first conductor pattern. A transducer arrangement comprises a transducer body having a front surface and a rear surface, and first and second conductor patterns formed on different ones of the front and rear surfaces. The first conductor pattern comprises at least one loop. The transducer arrangement comprises at least a first terminal connected to the second conductor pattern, and second and third terminals connected to different ends of the at least one spiral loop of the first conductor pattern. The transducer body and the first and second conductor patterns together form a photovoltaic transducer arrangement and the second conductor pattern constitutes an induction transducer.
|HANDHELD MOBILE ELECTRICAL ASSEMBLY - A handheld mobile electrical assembly that includes a handheld mobile electrical device. The handheld mobile electrical device has a main body with a display, a plurality of inputs and a battery pack that powers the display and inputs. The battery pack has an exterior surface with an electrically conductive section that mates with an electrically conductive section of a carrying container that has its own separate battery pack such that the handheld mobile electrical device charges while within the carrying container. The carrying container is then recharged once the batteries in the battery pack of the carrying container run low without the need to shut off the handheld mobile electrical device that remains fully charged.
|SECONDARY BATTERY OUTPUT POWER CONTROLLER - An output power controller in a system having two or more secondary batteries connected in parallel. A battery ECU transfers all the stored electric charge from one secondary battery to another secondary battery when battery temperature and state of charge (SOC) are so low that an output power requirement cannot be satisfied. The SOC of the secondary battery increases by the transfer of the stored electric charge and output power sufficient for the output power requirement can be obtained. Further, the secondary batteries are heated by thermal energy generated by the transfer of the stored electric charge.
|CONTROL METHOD OF HYBRID VEHICLE - Disclosed is a system for controlling a hybrid vehicle when the state of charge of a high voltage battery is sufficiently low. In particular, a motor unit is connected to an engine via a rotation element, a high voltage battery is electrically connected to the motor unit to provide power thereto, and a low voltage battery is electrically connected to the high voltage battery through a two-way converter. Advantageously, a control portion is configured to boost voltage of the low voltage battery to supply the high voltage battery with high voltage through the two-way converter when the state of charge of the high voltage battery falls below a first predetermined value.
|NON-CONTACT CHARGING SYSTEM, NON-CONTACT CHARGING METHOD, NON-CONTACT CHARGING TYPE VEHICLE, AND NON-CONTACT CHARGING MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - A charging apparatus assigns an area ID, which is information that the charging apparatus uses to determine the presence of a vehicle, to a charging area BS and transmits the assigned area ID. Based on return of the transmitted area ID from the vehicle
|CRITICAL MODE CONTROL DISCONTINUOUS MODE BOOST-BUCK CHARGER - Aspects of the present disclosure involve a charging system that provides a consistent specified charge power to a battery. Aspects of the disclosure also involve a bi-directional inverter charger system using boost and buck topologies substantially similar to buck and boost topologies for the charging system.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTERNALLY CONTROLLING THE CHARGING OF A BATTERY POWERED DEVICE - A system and method for externally controlling the charging of a battery powered mobile computing device includes a charging unit configured to be electrically coupled to the mobile computing device to charge a battery therein. The charging unit comprises a charger configured to operate in a first mode to provide a constant charge current to the battery to be charged and to operate in a second mode to provide a constant charge voltage to the battery to be charged and where the switch from the first mode to the second mode occurs when the voltage at the battery a predefined threshold voltage. The charger including an offset compensator configured for applying an offset voltage to the measured output of the charger to maintain the charger in the first mode to compensate for voltage drops between the charger and the battery thereby allowing the battery voltage to reach the threshold voltage.
|METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECHARGING BATTERIES IN A MORE EFFICIENT MANNER - A battery charger including a converter unit, a terminal adaptor, a cable, a battery, and/or multiple power connectors. A terminal, such as an electronic device, can be connected to the converter unit using the cable or directly to the converter unit without the cable. The converter unit determines when to draw power from an external power and when to cease drawing power from the external power source by detecting a power enablement condition or a power disablement condition. The power disablement condition occurs when the terminal is fully charged, the terminal is disconnected from the converter unit, and/or a charge time of the terminal exceeds the predetermined charge time threshold. The power enablement condition occurs when the terminal is initially connected to the converter unit and/or the terminal needs to be charged. The battery supplies power to components of the converter unit and/or the terminal.
|SECONDARY COIL STRUCTURE OF INDUCTIVE CHARGING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES - A secondary coil structure for an electric vehicle charging system is characterized by a flexible sheet of synthetic plastic material which acts as a substrate for a coil connected with the top surface of the sheet. The coil has an axis generally normal to the sheet. A second sheet of material is connected with the first sheet with the coil arranged between the sheets. The secondary coil may be configured to match the configuration of a component of the vehicle with which the secondary coil is connected. When electric current is introduces into the coil, the coil generates an elongated magnetic field with a lower maximum value in the vicinity of the vehicle components than that created by a conventionally wound coil, thereby minimizing heat generated in steel components of the vehicle body.
|INDUCTIVE CHARGING METHOD FOR VEHICLES - The present invention relates to an inductive charging method for vehicles, in which the PS device uses a first frequency converter PS module to detect the PR device. The PS microprocessor can compare ID codes of the PR device and check power receiving status data codes. When finding incorrect power supply, the PS microprocessor will mark it and make other first frequency converter PS modules to cut off power supply through the signal control circuit, and even adjust output power based on power status data codes from the PR device. As total voltage of the PR module is increased by series connection, it is not necessary to use components of high-voltage specifications and water cannot go into sockets, thus preventing electricity leakage. Besides, no wired connection is required and operations concerning identification, stored value or deductions can be carried out.
|PORTABLE TERMINAL HAVING A WIRELESS CHARGER COIL AND AN ANTENNA ELEMENT ON THE SAME PLANE - A portable terminal having a wireless charger coil and an antenna element on the same plane is provided, in which a shielding member is attached to an inner surface of an external part, a first coil is attached to one surface of the shielding member, facing the inner surface of the external part, and a second coil is attached to the one surface of the shielding member, surrounding the first coil on the same plane.
|WIRELESS BATTERY CHARGING APPARATUS MOUNTED IN A VEHCLE DESIGNED TO REDUCE ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE - A vehicle is provided having a wireless battery charger that is mounted within the vehicle, and an electrostatic shield for reducing electromagnetic interference radiated by the wireless battery charger.
|APPARATUS FOR SECURING A RECHARGEABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH RESPECT TO A SURFACE OF A WIRELESS BATTERY CHARGING APPARATUS OF A VEHICLE - Methods, system and apparatus are provided for securing a rechargeable electronic device with respect to a surface of a wireless battery charging apparatus of a vehicle.
|COIL UNIT, NON-CONTACT POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE, NON-CONTACT POWER RECEPTION DEVICE, NON-CONTACT POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE - A coil unit performs at least one of transmission and reception of electric power using electromagnetic resonance between the coil unit and a primary resonance coil disposed to face the coil unit. The coil unit includes a secondary resonance coil that includes a plurality of coils, and that electromagnetically resonates with the primary resonance coil. A first coil among the plurality of coils is disposed in a manner such that a magnetic field generated by the first coil has a phase opposite to a phase of a magnetic field generated by at least one coil other than the first coil among the plurality of coils, with respect to a plane that faces the primary resonance coil.
|POWER RECEPTION APPARATUS AND POWER RECEIVING METHOD - A power reception apparatus includes a plurality of power extraction coils that extract power from a coil being a power supply source, a switch that selects one of the plurality of the power extraction coils and connects the selected power extraction coil to a battery, and a controller that senses a charging state of the battery and changes over the switch. The plurality of the power extraction coils are different from each other in terms of a diameter, the number of turns, or a distance from the coil being the power supply source.
|CHARGER SYSTEM WITH SAFETY GUARDIAN - A safety guardian operable to facilitate notifying an Electronic Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) system whether a vehicle charging system is ready to accept energy. The safety guardian may be configured to facilitate control of a vehicle interface used to provide a reference voltage to the EVSE reflective of whether the charging system is ready to accept energy. The guardian may control the vehicle interface in the absence of a suitable control signal from the vehicle charging system in order to ensure the EVSE is notified when the vehicle charging system is not ready to accept energy.
|VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS AND METHODS FOR USE IN CHARGING AN ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE - Vehicle charging stations and methods for use in charging an electrically powered vehicle are disclosed. One example vehicle charging station includes a power source and a charging device coupled to the power source. The charging device is configured to control a charging process between the power source and an electrically powered vehicle, transmit, via at least one network, a first electronic message to a user, and receive, via the at least one network, a second electronic message from the user. The first electronic message includes at least one condition related to at least one of the charging process and the electrically power vehicle. The second electronic message includes a user command related to the at least one condition.
|ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING APPARATUS THAT CONTAINS A DOMIC-SHAPED HOUSING - A transducer includes a housing having a domic shape. The transducer is associated with a vehicular electrical charging system (ECS) used to electrically charge an energy storage device (ESD) disposed on a vehicle. The transducer is adapted for attachment to a ground surface with the domic-shaped housing extending outwardly away therefrom. The domic-shaped housing of the transducer, when disposed beneath an undercarriage of a vehicle, fills a space intermediate the transducer and the undercarriage such that animals, such as a dog or a cat, are discouraged from overlyingly residing thereon. External surface segments of the domic-shaped housing depend or slope away from a peak point of the domic-shaped housing so that foreign objects, like a soda can or a tool that engage the domic-shaped housing, may passively slidingly move off of the housing to ensure optimal performance of the transducer.
|METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CHARGING AN ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - A charging device for charging an energy storage device is described. The charging device includes a memory for storing a plurality of state machines and a processing device coupled to the memory. The processing device is configured to select a state machine of the plurality of state machines and to operate the charging device in accordance with the selected state machine.
|INSTALLATION STRUCTURE FOR CHARGING EQUIPMENT IN REAR VEHICLE BODY - There is provided the installation structure for charging equipment in a rear vehicle body capable of enhancing rigidity of the rear vehicle body, performing roundabout installation of the outlet cable without applying large load to the cable, preventing deterioration of the charging equipment due to external factors, and readily installing the charging equipment. In the installation structure for charging equipment in a rear vehicle body, the charger
|PROTECTION COVER ALLOWING HANDHELD DEVICE TO REVERSELY DISCHARGE - Disclosed is a protection cover allowing a handheld device to reversely discharge, which includes a bidirectional DC-DC converter and a charging/discharging controller arranged inside the protection cover so as to allow a first handheld device that is received in the protection cover to externally discharge electrical power thereof. The protection cover applies a removable external connection to electrically connect to a second handheld device so as to allow the first handheld device to reversely discharge, via the protection cover, to the second handheld device.
|BATTERY-CELL CONVERTER SYSTEMS - A battery-cell converter (BCC) management system is disclosed. The BCC system comprises one or more battery-cell converter units that are configured to provide regulated main power output from the outputs of DC/DC converters inside the battery-cell converter units. Each battery-cell converter unit comprises an electrical energy storage cell bank, one or more DC/DC converters, one or more electrical connection devices and a monitor and control module coupled to other components of the battery-cell converter unit. Multiple battery-cell converter units can be stacked in series to increase output voltage. In another embodiment, multiple battery-cell converter units can be connected in parallel to increase output current. Accordingly, the BCC management system disclosed improves battery pack usage efficiencies, increase battery pack useable time per charge, extend battery pack life-time as well as lower battery pack manufacturing cost.
|CHARGE EQUALIZATION SYSTEM FOR BATTERIES - An equalization system for batteries has two series-connected accumulator stages connected, each including an accumulator, a voltage generator including positive and negative poles, for each stage, an associated charging device supplied by the voltage generator. The charging device includes an inductor having a first and second ends, and a capacitor having first and second ends. The capacitor's first end connects to the generator's positive pole. It also has a diode whose anode connects to a negative pole of the accumulator stage and whose cathode connects to the inductor's first end. It also has a switch whose first end connects to the inductor. And it also has a control device that controls the generator and closes a switch of a charging device associated with an accumulator stage to be charged so that the inductor stores energy, and causes its transfer to that accumulator stage.
|POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC LOADS - A system includes an alternating current (AC) power supply for supplying AC power to at least one load circuit; and a backup power supply connected to the AC power supply. The backup power supply includes a filtering and voltage-stabilizing circuit and a charge circuit. When the AC power supply supplies AC power to the at least one load circuit, the filtering and voltage-stabilizing circuit filters the AC power and stabilizes the AC power before sending the filtered and stabilized AC power to the at least one load circuit, and the charge circuit is in a charged state and stores electric power. When the AC power supply is shut off and supplies no power, the filtering and voltage-stabilizing circuit is powered off and stops operating, and the charge circuit is in a discharged state and supplies electric power to the at least one electric load.
|MANAGEMENT OF BATTERY CHARGING THROUGH COULOMB COUNTING - A battery charge management method and device operable to perform that method. The battery charge management method comprises the steps of determining charge delivered to or from a battery based on Coulomb counting and updating an estimated battery state of charge based on the amount of delivered charge and measuring the battery current. Then comparing the updated estimated battery state of charge with a predetermined state of charge value of less than 100%, such that each predetermined state of charge value being associated with an expected battery current for that predetermined state of charge value. The method also includes modifying the updated estimated battery state of charge when the updated estimated state of charge is greater than the predetermined state of charge value and the measured battery current is greater than the expected battery current associated with the predetermined state of charge.
|Cell Monitoring And Balancing - A method for monitoring the voltage of each of a plurality of cells of a battery pack is provided. The method may include monitoring a voltage potential for each of a plurality of cells in a battery pack utilizing a single channel of battery control unit within the battery pack. If, during discharge of the battery, e.g., the battery is being used to power a hand tool, the voltage potential of any cell is determined by the battery control unit to be below a predetermined minimum voltage, the battery control unit discontinues a current flow from battery pack to the tool.
|BATTERY PACK - A battery pack is constructed with a rechargeable battery, a protection circuit part that protects the battery when the battery is charged and discharged, and a switching unit that turns on or off a power source of the protection circuit part. Also, the battery pack may be constructed with a rechargeable battery, a protection circuit part that protects the battery when the battery is charged and discharged, and electric wiring lines constructed so that the power source of the protection circuit part may be turned on and off. When the battery pack is not connected to a charger or a load by the switching unit or the electric wire lines, the power source of the circuit is blocked to prevent the battery pack from being shorted and to reduce the idle power. When the battery pack is connected to the charger or the load, the power source is applied to the circuit so that the circuit operates.
|BACKUP BATTERY PROTECTION SYSTEM - A backup battery protection system for protecting a backup battery supplying power to a load includes a switch unit and an overdischarge protection module. The switch unit switches power supplied by the backup battery to the load. The overdischarge protection module shuts down the switch unit to stop the backup battery from discharging when voltage of the backup battery is lower than a first preset voltage and starts the switch unit when voltage of the backup battery increases to be higher than a second preset voltage after the discharging stop.
|System For Storing Electric Energy - The invention relates to a system for storing electric energy, comprising a first and a second storage cell, each storage cell having an operating voltage, and a device is provided for reducing the energy content of a storage cell when a threshold voltage is exceeded or reached. The invention is characterized in that a control device which is designed to detect a parameter of the first and/or second storage cell, to identify a state of deterioration of the storage cell, and to change the threshold voltage of the first and/or the second storage cell is provided.
|BATTERY CHARGING CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD OF IMPLEMENTING THE SAME - The invention discloses a charging control method for adjusting a charging current of a charging device, including monitoring a working voltage of the charging device, wherein the working voltage includes a voltage difference between a charging voltage and a battery voltage; adjusting the charging current of the charging device dynamically according to the working voltage of the charging device to maintain a working power of the charging device within a predetermined power range.
|CHARGE RECYCLING CIRCUIT - A charge recycling circuit is configured to recycle charges which are discharged by a driving circuit during a discharge period and provide the recycled charges for charging the driving circuit during a charge period. Power consumption in the driving circuit may thus be reduced.
|NANO GENERATOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A nanogenerator with at least one nanostructure and method of manufacturing the same are provided. The method of manufacturing the nanogenerator includes forming at least one nanostructure including an organic piezoelectric material on a substrate.
|SWITCHING REGULATOR, CONTROL CIRCUIT THEREOF, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A control circuit for controlling a switching transistor of a switching regulator includes a hysteresis comparator circuit comparing a feedback voltage according to an output signal of the switching regulator with a reference voltage and a threshold voltage and outputting a pulse width modulation signal as an output signal of the hysteresis comparator circuit, where the threshold voltage has a hysteresis according to the pulse width modulation signal. The control circuit further includes a driver driving the switching transistor based on the pulse width modulation signal, a phase comparator generating a phase difference signal based on a phase difference between a reference clock signal and a pulse signal corresponding to the pulse width modulation signal, and a loop filter generating a control voltage by filtering the phase difference signal. The hysteresis comparator circuit is further configured to control a response speed thereof depending on the control voltage.
|CONVERTER CIRCUIT AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A converter control circuit for converting an input voltage to an output voltage comprises: an error amplifier, coupled to an output voltage or a feedback output signal from the output voltage, and a reference signal, operable to generate an error signal accordingly; a ramp signal generator, generating a first ramp signal and a second ramp signal; a first comparator, coupled to the error signal and the first ramp signal, operable to generate a first comparing signal accordingly; a second comparator, coupled to the error signal and the second ramp signal, operable to generate a second comparing signal accordingly; and a control signal generator, coupled to the first comparing signal and the second comparing signal, operable to generate a control signal to turn switches in the converter circuit ON and OFF accordingly.
|CONTROL CIRCUIT OF A DC/DC CONVERTER AND THE METHOD THEREOF - A control circuit of a DC/DC converter, wherein the DC/DC converter further comprises a high-side switch and a low-side switch, and wherein the DC/DC converter provides an output signal to a load. The control circuit comprises: an amplifier configured to receive a feedback signal and a reference signal to provide an error signal; a ramp generator configured to provide a ramp signal; a comparator configured to receive the ramp signal and the error signal to provide a comparison signal; and a COT generator configured to receive the comparison signal, to provide a COT signal to control the high-side switch and the low-side switch.
|CONTROLLER AND A METHOD FOR A DC CONVERTER, AND ALSO A DC CONVERTER - A controller (
|METHOD OF FORMING A SEMICONDUCTOR POWER SWITCHING DEVICE AND STRUCTURE THEREFOR - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a semiconductor power switching device including a ctrl switch, a sync switch, where a resistor is electrically connected between the ctrl switch and the sync switch.
|Direct Current Voltage Conversion Circuit - The invention proposes a direct current voltage conversion circuit which can operate as a step-up circuit, a step-down circuit, or operate as a step-up or step-down circuit depending on the modes of operation.
|METHOD OF DETERMINING DC-DC CONVERTER LOSSES AND A DC-DC CONVERTER EMPLOYING SAME - The present application provides a method of calculating DC-DC converter power losses without the requirement for a measurement of input current. The application also describes the use of such a calculation to determine the optimum point for switchover between a single phase mode or dual phase mode in a two phase DC-DC power supply.
|SWITCHING CIRCUIT AND DC-TO-DC CONVERTER - According to one embodiment, a switching circuit includes a high-side switch, a rectifier, and a driver. The high-side switch is connected between a high potential terminal and an output terminal. The rectifier is connected between the output terminal and a low potential terminal, and forward direction of the rectifier is the direction from the low potential terminal to the output terminal. The driver supplies a first voltage to a control terminal of the high-side switch in accordance with a high-side control signal and turns the high-side switch on. The driver supplies a second voltage being higher than the first voltage to the control terminal of the high-side switch when the voltage of the output terminal increases to not less than a predetermined value.
|SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS - A switching power supply apparatus includes: an output transistor to generate an output voltage from an input voltage based on an ON/OFF control of the output transistor; a reference voltage generating unit to generate a reference voltage; a ripple injection unit to inject a ripple component into the reference voltage to generate a ripple reference voltage; a comparator to compare a feedback voltage with the ripple reference voltage to generate a comparison signal; and a switching controller to perform the ON/OFF control of the output transistor based on the comparison signal.
|VOLTAGE REGULATOR CIRCUIT - One embodiment of the invention includes a regulator circuit that regulates a substantially constant magnitude of an output voltage at an output node. The circuit includes a master stage configured to set a first threshold voltage and a second threshold voltage. The first threshold voltage can have a magnitude that is greater than the second threshold voltage. The circuit also includes a charging follower stage configured to conduct a first current from a first power rail to the output node. The first current can increase in response to a transient decrease of the output voltage relative to the first threshold voltage. The circuit further includes a discharging follower stage configured to conduct a second current from the output node to a second power rail. The second current can increase in response to a transient increase of the output voltage relative to the second threshold voltage.
|Constant frequency synthetic ripple power converter - A novel method to operate synthetic ripple switching power converters at constant frequency is presented. The method includes the generation of a clock signal and the summing of a ramp signal to a DC voltage reference to be compared to a synthetic ripple signal. The ramp signal is synchronous with the clock signal. A minimum on-time or minimum off-time type of control is implemented. The switching frequency is constant.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SWITCHING VOLTAGE REGULATOR - A system and method for controlling ripple in an output voltage of a switching regulator is described. In one embodiment, the method includes providing a ramp circuit to selectively charge and discharge a ramp capacitor. The ramp capacitor provides a ramp voltage. The ramp voltage is selectively added to the output voltage to generate a summation voltage. The summation voltage is compared to a reference voltage to generate a control signal. An input voltage is coupled to an LC circuit based on the control signal. The LC circuit provides the output voltage. The input voltage is selectively coupled to the LC circuit when the ramp capacitor is selectively charged.
|MULTI-PHASE DC-DC POWER CONVERTER - A multi-phase DC-DC power converter including a pulse width modulation (PWM) controller and a plurality of output stage circuits is provided. The output stage circuits convert an input voltage into an output voltage. The PWM controller includes a PWM generation module, a ramp generator and a feedback circuit. The feedback circuit generates a trigger signal according to the output voltage and a ramp signal. The PWM generation module generates a PWM signal with a constant on time, and adjusts a duty cycle of the PWM signal according to the trigger signal, the input and output voltages, so as to control phase channels of the multi-phase DC-DC power converter in order.
|SWITCHING REGULATOR - A disclosed switching regulator includes a speed-up circuit for speeding up an operation of an error amplifier circuit during the time starting from when a switching element is turned OFF based on an output of an abnormality detection circuit, or starting from a fixed period of time after the switching element is turned OFF based on the output of the abnormality detection circuit, until the next time the switching element is again turned OFF based on an output of a PWM comparison circuit.
|VOLTAGE GENERATION CIRCUIT - A voltage generation circuit supplies an internal power supply voltage to an internal circuit via an output terminal and includes a regulator, a second drive element, and a control circuit. The regulator includes a first drive element disposed between an external power supply VDD (first power supply) and an output terminal, and supplies a voltage based on a reference voltage to the output voltage by controlling the first drive element. The second drive element is disposed between the external power supply VDD and the output terminal, and supplies a voltage of the external power supply VDD to the output terminal when activated. When a voltage of the external power supply is a previously set detection voltage value or less, the control circuit activates the first and the second drive element, and when the voltage of the external power supply exceeds the detection voltage value, deactivates the second drive element.
|VOLTAGE GENERATOR - A voltage generator includes a controllable voltage divider, a pull-up circuit and a first pull-down circuit. The controllable voltage divider is utilized for generating an output voltage at an output node of the controllable voltage divider according to a first reference voltage, a second reference voltage, and a control signal, wherein the second reference voltage is lower than the first reference voltage. The pull-up circuit is coupled to the output node of the controllable voltage divider and the first reference voltage, and is utilized for selectively connecting the first reference voltage to the output node of the controllable voltage divider. The first pull-down circuit is coupled to the output node of the controllable voltage divider and the second reference voltage, and is utilized for selectively connecting the second reference voltage to the output node of the controllable voltage divider.
|POWER LOSS CONTROL METHOD FOR METAL-OXIDE-SEMICONDUCTOR UNIT AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS - A power loss control method comprises detecting a load condition of the MOS unit, and adjusting driving loss of the MOS unit based on the load condition. The driving loss of the MOS unit is configured to decrease when the MOS unit is at light load condition.
|METHOD AND CIRCUIT FOR LOW POWER VOLTAGE REFERENCE AND BIAS CURRENT GENERATOR - Circuits for generating a PTAT voltage as a base-emitter voltage difference between a pair of bipolar transistors. The circuits may form unit cells in a cascading voltage reference circuit that increases the PTAT voltage with each subsequent stage. The bipolar transistors are controlled using a biasing arrangement that includes an MOS transistor connected to a current mirror that provides the base current for the bipolar transistors. A voltage reference is formed by combining a PTAT voltage and a CTAT voltage at the last stage. The voltage reference may be obtained from the voltage at an emitter of one of the bipolar transistors in the last stage.
|AC VOLTAGE DETECTING CIRCUIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An AC voltage detecting circuit comprises: a first capacitor including a first electrode configured to connect to one end of an AC power supply, and a second electrode; a second capacitor including a first electrode configured to connect to the other end of the AC power supply, and a second electrode; a current-to-voltage converting circuit, which is connected in series between the second electrode of the first capacitor and the second electrode of the second capacitor, and which is connected to a reference potential, wherein the current-to-voltage converting circuit causes the AC current to pass through the current-to-voltage converting circuit when the AC current returns to the AC power supply, and converts an AC current output from the AC power supply into an detection AC voltage; and a voltage detecting unit, which detects an AC input voltage of the AC power supply, based on the detection AC voltage.
|PLASTIC SPEED TARGET WHEEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A speed target wheel includes an annular body portion and a plurality of gear teeth. The annular body portion consists of a plastic material and the plurality of gear teeth project from the annular body portion. Each of the plurality of gear teeth includes a base portion adjacent the annular body portion and a tip portion, where the base portion is integrally formed with the annular body portion and substantially comprises the plastic material, and where the tip portion includes a ferrous region integrally encompassed by the plastic material.
|PROXIMITY DETECTION SYSTEM WITH CONCURRENT RF AND MAGNETIC FIELDS - This disclosure provides a method and system for extending the capability of a proximity detection system that is based on use of low frequency magnetic fields, to avoid conflicts in crowded work sites. The improvement is attained by combining the advantages of these low frequency magnetic fields with the advantages of much higher frequency, radiated (RF) signals that are controlled to be produced at the same time, concurrent with each other, in a coordinated and/or synchronous manner.
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March 23 Concert at Symphony Hall
Students Relish Chance to Perform at Symphony Hall
The University Chorale, the Boston College Symphony Orchestra, BC bOp! and the University Wind Ensemble will take the stage on March 23 in Boston's Symphony Hall for a Sesquicentennial concert open to Boston College students, parents, alumni, friends, faculty and staff.
The Chorale and the Symphony Orchestra will perform during the first half — which includes a guest appearance by actor Chris O'Donnell '92, who will narrate Aaron Copland's "A Lincoln Portrait" — with BC bOp! and the University Wind Ensemble rounding out the event, which begins at 2 p.m.
In addition to "A Lincoln Portrait," other selections the Chorale and Symphony Orchestra will perform include the first movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony (by the Symphony only), Camille Saint-Saen's "Tollite Hostias" — which Finney describes as a "signature piece" for the combined ensembles — and, as a climax, the "Hallelujah Chorus," with which the audience will be invited to participate.
The University Wind Ensemble will present an all-Leonard Bernstein program, including the beloved "Symphonic Dances from 'West Side Story'" and "Slava!" The set by BC bOp! will feature Hank Levy's "Decoupage," Don Menza's "Groovin' Hard" as well as vocal renditions of "Moonglow," "Perdido" and "That Cat Is High."
For the four University performance groups, the March 23 concert is a welcome opportunity to present their skills in a world-class venue, and to be part of an important milestone in Boston College history.
"Performing at Symphony Hall is likely a once-in-a-lifetime event for these student musicians," said BC Bands Director Sebastian Bonaiuto, who directs BC bOp! and the Wind Ensemble. "And to do this during such an important year for Boston College makes it all the more special. The students are very excited about performing in such a prestigious venue in this anniversary year."
"It is truly an honor to participate in this special celebration," said John Finney, who directs the University Chorale and the Symphony Orchestra. "We do our absolute best for every concert, of course, but this one will be at Symphony Hall — one of perhaps the five finest concert halls in the world — and in front of audience filled with those who know and love us. It will be a momentous event for the Chorale and Orchestra."
In fact, as Finney notes, there is more than a little serendipity where the Sesquicentennial concert is involved: This academic year marks the 100th anniversary of the Boston College Glee Club, the forerunner of the Chorale, which is observing its own 50th anniversary. Furthermore, Finney says, it was 20 years ago when the Chorale last gave a formal performance at Symphony Hall (the ensemble was part of an "open house" event at the venue in 1997) to commemorate Finney's predecessor, C. Alexander Peloquin, upon his retirement after 38 years at the University. Peloquin, who died in 1997, directed and oversaw the Glee Club's transition into the Chorale, which made its inaugural appearance during BC's centennial celebration in March of 1963.
The Sesquicentennial concert will be perhaps the biggest highlight in an already eventful four years of Chorale activities for Chorale President Erin Conlin '13. During her time, the Chorale, in addition to campus and local performances, has gone to Germany, Ireland and Prague for its annual spring break tour, and this year will be visiting Rome.
"We've appeared in some beautiful places, but not in a large, professional music hall. We're so excited at the way our sound is coming together for this concert," said Conlin, a Minneapolis native whose involvement in music goes back to elementary school and has included taking part in a local choir and musical theater, and singing with her dad at relatives' weddings.
"I always looked on music as a 'hobby,' as something I do for fun, rather than an academic pursuit," said Conlin, who majors in communication with a Faith, Peace and Justice minor. "The Chorale was a perfect way for me to keep enjoying music."
Annie Jihyo Park, a violin-playing senior from Bethesda, Md., majoring in communication and music, is the Symphony Orchestra's 2012-13 concertmaster. Being selected for the position — which traditionally entails being leader of the orchestra, subordinate only to the conductor — is among many satisfying experiences she has had at BC. Park has played with the Chamber Music Society, Liturgy Arts Group, BC Baroque as well as the orchestra, worked as a student coach for chamber groups and as a music theory tutor at the Connors Learning Center, and — through an Advanced Study Grant — participated in the International Music Academy in Italy last summer.
"I started violin at age 12 and took it pretty seriously throughout middle school and high school: competitions, auditions, festivals and so on," she said. "But at BC I started enjoying the violin in a different sense, without the competitive nature that dominated my earlier days.
"As a senior in the sesquicentennial class, I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to play in this concert — to me, Symphony Hall has always been a performance venue for the best of the best. Moreover, I am very glad that BC is celebrating its sesquicentennial year with a musical event featuring BC musicians. It is the first time for all four groups to come together for one concert, and I am thrilled about the collaborative effort."
For information on the March 23 concert and other Sesquicentennial events, news and features, see www.bc.edu/150.


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French Open: Second seed and former champion Li Na ousted by Kristina Mladenovic
Last Updated: 27/05/14 2:37pm
Kristina Mladenovic sensationally knocked Li Na out of the French Open after a 7-5 3-6 6-1 first round victory over the former champion.
Li, who won the Roland Garros crown in 2011 as well as the Australian Open this year, was eliminated early on in Paris for the second straight year.
French hope Mladenovic, who was ranked No 1 in the world as a junior, delighted her home crowd with a breakthrough display on Court Suzanne Lenglen.
After edging the first set it looked like she had missed her chance when Li fought back in the second, but the 21-year-old found a brilliant response and dominated the second seed in the decider.
Mladenovic won the French Open as a junior in 2009 and also took the mixed doubles crown at Wimbledon last year. Despite those successes she has so far failed to live up to her potential as a singles player and this season has dropped outside the top 100.
But she was able to take advantage when Li produced an erratic performance and burst into tears after completing the upset.
I think today I just gave it away. I think today is not about the tennis game. So many things are wrong.
Li Na
Li becomes the first woman to win the Australian Open then lose in the first round of the French since Lindsay Davenport 14 years ago.
"It's incredible, without you I would not have done it," an emotional Mladenovic told her home fans.
"When such a player comes back in the match, you know you will have to seize every opportunity. I have been working hard."
Li admitted that her mind was not fully focused on the match and felt the loss was down to her poor performance rather than her opponent excelling.
Li said: "I think it doesn't matter who plays today against me, I would always lose the match today, because I don't think she was putting a lot of pressure on me.
"I think today I just gave it away. I think today is not about the tennis game. So many things are wrong. If I'm doing well, I elieve I still can win the match if it's not my best day. But I don't think today I try a lot.
"Of course the easy thing I can say is it's a bad day for me, but it's not. I'm 100 per cent sure.
"The problem is myself. I didn't follow the game plan and, even when I was standing up in the court, in my mind I didn't have any idea how to play the match."


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Legislation for marriage wastes time
Michael Collins | Thursday, April 28, 2011
America crossed a threshold in 2011. For the first time, according to a CNN/Opinion Research survey, a majority of us approved of gay marriage. It was a slim majority (51 percent), but that number is sure to grow because 60 percent of those polled who are under 50 years old said they approve.
This should come as no surprise since the number of people who are okay with gays getting married has slowly but surely been increasing. Why? Because the middle of America is filled with people who are actually fair and open minded. And it is the middle of America that decides how this country will deal with social issues. The fringes of this country are just that — fringes — and eventually they are outnumbered.
Of course there is more to this slow change in America. It started when gays who had gone public urged others who were afraid to do the same. Then something happened. Many of us discovered that it was not that rare to have a gay family member or a friend who had a child that was gay or a neighbor who is gay. My two best lifelong friends both have sons who are gay. And, guess what, they are still my best friends and their sons are my friends too.
That is why the proposed amendment in the Indiana legislature to ban gay marriage, which has language that could even ban gay unions, is a ridiculous waste of time. I am not saying Indiana should become a haven for gay marriage, but banning it, and possibly gay unions, is nothing but political pandering.
What are some people afraid of? One of the old horse arguments is that we must protect the sanctity of marriage. Really? So if two gay people live together down the block from you, is that somehow going to strain your marriage? Anyone who thinks so should really spend more time working on his or her lawn or maybe his or her own marriage. The lowest figure I could find on divorce in America currently is 41 percent. So how sanctified is that?
Isn't it time we just let people alone in their own houses and bedrooms. Live and let live.
Michael Collins
Class of '67
South Bend, IN
Apr. 27


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