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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8106543 | Solar generator and solar cell thereof distributively performing maximum power point tracking A solar generator distributively performing maximum power point tracking (MPPT) has a plurality of solar cell modules formed by electrically connecting multiple solar cells, and a power conversion and transmission unit electrically connected with two power output te... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8076802 | Method and apparatus for distributed VAr compensation A method and apparatus for generating on-demand power. The method comprises receiving a peak reactive current request, generating a control signal based on the peak reactive current request, and utilizing the control signal to drive a DC/AC inverter to generate reac... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8067861 | Interface device for host device, interface device for slave device, host device, slave device, communication system and interface voltage switching method A communication system in which an operating voltage can be selected from a plurality of interface voltages enables an interface voltage to be switched in a stable manner during operation of the system. When the interface voltage is to be switched, a host device ( | 11/29/2011 |
| 8008811 | Power supplying unit A power supplying apparatus includes a conversion device to convert direct current (DC) power from a battery set into alternating current (AC) power. A current transformer arrangement may generate a DC charging signal based on the AC power and provide the DC chargin... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7999418 | Electrical system and control method A power generation system comprises at least two electrical systems connected at an electrical connection point. Each electrical system comprises a power conversion system comprising a converter including a plurality of switches for converting direct current power i... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7994659 | Method for supplying electrical energy from a first electronic circuit to a second electronic circuit via at least one wire line A method of supplying electrical energy from a first electronic circuit (10) to a second electronic circuit (20) connected via a communication interface (30), which interface (30) comprises at least one wire line (31) within a Radi... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7986062 | Electrical energy converter An electrical energy converter (100) arranged to be connected to at least one source of electrical energy (114, 116) and to condition the energy generated by that source to be suitable for feeding to a network (110) to which the converter (10... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7960870 | Power extractor for impedance matching In some embodiments, a power extractor may operate such that the source impedance and the load impedance may have various values. The power extractor dynamically matches the impedance of the source and the load for the maximum transfer of power. The power extractor ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7960871 | Control of a modular converter with distributed energy storage devices A device for converting an electrical current includes at least one phase module with an AC connection and at least one DC connection. A phase module branch is provided between each DC connection and each AC connection. Each phase module branch has a series connecti... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7944094 | Power station having a consumer and method for its operation A power station (40) is provided having a turbine section including a gas turbine (12) and a generator (28) which is driven directly by the gas turbine (12) and produces alternating current at a first operating frequency, and whose output... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7898116 | Integrated-inverter electric compressor and inverter device The invention provides an integrated-inverter electric compressor and an inverter device thereof which allow handling of the inverter device by neither touching nor holding a CPU substrate. An integrated-inverter electric compressor includes an inverter module integ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7888824 | Independent power supply module for LCD A power supply module for an LCD includes a system power supply module and a backlight power supply module. The system power supply module is used to drive a display panel module of the LCD. The backlight power supply module utilizes a power factor correction device... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7884507 | Remote electrical equipment power source The present invention is a remote electrical equipment power source. The remote electrical equipment power source includes an electrical generator adapted to power remote electrical equipment and a repulsive force conversion drive. The repulsive force conversion dri... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7880342 | DC bus regulator An improved DC bus regulator that utilizes more transistor packs for power conversion at some times and diode, SCR, and resistor packs at other times. The conversion technology is selected by the regulator based on the current load capacity and response required. Fo... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7868486 | Power supply having source determination circuitry utilized to disable battery charging circuitry in powered device A power supply provides a DC voltage to power an electronic device which includes battery charging circuitry. The power supply can be selectably coupled to alternative types of power sources and converts the power received from a power source to the DC voltage. The ... | 01/11/2011 |
| RE41596 | System and method for integrating a digital core with a switch mode power supply A digital core embodied within a semiconductor die that requires plural separate power supply voltage domains is situated within any of a variety of integrated circuit packaging technologies. Within the integrated circuit package including this semiconductor die als... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7732949 | System for method of predicting power events in an intermittent power environment and dispatching computational operations of an integrated circuit accordingly A system and method of predicting power events in intermittent power environments and dispatching computational operations of an integrated circuit accordingly. A power management prediction system includes a controller executing a prediction algorithm, an arrangeme... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7687941 | Cordless power transfer A system for cordless transfer of power for appliances or electronic devices 30 has a power transferring device 80 with a plurality of magnets 52 driven by a motor 70B powered by commercial electric power devices or lines. The power trans... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7683505 | Universal energy supply system A universal energy supply system for at least one electrical consumer comprises at least one AC voltage source and a cable connection connecting the source with the electrical consumer, wherein an AC/DC converting means is assigned to the AC voltage source for conve... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7586216 | Redundant electrical brake and protection system for electric generators An apparatus for electric braking and system protection for an electric generator includes a dynamic brake and a crowbar circuit designed for cooperation with power converters to dump power upon command. The dynamic brake includes at least one resistor and the crowb... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7535133 | Methods and apparatus for resistance compression networks A resistance compression network substantially decreases the variation in effective resistance seen by a tuned rf inverter as loading conditions change. Circuits can include resistance compression networks and rectifiers to form rf-to-dc converters having narrow-ran... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7514823 | Spacecraft regulation unit with decentralized bus capacitance A Spacecraft Regulation Unit SRU or Power Conditioning Unit PCU with decentralized capacitance comprising several power conversion modules each coupled, via interconnection means, to a high-level power bus for supplying power to equipment of a satellite. Each power ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7453171 | DC power source determination circuitry for use with an adapter An adapter device includes a DC/DC adapter to receive DC power from a DC power source, and output a regulated DC voltage (Vout). A source determination circuitry receives the DC power from the DC power source and compares a magnitude of a voltage of the D... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7453170 | Universal energy supply system A universal energy supply system for at least one electrical consumer comprises at least one AC voltage source and a cable connection connecting the source with the electrical consumer, wherein an AC/DC converting means is assigned to the AC voltage source for conve... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7411772 | Casimir effect conversion Techniques in which a 1st force, field, or effect caused by a Casimir effect is converted into a 2nd force, field, or effect. The 1st force, field, or effect might be distinct from the 2nd force, field, or effect only in t... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7397653 | Inverter design An inverter component layout and mounting bracket are disclosed which allow for electrical components, or the inverter as a whole to be replaced easily in the field. The disclosed mounting bracket and component layout also improve the heat rejection properties of th... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7385315 | Frequency converter for an immersion vibrator The invention relates to a frequency converter for an immersion vibrator, comprising a mobile converter housing, and a converter circuit disposed in said converter housing and adapted to convert an electrical supply voltage to a special voltage. The converter is fur... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7385805 | Method and apparatus for delivering uninterrupted power An uninterruptible power supply that provides power to an electrical device, the uninterruptible power supply that includes a first housing; a cover plate that includes a plurality of electrical outlets located on a surface of the cover plate and said cover plate is... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7379286 | Quantum vacuum energy extraction A system is disclosed for converting energy from the electromagnetic quantum vacuum available at any point in the universe to usable energy in the form of heat, electricity, mechanical energy or other forms of power. By suppressing electromagnetic quantum vacuum ene... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7365455 | Energy harvesting for wireless sensor operation and data transmission A device for powering a load from an ambient source of energy is provided. The device includes an energy harvesting device for harvesting energy from the ambient source of energy wherein the rate energy is harvested from the ambient source of energy is below that re... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362069 | Voltage source inverter control method A simple and accurate dead time dispersion measurement method and a voltage source inverter control method that can prevent the occurrence of an unstable phenomenon are provided. The control method controls a voltage source inverter of a PWM system, which inc... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363518 | Information handling system with power fault protection circuit An information handling system (IHS) employs a power fault protection circuit to protect the IHS from overvoltages which may occur on an information line from a power adapter to the IHS. The system includes a processor coupled to the protection circuit. The circuit ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359433 | Data transmission system The invention relates to a data transmission system for the serial asynchronous data transmission between two devices (1; 3). The aim of the invention is to provide a secure data transmission system for the communication between two devices that can be produc... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359769 | Wireless irrigation control device and related method An irrigation control device with a controller, antenna, power supply and battery charging device, such as a solar array, all contained within a housing, such as a rotor body. The controller receives signals through the antenna. The controller updates one or more wa... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7336060 | Circuit and method for controlling a DC-DC converter by enabling the synchronous rectifier during undervoltage lockout A control circuit for a DC-DC converter that prevents a deficiency from occurring due to sudden interruption in power supply. The control circuit activates and inactivates a main switching output transistor and a synchronous rectification output transistor to conver... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7319311 | Step down switching regulator with the substrate of the switching transistor selectively connected to either its drain or source A switching regulator is disclosed that is able to prevent reverse direction current flow without using a dedicated diode even when a PMOS transistor is used as a switching transistor of a step-down switching regulator. A selection circuit is provided to control con... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7319465 | Low-power driven display device For a display device having a solar cell and a power buffer for keeping stored electric power, a display system which has a low-power drive mode, self-contained power and no need for recharging or power wiring is provided. The display system includes a solar cell us... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7317896 | Mobile wireless router A mobile communication system for wireless communications includes a power adapter configured to receive input power from a power source and to adapt the input power to an output power, the output power being within Universal Serial Bus (USB) standards, a USB cable ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7317265 | Method and apparatus for power management A system in accordance with the invention includes a power converter for converting a thermally generated voltage where the power converter includes a low-voltage direct current to direct current voltage converter (DC-DC converter) and a high-efficiency DC-DC conver... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7295062 | Pulse modulated power converter A pulse modulation power converter comprising a forward path including a forward block (15), a switching stage (11) for amplifying an output from the forward block, and an output filter (12) for low pass filtering an output signal from the switc... | 11/13/2007 |
