386results about "Two-wire dc circuits" patented technology

A system supplies electrical power to a remote electrical device. The system includes an AC/DC voltage converter coupled to the AC voltage source for converting an AC voltage from the AC voltage source to a high DC voltage output at a first location. The AC/DC voltage converter comprises a plurality of AC/DC voltage converter components which, on the input side thereof, are connected in parallel with the AC voltage source and which, on the output side thereof, are connected serially to an electric conductor. The electric conductor extends to a plurality of voltage converters at a remote location having inputs connected serially to the electrical conductor and having outputs providing an appropriate voltage to the electrical device, the plurality of voltage converters converting the high DC voltage to either a lower DC voltage or an alternating voyage without a cooling mechanism that would otherwise be needed when less than the plurality of voltage converters are implemented to convert the high DC voltage to the lower DC voltage or alternating voltage.

A two wire communication system capable of transmitting data and transferring power by the used of an electrical bi-polar waveform across a two wire conductor from a controller in communication with the two-wire conductor to at least one module in communication with the controller and capable of transmitting data from the module to the controller; and a remote electrical device in communication with the controller. Usable data may be continuously transmitted across the two wire conductor independent of and during power transmission between the controller and the at least one module without loss of data transmission time and without affecting the transfer of power to the at least one module. The data is transmitted across the two wire conductor to the modules by pulse duration signals at the same time power is transmitted to the modules. The system is capable of using up to 100% of transmission time to transmit data without affecting transfer of power to the at least one module.

A circuit that has one or more control units that divide a load into two or more load groups, with each load group comprised of at least one load element. The one or more control units directing power from a power source to one or more of the load groups based on voltage variations in an output of the power source, load grouping, and operational parameters of the load elements. The circuit further includes one or more pass stages that regulate current flow from the power source to the load groups.

A remote resource can be configured to control connectivity of the power generator modules in a string. For example, a respective power generator module can include a current sense circuit that monitors for presence of communication signal. The power generator module can monitor for a presence of a remotely generated control signal over power line that is used by the respective power generator module to convey power to the external load. If the control signal is present on the power line, as generated by the remote resource, the control circuit in the respective power generator module activates the switch to an ON state such that respective activated power generator module is connected in series with the other activated power generator modules. If no keep-alive control signal is detected within a timeout period, the controller deactivates the respective power generator module.

An energy-harvesting device includes a power generating element configured to generate electric power, a storage capacitor configured to store the electric power generated by the power generating element, a DC/DC converter configured to convert, into a predetermined voltage, a voltage obtained from the electric power generated by the power generating element and the electric power stored in the storage capacitor, a delay section for delaying a voltage corresponding to a voltage across the storage capacitor, and a controller configured to output an activating signal that activates the DC/DC converter when the delayed voltage is higher than a reference voltage. The energy-harvesting device thus can produce a necessary voltage and power.

A direct current (DC) transmission and distribution system (10) includes a system DC link (12) configured for carrying power from a source (14) to a plurality of loads (16) and DC to alternating current (AC) power converter modules (18, 118, 218, 318, 418) coupled in series to the system DC link on a load side of the system DC link.

The present invention relates to a controller for an electric power supply of an electronic device of a vehicle, and more particularly, to a controller for an electric power supply of an electronic device supplied with electric power from a battery of a vehicle. The controller for the electric power supply of the present invention comprises a battery voltage variation detector for detecting voltage variation in the electric power supplied from the battery, and a power control module for allowing the electric power from the battery to be supplied to the electric device when the voltage variation detected by the battery voltage variation detector is equal to or greater than a predetermined level.

A driving circuit of electroluminescence (EL) display device is disclosed, which is divided into an integrated circuit (IC) and an exterior circuit. The IC includes a DC-DC converter for controlling an external DC voltage to a desired DC voltage through a timing control signal. A power peripheral unit is provided outside the IC, which controls an input voltage and an output voltage of the DC-DC converter and stabilizes the DC-DC converter. The DC-DC converter generates a desired DC voltage using the external input voltage according to a voltage control signal subject to the timing control signal. The generated DC voltage is provided to a data processor and a scan processor inside the IC. It is possible to control the DC voltage inside the IC using the DC-DC converter controlled by the timing control signal, and most parts of a power portion can be integrated inside the IC.

The invention discloses a direct-current converter station based on a bipolar structure. The direct-current converter station consists of two convertor units connected in series, the serial connection point of the two convertor units is grounded by a neutral bus, and each convertor unit consists of a plurality of MMC (Modular Multilevel Converter) which are connected in series and in parallel. With the structure, when direct current fails, only the fault pole is affected, and a perfect pole is hardly affected, so the system reliability is improved; meanwhile, according to the direct-current converter station, the neutral bus is led out to be grounded, the stage construction and capacity-increasing construction of a system can be conducted easily, and a single pole is firstly put into operation, then double poles are put into operation, so that investment benefits can be obtained early; and simultaneously, the neutral bus is grounded by a grounding pole guide line to provide a current backflow access to a system in a single-pole ground loop operation mode, and when the system is in balance operation, the grounding current is extremely low.

A multi-functional power supply that is advantageously suitable for distributed networking environments, such as the deployment of wireless networks. The power supply provides PoE ports for powering various devices and includes redundancy, back-up support, failover detection and monitoring/reporting. Thus, the power supply is particular well suited for a router or switch type environment that enables powered devices to be located in strategic locations without being limited by the provision of AC power outlets.

Voltage-activated and accurate current sink, and method of providing same. In one aspect, a circuit for accurately sinking current includes a zener diode coupled to a power source at the cathode of the zener diode, and first and second transistors, where the first transistor has its collector coupled to the power source and its base coupled to the cathode of the zener diode, and the second transistor has its base coupled to the anode of the zener diode and its emitter coupled to ground. A resistor is coupled between the emitter of the first transistor and the collector of the second transistor.

A circuit includes a first source for providing an alternating electric field, a directional circuit connected to the first source for providing an alternating electric field by a transmission conductor there being no conductive return path provided back from the directional circuit to the first source for providing an alternating electric field. The directional circuit being a loop circuit which includes one or more circuit elements causing the loop circuit to be asymmetric to current flow; the directional circuit having no continuous connective path to earth ground, or battery ground, the directional circuit thereby developing a DC potential in response to the alternating electric field which is self referencing between a relatively high potential output and a relatively lower potential output. One or more loads connected to the directional circuit, the one or more loads also not having a continuous conductive path to earth ground or a battery ground. The load is not provided with a continuous connection to earth ground, or battery ground.

Disclosed herein is a circuit for passively managing power between a fuel cell stack and a battery in a hybrid system. The circuit includes a buck-boost converter circuit, a direct charge circuit; and a network which interconnects them. The network is configured so that in response to a voltage level in the network being lower than or equal to a maximum battery charge voltage, the battery is charged via the direct charge circuit; and in response to another voltage level in the network which is higher than the maximum battery charge voltage, the battery is charged via the buck-boost converter circuit. Also disclosed is a device incorporating the circuit and a method of passively managing power.

In a jump-starting method between an electric vehicle providing a jump-start and an electric vehicle receiving a jump-start, the electrical systems of the two electric vehicles are temporarily interconnected electrically during the time of the jump-starting.

Circuits provide power to network-based devices, such as IP telephones, using spare conductors within existing LAN cables. The circuits, which may comprise diode bridges, are designed to provide power using existing and planned industry guidelines.

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling data transfer and power supply to at least one load device (61-64) connected to a two-wire data communication cable (70) in a bus-type structure. Power supply and data transfer are multiplexed via the two-wire data communication cable so that a standard coaxial cable can be used for shared power and data transport, enabling the operation of lighting applications or other applications in retail and office, based on cheap, flexible, preconfigured cables in a bus topology and using known chipsets.

A power supply apparatus has a first electric storage section, a second electric storage section having an excellent energy density and a poor output density compared with the first storage section, and a control section that acquires first data and second data before and after each time of transferring charge between the first and storage sections, the first data being a combination of an SOC and an OCV of the first storage section, the second data being a combination of an SOC and an OCV of the second storage section, estimates a first correlation between the SOC and the OCV of the first storage section from an aggregation of the first data including reference data, and estimates a second correlation between the SOC and the OCV of the second storage section based on a comparison between a plurality of stored data and an aggregation of the second data.

To provide a switching device capable of a switch-controlling a voltage source regardless of voltage changes in the voltage source to be switched and the voltage source employed for switch control.

A switching path 61 includes, between the input terminal 1 and output terminal 4 for a voltage source, a series connection of the source or drain electrodes of PMOS transistors 10a and 10b connected to their back-gate electrode. A driving circuit has an NMOS transistor 11a having a load resistor 12a at its drain electrode and NMOS transistor 11b having a load resistor 12b at its drain electrode, which are connected to the gate electrodes of the PMOS transistors, respectively and receives the output from the logic inverter 14 for the switching control.

A system for bidirectional data and power transmission are shown and described. In an embodiment, the system includes a network power controller that protects the network against over-current conditions by disconnecting system power when high current is detected at the power input. In an embodiment, power and data are transmitted between the network power controller and nodes on the network via a conduit having at least three wires. In an embodiment, an optical fiber is used to transmit data between the network power controller and the nodes. The use of a third wire or an optical fiber offers advantages over other systems for bidirectional data and power transmission in that they reduce the EMI effects on the system and allow for an increased duty cycle for power transmission.

A system configured to reduce the amplitude of reactive current present on a DC bus shared by multiple inverters is disclosed. The start of the switching period for the modulation routines of each inverter is synchronized, and a carrier phase angle is determined for a carrier signal within each of the inverters. The modulation routine of each inverter generates a reactive current on the shared DC bus. By controlling the carrier phase angle for each inverter, the reactive current of a first inverter may be generated at a phase angle that is offset from the phase angle of the reactive current generated by a second inverter. As a result, the reactive current from the first inverter cancels at least a portion of the reactive current from the second inverter, reducing the total reactive current present on the DC bus.

One embodiment of the present invention relates to a battery pack and a method of controlling the battery pack, and more particularly, to a battery pack receiving a charging current from a power generation module and a method of controlling the battery pack. In the battery pack, when an output voltage of the power generation module is higher than a rated voltage of a main battery and a rated voltage of a sub-battery is higher than the rated voltage of the main battery, an energy loss may be reduced.