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47 results about "Electronic controller" patented technology

Smart Power Tool Battery Charger

A power tool battery charger and method for adaptive charging and data transfer is disclosed. A power tool battery charger may include one or more charging docks, each charging dock including a charging interface for providing charging current, and an electronic controller including a processor and a memory. The electronic controller is configured to identify one or more battery packs received by the charging docks and determine battery information for the one or more battery packs. The battery information indicating tandem use information for the one or more battery packs, end-of-use information for the one or more battery packs, or user preference information. The electronic controller also charges the one or more battery packs based on the battery information.
Owner:MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORP

Endoscopic vessel harvesting with thermal management and augmented reality display

ActiveUS12667239B2Electronic controllerEndoscopic vessel harvesting
A vessel harvesting system removes a target vessel from a patient for use as a bypass. An elongated harvesting instrument inserts into a body along a path of a target vessel which includes at least one side branch. The harvesting instrument includes a cutter for applying thermal energy to sever and cauterize the side branch. An endoscopic camera captures visible-light images from a distal tip of the instrument within a dissected tunnel around the target vessel. A thermal camera captures thermograms coinciding with the visible-light images to characterize a temperature present at respective surfaces in the tunnel. An image processor (e.g., an electronic controller) renders a video stream including the visible-light images and an overlay depicting the temperatures present on at least some of the respective surfaces when applying the thermal energy. A display presenting the video stream and overlay to a user can be an augmented-reality display.
Owner:TERUMO CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS CORP

A connector device of a lamp modular electronic controller and a lamp

The application discloses a modular electronic controller connector device and a lamp, the connector device comprises at least one electronic connector fixing part and at least one electronic controller comprising input and output connector devices, the electronic connector fixing part is fixedly arranged on the lamp, and the electronic controller is detachably arranged on the electronic connector fixing part and is fixed on the lamp; the electronic connector fixing part is provided with electrically connected wiring devices and plug-in devices, the wiring devices are used for externally connecting external power supply and peripheral electronic devices, and the input and output connector devices comprise plug-in devices matched with plug-in terminals on the electronic connector fixing part; when the plug-in devices of the electronic controller and the plug-in devices of the electronic connector fixing part are plugged, the electronic controller can realize electric connection with the external power supply and the peripheral electronic devices. The connector device provided by the application realizes required functions by adopting a modular plug-in structure, is simple to operate, can be used for different lamps, has universality and reduces cost.
Owner:SUZHOU CYANTRONIC TECH CO LTD

Function management system and function management method

ActiveUS12676031B2Electronic controllerInstrument control
A function management system includes: an information collection unit configured to collect failure information including information about a failure of an electronic controller loaded in the vehicle and / or information about a failure of an instrument controlled by the electronic controller; and a determination unit configured to determine whether or not execution preparation for utilization start is possible for each of the option functions, and the determination unit determines that the execution preparation of the option function is impossible when a failure has been found in the electronic controller or the instrument required for execution of the option function, for each of the option functions, based on the failure information.
Owner:HONDA MOTOR CO LTD

Carbon deposition amount calculation method, device, controller and vehicle for particulate filter

ActiveCN117569904BParticulatesElectronic controller
The application provides a carbon accumulation amount calculation method and device of a particulate filter, an electronic controller for a vehicle and the vehicle. The carbon accumulation amount calculation method comprises the following steps: obtaining a real-time fuel injection amount of an engine; obtaining a real-time working condition carbon accumulation amount correction coefficient of the engine under a current working condition; obtaining a fuel carbon accumulation amount correction coefficient of fuel converted into particulate matter; calculating a real-time carbon accumulation amount of the particulate filter according to the fuel injection amount and the real-time working condition carbon accumulation amount correction coefficient and the fuel carbon accumulation amount correction coefficient; and calculating the carbon accumulation amount of the particulate filter according to the real-time carbon accumulation amount. The application can greatly reduce the calibration cost and improve the calculation accuracy of the carbon accumulation amount in the particulate filter under complex and special working conditions.
Owner:UNITED AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS SYST

relay

PendingCN122370228AElectronic controllerTesting Methods
This invention relates to the field of electronic control device technology, and specifically to a relay. The relay includes a first insulating member and an auxiliary push rod for driving an auxiliary contact assembly. The first insulating member has a first slot. The auxiliary push rod includes a guide section that movably passes through the first slot in a first direction. In a plane perpendicular to the first direction, the guide section has a body region and a missing region. The shape formed by the missing region and the body region is adapted to the cross-section of the first slot, and at least a portion of the enclosing line of the missing region connects to the outer peripheral wall of the guide section. This relay can improve the smoothness of the auxiliary push rod's movement, thereby improving the relay's reliability.
Owner:XIAMEN HONGFA ELECTRIC POWER CONTROLS CO LTD

System and method to detect anomalous wingtip extension for a folding wing tip aircraft

PendingUS20260152292A1Fault responseWing adjustmentsFly controlElectronic controller
An aircraft including one or more sensors configured to obtain sensor data, a wing that includes a primary portion and a wingtip, and a folding wingtip system that includes a latch pin system, a first electronic controller, and a second electronic controller. The first electronic controller configured to receive a fold command, send instructions to use the latch pin system according to the fold command, and make a first determination that a wingtip position of the wingtip is not in a folded position. The aircraft further including a flight control computer that is configured to send the fold command to the first electronic controller, in response to the first determination, set first error codes for the folding wingtip system, change a setting to indicate that the aircraft is grounded based on the first error codes, and schedule maintenance of the aircraft based on the first error codes.
Owner:THE BOEING CO

Performance improvement of an HVAC system that is thermally conditioned by a multi-branch cooling subsystem.

UndeterminedDE102025118764B3Temperature controlElectronic controller
A system for improving the performance of a heating, air conditioning, and ventilation (HVAC) system comprises rechargeable energy storage system (RESS) modules with high thermal mass, one or more auxiliary modules with low thermal mass, and a cooling system with a main refrigerant circuit and a refrigerant conditioning device. The HVAC system and individual parallel RESS refrigerant branches, connected in parallel to the auxiliary refrigerant branch(es), are connected to the main refrigerant circuit. An electronic controller determines the temperatures of the RESS module(s) and the auxiliary module(s) within their respective temperature ranges, conditions the refrigerant in the main circuit, and limits the refrigerant flow from it into the RESS refrigerant branch(es) when the temperature of the RESS module(s) is within a predefined temperature range.The control system also regulates the coolant flow from the main circuit to the auxiliary branch when the temperature of the auxiliary module is outside a second temperature range, in order to provide the target temperature coolant from the main coolant circuit to the HVAC system.
Owner:GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Three-level power electronic controller and control method for a magnetic bearing

ActiveCN117040268BElectronic controllerMagnetic bearing
The application discloses a three-level power electronic controller and a control method of a magnetic suspension bearing, and belongs to the field of magnetic suspension bearing control. The three-level power electronic controller comprises 2N winding bridge arms, a common bridge arm, 2N windings and a power supply; wherein N is the number of degrees of freedom of a multi-axis magnetic suspension bearing. The midpoint of each winding bridge arm is connected to the first end of a winding, and the second ends of all the 2N windings are connected together with the midpoint of the common bridge arm; the common bridge arm is used for providing a constant zero midpoint potential for the winding bridge arms, and controls the winding current in cooperation with the winding bridge arms to realize three-level voltage output. The application further provides a common bridge arm midpoint potential control method of self-adaptive hysteresis, which judges whether the common bridge arm is switched from a current mode to another working mode through a hysteresis width condition, an error sign condition, a differential sign condition and a common mode switching criterion, so that active control of the midpoint potential is realized.
Owner:HUAZHONG UNIV OF SCI & TECH +1

Fusion Confinement Device that Forms a Toroidal Interior Chamber having a Rifling and an Electronic Controller Electrically Coupled to The Fusion Confinement Device that is Operable to Control a Plurality of Pulses Of Electrical Energy to the Rifling

PendingUS20260204439A1Electronic controllerElectric coupling
Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some implementations an experimental fusion system includes a fusion confinement device that forms a toroidal interior chamber having a rifling and an electronic controller electrically coupled to the fusion confinement device that is operable to control a plurality of pulses of electrical energy to the rifling.
Owner:KEPLER FUSION TECHNOLOGIES INC

Power electronic controller and control method for a five degree of freedom magnetic bearing

This invention discloses a power electronic controller and control method for a five-degree-of-freedom magnetic levitation bearing, belonging to the field of magnetic levitation bearing control. It includes eight controllable switches and eight unidirectional conducting devices. Based on the connection method between the unidirectional conducting devices, controllable switches, and power supply, the eight bridge arms are divided into four forward bridge arms and four reverse bridge arms. Two forward bridge arms and two reverse bridge arms form a group of bridge arms. In each group, the two forward bridge arms and two reverse bridge arms are connected to five windings. By connecting the fifth winding of each group of bridge arms between every two windings of the first four windings, the current of each winding is controlled by changing the conduction time of each controllable switch. Only eight bridge arms are used to control ten windings. This invention reduces the complexity of the power electronic controller for a five-degree-of-freedom magnetic levitation bearing, while also reducing the controller's size and cost, thus possessing significant practical application value.
Owner:HUAZHONG UNIV OF SCI & TECH +1

Controller accelerated life test method and apparatus based on multiple stress coupling

PendingCN122308334ACoupling (electronics)Electronic controller
This invention belongs to the field of automotive electronics reliability testing technology, and relates to a method and apparatus for accelerated life testing of controllers based on multi-stress coupling. The method includes: selecting an on-board electronic controller sample and performing performance testing; determining the core failure mechanism and stress limit boundary; constructing a multi-stress coupling life conversion model; designing a cyclic accelerated test profile; setting the test condition parameters of the on-board electronic controller sample; conducting accelerated life testing based on the cyclic accelerated test profile; determining the failure state of the on-board electronic controller sample according to multi-level failure criteria; solving the life conversion model using the failure data corresponding to the failure state; inputting the target operating condition parameters into the solved life conversion model; and calculating the corresponding actual service life according to a preset reliability target. This invention addresses industry pain points such as low life prediction accuracy, incomplete failure identification, and high verification costs for complex on-board electronic systems like smart cockpits throughout their entire lifecycle.
Owner:NINGBO AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENT TESTING LTD

An interface circuit compatible with both PWM speed control and analog speed control

This utility model relates to the technical field of interface circuits for brushless electronic fan controllers, and discloses an interface circuit compatible with PWM speed control and analog speed control. The circuit includes a surge protection unit, a first filter unit, a first voltage divider unit, a second voltage divider unit, an integrator circuit, and a second filter unit. The surge protection unit is electrically connected to the input terminal of the first filter unit for inputting a PWM speed control signal. In practical use, when an analog speed control signal is required, the PWM signal, after being protected by the surge protection unit, sequentially passes through the first voltage divider unit, the second voltage divider unit, the integrator circuit, and the second filter unit to become a stable analog speed control signal. This allows a single interface circuit to satisfy the input of both PWM and analog speed control signals, simplifying the interface circuit structure of the drive signal in the brushless electronic controller, reducing costs, and facilitating practical use.
Owner:WUXI FANGCHEN ELECTRONIC TECH CO LTD

Systems and methods for location-dependent prioritized communication

A power tool and method for prioritized communication is disclosed. A power tool may include an electronic controller including a process and a memory, and a transceiver communicatively coupled to the electronic controller. The electronic controller may be configured to determine a power tool location of the power tool and identify a first prioritized set of communication protocols corresponding to the power tool location. The first prioritized set of communication protocols may include two or more communication protocols in a prioritized sequence. Then, the electronic controller may be further configured to transmit, via the transceiver, a communication according to a first communication protocol of the first prioritized set of communication protocols. The first communication protocol may be first in the prioritized sequence.
Owner:MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORP

A trim control system

PCT designated stageWO2026106537A1AuxillariesPropulsion power plantsElectronic controllerControl system
A trim control system for a vessel (11), comprising, an electronic controller configured to control at least one trim control device of the trim control system, a distribution unit configured to supply a first electric actuator and the electronic controller with electricity, at least one trim control device, configured to be arranged at a transom of a hull of a vessel, the trim control device comprising the first electric actuators configured to actuate a trim member, wherein the distribution unit comprising a step-up device configured to increase an input voltage from a fixed voltage of the vessel to a higher voltage, and the distribution unit is configured to distribute the input voltage to the electronic controller and the higher voltage to the first electric actuator.
Owner:PREZIP TECH

Peer-to-peer modular automation scheme

ActiveUS12683921B2Computer hardwareElectronic controller
In one example, an automation controller includes an electronic processor, a memory, a first peer messaging interface configured to connect to a first peer device, a second peer messaging interface configured to connect to a second peer device, and an input / output interface. The electronic processor is configured to receive, via the input / output interface, an interrupter status signal, and to transmit, via the first or second peer messaging interface, a message to a peer device based on the interrupter status signal. The electronic processor is also configured to receive a message from the peer device indicating a status of a peer interrupter, and to update an interrupter status variable in memory based on the status of the peer interrupter and the interrupter status signal. The electronic controller is also configured to transmit a signal to open or close an interrupter based on the updated interrupter status variable.
Owner:G & W ELECTRIC CO

Thermally controlled buoyancy device

ActiveUS12649554B1Underwater vesselsUnderwater equipmentThermal dilatationElectronic controller
A thermally controlled buoyancy device is provided with a bi-metallic structure that, when heated, causes volume changes and resulting changes in the buoyancy of the device. The buoyancy device includes an electrical source, a pressure sensor, an electronic controller and at least one variable buoyancy cell with a tunable internal volume. The buoyancy cells include laminated materials with differing coefficients of thermal expansion such that when heated can change shape and volume. The device controls buoyancy by monitoring the depth and supplying that signal to the controller. If the pressure exceeds the pre-set depth pressure; the controller passes current to a heating element in the buoyancy cell. The buoyancy cell responds to the current by increasing volume and thus increasing buoyancy. The design can be inverted such that heating causes the thermally controlled buoyancy device to shrink and lose buoyancy.
Owner:THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY

Software upgrading method of vehicle electronic controller and vehicle

PendingCN122363722AElectronic controllerIn vehicle
This application discloses a software upgrade method for a vehicle electronic controller and a vehicle. The method includes: responding to an application module receiving an upgrade start command, parsing a diagnostic function identifier corresponding to the upgrade start command to identify the upgrade type, the diagnostic function identifier including a first diagnostic function identifier for identifying remote upgrade types and a second diagnostic function identifier for identifying offline upgrade types; assigning a value to an upgrade status flag bit in the non-volatile storage module of the electronic controller according to the upgrade type; controlling the electronic controller to switch from the application module to the bootloader module, and reading the upgrade status flag bit from the non-volatile storage module; adjusting the test source address attribute corresponding to the programming conditions according to the assigned value of the upgrade status flag bit, so as to match the upgrade process corresponding to the upgrade type and perform an upgrade on the application module. The technical solution provided by this application can reduce the software upgrade cost in vehicle electronic controllers.
Owner:DONGFENG MOTOR GRP

Device with an energy accumulator and an electric machine which can be powered by an inverter and method for operating the device

This invention relates to an apparatus having an energy storage device and a motor powered by an inverter, and a method for operating the apparatus, wherein the energy storage device forms a series circuit with a first fuse and one or more additional fuses, wherein a driveable contact, particularly a switch, particularly a contactor, is connected in parallel with one of the additional fuses, or a corresponding driveable contact, particularly a switch, particularly a contactor, is connected in parallel with multiple additional fuses respectively, wherein the series circuit supplies power to the DC voltage side interface of the inverter, wherein a device for detecting the voltage present in the series circuit is connected to an electronic control device, which generates a drive signal for one contact or for multiple driveable contacts, wherein, in particular, when the voltage is lower than a corresponding voltage threshold, the corresponding contact is disconnected.
Owner:SEW EURODRIVE GMBH & CO KG

An electronic controller driving integrated circuit, control method and intelligent terminal

PendingCN122172680AProgramme controlComputer controlSensor arrayElectronic controller
The application discloses an electronic controller driving integrated circuit, a control method and an intelligent terminal, relates to the technical field of electronic controller driving control, and comprises the following steps: collecting multi-dimensional original sensing data of a target object including spatial position, time sequence, physical state and environmental parameters through a sensor array; performing synchronous and time sequence calibration processing on the data to generate a fusion data stream with unified space-time reference; performing mode recognition analysis on the fusion data stream, extracting a characteristic behavior mode and calculating a driving demand parameter; generating a driving control sequence including a pulse width modulation waveform instruction and a power stage control parameter based on the parameter; and finally controlling a power switch device to drive a target actuator to act. The method solves the problem of poor fusion quality of multi-source heterogeneous sensing data, and realizes intelligent driving control based on accurate environmental perception and behavior understanding.
Owner:SICHUAN XINZHAN RUIHENG TECHNOLOGY CO LTD

A fault information saving system and method

PendingCN122346402AElectronic controllerSecure state
The application relates to the technical field of automobile electronic function safety, and discloses a fault information storage system and method. The system comprises an FCCU fault collection module, which is used for detecting SRAM ECC errors and determining error types; a non-key fault channel receives single-bit errors, and a key fault channel receives double-bit errors; a hierarchical response decision module is used for determining corresponding write modes according to the error types; a double-buffered flash memory write module and a state machine management module are used for cooperatively executing write operations corresponding to the write modes; if an emergency write mode is triggered, a blocking flash memory write operation is executed, a state code is updated from a first value to a second value in a decreasing manner, fault information of the double-bit errors is written into the tail part of a main storage sector and a backup storage sector, the state code is updated from the second value to a third value in a decreasing manner after the writing is completed, and a safety state conversion of an automobile electronic controller is triggered. The system has good reliability when storing fault information.
Owner:CHANGCHUN LIJIE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD

Electrical controller for force dampers

Described herein is an electrical controller for a damper body assembly that stores a damping policy and instructions implementing a control method based on the policy. The controller can receive a sensor output and transmits a signal to alter the contribution to a damping coefficient of the damper from each fluid mass as a function of the sensor output, policy, and control method. Also described herein are methods of using the electrical controller. Also described herein are damper body assemblies that can be controlled by the electrical controller, an actuation assembly, and methods of using the same.
Owner:VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES INC

An electronic controller

ActiveCN121793287BEasy to installImprove stabilityElectronic controllerControl engineering
This invention relates to the field of controllers, specifically an electronic controller, comprising a housing, within which an energy storage element is disposed; the energy storage element is connected to the housing via a mounting unit; the mounting unit includes an anti-detachment unit and / or a limiting unit; the anti-detachment unit prevents the energy storage element from detaching from the housing; the limiting unit prevents the energy storage element from moving within the housing; this invention, through the installation unit, improves the stability and accuracy of the energy storage element's installation within the housing, while also facilitating the installation of the energy storage element; through the combined use of the anti-detachment unit and the limiting unit, the opposing blocking mechanism in the anti-detachment unit applies a backward pressing force to the columnar energy storage element; thereby achieving the fixed stability of the columnar energy storage element; the limiting unit provides axial limiting for the columnar energy storage element, preventing its movement within the housing.
Owner:ANHUI ZHUODUN SECURITY TECHNOLOGY CO LTD

A calibration tool system

The application relates to a calibration tool system, which comprises an electronic controller, a mounting base, a first display device, a second display device, a detection device and a target structure, wherein the electronic controller is connected with the acquisition device, the first display device, the second display device and the detection device respectively, the acquisition device is mounted on the mounting base, the acquisition device comprises an acquisition device and is used for acquiring information of the target structure; the electronic controller is used for acquiring and processing a target center pattern on the target structure acquired by the acquisition device, sending the processed target center pattern to the first display device, acquiring a measured target pattern obtained by the first display device through the detection device, calibrating the acquisition device according to a preset target pattern and the measured target pattern, obtaining a calibration result, and sending the calibration result to the second display device. The acquisition device can be checked for problems before a whole vehicle is assembled, timely rectification is realized, and the rectification period is greatly shortened.
Owner:ZHEJIANG ZEEKR INTELLIGENT TECH CO LTD +1

Devices and related control methods for grinding coffee beans

ActiveCN116887724BElectronic controllerProcess engineering
The grinding device (2) for grinding coffee beans includes: a user interface (8) for selecting the amount of coffee to be ground from a range of selectable amounts; a motor (13) powered by mains voltage to drive the grinders (11, 12); a device (20) for measuring the mains voltage; and an electronic controller (3) configured to: associate a series of grinding time values ​​with a series of corresponding values ​​of the mains voltage for each selectable amount of coffee to be ground; acquire the value of the amount of coffee to be ground selected by the user via the interface (8); detect the value of the mains voltage by the measuring device (20); set the grinding time value corresponding to the primarily detected voltage value for the acquired value of the amount of coffee to be ground selected by the user; and drive the grinders (11, 12) to the set grinding time value.
Owner:DELONG ELECTRIC CO LTD

Vacuum cleaner control system

PendingUS20260174292A1Electric equipment installationElectronic controllerControl system
A vacuum cleaner assembly includes a housing and a suction inlet disposed in the housing. An electronic controller is configured to set an operating parameter of the housing based on a type of surface to be cleaned. The type of surface including at least a first type of flooring and a second type of flooring.
Owner:ZENITH TECH LLC

relay (ME126)

ActiveCN310112475SElectronic controllerAutomatic control
1. Name of the designed product: relay (ME126). 2. Use of the designed product: electronic control device used in automatic control circuit. 3. Design points of the designed product: shape. 4. Picture or photo showing the design points: perspective view 1.
Owner:YUEQING MEISHUO ELECTRIC

Wireless-enabled sex board game

PendingUS20260175111A1Board gamesModem deviceElectronic controller
A system and method for providing an AI-enabled wireless-enabled sex board game having a large language model (LLM) for generating an auditory response to user input signal utilizes a sexual stimulation device having a sex toy elongated body and an inner cavity. The inner cavity encloses a wireless transmitter-receiver, a heating element, a vibration generator, a microphone, a speaker, and an electronic controller circuitry. The electronic controller circuity includes an audio circuitry, a charging circuit, a rechargeable battery, a wireless modem, a data storage device, and a query digital processor. The query digital processor generating an auditory response to user input using an LLM data model.
Owner:SISU IP HOLDING LLC