433 results about "Hertz" patented technology

A highly efficient fast charger for high capacity batteries and methods for fast charging high capacity batteries. The fast charger preferably comprises a rectified AC input of single or preferably three phases, with an optional power factor corrected input, minimally filtered with high frequency, high ripple current capacitors, which is switched with a power switching circuit in the “buck” configuration into an inductor / capacitor output filter. Metallized film capacitors are employed, to minimize the rectified 360 Hertz AC component filtering while providing transient switch protection and ripple current requirements for the buck regulator, to provide a high current fast charger with substantially improved power factor. High power, high frequency switching with minimized output filter size provides a highly filtered DC output. The fast charger is adapted to be constructed in a modular design for simple maintenance.

A gas diffusion electrode for a proton exchange membrane fuel cell is prepared by electrodeposition of a catalytic metal in nanocrystalline form on a substrate by contacting an electrically conductive substrate and a counterelectrode with a plating bath containing ions of a metal to be deposited on the substrate and passing a pulsed electric current between the substrate and counterelectrode having pulses that are cathodic with respect to the substrate and have a short on-time and / or a short duty cycle with a frequency from about 10 hertz to about 5000 hertz. In a preferred embodiment the electric current is a modulated reversing electric current having pulses that are cathodic with respect to the substrate and pulses that are anodic with respect to the substrate, the cathodic pulses having a short on-time and / or short duty cycle, the charge transfer ratio of the cathodic pulses to the anodic pulses being greater than one, and the frequency of the pulses ranging from about 10 hertz to about 5 kilohertz.

An antenna system for transmitting and receiving, in association with a radio device that develops an H-field and an E-field corresponding to a radio frequency power signal having a voltage and a current, the voltage having a phase relationship to the current. The antenna system includes a Hertz-type radiating element. A phasing and matching circuit is electrically coupled between the Hertz-type radiating element and the radio device. The phasing and matching circuit adjusts the phase relationship between the voltage and the current of the radio frequency power signal so that the H-field and the E-field are in nominal time phase. This enhances the performance of all of the antenna parameters in addition to allowing reduction in size.

An air filled trench is formed underneath the waveguide to reduce propagation loss, which in turn allowing the waveguide to be in the close proximity of on-chip devices, such as a photodetector. The air filled trench is formed from the back side of the substrate; hence it would not disturb the integration and the formation of components on the front side of the substrate. In another embodiment, for silicon-on-insulator (SOI) based device, with an air filled trench and a metal electrode, a back gate is formed. In yet another embodiment, air filled trench also reduces the substrate loss of RF passive components and passive antenna operating in Giga Hertz range. Air filled trenches can be used for both photonic and electronic circuits in a planar lightwave circuit. Finally, another embodiment is for the trench to effectively guide gases and fluids to pass through the detection area.

A highly efficient fast charger for high capacity batteries and methods for fast charging high capacity batteries. The fast charger preferably comprises a rectified AC input of single or preferably three phases, with an optional power factor corrected input, minimally filtered with high frequency, high ripple current capacitors, which is switched with a power switching circuit in the “buck” configuration into an inductor / capacitor output filter. Metallized film capacitors are employed, to minimize the rectified 360 Hertz AC component filtering while providing transient switch protection and ripple current requirements for the buck regulator, to provide a high current fast charger with substantially improved power factor. High power, high frequency switching with minimized output filter size provides a highly filtered DC output. The fast charger is adapted to be constructed in a modular design for simple maintenance.

The present invention relates to a device for protecting high frequency RF integrated circuits from ESD damage. The device comprises at least one varactor-LC circuit tank stacked to avoid the power gain loss by the parasitic capacitance of ESD circuit. The varactor-LC tank could be designed to resonate at the RF operating frequency to avoid the power gain loss from the parasitic capacitance of ESD circuit. Multiple LC-tanks could be stacked for further reduction in the power gain loss. A reverse-biased diode is used as the varactor for both purposes of impedance matching and effective ESD current discharging. Because the inductor is made of metal, both the inductor and the varactor can discharge ESD current when ESD condition happens. It has a high enough ESD level to prevent ESD discharge.

A system or method for measuring human ocular performance can be implemented using an eye sensor, a head orientation sensor, and an electronic circuit. The device is configured for measuring vestibulo-ocular reflex, pupillometry, saccades, visual pursuit tracking, vergence, eyelid closure, dynamic visual acuity, retinal image stability, foveal fixation stability, focused position of the eyes or visual fixation of the eyes at any given moment and nystagmus. The eye sensor comprises a video camera that senses vertical movement and horizontal movement of at least one eye. The head orientation sensor senses pitch and yaw in the range of frequencies between 0.01 Hertz and 15 Hertz. The system is implemented as part of an impact reduction helmet that comprises an inner frame having interior pads configured to rest against a person's head and one or more shock absorption elements attached between the inner frame and the spherical shell that couple the spherical shell to the inner frame. The spherical shell has a circular geometry, that when viewed horizontally at its horizontal midplane, includes a center point that is the rotational center of the spherical shell. The one or more shock absorption elements are sized to provide greater spacing between the inner frame and the spherical shell at the sides and rear of the spherical shell than at the front of the spherical shell. The one or more shock absorption elements are sized to configure the alignment of the rotational center of the spherical shell with the proximate rotational center of the wearer's head.

A synchronous machine with 3-phase sensors set 120° apart and 90° advanced is used to provide commutation from a direct current source. A time delay circuit with an electronically implemented algorithm controls torque by delaying the 90° advance. This delay is controlled by a linear voltage, independent of frequency, and can be used to control position, speed, or acceleration. A delay beyond 90° advance causes commutation to cease, and the alternating current machine switches to a generator, indicative of motive power being applied. If motive power ceases, the alternating current machine switches to a motor. Controlled switching can be less than half of one hertz.

A decorative lighting apparatus provides user-selectable color schemes corresponding to several holidays and other occasions for year-round use. In one illustrative example, the decorative lighting apparatus includes control circuitry which has a plurality of color-control outputs for coupling to color-control terminals of each one of a plurality of color-controllable lights along a decorative light strand. The control circuitry is operative to illuminate the color-controllable lights with any given color scheme by repeatedly time-multiplexing color-control signals at the color-control outputs to different interleaved sets of color-controllable lights along the decorative light strand. Each color-controllable light is a Red-Green-Blue (RGB) Light-Emitting Diode (LED). Preferably, the time-multiplexing rate is sufficient such that the RGB LEDs appear to be simultaneously illuminated along the strand (e.g. 32 Hertz or greater). Advantageously, this low-cost implementation reduces the number of wires required along the decorative light strand without sacrificing versatility.

An electrical power control apparatus and method for a conventional 60 hertz or other conventional frequency electrical AC power supply voltage waveform to proved an effective output current and voltage to an intended load whereby the output frequency is the same as the input frequency. Using a switching means capable of micro switching the current on and off, and a plurality of substantially equal length and duration interruptions of current on both sides of an AC current oscillation, the output effective voltage and resulting current may be preset and controlled to a pre-programmed output level regardless of input voltage having one or more phases. Or, the output voltage and resulting current may be continually monitored with the load integrated into the circuit being monitored and continually adjusted to yield maximum power use savings while avoiding damage to the components attached to the circuit. Additional embodiments provide for use of the micro chopping device as a circuit breaker for over current protection and as a smart circuit breaker to yield a data stream on individual circuit power usage which can be communicated to a monitoring station locally or by electronic transmission of information to a remote monitoring station. Real time monitoring and adjustment of power usage may be accomplished using such communication and two way communication between the device and communicating monitoring station also allow for real time charges for power usage and deduction from prepaid account for real time power usage.

The invention discloses a tera-hertz silica-based quadrupler and a frequency multiplier, belonging to the field of RFIC (Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit). The quadrupler comprises transistors (M1 and M2) and transmission lines (L1, L2 and L-1), wherein the drain ends of the transistors (M1 and M2) are respectively connected to an output port through the transmission lines (L1 and L2), source ends are connected with a ground line, grid ends are respectively connected with the signal input ends of an path (I) and the path (Q) of a baseband signal (f0); the transmission line (L-1) is connected between the output port and a power supply; and the length of the transmission lines (L1 and L2) are 1 / 4 of that of the corresponding wavelength of a signal (2f0), the length of the transmission line (L-1) is 1 / 4 of that of the corresponding wavelength of a signal (4f0). The multi-frequency multiplier comprises a 2n frequency multiplier (1), a 2n frequency multiplier (2) and a transmission line (L), wherein the output ports of the 2n frequency multiplier (1) and the 2n frequency multiplier (2) are connected to be used as the output port of a 2n+1 frequency multiplier, the transmission line (L) is connected between the output port of the 2n+1 frequency multiplier and the power supply, and the length of the transmission line (L) is 1 / 4 of that of the corresponding wavelength of a signal (2n+1f0). The tera-hertz silica-based quadrupler and the multi-frequency multiplier, provided by invention, have the advantages of high output frequency, pure frequency spectrum, low power consumption and easiness for integration.

An apparatus and method are provided. In particular, at least one first electro-magnetic radiation may be provided to a sample and at least one second electro-magnetic radiation can be provided to a non-reflective reference. A frequency of the first and / or second radiations varies over time. An interference is detected between at least one third radiation associated with the first radiation and at least one fourth radiation associated with the second radiation. Alternatively, the first electro-magnetic radiation and / or second electro-magnetic radiation have a spectrum which changes over time. The spectrum may contain multiple frequencies at a particular time. In addition, it is possible to detect the interference signal between the third radiation and the fourth radiation in a first polarization state. Further, it may be preferable to detect a further interference signal between the third and fourth radiations in a second polarization state which is different from the first polarization state. The first and / or second electro-magnetic radiations may have a spectrum whose mean frequency changes substantially continuously over time at a tuning speed that is greater than 100 Tera Hertz per millisecond.

An electrical power control apparatus and method for power factor correction in a conventional 60 hertz or other conventional frequency electrical AC power supply communicated to an inductive load. A plurality of interruptions of current in the line on both sides of an AC current oscillation, are created to control the power factor in a circuit energizing an inductive load. Additional power factor control and correction is provided by grounding of the line during each interruption. A controller controls the length and duration of each interruption based on preprogramming or input regarding current phase read or calculated in the line.

A device and method for generating laser pulse trains for delivery to a target including the use of a single laser generator which produces a plurality of pulse groupings of two or more individual laser pulses within each laser pulse train, generated at selected time intervals. The laser pulse train has a pulse width of at least about 30 microseconds and a pulse repetition rate of 1 to about 1,000 Hertz. The time intervals between the individual pulses within each of the pulse groupings along with the intervals between pulse groupings themselves are selected and controlled by a controller in reference to several variables including the emission and energy storage lifetimes of the lasing medium, the thermal diffusion time constant of the target, the time required to cool the target after the application of laser pulses to its ambient temperature, and the dissipation time of acoustic waves generated by the pulses.

A Photovoltaic panel support base rotating simultaneously around two axes, i.e. around an horizontal axis (North-South direction) for the continuous correction of the swivel angle (β), and around a vertical axis (East-West direction) for the continuous correction of the hour angle (ω), the solar deviation (δ) and the azimuthal surface (γ). The assembly comprises the tower (1), the base (2) with round profile, used for the anchorage and the seat of the assembly, the first drive mechanism (3) with ball bearings (16) for the rotation of the upper part around a vertical axis, the cantilevers' support assembly (4) of V shape, the rod (5), the second mechanism (7) for the rotation of the photovoltaic panels plane around an horizontal axis, the rotation axis (6) of the photovoltaic panels plane, the beams (8) of changing thin walled profile H and the series of transverse thin walled beams (9) of U profile. The frames of the photovoltaic panels rest on the frame formed by the U-shaped beams. The strong wind which falls at the photovoltaic panel plane is received and transmitted to the inner part of the construction, from one hand by the beams assembly (8) of shape H and from the other by the V-shaped assembly of the cantilevers (4). The strong forces' flow to the increasing profiles of the two assemblies (8) and (4) significantly decreases their strength to the inner part of the construction and as a result the two rotating drive mechanisms (3) and (7) substantially receive minimum dynamic stressing having the form of contact voltages (Hertz) created to their ball bearings (16). The electric motors of the two rotation mechanisms are driven by means of satellite control in order for the combination of β, ω, δ and γ to provide the instantly desired result cos θ=1 or Θ=0, i.e. the incident solar radiation to always be vertical with regard to the panels plane.

A unitary amorphous metal magnetic component for an axial flux electric machine such as a motor or generator is formed from a spirally wound annular cylinder of ferromagnetic amorphous metal strips. The cylinder is adhesively bonded and provided with a plurality of slots formed in one of the annular faces of the cylinder and extending from the inner diameter to the outer diameter of the cylinder. The component is preferably employed in constructing a high efficiency, axial flux electric motor. When operated at an excitation frequency “f” to a peak induction level Bmax the unitary amorphous metal magnetic component has a core-loss less than “L” wherein L is given by the formula L=0.0074f(Bmax)1.3+0.000282f1.5(Bmax)2.4, the core loss, excitation frequency and peak induction level being measured in watts per kilogram, hertz, and teslas, respectively.

A plane parallel type three-freedom-degree precise positioning work table has three flexible branched chains which are total the same in structure and respectively and correspondingly arranged on the inner sides of three equal sides of a base of a triangular structure and a movable platform arranged on the inner sides of the three flexible branch chains and arranged at the center of the base, wherein the base, the three flexible branched chains and the movable platform are integrally formed, the three flexible branched chains are in flexible connection with the base, displacement input ends of the three flexible branched chains respectively correspond to three included angles of the base, the movable platform is in flexible connection with the three flexible branched chains, a groove is formed between the inner side of each included angle of the base and the corresponding flexible branched chain, a piezoelectric ceramic driver is horizontally arranged in the groove, one end of the piezoelectric ceramic driver is in hertz contact with the displacement input ends of the flexible branched chains, and the other end of the piezoelectric ceramic driver is fixedly connected on the base through bolts. The plane parallel type three-freedom-degree precise positioning work table is compact in structure, flexible to control, high in static and dynamic stiffness, high in kinematic accuracy, low in inertia, free of error accumulation, free of friction and heating and fast in responding.

New, hybrid vacuum electronic devices are proposed, in which the electrons are extracted from the nanotube into vacuum. Each nanotube is either placed on the cathode electrode individually or grown normally to the cathode plane. Arrays of the nanotubes are also considered to multiply the output current. Two- and three-terminal device configurations are discussed. In all the cases considered, the device designs are such that both input and output capacitances are extremely low, while the efficiency of the electron extraction into vacuum is very high, so that the estimated operational frequencies are expected to be in a tera-hertz range. New vacuum triode structure with ballistic electron propagation along the nanotube is also considered.

The invention discloses an ultralow frequency vibration isolator based on parallel connection of a positive stiffness spring and a negative stiffness spring, comprising a guide post, a sheath cover, a sliding block, a negative stiffness spring, a lower cover, a guide seat, a ball and a main spring. According to the invention, the main spring (a positive stiffness spring) is connected with the negative stiffness spring in parallel, thus a vibration damper can have the characteristics of high static stiffness and low dynamic stiffness, and zero-hertz ultralow frequency vibration isolation is realized; connection of a screw thread pair is adjusted, thus a stiffness curve of a vibration isolator is adjusted according to vibration isolation quality, and vibration isolation performance can be adjustable; and rolling friction is realized by adopting balls, thus frictional resistance is reduced. The ultralow frequency vibration isolator disclosed by the invention can be used as one component and is applicable to an environment under vibrational excitation, especially an environment under low frequency vibrational excitation, such as a vehicle seat, a suspension, precise instrument vibration isolation as well as vibration attenuation and seismic resistance.

A system and method for a real-time prognosis of a vehicle comprising a personal communication device comprising an arbitrarily oriented three-axis accelerometer configured to capture a pitch motion and / or roll motion of the vehicle and an onboard diagnostics system communicably connected with the personal communication device enabling bi-directional communication. The personal communication device comprising a processor configured for geometric mapping of a three dimensional Cartesian coordinate of the three-axis accelerometer with the vehicle. The processor virtually orients the coordinates of three-axis accelerometer to coincide with the coordinates of the vehicle. The arbitrarily oriented three-axis accelerometer is configured to capture a road condition and a driver behaviour using a sampling rate between 4 Hertz (Hz) to 10 Hertz (Hz). The system for the real-time prognosis of the vehicle, wherein the real-time prognosis utilizes at least one predictive analysis model to determine real-time prognosis for the said vehicle.

Infrared laser light generated by a solid state diode pumped transform-limited Ti:Sapphire laser is converted to UV wavelengths using third and fourth harmonic generation systems. The resulting output is tunable between approximately 187 and 333 nm. The combined solid state Ti:Sapphire laser and harmonic generation system includes feedback mechanisms for improved power and wavelength stability. The system can operate at pulse repetition rates of several thousand Hertz.

A tornado detector comprising a sensor (30) for sensing the presence of sound having a frequency of about one hertz and for providing a sound sense signal in response thereto, a filter (50) to attenuate said sound sense signal wave components having frequencies greater than those which correspond to sound having a frequency of about one hertz, and an alarm (101) for generating an alarm signal in response to said filtered sound sense signal.

A bulk amorphous metal magnetic component has a plurality of laminations of ferromagnetic amorphous metal strips adhered together to form a generally three-dimensional part having the shape of a polyhedron. The component is formed by stamping, stacking and bonding. The bulk amorphous metal magnetic component may include an arcuate surface, and an implementation may include two arcuate surfaces that are disposed opposite each other. The magnetic component may be operable at frequencies ranging from between approximately 50 Hz and 20,000 Hz. When the component is excited at an excitation frequency “f” to a peak induction level Bmax, it may exhibit a core-loss less than “L” wherein L is given by the formula L=0.0074 f (Bmax)1.3+0.000282 f1.5 (Bmax)2.4, said core loss, said excitation frequency and said peak induction level being measured in watts per kilogram, hertz, and teslas, respectively.

The frequency spectrum of a transmitter system is spreaded in the transmitter (1) through the codification of information bits by means of sequence pairs of Golay complementary sequences. The spectrum is received in the receiver (2) and is subject to a filter, which is adapted to the features of such sequences enabling the detection of digital levels corresponding to the original transmitted information. If pairs of orthogonal sequences, A amplitudes for moduling data, and N-PSK modulation are used, it is possible to get a transmission speed (C) equal to:Where B is to the null-to-null spread bandwidth used in Hertz. It allows an improvement in quality as compared to other digital-communication systems, which use spread spectrum techniques and CDMA, obtaining a process gain independent of the transmission speed.

The invention discloses a double-pulse phase sensitive OTDR (optical time-domain reflectometer) integrated with a weak reflection grating, and the OTDR comprises a narrow-pulse laser, a light modulator, a circulator, a data collection device, an avalanche detector, a weak reflection grating array, a sensing optical fiber, and a pulse signal generator. The invention also discloses a vibration measurement method for the OTDR. The OTDR employs a mode of integrating with the weak reflection grating, and improves the signal to noise ratio of a system. Through employing a double-pulse detection method, the OTDR solves a problem that most of grating sensing is just sensitive to the position event of a grating, and is enabled to be sensitive to all events of the sensing fiber along a line. Because the signal to noise ratio of the system is very high, the OTDR can measure the high-frequency vibration of limit frequency under the limiting of the length of the sensing fiber, and also can measure the low-frequency vibration (less than 10 hertz).