38 results about "Ramp time" patented technology

An intelligent light source for use with the test of a digital camera module provides a plurality of shapes of light. A fast light pulse is created with turn-on and turn-off transitions less than or equal to one microsecond. Other waveform shapes comprise a ramp and a sinusoid, and all shapes can be made to occur once or repetitively. The magnitude of the light has a range from 0.01 LUX to 1000 LUX, and the ramp has a ramp time that has a range from microseconds to 100 ms. The light comprises of a plurality of colors created by serial connected strings of LED devices, where the LED devices in a string emit the same color. The light emanating from the light source is calibrated using a photo diode and the control of a tester by adjusting offset voltages of a DAC controlling a current through the LED strings.

A system and methods for capturing the time and temperature at which a thermostat(s) in a home turns on and turns off, and then analyzing those times and temperatures at particular granularities to identify improvements in energy usage. These time and temperature data points are some of the information needed to determine two performance attributes in the home: the ramping time when the HVAC system is returning the home to the comfort setting (which is called herein the system on time), and the ramping time for the home to hit the next on cycle.

The present invention discloses a method, a system and an implementing circuit element for compensating inductance variation. A comparing circuit and a control loop are used to maintain the peak level of current flowing through an inductor of a flyback converter. An inductor switch control signal controls an inductor switch through which the inductor current flows. The inductor current increases at a ramp-up rate during a ramp time and stops increasing at the end of the ramp time. The comparing circuit generates a timing signal that indicates a target time at which the inductor current would reach a predetermined current limit if the inductor current continued to increase at the ramp-up rate. The control loop then receives the timing signal and compares the target time to the end of the ramp time. The pulse width of the inductor switch control signal is increased when the target time occurs after the end of the ramp time. Adjusting the pulse width controls the peak of the inductor current.

A system and method for automatically defining and tuning operating parameters for a motor control device with minimal or no operator input is disclosed. The system includes a motor control device electrically connectable to an AC motor and a controller that is programmed to define a motor start-up function based on a rated current of the motor, the motor start-up function comprising an initial torque factor and an initial ramp time. The controller also triggers switching devices of the motor according to the motor start-up function to inject current into the motor during a first trial run, monitors operating conditions of the motor and motor control device during the first trial run, modifies the motor start-up function based on the monitored operating conditions, and triggers the plurality of switching devices according to the modified motor start-up function to inject current into the motor during a subsequent trial run.

Methods are disclosed for delivering energy to a body of a human or animal during a treatment procedure using an electrosurgical generator, a pre-set overall procedure time being defined for the treatment procedure, a ramp time being defined for a parameter to reach a pre-set threshold during the treatment procedure, the method comprising: measuring the parameter over time; and if the parameter has not substantially reached the pre-set threshold by the ramp time, setting a procedure extension time responsive to the time difference between the ramp time and the time at which the pre-set threshold was reached, and extending the overall procedure time by the procedure extension time.

An apparatus and a method for increasing the magnitude of the magnetic gradient for MRI without causing nerve stimulation. As an example, the short ramp time of magnetic gradients, for example less than 150 microseconds is contemplated. These short ramp-time magnetic gradients are used for the imaging of structures with short relaxations times, such as teeth, without causing nerve stimulation. The apparatus comprises a generator of magnetic gradients of at least 1 milliTeslas in magnitude with at least one gradient ramp time shorter than 150 microseconds and which induces no peripheral nerve stimulation.

The present invention discloses a constant current and voltage controller in a four-pin package with dual-use pin, and a method thereof, which can reduce cost of a flyback converter. A comparing circuit and a control loop are used to maintain the peak level of current flowing through an inductor of a flyback converter. An inductor switch control signal controls an inductor switch through which the inductor current flows. The inductor current increases at a ramp-up rate during a ramp time and stops increasing at the end of the ramp time. The comparing circuit generates a timing signal that indicates a target time at which the inductor current would reach a predetermined current limit if the inductor current continued to increase at the ramp-up rate. The control loop then receives the timing signal and compares the target time to the end of the ramp time. The pulse width of the inductor switch control signal is increased when the target time occurs after the end of the ramp time. Adjusting the pulse width controls the peak of the inductor current.

System, device and method for providing neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) to muscles of foot. The device includes an electrical signal generator for producing a wave pattern of variable frequency, duration, intensity, ramp time and on-off cycle. The device further includes surface electrodes for being positioned over the foot muscles or around ankles and attached to the signal generator. The device includes a wearable device for positioning a first electrode adjacent a heel of the wearer's foot and a second electrode adjacent an arch of the foot. The signal generator is programmed to stimulate the foot muscles and nerves. Location of the electrodes and the programming are adjusted to reduce pooling of the blood in the soleal veins of the calf and enhance venous blood flow to prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT); to enhance venous blood flow for the post-thrombotic syndrome patient; to expedite wound healing; to reduce neuropathic pain of the foot and ankle, chronic musculoskeletal pain of the ankle and foot, and acute post-operative foot and ankle pain; and to prevent muscular atrophy of the foot muscles.

A respiratory assistance device is disclosed. There is a patient interface for coupling to a patient respiratory passageway, and a selectively regulated therapeutic gas flow source in pneumatic communication with the patient over the patient interface. A ramping controller is connected to the therapeutic gas flow source and is receptive to inputs of a prescription pressure level, an initial pressure level, a total ramp duration, and a numeric value corresponding to a ramping duration. Therapeutic gas flow at an initial pressure level is regulated for a ramp delay duration reciprocal to the ramping duration relative to the total ramp duration. The ramping controller incrementally increases therapeutic gas flow to the prescription pressure level from a ramp start time to a ramp end time at a delivery pressure increase rate derived from the numeric value of the ramping duration and the total ramp duration.

The present subject matter is directed to a high-speed high resolution and accuracy time interpolator circuit. The interpolator uses basic dual ramp time-to-digital converter architecture, but provides circuits and methodologies to improve the accuracy, reduce the effective intrinsic jitter, and reduce the measurement time. Improved aspects of the present subject matter correspond to the introduction of a current mirror for improved settling time, a high frequency clock for improved resolution and ADC sample processing to improve resolution and accuracy.

A circuit uses a single control input to an oscillator of an electronic ballast to program the parameters of soft-start frequency, pre-heat frequency, ignition ramp time, and ballast run frequency. The output frequency of the oscillator is based on an electrical parameter at the control input node. A resistor-capacitor network may be used to program the soft-start ramp time and ignition ramp time. The resistive element of the restive-capacitance network may be used to program the pre-heat frequency. A switchable impedance may be used to program the ballast run frequency. A look-up table circuit may also be used in the alternative to implement a single control input for the oscillator of an electronic ballast.

System, device and method for providing neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) to muscles of foot. The device includes an electrical signal generator for producing a wave pattern of variable frequency, duration, intensity, ramp time and on-off cycle. Device further includes surface electrodes for being positioned over the foot muscles or around ankles and attached to signal generator. Signal generator is programmed to stimulate the foot muscles and nerves. Location of the electrodes and the programming are adjusted to reduce pooling of the blood in the soleal veins of the calf and enhance venous blood flow to prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT), to enhance venous blood flow for the post-thrombotic syndrome patient, to expedite wound healing, to reduce neuropathic pain of the foot and ankle, chronic musculoskeletal pain of the ankle and foot, and acute post-operative foot and ankle pain, and to prevent muscular atrophy of the foot muscles.

The present invention relates to a method of interconnection routing for preventing crosstalk. The method comprises the following steps. Providing an aggressor connection path as a first net. Providing a victim connection path according to the requirements of a second net. Determining a voltage ramp time of the aggressor connection path, a victim total length of the victim connection path, a coupled wire length between the aggressor connection path and the victim connection path, and an equivalent load corresponding to the victim connection path. Evaluating a noise metric according to the voltage ramp time, the victim total length, the coupled wire length and the equivalent load. Modifying the victim connection path to shorten the coupled wire length if the noise metric is greater than a pre-determined value. Finally designating the victim connection path as the second net if the noise metric is less than the pre-determined value.

The present invention discloses a primary feedback controller for implementing high-precision constant current output and method thereof. A comparing circuit and a control loop are used to maintain the peak level of current flowing through an inductor of a flyback converter. An inductor switch control signal controls an inductor switch through which the inductor current flows. The inductor current increases at a ramp-up rate during a ramp time and stops increasing at the end of the ramp time. The comparing circuit generates a timing signal that indicates a target time at which the inductor current would reach a predetermined current limit if the inductor current continued to increase at the ramp-up rate. The control loop then receives the timing signal and compares the target time to the end of the ramp time. The pulse width of the inductor switch control signal is increased when the target time occurs after the end of the ramp time. Adjusting the pulse width controls the peak of the inductor current.

An apparatus and a method for increasing the magnitude of the magnetic gradient for MRI without causing nerve stimulation. As an example, the short ramp time of magnetic gradients, for example less than 150 microseconds is contemplated. These short ramp-time magnetic gradients are used for the imaging of structures with short relaxations times, such as teeth, without causing nerve stimulation. The apparatus comprises a generator of magnetic gradients of at least 1 milliTeslas in magnitude with at least one gradient ramp time shorter than 150 microseconds and which induces no peripheral nerve stimulation.

A fuel injector control system and method provides precise fuel injection timing while eliminating the need for a voltage regulator by estimating or predicting ramp times between voltage application and actual fuel injection. In one embodiment, an estimated ramp time injection is calculated from a measured voltage and is used to delay or advance application of the voltage on the coil so that the load current reaches a desired current level at a desired injection start time. In another embodiment, an actual ramp time for a given injection is measured and used to predict future ramp times. A current regulator prevents excessive emissions from being generated when controlling the load current.

The present invention relates to the domain of video equipment. It concerns more specifically a transmission device able to transmit packets, said device comprising the means to extract image ticks from a synchronisation signal, the means to initialise an image counter from said image ticks, the means to initialise a CPT_ PCR counter every 'm' passage through zero of the image counter, CPT_PCR producing counting ramps CSE_PCR with a range M, the means to sample the counting ramps CSE_PCR every Tech period, where Tech is from a time base synchronised on all the stations of said network, and the means to transmit packets comprising a PCRe sample of the CSE_PCR counting ramp. According to the invention, it also comprises the means to insert in the packet: - an Num index identifying the CSE_PCR counting ramp from which the PCRe sample is realised, and - a time label Datejnit indicating a CSE_PCR counting ramp timestamp passage through a reference value PCR_REF comprised between 0 and M-1.

A system and method for automatically defining and tuning operating parameters for a motor control device with minimal or no operator input is disclosed. The system includes a motor control device electrically connectable to an AC motor and a controller that is programmed to define a motor start-up function based on a rated current of the motor, the motor start-up function comprising an initial torque factor and an initial ramp time. The controller also triggers switching devices of the motor according to the motor start-up function to inject current into the motor during a first trial run, monitors operating conditions of the motor and motor control device during the first trial run, modifies the motor start-up function based on the monitored operating conditions, and triggers the plurality of switching devices according to the modified motor start-up function to inject current into the motor during a subsequent trial run.

A fuel injector control system and method provides precise fuel injection timing while eliminating the need for a voltage regulator by estimating or predicting ramp times between voltage application and actual fuel injection. In one embodiment, an estimated ramp time injection is calculated from a measured voltage and is used to delay or advance application of the voltage on the coil so that the load current reaches a desired current level at a desired injection start time. In another embodiment, an actual ramp time for a given injection is measured and used to predict future ramp times. A current regulator prevents excessive emissions from being generated when controlling the load current.

A pin-based memory power modeling method using arc-based characterization includes steps as follows. All power arcs of a memory model are identified and characterized. A power arc is selected from the identified and characterized power arcs. Output bus switching power is computed by removing overlapping power using the selected power arc, and a temporary value for various input ramp times and output loads is derived. Output pin power for the selected power arc is calculated using the temporary value and a ratio of a number of output bits switching over an entire bus width. Switching power for the selected power arc is calculated by a power estimation tool based on port activity and an input intrinsic power value.

Methods are disclosed for delivering energy to a body of a human or animal during a treatment procedure using an electrosurgical generator, a pre-set overall procedure time being defined for the treatment procedure, a ramp time being defined for a parameter to reach a pre-set threshold during the treatment procedure, the method comprising: measuring the parameter over time; and if the parameter has not substantially reached the pre-set threshold by the ramp time, setting a procedure extension time responsive to the time difference between the ramp time and the time at which the pre-set threshold was reached, and extending the overall procedure time by the procedure extension time.

An intelligent light source for use with the test of a digital camera module provides a plurality of shapes of light. A fast light pulse is created with turn-on and turn-off transitions less than or equal to one microsecond. Other waveform shapes comprise a ramp and a sinusoid, and all shapes can be made to occur once or repetitively. The magnitude of the light has a range from 0.01 LUX to 1000 LUX, and the ramp has a ramp time that has a range from microseconds to 100 ms. The light comprises of a plurality of colors created by serial connected strings of LED devices, where the LED devices in a string emit the same color. The light emanating from the light source is calibrated using a photo diode and the control of a tester by adjusting offset voltages of a DAC controlling a current through the LED strings.

A fuel injector control system and method provides precise fuel injection timing while eliminating the need for a voltage regulator by estimating or predicting ramp times between voltage application and actual fuel injection. In one embodiment, an estimated ramp time injection is calculated from a measured voltage and is used to delay or advance application of the voltage on the coil so that the load current reaches a desired current level at a desired injection start time. In another embodiment, an actual ramp time for a given injection is measured and used to predict future ramp times. A current regulator prevents excessive emissions from being generated when controlling the load current.

A pin-based memory power modeling method using arc-based characterization includes steps as follows. All power arcs of a memory model are identified and characterized. A power arc is selected from the identified and characterized power arcs. Output bus switching power is computed by removing overlapping power using the selected power arc, and a temporary value for various input ramp times and output loads is derived. Output pin power for the selected power arc is calculated using the temporary value and a ratio of a number of output bits switching over an entire bus width. Switching power for the selected power arc is calculated by a power estimation tool based on port activity and an input intrinsic power value.

The invention discloses a ramp self-adaptive control method for a tension set value and belongs to the technical field of steel rolling. By additionally arranging a ramp time generator to a tension control system of a cold rolling processing line, it is mainly realized that in a strip steel tension control area, and when the tension set value changes, ramp time of tension changing is correctly selected; especially when welding joints pass the tension control area, the ramp time is self-adaptively adjusted according to the length of the control area and the speed of strip steels; and the stability and accuracy of the tension set value adjustment are ensured, so that the product quality of the strip steels on the production line is improved.

A meter verification method for a vibratory flowmeter (5) is provided, comprising vibrating a sensor assembly (10) of the vibratory flowmeter (5) with a plurality of test tones in a vibration mode using a driver (180), wherein the plurality of test tones is applied substantially instantly, in the absence of a ramp function. A driver (180) current is determined, and response voltage of pickoff sensors (170L, 170R) are determined for the vibration mode. The instantaneous frequency of the pickoff sensor (170L, 170R) signals is measured, and a filter is applied to isolate the response at each of the plurality of test tones. The filter is also applied to the instantaneous frequency measurements. The same delay is applied to the frequency measurements and the response at each of the test tones. A meter stiffness value (216) is generated using the current (230) and the response voltage (231), and proper operation of the vibratory flowmeter (5) is verified using the meter stiffness value (216).

The present invention relates to a method of interconnection routing for preventing crosstalk. The method comprises the following steps. Providing an aggressor connection path as a first net. Providing a victim connection path according to the requirements of a second net. Determining a voltage ramp time of the aggressor connection path, a victim total length of the victim connection path, a coupled wire length between the aggressor connection path and the victim connection path, and an equivalent load corresponding to the victim connection path. Evaluating a noise metric according to the voltage ramp time, the victim total length, the coupled wire length and the equivalent load. Modifying the victim connection path to shorten the coupled wire length if the noise metric is greater than a pre-determined value. Finally designating the victim connection path as the second net if the noise metric is less than the pre-determined value.

System, device and method for providing neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) to muscles of foot. The device includes an electrical signal generator for producing a wave pattern of variable frequency, duration, intensity, ramp time and on-off cycle. Device further includes surface electrodes for being positioned over the foot muscles or around ankles and attached to signal generator. Signal generator is programmed to stimulate the foot muscles and nerves. Location of the electrodes and the programming are adjusted to reduce pooling of the blood in the soleal veins of the calf and enhance venous blood flow to prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT), to enhance venous blood flow for the post-thrombotic syndrome patient, to expedite wound healing, to reduce neuropathic pain of the foot and ankle, chronic musculoskeletal pain of the ankle and foot, and acute post-operative foot and ankle pain, and to prevent muscular atrophy of the foot muscles.