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539 results about "Voltage response" patented technology

Device for high-resolution measurement of magnetic fields

A device is proposed for high-resolution measurement, in particular for high-resolution absolute measurement of magnetic fields, having a network (1) of transitions (3) between superconductors (5, 6) which exhibit Josephson effects, called junctions below, the network comprising closed meshes (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13), denoted by cells below, which in each case have junctions (3), which junctions are connected in a superconducting fashion, and at least three of these cells being connected in a superconducting and / or nonsuperconducting fashion. The object of the invention consists in further developing this device in such a way that it is possible to make absolute measurements of magnetic fields in a highly sensitive fashion. This object is achieved by virtue of the fact that the junctions (3) of the at least three cells (7, 8, 9) can be energized in such a way that a time-variant voltage drops in each case across at least two junctions of a cell, the time average of which voltage does not vanish, and in that the at least three cells are configured differently geometrically in such a way that the magnetic fluxes enclosed by the cells in the case of an existing magnetic field differ from one another in such a way that the frequency spectrum of the voltage response function has no significant Phi0-periodic component with reference to the magnetic flux.
Owner:QEST QUANTENELEKTRONISCHE SYST

Fuel cell system, and operation and program for same

An electrolyte fuel system, its operation and program and a recording medium associated with the program is disclosed. Embodiments include a fuel cell system having a load electric current changing means for changing an amount of load electric current that runs in one ore more fuel cells which are operated to generate electricity, a measurement means for measuring voltage responses to the change in said load electric current, a calculating means for calculating impedance of said one or more fuel cells based on said voltage responses measured, and a fuel cell control means for controlling condition for operation of said one or more fuel cells by utilizing calculation results retrieved by said calculating means.
Owner:PANASONIC CORP

Method and apparatus for measuring battery capacity using voltage response signal based on pulse current

A method of measuring battery capacity using a voltage response signal based on a pulse current, where the method includes the steps of: measuring a voltage response signal based on a pulse current signal applied to a primary or secondary battery; performing an approximation of the measured voltage response signal to an equivalent circuit model composed of resistors, capacitors and transmission lines to determine the model parameters; and determining the unknown battery capacity from the voltage response characteristics based on a correlation between the measured capacity and the model parameters, which correlation is previously determined by a real-time discharge method, thereby takes a shorter time than a real-time discharge method and delivering efficiency and reliability in determining model parameters of an equivalent circuit which are in close correlation with the charge / discharge condition of the battery.
Owner:KOREA KUMHO PETROCHEMICAL CO LTD

Method of analyzing the time-varying electrical response of a stimulated target substance

A time varying electrical excitation(s) is applied to a system containing biologic and / or non-biologic elements, whereupon the time-varying electrochemical or electrical response is detected and analyzed. For biologic specimens, the presence, activity, concentration or relative quantity, and certain inherent characteristics of certain target substances (hereinafter referred to as “target analytes”) within, or comprising, the specimen of interest may be determined by measuring either the current response induced by a voltage-mode excitation, or the voltage response induced by a current-mode excitation. Labeling or marker techniques may be employed, whereby electrochemically active auxiliary molecules are attached to the substance to be analyzed, in order to facilitate or enhance the electrochemical or electrical response. The method may also be employed to test non-biologic systems comprising an electrochemical cell or a battery of cells, wherein complex pulse type excitation signals are applied to the cell and the resultant time varying polarization voltage information is extracted and analyzed to determine at least one characteristic of the cell(s) condition or state.
Owner:BIOURJA ENERGY SYST LLC

Method and system for estimating SOC (State-of-Charge) of power battery based on dynamic parameters

The invention discloses a method and system for estimating SOC (State-of-Charge) of a power battery based on dynamic parameters. The method comprises the following steps: carrying out a discharge-standing experiment on the battery, obtaining OCV (Open Circuit Voltage)-SOC characteristic curves of the battery at different temperatures, and fitting out an OCV-SOC relational expression; carrying out a constant current pulse discharge-standing experiment on the battery, recording voltage response during the experiment, and identifying the initial value of the parameter of a battery second-order RC equivalent circuit model by an offline method; carrying out dynamic parameter identification on the second-order RC equivalent circuit model by using a forgetting factor-containing recursive least squares method RRFLS; carrying out online estimation on the SOC of the battery by using an EKF (Extended Kalman Filter) algorithm. The estimation method overcomes the defects of inaccuracy and cumulative error of the initial value of SOC in an ampere-hour integral method, and adapts to the dynamic change of battery characteristics, the battery model is high in precision and convergence speed, and is stable and reliable, and the precision of SOC online estimation is improved. The method and system can be widely used in fields of electric vehicles and energy storage battery management systems.
Owner:SHENZHEN HYUTEEN NEW ENERGY CO LTD

Apparatus and method for determining battery/cell's performance, age, and health

A self-energized measuring system for determining primary and secondary battery / cell's performance, age, and health by measuring and recording battery / cell's voltage response to a specified load-changing perturbation spot-test event. The cell's voltage response is compared to a synchronously measured voltage signal of a comparator resistor. The relationship between the two voltage signals is analyzed on logarithmic time scale to determine performance parameters such as cell impedance and power and their variation in the time domain. The cell temperature is also measured for impedance and power normalization for 20 centigrade. Results are compared to a previously generated master data tabulation characteristic of a similar, new cell of perfect health condition. The time-domain performance parameters are related to the performance, age and health of the cell at any particular instant. The evaluation method can be easily adjusted to various battery chemistries, types.
Owner:REDEY LASZLO

Adaptive gate drive voltage circuit

A circuit and method for reducing losses in a DC / DC converter by optimizing gate drive voltage. The circuit and method detect a change in the output load, or more specifically the output current, and adjust the gate voltage accordingly; in other words, providing adaptive gate drive voltage. In response to a reduction of output current, the invention reduces the gate voltage so as to reduce both conduction and switching losses in the semiconductor switching devices in the output stage.
Owner:INFINEON TECH AMERICAS CORP

Minimizing adjacent wordline disturb in a memory device

InactiveUS20060002167A1Minimizing adjacent wordline disturbRead-only memoriesDigital storageEngineeringVoltage response
A selected wordline that is coupled to cells for programming is biased with a programming voltage. The unselected wordlines that are adjacent to the selected wordline are biased at a first predetermined voltage. The remaining wordlines are biased at a second predetermined voltage that is greater than the first predetermined voltage. The first predetermined voltage is selected by determining what unselected, adjacent wordline bias voltage produces a minimized Vpass disturb in response to the selected wordline programming voltage.
Owner:ROUND ROCK RES LLC

Circuit and method for reducing electromagnetic interference

A spread spectrum system having a self-oscillating delay-line digital pulse width modulator and a method for mitigating electromagnetic interference. The spread spectrum system has a pseudo-random pattern generator connected to a digital-to-analog converter, which in turn is connected to a linear regulator. The linear regulator receives a reference voltage from the digital-to-analog converter and creates a frequency varying voltage that serves as an input voltage for delay elements of a delay-line based digital pulse width modulator. In response to frequency varying input signal, the delay-line based digital pulse width modulator generates a frequency varying voltage that is input to a switching network to vary its switching frequency.
Owner:SEMICON COMPONENTS IND LLC

System and method for locating an anomaly ahead of a drill bit

A method and a system are provided for allowing determination of a distance from a tool to anomaly ahead of the tool. The apparatus for performing the method includes at least one transmitter and at least one receiver. An embodiment of the method includes transmitting electromagnetic signals from the at least one transmitter through the formation surrounding the wellbore and detecting voltage responses at the at least one receiver induced by the electromagnetic signals. The method includes calculating apparent conductivity or apparent resistivity based on a voltage response. The conductivity or resistivity is monitored over time, and the distance to the anomaly is determined from the apparent conductivity or apparent resistivity values.
Owner:SHELL OIL CO

Method and apparatus for determining the temperature of a junction using voltage responses of the junction and a correction factor

Method and system for periodically measuring the junction temperature of a semiconductor device. The junction exited by at least two sequential predetermined currents of different magnitudes the voltage response of the junction to the at least two currents is measured and the temperature of the junction is calculated, while substantially canceling ohmic effects, by using the voltage response and a correction factor obtained by periodically. Whenever desired, the junction is exited by a set of at least four sequential different currents having known ratios. The voltage response to the set is measured and the correction factor is calculated by using each voltage response to the set.
Owner:NAT SEMICON CORP

Liquid crystal display and method of manufacturing liquid crystal display

A liquid crystal display capable of realizing a high transmittance while maintaining favorable voltage response characteristics, and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The liquid crystal display includes: a liquid crystal layer; a first substrate and a second substrate arranged to face each other with the liquid crystal layer in between; a plurality of pixel electrodes provided on a liquid crystal layer side of the first substrate; and an opposite electrode provided on the second substrate to face the plurality of pixel electrodes. One or both of a face on the liquid crystal layer side of the pixel electrode, and a face on the liquid crystal layer side of the opposite electrode includes a concavo-convex structure.
Owner:SONY CORP

Non-capacitance low voltage difference constant voltage regulator with rapid excess voltage response

The invention provides a voltage stabilizer which is provided with one or more discharge circuits. The voltage stabilizer compensates less on-chip output capacitance and long loop response time. In an embodiment, the voltage stabilizer comprises an output transistor which is coupled with an output voltage wire, an output voltage sensing device which is coupled with the output voltage wire and is used for generating output feedback voltage and an error amplifier which is coupled with the output feedback voltage, the output transistor and reference voltage and is used for feeding back and controlling the output transistor. A first discharge circuit is coupled with the output voltage wire and a reference potential, wherein, the first discharge circuit is triggered by the status of sharply rising overvoltage. In the other embodiment, a combination of a fast discharge circuit and a slow discharge circuit is used for improving load step response that means preventing too high output voltage jump and drawing the output voltage to the stable value fast, so as to protect a load circuit.
Owner:NXP BV

Fuel cell purging method and apparatus

A purge system for fuel cell stack includes a purge valve to regulate exhaust from the fuel cell stack in response control signals from a controller in response to a voltage across a purge cell portion of a fuel cell stack. The purge valve is opened when the voltage across the purge cell portion falls below a defined percentage of a threshold voltage. The threshold voltage can be equal to an average cell voltage of some or all of the fuel cells of the fuel cell stack. The purge may include one or more successive openings of the purge valve of controlled purge durations.
Owner:BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS

Triboelectric, ranging, or dual use security sensor cable and method of manufacturing same

The present invention provides an inexpensive security sensor cable, a method for manufacturing of same and an overall security system for using that sensor cable. The sensor cable consists of a central conductor, an air separator, a polyethylene dielectric tube, an outer conductor and an outer protective jacket. The central conductor is loosely centered in the coaxial cable and thus freely movable relative to the dielectric tube. The sensor cable has application either in a passive sensing system or in an active ranging sensing system to determine the location of an intrusion along the cable. For the passive sensing function, when the center conductor moves, it contacts a suitable dielectric material from the triboelectric series, such as polyethylene, which can be processed to produce a charge transfer by triboelectric effect that is measurable as a terminal voltage. In an active system, the central conductor moves within the dielectric in response to a vibration to provide an impedance change that can be sensed. Conventional radio grade cable may be modified in its construction by removing its dielectric thread to manufacture the sensor cable, thus enabling the center conductor to move freely in the air gap within the dielectric tube. An inexpensive method of manufacturing sensor cable is provided as the cable parts are readily available. Such a sensor cable is advantageous in that the passive triboelectric properties of the cable, in response to a disturbance, can provide a larger voltage response over prior art cables.
Owner:SENSTAR CORP

Switching power supply circuit

Enhancement of the power conversion efficiency and reduction of switching noise of a power supply circuit are achieved. The power supply circuit includes, on the primary side, a composite resonance type converter formed from a current resonance type converter and a partial voltage resonance circuit in combination, and is configured so as to produce a plurality of secondary side DC output voltages. A particular one of the plural secondary side DC output voltages is controlled to a constant voltage by variably controlling the switching frequency of a primary side switching converter. Each of the remaining secondary side DC output voltages is controlled to a constant voltage by adjusting the level of control current to be supplied to a controlling winding of a control transformer in response to the level of the secondary side DC output voltage to adjust the inductance of a controlling winding of the control transformer inserted in a rectification current path.
Owner:SONY CORP

Internal voltage generator

The present invention provides an internal voltage generator including a high efficient charge pump. The internal voltage generator includes an oscillation signal generator for receiving a reference voltage and a pumping voltage to thereby output an oscillation signal, a pump control logic for outputting a pumping control signal and a precharge signal in response to the oscillation signal, and a charge pump for precharging the pair of bootstrapping node by connecting the pair of bootstrapping node in response to the precharge signal to thereby generate the pumping voltage of a predetermined level after precharging the pair of bootstrapping node into a level of the power supply voltage and charge sharing the pair of bootstrapping node and the pumping voltage in response to the precharge signal. Herein, the pumping control signal controls a pumping operation and the precharge signal precharges a pair of bootstrapping node for generating the pumping voltage by pumping a power supply voltage.
Owner:SK HYNIX INC

Fuel cell voltage control

ActiveUS20050074649A1Avoiding complex fuel inlet manifold designSimpler and cost and effective packagingFuel cell heat exchangeStationary system fuel cellsHysteresisLower limit
An auxiliary load (148) for a fuel cell stack (102) is alternatively connected and disconnected from the fuel cell external circuit (177, 178) by a switch (200) in response to a switch control (201), repetitively, during startup and shutdown. The switch may be an insulated gate bipolar transistor (208) which is turned on and off by hunting between an upper limit voltage (207) and a lower limit voltage (208), which may be performed by compare circuits (205, 206), by the controller (202), or by commercially available voltage responsive hysteresis switches. Schedules of duty cycle as a function of cell stack voltage for startup (212) and shutdown (213) control a pulse width modulator (215) which operates the switch. Controls (229, 231) may limit the modulation so that the auxiliary load does not overheat, in response to temperature (221) of the load or a voltage / power model (235). The auxiliary load may comprise a heater in a water accumulator (247), an air intake (257) or an enthalpy recovery device (262).
Owner:AUDI AG

Triboelectric, Ranging, or Dual Use Security Sensor Cable and Method of Manufacturing Same

The present invention provides an inexpensive security sensor cable, a method for manufacturing of same and an overall security system for using that sensor cable. The sensor cable consists of a central conductor, an air separator, a polyethylene dielectric tube, an outer conductor and an outer protective jacket. The central conductor is loosely centered in the coaxial cable and thus freely movable relative to the dielectric tube. The sensor cable has application either in a passive sensing system or in an active ranging sensing system to determine the location of an intrusion along the cable. For the passive sensing function, when the center conductor moves, it contacts a suitable dielectric material from the triboelectric series, such as polyethylene, which can be processed to produce a charge transfer by triboelectric effect that is measurable as a terminal voltage. In an active system, the central conductor moves within the dielectric in response to a vibration to provide an impedance change that can be sensed. Conventional radio grade cable may be modified in its construction by removing its dielectric thread to manufacture the sensor cable, thus enabling the center conductor to move freely in the air gap within the dielectric tube. An inexpensive method of manufacturing sensor cable is provided as the cable parts are readily available. Such a sensor cable is advantageous in that the passive triboelectric properties of the cable, in response to a disturbance, can provide a larger voltage response over prior art cables.
Owner:SENSTAR CORP

Linear voltage response of non-uniform arrays of bi-SQUIDs

An amplifier and method for improving linear response includes a plurality of N bi-SQUIDs. Each bi-SQUID has a non-uniform bi-SQUID parameter βi, described by βi=2πLiIciΦ0 can be defined for each bi-SQUIDs from i=1 to N, where Li is the loop inductance, ic is the critical current, and Φ0 is a flux quantum for each bi-SQUID. The non-uniform bi-SQUIDs can be connected in series or in parallel to establish a Superconducting Quantum Interference Filter (SQIF) array of bi-SQUIDs. Once connected, a mutual inductance between the connected bi-SQUIDs can be established. If the mutual inductance between connected bi-SQUIDs is accounted for, careful manipulation of the critical current or the loop size, or both, of each bi-SQUID can result in extremely uniform behavior (linear response) of the SQIF when considered as a whole, even though the behavior of the element bi-SQUIDs is non-uniform (different βi, parameters).
Owner:THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY

Multi-chemistry battery charging system and method of identifying and improved charging technique for primary and secondary dry-cell batteries

A microprocessor controlled multi chemistry battery charging system and method for recharging primary and secondary batteries are disclosed. The charger has multiple battery holder bays with different recess levels to accept up to four batteries of different sizes and different chemistry types particularly Primary Alkaline, Primary Titanium, Rechargeable Alkaline Manganese (RAM), NiCd and NiMH batteries. The microprocessor controlled electronic circuit automatically identifies the type of battery to be charged by monitoring and comparing voltage responses over preset time by supplying constant charging current. Depending upon the type of battery, the charger controls suitable charging current or current pulses at different frequencies till battery voltage reaches preset maximum reference voltage or battery voltage remains relatively constant below preset maximum reference voltage over preset time period. The charger has built in safety protections, battery tester function, audio visual arrangements to display status, a variable DC output port and USB ports.
Owner:LEE WILSON

Liquid crystal display and method for manufacturing liquid crystal display

ActiveCN102213874APrevent insufficient orientationPrevents decrease in transmittanceOptical light guidesNon-linear opticsConvex structureLiquid-crystal display
The invention relates to a liquid crystal display and a method for manufacturing the liquid crystal display. The liquid crystal display comprises a liquid crystal layer, a first substrate and a second substrate. The first substrate and the second substrate are disposed opposite to each other and the liquid crystal layer is arranged therebetween. A plurality of pixel electrodes are arranged on the first substrate adjacent to the liquid crystal layer. A counter electrode is arranged on the second substrate facing the plurality of pixel electrodes. At least one of the surface of the liquid crystal layer of the pixel electrodes and the surface of the liquid crystal layer of the counter electrode is equipped with a concavo-convex structure. The liquid crystal display is good in voltage response characteristics and high in transmittance.
Owner:SONY CORP

Method and apparatus for measuring battery capacity

Provided with a method of measuring battery capacity using parameters obtained from a voltage response signal of a current waveform or an impedance spectrum generated thereof where the method includes the steps of: measuring voltage response signals based on a current waveform applied to a primary or secondary battery; obtaining parameters of an equivalent circuit composed of model parameters such as resistors, capacitors and transmission lines either directly from voltage response or after its conversion to frequency dependent impedance; and determining the unknown battery capacity from the voltage response characteristics based on a correlation between the measured capacity and the model parameters, which correlation is previously determined by a real-time discharge method, thereby takes a shorter time than a real-time discharge method and delivering efficiency and reliability in determining model parameters of an equivalent circuit which are in close correlation with the charge / discharge condition of the battery.
Owner:KOREA KUMHO PETROCHEMICAL CO LTD

Method of detecting system function by measuring frequency response

Real time battery impedance spectrum is acquired using one time record, Compensated Synchronous Detection (CSD). This parallel method enables battery diagnostics. The excitation current to a test battery is a sum of equal amplitude sin waves of a few frequencies spread over range of interest. The time profile of this signal has duration that is a few periods of the lowest frequency. The voltage response of the battery, average deleted, is the impedance of the battery in the time domain. Since the excitation frequencies are known, synchronous detection processes the time record and each component, both magnitude and phase, is obtained. For compensation, the components, except the one of interest, are reassembled in the time domain. The resulting signal is subtracted from the original signal and the component of interest is synchronously detected. This process is repeated for each component.
Owner:BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE LLC

Method for detecting internal states of lithium ion batteries and nondestructively screening lithium ion batteries

The invention relates to the technical field of manufacturing of lithium ion batteries, in particular to a method for detecting the internal states of the lithium ion batteries and nondestructively screening the lithium ion batteries. The method comprises the following steps that: the lithium ion batteries are put into formation equipment, and the formation charging process of the lithium ion batteries is divided into a constant current charging stage and a constant voltage charging stage; a current signal is given at the constant current charging stage, the acquired voltage response signal continuously rises according to a certain law, the rising velocity of voltage is continuously increased, and the internal states of the batteries are abnormal if the rising velocity of a voltage curve is continuously abnormal in the process; and a voltage signal is given at the constant voltage charging stage, the acquired current response signal curve continuously falls according to a certain law, the falling velocity is gradually reduced, and the internal states of the batteries are abnormal if the falling velocity of the current curve is abnormal in the process. The method has the advantages that on the one hand, screening accuracy is high, and defective products are prevented from entering the next process; and on the other hand, the problems in the previous production process can be timely fed back and guided in being rectified.
Owner:LISHEN (QINGDAO) NEW ENERGY CO LTD

Reference voltage generating circuit for outputting multi-level reference voltage using fuse trimming

A reference voltage generating circuit includes voltage outputting means for outputting a reference voltage corresponding to a difference between a band gap reference voltage and an input voltage; a first resistor having one end that is coupled to the output of the voltage outputting unit; first variable resistor unit having a plurality of second resistors that are serially coupled between the first resistor and a ground voltage, for providing the input voltage of the voltage outputting unit with a first trimming voltage that is inputted to one end of selected one of the plurality of the second resistors in response to decoded signals for trimming the reference voltage; second variable resistor having a plurality of third resistors coupled serially between the first resistor and the ground voltage, the third resistors having different resistances from the second resistors, for providing the input voltage of the voltage outputting unit with a second trimming voltage that is inputted to one end of selected one of the plurality of the third resistors in response to the decoded signals for trimming the reference voltage; and selecting unit for selectively providing the first trimming voltage or the second trimming voltage to the input voltage of the voltage outputting unit.
Owner:SK HYNIX INC

Accumulator cell internal resistance and degradation state on-line monitoring method and system

The invention discloses an online monitoring method and system for the accumulator inherent resistance and deteriorates state which includes the motivation unit and the detecting unit. It sets the subsection point in the accumulator point; the motivation unit is connected with the positive / negative electrode of the accumulator bus and the subsection point of the battery group. The detection unit is connected with positive / negative electrode of every accumulator in accumulator group by the link. The mentoring method includes: the accumulator is divided into sections, the whole positive electrode and the negative electrode and every subsection point are connected to the motivation unit by the motivation signal line, every signal accumulator is connected with the detection unit; the signal generator in motivation unit and the constant resource give some frequency and constant rectangle wave or sine wave signal to the sectional accumulator. The diction unit detects the voltage response of the signal accumulator to the motivation signal and computes the inherent resistance of the accumulator to analysis the deteriorate state.
Owner:孙斌
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