Electrical transmission or interconnection systems inventions 08/06

20060192428 - Communication apparatus: In a communication apparatus has a line control unit that controls connection with a communication line network, a communication unit transmits/receives data through the communication line network. A detection circuit detects one of a line voltage value and a line current value when the communication apparatus is connected to the...

20060192429 - Method and device for transmission without crosstalk: The invention relates to a method and a device for transmission without crosstalk in interconnections used for sending a plurality of signals, such as the interconnections made with flat multiconductor cables, or with the tracks of a printed circuit board, or inside an integrated circuit. An interconnection with four parallel...

20060192430 - Battery vehicle and method of controlling the same: A battery vehicle includes a battery configured to supply DC power, and first and second motors configured to drive first and second wheels in response to first and second motor drive powers, respectively. A first inverters generates a first control data and supplies the first motor drive power to the...

20060192431 - Electricity distribution equipment: The electricity distribution equipment for the car equipment which is equipped with the solar panel of at least two kinds of ways of connecting to an ordinary vehicle, and the equipment which connected a solar panel +pole and a −pole with the end and the end of car body metal....

20060192432 - Antitheft device: The present invention was achieved in order to provide an antitheft device, which can prevent unauthorized intrusion into a car even if an engine is started by remote control, to be mounted on a vehicle having a remote engine starting system which starts the engine based on a command from...

20060192434 - Network interface device communication via power line: The invention is directed to an optical network terminal (ONT) for use in a passive optical network (PON) that provides reliable battery status reporting and, optionally, remote monitoring and configuration of an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) unit. In particular, the UPS unit provides power to the ONT via a power...

20060192433 - Uninterruptible power supply and method for supplying uninterruptible power to a load: An uninterruptible power supply and method for supplying uninterruptible power to a load is described and which includes a source of substantially continuous electrical power for energizing a load which has an electrical power demand; an ultracapacitor which stores electrical energy and which meets the electrical power demand of the...

20060192436 - Battery connect/disconnect for an uninterruptible power supply: An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) is provided that can alleviate difficulties in shipping electronic devices containing batteries, such as UPS devices by providing a battery connect/disconnect assembly that can connect and disconnect an internal battery from outside the chassis of the UPS. The UPS comprises an input, output, DC voltage...

20060192435 - Renewable energy power systems: Rapidly responsive energy storage means enable the creation of a multi-port DC bus in a UPS, enabling the multi-port DC bus to couple a plurality of intermittent DC sources and intermittent DC loads. The invention includes renewable energy power systems with a UPS having a multi-port DC bus and a...

20060192437 - High frequency control of a semiconductor switch: Resonant gate driver circuits provide for an efficient switching of, for example, a MOSFET. However, often an operation of the resonant gate driver circuit does not allow for an application where high switching frequencies are required. According to the present invention, a pre-charging of the inductor of the resonant gate...

20060192438 - Electronic device starter and vehicle tire monitoring system: To provide an electronic device starter that does not waste electric power while it is not being used and a vehicle tire monitoring system in which the starter is used for eliminating waste of electric power of batteries for its detectors. In a vehicle tire monitoring system according to the...

20060192439 - Power control center with solid state device for controlling power transmission: An automotive power control center that includes a housing, a first conductor coupled to the housing, a second conductor, a control circuit, which is coupled to the housing, and a semiconductor. The second conductor is coupled to the housing and insulated from the first conductor. The solid-state device includes a...

20060186737 - Elastomeric vehicle control switch: A vehicle control switch assembly for use with a printed circuit board that includes a switch having an elastomeric pad portion and a first insert interface attached to the pad. The assembly also includes first and second electrical contacts, each contact being selectively operable to actuate a vehicle function. The...

20060186738 - Method of supplying electric current, method of starting internal combustion engine, power supply apparatus, and vehicle: A power supply apparatus has a lead storage battery and an electric double-layer capacitor which are connected in parallel to each other, and a starter generator for being supplied with electric power discharged from the storage battery and the electric double-layer capacitor and for operating as an electric generator after...

20060186739 - Power over ethernet battery backup: An apparatus, system, and method for providing DC battery backup power to Power over Ethernet, (PoE) Mid Span or End Point Power Sourcing Equipment, (PSE), such that in the event of the loss of utility power the PSE device is able to continue to provide power for some time while...

20060186740 - Device for simulating human activity in an unoccupied dwelling: The present invention is a thermally activated electrical switch for use in simulating human activity. The invention is features dual heat sources enclosed in a thermally isolated chamber within the invention. Since the activation of the switch is dependent upon the ambient temperature of the environment, it opens and closes...

20060181152 - Control method and device for activating and deactivating the child safety lock function of vehicle doors: A control device is provided for activating and deactivating a child safety lock function of rear doors of a motor vehicle. The control device includes a safety lock device connected to rear inside door handles of the rear doors. The control device also includes a central control unit for controlling...

20060181153 - Method and system for providing auxiliary power for anesthesia delivery and patient monitoring: The present invention is a method and system for providing auxiliary power to an integrated anesthesia delivery and patient monitoring system. When AC main power is unavailable or inadequate to power a patient monitoring device of the integrated system, DC power from a battery in an anesthesia machine of the...

20060181154 - Electric-switch activated by sensing a touch through a large variety of cover-plate materials: A combination of a capacitance-sensing light switch (sensing cube (1)) and a cover-plate mounting system (2), (3), (4) significantly improving on existing light switches. The capacitance-sensing switch is electrically isolated in an epoxy filled sensing cube (1) yet is compatible with cover-plates (4) made from materials with a wide range...

20060181155 - Fast transition power supply: A power supply includes at least one current source for providing current and a reference voltage generator for providing a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage. A control circuit selectively couples the current to the power supply output as a function of a monitored voltage, the first reference...

20060181156 - Protective circuit for intrinsically safe electromagnetic actuators, and protective circuit for intrinsically safe energy supply systems: The present invention relates to a protective circuit (30) for intrinsically safe electromagnetic actuators operating at the voltage of a power supply approved for underground mining, for switching electrohydraulic valves in underground mining, comprising a coil (11) connected to a first potential (2) and a second potential (3) of the...

20060175899 - Door lock/unlock system: A door lock/unlock system for a vehicle is comprised of a door lock state detector for detecting a door lock/unlock state, a door open state detector for detecting a door open/close state, a door lock mechanism for locking and unlocking a door, and a controller. The controller is arranged to...

20060175901 - Lighting control unit for vehicle lighting fixture: In a process where the energy accumulated in the transformer while a transistor is turned ON is emitted to an output circuit and an LED is illuminated with the emitted energy, a voltage generated across a resistor is monitored by a control circuit. When the current flowing through the transistor...

20060175900 - Method and apparatus for starting control of vehicle: A vehicle can have an electronic configuration or a mechanical configuration. In the electronic configuration, a button is operated to start the engine of the vehicle. In the mechanical configuration, a key is inserted in a key cylinder to start the engine of the vehicle. A button signal is output...

20060175902 - Method and apparatus for start control of a vehicle: An accessory switch SWa and an ignition switch SWi are connected to a sub-relay RL1. A starter switch SWs is connected to a sub-relay RL2. The sub-relay RL2 is turned OFF when welding occurs in the starter switch SWs. When welding occurs in the accessory switch SWa, the starter switch...

20060175903 - Sensing socket assembly: A socket assembly enables a number of electrical appliances to be automatically isolated from, and reconnected to, an electrical power supply upon respectively switching off or on a “master” appliance. Generally, the assembly includes: a master electrical outlet and at least one slave electrical outlet, both connectable to a common...

20060175904 - Ups having a dual-use boost converter: An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system includes a rectifier having inputs connectable to an input AC power line to receive AC power therefrom. The output of the rectifier is connected to the input of an inverter. A dual-purpose battery is connected to function as a battery boost when the rectifier...

20060175905 - Integrated connector unit: According to one embodiment of the invention, an integrated jack unit is provided. The integrated jack unit includes a housing. The integrated jack unit also includes a jack positioned at least in part in the housing. The integrated jack unit also includes a power controller positioned in the housing and...

20060170285 - Data transmission system and data transmission method: The present invention includes an electric wire laid in cars, a PLC modem connected with each electric wire and a terminal connected with each PLC modem. The terminal can communicate through the electric wire by using the PLC modem. When the cars are coupled with each other, the electric wires...

20060170286 - Device system and method for preventing vehicle theft: Apparatus for securing a motor vehicle against theft uses a vehicle control device connected by a signaling link to a first control node of a vehicle module essential to mobilization of the vehicle, the essential module further having a power node connected to a power supply source. The apparatus comprises:...

20060170287 - Lighting control circuit for vehicle lighting fixture: Relative comparison is made between a voltage applied to the whole of the first through eighth LEDs and a voltage applied to the first LED by a comparator. When the voltage applied to the whole of the LEDs has relatively dropped with respect to the voltage applied to part of...

20060170288 - Resonant dc-dc converter of multi-output type: A DC-DC converter of multi-output type is provided wherein first and second MOS-FETs 1 and 2 are alternately turned on and off to take a plurality of DC outputs out of a plurality of secondary windings 4b, 4c and 4d of a transformer 4 through related rectifying smoothers 12, 22...

20060170289 - Uninterruptible power supply for the back up of ac-power supply: The present invention relates to an uninterruptible power supply, more specifically, to an uninterruptible power supply for the backup of AC-power supply which comprises an electric double layer capacitor as an energy storage device. The uninterruptible power supply according to the present invention comprises an AC power source, a AC/DC...

20060170290 - Power supply apparatus with soft start control: A power supply apparatus includes a plurality of power supply circuits, switches connected to the power supply circuits, a common soft start circuit and an individual soft start circuit commonly connected to the plurality of power supply circuits via the switches. The power supply circuits are commonly connected to the...

20060170291 - Reduced-noise switching power supply: A reduced-noise switching power supply includes a conductive surface disposed transversely in an air space between a line filter system component and a switching system component. The conductive surface does not encase either the line filter system component or the switching system component....