Electrical transmission or interconnection systems inventions 10/06

20060238028 - Power supply unit with a safety device and a massage machine provided with the power supply unit: A power switch supply button 22a and a safety device 3a that locks ON/OFF switch in off-state are equipped in the main body of the massage chair power supply unit 2a of the massage machine main body 1a. When a power supply switch button 22a is in off-state, the energization...

20060238029 - Dc/dc power converter: A switching regulation system and control scheme efficiently enables driving multiple loads from a common energy storage element, such as an inductor. The control scheme operates to store energy in the energy storage element over a first portion of a cycle, such as by ramping up current through an inductor,...

20060238030 - Operating switch wiring device and handle member therefor: The operating switch wiring device 1 used for a remote supervisory control system includes a plurality of individual switches 18 which are individually assigned with addresses corresponding to addresses of relays and individually turn on/off the relays, a group switch 21 which groups one or plural of the individual switches...

20060238031 - Dc and ac uninterruptible power supply: A power supply for point-of-sale (POS) devices. The power supply comprises a transformer with first through fourth windings. An AC input is connected through a backfeed relay to the first winding. An AC output is also connected to the first winding. A battery and an inverter are connected to the...

20060238032 - Storage system and controlling method therefor: With a storage system including a drive and a controller, which are connected to each other via cables, and with a method for controlling the storage system, an emergency power supply voltage for a power failure at the drive is multiplexed at the controller with a first signal to be...

20060238033 - Dc/dc-less coupling of matched batteries to fuel cells: A fuel cell system that employs a matched battery that matches the battery voltage to a fuel cell power bus voltage so as to eliminate the need for a DC/DC converter. The internal characteristics and parameters of the matched battery allow it to operate over the large load dependent voltage...

20060238034 - Apparatus and method for generating high voltages using a voltage inversion generator and multiple closed-path ferrites: A vector inversion generator utilizes closed-path ferrites to modify the characteristics of the generator. The closed-path ferrites increase an inductance within a portion of the generator and additionally provide a protective shield for associated electronic circuits. By increasing the inductance, the closed-path ferrites increase the voltage efficiency and the energy...

20060238035 - Electricity supply control system: A control system for controlling the supply of electrical power to an apparatus, the system comprising a supply control device and a remote control, the supply control device comprising a power input, a power output, a control data input and a controller, the power input being arranged to receive electrical...

20060238036 - Electronic apparatus including printed circuit board: Circuit board coordinate position symbols of respective electronic components arranged on a microcomputer board based on an X-axis direction and a Y-axis direction of the microcomputer board are displayed in the vicinity of reference numbers or component symbols representing the respective electronic components and displayed on a microcomputer circuit diagram....

20060238037 - Differential current driving type transmission system: There is provided a differential current driving current type transmission system. The system includes a transmission line pair for transmitting a signal by a differential scheme; a transmission unit having a transmission circuit for making the transmission line pair have a current difference according to a logic value of a...

20060232131 - Vehicle theft prevention system: A vehicle theft prevention system switches an engine from an immobilized state to a mobilized state when an ID code received from a mobile device carried by a user matches an ID code registered in advance, and keeps the engine in the immobilized state when the ID code received from...

20060232132 - System for and a ship having a system for connecting of shore power to the ship while docked: The Invention concerns a ship comprising a plurality of electrical consumers. The electrical consumers (devices) are connected to an electrical distributor by means of respective supply lines. These supply lines delivers electrical power. The ship comprises a connector device for connecting a shore cable with a selected one of said...

20060232133 - Electronic device having path of power supplied to display part switched according to whether external power is supplied: An electronic device operable from one of an external power supply and a battery. The electronic device includes a display part, a power converter, an inverter generating an operating voltage for the display part, a system part generating information to be displayed on the display part and operable from an...

20060232134 - Reconfigurable backplane power distribution: A backplane system for reconfigurable backplane power distribution includes circuit board slots, power entry modules, power distribution circuitry, and switching circuitry. The power distribution circuitry includes a first power configuration and a second power configuration and distributes the power from the power entry modules to at least one circuit board...

20060232135 - Battery module: A battery module includes a plurality of unit batteries disposed apart at intervals and a plurality of barriers interposed between the unit batteries. Each of the barriers includes a base supported on the unit battery and a plurality of protrusions extending from the base and contacting the unit battery. The...

20060232136 - Central current share coordinator, method of current sharing and battery plant employing the same: The present invention provides a central current share coordinator for use with remotely and non-remotely controllable rectifiers coupled to an output bus. In one embodiment, the central current share coordinator includes a rectifier current resolver configured to determine an existing current share condition for the remotely and non-remotely controllable rectifiers....

20060232137 - Self-latching power supply apparatus: A self-latching power supply apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an activation transistor in electrical communication with an input voltage source and a battery-switching transistor. Voltage detection circuitry may be intermediate the input voltage source and the activation transistor. An input port may be intermediate and operably connected to the...

20060232138 - Electrical power supply arrangement for a downhole measurement assembly: A downhole measurement assembly comprising a metal casing housing a plurality of tool sections, one of which includes a detector sensitive to a magnetic field, and a DC power supply for said tool sections, the power supply and the tool sections being electrically connected to the casing, characterised in that...

20060232139 - One button programmable timer: There is described a programmable electronic timer for control of household or industrial appliances, machines or lighting. The user of said device operates only a single momentary push button to perform all operation and programming steps. Optionally the device includes an indicator light for status feedback to the user. The...

20060226701 - Electrically conductive hydraulic hose: A hydraulic power system is provided, which may include a source component configured to generate an electrical current and a receiving component configured to receive the electrical current generated by the source component. The system may further include at least one hydraulic hose having one or more embedded electrically conductive...

20060226702 - Vehicle control apparatus having function for preventing erroneous operation due to delay in activation of other vehicle control apparatus: In a control system in which a first vehicle control apparatus becomes activated prior to activation of a second vehicle control apparatus, and is coupled for communication with the second vehicle control apparatus and has a storage medium for storing data received from the second vehicle control apparatus, the first...

20060226703 - Circuitry and related control method for an electric or hybrid vehicle with two direct current sources: Proposed is a circuitry and a related control mechanism for a vehicle with electric drive only or for a vehicle with hybrid drive comprised of an electric and a combustion motor. This circuitry has a multi-phase machine and two direct current units. Furthermore, an arrangement of power semiconductor components, in...

20060226704 - Load drive apparatus and method: A load drive apparatus includes a drive signal control circuit for generating multiple drive signals, each of which is provided to each of the loads. The drive signal control circuit changes a phase of the drive signals in accordance with the number of the loads to equalize a phase difference...

20060226705 - Hot insertion and extraction of power supply module: Disclosed is a power supply module for use in an electronic system having redundant power supply modules connected to a power bus. The power supply module includes an output filter. The output filter is configured, upon insertion of the power supply module into the electronic system during operation of the...

20060226706 - Apparatus and methods for coordinated static switch operations for load transfers in uninterruptible power supply systems: A power supply apparatus includes an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) having an input configured to be coupled to a first power source and an output configured to be coupled to a load and a first static switch configured to provide a switchable bypass path from the first power source to...

20060226707 - Power conditioner and backup for security scanning equipment: Disclosed herein are power conditioning systems for providing filtered, clean and reliable power to sensitive electrical or electronic loads and further to provide battery backed power to those loads. Further disclosed herein are such power conditioning systems for supplying clean power to security scanning equipment and to infant life support...

20060226708 - Semiconductor switch arrangement: In the case of an electronic circuit, comprising a drive unit (20), which generates at least one drive signal, two or more power semiconductor switches (T1, T2, T3) each having a first and a second main terminal, which power semiconductor switches can be switched synchronously by the drive signal, the...

20060226709 - Switching system and method for adjustment thereof: A switching system. The switching system includes an optical component, an electromagnetic switch, an auxiliary adjustment structure, and a control circuit. The optical component reflects or refracts a light. The electromagnetic switch, on one side of the optical component, controls the optical component to rotate or move in a direction....

20060226710 - Device for controlling controlled variable by on/off switching operations with less noise manner: A switching device comprises a switching element, a setting member, and a control member. The switching element turns on/off in response to a drive signal, so as to control a controlled variable of a controlled system to a desired amount. The setting member sets the drive signal on the basis...

20060226711 - Assembly identification by mounting configuration: The present disclosure provides a method and system for identification of an electronic assembly, when used multiple times in a larger system, to change its location status in a system based on its mounting configuration. The mounting configuration dictates the identification and thus reduces incorrect identification settings and the need...

20060226712 - Universal dc power: A power converter capable of providing a range of DC voltages to an external device and a method of providing a range of DC power are provided. The power converter comprises a supply circuit for receiving a request for DC power and for providing the requested DC power. The supply...

20060220457 - Electric steering locker, and method of controlling electric steering locker: An electric steering locker, includes: a lock member moved by means of a drive source between: a locking position preventing a rotation of a steering shaft, and an unlocking position allowing the rotation of the steering shaft; a position sensor sensing that: the lock member moves from the locking position...

20060220458 - Keyless ignition module for an automotive vehicle: A vehicle ignition module that is activated by a signal transmitted from a vehicle entry FOB that is engageable with the module. The module includes a PCB for activating the vehicle ignition in response to the signal transmitted from the FOB and for immobilizing the vehicle ignition in the absence...

20060220459 - Sensing circuits: A current sensing circuit comprising a current amplification stage for amplifying a sensed current input, and a comparator having as a first input the amplified sensed current input. The amplification stage comprises a first transistor connected between a first rail and a second rail, the sensed current being input to...

20060220460 - Low voltage control module: A low voltage controller includes a circuit board having first and second lengthwise ends and having a high voltage input proximate the first end and a high voltage output proximate the second end, the high voltage input for receiving an AC high voltage, a voltage conversion circuit disposed on the...

20060220461 - Battery voltage measurement apparatus: A voltage measurement circuit includes a plurality of voltage input terminals that are supplied with voltage outputted by secondary batteries via voltage measurement lines, a plurality of voltage sensors connected between each of the plurality of voltage input terminals; and a plurality of constant current sources that are connected between...

20060220462 - Continuous power supply control system and method: A control system and method of controlling an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system prevents a load anomaly, such as transformer DC offset, resulting from a supply disruption, such as a voltage sag, by modifying the UPS supplied power curve. The UPS supplied power curve maintains a predetermined power for a...

20060220463 - Hot-pluggable computer power supplies: In a computer system having redundant removable power supply modules, a power supply module comprises a voltage output and a signal input. At the voltage output, a voltage is supplied to components of the computer system. At the signal input, a module present signal is received from another power supply...

20060220464 - Highly available power distribution system: A power distribution system and method may include a first power domain having a first plurality of power rails, a second power domain having a second plurality of power rails, where the first power domain is electrically independent of the second power domain, and a plurality of modules coupled to...

20060220465 - System and method for power application to an information handling system: An information handling system AC-to-DC adapter provides a low DC power output on initial application of an AC power input. The low DC power output supports communication between the adapter and the information handling system of adapter identification information. The information handling system confirms a proper connection with the adapter...

20060220466 - Multi-input power supply circuit, and method of switching power supplies of the same: A multi-input power supply circuit includes a plurality of power supplies such as an alternating-current power supply, a direct-current power supply, and two batteries; a transformer including windings corresponding to the plurality of power supplies; switching devices for performing switching operations and transistors for preventing inverse currents, the switching devices...

20060220467 - Power-saving control module for an electrical appliance: In a power-saving control module for an electrical appliance that includes a DC power supply and a remote control receiver, a switch component serves to make or break electrical connection between an AC power source and the DC power supply, a diode provides a path for supply of a DC...

20060220468 - Power converter with an adjustable output cable: The present invention relates to a power converter for supply of electrical power to an aircraft on the ground. More specifically it relates to a power converter comprising a housing enclosing a frequency converter for provision of a stabilized multi-phase alternating output voltage to an aircraft through an output cable...

20060220469 - Switching device and related operating method: A switching device 30 and a related operating method are disclosed for generate a train of drive pulses under a basic pattern for a repetition cycle time T. The train of drive pulses has leading edges shifted from basic time periods T1 by shift amounts Φ0 to Φ02, respectively, which...

20060220470 - Device for actuating an electrical switchgear: The invention relates to a device for actuating an electrical switchgear comprising at least one mobile contact point driven by a rotary shaft. According to the invention, an electric motor comprising a rotating drive shaft can be coupled to the rotary shaft by means of a transmission, in order to...

20060220471 - Generator switch: In a device for disconnecting and/or connecting m phases (u, v, and w) of an alternating voltage providing source (1) from n phases (n1, n2, n3) of a load (3), each of the m phases (u, v, w) of the source (1) independently is connected by a power switch (9)...

20060220472 - System for controlling and optimizing the emission of a catalytic combustor in a single-shaft gas turbine: System for controlling and optimizing the emissions of a catalytic combustor in a single-shaft gas turbine (10), comprising at least one calculation unit for implementing a mathematical model of the operation of the said gas turbine (10), on the basis of a set of predetermined parameters, by means of which...