Electrical transmission or interconnection systems inventions 10/09

20090243386 - Method of controlling fuel cell vehicle and method of controlling dc/dc converter apparatus: A controller is capable of executing direct couple control that directly couples a first power device and a second power device without causing a DC/DC converter to convert voltage. During the direct couple control, a drive signal that causes no voltage conversion is intermittently output to at least one of... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP Floor 30, Suite 3000

20090243385 - Power supply system, vehicle using the same and its control method: An integral element corresponding to a converter (CONV1) continues an integral operation even in a period (time tm1-tm2) in which a voltage converting operation of the converter (CONV1) is suspended. The integral output integrated in this period is invalid data. Therefore, if the invalid integral output is provided from the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090243387 - Dual battery vehicle electrical systems: A dual battery electrical system for a vehicle having an engine comprises a primary load and a secondary load and is switchable between an ON state in which the engine is running, an OFF state in which the engine is not running, a START state in which the primary load... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20090243388 - Multi-output dc/dc converter: Disclosed is a multi-output DC/DC converter controlling power-conversion switching in synchronization with a frequency of one output voltage among multiple output voltages in an LLC resonant DC/DC converter. The multi-output DC/DC converter includes a power conversion circuit performing alternate switching on an input DC voltage to output multiple DC voltages... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20090243389 - Multiple output magnetic induction unit and a multiple output micro power converter having the same: A multiple output magnetic induction unit includes a magnetic substrate, and a plurality of toroidal coils mounted on the magnetic substrate side by side. No insulating layer is required between the toroidal coils.... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20090243390 - Power supply apparatus and power control method: According to one embodiment, a power supply apparatus comprises a DC/DC converter coupled to an output of a fuel cell, a first diode connected between the output of the DC/DC converter and an output terminal of the apparatus, a second diode connected between an output of a secondary battery and... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090243391 - Multi-functional power supply with power over ethernet support, integrated monitoring and supplemental power source backup: A multi-functional power supply that is advantageously suitable for distributed networking environments, such as the deployment of wireless networks. The power supply provides PoE ports for powering various devices and includes redundancy, back-up support, failover detection and monitoring/reporting. Thus, the power supply is particular well suited for a router or... Agent: Smith Frohwein Tempel Greenlee Blaha, LLC

20090243392 - Methods for shifting common mode between different power domains and apparatus thereof: A signal processing system having different power domains is provided. The signal processing system has a first amplifier circuit operating under a first power domain; a second amplifier circuit operating under a second power domain and having a feedback configuration; a first impedance unit, coupled between an output node of... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20090243393 - Semiconductor device, designing method and designing apparatus of the same: A designing method of a semiconductor device includes: changing a power supply voltage changing a design data of a semiconductor device with a first power supply voltage into a design data of a semiconductor device with a second power supply voltage which is lower than the first power supply voltage;... Agent: Fujitsu Patent Center C/o Cpa Global

20090243395 - Antenna gasket for process housing: A method and apparatus for providing wireless communication and optionally power to the interior of a housing assembly is disclosed. In one embodiment, an antenna is molded within a gasket material, such as silicon, so as to be completely encapsulated. The gasket preferably includes at least one support arm, which... Agent: Nields, Lemack & Frame, LLC

20090243396 - Apparatus and method for retrofitting a broad range of mobile devices to receive wireless power: Apparatus and method for retrofitting a mobile electronic device, which has an input power receptacle located on its side, to receive power from a power delivery pad that has a flat power delivery surface. A connector assembly is connectable to the mobile electronic device by plugging a connector into the... Agent: Cochran Freund & Young LLC

20090243397 - Packaging and details of a wireless power device: A wireless power system includes a power source, power receiver, and components thereof. The system can also include a parasitic antenna that can improve the coupling to the power source in various modes. The antenna can have both a variable capacitor and a variable inductor, and both of those can... Agent: Law Office Of Scott C Harris Inc

20090243394 - Tuning and gain control in electro-magnetic power systems: Tuning and gain control as described for magnetic power systems, including different ways to change the characteristic of transmission and reception.... Agent: Law Office Of Scott C Harris Inc

20090243398 - Systems and methods for reducing distortion in a power source using an active harmonics filter: Systems and methods for reducing harmonic distortion in a power system resulting from non-linear loading on the power system. The power at an interface with a power source is measured, and then distortion in the waveforms of the supplied power is identified. Cancellation signals which cancel all or part of... Agent: Law Offices Of Mark L. Berrier

20090243399 - 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... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20090243400 - Semiconductor device capable of switching operation modes and operation mode setting method therefor: A semiconductor device according to the present invention includes: a first internal terminal; a second internal terminal; a first switching circuit coupled to the second internal terminal to switch between a state in which the second internal terminal is electrically coupled to a first reference electric potential and a state... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20090243401 - Semiconductor device using a plurality of high-potential-side reference voltages: A plurality of third fixed potential lines are wired in parallel. A group of high-potential-side fixed potential lines containing a first fixed potential line and a second fixed potential line are wired in a plurality at predetermined intervals in a direction perpendicular to the third fixed potential line. In a... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP