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7612603 Switching frequency control of switched capacitor circuit using output voltage droop  
A frequency control circuit including a controlled oscillator and an amplifier circuit is disclosed for providing a clock signal to a switched capacitor circuit which divides an input voltage to...
7566994 Small-step, switchable capacitor  
According to an example embodiment, an apparatus is provided that produces a small-step switchable capacitor, which can have steps that are smaller in value than the smallest capacitor used in the...
7554789 Capacitor array management  
A capacitor array comprising a plurality of unit capacitors, each having first and second electrode plates. The first electrode plates are commonly connected via first routings. The second...
7528506 Circuit arrangement for startup current limitation for electronic modules connected to a module carrier  
A circuit arrangement for the time-delayed startup of electronic modules ( 20 ) connected to a module carrier ( 1 ) comprises a comparator ( 28 ) provided with a reference voltage applied thereto...
7511977 Charge-pump type switching power supply apparatus  
A switching power supply apparatus generates a first output voltage with a reversed polarity of an input voltage and a second input voltage of double the input voltage with the reversed polarity,...
7486150 Electric circuit and oscillator comprising said electric circuit  
An electric circuit includes a circuit path from a first reference voltage to a second reference voltage lower than the first reference voltage. The path includes a current generator, a capacitor,...
7474879 Power supply  
A power supply ( 1 ) for a load in the form of a PCMCIA card ( 2 ) has and onboard GPRS class (10) module (not shown). The module, and therefore card ( 2 ), demands a load current i load that has...
7468898 DC-DC converter with switchable capacitors  
A step down DC-DC converter is reduced in the cost by reducing a number of capacitors included. The DC-DC converter is provided with switches that connect (n−1) capacitors in parallel with each...
7430133 Apparatus and method for switch connected as a diode in a charge pump  
A switched-capacitor type voltage regulator is provided. The regulator includes a flying capacitor and switches, including first and second transistors which operate as switches. The switches are...
7414459 Architecture for implementing an integrated capacitance  
An architecture for implementing an integrated capacity includes a capacitive block inserted between first and second voltage reference. The block is formed The block is formed from elementary...
7402983 Method for use of charge-transfer apparatus  
A method for controlling a switching power converter which includes a central capacitor exchanges charge between the capacitor and plural nodes of a first terminal, and then transfers the charge...
7382634 Voltage multiplier with charge recovery  
Capacitive voltage multiplier for generating voltage pulses, preferably up to 100 V, that are higher than the supply voltage for displays, non-volatile memories and corresponding units especially...
7323928 High capacitance integrated circuits  
An integrated circuit providing high equivalent capacitance ranging from a few tens of picofarads to a few nanofarads is presented. The integrated circuit includes active integrated circuit...
7265459 High Q linear controlled variable capacitor  
A voltage controlled variable capacitor, formed of a larger number of fixed capacitor segments and a corresponding number of switching elements, linearly switches on each switching element, one...
7245519 Digitally programmable capacitor array  
A programmable capacitor array does not require separate switching transistors because the capacitors themselves have a switchable capacitance, which capacitors are made in the manner of regular N...
7230352 Compact power supply  
The present invention discloses an electrical power supply for providing electrical power to a load, the power supply comprising a plurality of energy storage elements each having a different...
7215041 Charging circuit for a frequency converter  
A charging circuit for a frequency converter having a first feed line with a first constant current source therein and a second feed line with a second constant current source therein. An...
7109812 Apparatus and method for presenting a linear capacitive output in response to a voltage input  
An apparatus for presenting a substantially linear capacitive output at at least one output locus in response to a voltage input at an input locus, the voltage input varying over a voltage range,...
7109686 System and method for precharging and discharging a high power ultracapacitor pack  
This invention is a system and a method that uses the braking resistor, commonly used and available in electrically or hybrid-electrically propelled vehicles, to limit the precharge current during...
7109607 System to vary capacitance based on a control signal  
Some embodiments provide a plurality of capacitors coupled in parallel and a plurality of capacitor switches, each one of the capacitor switches coupled in series with a respective one of the...
7064460 Method for balancing a three-point DC intermediate circuit, and an apparatus for carrying out the method  
A method and apparatus for balancing a three point DC voltage intermediate circuit involves a converter circuit which influences an electrical power flow in a three point DC voltage intermediate...
7049713 Pulsed current generator circuit with charge booster  
A pulsed current generator circuit for providing current pulses to a device under test includes a current source for applying a current to the device under test and a controlled current shunt for...
7049710 Power bus for distributed ride through capability  
A monitoring system includes a power source, a power bus coupled to said power source, a plurality of power taps coupled to said power bus, each of said power taps having a ride-through capacitor...
7031135 Capacitor with high thermal stability for shielded electrical lines  
The capacitor of high thermal stability includes a high-voltage electrode (HT) extending in a longitudinal direction (AX), a cylindrical printed circuit (CI) coaxially surrounding said high-voltage...
RE38918 System and method for power-efficient charging and discharging of a capacitive load from a single source  
A system and method for efficiently charging and discharging a capacitive load from a single voltage source. The system includes a brat switch for selectively connecting the voltage source to the...
6946962 Electronic article surveillance marker deactivator using inductive discharge  
A method and apparatus to deactivate an EAS security tag are described.
6883103 Data carrier for the adaptation of a consumption time interval to the power consumption of the data carrier  
A data carrier that communicates confidential data is configured to mask process-dependent power consumption by using power stored in an internal capacitor. The capacitor is initially charged to...
6882064 System to vary capacitance based on a control signal  
Some embodiments provide a plurality of capacitors coupled in parallel, a plurality of capacitor switches, each one of the capacitor switches coupled in series with a respective one of the...
6838787 Variable bandwidth correlated doubling sampling circuits for image sensors  
An integrated circuit for sampling outputs representing a pixel value comprises two first variable capacitors each having a variable range of capacitance and each for receiving the voltage...
6809433 Capacitor unit with electric double layer capacitors, control method and control apparatus for the same, and accumulator system for motor vehicles  
A capacitor unit with plural double layer capacitors eliminating irregularity in a state of charge of the respective double layer capacitor in the capacitor unit. A capacitor unit, a capacitor unit...
6791210 Cyclic regulation apparatus, system, and method  
A power delivery apparatus, system may include a series-connected plurality of energy storage devices, a voltage sensor to sense a supply voltage across a load coupled to a selected one of the...
6753623 Switched capacitor array circuits having universal rest state and method  
A switched capacitor array circuit for use in a voltage regulator, including L, M and N banks of capacitor positions disposed intermediate an input node and a ground node, between the input and...
6738273 Charge pump drive signal recovery circuit  
At least upper order stages of a multi-stage charge pump contain respective drive signal recovery circuits, that enable the charge pump to operate over a larger voltage range and/or be driven by a...
6737847 Capacitor charging method and charging apparatus  
An energy accumulating capacitor such as an excimer laser is prevented from being overcharged by stored energy in a resonance inductance device. In a resonant capacitor charging circuit, when it is...
6737764 Circuit arrangement for the power supply of protective devices for the passengers of a vehicle  
In order that the circuit arrangement ensures a high availability of the protective functions of all necessary passenger protection devices, it includes multiple double-layer capacitors connected...
6633155 Wireless mouse induction power supply  
A wireless mouse induction power supply comprises a wireless mouse and a mouse pad. The wireless mouse is installed with a first induction coil which is connected to a first capacitor of a power...
6631081 Capacitive high voltage generator  
A capacitive high voltage generator having a first stage and a second stage respectively formed by a first basic block and a second basic block and a third basic block. Each basic block has a...
6617830 Capacitor system for a vehicle  
A capacitor system suitable for charging and discharging of a vehicle such as discharging due to starting of an engine, charging by an alternator, and recharging upon braking. The capacitor system...
6614134 Power supplies for ECUs  
A voltage supply circuit for an ECU, of the type which uses a capacitor to hold charge for use in maintaining the supply during temporary supply interruptions, wherein a charge pump is provided for...
6608405 Method of obtaining the adjustable capacitor  
The method of obtaining the adjustable capacitor permits transforming all types of capacitors (including Electrolytic, Vacuum, Gas, high-voltage capacitors) into adjustable capacitors without...
6593672 MEMS-switched stepped variable capacitor and method of making same  
The present invention relates to a stepped micro electromechanical structure (MEMS) capacitor that is actuated by a plurality of MEMS switches. The MEMS switches may be within the stepped capacitor...
6563235 Switched capacitor array circuit for use in DC-DC converter and method  
A capacitor array circuit having at least two capacitors, switching circuitry coupled to the capacitors and to input, output and common nodes and control circuitry. The control circuitry operates...
6531792 DC-DC converter and storage apparatus  
A DC-DC converter includes N capacitors having identical capacitances, initially coupled in series, and supplied with an external power supply voltage to be charged thereby, and an circuit for...
6480137 Method of generating matched capacitor arrays  
An algorithmic procedure automatically generates layout of matched capacitor arrays used in A/D converters, D/A converters and programmable gain amplifiers, among other types of devices, using...
6479910 Method and circuits for changing the ratings of a three phase circuit by delta-star switching  
A switching scheme that permits a thee phase capacitor bank to have two ratings depending on whether the circuit is connected in delta or star configuration The capacitor per phase consists of two...
6458498 Charge containing element  
A charge containing element including a conductive layer; a dielectric layer formed on the conductive layer wherein the dielectric layer is formed by the thermal decomposition of an organic...
6456513 Voltage conversion circuit and control circuit therefor  
A voltage conversion circuit has an improved power efficiency and a lower power consumption is described. The voltage conversion circuit includes a plurality of voltage conversion cells, each of...
6424058 Testable on-chip capacity  
The invention relates to a testable on-chip capacitor cell 10 including a decoupling capacitor (C i ) which can be disconnected from the power distribution network and discharged through a cell...
6418040 Bi-directional architecture for a high-voltage cross-coupled charge pump  
An apparatus comprising a circuit configured to generate an output voltage having a magnitude greater than a supply voltage, where the output voltage is (i) a positive high voltage when a first...
6373152 Electrical energy storage device  
An electricity storage device and a portable electric-powered tool. The device comprises at least a battery; at least a super capacitor, which has lower internal impedance, when fully charged, than...
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