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7622879 Thermal protection apparatus and method for hybrid vehicles  
Thermal variable-operation regulator that regulates the operation of an operating device by progressively limiting the operation of the operating device ( 24 ) as a limitation temperature (Tset)...
7619867 Conformal coating enhanced to provide heat detection  
Disclosed is an enhanced conformal coating, a process for making the same, and several computer related applications. A commercially available conformal coating is combined with a commercially...
7616420 Excessive surge protection method and apparatus  
A surge protection apparatus connected between an electrical power line source and a load includes a voltage input, an inductor, and a protective barrier. The voltage input is coupled to the...
7609496 Non-feedback type load current controller  
An electrical load is supplied with power from a driving power source, and a microprocessor (CPU) controls the opening/closing current supply rate (duty factor) of an opening/closing element in...
7607828 Methods and systems for protection from over-stress  
One embodiment of the invention relates to a circuit for over-stress protection. The circuit includes a temperature rate sensor configured to monitor the temperature of a semiconductor device...
7605352 Method for sorting positive temperature coefficient (PTC) elements  
In a method for sorting PTC elements having different resistance-temperature characteristics, a predetermined voltage that allows a current to sufficiently decay is applied to each of PTC elements...
7595970 Electronic trip indicator  
Certain exemplary embodiments comprise an apparatus comprising, a circuit breaker comprising: an integral thermo-magnetic trip device adapted to trip said circuit breaker upon an occurrence of a...
7587262 Temperature averaging thermal sensor apparatus and method  
A temperature averaging thermal sensor is implemented in an integrated circuit such as a microprocessor. The temperature averaging thermal sensor monitors the temperature of the integrated circuit...
7586725 Method of providing a secondary means of overload protection and leakage current protection in applications using solid state power controllers  
The present invention provides an overload protection circuit having a first switch connected at a first side to a source of electrical power and at a second side to a load, the switch having on...
7586281 Methods and apparatus for optimal voltage and frequency control of thermally limited systems  
Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture control a device or system that has an operational limit related to the rate or frequency of operation. The frequency of operation is controlled at a...
7581128 Microcomputer selecting operating condition  
A microcomputer includes a CPU, a program memory for storing a subroutine program, peripheral circuits, a clock circuit, and a voltage drop detection circuit. When the voltage drop detection...
7561392 Intrinsically safe data transmission device  
A process control system ( 1 ) comprises at least one process control computer ( 2 ) and field units ( 4 ) connected thereto via a bus system. An, in particular, intrinsically safe data...
7558849 Hardware management module  
A hardware management module is enabled to perform hardware management for a modular platform system that includes a plurality of modular platform shelves coupled via one or more communication...
7558040 Trip indicator member, and limiter and electrical switching apparatus including a plurality of trip indicator members  
A limiter includes three current limiters. Each current limiter includes a first end disposed proximate a first housing surface and electrically connected to a corresponding first terminal, a...
7554300 Car power source apparatus  
The car power source apparatus is provided with a plurality of batteries, a temperature detection circuit, and an abnormal temperature rise prevention circuit. The temperature detection circuit...
7551418 Device for preventing internal combustion of equipment from spreading outwards  
Two devices for preventing internal combustion of equipment from spreading outwards includes a sampling circuit, a detecting and monitoring circuit, and a low-voltage datum power supply. The...
7542259 Protection apparatus and method for protecting electronic system using the same  
A protection apparatus adapted for providing thermal protection to an electronic system includes a thermal detection module and a comparator unit. The thermal detection module is configured for...
7539000 Slave mode thermal control with throttling and shutdown  
Within a group of components in a circuit, each component in the group has a thermal detector that describes whether that component is operating at a temperature that is normal, high or fatal. A...
7538560 System and method for component failure protection  
A system and method is presented for component failure protection. In one embodiment, the system includes an operational circuit configured to operate in a first operational state, wherein the...
7535690 Arrangement and method for an integrated protection for a power system  
For protecting a power system, two or three of over current, thermal and under voltage protection circuits are integrated as one protection circuit but operate independently, and one or more...
7533284 System for controlling an operation state of a portable computer based on detected temperature of an external transformer  
A temperature control system used in a portable computer comprises a first control part, a second control part connected to an operation processing unit (OPU), a third control part and a fourth...
7529072 Protection apparatus  
A protection apparatus is provided that can use a thermal fuse at higher voltage and higher current. The protection apparatus includes a protection circuit connected in series between a power...
7508642 Method and apparatus applying virtual Δt trip criterion in power distribution  
A virtual ΔT trip criterion is implemented in an electrical power distribution system to provide current-based tripping for a solid state power switching device. A first-order system model is...
7499253 Semiconductor integrated-circuit unit with temperature protective circuit  
A temperature protective circuit of the semiconductor integrated circuit unit of the present invention is configured such that the circuit includes a heat generation detecting section for detecting...
7498913 Thermal trip device and circuit breaker using the same  
A thermal trip device in which a bimetal ( 2 ) is heated by overcurrent and performs trip operation of a circuit by curvature of the heated bimetal ( 2 ), wherein at least one part of the surface...
7495876 Circuit breaker integral temperature monitoring for advance detection of defective power conductor connections  
A circuit breaker includes a breaker enclosure, a plurality of conductor connections, and a temperature sensor. The breaker enclosure contains internal components that include a trip unit. The...
7492566 Low resistance transient blocking unit  
A transient blocking unit (TBU) having reduced series impedance is provided. A TBU includes two or more depletion mode transistors arranged to provide a low series impedance in normal operation and...
7492562 AFCI temperature compensated current sensor  
An apparatus and method for thermally compensating a voltage signal for a circuit protection device. The circuit protection device is coupled to a powered circuit and having current flowing through...
7480127 Power distribution bus with protection and alarming  
Power distribution busses and methods are disclosed that provide flexible protection and alarming capabilities. Various embodiments provide interchangeability of fuses and circuit breakers within...
7477503 Circuit protection device  
A circuit protection device including a conductor arm releasably connected between a voltage sensitive device and a circuit to be protected. The connector arm is biased to move in a direction...
7466083 Protective device for vehicle electronic apparatus  
A protective device for a vehicle electronic apparatus, which includes an inverter for converting a direct-current voltage into an alternating-current voltage for the vehicle electronic apparatus,...
7463463 Motor controller and motor temperature estimation method for the same  
A motor controller includes: an estimated temperature calculating section that calculates and stores an estimated temperature of a motor, and a control section that can perform a drive control of...
7460351 Electrical connection box  
An electrical connection box comprises a base cover ( 1 ) having a plurality of first openings in both sides thereof; a top cover ( 8 ) having a plurality of second openings in both sides thereof;...
7453679 Apparatus and method for driving inverter circuit  
An inverter apparatus includes an inverter circuit, a temperature sensor, and a control circuit. The inverter circuit is driven by a PWM signal and includes switching elements that are divided in...
7453052 Electrical distribution apparatus with controlled cooling  
An electrical distribution apparatus configured to connect a load to a power source is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing having an air inlet and an air outlet, a distribution conduction...
7450359 System and method for providing a temperature compensated under-voltage-lockout circuit  
A system and a method are disclosed for providing a temperature compensated under-voltage-lockout circuit that has a trip point voltage that is not sensitive to temperature variation. The...
7443123 Method and apparatus for preventing overheating in an electronically commutated motor assembly  
A control circuit for a motor includes a voltage regulator having a thermal shutdown apparatus that turns off the voltage regulator when the temperature of the control circuit rises above a...
7428133 Protection device of a surge protector  
The present invention relates to an protection device of a surge protector, which comprises: a first fuse; a resistor; a switching circuit; a second fuse; and a surge protector; thereby the...
7425805 Three-in-one control device for a ceiling fan  
A three-in-one control device for a ceiling fan includes a signal receiving module, which is able to receive segmented controlled signals, stepless controlled signals and wireless controlled...
7420792 Linear charger where the material temperature directly affects the circuit thermal control  
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for protecting circuits from damages caused by elevated temperatures. Presented embodiments illustrate IC thermal protection circuits that shut down power...
7417841 Apparatus and method for fusing voltage surge and transient anomalies in a surge suppression device  
A circuit board is enclosed in a housing containing rows of metal oxide varistors. Multiple surge ferrule type fuses are soldered directly to circuit board holes between the rows of metal oxide...
7408756 Electro mechanical contactor device for welding wire feeder  
An electro mechanical contactor device in a wire feeder for an electric arc welder having a power source and a gun with a contact tip through which welding wire is fed and a weld cycle start...
7400483 Method and apparatus providing final test and trimming for a power supply controller  
A power supply controller having final test and trim circuitry. In one embodiment, a power supply controller for switched mode power supply includes a selector circuit, a trim circuit, a shutdown...
7400482 Circuit breaker and method for sensing current indirectly from bimetal voltage and determining bimetal temperature and corrected temperature dependent bimetal resistance  
A circuit breaker includes a bimetal electrically connected in series with separable contacts, and an operating mechanism structured to open and close the contacts. A temperature sensor distal from...
7397653 Inverter design  
An inverter component layout and mounting bracket are disclosed which allow for electrical components, or the inverter as a whole to be replaced easily in the field. The disclosed mounting bracket...
7394635 Current detection circuit and protection circuit  
A disclosed current detection circuit includes a current/voltage converting element for generating a voltage in accordance with an input current, a reference voltage generation circuit for...
7379285 Apparatus for driving inductive load  
An apparatus is disclosed that drives an inductive load according to a control signal from an external controller transmits temperature data to it for indicating a condition of the inductive load...
7369387 Apparatus and method for temperature-dependent transient blocking  
An apparatus and method for temperature-dependent transient blocking employing a transient blocking unit (TBU) that uses at least one depletion mode n-channel device interconnected with at least...
7368784 Thermal protection device for an integrated power MOS  
A thermal protection device is for an integrated power MOSFET transistor including an interdigitated array of source regions and drain regions defined in a well region of the monocrystalline...
7365954 Power device protection circuit  
A protected power device includes a power transistor with an internal control line to receive a control line current and a fault detector, coupled to the internal control line. A power device...