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8159805 Quick response mechanism and method for a switching power system  
A quick response mechanism for a switching power system includes a detector and an adjustor connected to the detector. The detector is configured to directly monitor the drop of the output voltage...
8145443 Fourier transform-based phasor estimation method and apparatus capable of eliminating influence of exponentially decaying DC offsets  
Disclosed herein is a Fourier transform-based phasor estimation method and apparatus capable of eliminating the influence of exponentially decaying DC offsets. According to a Fourier...
8139335 Protective circuit  
A protective circuit for electrical connection to solar cells of a solar cell module is provided with a protective circuit that has a controlled electronic circuit arrangement. In this way, only...
8102631 Computer power supply and standby voltage discharge circuit thereof  
A computer power supply includes a standby voltage output terminal to output a standby voltage, a power connector connected to the standby voltage output terminal, and a standby voltage discharge...
8059432 PWM controller having drive control with input voltage sensing and method therefor  
In one embodiment, a PWM controller includes a circuit operably coupled to inhibit a drive signal responsively to a bulk input voltage remaining at a low value for a time interval and to re-enable...
8054601 Power supply control apparatus having a function supplying power supply voltage  
A microprocessor commonly receives at an A/D port the potentials of the power supplies output from a plurality of types of power supplies (a power supply for HDMI, a power supply for LSI, a power...
8044634 Enhanced portable battery powered electrical appliance  
An appliance, such as a flashlight, accepts first and second batteries. The appliance also includes an electrical load, such as a light source. A first circuit, such as a DC to DC converter,...
8035938 Active current surge limiters  
Active current surge limiters (100) and methods of use are disclosed. One exemplary system, among others, comprises a current limiter (140), including an interface configured to be connected...
8031453 Industrial process field device with improved battery assembly  
An industrial process field device is provided. The device includes wireless process field device electronics disposed within the industrial process field device and at least one battery cell...
8031448 Input voltage clamp for a single-supply system  
A system, apparatus and a method are described that provide a voltage clamp for a single-supply system. In particular, a negative voltage clamp prevents a negative over-voltage in a system having...
8031449 Fast-responding short circuit protection system with self-reset for use in circuit supplied by DC power  
A short circuit protection system includes an inductor, a switch, a voltage sensing circuit, and a controller. The switch and inductor are electrically coupled to be in series with one another. A...
8022639 Dimming fluorescent ballast system with shutdown control circuit  
A ballast system for, and a method of, controlling illumination of a lamp, include a dimmer switch having an actuator settable at different settings corresponding to different output voltages...
8018702 Power supply abnormality detection circuit for on-vehicle electronic control device  
The on-vehicle electronic control device includes a main power supply circuit fed with power from an on-vehicle battery through an output contact of a power supply relay and a main power supply...
8000073 Current-mode under voltage lockout circuit  
A current-mode under voltage lockout (UVLO) circuit provides an output signal that indicates to connected devices whether a connected power supply is sufficient (i.e., of sufficient strength and...
7995317 Dual voltage hot swap module power control  
A module hot swap circuit includes a low voltage-drop rectifier adapted to receive either positive or negative voltages of different absolute values. The rectifier is coupled to a power manager...
7990672 Supervision circuit to detect very fast power supply drops  
This invention is power supply protection for complex digital circuits employing an external high voltage supply and an internally generated low voltage core logic supply. Precision analog...
7969046 Power supply control apparatus  
The present invention is to provide a power supply control apparatus which can connect a ground to a suitable electric potential when the ground is disconnected. The power supply control apparatus...
7961485 Method of forming a PWM controller and structure therefor  
In one embodiment, a PWM controller is configured to inhibit forming a drive signal responsively to an overload sense signal having a value that is no greater than a first value for a first time...
7957113 Undervoltage lockout circuit  
An objective is to provide a highly-reliable undervoltage lockout circuit which can block and permit normal gate-driver output even when a supply voltage steeply increases. The undervoltage lockout...
7948728 Semiconductor device and method for inspecting the same  
A semiconductor device of the present invention includes: a power input terminal; an internal power supply circuit that converts a voltage supplied from the outside to the power input terminal into...
7938548 Projection device  
A projection device includes: a projector unit that has at least a light source and a projection optical system housed in a chassis; a control unit that is assembled with a chassis separate from...
7932628 Control device with terminal 15—holding circuit  
A terminal state of a terminal 15 of a vehicle is enabled to be maintained for a minimum period of time even after a drop in the voltage supply. At the same time other loads are to have no effect...
7907377 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...
7907376 Load control device and method  
A load control device includes a control circuit and a protection circuit. The control circuit controls driving of an electric load. The protection circuit monitors a power supply voltage supplied...
7864497 Protective circuit  
A protective circuit for electrical connection to solar cells of a solar cell module is provided with a protective circuit that has a controlled electronic circuit arrangement. In this way, only...
7821754 Circuit arrangement for producing a defined output signal  
A circuit arrangement for producing a defined output signal in CMOS integrated circuit is provided in which the output of a sensor signal conditioning circuit is connected to the drain terminal of...
7804672 System and method for power good monitor for multiple information handling system power supplies  
A switched power rail monitor compares voltages provided by a switched power rail and a power source to detect a predetermined differential indicative of a fault at the switched power rail. A...
7800877 Method and electronic power supply device for supplying power to a low-voltage load protected by a protective device  
The invention relates to an electronic power supply device, particularly a switched-mode power supply, for supplying power to a low-voltage load protected by a protective device, and to a method...
7768247 Under voltage lock out circuit and method  
An under voltage lock out circuit which monitors an input voltage and executes a predetermined sequence when the input voltage satisfies a predetermined condition may include a voltage comparison...
7768756 Leakage current protection circuit  
Systems and methods are provided for substantially mitigating leakage current. One embodiment includes an integrated circuit (IC). The IC comprises a monitoring circuit configured to control...
7723961 MEMS based battery monitoring technical field  
A battery protection and monitoring system includes a plurality of MAFET (Mechanically Actuated Field Effect Transistor) switches, wherein each MAFET switch among the MAFET switches is capable of...
7671560 Method and apparatus for handling deeply discharged batteries in a mobile station  
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for performing a test on a rechargeable battery to indirectly determine a state of protection circuitry associated with the battery. The...
7663852 Output feedback and under-voltage detection system  
A switched mode controller for properly handling an under-voltage condition in a power line which includes a current mirror for receiving current from the power line; a reference current source...
7660089 Voltage rise suppression circuit and panel television  
Included are a Zener diode D2 having a cathode connected onto a voltage output line, dividing resistors having one terminal connected to the anode of the Zener diode D2 and having the other...
7633321 Driver circuit; electronic circuit having driver circuit and corresponding method  
A driver circuit includes an output, at least one transistor including a load section coupled between the output and a supply voltage, and a circuit coupled to a control terminal of the at least...
7619864 Regulator short-circuit protection circuit and method  
A signal source generates a reference voltage, and a voltage regulator receives the reference voltage and generates an output voltage and current. During normal operation, a pass element in the...
7605567 Battery protecting circuit and battery with such protecting circuit  
A protecting circuit for a battery used to power an electronic system includes a control circuit and a sensing circuit. The sensing circuit includes a tri-axial accelerometer having X, Y and Z...
7595969 Undervoltage warning method, undervoltage warning circuit and switching power supply  
A method for identifying a cause for insufficiency of an output voltage reduced to or below an undervoltage set value comprises a first comparison step for comparing the output voltage to a fixed...
7586292 Low voltage cutoff circuit for an electrochemical cell  
The present invention is an electrical circuit that disconnects an electrochemical cell from a load when the cell's voltage descends to a predetermined value. The present invention is also...
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...
7521984 Driving configuration of a switch  
A driving circuit of a switch includes first and second transistors connected in series to each other and to relative intrinsic diodes in antiseries and driven by a driving device that includes at...
7515393 Voltage regulator  
According to one embodiment, a voltage regulator includes a switch configured to selectively conduct electrical energy according to a signal, and circuitry configured to provide the signal to...
7508315 Signaling device and method of alerting a work machine operator to a predetermined condition using same  
A signaling device includes an electrical circuit which discharges an electrical energy storage device through an electrically powered alert mechanism via a biased open transition switch upon...
7486064 Under voltage lock out circuit and method  
A voltage comparison unit compares a battery voltage with a predetermined threshold voltage, and outputs a comparison signal. A sequence circuit receives the comparison signal and a start-up signal...
7471494 Output circuit  
An output circuit for a circuit includes an input node coupled to the circuit, an output node, a reference potential terminal, a supply potential terminal, a semiconductor switch connected between...
7468875 Plasma television and power supply control device  
A microcomputer 60 takes in voltages output from the sustaining voltage Vsus generation circuit 52, the addressing voltage Vadd generation circuit 53, and the standby voltage generating circuit 54...
7460348 Overload detector/enunciator  
An overload detector/enunciator circuit. The overload detector/enunciator circuit detects an overloaded condition of a backup generator and provides a relatively immediate indication of the...
7453290 Supply voltage removal detecting circuit, display device and method for removing latent image  
A supply voltage removal detecting circuit, a display device and method for removing a latent image when a supply voltage is disconnected, in which the supply voltage removal detecting circuit...
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...
7443641 DC-DC converter including short-circuit protection circuit  
Provided is a DC-DC converter including a short-circuit protection circuit which can stably perform a reset operation and a stop operation. The short-circuit protection circuit includes a detection...