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A power converter comprises a switch network coupled to an input voltage, a power transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding, wherein the primary winding is coupled to the switch network, and the secondary winding is coupled to a rectifier, wherein the rectifier is coupled to an output voltage, a primary resonant tank having a first resonant capacitor and a first resonant frequency, and coupled to the primary winding of the power transformer and the switch network, and a regulation circuit configured to control the output voltage of the power converter to be substantially proportional to the input voltage and the switch network to operate at a frequency substantially close to the first resonant frequency.

A low input-current-harmonic three-phase three-level boost rectifier includes an input stage for receiving a three-phase input voltage in relation to a neutral node and an output stage adapted to couple to at least one load. The rectifier further includes one or more switching converter stages, each having a plurality of serially-connected switches coupled to the neutral node, one of the serially-connected switches operating with a fixed duty cycle while the other of the serially-connected switches operating with a variable duty cycle, the fixed duty cycle being a substantially 50% duty cycle and the variable duty cycle being less than or equal to a substantially 50% duty cycle. The serially-connected switches are coupled to clamping diodes and clamping capacitors. The rectifier further includes one or more controllers adapted to vary the switching frequency and / or duty cycle of the plurality of switches based on at least one of a condition of the at least one load or the input voltage and includes one or more decoupling stages, each including one or more inductive elements adapted to inductively decouple the output stage from at least one of the one or more switching converter stages.

A power conversion device is provided for converting a DC voltage to an alternating current corresponding to an AC voltage according to the AC voltage, which includes a power conversion unit and an output unit. The power conversion unit converts the DC voltage to a high-frequency current having two envelops corresponding to the waveform of the AC voltage. The output unit includes an inductive circuit, a full-wave rectifying circuit, an inverter circuit and a filter circuit. The inductive circuit provides two induced currents according to the high-frequency current, wherein one induced current and the high-frequency current are in phase, and the other induced current and the high-frequency current are in antiphase. The full-wave rectifying circuit full-wave rectifies the two induced currents. The inverter circuit alternatively transfers the two full-wave rectified induced currents, and thus output an output current. The filter circuit filters the output current to provide the alternating current.

A radial gap motor / generator has a thin annular array of magnets mounted for rotation to a stator in a radially spaced relation to at least one thin annular induction structure fixed to a stationary stator may be air or liquid cooled. Further, the motor has at least radial gap between a magnetic core and the array and may include multiple gaps and multiple annular induction structures to increase the overall power density of the system.

AC LED light engines powered directly from the AC power line contain circuitry of resistors, capacitors, diodes and transistors which enables a single string LEDs connected to series to efficiently produce light with a relatively low level of flicker as perceived by the human eye. The LEDs are driven by a current which is alternately capacitively-limited and resistively-limited. Capacitively-limited pulses of current are interposed between resistively-limited pulses of current so that the resulting output current ripple is at frequencies of 240 Hz or above which the human eye cannot perceive. The combination of resistively-limited current and capacitively-limited current results in a current drain from the power line which is generally sinusoidal and can have a power factor in excess of 0.70.

Disclosed is a Segmented Coil Array (“SCA”) for use in rotary electromotive devices, such as motors and generators, which employ multiple coils operating within an axial gap magnetic structure. Individual conductor coils have offset circumferentially extending portions so as to allow interlocking of adjacent coils radially extending portions to form a circular array in which all of the coils' working conductors, which are those in the axial magnetic field, can be oriented in the same plane. This construction allows minimum magnet gap spacing, thus, maximizing the available magnetic flux. The resulting SCA may easily be commuted as a three-phase motor, actuator, or generator. The invention also provides a structure whereby multiple coil arrays and associated magnetic rotors may be alternately stacked in layers so as to further increase the total coil working area within a motor or generator of a given diameter.

A low input-current-harmonic three-phase three-level boost rectifier includes an input stage for receiving a three-phase input voltage in relation to a neutral node and an output stage adapted to couple to at least one load. The rectifier further includes one or more switching converter stages, each having a plurality of serially-connected switches coupled to the neutral node, one of the serially-connected switches operating with a fixed duty cycle while the other of the serially-connected switches operating with a variable duty cycle, the fixed duty cycle being a substantially 50% duty cycle and the variable duty cycle being less than or equal to a substantially 50% duty cycle. The serially-connected switches are coupled to clamping diodes and clamping capacitors. The rectifier further includes one or more controllers adapted to vary the switching frequency and / or duty cycle of the plurality of switches based on at least one of a condition of the at least one load or the input voltage and includes one or more decoupling stages, each including one or more inductive elements adapted to inductively decouple the output stage from at least one of the one or more switching converter stages.

An apparatus includes a first power converter and a second power converter. The first power converter converts an input voltage into a first output voltage; the second power converter converts the first output voltage into a second output voltage that powers a load. The second power converter includes a switched-capacitor converter combined with a magnetic device. The switched-capacitor converter provides capacitive energy transfer; the magnetic device provides magnetic energy transfer. Additionally, the second power converter provides unregulated conversion of the first output voltage into the second output voltage via the capacitive energy transfer and the magnetic energy transfer. To maintain the magnitude of the second output voltage within a desired range or setpoint value, the first power converter regulates a magnitude of the first output voltage based on comparison of a magnitude of the second output voltage with respect to a desired setpoint reference voltage.

A totem-pole PFC and a current-sampling unit of the totem-pole PFC are provided. The totem-pole PFC is electrically connected to an AC power source and a DC-to-DC converter, and is electrically connected to a load through the DC-to-DC converter. The current-sampling unit has a first sampling switch and a second sampling switch. The first sampling switch and the second sampling switch are controlled to be turned on and turned off so that a magnetizing current flows through the magnetizing inductor when a magnetizing inductor is magnetized and a demagnetizing current does not flow through the sampling resistor when the magnetizing inductor is demagnetized, thereby increasing the demagnetization efficiency and overcoming superimposed operations to improve current detection and increase conversion efficiency of the power conversion.

A radial gap motor / generator that may be air or liquid cooled. The motor / generator has a stator in radially spaced relation to at least one thin annular induction structure. The motor / generator has at least two spaced apart annular rings each having an inner surface and outer surface, the annular rings having a permanent magnet structure embedded between the inner surface and outer surface of the annular rings. The motor / generator has at least two spaced apart radial gaps, the first gap between the first annular ring and the induction structure and the second gap between the second annular ring and the induction structure, the stator being disposed between the gaps. The motor / generator may include multiple gaps and multiple annular induction structures to increase the overall power density of the system.

A radial gap motor / generator has a thin annular array of magnets mounted for rotation to a stator in a radially spaced relation to at least one thin annular induction structure fixed to a stationary stator may be air or liquid cooled. Further, the motor has at least radial gap between a magnetic core and the array and may include multiple gaps and multiple annular induction structures to increase the overall power density of the system.

AC LED light engines powered directly from the AC power line contain circuitry of resistors, capacitors, diodes and transistors which enables an array of LEDs to efficiently produce light with a relatively low level of flicker as perceived by the human eye. The LEDs are driven by a current which is alternately capacitively limited and resistively-limited. Capacitively-limited pulses of current are combined with resistively-limited pulses of current so that the resulting output current ripple is at frequencies of 240 Hz or above which the human eye cannot perceive. The combination of resistively-limited current and capacitively-limited current results in a current drain from the power line which is generally sinusoidal and can have a power factor in excess of 0.90, and a flicker index below 0.2.

A power conversion device is provided for converting a DC voltage to an alternating current corresponding to an AC voltage according to the AC voltage, which includes a power conversion unit and an output unit. The power conversion unit converts the DC voltage to a high-frequency current having two envelops corresponding to the waveform of the AC voltage. The output unit includes an inductive circuit, a full-wave rectifying circuit, an inverter circuit and a filter circuit. The inductive circuit provides two induced currents according to the high-frequency current, wherein one induced current and the high-frequency current are in phase, and the other induced current and the high-frequency current are in antiphase. The full-wave rectifying circuit full-wave rectifies the two induced currents. The inverter circuit alternatively transfers the two full-wave rectified induced currents, and thus output an output current. The filter circuit filters the output current to provide the alternating current.

A step-up DC-DC converter is disclosed that is capable of high efficiency power conversion under both a heavy load condition and a light load condition. The step-up DC-DC converter includes a direct current power source, an inductor, a first switching element, a second switching element, a smoothing capacitor, a driver controller for controlling switching ON or switching OFF the first switching element and the second switching element, and a control changing unit for changing a control operation of the driver controller according to a load current. According to an output from the control changing unit, the driver controller performs one of an operation of switching OFF the second switching element and an operation of switching ON or switching OFF the second switching element.

A forward-based power conversion apparatus is provided. When the forward-based power conversion apparatus supplies a plurality of (at least two of) output voltages to a load, a reverse voltage, corresponding to a lower output voltage, of a secondary winding of a transformer is captured through an equipped output auxiliary unit, so as to assist an output of a higher output voltage. Accordingly, compared to that described in the related art, the reverse voltage of the secondary winding of the transformer described herein can be converted into an effective power output, so that overall power loss of the power conversion apparatus can be reduced, and conversion efficiency of the power conversion apparatus can be improved.

An apparatus includes a first power converter and a second power converter. The first power converter converts an input voltage into a first output voltage; the second power converter converts the first output voltage into a second output voltage that powers a load. The second power converter includes a switched-capacitor converter combined with a magnetic device. The switched-capacitor converter provides capacitive energy transfer; the magnetic device provides magnetic energy transfer. Additionally, the second power converter provides unregulated conversion of the first output voltage into the second output voltage via the capacitive energy transfer and the magnetic energy transfer. To maintain the magnitude of the second output voltage within a desired range or setpoint value, the first power converter regulates a magnitude of the first output voltage based on comparison of a magnitude of the second output voltage with respect to a desired setpoint reference voltage.

A radial gap motor / generator that may be air or liquid cooled. The motor / generator has a stator in radially spaced relation to at least one thin annular induction structure. The motor / generator has at least two spaced apart annular rings each having an inner surface and outer surface, the annular rings having a permanent magnet structure embedded between the inner surface and outer surface of the annular rings. The motor / generator has at least two spaced apart radial gaps, the first gap between the first annular ring and the induction structure and the second gap between the second annular ring and the induction structure, the stator being disposed between the gaps. The motor / generator may include multiple gaps and multiple annular induction structures to increase the overall power density of the system.

Disclosed is a device comprising: an anode; a cathode; an inorganic substrate; and at least one organic window layer positioned between: the anode and the inorganic substrate; or the cathode and the inorganic substrate. Also disclosed is a method of enhancing the performance of a photosensitive device having an anode, a cathode, and an inorganic substrate, comprising: positioning at least one organic window layer between the anode and the cathode. In one embodiment the organic window layer may absorb light and generate excitons that migrate to the inorganic where they convert to photocurrent, thereby increasing the efficiency of the device. Also disclosed is a method of enhancing Schottky barrier height of a photosensitive device, the method being substantially similar to the previously defined method.

The present invention relates to an apparatus including a self-regulating current source, which utilizes a switching regulator to provide high efficiency power conversion and a high-side current monitor, but instead of driving the feedback input with a voltage divider to set the output voltage, the self-regulating current source utilizes a high-side current sense resistor with an operational amplifier optimized for current sensing, to drive the feedback input to the switching regulator, thereby creating a self-regulating constant current source. By adjusting the gain of the operational amplifier, the user can directly set the optimized current needed for using the apparatus in a variety of deployment devices, including satellite and pyrotechnic applications.

Disclosed is a device comprising: an anode; a cathode; an inorganic substrate; and at least one organic window layer positioned between: the anode and the inorganic substrate; or the cathode and the inorganic substrate. Also disclosed is a method of enhancing the performance of a photosensitive device having an anode, a cathode, and an inorganic substrate, comprising: positioning at least one organic window layer between the anode and the cathode. In one embodiment the organic window layer may absorb light and generate excitons that migrate to the inorganic where they convert to photocurrent, thereby increasing the efficiency of the device. Also disclosed is a method of enhancing Schottky barrier height of a photosensitive device, the method being substantially similar to the previously defined method.

The invention discloses a double-lower limb synchronous-swing type rehabilitation motion vehicle seat. The double-lower limb synchronous-swing type rehabilitation motion vehicle seat is mainly used for a double-lower limb synchronous-swing type training rehabilitation vehicle and a bicycle race. With the double-lower limb synchronous-swing type rehabilitation motion vehicle seat, the two legs of auser can move more flexibly, friction force between the inner sides of thighs and the vehicle seat is reduced, power conversion is improved, hip hurt is reduced, and people feel comfortable. The vehicle seat is divided into two parts which are symmetrical and independent in the left-and-right direction compared with an original vehicle seat, and the two parts are installed on the left side and the right side of the upper end of a supporting tube respectively; when a rider sits on the vehicle seat and treads pedals of a vehicle with double feet through up-and-down alternation, the left part and the right part of the vehicle seat will swing with the two legs of the person through up-and-down alternation and are always matched with the left and right thighs of the body of the person, and therefore rubbing between the vehicle seat and the thighs is basically eliminated. The double-lower limb synchronous-swing type rehabilitation motion vehicle seat has the advantages that the two lower limbs are moved when the person sits on the vehicle seat, the gravity center of the body will seldom change, energy loss is small, people feel comfortable, descending motion of the thighs is easy, and power conversion is quite easy.

The invention discloses a solar panel folding and unfolding device for a stereo garage. The solar panel folding and unfolding device comprises a top plate frame arranged at the top of the garage and stand columns arranged at four corners of the garage, wherein the top plate frame is internally provided with an accommodating cavity, and a fixing base is arranged at the center of the accommodating cavity; two sides of the fixing base are provided with winders; the accommodating cavity is internally provided with a plurality of strip-shaped chain plates which are hinged front and back, and each chain plate is provided with a solar cell panel with one end being hinged and the other end being movable. According to the invention, the application area of the solar cell panel in the stereo garagecan be greatly increased, and the solar cell panel can be automatically folded and unfolded; and the sun-proof and wind-proof effects in the garage are further improved.

The present invention provides a hybrid ferroelectric discotic liquid crystal solar cell by incorporating an electrolyte composition for improving power conversion efficiency of the solar cell. The hybrid ferroelectric (FE) discotic liquid crystal solar cell comprises a first layer of n-type inorganic semiconductor deposited on conductive fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) glass plate 101, a second thin layer of light absorbing inorganic sensitizer 103; wherein the inorganic sensitizer strained titania FTO glass-plate acts as a photo anode, a third layer of ferroelectric discotic liquid crystal electrolyte 104 applied between the photo anode and a photo cathode and a fourth layer of reflective platinum deposited FTO glass-plate 105 configured to act as the photo cathode. The ferroelectric discotic liquid crystal electrolyte composition comprises of an achiral HAT6 discotic molecule (2,3,6,7,10,11-Hexakis-hexyloxy triphenylene) and at least two additives, wherein the additives includes tertiary butyl pyridine (t-bPy) and lithium bis(trifluoromethylsulphonyl)imide Li[CF3SO2]2N.

An apparatus includes a substrate, a switching device, a capacitor device, a first via, a second via, a third via and a fourth via. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface and includes a plurality of copper layers including M positive copper layers and N negative copper layers. The M positive copper layers and the N negative copper layers are alternated. The switching device is disposed on the first surface and includes a switching positive terminal and a switching negative terminal. The capacitor device is disposed on the first surface and includes a capacitor positive terminal and a capacitor negative terminal, and the capacitor device forms a capacitor area. The projections of the adjacent positive and negative copper layers and the capacitor area on the first surface at least partially overlap with each other.

A forward-based power conversion apparatus is provided. When the forward-based power conversion apparatus supplies a plurality of (at least two of) output voltages to a load, a reverse voltage, corresponding to a lower output voltage, of a secondary winding of a transformer is captured through an equipped output auxiliary unit, so as to assist an output of a higher output voltage. Accordingly, compared to that described in the related art, the reverse voltage of the secondary winding of the transformer described herein can be converted into an effective power output, so that overall power loss of the power conversion apparatus can be reduced, and conversion efficiency of the power conversion apparatus can be improved.

The invention relates to a packaged photovoltaic mobile power source case. The packaged photovoltaic mobile power source case comprises a storage case and folding type solar panels mounted at an innerside of the storage case, wherein one side of the storage case is equipped with a control room, an inner side of the control room is equipped with a controller and a storage cell, the folding type solar panels and the storage cell are connected with the controller, the controller is connected with a transformer, and the transformer is connected with an output interface. The packaged photovoltaicmobile power source case is advantaged in that storing the multiple folding type solar panels in the storage case is facilitated, taking out the multiple folding type solar panels is facilitated, stable arrangement is realized through the supporting effect of a supporting rod, and thereby the electric energy conversion rate of a photovoltaic mobile power source is improved.

The invention relates to the technical field of tents, and discloses an outdoor solar constant-temperature tent capable of automatically shrinking. The outdoor solar constant-temperature tent capable of automatically shrinking comprises a ceiling, an automatic shrinking mechanism is arranged in the ceiling, tent cloth is arranged in the automatic shrinking mechanism, a first telescopic rod is sleeved in a rotating cavity, a movable clamping tooth is arranged on the section, close to the rotating cavity, of the first telescopic rod, a second telescopic rod is connected to the outer portion of a meshing clamping block, a telescopic positioning rod is arranged in a constant-temperature heating mechanism, a heating shell is movably connected to the lower end of a telescopic positioning block, an electric heating pipe is connected to the interior of the heating shell in a sleeved mode, the upper end of the heating shell is movably connected with a hinge frame. The device has the advantages that the tent can be automatically shrunk and unfolded, physical strength is saved, efficiency is improved, meanwhile, a warm environment can be provided for a user through solar energy, and meanwhile energy conservation and environment protection are achieved.

The invention discloses a distributed photovoltaic power generation system operation and maintenance intelligent management system based on cloud computing and Internet of Things. The system comprises a power station position acquisition module, a battery pack quantity statistics module, a battery pack angle detection module, an equipment operation parameter monitoring module, an external environment parameter detection module, a data processing and analysis module, an alarm terminal, a regulation and control terminal, a database and a display terminal. According to the system, comprehensive detection and careful analysis are carried out on the inclination angle of the power generation battery pack corresponding to each power station, the operation parameters of each device corresponding to each power station and the external environment parameters corresponding to each power generation battery pack of each power station; the problem that the management content of an existing operation and maintenance management mode of the photovoltaic power generation system has one-sidedness is solved, intelligent adjustment of the light receiving area corresponding to the power generation battery pack is achieved, and meanwhile the management efficiency of the photovoltaic power generation system is greatly improved.