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2018 results about "H bridge" patented technology

An H bridge is an electronic circuit that switches the polarity of a voltage applied to a load. These circuits are often used in robotics and other applications to allow DC motors to run forwards or backwards.

H-bridge drive circuit for step motor control

A drive circuit for step motors with bifilar windings is provided in which both parallel and series winding configurations for the stator coils are selectable by a motor controller based on the motor speed. For low speeds a series configuration is selected, while for higher speeds a parallel configuration is selected. Dynamic torque is optimized by the selection for more efficient motor operation with less drive current.
Owner:LIN ENG INC

Chaotic stirring control system based on ARM (advanced RISC machine) single chip chaotic mapping control

The invention discloses a chaotic stirring control system based on ARM single chip chaotic mapping control. The system comprises an ARM single chip which is connected and communicated with an input device, a drive chip and an AD (analog to digital) conversion chip respectively; the drive chip is connected with an H bridge drive circuit, the H bridge drive circuit is connected with a direct current motor, the direct current motor is connected with a chaotic stirring system, a sensor which monitors the rotating speed and a current signal of the direct current motor is arranged on the direct current motor, and the sensor is connected with the AD conversion chip. The system adopts a full digit circuit, has good stability and high reliability, can accurately control and conveniently adjust the rotating speed of the motor, is wide in application range, and can meet requirements of different stirring parameters under various work conditions.
Owner:SHANDONG UNIV

Patient-worn energy delivery apparatus

A patient-worn energy delivery apparatus for imparting electrical therapy to the body of a patient responsive to an occurrence of a treatable condition includes a voltage converter for converting electrical energy from an initial voltage to a final voltage, and a defibrillator electrically coupled between the converter and the patient and having an energy reservoir for receiving the electrical energy. The defibrillator produces preshaped electrical pulses such as defibrillation pulses and cardioversion pulses. The apparatus additionally includes an energy delivery controller electrically coupled to the patient and the converter and the defibrillator. The controller causes the converter to provide the electrical energy to the defibrillator at a specific charging rate in response to an energy level in the reservoir. The apparatus may include a plurality of electrodes interposed between the defibrillator and the patient and each electrode preferably has an impedance reducing means contained therein. One embodiment of the apparatus may include a H-bridge to produce a positive-going pulse segment and the negative-going pulse segment within the biphasic exponential signals. The apparatus periodically measures the energy as it is being delivered to the patient and can pre-emptively stop or truncate the pulse in the event an error condition is detected, such as an overvoltage condition or if the energy level approaches a predetermined level. The electrical components which store and release the energy minimize the size and expense of the apparatus, while isolating the microcomputer from the high energy levels as the therapeutic pulse is delivered.
Owner:ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION

RF power supply with integrated matching network

The invention features an RF plasma generator. The RF plasma generator includes a variable frequency RF generator, comprising an H-bridge and an RF output. The RF generator generates electromagnetic radiation having a power. The RF plasma generator further includes a matching network that includes at least one variable impedance component. The matching network also includes a first port that is electromagnetically coupled to the output of the RF generator and a second port. The RF plasma generator also includes a load that is electromagnetically coupled to the second port of the matching network, and a plasma chamber for containing a plasma having a power. The plasma chamber is electromagnetically coupled to the load and receives electromagnetic radiation having a power from the load. Adjusting at least one of the frequency of the RF generator and the variable impedance component in the matching network changes the power in the plasma.
Owner:MKS INSTR INC

H-bridge with sensing circuit

InactiveUS6865417B2Interference with sensing is avoidedHeart defibrillatorsPulse therapyEnergy storage
In a cardioverter / defibrillator system, an electrical circuit includes an energy storage device, an output circuit for controlling delivery of pulse therapy from the energy storage device to a patient, and a sensing circuit coupled across the patient to sense the patient's heart signal. The output circuit may be in the form of an H-bridge switching circuit wherein a pair of switches of the output circuit is simultaneously turned on to discharge residual voltage across the patient that remains after delivery of pulse therapy. Thus, interference with sensing of the patient's heart signal is avoided.
Owner:CAMERON HEALTH

Patient-worn energy delivery apparatus

A patient-worn energy delivery apparatus for imparting electrical therapy to the body of a patient responsive to an occurrence of a treatable condition. The apparatus includes a voltage converter for converting electrical energy from an initial voltage to a final voltage at a plurality of charging rates, and a defibrillator electrically coupled between the converter and the patient and having an energy reservoir for receiving the electrical energy. The defibrillator produces preshaped electrical pulses such as defibrillation pulses and cardioversion pulses. The apparatus additionally includes an energy delivery controller electrically coupled to the patient and the converter and the defibrillator. The controller causes the converter to provide the electrical energy to the defibrillator at a specific charging rate in response to an energy level in the reservoir. The apparatus may include a plurality of electrodes interposed between the defibrillator and the patient and each electrode preferably has an impedance reducing means contained therein. One embodiment of the apparatus may include a H-bridge to produce a positive-going pulse segment and the negative-going pulse segment within the biphasic exponential signals.
Owner:ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION

Control of electroluminescent displays

A controller for use with a multi-segment electroluminescent display 1. Control signals C1–CN control a plurality of half H-bridges H and Hc, the terminals of the half H-bridges being connected respectively to ground and to a high voltage DC supply 9. One of said half H-bridges provides a common output Vcommon and the remaining H-bridges provide drive voltages V1–VN for the segments of the display. The H bridges are driven by an oscillator 14 so that an AC voltage is selectively applied to the segments of the display. A power supply 24 provides a predetermined amount of power per unit area of the display. This is controlled by an area summation engine 22 having a segment data input, a segment counter and a memory containing area data corresponding to the segment(s) of the display. Based on the input from the segment data input, the area(s) of the segment(s) that are to be lit are obtained from the memory and summed to provide the total area to be lit. This is fed to the power supply 24, which then feeds the correct amount of power to display 1 via the half H-bridges.
Owner:PELIKON

Method and apparatus for creating a dynamically reconfigurable energy storage device

A method and apparatus of creating a dynamically reconfigurable energy source comprised of individual, isolated, controllable energy modules, supported by software to measure and manage the energy modules and facilitate the reconfiguration, where the platform consisting of hardware, based upon an inverted H-Bridge circuitry, in combination with software which allows for real-time management, control, and configuration of the modules and uses a combination of software algorithms and localized electronic switches, to achieve a performance and functionality of the invention matching, or exceeding, traditional large, heavy, and expensive power electronics-based products used for charging, energy storage management, power inverting, and motor or load control.
Owner:GLX POWER SYST INC

Disk drive employing a multi-stage pulse width modulated voice coil motor driver

A disk drive is disclosed comprising a disk and a voice coil motor (VCM) having a voice coil for actuating a head over the disk. A VCM driver comprises an H-bridge driver having a plurality of driver switches for driving current through the voice coil to ground. A first pulse width modulated (PWM) signal controls a first voltage level driving the voice coil relative to a duty cycle of the first PWM signal, and a second PWM signal controls a second voltage level driving the voice coil relative to a duty cycle of the second PWM signal, wherein the first voltage level is greater than the second voltage level.
Owner:WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC

Disk drive comprising oscillators and counters for sensing current in a voice coil motor

A disk drive is disclosed comprising a voice coil motor (VCM) driver including an H-bridge driver having a first sense resistor connected in series with a supply voltage and a second sense resistor connected in series with ground. First and second amplifiers amplify the voltages across the first and second sense resistors, wherein the output of the amplifiers drive respective first and second oscillators. A counter processes the frequency signals output by the oscillators to generate a digital representation of the current flowing through the voice coil of the VCM.
Owner:WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC

Two-stage single phase bi-directional pwm power converter with DC link capacitor reduction

DC link capacitance in a bi-directional AC / DC power converter using a full-bridge or H-bridge switching circuit can be greatly reduced and the power density of the power converter correspondingly increased by inclusion of a bi-directional synchronous rectifier (SR) DC / DC converter as a second stage of the power converter and controlling the second stage with a control loop having a transfer function common to both buck and boost modes of operation of the bi-directional SR DC / DC converter and a resonant transfer function to increase gain at the ripple voltage frequency (twice the AC line frequency) to control the duty cycle of the switches of the bi-directional SR DC / DC stage and controlling the duty cycle of the switches of the full-bridge or H-bridge switching circuit using a control loop including a notch filter at the ripple voltage frequency.
Owner:VIRGINIA TECH INTPROP INC

H-bridge circuit for generating a high-energy biphasic waveform in an external defibrillator using single SCR and IGBT switches in an integrated package

InactiveUS6963773B2Weaken energyLow defibrillationHeart defibrillatorsHigh energyEngineering
An external defibrillator with an output circuit having four legs arrayed in the form of an “H” (an “H-bridge”) is disclosed. The output circuit is designed to be able to conduct a range of defibrillation pulse energies, from below 50 joules to above 200 joules. Each leg of the output circuit contains a solid-state switch. By selectively switching on pairs of switches in the H-bridge, a biphasic defibrillation pulse may be applied to a patient. The switches in three of the legs of the H-bridge output circuit are preferably SCR switches, while the fourth leg includes an IGBT switch. In one embodiment, a single power switch is utilized in each of the legs of the H-bridge output circuit, and are included in a single integrated module or package. The use of single semiconductor switches in an integrated surface mountable module or package simplifies the assembly and manufacturing of the defibrillator device. The use of a single IGBT in a leg of the H-bridge (as opposed to two or more IGBTs in series) also greatly simplifies the drive circuitry required to turn on and off the IGBT.
Owner:PHYSIO CONTROL INC

Power-MOSFETs with Improved Efficiency for Multi-channel Class-D Audio Amplifiers and Packaging Thereof

A stereo class-D audio system includes a first die including four monolithically integrated NMOS high-side devices and a second a second die including four monolithically integrated PMOS low-side devices. The audio system also includes a set of electrical contacts for connecting the high and low-side devices to components within the a stereo class-D audio system, the set of electrical contacts including at least one supply contact for connecting the drains of the high-side devices to a supply voltage (Vcc) and at least one ground contact for connecting the drains of the low-side devices to ground, the electrical contacts also including respective contacts for each source of the high and low-side devices allowing the source of each high-side device to be connected to the source of a respective low-side device to form two H-bridge circuits.
Owner:ADVANCED ANALOGIC TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED

High efficiency driver for miniature loudspeakers

In a first aspect the present invention provides a compact high efficiency driver suitable for driving a loudspeaker, such as a miniature loudspeaker for mobile phones or hearing aids. The driver comprising an interface for receiving an input signal, a three-level modulator, and a three-level H-bridge. The interface may be adapted to receive a digital input signal. In a preferred embodiment of the driver the H-bridge is controlled by a correction circuit which is operated by a Return-To-Zero scheme. In a further preferred embodiment the driver comprises a supply voltage step-up circuit for increasing a voltage supplied to the H-bridge. In a second aspect the present invention provides a miniature loudspeaker assembly having a built-in driver. In a third aspect the present invention provides a mobile device with a built-in miniature loudspeaker assembly.
Owner:TDK CORPARATION

Controller for the three-phase cascade multilevel converter used as shunt active filter in unbalanced operation with guaranteed capacitors voltages balance

The present invention comprises a controller for the cascade H-bridge three-phase multilevel converter used as a shunt active filter. Based on the proposed mathematical model, the controller is designed to compensate harmonic distortion and reactive power due to a nonlinear distorting load. Simultaneously, the controller guarantees regulation and balance of all capacitor voltages. The idea behind the controller is to allow distortion of the current reference during the transients to guarantee regulation and balance of the capacitors voltages. The controller provides the duty ratios for each H-bridge of the cascade multilevel converter.
Owner:INST POTOSINO DE INVESTIGACION CIENTIFICA Y TECHCA A C

Method and circuit for cascaded pulse width modulation

A method of balancing the voltage of DC links in a cascaded multi-level converter (CMC) semiconductor circuit, including the steps of providing a plurality of H-bridge converters per phase in the CMC circuit and utilizing a three phase duty cycle value from the main controller to determine a normalized duty cycle value, a ceiling duty cycle value and a floor duty cycle value. The normalized duty cycle value and an output current of the CMC is used to determine the direction and polarity of a capacitor current, and utilizing the capacitor current to determine a plurality of output capacitor voltages. A voltage summation result and direction is obtained from a ceiling index pointer and a floor index pointer and the voltage summation result, direction from the ceiling index pointer and a floor index pointer are used to create a combined switching table for the H-bridge converters. A pulse width modulator is utilized to balance the voltage of the DC links and thereby eliminate DC-capacitor voltage imbalance.
Owner:ELECTRIC POWER RES INST INC +2

Apparatus and Methods to Improve Sleep, Reduce Pain and Promote Natural Healing

This is a new invention, including improvements upon existing inventions, which is safer, simpler to use, less invasive into a user's daily routine and provides a lower cost solution to existing pulsed magnetic field and related vibrational electromagnetic therapy devices. This invention (apparatus) is referred to as an EnergyWave Therapy Device to distinguish it from existing electromagnetic therapy devices. It operates non-invasively on a homeopathic level to improve sleep, encourage natural healing and reduce pain, swelling, and general discomfort. This is accomplished through different embodiments of the apparatus all of which generate Multiple Simultaneous Extremely Low Frequency (MSELF) energy waves which may be any combination of Alternating Polarity Magnetic Fields (APMF), narrowband near-coherent long-wavelength (580 nm to 980 nm) light emitting diodes (LEDs), or electrical vibrations transmitted through the medium of water using carbon rod electrodes. The MSELF vibrations are derived from a quartz crystal with a fundamental frequency less than one-half of one percent from a natural Fibonacci Sequence Number. The apparatus utilizes firmware operating in a microcontroller containing predefined, user selectable therapy programs either emulating natural Circadian Rhythms for sleep and rest, or other therapeutic programs, all of which contain Electromagnetic Field (EMF) dose limitations to prevent any possible overexposure. The microcontroller is also clocked at the same fundamental frequency generated by the Fibonacci Sequence Quartz Crystal. Additionally, the apparatus's unique application of an H-Bridge configuration power-driver with Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) capabilities supports a novel approach to supply two simultaneous therapeutic frequencies to either a copper-trace coil emitter integrated on the main Printed Circuit Board (PCB) or optional external energy emitters. The result is a more effective, lower energy, safer, lower cost, simpler to use, noninvasive, multi-modal, EnergyWave Therapy Device.
Owner:HONEYCUTT JAMES

H bridge cascade active electric filter DC side capacitance-voltage equalizing controlling maethod

This invention relates to a method for controlling capacity and voltage at the DC side uniformly of bridge-H cascade active power filter, which first of all takes the harmonic current, passive current needed to be compensated by the power net and load system as the compensation current required by the filter, takes the sum of the expected compensation current and fundamental wave positive sequence active current absorbed from the net as the APF reference current to get the APF inverter desired output voltage via a current following controller to drive the APF output current to follow the reference current, computes the micro-tune volume of the output voltage of the cascade unit, carries out micro-micro adjustment to the expected output voltage by the balance controller based on the cascade unit capacitance and voltage deviation and the APF output current to adjust the charge and discharge time of the unit floating capacitance to further realize the balance control of the floated capacitance and voltage takes the adjusted expected output voltage as the reference one of said unit to be modulated in pulse width to get trigger signals of the cascaded bridge-H power device to drive the primary circuit power device.
Owner:INST OF ELECTRICAL ENG CHINESE ACAD OF SCI

Power distribution network fault arc extinction method by connecting neutral point to the ground through multi-level converter

The invention relates to a power distribution network fault arc extinction method by connecting a neutral point to the ground through multi-level converter. The power distribution network fault arc extinction method is characterized in that the cascade H-bridge multi-level converter is adopted and directly connected at the position of the neutral point of a power distribution network through a reactor; at the initial moment when the power distribution network has a single-phase earth fault, synthetic operation is conducted to generate offset currents needed to be injected (img file='69356dest_path_image001. TIF'wi'19' he'=25' / ), then the offset currents are quickly put into the multi-level converter, the multi-level converter is controlled by aid of the current tracking control algorithm and the PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation) modulation strategy to generate offset currents (img file='652784dest_path_image001. TIF'wi'19' he'=25' / ), and the offset currents are put into the neutral point of the power distribution network so as to compensate grounding total currents of the fault point. In addition, the fault phase voltage is forced to be 0 constantly so the instantaneous grounding fault can be cleared automatically, and further the technical problem of the existing fault arc extinction technology of poor arc extinction effect can be solved.
Owner:SHANGHAI HOLYSTAR INFORMATION TECH

Excitation circuit and control method for flux switching motor

InactiveUS6943510B2Improves torque/speed performance of motorEliminate needDC motor speed/torque controlAC motor controlMicrocontrollerPower factor
An excitation circuit for a flux switching motor. The circuit includes a low-value film capacitor across the DC side of a bridge rectifier. A plurality of electronic switches are arranged in an H-bridge configuration for switching current flow through an armature winding of the motor in accordance with a PWM control scheme and single-pulse control scheme controlled by a microcontroller. A start-up diode is placed across the field winding of the motor and is electronically switched out of the circuit after a startup phase of the motor has completed. The circuit implements armature energy recirculation through the field winding during startup to promote more uniform and quicker startup of the motor. The use of a film capacitor improves the power factor of the circuit, helps to eliminate the introduction of harmonics into the AC voltage source, and helps in mitigating EMI. Reverse commutation is used to bring the motor to a quick stop when it is powered off.
Owner:BLACK & DECKER INC

Switched-capacitor isolated LED driver

A switched-capacitor voltage converter which is particularly well-suited for receiving a line voltage from which to drive current through a series of light emitting diodes (LEDs). Input voltage is rectified in a multi-level rectifier network having switched capacitors in an ascending-bank configuration for passing voltages in uniform steps between zero volts up to full received voltage VDC. A regulator section, operating on VDC, comprises switched-capacitor stages of H-bridge switching and flying capacitors. A current controlled oscillator drives the states of the switched-capacitor stages and changes its frequency to maintain a constant current to the load. Embodiments are described for isolating the load from the mains, utilizing an LC tank circuit or a multi-primary-winding transformer.
Owner:RGT UNIV OF CALIFORNIA

Stall detection circuit and method

A stall detection circuit and method for a stepper motor. The circuit has an H-bridge configuration with an additional circuit pathway to ground being connected at a point between two center windings. During the transition between step sequences, the circuit employs a monitoring phase in which the previously active low side driver is turned off such that current passes through only the first winding and then is diverted to ground via the additional pathway. While the phase voltage is thus momentarily extinguished, the second coil is used to monitor the motor's back EMF, from which it can be determined whether the rotor is in a normal running mode, a stall, or a reverse condition.
Owner:SAIA BURGESS AUTOMOTIVE

Switching power supply

A buck-boost converter of an H bridge type having a function for initially charging a smoothing output capacitor without a relay and a rush current preventing resistance. A compact and flat power supply is attained by employing a current critical mode H bridge system for a PFC converter and providing a function of initially charging a smoothing output capacitor to a converter circuit.
Owner:HITACHI LTD

Low-Cost Minimal-Loss Flywheel Battery

InactiveUS20100283340A1Low-cost minimal-lossMinimize ball bearing radial thrustRolling contact bearingsControllers with pulse-train output signalBall bearingDc current
A low-cost minimal-loss zero-maintenance flywheel battery, to store electric power from a DC power source by conversion to kinetic energy, and regenerate electric power as needed. Its vertical spin-axis rotor assembly is supported axially by repelling annular permanent magnets, and is centered by ceramic ball bearings which have axial preload that prevents vibration and augments axial rotor support. A regenerative multi-pole permanent-magnet motor, controlled by its 2-phase stator current, and connected by power and signal conductors to power interface electronics, is integrated within the flywheel assembly, in a vacuum enclosure supported by a self-leveling structure. Sinusoidal 2-phase stator currents are controlled by high-frequency pulse-width-modulated H-bridge power electronics that draw and regenerate controlled DC current with minimal ripple, responsive to respective 2-phase rotation angle sensors, the DC power voltage, and other settings. The electronics includes logic and over-voltage protection to prevent otherwise possible damaging current and voltage.
Owner:FRADELLA RICHARD B

Power compensation apparatus and method for renewable energy system

ActiveUS20130051105A1Low voltage ride through functionKeep grid voltage stableEfficient power electronics conversionAc-dc conversionEngineeringAlternating current
A power compensation apparatus for a renewable energy system includes a plurality of converter modules positioned between any two phases of a three-phase AC electrical grid, each converter module including a plurality of inverter circuits connected in series. Each inverter circuit includes an energy storage unit for providing a direct current (DC) voltage; a capacitor connected to the energy storage unit; and an H-bridge circuit converting the DC voltage into an alternating current (AC) voltage. The converter modules perform reactive power compensation and active power regulation on the electrical grid in a delta connection. A plurality of converter modules are respectively positioned between any two phases of the electrical grid in a delta connection, so as to keep the voltage of the electrical grid continuously stable when the voltage of the electrical grid fluctuates, and also compensate load current when system load is not balanced.
Owner:DELTA ELECTRONICS SHANGHAI CO LTD

Parallel-in converter for directly-driving wind power generation system

Disclosed are a grid-connected converter device of a direct-drive wind power system and a corresponding power coordination control method. The converter device is composed of basic converter units of a Boost circuit based on ac-side energy storage; the structure sufficiently utilizes the equivalent inductance of a power generator stator winding, avoids an external inductor in traditional dc voltage booster circuit, and reduces power loss and equipment cost. Two converter proposals, including a diode rectification mode and a PWM rectification mode are designed; converter topologies with two capacity grades, including medium and small power converter topology, megawatt grade high power converter topology, and relative extension structures are designed, such as a parallel connection converter and an H bridge cascade structure converter; wherein, the converter with the H bridge cascade structure is applicable to grids with high capacity and high voltage, and can obviously reduce the harmonic content in grid-connected current; meanwhile, the control method performing feedback through three closed loops is designed, so the input power and output power of the converter are balanced instantaneously, the dc bus voltage maintains stable, and the grid-connected current wave is sine.
Owner:刘建政
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