1181 results about "Start up time" patented technology

A method of managing the power up of a device that has power down state; and at least two power up states, wherein the method includes the following steps:statistically analysing the power up time profile of the device;determining one or more predetermined statistical indicators associated with the stored power up time profile;calculating an anticipated start up time from the statistical indicators;at the anticipated start up time changing the device state from the power down state to a pre-determined one of the power up states depending on the statistical indicators;maintaining the device at pre-determined power up states for a predetermined duration;returning the device to the power down state if there is no user interaction with the device during the predetermined duration.

A high speed serial interface is provided. In one aspect, the high speed serial interface uses three phase modulation for jointly encoding data and clock information. Accordingly, the need for de-skewing circuitry at the receiving end of the interface is eliminated, resulting in reduced link start-up time and improved link efficiency and power consumption. In one embodiment, the high speed serial interface uses fewer signal conductors than conventional systems having separate conductors for data and clock information. In another embodiment, the serial interface allows for data to be transmitted at any speed without the receiving end having prior knowledge of the transmission data rate. In another aspect, the high speed serial interface uses polarity encoded three phase modulation for jointly encoding data and clock information. This further increases the link capacity of the serial interface by allowing for more than one bit to be transmitted in any single baud interval.

A disk drive is disclosed comprising a disk for storing initial host requested (IHR) data requested by a host computer during a start-up process of the host computer, a head actuated radially over the disk, and a non-volatile semiconductor memory (NVSM) for caching at least part of the IHR data. The disk drive transmits the cached IHR data from the NVSM to the host computer during the start-up process thereby avoiding the delay associated with initializing the mechanics of the disk drive as well as conserving battery power for mobile applications.

Delay-locked loops have high bandwidth locking characteristics that are less susceptible process, voltage and temperature (PVT) variations. These DLLs are configured to support transition from a partial feedback loop lock condition to a full feedback loop lock condition during a start-up time interval, in order to insure that a multi-cycle lock condition is established at the time the DLL's clock signal output becomes available. The DLL may include a variable delay line that is responsive to a reference clock signal, an auxiliary phase detector that is electrically coupled to the variable delay line, and a main phase detector that is responsive to the reference clock signal and a feedback clock signal (DLLCLK). The auxiliary phase detector may be an edge-triggered SR-type phase detector and the main phase detector may be a three-state phase frequency detector.

A power management system and method for multiple redundant power supplies. The present invention provides management and control of N+M power supplies, where N represents the minimum number of power supplies required and where M is the number of redundant power supplies (M>1), where any one of the power supplies may be capable of supplying power to all the loads of the power subsystems. In the preferred embodiment each power subsystem includes a power supply and a controller coupled to a power bus. A communication bus is provided common to each power subsystem. During reset or power-on periods, the controllers are programmed to uniquely delay the start time of each power supply, thereby protecting against an overcurrent / overvoltage condition on the power bus during reset periods. A master controller is provided to monitor normal operating conditions of the power subsystems and communication bus. The master controller is programmed to ensure that a predetermined number of power supplies are coupled to the power bus, even in the event of total or partial communication failure.

A method for installing an application on a mobile device is provided. The method includes obtaining the application over a network and storing the application on the mobile device. The method further includes processing the application on the mobile device to generate a processed application. Also include in the method is storing the processed application on the mobile device and requesting access to the application. The method also includes mapping the request to access the application to the processed application and launching the processed application on the mobile device.

A cordless power tool uses a lithium battery as a power source of a motor and is provided with an overcurrent protection circuit. The circuit allows an overcurrent to instantaneously flow at the start-up time of the motor and shuts off an overcurrent which may flow when the motor is brought into a locked state during the use of the power tool.

Apparatus and method for generating controlled-linewidth laser-seed-signals for high-powered fiber-laser amplifier systems. In some embodiments, the natural chirp (frequency change of laser light over a short start-up time) of a DBR laser diode when driven by pulsed current is used to broaden the linewidth of the laser output, while adjusting the peak current and / or the pulse duration to obtain the desired linewidth.

The invention discloses a quick operation system start-up method based on Android. The quick operation system start-up method comprises a backup process and a quick start-up process. The backup process comprises the following steps: entering a user interface program of an Android operation system; switching the Android operation system from a common operation mode to a system backup mode by a user; generating a quick start-up memory image; and backing up the quick start-up memory image in an external memory according to a pre-defined data structure for quickly starting up an image format. The quick start-up process comprises the following steps: reading the data structure for quickly starting up the image format from the external memory after the initialization of basic hardware apparatuses are completed by a boot program; gradually copying the quick start-up memory images from the external memory into the memory by the boot program by taking each memory page as a unit if entering the quick start-up model; and recovering the quick start-up memory images of the above steps by the boot program, and entering the user interface program of the Android operation system. The method provided by the invention has the beneficial effect that the start-up time of the Android operation system can be shortened.

A detector circuit for determining whether synchronization lock has been optimally achieved in feedback-type control systems. The detector circuit evaluates an error signal developed by a phase / frequency detector and compares the absolute magnitude of the error signal to a first threshold signal corresponding to a magnitude metric. When the value of the error signal is less than the magnitude threshold value, an event signal initiates a time interval counter which continues counting so long as the error signal remains below the magnitude threshold value. The time interval counter continues until it counts to a second threshold value corresponding to a timing metric. At this point, synchronization lock is declared.

The present invention provides a drum type washing machine capable of adequately distributing the laundry articles along the inner circumferential wall of the drum at the start-up of the dehydrating operation with high probability, thereby reducing the start-up time of the dehydration. In an embodiment of the present invention, the drum is controlled to rotate at a constant speed 50 r.p.m. to agitate the laundry articles (Step S12), and the drum speed is almost continuously monitored. If the change in the speed does not exceed 1.5 r.p.m. for 0.5 second (Steps S13 through S16), the laundry articles are loosened and easy to distribute. Therefore, the drum speed is raised to 80 r.p.m. (Steps S17 and S18). If the eccentric load detected at this speed does not exceed a predetermined value (Steps S19 and S20), the laundry articles are adequately distributed along and pressed onto the inner circumferential wall of the drum. If a sudden change in the speed has been detected within a short period of time that is less than 36 milliseconds (Step S22), the laundry articles are tangled in a mass form. Therefore, the rotating direction of the drum is reversed, and the agitating direction is restarted in the opposite direction (Step S21).

The invention aims at providing a start-up control method suitable for a hybrid vehicle among which a drive motor and an engine are of coaxial parallel type; the start-up control method for the hybrid vehicle uses different start-up ways under different conditions; under a permitting condition, the drive motor is preferably used for driving the engine to start up; the start-up control method has the advantages of short start-up time, high start-up rotation speed, smooth start-up process and less pollution emission, can also avoid the damage to the battery, the drive motor, and the like, can improve the start-up performance and achieve the optimization of the whole vehicle performance.

The present invention provides a drum type washing machine capable of adequately distributing the laundry articles along the inner circumferential wall of the drum at the start-up of the dehydrating operation with high probability, thereby reducing the start-up time of the dehydration. In an embodiment of the present invention, the drum is controlled to rotate at a constant speed 50 r.p.m. to agitate the laundry articles (Step S12), and the drum speed is almost continuously monitored. If the change in the speed does not exceed 1.5 r.p.m. for 0.5 second (Steps S13 through S16), the laundry articles are loosened and easy to distribute. Therefore, the drum speed is raised to 80 r.p.m. (Steps S17 and S18). If the eccentric load detected at this speed does not exceed a predetermined value (Steps S19 and S20), the laundry articles are adequately distributed along and pressed onto the inner circumferential wall of the drum. If a sudden change in the speed has been detected within a short period of time that is less than 36 milliseconds (Step S22), the laundry articles are tangled in a mass form. Therefore, the rotating direction of the drum is reversed, and the agitating direction is restarted in the opposite direction (Step S21).

One embodiment of the present invention includes a frequency generation circuit including a control module, an oscillator circuit coupled to the control module, the oscillator circuit having a start-up time defined by the time required to reach a desired frequency. The oscillator circuit includes an amplifier having an input and an output and being programmably-alterable by the control module, a first capacitor coupled to the input of the amplifier and being programmably-alterable, in capacitance, by the control module, a second capacitor coupled to the output of the amplifier, a crystal resonator coupled to the first and second capacitors for generating an output signal having a desired frequency, wherein fast start-up time is achieved.

A TTR time of a reading apparatus can also be reduced by designing an apparatus to exhibit a certain timing relationship between a receipt of a trigger signal and / or more of image capture and decoding. An apparatus in one embodiment can be configured to continuously capture frames of image data prior to receipt of a trigger signal and can further be configured so that an output decoded message is decoded from a frame of image data having a capture initiation time of prior to the time of receipt of a trigger signal. An apparatus configured to output a decoded message from a frame of image data having a capture initiation time of prior to a time of receipt of a trigger signal can have a TTR time of less than a frame capture period of the apparatus.

A power on reset (POR) circuit for providing a reset pulse signal to a chip when power supply voltage, VDD, ramps up so that the chip always starts in a known state. The POR circuit generates the reset pulse as soon as VDD exceeds an assertion voltage. The assertion voltage is independent of the ramp rate of VDD. The POR circuit is shut off as soon as the reset signal is generated, thereby drawing zero steady state current from VDD. The re-arm time for the POR circuit is very small. The POR circuit does not reset the chip when there is a dynamic change in VDD.

A Motor driving apparatus adjusts activation start timing of high-side activation control signals UU, VU, WU and the low-side activation control signals UL, VL, and WL with a state determination signal SJ in an activation controller 40, in the period from starting to the time when rotor rotating speed reaches a predetermined value, sets the activation start timing earlier than in normal times to perform leading phase activation control, and in normal times when the rotor rotating speed is a predetermined value or more, controls activation start timing in efficient and optimum phase. Hence, the motor driving apparatus can carry out stable PWM sensorless starting without any starting failure such as oscillation, loss of synchronism and reverse rotation and shorten starting time.

A control circuit is provided for a separately excited DC / DC converter which directly monitors output voltage to detect a short-circuit state, and performs overcurrent protection. A switching controller of the control circuit controls a switching operation of a switching transistor of the separately excited DC / DC converter. A voltage comparator compares the output voltage and a threshold voltage, to detect the short-circuit state. After a predetermined start-up time has elapsed after beginning start-up of the separately excited DC / DC converter, when the voltage comparator detects the short-circuit state, the switching controller halts the switching operation of the switching transistor, and makes detection of the short-circuit state by the voltage comparator non-operative before elapse of the start-up time. After detecting the short-circuit state and halting the switching operation of the switching transistor for a predetermined halt time, the switching controller begins start-up of the separately excited DC / DC converter once again.

An automated method causes a terrestrial solar cell array to track the sun. The solar cell system includes motors that adjust a position of the array along different respective axes with respect to the sun, wherein a first motor adjusts the inclination angle of the array relative to the surface of the earth and a second motor rotates the array about an axis substantially perpendicular to that surface. The method includes (a) using a software algorithm to predict a position of the sun at a future time; (b) using a computer model to determine respective positions for the motors corresponding to the solar cell array being substantially aligned with the sun at the future time; and (c) activating and operating the motors at respective particular speeds so that at the future time the solar cell array is substantially aligned with the sun. The future time may correspond to any time during operation. An initial future time may correspond to a start up time after sunrise at which point the solar cell is to begin tracking the sun.

The present invention provides a new and unique method and apparatus for monitoring a device, such as a pump. The device may also include a fan, compressor, turbine or other rotating or reciprocating piece of machinery. In one embodiment, the method features sensing in a first device both a start-up vibration at a start-up time after the first device is affixed to a second device to be monitored and a subsequent vibration level at a subsequent time after the start-up time, and providing both a start-up vibration level signal containing information about the start-up vibration level of the second device, and a subsequent vibration level signal containing information about the subsequent vibration level of the second device; and monitoring in the first device the condition of operation of the second device based on a comparison of the start-up vibration level signal in relation to the subsequent vibration level signal. The apparatus may take the form of one or more modules and / or chipset for performing the steps and functionality of the aforementioned method.

An exemplary fast start-up crystal oscillator with reduced start-up time. The exemplary oscillator reduces the start-up time (i.e., the time taken to attain sustained stable oscillations after the power is turned on) by increasing the negative resistance of a circuit. Increasing the negative resistance increases the rate of growth of the oscillations, thereby reducing start-up time. The exemplary crystal oscillator includes a gain stage with negative resistance. A crystal with shunt capacitance is placed in the feedback loop of the gain stage. A buffer is coupled to the gain stage such that it blocks the crystal shunt capacitance from loading the gain stage, effectively increasing the negative resistance of the gain stage. Further, an oscillation detection and control circuit is coupled between the crystal and the gain stage. The oscillation detection and control circuit connects the buffer during start-up, and disconnects the buffer once an oscillation signal attains sustained stable oscillations.

A accurate time measurement circuit. The design is amenable to implementation as a CMOS integrated circuits, making the circuit suitable for a highly integrated system, such as automatic test equipment where multiple time measurement circuits are required. The circuit uses a delay locked loop to generate a plurality of signals that are delayed in time by an interval D. The signal to be measured is fed to a bank of delay elements, each with a slightly different delay with the difference in delay between the first and the last being more than D. An accurate time measurement is achieved by finding coincidence between one of the TAP signals and one of the delay signals. The circuit has much greater accuracy than a traditional delay line based time measurement circuit with the same number of taps. It therefore provides both accuracy and fast re-fire time and is less susceptible to noise.

The invention discloses a soft start method of an LLC resonant converter. The LLC resonant converter comprises a bridge-type switching circuit, a resonance circuit, a transformer, a rectifying circuit and a filtering circuit which are all connected in sequence, wherein the resonance circuit is composed of a resonant inductor and a resonant capacitor connected in series. According to the method, the initialized duty ratio of a driving signal is D0, and the initialized driving frequency is f0, wherein the value of the D0 ranges from 0 to 15 percent, the value of the f0 ranges from 1.5fr to 2.5fr, and the fr is the resonant frequency. The duty ratio of the driving signal and the driving frequency respectively increase and decrease linearly along with time or respectively increase and decrease exponentially along with time, so that while the duty ratio of the driving signal increases to 50 percent, the driving frequency decreases to the resonance frequency fr, and soft start of the LLC resonant converter is achieved. Through the method, impact current occurring in the start process of the resonant circuit can be restrained, the start time is short, a driving circuit is easy to obtain, and cost is low.

The present invention includes devices and methods for reducing the start-up time of osmotically driven drug delivery systems capable of delivering a desired drug at a controlled rate over time. In particular, the present invention includes osmotic pumps that have a preloaded membrane, which includes a semipermeable material that has been preloaded with a nonaqueous, incompressible liquid filler that is miscible with water. The present invention further includes methods for making such osmotic pumps. The preloaded membranes included in the osmotic pumps according to the present invention have proven to provide significant decreases in average start-up times relative to osmotic pumps that include semipermeable membranes that are not preloaded.

The invention relates to the technical field of control over air conditioners, in particular to a control method and control device for the air conditioners. The control method for the air conditioners comprises the steps: setting an initial rotary speed of an outdoor fan according to an outdoor environmental temperature when the air conditioner enters a heating mode; obtaining the temperature of an indoor heat exchanger and comparing with a first preset temperature value and a second preset temperature value; if the temperature of the indoor heat exchanger is larger than the first preset temperature value, reducing the rotary speed of the outdoor fan; if the temperature of the indoor heat exchanger is not larger than the first preset temperature value and not smaller than the second preset temperature value, then keeping the current rotary speed of the outdoor fan; and if the temperature of the indoor heat exchanger is smaller than the second preset temperature value, then increasing the rotary speed of the outdoor fan. The problem that the rotary speed of the fan cannot be automatically adjusted according to different air conditioner operation environments is solved, the fan can save energy when operating at a relatively lower rotary speed, the noise of an outdoor unit is also reduced, an air conditioner system is more stable in operation, shutdown and starting up times of the outdoor fan are reduced, and the use comfortableness of a user is improved.

The invention discloses an electric power tool controlling the rotation of a dc motor as a power supply on basis of an operation amount of a trigger switch capable of suppressing a starting current flowed when the motor drive is started. A driving duty ratio for PWM controlling the dc motor is set a starting duty ratio from the time of operating the trigger switch (t0) till the operation duration time (an on time) reaches 20ms (t1), then the dc motor is started. Thereafter when the on time is over 20ms, the driving duty ratio is set 50% till the on time reaches 30ms (t2), then the driving duty ratio is set 80% till the on time reaches 40ms (t3). Moreover, the driving duty ratio is set according to the operation amount of the trigger switch (10). The result is that the dc motor is increased in a stepwise manner during the period from the driving on until the start-up time (40ms) capable of suppressing the driving current and preventing the power voltage from descending.

A circuit that efficiently prevents the turning on of the synchronous rectifier in a buck converter during a predetermined condition, so as to prevent current reversing through the synchronous rectifier during that time. In one embodiment, the circuit provides control of the synchronous rectifier during the soft-start time for a non-isolated DC-DC buck converter, thereby preventing current reversing (sinking), referred to as the back bias condition, during its soft start process. In another embodiment, a circuit uses a signal indicative of a soft-start condition for a converter to prevent the turning on of the synchronous rectifier during the soft-start time. A corresponding system solves the aforementioned synchronous rectifier back bias problem for converters used in a paralleled converter configuration.

The present invention provides a new and unique method and apparatus for monitoring a device, such as a pump. The device may also include a fan, compressor, turbine or other rotating or reciprocating piece of machinery. In one embodiment, the method features sensing in a first device both a start-up vibration at a start-up time after the first device is affixed to a second device to be monitored and a subsequent vibration level at a subsequent time after the start-up time, and providing both a start-up vibration level signal containing information about the start-up vibration level of the second device, and a subsequent vibration level signal containing information about the subsequent vibration level of the second device; and monitoring in the first device the condition of operation of the second device based on a comparison of the start-up vibration level signal in relation to the subsequent vibration level signal. The apparatus may take the form of one or more modules and / or chipset for performing the steps and functionality of the aforementioned method.

A cordless power tool uses a lithium battery as a power source of a motor and is provided with an overcurrent protection circuit. The circuit allows an overcurrent to instantaneously flow at the start-up time of the motor and shuts off an overcurrent which may flow when the motor is brought into a locked state during the use of the power tool.

The present invention has the technical effect of reducing the start-up time associated with starting a steam turbine. Embodiments of the present invention provide a new methodology for reducing the steam-to-metal temperature mismatch present during the start-up of a steam turbine. Essentially, embodiments of the invention may raise the pressure of the steam upstream of an admission valve associated with a High Pressure (HP) section of a steam turbine. The initial high pressure of the steam may reduce the enthalpy of steam, reducing temperature of the steam admitted to the HP section.