Under-voltage and over-voltage protection using a single comparator

    公开(公告)号:US10862294B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-08

    申请号:US15959870

    申请日:2018-04-23

    发明人: Gheorghe Turcan

    摘要: An apparatus includes a pulsed-width modulation signal corresponding to a cutoff voltage, a periodic signal generation circuit, a comparator, and logic. The comparator is configured to compare a voltage input with an output of the periodic signal generation circuit and, based on a comparison of the voltage input with the output of the periodic signal generation circuit, generate another pulsed-width modulation signal. The logic is configured to compare the pulsed-width modulation signal and the other pulsed-width modulation signal to determine whether the voltage input has reached the cutoff voltage.

    Determining the opening energy of a fuel injector

    公开(公告)号:US10859024B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-08

    申请号:US14768033

    申请日:2014-03-27

    IPC分类号: F02D41/24 F02D41/20 F02D41/08

    摘要: A method for determining the opening energy of a fuel injector of an internal combustion engine includes (a) operating the engine in a steady-state operating state, wherein electrical excitation is applied to the fuel injector to cause a fuel injection in each working cycle of the engine, (b) applying additional electrical excitation to the fuel injector for subsequent working cycle(s) for a possible additional partial fuel injection, wherein the additional electrical excitation is initially insufficient to cause an additional partial fuel injection, (c) successively increasing the additional electrical excitation until an additional partial fuel injection occurs, which brings about a second operating state of the engine different from the steady-state operating state, (d) detection of the second operating state, and (e) determination of the opening energy for the fuel injector based on the energy of the additional electrical excitation needed to bring about the second operating state of the engine.

    Piezohydraulic actuator
    123.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10851808B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-01

    申请号:US16485233

    申请日:2018-02-05

    摘要: An actuator comprising: a piezo actuator; a drive having a drive chamber and a drive piston element driven by the piezo actuator; a first output having an output chamber and a piston element; and a second output having an output chamber and a piston element. At least part of the hydraulic fluid is conveyed out of the drive chamber by movement of the drive piston element and into the first output chamber. At least part of the hydraulic fluid is conveyed out of the drive chamber and into the second output chamber. The second output piston element has a hydraulically active second output face which is different in size from the first output face. There may be a coupling device mechanically coupling the first output piston element to the second output piston element.

    System for the dynamic movement of waste in an incinerator

    公开(公告)号:US10816197B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-27

    申请号:US16213631

    申请日:2018-12-07

    申请人: ECO Burn Inc.

    摘要: The present invention discloses a system for the dynamic movement of waste through an incinerator. The system includes a stepped hearth combustion chamber, an input to receive a combustible material, and an output to permit egress of a product of combustion. A plurality of sensing elements and response elements are in communication with a control system to facilitate the automated movement of the combustible material through the stepped hearth combustion chamber.

    Multi-cable positioning device and headset with such device

    公开(公告)号:US10785554B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-22

    申请号:US16265728

    申请日:2019-02-01

    申请人: Plantronics, Inc.

    摘要: The present disclosure concerns a multi-cable positioning device and a headset with multi-cable positioning device. The device comprises at least a fastening portion for removable attachment to clothing, and a cable management portion. The cable management portion comprises at least a first cable receptacle for a first cable, and a second cable receptacle for a second cable, wherein the cable receptacles are adapted for rotational and translational locking of the cables to increase comfort and stability.

    Configuring a common automation system controller

    公开(公告)号:US10785049B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-22

    申请号:US15515430

    申请日:2014-09-30

    摘要: A common automation system controller configured using a graphical approach for use in a building automation system is provided. There is an increasing demand for flexible and adaptable room or building automation applications with an easy and intuitive way for application configuration. In pre-engineering as well as during installation and commissioning, the application configuration for preloaded or loadable device needs to be easily changeable and can be used for operating and/or monitoring.

    Nozzle body and fuel injection valve

    公开(公告)号:US10774800B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-15

    申请号:US15103976

    申请日:2014-12-03

    IPC分类号: F02M61/18

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to a nozzle body for a fuel injection valve, the nozzle body including a cavity and an injection channel for dispensing fuel from the cavity. The injection channel includes a first section and a second section downstream of the first section, the first and second sections having a common interface. The first section extends from a fuel inlet opening to a second opening disposed at the common interface. The cross-sectional area of the first section monotonically decreases from the fuel inlet opening to the common interface. The cross-sectional area of the second section monotonically increases from the common interface to the fuel outlet opening.

    Hybrid RC/crystal oscillator
    130.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10771012B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-08

    申请号:US16587509

    申请日:2019-09-30

    发明人: Jason Sachs

    IPC分类号: H03B5/32 H03L7/14 H03B5/20

    摘要: An oscillator includes a tunable oscillator, a phase detector circuit communicatively coupled with an output of the tunable oscillator and an input to the oscillator, and an oscillator controller circuit configured to adjust frequency of the tunable oscillator based upon phase detection between output of the tunable oscillator and output of an external resonant element received at the input to the oscillator.