摘要:
Defects in varistors are detected by pulsing a high current through the varistors and shortly thereafter mapping the temperature distribution of a main varistor surface by heat sensitive equipment. The presence of a localized hot spot sufficiently higher in temperature than a reference temperature level in the varistor indicates the presence of a defect. The disclosed technique is especially adapted for detecting defects that manifest themselves as incipient hot spots but which quickly disappear from observation because their heat rapidly disperses into surrounding varistor material.
摘要:
A bismuth-free, zinc oxide based varistor exhibits a controllable overshoot/undershoot voltage characteristic. The varistor is composed of zinc oxide as the primary constituent, with smaller quantities of barium, boron, one or more transition elements and aluminum. Varistor voltage versus time response is dependent on the degree of aluminum doping. Typically, more than approximately 0.003 mole percent, but less than approximately 0.1 mole percent aluminum is employed, depending on desired voltage overshoot/undershoot characteristic. Varistors having a controllable voltage versus time response are used in a method for providing a rectangular voltage pulse in response to a current input.
摘要:
Metal oxide varistor structures having a low breakdown voltage, low leakage current, high values of alpha, operational stability, and methods of making the same are disclosed. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention relating to metal oxide varistor structures, at least one of the planar surfaces of a varistor disk, for example, is provided with a recessed region for increasing the electric field intensity in the region of the recess and hence reducing the breakdown voltage of the varistor disk without altering the structural integrity of the disk. Methods for making varistor structures with one or more recesses on one or more surfaces of the varistor structures are also disclosed.
摘要:
A color tunable light source (10) includes multiple light emitting components (32, 34, 36), such as light emitting diodes (LEDs) or laser diodes (LDs) with different emission wavelengths, and multiple phosphors (24) with different excitation and emission wavelengths. The emission wavelengths of the different light emitting components are chosen to match the excitation wavelengths of the different phosphors. The light emitting components are powered by an electrical circuit (42, 44, 46), which allows separate control of the optical power output of the different wavelength LEDs/LDs. The light from the light emitting components is arranged to impinge on the combination of phosphors such that the phosphors are excited and emit light at their characteristic wavelengths. By separately adjusting the power to each LED/LD, the amount of light emitted by each phosphor, and hence, through color mixing, the color of the light emitted, is varied.
摘要:
A fault current interrupter is provided by the parallel combination of a polymer current limiter and a voltage dependent resistor connected across a pair of separable contacts to permit the interruption of current without the occurrence of arcing between the contacts when the contacts first become separated. The polymer current limiter is selected to have a relatively low resistance at quiescent operating currents and a substantially higher resistance at short circuit overcurrents. This allows the current to transfer away from the contacts through the polymer current limiter until the voltage across the voltage dependent resistor causes the voltage dependent resistor to become conductive and thereby transfer the current away from the polymer current limiter.
摘要:
A solid state method of converting a polycrystalline ceramic body to a single crystal body includes the steps of doping the polycrystalline ceramic material with a conversion-enhancing dopant and then heating the polycrystalline body at a selected temperature for a selected time sufficient to convert the polycrystalline body to a single crystal. The selected temperature is less than the melting temperature of the polycrystalline material and greater than about one-half the melting temperature of the material. In the conversion of polycrystalline alumina to single crystal alumina (sapphire), examples of conversion-enhancing dopants include cations having a +3 valence, such as chromium, gallium, and titanium. The polycrystalline body further can be inhomogeneously doped to form a first portion of the polycrystalline body that is doped to the selected level of the conversion-enhancing dopant and a second portion that is not doped such that heating the doped polycrystalline body causes conversion of first portion to a single crystal structure and the second portion retains a polycrystalline structure.
摘要:
A munitions cartridge transmitter capable of emitting an electromagnetic signal after discharge from a cartridge propelling device comprises a signal generator, an electromagnetic signal transmitter coupled to the generator, an antenna coupled to the transmitter, and a hollow cartridge for housing the generator, the transmitter, and the antenna. The transmitter is energized after discharge of the cartridge propelling device by a power source contained in the cartridge.
摘要:
An electrical-energy-supplying device having an extended storage life includes a thermoelectric (TE) working module which has a hot junction and a cold junction. A storage battery for supplying electrical energy is thermally connected to the cold junction to transfer heat from the battery to the hot junction of the TE module when a voltage of proper polarity and magnitude is applied to the TE module. A thermal sensor is thermally connected to the battery and electrically connected to a cooling control circuit to cause application of the voltage to the TE module when the battery temperature exceeds a selected temperature level. The storage life of the battery may be extended by maintaining the battery temperature below the selected temperature level.
摘要:
A highly multiplexed liquid crystal display employs nonlinear varistor elements exhibiting a particularly low capacitance value to effectively drive individual liquid crystal cells. Low varistor capacitance is achieved through controlled addition of Sb.sub.2 O.sub.3 during varistor manufacture.
摘要:
Diffusing boron-containing glass, such as bismuth borosilicate glass, into conventional sintered zinc oxide based varistor material reduces varistor material intrinsic capacitance. In the method, a layer of glass powder is screen-printed, painted, or otherwise applied to the varistor material surface. Upon firing, a portion of the glass diffuses into the material, while the remainder creates an insulating layer on the varistor material surface which may be removed by grinding. The varistor material may then be annealed to restore varistor electrical properties which may have been degraded by mechanical damage caused by the grinding. Device electrodes are attached by conventional means.