Abstract:
A snubber circuit for decreasing a voltage spike of a buck converter includes a resistor unit, a capacitor unit, a detecting unit, and a control unit. The resistor unit provides multiple groups of resistance values. The capacitor unit provides multiple groups of capacitance values. The detecting unit detects voltage spikes of the buck converter corresponding to each group of resistance values and capacitance values. The control unit selects each group of resistance and capacitance to respectively connect to the buck converter and determines a group of resistance and capacitance corresponding to a lowest voltage spike by comparing the detected voltage spikes with each other.
Abstract:
A measuring circuit includes a voltage converting circuit, a discharging and sampling circuit, a control circuit, and a charging circuit. The voltage converting circuit converts a voltage to a working voltage and outputs the working voltage to the discharging and sampling circuit. The charging circuit charges a capacitor and outputs a stop charging signal to the control circuit. The control circuit includes a microprocessor with a timer, to output a discharging control signal to the discharging and sampling circuit for controlling the capacitor to discharge according to the stop charging signal. The discharging and sampling circuit includes a discharging resistor, and measures voltages of the capacitor and the discharging resistor. The microprocessor obtains a discharging time of the capacitor for calculating a capacitance of the capacitor, and obtains the voltages of the capacitor and the discharging resistor for calculating a parasitic resistance of the capacitor.
Abstract:
An exemplary motor control circuit for controlling a motor includes a motor driving chip, a sensing unit, and a controller. The motor driving chip motor driving chip is electronically connected to the motor. The sensing unit includes a proximity sensor, the proximity sensor detects whether an external object is proximate to the proximity sensor. The controller is electronically connected to the motor driving chip and the sensing unit, the controller controls the motor driving chip to drive the motor to rotate in a first direction when an external object is detected, and controls the motor driving chip to drive the motor to rotate in a second direction reverse to the first direction when no external object is detected for a predetermined period of time.
Abstract:
A voltage regulating device includes a connector, a slot, a voltage regulating circuit, and a control module. The connector is obtains an initial voltage from an external power supply. The slot is configured for electrically connecting to a load. The voltage regulating circuit is connected between the connector and the slot. In accordance with user input into a keyboard connected to a control microchip as to a voltage level required, the voltage regulating circuit converts the initial voltage to a required test voltage and outputs the required test voltage to the load by the slot. The control microchip controls the voltage regulating circuit to convert the initial voltage into the required test voltage.
Abstract:
A balancing resistor testing apparatus is configured for acquiring a resistance of a balancing resistor electronically connected to a supercapacitor of a series supercapacitor assembly in parallel. The balancing resistor testing apparatus includes a controller and a digital potentiometer. The controller detects a voltage across each supercapacitor of the series supercapacitor. The digital potentiometer comprising a plurality of variable resistors each of which is electronically connected to a supercapacitor in parallel, the controller controls the digital potentiometer to continuously adjust the effective resistance of each potentiometer until the controller detects that each supercapacitor has the same or very similar voltage.
Abstract:
A circuit for alarming abnormal state of a computer fan includes a detection circuit coupled to the computer fan, a controller coupled to the detection circuit and the computer fan, an alarm unit coupled to the controller. The detection circuit detects a power source and a speed control signal received by the computer fan, the controller determines the work state of the computer fan according to the power source, the speed control signal, and a speed signal received from the computer fan and raises an alarm through the alarm unit if the computer fan is not working normally.
Abstract:
A wireless unlocking system includes a programmable telephone. When the programmable telephone receives a call from a communication terminal along with a calling telephone number, the calling telephone number is matched with a number of pre-stored telephone numbers. The programmable telephone transmits an unlocking signal to an electrically controlled lock and unlocks a door if the telephone number of the call successfully matches one of the pre-stored telephone numbers.
Abstract:
An output voltage adjustment circuit for buck circuits includes a microcontroller, first to eighth keys, and a display unit. The first to eighth keys input voltage adjustment signals to the microcontroller. A first input pin of the microcontroller is connected to a voltage output terminal. A second resistor is connected between the first input pin of the microcontroller and ground. A first to a sixth input/output pin of the microcontroller are connected to the display unit. A first to an eighth output pin of the microcontroller are connected to a pulse width modulation (PWM) controller. The first to eighth keys are selectively activated to provide voltage adjustment signals to the microcontroller, sampling output voltages of the voltage output terminal, comparing with a predetermined voltage, controlling the PWM controller to fine tune the duty cycle to output a stable voltage from the voltage output terminal. The display unit displays the voltages on the voltage output terminal.
Abstract:
A sequence control circuit for power sources includes two switched circuits and a sequence control unit. Each of the switched circuits has a control node and is coupled between a power source and a load. The sequence control unit includes two output terminals coupled to the control nodes. The output terminals generate control signals to control the sequence of the circuits being turned on.
Abstract:
A driver circuit drives a pulse width modulation (PWM) controller. The driver circuit includes an enabling circuit, a power supply input control circuit, a stabilizing circuit, and a discharge circuit. The stabilizing circuit is electrically connected to the PWM controller. The power supply input control circuit is electrically connected between the enabling circuit and the stabilizing circuit. The discharge circuit is electrically connected between the stabilizing circuit and the ground. In response to the driver circuit working in normal operation, the enabling circuit enables the power supply input control circuit to output a working voltage to the stabilizing circuit, and in response to the process of the driver circuit restarting, the enabling circuit enables the power supply input to stop outputting power supply to the stabilizing circuit. The discharge circuit leads a residual voltage of the stabilizing circuit to the ground, during the process of the driver circuit being restarted.