Abstract:
A low-output microwave lighting system includes: a rectifier for rectifying general AC power inputted through a power source unit and outputting a DC voltage; a power factor compensator for compensating a power factor of the DC voltage inputted through the rectifier; and an inverter circuit unit for receiving the power factor-compensated DC voltage and outputting an AC voltage through frequency varying. 120 Hz of ripple generated at a low output can be reduce, and it is driven at a frequency of 20 KHz or higher, so that a flicker phenomenon does not occur and a volume and weight in facility can be reduced.
Abstract:
An electrodeless lighting system, including a waveguide having an outlet which is installed being protruded from the inside of a casing to the outside of the casing, for transmitting a microwave generated in the magnetron, a resonator fixed at the outer side of the outlet of the waveguide, for forming a resonant region in which the microwave is resonated, a bulb for generating light as plasma is generated by an electric field which is formed inside the resonator and a lighting promoting means positioned inside the bulb, for concentrating the electric field so that light is rapidly emitted when the microwave is applied, can achieve convenience of a user and increase reliability of lighting as the bulb rapidly emits light.
Abstract:
A power control apparatus in a display unit having a universal serial bus (USB) hub includes: a microcomputer producing a control signal for switching a power management state to an OFF mode or a normal mode according to “ON/OFF” operation of a digital switch; a power supply for supplying overall power to circuits in the display unit; and a switching unit for switching power supply to a deflection circuit and a video circuit according to the power control signal from the microcomputer. The power to the display unit is switched using the digital switch, and a predetermined voltage is continuously supplied to the microcomputer even in an OFF state of the display unit. As a result, the microcomputer selectively forwards the control signal to the switching unit according to existence and/or non-existence of sync signals, a display data channel (DDC) signal, or a USB signal received from a computer, as well as the types of those signals.
Abstract:
A monitor-mode control circuit and method thereof determines a video mode by detecting horizontal and vertical sync frequencies and the polarities of the sync frequencies received from a video card, varies an external resistance value connected to a predetermined port of a microprocessor in accordance with the determined video mode to output a voltage for controlling the picture status of the monitor, in which a program of the microprocessor is changed by a demand of a buyer without changing the hardware to easily correspond to any specification required by the buyer unrestricted by the specification, an external resistance value connected to the predetermined port of the microprocessor at a high or low state is varied to adjust and output voltages of a horizontal size, a vertical size, a horizontal position, a vertical position and a side pin/barrel corresponding to the determined video mode, and a voltage of an oscillating frequency for correcting the synchronization of a picture is output by a pulse width modulation method, so that manufacturing cost is reduced without using a D/A converter of an EEPROM to heighten the competitive power of the products.
Abstract:
In a control method of a refrigerator having a storage chamber for aging of meat, an operation to keep the storage chamber at an aging temperature and an operation to cool the storage chamber to a cooling temperature lower than the aging temperature are repeated. This enables optimal aging of meat via an aging time and aging temperature suitable for meat.
Abstract:
An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a storage unit which stores information regarding the other image forming apparatuses of the same group as the image forming apparatus and quota information of each user which is shared by the other image forming apparatuses, a controller which, if a job command is input, determines whether to perform a job according to whether the number of copies requested by the job command satisfies the quota information of each user, a function unit which performs the job under control of the controller, a quota information administration unit which updates the quota information of each user stored in the storage unit as the job is performed, and a communication interface which transmits the updated quota information of each user to the other image forming apparatuses.
Abstract:
A method of forming a fine pattern of a semiconductor device using a fine pitch hard mask is provided. A first hard mask pattern including first line patterns formed on an etch target layer of a substrate with a first pitch is formed. A first layer including a top surface where a recess is formed between adjacent first line patterns is formed. A second hard mask pattern including second line patterns within the recess is formed. An anisotropic etching process is performed on the first layer using the first and the second line patterns as an etch mask. Another anisotropic etching process is performed on the etch target layer using the first and the second hard mask patterns as an etch mask.