摘要:
There is provided a light emitting device and a process for producing the same in that the light emission efficiency is high, the range of selection of the material is broad, and a device array of a large area can be formed. On a substrate 11 comprising quartz glass, an n-type clad layer 12 comprising a non-single crystal body of n-type AlGaN, a light emitting layer 13 containing plural microcrystals 13a comprising ZnO, and a p-type clad layer 14 comprising a non-single crystal body of p-type BN are laminated in this order. Between the n-type clad layer 12 and the p-type clad layer 14, an insulating layer 15 is formed to fill the gap among the microcrystals 13a to prevent a leaking electric current. The insulating layer 15 is formed by oxidizing the surface of the n-type clad layer 12. Because the light emitting layer 13 contains the plural microcrystals 13a having an increased crystallinity, the light emission efficiency is increased, the range of selection of the materials of the light emitting layer 13, the n-type clad layer 12, the p-type clad layer 14 and the substrate 11 is broadened, and a device array of a large area can be formed.
摘要:
An automatic leveling device for automotive vehicle headlamps is described. The device automatically stops driving an actuator if the actuator is determined to be failing, while the other normally operating actuator is used to perform a leveling of the optical axis of the headlamp as close to a proper leveling as possible. In an implementation, a pair of left and right headlamps 1L, 1R have optical axes L that are tilted individually by driving left and right actuators 10L, 10R, respectively. A single control unit 16 simultaneously controls the driving of the left and right actuators 10L, 10R. A vehicle speed detection means 12, a pitch angle detection means 14, and failure detection means 20L, 20R are included. The control unit 16 controls the driving of the actuators 10L, 10R based on a detected pitch angle such that the optical axes of the headlamps stay in a certain inclined state with respect to the surface of a road, and when an actuator is determined to be failing, the CPU unit 16 stops driving the failing actuator, while driving the normally operating actuator, thereby performing a leveling of the optical axis of the headlamp as close to a proper leveling as possible.
摘要:
A discharge-lamp lighting circuit has a switching power source portion (a DC—DC converter) for converting DC voltage and a control circuit for controlling output voltage of the converter by ON/OFF-controlling a switching device constituting the converter. The length of the ON-period of the switching device is changed with respect to a predetermined length of the OFF period to control the ratio of the two periods. In this manner, stable lighting of a discharge lamp and improved lighting efficiency are realized by the light circuit because a change in input/output conditions (change in the power source or a state of a load) of the lighting circuit of the discharge lamp cannot easily exert an influence.
摘要:
A lighting circuit for a discharge lamp includes lighting control circuit for controlling the lighting of a discharge lamp, ignition means for supplying a trigger pulse to the discharge lamp and a socket. Power is supplied to the discharge lamp via terminals of the socket and terminals of a connector section of the discharge lamp. The socket and the connector section are respectively provided with connection terminals which are to be connected together while the discharge lamp is connected to the connecting member. When those connection terminals are not connected together, the supply of power and the supply of the trigger pulse to the discharge lamp are inhibited. This prevents problems (damaging insulation, an electric shock and the like) from arising when the lighting circuit is activated while the discharge lamp is not connected to the lighting circuit.
摘要:
A lighting circuit for a discharge lamp comprises detection means for detecting a voltage and/or a current to be applied to a discharge lamp or a voltage and/or a current equivalent thereto, input voltage/current detection means for detecting an input voltage and/or an input current to the lighting circuit, and abnormality detection means for stopping power supply to the discharge lamp when detecting an abnormality in the discharge lamp or a circuit abnormality based on those detection signals. In the abnormality detection means, a plurality of reference values for comparison or a plurality of reference ranges are set for the detection signals, and determination times are set in association with the reference values or reference ranges. The abnormality detection means compares the levels of the detection signals with each of the reference values or the reference ranges and determines that an abnormality in the discharge lamp or a circuit abnormality has occurred when a certain comparison result continues for an associated determination time or longer.
摘要:
In a lighting circuit, a battery voltage is sent via a DC power supply section to a DC-AC converter to be converted to a square-wave AC voltage which is in turn supplied to a discharge lamp. The lighting circuit comprises an auxiliary power supply section for producing a predetermined voltage based on the input voltage from a battery and supplying this predetermined voltage to the individual sections of the lighting circuit and an abnormality detection circuit for detecting an abnormality in the discharge lamp, the circuit status, the battery voltage and so forth. In accordance with a signal from the abnormality detection circuit, a switch section, which is provided on a current line whose current is smaller than a current flowing on a power supply line to the discharge lamp, is switched on or off to enable or disable the auxiliary power supply section, thereby permitting or inhibiting power supply to the discharge lamp.
摘要:
In a lighting circuit, a battery voltage is supplied via a DC booster circuit to a DC-AC converter where the voltage is converted to an AC voltage with a rectangular waveform. This AC voltage is supplied to a discharge lamp. At this time, the DC-AC converter controls the frequency of the rectangular wave output from the DC-AC converter in accordance with a signal sent to a bridge type driver from a frequency controller. A lighting detector is provided to detect if the discharge lamp has been lighted. Upon reception of a signal from the lighting detector, the frequency controller sets the frequency of the output voltage of the DC-AC converter in the pre-lighting period of the discharge lamp higher than the frequency of the output voltage of the DC-AC converter after the lighting of the discharge lamp and restricts the inversion of the polarity of the output voltage of the DC-AC converter until a predetermined time passes sfrom the point of the activation of the discharge lamp.
摘要:
A semiconductor laser including a semiconductor substrate, having first and second cladding layers thereon semiconductor substrate, and an active layer sandwiched between the first and second cladding layers. The active layer has on one end a convex first resonating surface and on the other end a concave second resonating surface. The first and second resonating end surfaces of the active layer are parallel to each other, and a portion of the length of the first resonating end surface is greater than a portion of the length of S2 of the second resonating end surface corresponding to the former.
摘要:
A power window control apparatus has a transmitter, detachably mounted to a fixed member in a compartment, for transmitting coded infrared ray signals corresponding to opening/closing operations of right and left windows of a vehicle and a receiver fixed in the compartment, the receiver being provided with a manual switch for driving the relay circuit independently of the signal from the transmitter, a reset circuit for resetting the decoder for a predetermined period of time after an ignition switch is turned on, and a braking circuit for braking a corresponding one of motors when a driver releases a transmitter switch.
摘要:
A solid-state imaging device includes a substrate and a photoelectric conversion region. The substrate has a charge accumulation region. The photoelectric conversion region is provided on the substrate. The photoelectric conversion region is configured to generate signal charges to be accumulated in the charge accumulation region. The photoelectric conversion region comprises a material that is not transparent.