摘要:
A method for real-time computation of point-by-point apodization coefficients used for beam-forming includes storing apodization coefficients of receiving focus points in memory, and computing at least one of an included angle between a vector from a transducer element to a receiving point and a normal vector of the transducer element, and a trigonometric function value of the included angle. The method also includes addressing the memory storing the apodization coefficients according to the quantized included angle or trigonometric function value, and reading the apodization coefficients. In one embodiment, the method may include computing in advance apodization coefficients of a receiving focus point as the starting point for the subsequent interpolation operation and another receiving focus point as the ending point, and deriving, for each receiving channel, apodization coefficients of the points situated between these two receiving focus points through an interpolation operation.
摘要:
A circuit for driving a switching stage including control and sync switches series connected at a switching node, at least one of the control and sync switches being a normal ON depletion mode device, the circuit comprising a gate driver including first and second switching stages for generating gate drive signals for the sync and control switches, respectively, the first switching stage having a first driver output node and the second switching stage having a second driver output node, a signal from the first node driving the sync switch and a signal from the second node driving the control switch and a circuit connected to the first and second switching stages, the circuit including a first circuit providing a first voltage source, the first circuit being coupled to the first switching stage and to the sync switch, a first bias voltage from the first voltage source being switched by the first switching stage, the first switching stage having a first state wherein the sync switch is on, and a second state wherein the first bias voltage is switched to the gate of the sync switch to turn the sync switch off and a second circuit including a first energy storage device for charging with a second bias voltage, the second switching circuit having a first state, wherein the control switch is on when the sync switch is off and having a second state wherein the control switch is switched off when the sync switch is on by switching the second bias voltage to the gate of the control switch.
摘要:
A method of improving the operation of a synchronous rectifier circuit which includes a switching transistor and synchronous transistor, by providing an operatively effective value of inductance in the current path of the synchronous transistor; which is shared by the control terminal circuit path of the transistor and by selecting a synchronous transistor having a low resistance to a control signal provided at the control terminal, as well as improved synchronous rectifier circuits designed according to the method. When the transistors are MOSFETs, the inductance provided is preferably a purely parasitic common source inductance in the range of about 2 nH to about 3 nH. The synchronous transistor exhibits a low value of gate resistance to facilitate fast energy exchange between the common source inductance and the gate-source capacitance.
摘要:
A cleaner-passivator composition and method for treating a fuel cell cooling system are described. The cleaner-passivator comprises a complexing agent, a surfactant, a corrosion inhibitor, and a solvent. The cleaner-passivator reduces the contaminants circulating in the fuel cell coolant system that contribute to increasing conductivity in the fuel cell coolant. In addition, the passivator reduces the surface corrosion in the fuel cell system.
摘要:
Disclosed is a corrosion inhibitor for use in heat transfer fluids having a conductivity of less than 200 μS/cm, the corrosion inhibitor having an azole compound, and at least one of a siloxane based surfactant, colloidal silica, or a mixture thereof. Also disclosed is a corrosion inhibiting heat transfer fluid, the heat transfer fluid having a conductivity of no more than or equal to 200 μS/cm and comprising the disclosed corrosion inhibitor. Also provided is an assembly comprising an alternative power source and a heat transfer system in thermal communication with the alternative power source, the heat transfer system comprising the disclosed corrosion inhibiting heat transfer fluid. In addition, a method of making a corrosion inhibiting heat transfer fluid is disclosed wherein the disclosed corrosion inhibitor is added to heat transfer fluid having a conductivity of less than 200 μS/cm.
摘要翻译:公开了一种用于导电率小于200μS/ cm 2的传热流体的腐蚀抑制剂,具有唑化合物的缓蚀剂和至少一种硅氧烷基表面活性剂,胶体二氧化硅或其混合物。 还公开了一种腐蚀抑制传热流体,该传热流体的导电率不大于或等于200μS/ cm,并且包括所公开的腐蚀抑制剂。 还提供了一种组件,其包括替代电源和与替代电源热连通的传热系统,所述传热系统包括所公开的腐蚀抑制传热流体。 此外,公开了一种制造腐蚀抑制传热流体的方法,其中将所公开的腐蚀抑制剂加入导电率小于200μS/ cm的传热流体中。
摘要:
A method of improving the operation of a synchronous rectifier circuit which includes a switching transistor and synchronous transistor, by providing an operatively effective value of inductance in the current path of the synchronous transistor; which is shared by the control terminal circuit path of the transistor and by selecting a synchronous transistor having a low resistance to a control signal provided at the control terminal, as well as improved synchronous rectifier circuits designed according to the method. When the transistors are MOSFETs, the inductance provided is preferably a purely parasitic common source inductance in the range of about 2 nH to about 3 nH. The synchronous transistor exhibits a low value of gate resistance to facilitate fast energy exchange between the common source inductance and the gate-source capacitance.
摘要:
A cleaner-passivator composition and method for treating a fuel cell cooling system are described. The cleaner-passivator comprises a complexing agent, a surfactant, a corrosion inhibitor, and a solvent. The cleaner-passivator reduces the contaminants circulating in the fuel cell coolant system that contribute to increasing conductivity in the fuel cell coolant. In addition, the passivator reduces the surface corrosion in the fuel cell system.
摘要:
A cleaner-passivator composition and method for treating a fuel cell cooling system are described. The cleaner-passivator comprises a complexing agent, a surfactant, a corrosion inhibitor, and a solvent. The cleaner-passivator reduces the contaminants circulating in the fuel cell coolant system that contribute to increasing conductivity in the fuel cell coolant. In addition, the passivator reduces the surface corrosion in the fuel cell system.
摘要:
Digital to analog converters having a hybrid two-stage structure. The first stage is a differential segmented current DAC controlled by the MSBs (most significant bits) of input data. The second stage is a resistor string DAC controlled by the LSBs (least significant bits) of the input data to interpolate between the differential outputs of the first stage. The resistor string is directly connected to the current DAC without the need of buffer amplifiers. Instead, a replica circuit is used to prevent the second-stage resistor string from loading the first stage current DAC. Compensation techniques are described.
摘要:
An improved MR sensor has a ferromagnetic free layer whose magnetization is stabilized by an in-stack three layers combination, which including an auxiliary ferromagnetic layer proximate the ferromagnetic free layer, a non-magnetic spacer layer disposed between the ferromagnetic free layer and the auxiliary ferromagnetic layer, and a pinning layer adjacent to the auxiliary ferromagnetic layer. The pinning layer is directly exchange-coupled to the auxiliary ferromagnetic layer such that the magnetization of the auxiliary ferromagnetic layer is pinned. The non-magnetic spacer layer is made of a material, such as Ru, which induces an anti-ferromagnetic exchange coupling between the ferromagnetic free layer and the auxiliary ferromagnetic layer. The magnetization of the ferromagnetic free layer is stabilized in a single-domain state by the combination of the anti-ferromagnetic exchange-coupling and magnetostatic coupling between the ferromagnetic free layer and the auxiliary ferromagnetic layer.