Power efficiency optimization method of LC resonant driver for MEMS mirrors

    公开(公告)号:US12072484B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-27

    申请号:US17353724

    申请日:2021-06-21

    IPC分类号: G02B26/08 H03H7/00 H03H9/15

    摘要: Techniques are described herein for dynamically adjusting a resonant frequency of a resonance circuit to optimize power transfer to a mirror device such as a MEMS mirror. A variable capacitance circuit can be operated responsive to a bias control signal. A capacitance control circuit can vary the bias control signal to the resonance circuit responsive to a sense signal. The sense circuit is configured to generate the sense signal responsive to an output of the mirror device. By monitoring a signal level from the output of the mirror device 130, and adjusting the bias control signal of the resonance circuit, the exact resonance frequency of the resonance circuit can be adjusted until a peak signal level is observed, thus improving the efficiency of the energy transferred from the driver circuit 110 to the mirror device 130, and counteracting the impact of parasitic capacitances on the resonance.

    High sensitivity resonant drive scheme for RF face tracking

    公开(公告)号:US12126205B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-22

    申请号:US17585462

    申请日:2022-01-26

    CPC分类号: H02J7/0063 G06F1/163

    摘要: A system for facial movement detection with reduced size and reduced cost by employing a novel resonant drive and sampling scheme is disclosed. An example battery operated system includes a driver circuit, an LC resonance circuit formed by an inductor circuit and a capacitance from an antenna, and a sample and hold circuit. The driver circuit can be configured by a controller to generate a drive signal for the LC resonance circuit, which has a resonant frequency that changes as the capacitance of the antenna varies responsive to facial movements of the user. The sample and hold circuit samples the output of the LC resonance circuit responsive to a falling edge of the drive signal for the LC resonance circuit, wherein an output of the sample and hold circuit is a sampled sense signal that may be further processed to detect facial movements of the user.

    Dual polarity power supply device

    公开(公告)号:US11716027B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-01

    申请号:US17456154

    申请日:2021-11-22

    摘要: A power supply device includes a switching converter, an inductor, and a linear voltage regulator. The inductor is electrically connected between a first switching node and a second switching node of the switching converter. The power supply device is configured such that when the switching converter is in an ON state the inductor is charged with a charging current. The power supply device is further configured such that when the switching converter is in an OFF state, the switching converter modulates an input voltage to generate a positive-bias output voltage at a positive-bias output node, the charging current flows from the inductor such that a negative input voltage is generated at a linear voltage regulator input node, and the linear voltage regulator regulates the negative input voltage to generate a negative-bias output voltage at a negative-bias output node.