公开(公告)号：US07288901B1

公开(公告)日：2007-10-30

申请号：US11532277

申请日：2006-09-15

申请人： Qinghong Yu ,  Grigoriy A. Trestman ,  John Konopka ,  Joseph L. Parisella

发明人： Qinghong Yu ,  Grigoriy A. Trestman ,  John Konopka ,  Joseph L. Parisella

IPC分类号： G05F1/00

CPC分类号： H05B41/2851 ,  Y02B20/185 ,  Y02B20/186

摘要： A ballast (20) for powering one or more gas discharge lamps (70,72,74,76) comprises an inverter (200), an output circuit (300), and an arc protection circuit (400). Arc protection circuit (400) monitors an electrical signal within the output circuit (300). When an arcing condition occurs at the ballast output connections (302,304,306,308,310), the electrical signal includes a high frequency component having a fundamental frequency that is much greater than the normal operating frequency of the inverter (200). In response to the high frequency component exceeding a predetermined threshold, arc protection circuit (400) disables the inverter (200) for a predetermined shutdown period. Arc protection circuit (400) also provides a restart function for periodically attempting to ignite and operate the lamps. Arc protection circuit (400) is preferably realized using a microcontroller integrated circuit (440) with associated discrete circuitry, and is especially well-suited for use in ballasts for powering multiple lamps via a current-fed self-oscillating inverter and an isolated parallel resonant output circuit.

摘要翻译： 用于为一个或多个气体放电灯（70,72,74,76）供电的镇流器（20）包括逆变器（200），输出电路（300）和电弧保护电路（400）。 电弧保护电路（400）监视输出电路（300）内的电信号。 当在镇流器输出连接（302,304,306,308,310）处发生电弧状态时，电信号包括具有比逆变器（200）的正常工作频率大得多的基频的高频分量。 响应于超过预定阈值的高频分量，电弧保护电路（400）在预定的停机时间内禁用逆变器（200）。 电弧保护电路（400）还提供重新启动功能，用于周期性地尝试点燃和操作灯。 电弧保护电路（400）优选使用具有相关联的分立电路的微控制器集成电路（440）来实现，并且特别适用于通过电流馈给的自激振荡反相器和隔离的并联谐振器为多个灯供电的镇流器 输出电路。

公开(公告)号：US07468586B2

公开(公告)日：2008-12-23

申请号：US11867905

申请日：2007-10-05

申请人： Qinghong Yu ,  Grigoriy A Trestman ,  John Konopka ,  Joseph L. Parisella

发明人： Qinghong Yu ,  Grigoriy A Trestman ,  John Konopka ,  Joseph L. Parisella

IPC分类号： G05F1/00

CPC分类号： H05B41/2851 ,  Y02B20/185 ,  Y02B20/186

摘要： A ballast (20) for powering one or more gas discharge lamps (70,72,74,76) comprises an inverter (200), an output circuit (300), and an arc protection circuit (400). Arc protection circuit (400) monitors an electrical signal within the output circuit (300). When an arcing condition occurs at the ballast output connections (302,304,306,308,310), the electrical signal includes a high frequency component having a fundamental frequency that is much greater than the normal operating frequency of the inverter (200). In response to the high frequency component exceeding a predetermined threshold, arc protection circuit (400) disables the inverter (200) for a predetermined shutdown period. Arc protection circuit (400) also provides a restart function for periodically attempting to ignite and operate the lamps. Arc protection circuit (400) is preferably realized using a microcontroller integrated circuit (440) with associated discrete circuitry, and is especially well-suited for use in ballasts for powering multiple lamps via a current-fed self-oscillating inverter and an isolated parallel resonant output circuit.

摘要翻译： 用于为一个或多个气体放电灯（70,72,74,76）供电的镇流器（20）包括逆变器（200），输出电路（300）和电弧保护电路（400）。 电弧保护电路（400）监视输出电路（300）内的电信号。 当在镇流器输出连接（302,304,306,308,310）处发生电弧状态时，电信号包括具有比逆变器（200）的正常工作频率大得多的基频的高频分量。 响应于超过预定阈值的高频分量，电弧保护电路（400）在预定的停机时间内禁用逆变器（200）。 电弧保护电路（400）还提供重新启动功能，用于周期性地尝试点燃和操作灯。 电弧保护电路（400）优选使用具有相关联的分立电路的微控制器集成电路（440）来实现，并且特别适用于通过电流馈给的自激振荡反相器和隔离的并联谐振器为多个灯供电的镇流器 输出电路。

公开(公告)号：US20050068795A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-31

申请号：US10674238

申请日：2003-09-29

申请人： John Konopka

发明人： John Konopka

IPC分类号： H02M3/24 ,  H02M7/538 ,  H05B41/282 ,  H05B41/285

CPC分类号： H05B41/2856 ,  H02M7/53803 ,  H02M2007/4815 ,  H05B41/2828 ,  Y02B70/1441

摘要： A circuit (10) comprises a driven half-bridge inverter (100), a resonant output circuit (300), and a control circuit (400,500). Inverter (100) includes an upper transistor (120), a lower transistor (130), and a driver circuit (200). Control circuit (400,500) monitors a signal (VX) within resonant output circuit (300). In response to the signal (VX) reaching a predetermined level, control circuit (400,500) directs driver circuit (200) to render upper transistor (120) conductive and lower transistor (130) non-conductive for a predetermined first period. Upon completion of the first period, control circuit (400,500) directs driver circuit (200) to render upper transistor (120) non-conductive and lower transistor (130) conductive for a second period. The second period ends when the signal (VX) again reaches the predetermined level.

摘要翻译： 电路（10）包括驱动半桥逆变器（100），谐振输出电路（300）和控制电路（400,500）。 逆变器（100）包括上晶体管（120），下晶体管（130）和驱动电路（200）。 控制电路（400,500）监视谐振输出电路（300）内的信号（VX）。 响应于信号（VX）达到预定电平，控制电路（400,500）引导驱动电路（200）使得上部晶体管（120）导通，而下部晶体管（130）在预定的第一周期内不导通。 在第一周期完成时，控制电路（400,500）引导驱动电路（200）使第二时段的导通上级晶体管（120）不导通，而下晶体管（130）导通。 当信号（VX）再次达到预定水平时，第二周期结束。

公开(公告)号：US20080097831A1

公开(公告)日：2008-04-24

申请号：US11958552

申请日：2007-12-18

申请人： Jennifer Cihla ,  John Konopka ,  Sarah Santo

发明人： Jennifer Cihla ,  John Konopka ,  Sarah Santo

IPC分类号： G06Q10/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  G06Q30/0202

摘要： A system for implementing a reusable new product planning model includes a processor executing a new product forecast application. The new product forecast application implements a method. The method includes gathering historical demand data for products in a product set and determining a launch period for the products, the historical demand data broken down by time periods. For each of the time periods, the method includes determining a transition percentage for each of the products, grouping the percentages by respective launch-based time periods, and averaging the percentages, resulting in an averaged transition range. The method further includes calculating fast and slow transition ranges for each of the launch-based time periods and developing a production plan for a new product by applying one of the transition ranges to the new product before product launch, and allocating a remaining demand percentage to existing products in the product set using the selected transition range.

摘要翻译： 用于实现可重用的新产品规划模型的系统包括执行新产品预测应用的处理器。 新产品预测应用程序实现了一种方法。 该方法包括收集产品集合中产品的历史需求数据，确定产品的启动期，历史需求数据按时间段分解。 对于每个时间段，该方法包括确定每个产品的转换百分比，通过相应的基于启动的时间段对百分比进行分组，以及平均百分比，得到平均的转换范围。 该方法还包括针对每个基于发射的时间段计算快速和慢速的过渡范围，以及通过在产品发布之前将新产品中的一个过渡范围应用于新产品的生产计划，并将剩余需求百分比分配给 现有产品在产品组中使用选定的过渡范围。

公开(公告)号：US20070108296A1

公开(公告)日：2007-05-17

申请号：US11273572

申请日：2005-11-14

申请人： John Konopka ,  Bruce Torrey

发明人： John Konopka ,  Bruce Torrey

IPC分类号： G06K19/00 ,  G06K19/06

CPC分类号： G06K19/07749 ,  B65D2203/10 ,  G06K7/10178 ,  G06K19/07771

摘要： The present invention provides compatibility of radio frequency identification (RFID) with devices that interfere with radio signals. An RFID tag is positioned at a particular location inside of a chamber of a device or object to be identified, such as a metallic chamber of a pallet, and spaced away from metallic structures by a gap. The RFID tag is tuned to the chamber by positioning the tag at a location in which radio waves entering the chamber are reflected and received by the RFID tag rather than being absorbed or affected by interference. Because of the tuning, the device or object to be identified is utilized as an antenna for the RFID tag. The RFID tag can be integrated into the structure carrying the tag rather than merely attached to the structure, for example on an outside surface.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供射频识别（RFID）与干扰无线电信号的装置的兼容性。 RFID标签位于待识别的装置或物体的室内的特定位置，例如托盘的金属室，并且通过间隙与金属结构隔开。 通过将标签定位在其中进入室的无线电波被RFID标签反射和接收的位置而不是被干扰吸收或影响的位置，将RFID标签调谐到室。 由于调谐，要识别的装置或物体被用作RFID​​标签的天线。 RFID标签可以集成到承载标签的结构中，而不仅仅是附接到结构上，例如在外表面上。

公开(公告)号：US20060033485A1

公开(公告)日：2006-02-16

申请号：US10916234

申请日：2004-08-11

申请人： John Konopka

发明人： John Konopka

IPC分类号： G01R19/00

CPC分类号： G01R19/16547

摘要： The transmitter of the circuit breaker locator draws large amplitude, short duration, phase locked unipolar pulses of current from the power source at a frequency lower than that of the AC line frequency. The audible and visual indicators of the transmitter are triggered at the rate of the current pulses drawn from the AC line. The receiver of the circuit breaker locator has a pick-up coil that responds to magnetic field surrounding the circuit breaker, an amplifier for boosting the signal from the pick-up coil, and a single shot pulse stretcher triggered by the amplifier. The pulse stretcher drives both audible and visual signals, and at the same time charges a memory capacitor in a staircase generator fashion. The magnitude of the memory capacitor voltage in turn controls the gain of the amplifier. A switch controls the voltage applied to the amplifier, which increases by a predetermined amount when released.

摘要翻译： 断路器定位器的发射器以比AC线频率低的频率从电源抽取大幅度，短持续时间，相位锁定的单相电流脉冲。 发射机的听觉和视觉指示器以从AC线路抽取的电流脉冲的速率触发。 断路器定位器的接收器具有响应于断路器周围的磁场的拾取线圈，用于升高来自拾取线圈的信号的放大器和由放大器触发的单次脉冲担架。 脉冲担架驱动声音和视觉信号，同时对楼梯发生器的存储电容充电。 存储电容电压的大小又控制放大器的增益。 开关控制施加到放大器的电压，其在释放时增加预定量。

公开(公告)号：US20060267516A1

公开(公告)日：2006-11-30

申请号：US11139068

申请日：2005-05-27

申请人： John Konopka ,  Naveen Yadlapalli ,  Shashank Bakre ,  Himamshu Prasad

发明人： John Konopka ,  Naveen Yadlapalli ,  Shashank Bakre ,  Himamshu Prasad

IPC分类号： H05B41/36

CPC分类号： H05B41/42

摘要： A ballast (100) for powering at least one gas discharge lamp (30) at two selectable light levels includes a sensing transformer (120) and a detector circuit (200). Detector circuit (200) provides an output voltage that is dependent on the states of two on-off switches (S1,S2) interposed between the ballast (100) and a conventional AC source (20). The output voltage of the detector circuit (200) is used to control the illumination level of the lamp (30).

摘要翻译： 用于在两个可选择的光级处为至少一个气体放电灯（30）供电的镇流器（100）包括感测变压器（120）和检测器电路（200）。 检测器电路（200）提供取决于介于镇流器（100）和常规AC源（20）之间的两个开 - 关开关（S1，S2）的状态的输出电压。 检测器电路（200）的输出电压用于控制灯（30）的照明水平。

公开(公告)号：US20070225844A1

公开(公告)日：2007-09-27

申请号：US11308395

申请日：2006-03-21

申请人： Jennifer Cihla ,  John Konopka ,  Sarah Santo

发明人： Jennifer Cihla ,  John Konopka ,  Sarah Santo

IPC分类号： G06F19/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  G06Q30/0202

摘要： A method, system, and computer program product for implementing a reusable new product planning model is provided. The method includes gathering historical demand data for products in a product set and determining a launch period for the products, the historical demand data broken down by time periods. For each of the time periods, the method includes determining a transition percentage for each of the products, grouping the transition percentages by respective launch-based time periods, and averaging the transition percentages, resulting in an averaged transition range. The method further includes calculating fast and slow transition ranges for each of the launch-based time periods. The method further includes developing a production plan for a new product by applying one of the transition ranges to the new product before product launch, and allocating a remaining demand percentage to existing products in the product set using the selected transition range and for a corresponding launch-based time period.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于实现可重用的新产品规划模型的方法，系统和计算机程序产品。 该方法包括收集产品集合中产品的历史需求数据，确定产品的启动期，历史需求数据按时间段分解。 对于每个时间段，该方法包括确定每个产品的转换百分比，通过相应的基于发射的时间段对转换百分比进行分组，以及平均转换百分比，得到平均的转换范围。 该方法还包括计算每个基于发射的时间段的快速和慢速的转变范围。 该方法还包括通过在产品发布之前将新产品中的一个过渡范围应用于新产品，并且使用所选择的过渡范围向产品集合中的现有产品分配剩余的需求百分比并为相应的启动来开发新产品的生产计划 的时间段。

公开(公告)号：US20060125416A1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-15

申请号：US11010845

申请日：2004-12-13

申请人： John Konopka ,  Naveen Yadlapalli ,  Shashank Bakre ,  Himamshu Prasad

发明人： John Konopka ,  Naveen Yadlapalli ,  Shashank Bakre ,  Himamshu Prasad

IPC分类号： H05B37/02

CPC分类号： H05B41/42 ,  H05B41/282 ,  H05B41/40 ,  Y02B20/183

摘要： An electronic ballast (100) for powering at least one gas discharge lamp (30) at two light levels includes a full-wave rectifier circuit (120) and a detector circuit (200). Detector circuit (200) provides an output voltage that is dependent on the states of two on-off switches (S1,S2), but that is substantially unaffected by typical X capacitances that are present between the hot and neutral input connections of the ballast.

摘要翻译： 用于在两个光级处为至少一个气体放电灯（30）供电的电子镇流器（100）包括全波整流器电路（120）和检测器电路（200）。 检测器电路（200）提供取决于两个开关开关（S1，S2）的状态的输出电压，但是基本上不受存在于所述第一和第二开关的热和中性输入连接之间的典型X电容的影响 镇流器

公开(公告)号：US5967115A

公开(公告)日：1999-10-19

申请号：US22026

申请日：1998-02-11

申请人： John Konopka ,  Haoran Hu ,  Real Mercier

发明人： John Konopka ,  Haoran Hu ,  Real Mercier

IPC分类号： F01L13/06 ,  F02D13/04

CPC分类号： F01L13/06 ,  F02D13/04 ,  F01L2201/00 ,  F01L2800/00

摘要： Electronic controls for compression release engine retarders of internal combustion engines which provide electronic signals to control hydraulic valves assembled in the hydraulic actuators of the retarders, to open engine exhaust valves to provide compression release events. The electronic controls may produce signals for both opening and/or closing the controlled valves. The electronic controls may monitor various engine operating conditions and/or parameters with one or more sensors distributed in the engine and vehicle in which the engine is installed. The timing of valve actuation, particularly that for compression release events, can be automatically modified responsive to the level of engine operating conditions and parameters. Various operating routines for the electronic controls are also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 用于内燃机的压缩释放发动机减速器的电子控制装置，其提供电子信号以控制组装在减速器的液压致动器中的液压阀，以打开发动机排气阀以提供压缩释放事件。 电子控制器可以产生用于打开和/或关闭受控阀的信号。 电子控制器可以利用一个或多个分配在发动机和发动机安装的车辆中的传感器来监视各种发动机操作条件和/或参数。 可以根据发动机工作条件和参数的水平自动修改阀门致动的时间，特别是压缩释放事件的时间。 还公开了用于电子控制的各种操作程序。