摘要:
A water feeding device of instantaneous heating type electrically connected an external power source includes a water tank, a transparent pipe, a heating module, a contactless sensing module, and a control module. The transparent pipe is connected between the water tank and the heating module. The heating module converts electrical energy of the external power source to thermal energy. The contactless sensing module disposed at an outside of the transparent pipe includes a lighting unit and a light sensing unit. The lighting unit produces a light beam toward the transparent pipe. The light sensing unit disposed opposite to the lighting unit detects intensity of the light beam propagating through the transparent pipe to generate a detection signal accordingly. The control module electrically connected to the heating module and the contactless sensing module controls the heating module whether to continuously produce the thermal energy according to the detection signal.
摘要:
Disclosure is related to a light tracing method, and an apparatus thereof. According to one embodiment of the invention, the apparatus is such as an optical indexer. The method for determining a moving direction is performed based on an optical constructive or destructive interference pattern made by reflected lights received by a sensor chip. In particular, the coherent light may be preferably used in order to enhance the interference effect. In an exemplary embodiment, the method includes firstly the sensor pixels in the sensor chip receiving the reflected light, and calculating the energy. Next, within a time slot, the energy state of each sensor pixel can be calculated. A moving vector may be determined from a difference between the binary energy states of the adjacent sensor pixels. The binary energy state is based on a comparison between every sensor pixel and a statistic average within the sampling time slot.
摘要:
Disclosure is to a mobile apparatus having an optical indexer, and a method for performing indexing. The mobile apparatus includes an optical indexing module for sensing a movement. A control interface is generated in simulation and displayed on the mobile apparatus as it apparatus operates as a computer mouse. In the method, the simulated control interface is initiated in the beginning. The optical indexing module is activated to perform a tracing process, in which the optical indexing module emits a light and receives, especially by the multiple sensing cells arranged in an array, the reflected light. The photo energy received by the every sensing cell within a time slot can be computed. The energy difference in the time slot is used to determine a moving direction. An indexing signal is generated by converting movement signal made by optical indexing module and control signal from the simulated control interface.
摘要:
Disclosure is related to an optical sensor array apparatus. According to one embodiment of the invention, multiple sensor pixels are arranged as an array and forming a sensor array. Every comparator circuit is connected to one sensor pixel so as to calculate its energy state. A light source such as laser is installed in the apparatus. A control circuit is provided to recognize the sensor pixels' energy states for determining the spatial interference difference made by the reflected ray. The sensor array apparatus may be adapted to various surfaces since the light intensity and exposure time is able to be modulated as a compensation mechanism.
摘要:
The present disclosure provides a low-light solar boost converter and a control method therefore. The control method comprises the boost converter starting to operate in a PWM mode; determining whether the voltage of the input terminal is larger than a reference input voltage, the boost converter operating in the PWM mode when the voltage of the input terminal is larger than the reference input voltage, otherwise the boost converter operating in a burst mode, wherein a burst time period of the burst mode increases when the voltage of the input terminal decreases; during the burst mode determining whether the voltage of the output terminal is less than a first preset output voltage, the boost converter operating in the PWM mode when the voltage of the output terminal is less than the first preset output voltage, otherwise the boost converter operating in the burst mode.
摘要:
The present disclosure provides an adaptive solar energy harvesting device comprising a solar energy receiving unit, a voltage converter and a charging power controller. The voltage converter has an input terminal and an output terminal. The input terminal of the voltage converter is coupled to the solar energy receiving unit, and receives the electric energy generated by the solar energy receiving unit through the input terminal. The charging power controller is coupled to the output terminal of the voltage converter, and senses the supply voltage at the output terminal of the voltage converter. The charging power controller generates a charging voltage and a charging current to charge at least an electricity storage unit. The charging power controller adjusts the charging voltage and the charging current according the feed-forward control related to the supply voltage at the output terminal of the voltage converter.
摘要:
A photodiode includes a first-type substrate. A second-type doped well and a second-type doped region are formed in the first-type substrate. An isolation region is formed to enclose the peripheral side of the second-type doped well, and separated from the second-type doped well. The second-type doped region is formed in the second-type doped well and extends from the surface of the second-type doped well. A protective layer covers the first-type substrate. A contact conductor including a contact layer and a conductive strip penetrates through the protective layer. The contact layer is formed on the bottom end of the conductive strip and in contact with the second-type doped region to make an electrical connection.
摘要:
Disclosure is related to a cursor control apparatus and a method for controlling the cursor. The cursor control apparatus essentially includes a light-emitting unit for emitting lights, a housing having a light passage thereon, a light-sensing unit and a control unit. The lights are emitted to outside the apparatus via the light passage. The light-sensing unit then receives the reflected lights from a surface via the passage, especially the lights reach a plurality of sensing cells arranged in an array. The control unit is used to control the energy of the emitting lights, and control the light-sensing unit to receive the lights. After that, the energy received by every sensing cell in an interval can be computed and find the spatial interference difference of energy. The difference is made to determine a moving direction, for example the cursor's movement with the movement of user's finger around the light passage.
摘要:
An electricity storage device for a solar energy harvesting device comprising at least a first electricity storage unit, at least a second electricity storage unit, a battery monitoring unit and a power converter. The second electricity storage unit is for coupled to an exterior power supply system which charges/discharges the second electricity storage unit in a predetermined voltage. The battery monitoring unit controls the power converter according to the output voltage of the first electricity storage unit for converting the electricity of the first electricity storage unit to the second electricity unit. When the output voltage of the first electricity storage unit is larger than a start voltage, the electricity of the first electricity storage unit is converted to the second electricity storage unit. When the output voltage of the first electricity storage unit is less than a stop voltage, the battery monitoring unit disables the power converter.
摘要:
An instantaneously heating water dispenser, electrically connected with an external power, includes a voltage detection module, a voltage compensation module, a water tank, a heating module, and a control module. The voltage detection module detects a voltage level of the external power. The voltage compensation module operates in coordination with the voltage detection module and stabilizes the voltage level of the external power. The heating module electrically connected with the voltage compensation module is connected with the water tank, and converts the external power compensated into a thermal energy. The control module is electrically connected with the heating module and the voltage compensation module and configured for controlling the amount of water flow injected into the heating module and the thermal power generated by the heating module according to the amount of water to be dispensed from the instantaneously heating water dispenser and the associated water temperature.