Abstract:
This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for a variable capacitance apparatus. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a plurality of electromechanical systems varactors connected in parallel. Each of the plurality of electromechanical systems varactors includes a first, a second, and a third metal layer. The first metal layer includes a first bias electrode. The second metal layer is spaced apart from the first metal layer to define a first air gap, and includes a first radio frequency electrode. A third metal layer is spaced apart from the second metal layer to define a second air gap, and includes a second radio frequency electrode and a second bias electrode. The second bias electrode of each of the plurality of electromechanical systems varactors has a different projected area perpendicular to a surface of the second metal layer and onto the surface of the second metal layer.
Abstract:
Acyclic, asymmetric ethyl alkyl carbonates, particularly for use with a carbonaceous, e.g., graphite, anode, in electrolytes, element (20), suitable for portable power sources, e.g., electrolytes included in separator (20) of electrochemical cell (12), are disclosed. Asymmetric alkyl carbonates having the general structural formula EtO-CO2R, where R is larger than ethyl, and most preferably equal to butyl, iso-butyl or sec-butyl, are particularly useful in causing the freezing point of the electrolytes, element (20), in which they are used to decrease dramatically, thus providing the key to low temperature, high cycle life and high capacity for portable power sources.
Abstract:
본 발명의 일실시예에 따른 선형 운동 가변 진공 축전기는 제1 전극, 상기 제1 전극에 대향하여 배치되는 제2 전극, 상기 제2 전극에 연결된 직선 운동축, 및 상기 직선 운동축의 주위를 진공도를 상기 제1 전극과 상기 제2 전극이 서로 마주보는 축전 공간의 진공도와 서로 다르게 유지하는 주름관을 포함하는 가변 진공 축전기; 일단은 상기 직선 운동축에 축결합하고 유전체로 형성된 절연 직선 운동축; 상기 절연 직선 운동축을 감싸도록 배치되고 일단은 상기 가변 진공 축전기와 진공을 유지하면서 결합하는 유전체 튜브; 일단은 상기 유전체 튜브의 타단에 결합하고 진공을 유지하면서 결합하는 자석 고정 튜브; 상기 자석 고정 튜브의 외주면을 감싸도록 배치되는 외부 자석; 상기 자석 고정 튜브의 내부에 배치되고 상기 외부 자석과 자기 결합하는 내부 자석; 및 상기 내부 자석과 고정 결합하고, 일단은 상기 절연 직선 운동축의 타단에 고정 결합하는 내부 자석 슬라이드부;를 포함한다.
Abstract:
An ultracapacitor or hybrid capacitor includes an electrically non-conductive rigid or semi-rigid porous honeycomb separator structure having cells extending along a common direction and supporting current collector structure(s) thereon. The current collector structure may be porous and extend continuously on all inner surfaces of a cell of the honeycomb structure, or may extend along the common direction on separate portions of the inner surfaces of a cell. The material may desirably be an oxide or non-oxide ceramic, such as cordierite, silicon nitride, aluminum titanate, alumina, zircon, glass, or glass-ceramic.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a stepped micro electromechanical structure (MEMS) capacitor that is actuated by a plurality of MEMS switches may be within the stepped capacitor circuit, or they may be actuated by an independent circuit. The stepped capacitor may also be varied with intermediate steps of capacitance by providing at least one variable capacitor in the stepped MEMS capacitor structure.
Abstract:
Electrodes (10, 11) for electrochemical capacitor are modified with a metal macrocyclic complex made up of phthalocyanine or porphyrin ligands bound to a transition metal to achieve improved conductivity, reversibility, and charge storage capacity. The electrodes (10, 11) are formed from a metal base and coated with an oxide, nitride or carbide of a transition metal or with a conductive polymer. This coating (13) is modified with the metal macrocyclic complex. Suitable metal macrocyclic complexes are iron phthalocyanine (FePc), iron meso-tetra (N-methyl-4-phenyl) porphyrin (FeTPP) or cobalt protoporphyrin (CoPP).
Abstract:
The present invention generally relates to methods for increasing the lifetime of MEMS devices by reducing the number of movements of a switching element in the MEMS device. Rather than returning to a ground state between cycles, the switching element can remain in the same state if both cycles necessitate the same capacitance. For example, if in both a first and second cycle, the switching element of the MEMS device is in a state of high capacitance the switching element can remain in place between the first and second cycle rather than move to the ground state. Even if the polarity of the capacitance is different in successive cycles, the switching element can remain in place and the polarity can be switched. Because the switching element remains in place between cycles, the switching element, while having the same finite number of movements, should have a longer lifetime.