Abstract:
The present invention describes a device suitable for charging a 5 battery comprising at least a first (M10) and a second (M20) transistor. The transistors (M10, M20) are connected to an input voltage (Vin) and have output terminals; the output terminal of the first transistor (M10) is connected to the battery (LOAD). The device comprises a circuit (100) for driving the transistors (M10, M20) and said drive circuit (100) comprises 10 first means (CA1) suitable for regulating the current (Iout) in the battery during the charging phase of the battery (LOAD). The first means (CA1) are suitable for keeping the voltage on the output terminals of the transistors (M10, M20) the same during the charging phase of the battery (LOAD).
Abstract:
A method for controlling the power factor of a power supply line is described, the method using a control cell connected to the power supply line. Advantageously according to the invention, the power factor control is performed by modulating the conduction time of a bipolar transistor (TB1) comprised in the control cell and by regulating this modulation of the conduction time by feedback-driving a control terminal (B1) of the bipolar transistor (TB1). A circuit for controlling the power factor of a power supply line is also described, of the type comprising a first and second input terminal (I1, I2) connected to the power supply line, as well as a first and second output terminal (O1, O2) connected to a load. Advantageously according to the invention, the control circuit comprises a power factor control cell (15) and a regulation block (16) feedback-connected thereto. The power factor control cell (15) comprising a bipolar transistor (TB1) inserted between the first and second input terminals (I1, I2) and having a control terminal (B1) connected to an output terminal (O4) of the regulation block (16), comprising in turn at least a supplementary transistor (Q2) having a conduction terminal connected to the output terminal (O4) to reduce the charges in the control terminal (B1) of the bipolar transistor (TB1).
Abstract:
An OLED (organic light-emitting diode) passive-matrix display (26) includes a display portion (10) and a driver portion (28). The display portion (10) includes a matrix of OLEDs (13) for displaying information. The driver portion (28) includes a monitor circuit (32) and a voltage adjusting circuit (34). The voltage adjusting circuit (34) has a power-up portion (36) that generates a supply voltage (VH) based on a reference voltage (VREF). In response to an indication to switch modes, the voltage adjusting circuit (34) switches to an operational mode wherein the supply voltage (VH) is generated based on the maximum voltage drop read across the OLEDs (13).
Abstract:
The present invention refers to switching power supplies and in particular to a circuit for reducing the variations of auto-supply voltage of a control circuit of a switching power supply. In an embodiment thereof the circuit for reducing the variations of the auto-supply voltage (Vcc) of a control circuit (12) of a switching power supply where said control circuit (12) supplies an activation or deactivation signal of a power transistor comprises: a generator (Wa) of said auto-supply voltage (Vcc); characterized in that it comprises a controlled switch (T) capable of selectively connecting said generator (Wa) to said control circuit (12); and a driving circuit (SW2) of said controlled switch (T) that supplies a closing signal of said controlled switch (T) after a predefined delay of time (Td) starting from said deactivation command.
Abstract:
The arrangement includes a transformer (T) having a primary winding (L1) and a secondary winding (L2), the transformer exhibiting an impedance (Zsh) across the primary winding (2), and an impedance synthesis circuit (K, H(s),g). The impedance synthesis circuit includes a transfer function element (H(s)) having a frequency spectrum. The transfer function element (H(s)) has associated a gain element (K) and a current source (g) controlled by the transfer function element (H(s)). The impedance synthesis circuit (K, H(s),g) is connected to said secondary winding (L2), so that the transformer (T) mirrors the impedance synthesized by the impedance synthesis circuit (K, H(s),g) into the impedance (Zsh) across said primary winding (Li). The primary (Li) winding is adapted to define the high voltage (HV) side of an XDSL splitter, while the impedance synthesis circuit (K, H(s),g) connected to the secondary winding (L2) is inherently a low voltage circuit.
Abstract:
An electroscope system based on exciting a certain area of the surface of a sample to emit electrons with a characteristic distribution of kinetic energies, has the analyzed area of the sample excited by an electron beam produced by a field emission source and a monochromator energy filter of said electron beam disposed down-stream of the electron source.The field emission electron source is preferably a Schottky source and monochromator energy filter reduces energy dispertion of the electrons of said electron beam to less than 0.2 eV. Microareas of linear dimensions in the order of ten nm may be analyzed while observing them gathering information on the chemical state of detected elements present at the surface of the examined microarea of the sample.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an improved bipolar transistor structure (1) that may be integrated into a Darlington configuration, of the type having conventional base (B), collector (C) and emitter (E) terminals and comprising a resistance (R) between the collector (C) and the (B) and a thyristor device (3) SCR between the base (B) and the emitter (E). The resistance (R) is a high voltage resistance to keep normally ON the transistor structure while the thyristor is a turning off circuit that is enabled and driven on its gate terminal.
Abstract:
A method of communication for use, for instance, in systems such as solar panel power generation systems, house monitoring systems, traffic surveillance systems or smart street lighting systems may comprise:- providing a communication circuit (such as a modem 10) for communicating signals conveying information messages, the communication circuit (10) supporting a first communication protocol (101), adopting, for instance, S-FSK modulation, and a second communication protocol (102), adopting, for instance,PSK or QAM modulation,- including in the communicated signals first signals conveying first information messages and second signals conveying second information messages, wherein the first information messages comprise repetitive messages having fixed repeated content and the second information messages comprise non-repetitive messages having variable content, and- transmitting the first signals and the second signals via the communication circuit using the first communication protocol (101) for the first, repetitive signals and the second communication protocol (102) for the second, non-repetitive signals, respectively.
Abstract:
A method comprising: receiving a transaction associated with an address and having a transaction destination, said address being in an interleaved region of a memory; determining one of a plurality of destinations for said transaction, different parts of said interleaved memory region being respectively accessible by said plurality of destinations; and associating routing information to said transaction, said routing information associated with the determined destination.
Abstract:
A detection, structure (1) for a z-axis resonant accelerometer (24) is provided with an inertial mass (2) anchored to a substrate (20) by means of elastic anchorage elements (6) so as to be suspended above the substrate (20) and perform an inertial movement of rotation about a first axis of rotation (A) belonging to a plane (xy) of main extension of the inertial mass (2), in response to an external acceleration (a-) acting along a vertical axis (z) transverse with respect to the plane (xy); and a first resonator element (10a) and a second resonator element (10b), which are mechanically coupled to the inertial mass (2) by respective elastic supporting elements (16), which enable a movement of rotation about a second axis of rotation (B) and a third axis of rotation (C), in a resonance condition. In particular, the second axis of rotation (B) and the third axis of rotation (C) are parallel to one another, and are moreover parallel to the first axis of rotation (A) of the inertial mass (2).