Sunshine recorder and sunshine measurement method

    公开(公告)号:US12203806B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-21

    申请号:US18578107

    申请日:2022-03-01

    Abstract: A sunshine recorder has: a lens that emits, as projection light, natural light incident from half of the celestial sphere; a sensor that photoelectrically converts the projection light projected onto a light receiving surface, and outputs the photoelectrically converted projection light; and a determination circuit that determines the presence or absence of sunshine on the basis of an output of the sensor, wherein the sensor has a plurality of detection areas on the light receiving surface and is configured to output a signal corresponding to the intensity of the projection light incident on each of the detection areas, and the determination circuit removes a scattered light component included in the projection light on the basis of a difference operation of the signal output from each of the detection areas to extract only a direct light component to be included in the projection light at the time of incidence of sunlight.

    LIGHT SENSING METHOD HAVING SENSING ORDER ADJUSTING MECHANISM

    公开(公告)号:US20240035882A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-01

    申请号:US17950217

    申请日:2022-09-22

    CPC classification number: G01J1/16 G01J1/4204 G01J2001/1668 G01J1/08

    Abstract: A light sensing method having a sensing order adjusting mechanism is provided. The method includes steps of: in a previous sensing cycle, sensing a first light signal that is emitted by both of an ambient light source and a light-emitting component and then is reflected by a tested object; in the previous sensing cycle, sensing a second light signal that is emitted by both of the ambient light source and the light-emitting component and then is reflected by the tested object; in the previous sensing cycle, sensing an ambient light signal emitted by only the ambient light source; and in a next sensing cycle, sensing the first light signal, the second light signal and the ambient light signal in an order different from that in the previous sensing cycle.

    Optical difference detector and inspection device

    公开(公告)号:US11733091B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-22

    申请号:US17539702

    申请日:2021-12-01

    Inventor: Toshiki Yamada

    CPC classification number: G01J1/1626 H01L31/107

    Abstract: An optical difference detector includes a first APD and a second APD, a first voltage application unit that applies a first bias voltage to the first APD and a second voltage application unit that applies a second bias voltage to the second APD, a differential amplifier that is connected in parallel to the first APD and the second APD and amplifies a difference between a first signal current output from the first APD and a second signal current output from the second APD, and a feedback control unit that controls the second bias voltage so that a low frequency component of a first monitoring current in the first APD and a low frequency component of a second monitoring current in the second APD are equal.

    Light detection system, discharge probability calculating method, and received light quantity measuring method

    公开(公告)号:US11346711B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-31

    申请号:US17168611

    申请日:2021-02-05

    Abstract: For calculating an optical sensor's regular-discharge probability, a light detection system includes the optical sensor, an application voltage generating circuit for applying a drive pulse voltage to the optical sensor, a discharge determining portion for detecting the optical sensor's discharge, a first discharge probability calculating portion, a sensitivity parameter storing portion for storing the optical sensor's sensitivity parameters, and a second discharge probability calculating portion for calculating a discharge probability of the optical sensor's regular discharge. The first discharge probability calculating portion calculates a discharge probability in: a first state in which light from an additional light source having a known light quantity is incident on the optical sensor or the additional light source is turned off; and a second state in which the additional light source's turning-on/turning-off status is different from the first state, with the drive pulse voltage's pulse width being the same as the first state.

    Wireless battery-powered daylight sensor

    公开(公告)号:US20220155140A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-19

    申请号:US17589098

    申请日:2022-01-31

    Abstract: A wireless battery-powered daylight sensor for measuring a total light intensity in a space is operable to transmit wireless signals using a variable transmission rate that is dependent upon the total light intensity in the space. The sensor comprises a photosensitive circuit, a wireless transmitter for transmitting the wireless signals, a controller coupled to the photosensitive circuit and the wireless transmitter, and a battery for powering the photosensitive circuit, the wireless transmitter, and the controller. The photosensitive circuit is operable to generate a light intensity control signal in response to the total light intensity in the space. The controller transmits the wireless signals in response to the light intensity control signal using the variable transmission rate that is dependent upon the total light intensity in the space. The variable transmission rate may be dependent upon an amount of change of the total light intensity in the space. In addition, the variable transmission rate may be further dependent upon a rate of change of the total light intensity in the space.

    Bendable substrate with a device
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11181420B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-23

    申请号:US16396491

    申请日:2019-04-26

    Abstract: Described are an apparatus and a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional body comprising mutually oriented devices. In accordance with the invention, a substrate having a first and a second substrate region is provided. A first device is provided in the first substrate region. A second device is provided in the first or in the second substrate region. The substrate is bent along at least one bending edge in order to obtain a three-dimensional body. In accordance with the invention, the first device and the second device are oriented to each other by the bending in order to provide a communications path between the same.

    LIGHT DETECTION SYSTEM, DISCHARGE PROBABILITY CALCULATING METHOD, AND RECEIVED LIGHT QUANTITY MEASURING METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20210262855A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-26

    申请号:US17168611

    申请日:2021-02-05

    Abstract: To calculate a regular-discharge probability of an optical sensor, a light detection system includes an optical sensor, an application voltage generating circuit that applies a drive pulse voltage to the optical sensor, a discharge determining portion that detects the optical sensor's discharge, a discharge probability calculating portion that calculates a discharge probability in a first state in which light from an additional light source having a known light quantity is incident on the optical sensor or the additional light source is turned off, and in a second state in which the additional light source's turning-on/turning-off state is different from the first state with a pulse width of the drive pulse voltage the same as the first state, a sensitivity parameter storing portion that stores sensitivity parameters of the optical sensor, and another discharge probability calculating portion that calculates a discharge probability of the optical sensor's regular discharge.

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