Abstract:
An optical keypad for use in hazardous areas and which can ensure safe and reliable detection of keystrokes through an at least 8 mm thick glass window, as is required for electronics equipment located in hazardous explosive areas (In accordance with ATEX Directive 94/9/EC and similar requirements) is obtained by providing a system in which at least 6 LEDs are lit in a pseudo-random sequence, modulated by a pseudo-random frequency and the interval between the lighting of each of the LEDs is change randomly to avoid interference between collocated keypads and light from other sources, such as daylight and artificial light.
Abstract:
A circuit for generation of a reference voltage for an electronic system, which circuit comprises at least one digital buffer (U21, U31, U32, U41, U51), a low pass filter (R21, C21; R31, C31; R41, C41; R51, C51) and an operational amplifier (OA21, OA31, OA41, OA51)), which circuit is adapted to revive an input in the form of a bandgap reference voltage into the digital buffer, which digital buffer is adapted to receive a digital input from a Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) signal, which digital buffer is adapted to generate an output signal adapted to be fed to the low pass filter, which output signal after filtration is adapted to be fed to a positive input terminal of the operational amplifier, which operational amplifier comprises a feedback circuit, which feedback circuit comprises at least one capacitor (C22, C32, C44, C54) adapted to be connected from an output terminal of the operational amplifier towards a negative input terminal of the operational amplifier so as to form an integrator, wherein the feedback circuit further comprises at least one chopped signal path (R22, S21; R33, R34, S32; R33, R35, C35, S31), which chopped signal is adapted to be modulated by the output signal of the digital buffer.
Abstract:
A power supply and a method for operating the power supply in which a transformer connected to an excitation circuit . . . is adapted to be connected to a power source, which secondary winding is connected to at least one first power supply. From prior art. switch mode power supply based on fly back technology is well known. Here a power supply with a power inlet is provided with a plurality of separated power outlets. One of the lines connected to the primary winding is further connected to a discharge control circuit, which discharge control circuit is further connected to at least one second power supply and the primary winding is further connected to a discharge circuit where at least one further power supply is connected.
Abstract:
A converter with at least one or more transformers having at least one primary side magnetically coupled to at least one secondary side, the primary side being electrically isolated from the secondary side, wherein a first transformer has first and second sets of coils and a second transformer has third and fourth sets of coils. The first set of coils is connected in series to the third set of coils, wherein one of the secondary sides is connectable to an external output unit, wherein another secondary side is connectable to an external input source, wherein the two secondary sides are electrically isolated from each other, wherein the primary side is adapted to drive the transformers that are connectable to an external power source. The converter uses a shared current path and an isolated current-to-current transfer between the input and output sides to replicate the input current to an output current.
Abstract:
A low-power power supply for an electronic circuit uses an existing current input and converts the current to a higher voltage sufficient for supplying an electronic circuit. The input current generates a defined input voltage, which input voltage is initially generated by voltage drop by the input current passing at least one diode in the open direction of the diode. The input voltage, through a transistor, charges a plurality of switched capacitor networks in a first mode of operation, and in a second mode of operation, the switched capacitor networks are coupled in series for multiplying the input voltage to second higher voltage that is supplied to a oscillating circuit. The oscillating circuit drives the input current via a transformer and half bridge driver to convert a low voltage current supply from a low voltage current into a low current and higher voltage useable for supplying a small electronic circuit.
Abstract:
A power supply for generating DC voltage and current based on an AC power input (Vi), which power supply comprises at least one rectifier (D1) adapted to be connected to the AC power input, which rectifier is adapted to be connected to at least one high voltage capacitor (Ci1), which power supply further comprises at least one low voltage capacitor (Ci2), which low voltage capacitor is adapted to be connected through at least one first switch (S1), which high voltage capacitor is adapted to be connected to at least one DC-DC converter, wherein characterized in that the DC-DC converter comprises at least one transformer (T1), which transformer comprises at least one primary coil (N1) and at least a first and a second secondary coils (N3, N2), which first secondary coil is adapted to be connected through at least one semiconductor (D5), which second secondary coil is adapted to be connected through a semiconductor (D3) and a second switch (S2) to the low voltage capacitor, which low voltage capacitor is formed as a capacitor bank.
Abstract:
A circuit for generation of a reference voltage for an electronic system, which circuit comprises at least one digital buffer (U21, U31, U32, U41, U51), a low pass filter (R21, C21; R31, C31; R41, C41; R51, C51) and an operational amplifier (OA21, OA31, OA41, OA51)), which circuit is adapted to revive an input in the form of a bandgap reference voltage into the digital buffer, which digital buffer is adapted to receive a digital input from a Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) signal, which digital buffer is adapted to generate an output signal adapted to be fed to the low pass filter, which output signal after filtration is adapted to be fed to a positive input terminal of the operational amplifier, which operational amplifier comprises a feedback circuit, which feedback circuit comprises at least one capacitor (C22, C32, C44, C54) adapted to be connected from an output terminal of the operational amplifier towards a negative input terminal of the operational amplifier so as to form an integrator, wherein the feedback circuit further comprises at least one chopped signal path (R22, S21; R33, R34, S32; R33, R35, C35, S31), which chopped signal is adapted to be modulated by the output signal of the digital buffer.
Abstract:
An optical keypad for use in hazardous areas and which can ensure safe and reliable detection of keystrokes through an at least 8 mm thick glass window, as is required for electronics equipment located in hazardous explosive areas (In accordance with ATEX Directive 94/9/EC and similar requirements) is obtained by providing a system in which at least 6 LEDs are lit in a pseudo-random sequence, modulated by a pseudo-random frequency and the interval between the lighting of each of the LEDs is change randomly to avoid interference between collocated keypads and light from other sources, such as daylight and artificial light.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a system and a method for pulse width modulation and demodulation of a continuous input signal, which system is configured to receive a continuous input to an analog modulator, which system comprises a demodulator generating a continuous output signal. It is the object of the pending patent application to use an analog modulator for transmitting the signal from the input stage over to an output stage. A further object of the pending patent application is to preserve the signal integrity in regard to precision and to minimize both non-linearities and distortion side effects. The object can be fulfilled by the analog modulator being formed as a composite phase modulator which composite phase modulator comprises at least one feedback loop which feedback loop determines the width of a low-level discrete signal, which composite phase modulator comprises at least one feed-forward loop, which feed-forward loop determines the width of a high-level discrete signal as a function of the continuous input. Hereby it can be achieved that timing between discrete low-level and high-level forms a discontinuous output signal representing the continuous input.
Abstract:
A measuring system and a method for operating it to detect wire breakage based on the measured current or voltage in which the impedance of at least a first sensor is measured and the result transmitted to a connected system. The invention is capable of detecting wire breakage and sensor failure in temperature sensor systems simultaneous with the temperature measurement by the measuring system comprising an AC current source which generates an AC current that is transmitted through the wires, and through at least the first sensor, measuring system analyzing changes in the phase angle between the current and voltage of the AC signal. If the difference in the frequency of the signal affecting the impedance or voltage of the sensor, and the frequency of the injected wire testing signal is sufficiently high, it is possible to distinguish between the first measuring signals and the second wire testing signal.